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Matthew Perry (1969 – 2023)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“So no one told you life was gonna be this way
\nYour job’s a joke, you’re broke
\nYour love life’s DOA
\nIt’s like you’re always stuck in second gear
\nWhen it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month
\nOr even your year, but<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ll be there for you…”<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

~ The Rembrandts<\/p>\n

Tragically, the Friends star passed away yesterday, on the Eclipse, at the tender age of 54.\u00a0 Oh, the hours we spent watching the ten series of Friends.\u00a0 And though we liked all six friends, Chandler Bing was a favourite character, with a sarcastic wit.<\/p>\n

Birth Chart<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew Perry was a born actor, with the Sun Rising in Leo (the acting planet in the acting sign) closely trine his natal Midheaven (Careerpoint).\u00a0 The poignancy of addiction being a central theme of his life is astrologically due to Neptune (addiction, especially to drink and drugs) being exactly square his natal Sun.\u00a0 Added to this, he had Saturn opposite his Moon, often predisposing him to depression.\u00a0 He had a depth of emotion, with Moon and Neptune in Scorpio, and Pluto on his South Node.\u00a0 Mercury was exactly sextile Venus in his chart, giving him a facility with words (at least, his character did have, and he did identify with Chandler).\u00a0 Jupiter conjunct Uranus gave him the Entrepreneur Archetype.<\/p>\n

Life and Career<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew was born in Massachusetts, but raised in Ottawa, Canada.\u00a0 His parents separated when he was one year old, and he stayed with his mother.\u00a0 He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15, to be with his father.\u00a0 It was there that he took up acting.\u00a0 He took various TV roles, and was apparently chasing fame, when he read for the pilot of Friends, a role which was to change his life.<\/p>\n

His transits at the time of the first airing of Friends on 22nd September 1994 were weighty:<\/p>\n

Mars was sextile his natal Pluto in\u00a0 Virgo in the 2nd House of finance, which did wonders for his bank balance; Mars trined his natal North Node in Pisces in his 8th House, kick starting his karmic mission; Saturn was trine his natal Moon in 3rd House, pinning him down to a long running sitcom and making him a household name; Uranus sextiled his natal North Node exact to the day, an overnight success and big breakthrough; Pluto squared his natal Sun in Leo in 1st House, plunging him into extremes of emotion, and untold pressures; and Pluto transited his natal Neptune in Scorpio in his 4th House, activating the depths of his natal Neptune-square-Sun addictions.<\/p>\n

He claims that he “lost” three years of memory filming the series due to his addiction to various substances, most notably Vicodin.\u00a0 It must have taken a lot of strength and patience for him to have persevered at the height of success of the sitcom, as well as strength and patience from his co-stars and producers.\u00a0 The incentive to continue would have been great, as his was a central role in the group.\u00a0 He attended rehabilitation clinics over the years in an effort to overcome addiction.<\/p>\n

The sitcom came to an end on 6th May 2004, and his transits for that time showed a finality, though part of him may have been relieved from the pressure of constant performance.\u00a0 He had at that point, Jupiter trine his natal Saturn in Taurus in 9th House, exact to the day (freedom); Saturn from Cancer in his 11th House of Friends and friendships sextiled his Saturn (end of Friends, and a sense of greater control); and Pluto square his Nodal Axis (a finality, involving\u00a0 his karmic mission).<\/p>\n

Health<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The addiction to painkiller Vicodin began after a jet-ski accident in 1997, around the age of his Saturn Return.\u00a0 In 2018 he was severely ill and hospitalized due to opioid abuse which affected his colon, around the time of his Chiron Return.<\/p>\n

He was found unresponsive last night in his hot tub. \u00a0A huge shock, and a sad end to a difficult life: It was a lunar eclipse opposing his Moon.\u00a0 And although Pluto was square his Midheaven (a life transition), Uranus was sextile his North Node and Neptune was trine his Neptune, so he may have been at peace with himself on some spiritual level.<\/p>\n

“All of us loved Matthew Perry, and I did especially. Every day. I loved him unconditionally. And he me.\u00a0 And I’m broken. Broken hearted. Sweet dreams Matty. Sweet dreams.”<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Selma Blair<\/p>\n

Aspects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There are four oppositions this week, so you may find you have balancing acts to manage.\u00a0 The first came in the early hours of this morning, while we were trying in the U.K. to make the most of an extra hour of sleep, Mercury was opposite Jupiter.\u00a0 This aspect is mentally stimulating but can lead to mental resources being overstretched.\u00a0 Travel news may also be quite testing, e.g. people being in long queues.\u00a0 Jupiter opposite Mercury is a learning curve, and can bring out some humour, but need some caution in the playing.<\/p>\n

This afternoon, Mercury conjoins with Mars, which may assist you in getting things done.\u00a0 It brings brisk action, mental and physical stimulation, and again can help movement in your projects.\u00a0 Again, there is a small element of risk of being incident-prone, as in minor cuts and bruises.\u00a0 So mindfulness is a key to successful outcomes.\u00a0 It is mentally acute and favours critical thinking, if you are composing an analysis, a review or critique.<\/p>\n

Best aspect of the week comes on Halloween, Tuesday (31st), with Venus trine Uranus occurring\u00a0 at lunchtime.\u00a0 This is a fresh and sparkling energy. The aspect may set you up with exciting meetings, or bring encounters of the illuminating kind.\u00a0 In the field of the Arts, it can bring originality and surprise, e.g. to a performance of music.\u00a0 Ideas for assisting the problems in our society may also crop up, such as community-based solutions.<\/p>\n

Into November next, and on Friday (3rd) Jupiter opposes the Sun, in the second opposition of the week.\u00a0 We may be trying to cover too much ground, and overstretching ourselves, erring on the side of arrogance, although likely to be in good humour.\u00a0 You may want to be travelling.\u00a0 If armchair travelling, philosophical reflections on the quality of freedom in your life can bring relevant insights for this Jupiterian aspect and timing.\u00a0 Or if you can extend to a desk, writing a comedy script would also be a suitable occupation for the day<\/p>\n

A second opposition on the same day (late at night), involving Venus and Neptune, demands that you\u00a0 sort out your feelings, the real from the illusion, and especially in relationships.\u00a0 In politics, there may be bluffs and double bluffs.\u00a0 In relationships, more compassion is needed, and in finance more honesty.\u00a0 Fine words may butter no parsnips.<\/p>\n

Saturn is Stationary, prior to turning Direct, on Saturday (4th) at breakfast time.\u00a0 This may be experienced as a relief to some, especially for Capricornians, and may release some of their chains or burdens.\u00a0 Climbing up that mountain may seem slightly easier. Depending on where this turnaround falls in your chart (0 degrees Pisces), your efforts, struggles and hard work in that area may start to bear fruit, progress, and just get easier.<\/p>\n

The afternoon brings the last opposition of the week, that between Mercury and Uranus.\u00a0 This could be tricky for communications, such as I.T.\u00a0 Social media could be a bit fraught!\u00a0 A spanner could enter into the works.\u00a0 But if you are tuned into a higher mental wavelength, e.g. that of telepathy, you may achieve progress and flow.<\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n