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Barbra Streisand<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

“<\/em>I’m a very private person. I don’t enjoy stardom.”<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Barbra Streisand<\/p>\n

Eighty-one year old Barbra Streisand published her memoirs this week, which had been 25 years in the writing, with nearly 1000 pages to show for it.\u00a0 She has also given some interesting interviews, and highlighted some interesting liaisons in her life.<\/p>\n

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

Barbra has half her planets (5) in Earth signs, so is very grounded, and over half (6) in the Fixed signs, so is very strong willed.\u00a0 The main zodiacal areas of her chart are Taurus (The Singer) and Leo (The Actor and Performer), which sums up her strengths immediately.\u00a0 She has the Sun exactly trine her natal Midheaven (Careerpoint), which marks out a successful career as an Actor and Performer.\u00a0 What makes the expression of her talent more spectacular is a triple conjunction of Pluto\/Chiron\/and the Moon in Leo on the cusp of her 5th House of Performance.\u00a0 Her Sun is exactly square Pluto, deepening her character.\u00a0 She also has Mercury exactly square Chiron, problem-solving mentality honed through crisis.\u00a0 Venus is conjunct her South Node by 6 degs, suggesting she has perfected her singing path in past lives.\u00a0 It is also revealed in her book that she is a great foodie, another Taurean trait.<\/p>\n

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

It is quite clear that Barbra is a private person.\u00a0 Several features of her chart point to this.\u00a0 Primarily this may be because all her planets are below the horizon, in the personal half of the birth chart, and the only\u00a0 planet which isn’t, her ruling planet Venus, is in the 12th House of the Unconscious in shy Pisces.\u00a0\u00a0 Sun exactly square Pluto can also be retiring;\u00a0 Mars closely square Neptune is secretive, and Mars is placed on the I.C. (Security Point) in Cancer,\u00a0 which is home loving.\u00a0 Last but not least, Neptune is square her Midheaven, a case of not seeking the limelight, as opposed to triple conjunction in Leo (so there must be some inner conflict there).\u00a0 She said in an interview that she is a different person when she steps on stage to perform.<\/p>\n

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

Barbra was born in Brooklyn of Jewish parents.\u00a0 Her mother was a soprano, and a grandfather had been a cantor.\u00a0 Her father died from an epileptic seizure when she was one year old: this is depicted in her chart by the exact square of Pluto (death) to her Sun (the father).\u00a0 I hasten to say this is not how Pluto square the Sun plays out for all who have it.\u00a0 Her mother re-married and Barbra describes her step-father as cruel.\u00a0 Apparently at school she was intelligent and curious but lacked discipline.\u00a0 Discipline is a function of the planet Saturn, which in her chart is unaspected except for an exact conjunction with Uranus (The Rebel) – it seems the rebel swamped the discipline, at least at that time of her life.\u00a0 At High School in Brooklyn she sang with classmate Neil Diamond. He recalls:<\/p>\n

“We were two poor kids in Brooklyn. We hung out in the front of Erasmus High and smoked cigarettes.” \u00a0<\/em>Later, they were to duet together on the hit song “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”.<\/p>\n

In the early 1960s she performed in nightclubs, and also took a job as a theatre usher.\u00a0 She has said: “I always hid my face because I thought someday I’d be well-known.”\u00a0 Her mother begged her not to take up such a precarious profession, but, in Barbra’s words: “My desires were strengthened by wanting to prove to my mother that I could<\/em> be a star.” (6 Fixed planets).\u00a0 The role of the “critical mother” is hinted at in her chart by the Moon square Mercury.\u00a0 Early on, her singing was encouraged by a boyfriend Barry Dennen, who said, of hearing her voice in an early recording session:<\/p>\n

“We spent the afternoon taping, and the moment I heard the first playback I went insane … This nutty little kook had one of the most breathtaking voices I’d ever heard … when she was finished and I turned off the machine, I needed a long moment before I dared look up at her.”<\/em><\/p>\n

She was able to venture into acting, which had been her first ambition, by at first accepting stage roles which involved singing.\u00a0 <\/em>She then signed with Columbia records, releasing her debut Album in 1963, but not before ensuring she had full control over the content of her work, accepting a lower rate of pay.\u00a0 Some of the greatest hits in her long career were People, The Way We Were, Guilty, Evergreen, You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, No More Tears (Enough is Enough) and Woman in Love.<\/p>\n

Her first film success was Funny Girl (1968), then followed Hello Dolly! (1969) “What’s Up, Doc? (1972), The Way We Were (1973).\u00a0 She then ventured into directing, starring in “Yentl” (1983),\u00a0 a film she had wanted to make since being introduced to the short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer in 1968.\u00a0 Her journey to its creation is fascinating.<\/p>\n

Her Voice<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Her voice has been described as “peerless” and semi-operatic, and is in the range of a Mezzo-Soprano.\u00a0 Apparently, she has the ability to hear complete melodies in her head. \u00a0As a singer, her Venus (ruler) is in the 12th House, so she sings from deep within, and the Moon loosely conjunct Pluto shows the incredible depth of her emotion she expresses when she is singing.\u00a0 \u00a0In one of her\u00a0 interviews this week, she told how her grand-daughter is a promising young singer.<\/p>\n

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

Barbra’s first marriage was to Elliott Gould in 1963 who she met while appearing in a musical comedy in 1962, with transiting Jupiter trine her natal Mars (favourable for meeting men) and Pluto trine her natal Mercury.\u00a0 They divorced in 1971, but had a son Jason, who is now an actor.<\/p>\n

They separated in 1969 and then followed a cavalcade of relationships and admirers, which included Pierre Trudeau (two year relationship), Don Johnson (one year), Richard Gere (brief relationship), Clint Eastwood (brief), Andre Agassi (two years), Liam Neeson (briefly), Jon Voight (also brief).\u00a0 She also reveals in her book that Prince Charles and Marlon Brando found her very attractive.<\/p>\n

She has been married to actor James Brolin since 1998.\u00a0 They do not have children together, but they had a dog Sammie, which she has had cloned three times.\u00a0 She is a Democrat, through and through.<\/p>\n

What a sparkling read the book promises to be, when I receive it, hopefully tomorrow!<\/p>\n

“This is a dangerous time in this nation, this republic: a man who is corrupt and indecent and is assaulting our institutions. It’s really, really frightening. And I just pray that people who are compassionate and respect the truth will come out and vote. I’m saying more than just vote. Vote for Democrats!”<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Barbra Streisand, October 2018<\/p>\n

Next Week: Strictly Come Dancing – Part 3 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

The New Moon at 20 degrees Scorpio arrives tomorrow morning, enabling a new start to the new week.\u00a0 This can be seen as a sign of Regeneration.\u00a0 There may be a certain amount of letting go required, before the fresh start can be established.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, Uranus opposes the Sun, which will require new insight, resolve and conviction.\u00a0 You have to get with the programme, or be left behind.\u00a0 Maybe you are challenged by an upgrade on your phone, and can’t use it until you sort it out!<\/p>\n

On Wednesday (15th) Mercury sextiles Venus, a combination that aims to please.\u00a0 This favours socializing and conversing, and creative forms which combine art and writing.\u00a0 There is potential for negotiation in diplomatic efforts (hopefully helping the peace effort, though it is not a major aspect, so in baby steps), and harmony and agreement between kindred spirits.\u00a0 Ideal for cafe culture.<\/p>\n

We have a subtly harmonious trine in the morning of Friday (17th) in the shape of Mars trine Neptune.\u00a0 Under this aspect the peaceful spiritual warrior can flourish skilfully.\u00a0 You can combine your passions with your spiritual path.\u00a0 Meditation with movement is favoured, e.g. yoga, tai chi and qijong.\u00a0 Peaceful demonstrations also chime well with this aspect.<\/p>\n

By early afternoon, its beneficent action is reinforced by another trine, that between the Sun and Neptune.\u00a0 So it’s a positive day for the expression of spirituality.\u00a0 The Sun trine Neptune, enhances the \u00a0inspiration of the first trine even further.\u00a0 It promises a graceful day:\u00a0\u00a0 expand your consciousness, and allow your imagination to embellish your work, or project in hand.<\/p>\n

Saturday (18th) looks more challenging, perhaps in a similar way to the management of the marches which took place this weekend in London, for the Sun conjoins with Mars early in the morning, at 25 degrees Scorpio.\u00a0 This may be confrontational, but is also an aspect under which\u00a0 you can get things done.\u00a0 “Action” is the word.\u00a0 It is not a great day to be taking risks, however.<\/p>\n

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