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Sun: Leo
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 Ascendant:
Cancer
Regardless of how bizarre
the role, De Niro often shows "a softer side", i.e., his Cancer
ascendant. In the film "King of Comedy"
captured the dramatic extremes of a "lion/crab" combination.
There, Robert played an obsessed comic who kidnaps a famous talk show
host. Throughout the movie, this loud mouthed "King" would throw
his solar tantrums, but sporadically gushes of emotions would swell
to the surface-- to round his facial features and mask his fires.
In these quiet (non-ego) moments, he would hover over his victim like
a mothering hen. Cancer's protective presence was also noticeable
in his relationship with Jody Foster in "Taxi Driver".
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Moon: Pisces In our introduction, we mentioned how the placement of the ascendant ruler gives a way for individuals to "embellish on their public mask". De Niro's Cancer ascendant is ruled by the Moon and his Moon is in Pisces. Consequently, he has an ability to miraculously alter his appearance. In his role in "Raging Bull", he set a new standard in film performance by totally changing his physical being-- turning from lean to muscular, then pudgy to overweight. Likely, his Piscean emotional temperament helped him make the sacrifices for this very demanding role. In the film "Awakenings", Robert portrayed one of his quieter and finest roles as a patient emerging from Neptune's net to regain "conscious expression". Unhampered by ego or physical desire, we saw a person who expressed his lunar feelings by openly reacting to the world with bewilderment, amazement and joy! Note how in his reactions, De Niro's rounded water features become distorted. The resultant skewed facial lines give him a dreamy, disarming appearance. Positively, this lunar placement adds a compassionate dimension to his normally self centered Sun energies. |
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In this film and all that followed, Bacall seems to always be impeccably dressed, proper and practical, with not a hair out of place— even though (like all mutable signs) the mane curls off in different angles on the sides. Similarly, there's a distinct skewed facial division. One side of the face shifts upward. This sets one eye noticeably higher than the other, and it tilts the nose and mouth. Its difficult to define the physical shape of mutable signs since they change so much, but with Virgo, the twists and bends are held in place by Earth and this makes Virgo the easiest one to detect. With the passage of time, Lauren’s image has turned into that of a stringent, resourceful and independent woman of the world. This reflects her sun and the other elements in her chart. |
 Ascendant: Leo When Bacall steps back from her projecting sun energies, the nervous worrisome energies dissipate and she suddenly appears warmer and more self confident. She's holding up her Leo mask and it gives here an elegant and commanding presence. These fixed fire energies also attract attention, but Lauren doesn't mind; She feels at home putting herself out there “on show”. Before film, she began her drama career on stage. |
When the film career waned, she made her triumphant return
to Broadway performing in “Applause”. With angelic
charm, she wins the hearts of her audience. (She has Venus on the ascendant
and this relaxes the pompous qualities that often arise from Leo's presence).
Physically, we see the lion features in her bone structure— in the
block like forehead and in the wide cheek bones.
If you know an Aries moon, you might notice the words “I” “me” and “mine” frequently appear in their emotional outbursts. Fortunately, these “selfish” moments end as quickly as they start |
| Early on, this star exhibited
a rare ability to be thoughtful, sexy and controversial as she quickly
erased the sugary, cream-puff image assigned to most ex-models (and a
lot of Libras). More so, Susan demonstrates the social activism
of someone like John Lennon (who also was a Libra with a Capricorn Moon).
She has a similar mix of cardinal energies and it drives her to excel
in her work as she attempts to correct the imbalances in the social scales.
Physically, Susan exhibits many of |
 Moon: Capricorn |
endurance gives this lady the gift
of "improving with time"-- all so gracefully! When she entered her 40's, she turned the tables and successfully portrayed the rare roles of seductive older women in "White Palace" and "Bull Durham". Then came "Thelma & Louise", "Lorenso's Oil" and "The Client"-- and three more Oscar nominations! Her creative powers reached a new high in 1995 with "Dead Man Walking". Directed and produced by her Libra companion Tim Robbins, this family production was acclaimed for its even handed look at capital punishment. This couple showed us how Libras have a remarkable gift for communicating both sides of complex issues. On this film, Saturn rewarded Susan with an Oscar for Best Actress! Physically, the ascendant gives Susan a stolid presence as well as bony features, accented by the wide, high placed cheek bones. With her Moon conjunct the ascendant, emotions easily "come to the surface" only to be held "in suspension" as part of the complementary ascending mask. This persistent presence of Capricorn makes Susan often appear emotionally cold and solemn. Positively, it gives her a businesslike appearance, dignity and an aura of authority. |
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Scorpio's creative process usually begins with what you might call "the internal fix". With Whoppi, you see it when her eyes take on the Scorpion's famous "hypnotic laser focus". It's your clue that she's drawing deep within-- to evaluate "what things are of worth and value-- and what things need to be discarded". This is her way to begin the elimination of those "bothersome influences". With her Sun in the 9th house (conjunct Saturn), Whoppi uses comedy to expose reality's dirty laundry. With controlled doses of "Scorpion venom", Whoppi exposes the stupidity and arrogance of others. This public disclosure resets many strongly held feelings and belief structures. The release often proves relieving! Whoppi doesn't just entertain her audiences-- she transforms them! |
 You can see Whoppi's eagle prepare for flight in those special moments when she has found "another grander place to perch". Secured by her newly found discoveries, she holds her place, as if it were sacred. (It really is, for most Scorpios). Now, she's ready to make her move to find |
Ascendant: Aquarius Like Roseanne, Whoppi is a Scorpio Sun with Aquarius rising. Both appear rebellious and unconcerned about their public image. They say what they think, and they often dress in a bizarre and outrageous manner. To Aquarius, appearances don't matter; In their Scorpio hearts, they know what really counts are the actions that you take. |
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