{"id":2839,"date":"2016-06-25T11:15:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T16:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/?p=2839"},"modified":"2016-06-26T11:10:59","modified_gmt":"2016-06-26T16:10:59","slug":"keith-richards-jimmy-page-mutually-in-tune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/?p=2839","title":{"rendered":"Keith Richards & Jimmy Page: mutually in tune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"keith<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

What do Keith Richards and Jimmy Page have in common?<\/span><\/p>\n

They\u00e2\u0080\u0099re both British-born and 72 years old. Both are renowned guitarists steeped in the blues, founding members of world-class rock bands. Both are songwriters and innovators \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Richards in 5-string open tuning, Page in technical virtuosity. Both are avid readers \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Richards of WW2 history, Page of the occult. Both have large guitar collections \u00e2\u0080\u0093 3000 for Richards, 1500 for Page. And for a time both were heroin addicts.<\/span><\/p>\n

These two fabled rock guitarists were born in England within three weeks of each other \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Richards on 18th December 1943 in Dartford (the chart on the left, below), Page on 9th January 1944 in Heston (the chart on the right). Since both were born in the early morning, Page at 4am, Richards at 6am, they both have Libra, a sign of long ascension, rising.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Richards\u00e2\u0080\u0099 ascendant lord Venus is in his first house, Libra. Born three weeks later, Page\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Venus has moved to his second house, Scorpio.<\/span><\/p>\n

In those three weeks the Moon, which was in Richards\u00e2\u0080\u0099 11th house Leo, has gone three-quarters of the way around the zodiac to occupy Page\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 9th house Gemini.<\/span><\/p>\n

Except for the Moon and Venus, every other planet is in the same sign.\u00c2\u00a0The Sun has advanced 22 degrees. Mercury went retrograde after Richards was born, so Page has it both combust and retrograde.<\/span><\/p>\n

Otherwise, everything else in their charts is the same sign and house \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Mars and Saturn both retrograde in the 8th, Jupiter retrograde in the 11th, Rahu\/Ketu in the 10th\/4th house axis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both guitarists have a Parivartana Yoga<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0between the Sun in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Leo. Since they have the same ascendant, this mutual reception creates for both a powerful link between the 3rd and 11th houses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among other things, an exchange of lords\u00c2\u00a0between the 3rd and 11th can create powerful artistry including musicianship. This is because the 3rd is associated with physical prowess, manifesting as athletic skill or artistic craft, while the 11th is associated with realized talents, particularly within the context of a group effort. Here\u00e2\u0080\u0099s how I described some of this effect in my book, Parivartana Yoga<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

The native has the courage to address large assemblies, and may act as a spokesperson for an association or society. He is talented in entertaining large groups of people, through speaking or performing. He takes part in a group adventure, and is a member of a musical group or performing arts troupe. He may be ambidextrous, and has a good musical ear.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although this wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t written with musicians in mind (I looked for case studies after<\/em> I wrote the effects of each exchange), this does apply to both Richards and Page, who share the mutual reception between 3rd and 11th house lords. Here\u00e2\u0080\u0099s how it manifested in Richards\u00e2\u0080\u0099 life:<\/span><\/p>\n

3rd house themes are revealed through his guitar prowess, songwriting talent and love of books. Note that the 3rd\/11th exchange involves the two houses that rule the right and left hands, respectively. The 11th house theme has played out in \u00e2\u0080\u009cgroup work\u00e2\u0080\u009d, a huge income, an iconic social profile as a rock star, ongoing dedication to fellow musicians, and a collection of guitars that numbers over 3000.<\/span><\/p>\n

This describes Page too, except he owns fewer guitars than Richards. But what distinguishes Page is a second Parivartana Yoga<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0in his chart, elevating him to a select group \u00e2\u0080\u0093 only 3% of the public \u00e2\u0080\u0093 who have two<\/em> mutual receptions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Page\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second mutual reception\u00c2\u00a0lies in the 2nd and 8th houses, where their lords Mars and Venus have effectively exchanged signs to occupy each other\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sign. From\u00c2\u00a0there, each planet looks directly across the chart into the sign it rules, protecting the affairs of the house it owns.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Among other things, an exchange between the 2nd and 8th houses facilitates the exchange of money and\/or knowledge between the native and other people. Here\u00e2\u0080\u0099s what I said about this in my book, Parivartana Yoga<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Because the lords of money for the Self vs the Other are in mutual reception, the notion of currency or financial exchange is obvious. This could manifest positively, eg, via a banker or investment broker who manages other people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s money, or negatively, as a thief or swindler. We could also view the exchange in light of knowledge. Acquired education may be specialized, or transmitted via an oral tradition, eg, mysticism, occult, or the alternative healing arts. This could appear in the chart of a scholar, linguist, or occultist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although you might think that sounds more like JP Morgan or Aleister Crowley, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s surprising how well it applies to Page. Here\u00e2\u0080\u0099s what I observed about his 2nd\/8th mutual reception, with the added influence of Saturn on the exchange axis.<\/span><\/p>\n

The negative association of a strong Saturn on this exchange axis skewed Page into dark territory \u00e2\u0080\u0093 his heroin addiction, his fascination with the occult, and some unsubstantiated rumors about sex with juvenile girls. On the plus side, however, he was well-educated and soft-spoken, and created a massive transfer of wealth from rock fans into the bank accounts of Led Zeppelin. Equally positive, he later turned his own significant wealth back into several charities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from their Moon positions and the shifted Venus that creates Page\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second Parivartana Yoga<\/em>, the two musicians\u00e2\u0080\u0099 charts are still strikingly similar. Most notably, malefics Mars and Saturn both occupy their 8th houses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone familiar with the current sidereal transits will note that transiting Mars and Saturn will be in Scorpio for seven months this year, from mid-February to mid-September, except for a brief retrograde foray into sidereal Libra late June and early July.<\/span><\/p>\n

Transiting Mars and Saturn will form an exact conjunction at 15SC47 sidereal on 24th August 2016, opposite the natal Mars\/Saturn pair in the 8th house Taurus of both guitarists\u00e2\u0080\u0099 charts.<\/span><\/p>\n

It may be morbid, but it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inevitable that the average astrologer will give at least some passing thought to the possibility of accident or death during this transit. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s almost inevitable in the case of Richards, our generation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s walking zombie:<\/span><\/p>\n

Long defying Top 10 lists of who\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll die next, Richards is an archetypal rock star. One journalist compared him to Lord Byron \u00e2\u0080\u0093 \u00e2\u0080\u009cmad, bad, and dangerous to know.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Another called him \u00e2\u0080\u009ca capering streak of living gristle who ought to be exhibited as a warning to youth of what drugs can do to you even if you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re lucky enough not to choke on your own vomit.\u00e2\u0080\u009d [Parivartana Yoga<\/em>, p.113]<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Richards and Page were heroin addicts. Although Richards was relatively public about his blood-cleansing holidays in Swiss clinics, Page\u00e2\u0080\u0099s treatment was more discreet. However, both fought the battle and emerged victorious. But however good the vitality and the prospects for longevity, eventually the sand runs out of one\u00e2\u0080\u0099s clock\u00e2\u0080\u00a6<\/span><\/p>\n

So what of that powerful pair of malefics in the 8th house? Are they a pair of killers? And now that they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re directly opposed by transit from their natal positions, does this intimate a crisis, the beginning of the end?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Although most Vedic astrologers would now turn to a consideration of\u00c2\u00a0dashas<\/em> and bhuktis<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0for guidance, let\u00e2\u0080\u0099s try instead to examine this strictly on the basis of transits to see what we might distinguish vis-\u00c3\u00a0-vis a prognosis for either of these two 72-year-olds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note that the transiting conjunction of Mars and Saturn occurs at 15SC47. Mars is strong in its own sign, Saturn is ordinary.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Richards\u00e2\u0080\u0099 chart, this transiting conjunction forms a very tight opposition (00deg28) to his natal Mars. Mars is lord of his 2nd and 7th houses. Since the 2nd rules family (among other things) and the 7th rules the spouse, one possible outcome is some problem regarding his wife Patti Hansen.<\/span><\/p>\n

The transiting Mars\/Saturn conjunction also forms a tight square (01deg11) with Richards\u00e2\u0080\u0099 natal Moon. Since the Moon rules his 10th house, this could affect his career, reputation and\/or social status. But since the 10th is the 4th from the 7th, it could also spell problems for Patti\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mother.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having seen this much, we could now hypothesize that, assuming she\u00e2\u0080\u0099s still alive, Patti Hansen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mother suffers illness or death this summer. This would be a blow to Keith\u00e2\u0080\u0099s spouse (the 7th), his mother-in-law (the 10th), and indeed his whole family (the 2nd).<\/span><\/p>\n

But he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not sick or dying, because there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s no affliction to either the ascendant or the ascendant lord. His natal Venus is strong in its own sign!<\/span><\/p>\n

In Page\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chart, the transiting Mars\/Saturn conjunction also opposes his natal Mars, albeit here with a larger orb of 04deg00. Again, we could turn our attention to family (2nd lord) or spouse (7th lord) but let\u00e2\u0080\u0099s continue our analysis before jumping to conclusions.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Page\u00e2\u0080\u0099s case, transiting Mars\/Saturn also scores a direct hit (01deg48) by conjunction on his natal Venus, which rules his 1st and 8th houses. The 1st represents health and vitality (among other things), while the 8th invokes physical trauma and longevity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note that the transiting Mars\/Saturn conjunction in Page\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chart makes close aspects to both natal Mars and Venus, the two planets involved in his Parivartana Yoga<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0between\u00c2\u00a02nd and 8th house lords. And the malefic nature of that transiting pair is likely to have a negative effect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of what sort? Two possibilities come to mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first is physical. Venus is Page\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ascendant lord. Natal Mars\/Saturn both oppose natal Venus; now transiting Mars\/Saturn both conjoin natal Venus. Natal Mars\/Saturn occupy the 8th house of the (hidden) sexual organs. Venus is representative of the reproductive system. Since transiting Mars\/Saturn affects both natal Mars and Venus, we could hypothesize a prostate problem. Will we ever know? Not likely.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second possibility is financial. Page\u00e2\u0080\u0099s natal Mars and Venus, both closely aspected by the Mars\/Saturn transit, are lords of the 2nd and 8th houses. Led Zeppelin is currently the subject of a lawsuit alleging their famous song Stairway to Heaven<\/em> represents a copyright infringement. Dubious or not, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gone to court. Given the nature of the mutual reception involving the 2nd and 8th houses, eg, implying an exchange of money, this could mean Led Zeppelin is liable for damages. But since\u00c2\u00a0both planets are in fixed signs, and Saturn acts as a brake on such transactions, any settlement will likely be trivial.<\/span><\/p>\n

I know it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s only rock \u00e2\u0080\u0098n\u00e2\u0080\u0099 roll but I like it.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"keith<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

~~~<\/span><\/p>\n

Alan Annand,\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>astrologer and writer<\/a>, is a graduate of the British Faculty of Astrological Studies and the American College of Vedic Astrology. His New Age Noir<\/em> mystery series features astrologer Axel Crowe, whom one reviewer has dubbed \u00e2\u0080\u009cSherlock Holmes with a horoscope.\u00e2\u0080\u009d His latest jyotish<\/em> book P<\/em>arivartana Yoga<\/em><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0is a detailed reference text for one of the most powerful configurations\u00c2\u00a0in Vedic astrology.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What do Keith Richards and Jimmy Page have in common? They\u00e2\u0080\u0099re both British-born and 72 years old. Both are renowned guitarists steeped in the blues, founding members of world-class rock bands. Both are songwriters and innovators \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Richards in 5-string open tuning, Page in technical virtuosity. Both are avid readers \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Richards of WW2 history, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,18,26],"tags":[324,330,331,329,74,328,333,257,332],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2839"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2839"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2850,"href":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2839\/revisions\/2850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}