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\"berry_art\"Like Pablo Picasso, Stephen King and several others, Chuck Berry is proof positive that having three debilitated planets in your birth chart is no impediment to reaching the top of your game.<\/span><\/p>\n

But America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s iconic rock \u00e2\u0080\u0098n\u00e2\u0080\u0099 roll pioneer was frequently in trouble, and we can only credit his chart \u00e2\u0080\u0093 not his parents or his upbringing \u00e2\u0080\u0093 for the cantankerous character he ultimately became. His father was deacon of a Baptist church, his mother a highschool principal.\u00c2\u00a0Chuck Berry was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, at 06h59 on October 18, 1926. (Birth data courtesy of Astrodatabank.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Note first that Berry had Ruchaka Yoga<\/em>, courtesy of a double-strength (own sign and retrograde) Mars in his 7th house. This defining astrological characteristic fueled his persona both onstage and off, including his run-ins with the law, his aggressive guitar licks, the swaggering stage moves, and the modern lyrics that reflected the restless passion of teenage America embracing adventure and rebellion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Berry-p\"<\/a>Chuck Berry had an ego that he wore on his sleeve. In the kendras<\/em> are both kshatriya<\/em> planets \u00e2\u0080\u0093 the Sun and Mars \u00e2\u0080\u0093 always ready for a rumble. But the Sun is debilitated in the ascendant, and aggravated by that powerful Mars. Chuck Berry was not a team player \u00e2\u0080\u0093 he was the perpetual star of his own road show, and his whole life confirmed it.<\/span><\/p>\n

While still in highshool, he robbed three cars at gunpoint and was sent to reform school to finish his education. Years later, he was arrested under the Mann Act, transporting a minor across state lines for immoral purposes, and went to prison for three years. Age didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t mellow him. In his 50s he was charged with assault and battery against one of his own backup singers. Even Keith Richards got punched in the face one night when he tried to intercept Berry backstage as he was leaving a gig with a guitar case stuffed full of cash.<\/span><\/p>\n

Berry married at age 22 and remarkably, despite multiple infidelities, stayed married to the same woman for 68 years until his death. In the early days, he worked in an automobile assembly plant, and later trained to be a beautician. But music was always his driving passion.<\/span><\/p>\n

He formed a band while he was in reform school, and the warden even let them out to play some gigs. He took lessons to become a better guitar player, fused the blues with country western music, and became known in his area as a \u00e2\u0080\u009cblack hillbilly\u00e2\u0080\u009d for his brand of music. Although Berry was a competent musician and a lively performer, it was his songwriting that ultimately earned him a place in America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Rock \u00e2\u0080\u0098n\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Roll Hall of Fame.<\/span><\/p>\n

With both Mercury and Jupiter in the kendras<\/em>, and Budhaditya Yoga<\/em> in the ascendant, he had a remarkable way with lyrics, and captured the spirit of a young America on the cusp of social and sexual revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"berry2_color\"He had one of those relatively rare yogas \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Mahabhagya<\/em>, found in only 3% of the population \u00e2\u0080\u0093 that can be thought of as representing a male archetype. He was a man born during the day, with his ascendant, Sun and Moon all in positive signs. He had balls, and he wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t shy about flaunting them \u00e2\u0080\u0093 in his numerous sexual affairs, his bellicose manner, and his swaggering stage presence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every one of his debilitated planets enjoyed some sort of relief. Before itemizing those details, let\u00e2\u0080\u0099s review the rules for Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga<\/em>. A debilitated planet is relieved if:<\/span><\/p>\n