Analysis of Céline Dion's astrological chart

A Solar and Determined Sun in Aries

Céline Dion has a clear and logical natal chart. Indeed, several features concur, while besides, Saturn, a dominant planet, counterbalances these tendencies.

However, authority is the word which summarises the energy thus produced. The little lady from Quebec who has become a worldwide celebrity needed more that this to achieve a successful and lasting career.

We all know the main parts of the history of Céline Dion. The youngest child of a family of 14 children, she was unwilling to remain on the tail of the peloton, which anyway did not suit a typical Sun in Aries. Precocity is one of her characteristics. At 4, she received her first clarinet, and since then she became interested in music. She heeded her passion and her instinct, for she understood very early that she wanted to sing.

Success came almost immediately, in 1981, at the age of 13, with the song Ce n'était qu'un rêve. With Dion, we know that truth is stranger than fiction.

With the Sun in the 9th House, as well as Mercury and Venus, she probably needed to widen her horizons. But she did it with a great deal of ambition, since the Sun, the planet dominating the chart, like Saturn and Mars, is in conjunction with the Midheaven and with Saturn.

Moreover, the Sun is in trine with the Ascendant in Leo, a feature describing a person who seldom doubts, although the orb is slightly wide.

The Ascendant in Leo and Jupiter Put on a Show

After having performed on stage with her siblings, Dion became noticed for her exceptional voice. She was 13 when she persuaded René Angélil, an already seasoned impresario and discoverer of talents, to take care of her. He did not need a long time to realize that he found a pearl. He even went so far as to mortgage his house because he was sure of the teenager's potential and extraordinary voice.

We all know that afterwards the duet cumulated planetary successes and romantic commitment, since Dion married Angélil in 1994. At that moment, the singer, 26 years, had already released two albums which were among the best sellers of the music industry.

Let us examine what in Dion's chart is the most obvious mark of the Ascendant in Leo, of which we know the theatrical sense and the desire to take center stage. Throughout her career, Dion proved that she is able to carry heavy responsibilities on her shoulders, and that she is a real show woman. In particular, she sang at the opening of the Atlanta Games in 1996 while she harvested various awards and platinum sales.

Later on, the song she sang at the Oscars in 1997 was selected for the original soundtrack of Titanic. She performed during five years in Las Vegas, a definitely emblematic location of Leo.

Since she has no limits, Dion had an amphitheater built, called the Colosseum, to host a huge show budgeted at 95 million dollars. Nothing is never too big for an Ascendant in Leo, especially when Jupiter is posited there, still in the 1st House. Besides, this planet grants tremendous favors, in trine with the natal Moon-Mars pair in the House of career. Such aspect brings about worldwide popularity and enabled Dion to amass a wealth estimated at 455 million dollars in 2020, according to Forbes.

A Determined Moon Flirting with Mars

Let us analyze an equally interesting planetary pattern, i.e. the conjunction between the Moon, posited at the end of Aries, and Mars, already in the sign of Taurus. Mars plays a major role because he rules the Sun. As for the Moon, she remains one of the key features of the chart.

In Aries, the Moon gives the complex of the amazon, who needs to control her life, to experience strong and intense emotions, and to react straight away. The conjunction with the planet symbolizing manliness makes this character trait stronger.

Given the Sun-Moon-Ascendant trio, the personality is deeply marked by Fire. However, because Mars is in Earth, Dion has the assets needed to control her instinctive reactions thanks to her pragmatism, even though the square with the Ascendant indicates that the singer is not among those who let others take advantage of her, and that she can rapidly get angry.

In addition, Mars underlines that Dion is a hard-worker. Regardless of the level of her talent, she cannot rest on her laurels. Action is indispensable for her balance.

A Need to Stand Back with Saturn and a Duet in Pisces

Saturn, the second dominant, weighs heavily, since he is in conjunction with the shining natal Sun we just discussed. Saturn explains that Dion managed to remain reasonable despite such a great success.

In the chart, Saturn combs through everything. This conjunction also describes René Angélil, 27 years her senior, who was at the same time an educator, a manager, a husband, and a critical help for her destiny. As we are aware, Saturn is the link to old age or an older partner. The stamp of Saturn on this association is very perceptible seen from the outside. As for the Sun, posited near the Midheaven, he predisposes to idealize the husband or the companion, who is placed on a pedestal.

Lastly, let us mention Venus and Mercury, posited in Pisces and in the 9th House, in tight conjunction. This configuration indicates that Dion experiences strong emotions, and that the way she functions mentally is influenced by her feelings. Nevertheless, the opposition with Pluto and with Uranus in the 3rd House increases the communication difficulties, which may sometimes concern her private life, due to indecisiveness or to sudden changes of direction whenever transits activate this axis.

Consequences of the Mundane Uranus-pluto Square

Between 2012 and 2016, the two giants of the sky, namely. Uranus and Pluto, fought one another fiercely, the former in Aries, and the latter in Capricorn. The square formed several times and influenced almost all the people having the Sun in Aries (among other signs). For Dion, the decease of Angélil after a long illness, in early 2016, confirms the strong impact of this transit in her life. At the moment of death, Uranus had just transited natal Saturn, after having affected Dion's Sun for several months.

Nowadays, the singer has not started a new life and often declares in her interviews that she keeps on living her relationship with her late husband in her imagination.

With Saturn transiting Aquarius in the 7th House, it is most likely that Dion prefers her accepted solitude to a new love story, for the moment.

To finish on an auspicious note, let us note that transiting Jupiter in Aries, active in early May 2022, in conjunction with the natal Sun in July, but mostly in the first months of 2023, heralds a triumphal comeback, like the resumption of her tour after the pandemic, or other large-scale projects for the Canadian star.

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Saturday, March 30, 1968

Charlemagne, Québec (Canada)

10°04' Aries

29°40' Aries

2°33' Leo

14°35' Aries

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Biography of Céline Dion (excerpt)

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, CC, OQ, born March 30, 1968 (birth time source: Steinbrecher) is a Canadian singer. She is renowned for her powerful, technically skilled vocals, and remains the best-selling Canadian recording artist and one of the best-selling artists of all time with record sales of over 200 million worldwide. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, she emerged as a teen...

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