Analysis of Elvis Presley's astrological chart

The Ascendant in Sagittarius or the Spirit of Rhythm

The King has an interesting natal chart which shows simultaneously a will to develop and to enlarge his horizons, and a strong need for concentration and for calm. This is a good summary of the personality of this person born with the Sun in Capricorn, quite marked by the winter sign meant for marathons owing to the triple conjunction involving the Sun, Mercury, and Venus.

During his childhood in Mississippi, a deeply religious Southern state, Elvis Presley often accompanied his parents to the Pentecostal church. This was his first musical influence. However, he was shy and was not yet aware that he had a golden voice. Everything seemed to indicate that he would have a quite ordinary destiny. At school, he remained withdrawn, and did not appreciate it when people paid attention to him.

However, the first guitar he received set off something within him. He learned music assiduously, and enjoyed his lessons so much that he turned music into his main hobby in his spare time. His perseverance proved more than fruitful, since nowadays, his works still bring 100 million dollars each year to the city of Memphis. This is where Presley's residence of Graceland is located. It is a place of pilgrimage for hundreds of thousands of inconsolable admirers from the whole world. The legend has it that Presley is still alive, and on each 16 August, candlelight vigils contribute in turning Presley into a quasi-religious figure.

Regarding his first steps, another facet of his personality, in sharp contrast with his shyness and his seriousness, enabled him to stand out. Indeed, the Ascendant in Sagittarius brings about an irrepressible urge to move forward. He became popular later with his Rockabilly style, and he started to be noticed at a singing contest.

When he was 18, he had already decided to embark on a career in music, and he recorded his first amateur 45 rpm, a little bit as if he broadcasted a personal production on YouTube today.

He experienced a few setbacks, and aroused tepid interest; he was not even selected after his first auditions. Nevertheless, in June 1954, a recording session changed everything, because after long hours in the studio, Presley managed to convince. His song was played on local radios, and the public eventually lent an ear. The same year, when he appeared on stage, despite the performance fright which made him shake, he quickly stirred the enthusiasm of the female audience. He was only 18. After all, his exceptional destiny did not take too long to unfold.

Venus, Bearer of the Best and the Gloomiest

As for this female audience, we must obviously mention Presley's Venus, who forms harsh aspects. She is in opposition with Pluto, and in square with Uranus, but she is in trine with the Midheaven (the career). We also underline the support of Jupiter in the 11th (protections), in a quintile aspect.

Those interested in karmic astrology may also observe that the planet of love and arts is in conjunction with the North Node (both with Astrotheme's default true position and the mean position). It is the fictive point which points to the purpose of life. Venus too is in the 2nd House, that of material possessions gained through work. This totally matches what the career of this rock ‘n' roll legend who became a millionaire still represents today.

In other words, the singer had considerable assets coming from the support of Venus to the Midheaven, although it was at the cost of tensions, hindrances, and break-ups.

With his charisma, Presley had everything required to shine on the big and the small screens. It was when he first appeared on television that he gave a demonstration of his suggestive hip-swinging. This way to focus attention triggered passion and polemics at the same time. We see here the results of the tensions between Venus and Pluto (sex appeal) as well as Uranus, who prompted Presley to upset the apple cart and to reject conventions. Nevertheless, as expected from Venus supporting the Midheaven (professional life), the public is won over.

The Key-role of Neptune, Like in Many Artists' Charts.

Owing to the role of Neptune in trine with the Sun, Presley was the personification of the romantic and inspired hero. A role that he assumed marvellously well in his songs, such as Love Me Tender, Can't Help Falling in Love, Let Me Be Your, or even Elvis' Christmas Album. In his movies, he made the women of the whole world fantasize.

He married Priscilla Beaulieu in 1967 while he was at the height of his fame, under the medias' spotlight. According to what the woman who was his only wife confided, in private, The King was very different from his public image. He wanted to confine her in the role of a "saint", then of a mother, and he would have neglected her quite rapidly.

We notice here the coldness of Venus in Capricorn in tense aspect with two slow-moving planets. But in addition, when he dedicated to his wife Suspicious Minds, one of his greatest hits, we see the best way to transcend the jealousy of a Venus-Pluto opposition.

An Ambivalent but Energy-bearer Mars

As indicated earlier, when Presley faced crowds, he became a different man. He managed very well to don an image which symbolizes well sheer virility. Thus, he was very famous in Jailhouse Rock, the musical film in which one of his most applauded songs, Jailhouse Rock (the same name), matches his active Mars facet. This means that it corresponds to a star able to embody characters ready to do anything to get what they want.

In Presley's chart, precisely, Mars is in the 10th House, in harsh aspect with the Sun, but in sextile with the Ascendant. Here again, we find ambivalence. The man had energy to spare, even though it was to the detriment of his health.

It is most likely that this very exact sextile with the Ascendant (health and vitality) accounted for Presley's taste for sports. Incidentally, he practiced karate since his military service in Germany, in 1958. He earned his black belt in 1960 in Memphis. His Senseï in those days was Hank Slomansky. When Presley died, he was a 7th dan in karate, a very high rank.

The Advantages but Also the Excesses of Jupiter

Jupiter, ruler of the Ascendant, in Scorpio and in the 11th House at the moment of birth, plays a leading role in the sky map. In this position, this planet partly explains Presley's success, charisma, and sex appeal.

In good aspect with the Sun-Mercury duet, conveying the power of Pluto in trine and the capture of the spirit of the time of Neptune in sextile, Jupiter allowed Presley to achieve planetary success.

But Jupiter is responsible for Presley's inability to draw the line (in square with Saturn, the planet ruling the Sun). It is doubtless that this character trait has led to medication abuse, just like Neptune in square with the Ascendant, and the conflict caused by the Venus-Uranus-Pluto T-square. Presley could not resist the pleasures of life, and in the long run, the lack of will to get self-disciplined and to maintain a healthy life hygiene produced its fatal consequences.

We must add a few words about the natal Moon in Pisces. She heralds a sensitive and artistic nature which was not always adept at expressing feelings, because she is in conjunction with Saturn. In fact, the medias sometimes described Presley as a "mummy's boy", which fits the Moon under Saturn's influence, in a rather passive, symbiotic, and often vulnerable sign.

When the legendary star died, at only 42, on 16 August 1977 at 3:30 P.M., researchers may remark that mundane Neptune was in conjunction with the natal Ascendant, and the Moon in conjunction with natal Neptune. This configuration activated the Neptune-Ascendant natal square, at the origin of Presley's excess weight and medication abuse during too many years.

Today, Presley is considered as the main rock 'n' roll icon, and his popularity remains immense.

In the field of music, he is one of the artists who experienced most success worldwide, with the Beatles (the only ones who surpassed him, but they were four), Michael Jackson, Elton John, Madonna, and Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin, in terms of record sales, according to AllMusic.

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Tuesday, January 8, 1935

Tupelo (MS) (United States)

17°14' Capricorn

2°01' Pisces

12°22' Sagittarius

26°50' Virgo

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Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 (birth time source: birth certificate, Eugene Moore) – August 16, 1977), also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". His energized interpretations of songs...

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