Analysis of Jean-Michel Jarre's astrological chart

A Reserved Virgo, but a Leo Ascendant and a Prominent Fire

Jean-Michel Jarre, born with the Sun in Virgo, shy and anxious? The information may astonish, especially if we observe that his Sun (on the 1st degree of the sign) is, in addition, conjunct Saturn – this planet being still in Leo.

The Sun sign probably inclines Jarre to perfectionism, and gives him the rational intelligence which led him to develop an exemplary career in terms of duration and success.

However, Jarre has weapons which do everything to overshadow the Saturnian conjunction and its quite melancholic reputation. Indeed, the energy and enthusiasm brought about by the Fire element triumph in the chart at a level of 54%, starting with a Leo Ascendant which does not go unnoticed.

Actually, Pluto is near the angle, in the 1st House. Both the Ascendant and this planet are linked in a kite pattern involving the Midheaven and the Moon in Aries, as well as Jupiter, who is in domicile in his sign in Sagittarius. How mighty! With such assets, it is certain that Jarre can easily surmount any possible discouragement.

Besides, it must be pointed out that the chart includes for the most part harmonious aspects, granting numerous benefits to this person very spoiled by fate.

The Influence of Saturn and the Absence of the Father

From the outset, Jarre was born in the right place, in a family of musicians. He is the son of the famous composer of film music, Maurice Jarre. He has a great admiration for his mother, France Pejot, a high-end Resistance fighter.

Nevertheless, after his parents split, when he was still a child, the ties with his father unraveled. It was not thanks to the father that he developed his own taste for music and that he made a name for himself.

In his interviews, he mentioned "the void, the absence" of his father, expressions fitting perfectly well the effect of the Sun-Saturn conjunction discussed above. But he managed to turn this deficiency to his advantage, since no other aspect exacerbates the burden of this stern duet.

Although the first years of his life may have been quite gloomy, they allowed him to gain the classical music technique and the command dear to his Sun sign, as well as a facility for literature. Besides, he excelled very rapidly in these fields, winning prizes, and being noticed by professionals of the music industry. It did not take long for the Leo Ascendant to roar.

Fire and Slow-moving Planets Propel Him Into Success

Jarre was a precursor who, at barely 20, i.e. in 1968, had the intuition that experimental music was his means of expression. His passion for electroacoustics emerged around that time, long before it moved the crowds. Astrologically speaking, this is probably the combined influence of Virgo and of Uranus, apex planet of the Fire Grand Trine.

Although the planet is not the strongest of all, it is doubtless that it acts as the catalyst thus. The title of the album which contributed to his fame is Oxygen. That says it all.

It is above all the two planets symbolizing total power which are working in his favor. Like his contemporaries, Jarre was born under the influence of the Jupiter-Pluto trine. However, he was particularly concerned by it, because it was connected with his Midheaven and his Ascendant. In addition, Jupiter in the 5th House and in domicile is the best position for creativity.

After having achieved global celebrity (Jupiter in Sagittarius is not there for nothing), on 14 July 1989, Jarre embarked on a first giant concert which gathered more than 1,000,000 people. The concept of total show became his signature, at the visual as well as the musical level. Everything was flamboyant, quite in the style of the Leo Ascendant. It was the image he desired to project in the world, with all the justifiable pride that he did it all by himself.

Jupiter's International Triumph

The end of the decade and the beginning of the eighties were a string of continuous successes. The artist kept on organizing shows, each more grandiose than the last.

It must be underlined that he is one of the rare French artists who is extremely famous in China, because he made many visits and gave many concerts there. He also performed in more unusual countries, during several decades, always with the same success.

We shall mention the huge Millennium Concert for the transition to the year 2000, its pyrotechnics on the pyramids of Giza, which attracted 115,000 people, without forgetting Cities in Concert, in Moscow, Houston, Ibiza, just to name a few. In 2018, he even traveled to Saudi Arabia, where he was glad that he had congregated men and women. A miracle-worker who has faith in his worth (Sun in the 2nd House).

The Dynamic Role of an Apparently Discreet Mars

Mars, finally, albeit posited on the Imum Coeli and in Libra, gives Jarre the energy to increase the number of feats. The planet is the most angular of all and forms several aspects, in particular with the Moon, with Venus, with Jupiter, with Saturn, and with Uranus.

This is a double-edged configuration. It generates energy with Jupiter, perseverance with Saturn, but sometimes it brings about impulsiveness when there is an opposition to the Moon and a loose square with Venus. Mars in the 4th House (the family) may also correspond to the estrangement from the father and to some personal twinges caused by his incredible fame (the Moon at the top of the chart).

Mars being also in trine with Uranus, Jarre is a man of progress, a real pioneer who is not afraid to jostle traditions, sometimes with some roughness, but cleverly and with the positive results we know.

The Moon and Venus Give Him Contradictory Emotions

In the affective area too, everything started for him ideally, or almost, since we remember above all his 20-year relationship with the British actress Charlotte Rampling (the Moon in the 9th House, a partner having links with foreign matters, directly or indirectly). They set up a family; she was his muse, staying slightly in the background, until their divorce in 1976.

It was mainly after his affair with Isabelle Adjani, in 2002, that his planetary tendencies were illustrated in the affective area. In 2002, they were shown as "the lovers of the year" on Paris-Match's front page, before the blue-eyed star revealed their break-up in an equally resounding manner, less than two years later. Jarre allegedly cheated on her with another actress, Anne Parillaud. With the latter, a quite identical scenario recurred. She became his wife and got divorced five years later.

It is interesting to look at the Moon in Aries, who often arouses emotional roller coasters, a certain impetuosity, and a propensity to grow weary rapidly. Subjugated by strong-minded women, Jarre is on the other hand drawn to profiles of the romantic woman too, owing to Venus in Cancer. The beginnings of his affairs are usually both sparkling and sentimental. Unfortunately, Mars brings in his share of demand, sometimes too strong to make the relationship last.

In Libra, he thinks he can contain his instincts of raw power. Actually, he is only putting off the inevitable, because the three most instinctive planets of the zodiac are forming a T-Square (Moon square Venus and opposite Mars) and in unsuitable signs.

Let us admit that the challenge to harmonize these trends is not in the immediate future; Jarre can rely on his splendid Jupiter in the 5th House (creativity but also romance), in exact trine with the Moon in Aries. An asset theoretically capable of overcoming all difficulties, including in marriage.

Transiting Mars to Be Watched in 2020

By the end of 2019, Jarre experienced an excellent period, with increased productivity and the publishing of his memoirs, acclaimed by reviewers. It is most likely that this is set off by the return of Jupiter to his natal position. As we have seen, the planet being very well-disposed in the natal chart, this transit expands good luck.

Regarding matters of the heart, henceforth, Jarre parades around with a new renowned actress, the Chinese Gong Li. She seems to be the synthesis of his history, and she represents the ultimate relation with the middle Empire. Once more, she matches Jarre's Moon in the 9th (a partner having foreign ties). Let us hope that, for Jarre, this love is the right one this time.

In several instances in 2020, it would be in his interest to exercise caution, since the mundane planets in Capricorn – the Saturn-Pluto duet, and Jupiter intermittently – will conflict with natal Mars. During this period, Jarre ought to show prudence and to refrain from being over-optimistic.

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Tuesday, August 24, 1948

Lyon 4e (France)

0°51' Virgo

18°52' Aries

9°10' Leo

23°55' Aries

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Jean-Michel André Jarre (French: ; born 24 August 1948 in Lyon (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate)) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, vast laser displays and fireworks. Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and grandparents and...

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