Analysis of Paul McCartney's astrological chart

A Shrewd Mercury but Sometimes Hindered Intentions

With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney is one of the four members of the Beatles. Lennon and McCartney were considered as the brains of the mythic rock group.

Moreover, this genius for melody has been enjoying a fruitful solo career as a songwriter, a composer, and a producer. He has also demonstrated his commitment to different humanitarian causes. None of this is surprising, since McCartney has the Sun in Gemini, a sign which provides the ability to carry out several tasks simultaneously and to be interested in various topics.

As we shall see, the Ascendant in Virgo and the influence of Mercury finish off the picture along the same lines.

Even though he is now a living legend, McCartney still remains a little guy of Liverpool who was not predestined for such a rise to fame.

He was born in a modest family; his father was a musician who probably gave him an idea. The young Paul made the most of the cultural melting-pot in which he grew up. Owing to the influences we have mentioned, McCartney was still very young when he showed a sharp and opportunistic mind, in the good sense of the term, well wrapped under a discreet appearance. With the Ascendant in Virgo, he lacks neither pragmatism nor sense of strategy.

However, his decisions are not always well-received. Indeed, Mercury, who is the chart ruler, muddles the issue. He is in conjunction with the Midheaven (in the 9th House) and with the Sun, and he rules the latter, but he is in conflict (square) with the Ascendant.

On the other hand, this Mercury note enabled McCartney to be particularly prolific. With Lennon, his first intimate partner, he composed no less than 200 titles, among which Yesterday, one of the songs with the largest number of remakes in music history.

To sum up this Gemini-Virgo-Mercury backdrop, we are dealing with an intelligent and clever person, at the same time methodical and practical.

Mars Provides Unlimited Energy

In conjunction with Pluto in Leo and in the 11th House (projects), the natal Mars is noticeable by the large number and the quality of the aspects he forms. This feature in a domineering solar sign already suggests the taste for a certain power.

The combination with Pluto indicates that McCartney gets straight to the point, without dithering, when he deals with management issues. Moreover, Mars is in sextile with Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn. Therefore, he can rely on many valuable assets.

McCartney knows how to give shape to his inspiration and to be innovative simultaneously. Saturn adds the principle of duration and perseverance to balance the light-mindedness he could have received from Gemini, a sign tending to spread itself too thin.

The Sun and Jupiter Protect the Career

Besides, we observe that McCartney's potential to shine and to be a leader is considerable. Leo is very highlighted in his chart, with the presence of Mars and Pluto we just mentioned, as well as that of the Moon.

The three planets are ruled by the Sun, who is himself in affinity with a position in the 10th House (the social sphere).

In addition, there is an out-of-sign conjunction with Jupiter. Although the latter is in Cancer, he extends the scope of McCartney's onstage presence. Actually, all the members of the group formed by Mercury, the Midheaven, the Sun, and Jupiter are considered to be in conjunction with each other by effect of capillarity.

The artist has a taste for success. He does not fear to shine in public and thus, he transcends his initial status (Ascendant in Virgo). Over many years, he accumulated his huge wealth (very well aspected Saturn, 2nd ruler of the 2nd House), just like Mars (ruler of the 8th House.) Furthermore, the presence of the Sun and of Jupiter in the 10th House near the Midheaven; his ennoblement by Queen Elizabeth II, and lastly, his immense popularity are the results of the above-mentioned auspicious influences.

Neptune and the Signature of Inspired Artists

It would have been difficult not to examine Neptune, who symbolizes artistic inspiration, often highlighted in the charts of musicians, but also of poets or of painters. In McCartney's chart, Neptune is very powerful, in conjunction with the Ascendant in Virgo.

To describe this odd combination, we might say that he reasonably knows how to be unreasonable… Neptune's creative madness blends with Mercury's rationality, which leads to a nice and original outcome.

Of course, during certain periods of his life, McCartney might have had a confusing and unrealistic behavior… or he might have undergone a few disappointments, because, in his position, Neptune thwarts the solar energy which is more rational. Yet, this has not disturbed McCartney too much.

It is necessary to note that the use of illicit substances was one of the flaws of that time. McCartney tried several drugs, confessing that they helped him compose, but he has never gone seriously adrift. Indeed, Virgo and the influence of Mercury have been keeping an eye on him and on his health.

A Bumpy Affective Life with the Moon-venus Dissonance

With the Moon in Leo, and Venus in domicile in Taurus, McCartney is predisposed to have a stable and generous affective life. Nevertheless, he must tackle the conflict opposing the Moon and Venus.

Despite his monogamous heart, he was unfulfilled. He has had several meaningful relationships and a few dramas.

We are thinking particularly of his wife, Linda, a musician too, with whom he had worked a lot, and who was the mother of their daughter Stella. Unfortunately, Linda died of breast cancer in 1998, similarly to her own mother.

Afterwards, McCartney married Heather Mills, a former model whose left leg has been amputated below the knee after an accident. Their divorce, and particularly its financial implications were mediatized, a fact matching the meaning of Venus in Taurus in square with the Moon.

Today, McCartney is married to Nancy Shevell. McCartney seems to have taken precautions, as the couple has signed a contract of separation of property.

In brief, the famous Beatle has a natal chart which promised right from the start a high-profile destiny, with considerable assets, and almost all the planets posited above the horizon. Today, he is still retaining the eternal youth of Gemini, and it is most likely that soon we shall hear about him and his immense talent as a melody creator.

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Thursday, June 18, 1942

Liverpool (United Kingdom)

26°37' Gemini

17°26' Leo

25°18' Virgo

23°44' Gemini

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Biography of Paul McCartney (excerpt)

Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (Born: 18 June 1942 (birth time source: Sy Scholfield. 2:00 in the morning is an alternative birthtime)) is an iconic Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He gained worldwide fame as the bass guitarist and singer for the rock band the Beatles, widely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of pop music....

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