Analysis of Paulo Coelho's astrological chart

The 3rd House Related to Writing Prevails in the Chart

Paulo Coelho is one of the most-widely read authors in the whole world. This is why it must be underlined that the analysis of the 3rd House of the natal chart yields a good clue. The 3rd House is that of exchanges, communication, and writing. It is prominent, for it is tenanted by no less than five planets, including three personal planets. Moreover, it represents nearly 60% of the total of the strength of all the other Houses, which is considerable.

The 3rd astrological House symbolizes language, written material, contacts, drafting, and learning. These keywords are found in all good astrology textbooks. Therefore, we can deduce that this area of life encapsulates the big challenges of Coelho's destiny.

Besides, it is quite interesting, or amusing, to note that his parents adamantly disapproved his decision to choose writing. They were hoping that he would pick a more common profession and to become an engineer like his father, or possibly, a lawyer.

Let us examine the planets posited in this 3rd House to try to understand the subtleties they bring in it. Firstly, the Sun is the only planet of the group in Virgo, a moderate and perfectionist sign. This is probably for this reason, owing to his fundamental insecurity, that in the beginning, Coelho accepted to abide by his parents' demands. However, two planetary duets, also in the 3rd House, modifies our initial assessment.

As for Mercury and Venus, conjunct and near the end of the sign of Leo, they tip the scales toward more shining boldness. Venus, ruler of the chart, urges Coelho to give priority to harmony and beauty. The fact that Mercury is close to Venus confirms the importance of writing. Furthermore, in the House he rules – in analogy with the 3rd sign – Mercury is very comfortable.

The Potential of the Pluto-saturn Conjunction in Leo

The Saturn-Pluto pair is to be reckoned with. It is of course a generational aspect. All people born a few months before or after August 1947 have this configuration in their natal chart, but maybe not in the 3rd House. From this, we can deduce, in Coelho's case, that he managed to respond to the existentialist anxieties of his time by taking ownership of some of these themes.

When the novelist published The Alchemist in 1994, the first print run was limited. However, the success of this tale turned it into a best-seller throughout the world.

To summarize for those who have not read it, the story develops the concept of "personal legend", meaning that everyone has the power to reach one's full potential provided that one is able to transform oneself when faced with major events. In our opinion, this theory is very representative of this aspect. Indeed, Pluto forces us to molt and to transform thoroughly, while Saturn, through hard work and time, allows to turn lead into gold. In Leo, the conjunction affects the ego. As an anecdote, the mundane Saturn-Pluto conjunction occurring in Capricorn influences the world of work and political power for example.

Planetary Aspects Encouraging the Easy Way Out

In a different field, it is worth mentioning the T-square linking Coelho's Ascendant in Taurus to the Mercury-Venus conjunction in Leo, and to Jupiter in Scorpio. A high-voltage configuration in fixed signs requires a big effort to take action – or to change one's habits – and to leave one's comfort zone.

The natal Moon in Sagittarius in the 7th House clearly points to Coelho's favorite area, namely, coming-of-age novels. In a sign which thinks big, the Moon helps to find an audience in the four corners of the earth with simple, so to speak ready-made theses. If he is not spared by critics, the level of his fame affords him to dismiss them. For him, having a huge readership proves the quality of his work.

He is blamed by some people for a certain superficiality as well as for the incompatibility between the position described in his books and his catholic faith, given their New Age, pantheistic, and relativistic contents. One may see here the mark of the Mars-Neptune square, which brings about hesitation and discrepancies between emotions and action, between ideology and real life.

Prominent Fire Element Provides Inexhaustible Energy

So many planets gathered in Leo, and the Moon in Sagittarius give prominence to Fire in the natal chart, endowing Coelho with enthusiasm and self-confidence.

This is why he remains indifferent to criticisms. Some called him a minor author who lacks originality, or stressed the grammatical errors found in his novels.

Intuition and passion are associated with the Fire element. They are active and urge Coelho to move forward, with no qualms and with courage, to persist with his approach, and to complete his work.

Quite Auspicious Transits in the Upcoming Months

As 2020 is drawing to a close, Coelho's chart is relatively shielded from the big astrological tensions of the year.

What happens next promises to be more interesting, because on 18 December 2020, Saturn will enter Aquarius, closely followed by Jupiter. It is mainly the latter who will oppose in the spring the cluster of natal planets in Leo (one after the other) then the natal Sun in Virgo in the summer.

A priori, this aspect is not a matter of concern. In the worst case, we expect that next year, because of his ego-centered vision, Coelho will encounter several hurdles which will perhaps become challenges and new sources of inspiration for the novelist.

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Sunday, August 24, 1947

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

0°07' Virgo

6°52' Sagittarius

28°08' Taurus

2°39' Pisces

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Fire Pig

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5' 8" (1m73) tall

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Biography of Paulo Coelho (excerpt)

Paulo Coelho (born August 24, 1947 (birth time source: Marcello Borges quotes him, 12/1995)) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he attended law school, but in 1970 abandoned his studies to travel throughout Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, as well as Europe and North Africa. Two years later he returned to Brazil and began composing...

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^* A planet less than 1° from the next House cusp is considered to be posited in the said House. 2° when the AS and the MC are involved