What then, of the Astrology of Mahalia Jackson?
Firstly, never mind birth-time, in this case, it’s hard to find an accurate birth-year. Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler’s normally reliable “Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies” gives 26th October 1911. Other sources give 1912. Here’s an un-timed chart for 26th October 1911: Sun, Mercury and Jupiter in Scorpio. The Moon opposite Pluto, Jupiter opposite Saturn and Uranus opposite Neptune. Whack in an Earth Grand Trine between Venus, Saturn and Uranus with the Jupiter/Saturn opposition running close to the Uranus/Venus midpoint and this chart has the right kind of power for me. The 1912 chart is also powerful but lacks the Grand Trine and has Mars in Scorpio rather than Jupiter. The Moon applying to the Pluto opposition in the 1911 chart gets my vote. Sun in Scorpio conjunct Mercury in Scorpio. This person has absolutely no problem communicating from the depths of herself. She has no sustained interest in the superficial day-to-day world although the Moon in Sagittarius means that she c
