And so, long overdue, to the final instalment of my Shrink Rap entries.
Below is Kathleen Turner's birthchart. Please keep in mind that there is no known birthtime for Kathleen, so ignore the house cusps in this diagram and consider the Moon's position as approximate. If she was born after 26 minutes past midnight, the Moon was in Aquarius, and if prior to that Capricorn.
Kathleen Turner was born with the Sun approaching its opposition with Mars, a position that indicates the self choosing either an offensive or a defensive position not only vis-a-vis its environment, but within itself - inside, a person can feel very attacked, as if they have to fight for their life all the time, constantly caught up in a battle, directing one's vitality not to thriving but surviving. There is a defiance to this configuration, a sort of 'f*** you', combined with a disdain and disregard of all that stands in the way of one's goals and anything that impedes one's forward movement, as well as a heightened sense of sexual potency.
Being born when the Sun-Mars midpoint is aligned with 0 degrees of Aries greatly reinforces this basic life-theme, this core self as a wilful being, masculine in essence, dominating by default, surviving by necessity, triumphing by spirited defiance, soldiering on, pitting one's wits, throwing ones energies forwards and outwards, confronting and seeking the power to direct one's own fate (and perhaps that of others too) - 'I'm in charge and don't you forget it, and I intend to master my environment rather than be overcome by difficulties'.
Kathleen talked about the arguments with co-stars she's had, as well as the autoimmune nature of her rheumatoid arthritis. Both of these express the symbolism of Sun opposite Mars. (Note: there is no cause-effect connection implied here, this is just drawing attention to a synchronous process, where the symbolism of various parts of reality - in the sky, at work, in the body - coincide and are 'lined up' so to speak.)
With Mars in Capricorn, there is a tough, hard casing that carries on, and on, no matter what, like a marathon runner as opposed to a sprinter. With Saturn in Scorpio, there is this subdued smouldering sexual aggression, coupled with a ferocious will harnessed for the long haul (Margaret Thatcher had Saturn in Scorpio, and is a good example of the wilfulness and self-controlled nature of this placement.) Coping with her illness undoubtedly requires these qualities: survival is the issue, and so forces must be marshalled in that direction.
But alongside all that, and sometimes covered up by all that, is a profound relationship with fear. It's almost like there is a continual game of 'chicken' being played, being challenged by fear and taunting fear in response. Wherever there is 'fight' there has been some trigger that forced a choice: 'fight, flee, or freeze'. Kathleen chose 'fight', and so there is an up-front directness and spontaneity rather than a running away, a projection of strength rather than a contracting into fear, and an emphasis on action and domination rather than passivity and giving in/up.
With Sun (father) conjunct Jupiter in Cancer, Kathleen's father was seen by her as the beneficent protector and problem-solver; she spoke in the programme of being able to literally call on his help anywhere in the world as long as she could get to a USA embassy. This also picks up the configuration of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn: Mars and Jupiter are opposite, with Saturn trine Jupiter and sextile Mars. This Sun-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn combination suggests a sense of entitlement and status, particularly with Venus in Leo, as well as a bias towards action and achievement, doing and expressing. On a lighter note, this Mars-Jupiter aspect, along with Venus in Leo and the Sun in Gemini, shows Kathleen's capacity to enjoy herself, which she remarked on in the programme, and to spread that enjoyment through her acting. Her teaching of acting is also here, indicated by Sun in Gemini conjunct Jupiter in Cancer.
These themes of endurance and teaching are backed up by the parans between Kathleen's planets and stars. Since her birth time is unknown, the parans shown here are only those which were within throughout her day of birth.
Mercury
Anti-culminating when Rukbat is Culminating
A level headed approach to life, a good head for business
Mars
Rising when Facies is Rising
Endurance, physical or mental, for good or for evil
Culminating when Zosma is Setting
To work in impossible, or extremely difficult, circumstances
Jupiter
Culminating when Vindemiatrix is Rising
To gather others around an idea, a teacher
Saturn
Rising when Sualocin is Anti-culminating
An unconventional person, the eccentric
Culminating when Hamal is Anti-culminating
Hard physical or intellectual choices that can cause frustration or anger
Setting when Vindemiatrix is Setting
Exploring, or collecting information in order to implement new systems
Setting when Procyon is Anti-culminating
To try and build a body of work in difficult, or changing, circumstances
