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Aries, the sign of the Trailblazer, the Daredevil, the Warrior, the Survivor, the Competitor, the “Ass-Kicker” of the Zodiac. According to astrologer Sonya Magett, Aries’ favorite vice is “gettin’ in static” while astrologer Stella Hyde tells us this sign’s idea of a great first date is either a demolition derby or a Mettalica concert. (Source)

In medical astrology, Aries is associated with the head. People with their Sun (identity) in Aries thus often identify with “going head to head” against a challenge. The first 5 minutes of the film Top Gun where Maverick insists on “going head to head” with the MIG-28 fighters is a great example of pure Aries energy projected onto the big screen:

MMA superstar turned action star Gina Carano, actress Lucy Lawless (“Xena: Warrior Princess”), WWE superstar Mark Calaway (“The Undertaker”), FBI agent Elliot Ness, and whistle-blowing NYPD cop Frank Serpico are all Aries Suns who have represented well the fighting instincts of this courageous if impetuous sign. (Source)

Moon in Aquarius: Symbol of Emotional Needs in the Sign of the Radical, the Mad Scientist

Sitting 60 degrees away from Aries is Aquarius, the sign of the Genius, the Mad Scientist, the Truth Speaker, the Radical, the Rebel, the Revolutionary, the Non-Conformist, the Exile, and the Eccentric. When a person’s Moon (emotional needs) is in Aquarius, they’re nourished by the unconventional, the unorthodox, and the unexpected. They need to take “the road less traveled” if they are to feel themselves. This is also why people with their Moons in Aquarius often resonate emotionally with people and practices that exist at the fringes of society.

Using it’s release date as its date of birth, the 1985 film Back to the Future is an Aquarius Moon. (Chart) Not surprisingly, the film is filled with “out of left field” Aquarian themes such as time travel. Very early in the film the main character (Marty Mcfly) is suddenly zapped into a situation where he is the ultimate outsider, a man out of his own time, a sensation many Aquarius Moons can relate to.

The film’s plot centers around harnessing the energy of a lightning bolt, which just so happens to be the astrological symbol for Aquarius. Finally, the Doc Brown character is about as iconic an embodiment of the Aquarius Mad Scientist archetype as has ever been projected onto the big screen:

Actor David Duchovny, best known for playing FBI agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files, is an Aquarius Moon. (Chart) With his Moon (emotional needs) in wildly unconventional Aquarius it was easy for him to slide into the emotional body of a character attracted to people and practices considered wildly off-limits by those around him.

Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon: The BASE Jumper and the Rule Breaker

Combine the fighting spirit of an Aries Sun with the wildly unconventional instincts of an Aquarius Moon and you get a Sun/Moon pairing that will be fiercely independent, wildly free-spirited, and an anarchist in spirit if not in practice. The theme song for this pairing is “Ride the Lightning” by Metallica. Astrologer Jefferson Anderson refers to the Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon individual as “The Pioneer” who is motivated to go faster, higher, and further out than just about any of the other Sun/Moon pairings:

High-strung, temperamental, and extremely independent, you are usually ten steps ahead of everyone else, and you spend a lot of time trying to figure out why they all can’t keep up with you. (Source)

Actor Steve McQueen is an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon who represented well the non-conformist spirit of his Sun/Moon pairing. (Chart) A professional motorcycle racer before becoming an actor, McQueen became one of Hollywood’s leading men by effectively projecting onto film the high-risk, high-reward, devil-may-care attitude typically found in the Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon individual. McQueen’s most memorable role came in 1963 when he portrayed Captain Hicks, a World War II prisoner of war who escapes a Nazi labor camp on a stolen motorcycle:

McQueen’s entire chase scene from The Great Escape, seven minutes in total, can be viewed here. It’s one of the most iconic action sequences of 20th century film and a superb portrayal of the Sun/Moon pairing most likely to ride a lightning bolt down the road less traveled.

Sky-diver, BASE-jumper, and professional daredevil Jeb Corliss, who bears a striking resemblance to Steve McQueen in both appearance and attitude, is also an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon. (Chart). His high-risk exploits, many of which make McQueen’s stunts look tame, were documented for a 2008 ESPN film entitled Jeb Corliss: On a Wing and Prayer.

Corliss hosted a show for the Discovery Channel called Stunt Junkies but was fired after being arrested for BASE-jumping off the Empire State Building. As astrologers Suzi and Charles Harvey warn the Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon individual, “. . . an orderly routine is a living death for you. Being self-employed is probably a good idea . . .” (Source)

On January 16th, 2012 Corliss almost died during a wing suit flight gone awry over South Africa’s Table Mountain. On March 1st, 2012 he recounted the accident – including an out-of-body experience he had upon realizing he was tumbling towards his death – on the Conan O’brien show:

Corliss’s accident occurred when transiting Pluto (terror, extremes) in Capricorn (geologic structures) was squaring (colliding with) Corliss’s natal Sun (identity) in Aries (the Risk-Taker). According to astrologer Steven Forest, transiting Pluto squaring a person’s Sun is associated with a number of unpleasantries including the potential for death:

. . . these transits tend to press Plutonian issues to the forefront. They are impossible to ignore . . . Here we often find forced contact with life’s darker side: a child is discovered with a drug problem, crime occurs, disease makes itself felt, an intimate death may take place. (Source)

Robert Hand warns that a square from transiting Pluto to a person’s Sun will “test your strength and the energy with which you have established yourself in the world.” (Source) In Corliss’s case the risk-taking Aries energies that have fueled his identity (Sun) are now being tested as he rehabs from injuries sustained upon colliding with the mountain.

Speaking of which, here’s a video of the accident. It’s gruesome, to say the least, but if you want a very clear example of a collision (square) from transiting Pluto (terror) in Capricorn (geologic structures) to a person’s Sun (identity) in Aries (the Daredevil) this is sure it:

Transiting Uranus (sudden shocks) was also squaring Corliss’s natal Mars (physical assertion) when the accident occurred. Astrologer Robert Hand warns that this transit is a really, really bad time to take unnecessary risks to life and limb:

Watch out for impulsive actions, rash decisions, and other actions that may have sudden, unexpected consequences and undesirable results in the future. You may feel that your ego is at stake in some way and you have to assert yourself now regardless of the risk of getting involved in an accident. Do what you must, but act with a little discretion.

. . . unconscious eruptions of these energies can be quite disruptive. Accidents that you have not apparently caused but have somehow made more likely are one outcome of this transit. (Source)

Corliss is a professional daredevil so it’s next to impossible for him to go very long without taking risks. His final jump off Table Mountain, however, was extremely dangerous even by his standards. In previous jumps he had come within six feet of the cliff that he later collided with. In the jump that almost killed him he cut the margin down to only six inches, thus exponentially raising the risk of an accident. HBO sports was there to film him so, as Robert Hand warns, Corliss was likely feeling pressure to take risks above and beyond what he could responsibly manage.

To Corliss’s credit he seems to have learned his lesson. During his interview with Conan O’Brien he stated, “I lost respect for the mountain. I was pushing way too hard and it spanked me. I’m very thankful I made a mistake so massive and still be able to recover from it.”

It should be noted that Corliss’s North Node, the point of destiny should one choose to accept it, is in Scorpio. It thus makes sense he is best known for flying around in an all black “wing suit” that bear more than few resemblances to the bat suit worn by Batman.

Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon: The Old School Rebel and the New Age Outlaw

Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon is certainly a risk-taker but there is much more to this Sun/Moon pairing than just motorcycle stunts, BASE-jumps, and pants-crappingly high health insurance premiums. At its best it combines the pioneering spirit of an Aries Sun with the humanitarian instincts of an Aquarius Moon to fight (Aries) for the good of the many (Aquarius). According to astrologers Suzie and Charles Harvey, a metaphoric image for the highest expression of the Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon combination is, “A gallant crusader turns his sword into computer chip and broadcasts New Age philosophy.” (Source) That just so happens to be excellent approximation of professional wrestler turned yoga instructor Diamond Dallas Page who, like Steven McQueen and Jeb Corliss, is an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon. (Chart)

Page doesn’t broadcast “New Age” philosophy but he is teaching an ancient practice that many mistakenly think of as “New Age”. He didn’t “turn his sword into a computer chip” but he did turn his wrestling boots in for a yoga mat and now broadcasts his practice across the internet. As Page put it himself, “I now prefer putting my foot over my head to putting it up someone’s ass”. (Source)

Page’s yoga community recently came to to the attention of the wider yoga world when one of his students, a severely disabled veteran of the first Gulf War, made an amazing transformation after adhering to Page’s brand of yoga for ten months:

Page now counts several dozen current and former professional wrestlers as his students, many of whom have bodies and spirits that are in desperate need of the benefits a good yoga practice can bring. He’s also done extensive work with soldiers stationed in or back from Iraq and Afghanistan, many of whom are recovering from experiences that can be as crushing to the spirit as they are to the body.

Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon: The Liberator, the Innovator, and the Maverick (Photo by Spc. George Welcome, USA)

That an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon like Diamond Dallas Page would be involved in assisting injured soldiers and near-crippled wrestlers gain freedom from their physical and emotional restrictions makes perfect sense. At its highest expression Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon is the pairing of “The Liberator” who uses their charisma, enthusiasm, and innovative spirit to assist those persons society has left by the wayside.

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Libra is typically thought of as the Zodiac’s resident fashion expert as it’s the sign most concerned with how it looks to others. Virgo is also associated with the fashion world, particularly tailoring, due to its aptitude at getting things to work right, including outfits. Over at the Fashionista Blog, however, Dhani Mau makes a good case that Scorpio is the sign best represented in the world of high fashion:

Anna Wintour, Robbie Myers, Glenda Bailey, Calvin Klein, Zac Posen, Edith Head, Emilio Pucci, Kelly Cutrone, Peter Lindbergh, Alexa Chung, Isabella Blow, Daphne Guinness, Chloe Sevigny, Lauren Hutton, Jean Shrimpton and Helmut Newton are just a few of the many editors, designers, photographers and style icons who were born under the sign of Scorpio. These folks are successful, powerful, iconic and we had a hunch that it wasn’t just a coincidence. (Source)

I’m not read up enough on the charts of famous fashion personalities to comment on whether Mau is on to something or not. What I have noticed is that Scorpio does seem to be the sign most likely to wear skin tight leather print outfits. Consider, for instance, Randy “Macho Man” Savage from the world of professional wrestling and Carson Kreesley from Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy show. Both men are Scorpios and both represent the skin tight leather print look quite well albeit each in their own, radically different, way:

Usually Scorpios favor the vampire, goth, or biker looks so I’m not sure if Savage and Kreesley are outliers or perhaps representative of a certain sub-species of Scorpio male.

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Scorpio is the sign of the Shamaness and the Spy, the Sorceress and the Spell-Caster, the Hitman and the Detective, the Investment Banker and the Contract Killer, the Criminal Deviant and the Depth Psychologist, the Emotional Assassin and the Clandestine Lover, the Countess in Chief of Mind Bending and the Professor Emeritus of Freak Nasty. When a person’s Sun (identity) is in Scorpio they inevitably end up trafficking in the hidden, the mysterious, and the psycho-sexual. Actress Famke Janssen is a representative Scorpio Sun. (Chart) Her big breakthrough came in the 1995 film Goldeneye in which she portrayed “Xenia Onatopp”, a ruthlessly intelligent James Bond super-villainess who kills men between her legs:

Leo, sitting 90 degrees from Scorpio, is the sign of the King and the Queen, the Entertainer and the Performer, the Actor and the Actress, the Mistress of Ceremonies and the Professor of High Theatrics. When a person’s Moon (emotional needs) is in Leo, they will derive emotional nourishment from being the center of attention. Hollywood golden era actress Marlene Dietrich is a Leo Moon who fits the profile of her lunar placement down to a “t”: bright lights and big hair, a sense of the dramatic and a stage presence larger than life:

Ecologically, Leo is associated with the middle of summer – a time when the Sun is at its brightest, plants are at their fullest bloom, and even the most solitary of animals are likely to be seen out strutting their stuff. A Leo Moon who feels emotionally appreciated will thus take on the persona of a lioness strutting across the savannah or a movie star strutting down the red carpet.

Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon: This is Why I’m Hot

Combine the sexual magnetism of a Scorpio Sun with the stunning stage presence of a Leo Moon and the result is a Sun/Moon pairing that will have jaws dropping, heads turning, and pulses racing. Dramatic and magnetic, determined and ambitious, this pairing is both impossible to resist and impossible to ignore. Its theme song is either “Number One Stunna” by Birdman or “This is Why I’m Hot” by MIMS. Actress Veronica Lake, Hollywood’s original femme fatale show-stopper, is a Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon. (Chart)

Scorpio Sun represents the darkest of the dark while Leo Moon represents the brightest of the bright. According to astrologer Jefferson Anderson, the collision of late autumn darkness with mid-summer sunshine produces the “Magnificent Obsession” who will be anything but pedestrian as they walk through life:

You stand apart from the crowd. A rugged individualist, you have tremendous confidence and self-sustaining vitality, which make it unnecessary for you to rely on others for encouragement. People sense you are a leader for your presence alone is compelling.

With a strong sense of the dramatic, you rarely do things halfway, and your actions and behavior are usually designed to attract attention. (Source)

Actress Julia Roberts, who has been named one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” list eleven times, is a Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon. (Chart) Like many Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon natives Roberts has major workaholic tendencies, having starred in a total of 42 films in the last 22 years.

One of the most intensely romantic of the 144 Sun/Moon pairings, relationships are of extraordinary importance to this pairing. Actors do best in roles that match their Sun/Moon pairings so it is no coincidence that Roberts is at her finest when starring films with distinctly romantic themes such as Pretty Woman, My Best Friend’s Wedding, and Eat Pray Love.

Actress Gabrielle Union is also a Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon who has carved out a successful acting career in romantic themed films such as Two Can Play That Game, Deliver Us from Eva and The Honeymooners. (Chart) Like many Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon natives Union is known for her compelling presence, attention getting style, and near total immunity to would be haters:

This pairing can be more than a handful in relationships. Union, for instance, has been banned from sitting court side at Miami Heat basketball games for her intense trash talking of players, fans, referees, and even her own boyfriend NBA superstar Dwayne Wade. (Source) As Jefferson Anderson tells us, the Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon individual takes an all-consuming approach to romance:

. . . you can be a very affectionate and generous partner. Just guard against jealousy and possessiveness. You have a tendency to want to reshape the one you love in your own image. Beware of such overbearing practices. (Source)

Although her curriculum vitae is not yet as lengthy as that of her astro-twin Julia Roberts, Union is a legit “Number One Stunner” whose show-stopping hair style has been known to – quite literally – set off the body scanner security alarms at airports:

Actress Lauren Hutton, a former Vogue cover model and Revlon spokeswoman, is also a Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon. (Chart) At age 61 she is still a “number one stunner”, having recently posed naked and guest starring on the television show Nip, Tuck. (Source) In the 1984 film Once Bitten she plays a centuries old vampire who keeps her self going by seducing much younger men including the then 22 year old Jim Carrey:

In light of Mrs. Hutton’s staying power it should be mentioned that Gabrielle Union’s current boyfriend, Miami Heat basketball player Dwayne Wade, is 10 years her junior. If the arc of Hutton’s career is any indicator Union be stopping traffic and setting off body scanner alarms for at least another 25 years.

Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon: The Show Stopper and the Good Samaritan

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Julia Roberts, Gabrielle Union and other Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon natives such as Veronica Lake and Lauren Hutton are known for stopping traffic, setting off body scanner alarms and stunning the daylights out of scandalously younger men. There’s much more to the Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon individual than just bright lights, big hair. Leo Moon, at its most generous, will give of its time, energy, and money as freely as the Sun gives its light and warmth. The combination make for a Sun/Moon pairing that will bring sunshine (Leo) to those trapped within even the most subterranean of emotional situations (Scorpio). The Harveys explain of the Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon individual:

When you allows the day and night sides of you to combine, you are one of the most wholehearted, persuasive, determined, and inspiring of all the Sun-Moon combinations. You can be driven by a desire to save yourself and others from the ignorance, darkness, disease, and corruption that at some level you fear may consume the world. This can attract you towards medicine and into any work where you are able to make a big difference. (Source)

Gabrielle Union, for instance, has donated generously to rape crisis centers. Commenting on why she has chosen to be public on the matter:

This is why I now lobby for state legislatures across the country and the federal government to help raise funds and awareness for rape crisis centers, and I speak to all different kinds of people across the country about what happened to me. My goal is to never hear the words ‘me too’ from someone after I say ‘I was raped.’ (Source)

According to the Harveys, two metaphoric images that capture the highest expression of the Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon combination are:

A Samaritan mirrors sunshine into the depths of a dark pit bringing hope to those who live there . . . A sexy superstar creates a new charity. (Source)

Both images happen to be an excellent approximation of Mrs. Union. A sexy superstar, she has mirrored sunshine into the depths of the dark emotional pit that survivors of sexual assault so often fall into.

Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon Astro-Twins: Actress Gabrielle Union, CEO George Zimmer

The Harveys’ images also happen to be excellent approximations of one of Union’s closest living Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon astro-twin, Men’s Warehouse CEO George Zimmer. (Chart) If Zimmer’s name doesn’t ring a bell his commercials for Men’s Warehouse probably will. They’re the ones that end with Zimmer delivering his signature line, “You’re gonna look great, I guarantee it.”

A go-getter in the business world and a superstar of men’s clothing who specializes in helping others look like number one stunners, Zimmer has donated generously to marijuana legalization efforts. (Source) He’s also helped finance research into the use of MDMA, commonly called “Ecstasy”, as a therapy for those suffering from PTSD. A study he donated money for in 2005 included a rape victim who had suffered from nightmares for twenty five years. (Source)

People with the same Sun/Moon pairing often bear an impossible to dismiss resemblance to each other even if, as in the case of Gabrielle Union and George Zimmer, they’re obviously not related by blood. Notice how, despite their radically different demographic profiles, the camera picks up on a vibe of charismatic self-confidence and magnetic vitality in both of them:

Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon: The Showstopper, The Number One Stunner (Photo copyrights Nick Stepowyj, Thomas Hawk)

That Gabrielle Union and George Zimmer would both be legit number one stunners who also help those trapped in darkness is no surprise given their astrological pedigree. At its highest expression Scorpio Sun, Leo Moon is both the showstopper who slows traffic with their superstar style and the Good Samaritan who renders assistance to those in desperate need.

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