Monday, September 21, 2015

John Denver - Icarus Falls

With no fewer than seven retrograde planets folk singer / composer John Denver had a challenging horoscope to live up to.

Like in the Greek myth, Denver's Capricorn Sun was conjunct the asteroid 
Icarus @ 9 Cap.53" within minutes of arc. Recall the ancient hero Icarus flew too close to the Sun's rays, his wings of wax and feathers melted and he fell into the sea to drown.
Moreover, Denver's Sun was inconjunct Pluto - death through one's own agency.
Meaning that the singer was made fully aware of the fuel transfer valve's difficult cockpit location and troublesome operation.

Mercury conjunct Pholus;
Both these were inconjunct Jupiter, equating with negative release via air flight and subsequent death.
Pholus is a wise centaur with a big effect. The implication is Denver was vulnerable if he didn't like the advice being given. Twelve days after purchase he decided to fly the aircraft despite his mechanic's very specific warning.

"10/12/1997, after playing a round of golf with his friends near Carmel, California, Denver headed out to fly a new plane that he had just purchased. He was killed when the plane crashed at 5:30 PM in Pacific Grove, California. After investigation, the cause of the plane crash was released in January 1999. Investigators believe that Denver was low on fuel and, unfamiliar with the cockpit of his new plane, lost control. When he was looking for the fuel-tank switch he inadvertently put the plane into a roll and crashed into the Pacific Ocean."

See his natal chart below.




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