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"Linda
was, and still is, the love of my life.... I am privileged
to have been her lover for 30 years, and in all that time,
except for one enforced absence, we never spent a single night
apart. When people asked why, we would say, ''What for?''
Paul
McCartney - April 21, 1998
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In order to read this article as written - start here at: Part
I of The Zodiac & Soul
Mates
Part
II of The Zodiac & Soul Mates:
Dr Z's Top Six Soul Mate Astrology Clues
This
Dr Z article was originally written in 1997 and then
was revised for content a few years ago when he belatedly
discovered Linda's
birth time. Since then
it has only
been edited from time to time for purposes of minor
clarification and/or refinement.
Having
previously written this section containing my Top Six Soul Mate
Clues in 1997 - I then
in 1998 decided to put my Top Six Clues up against the ultimate
soul mate test (where the rubber meets the road)...
If
the wonderful, gracious lovers, Paul and Linda McCartney, weren't
soul mates
-- then I have nary an earthly clue about who might be...
A
few disclaimers before starting: All that these Top Six clues
may potentially
signify is that sharing one or more of the following six cross aspects
with another person may reflect (mirror) a relationship with inexplicable
subjective feelings of fatedness, karma, kinship and/or deep
connection between the two people involved.
- The
following cross aspects are NOT meant to be a guarantee you've
found a lasting,
eternal soul mate connection... at least not in the sense
that the two of you will be able to happily and peacefully spend
the rest of your lives together. Life and love are not as simple
as we'd
like (and yearn) for them to be.
- The
following cross aspects are NOT meant to be a guarantee of an
easy, smooth. and
emotionally healthy relationship or connection with the other
person... they most certainly don't guarantee that... As I was
so aptly reminded,
astrologer Steven Forrest has said (something to the effect)
that sometimes soul mates kill each other... (Been there, done
that....)
- The
following cross aspects are NOT meant to be the final word in
regard to aspects
which might be a clue of a potential soul mate connection or
general attraction and compatibility between two people.
Birth
Data Used:
- Paul's
Birth Data: June 18, 1942 2:00 pm Liverpool, England, Rodden
Rating: A
- Linda's
Birth Data: September 24, 1941 10:00 am New York, NY, Rodden
Rating: A
Both
birth times are based on info given by Linda McCartney and used in an
article in the ACVA Journal Summer 1998 Vol 4 No.1. (Just to keep everybody
on the same page, if you are casting the charts, then this info gives
Paul an Ascendant of 25 degrees Virgo and Linda an Ascendant of 8 degrees
Scorpio.)
1.
Magnetic Attraction - (You're a Magnet for me, baby...)
Look for person A's birth planets sign conjuncting the angles of person
B's chart (Ascendant/ Descendant magnetic axis or the Midheaven/
I.C. gravity axis). This is
especially true of person A's luminaries and personal planets
(Sun, Moon, Venus, and Mars) and especially true of conjuncting
person B's
Ascendant/Descendant magnetic axis. This also holds effective for a sign
conjunction with person B's Midheaven/IC gravity axis, but the connection
is going to be
somewhat "heavier" in nature.
Linda's
Sun in Libra was out of sign closely orb conjunct
Paul's Ascendant
in Virgo. Paul's Moon was sign and orb conjunct Linda's
Midheaven.
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Again, if
you find a double whammy - such as person A's Ascendant conjunct person
B's Moon and person B's Ascendant conjunct person A's Moon - then all
the better!
2.
We May Never Pass This Way Again (Karmic Lovers)
Cross aspects between the Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars, and/or Angles (Ascendant/
Descendant axis or the Midheaven/ I.C. axis) in person A's chart and
person B's Lunar
Nodes.
The conjunction
being the most intense and significant connection is the only aspect I
currently consider. Again, look for a double whammy.
| Linda's
North Lunar Node was conjunct Paul's Ascendant. One interpretation
is that this one single indicator by itself strongly
denotes that the two
of them may have been together during several different past
lives.
Only mildly of interest: Linda's North Lunar
Node was squared Paul's Sun. Linda's North Lunar
Node was also sextile Paul's Venus. Paul's North Lunar Node
was trine Linda's Venus (a double whammy).
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3.
You Are My Destiny (Destiny's Gate)
Cross aspects between the Sun, Moon, Venus, Ascendant, and/or Midheaven in
person A's chart and person B's birth Vertex, the Vertex being nicknamed by
me as "Destiny's Gate." This
rule holds especially true in regard to conjunctions and oppositions. Again,
look for a double whammy.
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Linda's
Vertex was conjunct Paul's Sun and Midheaven which
was a very powerful connection between the two of
them.
Only
of mild secondary interest, Paul's Vertex was trine
Linda's Moon and Venus.
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4.
Let Me Lose Myself in You! (or Calgon, Take Me Away)
Cross aspects between person A's birth Neptune and person B's birth luminaries,
personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars), and Ascendant/Descendant
axis....
The
conjunction, trine and sextile aspects are (for the most
part) a wee bit "easier" to handle - with the conjunction
being the most intense connection.
Cross
aspects involving Neptune and the other person's luminaries,
personal planets, and Ascendant/Descendant axis can even
hold true with sign conjunctions and oppositions that
aren't necessarily within orb aspect - but generally speaking:
the closer, the better.
Finding
what's sometimes called a "double whammy" cross
aspect - such as person A's Neptune conjunct
person B's Venus and
person B's Neptune sextile person A's Venus
-- is all the better for creating that special
connection
feeling. A double
whammy helps create a stronger mutuality of
feeling.
| In
a synastry birth chart comparison for Paul and Linda
McCartney - Paul's Neptune was found to be conjunct
Linda's Sun; and Linda's Neptune was found to be
squared Paul's Sun (a double whammy). Linda's Neptune
was also conjunct Paul's Ascendant. |
5.
Hey, Venus! (Love in the Afternoon)
Cross aspects between the Sun and/or Moon in person A's chart and person
B's birth Venus.
This
is especially intense with conjunctions and oppositions, but
trines and sextiles are awfully comfortable and nice. Again,
look for a double whammy.
| Paul's
Venus was in opposition Linda's Moon and Linda's Venus
was squared Paul's Moon (another double whammy). |
6.
Immortal Lovers (Ooh baby, ooh baby)
Now here's one you probably haven't heard of before...
The
Immortal Lovers clue concerns the minor asteroids named
Eros and Psyche. If this is a relationship between a male and
female
-- then first look for the male's birth Eros conjuncting
the female's birth Psyche. This even appears to work with sign
conjunctions
which aren't in orb. In my experience, finding this cross
aspect between lovers is fairly rare... at the same
time, finding a double whammy between family members
seems to be fairly common
(which is sort of a spooky thought, but consistent with
many of the differing theories on reincarnation).
Bringing
it down a notch, this also seems to work fairly well with (in
orb) aspect oppositions and squares. Then, to a much, much, much
lesser degree, it can work with trines and sextiles. (Although,
as a strong general rule I don't consider trines and sextiles
when comparing Eros and Psyche.)
Then...
check to see if anything's up between the female's birth Eros
and male's birth Psyche. Finding a double whammy cross aspect
between lovers (involving conjunctions, oppositions and squares)
is rare...
| Paul's
Eros was in aspect opposition Linda's Psyche and Linda's
Eros was sign conjunct Paul's Psyche (another double
whammy). |
For
those folks interested in checking for cross aspects between
Eros and Psyche, the only software packages I know of that can
calculate Eros and Psyche (such as Solar Fire 4) are a wee bit
expensive. So a less expensive alternative is the free Astrodienst
Online Chart Service that offers an option for manually adding
in any of the asteroids. The asteroid number for Eros is 433
and the asteroid number for Psyche is 16.
Commonly
asked question:
Q
- What if I don't find any double whammies?
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