Our Celebrity this month was born on December 18th, 1963 in the quaint
town of Shawnee Oklahoma. The oldest of three children in his family,
his mother was a school counselor and his father owned a trucking firm.
It wasn’t long at all until his family moved to Springfield, Missouri,
it was there that he spent his high school years at Kickapoo high school.
He was active on various sports teams, a member of the choir as well as
being a key figure on his debate club, on top of all that he was a big
part of the student government. His childhood was fairly normal, happy
family, lots of friends, camping trips, but there was one thing about
this youngster that made him unique, he loved movies!
Brad Pitt was a full blown movie buff right from the get go, little did
he know at the time he would be one of Hollywood’s leading men and
one of People Magazines most beautiful people. This ‘double’
Sagittarius, double meaning that the rising sign in a chart is the same
as the Sun sign, has a carefree and adventurous spirit.
Jupiter, the ruler of his chart, is placed in his fourth house making
him somewhat of a home body. One of the many things that Jupiter rules
is millionaires, and Jupiter makes no exceptions in this case. I must
say I am happy to have Jupiter as ruler to my chart as well. His obvious
Moon/Venus conjunction give him popularity among women and the trine from
that conjunction to his mid heaven makes that popularity profitable for
him in his career. This Moon/Venus conjunction in Capricorn is located
in his second house of money, well, need I say more about the riches life
has bestowed upon him from his career and his recognition among women,
and some men I may ad.
Brad attended the university of Missouri, and his majors were journalism
and advertising. However in 1987, he left college two credit hours short
of graduation. At the time, transiting Uranus conjoined his natal Sun.
When the planet of the unexpected and new awareness passes over our natal
sun, we tend to have a rather unique awakening in our lives to what may
be dormant in our selves. Hence this transit for Brad led him to hop in
his car named “runaround Sue” and directed himself towards for
California. Brad arrived in Los Angeles, and a new life had started for
him. He was young and ambitious and had $325 in his wallet. As he was
looking for work he landed the first job of his ‘new life’ handing
out free cigarette samples in front of a restaurant dressed as a big chicken.
Whatever money he could save went toward his community theatre acting
lessons.
Brad worked his way into television and soon after the film industry.
As he approached his first Saturn return, he landed first feature film
role as a cowboy in the 1991 film, Thelma and Louise. The 14 minutes of
screen time made such an impact that it lead him to become one of Hollywood’s
top actors. Typically, our first Saturn returns near the ages of 28 to
30 signify a ‘coming of age’ a crossing the threshold into adulthood.
In society we become adults at 21, Astrologically, not until after our
first Saturn return. Transiting Jupiter also trined his ascendant at the
time expanding his horizons.
More opportunities followed. He was soon cast in ‘A River Runs Through
It’, and then a huge starring role alongside Tom Cruise in ‘Interview
With the Vampire.’ In 1995, as well as in 2000, he was named ‘Sexiest
Man Alive’ by People Magazine. Transiting Neptune made a pass over
his Moon/Venus conjunction accentuating his beauty and somewhat angelic
qualities giving him an aura about him that just made him seem almost
ethereal. (Carlo: check back with me on this last statement.)
Also in 1995 while Brad was on the scene of his next hit ‘Seven’
he fell for his co-star Gwyneth Paltrow. It was while Brad and Gwyneth
were on a vacation, that their privacy was violated. The couple was sunbathing
in the nude when a photographer with a telephoto lens snapped some pictures.
These pictures were distributed among magazines and newspapers across
all of Europe, and eventually ended up in ‘Playgirl’ magazine.
The transit of typically benefic Jupiter to his natal Mars, which in Brad’s
chart rules his twelfth house of scandals, was the cause of such debauchery.
He should have kept his clothes on in public during this time. They engaged
in January of 1997, however on June 16th of that year Brad’s publicist
announced that the relationship was over. Transiting Saturn squared his
natal Mercury, which in his chart is his partner/lover, adding that there
was much too much strain in the relationship, more than he desired.
In the spring of 1998 Brad Pitt met Jennifer Aniston, The two seem very
friendly but deny anything more than just being friends. The romance continues,
and even after Jennifer takes a trip with Brad to meet his folks in Missouri,
they still deny any relationship. The tabloids had caught wind of an impending
engagement between the two. Brad and Jennifer appear at the 1999 Emmy
awards hand-in-hand, this being their first public appearance together.
During the 1999 time period, transiting Pluto began to cross Brad’s
ascendant (rising sign) indicating a great transition in his life and
career. This transformation of his ‘self’ more than likely gave
him a better understanding of his own self causing him to attract a partner
suitable as a true companion. Brad and Jen married July 29, 2000 as once
again Jupiter made an almost exact trine to his mid heaven (benefiting
a marriage) as well as transiting Saturn making a trine giving the bond
durability and stability.
Throughout 2004 the greater benefic, Jupiter will approach and cross his
mid heaven indicating a significant time for his career in terms of growth
and recognition. It would not surprise me if he was nominated for an Oscar
for his role in “Troy.” We have yet to see what the remainder
of this year holds for him as the fall time frame should be a time of
great opportunity as well as yet another chance at stardom on another
level.
©2004 Raymond J. Sette
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