Master Blaster - Freddie Mercury - Born September 5
4th Sep 2015
Open your ears for a blast of sizzling passion and raw emotion. The lead singer of the band Queen, Freddie Mercury, was born on September 5, 1946. He would have been 69 years old this week. He was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania and raised in East Africa and Mumbai (Bombay), India until he was eighteen years old.
Saturn and Pluto in the sign of Leo were rising into the eastern sky just before dawn when he was born. Expect drama! Expect fireworks! Expect taboos to be shattered to bits! Freddie had Mercury (planet of writers and magicians) in its sign of rulership Virgo. Mercury's gifts helped Freddie develop his phenomenal ability to craft lyrics and melodies with massive impact and deliver them with sensational style. Nobody wrote and delivered declarative statements like Freddie Mercury: We will rock you! We are the champions! A fiery Sagittarius Moon makes a trine to Freddie's Leo Ascendant. He went where angels feared to tread, shattering preconceptions and expectations with every new album.
Freddie's natal chart has a powerful cluster of planets in Libra, too. Neptune, Mars, Jupiter and Venus occupy his third house. This is perfect for a guy working in a rock band as Libra likes performing in harmony with others. His exceptional Jupiter-Venus conjunction is super-charged by a trine to Uranus in Aries. Freddie forged new paths to exotic and unconventional forms of beauty.
Venus fares well in her sign of Libra and rules the Taurus Midheaven, the chart axis that shows the path of life. Freddie’s inimitable artistry made him an unforgettable musical titan who remains near or at the #1 spot in top rock singer lists. In Freddie's chart, Venus's connections with Uranus and the Moon pushed him into the spotlight where hordes of fans could see and hear him. He performed with all the electric fury one expects of Uranus. Freddie also received benefits as his Sun-sign ruler, Mercury, trines the Part of Fortune. Many famous performers have trines to the Part of Fortune. A performer must be able to make a visceral connection to the audience, and on stage Freddie riveted audiences with his world-shaking voice. Very, very few singers can deliver a gut-kicking rock 'n roll anthem with the sheer impact of Freddie Mercury.
Like many famous rock musicians of the 1970s and 1980s, Freddie's path led him to dangerous places. He was the first major rock star to die of AIDs in 1991. His Moon is at late degree of Sagittarius, a zone that can be the gate to heaven or hell. Few exceptional individuals with a planet in this location come through life unscathed by wounds from exploring the outer boundaries.
With Saturn square his Part of Fortune, Freddie's life was cut short. We can still appreciate Queen's incredible musical legacy. Freddie and the band were inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. When he was alive, Freddie was the voice of a generation. Since his death he's transcended that label. Freddie's songs are a potent reminder that superficial appearances aren't enough. Like Beethoven said, the only way to truly live is to grasp Fate by the throat and bang on the kettle drums until she yields her cache of glorious Fortune.
Since his phenomenal appearances on the eighth season of American Idol, singer Adam Lambert has stepped in for Freddie. He’s performed with the remaining members of Queen on global tours and command performances.
Freddie Mercury was a Virgo with a cluster of planets in Libra; Adam Lambert, born on January 29, 1982, is an Aquarian with a cluster in Libra! What’s even more remarkable is that both men have Mars at 16 Libra! They also both have Saturn-Pluto conjunctions: Freddie’s is in Leo, Adam’s in Libra. Adam is well-suited to carrying Freddie’s legacy forward into the 21st century. Where Freddie’s chart features Venus and Jupiter trine Uranus, Adam’s chart has the Aries Moon trine Uranus in Sagittarius. Uranus contacts like this yield focused, electrical charisma and androgynous sexuality characteristic of both performers.
Actors Sacha Baron Cohen and Ben Whishaw have both been tapped to play Freddie in a film biography, but the project hasn’t manifested yet. Prospects for a film will improve in a couple of years as Neptune in Pisces opposes Freddie’s natal Sun and Uranus opposes his Jupiter/Venus. Biographical works and revivals often coincide with major Neptune transits.
A large bronze statue of Freddie Mercury was unveiled on November 25, 1996 in Montreux, Switzerland. Since 2003, fans have gathered to pay tribute at the “Freddie Mercury Montreux Memorial Day” celebrations held during the first weekend in September. If you’re not able to fly off to Switzerland this weekend, raise a glass to Freddie and listen to some of his music to honor a rocker that transcends time.