The Horoscope Of George Harrison

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George Harrison was born on February 25, 1943, at ten minutes after twelve. This gives us a rising degree of 29* Virgo. Some suggest that Georges rising sign was just entering Libra, but the Libra chart would not have anywhere near the strength necessary to give the type of results which correspond to George's life. The ascendent lord would occupy the sixth house, an evil one, and the Beatle karma of the Jupiter years would have taken place under the aegis of the lord of the third and sixth houses, evil lordships for sure. Virgo rising would put the ascendent lord in the wonderful fifth house, with exalted ninth lord Venus aspecting the ascendent. Therefore, the rising sign would have to be Virgo.

 

And Virgo does seem to correspond well to George's personality. The maternal, caring instincts of the Virgo have always been out front with George. The way he helped the Hare Krishna movement during the late 60s and early seventies, what to speak of the huge altruistic effort he made to orchestrate charity for the hungry in Bangladesh, certainly bears this out. Even on a smaller, everyday level, stories about Georges giving nature abound; he is known for giving $50 bills to beggars, big tips to cab drivers, and once, for example, he gave the ring off his finger to a waitress, just as an act of kindness.

 

 

 

The artistic and musical skills of the Virgo-born found expression in his horoscope, too. But not every person with Virgo rising has George's abilities; these are due, more than anything, to exalted Venus in the seventh, wherefrom Venus aspects the ascendent itself. It is mainly this placement which confered a high level of musical skill and technical ability on George. Also of note is the placement of Jupiter, a very benefic planet, in the house of actions and profession in a musical sign, Gemini, part of whose symbol is a stringed instrument. And how about the Moon in a Venusian sign, Libra? A bright Moon in Libra suggests some very natural mental enthusiasm for music. It is this Moon, as well as the central placement of the emotional Venus, which has seen George follow his feelings into the world of music, as opposed to his musical career being the result of some logical or calculating conclusion. Another thing suggested by the Moon in a sign related to music is that some of his compositions may have been awarded to him on a subtle, psychic level.

 

George's intense religious involvement is indicated in several ways, but mainly by exalted Venus in a quadrant. Venus is a pious planet in the first place, being the preceptor of the materialists, specifically of the Daitya race/clan. In this chart, Venus becomes the lord of the ninth house, something which enhances the spiritual nature of Venus. The exaltation of Venus takes place in the brahminical and religious sign of Pisces, something that further enhances the religious significance of Venus. It is this Venus which aspects the ascendent directly.

 

In addition, Jupiter, the karaka ( indicator ) of spiritual understanding and guru of the pious beings ( devas ), occupies the tenth house, the most expressive house of a horoscope for a planet, after the ascendent. From there, Jupiter aspects the Moon as well as the Sun, indicating a pious birth on an emotional as well as a soulful level.

 

Events Let us now see how well the planetary periods corresponded to Georges the life events. When George was 13 years old, his mother bought him his first guitar, a rather simple one, and George began to develop his musical skills. This corresponded to the major planetary period of Rahu, sub period of Venus. Venus being the planet of art and music, this makes sense.

 

When George was 15, he joined the Quarrymen, a rock and roll group which was a forerunner of the Beatles. During the remainder of the major Rahu period, he played music with the Beatles in relative obscurity and without much success, results which might be expected of Rahu, an evil planet placed in an evil house.

 

In the sub period of Rahu-Mars, George traveled to Germany to perform with the Beatles. Mars is a malefic, even in terms of the houses which he owns, and Mars occupies the fourth house, which rules ones homeland and residence. A malefic planet with evil lordship typically separates one from ones homeland when it occupies the fourth house, and this is how Mars acted during its planetary sub period.

 

Mars is also indicative of the police, for obvious reasons. George ran into trouble with the police during the Martian sub period because he was working as a minor and had no work visa. The police even deported him, something which really created an interruption because it stopped his music for a while.

 

The major period of Jupiter began in December of 1960. Of course his karma improved because he left the major period of Rahu, an evil planet in an evil house. Jupiter is a benefic planet occupying a quadrant house, a house in which benefics give positive results. The sign which Jupiter occupied was Gemini, a musical sign. Little wonder then, that Georges guitar playing notably improved, the Beatles coalesced very much as a group, and their popularity increased so much that they became one of their regions most well-known groups. Not only had Georges karma improved, but the natural buoyancy of Georges chart had begun to manifest, now free of the effects of the major planetary period of Rahu, in whose grips Gearge had been since his very birth.

 

The Saturnian sub period of Jupiter operated from February of 63 until August of 1965. During this time, the full-blown Beatle karma manifest. From the ascendent, Saturn is the lord of a good house from the ascendent, and occupies the house of fortune and luck, the ninth, the most benefic house in any horoscope, which is a nice placement. But from the Moon, Saturn enjoys a unique position. The planet is the unsullied owner of purely positive houses, the raj-yoga karaka, and occupies the tenth house, also a great house for Saturn. For these reasons, Saturn was strong enough to express the raj yogas of the chart, too.

 

George was also exposed to marijuana and psychodelic drugs during this sub period, which is not a surprise from Saturn in Taurus. Taurus is a sensual sign belonging to Venus, the planet of intoxication.

 

From August of 1965 until November of 1967, the sub period of Mercury was in vogue. Mercury is a benefic planet in a trinal house, so the strong Beatle karma continued. That Mercurys results were decidedly musical are due in large part to the fact that Mercury occupies his own navamsha ( zodiacal subdivision ) of Gemini, a musical sign. Otherwise, Mercury in the serious sign of Capricorn in a pious house involved George in meditation and exposed him to Vedic philosophical thought.

 

Jupiter Ketu ran from November of 1967 until October of 1968. This sub period was rather uneventful, not a surprise as Ketu occupies an evil house. Specifically, the sixth house is the house of obstacles and debts. The film Magical Mystery Tour, for example, released in December of 67, was a financial flop.

 

The Jupiter Venus years, from October of 68 until July of 71, were extremely strong years for George in terms of musical karma. George became recognized as a top guitar player in the world of rock and roll during this Venus period. Some of the best Beatle material of all time was released during this period. As soon as it started, the White Album was released; it is often considered the best Beatle album of all time, and one of the best rock and roll efforts of all time also. Abbey Road and Let it Be were two other huge successes of which he was a part, and George personally composed the song Something in 1969. Frank Sinatra called it the most beautiful love song ever written. In the latter part of 1970, George recorded a solo effort All Things Must Pass, which was a huge success and maybe the best material of the post Beatles period.

 

During this same Venusian sub period, George became a convert to Gaudiya Vaishnavism, in other words, a devotee of Krishna. He recorded some material with chanting on it, and his album All Things Must Pass had a tremendous amount of philosophical content in it, along the lines of chanting and reincarnation. This was due to the influence of the sub lord Venus in a pious sign, which we mentioned earlier.

 

In spite of all the positive gifts of Venus, the reader may note that Venus occupies a marakasthan, a death-inflicting house, and that Venus is the dispositor of the Moon. In other words, Venus contains the maternal planet, the Moon, in its sign. Georges mother passed away during July of 1970, in the middle of the Venus sub period.

 

And Paul Mc Cartney filed suit against the other Beatles in December of that year, thus bringing about the break up of the Beatles. During both of these unfortunate events, Saturn was transiting the seventh house from Harrisons Moon in its debilitation sign of Aries. Saturn is by nature an evil planet, indicative of sorrows and frustrations. From the seventh house Saturn aspects the house of mothers, the fourth, and the seventh itself is the house of partnerships. The transit of Saturns goes a long way towards explaining how such unfortunate events could come to pass during such a positive subperiod as the Venusian one.

 

The Jupiter Sun ( July /71 April /72 ) period saw George organize the concert tour for the starving masses in Bangladesh. The Sun is the lord of the house of expenses, the twelfth, made altruistic and religious in nature thanks to Jupiters benefic and pious aspect on the Sun.

 

During the Lunar sub period of Jupiter ( April /71 August/73 ), the album Living in the Material World was released. Its feature single, Give Me Love, ( Give Me Peace ), was a number one song. The Moon is strong in brightness in Harrisons chart, occupies the musical sign Libra, and owns the eleventh house, a financial one. Needless to say the album was a financial success. The Beatle karma had been continuing unabated.

 

Jupiter Mars saw marital strife, culminating in estrangement by the end of the sub period, as Georges wife Patty left him permenently. Notice that Mars, as a natural malefic planet and a lord of evil houses, occupies the house of hearth and home, and aspects the house of marriage as well. This sub period lasted from August of 1973 until July of 1974.

 

The last sub period of the Jupiter major belonged to Rahu, from July of 74 until December of 1976. Rahu has already been seen to be a rather negative planet, none of the powerful results of the chart having manifest until the Rahu period was over. And the results given in Rahus sub period, even though the lord of the major period was Jupiter, seems to confirm this. Starting in November of 74 and continuing on until Early 75, George went on a world tour called Harrison and Friends. It was a financial flop and not very well received by the critics. Even among the fans George lost popularity; one of the main problems seemed to be Georges involvement with Indian ( Hindu ) music. His refined tastes just werent popular with the masses, and it was perceived that he was forcing his tastes and even his philosophical outlook on the public. The albums Dark Horse, Extra Texture, and 33 1/3, all released during the Rahu sub period, were not successful at all.

 

George was sued for plagary during the subperiod, and the legal hassles were a source of irritation for him. George also experienced serum hepatitus. Both of these results are directly indicated by Rahus aspect on the sixth house. Depression reared its ugly head during this sub period- that is also a typical result of an evil Rahu.

 

After sixteen years of superstar-millionaire karma, the major planetary period of Jupiter came to an end. True to Jupiters form, the period had been expansive. Although Georges Saturn isnt as powerful as Jupiter-the-benefic in a quadrant, the natural strength of the horoscope basically continued to manifest through Saturn.

 

In the sub period of Saturn itself ( December/76 December/79 ), Georges only son, Dhani, was born to him.This is easily explained as Saturn is the lord of the house of children from both the ascendent and the Moon. Saturns influence is overwhelming in this regard because Saturn also aspects the house from the Moon. Well, as Saturn is the planet of time and delay, the boy was born to George rather late in life. And as Saturn is a planet of limitation, George was blessed in life with one issue only.

 

Saturn in the musical and artistic sign Taurus continued to see George involved along artistic lines. For example, an album was released, George Harrison, which was deemed to be well done. And George became involved in films; he founded a production company called Hand-Made Films.

 

But in spite of many positive developments, Saturn is still a malefic planet; he owns an evil house and sits in the house of father. Georges father passed away under the influence of Saturn-Saturn.

 

The Saturn-Mercury periodextended from December of 1979 until September of 1982. During the first year of the subperiod, George worked on an album called Somewhere in England. It had a very popular song on it called All Those Years Ago which rose to number two on the charts.

 

Right as the sub period of Ketu began ( September/82 October/83 ), George released a disaster of na album called Gone Troppo. It was released in October of 82. During the same sub period, a movie was released, Bullshot, which flopped. We have already mentioned that Ketu occupies the house of debts and obstacles, an evil one.

 

George was said to be rather depressed during 1983; this makes sense as Ketu occupies the sign of Saturn and Saturn was the lord of the major period, too. Saturn is the planet of sadness and melancholy.

 

The subperiod of Saturn-Venus continued from October of 1983 until December of 1986. George continued his involvement in film-making, most notable working with Madonna in his movie Shanghai Surprise. In October of 1985 he appeared in a television special called Blue Suede Shoes, which was a tribute to and with his boyhood rock Idol Carl Perkins, who penned some classic rock tunes in the 1950s. These positive artistic results are par for the course for someone with exalted Venus in a quadrant.

 

Once again, George was involved with charity concerts in June of 1987 because, once again, George came under the influence of a Solar sub period ( December/86 November/87 ). The reader will recall that the Sun is the lord of the house of charities and aspects it as well.

 

The sub period of Saturn-Moon( November/87 June/89 ) did not fail George musically. George came out with a hit CD, Cloud Nine, as soon as it started. The CD contained a re-make of an old standard called Got My Mind Set on You. It became a number one song for George. Shortly afterwards, he was indicted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Then, in October of 1988, he had another hit CD as a member of the group The Traveling Wilburys. It contained the original hit song Handle with Care. It was a really big success. So the Lunar sub period saw George successfully involved in music with one thing after the other.

 

The major planetary period of Mercury dawned on December 19, 1995. Right at that time, George and the remaining Beatles had gotten together and released a lot of old material which had never been made public. Much of it was alternate versions of different songs which were already known. But an old John Lennon song which had been saved for a rainy day was recorded by the three, with a touch up on the lyrics by Paul. The effort was a huge, huge musical success. Mercury, as a benefic in a trine and the lord of the ascendent as well, saw George right on top of the music world once again. It was rumored that the effort also provided a much needed cash infusion for George.

 

A cancerous lump was removed from George's throat in August of 1997. It seems that this might have been a left over from the Saturn major period as Saturn is the planet connected with cancer and Saturn aspects the third house, the house of the throat. But Mercury does occupy a sign of Saturn and owns the third sign of the zodiac. ( Again, the third is the throat, whether sign or house ). So this explains its culmination in Mercury's period. Since we cannot have exact assurance as to the birth time, the sub period of Ketu might have started by the time the cancer was found andremoved. Ketu also sits in a sign of Saturn, he does so in the house of illness, and aspects the second house, which rules the area of the mouth right above the throat.

 

In the Mercury-Venus sub period George was stabbed by an intruder. His wife helped him to overcome the assailant. Even though Venus is a well-positioned, natural benefic, this should not surprise us. Venus acquires death-inflicting powers due to its ownership of the second, a maraka house, and due to the fact that Venus sits in the seventh, another maraka house. In addition, Venus receives an aspect from Mars, a planet corresponding to sharp-pointed weapons. Mars sits in the forth house, the house representing one's home, where the attack took place.

 

In the ultimate issue, though, the very beneficence of Venus indicated the final outcome, that George survived. Why? Well, Venus is a tremendous benefic in George's chart; Venus sits in the house which stands for his wife and is the very karaka of wife, too. It was his wife's role in his defense which turned the tide and beat off the assailant. George Harrisonpassed away on November 29, 2001, in the planetary period ( vimshottari ) ofMercury-Sun. The Sunowns thelast house of the horoscope, representing the end oflife, andsits in the house of disease with the evil Rahu.

 

Hare Krishna in the name of George Harrison!

By Dharmapada Dasa/Dean De Lucia

 

[Sita Sundari]

Thanks for that reading of George Harrisons chart, it was very clearly explained. John Lennon was also Virgo rising but a very different chart, maybe you could explain that one if you had time.