An assortment of obituaries of dissimilar notables.
Ian Douglas Hamilton, protector of the African elephants, was born 16 August 1942 and dreamed as a child about saving animals. After an Oxford degree in zoology, he became the foremost expert on elephants and was the first to alert the world to the ivory poaching holocaust, bringing about the first global ivory trade ban in 1989.
He had a Sun Leo close to his wounded healer Chiron, with a kindly Venus in Cancer sextile Neptune in Virgo. His Mercury Mars and North Node in Virgo were square both Saturn and Uranus in Gemini attracting him to excitement (Mars Uranus), animals (Virgo) and spreading the word. His Jupiter in Cancer was also trine Mars Mercury giving him an additional surge of enthusiasm. Plus a sociable Libra Moon.
Martin Parr, 23 May 1952 Epsom, England, a photographer known for using harsh flash and saturated colours, and for imbuing his images with a sense of humour, captured the attention of an international fan base and celebrated the quirks and intricacies of everyday British life. He was more interested in photographing village fêtes than foreign wars.
A curious and communicative Sun Gemini with a Gemini/Taurus Moon, he had a vibrant and enthusiastic Jupiter in Taurus opposition Mars in Scorpio. And a creative and affectionate Venus in Taurus on the focal point of a Fixed T square to opposition the North Node in Aquarius. He had the chart of a man on a mission.
Sophie Kinsella, 12 December 1969 London, author of the bestselling Shopaholic series of novels, has died at of brain cancer. She wrote her first novel while working as a financial journalist which was acclaimed by critics and became a top 10 bestseller. Her most successful series started with The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic. Her books have sold over 50 million copies in more than 60 countries and have been translated into over 40 languages.
She had an intriguing and tricky chart though seemed to have been happily married with five children, She had a controlled/controlling Sun Sagittarius square Pluto and two yods – Neptune sextile Pluto inconjunct Saturn in Taurus and Mars in Aquarius sextile Saturn inconjunct Pluto. She was designed to work exceptionally hard with an emphasis on money (Saturn in Taurus); and to be influential (Pluto). She also had a publicity-attracting Mars square Neptune.
She is especially known for her best-selling Shopaholic series of novels. The first two novels in the series, The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (2000) and Shopaholic Abroad (2001), were adapted into the film Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009).
Kinsella in her chart has Kaufer, shopping, conj Mars, in her 2nd House of
money trine Jupiter, shopaholic, conj her MC, in Sagittarius, abroad. conj
Neptune, dreamworld.
Here is Sophie Kinsella’s rectified chart. Moon in a Gauquelin sector for writers.
At death in the Solar Return biwheel with natal, SR Uranus conj IC of endings,
SR Pluto conj Asc, and SR Mercury conj MC, denotes death from brain cancer.
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Thank you, Marjorie. Martin Parr had a very quirky sense of humour, reflecting that Jupiter Mercury sextile to Uranus. You can see it in his photos.