Another enduring Fixed Mutable match has been the 63 year marriage of Taurus Anne to Sagittarius Kirk Douglas. She’s written a new book, Kirk and Anne: Letter of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood. In it, she’s open about his extra-marital affairs with Rita Hayworth, Patricia Neal, Faye Dunaway and Christina Crawford, daughter of Joan, amongst others. “Kirk never tried to hide his dalliances from me,” the 98-year-old wrote. “As a European, I understood it was unrealistic to expect total fidelity in a marriage”.
He was born 9 December 1916 10.15am Amsterdam, NY and has an 11th house Sagittarius Sun opposition a 5th house Gemini Moon; with Neptune Saturn straddling his Descendant and a Venus in Scorpio square Uranus. So a Full Moon type, always ambivalent about what he wanted; uncommitted when it came to marriage partnerships and keen on freedom. Ongoing relationships really weren’t his forte. And he had a ruthlessly, power-hungry Mars opposition Pluto.
Just as well she was a Sun Taurus and able to stand firm, no matter what storms were blowing around her. Born 23 April 1919 in Hanover, Germany, her Sun is conjunct Mars and both square her Neptune in Leo and possibly her Aquarius Moon as well. So she’ll be a curious mix of fey, head-in-the-clouds, emotionally detached and quite egocentric, as well as implacably determined to plough the furrow she was in.
Her Sun Mars fell in his 3rd, so they would have a good mental rapport; her Moon may be conjunct his Ascendant which is a good cross over and her Venus in Gemini falls in his 4th house of home and family and is the same sign as his Moon.
Their relationship chart has a composite Sun Uranus Mercury which definitely needs space; but it was also opposition Venus so plenty of affection; possibly a possessive composite Moon square Pluto; an adventurous Jupiter square Mars; and a simmering-rage, power-struggling Mars trine Pluto. The composite Saturn (for longevity) is conjunct Neptune, sextile Jupiter, perhaps trine Moon.
There’s no such thing as a perfect relationship and sometimes the ones that last aren’t that obvious; so maybe a simple Sun sign complementarity is what it takes.
I am a Sagittarius Sun we are pretty hard work in relationships, because we do like to do our own thing, our loyalty is true
though, been married to a Pisces Sun for over twenty years. Being a bit dreamy and having a bit of Aquarius in his chart, he pretty much has never worried about my wandering off. As they say, we eventually come home, usually in time to cook the evening meal.