Marilyn Monroe, who emerged from a deprived and abusive childhood to become a global sex symbol, was born 100 years ago in a Los Angeles charity ward.
She was a top billed actress in the 1950s in high-grossing movies like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire The Seven Year Itch, Bus Stop, The Prince and the Showgirl, Some Like It Hot. A scandal over a nude Playboy centerfold helped rather than hindered her image.
She was born 1 June 1926 9.30am Los Angeles, with a mother and her grandmother suffering from mental illness, probably manic depression and maybe schizophrenia. She lived with foster parents until she was seven and after her mother had a breakdown was placed in an orphanage and a series of foster homes, where she was sexually assaulted.
She had her Sun and Mercury in Gemini in her career 10th sextile a flamboyant Leo Ascendant. Her 7th house Moon Jupiter in Aquarius made her outgoing as well as vulnerable, looking for support and security as much as love in a relationship. She had a mesmerising Neptune in Leo her 1st house in an ethereal trine to Venus in Aries, but more significantly in opposition Jupiter Moon and square a 4th house Saturn in Scorpio. She would be subject to the same highs and lows as her mother with such a prominent Saturn square Jupiter with can-be-neurotic Neptune added in. On top of that she had an 8th house Mars and Uranus conjunct Scheat, hinting at intergenerational patterns of unpredictability and buried anger.
She had three marriages, the last two to baseball player Joe DiMaggio and an unlikely one to playwright Arthur Miller, both of them having supportive planets in her 7th but they did not last. Her publicised liaison with J.F.K was more of a 5th house fun affair and equally fizzled out. With Pluto square her Sun/Moon midpoint she would never find close cooperation easy no matter how much she craved it. Her Sun/Moon midpoint was also conjunct Sedna, the dwarf planet of betrayal and survival against the odds.
When she died aged 36 of an overdose, due it is thought to a mistaken prescription from her doctor, she was depressed at being cut off by the Kennedys and her career was floundering because of her habitual drug problems and other serious health issues.
Her death on 5 August 1962 occurred as tr Jupiter was on the cusp of her 8th house, which may have been a poignant hint of a move into a more peaceful existence.
Her story is extraordinary and she once remarked to astrologer Richard Idemon that she had no idea who she was. Which fits with her strongly aspected 13th harmonic, which Peter Sellers also had. Her creative 5th and thespian 15H were notable; as was her leaving-a-legacy 17H and global-superstar 22H harmonic charts. Most stressed of all was her sacrificial victim 12th harmonic.
At the moment her chart has Solar Arc Midheaven conjunct her Leo Ascendant as her memory is promoted.
Oddly enough her midpoints reflect some of the present day ones – her Neptune was square her Uranus/Pluto and her Saturn in opposition; with her Sun conjunct her Uranus/Neptune midpoint – all hinting at an over-sensitive temperament and a tumultuous life. What saved her for a time was her Midheaven conjunct her Jupiter/Pluto midpoint.
A sad tale which brings to mind Nietzsche’s famous line:
“I tell you: one must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.”
When all she really wanted was a stable mother and a less troubled life.
MM was allegedly to have a high IQ; I can’t understand how she dumbed herself down.
Marilyn was born in 1926. She was married to Joe once, her first husband ws James Dougherty.
Christine, I will change my name on this site, to avoid confusion, as I also post as Christine, I like your posts, best wishes.
This is probably my Virgo moon talking, but normality, stability and wholesomeness are all vastly underrated.
She seemed to embody Lilith on Leo Ascendant by unashamedly shining the spotlight on women’s desires.
The above photo is a perfect representation.
A stressed Moon like Marilyn’s is so often an indicator of being unable to find a secure identity or place to live. And conversely those with a well-aspected Moon tend to be much more stable. And like Trump she was a Gemini with Leo rising – America loves a show off.
Half true, DW 🙂
Long live MM~~~and Elvis. They have far outlived their century.
Zosma, 10Vi17, the victim star, was square her natal Sun, 10Ge27, and
opposed her partnerhip asteroid Juno, in her 8th House, of shared resources.
Monroe’ss Single Digit Number is 27 which reduces to 2 plus 7 = 9
Add 9 to her Numerology number and get 36 as another significant age
in her life. What happened then, 36 plus 1925 = 1961.
In 1961, Marilyn Monroe was involved in the filming of The Misfits, a drama directed by John Huston. The film was significant as it marked the final screen appearance for both Monroe and her co-star Clark Gable, who had died just days after filming wrapped. Monroe’s role in the film was written specifically for her by playwright Arthur Miller. Despite her dedication to the role, Monroe faced numerous challenges during production, including frequent absences due to health issues and substance abuse. Her struggles with these problems were well-documented and contributed to her difficult time off the screen.
Monroe’s marriage to playwright Arthur Miller ended in divorce in 1961, and she was reportedly fired from the film Something’s Got to Give due to her frequent absences. Although she was later rehired, work never resumed, leading to a period of virtual recluse. Monroe’s health issues and the pressures of her career contributed to her tragic death in 1962.
Marilyn Monroe was born 1 June, 1925. Using Numerology we get her Single Digit
Number….1 plus 6 plus 1 plus 9 plus 2 plus 5 =27. What happened to her
at age 27, in 1952? In 1952, Marilyn Monroe was found to be the nude model in a best-selling calendar, which led to her becoming a public figure and a sex symbol. This discovery was a significant moment in her career, as it helped propel her into international superstardom. Monroe’s admission to posing for the photo and her subsequent public apology for the scandal helped to clear her name and solidify her status as a leading figure in Hollywood.
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Monroe has Chaos, in Pisces, square her natal Sun, sextile her career MH, and trine
her IC, home life. Her True BML is conjunct her Ascendant.
People with Venus, partner, in Aries, the head,….they or their partner
will sufffer injury to the head, some time in their life…..Examples.
JFK shot in the head. Another example, a woman with Venus in Aries, and
an abusive husband, was punched in the head by her partner. Look for
malefics aspecting Venus in Aries.
Martha, you may be on to something here. Actress Natasha Richardson had Venus in Aries. Natasha died from a brain injury following a sking accident.
Oh, Chiron on Midheaven in Taurus…
@Christine, I actually never thought about this, but given my Chiron Return is coming, we shared 0′ Taurus Chiron. Mine is 0’34, quite tightly conjunct to SN and opposing NN/Venus/Uranus in Scorpio. Mine has a lot to do with having always felt enormous compassion to sexual assault and trafficking victims from early on. I think that if one believes in reincarnation – as I tend to believe, this was a theme in my past life.
Also, on a separate note, so sad Norma Jean couldn’t fully live up to her NN. I think that later on in the life she might have eventually taken Josephine Baker route adopting children and not becoming “mommy dearest” either, but just reading and teaching.
Same here though the houses r different but yes, human trafficking and sexual workers have a daily appearance in my life and my true bodyguards..so v do share a solid anti authorities bond..
Very beautiful and fine. But the lack of earth, so she yearned for stability, how sorry for her.