Muhammad Ali has died, renowned as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, with fulsome tributes flowing in universally, led by Barack Obama.
He was larger than life in personality as well as physically, stood up for his beliefs in refusing to fight in the Vietnam War, joined the Black Muslims and ranted like an ego-maniac to psych himself up before fights; and had a complicated emotional life. But he was still loved and admired and gained an iconic status even after he retired from the ring, too late to prevent brain damage.
Born 17 January 1942 6.35 pm Louisville, Kentucky, he had a very Earthy and Fixed chart. His hard-working 6th house Capricorn Sun was trine Saturn Uranus in Taurus in the 10th trine Neptune in Virgo, formed into a Kite by Sun opposition Pluto – so powerful, influential, controlling. His Pluto was also opposition an Aquarius Moon Mercury square Mars in Taurus – so he packed a very solid punch.
He also had Venus in Aquarius in his 7th so exceedingly charming, despite a chart which could have turned him bad. The Moon Mercury Venus in Aquarius trine Jupiter in Gemini in the 10th undoubtedly helped to soften the edges of what was quite a brutal chart.
His get-it-together 5th Harmonic was strong with an accented Uranus and he did try to make a difference, and succeeded in bringing racism to public attention. His determined 8H and his victim/healer 12H were also strong; as was his genius 13H. But most notable is his leaving-a-legacy-for-history 17.
What a tragedy he didn’t retire from the ring earlier.
Tara, Know what you mean considering what a loud mouth he could be at times. But that megaton Mars in Taurus in the opinionated 9th (Sagittarius’s natural home) would stoke up his verbal rants. And Saturn Uranus can be autocratic.
I’m really surprised by the lack of fire signs, but perhaps that was all the leo ascendant talking. Sad, he was so brilliant.