Joe Flanigan's astrology chart.

[icarus]

Bored last night, but unwilling to go to bed or do actual work, I started doing Joe Flanigan's astrology chart.



Okay, yes, he has all that heavy-handed Capricorn-ness. Yes, he has that managerial ability and fine intellect. Yes, he has a very serious sense of right and wrong (with ultra high standards for all, plus a few unconscious yet convenient loopholes for himself) -- but other than that, this is the most... feminine... chart I've ever read.

Are we sure he's straight?

I mean, check out that Mars in Libra, that "let's all get along," cooperative, "let's be fair," careful not to step on any toes, restrained actor. And over there, that vain, insufferably cute-tastic Jupiter - Venus opposition (complete with sweet tooth, aww, give the little boy a cookie). The playful, spontaneous and oh-so-available Venus trine Uranus. And that "hell hath no fury" possessive moody moon in Scorpio. The ineffable and vague Saturn in Pices, brooding on past wrongs. The melodramatic Ingrid Bergman-like "aloneness" and personal distance and mystique of Venus in Capricorn.

So much "look at me" and "pay attention to me," using attraction, and oh, so much love of creature comforts, of tasteful surroundings --

-- I swear, I read this and I'm expecting a Hollywood starlet from the 1940s, dripping with diamonds.

Instead we have... Joe. With his shirt untucked.

Huh?

Tres amusement.


ETA: The great thing about astrology? Voyeurism.

This chart suggests that he has such jealousy and fear of being cheated on that he'd happily put one of those electric dog collars on whomever he's with. On the other hand, it also shows that--if I'm reading this right--he pushes it to the edge with his flirting. And sometimes tips over that edge.

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[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

So earthy. And everything in his chart is in the feminine "yin" signs.

And stubborn as hell from what I can tell.

Yeah. And vindictive, too, if you hurt him. Hypersensitive and perceptive as all get out with both neptune and the moon in Scorpio, so that it's really easy to hurt him. There's an indication that he also imagines slights.

Check out that "my way or the highway" dogmatic opposition between saturn and uranus. Mutable signs, so maybe ... an end run around the boss to get his way rather than a head on collision?

Libra definitely lightens him up, making him more flamboyant and easy going.

It's Mars in Libra, so that's a very... feminine Mars. There's a lot of weighing and balancing and getting everyone's opinion (which fits with the Capricorn tendency to do one's homework and plan, plan, plan). He also second guesses himself. And makes decisions by committee. Is very aware of "doing the right thing" and the social niceties.

Leo helps with the confidence and enjoyment of being center stage...

Absolutely. Jupiter in Leo is wonderfully noble and dignified and generous, if a little egotistical. There's an opposition between Jupiter and Venus that can mean vanity, saccarine sweetness (to the point of being boring), and trouble with fidelity. Other indicators in his chart (all that capricorn, the venus-saturn connection) show total loyalty and fidelity. While another indicator (venus-uranus trine) shows that he's... playful. Spontaneous. And has no lack of sex appeal. So there's a lot of sexual opportunities that come his way, so much so that -- as seriously as he takes marriage and his responsibilities -- he regrets that he's not available. I'm reading this as an area of conflict for him. It's a struggle between two very different sides of his personality.

He seems like such a thoughtful, grounded little guy. Very intellectual.

Very serious and perhaps lonely.

It makes me wonder though, what part of his chart (libra?) makes him seem so 'lalala' about things sometimes. There's always footage of him wandering about and being lost in his own head.

Lost in his head? That would be the mercury-sun conjunction, for starters. His self is defined by his thoughts -- he's all mind. Then check out the ruler of all that Capricorn -- saturn -- sitting in, of all places, the neptune-ruled Pices.

Then there's even more neptune influence... that neptune-saturn trine (with saturn ruling all that capricorn, eh?)... then the sextile from neptune to uranus/pluto, which I wouldn't emphasize except that neptune's aspects are softening the effect of the hard-ass saturn-uranus/pluto opposition. Neptune plays an important role. He runs a lot on his gut-feeling about things, intuitions. (Which is so traditionally feminine.)

Since I don't have his birth time the moon placement is going to vary. How much you wanna bet that his moon conjunct neptune, too?

With that heavy influence of saturn + neptune, religion and spirituality come up a surprising amount in his chart. The Capricorn indicates that he'd be conservative, the opposition to jupiter indicates a problem in the area of religious/spiritual beliefs, and neptune is usually ... out there. I don't have a handle on this part of his chart, at least not yet.

I wish I had his birth time.