The Susan Boyle Phenomenon

I'm back. So, what did I miss? The never-ending Susan Boyle razzamatazz springs immediately to mind. I didn't really miss it though. How could I? Each time I switched on the TV in the several motels where we hung our hats last week, in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas - there she was!

It's quite obvious to me, now, that the whole thing, this side of the Atlantic, is a huge set-up. Probably being used as a prelude and "come-on" for the new season of America's Got Talent, due in the near future.

That is not to detract from the fact that Susan Boyle has a lovely voice. But then, so have thousands, perhaps millions of ordinary women (and men) across this and other lands. Susan is the one who has drawn the short straw. I say "short straw" because, now, I fear for her. Lines from one of the musicals, in which I suspect Susan dreams of appearing, keep drumming in my head whenever I see her face on the screen:

[Magaldi:]
Eva beware of the city
It's hungry and cold, can't be controlled, it is mad
Those who are fools are swallowed up whole
And those who are not become what they should not become
Changed, in short, they go bad.

[Eva:]
Bad is good for me
I'm bored, so clean, and so ignored
I've only been predictable, respectable
Birds fly out of here, so why oh why oh why the hell can't I?
I only want variety, of society.....("EVITA")

But - what of the astrology?

Just about everything which could have been said about her chart has already been written by professionals - after that little matter of correct date of birth was cleared up. She's a 1st of April 1961 gal, after all, it seems. Born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland at 9.50am.




A couple of tidbits which seem particularly pertinent to me, and which I haven't yet noticed mentioned elsewhere, are these:

Susan's natal Mars is at 13.35 Cancer, if birthtime is correct it's in the first degree of her second House of earnings, money and possessions. Sirius (14.05 Cancer), brightest star in our skies is conjunct her Mars.

"Sirius is traditionally described as exhibiting the qualities of both Mars and Jupiter; among other things it awakens the jovian qualities of ambition, pride, fame, leadership, wealth and emotionality, but is also noted for the martial qualities of fires, drought, and danger through impetuosity. "
(Link)

So, perhaps throughout those fairly drab, uneventful, and probably impecunious years, Sirius had a little something stowed away up his sleeve for our Susan!

There's also the matter of her natal Pluto lying conjunct North Node of the Moon, an ultra-sensitive point in any natal chart. I came across the following when reading about Jim Morrison's chart last night, after watching a DVD of "Doors". We'd picked it up in a junk shop on our journey home:

"World-renowned artists often have Pluto powerfully placed in their charts, for the planet also signifies where the potential to influence of the mass of humanity lies within the chart. Amongst its other functions it acts as some sort of collective tap-root. Examples of sixties icons with strong Pluto placements abound; the Beatles all had hard Moon or Mars aspects to Pluto, Beach Boy Brian Wilson has it conjunct his Sun/Moon midpoint, Mick Jagger has Pluto conjunct his Sun and Bob Dylan has Pluto sextile Sun."(Link)

The producers of Britian's Got Talent had obviously been strongly affected by Susan and had sensed the impact she'd have on the general public - especially the American public, well known for tending to be over-emotional and excitable if properly stimulated!

Et voila! We have a phenomenon.

I hope that Susan's Saturn in Capricorn (its own sign) will do its bit in keeping her feet on the ground in coming months and years. Those lyrics from "Evita" keep on drumming in my mind!