The Latest Harry Potter Book + A Little Astrology

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In a little more than a week, the latest Harry Potter book will go on sale. I'm beside myself waiting and am desperately trying to scrape together a little extra money to buy a copy of Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince. Have already read the first five of this seven book series--each one two or three times and still can't get enough. In my humble opinion, J K Rowling's HP series of an English schoolboy who discovers he's a wizard and goes off to study at a special school for wizards and witches for the next 7 years is the most exciting, mentally stimulating and just plain fun cultural phenomenon to come out in many years. Her depth and breath of knowledge in so many fields, world mythologies, human psychology and behavior, even Biblical Tradition, to name a few, combined with such creative and imaginative storytelling never cease to amaze. I'm looking forward to more than a few hours riveted to the pages of the next book.

Book Five, Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix, like any self-respecting serial novel, left us hanging. For the past two years, I've been mulling over where the last big scene would lead. In the end, I decided that there must be an astrological slant to the whole thing. So I've done a little "research" and am sharing a few ideas.

At the end of Order of the Phoenix Ron, Harry best friend, mentions a couple of times that they saw Uranus. JKR is a great plot developer, and I'm almost willing to bet that she's giving us a bit of foreshadowing. Uranus is associated with sudden, swift and unexpected changes, progressiveness--it's the wildcard of all the planets. After studying Harry's astrological chart and the position of the planets at the beginning of his school year in Book 6, I'm daring to post at least a couple of articles here with a few theories. Enjoy!

Harry's a Leo Sun, and Pisces Moon. This combination is likely to be a very serious person, as we know Harry to be, with motives that are usually the highest. Pisces is considered by most to be the most psychic of Moons. So the confidence and majesty of Leo combined with the more regressive, psychic Pisces Moon give us a kind hearted, tuned in Harry. Harry's natal Mercury is in Cancer, hence the intuitive and emotional mind that HP fans know and love. Venus is in Gemini, generating the need for a variety of experiences and curiosity about people, as well as the need for intelligent company--Hermione fans love this one. Unfortunately our hero may have a fatal flaw. Moon and Saturn are opposing, possibly restricting the spontaneous flow of ideas and generating pessimism and difficulties relating to others and expressing ideas. Moon also rules home, family and family traditions. Those who've read any of the books know this score.

If we go with the more liberal method of calculating aspects, angles between planets, Harry has what's known as a Grand Water Trine. This simply means that there is at least one planet in each of the water signs, Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, and each planet is 120 degrees from the other two. Remember the Zodiac is a circle. A Grand Trine isn't so common, and is considered an incredible easement. Harry's Grand Trine: Mercury in Cancer, Uranus in Scorpio, and Moon in Pisces. The trine formed between the Moon and Mercury indicates a shrewd, careful, and common sense mind. A Moon/Uranus Trine shows one who's not exactly a rebel to authority, but would never hesitate to challenge anyone who assumes power irresponsibly. Those of you who've read the series certainly recognize this trait. The trine formed between Mercury and Uranus grants a special type of mental ability associated with the intuition. Flashes of intuitive insight are amazingly accurate. Again, HP fans will identify these traits immediately.

When I did Harry's "reading" for the first day of the new school year, Uranus, the wildcard and up setter, is indeed transiting, moving through, Harry's natal chart at a very critical point. We can expect some swift, unexpected and very surprising changes and/or revelations in Harry's home life. At least, that's my gut feeling, and I have Jupiter in Pisces--big-time expansive psychic abilities.

So, in the next post, will discuss a few theories for Book 7.
Happy Flying,

~Paula Gaon