Esoterics
The Countess of Wessex's Birth Chart
Astrological Report for Sophie Helen, Countess of Wessex, born 20 January 1965. Oxford, England (51:18:58 N, 0:044:39 W); Time of birth unknown, chart thus made at 12:00 am (12:00) GMT.
Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Virgo
In new situations and unfamiliar circumstances, Sophie's critical faculties are heightened and her sense of caution is intensified. An industrious person, she devote all her attention to the business at hand, handling details and judging them for their practicality. Her thinking processes begin with an analysis of the issues involved. Her most conscious aim throughout life is to acquire knowledge and recognition of one inclusive truth in the universe. In love she cannot wholly experience the beloved or feel a sense of fulfillment until she has carefully analyzed her feelings. She feel most at ease when involved in service for another. The key to a more harmonious existence lies in relaxing her critical tendencies. Increased participation will help develop initiative, activity, and hopefulness.
Ascendant in Taurus, Venus in the Ninth House
At the time of Sophie's birth the zodiacal sign of Taurus was ascending in the horizon. Its ruler Venus is located in the ninth house. Taurus is the second sign of the zodiacal belt and within its rulership there are determination, common sense, possessiveness, and a tendency to seek material wealth. Sophie appears as a solid, secure, even slow person, fond of moving along tangible lines, disliking abstract speculation. She is loyal and steadfast in her affections. Her overall attitude is amiable, exhibiting much patience in dealings with other people. She is a sensuous person who likes to indulge in healthful but always pleasurable activities. In spite of this, however, she has a tremendous capacity for exercising both will-power and physical strength. A major difficulty she might encounter in life is due to her inflexibility; once she has made up her mind, she is closed to all other suggestion or opinion.
Venus, the ruler of her life, appears in the ninth house. This directs her life, despite the less intellectual aspects of her basic Taurus nature, to the pursuit of philosophy, religion, metaphysics, logic, and in material matters, to land travel. She possesses much common- sense, practicality, and healthy sentiments. Sophie's higher thoughts are fine, rational, analytical and well defined. She can become a patron to anything which includes both reason and beauty, and which will enhance existence with joy and a humanistic spirit. Most important, however, is that she has a kind and gentle disposition and an avid love for culture.
Moon in the Fifth House
The Moon was found in the fifth house at the time of her birth. This indicates that she will participate actively in business speculations with many changes occurring in this respect. Sophie was born with a knack for dealing with people and with the ability to communicate with them, particularly in connection with business enterprises. Her emotional nature is very much geared to her love of pleasure, and she possess a very curious aptitude which may bring her financial gains as well as pleasures in business. In spite of the positive qualities she has, the fact of the matter is that in love she can be very changeable, unstable, or too preoccupied with trivialities. Her love feelings are very well developed and lead to strong drives for sensations and passionate tendencies which unfortunately are not directed to one object alone. It is possible that throughout life she may be connected with small and numerous business investments with a fairly good return.
Venus in the Ninth House
Venus was found in the ninth house at the time of Sophie's birth. Her mind appears as very adaptable, gentle, peace-loving and tactful. This position indicates that the secret for her ability to reach a state of harmony and emotional balance may come through the use of her higher mental powers. She has been born with an exquisitely refined, artistic mind which has a very subtle appreciation of all that has to do with culture. Her disposition is kind, congenial, gentle and sympathetic and she has a natural ability to assist other individuals.
This position gives her much social intercourse with intellectual persons and success derived there from. Merely minor disabilities will affect her in your intellectual endeavors. The worst that could happen would be an overly inquisitive, indecisive nature that never seems to be satisfied. However, she has within her the ability to avoid these psychological obstacles.
Sun in the Tenth House
The Sun was in the tenth house at the time of Sophie's birth. The Sun here promises honor, success, and prestige in adult life. Publicly she appears as a vital, proud, powerful person. Her individuality has the need to manifest itself publicly and often to foist its energy on others. She has come to life with a satisfactory physical and moral heredity and she is going to acquire the favorable disposition of many persons of power to assist her in your ascent through life. Her liabilities include an exaggerated pride, arrogance and a tendency to rely too much on her own resources.
Saturn in the Eleventh House
Saturn was found in the eleventh house at the time of Sophie's birth. Psychologically, this denotes a rather hidden and limited view of Sophie's personal ambitions, her friendships, and of her future. She's very ambitious, cautious, just, patient, responsible, but perhaps, too serious.
She's an individual with few friends and even there she may find that some of them will assist her with advice rather than with actual help in times of peril.