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Susan Boyle and Sudden Rise of Fame 
June 20, 2009 |
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Astrology Diary Archives |
By Vaughn
Paul Manley, M.A.
Susan Boyle is a Scottish woman who became a web sensation over
night after her singing performance on the TV show Britain's
Got Talent on April 11, 2009. In the following weeks the
number of viewers that watched her on YouTube, Metacafe, Yahoo
Video, etc. exceeded more than 100 million, which topped the
record for the most online views ever. How amazing is that?
She achieved world wide fame with basically one performance.
There are varying opinions about why she's had such success,
despite her middle-aged heavy set appearance, and old fashioned
dress. She had confidence in her ability to sing, and was willing
to be judged based on that merit alone. She didn't try to get
the audience's approval by changing how she presented herself.
She just was who she was.This gave people the impression that
if she can go for her dream, then maybe so can I. This lifted
many people's spirits during a time when they've been facing
a lot of difficulties due to the global recession.
I thought it'd be interesting to look at her chart. Her birth
data can be found by
clicking here on Astrodatabank's new website, www.astro.com,
which now makes astrodatabank's birth data of celebrities available
for free as an open wiki project. Notice how her Sun, the 3rd
lord is in the 10th house, where it gets dik bala or directional
strength. The 3rd lord represents the performing arts. She's
always wanted to sing professionally. Singing relates to the
2nd house (voice), and the 2nd lord Moon aspects the Sun. She
was born on the full Moon which enhances the benefic quality
of the Moon and makes it more expressive and outgoing. Mars
on the ascendant shows her courageous quality that allowed her
to get up the nerve to audition for Britain's Got Talent
and perform before a huge audience.
Susan Boyle's Natal Chart
She was in a Saturn-Mercury-Moon dasha in April. Notice how
Saturn is the 9th lord conjunct the 10th lord forming a raja
yoga in the 8th house, representing sudden change. Her fame
came suddenly due to this 8th house influence. Also, Saturn
is the 8th lord in its own sign of Capricorn giving strength
and beneficence to the raja yoga in the 8th house. Mercury is
her lagna lord, so both her maha dasha lord, and antardasha
lords are trinal lords and temporal benefics, which can be a
time of fortune and reaping one's positive karma of the past.
These are also the dharma lords, and can represent a time to
do one's dharma, one's inspiration, and fulfill one's life purpose.
Notice also how the pratyantara dasha lord, Moon, is aspected
by two masculine and powerful planets, Mars and the Sun, adding
to her ability to have courage to go for her dream at this time.
On April 11th Jupiter, her 10th lord, and planet of dharma was
in Capricorn at 27 degrees conjunct her dasha lord Saturn, and
aspecting her pratyantar dasha lord Moon.
Watch the video of Susan's performance:
Copyright 2010. Vaughn Paul Manley.
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