Joy Adamson • Noon Chart
20 January 1910, 12:00pm CET, 49N56 • 17E54
Source : https://www.astrotheme.com/astrology/Joy_Adamson
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Joy Adamson was a 20th century wildlife preservationist and naturalist. She wrote the widely acclaimed books ‘Born Free’ and its sequel ‘Forever Free’ in the 1960s [https://www.pbs.org/…/elsas-legacy-the-born-free…/6139/].
For this chart we have no birth-time hence no House system to consider. The most significant natal signature we have at our disposal is simply the Sun on the 30th degree of Capricorn, whose Sabian Symbol is …
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30° Capricorn … “A secret meeting of men responsible for executive decisions in world affairs.” [Rudhyar, ‘An Astrological Mandala’, p.248]
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Rudhyar says that from the natal solar degree we learn about the potential PURPOSE (destiny) of a person [‘Lunation Cycle’, p.40].
As we discovered from our study of Martin Luther King’s chart, the underlying meaning of this particular symbol involves potential membership of an intangible “inner government which has the power to guide the evolution of our planet and of mankind.” [‘Astrological Mandala’, p.248].
This then, is how Rudhyar urges us to appreciate Joy Adamson’s life work. Supposedly, like Dr King, Joy Adamson was a potential ‘player’ in world affairs, a possible ‘game changer’ in some or other field. However, since we have no birth time for her chart we can’t astrologically pinpoint what ‘field’ (i.e ‘House’) that might be.
In any case, does the biographic material support this extraordinary claim? You can determine that for yourself, if you wish, by reading one or more of the abridged biographies …
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Adamson
• https://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Adamson-Joy.html
• https://people.com/…/15-years-after-elsa-the-born-free…/
If you can see any Sign placements or Aspects that support or contradict the theme Rudhyar proposes for Joy’s solar degree, please do jump in with a comment!
From what I’ve read, I’m left with no doubt that the lady nailed the stated potential. Sure, she was a flawed human being like Dr King and the rest of us, but her seminal work in conservation and animal rights elevated the consciousness of billions and thereby changed the world. It continues to do so to this day. Her life story extended what I learnt from Martin Luther King’s chart too, especially in regard to this idea of an intangible ‘White Lodge’ of ‘world servers’ that Rudhyar rattles on about from time to time.
In the next part we’ll follow Joy’s journey into Africa through the symbolism revealed by her Progressed Lunation Cycles. It’s a great tale. By the time the Progressed charts reached 1960 and her relationship with Elsa the lioness I was reaching for smelling salts. You will too – the astrological symbolism there is as stunning as our featured musician today : the wonderful Sona Jobarteh from Gambia …
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