A s t r o l o g y - Mandala

Bron: Those Wild Out-of-Bounds Planets by Pamela Welch, first published in the June/July 2001 issue of The Mountain Astrologer, published here with her permission.

Chart Data and Source

Albert Einstein, March 14, 1879; 11:30 a.m. LMT; Ulm, Germany (48°N24', 10°E00'); Lois Rodden reports AA: Birth Record quoted by Ebertin, AstroDatabank www. Astrodatabank.com.
Judy Garland, June 10, 1922; 6:00 a.m. CST; Grand Rapids, MN (47°N14', 93°W32'); Rodden Reports AA: Birth Record, AstroDatabank.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, May 26, 1928; Pontiac MI (83°W17', 42°N38'); Rodden reports X: Joanna Shannon quotes New York Times date with no time of birth, AstroDatabank - www.Astrodatabank.com.
Howard Stern, January 12, 1954; New York, NY (74°W00', 40°N43'); Rodden reports X: Media quotes date, time unknown, AstroDatabank - www. Astrodatabank .com.
Robert Craig (Evel) Knievel - October 17, 1938; 2:40 p.m.; Butte, MT (112°W32', 46°N00'); Rodden reports B: Birth data from Contemporary American Horoscopes, Gauquelin Book of American Charts; AstroDatabank - www.Astrodatabank.com.
Henry Kissinger, May 27, 1923; 5:30 a.m. CET; Furth, Germany (10 E 59', 49 N28'); Rodden reports AA: Birth Certificate data confirmed by cousin, AstroDatabank.
Linda Tripp - November 24, 1949; 8:00 a.m. EST; Jersey City, NJ (40°N44', 74°W05'); Rodden reports AA: Birth Certificate in hand, AstroDatabank - www.Astrodatabank.com.
Oprah Winfrey, January 29, 1954; 4:30 a.m. CST; Kosciusko, MS (33°N03', 89°W35'); Rodden reports A: Astrologer Robert Marks quotes Oprah from when he was on her show in 1988, AstroDatabank - www.Astrodatabank.com. Note: this is an updated birth time reported by Marks to Lois Rodden on 10/02/2000.

References & Notes

1. I would like to thank Kt Boehrer, pioneer of the Out-of-bounds concept, and Leigh Westin for their helpful works on declination and out-of-bounds planets. See, Kt Boehrer's book, Declination: The Other Dimension (available from AFA, P.O. Box 22040, Tempe, AZ, 85285 USA, (888) 301-7630) and Leigh Westin's book, Beyond the Solstice by Declination (available from Gheminee, P.O. Box 3874, Brookhaven, MS, 39603 USA) for more information. For a visual explanation of the different coordinate systems, click on the Michael Erlewine's Visual Astrology section under Tools at www.astrologysoftware.com, the matrix software website.

2. The exact angular distance between the ecliptic plane and the celestial equator, called the obliquity of the ecliptic, varies over time. Since this also marks the maximum angular distance that the Sun can reach north or south of the celestial equator at the times of the solstices, the Sun's maximum declination changes as part of this process. It can vary somewhat from year to year, moving forward and then backwards a few seconds until it finally moves past a certain point permanently. For example, at winter solstice 1999 it was at 23°26'15", but in winter 2001 it was back up to 23°26'20". Then, at winter solstice 2004, it will reach 23°26'27" and by 2010 it will be back down to 23°26'17". Over an approximate period of 40,000 years, it varies from 21°59' to 24°36'.

3. Pluto, for example, was out-of-bounds for 15 years from 1938-1953. The fact that it was out-of-bounds while in Leo may be one of the reasons why the Pluto in Leo age group has been such an out there "me" generation. Because Pluto and Uranus are out-of-bounds for longer periods, there is a collective level significance to such times. In their article, "Uranus and Pluto Out of Bounds," Geocosmic Magazine (Spring 1998), Charles and Lois Hannan point out the importance of out-of-bounds Uranus and Pluto in regards to world war and revolution. Because Uranus and Pluto are outer transpersonal planets that carry more of a celestial punch, they have an important impact for individuals when out-of-bounds as well. They both go beyond 23°30', an astrological indicator that Mitchell Gibson considers important in determining extreme behavior. (Uranus stays within about 24°. Pluto has been around 24° in the 1900's, but got out to 26S33 in the 1200's.) He discusses this elevation by extreme declination in his book, Signs of Mental Illness (Llewellyn 1998).

4. Kt Boehrer, Declination: The Other Dimension, El Paso, TX: Fortunata Press, 1994.

5. In his book, Signs of Mental Illness (Llewellyn 1998), Mitchell Gibson also utilizes such planetary declination in his examination of what determines psychopathology.

6. Garland had additional planetary placements significant of depression. See Barbara Banfield's article, "The Astrology of Depression" in The Mountain Astrologer (Aug/Sept 2000).

7. Lois Rodden, from her AstroDatabank web site - www.astrodatabank.com. Mentioned in the biographical data for Howard Stern.

8. Lois Rodden, from her AstroDatabank web site - www.astrodatabank.com. Mentioned in the biographical data for Evel Knievel.

9. The subdivision of the signs into 10° arcs is referred to as the first, second and third decans or decanates. Interpretation is based upon a system of planetary rulership assigned to each decan.

10. I was first introduced to this information regarding the nature of the out-of-bounds Moon through Kt Boehrers article, "The Moon Has Her Reasons," Geocosmic Magazine (Spring 1998). Also see her book, Declination: The Other Dimension.

11. Moon and Venus are also parallel since they are both south in the same degree of declination.

12. Biographical information comes from Nancy Collins' interview of Linda Tripp in George magazine, Dec/Jan, 2001 and her Tripp interview on ABC's 20/20 TV show on Jan 12, 2001.

13. Nancy Collins, "I'd Do It All Over Again," George, Dec/Jan, 2001.

14. Elaine Sciolino and Don Van Natta Jr., "Testing Of A President: The Confidant; Linda Tripp, Elusive Keeper Of Secrets, Mainly Her Own," New York Times, Sunday, March 15, 1998, http://nytimes.com.

15. Solar arc is a direction technique in which the arc distance in longitude between the natal and progressed Sun position is calculated and then added to all relevant natal positions.

16. Bibliographical information on Oprah's life was found in the article by Lynette Clemetson, "Oprah On Oprah," Newsweek, Jan 8, 2001 and on the Academy of Achievement web site http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/win0int-1.

17. See footnote 10.

18. The Novile (40°) represents inspiration, initiation and the birth that comes out of a spiritual stillness, or out of captivity as Dane Rudyar expressed it, as well as a means to nourish that birth.

19.Tools for working with challenging natal issues in order to come into alignment with the planet's true intent can be found in my book, The Energy Body Connection: The Healing Experience of Self-Embodiment, St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2000. The Earth On Its Axis & The Plane Of The Ecliptic Tropic of Cancer - 23°N27' Ecliptic Plane Equator - 0° Declination Tropic of Capricorn - 23°S27'

Pamela Welch, M. A., is a heartfelt astrologer, psychotherapist, and healer who is author of The Energy Body Connection. She has been a student of astrology for thirty years and consulting professionally for eighteen. Her consultations specialize in helping you cooperate consciously with your planetary energies in order to manifest the true Spirit essence within you. In addition to maintaining a successful counseling practice in Denver, Colorado, Pamela teaches spiritual development and energy healing classes and is currently working on her second book, Light Ascending: Chiron's Path of Healing and Initiation.
She can be reached at astrolojet@aol.com