Enduring star Kylie, initially written off as a two-dimensional “singing budgie” is still going strong with 80 million records sold and is now subject of a Netflix documentary.
Her projected image of bright and eternally cheerful, described by Nick Cave as “the definition of joy”, made her seem shallow. But like many Geminians she had a darker side to balance the light, as she partnered professionally with Cave, rock’s Prince of Darkness, and fell for the tragic Michael Hutchence, INXS lead singer. Her “refreshingly raw” documentary also reveals her two bouts of cancer which prevented her having children as well as the misery she endured in a decade of misogyny in the 1990s.
Born 28 May 1968 11am Melbourne, Australia, she became known in the TV series Neighbours before moving into music.
She has a social-butterfly Sun Venus conjunction in Gemini backed up by an energetic Mars Moon also in Gemini square Pluto (Uranus) in Virgo. A self-reliant Saturn in Aries is in a helpful trine to Jupiter in Leo and on the apex of a yod inconjunct Pluto Uranus sextile Neptune. Such a Saturnine yod brings its problems and demands discipline and maturity to work well.
Michael Hutchence seemed an odd choice although his Aquarius Sun did fall in Kylie’s 7th house of partnership. And his North Node was conjunct Kylie’s Uranus so he clearly appealed to her rebellious side. But his Saturn Mars in Capricorn trine Pluto, sextile Moon Neptune in Scorpio would make him a walk on the wild side. He eventually moved onto Paula Yates who subsequently died of an accidental heroin overdose and he died by suicide.
Kylie talks of a connection to him which she has never found again. Their relationship chart had a fated yod of Jupiter sextile Moon inconjunct Mars which may explain why it felt so ‘meant’ though their liaison did not survive for long.
Kylie’s career has had its highs and lows, which may be hinted at with Procyon on her Cancer Ascendant which can accompany rise and fall – as does her 10th harmonic which is marked. But her Saturn in Aries has a dogged tenacity especially falling close to her independent-minded North Node in Aries helping her to survive the troughs to rise again.
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