Amy Winehouse has the Sun in modest, occasionally quirky Virgo. Yet Venus and Mars, astrology's creative pair, are joined in dramatic Leo to provide her with the talent and charisma to make audiences stand up and take notice.
Amy Winehouse is a white Englishwoman whose voice has been compared to African-Americans like Macy Gray and Sarah Vaughn. Her unusual sound and style have made her a star on both sides of the Atlantic with a cover piece on 'Rolling Stone' to anoint her success. Her astrological chart reveals a mix of shyness and bravado that reflects her on-stage persona. Born September 14, 1983 in London, Amy has the Sun in the analytical and self-reflective sign of Virgo. Mercury, Virgo's key or ruling planet, was moving retrograde (backwards) in close proximity to her Sun at the moment of her birth. This tight alignment of identity (Sun) and intellect (Mercury) reflects an extremely complex mind, one that is able peer into the dark corners of the psyche finding flaws that will always keep her modest. Yet Amy's big voice and beehive hairdo give her volume, sass and brass atypical of her Sun sign. The planetary source of this bravado is an entertaining, elaborate and flamboyant conjunction of Venus and Mars in Leo.
Venus and Mars are astrology's lovers, the planets of attraction and action, desire and passion. Leo is the sign of performance, the proud prancing lion whose presence cannot be ignored. A conjunction between Venus and Mars in any sign increases creativity and sex appeal. Their alignment puts what we want and how to get it on the same track. When these two hook up in astrology's brassiest sign, fireworks are to be expected. Fiery Leo is warm, dramatic and expressive, instinctively grabbing the spotlight and keeping it. When it's backed up with talent like Amy's, creative genius will find its way out of the shadows to take center stage. Despite her retro hairdo and obvious attachment to sixties and seventies soul music, her handmade tattoos and tart lyrics reveal the rebel within. She has Uranus, the planet of revolutionaries, joined with expansive Jupiter, the ruling planet of her adventurous Sagittarius Moon. This spicy planetary pair has a message that's meant to shake us, even when coming in the slick show biz package of Venus and Mars in Leo. Amy is not merely an entertainer who will help us while away the hours -- she will likely become a major force in music with breakthrough ideas as unusual as the rest of her.
About the Author
Jeff Jawer is the co-author of Barnes & Noble's 'Your Astrology Guide.' A professional astrologer since 1973, his articles have appeared in astrology journals, magazines and Web sites around the world. He holds a B.A. in The History and Science of Astrology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and teaches and lectures both in the United States and abroad.
