By Jeff Jawer
Provided by Tarot.com
Princess Diana was a Cancer, a protective sign with a strong appreciation for tradition. But her Moon was in unconventional Aquarius, and hooked up with independent Uranus, reflecting a stark contrast to her charismatic, but fragile, personality.
Diana, the Princess of Wales, changed the face of the British monarchy. Unlike her tradition-bound husband and his conservative family, she brought a fresh face and a new attitude to the House of Windsor. In spite of her divorce from Prince Charles, public affairs and early death, she may have saved English royalty from slipping into irrelevance. Born July 1, 1961 at 7:45 p.m. in Sandringham, England, Diana vividly expressed the contrasts of her Cancer Sun and Aquarius Moon. Cancer is a protective, family-oriented sign with a great respect and appreciation for history. Diana's marriage was not simply an act of personal choice, but the dutiful behavior of a loyal British subject. While she enjoyed the perks of a princess's life at first, it quickly became clear that the strict rules of the Queen and her entourage would be stifling for such a lively young woman. Perhaps it was Neptune, the planet of fantasy, in its harmonious 120-degree trine aspect to Diana's Sun that allowed her to become lost in the dream of being a princess. She certainly expressed the positive sides of this idealistic planet through her publicly expressed compassion to the sick and poor. But the honest emotionality of her Cancer Sun made it impossible for her to stay in a loveless marriage.
Diana was born with Venus -- the planet of love -- in normally stable Taurus, strengthened by a trine to solid Saturn in Capricorn. But Venus also formed two tense 90-degree squares with the Moon and Uranus. These contacts add to emotional fragility and express the conflicts between her loyalty and need for freedom. Diana's Moon in the democratic sign of Aquarius made her the people's favorite, a new and different kind of royal. But with Uranus, the planet of surprise and estrangement, opposite that Moon, her own childhood family was shattered by divorce. Perhaps she was seeking a kind of safety within the conservative royal family. Uranus, though, is an impulsive planet, one that engenders acts of rebellion. Its powerful contacts with the Moon and Venus in Diana's chart are often expressed as emotional instability and, in her case, with short-lived affairs. This key pattern reflects an unconventional life that shakes things up, rather than supporting the status quo. The stress created by these rebellious impulses in contrast to Diana's security-seeking Cancer Sun must have been considerable. Clearly, though, she was a bridge between the old ways and the modern world, who suffered by trying to live in both of them. Yet, she has gifted her sons -- especially William, the heir to the crown -- with her good looks, grace and charm that added much-needed new blood to the House of Windsor … and that ironically may ensure its continuation.
About the Author
Jeff Jawer is the co-author of Barnes & Noble's 'Your Astrology Guide 2007.' A professional astrologer since 1973, his articles have appeared in astrology journals and 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.
