SUN IN THE SIGNS
SUN IN ARIES What is happening right now is most
The Sun’s position by zodiacal sign in
the natal chart shows our style, our
life purpose, and some might say, our
destiny. What are we learning to be in our
lifetime? Look to the Sun for answers.
Libra is not naturally cooperative — they
are learning to get along with others.
That is why Libra spends so much time
focusing on relationships. Similarly,
Cancer is learning about emotions, Aries
is learning about itself and learning to be
courageous, and so forth.
important to Aries. Impatience is a definite vice, and
innovation is a huge strength. Aries loves to start
anything new, and they have trouble sitting still.
Accept your Sun (Sun) and happiness
They are pioneers in whatever they do, and there is
will come more easily to you; deny its
a very basic quality of bravery in these people that is
better traits, and you won’t know where
unmistakable! Aries generally knows what they want,
you are going in your life. The Sun’s
and they know the quickest route to getting it. They
sign is your style when you are at your
take shortcuts if they must, but generally everything
best, and it describes your goals and
is aboveboard. Underhanded just isn’t their style.
life purpose. Another way to think about
Some Aries people are bold,
the Sun is to imagine that it is your
but even the quieter ones are
personality’s Boss. Mercury acts much
brave and even plucky in their
like the secretary to the Boss, and the SUN IN TAURUS When Taurus natives work, they work
own way. Independence is
Boss sends Venus out when personal hard. They do it with a steadiness that may rarely be
for their own real birthright.
relationships are the issue. When the considered quick–rather it’s a dependable, plodding,
Nothing gets them going
Boss wants action, it turns to Mars. and steady effort that has its payoffs. Security
more than a fresh slate,
But remember that no matter what the is immensely important to Taurus–some of them
the promise of a new day,
situation, the Sun is the Boss of your actively seek wealth, while others are content to be
and a brand new start.Aries
personality. “comfortable”. The Taurus definition of “comfortable”
may not be exactly the same as the rest of the signs,
SUN IN GEMINI With the
but comfort is definitely a driving force. When they
Sun in Gemini, the urge for
work, they work hard, and when they play, they don’t
self-expression is strong.
really “play” as such…they relax. Taureans stick with
These natives are often just
things and ideas, and therein lies one of the reasons
as interested in collecting
why they are known for their stubbornness. Taurus is a
information as they are in
fixed sign, and they have a fair measure of tradition and
sharing it. Curious to a fault
steadiness in their make-up that keeps them rooted.
Geminis have a finger in every
pie. Solar Geminis are flexible
and changeable people.
Their ability to adapt quickly to new situations
generally gains them plenty of friends and social
contacts. Usually quite clever and witty, Geminis
enjoy intellectual conversations and they are
easily bored if they are not getting enough mental
stimulation. Often quite adept at fitting in with
others, Geminis easily adopt the moods of those
around them. They are friends to people from all walks
of life, and are not easily intimidated. Their ability to
detach themselves can make Geminis very objective
and observant, but a little difficult to get close to.
Geminis are both interesting and interested. Their
wit can be dazzling and their changeability dizzy.
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 The Sun’s position by zodiacal sign in the natal chart shows our style,
our life purpose, and some might say, our destiny. What are we
learning to be in our lifetime? Look to the Sun for answers.
Libra is not naturally cooperative — they are learning to
get along with others. That is why Libra spends so
much time focusing on relationships. Similarly,
Cancer is learning about emotions, Aries is
learning about itself and learning to be
courageous, and so forth. Accept your
Sun (Sun) and happiness will come
more easily to you; deny its better
traits, and you won’t know where you
are going in your life. The Sun’s sign
is your style when you are at your
best, and it describes your goals
and life purpose. Another way to
think about the Sun is to imagine
that it is your personality’s Boss.
Mercury acts much like the
secretary to the Boss, and
the Boss sends Venus out
when personal relationships
are the issue. When the Boss
wants action, it turns to Mars.
But remember that no matter
what the situation, the Sun is the
Boss of your personality. Iissue.
When the Boss wants action, it
turns to Mars. But remember that
no matter what the situation, the
Sun is the Boss of your personality.
SUN IN ARIES What is happening right now is
most important to Aries. Impatience is a definite
vice, and innovation is a huge strength. Aries
loves to start anything new, and they have trouble
sitting still. They are pioneers in whatever they do, and
there is a very basic quality of bravery in these people that
is unmistakable! Aries generally knows what they want, and
they know the quickest route to getting it. They take shortcuts if
they must, but generally everything is aboveboard. Underhanded just
isn’t their style. Aries Suns are happiest when their lives are moving forward.
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SUN IN GEMINI With the Sun in Gemini, the urge for self-
expression is strong. These natives are often just
as interested in collecting information as they
are in sharing it. Curious to a fault Geminis
have a finger in every pie. Solar Geminis
are flexible and changeable people.
Their ability to adapt quickly to
new situations generally gains
them plenty of friends and social
contacts. Usually quite clever
and witty, Geminis enjoy
intellectual conversations
and they are easily bored if
they are not getting enough
mental stimulation. Often
quite adept at fitting in
with others, Geminis
easily adopt the moods
of those around them.
They are friends to people
from all walks of life, and
are not easily intimidated.
Their ability to detach
themselves can make
Geminis very objective and
observant, but a little difficult
to get close to. Geminis are
both interesting and interested.
Their wit can be dazzling
and their changeability dizzy.
SUN IN TAURUS When Taurus
natives work, they work hard. They do
it with a steadiness that may rarely be
considered quick–rather it’s a dependable,
plodding, and steady effort that has its payoffs.
Security is immensely important to Taurus–some
of them actively seek wealth, while others are content
to be “comfortable”. The Taurus definition of “comfortable”
may not be exactly the same as the rest of the signs, but
comfort is definitely a driving force. When they work, they work
hard, and when they play, they don’t really “play” as such…they relax.
SUN IN
The Sun’s position by zodiacal
sign in the natal chart shows
our style, our life purpose, and
some might say, our destiny.
What are we learning to be
in our lifetime? Look to the
Sun for answers. Libra is not
naturally cooperative — they
are learning to get along
with others. That is why Libra
spends so much time focusing
on relationships. Similarly,
Cancer is learning about
emotions, Aries is learning
about itself and learning to
be courageous, and so forth.
Accept your Sun (Sun) and
happiness will come more
easily to you; deny its better
traits, and you won’t know
where you are going in your
life. The Sun’s sign is your style
when you are at your best, and
it describes your goals and life
purpose. Another way to think
about the Sun is to imagine
that it is your personality’s
Boss. Mercury acts much like
the secretary to the Boss, and
the Boss sends Venus out
when personal relationships
are the issue. When the
Boss wants action, it turns
to Mars. But remember that
no matter what the situation,
the Sun is the Boss of your
personality. Sun in Aries
(The Sun is in Aries from
approximately March 21 to
April 19, depending on the
year*). Aries is the first sign of
the zodiac, and Aries natives
are the first to start—and
the first to finish—whatever
they set out to do. Aries is
an active, energetic sign.
People with Sun in Aries are
direct, straightforward, and
uncomplicated.
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SUN IN TAURUS
Taurus natives are sensual
folk–and this includes sex,
but extends to pleasures in
all areas: they delight in the
sensual pleasures of food, a
comfortable blanket, a richly
colored aquarium to look
at, the smell of flowers or
spring rain, pleasing melodies
coming from their stereos, and
so forth. Some might even say
they live through their senses
more than most.
SUN IN GEMINI
With the Sun in Gemini, the
urge for self-expression is
strong. These natives are often
just as interested in collecting
information as they are in
sharing it. Curious to a fault,
Geminis have a finger in every
pie. Solar Geminis are flexible
and changeable people. Their
ability to adapt quickly to
new situations generally gains
them plenty of friends and
social contacts.
SUN IN CANCER
Sun in Cancer natives have a
strong survival instinct. They
are protective of those they
care about, and of themselves
too. They are often quite
reticent about sharing their
inner selves with the rest
of the world, and are often
caught up in reminisce.
Cancers have a reputation
for moodiness, although this
trait is most evident when the
Moon is in Cancer.
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“I’M AS GAY AS A DAFFODIL, MY DEAR!”
In 1984, two years after the Gay
Men’s Health Crisis organisation
was formed in New York to
combat Aids, Freddie Mercury
scored his first solo hit with
Love Kills. The song’s lyrics
don’t allude to the disease
which would claim the singer’s
life seven years later, but it’s
possible that its title could
be a thinly-veiled reference.
“Everything was about subtext
with Freddie Mercury,” says
Martin Aston, author of Breaking
Down The Walls Of Heartache:
How Music Came Out.
Love Kills is included on Never
Boring, a new box set gathering
much of the material Mercury
recorded away from Queen,
including his only solo album,
1985’s Mr Bad Guy, and 1988’s
Barcelona, an ambitious LP
collaboration with opera singer
Montserrat Caballé. The release
offers a timely opportunity to
explore Mercury’s complex
identity and status as a queer
icon, especially since last year’s
enormously successful biopic,
Bohemian Rhapsody, was
accused of playing down, or
‘straightwashing’, the singer’s
relationships with men.
It’s impossible to know how
Mercury might have defined his
sexuality because, in public at
least, he never quite addressed
it head on. In his lifetime, British
newspaper The Sun branded
the singer a “bisexual rock
star”, and in recent years the
media has frequently referred
to him as gay. But when music
magazine NME asked Mercury
in 1974, “So how about being
bent?” Mercury replied: “You’re
a crafty cow. Let’s put it this
way: there were times when
I was young and green. It’s a
thing schoolboys go through.
I’ve had my share of schoolboy
pranks. I’m not going to
elaborate further.” On another
occasion, he answered a similar
question by saying playfully:
“I’m as gay as a daffodil, my
dear!”
“ I WON’T BE A ROCK
STAR. I WILL BE A
LEGEND “
- Freddie mercury
A NEW IDENTITY
Mercury’s sexuality
isn’t the only aspect
of his identity that’s
complicated. In 1946,
he was born Farrokh
Bulsara to Indian Parsi
parents on the island of
Zanzibar, then a British
protectorate and now
part of Tanzania.
He attended British-
style boarding schools
in India, where he began
using the name Freddie.
The adopted surname
Mercury came later, after
his family emigrated to the
UK in 1964, and he began
to pursue a music career
in west London. “I think
changing his name was part
of him assuming this different
skin,” Queen bandmate Brian
May said in a 2000 documentary.
“I think it helped him to be this person
that he wanted to be. The Bulsara person was
still there, but for the public he was going to
be this different character, this god.”
He basically had to masquerade as a white
man to succeed - Leo Kalyan. This character
also helped him to dodge some of the racial
prejudices of the era. “There’s no room
for brown people in the Western music
industry, and Freddie kind of knew that”