Astrology Signs Meaning

Birth Chart - Mercury in Pisces and Astrology Signs

Billy Corgan has been back in the news a bit as he’s recently decided to charge $40 per three months to have access to additional videos about his music-making process. I won’t give a lifetime summary of his work here, check the internet for details if you never were a Smashing Pumpkins fan. The key planet in his chart for my money is Mercury ultra-afflicted in Pisces in the 6th. In detriment and fall, even more powerful because of its station. Those who know his lyrics through the years can follow this thinking. Mercury for our 42-year-old guitar star is conjunct Deneb Adige (clever intellect and ingenious nature that’s quick learning) and contraparallel Altair (many difficulties, misfortunes and strange experiences, bad for partnership, and more). Though in truth I’m not a huge parallel and contraparallel fixed star user.

What does Mercury rule in Billy’s chart? The 1st and 10th house - self and career, the public eye. Now I know that Billy’s studied with a lot of well-meaning people and is a veteran of metaphysical pursuits. He’s taken great effort in meditation and searching for inner peace, compassion, finding samadhi through stillness and other methods, etc. but it sure looks like he hasn’t internalized it so much to date. I don’t know him, and here I am just typing away random temperament and personality twiddlings without knowing the man on a personal level. But recent concertgoers in England tell of him continuing to berate fans, walk off early, castigate for not buying an EP when it’s not yet for purchase, etc.

Billy Corgan has lots of water zodiac signs in his chart - an extreme sensitivity to people and needing emotion to be driven in action. Let’s keep it simple here - Virgo rising with Mercury super-afflicted along with Uranus on the Asc = an unusual afflicted dude. He intellectualizes situations and has eccentric touches. This is plain to see. The moon in a key culminating gauquelin sector -> proclivity and statistical significance in generating writers. And again, his Moon in Gemini leads back to ruler Mercury which is so afflicted. Wikipedia: ” In late 2004, Corgan published Blinking with Fists, a book of poetry. Despite mixed reviews, the book debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list. It was one of the first books ever written by a rock-star artist that ever got in the NYT Best Sellers list.”

“It is my goal to far exceed the normal documentary process and use the moment to create something that invokes synchronicity, electricity, and faith into a moment that is ever unfolding” , says Billy about his new website membership venture. Does that sound like some software company’s marketing babble more than a rock star? It sounds like Uranus on the Ascendant at least . Hmm, it’s worth a try to see if your devoted fans will shell out some bucks to get some extra footage. But with mass social networking sites giving so much free material, and many bands giving out tons of free videos, bonus music and photos and more, this seems a bit odd. He doesn’t need to do it for the money, yeah? But it’s a capitalistic venture, so if people sign up, go for it I say. I know that he’s getting some intense reactions from this particular marketing angle, however. Note that he does have Mars in the 2nd in its favorite sign. And he certainly is resourceful and motivated with making money, at least this go-around eh (if not misguided as 2nd house ruler Venus is afflicted in Aries in the 8th)?

The South Node axis in 2nd in Scorpio = from a karmic perspective, he certainly needs to keep focusing on loftier spritual goals. NN in Taurus is emphasizing his need to establish some stability and peace in his life and to get away from his penetrating feeling of hurt and abuse (he struggled with depression a lot of his life as well as OCD and suicidal thoughts, which he says stem from childhood abuse and personal anxieties).

There’s much more to unlock in his chart upon which I could elaborate. And I’m sure other expert natal readers can dive in as well. But we’ll stop here for now. I wish Billy well in love, life, and finding inner peace!