The 52nd annual Grammy awards show was held in Los Angeles, California, Sunday, January 31. The biggest Grammy winner was, Beyonce Knowles, a Virgo, born September 4, 1981.  She also had dazzling astrological stars, for the evening, as you may have expected.

Even though Beyonce has her Sun in the shy sign of Virgo, she is really much more of an outgoing, artistic Libra, with a total of five planets in that sign. She also has a powerful Scorpio Moon, which gives her great depth of feeling and emotion, which she channels into her music.

Beyonce won 6 Grammy awards, including song of the year, for “Single Ladies.” The energizing planet, Mars, in the sign of Leo, ruling entertainment, was exactly sextile Beyonce’s ambitious, goal-oriented planet, Saturn, in the sign of Libra, ruling the public. Favorable Mars – Saturn energies often reward us for our past efforts and achievements, and such was the case for the very well-deserving and phenomenally talented Beyonce. Beyonce’s birth chart Mars, is also in the sign of Leo, making her the consummate entertainer.  Looking at her stars, there’s no doubt that she was destined to be a performer.

Sagittarian, Taylor Swift, born December 13, 1989, also had a huge Grammy night, winning four awards, including album of the year, for “Fearless.” The cosmos was also smiling favorably upon Taylor.

Taylor presently has the transforming planet, Pluto, exactly on her natal Uranus, the planet of innovation and originality.  Her Uranus is also in the sign of Capricorn, in her birth chart. Capricorn governs career, business, status, and reputation.

Pluto’s powerful ray is often history-making, when in operation in a horoscope, and aligned now with the trend-setter, and highly individualistic, inventive Uranus, she is indeed being universally recognized, by her peers, for her rare, unique creative abilities.

Also, probably one of the biggest astrological factors in her massive success with music, to begin with, is her Mercury in Capricorn is closely conjunct her Neptune.  Neptune rules imagination, creative ability, and actually song-writing, as well as poetry.  The planet Mercury, meanwhile,  governs ideas and thinking. When the two are linked up together, the end result is usually someone who has a naturally rich, vast imagination.

Additionally, Taylor’s Mercury is in a wider conjunction to the inventive Uranus.  Uranus also rules intuition and flashes of genius.  With Taylor Swift having both her Neptune and Uranus on her Mercury, governing her mind, no wonder she is such a prolific, innovative songwriter.  I believe she is probably a musical genius, and we are only seeing the beginning of what will likely be a long legacy of music behind her.

In addition to having her Mercury in Capricorn, Taylor Swift also has three of her other planets in that sign. She also even has a conjunction of serious Saturn, to her Mercury.  Saturn adds yet further depth and some soberness to her thinking, in addition to the originality and imagination already provided by Uranus and Neptune. Too, with all those Capricorn earth planets, she innately knows how to manage her resources well.  Capricorn is, again, the sign of business.  Many Capricorns are business tycoons.

Taylor Swift also has her birth chart Mars in the transforming sign of Scorpio.  It is also in a wide conjunction to Pluto, the natural ruler of Scorpio.  Mars rules one’s passion and drive, and in Scorpio, it indicates she is a very motivated and focused individual, who thrives on daunting challenges.  The intense Pluto influence just adds even more drive to her.

Mars and Pluto together in powerhouse Scorpio, also strongly suggests that she has a naturally transforming and regenerating impact on her environment, in addition to being a real power to be reckoned with. The Scorpio energy in her also makes her “fearless,” exactly like the title of her Grammy award-winning album.

Michael Jackson, a Virgo, born August 29, 1958, was honored posthumously at the event, with a special tribute for “Earth Song.” Two of Michael’s s children, Prince Michael and Paris, took to the stage at the Staples Centre to accept the lifetime achievement award on their father’s behalf.  Their appearance was, by  far, the highlight of the show. Michael Jackson was the best-selling musical act of 2009.

Even though Michael is no longer with us physically, his horoscope still lives on, and will, forever.  Just like Michael’s spirit will live on forever in our hearts.

What Michael’s stars show now is fortuitous, healing Jupiter, in the spiritual sign of Pisces, exactly trine to his natal Neptune, which happens to be in the sign of Scorpio.  Scorpio is the sign that rules death and re-birth. Neptune additionally governs illusion, idealism, and the creative arts. The trine aspect is a very harmonious blend of energies.

This mystical, Jupiter-Neptune pairing, is also a very fitting cosmic tribute to the ever-elusive, otherworldly nature of Michael Jackson. I believe it’s also there now to showcase to the world, once again, the rich musical, and very magical legacy (Neptune), that Michael bequeathed us on earth.

Coincidentally enough, Michael died last year when Jupiter in Aquarius was exactly conjoined Neptune in the heavens, a very  similar influence to what he also has now in his horoscope. Jupiter, is additionally associated with the symbolism of “kings” in astrology. Together, with Neptune, ruling creativity, and worlds beyond, it was, no doubt, the “destined moment” in time then, for the gods to reclaim, the “King of Pop,” for their own. But, still very sad for the rest of us, that he had to go, wasn’t it?

But, then again, keeping with the fairy-tale nature of Jupiter and Neptune, it could be that these two planets actually have Michael, in their benevolent, safe-keeping, as his assigned heavenly guardians.  And, that he’s lovingly gazing down at us, from the twinkling stars above.  I want to believe that this is the case.  I also believe that Michael would have also wanted it that way, don’t you? Michael was a believer and purveyor of dreams.

One more Neptunian tie-in here: Michael also reportedly may have died from complications from propofol.  Neptune rules drugs, including anesthetics, such as propofol.  In fact, when Neptune was discovered in 1846, that was the very same year that the branch of anaesthesia came into being.

Very interestingly, too, Michael’s horoscope now has, and will have for about the next two years, powerful and very favorable, transforming, Pluto-Sun influences.  Transiting Pluto is currently in Capricorn, the sign that rules business, public standing, and legacy.  It is exactly trine to Michael’s  Sun in Virgo, which is also a sign associated with work and abilities.  This influence will last through the end of 2011.

The Sun spotlights the individual’s basic essence.  Pluto, is also the natural ruler of Scorpio, which rules both death and re-birth. With the Sun, Michael’s basic individuality, aligned favorably with Pluto, the planet of  regeneration,  it would seem then that there would continue to be an enormous amount of renewed interest and passion for Michael and his music. Pluto’s intrinsic nature is one of obsession and passion.

Pluto also rules investigations, and is at the core of unraveling mysteries.  It often acts in such a way as to shed light and awareness on what may have previously been hidden. It could be that Pluto, ruling death and estates, may also bring a positive and final healing resolution to Michael Jackson’s estate matters, as well as shed further light into the investigation of his death.

Additionally, Jackson has  transiting Jupiter in Pisces, ruling doctors, exactly opposite his birth chart Pluto in Virgo now.  Could it be that criminal charges will be brought against Dr. Murray who allegedly cared for Michael at the end? Do you think he should be charged perhaps with involuntary manslaughter in Michael’s death from what you have seen and heard about him in the various media accounts?

In 2009, Pluto was also exactly sextile to Michael’s birth chart Neptune, with Neptune ruling his creative spirit.  Of course, as noted earlier, Michael was the top-selling recording artist of 2009. Perhaps that achievement was also partly due to the cosmic pull of Pluto to Neptune.  Could it be?

On the other hand, and also ironically, the very same Pluto transit to Neptune in Scorpio, the sign of death, may have also been a factor in his death, which may have come about as a result of drugs (Neptune).  This influence was exact in his horoscope when he died.

Back to the Grammy awards show. Michael would surely have been so very proud of his two beautiful children, Prince Michael and Paris, accepting that grand lifetime achievement award for him. They are also a wonderful, and very important part, of the shining legacy that Michael has left us.

Copyright 2010

Source Notes:

Astro-databank at http://www.astro.com for birth data for Michael Jackson, Beyonce Knowles, and Taylor Swift

New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/arts/music/01grammy.html?src=twt&twt=nytimes

New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/arts/music/01pareles.html?src=twt&twt=nytimes