"If I have been able to see further than others, it was because I stood on the shoulders of giants." - Sir Isaac Newton (1643 - 1727) The Father of Calculus
Recently a first edition copy of Sir Isaac Newton's book on natural philosophy was auctioned off to a mysterious bidder for $3.7 million. Impressive! And I would have to say that someone is really into the ideas of Sir Isaac Newton, aren't they? Well, I hope the mystery buyer isn't like yours truly tends to be - seldom finishing any of the many books I start! Hmm. Makes me sound Aries-like, doesn't it? But you know what they say - the traits of every sign are in everyone somewhere in the natal chart, even if no planets are posited in the sign in question. And no, I personally have no Aries planets, not even in progressions.
So this sort of amazing publicity in relation to a deceased personage is a perfect opportunity to see how the natal planets of the subject are being affected posthumously by planets on or around the date of the event/s. With the auction apparently held a few days ago (tonight is Dec 18, 2016), we can check out recent positions and see what 'pops out' which may have effect upon the reputation and planets of Sir Isaac Newton after all these years. First, we need a natal horoscope for the $3.7-million-dollar man, Sir Isaac, and you may view a couple of rectified versions of his chart here. Or check out the version in my Solar Fire Gold v9 software:
Look lower left, highlighted in green, for current transits to his natal planets:
Natal Mercury (the writer; the thinker) is now visited by karmic authority planet Saturn who brings rewards for long term efforts - Newton's were made hundreds of years ago and obviously qualify. In fact, the sale of his book is about as non-hoarding at such an exorbitant price as it can possibly be! One traditional result of Saturn-to-natal-Mercury is 'additional income' and in a sense, this goal has definitely been accomplished at auction. At his eternal rest since his death on March 20, 1727 (OS), Newton is unaware of this achievement but current planetary transits and the events they reflect say it's true - the time has come.
Second and third transits involving his natal Sun (ego; purpose; life objective; essence) @13Capricorn are marked in green (lower left) for the current Mercury Station Retrograde recently conjoined and passed his Sun and is now turning to 'back across it' again. A third pass will occur in Direct motion during the third week of January 2017.
Of course, the most significant transit has been powerful, wealthy Pluto hitting Newton's natal Sun, marking a time for finally receiving well deserved recognition which must include deep appreciation and respect for his centuries-spanning power and influence over multiple areas of learning, education, and the seeking of knowledge.
Yes, he was an intense fellow with 00 - 1 Scorpio rising which brings up his Prenatal Solar Eclipse (PE) in the 5 North Saros Series with themes of flashes of genius, prophetic dreams, inspired visions - a very creative influence (Brady's Predictive Astrology). Of course, Scorpio rising makes Mars chart-ruler but with no applying aspects - just a 7th house Mars in Venus-ruled Taurus, sign of the stubborn bull. Yes, he was an obstinate man yet Mars in Taurus also suggests one who has a great capacity for hard, sustained concentration and a dedicated work ethic (he had) and practicality (to balance all that mysticism: Neptune-Pluto = Venus which can also indicate 'loyalty in spirit to those who have passed away' - see chart, marked in light blue); and/or 'a strange love', says Ebertin.
Another factor is Newton's thinking/idea planet, Mercury, in Sagittarius which conjoins Aculeus (M6 Scorpius), one of a nebulous pair with Acumen that relates to issues of blindness (which can be inner vision), attacks that strengthen, and being the subject of gossip (which is a sort of attack--he was). However, some of the issues that bedeviled Newton were self-created though probably unconsciously perpetrated. Such as his well known miserliness with his ideas and theories for his emotions were involved. We see this with his Moon, strongly subjective in early Cancer which set on his day of birth as starry Thuban (alpha Draco) culminated. This indicates one who 'guards or protects a treasure' - which were his ideas and theories. Later in life, this tendency probably added grump to his quarrels over who invented Calculus (he did - he's the Father of it). It seems he wanted recognition for his theories (Leo MC = The Goal: to shine on the world stage; plus, Sun-Jupiter = MC) yet he feared publication so he jealously hoarded his work (Thuban) which would seem to indicate otherwise.
Further mysticism, plus, romanticism, are shown by Venus-Neptune = Sun with its potentials for: a small sense of reality; an erotic imagination; lovesickness; a secret love (in this chart, Venus does ruled his hidden 12th house of secret assignations). As a bachelor with a sense of mission, Sir Isaac sacrificed his personal life for the sake of his work and had the misfortune to be hindered, harmed, and defamed by others (Neptune-ASC = Uranus supported by Aculeus-Mercury) yet you see his Locomotive pattern chugging toward success with isolationist Uranus rising in first house of Self - he was Uranus, the genius, in deep-thinking Scorpio and at the Eagle Point (15Scorpio), the Point of Regeneration with futuristic Uranus leading the entire train of planets. A Uranian scientist was he.
Something else about natal Mercury - it's oriental (rising last before the Sun) which isn't unusual for speedy Mercury but probably made Newton super attentive to detail as a scientist should be, plus, Mercury takes part in a descriptive midpoint picture: Mercury-NN = Uranus: sudden formulation of new ideas; quickly changing ideas and thoughts; receiving stimulating ideas from others (Ebertin). In spite of being elected President of the Royal Society in 1703 and knighted by Queen Anne in 1705, Newton became a total recluse in his later years and one imagines that a certain amount of brooding took place in his laboratory of Alchemy, Mathematics, and Astrology (soon to be separated from Astronomy.)
To close we must also mention Newton's appointment as Master of the Mint in 1700 and the fact that he was involved in Politics for the rest of his life. And in such a case, I really feel for him, don't you?
Still, Isaac Newton's was one of three portraits Thomas Jefferson, the 'American Sphinx', reverently had hanging on the walls of Monticello along with Bacon's and Locke's...
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