Gideon Blackburn's Horoscope

[Diana Fields, Bookseller]

As part of my research projects, I will use astrology, when birth data
is available, as a means of discovering the nature of the people
involved in various events. The following is a horoscope profile of
Gideon Blackburn obtained from www.astro.com. Since I didn't have his
exact birth time, I used 12 noon, so it may be off somewhat. But
reading over it, I feel it does give some insight to the personality
of the man.

Gideon Blackburn, born August 27, 1772, Steele's Tavern, VA
(I had to use Raphine, VA for the horoscope.)

Sun in Virgo, Moon in Leo

Inwardly you have the characteristics of prudence, common sense, and
practicality. Your outward personality, however, appears as ardent,
passionate, and aggressive. You have a tendency to involve yourself in
activities that are not harmonious with your innate characteristics.

The rulership of Virgo makes you a hard-working, practical,
foresighted person who is fond of cleanliness and privacy. Externally,
the Moon in Leo will place you in positions in which you must exert
authority in a positive and clear manner. In love you are whole-
hearted and very affectionate, wanting to impart your happiness to the
other person. You appear as happy, strong, and playful. Apparently you
are very preoccupied with your dignity and how you appear to others.
The voice of your unconscious tells you to apply yourself to more down-
to-earth matters. With your natural cleverness you should be able to
achieve a harmonious relationship between these two categories, making
you a fulfilled individual.



Ascendant in Scorpio, Mars in the Eighth House

At the time of your birth the zodiacal sign of Scorpio was ascending
in the horizon. Its ruler Mars is located in the eighth house.

Your life will be marked by your shrewd, secretive, obstinate, clever,
and reserved disposition. You remain an enigma: with these traits,
your life events could be either very tragic or very fortunate. To
which category of Scorpio do you belong? There are two types, the
extremely emotional, attracted by those pathological aspects of
biological relationship, or the highly mystical, concerned with
spirituality.

You are a person of extremes, very sensitive and desirous of
attachment. There is some attraction to the occult or to psychic
phenomena. You are active in the sense that there is a psychological
struggle going on inside you between the positive and negative poles-
those of affirming and satisfying or rejecting and repressing. You are
very intense in your feelings and remain passionately attached to the
person you love. Similarly, when you dislike someone you are very
fixed in that feeling. However, there is room for optimism in that:
whatever type of Scorpio you may happen to be, there exists a desire
deep in your inner self for psychic regeneration.

At some point in your life, after the occurrence of a major dramatic
event that will affect you deeply, the goal and entire expression of
your ego may alter entirely. The intensity and profundity of your
passion, however, will always be constant. You have a tendency to go
into the shadows and secretly plan the course of action you will take,
reluctant to let others know the exact nature of your mood or
feelings. In your sexual affairs you are full of passion and strong
attachment.

Exert more control over your passions; don't be so resentful of
others. Use your strong will and character for favorable and
beneficial things.

You have a strong inclination to be involved in medicine, perhaps even
surgery. You are attracted by research and investigation in general.

This position of your ruler makes death a very crucial aspect in your
life. The termination of biological functions is something that
preoccupies and worries you.

You have a keen, perceptive mind that is always dwelling on the
ultimate nature of things. Your intellect is brought forward by
considerations concerning the deepter issues of life. You may have a
tendency to suffer from violence.

You must also attempt to detach yourself somewhat from dwelling on the
termination of life as this preoccupation could affect your mental
functions.



Uranus Opposition Ascendant

Uranus opposition the Ascendant shows that relationships stand in the
way of achieving the freedom you want. You attract people who demand
their own freedom, even though it means you must curtail yours, and
this annoys you.

A traditional marriage is not for you. You prefer a more liberal
association in which the only binding agent is your emotional
attraction to your partner. You enjoy a wide circle of friends who
share your views and with whom you feel safe and secure. You are drawn
to occupations that give you freedom to work in your own way,
unconfined by rules and regulations.

Although you have a mind of your own, you probably are not fully
prepared to accept responsibility for your actions.

Part of your role in life is to help others gain their freedom by
urging them to get an education and to learn about the social and
political issues that can affect them.



Moon in the Ninth House

The Moon was found in the ninth house at the time of birth. Your
higher mind has the potential to expertly reflect the teachings of
elevated knowledge that you may receive throughout your life. You will
have an ability to quickly adjust to varying conditions.

You are endowed with a clever and resourceful imagination, and a mind
which is receptive to ideals, higher thoughts, and perhaps even
metaphysical matters.

Throughout life you are going to solve many critical situations by
your ingenious and highly inventive mind which has an abundance of new
and humane plans and ideas.



Venus in the Ninth House

Venus was found in the ninth house at the time of birth. Your mind
appears as very adaptable, gentle, peace-loving and tactful. This
position indicates that the secret for your ability to reach a state
of harmony and emotional balance may come through the use of your
higher mental powers. You have been born with an exquisitely refined,
artistic mind which has a very subtle appreciation of all that has to
do with culture. Your disposition is kind, congenial, gentle and
sympathetic and you have a natural ability to assist other
individuals.

This position gives you much social intercourse with intellectual
persons and success derived therefrom.

Merely minor disabilities will affect you in your intellectual
endeavors. The worst that could happen would be an overly inquisitive,
indecisive nature that never seems to be satisfied. However, you have
within you the ability to avoid these psychological obstacles.



Sun in the Tenth House

The Sun was in the tenth house at the time of birth. The Sun here
promises honor, success, and prestige in adult life. Publicly you
appear as a vital, proud, powerful person. Your individuality has the
need to manifest itself publicly and often to foist its energy on
others. You have come to life with a satisfactory physical and moral
heredity and you are going to acquire the favorable disposition of
many persons of power to assist you in your ascent through life.

Your liabilities include an exaggerated pride, arrogance and a
tendency to rely too much on your own resources.



Saturn in the Tenth House

Saturn was found in the tenth house at the time of birth. This a very
challenging position for a person who seeks worldly success. The
inhibiting powers of Saturn are expressed in a heavy, cautious, and
very serious personality. Many of the limitations that will arise
throughout life result from your own psychological disposition which
is oriented to narrow bounds. The key to a satisfactory solution of
the various problems that will arise throughout life lies in your
ability to endure difficulties with patience.

Inwardly there are ambitions, aspirations, and thrift; properly
projected these psychological characteristics could yield power, an
image of pride, and a perpetual craving for material objects and
worldly wealth.