Marc Edmund Jones defined the Splay chart as having the
planets lumped in three distinct groups. Since the groups could be
anywhere on the wheel, Splay people are usually unique in some
way, difficult to pigeonhole. I’ve found, however, that the same
effect can occur if the planets are bunched in four or even five
groups. The groups have to be at least sixty degrees apart unless
they are separated by the Ascendant-Descendant line or the
Mid-Heaven-Nadir line.
Bruce
Willis is a good example of that. Jupiter, Uranus, and Pluto form
one bunch, Neptune and Saturn another, while the Moon, Venus
Mercury, and the Sun form a third. Mars is over sixty degrees from
the Jupiter group and is separated from the Sun by the
Ascendant-Descendant axis. Mars is Bruce's only planet in an
Earth Sign, so it is pretty strong to begin with. But it gets
extra strength here because it is isolated from the other planets.
And what is Bruce Willis known for? Action-adventure movies.
But true to the Splay chart, he can't be easily typecast.
He also does more serious roles (e.g. “Pulp Fiction? and
comedies, such as “Blind Date?(which was intentional) and
“Hudson Hawk?(which was an unintentional comedy).
Jennifer
Jason Leigh
is
another Splay type. Uranus and Pluto in the 4th house form one
group, while most of the others are piled into the sign of
Aquarius. Neptune (film) is alone in the sixth house (work) and
can therefore “funnel?most of the chart's “energy? She
did mention, on the Tonight show, that she greatly prefers to do
movies rather than act on
the stage.
Henri
Landru is an excellent (although extremely negative) example of the
way the Splay can make you stand out from the ordinary. This
unique serial killer married his victims before killing them. The
three groups are very clear in this chart. Saturn stands out
because it is isolated from the other planets. Because of this, it
can Funnel
the “energy?of the horoscope to the house it
occupies. That's the 8th
House, which rules both partnership
resources (which he stole) and death. It should also be noted that
Pluto, planet of death and the natural
ruler of the eighth house, is also a Singleton
twice over. Pluto is the only planet in an Earth
Sign (material resources) and the only planet in an Angular House.
Carl
Jung
had
the planets in five
distinct groups. Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars all stand alone. Mars
gets the emphasis here. It is in Sagittarius, the sign of
religion, philosophy, and publishing. Jung's collected writings
fill a bookshelf. Jung, of course, was famous for his theory of
the “collective unconscious?
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