Julian Norton - Part 3: Written In The Stars

Julian's chart is a first for me as I've never done an astrological analysis of any vet before. So, since deciding to embark upon this particular project, I've done a lot of research into what veterinary surgeons' birth charts have in common. Finding the birthdates was difficult as, unlike actors, singers, etc, vet details are not widely accessible. In the end, I was able to acquire 20 subjects for comparison.

The results are very intriguing and although these statistics demand further analysis, particularly as only one of the vets in the study had an available birth time, I can only imagine how much more mind-blowing these results would be if I'd had access to the full birth data of all the vets. However, as you can see, there is a pattern, a template, an astrological signature for the type of person who chooses - or is driven towards - a career in veterinary medicine. This is true for all professions and occupations, of course and compiling these statistics is a large part of any research astrologer's work. I have to admit that, apart from actually doing charts, researching data is my favourite part of the job. This is how modern astrologers gather facts and collate information. Of the 20 vets analysed in my survey:

• 50% had the Sun in a Mutable sign
• 83% had the Sun in aspect to Uranus
• 50% had the Sun in aspect to Neptune
• 100% had Mercury in the same sign as the Sun
• 50% had Mercury in aspect to Mars, Jupiter or Saturn
• 66% had Mars in a Cardinal sign (with half of those having it in Libra)
• 83% had Mars in aspect to a major planet
• 50% had a planet conjunct a World Point
• 50% had Jupiter in a Cardinal sign
• 66% had Saturn in a Mutable sign
• 66% had Uranus in a Fixed sign
• 50% had Neptune in a Fixed sign
• 50% had the North Node in a Cardinal sign (with all the Cardinal Nodes at 25-26°)

However, the most astonishing connection of all is the similarity between Julian and his predecessor at Skeldale, Alf Wight - a.k.a. James Herriot. To have the charts of two people who not only share the same profession, have lived and worked in the same location, with the same people and to see how astoundingly similar they are astrologically, is absolutely breathtaking. 

James Alfred Wight was born on Tuesday 3rd October 1916 in Sunderland, England. Like Julian, his natal Sun is in an Air sign, conjunct Mercury and trine Uranus. Both men have Mars in a Water sign - Julian's in Cancer and Alf's in Scorpio. They both have Mars in a square aspect to Uranus and semisextile Mercury. They both have Jupiter in an Earth sign in aspect to Neptune and Pluto. And a very striking similarity is the fact they both have the North Node in Capricorn at 26 degrees. Which, as you'll see in the statistics above, is a very common astrological trait amongst vets. 

Take a look at the charts below to see more. 

Natal Charts of Alf Wight (left) & Julian Norton (right) [click to enlarge]