Monthly Archives: October 2010

Somewhere in April this year my computer broke down on the worst possible moment: I was preparing a lot of things for my vacation in Japan. I personally think they have an internal clock set to let you down on the moment you need them the most. Mildly irritated I thought to myself: “Would there be a way to foresee when your computer breaks down?” After some searching I came to the conclusion that it is indeed possible!

Not only would you be able to see the signs of mechanical breakdown in your own chart, your computer also has it’s very own natal chart! The art of uncovering it was simply to find the right date and time. Is that the moment you buy a computer? The moment you first turn it on? Maybe there is some merit to all these possible birth times, but I have come to the conclusion the best time is when the operating system was first installed. This time remains deeply hidden in your system. It can be extracted by opening a simple tool like SIW (without installer) and checking your OS properties.

Natal chart of my computer

At the time of my digital misfortune Uranus was opposite my Mercury. A transit that would create a problem with “technology” and “communication”. To your right you will see the natal chart for the computer I have lovingly named “LordSatan”. You will understand that a machine with Pluto opposite the MC and Uranus opposite the Ascendant has always been quite difficult to deal with. The first time I turned it on, I already had a fight with it and lost: “Boom”, the voltage switch was set wrong so I lost a power unit.

Solar Return 2009 for my computer

Now if you’d take a look at the Solar Return of 2009, one particular aspect jumps out. Loyal, energy and activity driven Mars making a tight square to Dusty Old Saturn. Additionally, the Sun isn’t quite happy in the house of sickness (6). Before April arrived it had started to make some suspicious noises and by the time I came back from my vacation I heard what the problem was: power unit died. This time from old age!

A few tips if you want to try this for yourself:

• You have to see some clues in your own chart when it comes to mechanical breakdown. Computers, like cars, are things that belong in this spectrum. Hard aspects to/from Uranus always do well.

• The Solar Return contains the most valuable information. Extremely handy if you are about to create your budget for the upcoming year. Pay particular attention to the angular houses and tight aspects between malefics and whether benefics are able to even things out. If they’re wasting away somewhere in sickness (6), loneliness (12) or death (8) I’d start to reserve an amount.