Short description A baby is born in Manhattan on September 3, 1965, and before he takes his first breath, the cord wraps around his neck. They have to bring him back. For our first case study, we read Charlie Sheen's birth chart: a Sun-Pluto conjunction at his first breath, all three addiction pathways firing at once, and a moon standing in the doorway between marriage and the underworld. Then we look at the same placements as the source of his talent, his comeback and his sobriety. Recorded on his birthday, by complete accident. Full show notes Selene is a Charlie Sheen fan. Not of the headlines, but of the actor who carried Platoon at 20, held his own against Michael Douglas in Wall Street, and became the highest-paid actor on television. Through the meltdowns and the firings, a big part of the public never stopped rooting for him. In this episode, we ask why the same qualities that make someone extraordinary can also make life extraordinarily hard. We start with the family: an acting dynasty, a father who built the name Martin Sheen and never legally changed it, and the one movie where Charlie put his birth name, Carlos Estevez, back on the poster. Then Zahara walks through the five headlines in his chart, from Mars and Neptune locked in a room with no door, to a Chiron yod, to Black Moon Lilith sitting on his midheaven. We look at what happens to his chart when you relocate it from New York to Los Angeles, and why Hollywood handed him a Pisces mask. We never end on the dark side. The last part of the episode is about the gifts: the Ferris Bueller audition, the Golden Globe for Spin City, and what Saturn finally handed him in December 2017. In this episode: Sun conjunct Pluto: life and death at the first breathA tale of two jellyfish, and why the ones in the deep sea glowThe name Sheen, the name Estevez and the Gemini risingThe eighth house as a guest list, not a locked roomThe five headlines: the addiction engine, the Saturn opposition, the doorway moon, the Chiron wound and three addiction pathways in a closed loopRelocation: same actor, same script, different stageThe timing: a Pisces new moon, a lunar eclipse and his solar returnThe gift version of every placementFor the astrologers: we're using a 10:57 p.m. birth time from Astro-Databank (AA rating), Placidus houses and Mean Black Moon Lilith. We get into why the moon's house placement is debatable, and we'd love to hear how you read it. Coming up next: Saturn Returns. For most of us, it's just a rough birthday. For the 27 Club, it was the last one. And if you'd like a bonus deep dive on Charlie's chart, leave us a comment or send us a note. A note from us: this show is for entertainment and educational purposes only. We're not professional astrologers, psychologists or doctors, and we're not affiliated with Charlie Sheen or his team. This isn't a diagnosis or a judgment. It's a tool for self-discovery. If anything in this episode hits close to home, please reach out to someone qualified. In the US, the SAMHSA National Helpline is free, confidential and open 24/7 at 1-800-662-4357. If you're in crisis, call or text 988. Find Charlie's chart, the Astro Keys and Mini Astro Lessons 1 and 2 at astrocolab.com. Link to our website As above, so below.
