Roger Federer: The Birth Chart of a Champion
August 25, 2007 by admin
Roger Federer is thought to be the best tennis player of modern times; Federer has the birth chart to match that reputation. First, let’s take a look at some special features of Federer’s horoscope. His horoscope is below:
Choosing to be a professional athlete is an unusual career decision, statistically speaking. Let’s take a look at what it was in Federer’s birth chart that indicated such a choice. To determine a person’s profession, William Lilly tells us to start with the first house, and any planets in it. If one of the planets of profession (Mercury, Venus, or Mars) is in the ascendant, this will be the chief indicator of the person’s occupation. In Federer’s horoscope, we have Venus in Virgo in the first house, sextile Mars in Cancer and the Moon in Scorpio.
The first thing we notice is that all three planets are either in their detriment or fall; this is not an auspicious beginning to our analysis. Let us see what William Lilly says about this combination, as far as careers go: contacts to the Moon indicate “credit with the common people,” which we would term popularity. Venus combined with Mars gives “labor and pleasure; boldness, confidence with flattery and dissimulation.” Certainly, playing a sport/game (ruled by the fifth house of pleasure) for a living would fit into Lilly’s description. The “dissimulation” might have to do with behaving oneself on and off the court for the sake of sponsorships, and presenting a pleasant PR front as part of one’s job.
As usual, it is the fixed stars that really tell the tale of fame in Federer’s birth chart, and more than compensate for the difficult essential state of the Moon, Venus, and Mars. The Royal star Aldebaran is conjunct the Midheaven, the house of fame and career. Mars is conjunct Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. Vivian Robson writes that Mars with Sirius is “courageous, generous, [gives] military preferment, work in connection with metals. It gives honor, renown, wealth, ardor, faithfulness, devotion, passion and resentment, and makes its natives custodians, curators, and guardians.” The Moon in Scorpio falls on the North Scale, which “gives good fortune, high ambition, beneficence, honor, riches, and permanent happiness.”
Finally, let us take a look at the meaning of the constellation of Leo on the ascendant. Manilius, an ancient astrology writer, states the following:
The sons of the Lion are filled with the urge to adorn their proud portals with pelts and to hang up on their walls the captured prey, to bring the peace of terror to the woods, and to live upon plunder. There are those whose like bent is not checked by the city gates, but they swagger about in the heart of the capital with droves of beasts; they display mangled limbs at the shop front, slaughter to meet the demands of luxury, and count it gain to kill. Their temper is equally prone to fitful wrath and ready withdrawal, and guileless are the sentiments of their honest hearts.
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Lord 10 is combust, this usually isnt too harmful to Mercury as it’s always so close to the sun, but its meaning of something ‘hidden’ or ‘not being seen by the native’ should still be a factor, especially being on the 12th house cusp. It’s conj with the Sun in Leo is appropriate for a sports star, but the 12th house could mean ‘self-undoing’ in some way. Tennis elbow?! (smile).
Hi Gary,
I wondered about the 12th house placement, too. I read Federer’s bio recently, and he had some difficulties with the psychological aspects of the game when he was younger. He wanted every shot to be absolutely perfect, and would get really upset if it wasn’t; even if he won the match.
Nina
[...] in that sign. If Mars happens to be conjunct an eminent fixed star, such as in the horoscope of Roger Federer, then its malefic nature is much diminished (though the tendency to shed tears upon winning tennis [...]
Where did you get his birth time? The one I have said his ascendant is Scorpio.
Hi KL,
The birth time (8:40 am) is on Roger’s own website. If only all celebrities were as helpful!
Nina
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My question is to KL. You have a birth time for Roger Federes’s chart where his Ascendant is in Scorpio. Where did you get it from? I myself do not think the 8:40 am birth time is the right one. To me this birth time does NOT show the great tennis player he is. As a fact he could probably the greatest tennis player in the history of that sport. His birth time is given by him from memory!!! Memory many times is not a good companion!!! If his birth time was shown on his birth certificate then I might take it into account. Somebody so tremendously famous and extremely good in his chosen career must have LEO on the Midheaven or Rising. It would certainly make more sense as with Leo on MC, his Ascendant could be Scorpio. This is just for starting. So I would appreciate your answer.
Ah! First thing I notice is, 5th House, which concerns Sports and Games, has its Ruler, Saturn, in 2nd House of finance, (thus connecting his game of choice with significant financial impact for himself), and you’d think Saturn in 2nd would be detrimental, but no, it is in close conjunction with JUPITER, most benevolent planet, which adds its luster and prominence to his hard work (Saturn & Capricorn) in the pursuit of perfection (Saturn) and success (Jupiter). The 2nd, Jupiter and Saturn, are in Libra, so Venus rules this most balanced of the signs… So we have a Venus + Jupiter effect that overcomes any Saturnian negativity. He has to work hard to attain the prize (Saturn + Capricorn) but the prize is substantial (Jupiter + Venus). A classy act (Libra!) I think we sometimes rely too much on 10th House factors and ought to start in that place in the chart which rules the specific talent or activity. Thank You!