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Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas

by Richard Curran

One of the questions I am asked most when giving readings is whether a large age difference or diverse social backgrounds would cause any problems in a relationship. In reply, I use the example of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones to demonstrate that true love knows no barriers, not only of age but also of upbringing.

Michael and Catherine share the same birthday - albeit 25 years apart - and whilst Michael was born into Hollywood ‘royalty’ being the son of Kirk Douglas, Catherine came from humbler surroundings. She is the daughter of a former sweet factory manager from Swansea, Wales. So how can two seemingly contrasting people enjoy a marriage that is regarded as one of the strongest in the often-fickle world of show business?

Was it written in the stars? To examine a relationship, astrologers erect a special chart called a synastry chart that examines the interrelationships between the two people’s birth planets and thus identifying any potential harmony or disharmony between the couple. But like all methods of divination it only provides a guide to the way the relationship can develop. As a rule of thumb once the troublesome aspects do not exceed the beneficial ones then the relationship is very likely to succeed.

When we look at the combined chart of Michael and Catherine we notice that sharing a birthday makes their sun placements almost exactly in the same place or conjunct. Because they are Air signs and Air signs are naturally cooperative then this works well and it’s a case of two hearts beating as one. Michael describes his meeting with Catherine after he had seen her starring in The Legend of Zorro as follows:

“As soon as I met Catherine I told her I wanted to have babies with her, and the moment I found out that she had the same birthday as me - tadaah! Then when I discovered she loved golf, I realized all my fantasies had come true. I`ve lucked out at this time in my life. I just lucked out. I`m so impressed by her intelligence, sense of humour and work ethic.”

So was it truly a case of love at first sight? There are two pointers in their combined chart hinting towards this. Catherine’s Mars conjuncts with Michael’s Moon giving an intense mutual physical attraction or to use the title of one of Michael’s films a ‘Basic Instinct’. Also Catherine’s Sun conjuncts with Michael’s Neptune giving a karmic quality. They are truly soul mates who probably have a sense of knowing each other before. Catherine sums her attraction to Michael as follows:

“I do think I`m lucky I met Michael. Michael Douglas the actor and producer with two Oscars on the shelf, but Michael Douglas the love of my life. I really do think it was meant to happen.”

Catherine’s Mercury forms a sixty degree angle or sextile to Michael’s Pluto which allows him to transform his attitude to relationships. Michael was a notorious womaniser during his first marriage but it seems that he has changed his ways since meeting Catherine. Apparently Catherine stands to collect on a $5m pre-nuptial agreement should he ever stray from the relationship. Michael sums up this change as follows:

"From the moment I met Catherine and we formed our family, I was a new man, very different from the one I used to be. This is the result of my everyday life with her, of the intense love we have for each other, of the great need for each other that we have, and of the great respect that we have for one another. There is a time when you become sarcastic, you lose the passion, and, when you are blessed again, and you have the fortune to love somebody the way I love my wife, you understand that you have to nurture your partner and not take everything for granted. What a marvellous gift!"

Catherine’s chart shows she has her Earth houses linked together. Venus in Virgo is 120º (Trine) apart from Mars in Capricorn which trines Saturn in Taurus which in turn trines the Venus placement. This configuration, known as a grand trine,and appears on the chart as an equilateral triangle, makes Catherine, for all her success and beauty a very grounded and practical person. She regards a successful marriage in the following words:

“For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end.”

Both Catherine and Michael have had to work hard for success. Even though Michael expressed an interest in acting at an early age, his father actively discouraged him and his brothers from following his footsteps. Catherine’s parents were more supportive in assisting her love for theatre and even gave their blessing to her when at the age of sixteen she went to live in London to further her career. Nevertheless, there does not seem to be any envy in the joint chart. Michaels Venus is conjunct with Catherine’s Midheaven, which shows he is supportive and proud of Catherine’s achievements. Catherine’s Saturn trining Michael’s Moon shows that both parties stabilise each other swapping domestic and career roles if necessary. Catherine’s Saturn sextile Michaels Saturn enables them to be good partners whether in matrimony or business. Everything achieved, jointly or individually, is for the benefit of the family.

Like other couples, there may be days where they disagree with each other and as Catherine’s Mars opposes Michaels Saturn it can be a case of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object. However, softer aspects in their charts suggest that matters are discussed intelligently and a compromise is reached.

This is a marriage made in heaven, 2010 will bring more growth, and success to the family however there could be issues surrounding joint investments in the middle third of the year that could prove worrying at the time. Like Bogart and Bacall before them, Catherine and Michael are one of Hollywood’s true fairy tale stories and shows that there is no barrier that love cannot overcome

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