The Natal Registry · Music
Cliff Burtonborn under Mercury retrograde
The bassist for the heavy metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986, renowned for his musicianship and influence. — born February 10, 1962, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Aquarius.
BornFebruary 10, 1962(1962–1986)♒︎☿ Rx in Aquarius · 10°42′Rx windowJan 27 – Feb 17, 1962
✶Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy
Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a air-sign keynote in Aquarius: Tech glitches multiply; back everything up now.
Shares a retrograde sign with
Born inside the very same window
Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.