The Natal Registry · Politics & Leadership

Conrad Bainborn under Mercury retrograde

The Canadian-American actor best known for his leading role as Phillip Drummond in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, as well as roles in Maude and Mr. President. — born February 4, 1923, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Aquarius.

BornFebruary 4, 1923(1923–2013)♒︎☿ Rx in Aquarius · 1°20′Rx windowJan 20 – Feb 10, 1923
☿Natal Mercury retrograde♒︎AquariusWikipedia
✶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
♒︎Justin Bieber♒︎Rihanna♒︎John Steinbeck
Born inside the very same window
♒︎Norman Mailer♒︎Leonid Gaidai♒︎Arvid Carlsson

Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.

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