The Natal Registry · Writing

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenarguesborn under Mercury retrograde

French writer, a moralist (1715-1747) — born August 6, 1715, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Leo.

BornAugust 6, 1715(1715–1747)♌︎☿ Rx in Leo · 28°15′Rx windowAug 1 – Aug 25, 1715
☿Natal Mercury retrograde♌︎LeoWikipedia
✶Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy

Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a fire-sign keynote in Leo: Friend-group static; egos bruise easily, soften the send.

Shares a retrograde sign with
♌︎Michael Jackson♌︎Fidel Castro♌︎Jorge Luis Borges

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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