The Natal Registry · Music

Benjamin Brittenborn under Mercury retrograde

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)born November 22, 1913, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Sagittarius.

BornNovember 22, 1913(1913–1976)♐︎☿ Rx in Sagittarius · 1°24′Rx windowNov 12 – Dec 2, 1913
Natal Mercury retrograde♐︎SagittariusWikipedia
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 Sagittarius: Travel hiccups; pack the charger and the patience.

Shares a retrograde sign with

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