The Natal Registry · Writing
Roger Zelaznyborn under Mercury retrograde
The American fantasy and science fiction writer best known for The Chronicles of Amber series, who won six Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. — born May 13, 1937, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Taurus.
BornMay 13, 1937(1937–1995)♉︎☿ Rx in Taurus · 19°01′Rx windowApr 30 – May 24, 1937
✶Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy
Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a earth-sign keynote in Taurus: Money paperwork snarls — double-check the fine print.
Shares a retrograde sign with
Born inside the very same window
Meanwhile, in the same window
Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.