The Natal Registry · Art & Design
Salvador Dalíborn under Mercury retrograde
The Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. — born May 11, 1904, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Taurus.
BornMay 11, 1904(1904–1989)♉︎☿ Rx in Taurus · 23°24′Rx windowMay 2 – May 26, 1904
✶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
Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.