The Natal Registry · Music
Ray Charlesborn under Mercury retrograde
The blind American singer, pianist, and songwriter known as 'The Genius' who is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. — born September 23, 1930, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Virgo.
BornSeptember 23, 1930(1930–2004)♍︎☿ Rx in Virgo · 26°23′Rx windowSep 8 – Sep 30, 1930
✶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 Virgo: Your ruler too — schedules unravel; build in slack.
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.