Jay Z Birth Chart Reading: Triumph and Truth

Jay Z Birth Chart Reading: A Self-initiative Dominant Chart, with Sagittarian Truth and Visions, Grounded by Earthy Virgo and Taurus Sensibilities

I’m the biggest sucker for triumphant stories, about people who rise from dark to light, from dismal beginnings to glittering achievements. How they got there and what part of their character, their spirit fought all odds.

A success story worth reading into is the American rapper, turned CEO, turned billionaire, Jay Z. Given the name Shawn Carter, the 52 year-old grew up in the Brooklyn borough of New York, hustling his way to the top. His ascension from street cred to topping the billboard charts came at a later age of 26, compared to the beginnings of most rap artists. According to much of his interviews, it was initially about being at the right place at the right time. No doubt, his wealth and star power have gone beyond luck, a position he has maintained through a combination of instinct, innovation and being true to himself.

“I’ve never looked at myself and said that I need to be a certain way to be around a certain sort of people. I’ve always wanted to stay true to myself, and I’ve managed to do that. People have to accept that.”

Initiative and Instinct

The birth chart can be divided into what’s called four house quadrants. They are intuition (1,2,3), feeling (4,5,6), thinking(7,8,9), being (10,11,12). It is in the first quadrant that tell us about self-initiative, driven by intuition and self-development. Think of the first quadrant as the first initial stages of human development—everything revolves around you. The intuition quadrant is packed with most of his planets. Jay Z’s primary process focuses on the first quadrant. Being the nucleus to his chart, he has deep self-awareness, relying heavily on self to make moves and create opportunities. At each cusp are the relationship signs Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, not only does he understand his motivation and drive, he has built himself to understand his role with others.

Grounding Practical Earthy Energy

VIRGO RISING

Aside from showing a neat and primped physical appearance, he wants to appear in perfection, both in action and view point. I always like to think of the first house as the car you drive, the make, model depends on the sign. We drive through life with our first house sign. His mobility, his path, his goals, and how he strives to reach success start with Virgo energy. Like the other two earthy signs, Virgo’s strives for material results. How they get there is all about consistency, discernment and improvement. His path towards his goals are by staying practical and consistent and working hard.

His first house has a triple conjunction with Pluto, Moon and Uranus. Because the conjunction is in two signs (Virgo and Libra) the blended qualities aren’t as potent then if it was in one sign. However, Pluto in Virgo here not only gives him the atomic power of self but also the transformative power to pick himself up again, if necessary. A self-generating battery station.  With the Moon in Libra conjunct, it gives him deep motivation for power and best of all a killer instinct. A definite asset in business. His Moon also conjuncts the rebellious Uranus, making him an original thinker and the intuitive need to evolve throughout life. Keeping him fresh in outlook.

“I believe excellence is being able to perform at a high level over and over.”

Truth and Expanded Vision

MERCURY IN SAGITTARIUS

Mercury is the chart ruler, is in Sagittarius in the 3rd house. This gives much of his life a focus on communication. Though in detriment, it has probably accelerated his creative intuition on a daily basis, but also with his craft as a lyricist. Another way that keeps him fresh with the visionary sign in Sagittarius. He’s continually growing in perspective, exploring, seeking knowledge. Sagittarius energy also keeps it real. With his house of communication shared by the other truth serum energy of Scorpio, this spills into his purpose, ideals, relationships— Sun and Venus also in the 3rd. Neptune sitting close adds creative purpose and emphasis, and with Part of Fortune in the mix, it gives the rapper the green light of support.

On a side note, having strong Sagittarius energy has likely been one of the major key to his success. You’ll find a list of billionaires with strong Archer energy. No matter how far, how impossible, when the Sagittarius has sights on something, when instinct nudges them, no doubt arrows will aim toward that direction. It is the risk-taking sign, after all.

JUPITER IN LIBRA IN THE 2ND HOUSE

Mr. Carter has strong belief in himself with Jupiter in his 2nd house. Giving him expanded self confidence and an expanded wallet. Though there is strong significance, one can easily accumulate wealth if Jupiter is in the 2nd house, it’s not always the case for everyone. However, with the combo of consistency, practically of rising Virgo, the aim is to achieve material results. Jupiter in Libra adds charm to his self-worth and relationships. He carries himself in refinement, equipped with social grace and the ideal that relationships should be reciprocal, another asset in the business world.

“You can pay for school but you can’t buy class.”

SATURN IN TAURUS IN THE 8TH HOUSE

Jupiter in Libra opposes disciplined Saturn in the material sign of Taurus, in the business house of the 8th. It may have been a challenge in his earlier years, but once mastered, this gives him balance and maturity between relationship and self. Understanding that success isn’t built alone, that help from others go a long way. Saturn also creates delayed results, he turned into a CEO of Def Jam Records after his five year Saturn return culmination. He was 35. With pioneer sign of Aries at the cusp, he sees the opportunities at the seed when it comes to business, giving him the disposition to run with it. This is connected to Mars(rules Aries) in his 5th house in Aquarius (Saturn ruled). It’s an invigorated energy, charging his resources of talent and skills—in innovative ways— to create opportunity and staying power in his business ventures. With Jay Z, it’s all about self and mastering who he is.

“Remind yourself nobody built like you, you designed yourself”

“Bet on yourself.”

Jay Z uses intuition, relies on self and self regenerates with Pluto, keeping him in the game. Uranus and Moon help to keep him at the cutting edge of creative ventures, and with Mars in Aquarius in the 5th house and Mercury in the visionary sign of Sagittarius, this keep his game fresh. Combine his luck with Jupiter in his 2nd house of material wealth and patient Saturn in his 8th house of business, his Sagittarius fire also gives him the risk taker energy to grow the material wealth that has now made him the billionaire today, but more importantly, it’s the light that has helped kept him on the path of his own truth.

“People look at you strange, say you changed. Like you worked that hard to stay the same.”

***Strong Sagittarius energy: Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bezos, Jeffrey Epstein, Warren Buffet, Aristotle Onassis, Mark Zuckerberg

***2nd house emphasis: Bill Gates, Kylie Jenner, Aristotle Onassis, Richard Branson