Happy Birthday Carlos Santana! And oh yeah, Happy Birthday to me too. Besides the fact that we share July 20th as a birthday, you can see that Carlos and I also have the same great taste in hats. Alas, that is not enough commonalities for me; I have to find more and dig into his birth chart. In this article, I dissect not only the similar planets Carlos and I share in our birth charts, but also the many ways that Carlos Santana inspires me to be an all around better person.
The majority of the facts and quotes in this article were taken from this Rolling Stone article about Carlos Santana.
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Carlos Santana’s Birth Chart
Carlos Santana’s birth chart inspires me to embrace my spiritual side. I will forever be in awe of his deep connection with angels, other humans, and music. Sure, he has had his fair share of ups and downs in life; but, he refuses to let society stop him from being his true self.
His Cancer Sun and Mercury open him up to deep feelings; while his Taurus Rising (and according to the Rolling Stones Article noted above, his ex wife Deborah) grounds him. As we dive deeper into Carlos Santana’s birth chart, we can see that his chart ruler, Venus in Cancer, gives him a strong sensual vibe and strengthens his appreciation for beautiful music. With these Cancer placements in the third whole sign house, my birthday buddy Carlos has a natural ability to use his art to communicate with the world on a deeper, more emotional level.
Carlos Santana and Emmy – Birth Chart Comparison
Carlos Santana was born July 20th 1947 at 2:00am in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico. And your favorite blogger Emmy was born 47 years later on July 20th 1994 at 8:53pm in Saginaw Michigan. There are several ways to look at Synastry charts, but I will be focusing on the planets we share in common.
As you can see from the image, Carlos’ planets are in the inner wheel. Emmy’s planets are in the outer wheel. Of course, we share a common Sun sign – his at 26° Cancer, mine at 28° Cancer. Then you can see that we also share the same Mercury sign, his at 18° Cancer, mine at 8° Cancer.
Beyond that, we also share Mars in Gemini. His Mars is at 13° Gemini, mine is at 11° Gemini. And lastly, Carlos and I share Jupiter in Scorpio. His is at 17° Scorpio, mine is at 5° Scorpio.
Mercury in Cancer:
With Mercury in Cancer, Carlos and I both have compassionate and emotional; yet moody, communication styles. Cancer being compassion, emotion, moodiness; Mercury being communication and intellect.
“Carlos is a person who comes from his heart all the time, so when I met him he was tremendously soft,” [his wife at the time, Deborah] recalls. “He’s gotten a lot more assertive over the years.”
Deborah Santana – Rolling Stone
“It’s midnight. It’s a 100% full moon. I feel amazing and confused at the same time.”
Emmy – Blaming the Moon for her problems
Jupiter in Scorpio:
With Jupiter in Scorpio, we both have intense spiritual beliefs and passionately express those beliefs to the world around us. Jupiter being our spiritual beliefs and outward expression; Scorpio being intensity and passion.
“The energy of devils and angels is the same energy; it’s how you use it. It’s fuel. There is a saying: If you scare all your devils away, the angels will go away with them. You know, the halo and the horns are the same things. I mean, it’s OK to be spiritually horny – that’s what creative genius is really about. Geniuses don’t have time to think how it’s going to be received. Real bona fide geniuses of this century – Miles Davis, Picasso – they don’t have time to think whether people like it or not, is it morally right, will God like it? If you think, it’s like poking a hole in an egg before it hatches.”
Carlos Santana – Rolling Stone
“Forget belief. Can’t we all agree, whether there is an afterlife or not, that when a person dies; choosing to see signs of their spirit, beyond their true life form, is beautiful? The fact that we are so connected to our loved ones, that we still feel their energy, and choose to believe it follows us…is beautiful! The human spirit…the human imagination is fucking amazing.”
Emmy – Pondering ghosts in her journal
Mars in Gemini:
With Mars in Gemini, Carlos and I have similarities in our confidence and the way we connect with others. Mars being confidence; Gemini being connection.
“… I am comfortable in my own skin. When I first met Dave Matthews, I was so attracted to him, even though I’m not gay, because he is so comfortable in his own skin. I was never comfortable in my own skin. I was always crawling out of my skin. Now I am more content with Carlos, and I am more proud of Santana . . .”
Carlos Santana – Rolling Stone
Gotta keep a positive attitude. Just because I have a small amount of followers and barely any likes, doesn’t mean I have to give up. It’s my first year blogging. My “About me” literally lists all the things I’m not. That’s GOTTA change!
My old bio: “Not an astrologer, but loves astrology. Not a therapist, but an empath. Not Nelly, but from the Lou and is proud.”
My new bio: “Hi, I’m Emmy (of the Lou). 🦀 I live in STL & blog about Astrology. ✨ Read my blog if you like stars & stories.”
Emmy – Rewriting her Instagram Bio
Just because Carlos Santana and I share the same birthday does not mean we are exactly alike (clearly, because I am not a worldwide musical genius). Everyone is born with their own unique blueprint. The way we navigate the world is special to each and every one of us. I encourage you, if you are feeling down and struggling to find your way in the world, to connect with those who inspire you. Even if that just involves obsessing over an article that was written 20 years ago about your birthday buddy.
Summary
Learning about Carlos Santana’s birth chart has showed me that opening up to my feelings through music, art, or whatever medium I choose, helps others to open up to their feelings. My deep dark feelings are not a burden. They are not something to be suppressed. Carlos Santana being my birthday buddy, shows me that my feelings are worth respecting and sharing with the world around me.
We all have our own unique marks we leave on the world and when those marks are unclear, a little Astrology and inspiration can help us uncover them.
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