Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk is the writer who wrote the book that was turned into the movie "Fight Club." He has since become a Bestselling writer and Cult Hero. I missed hearing him read his famous story "Guts" when he came to town. But, people afterwards told me that a few members of the audience either vomited or passed out because the story was so gross. I can't remember which. Wikipedia claims that they passed out. Palaciuk's a Pisces Sun with either Virgo or Libra Moon. Pisces would make people pass out. Virgo Moon would make them vomit. Libra Moon people like to wear bizarre outfits as Virgo rules the Gut and Libra rules the Kidneys. They would have peed their pants I guess if he has Libra Moon. Did I spell "Peed" right? It looks weird. Can't imagine a Libra Moon wanting to gross people out but what do I know.

Chuck Palahniuk
b. Feb. 21, 1962 Pasco, Washington

Sun 3 Pisces; Moon either Virgo or Libra; NN 19 Leo

I'm not up on my Literary Criticisms but I guess the labels given to Palahniuk's work are: Satire, Minimalist, Postmodern, Horror, Cult. You look at his chart in retrospect and it all makes sense as it usually does. I'm really fascinated by his status as a Cult Hero. Sometime compare his chart to Dr. Seuss'. Pisces-Aquarius sure does know how to take it out.

Palahniuk's chart is dominated by planets in Aquarius and Pisces. That's the last two signs of the Zodiac. Their rulers, Neptune and Uranus, have been in mutual reception in recent years which maybe shows why he speaks to so many right now. Actually, I think that strong Aquarius-Pisces was strongly emphasized in all the great genius scientists who created nuclear physics (i.e. "the Bomb") -- see "Boys Toys". Palahniuk's chart is a bowl shape bordered by Venus in Pisces to Uranus in Leo, a very different, open minded attitude to all things unusual, especially relationships. The Aquarius Planets oppose his Uranus and North Node in Leo (shock value, drama, eccentricities) and the Pisces Planets oppose his Pluto in Virgo, maybe his Moon (Horror, Empathy, Loss, Power, Satire, coming from the Gut). North Node in Leo is the Showman. He likes making em barf if that's what it takes to get a rise out of em.

Palahniuk's Sun conjunct Chiron (Wounded Teacher) and Venus in Pisces opposite Pluto in Virgo. So he speaks for his generation about difficulties in relationships, paranoia, underhanded power trips. A sensitive Pisces with a bent out of shape romantic nature involving victimization and martyrdom. Nice. Go watch "Fight Club" again. He worked at many different jobs before achieving success with Fiction writing. Pisces needs to wander around a bit in life feeling a little lost.

Both Sun and Jupiter opposite Uranus with Uranus a singleton in Fire. So he does it all in lighthearted, fun, and phantasmagorically morbid way as Neptune aspecting most of the planets on either side from Scorpio. And he's really good at intuiting what will shock the barf out of his audience. Leo NN has the showmanship.

As for the Satirical quality of his writing, I suppose that Mercury-Mars-Saturn conjunction in Aquarius could do the trick, especially with Mars conjunct the South Node. His mind is sharp, maybe a bit sadistic, to balance all those out of control Pisces glands. The square from Neptune in Scorpio lends a strange empathy for all that is taboo and also a whole lot of talent for creating anything fictional or dreamlike. Would be interesting to know what rules his chart and where exactly his Moon is placed.

The Cult Status? I suppose 4 planets plus South Node in Aquarius (groups, shock-value) squared by Neptune in Scorpio (hidden, underground, occult subject matter) could set a nice background for relating to one's generation. The opposition of Jupiter to Uranus could bring a lot of appeal to the masses. Interesting that he's got no planets in Cardinal Signs. Cardinal concentrates on beginnings, maybe this requires a conservative nature.