I Vont To Be Alone

The five words "I vont to be alone" forever belong to Greta Garbo. Same goes for the phrases "Garbo Speaks" as part of the publicity for her first talkee and "Garbo Laughs" for her first comedy. The Midheaven of the chart expresses how your adoring public reacts to you. I thought I'd check out Garbo's chart for aspects to see what might have spurred these reactions (aside from the fact that she really did want to be alone, lol).

Greta Garbo
b. Sept. 18, 1905 7:30 PM Stockholm, Sweden

Sun 26 Virgo; Moon 20 Taurus; ASC 6 Gemini; MC 21 Capricorn

Saturn is the planet known for loneliness. The Goat gets lonely climbing that mountain and once he gets there he's even lonelier. Saturn is all over Garbo's MC. It rules it and it sits there heavily afflicted. So she just naturally came across as isolated and haughty and unreachable. In Europe she may not have stood out but in America this was really sumpthin special. And Garbo's Sun and Moon were in a Grand Trine with her MC so this image really worked well for her.

The Houses to look at that require privacy the most are the Water Houses, 4th, 8th and 12th. So her North Node in Leo was in her 4th house, her Moon was in her 12th house, and Uranus was on the AP of Capricorn in her 8th house. Neptune is a singleton in Water in her chart and it is placed in her 3 house of communication bringing an aura of glamour and mystique to her words.
There also was a genuineness behind this persona as Garbo really was what she appeared to be. She had Pluto in H1 which can be isolating and it is opposite Mars in H7 which brings a controversy in relationships. Her n. Saturn as mentioned before was in its own house, Retrograde, and conjunct her South Node showing a deep psychological trauma which could be isolating. Her Father, who she was very close to, died when she was 14 which is the Saturn opposition and she was forced to begin working. If she hadn't begun working she may never have been in the right place to be discovered. So the Saturn insecurity is prominent in her chart as well as her life.

But that's not what I vont to talk about here. It is her career and her public and her rejection of it. (Rejection ruled by Uranus and Saturn). There are a lot of different aspects that can be read behind her famous remarks. I have to hone them down. So difficult. The Solar Arcs are really fun to watch.

Garbo got her first big break in Silent Films in Sweden in 1922, took some acting classes and then came to Hollywood where she became popular in Silent Films. Her 1st talkie was Anna Christie which opened Feb. 21, 1930. The Media raved about her low, sensual voice and coined the phrase "Garbo Talks." Natally she had Jupiter in close conjunction to her Gemini Rising. She was going through her Jupiter Return at that point which is very beneficial for "Coming Out" as a talker due to Gemini's relationship with communication. Shortly after, Jupiter would have trined her progressed Sun and Mercury which were conjunct to the degree that year. In addition, Solar Arc Uranus was conjunct her Capricorn MC and trining her Sun and Moon. Uranus rules technology and Garbo was adored for her voice which the public could now hear through the talkies. Uranus and Saturn in combination also rule Aloofness so this became part of her projection.

Grand Hotel came out April 12, 1932. This is the movie for which Garbo made her famous line "I vont to be alone." SA Uranus was early into her 10th house. SA Chiron was conjunct her natal Saturn-South Node. SA Pluto was 2 degrees away from her IC.

Garbo and the studios decided that they wanted her to start projecting a lighter image so in 1939 (Oct. 6) she made her first comedy Ninotchka which was a hit. The Reviews wrote "Garbo Laughs." Solar Arc Mars was conjunct her MC trining Solar Arc Venus conjunct her natal Sun. Transiting Neptune was also conjunct her Sun (Bills: Laughter = Venus and Neptune). In addition transiting Uranus was conjunct her natal Moon.

Unfortunately, transiting Pluto was passing through her 4th house conjunct t.Chiron and her Progressed Sun was on the last degree of Libra before descending into Scorpio. This can be a deep soul searching time requiring alone time. I don't know enough about her life to comment but it sounded from Wikipedia article like she was homesick for Europe and deeply affected by the War. When she retired her Prog. MC was conjunct her natal Saturn-SN. Transiting Saturn and Uranus were conjunct her Ascendant. There are many other aspects. I have to cut it off here.