Pablo Casals on His Conception Chart

In his famous book Anatomy of an Illness, Cousins describes a visit he made to Pablo Casals while the Maestro was in his 80s. For his book, Cousins is studying the role of creativity in healing in the lives of old, creative people. So they are talking and Cousins asks Casals what his favorite piece of music is. Great Question. Casals says his favorite piece of music is the Brahms Quartet in B-Flat. And then he shows Cousins the original manuscript for the Quartet which was given to him years earlier. When given the manuscript Casals learned another interesting fact about this particular work which Cousins tells in his book:

"...Brahms began to write the Quartet just nine months before I was born. It took him nine months to complete it. We both came into the world on exactly the same day, the same month, the same year." -- Anatomy of an Illness (p. 77-78)

This certainly seems like a good argument for using Conception Charts, if only they were available, along with reading a person's natal chart.

Pablo Casals
b. Dec. 29, 1876 8pm El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain

Sun 9 Capricorn; ASC 20 Leo; Moon 24 Gemini; MC 12 Taurus; NN 13 Pisces

Johannes Brahms
b. May 7, 1833 3:30 Hambourg, Germany

Sun 17 Taurus; ASC 19 Aries; Moon 25 Sagittarius; MC 7 Capricorn; NN 17 Cancer

I understand that there are all kinds of pre-birth and Conception Charts. I don't know how to read those. But I am amazed by how the synastry between these two birth charts relate to each other.

First off, Casals' Gemini Moon is opposing Brahms' Sagittarius Moon within a Degree. The Moon's relationship to conception is very important so it's nice to know that they are relating here.

Then both men have Sun conjunct each other's Midheavens and squaring each other's Ascendants. Casals' Sun is conjunct Brahms' Nodal Axis as well which is configured very strongly in his (Brahms) chart. Brahms' has a conjunction to the degree of Mars-NN in his 4th House and it squares Brahms' natal ASC which is conjunct Pluto-Jupiter & Mercury. It is opposing Casal's Sun.

Another interesting tidbit. There was an Eclipse 9 months before Casals was born on Mar. 25, 1876 9:05pm (London time). (Sun and Moon at 6 Aries.) This Eclipse had a conjunction of Venus-Mars-Pluto (18-23 Taurus) on the cusp of the 8th House. This would have been conjunct Brahms' Sun and Casals' Midheaven. 8th House rules the Occult and re-Birth. Such planets combined on the 8th house cusp also indicates that Casals was probably the product of some pretty good Sex which could account for his great musical abilities and also his incredible political statements in defense of world peace.

This isn't all.

Casals goes on to say that the piece of music that he would most like to hear while he was dying was Mozart's Clarinet Quintet (written 1789).

Wolfgang Mozart
b. Jan. 27, 1756 8:00 pm Salzburg, Austria

Sun 8 Aquarius; ASC 13 Virgo; Moon 18 Sagittarius; MC 9 Gemini; NN 12 Virgo

Once again the Synastry is amazing.

Like Brahms, Mozart also has a Sagittarius Moon that opposes Casals' Moon. Here it is conjunct Pluto to the degree (planet of death).

The Men share the same Nodal Axis within a degree but with Nodes switched. This Axis is layered over Mozart's Ascendant/Descendant axis. And it is layered over Casal's 8th/2d house Axis! The Axis that rules Death.

And Casals said that the reason that he wanted to hear this particular piece (the 2d movement) because it was so light and clear. Mozart's Uranus was conjunct his South Node-DESC (all between 12-14 Pisces) right on Casal's 8th House Cusp. I don't know what Casals actually listened to when he died but do know that Uranus does show Lightness and Clarity and also what one Wishes for.