Chart of Albert Einstein. What are the notable features and what made him such a genius and scientific celebrity? There are a number of stand-out features: he has at least 2 (and arguably 4) singletons, Sun and Jupiter for certain, and some might count Uranus and the Moon as singletons, being the only planets in their quadrants. Let's keep it simple and only regard Sun (only Water) and Jupiter (only Air) as the singletons. Sun in the 9th house (its Joy), loosely conjunct the MC, and Jupiter in the 8th, a traditionally weak house (but it IS in hayz, making it more powerful and well-behaved)..
Notably, Pluto is the point focus of a T-Square with Jupiter and Uranus. With Jupiter both singleton and in a powerful T-Square, the effects on the intellect are obvious, but a lot of people that year would've had a similar T-Square. Not all had Jupiter singleton.
To the more classical considerations: Sun is sect light, and, as noted, in its Joy. Its triplicity lords are Venus (Aries, 10th house) for the first half of life, Mars (Capricorn, 7th, in a mutual reception with Saturn in the 10th in Aries) for the 2nd, and the assistant is, by my method, the Sun itself, but classically it would be the Moon in Sagittarius in the 6th, a much weaker assistant.
Venus is debilitated in Aries and contrary by sect, but the 10th is a strong house nonetheless. As a whole, I don't attach great significance to Venus being contrary; not only is it a benefic, but it's also a planet that's very seldom not partly out of sect, being so near the Sun, but a night planet. Mars, however, is frighteningly strong: largely out of sect (above the horizon in a day chart, but feminine sign keeps it from being contrary), but exalted, angular, in its own triplicity, and in a mutual reception with Saturn in Aries. This points quite strongly to the second half of his life being very accomplished, other things being equal.
Fortune is at 2 Aries, tightly conjunct Mercury, in the 10th house, a very strong placement. His Fortune was of the mental variety, and Aries Mercury is an active intellect. Fortune's triplicity lords are the Sun (already covered), Jupiter (8th, in hayz), and Saturn (10th, fallen, but mutually received by Mars, and in hayz). Pretty good overall.
Spirit was at 20 Libra, 4th house, making Spirit angular from Fortune (in Fortune's 7th house). A sign of prominence, especially with Spirit's ruler itself in the same sign as Fortune.
The other two parts of eminence aren't as good: Basis in Sagittarius in the 6th, Exaltation in Leo in the 2nd. Both have rulers in relatively good positions, but the parts themselves are in average (2nd) or shitty (6th) houses. In any event, angular Fortune and Spirit will go a long way, particularly given the relationships to each other.
Now, where do we see his genius? As I noted, Mercury is conjunct Fortune and Jupiter is a singleton, so both sides of the brain are active and emphasized, but there's obviously more to it than that. The above-mentioned T-Square is part of it too, and it's worth noting Pluto (the point focus)'s ties to nuclear energy, when his e=mc2 equation was the basis for understanding nuclear fission reactions. Mercury conjunct Saturn (especially so strong a Saturn) adds discipline to thought, but I think we need to discuss the Sun in relation to the mind, as well as the Part of Spirit. Spirit is angular, trine to Jupiter, giving an expansive mind (in conjunction with the other factors discussed). The Sun is rejoicing, while in Pisces (and singleton!), the sign of the dreamer and imagination. Where was his ego's direction oriented? The 9th house, of higher learning and consideration of principles, over the information-focused 3rd house. Furthermore, the Sun is (loosely) conjunct the Midheaven, or career line.
The Sun comes up again in an interesting way: Ptolemy had a method of determining the quality of a person's character, or soul, by weighing the rulers of the Moon and Mercury: sign ruler, primary triplicity ruler, term ruler, exaltation ruler, phase ruler (planet making closest aspect). Add the rulerships up, and whichever appears the most is the "soul ruler." I expand on Ptolemy's method by giving half a point for the assistant triplicity lord and the Face lord (Chaldean decans), and for the signs with no exaltation (Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius), I assign half a point to whatever planet is being looked at. Sun in Aquarius, for example, gives half a point to the Sun.
By my interpretation of Ptolemy's method, his Moon and Mercury rulerships are (parentheses denote half-points):
Moon: Jupiter, Sun, Venus, Venus, North Node, (Saturn), (Moon)
Mercury: Mars, Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Sun, (Saturn), (Mars)
The winner is the Sun. His character was a solar one, and his Sun was in a prominent position already. It seems highly appropriate to me that the most famous scientist in history had Sun as the ruler of his personality, but also rejoicing, singleton, and conjunct the Midheaven. Think about it: how many other scientists have ever been on dorm room posters? Or t-shirts? Einstein achieved undying celebrity by being a *physicist*. Probably, he would've achieved great fame no matter what he did; the Sun (and Jupiter) make for kings.
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