You would think a double Libra with Gemini rising would be a mellow, laid-back kind of guy, but this is Bruce Springsteen. True, Gemini rising has a light touch, but Libra is a cardinal sign out to change the world for the better, and with both Sun and Moon there, you get someone who leaps into the fray with both feet. Emotionally articulate and creative, with Moon conjunct Mercury and trine the Ascendant, he knows where all the buttons are, and with Mars conjunct Pluto in the third house of communications, he’s going to push them relentlessly until you holler uncle or collapse in the mosh pit.

It really is a chart of alternate charm and delicacy mixed with forceful and often abrasive aggression. Not only is Mars with Pluto but the Sun is harshly square Uranus rising, giving his whole character a biting and sometimes confrontational edge that just won’t quit. Some people with these kind of aspects might find themselves in conflicting love and war most of the time, but Springsteen’s chart is a bucket with a Jupiter handle so he finds the upside to every issue and swings his world around it until he’s got an answer and you’re on board with it, too, the mark of a dynamic entertainer.

Current events: That Jupiter bucket handle is getting a boost this year, as transiting Jupiter rolls back to its natal place by the beginning of December, so you can expect the Boss to ratchet up his efforts yet again, on top of the sold-old concerts this summer. Add to that a Saturn return currently underway (at age 59 you get both Jupiter and Saturn), and you’ve got a master working at the peak of his powers. This is astrology at its most potently dynamic, both in natal positions and in action in the sky right now….