Carrie is a Libra Sun, and she embodies many of the Libran traits. Her life centers on relationships/friendships; she is fashionable and a writer. Carrie has Mercury in Libra, as does F Scott Fitzgerald. I like this placement; it brings Venus’s romantic, poetic element to writing when paired with Mercury. It is not often mentioned, but many wonderful writers are Libra Suns, including Fitzgerald, T.S. Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Rumi, Sylvia Plath, Jane Austen, and Shakespeare. The list goes on and on.
The Sun in a woman’s chart indicates the qualities she will attract or seek in a man. Carrie’s Libra Sun is opposed by Saturn, which suggests she would be drawn toward older men who are secure and stable. Big pretty much fits this description.
Big often calls Carrie “Kid,” which reflects the age difference between them.
Carrie is double air, with her Libra Sun combined with her natal Moon in Gemini, and I think this combination lends her a bit of a flighty energy. For as many years as she waited for Big one could certainly make an argument here that was her way of avoiding commitment and the feeling of being tied down.
“All air sign Moons are partial to relationships because of their need to communicate. However, because they filter emotional nature through intellect, they may have problems in close emotional commitments. –Astrologer Nancy Cassidy
Her natal Venus is in Scorpio, suggesting obsessive relationships, power struggles in partnerships, fears around trust, and, on the more uplifting end of the spectrum, attracting someone sexy, powerful, and perhaps wealthy. A strong element of self-destructive tendencies in relationships can occur when Venus is in Scorpio, and I believe we saw this theme many times in her relationship with Big.
Her Venus, the planet of love and relating, is conjoined by Neptune, the planet of dreams and illusions, which can suggest blindness in love, chasing an ideal, or being in love with love. This placement can bring a lot of disappointment; one should guard against giving too much to one’s own detriment. This placement seeks an otherworldly sort of relationship; one that is based on soul ties with a heavy dose of romanticism.
Big is an Aries Sun; he was born on a Full Moon, so he is a person who is seeking fulfillment in this lifetime. This is someone who wants to do big (no pun intended) things. Google has his career path listed as an “Entrepreneur Financier,” whatever the hell that means; I have no idea.
His Aries Sun is squared by Jupiter, indicating his personality is larger than life. When I think of him, I do think of him in his limo, smoking a cigar and relaxing. He was not as ostentatious as this placement can sometimes suggest. Lastly, his Sun is squared by Uranus, making him self-oriented, not highly compromising, and not necessarily reliable. This is a man doing his own thing in his own time.
He has the Moon in Libra, which would normally indicate a relationship-oriented person; however, his Moon is squared by Uranus, suggesting someone who fears emotional closeness and has unconscious fears around intimacy. It was not uncommon for Big to pull away when he felt things were getting too close. After all, he bailed on their wedding day.
While the Moon is squared by Uranus, it also conjoins Neptune, suggesting a man who may oscillate between wanting closeness and spiritual love but pulls away when he feels emotionally engulfed.
Add to the fact that he was born on a Full Moon, Big was no doubt a complicated order in the love department. With the Sun in Aries, he wants to be totally independent, but with the Moon in Libra, he needs a partnership.
The Moon in a man’s chart indicates what he seeks in a woman, and in this case, what he was seeking was Carrie-her Sun is, after all, in Libra; he wants a woman who dresses well, is intelligent, and has good manners. He was drawn to an unconventional woman, with his Moon squared by Uranus, and I believe Carrie personified all of these attributes.
Astrologer Nancy Cassidy refers to the Libra Moon as the “Cinderella Moon,” stating this Moon is willing to be kind, helpful, cooperative, and diplomatic while waiting for the handsome prince or beautiful princess. I thought that was interesting, considering the fairytale overtures from Carrie to Big.
Big has an unaspected Venus in Pisces. When Venus is unaspected (I personally have this as well), it operates almost in rogue form; nothing is there to ground it. Venus in Pisces is very idealistic, dreamy, and in search of an ideal. I would say it mirrors Carrie’s Venus conjunct Neptune; these two aspects have a bit in common. Wanting a higher-level love, something transcendental.
Men with Pisces Venus are naturally attracted to someone very sensitive, emotional, sympathetic, and devoted. A person who is hard to pin down and rather mystical would arouse their interest.- Astrologer Stephen Arroyo
Overall, Big and Carrie were both seeking an idealistic version of love. For him, with a more complicated Natal Chart, it may not have been as easy to express or surrender to.
A few of my favorite aspects
His Sun in Aries opposes her Sun in Libra in exact degree
This is a strong Karmic link between the couple; it represents a strong attraction. I am not saying oppositions are easy; they are not, but they can generate heat and interest.
Astrologer Linda Goodman says –An opposition has much magnetism; it draws you together, then forces you to face your individual shortcomings. What needs to balance your nature is found in the other; it’s there for the taking.
His Moon conjoins her Sun- a VERY common aspect in married/long-term committed couples. As I already mentioned, what he was looking for in a woman was found in Carrie. The issue here was his sorting through his own personal challenges and fears of intimacy within his natal chart.
“With this astrological gift, should the two of you temporarily break off your relationship for any reason, you are guaranteed repeated opportunities for reconciliation. – Astrologer Linda Goodman
His Venus is opposed by her Mars, which is great for sexual chemistry
His Saturn conjoins her Venus; whenever I have a client who cannot escape someone, they always have a hard (not trine or sextile) aspect between Saturn and Venus. This is glue; it binds and indicates a strong karmic link between the two, for better or worse. This isn’t to say it has no complications, but I like to see it in synastry because the connection has weight.
Aspects I do not like
Big’s Uranus squares Carrie’s Sun; this often shows up with a person that pops in and out of our life; the energy is unexpected. It also suggests that the parties are different than one another. Anytime we introduce Uranus energy into synastry, the couple can come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, have different religions, and hold different political beliefs, etc.
There can be many changes of heart and disappointing changes of mind, bringing on sudden unexpected separations.- Astrologer Linda Goodman
Carrie’s Saturn conjoined Big’s Sun and opposed his Moon. This can often show an age difference, which is true in this case, and it can also show a karmic lesson where the Saturn person (Carrie) is meant to teach the Sun and Moon person (Big) something about maturity. I personally don’t like it because it can suggest a coolness between the couple and distance between them due to other obligations and priorities.
If we think about it, Big was much lighter than Carrie (she was Saturn); he didn’t really seek to define their relationship, and she was the one who held the serious tone in this connection. While I do believe the Saturn opposition can take turns between parties, meaning one putting distance and then the other, or one being pulled away by other obligations and then the other, and so on. It can also show a challenge in setting up a home life or together; maybe something about the living arrangement is separate, which I found fascinating. Didn’t Carrie keep her own apartment after they married!?
You have to love astrology!
