Elvis Presley’s astrology chart offers an excellent glimpse into the emptiness of pleasure-seeking behavior patterns. This comes down to a single conjunction in the chart: the north node and Venus (the planet of indulgence, personal values, and the female sex).
The north node (Rahu) lends to the unorthodox or taboo. Venus tends to govern how we approach pleasure in life. The iconic pop-culture phenomena who had a sexual affair with a 14 year old girl, and later became an obese drug addict who hopelessly and frequently ate peanut butter jelly, bacon, and banana sandwiches which resulted in devastating his arteries, spiking his bad cholesterol, and eventually killing him on a toilet seat, was, nonetheless, a legendary cultural figure.
Born January 8, 1935 in Mississippi and dying in August 16, 1977, the relationships Elvis had cultivated over the course of his life were quintessentially Venus-Rahu themed: against the grain and radically countercultural for his time in the socially conservative, uptight post-WWII 1950s decade (and even a bit of the 60s too).
The Addiction Behind Elvis Presley’s Astrological Chart
With one glance, I know that this person DID NOT understand how to have a healthy relationship or commitment.
He could not see past the illusion of indulging in pleasure. Once the mind becomes awake, mindless pleasure-seeking becomes empty and meaningless. That urgent, pressing need to fulfill it wanes until there is very little spark left – only clarity, peace, and a focused sense of calm.
Elvis apparently NEVER realized this truth.
Venus Rahu Conjunction: Karma of Lust, Pleasure, and Women
This isn’t a “bad” conjunction. In fact, it offers enormous creativity bordering on the genius. But it comes at a cost: karmic confusion about love and relationships.
Venus in Capricorn at 29 degrees shows a critical turning point for that planet – a finality of one’s karma. It governs the houses of desire and friendship (11th house) and health, work, and debts (6th house).
What else drove him to constantly indulge in pleasure?
Sagittarius Ascendant: Jupiter Ruled in Sextile to 2nd House Planets
Sagittarius rising has a tendency to excess – especially their sweet tooth (Taurus 6th house). Elvis had enormous opportunities (sextiles) to find large social networks, get in front of crowds, and express his creative sexual side in a larger-than-life way (Asc. Lord Jupiter in Scorpio). This is also a money-generating aspect in any natal chart – but I digress.
Elvis’s Saturn-Moon Conjunction: Emotional pain and discomfort with feeling fully nourished or having meaningful connection.
Pluto in Cancer (afflicted by oppositions and a square to Uranus).
In other words.
This person COULD NOT face their own emotions. He escaped from HIMSELF through pleasure.
Venus Opposite Pluto: Extreme, Obsessive Romantic Desires
There can be a LOT of push-and-pull in relationships, moving to unhealthy EXTREMES. On the positive side, this can denote latent regenerative and healing abilities that have been genetically passed down (Capricorn-Cancer axis Pluto).
With that said, this happens in his 2nd house of finances, voice, early family lineage, and personal values. He aggressively craved freedom (Uranus Aries T-square).
Harmonizing Venus-Ruled Signs and the Heart Chakra
The heart chakra, the human emotional center, is governed by the planet of beauty and harmony, Venus.
This heart energy center is where one should make all decisions (Libra) and connect to the physical senses (Taurus). Venus becomes exalted with power when it’s in the sign of Pisces. The 12th zodiac sign, Pisces, governs the second chakra, the sacral center known as Svadhisthana in Hindu tradition.
Meaning?
One must purify and balance their emotions in order to overcome this dramatic pull towards lust, gluttony, or any pleasure-seeking behavior. The heart chakra intimately connects to the sacral (sexual and creative center).
Both must be balanced.
The Best Way to Heal this Karmic Pattern: Build Conscious Awareness
Recognize the root emptiness of this pleasure-seeking behavior by establishing greater mindful awareness of the present moment.
Pleasure-seeking is a byproduct of loneliness, isolation, and emotional numbing (cure these issues FIRST).
Remind yourself of this: You can engage in pleasure whenever you want; it can wait till later; be present now.
When craving arises, use the power of spotlight awareness in your mind to become more conscious of the phenomena itself, then seek to understand it (ask “Why?”).
Engage in pleasure and “get it out of your system” – so to speak; then, with time, you can look back and recognize how your behavior pattern is cyclical and doesn’t provide true fulfillment
The Astrology Behind Addictive Pleasure-Seeking Behaviors
Elvis’s chart is a prime example of how addiction and pleasure-seeking starts with emotional difficulty and feelings of isolation or disconnection (from one’s self and other people). To compensate, an overwhelming urge to indulge sets in. This creates a pattern that is hard to quit, though not impossible.
