Elias AshmoleBirth Chart
23/05/1617 Julian 03:28
A - Memory
Lichfield
England
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Elias Ashmole was an English antiquary, herald, and collector whose activities left a lasting mark on collecting and scholarship in the 17th century. A Royalist in the English Civil War, he benefited from the Restoration of Charles II with offices and privileges that allowed him to devote himself to collecting antiquities. He became known for assembling a large collection of curiosities, manuscripts, and natural and artificial objects, many of which came from the acquisitions and bequests of the Tradescant family.
His donation to the University of Oxford — including objects, manuscripts, and his library — provided the basis for the founding of the Ashmolean Museum, considered one of the first public university museums in the world. That gift formalized the role of collections in academic study and teaching.
At the same time, Ashmole was interested in alchemy, astrology, and the esoteric practices of his era, fields in which he edited and compiled texts, reflecting the pre-scientific outlook common in the 17th century. Although counted among the founders of the Royal Society, his active scientific involvement was limited.
Ashmole’s legacy lies in the preservation and institutionalization of collections that enabled later historical and scientific research, and in the establishment of a university museum model that endures today.
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↣ Moon in Taurus - 23°26' - in house 1
↣ Mercury in Gemini - 15°23' - in house 1
↣ Venus in Cancer - 23°44' - in house 3
↣ Mars in Virgo - 07°08' - in house 5
↣ Jupiter in Aquarius - 01°58' - in house 10 - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Taurus - 17°14' - in house 1
↣ Uranus in Cancer - 12°34' - in house 3
↣ Neptune in Libra - 02°30' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Taurus - 09°50' - in house 12
↣ North Node in Aquarius - 23°48' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Gemini - 05°17' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Aquarius - 00°29' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Taurus - 04°59'
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↣ Moon in house 1
↣ Mercury in house 1
↣ Venus in house 3
↣ Mars in house 5
↣ Jupiter in house 10
↣ Saturn in house 1
↣ Uranus in house 3
↣ Neptune in house 6
↣ Pluto in house 12
↣ North Node in house 11
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
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↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (3°52' separating)
↣ Sun and Mars square (4°23' separating)
↣ Sun and Uranus parallel
↣ Sun and Ascendant conjunction (6°14' applying) parallel
↣ Moon and Mercury parallel
↣ Moon and Venus sextile (0°18' applying) parallel
↣ Moon and Saturn conjunction (6°12' separating)
↣ Moon and Uranus parallel
↣ Moon and North Node square (0°22' applying)
↣ Moon and Ascendant conjunction (11°51' separating)
↣ Mercury and Venus parallel
↣ Mercury and Uranus parallel
↣ Mercury and Ascendant conjunction (10°06' applying)
↣ Venus and Jupiter opposition (8°14' applying)
↣ Venus and Uranus parallel
↣ Venus and Midheaven opposition (6°45' separating)
↣ Mars and Uranus sextile (5°26' applying)
↣ Mars and Pluto trine (2°42' applying)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant trine (2°09' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant square (1°51' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune trine (0°32' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant square (3°01' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant trine (3°19' separating) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven conjunction (1°29' applying) parallel
↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (4°40' separating)
↣ Saturn and Pluto conjunction (7°24' separating)
↣ Uranus and Pluto sextile (2°44' separating)
↣ Neptune and Pluto parallel
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant parallel
↣ Neptune and Ascendant trine (2°47' separating)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven trine (2°01' applying)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (4°51' applying) parallel