Deborah Read Franklin (February 14, 1708 [OS] – December 19, 1774)

Deborah Read Franklin was two years younger that Benjamin, but we did not have an accurate birth date, until I searched for her on Find a Grave.com.

There is one inconjunct, based on a rectified chart for when she “married” Benjamin Franklin @ age 22.

Mercury Inconjunct Jupiter

You like to think big, and you have great ambition, but you don’t always make sure that your thinking is clear or careful. When you make any kind of plan, be careful. Don’t try to take on more than you can handle and make sure not to overlook details, for that could hurt what you are trying to do. Careful planning will help you develop disciplined habits in other areas as well.

I checked the index of Return of the Revolutionaries for Benjamin Franklin, and all it did was point me in the direction of who his wife Deborah returned as in the 20th century. At least it’s someone I’ve looked at previously, but more on that later..

The Yod pointing at Jupiter (formed by inconjuncts to Mercury and Saturn) hints at Deborah’s fear of travelling abroad. This is why she never joined Benjamin on his trips to Europe, and why he was absent when she died. It’s a sad story, to be sure. The other inconjunct links the Sun and Uranus. That’s a clue of what she may have chosen to do in her next life.

But, as in all things karmic, she got to come back as a special woman:

Caroline Myss (December 2, 1952)

I love it when this happens. I follow Caroline’s work, and have done since the early 1990’s. She also figures in one of my posts, here. As you may have noticed, Caroline’s chart has yet another Yod pointing at Jupiter. Interesting. So, now, let’s compared her birth chart with Deborah’s birth and death charts.

If it hadn’t been for the Ahtum Re suggestion that Deborah returned as Caroline, I wouldn’t have connected these two individuals over time. But looking at these charts yields ‘some’ links.

Let’s start with Caroline’s Ascendant @ 19° Sagittarius. It is conjunct Deborah’s ‘fatal’ Venus (which is opposite Caroline’s Moon), while their positions of Mercury are also conjunct. Their positions of Jupiter are 6° apart, and Caroline’s Venus is about 3° from Deborah’s ‘fatal’ Pluto. Caroline’s Uranus is conjunct Deborah’s ‘fatal’ Moon. Caroline’s Saturn/Neptune conjunction is opposite Deborah’s natal Moon/Neptune conjunction. Caroline’s Sun is opposite Deborah’s natal Saturn. Their natal positions of Pluto are conjunct, while Caroline’s South Node is conjunct Deborah’s natal Uranus. And both chart’s natal Mars are conjunct. Is that enough proof for you?

Exactly.