Lucy and Desi (2022)

We watched this documentary, last night. Their production company, Desilu, was a very successful collaboration, until it wasn’t. At the same time, their marriage followed a similar path.

But what about these two individuals, separately?

Lucille Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)

I’m not sure how reliable this chart is, because it was already on my Kepler 8.0 program. The 1st House (of Personality) contains the Moon. In fact, the Ascendant and Uranus are also in Capricorn, which I’ve come to understand as an enterprising go-getter. So, the bonus is the popularity of the Moon which was its own reward for Lucy’s hard work. There is one inconjunct.

Uranus Inconjunct Pluto (1892-1894 and 1911-1912)

This aspect indicates changes in the world of the people who were born at these times, changes that were difficult to understand because they were very revolutionary but subtle in many ways. The people born during the first period experienced the consequences of these changes through having to fight in the First World War. The second group reached maturity at the time of the Great Depression. Both the First World War and the the Depression were expressions of the breakdown of the nineteen-century world order that was dominated by Western Europe.

Desi Arnaz (Sr.) (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986)

Again, I cannot vouch for the accuracy of his birth time, but Desi seems to have that same 1st House position for the Moon, which echoes Lucy’s popularity. (And in the early 1950’s, they were the most popular couple on television.) Desi’s Pluto is also conjunct his Ascendant @ 2° Cancer, which may have been the driver of his ambitions, as well as his obsessions. He says in the documentary that he could never do anything in moderation. This could be the same effect of his Sun/Mars conjunction @ 11° Pisces. But both these ‘drivers’ are in water signs, so that makes it harder to accomplish anything. He needed Lucy (and his assessment of their success was that she was 90% of the reason, everyone else 10%.) In truth, they were opposites.

Their Synastry

I suspect these two had been together in a past life: Lucy’s North Node is within 2° of Desi’s Jupiter. And Desi’s South Node is within 5° of Lucy’s Neptune (which is also conjunct Desi’s Saturn). I could almost see her role as Jester to his King. Their Moons are opposite each other’s.

Lucie Arnaz was at her father’s side while he lay dying. She called her mom and said that if there was anything she wanted to say, she should do it now. Lucy said, “I love you” five times. Desi replied, “I love you, too.” Then he slipped into a coma for 24 hours, dying at 12:05 am on December 2nd, 1986. Lucie later realized that her parents last spoke on November 30th, the anniversary of their wedding.

Strangely, we also know exactly when Lucille Ball died: 5:47 am, April 26th, 1989.

Nothing more needs to be said.