Celine Dion (March 30, 1968)

Last night, on The National on the CBC, Adrienne Arsenault interviewed Celine about her stiff person syndrome diagnosis and her hopes for the future. The power went out before the whole interview aired, so we didn’t see it to the end. Adrienne asked if Celine was going to be able to perform again, and Celine said that she is intending to sing again. The ‘deer-in-the-headlights’ look on Celine’s face was concerning.

Is this syndrome obvious on her birth chart?

So, what could be the astrological cause of her health issues? The close conjunction of Mercury and Venus @ 18° Pisces could be the culprit. Mercury is not just the planet of thinking, it is also the planet of communication, connected to the throat chakra. Her Venus represents those she loves. When Rene, her husband, started getting sick, her vocal problems may have been exacerbated by the fear of losing him. But, to be fair, she may not have wanted to express those fears because she didn’t want to upset her family, and she may have been wanting to hold out hope for their future. Those two planets are in opposition to the Uranus/Pluto conjunction in Virgo. Therefore, she couldn’t fool her body into believing that everything was going to be alright. The spasms are sudden and debilitating. Holding yourself rigid to stop them probably made them worse.

This picture, taken some three years after Rene’s death, shows Celine to be almost skeletal. Last night’s interview, she looked healthier than she has in years, but that look on her face is haunting me.

Long may she run.