Abbey Road (August 8, 1969)

It has been noted before that Paul is barefoot here and out of step with the other members, which shouldn’t really be a surprise because Paul is left-handed. But the timing of the photoshoot gave us a different kind of snapshot of the group’s energy.

Long ago, and far away, I wrote a chapter in my book “At This Point in Time” about the night the Beatles conquered America. Here is an excerpt:

If one wants to find something in a chart, it is amusing how easy it is to do so. In this case, I looked for the Beatles’ individual personalities to show themselves as planetary symbols, and I found them: John Lennon is the Sun (the leader of the group); Paul McCartney is Mars (the motivator to get them to work); and Ringo Starr is Saturn (the old man in the back who keeps time for them). All three planets are in Aquarius (group-oriented activities) in the 5th house (wanting to ‘get to the top’). So, where is George Harrison? Well, he is Neptune (the mystical one) in Scorpio (in search of deep meaning), all by himself in the 2nd house (anti-materialism).

Miller, Christopher. At This Point in Time: Charting the History of the Human Spirit (Kindle Locations 1353-1358). BookBaby. Kindle Edition.

I wanted to remind everyone about the planets that represent the Beatles individually in the chart, so that I could help you see what the energies were during that tumultuous time in 1969. There are three inconjuncts, two of which form a Yod pointing at Mars. And the Sun is completely left out of those configurations.

The way I see it now, in hindsight, is that Paul (Mars) was at loggerheads with Ringo (Saturn), and Linda (Venus). George (Neptune) was not seeing eye-to-eye with Yoko (the Moon). John (the Sun) was already out the door, by himself, figuratively speaking. Hmm.

“And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

Amen.