Christmas Humphreys (February 15, 1901 – April 13, 1983)

I’d heard the name before, but was unfamiliar with his reputation. It seems that I may have crossed paths with him in a former life, but I couldn’t say for sure.

Here’s his birth chart:

The timing of this chart was based ‘from memory’ (but whose memory I know not). As there are three inconjuncts, we have some clues as to what made the man a Buddhist.

Sun Inconjunct Ascendant

You may find that no matter how hard you try to show others who you really are, they misunderstand you somehow. You are not intentionally dishonest with the world, you simply present a confusing complex of energies. As you get older, you will learn more about your effect on people, which will enable you to put the two sides of your personality together so that they work smoothly. Be patient and do not hurry.

Planets in Youth (page 97) by Robert Hand (1977)

Mercury Inconjunct Pluto

You have a rather complicated and sometimes tricky mind. You usually prefer to do things in roundabout and involved ways instead of being simple and direct.

On the positive side, this means that you enjoy solving puzzles, tracking down mysteries and finding out about hidden matters. You have a natural ability to understand how people’s minds work, what makes them act as they do, and what they are thinking.

Ibid (page 172)

Venus Inconjunct Mars

You must learn to control your emotions to some extent, so that your feelings do not prevent you from getting along with others. It is difficult for you to react to someone without emotions, for you tend to either love or hate people quite intensely. Your feelings are often mixed, even toward your friends. Any little problem can set off your anger against someone, but you usually cool off quickly also.

Ibid (page 193)

There, is that any clearer?

Amen to that.