Happy Father's Day: Nicholas Cage and Kal-El

In celebration of Father's Day, Mlle. Kiddie looks at daddy-kiddo relationships this month.

Nicholas and Kal-El Cage

Nick was recently quoted saying that he tries to live his home life with a 'sense of normalcy,' which is no surprise since Nick has a great deal of Capricorn in his chart, including his Sun and South Node, and it's all in his first house of 'self'. He is a guy who's use to getting things done independently, taking care of business according to his agenda and probably a hard worker. He has a certain way he likes to run things and doesn't like a lot of chaos in the mix, although he may try to control circumstances too much in an effort to get that 'normalcy'. With a Cancer North Node in the 7th house of partnership and a Libra Moon, he's learning how to stay true to that hard-working and independent identity while recognizing the need for compromise and sharing with important people in his life.

The love for his children will certainly be one of the best outlets for Nick to learn this ability to compromise and share his life, something he probably gets better at with age, as the north node qualities tend to grow over a lifetime. He has a 19 year old son, a Capricorn like Nick, named Weston, and an almost 5 year old, Kal-El.

Kal-El has a wealth of Libra in his chart, including his Sun and Moon. Kal-El was born knowing the art of negotiation! He will need his dad to teach him the kind of Capricorn independence that he has so that Kal-El can learn to think of others as he naturally does but recognize when he needs to focus on his own goals and what he wants to create in his life instead of waiting for others' approval. Kal-El's presence as well as his personality will encourage Nick closer toward his North Node goal.

(Nick's chart is on the inside, Kal-El's on the outside)

A double Jupiter-Moon connection is active between Nick and Kal-El. Nick's Jupiter is in the opposite place from Kal-El's Moon, yet Kal-El's Jupiter is right in the same place as Nick's Moon. Jupiter, among other things, can represent someone who encourages us and helps us grow, so in some ways can feel like our teacher. It seems that of the two, Kal-El is going to be the one who teaches his dad the most--especially in the way of opening your heart and learning to be happy.

Happy Father's Day: Keith & Sunday Rose

In celebration of Father's Day, Mlle. Kiddie looks at daddy-kiddo relationships this month.

Keith Urban & Sunday Rose

While Mlle. Kiddie does not know Keith's exact birth time, there is no disputing that his moon lies in the sign of Cancer, pairing up nicely with Sunday's Cancer Sun & Venus. Sunday is sure to be daddy's little girl, if daddy has any say in the matter! One of the primary ways Keith will want to take care of his little girl is to make sure she feels sheltered, and he will go to great lengths to make sure her emotional needs are met beyond her physical needs.

Cancer is a very gentle and nurturing energy but don't get between a Cancer and their baby or you'll be meeting Mama Bear, not a little crab. But with Sunday, Keith is tender and will definitely be wrapped around his daughter's little finger, probably giving in to her a little more often than a parent should since she tugs on his heartstrings so easily. His Mars in disciplined Capricorn will help him to lay down the rules a little better, even while his gentle heart breaks!

A handful of factors in Keith's chart create a potential overwhelm of intensity for Sunday. Keith's Mars lands right on Sunday's Pluto, and Keith's Pluto lands right on Sunday's Moon. Those factors coupled with Keith's intense Scorpio Sun can indicate that Keith's passion, intensity, and any issues with anger he may have can feel very frightening and overwhelming to Sunday, who has a much gentler disposition over all. Since it's Sunday's Moon (heart) and Keith's Pluto (facing fears), Sunday's desire to love and care for her dad will definitely help him become an even stronger and braver person than he already is. Of course, who can't say that parenthood has simply had to make them braver!?

Keith and Sunday also have a very Venusian influence on each other; each of their Venus is in the same sign as the other's Moon (Keith's Venus in Virgo to Sunday's Moon in Virgo, and Sunday's Venus in Cancer to Keith's Moon in Cancer). Not only do they love each other, but there's probably going to be a fair amount of liking each other and getting along, which is what Venus links between people create: harmony. This can help mitigate some of the overwhelming effects of Keith's intensity on Sunday.

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Happy Father's Day: Matthew & Levi McConaughey

In celebration of Father's Day, Mlle. Kiddie looks at daddy-kiddo relationships this month.

Matthew & Levi

Matthew and Levi both share their Moon in the sign of Virgo, so they will both share the internal desire to feel like they are always doing their best. Virgo is often called a perfectionist, because they like things just so and can be picky, but perfectionism for a Virgo Moon is about a constant awareness that they are striving to get better and better as each day passes. They tend to set high standards for themselves and can be hard on themselves if they fall short of those standards.

As a child, a strong Virgo influence usually presents itself as a deep desire to be helpful and useful. Levi probably really enjoys taking care of his loved ones with his tender and nurturing Cancer Sun, and is likely to demonstrate his love and desire to nurture others through helping: whether it's helping mom clean up or helping dad with a project. Levi also has Mars and Saturn together in Virgo along with his Moon, so his desire to feel successful in his helping and to feel like he's doing it right when he does help is going to be especially strong. This can encourage him to strive for excellence, but it must be handled delicately in order for him to not feel excessive shame or guilt when he tries something and is not immediately successful at it, for he may look at that as failing and a flaw in himself.

Matthew's south node is also in Virgo, so he knows this kind of issue well. He is working on learning compassion, forgiveness, and a little more go with the flow with his Pisces North Node, and in learning to be gentle and encouraging with his son Levi, he will probably learn a lot about compassion and forgiveness for himself in not being the perfect person or the perfect dad.

Matthew's Venus and Jupiter are very close together in the sign of Libra, which can make him a great person to be able to encourage others and cheer just about anyone up when they are feeling down and discouraged, so he'll do a great job for Levi in that respect. Levi has Sagittarius Rising, so he'll be learning to approach the world from the perspective of an easygoing adventure, which will be good perspective for his Virgoan desire to do things exactly right and instead remember just to be try his best and enjoy the rest.

Happy Father's Day Matthew!

Photo: INF

Happy Father's Day: Tom & Suri Cruise

In celebration of Father's Day, Mlle. Kiddie looks at daddy-kiddo relationships this month.

Tom and Suri Cruise

Suri has strong signatures of independence all throughout her chart. An Aries Sun, which wants to be free to explore the world, fearlessly; an Aquarius Rising, which reveals a desire to show her individuality and a reluctance to let anyone get her to conform to what they expect, and Uranus, the planet of individuality is very close to her Venus, the planet of relationship, revealing that while she shows tenderness and empathy to those she relates to, she's always keeping part of herself separate enough not get so deep into the desires of another that she loses her connection to herself.

Tom's Jupiter lands very close to Suri's Venus/Uranus. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, and it's reflected in its astrological meaning: it wants us to be as big as we possible can. It is the planet of our potential, our greatness, and the possibilities of life. It is represented by the Roman God, Jove, and 'jovial', generous, larger than life figures such as Santa Clause, embody the Jupiter influence in our lives. Since Tom's Jupiter connects to Suri's Venus & Uranus, he can infuse her with a sense of encouragement, especially for her individuality and right to express herself any way she pleases. In an recent interview, Tom said "She wears what she wants to wear and we allow her that creativity. She’s just very special. An extraordinary little girl." Since Venus rules fashion and Uranus expressions of individuality, Tom's encouragement (Jupiter) of her right to express herself through fashion and creativity is a perfect example of the Jupiter connection between them.

Tom's Sun also lands right at the midway point between Suri's south and north nodes. Suri's south node lies in Libra in the 7th house, which can indicate a tendency to hang back too much and wait for others' to take the lead, trying to focus too much on being nice or getting another to like you rather than holding your own and following your own path. Suri will be watching Tom carefully for examples of how to work through this lesson.

photo credit: Ramey