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Examples From Stardom - Django Reinhardt and the fire that took his fingers

Counting fingers doesn't make us mathematicians - - Munia Khan - attributed by Goodreads

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Django Reinhardt's background

What makes Django Reinhardt such a great example?

Django Reinhardt's background

Django Reinhardt was a famous guitarist, and the leading exponent of Gypsy Jazz, playing with the likes of Stéphane Grappelli

What makes Django Reinhardt such a great example?

19281102 Django Reinhardt with 1928 Caravan Fire

In 1928, one evening in November, there was an accident in the caravan where Django and his wife lived, and he was badly burned, losing two fingers from his fretting hand. As a musician this was catastrophically life changing, but also contributed to his unique playing style. Years later this was to prove inspirational to a young Tony Iommi who similarly had an accident that damaged two of the fingers of his playing hand.

The transits at the approximate moment of the caravan fire were

Transiting Ascendent possibly opposite Django's Mercury

Transiting Moon conjunct Django's Ascendent

Transiting Moon square Django's Saturn

Transiting Moon conjunct Django's Neptune

Transiting Sun trine Django's Moon

Transiting Sun square Django's Mercury

Transiting Mercury trine Django's Pluto

Transiting Mercury square Django's Uranus

Transiting Mars conjunct Django's Moon

Transiting Saturn trine Django's Saturn

Transiting Chiron square Django's Mercury

Transiting Chiron sextile Django's Neptune

Transiting Uranus sextile Django's Sun

Transiting Neptune opposite Django's Venus

Transiting Neptune trine Django's Mars

Transiting Pluto conjunct Django's Ascendent

Transiting Pluto square Django's Saturn

Transiting Pluto conjunct Django's Neptune

It seems likely that Django may have been a little drunk at the time, judging by these transits. What is more, much of this is once in a lifetime, life altering stuff. also, from a traditionalist point of view, all of thes transits are malefics, with no help from the benefics.

The chart shown is Django Reinhardt's birthchart [which has an accurate ascendant due to reliable birth data], together with transits for 22:00 on the day of the 1928 fire around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.