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Voyagers - Arthur John Priest
Index
- Arthur John Priest's background
- What makes Arthur John Priest such a great example?
- Archie Jewell's background
- What makes Archie Jewell such a great example?
- Violet Jessop's background
- What makes Violet Jessop such a great example?
Arthur John Priest's background
Arthur John Priest was a stoker on four different ships that sank, including RMS Titanic, and two that came close. These incidents occurred between 1911 and 1917.
- The collision of RMS Asturias on her maiden voyage, 1908
- The collision of RMS Olympic with HMS Hawke in the Solent, 20 September 1911
- The sinking of RMS Titanic (sunk by an iceberg, 15 April 1912)
- The sinking of HMS Alcantara (sunk in combat with SMS Greif, 29 February 1916)
- The sinking of HMHS Britannic (sunk by a mine near the Greek island of Kea, 21 November 1916 )
- The sinking of SS Donegal (torpedoed by SM UC-27, 17 April 1917
RMHS Asturias was torpedoed on 20 March 1917, off Start Point, Devon, but Arthur John Priest was not on board
Note. Arthur John Priest was born with a trine from Jupiter to Chiron, and a square from Jupiter to Mars and Saturn, and for many of the events Neptune was either close or on Saturn and Mars, while Pluto was close or on Chiron.
What makes Arthur John Priest such a great example?
The Collision of RMS Olympic with HMS Hawke and Arthur John Priest

The transits at the time of the collision, for Arthur John Priest were
- Transiting Moon perhaps conjunct Arthur John Priest's Mercury
- Transiting Moon perhaps square Arthur John Priest's Neptune
- Transiting Moon perhaps sextile Arthur John Priest's Chiron
- Transiting Mars square Arthur John Priest's Sun
- Transiting Mars trine Arthur John Priest's Venus
- Transiting Mars conjunct Arthur John Priest's Pluto

- Transiting Chiron trine Arthur John Priest's Jupiter
- Transiting Chiron square Arthur John Priest's Pluto
- Transiting Pluto sextile Arthur John Priest's Mercury
The chart shown is Arthur John Priest's birthchart, together with transits for the collision of RMS Olympic with HMS Hawke around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.
The Sinking of RMS Titanic and Arthur John Priest

It is notable that there were no conjunctions for Arthur John Priest when the Titanic sank, suggesting that for him the experience was all about what happened to others.
The transits at the time of the sinking, for Arthur John Priest were
- Transiting Earth sextile Arthur John Priest's Moon
- Transiting Venus trine Arthur John Priest's Mars
- Transiting Venus trine Arthur John Priest's Saturn
- Transiting Venus sextile Arthur John Priest's Pluto
- Transiting Venus square Arthur John Priest's Chiron
- Transiting Mars square Arthur John Priest's Venus
- Transiting Jupiter sextile Arthur John Priest's Moon
- Transiting Chiron opposite Arthur John Priest's Sun
- Transiting Uranus opposite Arthur John Priest's Mars
- Transiting Uranus square Arthur John Priest's Jupiter
- Transiting Uranus opposite Arthur John Priest's Saturn
- Transiting Uranus trine Arthur John Priest's Pluto
- Transiting Pluto sextile Arthur John Priest's Mercury
The chart shown is Arthur John Priest's birthchart, together with transits for the sinking of RMS Titanic around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.
The Sinking of HMS Alcantara and Arthur John Priest

HMS Alcantara was sunk in combat with SMS Greif [also sunk]. Over 70 of Arthur John Priest's shipmates were killed but he survived with shrapnel wounds.
The transits at the time of the sinking, for Arthur John Priest were
- Transiting Sun opposite Arthur John Priest's Sun
- Transiting Mercury trine Arthur John Priest's Uranus
- Transiting Jupiter trine Arthur John Priest's Mars
- Transiting Jupiter sextile Arthur John Priest's Pluto
- Transiting Saturn square Arthur John Priest's Uranus
- Transiting Uranus perhaps conjunct Arthur John Priest's Moon
- Transiting Neptune square Arthur John Priest's Jupiter
- Transiting Neptune conjunct Arthur John Priest's Saturn


- Transiting Neptune sextile Arthur John Priest's Neptune
- Transiting Pluto trine Arthur John Priest's Jupiter

- Transiting Pluto conjunct Arthur John Priest's Chiron


The chart shown is Arthur John Priest's birthchart, together with transits for the sinking of HMS Alcantara around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.
The Sinking of HMHS Britannic and Arthur John Priest

The Britannic sank at the time of Arthur John Priest's Saturn return, but also trines to and from Jupiter which would traditionally be considered lucky.
Also on board the Britannic were fellow Titanic survivors Archie Jewell and , who also survived this time.
The transits at the time of the sinking, for Arthur John Priest were
- Transiting Sun square Arthur John Priest's Mercury
- Transiting Sun opposite Arthur John Priest's Neptune
- Transiting Moon perhaps conjunct Arthur John Priest's Venus
- Transiting Mercury square Arthur John Priest's Mercury
- Transiting Jupiter trine Arthur John Priest's Mercury

- Transiting Saturn square Arthur John Priest's Jupiter
- Transiting Saturn conjunct Arthur John Priest's Saturn

- Transiting Saturn sextile Arthur John Priest's Neptune
- Transiting Uranus perhaps conjunct Arthur John Priest's Moon
- Transiting Neptune sextile Arthur John Priest's Venus
- Transiting Neptune sextile Arthur John Priest's Pluto
- Transiting Pluto trine Arthur John Priest's Jupiter

The chart shown is Arthur John Priest's birthchart, together with transits for the sinking of HMHS Britannic around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.
The Torpedoing of RMHS Asturias and Arthur John Priest

When Asturias was a hospital ship and torpedoed, off the Devon coast, Arthur John Priest was not involved, and although the outer planet transits look bad for him, there was less indication from the transits of personal involvement, unlike with the sinking of the SS Donegal a short while later.
The transits at the time of the torpedoing, for Arthur John Priest were
- Transiting Sun sextile Arthur John Priest's Neptune
- Transiting Sun square Arthur John Priest's Chiron
- Transiting Jupiter trine Arthur John Priest's Sun

- Transiting Neptune conjunct Arthur John Priest's Mars


- Transiting Neptune square Arthur John Priest's Jupiter
- Transiting Neptune conjunct Arthur John Priest's Saturn


- Transiting Pluto trine Arthur John Priest's Jupiter

- Transiting Pluto conjunct Arthur John Priest's Chiron


The chart shown is Arthur John Priest's birthchart, together with transits for the torpedoing of RMHS Asturias around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.
The Sinking of SS Donegal and Arthur John Priest

What becomes transparently clear with the sinking of SS Donegal, the final such event of Arthur's career at sea, is the grand trine that can perhaps be seen as protective, or even lucky, or at the least highlights those qualities in the Jupiter Chiron trine - an aspect inherent in Arthur that we could interpret as having an awareness when disaster strikes, and perhaps we should read it as the Jupiter is for him and the damage from Chiron is to others, one of the features of the trine aspect.
Arthur John Priest injured his head and took no further part in the war. The sinking was less lucky for fellow Titanic survivor Archie Jewell, who was drowned.
The transits at the time of the sinking, for Arthur John Priest were
- Transiting Sun trine Arthur John Priest's Mercury

- Transiting Moon perhaps trine Arthur John Priest's Jupiter
- Transiting Moon perhaps square Arthur John Priest's Neptune
- Transiting Moon perhaps trine Arthur John Priest's Chiron
- Transiting Mercury perhaps square Arthur John Priest's Moon
- Transiting Mars perhaps sextile Arthur John Priest's Moon
- Transiting Neptune conjunct Arthur John Priest's Mars


- Transiting Neptune square Arthur John Priest's Jupiter
- Transiting Neptune conjunct Arthur John Priest's Saturn


- Transiting Neptune sextile Arthur John Priest's Neptune
- Transiting Pluto trine Arthur John Priest's Jupiter

- Transiting Pluto conjunct Arthur John Priest's Chiron


The chart shown is Arthur John Priest's birthchart, together with transits for the sinking of SS Donegal around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.
Archie Jewell's background
Archie Jewell was crew on three of the same ships as Arthur John Priest, including RMS Titanic, where he was a lookout though not on duty at the time of the sinking, HMHS Britannic, and SS Donegal in which he was drowned.
After the sinking of the Britannic, Archie Jewell wrote the following in a letter to his sisters '...most of us jumped in the water but it was no good we was pulled right in under the blades...I shut my eyes and said good bye to this world, but I was struck with a big piece of the boat and got pushed right under the blades and I was goin around like a top...I came up under some of the wreckage ... everything was goin black to me when some one on top was strugling and pushed the wreckage away so I came up just in time I was nearly done for ... there was one poor fellow drowning and he caught hold of me but I had to shake him off so the poor fellow went under.'
What makes Archie Jewell such a great example?
The Sinking of RMS Titanic and Archie Jewell

It is notable that there were only beneficial conjunctions for Archie Jewell when the Titanic sank, suggesting that for him the bad things of the experience were all about what happened to others. The possible exception is transiting Uranus conjunct his natal Mars, the focus of which finds echoes in transits to his natal Mars on later voyages.
The transits at the time of the sinking, for Archie Jewell were
- Transiting Earth conjunct Archie Jewell's Jupiter

- Transiting Venus sextile Archie Jewell's Mars
- Transiting Venus sextile Archie Jewell's Pluto
- Transiting Jupiter conjunct Archie Jewell's Jupiter

- Transiting Saturn trine Archie Jewell's Venus
- Transiting Saturn square Archie Jewell's Saturn
- Transiting Chiron trine Archie Jewell's Chiron
- Transiting Uranus conjunct Archie Jewell's Mars

- Transiting Uranus trine Archie Jewell's Pluto
- Transiting Neptune square Archie Jewell's Uranus
- Transiting Pluto perhaps opposite Archie Jewell's Moon
The chart shown is Archie Jewell's birthchart, together with transits for the sinking of RMS Titanic around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.
The Sinking of HMHS Britannic and Archie Jewell

The Britannic sank off the Greek island of Kea.
Also on board the Britannic were fellow Titanic survivors Arthur John Priest and Violet Jessop, who both survived again.
Notable for Archie Jewell was that transiting Mars was trine his natal Saturn, while transiting Saturn was opposite his natal Mars. This finds echoes in the eventual drowning when Donegal sank.
The transits at the time of the sinking, for Archie Jewell were
- Transiting Earth conjunct Archie Jewell's Sun

- Transiting Sun conjunct Archie Jewell's Mercury

- Transiting Venus sextile Archie Jewell's Saturn
- Transiting Venus conjunct Archie Jewell's Uranus

- Transiting Mars trine Archie Jewell's Saturn
- Transiting Mars sextile Archie Jewell's Uranus
- Transiting Jupiter perhaps trine Archie Jewell's Moon
- Transiting Saturn trine Archie Jewell's Mercury
- Transiting Saturn opposite Archie Jewell's Mars

- Transiting Saturn sextile Archie Jewell's Neptune
- Transiting Uranus sextile Archie Jewell's Jupiter
- Transiting Neptune sextile Archie Jewell's Pluto
The chart shown is Archie Jewell's birthchart, together with transits for the sinking of HMHS Britannic around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.
The Sinking of SS Donegal and Archie Jewell

What seems to have finally done for Archie Jewell was the Neptune opposition to his natal Mars. It also reflected the natal Mars to Neptune trine, so maybe we should interpret this as what had once come easily, a career at sea, now gave him difficulties. The opposition suggests that someone else was involved, and perhaps this was so, because
Notable for Archie Jewell was that transiting Mars was trine his natal Jupiter, while transiting Neptune was opposite his natal Mars. This finds echoes in the earlier sinking of Britannic, and perhaps even his Titanic experience when transiting Uranus was conjunct his natal Mars.
The transits at the time of the sinking, for Archie Jewell were
- Transiting Sun trine Archie Jewell's Moon
- Transiting Moon square Archie Jewell's Mercury
- Transiting Moon square Archie Jewell's Neptune
- Transiting Mars sextile Archie Jewell's Earth
- Transiting Mars trine Archie Jewell's Jupiter
- Transiting Chiron perhaps square Archie Jewell's Moon
- Transiting Neptune opposite Archie Jewell's Mars


- Transiting Neptune sextile Archie Jewell's Neptune
The chart shown is Archie Jewell's birthchart, together with transits for the sinking of SS Donegal and his drowning around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.
Violet Jessop's background
Violet Jessop was aboard both RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, as a stewardess, and RMS Britannic as a nurse when they either collided and/or sank.
Note. Violet Jessop was born with .
What makes Violet Jessop such a great example?
The Collision of RMS Olympic with HMS Hawke and Arthur John Priest

The transits at the time of the collision, for Violet Jessop were
- Transiting Moon perhaps square Violet Jessop's Neptune
- Transiting Mercury sextile Violet Jessop's Jupiter
- Transiting Mars sextile Violet Jessop's Saturn
- Transiting Mars conjunct Violet Jessop's Pluto

- Transiting Chiron square Violet Jessop's Pluto
- Transiting Chiron trine Violet Jessop's Chiron
- Transiting Uranus square Violet Jessop's Mercury
- Transiting Neptune square Violet Jessop's Mercury
- Transiting Neptune sextile Violet Jessop's Venus
The chart shown is Violet Jessop's birthchart, together with transits for the collision of RMS Olympic with HMS Hawke around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and her birthchart.
The Sinking of RMS Titanic and Violet Jessop

It is notable that there were no conjunctions for Violet Jessop when the Titanic sank, suggesting that for her the experience was all about what happened to others.
The transits at the time of the sinking, for Violet Jessop were
- Transiting Sun opposite Violet Jessop's Mercury
- Transiting Sun trine Violet Jessop's Mars
- Transiting Mercury opposite Violet Jessop's Mercury
- Transiting Venus trine Violet Jessop's Saturn
- Transiting Venus sextile Violet Jessop's Pluto
- Transiting Venus square Violet Jessop's Chiron
- Transiting Jupiter perhaps trine Violet Jessop's Moon
- Transiting Chiron trine Violet Jessop's Jupiter
- Transiting Uranus opposite Violet Jessop's Saturn
- Transiting Uranus trine Violet Jessop's Pluto
- Transiting Neptune sextile Violet Jessop's Venus
The chart shown is Violet Jessop's birthchart, together with transits for the sinking of RMS Titanic around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and her birthchart.
The Sinking of HMHS Britannic and Violet Jessop

When the Britannic sank, Violet Jessop suffered a blow to her head as she was swept under the keel of the ship, but luckily she survived this.
Also on board the Britannic were fellow Titanic survivors Arthur John Priest and Archie Jewell, who both survived this time.
The transits at the time of the sinking, for Violet Jessop were
- Transiting Earth perhaps trine Violet Jessop's Moon
- Transiting Earth sextile Violet Jessop's Uranus
- Transiting Sun opposite Violet Jessop's Neptune
- Transiting Moon conjunct Violet Jessop's Sun

- Transiting Venus sextile Violet Jessop's Mars
- Transiting Mars square Violet Jessop's Venus
- Transiting Mars trine Violet Jessop's Mars
- Transiting Saturn sextile Violet Jessop's Neptune
- Transiting Chiron opposite Violet Jessop's Venus
- Transiting Uranus perhaps sextile Violet Jessop's Moon
- Transiting Neptune conjunct Violet Jessop's Saturn

- Transiting Neptune sextile Violet Jessop's Pluto
- Transiting Pluto conjunct Violet Jessop's Chiron

The chart shown is Violet Jessop's birthchart, together with transits for the sinking of HMHS Britannic around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and her birthchart.
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