Have you ever wondered why Oprah Winfrey is so special? Not only isshe one of the most trusted and revered public personalities of ourtime she is also one of the greatest philanthropists doingeverything from building homes for hurricane victims, catchingchild molesters for the FBI and introducing abstract spiritualconcepts such as "The Secret" to the world.Oprah was born 4.30 pm, on January 29 in 1954 Kosciusko,Mississippi.First off she is a typical Sun in Aquarius, which is the sign ofthe upcoming New Age. She is drawn to ideals such as "everyone isyour soul mate." She believes in the fraternity of mankind and is asocial animal. She values knowledge and values more than she doesmoney, yet this attitude is exactly what makes her so prosperous. Oprah is famous because also has Mercury, the planet ofcommunication in Aquarius, making her a messenger for the New Age.You are likely to have a long list of friends and associates withyour sociable philanthropic inclinations. Mercury in Aquarius isalso one of the classic indications of a great philanthropist in ahoroscope chart.The fact that her moon is in Sagittarius is what makes Oprah such aspiritual seeker. Sagittarius is the sign of the seeker or theadventurer. Such as person is instinctively open and emotionallygenerous and does not like her freedom tread on by just onerelationship. This may be one of the reason's that she nevermarried Stedman. Spiritual faith is also very important to aperson with their moon in Sagittarius which is of course a topicthat is discusses almost ad nauseum on her television show.Another great virtue of the individual with the moon in Sagittariusis that it creates very fair-minded person who can relate to a lotof people at once. These types can feel as much sympathy, closenessand family feeling with a million people as she can with just a fewclose friends or relatives. This is also a person that is veryhonest and cannot tolerate secrets or cruelty.Sagittarius Rising and Jupiter in Gemini suggest is that her roleis to be a messenger, which will involve educating, spreading ideasor information, communicating, or facilitating communicationsbetween others. It is certainly a role she performs well.Fun-loving and fair Oprah has her Neptune in Libra. This makes herby nature poetic, visionary, fair, an admirer of science,television and movies, social equality, magic and mystery. Howeverit might also be the planet that on occasion is responsible for herweight gain as Neptune is the planet of addictions - including foodaddictions. The fact that it is in Libra alludes that the addictionhas something to do with bodies - and in this case the weightscales. (Libra is the sign of the scales.)Oprah has often spoken about her troubled childhood and earlychildhood abuse, which is shown in her chart as both Mars andSaturn in Scorpio. Both indicate being the victim of a person witha bad temper or persecution or cruelty by one or more males.However Saturn in Scorpio also give Oprah Winfrey the incrediblestrength and tenacity to succeed where others can't Both Saturn and Mars in Scorpio give an individual a tendency to beattracted to the occult or magic and in particular secretsocieties. They are driven by the need to find a short cut forhappiness, wealth or success. In a journalist or talk show hostlike Oprah this gives her a drive to get to the undercurrents ofany issue that comes up.In her personal relationships Oprah may express all of the traitsof the people who oppressed her when she was younger. Mars inScorpio denotes a very bad temper and so does Saturn. As all ofher other planets are so philosophical she may choose to limit heremotional involvement with others because of this. In a woman Saturn in Scorpio and Mars in Scorpio both denote greatsexual and romantic problems as well as abusive relationships inthe past (which of course Oprah has admitted to on television.)Also with both of these planets in Scorpio Oprah has to also becareful of viruses or poisonings. It is also likely her death willbe in a very public place.Oprah also has Saturn in her tenth house which means she rules herempire in a way that is as efficient as any male. This is amilitary position, which means that when it comes to have apersonal army at her disposal and lots of supporters she is wellblessed!Venus is in Aquarius in Oprah's chart, which means she is morelikely to develop just one long friendship with a person of thesame sex and that person would of course be her best friend GayleKing. It also means that she likes to keep her closestrelationships platonic, as Aquarius is a very cerebral andimaginative sign. If marriage does happen there is usually anoccult or metaphysical link to it that is also financially banefulto the person.Despite any challenges she has encountered in her life, Oprah hasalways had Sun conjunct Venus in her chart which in an incrediblypositive influence. This means that her soul purpose has alwaysbeen to create more harmony, love and beauty and she certainly issucceeding at that!In the next newsletter we will look at the chart of Paris Hiltonwith an eye to what makes her so privileged in life.