Orlando Bloom

Birth Details:
January 13, 1977
Canterbury, England

In just over ten years, Orlando Bloom has built quite a name for himself -- on both sides of the Atlantic. At 16, he became part of the National Youth Theatre in London, where he proved himself so well that he earned the right to train with the prestigious British American Drama Academy. But that was just the beginning. After a few bit parts in television series and one better role in the critically acclaimed Wilde, he enrolled in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. A few years later, however, Bloom's career came to a halt after he fell three floors, breaking his back. He was told he would probably never walk again, much less act. Incredibly, he not only proved his physicians wrong, he also walked out of the hospital on his own just twelve days later. That wasn't the first or last time that Bloom managed to hurt himself, but being accident-prone is only one side of the astrological combination that helped to make him famous -- along with the part of Legolas in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and as hero Will Turner in Pirates of the Carribeanof course. While dashing characters of days past still seem to be his roles of choice, Bloom has secured his position as one of Hollywood's hottest and most versatile young actors. So where will his meteoric rise take him next?

The astrological technology behind sudden occurrences -- of all kinds, for better or worse -- traditionally falls under the jurisdiction of impulsive Mars and startling Uranus. When these two bad boys are tightly connected in a birth chart, the owner becomes familiar, quite early in life, with the concept of lightning, both figuratively and literally. In Bloom's case, these planets are joined in a sextile, which means they're roughly 60 degrees, or two signs, apart. Planets in a sextile relationship are notoriously 'exciting' to one another -- sometimes even to a fault. Finding fiery Mars and unpredictable Uranus in this aspect means that the unexpected becomes the expected, so while the owner never knows what might happen next, they enjoy the suspense.

Orlando Bloom's Tarot Reading

In addition, Mars and Uranus impart a fondness for the unusual and the ability to deal adeptly with circumstances that move too fast -- stuff the average person might consider too unsettling to handle. That explains how Bloom's star has risen to the height of his profession so fast, and why playing rather unique roles has served him so well.

It also makes sense that epic films would suit Bloom so well. His orderly, disciplined Capricorn Sun is fond of tradition and gives him a love of antiquity -- so antique costumes are more comfortable for him than a well-worn pair of jeans. His Sun is also in an easy relationship with Jupiter, the king of the gods and the planet that classically rules the concepts of growth, expansion and size. Any planet that Jupiter touches turns to gold -- not a bad omen for an actor's chances of not just getting to the top, but staying there. And so far that describes Bloom's career arc perfectly!

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