The passing of James Gandolfini was surprising to me as a fan, and as everyone decried shock, I wondered if there are any real surprises in astrology. So I did some examination on his chart, and researched his journey home. His chart is interesting, he was Virgo, with a Capricorn moon and a Libra rising. The two earth signs Virgo and Capricorn lend themselves to his concrete nature, he judged people by how they lived, what they did. Capricorn and Virgo are grounded earth signs, so his stubborn, pragmatic nature was accentuated in his. His Libra rising made him interested in relations, new ideas, and communicating, it balanced the grounded energy.
His chart was made up of predominately cardinal energy; it is one of the quadruplcities or qualities of the zodiac. The cardinal one is a pushing energy, they are leaders. If you saw any of the articles of his youth, it started out early in his life. Cardinal natives are assertive, and enthusiastic. The Saturn as a dominant planet in his chart created a severe, austere and somewhat reserved part of his personality, illustrated by his Capricorn moon. His moon also made him ambitious, discerning and disciplined in order to achieve his goals.
James Gandolfini died at 51. It was during his Chiron return, which was critical as his Pluto opposed Chiron in his chart. Chiron is about healing, in this case blocks in the psycho-emotional system. Pluto the god of the underworld would take him deep inside of himself to do the work. Some have called the quality he experienced as “soul surgery”. The pain would be immense, and along with other aspects in his chart, would explain addiction as a way of dealing with his pain. Mr. Gandolfini went to rehab for cocaine at one point in his life, and the amount of alcohol he still consumed, even at dinner the night of his death, demonstrated his need to cope with the pain.
AstroSage.com a Vedic Astrology site I visited summarized his 2013 horoscope in part by saying, “There is displacement, transfer and trouble in foreign lands. There are chances of falling into bad companies so, better aware of that. James Gandolfini's health will be weak and James Gandolfini will be caught by many diseases.” That about covers it.
His work was iconic as the mob boss Tony Soprano. He was hardworking, generous, complicated, and loved. I certainly was a fan of the man, now Tony Soprano has gone home. While researching the information I realized, though we may not know the day and time of our death, astrologically there is evidence that there is a plan for our karmic journey through this life.