Johnny Depp: Chart of a Sauvage

With Gemini Man, there’s a definite “Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde Effect” that’s inescapable, where the formerly sparkly side evaporates and suddenly the horns come out. On an interpersonal level, this can be disastrous; yet it’s easy to see how it’s served Johnny Depp professionally: even the characters he plays all exhibit a marked extremism in their examination of the duality of “man v. beast.” From Edward Scissorhands to Willy Wonka to Jack Sparrow—the roles that have come to define him as an actor all revolve around the idea of someone who’s “lovable but dangerous.” So, who is Johnny Depp? Is he an altruistic outsider who’s simply misunderstood? Or is he a violent, self-destructive deadbeat?

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Beyonce Knowles: Chart of a D-I-V-A

With her Ascendant in Libra, Sun in Virgo and Scorpio Moon, Beyonce is nothing if not a consummate perfectionist. The evolved Virgo Woman learns from Experience and is thus able to change, breaking longstanding patterns that may have been self-destructive or even antithetical to unleashing her true creativity. Just as releasing herself from the staid Perfection Obsession ends any period of creative stagnation and erosion of personal relationships, by learning to let her guard down, Virgo woman allows herself to be human. In doing so, she experiences divine emotional release, finding ways to work it, check up on it, et al.—by doing things her own way (for once). But only once Perfection is forsaken can Virgo Woman make Lemonade & become her truest self.

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