Natal Chart of Sully Sullenberger, pilot of US Airways flight 1549

Miracle on the Hudson ... or Shall We Gather at the River?

Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, the heroic pilot of US Airways flight 1549, was born January 23, 1951, in Denison, Texas. We do not have his birth time. His natal chart:

Sun sign: Aquarius.
Moon: Leo.
Venus in Aquarius
Mars and Jupiter in Pisces
North Node in Pisces
Mercury in Capricorn
Saturn in Libra
Uranus in Cancer
Neptune in Libra
Pluto in Leo

Are you getting here the picture of someone who cares about humanity and would do an heroic deed to save them if called upon?

We know of the humanitarian Aquarian, and of the courage and magnanimous nature of the Leo, but lets look at two other pertinent things:

• Second Saturn Return: Cpt. Sullenberger will turn 58 on the 23rd of this month, and is therefore approaching his Second Saturn Retutn.
  
• Life Purpose: The node that indicates Cpt. Sullenberger's spiritual or life purpose is in Pisces (opposite node being in Virgo)

Just a brief look here. A full Spiritual Life Path Report and a full Saturn Return Report are extensive. If you would like your own Spiritual Life Purpose Report or Saturn Return Report, email me for information.

SECOND SATURN RETURN

The First Saturn Return occurs between the ages of 28-30 and is a chance to redo your life as you progress from childhood to adulthood. At the Second Saturn Return, occurring between the ages of 58-60, we have our second big chance to redo our life. Many people make career changes at this time, some choose to cross over, others make changes in their personal lives and relationships, some move or retire, some take steps that put them on their life purpose path, and some do an all-out "do-over".

There's nothing like a life-changing experience such as Cpt. Sullenberger had to usher in a bigtime Second Saturn Return.

NORTH NODE IN PISCES

The North Node in Pisces calls for subordinating the self in service to others. Martin Shulman describes it as, "[The person] must learn how to immerse himself in the waters of Cosmic Consciousness, and in this baptism of thought he can truly experience a new birth."

And into the water went Captain Sullenberger.

More things about Pisces/Virgo (Pisces is the "head" and Virgo is the "tail") Node:

Being able to focus deeply, analyze, rely on facts and logic and preference for structure and order are all learned from childhood or past lives. At the same time, they have remarkable intuition, but need to become conscious of this fact, to trust it and use it.

Watch the simulation below and you will see how little time this hero had to make any sort of "rational" decisions and by all accounts how "cool headed" he was. The South Node Virgo (the starting position) will panic at chaos or emergency.

It is pertinent to note that Cpt. Sullenberger majored in psychology and combined his passion for flying and psychology in also running a safety-consulting firm. Briand says in his article "[Sullenberger] had been studying the psychology of keeping airline crews functioning even in the face of crisis."

The person with this Node will go through experiences which force him to grow more compassionate and forgiving, and also will be challenged with experiences where their preference for structure and order does not work.

Others who went into the water with him seemed to have learned something (from NJ.com).

Gov. Jon Corzine said last night that by all accounts, the passengers appeared to have avoided panic and worked together to save themselves. "The people inside the plane pulled together," Corzine said during a visit to Palisades Medical Center.

And those of us who watched, in awe (Who was it that said "the heavens belong to the birds, and the plane entered their space?" and the Internet comment: "birds are helpless creatures on earth like all of us. Its not their fault.")

And perhaps in keeping with the Overall Plan, many passengers when rescued expressed the desire to thank the pilot, the man who had saved them, that is, their Savior.

We will all be watching to see where this experience will lead Cpt. Sullenberger next. He has already become the Poster Boy for the Boomer generation, because it took great experience to be able to handle that situation. (The pilots' association recently won federal legislation moving mandatory retirement back to the age of 65, a coup for them, and for all Boomers who want to continue working.) Briand wrote: "One thing pilots have always said is 'Don't take the experience out of the cockpit.'"

Simulation of flight:

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