Mark Carney
Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister on 14 March 2025. He was born on 16 March 1965 in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. Because he was born so far north—close to the 60th parallel—his chart looks quite distorted when using the Placidus house system. The sixth and twelfth houses stretch across almost three full signs. At such high latitudes, charts can become unbalanced, which is why many astrologers switch to whole sign houses, where the Ascendant defines the entire first house.
Chart Analysis
His chart has a Taurus rising. Taurus is slow and methodical and is synonymous with bankers. Many of his planets, including Venus, which rules his Ascendant, are in the 12th house of institutions. According to Rex Bill’s book of rulership, Jupiter is associated with bankers as well, and Jupiter is conjunct the Ascendant. He was the Governor of the Bank of Canada, seeing Canada through the 2008 financial crisis, and later the Governor of the Bank of England, guiding that country through Brexit.
He has the serious and authoritative sign of Capricorn on the Midheaven, ruling his 10th house of career. Its ruler, Saturn, is placed in the 12th house, associated with institutions. All his planets fall either in the 6th house of duty, service, and work, or in the 12th house of institutions. Saturn, the ruler of his 10th, forms oppositions to Uranus, the Moon, Pluto, and Mars—suggesting that while he can be somewhat domineering, he also has a talent for developing original and unconventional ways of getting things done. The Pluto-Moon allows him to see beneath the surface and strip away people’s facades.
The Moon’s nodes suggest that he can easily look at the bigger picture, which he does for others quite easily. He needs to learn to look at the details now and focus more on his needs rather than those of others. He has a strong intuition, which helps him with decision-making, but he needs to focus more on his boundaries, which probably applies more to his personal relationships rather than his professional ones.
He has become Prime Minister during a very challenging time here in Canada, but he is no stranger to pressure, with what he has guided banks through. However, he was working for others (the PMs of countries); now he is in charge, so we’ll see how he handles himself when he is the only one calling the shots.
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