Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes

Born April 5, 1588 in Westport, England

Historical figure

Sun in Aries

About Thomas Hobbes

English philosopher best known for his 1651 work Leviathan, which established the foundation for Western political philosophy and social contract theory. He argued that life in a state of nature would be solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short, justifying strong central authority. His materialist and mechanistic worldview challenged religious orthodoxy.

Thomas Hobbes the Aries

Aries is the zodiac's opening act: the first spark, the one who moves before the room has finished deliberating. Ruled by Mars and born at the very start of spring, an Aries runs on initiative. Where others weigh, Aries begins, and that willingness to go first is a genuine form of courage rather than simple impatience.

Thomas Hobbes's birth chart

AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces☉ 25°☽ 19°☿ 13°♀ 23°♂ 2°♃ 7°♄ 16°♅ 15°♆ 28°♇ 11°☊ 19°℞
  • Trine
  • Sextile
  • Square
  • Opposition
  • Dotted: uncertain without a birth time
  • Conjunctions sit side by side

Drawn from the birth date alone: without a birth time there is no Rising sign or houses, and a planet that changed sign that day shows both signs.

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Thomas Hobbes's planets

SunSun in Aries
MoonMoon in Sagittarius
MercuryMercury in Taurus
VenusVenus in Taurus
MarsMars in Taurus
JupiterJupiter in Leo
SaturnSaturn in Taurus
UranusUranus in Pisces
NeptuneNeptune in Cancer
PlutoPluto in Aries

Elements

  • Fire4 of 10 planets
  • Earth4 of 10 planets
  • Air0 of 10 planets
  • Water2 of 10 planets

Strongest: Fire and EarthNo Air planets

Modalities

  • Cardinal3 of 10 planets
  • Fixed5 of 10 planets
  • Mutable2 of 10 planets

Strongest: Fixed

Thomas Hobbes's love archetype

The Slow Bloom

From Venus in Taurus and Mars in Taurus.

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