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The Planets of Hannibal Lecter

As some of you might be aware, I’m very much into astrology. I’m also very much into Hannibal (obviously) as a show, so as you can imagine, it’s one of my favourite things to do to headcanon astrological stuff about these guys. However! In Hannibal’s case, a headcanon may not be necessary. Since his canon birthday is available, let’s look to see what (logically) his placements are. I actually possess an astrological book with a guide to planetary placements throughout the years, so I’ll be referencing that (the book is Joanna Martine Woolfolk’s The Only Astrology Book You’ll Ever Need, for those who are interested). The birthday is listed here:

As we can see, his birthday is August 7th, 1966 (I believe that’s 1966, anyway). Ironically, I was just headcanoning Will’s age and birthday and I remember the common theory/fact? that went around some time ago that showed that Will and Hannibal were 6 years apart both in showcanon and bookcanon, and I had decided on Will being born on 1972 and so I already interpreted Hannibal as being a ‘66 kid. Glad to see I was sort of on the money, haha. A lot of this information that I’ve put down for you to understand the placements is a culmination of my own knowledge, with a little help from the same book. 

Anyway! So, let’s begin. Warning: this is a long one. 

His sun sign is in Leo, meaning that his basic identity is ego-orientated, dramatic, confident (yet a fragile ego) and bold. Leo is a fixed sign, which indicates that his basic nature is that of a stubborn, perfecting nature; he finds it hard to move from things, he is not the most initiative of people (he can be more reactive) nor is he necessarily adaptable when it comes to his identity. Leos are fire signs, which are known for their emotional intensity, their passion and their ferocity. Leos are also associated with the Lion, which indicates a feline nature as well as an association with pride. Similar to Libras, they have a vain nature, but Leos I would argue are more passionate and emotionally involved, their egos are more easily wounded and they’re much more vocal about their wounded egos (Mizumono, anyone?)

His moon sign is in Taurus, meaning that his emotional instinct is indulgent, stubborn, pleasure seeking, materialistic, and romantic. Taurus is ruled by Venus, the planet of beauty, harmony and love; however, as opposed to its other Venusian sign (Libra), Taurus is a fixed Earth sign. They seek pleasures in the material world, they are possessive and physical, they don’t just want to think and appreciate beauty from a distance; they need it. The moon actually exalts in Taurus, so this is actually a really good placement for him, the lucky bastard. 

His mercury sign is Leo. Like his sun, he is dramatic and bold in his thought process; he is prideful and prone to arrogance, while having a fragile ego that conceals his repressed insecurities. Mercury is the planet of thought and communication, of processing and ideas, of messaging and travel. With Mercury in Leo, Hannibal is naturally gifted in eloquence; he possesses a magnetic charm that allows him to control things with ease, including others. There is a tendency to prefer to play than work hard, but there is a determination to succeed and to succeed well (especially if we look to his other placements). Mercury in Leo turns a person to someone who admires theatre and performance, and often their whole life feels like a stage; they are happy when on display (think of his performance as a serial killer, his irritability when others take credit). Mercury in Leos resent tediousness.

His Venus sign is Cancer. Venus is the planet of beauty, love, aesthetics, vanity and indulgence. To a Venus in Cancer native, being loved takes precedence over many things. In fact, in some natives’ charts, it can be the most important thing of all. In Hannibal, we see that manifest; indeed, he destroys his life, he may even abandon every one of his whims, desires, higher purposes, if only to be closer to the man he loves. He is a terrible romantic, sensitive and desperate. He hides this though, as all Cancerian Venuses do; he suppresses this need to be loved and to love in return beneath a mask, because until needs (whatever needs they may be depends on the person) are satisfied, romance is not worth pursuing, because if they want love it must be perfect - similar to its polar opposite Capricorn in love. There is an insecurity in Venus in Cancer - they want to be pursued, because they want their partners to prove that they want them. Of course, Cancer is cardinal, so it is more initiative than it seems, but they may be the sort to trick their partner into thinking they’re doing the first move, when in actuality Venus in Cancer put the stepping stones in place. Consider Hannibal’s seduction of Alana, Alana’s feeling of control and equality in that relationship; consider Hannibal’s relationship with Will, how he subtly tries to establish a dependency which then hides his own future dependency on Will. Even Bedelia, he approaches, and he allows Bedelia to think she has the power, but in actuality he is always the one in control. But he is intensely at love’s mercy, and when he finds someone worthy of all of his divine love, it is sensual, demonstrative, intense, sentimental and highly loyal - in Hannibal’s case, to its darkest extreme. Should be noted that Cancer is associated with mothers and nurturing, as well as family and children, and consider Hannibal’s maternal connection to others.

His Mars sign is Cancer. Mars is the planet of aggression, passion, drive and sex. Cancer subdues Mars somewhat; I believe it may be in detriment (since Capricorn exalts in Mars). Cancer Mars people such as Hannibal have a great strength of will, but not many people are aware of it. Hannibal appears soft, easy and well-mannered to people, and not everyone is aware of his method of attack (consistency, dedication, an unending will to get what he wants). He is naturally prone to an artistic, emotive nature. In sex, he is emotional and intuitive, and views sex as an extension of an artistic pursuit. He has to have involved partners, or he will just abandon them. There is a tendency to cling to relationships that may not be emotionally satisfying, or make him unhappy. He is prone to suppressing his anger until it comes out only in volatile outbursts or nervous irritability. Very well regarded for emotional work and breadth of vision.

His Jupiter is Cancer. Jupiter is the planet of benevolence, optimisim, luck, good will and other good things. It can also be too idealistic, too blind to bad things, etc. When in Cancer, it is very happy! Hannibal then is blessed with a good disposition and a natural sense of humour when approaching everything else. We can see this manifest especially in his sense of humour in dire situations, such as when Mason kidnapped him and Will. Generally, he approaches everything with a good nature (not good actions), and is optimistic towards himself and his own luck; he is aware of it. He has a natural popularity (which we can evidently see) which is helped by his Libra rising (more on that in another post). Jupiter in Cancer often indicates luck with money and especially inheritance, which we see manifest in the case of Hannibal very well, considering his nobility and his successful practise. He has an appreciation for antiques and food. Jupiter in Cancer folk often are incredible chefs.  (Disclaimer: however, not all JiC people are cannibal serial killers). 

His Saturn is Pisces. Saturn is the planet of patience, criticism, time and difficulty; where Saturn falls in a chart can indicate struggle before achieving perfection. Pisces is a deeply mystical, spiritual sign, associated with the higher realm. So, combining these, Saturn therefore doesn’t favour material success but rather perfection in a spiritual sense. Although Hannibal does love his material goods (see his Taurus Moon for example, and his braggadocious Leo sun/Mercury), he doesn’t value them on a soul level - they merely satisfy his sense of pride and serve as a medal of his achievements. Deep down, he is rather more interested and satisfied by something deeper. Hannibal is not religious but as I’ll mention later, God does factor into his character a lot, which does give him this spiritual energy. 

Pisces is deeply imaginative, associated with dreams; Saturn in Pisces natives such as Hannibal possess vivid imaginations and capabilities to think of the strange and wonderful, which then are translated into creative work. Hannibal is no doubt a very artistic person, although his art is gruesome and vicious, his killings are considered an art form even within the canon text. Hannibal has a natural air of sympathy and understanding that stems from a good intuition, which draws people to him instinctively; Saturn is also the planet of the father, so the paternal energy combined with the empathetic nature of Pisces makes him a figure of comfort and (oftentimes) projection that others seek. We know Hannibal to be capable of incredible empathy, he merely weaponizes (and monetises) it. 

Saturn in Pisces, more than any other Saturnian position, are sensitive to the harshness and viciousness of the world. Hannibal was introduced to violence at a young age, and has always understood and seen violence. He is aware that there is an evil in everyone, and believes that evil is inherent. In his case, he wants to pull it out - it’s probably to satisfy his suspicious Virgo Pluto, and to comfort his inner traumatised child, who was taken aback by it and so, when one is aware of others’ evil because it is right in front of you, you can’t be hurt by it. There is a child-like nature to Saturn in Pisces. Try as Hannibal might, he can’t run from the traumatised child inside him. 

His Uranus is Virgo. Uranus is the planet of the eccentric, the strange and innovation. It is quite similar to Pluto in the idea that they are both transformative in nature, but Uranus tends to be a much more extravagant, lofty kind, as opposed to the karmic darkness associated with Pluto. Virgo is the sign of servitude, healing, perfectionism and criticism. With Uranus in Virgo, the power of Uranus manifests as a capability to analyse and use facts well; Uranus in Virgo natives have a natural intuition combined with potent common sense, giving them a heightened awareness of the world and a way to navigate the world intelligently. They have a need to improve the world, while seeking complete autonomy in the process of fulfilling their ideals. They reject authority. Their independence can be heavily noticed by others and registered as strange or unusual. 

Hannibal is on a mission to transform the world in his idea of perfection; he rebels against God, manifesting himself as Lucifer among the living. He is the image of rebellion, against morality, against logic, against anything and everything. Yet he does it not for the sake of chaos necessarily but for the sake of chaos as a tool of higher ability. He wants to shape the world so that others embrace their most carnal, spiritual, raw selves as creatures of cruelty and passion, similar to the image of the Christian God (who loves and in His love causes immense suffering even through His worshippers). 

TW warning for mention of (real life) cults, but very vaguely.

His Neptune is Scorpio. Neptune is an outer planet, a generational planet, and Neptune is the planet of the vague, dreams, mysticism, confusion; it is associated with the sea and so we can imagine that Neptune is a planet of depths, some completely baffling to us. Where Neptune falls in our chart shows our greatest source of creative inspiration (it is the higher octave of Venus) and aestheticism, and also our most confusing issues, where people misinterpret us or where we have a less than solid understanding/way of handling something. 

Scorpio is the sign of intensity, sex and death. With Neptune in Scorpio, Hannibal is drawn to what is hidden from public view (the darkest parts of people’s psyches), to the areas of death, sex, possibly the depraved, the taboo (his reasons from being a psychiatrist, his time as a surgeon, his serial killer-y-ness in general). Neptunian Scorpios are capable of immense innovation, invention, and are generally drawn to sciences, medicines and genetics because of what they represent. Interestingly, unrelated to Hannibal, during the Neptune in Scorpio generation (1955-1970), there was a breakdown of sexual taboos in society (the swingin’ 60s, the beginning of the free love 70s), as well as a revival in belief of the supernatural, and one of the most notorious cults committed their grandest actions of cruelty during the Neptune in Scorpio era. 

His Pluto is Virgo. Pluto is the planet of transformation, re-invention, it’s a huge karmic planet and it is a very intense one. It’s also a generational planet. In Virgo, Virgo is the sign of servitude, perfection, criticism, communication and analytical thought. So, when a person has a Virgo Pluto, they are naturally gifted with a profound capability for analysis, for being able to see deep within the layers of people. They are intensely devoted to perfection, but are suspicious and fault-seeking in the world around them. May have a paranoid nature that is concealed. With Hannibal, we can see this nature, but he hides his nature very well; the only time his Virgo attributes really come out is when he’s trying to take advantage of them so others warm up to him (i.e fussing over his imperfect past in order to get pity). However, he clearly does have a very paranoid, pessimistic view of the world - he distrusts even God. He is constantly seeking perfection and can even be prone to idealism in search of it. 

Interestingly, during this era, the civil rights movement really saw success, and the feminist movement was growing in the mid 1960s (around the time Hannibal was born). Although this was very American-centric, Hannibal was born into a time of radical change, of growth and medical advancement. Unfortunately for Hannibal, he likely didn’t see the boons of this until later, but no doubt the Virgo-Pluto energy reached his home life in some other, probably much darker manner. 

So, in summation: we can see a theme of luxury, perfectionism, intense emotion, spirituality, sensitivity, pride and creativity. Actually, Hannibal’s chart fits him very well, in my opinion, and only furthers my opinion that the fanon belief that he is some cold heartless manipulator who only feels genuine emotion for Will is completely wrong. After all, what he feels for Will is powerful (and I will write more astrological compatible stuff for them soon) but he feels love deeply, and for a multitude of things. He is just also the worst manifestation of these traits.

Also, a disclaimer: just because you have these placements, doesn’t mean you’re as bad as Hannibal or are like, evil. Hannibal is a fictional character and his fictional chart represents only the neutral state of the stars and how he manifests as a character is a representation of underdevelopment and the general evil of his nature etc etc. If you do have these placements though, tell me if you resonate with it or relate to Hannibal! 

I’ll write a post on Hannibal’s House placements as well, as well as Will’s planets and houses too. Once there’s easily accessible information about the basic nature of their charts, I’ll start writing synastry posts as well, analysing the relationship through an astrological lens.

Thank you for reading this kind of pointless character study-type thing. Mwah.

15 Mile

Use your skills they said sow i used mine got away from all progressing aggressively through all my dynastic times per every year if my very own drive-in movie theater plus landscaping service including interior decorating plus delivery service can make a billion in ten years after all debits are factored into the equation i can build one of each of my manses per year and a half almost within those ten years not to mention my K-12 university i will be only 44 going on 45 not even 50 looking every bit as 25 yeah i strive for perfection without competition from anyone still i will have multiple degrees from four colleges i won geah and do not forget my wholistic wellness center which if turned into a franchise people who are down to get healed better gradually living longer maybe the 200s i wanna see who is down cause that is the race of all time looking 100 now how does that sound? my own private jet slash airline without all the glitter and glamour just book your seat and let us take off to point b from point a and back with the parachutes on deck just in case with your gps locator on the phone turnt on i will have it where everyone has to go through parachute training before anyone get on my flight and i need a chopper because i said so chop chop chop chop in the air looking over my land oh yeah! and even surveying other prospects to buy more real estate pays when humping takes an extra long fricking time though at least i got the chance to see all of the rough terrain on ground i am real driving commercial trucks is the bomb after i drove my passenger vehicle delivering foods from the least wanted now highly sought after restaurants in them spots where money give to them and around back to me in a circle i had to keep my eye on the prize my N.I.G.G.A. while Queen Yaa Asantewaa keep her eyes on our enemies if we figured to be a bigger accomplishment as ancestral monumental figures you can't stop me the spiritual essence i keep taling myself manifested realer without no fully ever daring to approach me boxing to the death orange and red shoestrings style cause as an Edocherokeeian my vengeance comes swifter furiously brilliant with controlled positive anger it cost 20gz to make millions from that drive-in movie aspect and from my healing tea bottled it takes 2gz to make millions from my right jab you down it takes a g and half with them human bodies in their own passenger vehicles controlling my app with proper mapping giving you that restaurant and grocery food delivery service again and again multi millions insured knock they wind out by employing writers who write nothing but ancestral math and science catering to my dynastic movement using dna languages forget them others at the top i'm all in for the underdawgs we ride together drop that party for them heads once a month on my property costing me a g turn it out into 20gz times 12 months per year put my library and museum up one after the other then proceed to make each manse like i said before until all seven are complete not forgetting my circular music temple guaranteed to attract heads every quarter with a venue you never heard before selling my own cds per the amounts weighing heavy in my game without a record label all instrumental artists from every country on this planet who is down to the end cause we understand who goes around comes around again and again make my enemies per sting to the jaw knocking bells into their ears ringing multiple senses inside that cranium stepping steep dna deep uppercut off they feet when my 13 school university is made let the vodun play hypnotize them at full attention across my garden ampitheater stage showing my absolute strength given to my foes' guts knees weak drop parasicktick tock clocked sucka punk muthafucka critically stunned total knockout dynamite hit the first round draft you picked(echoing)....i'll give a young N.I.G.G.A. 20gz to construct my stock market exchange software from excel or any other mathematical software incorporating fixed points with only small businesses who are down with trades of their handmade products and i will pay to have my stock market exchange constructed on my property cause the hardware is not like you think it is if you know processors and hardrives to include routers and smart switching with fiber optics and a few ip phones Dogon of Mali we on cause i see myself incoming while they don't str8 focused taking nothing for granted while them others out there focused on panties and draws in lalaland i'm busy getting taught how to follow the Suns while growing higher and higher two leafs up while the Kings and Queens with their hoods out slither through my fields ain't nobody brave enough cause they know I'm on ain't we rite Lewis Latimer? click me off ancestor so i can continue two creep with Harriet Tubman she guiding me to another meeting with Hannibal Barca Mansa Musa Malcolm X and Maya Angelou in another 100 miles cause one raven sent word to them that Imhotep wanna see me so i gotta perfect into my best you see....forget the fame what an index is like? what my university is like? why you gotta be an architect to your empire? how many businesses i have as dbas under one corporation? why planning is crucial when leading or having someone to lead your projects into its end so each soar steadily and never fall? what i learned from rise and fall and how the universal laws play? why i am not into personal luxuries though into myself physically moving behind my every seen putting in work for mine completely gone? why unbacked money never mattered to me cause using it for the rags' reason is better? why food water and shelter is better at a gourmet level within one hotel and four castles for frequent travelers and tourists? why tourism is the backing of my every endeavor to be completed? and why college students' gpa doesn't matter when considered for room in one of my 7 manses? immah young ancestor who rock and roll with my ancestors only i got leadership heart and mind to prove to them i am into our depths and until my untimely death cause it is better that way forward me and obliterated foe you....now you can take this to be rewritten cause remember it is just a draft....yet the names, math and forward progress do not need to be revised...it is up to you while i do me....stay educated and far away from the unreal by universal law cause real visions for me do real business and economics and i do not watch television nor even pay attention to the world due to me traveling within in realtime from the past to now and forever....news is the news but my eyes with notes of how and of when and of where and of why and of what and of who will remain mysterious...i am just doing the opposite of what everybody else is doing and it is working cause the paths are clear while my shadow covers my tracks you know my alpha wolf style is mu omicron beta immaculate cause i been there and done that remember? geah....i thought you knew this is Edo and Cherokee the Westside and Eastside from however and whichever direction you peeping from....you can call this the “Reconnect Project” from the “Great Disconnection” on my own the Garveyian Difference way....opposite of everybody else like everybody rushing to the beach and clubs and casinos and etc yeah i am cruising on an empty highway going the opposite direction like when the mercenaries’ lights are on going in the opposite direction yeah just like that and i ain’t even concerned why cause you know why? My great grandmutha always told us when we was knee high to “Mind Your Own Business” and you will be fine....and she was rite too. Evolution made me a truist indeed to the point of no return cause food water and shelter comes first all else is secondary and third i am a legend airy per employee and contractor’s mindset we are alike and it is up to us to get survival of the fittest minus the scandalous. Stay focused cause you know i am you can see it in my math and science without further details and irs apps from Edo to the US to the UK to a country in Asia to a country in Latin America i gotta trade route for my own self indeed using my own transportation to include investments from my own corporation and you know my future international lawyers and diplomats from the tribes to every point at the table is down with it and all i need to deal with we all the way with us especially when it comes to Education....this is Monopoly’s Chess i got my own diplomatic ideas meaning my own diplomats speaking multiple languages shaking hands getting paid featured self-made and unafraid doing what it take it is our honor dutiful and beautifully prized highly deserving....organizational charts all together wits intelligent and markets aimed this highly educated 34 year old is untamed....