Lilith In Synastry-Taylor & Burton
I recently wrote an article for Sasstrology on Lilith in Synastry. I concentrated on the Black Moon Lilith and did a rundown of the aspects to it between a couple. I thought it was about time I featured a couple to show how this works in practice. I’m picking Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton because they are probably the most Black Moon Lilithy couple I can think of. Both magnetic, charismatic and glamourous, both battling their alcoholic demons.
There was certainly a strong sexual charge between them, and they famously divorced and remarried. Liz Taylor was more than a match for Richard Burton. Their fights were legendary, they were Holywoods Golden couple and for me had far more Lilith feisty energy than todays equivalent, Brad and Angelina….not my bag I’m afraid. Too “Worthy”, not that interesting for me astrologically.
ELIZABETH TAYLOR
Liz has a huge Black Moon Corridor, containing the North Node, Eris, Part of Fortune, and Venus conjunct Uranus which is near exact (05′). I’m not surprised to see discordant Eris in there! So these will all get the Lilith flavour and Venus conjunct Uranus certainly describes her sparkling, beauteous sexuality.
Her Sun conjunct Mercury get’s a square from demonic and mysterious Dark Moon Lilith which in turn squares Neptune. There’s the demon liquor and also the glamour. This forms a T square in her chart. The apex Dark Moon Lilith conjunct her DC, what she attracts in a partner. Perfectly brooding Burton.
Feminist Asteroid Lilith opposes Black Moon Lilith, attempting to reconcile rebelion and equality with sexual magnetism. Her Black Moon Lilith also semi-squares tightly her Sun/Mercury. Bewitching and beguiling words with an edge from this regal actress. Very much the Cleopatra she played so beautifully.
RICHARD BURTON
Richard’s birth data is DD, so I won’t pay attention to his angles. His BML sesqui Uranus, so like Liz, he has the same electric, magnetic sexuality, but with him it’s stronger as it’s in actual tight aspect and it’s a sparky one at that. Like Liz, BML is aspecting Mercury, but tightly by trine, he was famous for his mesmerising voice. Where her aspect is harsher, his is harmonious. He certainly had a seductive vocal delivery as an actor. His Asteroid Lilith opposes Neptune, so he is the rebellious drinker, the renegade.
His Dark Moon is semi sextile Eris, the outcast vibe here with a demonic flavour. He said he drank because he always felt like the “poor boy from Wales” amongst the Hollywood elite. He never felt he really fitted into their clique. Dark Moon is the exiled Lilith and Eris in myth was the angry goddess that wasn’t invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.The Dark Moon demons coming out from hurt and vengeance, like the malevolent fairy in sleeping beauty.
Their Lilith Synastry Aspects (under 2 degs)
His Neptune trine her BML. Her Neptune semi-sextile his BML
His Neptune quincunx her Osc Lilith.
Not surprising to see mystical Neptune in a double whammy here. This combines the glamour of Hollywood with raw sexuality. Neptune is film. Also of course they were both heavy drinkers. Neptune with BML gives that Soul mate, star-crossed lovers touch. But also a great deal of fantasy and delusion.
His Ceres sextile her Asteroid Lilith, Her Ceres semi squared his Asteroid Lilith
His Ceres trine her BML.
Asteroid Lilith is all about fighting for equality, and it is competitive too. Interesting to see this double whammy Ceres. They were both actors so there must’ve been a certain amount of rivalry too. Burton was used to being the ladies-man and had a certain old fashioned sensibility (Ceres) It was ok for a man to flirt around, but he couldn’t handle it when jealous Liz did the same back to him. Lilith gives as good as she gets, hence their famous drunken brawls.
His Chiron conjunct her BML, His Chiron semi-sextile her Osc Lilith.
Chiron is not just about wounding (Tho there was plenty of that verbally between them), it is also about enlightenment. I’m sure their relationship provided them plenty of opportunity for soul growth. Liz was at home being the Diva, but when her spoilt princess act got too much, Richard would slap her back to reality. Richard was used to women falling at his feet. Meeting his equal meant his usual unquestioned male supremacy was put to the test.
Her Mars conjunct his Dark Moon
Her Eris semi-sextile his Dark Moon
Her Saturn semi-sextile his Dark moon
And this is where it was put to the test. His Dark Moon was the poor insecure Welsh boy that didn’t fit in, the drinking demon. All Liz’s strong, fighting planets are aspecting it. The Mars conjunction would be the number one cause of their fights. Eris is going to stick up for herself. And Saturn will not back down.
His Asteroid Lilith sextile her BML, Her BML sextile his Asteroid Lilith
His Asteroid Lilith semi-sextile Osc Lilith, Her Osc Lilith semi-sextile his Asteroid Lilith.
Asteroid Lilith features strongly between these too. The combination of the magical, sexual, glamour and the fighting, rebellious energy they generated between them very much conjures up a revolutionary Uranian Black Moon Lilith here. They were famous in the 60’s, reflecting the changing times, namely the tensions in the wider world between the sexes amplified by the Saturn Uranus opposition.
THE COMPOSITE CHART
The composite midpoint chart is laden with tense aspects. It shows powerful aspect patterns, that you’d expect from a such a stellar couple. Two intertwined fists of God no less. The one most interesting to me is the Neptune, Osc Lilith to the Sun. Osculating Lilith is the unstable Black Moon, potent, with sparks fuelled by the drink (Neptune) and apexing in their right royal egos. That Sun falls on the fixed star Nunki, the star on the vane of the arrow of the Archers hand, in the constellation of Sagittarius. With the Sun it is said to give “Influential public position” Robson. This constellation is associated with the Tarot card “The Lovers” The arrow nicely symbolising cupids bow.
This Fist Of God accurately describes their firey relationship to me. An easier aspect pattern they have is the minor grand trine, Neptune to Mars apexing in Ceres. Neptune glamourous and mystical side emphasised by its connection with the power and beauty of the fertile earth goddess. Neptune used for good. Had they resolved their alcohol problems this may have become a more potent player in their synastry. Mars, Neptune, Ceres could also describe the magic that came out when they were on screen. The entrancing but raw sexuality refined by sensual Ceres. Apple bomb throwing Eris is a big player too, squaring Mars and quincunxing Neptune. Surprisingly Dark Moon is totally inspected when they are together making it a bit of a wild card.
I picked Liz and Richard because I was sure the Liliths would tell a good story here, I wasn’t disappointed. We are still learning about Ceres and Eris and I found it interesting that Ceres came up strong, thought I certainly wasn’t surprised to see Eris featured. I’m getting a better understanding of these two new Goddesses and I am finding them increasingly indispensable in readings now.
You can read the run down between you and your partners Black Moon Liliths in my article here at Sasstrology: Black Moon Lilith In Synastry.



















I think of it as being area where the boundaries to the spirit realms are thinnest, where you can tap into the collective consciousness and find divine inspiration. A kind of Haloween zone. But as barriers dissolve it can attract energy vampires. A very tight corridor could function like a black hole, it could suck things in very quickly, you’d have to work that much harder to slay off the demons. For me Black Moon Lilith has a Neptunian flavour. The glamour, the spiritualism, the altered states and it’s hypnotic, mesmerising quality.














