Brooke Greenberg: An Eternal Baby








I had seen this little girl on television today, and wondered about her astrological chart. She looks absoloutly adorable in this photo (heart melts). The Doctors are saying she may hold the key to delaying the ageing process. Although according to what I have read they haven't found any special gene. Here is the story on Wikipedia:

"Brooke Greenberg, (age 16) is a girl from Reisterstown, Maryland who has remained physically and cognitively similar to a toddler, despite her increasing age. Greenberg is about 30 inches (76 cm) tall, weighs about 16 pounds (7.3 kg), and has an estimated mental age of 9 months to 1 year. Greenberg's doctors have termed her condition Syndrome X.She was born with anterior hip dislocation, a condition which caused her legs to be swiveled upwards, awkwardly, toward her shoulders; this was corrected surgically. Otherwise, Greenberg appeared to be a normal infant.

In her first six years, Greenberg went through a series of unexplained medical emergencies from which she recovered. She had seven perforated stomach ulcers. She also suffered a seizure. This was followed by what was later diagnosed as a stroke; weeks later, no damage was detected. At age five, Greenberg had a mass in her brain that caused her to sleep for 14 days. The doctors diagnosed the mass as a brain tumor. However, Greenberg later awoke, and physicians found no tumor present. Greenberg's doctor states that the source of her sudden illness remains a mystery".

The Astrology

Brooke has her Sun in exact conjunction to Neptune in Capricorn, and this sign rules the bones, teeth, and delay in development etc. Lots of children are born with these same aspects/signs, and don't suffer this condition, so I am only judging the chart without a birthtime. Neptune rules compassion, suffering and confusion and would explain why her condition has baffled Doctors. She was diagnosed as having a brain tumour after sleeping for 14 days, and when she awoke there was no tumour present. The Mysteriousness of her whole illness could be Neptune at work here, and things are never as straightforward as they appear to be when this planet is involved. Individual's with  the Sun in aspect to Neptune in their chart can appear at times spaced out, or even asleep. They often appear as if they are living in their own secluded world. There is also a delicacy in appearance in some Sun-Neptune natives and they can be highly susceptible to illness.

The Sun is also in exact conjunction with Uranus, and she is the focus of much scientific study (Uranus) even if the Doctors and those in authority are confused over her condition (Neptune in Capricorn). Uranus is straight out of science fiction, and he has very lofty ideas for the future. Brooke Greenberg is the new muse of the Scientific world. The triple conjunction of Sun-Uranus-Neptune is a powerful feature of this girl's chart. Mercury the planet of communication is also in Capricorn in wide conjunction to her Sun-Uranus-Neptune configuration. Brooke Greenberg's mental development is that of a 1 year old. In a chart with a child with normal development we would say she is very imaginative and original. However, she would need some mental pursuits to express these higher aspirations. You can you apply all this to her life development, but it would be read in a very different manner.

Little Brooke has Venus unaspected in the sign of Pisces unaspected. This symbolizes that she has a deep need to feel loved and special. Venus in Pisces attracts lots of sympathy and she is a well loved little girl. She is treated as a very special human being in the world. Venus is exalted in the sign of the Pisces, and symbolizes at it's most abstract level, love and compassion for everyone. Mars the planet of motivation and action is in the sign of Cancer (fall) opposite the triple conjunction (Sun, Uranus, Neptune). Often Mars-Neptune is another aspect that can develop a poor immune system or weakened body. With Mars in hard aspect to Uranus this shows us that she has a rebellious personality,  and she aims to be individualistic. There is a lot of originality in her chart for reasons we know, and her nervous system is heightened. The opposition involves the parental signs of Cancer and Capricorn. These two signs show how we get our needs met, and our emotions and nurturung instincts (Cancer) and the polarity to these character traits is self-sufficieny, maturity and growing up etc (Capricorn). It is a profound opposition considering she is an adult in a baby's body. The aspect of Sun-Mars may represent that strong sense of self she has developed.

Pluto, the planet of transformation, change and evolution is placed in it's own sign at the apex of a t-square with Chiron and Saturn. This difficult fixed configuration shows much soul strength is needed here to be born into a life with such insurmountable obstacles (Chiron-Saturn) concerning her place as an individual in society and of being different (Saturn in Aqua- Chir in Leo). With Pluto driving the t-square she is headed for fast transformation this lifetime.




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