Profile of a Cancer
James Brolin
Los Angeles, California, USA
Jul 18, 1940
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Sun
Cancer
26°
Moon
Capricorn
19°
Mercury
Leo
1°
Venus
Gemini
26°
Mars
Leo
9°
Jupiter
Taurus
12°
Saturn
Taurus
13°
Uranus
Taurus
25°
Neptune
Virgo
23°
Pluto
Leo
2°
N. Node
Libra
14°
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James Brolin is an American actor and producer whose decades-spanning career includes notable film and television roles, including the science-fiction film Westworld and the primetime series Hotel. He has earned industry recognition for leading performances and influential work in television drama.

His work has garnered awards and nominations within the industry.

Your Core Signs shape your core self, while the Inner and Outer Planets shape your personal traits and collective influences.

Sun in Cancer
Degree: 26°
James Brolin has a borderline psychic intuition and a natural ability to make others feel at home. Deeply loyal to family and close friends, he possesses a quiet charm that draws people in, but when his mood shifts, he can retreat inward and become hard to reach. He's tough to manipulate and has a nose for dishonesty, which serves him well when he channels it alongside his creative instincts.
Moon in Capricorn
Degree: 19°
James Brolin tends to lead with his head over his heart, which helps him make clear-eyed decisions but can leave him emotionally detached when others need empathy. His mood is closely tied to whether he feels respected and on track with his goals — when those slip, low moods can creep in. Having a safe emotional outlet is important, because those feelings will surface whether he invites them or not.

Aspects describe the angles between planets in your chart, highlighting where there is harmony or tension in your life. The orb degree determines how strongly an aspect will affect you, with smaller orbs indicating a stronger influence.

Sun Sextile Uranus
Orb: 0.7°
James Brolin has an inventive streak that keeps life interesting. He's open to unconventional ideas and approaches without being reckless about it — there's a creative spark in him that knows how to innovate within structure.
Mercury Conjunction Pluto
Orb: 0.8°
James Brolin's mind doesn't settle for surface-level answers — he's compelled to dig deeper until he reaches the truth. There's an investigative intensity to how he thinks and communicates that makes him incredibly perceptive, and his words carry a weight that can truly transform how others see things.
Sun Sextile Neptune
Orb: 2.7°
James Brolin has a quiet intuitive gift that colors everything he does. Creativity and empathy come naturally to him, and he's able to connect with something beyond the everyday — whether through art, spirituality, or simply sensing what others need.
Moon Trine Neptune
Orb: 4.2°
James Brolin has a beautiful, natural empathy that connects him to the emotional undercurrents of life. Intuition, creativity, and emotional sensitivity flow through him effortlessly — he can comfort, inspire, and understand people in ways that feel almost magical.
Mars Sextile North Node
Orb: 5.2°
James Brolin's drive and assertiveness naturally support his growth when he chooses to use them. Taking initiative doesn't just get things done — it moves him closer to where he's meant to be. Action and purpose work hand in hand for him.
Sun Conjunction Mercury
Orb: 5.5°
James Brolin's mind and identity are fused — he thinks, therefore he is. He expresses himself with conviction and tends to see the world through the lens of his own ideas, which makes him a compelling communicator but sometimes a little too attached to his own perspective.
Moon Trine Saturn
Orb: 5.6°
James Brolin has a quiet emotional strength that runs deep. He handles his feelings with maturity and steadiness, and there's a reliability to his emotional nature that makes him someone people trust completely — he doesn't promise what he can't deliver emotionally.
Sun Conjunction Pluto
Orb: 6.3°
There's an intensity to who James Brolin is that others can feel immediately. He's drawn to depth, transformation, and understanding what lies beneath the surface — he doesn't do anything halfway, and his personal evolution is a central theme in his life.
Moon Trine Uranus
Orb: 6.3°
James Brolin's emotional life has a spark of originality that keeps it vibrant. He's comfortable with change and novelty in his inner world — he embraces unusual feelings and unconventional emotional connections with a curiosity that makes his life richer.
Moon Trine Jupiter
Orb: 6.9°
James Brolin has an emotional generosity and warmth that people find deeply comforting. Good feelings seem to flow naturally in his life — he has an instinct for emotional abundance, and his faith in people and life tends to be rewarded in kind.
Mars Conjunction Pluto
Orb: 7.5°
James Brolin possesses a raw, formidable willpower that can move mountains when he sets his mind to something. His intensity is palpable — he doesn't do anything halfway. This gives him extraordinary resilience, though learning to channel this power constructively is one of his life's greatest lessons.
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Mars Square Jupiter
Orb: 2.4°
James Brolin dreams big and acts boldly, but sometimes he takes on more than he can handle. There's a tendency to overextend, overcommit, or leap before he looks. The growth here is learning to match his enormous ambition with patience and strategic timing.
Venus Square Neptune
Orb: 3.5°
James Brolin has a deeply romantic heart, but sometimes his idealism can cloud his judgment in love. He may be drawn to people who need saving or situations that look better in his imagination than in reality. Channeling this sensitivity into art or spiritual practice can be incredibly fulfilling.
Mars Square Saturn
Orb: 3.7°
James Brolin feels a deep tension between his drive to act and forces that seem to hold him back. Frustration and delayed results can be themes, but this placement forges an iron will — every obstacle he overcomes builds a strength that others can only envy.
Moon Square North Node
Orb: 4.1°
James Brolin's emotional comfort zone and his destiny sometimes pull in different directions. What feels safe and familiar may not be what grows him, and stepping into his purpose can feel emotionally uncomfortable at first. That tension is where his deepest growth lives.
Sun Opposition Moon
Orb: 7°
There's a tug-of-war between James Brolin's emotional needs and his conscious goals. He may feel pulled between what makes him feel safe and what he's trying to achieve — but this awareness of his own inner duality gives him remarkable empathy and the ability to hold complexity.
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The zodiac signs are categorized into two categories: Elements and Modalities. The higher the percentage you have of each, the more you embody that trait.

Fire (30%)
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth (44%)
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air (11%)
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water (15%)
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Cardinal (30%)
Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
Fixed (52%)
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
Mutable (19%)
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces