Katharine Hepburn

Interestingly, these women did not exude ‘sex’ in their persona, yet they could transform on-screen into glamorous goddesses. This indicates the archetype of the feminine goddess is not only comfortable and gratified in her exotic half-nakedness but also in how she carries her personality in her second skin, the clothes. The archetype of tenacious and sensual Taurus and the red-headed, angular prima donna in the making, Katharine Hepburn, demonstrates this.

When Katharine was born in 1907, the star of light, the Sun, found itself in harmony with both the Moon and Mercury. The three planets simultaneously entered the part of the heavens wherein lies the constellation of Taurus 1. The stellar constellation of Taurus 2  is relative to motion and work 3, and as such, embodies the archetypal energy of Rama the Highest, the seed sound center of the umbilical Manipura, the solar plexus power chakra.

The archetype of Taurus symbolises the ability to move the earth, she ploughs and prepares the soil so the Spirit may descend into matter and grant one that which is asked for. Voice, in particular, has been affiliated with Taurus, "in the beginning." says the Mystical Gospel "was the Word (logos) of life."

When something is vocalised, it carries a frequency that facilitates communication between the thyroid gland and the solar plexus chakra. In other words, the stories we choose to tell ourselves and the world have the power to activate or deactivate the solar fire that fuels our existence.

She always strove to improve her performance 7, and if told she couldn’t, it only spurred her on further. She was known to be hard on people she worked with but no rougher on them than she was on herself. What you saw is what you got 8 This was not a fabricated alter ego; this was who she truly was.

“the world doesn't owe you a thing, learn to cope with whatever you have to cope with.”

From a vibrational perspective, Katharine brought into line Scorpio and Taurus, two forces that sit on opposite sides of the zodiac. Intertwining the two helped her emulate her higher self and align with the grander consciousness of her divine blueprint 9

“perfection is thrilling even if you practically never achieve it”

She was born into a progressive Connecticut family, one of five children, “we were like a Chekhov play.” One can only imagine intellectual debates and stories flying around a bustling table. The Hepburns were not scared to hold controversial positions in the post-Victorian age. They encouraged all of their children to advocate for themselves, to be confident and fearless, to work hard, and to pursue their dreams. This played an immense role in Katharine's career 12.

“I had a fascinating mother and a fascinating father, once when I shaved my head my parents thought great, they didn’t have to brush my hair or wash it”.

In New York, dressed in casual clothes and embracing her Taurean free-spirited personality, Katharine sought the bright lights of Broadway and immediately attracted attention, more for her magnetic Pluto/Venus style than her acting.

With no training and an outspoken attitude 14, she initially did not get very far. After a few years of infrequent roles, Katharine landed a perfect role as an Amazon warrior queen. The theatre industry and audiences alike recognised her as a star in the making. 

“my mother was very glad to see me do something other than marry, I wasn’t fit to be married, because I only thought about myself”

She was well on her way to the city of angles to become Katharine Hepburn, the legendary movie star. Her unusually strong-willed, inherent double-Taurus personality was recognised by George Cukor 15, and Hollywood quickly becomes enamoured with Katharine. In less than a year, she outgrew the stereotype of a Hollywood leading lady and became a star 16. 

Her career in film wasn’t always 'smooth sailing over the horizon’, but she was undeterred by the difficulties and was never discouraged. She rolled up her sleeves, summed up her forces, and began challenging herself 17 “if you don’t paddle your own canoe, you won’t move.”

What got her through was a famous part of the psyche that often gets misrepresented – her enormously centred ego. Indeed, there was nothing small about Katharine’s ego, she innately knew that ego was her spirit’s best friend and companion and allowed that aspect of her psyche to drive her.

To a well-known psychoanalytic ‘hierophant’ of archetypal initiation, Carl Gustav Jung 18, the ego is the center of the field of consciousness, the part of the psyche where our conscious awareness resides our sense of identity and existence, viz: the Sun-imbued creative forces.  

“I have been absolutely petrified all my life, and as I am totally one-tracked, I look at the thing in front of me and just hope I’m going to drop dead before it happens”.

Yes, she was afraid and doubted herself, but she did it anyway 19. She lived by the principle of - if you are going to do something, do it all the way; don’t do it halfway; if you have to throw up, throw up, and then do it 20.

For a person who cherished her privacy, Katharine was always attracted to the kind of man that would generate the most press. To general surprise, the masculine, rough, and married Spencer Tracy, 21 was Katharine’s 22 ‘lifetime lover’. Their chemistry certainly was of supernatural origin and a true meeting of divine counterparts 23 24. 

Divine counterparts recognise each other at the soul level, their meeting sends a sudden, revelatory jolt to the head, where DNA cracks open and release codes that illuminate every cell in the body. Through these connections, each soul reaches out, meets another and recognizes its own magnificence. Soul speaks to soul and within milliseconds a chemical reaction takes place transforming both forever. 

With Katharine and Tracy, we witness the love that is love at first smell, at last smell, at every smell, like Dante's love for Beatrice, Tristan's for Isolde, and Solomon's for Sheba. She admired his ruggedness; she devoted herself to him and let him take the lead: 

“What attracted me to Spencer was magic.”

Hepburn and Tracy made nine films together, the most popular of which are those where they portray sparring partners and rivals. “We passed all those years together in what was to me absolute bliss, it’s called love.” Tracy, an Irishman to the fingertips, was firmly under the thumb of the Catholic Churchianity and, as such, would never conceive to divorce from his wife. Despite this, as divine counterparts, Katharine and Spencer remained together for 27 years until his death.