Sylvia Plath, author of the semi-autobiographical novel, "The Bell Jar," is noted for her contributions to the literary genre of confessional poetry.

Plath was born at 2:10 p.m. Oct. 27, 1932, in Boston, Mass. Her chartwheel depicts Earth as a circle in the center surrounded by a sky divided into 12 Houses. The 1st House starts at the eastern horizon, with the western horizon starting the 7th House. The 10th House cusp is the point directly overhead.

Pisces and its associate planet Neptune govern the lymph glands and the immune system. The lymphatic system works to neutralize toxins. A prominent placement of this sign or sphere can sensitize the individual to even moderate amounts of toxic substances.

Since Pisces also governs fossil fuels, a vulnerability to poisonous gases and to drugs and other chemicals derived from petroleum can factor into the health equation.

On the nonphysical side, mystical Pisces-Neptune governs idealism and spiritual perfection since it reigns over personal and social detoxification (purification) processes. That Plath has the entire 30-degree field of Pisces in the 1st House of Selfhood provides insight into her instinctive attraction to the emotional and poetic side of our being.

Plath's conjunction binding Neptune (poetry, creative imagination) to Jupiter (higher education) at 9 and 16 degrees Virgo (7th House) favored the author's chances of gaining a two-year stint as a freshman English teacher at Smith College, her alma mater.

During 1963 Uranus and Pluto (84 and 248 year cycles) passed over Plath's Neptune, intensifying her emotional fragility and physical sensitivity to toxins. Uranus plays an important role in Plath's chart since she has an Aquarius rising in the eastern skies (29 degrees on 1st House cusp). Pluto governs birth, death and rebirth.

After a few earlier unsuccessful attempts at suicide -- including a drug overdose -- Plath succeeded on February 11, 1963, when she placed her head inside an oven.

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The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer. Ted PanDeva Zagar, an East Chicago native, is a pioneer in Wellness Astrology, a prevention-over-remedy approach to overall wellness. For an archive of herbal and dietary recommendations for each Sun sign, log onto www.wellnessastrology.com. He can be reached at PanDeva@aol.com to receive a free copy of "Zodiac Signs and Healing Plants."

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