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Discussing Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler as time twins who were born a few days apart both with Venus retrograde, and how subsequent Venus retrogrades coincided with important turning points in both of their lives, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Nick Dagan Best.
Hitler and Chaplin were born in April of 1889 only 4 days apart, and so their birth charts are remarkably similar, including both having Venus retrograde in Taurus.
The issue of time twins or people who are born around the same time with similar charts is usually brought up as a criticism against astrology, since clearly two people born around the same time can have different destinies, but in this episode we demonstrate how two people born near in time can end up having important turning points happen in their lives at the same time due to shared transits.
One example is how during the Venus retrograde in 1913 both men ended up moving to the place they would become famous, with Chaplin moving to Hollywood at this time, and Hitler moving to Germany. While their destinies were different, their timelines would often overlap in striking ways.
This was originally a piece of a larger investigation into Venus retrogrades in Aries that we decided to break off into its own episode, in order to be able to really tell both of their stories in full, and demonstrate how important turning points in their lives tended to happen during the time of these Venus retrograde periods.
Because our focus was primarily on the Venus retrograde periods we did not reflect on the broader issue of time twins as much as we could have, and so this is instead more of an initial introduction to astrologers can address the issue of time twins from a practical, conceptual, and philosophical standpoint.
This is episode 474 of The Astrology Podcast:
theastrologypodcast.com/2025/01/17/time-twins-in-astrology-adolf-hitler-and-charlie-chaplin
Nick's website:
nickdaganbestastrologer.com
Be sure to like and subscribe!
#TheAstrologyPodcast
Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction: Hitler & Chaplin as Time Twins
00:01:21 The 8-Year Venus Retrograde Cycle
00:04:49 Comparing the Birth Charts of Hitler & Chaplin
00:14:52 The Hardships of Their Early Lives
00:23:45 1913: Hitler Moves to Germany, Chaplin Moves to Hollywood
00:32:04 The Broader Venus Retrograde Period
00:38:47 1921: Hitler's Rise in Politics, Chaplin's Rise to Fame
00:48:42 1929: The First Academy Awards & Hitler's Growing Momentum
00:54:38 1937: The Bombing of Guernica & Provocative Art
01:08:24 1945: The End of World War II & Hitler's Death
01:12:43 1945: Chaplin's Public Downfall & Scandal
01:23:53 1953: Chaplin is Exiled from the United States
01:37:34 1972: Chaplin's Return to the U.S. & Honorary Oscar
01:47:34 1977: The Final Year of Chaplin's Life
01:49:24 Conclusion: The Value of Studying Time Twins
02:00:08 Nick's upcoming work
02:02:02 Other Venus Retrograde Resources
02:04:20 Outro
Discussing Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler as time twins who were born a few days apart both with Venus retrograde, and how subsequent Venus retrogrades coincided with important turning points in both of their lives, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Nick Dagan Best.
Hitler and Chaplin were born in April of 1889 only 4 days apart, and so their birth charts are remarkably similar, including both having Venus retrograde in Taurus.
The issue of time twins or people who are born around the same time with similar charts is usually brought up as a criticism against astrology, since clearly two people born around the same time can have different destinies, but in this episode we demonstrate how two people born near in time can end up having important turning points happen in their lives at the same time due to shared transits.
One example is how during the Venus retrograde in 1913 both men ended up moving to the place they would become famous, with Chaplin moving to Hollywood at this time, and Hitler moving to Germany. While their destinies were different, their timelines would often overlap in striking ways.
This was originally a piece of a larger investigation into Venus retrogrades in Aries that we decided to break off into its own episode, in order to be able to really tell both of their stories in full, and demonstrate how important turning points in their lives tended to happen during the time of these Venus retrograde periods.
Because our focus was primarily on the Venus retrograde periods we did not reflect on the broader issue of time twins as much as we could have, and so this is instead more of an initial introduction to astrologers can address the issue of time twins from a practical, conceptual, and philosophical standpoint.
This is episode 474 of The Astrology Podcast:
theastrologypodcast.com/2025/01/17/time-twins-in-astrology-adolf-hitler-and-charlie-chaplin
Nick's website:
nickdaganbestastrologer.com
Be sure to like and subscribe!
#TheAstrologyPodcast
Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction: Hitler & Chaplin as Time Twins
00:01:21 The 8-Year Venus Retrograde Cycle
00:04:49 Comparing the Birth Charts of Hitler & Chaplin
00:14:52 The Hardships of Their Early Lives
00:23:45 1913: Hitler Moves to Germany, Chaplin Moves to Hollywood
00:32:04 The Broader Venus Retrograde Period
00:38:47 1921: Hitler's Rise in Politics, Chaplin's Rise to Fame
00:48:42 1929: The First Academy Awards & Hitler's Growing Momentum
00:54:38 1937: The Bombing of Guernica & Provocative Art
01:08:24 1945: The End of World War II & Hitler's Death
01:12:43 1945: Chaplin's Public Downfall & Scandal
01:23:53 1953: Chaplin is Exiled from the United States
01:37:34 1972: Chaplin's Return to the U.S. & Honorary Oscar
01:47:34 1977: The Final Year of Chaplin's Life
01:49:24 Conclusion: The Value of Studying Time Twins
02:00:08 Nick's upcoming work
02:02:02 Other Venus Retrograde Resources
02:04:20 Outro
