One would not find a better natal chart than that of Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000) in assessing the veracity and applicability of age old astrological principles. As holder of the Guinness Book of World Records, Barbara Cartland’s profile stands as a powerful testimony to the edifice of astrology. As the most acclaimed and distinguished British author of 723 books, she began writing even before she reached her twenties and copies of her first novel, “Jigsaw," flooded the market in 1922 when she was just 21.It was really amazing for a girl of her age to have achieved such a remarkable feat.

Writing is her obsession but she was no doubt a multi faceted personality. Being a prolific writer of romance and philosophy, she easily became the center of attraction for the British who were only willing to listen to her on various issues at public platforms. Appearing off and on at public events and frequently on television, she abundantly lectured on love, romance, family and society. With her Venus representing speech as second house lord and sitting in fourth house standing for public life, she could not have had a better option than television to express herself. This planetary position obviously made her a leading public personality too. Because of her hectic schedules, it is said that most of the time she used to dictate the novels and books to an array of well trained stenographers.

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