Katy Perry: The voice that sold a hundred million records!

   

     Pop superstar Katy Perry was the highest earning female celebrity in the world in the year 2015. She’s the most popular person on prominent social media networks like Twitter and Facebook. Shooting into the limelight at the peppy age of 23, after striking gold in 2008 with her 2nd music album, she has climbed progressively higher peaks of success since, as a singer and songwriter. What’s in her stars that makes her such a shining global sensation, such a magical singing phenomenon?!

Bold Fingerprints of Planets

     Just a passing glance at Perry’s birth chart reveals how robust her 3rd house, enclosed in the Sagittarius sign, is. The 3rd house in Vedic astrology represents voice, throat, communication, writing, music, among others. Jupiter the lord of the house is posited there with his mutual friend Mars, who is the lord of the houses of wealth and trade, the 2nd and 7th. The auspicious togetherness of these two planets has given her the bounteous benefits of the prosperous Guru-Mangal yoga, in her chosen profession of singing and song-writing.
     And the aspect of the exalted Saturn - her Yoga Karaka planet as well as the significator of masses - on this dynamic duo, from the 1st house, has catapulted her to the very top of her trade, endearing her to the hearts of hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

Rise to Fame and Fortune
     Little wonder, these three planets would play a mighty role in thrusting her into the celebrity stratosphere. It was when Perry was running the Major period (‘Dasa’) of Saturn, the Minor period (‘Bhukti’) of Mars, and the tertiary period (‘Antara’) of Jupiter, in 2008, that she had her first mega commercial success, selling a mind-boggling 7 million copies of her One of the Boys album globally. And Saturn would establish her securely in her superstardom, giving her back-to-back super hit music albums, before his Major period ended in 2014.
     Since then, Perry has been undergoing the Major period of Mercury, the strongest planet in her chart plus the very significator of sounds, songs, acting. And Perry’s Midas touch continues undiminished to the day, leading her toward still higher altitudes of fame and prosperity. Courtesy of Dasa lord Mercy!

Her affinity for God and charity
     In Katy Perry’s chart, Saturn and Mercury, the planets ruling the 5th house and the 9th house, which signify piety and God, are well-placed and strong, although afflicted. Little wonder, Perry says she prays all the time, for self-control and humility, despite being known as a huge sex symbol. And her contributions to charities are well known.
     Concerning her spirituality, it’s important to note her pious beginnings as a gospel music singer and church choir vocalist, not to mention the fact that her parents were church pastors.

Early Failures and struggles
     Katy Perry’s stupendous career success did not come to her on a silver platter, though. She had to suffer through her share of failures, frustrations, and disappointments in the long run-up to stardom. Her 1st album, a gospel music record, released when she was 16, was a dismal failure, selling a meager 200 copies. She was under the power of Saturn-Ketu (Dasa-Bhukti) period then. What followed was a painstaking 7 year struggle, transitioning to secular music, with many near-misses, close-releases, and label-dumpings along the way.
     Noticeably, during these luckless times, Perry was navigating the Minor periods (‘Bhukti’) of the planets, Ketu, Venus, Sun, and Moon, which are considerably weak in her birth chart. Evidently, it wasn’t enough that her Major period (‘Dasa’) was helmed by Saturn, her foremost fortune-giver. Goes to show that each planet, in its own unique way, potently influences and directs the times of a person's life!