Neptune is the first dominant in Shakira’s astral chart. In the following paragraph, we shall indicate the significance of this fact:

Neptune is the planet of dreams, intuition, and imagination. As the first dominant in Shakira’s chart, it colors her entire approach to life. Shakira is highly sensitive and compassionate, and she is often drawn to helping others in a selfless way. She may also have a strong connection to the spiritual realm, and she is often inspired by her dreams and visions.

This planet is the quintessential symbol of individual receptivity and the fundamental reactions of the unconscious, including the collective unconscious. Opposed to Saturn, which is the principle of form, structure, and limitation, Neptune is a principle of dissolution. It concerns any effort to encompass the greatest variety of factors, any tendency to surround and blend all the narrow, individual points of view into a single, universal sea.

Psychologically, the Neptunian effect is expressed as an exceptional psychic flexibility and extreme pliancy. Shakira thus displays considerable receptivity and availability. She feels a need for unity, a need to be related. She is also deeply aware of the importance of dreaming, and, negatively, may be prone to delusions.

At certain times, Shakira is overwhelmed by a feeling of subtle confusion related to a need for “something else.” When her well-being is disturbed this way, she either yields to a sort of passive, apathetic dissatisfaction, or loses herself in the search for an imaginary world, perhaps to escape or plunge into bliss.

Shakira is sometimes captivated by a need for illusion; she would like to experience change through the intermediary of events which are vaster than consciousness and would take her far from routine and daily banality. Nevertheless, usually these fantastic dreams only make her all the more painfully aware of the realities of everyday life. Her spirit and emotions emerge confused, and her will is sometimes weakened.

Jupiter is the second dominant in Shakira’s astral chart. In the following paragraph, we shall indicate the significance of this fact:

Shakira’s Jupiter placement endows her with natural optimism, good fortune, and a tendency to attract people and opportunities. Jupiter also helps her to expand her horizons and to gain new knowledge and experiences.

In traditional astrology, Jupiter has always been considered as the Great Benefactor, the planet of luck and success such as personal fortune, social prominence, professional prestige, high political position. The Jupiterian bounty is peerless! In psychological terms, this planet has a much vaster significance. As the biggest planet in the solar system, it does preside over the process of personal expansion, interpreted to be fitting into society better and finding an appropriate match between one’s individual ambitions and the aspirations of the group.

This growth is accompanied by a feeling of self-confidence, which, in turn, buoys up an even greater externalization and expansion of the ego – hence the planet’s flattering reputation. But this snowball effect (Jupiter smiles and the world smiles with you), in which social skills magnify confidence and boldness reaps many rewards, betrays the negative side of Jupiter: extreme and excess.

Although grandeur was the characteristic of the “king of the gods,” errors of judgment, poor taste, and sometimes selfishness and pride are also likely to be part of the Jupiterian package. It is important to note that the extension of the ego may be a form of escape; it is tempting to hide behind one’s popularity and social success, which are fairly easy to obtain, rather than be really demanding with oneself. The Jupiterian has a tendency to amplify qualities out of compensation, to avoid seeing weaknesses and flaws. As a result, Shakira must be aware of the risk of over-identifying with her social mask, which would cause her to neglect her inner self and deep nature.

Mercury is the third dominant in Shakira’s astral chart. In the following paragraph, we shall indicate the significance of this fact:

According to Greek myth, Mercury (or Hermes, whose name derives etymologically from the piles of rocks which marked trails and guided travelers) was the messenger of the gods. He carried orders from Olympus to the mortals on Earth. The child of the illegitimate union of Zeus with Maia, Mercury was born “unknown to the immortal gods” and had to win his place among them by trickery, cleverness, and cunning. This is why he became the vagabond deity of travelers and wanderers.

He is the instinctive foe of the settled who see him as an outcast roaming on the outskirts of society: a pariah, a thief, and a swindler. As ruler of the sign of Gemini, the Twins, he symbolizes the brother—the alter-ego who teaches us as much as we teach him and is associated with adolescence, a period of intense intellectual discovery.

Mercury thus symbolizes lively, sparkling wit, mobility in any form, mental exchange, and interaction. As a result, a person strongly ruled by Mercury is quite likely to be clever and skillful.

If Mercury is “afflicted” in one’s chart, their intellectual velocity may sometimes become mere mental hyperactivity.

In any case, these skills are a great resource in the social realm. Shakira communicates easily and effectively, orally or in writing. Her ability to unite and transmit would be a good resource in diplomatic or commercial endeavors.

The fifth house is an area of the sky which is especially important in Shakira’s theme, because it contains several planets, including the one which rules her rising sign. In the following paragraph, we shall explain the general meaning of this fact.

According to traditional astrology, the fifth house is related to Leo, love, children, and the pleasures of leisure activities. Gambling, speculation/risk, theater, and teaching are also associated with it. Most particularly, this area is related to Shakira’s need to extend herself in a significant and creative way.

Shakira thus faces the challenge of finding what to extend and how. The type of problem which arises concerns extension without substance. In child-rearing, parents may neglect their children’s education. Others may talk a great deal without having anything to say, and still others may love without really exchanging anything. Creativity is basically a matter of imprinting on the environment the distinctive signs of one’s individuality; leaving the mark of one’s self and experience on society, history, and humanity in general.

The vital prerequisite is self-knowledge. This is the psychological work which must be accentuated if the negative aspects of this house are not to be experienced.

The second house is an area of the sky which is especially important in Shakira’s theme. In the following paragraph, we shall explain the general meaning of this fact.