Ode to the QUEEN of Leo SHADE: Whitney Houston

The title for Leo Shade Queen was between Whitney Houston and Madonna. I chose Whitney because her shade was much more entertaining than Madonna's frankly. Watch YouTuber Killer Queen's Whitney Shade Video here and see what I mean. Older women from Aretha's, Whitney's, Patty Labelle, Madonna, Mariah's generations threw the best shade. They didn't need to use vulgar language or threaten anyone's life. 

To quote myself:
"Shade isn't bad and shouldn't be taken as an offense. It shows intelligence (quick thinking, cleverness, & inventiveness) and the ability to laugh off anger/pain."

Whitney Houston's shade was exceptional. Whitney's shade showed flair, was funny, and wasn't as nasty/mean spirited as the shade of today is. Anyway let's get into her astrology.

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I am going to come out and say it. I believe it is her Aries, Leo and Virgo placements were where her brand of shade comes from. Of course there are other placements that I am going to mention but I have to put that out there.

Moon and Jupiter in Aries in the 1st House

Whitney Houston had Aries moon and Aries Jupiter in her 1st House. Combined with her Sun conjunct Venus in Leo (in the 6th House) she had a very energetic, fiery, and bold personality. Aries placements makes someone confident, competitive and oftentimes combative. Aries are honest, blunt, and bold. Whitney has  Moon and Jupiter in Aries in the 1st House. So she probably had an "in your face" loud mouth and aggressive side to her. Anyway her shade was larger than life (Jupiter in Aries in the 1st House).

Leo's energy on the other hand is much more subdued than Aries energy. Leos care what people think much more than Aries. Leos' also believe they are royalty and don't like to behave like commoners' so sometimes they keep in their arsenal: SHADE. It gives them the ability to keep it classy, maintain face; while cleverly checking and READING a bitch. Whitney used this method, alternating between the boldness of her Aries energy and the regalness of her Leo energy.

Pisces Rising

Whitney with her ascendant in Pisces was sensitive, open, trusting and naive. Her Pisces rising probably made her appear weak and fragile to others. Even though she wasn't; this was probably a stigma she battled with. Sometimes we give people what they want to see; and Pisces is a willing participant. I think shade was a way to reconcile people's impressions of her. It allowed her to appear disarming, while still defending herself.

Mars, Pluto and Mercury in the 7th House

The 7th House is the relationships and partnerships. It's also the house where we project ourselves onto to others and have them project themselves onto us. Whitney's 7th House is the tomatoes, lettuce, and cheese of her Shade sandwich. Whitney had her Mars, Pluto and Mercury in the 7th House.

Mars in Libra

It is important to note Mars is in it's detriment in Libra. Mars is exalted (best) in Capricorn, in the Fall (not great) in Cancer, and detriment (at its' worst) in Taurus and Libra. Whitney has a weak (not bad btw) Mars placement. Here it made her cooperative, charming, and compromising. This placement also makes her passive aggressive, lacking a backbone, eager to please, and always needing to be liked. This can be a recipe for disaster. The funny thing about all this is Mars in the 7th House is usually similar to Aries/Mars/Martian sort of placement. But in Libra, mars can't directly express this energy in this way.

Not only that but Whitney's Moon is opposite her Mars; so it was a seasaw of her emotions (Moon) and her ability to act on them (Mars). Her fiery moon was raw raw raw while her mars does a lot of backtracking/PR for her moon. This is where shade comes in. Like her Pisces, Leo placements, Mars in Libra hates unpleasantness and is all about saving face. A way to balance and express all this energy is shade. All this energy keeps her shade light and not completely evil.

Mercury in Virgo in the 7th House 

The ever practical, hard-working and perfectionist Mercury in Virgo plays a part in Whitney's shade. Her mercury in Virgo is very detailed oriented, discerning, and critical. Most of the time this is ok, but the downside of this is; it can make her very cut-throat and can give the most stinging insults. 

Shade can be lethal Mortal Kombat style tactic. In the 7th House of relationships her Virgo mercury here is really the one to tell it like it is without the Aries/Martian anger and without the Leo/Pisces/Libra placements passive-aggressive face saving/keep it pretty facade. Virgo energy when pissed don't care about your feelings and certainly don't care about appearing nice. I ain't sorry (Lemonade reference).

Honorable mentions: 
Pluto in Virgo in the 7th House
Uranus in Virgo (in the 6th House).
Not much to say but it is just a continuation of the lethal, logical, and cut-throat nature Virgo shade. Whitney's Mercury is also conjunct Pluto so her words, her shade is even more powerful.

Whatever the case the world lost an amazing shade thrower. I'm pretty sure Whitney is still throwing Fabulous shade wherever she is.