Birth Chart
Père Joseph Maréchal
Joseph-Marie-François Maréchal
Sun Cancer
Moon Cancer
Ascendant Virgo
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Cancer - 09°24' - in house 10
↣ Moon in Cancer - 21°17' - in house 10/11
↣ Mercury in Cancer - 05°37' - in house 10
↣ Venus in Gemini - 00°56' - in house 9
↣ Mars in Leo - 05°16' - in house 11
↣ Jupiter in Aquarius - 05°08' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Aries - 02°46' - in house 7
↣ Uranus in Leo - 26°49' - in house 12
↣ Neptune in Taurus - 09°20' - in house 8
↣ Pluto in Taurus - 25°58' - in house 9
↣ North Node in Aquarius - 13°35' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Virgo - 25°58' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Gemini - 24°49' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Virgo - 23°51'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 10
↣ Moon in house 10/11
↣ Mercury in house 10
↣ Venus in house 9
↣ Mars in house 11
↣ Jupiter in house 5
↣ Saturn in house 7
↣ Uranus in house 12
↣ Neptune in house 8
↣ Pluto in house 9
↣ North Node in house 5
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon conjunction (11°53' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (3°47' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Neptune sextile (0°04' separating)
↣ Sun and Midheaven parallel
↣ Moon and Mercury parallel
↣ Moon and Pluto sextile (4°40' applying)
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (2°34' separating)
↣ Moon and Ascendant sextile (4°41' separating)
↣ Moon and Midheaven parallel
↣ Mercury and Saturn square (2°51' separating)
↣ Mercury and Neptune sextile (3°43' applying)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven conjunction (10°48' applying) parallel
↣ Venus and Mars sextile (4°20' applying)
↣ Venus and Jupiter trine (4°11' applying)
↣ Venus and Saturn sextile (1°49' applying)
↣ Venus and Uranus square (4°08' separating)
↣ Venus and Pluto conjunction (4°59' separating)
↣ Venus and Ascendant trine (4°59' applying)
↣ Mars and Jupiter opposition (0°08' separating) antiparallel
↣ Mars and Saturn trine (2°31' separating)
↣ Mars and Neptune square (4°04' applying)
↣ Mars and North Node opposition (8°19' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn sextile (2°22' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune square (4°12' separating)
↣ Jupiter and North Node conjunction (8°27' separating)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (8°55' applying) parallel
↣ Saturn and Ascendant opposition (6°48' applying) antiparallel
↣ Uranus and Neptune parallel
↣ Uranus and Pluto square (0°52' separating)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven sextile (2°00' applying)
↣ Neptune and North Node square (4°15' applying)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant trine (2°07' applying)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant trine (0°00' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Joseph-Marie-François Maréchal
- Chart date
- 01/07/1878
- Chart time
- 11:00
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Charleroi, Belgium - Latitude and longitude
- 50°25' North · 4°26' East
- Time zone
- 00:18 East
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Joseph Maréchal was a Belgian Jesuit priest, philosopher, and psychologist whose work sought to bridge the scholastic tradition and modern philosophy. Trained in natural sciences at the Catholic University of Louvain before his ordination, he combined empirical training — including work in experimental psychology at Wilhelm Wundt’s laboratory — with Thomistic studies encouraged by the renewal promoted by Leo XIII.
From this confluence emerged transcendental Thomism, a current that aims to reconcile Thomas Aquinas’s metaphysics with questions raised by transcendental idealism. Maréchal developed a multi-volume metaphysical project and published studies on psychology and spirituality, examining how the structure of the human mind relates to religious experience.
His influence was felt especially in twentieth-century Catholic theology, notably among thinkers such as Karl Rahner. Health problems interrupted his teaching and forced him to devote more time to writing; during World War II he lost part of his archives. His legacy lies in the systematic attempt to foster dialogue between faith, reason, and psychological science.
