The “Baba Yaga” is back.
In Hawaiian, Keanu Reeves’ first name means “cool breeze over the mountains,” and as an actor, perennial babe, the Internet’s Boyfriend, suspected time traveler, and man of many memes he’s proven to be that breath of fresh, fine air for nearly four decades
Reeves, who celebrated his 58th birthday in September, made his acting debut in 1985’s “One Step Away,” as a ne’er-do-well teenager at a crossroads between redemption and a life of petty crime. Tale as old as time.
In the years that followed, he’s given life to the likes of Ted “Theodore” Logan, Neo, Duke Caboom, Johnny effin’ Utah and my personal favorite, the drag racing, milk drinking love interest of Paula Abdul in the banger video for “Rush.”
On March 24, he returns to the screen as John Wick in the fourth installment of the action/assassin/avenging dog dad movie franchise. The film also stars the late, great, Lance Reddick as the elegant manager of a hit man hotel.
Virgo is an earth sign ruled by Mercury and as such is always absorbing, digging, connecting, and improving.
If you’ll allow the “Point Break” reference, Reeves has been riding the wave of a “Keanussance” as of late; scientists are naming deadly bacteria in his ass kicking honor, there’s a petition to have him crowned “Time Magazine’s” person of the year, he’s a beloved wedding crasher and poignant philosopher who brought the internet to its knees with his simple, leveling answer to what happens when we die and his reputation for kindness, to costars, strangers and yard signs alike make him one of the few universally beloved celebrities alive today.
What do the stars behind the man reveal about his gentle disposition, age defying visage and aspirational cool? Read on to learn more.
What is Keanu Reeves zodiac sign?
Born September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, Reeves is a ‘don’t be sorry, be better’ Virgo, with his sun, Mercury, Uranus and Pluto all in the mutable earth sign. Our man also has a cluster of planets including his moon, Mars and Venus, in the emo ocean of Cancer. On an elemental level, the abundance of water and earth in this birth chart signify fertile ground for growth and make claims of Keanu’s immortality very plausible.
In terms of love languages, this sun/moon combo is big on acts of service and Keanu is no exception, be it answering the interrogative questions of a kid at the airport or bringing truffles and champagne to the doorstep of one, Sandra Bullock, after she mentioned she’d never had the pleasure of tasting them together. Might swoon, might, mighty, swoon.
Virgo is an industrious sign and while they don’t have the blinders on, builder mentality of Capricorn they are shaped by their labors in a different, more holistic way. Work for Virgos is an aggregate of all avenues of their life, work is what blooms and benefits but it is all pulled from the soil of experience. Work is an extension of the self and the self is viewed in terms of totality. Virgo is defined as earth and ruled by Mercury, as such it is always absorbing, digging, connecting, and improving.
Among celebrities with their vast reputations of entitlement, narcissism and the flagrant abuse of wait staff, there is not a single report of Keanu Reeves being a d–k. to anyone. ever. I looked. I read. I researched. I combed Reddit. The man has been dealt his share of tragedy but has never been tied to a scandal, or accused of even the slightest offense. Reeves is a gem and as “Esquire Magazine” argues, the key may be his “Confucian in his ability to understand people.
And to listen to them,” a symptom of the empathetic nature of Cancer and the seeking modality of Virgo. Virgo asks “how can I help” and Cancer is adept at intuiting need, a combo that makes for a truly supreme and unrelentingly kind human being that lives and breathes the “Bill and Ted’s” ethos of “be excellent to each other and party on, dudes.”
Carebear Keanu
This attestation from Reeves’ “Matrix” costar Carrie Ann Moss perfectly encapsulates the nature of his Virgo sun/Cancer moon combo, “He trains harder, works harder, cares more, always asks more and more questions to understand the depth of what we’re doing. And while he was doing all of that for himself, he always had an eye out for me.” Virgo is ever editing, purging, whittling and considering and Cancer is tapped in via vibes and belly button to the emotional currents of others.
While Cancer suns are often at the mercy of their emotions, a Cancer moon as the emo engine of a Virgo sun is able to expertly control, release and calibrate their emotions as well as influence the general mood of those around them. It is precisely this sun/moon combination that gives Reeves his gravitas as an actor and what saves him from the wounded/self important/feelings as facts/at the mercy of the muse artist trope.
Sun conjunct Uranus = unrepentantly weird
Reeves’ sun conjunct Uranus bears the mark of the gentle nonconformist.
Reeves’ sun, representing the self and Uranus, planet of chaos and unexpected change are conjunct in the mutable earth sign of Virgo. This aspect bears the mark of the gentle nonconformist. There’s an experimental, unrepentantly weird, wholly original energy with this aspect. Freedom is of the utmost important to these folk and they must find a path that feels true and surround themselves with people who support their singularity and encourage their unconventional world view. Because of the mutable quality of this conjunction, Reeve’s weird and wild have been warmly welcomed.
This quality of confident individuation is furthered by Reeves’ Moon in Cancer trining his Chiron in Pisces. This aspect indicated that Reeves has a deep understanding and acceptance of his emotional wounds and the divinely feminine aspects of his nature, with this knowledge comes the subtle power to help others recognize, and reckon with, their own. Real heal by example energy here. On a further water sign wave length, Reeves was born while Saturn was in Pisces and because the punishing ‘it’s for your own good’ dad planet made moves into Pisces on March 7, 2023, Reeves is experiencing his second Saturn return.
Secret lovers and the art of keeping it on the lowdown
In terms of solar compatibility,Virgos like Reeves gives form to the natural, and absolutely inspirational fire power of Aries.
Reeves has never been married, save for an accidental and potentially legally binding ceremony on the set of “Dracula” that joined he and costar Winona Ryder in holy matrimony. In spire of his high degree of fame, Reeves has managed, with suspect wizardry, to keep his life and romantic liaisons out of the greedy glare of the public eye.
Romantic compatibility with Alexandra Grant
Reeves has been friends with his current girlfriend, the artist Alexandra Grant, for over a decade and apropos of his preference for privacy, their love affair predates their public debut by several years. Grant illustrated two of Reeves’ books, 2011’s “Ode to Happiness” and 2016’s “Shadows.” The pair also co-own a publishing company, X Artists Books. As you might have guessed about a couple who collaborated on a book about the shadow side of themselves, there is great intimacy, trust and surrender between Reeves and Grant.
Grant, who was born on April 4, 1973 is an Aries sun with a Taurus moon. In terms of solar compatibility, Virgos like Reeves gives form to the natural, and absolutely inspirational fire power of Aries. In kind, Aries like Grant incite and incentivize Virgos to take fearless action. Virgo is ruled by Mercury and theirs is an earthen curiosity, a desire to get to the bottom of things and to the core of others. An Aries like Grant is prismatic and as a cardinal fire sign never fails to rev engines, quicken paces or intrigue. It’s good stuff, but what really binds and shines between these two is their cozy AF, in cahoots and cocoons, moons.
Consider this statement from Grant to “British Vogue,” “Love at every level is deeply important to my identity…I do not believe that isolation is the way. There is a period of isolation that I do as a painter, but I deeply value the experience of being in relationships.” Pure, poetry for, and catnip to the Cancer moon.
Both are game to nest hard and go deep, an excellent indicator of a long game love match.
Grant’s moon in Taurus craves comfort, indulgence, transcendental intimacy and a stable foundation. Reeves’ Cancer moon wants to taste tears, build a pillow fort, hear about her first memory, look at her paintings and talk about how the two of them might stitch themselves whole with the threads of their tender attachment. Both are game to nest hard and go deep, an excellent indicator of a long game love match.
With a ride or die on his side and immortality on his horizon, we can rest assured that Keanu will keep being the breeze and brining the beauty. Via con dios, baby.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports back on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. She is also an accomplished writer who has profiled a variety of artists and performers, as well as extensively chronicled her experiences while traveling. Among the many intriguing topics she has tackled are cemetery etiquette, her love for dive bars, Cuban Airbnbs, a “girls guide” to strip clubs and the “weirdest” foods available abroad.