We are on the line 157 337

An Astrological Look at the Life of Amelia Earhart

Howland Island is a small coral island situated just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean. On a fateful day in 1937, Amelia Earhart and her trusted navigator Fred Noonan vanished while searching for this island, which was their refueling point during her attempt to fly around the globe. On July 2, 1937, her last confirmed radio message was sent at 8:43 a.m. (local time), where she stated: "We are on the line 157 337," referring to the navigation line between two radio bearings, indicating they were circling but unable to locate Howland Island. This disappearance remains a mystery to this day.

Born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, Amelia Earhart was an iconic American aviator. The passion to fly began at a young age, when she was 24, first taking flying lessons from female aviator, Neta Snook. It didn't take long for Amelia to make a name for herself, quickly setting new records for altitude and

becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. In addition to setting numerous flying records, she was a pioneer in advancing women's roles in aviation.

A pivotal moment came in her youth when in 1908, at the age of 11, Earhart saw an airplane for the first time at the Iowa State Fair. Initially unimpressed by the appearance of the plane, her passion for flying grew over the years. As a teenager and young adult, she pursued a variety of interests and jobs including a nursing aide during WWI, before becoming fascinated with aviation.

Amelia Earhart Birth Chart

Those who knew Amelia best, described her as having a fearless and energetic spirit. There are several accounts that indicate she played outdoors extensively, climbed trees, sledded down hills, and hunted rats with a rifle. This aligns nicely with her Leo Sun at 2 degrees and 28 minutes. The Leo archetype is associated with being bold, playful, and taking risks. These are the gamblers and speculators of the world, willing to do dramatic things, and be seen by the world. Or in this case attempt to fly around the world. As an aside, an interesting correlation of the archetype Leo is that it is associated with the Pacific Ocean, specifically a large part of it including islands (Rex Bills, The Rulership Book, page 337). This is where Amelia disappeared.

Enhancing Amelia's vibrant and confident nature is the positioning of her Mercury in Leo at 12 degrees and 38 minutes. When Mercury resides in Leo, a person's thinking is dramatic and self-assured, filled with bold and captivating ideas. They often employ grand gestures and passionate language in their communication. Those who knew her noted her charismatic presence. With both the Sun and Mercury in Amelia's fourth house, biographical accounts indicate that Amelia expressed herself very independently within her family, which is where family matters are located in astrology. She was known as a tomboy and energetic. This is how the Leo archetype manifested for Amelia within her family, despite numerous relocations and financial difficulties due to her father's alcohol issues, all of which required her to become the self-reliant, expressive, and adventurous child she was.

Electing to become an aviator, especially as woman at this time in history was bold and adventurous. When we look at Amelia's birth chart, she has the sign of Capricorn on her the cusp of her career and worldly ambitions house, the tenth. The archetype of Capricorn is known for a focus on discipline, goals, and achievement. Capricorn likes being in charge, and being an aviator, you are definitely in charge while on the job. This an energy that is very deliberate and committed. The planet impacting how career affairs might be approached is Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn. This too represents energies that work hard, are focused and regimented in nature. Saturn follows rules. All qualities that are beneficial as an aviator.

What is particularly of interest in Amelia's chart is that her Saturn is in Scorpio, conjunct Uranus in Scorpio, and domiciled in her seventh house of others and partnerships. When Saturn is placed here it translates into an intensely disciplined and focused approach to work and in her relationships. By adding Uranus to the mix, also in Scorpio, we have someone who possesses a deep desire for freedom, and rebellious attitude toward traditional structures resulting in disruptive power struggles as well as wanting to be revolutionary in some manner. When considering how these two planets would work together it seems that it represents the collision of trying to balance and blend the old and new, tradition and innovation, discipline and rebellion. This dynamic needed to most prominently be worked out in her career and close personal relationships. Can this be seen in some tangible form in Amelia Earhart's life? Yes...

Being an aviator demands intense focus, discipline, and adherence to rules. For a female aviator, it also required confidence, a rebellious spirit, and the courage to challenge traditions. Amelia embodied both, reflecting the influence of Saturn and Uranus in Scorpio. Scorpio is a zodiac sign filled with transformative energies, which is exactly what Amelia brought to the aviation community. During the 1920s and 30s, aviation was predominantly a male-dominated field. In 1928, fewer than a dozen American women had pilot’s licenses, but this number grew significantly by the mid-1930s. Female aviators were a determined group breaking barriers by setting speed and distance records, competing in races, and performing daring aerial feats. Amelia was at the forefront of this movement.

This is where Amelia's Sun in Leo, providing her with captivating charisma and a readiness to take center stage, combined with Saturn in Scorpio, which gave her the discipline and strong work ethic required, and Uranus in Scorpio, which infused her with a fierce commitment to pioneer new paths and embrace non-traditional approaches, propelled her to the heights she achieved, no pun intended. Her record-setting flights not only earned her widespread respect and admiration but also allowed her to play a pivotal role in advancing women in aviation, as she became the first president of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilots.

We must also consider these same two planetary bodies had to find, or not, resolution in Amelia's close personal relationships, as well as her marriage, another association of the seventh house. She was married to a man named George Palmer Putnam. Their relationship was both personal and professional, and Putnam was her publicist and promoter, actively encouraging her aviation endeavors. But how did George handle Amelia's free-spirited, pioneering, and non-traditional approach career and marriage? Accounts of their marriage indicate that Putnam trusted Earhart’s judgment and recognized the practical necessity of having an experienced navigator on such a dangerous journey such as an attempt to fly around the globe. Historical accounts suggest that Putnam was focused on her success and safety rather than traditional concerns about gender roles or jealousy. This exactly what Amelia needed given her soul's imprint.

By any measure, their marriage was quite progressive for that era. This is highlighted by the fact that Fred Noonan, her navigator, accompanied her on her attempt to fly around the world. The ill-fated flight ended in a mysterious disappearance that remains unsolved. We will delve deeper into this as we incorporate asteroids in an effort to uncover more information. Regardless, George supported Earhart's insistence on an equal partnership, retaining her own name, and preserving her independence.

Returning to July 2, 1937, we find both Amelia and Fred on their 1937 world flight attempt, which began on May 21, 1937, traveling eastward around the globe. They flew together for approximately 21 out of 30 days before disappearing near Howland Island on July 2, 1937. The plane Amelia Earhart piloted, called "Muriel," was a Lockheed Model 10E Electra. When I research a life story like this, I search for key words that are integral to the person's experiences. In this case, the words Muriel and Howland stood out to me. Are there asteroids with these names or something similar? Indeed, there were...

Muriel asteroid, numbered 2982, was located in Amelia's sixth house at 20 degrees and 1 minute of Virgo at the time of her birth. Additionally, it was within 1 degree and 11 minutes of another asteroid named Hollandia, numbered 1132, positioned at 18 degrees and 50 minutes, also in Virgo. I found this placement intriguing—why the sixth house? This house is associated with work, especially tasks requiring attention to detail, and it also pertains to employees in astrology. What seemed significant was its connection to her plane and the island where she and Fred were last seen. The Virgo placement is fitting, as both the plane and the island were part of a meticulously detailed and organized plan, characteristics associated with Virgo's archetype.

Asteroids Muriel and Hollandia

What I discovered next completed the story and was truly astonishing. When examining some of the more intricate associations of the sixth house in astrology, we see that it also pertains to long journeys related to business or profession (Rex Bills, The Rulership Book, page 404), as well as sorrow and loss experienced through one's partner (page 405 of the same book). Another less commonly known aspect of the sixth house is its connection with navies and naval affairs. According to the official account of events following Muriel's disappearance, the Coast Guard cutter Itasca conducted an intensive search for Earhart and Noonan for about two weeks, within a broader 30-day search period ordered by President Roosevelt. Additionally, extensive Navy–Coast Guard search operations in that area officially took place from July 2 to around July 18–19, 1937, with Itasca participating throughout, until the search was called off.

In the sixth house, we find Amelia's plane, with her and her partner on this mission, navigator Fred Noonan, embarking on an extensive global journey. They attempt to land at Howland Island for refueling but instead disappear. Following this, the navy conducts a 30-day search to locate them. Do you understand my perspective? But what about their disappearance? Let's examine the aspects related to Muriel and Howland Island.

At the time of Earhart's birth, Neptune was positioned in Gemini at 21 degrees and 33 minutes, creating a square with the asteroids Muriel and Hollandia in her chart. A square acts as an antagonist, presenting challenges and causing friction. Additionally, Neptune's energy tends to dissolve things, leading to confusion and suffering. In Gemini, Neptune is linked to communications, radio signals, and broadcasting. Strangely, this appears to be precisely what happened.

Amelia Earhart's disappearance has still not been definitively resolved, but recent developments in 2025 have brought new hope for answers. Research teams including the Purdue Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute are conducting new expeditions to Nikumaroro Island (formerly Gardner Island) in the central Pacific, where evidence suggests Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan may have landed or been stranded after their plane ran out of fuel.