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The Dark Horse Forged
In 1964 and 1965, transiting Saturn conjoined Harrison's natal Sun. (see chart) When Saturn makes an important transit to the natal Sun, one's identity becomes crystallized, potentials take on concrete form, and the external environment can become very limiting and contracting. During these years, Harrison began to forge an identity away from the pre-packaged image of a cute, indistinguishable mop top and took on a greater, more self-realized role in the band. In these two years, Harrison would write his first songs for the Beatles, such as "Think for Yourself" and "If I Needed Someone." Harrison, like other members of the band, was feeling the world-weariness of being a Beatle and his naturally introspective songwriting was a perfect fit with the band's continually evolving style.
Outside of Beatle life, Harrison stepped further into his personal maturity and made several long-term commitments—a function of Saturn. On the set of a "Hard Day's Night," Harrison would meet his wife-to-be Patti Boyd. Very quickly, Harrison formed a strong bond with Patti and would maintain a committed relationship through the turmoil of the Beatles and beyond. These years were also the time that Harrison bought his first estate and formed a music publishing company—both major endeavors that took significant energy, hard work, and attention.
More subtle but equally significant, these years witnessed the first true manifestations of George's dissatisfaction with the tremendous wealth, fame, and adoration that had been bestowed on the Beatles. Harrison had always shown a detached maturity about the trappings of celebrity, however, the discontent and frustration about having his private life and solitude ripped away were mounting. Paradoxically, the function of Saturn constraining and binding one's self to the world of material and substance also brought out more of the mystical, Piscean qualities in George. As Uranus was also opposing his Sun at the time, Uranus was enlightening and awakening (As Saturn limited and constrained) him to a deep spiritual hunger inside. Harrison was going through a significant identity crisis right at the height of the Beatles' world celebrity. His aloofness and disinterest in the maddening pace of the jetset lifestyle grew as his attention drifted toward personal questions about the deeper significance of life and pathways to more enduring satisfaction.
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