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In episode 474 astrologers Chris Brennan and Nick Dagan Best discuss Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler as time twins who were born a few days apart both with Venus retrograde, and how subsequent Venus retrogrades coincided with important turning points in both of their lives. Hitler and Chaplin were born in April of 1889 only 4 days apart, and so their birth charts are remarkably similar, including both having Venus retrograde in Taurus. The issue of time twins or people who are born around the same time with similar charts is usually brought up as a criticism against astrology, since clearly two people born around the same time can have different destinies, but in this episode we demonstrate how two people born near in time can end up having important turning points happen in their lives at the same time due to shared transits. One example is how during the Venus retrograde in 1913 both men ended up moving to the place they would become famous, with Chaplin moving to Hollywood at this time, and Hitler moving to Germany. While their destinies were different, their timelines would often overlap in striking ways. This was originally a piece of a larger investigation into Venus retrogrades in Aries that we decided to break off into its own episode, in order to be able to really tell both of their stories in full, and demonstrate how important turning points in their lives tended to happen during the time of these Venus retrograde periods. Because our focus was primarily on the Venus retrograde periods we did not reflect on the broader issue of time twins as much as we could have, and so this is instead more of an initial introduction to astrologers can address the issue of time twins from a practical, conceptual, and philosophical standpoint. This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Nick's Website NickDaganBestAstrologer.com Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction: Hitler & Chaplin as Time Twins 00:01:21 The 8-Year Venus Retrograde Cycle 00:04:49 Comparing the Birth Charts of Hitler & Chaplin 00:14:52 The Hardships of Their Early Lives 00:23:45 1913: Hitler Moves to Germany, Chaplin Moves to Hollywood 00:32:04 The Broader Venus Retrograde Period 00:38:47 1921: Hitler's Rise in Politics, Chaplin's Rise to Fame 00:48:42 1929: The First Academy Awards & Hitler's Growing Momentum 00:54:38 1937: The Bombing of Guernica & Provocative Art 01:08:24 1945: The End of World War II & Hitler's Death 01:12:43 1945: Chaplin's Public Downfall & Scandal 01:23:53 1953: Chaplin is Exiled from the United States 01:37:34 1972: Chaplin's Return to the U.S. & Honorary Oscar 01:47:34 1977: The Final Year of Chaplin's Life 01:49:24 Conclusion: The Value of Studying Time Twins 02:00:08 Guest Information: Nick Dagan Best 02:02:02 Other Venus Retrograde Resources 02:04:20 Outro Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on time twins on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1DOm5ob-4k - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 474 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3: