Let's take a look at his chart. obviously it is well known amongst astrologers. Now the first thing we want to look at is something called the Moon "pada". this indicates the native's inherent character. It is in the 3rd pada of Satabisha that describes the native as "happy, rich, benevolent,truthful, kind to the learned". Interesting, I just did another musician's chart, Himori Uehare, jazz musical prodigy from Japan, with the exact Moon position. You can read about her here. My question is :" Is she the re-incarnation of Elvis Presley?"

Back to Elvis' chart. He was born in poverty. He does have a modified Kalaparusha, which indicates a sharp rise to fame during one's lifetime.

If you examine Elvis' 12th divisional chart, you can see that Saturn, almost debilitated is aspecting the sun. This is usually the cause of some chronic health problem. Oftentimes, a kalaparusha Yoga, in and of itself, will indicate a person who is moody and predisposed to psychiatric problems. Also, if you notice the Northern Node, Rahu, is in the 12th position to the Moon. This is another indiciation of obsessiveness, or OCD. We do know he was addicted to ampehetamines.Proof of his OCD can be found in his clinging to his rather out-dated costumes. This was another reason why he felt isolated from contemporary music.

Venus is strongly positioned and conjunct with strong Rahu. This amplifies his artistic ablities and beauty.It also indicates why he had many women in his life. He was not compatible with Priscilla. If you notice, strongly placed Saturn is conjunct his Aquarian (vedic) Moon. This has a tendency to make the person somewhat conservative, sometimes depressed. He died actually during a Saturn/Moon/Saturn period on August 16,1977. Saturn also aspects his Ascendant by its 10th aspect, and this made him the international celebrity that he was.

The ruler of his Ascendant (Scorpio) is Mars which is strongly placed in the 11th house of profits and wealth through family connections. His uncle taught him the guitar.

Probably the single-most difficulty clear in his chart is the 12th position of Jupiter to the Ascendant. Jupiter is the planet of wisdom. However, Jupiter is in the 9th position of luck from the Moon (which is the most important "lagna"). Jupiter sometimes indicates brothers. His twin was stillborn. It has been often noted that this occurence of a stillborn twin very often leads to a strange psychiatric depression, "fetus papyraceus", or vanishing twin. It has been suggested by Althea Hayton that the surviving twin oftentimes feels lonely.

So, in answer to your question, "what makes Elvis great?", I would respond that he must have performed many austeritites in his previous life to obtain such a celebrated, but, in the final analysis, sad life.

Another interesting questionis did Elvis reincarnate two years after his death and come back as Himori Uehare? Granted she doesn't sing, but they do have the some Moon position, and they both are incredible musical prodigies. She could have studied anywhere, but she chose to come to the U.S. Another interesting quality they share is that the musical world never thought that a White man could sing like Elvis. And no one ever thought that that a Japanese woman could play like Chick Corea.