James K. Baxter
Panchanga
TithiPanchami (Krishna)
VaraTuesday
NakshatraDhanishta
YogaPriti
KaranaKaulava (Movable)
Notes
Work : None
New Career 1942 (600 poems in four years)
Social : None
Begin a program of study 1944 (Otago University)
Work : None
Prize 1944 (Macmillan Brown Literary Prize)
Relationship : None
Begin significant relationship 1947 (Jacqueline Sturm)
Family : None
Change residence 1947 (To Christchurch)
Work : None
Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1948 (Noted poem published)
Work : None
Begin Major Project 1950 (Radio play adapted for stage)
Social : None
Begin a program of study 1953 (Victoria University)
Work : None
New Career 1954 (Assistant master, Lower Hutt's Epuni School)
Misc. : None
Retain professional help 1954 (Joined AA for rehab, successful)
Social : None
End a program of study 1955 (BA degree)
Relationship : None
End significant relationship October 1957 (Separated from wife)
Social : None
Joined group 1958 (First communion with Catholic church)
Social : None
Begin Travel September 1958 (Work took him to Japan)
Work : None
Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1961 ("Three Women and the Sea")
Work : None
New Career 1963 (Job at Post Office)
Work : None
Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1967 (Two volumes of criticism)
Social : None
Change of Lifestyle April 1968 (Start of commune on the Wanganui River)
Family : None
Change in family responsibilities December 1968 (Family left him for Wellington)
Family : None
Change residence August 1969 (Moved to Jerusalem)
Family : None
Change residence September 1971 (Back to Wellington)
Family : None
Change residence February 1972 (Back to Jerusalem)
Health : None
Decumbiture August 1972 (Drained, exhausted, moved back to Auckland)
: None
Death by Disease 22 October 1972 (Coronary thrombosis, age 46)
Work : None
Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1985 (Novel released)
Diagnoses : Major Diseases
Heart disease/attack (Coronary thrombosis, terminal)
Diagnoses : Major Diseases
Other Major diseases (Dysentery)
Diagnoses : Body Part Problems
Accident/Injury (Burned hand while young)
Diagnoses : Psychological
Abuse Alcohol (Rehab)
Family : Relationship
Stress - Chronic misery (Change of religion caused separation)
Family : Parenting
Abusive - Neglectful (Difficulty relating to his children)
Lifestyle : Financial
On the edge
Lifestyle : Home
Many moves
Personal : Religion/Spirituality
12 step group (Successful rehabilitation)
Personal : Religion/Spirituality
Conversion/ Born again (Anglican to Roman Catholic)
Personal : Misc.
Changed name (Nickname Hemi)
Vocation : Writers
Critic
Vocation : Writers
Poet (Prolific writer)
Notable : Awards
Vocational award (Macmillan Brown Literary Prize)
Life Events & Dasha
New Career1942
MD Rahu 1928–1946→AD Venus May 1940–May 1943→PD Saturn 29 Apr 1942–19 Oct 1942
Begin a program of study1944
MD Rahu 1928–1946→AD Moon Apr 1944–Oct 1945→PD Mars 04 Jun 1944–06 Jul 1944
Prize1944
MD Rahu 1928–1946→AD Moon Apr 1944–Oct 1945→PD Mars 04 Jun 1944–06 Jul 1944
Begin significant relationship1947
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Jupiter Nov 1946–Dec 1948→PD Mercury 22 Jun 1947–10 Oct 1947
Change residence1947
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Jupiter Nov 1946–Dec 1948→PD Mercury 22 Jun 1947–10 Oct 1947
Published/ Exhibited/ Released1948
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Jupiter Nov 1946–Dec 1948→PD Moon 11 May 1948–15 Jul 1948
Begin Major Project1950
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Saturn Dec 1948–Jul 1951→PD Moon 10 Jun 1950–26 Aug 1950
Begin a program of study1953
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Mercury Jul 1951–Oct 1953→PD Saturn 04 Jun 1953–13 Oct 1953
New Career1954
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Ketu Oct 1953–Sep 1954→PD Saturn 09 Jun 1954–02 Aug 1954
Retain professional help1954
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Ketu Oct 1953–Sep 1954→PD Saturn 09 Jun 1954–02 Aug 1954
End a program of study1955
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Venus Sep 1954–May 1957→PD Moon 18 Apr 1955–08 Jul 1955
End significant relationshipOct 1957
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Sun May 1957–Mar 1958→PD Saturn 06 Oct 1957–21 Nov 1957
Joined group1958
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Moon Mar 1958–Jul 1959→PD Rahu 16 May 1958–28 Jul 1958
Begin TravelSep 1958
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Moon Mar 1958–Jul 1959→PD Jupiter 28 Jul 1958–01 Oct 1958
Published/ Exhibited/ Released1961
MD Jupiter 1946–1962→AD Rahu Jun 1960–Nov 1962→PD Saturn 16 Feb 1961–05 Jul 1961
New Career1963
MD Saturn 1962–1981→AD Saturn Nov 1962–Nov 1965→PD Mercury 30 Apr 1963–02 Oct 1963
Published/ Exhibited/ Released1967
MD Saturn 1962–1981→AD Mercury Nov 1965–Jul 1968→PD Rahu 12 May 1967–07 Oct 1967
Change of LifestyleApr 1968
MD Saturn 1962–1981→AD Mercury Nov 1965–Jul 1968→PD Saturn 15 Feb 1968–19 Jul 1968
Change in family responsibilitiesDec 1968
MD Saturn 1962–1981→AD Ketu Jul 1968–Aug 1969→PD Mars 12 Dec 1968–04 Jan 1969
Change residenceAug 1969
MD Saturn 1962–1981→AD Ketu Jul 1968–Aug 1969→PD Mercury 02 Jul 1969–28 Aug 1969
Change residenceSep 1971
MD Saturn 1962–1981→AD Venus Aug 1969–Oct 1972→PD Saturn 09 Sep 1971–11 Mar 1972
Change residenceFeb 1972
MD Saturn 1962–1981→AD Venus Aug 1969–Oct 1972→PD Saturn 09 Sep 1971–11 Mar 1972
DecumbitureAug 1972
MD Saturn 1962–1981→AD Venus Aug 1969–Oct 1972→PD Mercury 11 Mar 1972–21 Aug 1972
Death by Disease22 Oct 1972
MD Saturn 1962–1981→AD Venus Aug 1969–Oct 1972→PD Ketu 21 Aug 1972–28 Oct 1972
Published/ Exhibited/ Released1985
MD Mercury 1981–1998→AD Venus Apr 1985–Jan 1988→PD Venus 01 Apr 1985–21 Sep 1985