Meet the Queen of Cups (IRL) - Lisa Bonet

This watery beauty (who apparently ages in reverse) was born on November 16, 1967, in San Francisco, California. She's a Cancer rising, Taurus Moon, and Scorpio Sun. She also has a Scorpio Stellium, including her Sun, Mercury, and Neptune in her watery 4th House. She’s the perfect water/water energy to represent the QUeen of cups (IRL).

Both of her parents came from creative backgrounds and were very musical. We often see this in the parents of folks who have Neptune in the 4th House. They broke things off when Bonet was still a baby, and she was raised by a single mother in the Los Angeles area. Bonet is biracial. Her father is Black, and her mother is Jewish. Bonet has spoken openly about the struggles . "The world wasn't ready for what I represented, the merging of these two races," she said in an interview with Porter edit in 2018. "I didn't always feel welcome – in my mom's family, in my school. So I sheltered myself by always withholding a bit because I didn't always feel safe." However, she reports that she found a sense of safety and belonging in the arts. She started acting young, booking commercials as early as age 11, and after high school, she majored in acting at the Celluloid Actor's Studio. 

When she was 16, she landed the role of Denise Huxtable on "The Cosby Show." This is still one of her most notable roles to date. She was on the show from 1984 to 1992, taking a short break in 1987 to work on a spin-off about Denise going off to college, "A Different World." Her character on the show was artsy and rebellious, not a far cry from Bonet herself. 

As she got older, she craved more mature roles. Finally, in 1987, she took on a part in "Angel Heart," where she shared a sex scene with Mickey Rourke. She even did a topless photoshoot and interview for a magazine while promoting the film. She stated that she wasn't concerned with maintaining the wholesome image she had become known for on "The Cosby Show." Instead, she was more interested in doing what her intuition called her to, her career, and what felt fulfilling. (How very Queen of Cups!) 

This is where the friction with the "squeaky clean" TV patriarch, Bill Cosby, started. He "encouraged" her to leave "The Cosby Show" to work on "A Different World" when he learned about the movie and the interview. Bonet got engaged to rock star Lenny Kravitz and became pregnant shortly after. This was the final straw for Bill, who fired her. Ironic, isn't it, especially given what we know about Cosby now? 

Bonet has spoken out about the sexual assault allegations against Cosby. She publicly noted that she "sensed darkness" in him. Her direct quote was nothing short of what we would expect from our intuitive Queen of Cups. It was all about the "vibes." When asked if she noticed any strange behavior in Cosby during her time on the show, she's quoted as saying, "There was just energy. And that type of sinister, shadow energy cannot be concealed."

After parting ways with the show, Bonet went on to do more TV acting and several films. She's starred in "Enemy of the State" (1998), "High Fidelity" (2000), “Biker Boyz” (2003), and “Road to Paloma” (2014).

She and Lenny Kravitz eloped back in 1987, and they have a daughter together who you may know - Zoe Kravitz. Lenny Kravitz and Bonet split in 1993, but they remain close friends. Bonet started up a relationship with Scorpio Moon Jason Momoa in 2005. The two wed in 2017 and have two children together. They announced their separation in 2022. 

Something about Bonet has always felt very Queen of Cups to me. Sometimes this archetype is assigned a sort of matronly image, and I think the Queen of Cups is nourishing but also emotionally intense, ruled by feelings. Remember, water isn't always still. It can be dark and mysterious. It can be destructive. Bonet walks this line between being an emotionally aware nurturer and a dark, impenetrable rebel.