Fire Grand Trine: Raw Optimism

Next we have a Scientist called Dr Richard L. Garwin he has a Grand Fire Trine with Sun in Aries, Saturn in Sagittarius and Neptune in Leo. Rather than me bore you with the details and become too repetitive in these series of posts. I will quote some articles and higlight the words associated wih his firey personality. Bear in mind this is also a man with an abundance of planets in the fire sign of Aries which is an explosive energy (6 to be exact). The zodiacal sign of Aries is the self-starter of the zodiac, new discorveries are founded in Aries. Read on about the man truly annointed with the power of fire...

"Raw optimism is a trait not usually associated with longtime makers of atom bombs, advisers of presidents and heralds of doom.

But something like that emanated recently from Dr. Richard L. Garwin, one of the federal government's most widely respected science advisers.

In his office at the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan, his shirt pocket bulging with pens and papers, Garwin gave no hint that he had just suffered one of the worst defeats of his career and was deep into mounting a counterattack.

Instead, sipping coffee at a table strewn with papers and file folders, often smiling and seemingly relaxed, he radiated a kind of easy confidence.

"You do these things," he said with a shrug. "And if you keep at it for a long time, sometimes you win."

Garwin, 71, has been at such things for a long time indeed, nearly a half century. The onetime boy wonder and now celebrated physicist has acquired an astonishing number of victories, awards, patents, discoveries, plaudits and honorary degrees, not to mention a few painful bruises.

Still, Deutch added, Garwin is an exemplar of what a public-spirited scientist should be. "He's informed and presents his views forcefully. We need more people like Dick Garwin, not fewer.

Richard Lawrence Garwin was born in Cleveland on April 19, 1928. His father was a high school teacher during the day and a projectionist in a movie theater at night. The boy, a tinkerer, helped his dad repair projectors and build audio amplifiers for the movies, newly with sound. In college, he worked nights as a projectionist himself.

By 1949, Garwin had acquired a PhD in physics from the University of Chicago, a mecca for such pursuits. He was 21. His mentor was the great physicist Enrico Fermi, who had fled from Italy after wining the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938 and had then worked in New Mexico, helping to build the world's first atom bomb.

"Fermi said Garwin was the only true genius he had ever met," recalled Dr. Marvin L. Goldberger, one of Fermi's students, who went on to head the California Institute of Technology and, in Princeton, the Institute for Advanced Study.

For the summer of 1950, Garwin was invited by Fermi to Los Alamos in New Mexico to ponder nuclear arms design. Garwin, a faculty member at Chicago, quickly proved himself. In 1951 and 1952, he helped give birth to the world's first hydrogen bomb, a weapon roughly a thousand times more powerful than its atomic predecessors. (Aries energy is responsible for new discoveries).

"The shot was fired almost precisely according to Garwin's design," Dr. Edward Teller, a widely acknowledged hydrogen bomb pioneer, later said.

Garwin was hooked on the atom. The bond was loose, however, as befitted his increasingly nomadic style. To some extent, he gave up a promising career at the frontiers of physics for wider pursuits.

In an interview, Schlesinger called Garwin "a good fellow and a useful citizen, even though I don't always agree with him."

He continued, "Much of what he's said over the years is interesting, some is persuasive, and some is overly enthusiastic."

Read Article here.

Grand Fire Trine

It's about time we take a look at those with Grand Fire Trines. It must be damn good having a FIRE grand trine because this man on the left cannot stop smiling and singing its a Wonderful World. Yep, it's Louis Armstrong and his contagious smile. Mr Louis Armstrong actually had a kite formation in his chart. This is just really an extension of a grand trine but seems to anchor the direction of the trine. The grand trine is formed with his Sun in Leo, Moon in Aries and Uranus in Sagittarius. The Sun in Leo is in the 5th house and represents creativity, drama and his need to be recognized as special. He has been described as having a charismatic personality, and needs to shine in his field of work.

Fire signs are natural born enthusiasts, and they are burning with energy, highly motivated, and are always on the look out for future possibilities. People who lack fire have been described as missing that energy and vitality that comes with ease under the fiery trigon. The grand fire trine in his chart also lights up his Ascendant and his whole approach to life was positive. Not that he wasn't prone to depressive moods with his Moon in Aries square a Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Capricorn, and this may be something that he contended with heavily in his life. He married four times and once to a prostitute and perhaps his wifey/s symbolised the more down to earth type.  Usually fire grand trines have creativity in abundance, and according to Jung's typology method, fire is intuitive and there is a certain amount of divinity within them.

Louis Armstrong was known to be very generous in nature and he loved children and enjoyed entertaining them. Not all fire signs are outwardly confident and we can have extroverted and introverted fire; the extroverted kind tends to approach life with confidence and treat it as one big adventure; they may love travelling, sports and taking risks. The trouble with fire is that they sometimes have difficulty in dealing with the practicalities of life. Details are boring to fire and slow down their vision, and who wants to be weighted by necessity. Introverted fire can represent great philosophers, artists and visionariies that inspire us to be greater.

The Grand Trine

For this topic I want to explore the astrological meaning of the grand trine. This subject has become more of an interest to me since my son was born with a Grand Earth Trine. Reading up on the various theories of this particular configuration has left me at times at odds with the many different interpretations of this such a “blessed” astrological pattern. What I want to know is whether such an harmonious grouping of planets in one element greatly benefit’s the individual’s life.

New age astrological literature is now telling us that what was once thought to be a beneficial chart configuration in the natal chart may describe an individual who takes a lazy approach to his affairs, and expects too much ease. Basically, a Grand Trine is a triangular aspect pattern involving three or more planets separated by an angle of 120 degrees each. The planets in the signs are in the same triplicity and due to the harmonious nature of the trine aspect, the planets cooperate in an easy flowing manner. According to traditional textbooks the grand trine is seen as an extremely fortunate asset, implicating special talents, favourable circumstances and good opportunities. Modern Astrologers have come to view the lack of tension in the grand trine as an indication that the native can have a certain inertia or laziness present because there is no real impetus that pushes the individual into action.

There are four elements in astrology consisting of Fire, Earth, Air and Water, and thus there are four types of Grand Trines which can be formed in the birth chart. Where we gain in abundance we also create an imbalance and lopsidedness in the personality. I don’t think we consciously seek to develop a trine any further, and as the saying goes, “If it aint broke don’t fix it."

Liz Greene Interview

I have all of Liz Greene's books and always look forward to reading all her work. Most of her books contain seminars that have been published. The authors other books are Saturn a New Look at an Old Devil and Astrology for Lovers, along with Relating and Astrology of Fate, which are all favourites of mine. I sincerely hope more books are in the pipeline. Here is one of my favourite interviews by Liz Greene, and I liked this quote below in particular: Click to enlarge.

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Saturn in Libra: Balancing the Sexes

My favourite moment of Saturn in Libra so far, has to be when Anastasia achieved darts history after she defeated van der Voort 5-4. It was her first ever win on television and it was the first time a woman had beaten a male professional darts player in a major televised darts competition since Deta Hedman defeated Aaron Turner and Norman Fletcher in the 2005 UK Open Darts. She still finished bottom of the group, however, as van der Voort unexpectedly beat Taylor 5-1 two days later. Read more here.

I was discussing online with a friend, about what type of sports we would like to see men and women compete  in. We both agreed that Darts and Snooker would not divide the sexes as there is no physical contact. With Saturn's entry into Libra she is concerned with fairness and impartiality and this an excellent time for building bridges between the sexes. The seventh sign of the zodiac ensures that everybody gets a fair hearing and that both players are treated as equals.

Fun Pics

I love fun pics and I do throw a few on the blog. I enjoy all the different pictures you can make. Here is the best on my search list for pictures. This one below always makes me laugh. I put Tom Cruise's head on a dancer and he's smiling and having a good time: The program cleverly finds the face in the picture. Here is the link to the site Photofunia. Hasn't technology moved on...



FunPhotoBox also has some intersting images too, and they are all easy to use. Here is another site BeFunky you can turn photo's into digital artwork. I haven't tried a picture out on this site yet. I really enjoy LoonaPix too. You might also like FunnyPhoto. Another good site is Photo Effects it has some Astrology frames and numerous others to play around with. Go and have some fun with your pics.

Nostradamus

I have the book Nostradamus by Peter Lorie and Astrologer Liz Greene. It is an interestng read and I purchased the book out of curiosity a year back. It has a chapter of the Plan for America. The book is an interesting read and through-out Liz Greene's work she usually makes it clear that you can't always successfully predict the future. She has helped out with the astrology in the Nostradamus book describing the planetary energy for that time. Liz Greene was expecting to see a woman president or candidate in 2004 when transiting Uranus conjuncts America's Moon. I live in England and don't really keep up on everything that goes in the world. Politics whooshes past this Piscean's head. I looked online and Carol Braun was a candidate in 2004. Is she the first woman candidate? In England we have elected a woman Prime Minister, so America is behind the times. Liz Greene says there would have been great change in terms of the role of women. She also says there is a fundamentalist religion, that would in turn reflect a kind of emotional "breakdown" state.

2014-2016

Mars threatens us with it's warlike strength, 70 times will he cause blood to flow: fall and ruin of the clergy and more for those who wish to understrand nothing from them. The scythe joined tot he pond towards Sagittarius at the height of it's ascendant, plague, famine, death by military hand: the century approaches its renewal. For 40 years the Iris will not appear, for 40 years it will be seen every day: the arid earth will grow drier and great floods when it will appear.

By Liz Greene below:

If we remember, we applied this to the precise date of January 16th, 2015, using the referance to the pond and the scythe at the ascendant of Sagittarius. Once again, according to the natal time in our birth chart for America the ascendant is Sagittarius, which means Saturn will cross the country's ascendant during this period, a time therefore of great soul searching and having to come face-to-face with hard reality. In an individaul, such a transit involves a redefinition of a whole life pattern, weeding out the unnecessary and consolidating what is sold. It is not necessarily a terrible configuration, but a sobering one.

Saturn will also transit in opposition to America's natal Uranus in Gemini, that suggests a reevaluation of all that was hitherto considered "free" in America. Another important transit during this same period is that which occurs as Pluto enters Capricorn, bringing it into opposition with America's Venus, Jupiter and Sun all in cancer. thsi transit reflects a complete shift in America's relationship with other countries, economically and through involvements such as NATO. It refelcts conflict and competition on the economic and political level. Most importantly it reflects profound change in the nature of the goverment.

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder's most famous part is that of Lois Lane in Superman, and she did make a feisty reporter, she played the role well. I was surprised to read that she had a mental breakdown in 1996. I was curious to see her natal chart and transits for that period in her life. Margot was born under the sign of Libra and she is conscious of imbalance and has an innate sense of justice. Libra can be accused of continually adjusting their behavior to create a smooth and harmonious environment. In my earlier studies I used to have preconceptions about Libra being a "weak" sign, the Sun represents individuality and it falls in the sign of Libra. For a long time I thought that perhaps these natives were weak in personality and individuality.

However, I came across quite a few women with their Sun in Libra who are just the opposite of what I thought they would be like (according to old textbooks). A while back I looked at Sigourney Weaver's chart and in a lot of her roles she has played high powered women. In Working Girl she played the uncompromising Boss. In Alien she played a skinhead taking the lead role and pulled it off with style. Sigourney is a Libra, but has Mars conjunct Pluto in the leadership sign of Leo. This combination is far more self-expressive and aggressive with powerful urges to win. Margaret Thatcher was born under the sign of Libra. And funnily enough, she too has a Mars-Pluto contact in her chart. Libra is a masculine air sign and is an intellectual, some individual's born under the sign do seem to exude the sweet, light and charming aspects of Libra. Other women born under this sign express the masculine side of their personality with ease and grace. This side of Libra is explained by Liz Greene in  Astrology for Lovers and it concerns the polarity of Libra:

"It's a curious thing but many Librian men have an appreciation of the feminine side of life - beauty and culture, the arts, harmony, relationship. Not that they are effeminate. In fact, this touch of the artist makes them devilishly attractive to women. But it's as though the need for balance means, amongst other things, they're trying to balance the sexes as well, within themselves. That's where Tiresias comes in-he tries both. Some Librians, of course, do this literally. More often it's in a psychological way-an interest in women and the feminine things in life. And many Librian women possess a fine intellect, the gift of strategy, of statesmanship, of organization. Margaret Thatcher, with the Sun in Libra, is an excellent example. Her manner is completely soft spoken and subtle. But her mind can function with as much strength and clarity as society has traditionally thought only men's minds could. Whether she's hated or loved, whatever one's political persuasions, this aspect of Libra is evident in her character. Many Librian women have this gift of clear sight and logic and intellect, and need some sphere of life where they can put their gifts to use beyond the sphere of the home and family".

My brother's wife has Sun in Libra and she is exactly like this; on the one hand she is very concerned with her appearance and will buy every beauty product on the market. However, she does have an extremely sharp intellect and has passed business degrees. His wife works in negotiation (Libra) more examples here - Sun in Libra women.

Mars in trouble

The only planet in any real difficulty in Margo's horoscope is natal Mars in Sagittarius. The Archer conjuncts Chiron and squares Saturn in Virgo. A challenging and accidental configuration, that may explain the serious accident that she was involved in. The accident put a halt to her career causing serious financial problems. Sagittarius is known for it's accidental qualities and in traditional terms this is a malefic contact. Regarding mental health problems the star was diagnosed as a manic depressive; this difficult combination could explain her lack of motivation and depressive episodes. For manic depressives I would look to fire signs or planets severely stressed by Saturn or Pluto.

Meltdown Moment: In April 1996, the whisky-voiced actress, who hit it big as Superman's sweetie Lois Lane, suffered a manic-depressive episode while in L.A. and spent several days living on the streets, sharing a cardboard box with a homeless guy named Charlie. By the time police found her hiding in a stranger's back yard, she was dirty, dazed, missing her front dental bridge, and had hacked off her hair to escape detection from CIA agents and one of her ex-husbands (she was experiencing a wee bit of paranoia).


Dysfunctional Dialogue: "Mental illness is the last taboo," the actress told Barbara Walters shortly after her episode, admitting she had suffered from depression for decades. "It's the one that scares everyone to death, and I have to include myself in that until the last few months."


The Aftermath: According to Kidder, she's been able to keep her illness in check without drugs, instead relying on a combination of amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. "For me, the solution was finally getting away from psychiatric drugs and actually healing my body so I wouldn't have the symptoms that are called mental illness,"

The Transits

The transits at the onset of her mental breakdown show Pluto in Sagittarius conjunct Mars. This sets off the Mars-Chiron-Saturn configuration. Pluto in it's morbid form represents paranoia and loss of control. A Mars-Pluto transit can show an episode of extreme violence, depression/powerful feelings of anger. Bottled up rage and the resultant depression erupted, and this brought the onslaught of a volcanic 'meltdown'.

Pluto seeks to unearth what we haven't sufficiently dealt with in the past, and takes us away from our civilised state. The planet often puts us into situations  were we need fight for our very survival. Pluto is the prime significator of anything that is about to 'blow' in the psyche. It symbolises a volcano erupting and releasing years of suppression. It could be compared to an act of purging, but it's not like a day at the spa! The Pluto experience allows us to let go of painful emotions. The process can be extremely cathartic, cleansing and releasing. Years of torment, shame, or secrets are released as the body/psyche clears itself. Hopefully, she has made progress since and has found some healing.

Gangsters and Thugs: Antonino Accardo

What qualities would you expect from a "hard man"? I think we would expect someone who is ruthless, determined, and strong willed. Gangster's like to have power and control over their world. A desire to make a lot of money too and they will often use underhand methods to achieve that goal. Crime and the underworld in astrology terms belongs to Pluto and you would probably also look to Saturn aspects for organisation, authority, and control. This is a good topic to do under our current Saturn-Pluto climate. We might also look to other planets for rebellion (Uranus) deception and drug dealing (Neptune). I will move onto some chart examples and see how this works out.

Antonino "Joe Batters" Accardo (April 28, 1906 – May 22, 1992), also known as "Big Tuna", rose from a small-time hoodlum to the position of day-to-day boss of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization in about 1943, to ultimately become the final Outfit authority in 1972, until his death in May 1992. Accardo moved The Outfit into new operations and territories, greatly increasing its power and wealth during his tenure as boss.

It was during Prohibition that Accardo received the "Joe Batters" nickname from Capone himself due to his skill at hitting a couple of Outfit traitors with a baseball bat at a dinner Capone held just to kill the two men. Capone was quoted as saying, "This kid's a real Joe Batters"' The Chicago newspapers eventually dubbed Accardo, "The Big Tuna," after a fishing expedition where Accardo caught a giant tuna. In later years, Accardo boasted over federal wiretaps he participated in the infamous 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre in which, allegedly, Capone gunmen murdered seven members of the rival North Side Gang. Accardo also claimed that he was one of the gunmen who murdered Brooklyn, New York gang boss Frankie Yale, again by Capone's orders to settle a dispute. However, most experts today believe Accardo had only peripheral connections with the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and none whatsoever with the Yale murder. However, on October 11, 1926, Accardo may have participated in the assassination of, then, Northside, Chicago, gang leader Hymie Weiss, near the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.

The astrology

Acardo has three planets in Taurus (Sun, Venus and Mars). Taurus is assocaited with money and security. Accardo had established a solid reputation making money for the company. He also had a solid marriage and there were no reports that he cheated on his wife. Taurus is a fixed sign and they usually stay committed and refuse to abandon a secure job, stable relationship, house etc. Taurus the bull has strength and tenacity but he is known to be slow in his movement. He is very powerful and purposeful  and his Taurean desires may need 'taming' for they often have strong physical appetites and a need for material accumilation.

Taurus waits patiently and doesn't rush headfirst into a situation and for this reason he can be somewhat disarming, because he can appear peaceable, patient, and slow but he will often take many opponant by surprise with his volatile temper. His rage can be slow to surface but once it is unleashed it can have devastating impact. Values and tradition are deeply important to the Taurean and he will build something solid and permanant - but he hates change. Taurus needs security. Read the fate of the men below who invaded his security.

"In 1978, while Accardo vacationed in California, burglars brazenly entered his River Forest home. Within a month, five of the suspected thieves were found strangled and with their throats cut. Prosecutors at the time believed Accardo, furious that his lair had been violated, had ordered the killings".

Accardo has Mercury in Aries at the apex of a t-square involving Uranus and Neptune and he needs intellectual challenge and he can produce innovative ideas, and he often intiated plans. Mercury in the natal chart rules communcation, travelling, trading, cars, trucking and newspapers etc. Read below about his legal investments. Cardinal t-squares are well known for their business and leadership skills.

In later years, Accardo spent much of his time in Palm Springs, California, flying to Chicago to preside over Outfit "sit-downs" and mediate disputes. By this time, Accardo's personal holdings included legal investments in commercial office buildings, retail centers, lumber farms, paper factories, hotels, car dealerships, trucking companies, newspaper companies, restaurants and travel agencies.

Accardo also has two mutable squares with Saturn in Pisces square Jupiter and Pluto in Gemini. Jupiter in Gemini does well in anything involving trade, travel, communcation. With Jupiter square Saturn he will struggle with his need for expansion (Jupiter) and contraction (Saturn). He can have good organisational skills and under his leadership the gang implemented slot machines and vending machines. Saturn-Pluto is in a wide square and this can indicate a workaholic nature and need to dominate others or the fear of domination. My first gang leader example was pretty interesting and he was no Scorpion but indeed a Taurean. If you have read Liz Greene's Astrology for Lover's she touches upon our shadow sides showing the opposite traits of our natal planets.

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt: Venus square Mars

Jennifer and Brad have this aspect in synastry, and it is a very close contact in their chart. Venus square Mars can generate a lot of excitement and desirability in a relationship, and there is often a strong sexual attraction between these two. You only need to look at the mythological relationship between these Gods. Venus the Goddess of love and Mars the God of war had a passionate love affair, behind her husband's back. In many traditional and modern schools of thought, a contact between Venus and mars alone is not one of marital stability, much more Saturn is needed. What the contact does tell us about - is each individuals desires and drives. In this case Jen and Brad both have very different styles of relating that at times created friction.

Jen has Venus in Aries and she likes the challenge of a relationship but she doesn't really like her relationships to become too predictable. At times the pursuit of an elusive love object can be more comfortable. Venus in Aries possesses a strong competitive spirit in regards to relationships. When this type of Venus wins her prized lover, she is filled with self-worth and feels desirable and attractive. Jennifer did bag one of the most desirable men in Hollywood at the time!!  And losing in love to another woman (if that was the case) would have affected her self-esteem and sense of attractiveness quite profoundly.

There is a conflict of desires between them and it can inflame their passion for one another, but love can also burn out quickly with this contact. Brad has Mars in Capricorn and he approaches life with great determination and is committed to long term goals. Jennifer's Venus in Aries may not reach such an agreeable compromise with him,  and Venus is in detriment in this sign. Venus in Aries can show a real independent streak and reflects a woman who needs to satisfy her own desires first before making those long term plans in a relationship.

Brad Pitt has four planets in Capricorn and this is a little too fitting for his role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, for most Capricorn's are born old and grow younger in spirit, but in thr case of Benjamin  body too! Both Aniston and Pitt separated after 7 years (seven year itch). The reason for the split was irreconcilable differences. A scandal broke out in Hollywood that Angelina Jolie was the cause for their separation. We still talk about Jennifer, Brad and Angelina in the same breath as if they are engaged in an ongoing love triangle.

Jen's need to do her own thing and Brad's need to plan ahead can cause some friction. To successfully work out these chinks in a realtionship both of them need to reach a compromise. Brad can act defensive and she asserts her desires even more powerfully. To be honest these two had a good run in their relationship and seven years in today's 'short term romances' is a committed relationship. A look at Jen's chart at the time of the breakup is quite revealing in terms of how she was feeling. At the time of the divorce transiting Saturn squared Saturn touching her Midheaven; she is forced to look at long term commitments. A decision made at this time is often serious with long term consequences. Transiting Pluto conjuncted her natal Moon and her emotions are extremely raw and powerful at her marriage breaks down. Moon-Pluto can reflect feelings of betrayal, and will often symbolise a death of security and safety in relating(Moon). The situation reflected a final outcome of fate. The conjunction triggered off her own natal Moon square Pluto and below is the details about her turbulent and painful (Pluto) relationship with her mother (Moon).

JENNIFER ANISTON hasn't spoken to her mother NANCY for four years - but it is only now that she feels real pain about the estrangement.

The sexy FRIENDS actress, 32, has revealed that her marriage to hunky actor BRAD PITT, 38, has helped her get over the problems she has with her mother, and accept responsibility for things she has done as an adult - rather than blaming them on uncaring Nancy.

In a frank interview, Jennifer sobbed as she said, "I still can't believe I got married and my mother has never met this person I married." The climax of Jennifer's anguish was the "torturous decision" to exclude her mother from her wedding to Pitt last year.

Jennifer says of living life with her ex-model mother, "I don't know if I would have known how beautiful she was if she wasn't always pointing out how unbeautiful I was."

The time was ripe to heal old wounds from the past, but Pluto has a tendency to destroy all lunar security first. There is always an element of mistrust within her, and this is amplified through the mother-daughter relationship. I can't help but root for Jennifer because she seems such a nice person. It was a very difficult time and hopefully she has healed her past hurt and doesn't hold on to resentment.

Killed by Lightning

In astrology Uranus rules sudden shocks!!!! Uranus is the urge to understand the overall pattern in our lives and acts as a bolt of lightning jolting us wide awake. Today, I want to take a look at the natal charts of those struck by lightning and killed, and see how Uranus figures in these charts. Prometheus (Uranus) the awakener is a powerful player here in both transit and natally. This post isn't about delving deep into the psychological implications of Uranus but portrays the power of this planet in transit.

Samuel Brashear Avis (February 19, 1872 – June 8, 1924) was an American politician who represented West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1913-1915.

 He was killed by lightning in Charleston, West Virginia June 8, 1924 and was interred there in Spring Hill Cemetery.

The Astrology

On the day that lightning struck transiting Uranus was conjunct his natal Mars in Pisces exactly!! This aspect indicates an increased level of Uranian energy.  It can indicate a rebellious time with the need to channel this energy into something exciting which uses up all this high level of Uranian impulse. Mars-Uranus is linked to sudden accidents in general and it often reflects physical energy that is overflowing with excitement and electrical currents. During this time you can become a bit of a live wire sparking off in new directions. Mars-Uranus contacts are often associated with dangers involving machinary, electrical equipment, fireworks and lightining. Transitng Saturn squared Uranus at the time of his death and he was made powerfully aware of Uranus. Saturn rules old structures and reliable forms of security, and when Saturn-Uranus meet in the chart it can shatter existing reality. Old forms collaspe to make way for a new vision, and in the case of Samuel Uranus broke through violently and entered right through his body.

Hernán Gaviria Carvajal (November 27, 1969 – October 24, 2002) was a Colombian football central midfielder. Gaviria died on October 24, 2002, when he and teammate Giovanni Córdoba were hit by lightning during a practice session with Deportivo Cali.

Gaviria was killed instantly, though he was not pronounced dead until arriving at Valle de Lilli Hospital; Córdoba died three days later. Nicknamed "Carepa", he left a wife and two children; he was only 32.

The Astrology

In this case transting Uranus was in an 8 degree orb on his natal Mars in Aquarius. Transitng Mars was conjunct Uranus on that day. Transiting Jupiter opposed his natal Mars in Aquarius exaggerating his Mars in the electric sign of Aquarius.


Geremis Segundo González Acosta (January 8, 1975 – May 25, 2008) was a Venezuelan right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers. In his rookie season he led the Cubs with 11 wins, but he was unable to continue that success in later seasons.

The Astrology

González died after being struck by lightning in Punta Palma, Zulia on May 25, 2008. At the time of his death Geremis had Transiting Uranus in Pisces squaring his natal Mars in Sagittarius. He also has a natal Mercury square Uranus contact.

Tom and Katie Part 2

Katie's Venus in Scorpio is conjunct Tom's Neptune. Tom's Venus in Leo also trines Katie's Neptune in Sagittarius. The mutual contacts between these two planets show a highly idealised romance. Toms beckons with his boundless emotions and he longs for her mysterious and passionate love. Katie's relationship style is all about deep passionate and intense loving and she doesn't enter realtionship lightly. She is like the forbidden fruit in this realtionship (Venus in Scorpio) and Tom seeks his solace and redemption in Katie. Tom's secret passions and longing for emotional fusion can feel emotionally healing to Katie. Tom's idealisation of Katie makes her feel more beautiful and worthwhile (Venus).

Neptune in synastry often reflects our feelings back to us. There is a powerful romantic tone to this relationship, it is both soulful and poetic. Tom's idealisation can at times be overwhelming. However, Neptune in Scorpio can become a little too addicted, obsessive and fantasy driven in his longing for the perfect fusion. Too much idealisation can be too much to bear for any 'mortal' woman and she is at times bound to dissapoint. Boundaries are less defined in love with this contact and the two of them may completely fuse together like a 'tomkat'. The press tend to fuse all our famous couples names together these days. I have always found it a little silly at times but we all go along with these cute pet names nonetheless. Sometimes the aspect is reminiscent of the artist and his muse. Tom's great poetic passion finds unity in Katie's secret passionate depths (Venus in Scorpio). On another level Katie's idealises Tom's creative and fiery vision of love (Venus in leo), she may simply admire him as an actor and she seeks her longing for fusion in him.

Now is the time for the real juicy stuff in their synastry, as we have seen they have mutual aspects between Sun-Uranus and Venus-Neptune these are on the whole pretty harmonious. However, Tom and Katie also share a mutual hard aspect  between Jupiter and Neptune. This aspect brings up the controversial issue of Katie following Tom's Scientology. We all know Tom is full on into his religion or spiritual practice and he has become there most famous follower. We are worried about our little Dawson's Creek star and we speculate whether or not she has been sucked into this religion through her relationship with Tom. We watched her grow up on Dawson's Creek and so we all feel we have parental rights to interfer if we need to!! The following reading by Liz Greene is quite startling and revealing on the Jupiter-Neptune aspect. A contact that repeats in their synsatry chart - Read on ...

" Neptune playing mirror to Jupiter's grandiose schemes, may feed Jupiter's natural propensity for inflation, and the Neptune person may offer himself or herself as the obedient devotee and disciple rather than realistic partner and natural critic. When pursuing God in the form of worldly ambition, they may create a mutual naivety which is undermining or even downright dangerous to both people's material and adaptation to the outer world. The dark side of the coin of faith is fanaticism, and Jupiter and Neptune can sometimes encourage each other to assume the mantle of absolute knowledge." Wow, their relationship themes are powerfully reflective of how we have all perceived them. When synastry aspects repeat through-out a chart the themes are highly significant for the couple in question".

Katie and Tom also share a mutual Jupiter-Saturn opposition in their synastry chart. This aspect can have a dampening effect on each others beliefs or view of life. They can both can swing back and forth from feeling wildly optimistic, confident and having faith to unconsciously feeling the others pessimism, doubts and facing reality.  Over time this may prove a more positive mutual aspect considering the over idealism present in other areas of their synastry chart. They may need to test their faith in the goodness of life.

Katie needs to have faith in her confidence, vision and believe in her own creative potential (Jupiter in Leo). Tom's authority and strong sense of social responsibility and his fears of not fitting in or becoming "too ordinary" (Saturn in Aquarius) can oppose Katie's natural faith in her own vison of life. While Tom's Jupiter in Pisces and his attraction to spiritual and new age subjects  is opposed to Katie's Saturn in Gemini and she fears expressing her thoughts with such complete spontaneity. Katie's mind is usually deep and serious and there can be a fear of the irrational. Katie's Moon in Leo is also opposed by Tom's Saturn in Aquarius and she can feel restricted in her emotional responses, this synastry contact has often been called the child-parent aspect and sometimes Saturn can be critical towards the emotional needs of the Moon. This can be acted out unconsciously and Saturn may show his resentment through coldness and defensiveness. There can be a disapproving manner in the way he may unconsciously respond to Katie's needs for emotional security. However, the bond here can be binding and both of them may have formed the relationship through emotional insecurity. Moon-Saturn is a strong contact for an enduring relationship and meaningful bond.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes: Part 1

 

On April 18, 2005, the twice-divorced Cruise called Holmes for a private meeting at his office. It was reported that they had an instant connection during the four-hour meeting. Dates on his motorcycle and private jet followed. On April 27, 2005, Cruise and Holmes, dubbed "TomKat" by the media, made their first public appearance together in Rome for the David Donatello Awards. Tom and Katie's whirlwind romance suddenly turned into an engagement.

Tom Cruise famously jumped on Oprah Winfrey's couch and declared his undying love for the Dawson's Creek star. He went backstage and pulled out a shocked Katie. On October 6, 2005, Cruise and Holmes announced they were expecting a child, showing to the world her very visible pregnancy. On April 18, 2006, the couple had a daughter, Suri. On November 18, 2006, exactly seven months after Suri's birth, the couple married in Bracciano, Italy.

Tom and Katie have had some unusual press coverage, some of it due to Katie being much younger than Tom, and by how she quickly adopted his beliefs and way of life. A lot of people accused Tom of controlling his new bride. It was also rumoured that Katie had to have a silent birth because of their shared belief in Scientology.

In their synastry chart Venus the planet of love, relationship and affection conjuncts Uranus (unusual, magnetic, instant). A Venus-Uranus contact is an exciting pairing, but a normal stable routine in the relationship is often hard to maintain. Venus-Uranus contacts break away from what society considers a 'normal' relationship. Tom and Katie's Venus square Uranus synastry contact is exact and Venus also conjuncts Uranus in Libra in the composite chart. The same pattern repeats in both natal charts. It signifies a relationship that is magnetic, unusual and free from convention. It can also speak of unpredictability and restless conditions between them both. The rest of the synastry chart will clue us in on how unpredictable the relationship really is underneath.

Tom's own natal Venus-Uranus contact is conjunct Kate's Leo Ascendant. The relationship was an instant attraction. Leo is a fixed sign and there is a powerful magnetic quality here too. Tom's Uranus in Leo also forms a square to Katie's Venus in Scorpio and this jolts (Uranus) Katie into awareness of her own deep sexuality and sensual beauty (Venus). However, it can at times get a little too uncomfortable because she values privacy, intimacy and deep love and she seeks a partnership that provides emotional depth (Venus in Scorpio). Tom has Venus in Leo and thrives on romance and drama. Tom needs to feel proud of his lover and enjoys "showing her off". Venus in Leo is often loyal and generous to a fault. Both Venus in Leo and Venus in Scorpio are fixed signs and both are loyal and fixated in their affections. The ascendant represents who we are becoming and Tom's expression of his creativity and unique vision (Uranus in Leo) helps Katie become more aware of her personal destiny (Asc in Leo).

"I really just knew. It was an explosion. And she is just magic. And I really think that all men should celebrate their women. … They should all jump on couches for them. … When you find that woman, you should absolutely be unabashed about it. That's how I feel about it."

"Tom makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world and has since the day I met him. I love being with him. I love calling him my husband."

Tom and Katie have a mutual Sun trine Uranus synastry aspect and so they have a liberating effect on one another. Katie has her Sun in Sagittarius and Tom's natal Uranus trines her sense of individuality and purpose. Katie wants to pursue truth and knowledge and she needs travel, it may show physical and mental journeys which help expand her horizons. Katie needs to be free and is happiest exploring all forms of knowledge which aid her growth. Tom's unique creativity and vision work well with her individual purpose. Tom's Cancer Sun needs emotional interaction and he needs to feel connected to the past and his history. His sensitivity and tenderness helps her explore the deeper side of human nature (Uranus in Scorpio). These two can be very good friends and find exciting ways to achieve their individual goals in life.

"From the moment I met him it just felt like I'd known him forever. I was blown away. He's the most incredible man. He's so generous and kind, and he helps so many people, and, um, he makes me laugh like I've never laughed, and he's a great friend.… Tom and I will always be in our honeymoon phase.… Tom is the most incredible man in the world."

Katie's Moon in Leo conjuncts his Venus in Leo and this is one of the most easy and comfortable aspects to be found in a synastry chart.They share an instinctive harmony and blending of emotions and artistic values. Katie's Moon forms a square to Venus and these two sides of her feminine self are in conflict. It can often represent different values and security needs and she may have a too accommodating nature. There is both drama and intensity. On a lunar level she needs warmth, joy and to feel special, but there is also a jealous and passionate nature (Venus in Scorpio).

Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi Synastry Part 2

Patrick's Mars's is conjunct Lisa's Saturn in Scorpio, and this is a powerful conjunction in the chart. Seething sexuality, coolness, control and passion all come together. Lisa's cool character only heats up Patrick's Mars in Scorpio. We all know Mars is sexually excited by a challenge and that is what Lisa represents. Traditionally this is a malefic contact and has been linked to physical and sexual violence in a realtionship. It can be an indicator of this, but it depends on how the couple handles this difficult conjunction. Here is Liz Greene's take on this contact in synastry, "We are issued stern warnings by various writers that a Mars-Saturn tie between two charts bodes nothing but trouble, even the "harmonious" aspects. One is left with the impression that two individuals who find this contact existant between them should run in opposite directions. One might assume, on superficial interpretation, that this aspect ought to cause repulsion and dislike paticularly on the sexual level, as Mars symbolises the physical desires and passions. Why then do Mars-Saturn contacts appear with such great frequency when a serious emotional comittment or involvemnet occurs, perhaps more often than the Mars-Venus connection which is supposed to designate strong attraction? And why, rather than repelling, do they seem at the beginning, at least- to be concurrent with such intense and almost feverish sexual attraction?

This contact has a reputation for producing passion before marriage and increasing coldness and sometimes violence afterwards. Here the qualities of Saturn's sign , or element, or quadruplicity are inflamed by Mar's being placed there; they appear full blown, concentrated, rendered slightly aggressive, overt and sometimes slightly arrogant, and they are chanelled not only in the will energy and drive but, more importantly from the perspective of relationships, into sexual style and drive as well. Mars symbolises passion, Saturn fear. It is no wonder that the unconscious individual caught in this kind of contact is fascinated like a bird before a snake". It would seem Patrick's determined and passionate Mars in Scorpio wants to get past Lisa's defences and the physical energy is usually highly disciplined in this partnership. There is great endurance, courage and willingness to overome any obstacle. The patnership works best when they pursue goals with passionate commitment. Obviously there is the need to be aware that this can be a difficult contact and they have had their fair share of psychic conflicts that can at times spill out into violence of some sort. Lisa's control and distance can create passionate fury in Patrick's Mars. The couple have faced a lot in their relationship and this shows in their more difficult contacts. Patrick has battled alcohol, cocain and a riding accident that almost left him paralyzed, and his final battle was the fight against Cancer.

Soon after meeting Lisa, he moved to New York to be a ballet dancer. When Lisa came to New York, she moved in with him - but the romance remained unconsummated for a year.'I had to propose before we felt our relationship was serious enough to have sex with each other,' he said. Their relationship has been more romantic than any of his roles: he always maintained she was the most beautiful woman he ever saw, his best friend, and a better dancer than he.

Not long before his death, he paid tribute to her: 'I have no greater respect for any other human being on this earth like I have for her. Part of me says I couldn't have made it through without her, but, of course, the other part of me says I could have, but not nearly as elegantly as I have.'

I have demons in me. If I try to control those demons, they kill me... I have learnt to embrace those demons. That's why I jump out of aeroplanes and surf and ride, and test the skills I have.'

Patrick's Saturn in Libra is square to Lisa's Venus in Cancer, and this can represent Swayze's heavy work schedule. Saturn represents career, duty and responsibilty. Swayze may have felt a bit inadequate with Lisa, she feels the same in other Saturnian areas of their synastry. Venus-Saturn can be insecure in love and he may demand demonstrations of love and affection. The couple never had a family of their own and Patrick has stated in interviews that their lack of children was an abiding regret. The aspect can correlate with deep insecurity in the realtionship and possessiveness. It can also bind these two together and make for lasting commitment and longevity

Patrick's Pluto in Leo is opposite Lisa's Mars in Aquarius and can symbolise a hot and heavy relationship here. These two fight for survival and this can bring out some raw emotions. Mars in Aquarius is more ethical and detached and will ditance themselves from the unconscious powerful ego of Swayze and his all his sexual drive (Pluto). It can show power and control, agression and dark sexuality. The relationship had it's difficult conflicts and perhaps there were some magnificent jealous and angry outbursts. Lisa often felt angered with Patrick's slide into addiction and he was dangerous to his own health. He smoked 60 cigarettes a day and has stated that he was a bit of a wild boy. However, these two have amazing sexual chemistry together. Both were excellent dancers which no doubt channeled all this powerful energy onto the dancefloor. A great couple who fought many battles together. It was not written in the stars that this was going to be an easy ride. However, for both of them it has been a journey of transformation, healing and soul searching. The relationship touched some very dark depths but there is no denying these two were a strong couple. Through crisis and tough emotional upheaval they have developed both strength and courage. The final test was letting go of one another as death inevitably breaks all relationships apart.

“I thought during the 22 months of my husband’s illness that it gave me all this time to get used to the idea of losing him. And I found for myself, when I actually got to that point, I said, ‘N-n-n-n-n-No.’ It wasn’t the same at all. The actual loss – it’s like an animal all of its own... It made all the sadness and grief previous to that look like an intellectual concept. This sadness was on a cellular level.” 

Luckily, she has good friends on which she can rely, friends who’ve told her she can ask for their help whenever she feels despair is taking over. Niemi has been very self-sufficient thus far, which is one of the main reasons why she initially had some issues with turning to others for help, but she eventually got over that when she realized there was no way she could cope with the loss on her own. As for regrets, she has more than plenty – but her biggest one is not telling Patrick “I love you” enough.

“When the grief takes you, it’s like your body is not your own. I’m just going with the flow. I know I have to go through it. I’ve spent two thirds of my life with him... My regret is that I didn’t tell him that I loved him enough over that entire 34 years. I am so grateful for what I had and my connection to him, and part of me believes that I will see him again, and I’m just going to have to go on until then.” 

Here are the couple in a beautful dance together. This is very emotional to watch. It's sad to see such an amazing couple parted. Until they are reunited again in spirit, here they are in true harmonious synastry.

Love for a Lifetime: Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi Synastry Part One

As we all know Patrick lost his battle against Cancer this year, and he is deeply missed by us all. I have grown up watching Dirty Dancing and it is such a timeless and great film. Patrick and Lisa have been together for most of their lives and this is a rarity in Hollywood. Lets take a look at their synastry contacts and see what magic superglue contacts are present in their charts which indicate such a long committed partnership.

Swayze was married to Lisa Niemi from June 12, 1975 until his death. The couple first met in 1970 when Swayze was 18 years old. Niemi, 14 years old at the time, was taking dance lessons from Swayze's mother. Swayze and Niemi had no children.

Soon after their marriage, the couple moved to New York to pursue their dance careers until the late 1970s, whereupon they headed West. In addition to dancing and filmmaking, the couple ran a construction business and raised horses together.

She has lived on a five acre homestead near the Angeles National Forest since 1985, along with a "menagerie of dogs, prized Arabian horses and rodeo cattle." She also has a 20,000 acre ranch in New Mexico. In a 2008 interview, Swayze stated that Niemi was the inspiration for his 1987 hit song, "She's Like the Wind". Niemi is a licensed pilot and flew her husband to his cancer treatments before his death.

The Synastry contacts between Patrick and Lisa

Patrick's Sun conjuncts Lisa's Jupiter in Leo, and this is such a positive contact for any couple this aspect enhances and expands the experience of the couple. Her Jupiterian faith, creativity and generosity ties in nicely with the man that Patrick is at heart. She inspires him and he feels centred. They both enjoy creative projects together. His masculinity and his need to shine and feel special is enhanced by her faith in him as an individual. They both feel they have a positive future together filled with endless possibilities. Creativity is meaningful to them both and they enjoy the journey of self-discovery and adventure that awaits them. Jupiter rules horses,  and this connection helped with the running of their ranch. She seeks freedom in expression and he identifies with this vital need and supports this aspect of her personality. They can pursue great wealth or higher knowledge together. They are a popular couple and they are generous and helpful towards one another.

Sitting in our beautiful ranch home in New Mexico with the sun beaming down on the mountains, I realize yet again how much more I want to do in this life. Together with Lisa, I'll keep on pushing, keep on believing. Because that, in the end, is the greatest gift we have.

Patrick's Sun in Leo is square Lisa's Saturn in Scorpio, these two have a few difficult aspects to Saturn, and this planet is often thought of as a malefic planet in relationships. However, it turns up frequently in long term relationships. Saturn is always willing to work hard at a relationship, the planet is exalted in Libra the sign of partnership. In this relationship Lisa is the controlling and "sober" partner she brings the reality checks home to her man. Lisa sees Patrick as the outgoing confident one, and she sometimes falls in his shadow. Lisa is the one to apply the discipline and conservatisim to the relationship. Overall, Lisa is the one who teaches him about responsibility and playing by the rules. She represents authority, tradition and boundaries. He teaches her about fun and creativity and allowing yourself to let go and be creative. Lisa fears betrayal and humiliation (Saturn in Scorpio) so the relationship needs to be a fixed and committed one (Leo and Scorpio are both fixed signs). Both partners need loyalty. However, she may try to repress her possessivness and jealousy but deep down she longs for emotional dominance. Both partners want to achieve a great deal in this partnership but its not without it's fairshare of struggle and hardship. Together they can build a solid foundation that contains both loyalty (Sun) and respect (Saturn).

Patrick's Sun conjuncts Lisa's Pluto and this describes a very dark passionate and intense relationship. Lisa brings depth and immense feeling, and he shines the light on her intensity and obsession. When she is around Patrick it brings out her dark unconscious feminine power. This contact is very signifcant because they have both gone through a highly Plutonian relationship, he has battled for his life, and she has had to dig deep into her own powerful resources (Pluto). Natally Patrick has Sun conjunct Pluto and Lisa has Mars opposite Pluto these two are both survivors and have faced life changing experiences. The couple are on an evolutionary journey of growth and transformation.

Patrick's and Lisa's time together will have have been emotionally exhausting at times and they will have had their fair share of drama together - on and off camera! Through crisis these two learn more about eachother in one lifetime than most people will ever experience. This can be an emotional and sexually committed relationship. When Pluto is involved there is often a fated and destined feel to their meeting. Patrick's addictive personality (Sun-Pluto natally) did harm the relationship and she left him until he could sort out his drinking problems. She described him as being a danger to himself. In some ways Lisa has probably felt she has been psycho-analyzing him (Pluto) and perhaps she been a little bit of therapist for him, but he has forced her into these deeper emotions of hers, and she usually finds it tough to handle emotional expression. Lisa tries to repress and deny this side of herself (Saturn in Scorpio). However, this same contact means that she is reliable and dependable through crisis. This relationship can have it's emotional storms but it can also be a powerful and healing relationship.

"A relationship survives because of keeping the friendship alive and learning how to fall in love over and over again and never taking the other person for granted and seeing things in a new light with new eyes. We're big believers in, arguments are okay as long as it's not about your ego, but it's about a mutual goal-trying to create something special."

Patrick Swayze on his battle with Cancer:"Fighting cancer has been the most challenging and eye-opening experience I've ever had, and it has sent me on an emotional journey deeper than anything I've felt before. Facing your own mortality is the quickest way possible to find out what you're made of. It strips away all the bullshit and exposes every part of you -- your strengths and weaknesses, your sense of self. Your soul".

Patricks's Moon in Leo is conjunct her Uranus and this symbolises an unpredictable element to their relationship. This aspect can bring excitement. Lisa is probably the more willful of the partnership. Considering both Uranus and Pluto touch on Patricks's personal planets. Uranus is an intellectual planet and Patrick has said that Lisa was the smartest chick he has ever met. He said he was mysteriously intrigued by Lisa but she acted as cool as ever! This could also be down to Lisa's natal Mars in Aquarius she is inventive, clever and original and she can fly planes too! Her Mars squares off with his emotionally intense Mars in Scorpio. Uranus in astrology rules detachment, freedom and coolnes.

Suicide During Live Broadcast

Christine Chubbuck: Death by Suicide During a Live Broadcast
On July 15, 1974, eight minutes into the broadcast, the depressed reporter said "In keeping with Channel 40’s policy of bringing you the latest in blood and guts, and in living color, you are going to see another first: an attempted suicide." With that, Chubbuck drew up a revolver and shot herself in the head.

Chubbuck spoke to her family at length about her struggles with depression and suicidal tendencies, though she did not inform them of her specific intent beforehand. She had attempted to overdose on medication in 1970 and frequently made reference to the event. She had also been seeing a psychiatrist up until several weeks before her death. Chubbuck's mother chose not to tell station management of her daughter's suicidal tendencies because she feared she would be fired as a result. Her focus on her lack of relationships was generally considered to be the driving force for her depression; her mother later summarized "her suicide was simply because her personal life was not enough." She lamented to co-workers her 30th birthday was approaching and she was still a virgin who had never been on more than two dates with a man. Her brother Greg later recalled several times she had gone out with a man, before moving to Sarasota, but agreed she had trouble connecting socially in the beach resort town. He believed her constant self-deprecation for being "dateless" contributed to her ongoing depression.

She had her right ovary removed in an operation the year before, and had been told if she did not become pregnant within a year, it was unlikely she would ever be able to conceive. Apparently, she had an unrequited crush on co-worker George Peter Ryan. She baked him a cake for his birthday and sought his romantic attention, only to find out he was already involved with sports reporter Andrea Kirby. Kirby had been the co-worker closest to Chubbuck, but she was offered a new job in Baltimore, which had further depressed Chubbuck.

Chubbuck's lack of a romantic partner was considered a tangent of her desperate need to have close friends, though co-workers said she tended to be brusque and defensive whenever they made friendly gestures toward her. She was self-deprecating, criticizing herself constantly and rejecting any compliments she was given. Three weeks before her suicide she had asked the station's news director if she could do a news piece on suicide. After her suggestion was approved, she visited the local sheriff's department to discuss with an officer methods of suicide. In the interview, an officer told her one of the most efficient ways was to use a .38 caliber revolver with wadcutter target bullets, and to shoot oneself in the back of the head rather than in the temple.

A week before her suicide she told Rob Smith, the night news editor, she had bought a gun and joked about killing herself on air. Smith later told the Washington Post he had chided her for the comment. On July 12, 1974, she had an argument with news director Mike Simmons after he cut one of her stories to cover a shoot-out instead. Robert Nelson, the station owner, had tried to convince staff to concentrate on "blood and guts."

Presbyterian minister Thomas Beason delivered the eulogy, stating "We suffer at our sense of loss, we are frightened by her rage, we are guilty in the face of her rejection, we are hurt by her choice of isolation and we are confused by her message."

The Astrology

Christine had a stellium of planets in the sign of Virgo (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Chiron). With Virgo it is difficult to escape the immediate view of life with it's rituals and routines and there is an intense need for privacy, which can lead her to withdraw from life when she finds human beings intolerable. Christine Chubbuck was a rather "stereotypical" Virgo. Chubbuck was approaching her 30th birthday, still a Virgin. The Myth of Virgo symbolizes 'unmarried' or 'self-possessed'. Virgo's self criticism is another powerful trait of this sign, and she constantly berated herself and had difficulty accepting compliments, unlike the following sign, Libra. Venus the planet of love, relationship  and self worth, was in tight conjunction with Chiron. This conjunction showed wounding to her femininity. Mars (aggression and rage) is conjunct Neptune. Christine opted to act out her anger indirectly by suicide (Neptune).

At the time of her suicide she was under her Saturn Return in Cancer. During Saturn's Return, the clock ticks louder and we are anxious around achievements. Transiting Jupiter was opposite her natal Venus-Chiron conjunction, and she felt wildly enthusiastic (Jupiter) about love (Venus) but her feelings are not always consistent during this period. The most poignant aspect that occurred was Neptune's transition through Sagittarius, forming a square to natal Jupiter in Virgo, indicating self-sacrifice and an overblown act. Christine wanted to cover a story about suicide but it was cut, and she went live with the story. Reading below by Liz Greene.

Both planets resent the limits of mundane reality, although for different reasons, and both disregard these limits in their pursuit of the sublime. Jupiter may cajole Neptune into folly, particularly of a financial kind, through presenting glorious future plans which are not unobtainable, but may fly in the face of obvious material or legal boundaries. Neptune playing the mirror for Jupiter's grandiose schemes, may feel Jupiter's natural propensity for inflation.

The emotional excesses of the hysteric may owe much to Jupiter-Neptune, for it can be intensely Dionyisian in its love of self-abandonment and theatrical display. The aspect may contribute  to the capacity for self-delusion and self-aggrandisement. Generating heartbreaking losses, dissappointments and tragic acts of self-undoing.

Sharpe Family Murder

The Sharpe family murders was a March 2004 Australian double murder, in which John Sharpe killed his pregnant wife, Anna, and his nineteen-month old daughter Gracie, in the Melbourne suburb of Mornington.For his part in the crime, he became generally known as the 'Speargun killer' or the 'Mornington Monster'.

Sharpe repeatedly fired a spear gun into the heads of his victims, and would later exhume the body of his wife, dismember her, then disposed of her body in a landfill. Claiming his innocence, he would later appear on national television in emotional interviews seeking information on his family's whereabouts. Sharpe eventually confessed to the murders and was sentenced in 2005 to life imprisonment., with a minimum non-parole period of 33 years. He will be eligible for parole in 2037.

John Myles Sharpe was born 28 February 1967 in Mornington and grew up in that area. Sharpe met his New Zealand born wife, Anna Kemp, when they worked together at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. They married in October 1994 - Anna was four years his senior. They then lived together in various locations around the Mornington Peninsula area south of Melbourne.

Their daughter, Gracie Louise Sharpe was born in August 2002. She was born with a condition called hip dysplacia - a congenital abnormality in her hips which required orthopaedic treatment by a corrective harness for the first three months of her life. She cried often and had difficulty sleeping, a situation which appeared to place some strain on the marriage. Even after the harness was no longer required, Gracie still had difficulties in feeding and sleeping for which Anna sought professional assistance.

In 2003 Sharpe purchased a high powered spear gun, along with a second spear, from a sports shop known as Sport Phillip Marine in Mornington. He had not previously shown an interest in spear fishing, but was known to have test fired the gun, in order to become familiar with its operation, in the backyard of their then Spinnaker Rise, Mornington home. Soon after, in September 2003, the Sharpes purchased the house at 116 Prince Street, Mornington.

In about November of that year, when Gracie was about 15 months old, Anna became pregnant again. Sharpe later told police investigators that this pregnancy came as a surprise to him. Sharpe apparently decided that he did not want another child - in his mind, one was enough of a burden - and he began to resent Anna and the unborn child. Wikipedia

John Sharpe's Astrology Chart (no birth time)


First, as you may have noticed he has quite a few astrological bodies in the sensitive and receptive signs of water. The sign of Pisces is heavily tenated with Sun (solar purpose), Mercury (communication), Saturn (structure) and Chiron (wounding) all placed in the twelfth sign. The element of water represents 'sensitive' and 'compassionate' individuals. However, Pisces is a changeble and malleable sign, and is easily influenced by the environment, and they become easily distorted and emotionally disturbed by life, due to such high sensitivity.

John Sharpe couldn't cope with the challenge of reality and he resented the responsibilities that he had been "burdened" with. After he had murdered his wife and his child he went on national television and deceived the public with emotional pleas. No doubt, the Piscean emphasis in his chart aided him in his sorrowful broadcast to the world, which you can view here, but I wouldn't say he gave an Oscar winning performance. The Sun is conjunct Mercury in Pisces (fall) and rules communication on the imaginative and intuitive level. Sometimes this type of conjunction can mean that the individual has difficulty separating from their own opinions (Sun-Mercury) and achieving objectivity. John has Mars in Scorpio and this placement can be attracted to dangerous weapons. John Sharpe has plenty of water trines in his chart, and he has a closed and flowing Grand Water Trine between Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron and Neptune. All grand trines have an internal flow and there can be many positive benefits to this chart formation. However, it can also make the individual emotionally closed off.

Dr Walton said Sharpe had a long-term inability to confront problems but, despite having difficulty in expressing "any sort of feeling", he now expressed sorrow for the family of the victims.

Chiron in Pisces shows emotional wounds and disappointments which are often experienced through emotional expectations. He can suffer deep feelings of helplessness and victimisation. The family background and current situation can contain needless sacrifices. It is hard to retain faith in life for this position of Chiron. Here is a reading by Martin Lass: Source for following reading and interpretation in full to be found here.

The Wound:

The Wound of a loss of Faith and Trust in the Divine and/or in the Universe. A deep-seated sense of betrayal and/or victimization by life and/or God/Universe. A loss of Faith in the power and omnipresence of Love. Fear of being hurt. A core belief in the injustice, inequity, unfairness and victimizing nature of the Universe. A feeling of being forsaken by God, mirrored in the story of Jesus Christ.

The Wound's Expression:

Shutting our inner doors to the Universe, to the Divine, to God.Suffering silently within ourselves, i.e. private hurt.Yet, paradoxically, seeking to merge, to Return to Oneness, to become whole again. Developing a hard shell and a pragmatic and sometimes cynical exterior manner.This is the most common expression.Conversely, can be overly sensitive, gushing and teary.Can be susceptible or gullible to outer influences that appear to offer Love or union with something divine or mystical.

Fear of opening up to others, yet needing close personal contact.This can lead to clouded judgment when choosing partners. Yet, paradoxically, each partner will offer another reflection of what we need to see about ourselves.Often suspiciousness, fear of opening to others, fear of being hurt and lack of trust will sabotage relationships. Nonetheless, highly sensitive inside - even overly so.Can feel like a victim of the injustices, inequities and suffering of the world. Can manifest as agnosticism or even atheism. Expresses very often through artistic and creative output.

As you have seen in the above report he was born around the same time as Kurt Cobain. Piscean creativity and imagination expressed through music, but Kurt suffered feelings of victimisation. And he ended his own life by shooting himself in the head.

Mercury conjunct Chiron can show wounds in his ability to communicate effectively. Chiron conjunct Saturn in Pisces shows defensive wounding.The most telling evidence in his chart for the unhappy marriage is his Venus conjunct Saturn this can symbolise someone who is quite shy and repressed when it comes to showing affection and love, he will often find himself in relationships where he/she is incapable of responding in an affectionate or loving manner. This is the classic love vs duty aspect and often shows career or other marital burdens limiting the expression of a love relationship. Deep down he feels unlovable and it can show an over-developed duty to the partner. Or it can infer that the partner is dutiful, hardworking, but perhaps cold in feeling. The wife may have felt depressed and limited in the marriage. Marriage and relationships will always carry a deep sense of duty and burden. However, most people are able to respond to this by working hard and building a committed relationship together with shared responsibility and working as a team.