Last night I came across the news about 22 year old Casey Anthony. The young woman is accused of killing her three year old daughter, Caylee Anthony. The toddler went missing in June 2008, and 5 months later she was found dead. The little girl was reported missing by her grandmother who had asked repeatedly to see her granddaughter over a month, but Casey stated that she was too busy. At first Casey was spinning a story about not letting anyone see Caylee because she didn’t want to disturb the babysitter. However, she then began another story that the babysitter had taken Caylee and she hadn’t been able to find her for four months.

The grandmother called the emergency services, but the supposed baby sitter has never been traced. There are many inconsistencies in Casey’s story and what kind of a mother doesn’t report her child missing for four weeks. It could have been longer if the grandmother hadn’t intervened, and there are other stories that Casey has been pictured out partying while her three old daughter is missing. I don’t know all the ins and outs of the story and only read up on the details last night. However, Casey’s account sounds really suspicious and she is either a very bad liar, or a confused young woman. The court case is happening right now, and so a verdict will be on its way.

I was interested to see her chart and form some conclusions, and the first thing that jumped out at me was the aspect between Mercury in Pisces square Mars in Sagittarius, this is an aspect I have seen quite frequently in the charts of mentally unstable people. I am not a traditional astrologer, but have noticed the “lesser malefic” (Mars) to be in difficult aspect with Mercury in the mutable signs indicating something about the individual’s mental state. Astrologer C.E.O Carter specifies that planets in Virgo-Pisces around the 22nd degree show possible signs of insanity. Casey has Mercury at 23 degrees in Pisces. Furthermore, Mercury also forms a square to Uranus (mental rulers) and this does make me wonder about her erratic (Uranus) mentality (Mercury).

Mars conjunct Uranus in Sagittarius gives a somewhat over-excitable personality, and she is someone who badly wants freedom, but it also suggest accidents through reckless behaviour. The Sun is also square Uranus which again shows a self-willed personality, someone who is rebellious, and somebody who hates limitations imposed on her life. I know the details of the case have deeply coloured this interpretation, and having these aspects doesn’t make you insane. Many people are born with similar configurations and are perfectly fine.

Still, I think when we match up the chart with the person, there is something about Casey’s chart that fits for someone who could be a little bit crazy. In reality, I couldn’t take an anonymous chart and tell if someone had committed a crime or if the individual's mental faculties were all in check. However, from what I have read online some of the astrological jigsaw pieces fall into place. If she really didn’t kill her daughter, her behaviour before and following her disappearance show someone who is very reckless.