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I recently wrote an article for Sasstrology on Lilith in Synastry. I concentrated on the Black Moon Lilith and did a rundown of the aspects to it between a couple. I thought it was about time I featured a couple to show how this works in practice. I’m picking Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton because they are probably the most Black Moon Lilithy couple I can think of. Both magnetic, charismatic and glamourous, both battling their alcoholic demons.

There was certainly a strong sexual charge between them, and they famously divorced and remarried. Liz Taylor was more than a match for Richard Burton. Their fights were legendary, they were Holywoods Golden couple and for me had far more Lilith feisty energy than todays equivalent, Brad and Angelina….not my bag I’m afraid. Too “Worthy”, not that interesting for me astrologically.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR

Liz has a huge Black Moon Corridor, containing the North Node, Eris, Part of Fortune, and Venus conjunct Uranus which is near exact (05′). I’m not surprised to see discordant Eris in there! So these will all get the Lilith flavour and Venus conjunct Uranus certainly describes her sparkling, beauteous sexuality.

Her Sun conjunct Mercury get’s a square from demonic and mysterious Dark Moon Lilith which in turn squares Neptune. There’s the demon liquor and also the glamour. This forms a T square in her chart. The apex Dark Moon Lilith conjunct her DC, what she attracts in a partner. Perfectly brooding Burton.

Feminist Asteroid Lilith opposes Black Moon Lilith, attempting to reconcile rebelion and equality with sexual magnetism. Her Black Moon Lilith also semi-squares tightly her Sun/Mercury. Bewitching and beguiling words with an edge from this regal actress. Very much the Cleopatra she played so beautifully.

RICHARD BURTON

Richard’s birth data is DD, so I won’t pay attention to his angles. His BML sesqui Uranus, so like Liz, he has the same electric, magnetic sexuality, but with him it’s stronger as it’s in actual tight aspect and it’s a sparky one at that. Like Liz, BML is aspecting Mercury, but tightly by trine, he was famous for his mesmerising voice. Where her aspect is harsher, his is harmonious. He certainly had a seductive vocal delivery as an actor. His Asteroid Lilith opposes Neptune, so he is the rebellious drinker, the renegade.

His Dark Moon is semi sextile Eris, the outcast vibe here with a demonic flavour. He said he drank because he always felt like the “poor boy from Wales” amongst the Hollywood elite. He never felt he really fitted into their clique. Dark Moon is the exiled Lilith and Eris in myth was the angry goddess that wasn’t invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.The Dark Moon demons coming out from hurt and vengeance, like the malevolent fairy in sleeping beauty.

Their Lilith Synastry Aspects (under 2 degs)

His Neptune trine her BML. Her Neptune semi-sextile his BML

His Neptune quincunx her Osc Lilith.

Not surprising to see mystical Neptune in a double whammy here. This combines the glamour of Hollywood with raw sexuality. Neptune is film. Also of course they were both heavy drinkers. Neptune with BML gives that Soul mate, star-crossed lovers touch. But also a great deal of fantasy and delusion.

His Ceres sextile her Asteroid Lilith, Her Ceres semi squared his Asteroid Lilith

His Ceres trine her BML.

Asteroid Lilith is all about fighting for equality, and it is competitive too. Interesting to see this double whammy Ceres. They were both actors so there must’ve been a certain amount of rivalry too. Burton was used to being the ladies-man and had a certain old fashioned sensibility (Ceres) It was ok for a man to flirt around, but he couldn’t handle it when jealous Liz did the same back to him. Lilith gives as good as she gets, hence their famous drunken brawls.

His Chiron conjunct her BML, His Chiron semi-sextile her Osc Lilith.

Chiron is not just about wounding (Tho there was plenty of that verbally between them), it is also about enlightenment. I’m sure their relationship provided them plenty of opportunity for soul growth. Liz was at home being the Diva, but when her spoilt princess act got too much, Richard would slap her back to reality. Richard was used to women falling at his feet. Meeting his equal meant his usual unquestioned male supremacy was put to the test.

Her Mars conjunct his Dark Moon

Her Eris semi-sextile his Dark Moon

Her Saturn semi-sextile his Dark moon

And this is where it was put to the test. His Dark Moon was the poor insecure Welsh boy that didn’t fit in, the drinking demon. All Liz’s strong, fighting planets are aspecting it. The Mars conjunction would be the number one cause of their fights. Eris is going to stick up for herself. And Saturn will not back down.

His Asteroid Lilith sextile her BML, Her BML sextile his Asteroid Lilith

His Asteroid Lilith semi-sextile Osc Lilith, Her Osc Lilith semi-sextile his Asteroid Lilith.

Asteroid Lilith features strongly between these too. The combination of the magical, sexual, glamour and the fighting, rebellious energy they generated between them very much conjures up a revolutionary Uranian Black Moon Lilith here. They were famous in the 60’s, reflecting the changing times, namely the tensions in the wider world between the sexes amplified by the Saturn Uranus opposition.

THE COMPOSITE CHART

The composite midpoint chart is laden with tense aspects. It shows powerful aspect patterns, that you’d expect from a such a stellar couple. Two intertwined fists of God no less. The one most interesting to me is the Neptune, Osc Lilith to the Sun. Osculating Lilith is the unstable Black Moon, potent, with sparks fuelled by the drink (Neptune) and apexing in their right royal egos. That Sun falls on the fixed star Nunki, the star on the vane of the arrow of the Archers hand, in the constellation of Sagittarius. With the Sun it is said to give “Influential public position” Robson. This constellation is associated with the Tarot card “The Lovers” The arrow nicely symbolising cupids bow.

This Fist Of God accurately describes their firey relationship to me. An easier aspect pattern they have is the minor grand trine, Neptune to Mars apexing in Ceres. Neptune glamourous and mystical side emphasised by its connection with the power and beauty of the fertile earth goddess. Neptune used for good. Had they resolved their alcohol problems this may have become a more potent player in their synastry. Mars, Neptune, Ceres could also describe the magic that came out when they were on screen. The entrancing but raw sexuality refined by sensual Ceres. Apple bomb throwing Eris is a big player too, squaring Mars and quincunxing Neptune. Surprisingly Dark Moon is totally inspected when they are together making it a bit of a wild card.

I picked Liz and Richard because I was sure the Liliths would tell a good story here, I wasn’t disappointed. We are still learning about Ceres and Eris and I found it interesting that Ceres came up strong, thought I certainly wasn’t surprised to see Eris featured. I’m getting a better understanding of these two new Goddesses and I am finding them increasingly indispensable in readings now.

You can read the run down between you and your partners Black Moon Liliths in my article here at Sasstrology: Black Moon Lilith In Synastry.

Marina 08 May 2010

Apparently the revival in Hellenistic astrology is gathering momentum. Writing for The Mountain Astrologer, Eric Frances made the observation when reporting on NCGR: An Offline Gathering of Astrologers that “It’s always struck me as interesting that most of the astrologers under age 30 are drawn to Hellenistic techniques and the deeper historical traditions rather than the new planets — but that seems to be the trend.” As a regular reader of the big astrology forums and blogs, I just don’t see this.

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The Astrodienst Forum is by far the largest and most international of the astrology forums, and Hellenistic astrology simply does not rate there. It is not mentioned at all. Listed under “other branches of astrology”, there is “Asteroids, Fixed stars, discussion about Vedic or Chinese astrology, or specialised techniques, such as the Hamburg School or Huber School.” No Hellenistic astrology. The next biggest forum is the Astrology Weekly forum, again no Hellenistic astrology. ACT Astrology has an Hellenistic Astrology section which is certainly not attracting masses of under 30’s. The Hellenistic Astrology Forum simply never got going.

As for the blogs The Horoscopic Astrology Blog has a few articles about Hellenistic astrology but there are no examples of how it actually applies in the real world, no chart interpretations based on the Hellenistic methods, and The Hellenistic Astrology Blog just aint there. So as far as I can see, the hype about Hellenistic astrology seems to center around academia, selling translations, selling software and selling courses. What I do not see anywhere is the practical application of Hellenistic astrology. A lot of theory but where is the application? What good is it to clients?

This traditional form of astrology claims to be above ’Sun Sign’ astrology yet the strict rules and regulations are derived from the Sun Signs. Therefore the Hellenistic system is just as flawed as Sun Signs astrology. The rules are like that of a patriarchal religion, they are so complex that they can only be fully understood by the few elite who dedicate themselves to the study of the texts like the priesthood in the church. I have argued the case in astrology forums by using examples of chart interpretations. The Hellenistic method is complex and confusing, with get out clauses for when it falls apart. All I ever got was quotes from old texts and rules, but no practical, no useful astrological interpretations.

Come on Saturn opposite Uranus! As I said a while ago in The Evolution of Astrology.“There is a growing mass consciousness awareness of this issue. Astrology has critical role to play in the shift in consciousness beginning to occur. We are evolving away from the zodiac sign astrology and the strict rules and regulations that are based on the 30 degree divisions.” If the astrologers who developed the Hellenistic system jumped in a time machine and came here now, do you really think they would stick with their system and ignore all the advanced we have made in the last two thousand years?

Jamie Funk 04 March 2010

Pluto is known as the great transformer and the planet of death. Pluto transits are usually the big life changers. Benjamin quoted another Astrologer as saying it was “like a Tsunami travelling at the speed of an iceberg”. I have always associated The Tower card in the tarot with Pluto as it is a transformative “death”, and also an awakening.

Pluto is sexual energy, and Lilith in her tantric role resonates well with Pluto here. The orgasm is also know as the “little death” I was wondering if Lilith transits or transits to the Liliths heralded an awakening of this sort. A sudden jolt out of patriarchal programming. A cosmic reboot.

During the last 2000 years and the Age of Pisces, the western world’s established religions took over what was essentially a pagan, goddess worshipping culture. It was replaced with a God-fearing Christian, belief system. The connection to the magic of nature was lost, and it became something to control and fear. With this, sexuality also became divided from spirituality. Priests were supposed to be celibate. When the matriarchal line of inheritance was abolished, it became essential to be certain who had fathered who. So strict controls on womens sexuality were imposed and female promiscuity demonised. But of course patriarchy wanted their cake and to eat it, therefore, women were divided into mothers or whores.

Although we are not such a God fearing society as we once were, and great steps forward have been made in sexual equality. The divide in western religions still exists between sex and spirituality. We look to eastern religions to find out how to “raise the kundalini” or to practice sacred sex.

PRIAPUS

Monotheism has created an imbalance in our collective psyche, where we are overwhelmingly weighted towards left brain thinking. Left brain thinking is very much the Priapus mind set, very saturnian in fact. Ordered, predictable, structured and easily controlled. This suits very much the capitalist system. Big business loves a hard working Priapus soul.

So of course we grow up with this programming and it’s very hard to shift. Some earthy Saturnian/Solar types do well in this set up and will go through life happy enough. Unless something Lilithy comes along and pulls their structure from under their feet that is…

Then I stumbled across another great Lilith blogger. I had vaguely heard of this thing called Priapus. But didn’t think it was important until now. She writes:

“The sign and house where Priapus is located is where you adapt very easily to mainstream society. It’s the area where you ground yourself into society. You are highly potent in that area of your chart, but it is a fake personality. In the end it will leave you ungrounded within yourself and with it your true spiritual power.” Fauvism Astrology

Priapus is the antithesis of Lilith. Where Lilith operates in a very right-brained, intuitive, cyclical and essentially feminine way, Priapus is left-brained, logical, linear and masculine. Priapus is a Lilith point, but not Lilith, a male Lilith with a high dick basically, on astro com it’s “h22 Interpolated Lunar Perigee (Priapus), also called ‘Natural Perigee’”

As nature is, it will strive to adjust anything out of balance. Yes, nature is wild and unpredictable. But it is NATURAL.. If a person or a country is stagnating into a block of Priapus concrete, Lilith’s Lightning bolt will strike it down, so that nature’s grass can break through the broken rubble and bask in the sunshine once more.

Sexual energy through love is very much the lightening bolt that does this, very often being the trigger for this kind of “enlightenment”

JOHN LENNON.

Love was very much the spark with John lennon, Yoko being the “witch” that set off his Lilith Kundalini. John was still a “Beatle” when he met Yoko in Nov 1966, tho they had yet to become lovers. You could see the start of this process with John’s music: Lucy in the Sky, Strawberry Fields, All You Need Is Love, written just after he met her. In February 1968, John Lennon with the Beatles went to stay in the Maharishi’s ashram in Rishikesh. Chiron had just entered John Lennon’s Black Moon Corridor.

The Beatles composed 48 songs there, many ending up on the very weird White Album. This album many people thought was occult for a start, with the famous “Paul Is Dead” rumour if you played some of it backwards. They started recording May ‘68 at the same time John started up a sexual relationship with Yoko. The White Album is an eccentric hotch-potch of songs were you can clearly see the divide widening between the members, McCartney even went a bit loopy with “Helter Skelter” and Revolution 9 goes very experimental with the inclusion of Yoko Ono’s vocals.

You can clearly see the move away from Priapus for John, natally he has it widely conjunct his Sun in the 6th house of work. He had always been the darling of the establishment as a loveable mop top. But his increasing use of psychedelic drugs (forbidden fruit) and his relationship with avant garde artist Yoko pulled him towards his Lilith right-brain destiny.

In their marriage, 1st wife Cynthia was very much the traditional, invisible wife, hidden in their stockbroker belt home in suburban Surrey. With Yoko she became his “right arm”, working along side him and annoying the hell out of the other Beatles by his insisting on bringing her along to recording sessions and *gasp* even letting her sing!

When he started his affair with Yoko:

Tr Chiron had started to travel though his Black Moon Corridor. Chiron is suppose to indicate profound healing and enlightenment. Tr BML conjuncted his Uranus.(18′) Sudden floods of intuition. Tr Osc Lilith trined his Vertex. (18′) Magical destiny encounter. Prog BML opposed his Sun (10′)/Priapus. Lilith dissolves his ego and his conventional notions of masculinity.

His Solar return chart (1967/68) which covers the time of the Chiron/BM Corridor Enlightenment. The North Node falls into the BM corridor. Souls mission pointing towards right brain thinking. Osc Lilith trine the MC. Magical inspiration for his life’s calling and career.

The Solar return (1967/68) Lilith aspects to natal for when he met Yoko.

Sr BML trine his Part of Fortune (59′) Enlightening his happiness and luck at the same time as… Sr BML square his Chiron.(65′) ..painful awakening. Sr Jupiter quincunx Osc Lilith (19′) Spirituality/travel expand and force open doors to BM corridor. Sr North Node semi-sextile his BML. (10′) Again signalling an awakening.

His Solar return chart (1968/69) shows the fall out.

BML squaring the IC/MC axis, the effect on his career. The Beatles in conflict. BML squaring Mars on the IC, clearing showing divorce from Cynthia.

DAVID ICKE

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In 1973 David Icke was just a normal TV sports presenter, then went onto join Greenpeace and became active politically. In 1989 he became the Green party’s spokesman. He met Healer Betty Shine in 1990 and got mysticism. On 3rd February 1991 he had what he called a “take over experience” where he spoke to Socrates and received his mission.

In his chart his has Neptune rising, so clearly mystic potential. But his Priapus is opposes his MC. So his conventional programming was telling him to hold back from really pushing himself out in the world. Just be nice smiley man on the box in peoples living rooms talking about football. But his Black hole corridor (like mine) is in his 10th. So he needs to make Lilith philosphy his career!

So what happened on that fateful day with Ickes Liliths?

Tr Jupiter “The God head” (Icke’s figure of speech) launched his big fat presence at the entrance of his narrow Black hole corridor. On the day Socrates “spoke” to Icke. Jupiter was 11′ into the door. Tr Mars ignited his BML close by. (sextile 05′) Fire and Gas! Explosive. Tr Chiron “The Guru/mentor” was conjunct his MC and opposing natal Priapus urging him to get and think outside the box. Tr BML on his Part of Fortune by seconds!!! That’s pretty enlightening to say the least. Prog Moon trines Osc Lilith (29′) about to crank open his Black Hole corridor. Prog BML is already in there. Conjunct Osc Lilith. (41′) Magic from the universe meets his personal magic. Prog Part Of Fortune square BML (21′) Interesting, there is a conflict here. The fact that he was already successful and famous as a TV presenter shows this enlightenment threatened his career, and for a long while he was ridiculed because of it. There is always “fall out” with these life changing transits.

The Solar Return Chart.

His Solar return chart for 1990/91 shows a Pluto opposition to a tight Mercury/Priapus conjunction in the 10th. Obliterating his broadcasting career and Priapus conditioned public image. This squares the AC, his persona, which is also getting a quincunx from mystical Neptune (05′) Dissolving his public mask and making his message deceptive. Priapus also trined by Neptune (35′), making his old persona seem the more glamourous and appealing. The public wanted their old reliable sporty Icke back.

The Solar Return Lilith aspects to his natal for “take over experience”

Sr BML semi-sextile his Neptune rising (34′). Igniting the mystic in him. Sr BML square 10th house Pluto. (10′) A profound shake-up deep in his soul. Rocking his career to its foundations. Sr Priapus semi-sextile Mercury. He will now be communicating how we should deprogram ourselves. Priapus definitely the “Robot” he says we have all become.

SEPTEMBER THE 11TH

In the US chart, The Black Moon corridor is very wide spanning the pioneering 9th house. BML is totally unaspected (a tad virginal?), therefore a bit of a wild card. Only taking effect when transited. Unstable Osc Lilith is opposed the Moon and that Moon is tightly conjunct Priapus (03′) The US is very proper with its breasts, (Moon ruled) we aren’t allowed to see nipples on their TV ads.

I have always thought of the “land of the free” quite prudish when it comes to sex, compared to us liberal Europeans. So to see it’s moon (Women) so tightly conjunct Priapus, well I’m really not surprised… The moon is also the people. So the American people are most intensely effected by Priapus. They need awakening most of all.

Whatever you believe about the Twin towers, I find the symbolism quite profound in that it directly relates to the tarot card “the Tower” which is all about transformation, being struck by lightening, igniting the kundalini, and final enlightenment.

Transits to the USA chart when the twin towers were hit.

Tr Pluto was on the AC. (16′) Deathly. Tr Sun in Black Moon corridor approaching unaspected BML (69′) A burning shock to virginal US Lilith. Untouched by war on its own soil. Tr Priapus in BM corridor squaring Uranus. (Explosives, Air travel, shocks) Tr Uranus making a yod to US BML apex sextile US Chiron. This Yod has Tr Sun on BML remember. So we have a lightening (Uranus) Yod pointing to the US’s Black Moon corridor. Igniting the eventual “awakening”. Pr Sun was about to wallop the Priapus/Moon conjunction (17′) Shining light on the conditioned “fake” personality. Pr Osc Lilith was in the corridor on its way to hit unaspected BML (3 degs) Unleashing repressed demons. Pr Mars, the war planet, semi-sextiles BML (66′) War on “right-brain” thinking

The Solar Return charts always show the big picture.

There is a pretty amazing looking extremely tight T square to the US’s Moon (35′) (the People) From a Mars/BML opposition (04′) In that chart there is a compact conjunction of Mercury/Mars/Priapus/Sun between 19 and 21 degs being opposed by that BML in the occult 8th of all places. The house of sex and death. This 2nd house stellium very much struck by Liliths thunderbolt here.

9/11 Solar Return to US chart.

Sr Priapus on the US Sun.(1 deg) and Sr BML opposed the US Sun (1 deg) A need for the US to up the brainwashing and conditioning on the nations Ego. Using the “War on Terrorism” as an antidote to the true enlightenment that is sure to arise when the public understand the truth from opposing BML.

I have noticed a theme of either Chiron or Jupiter being instrumental in these awakenings, when they have entered the Lilith corridor. The triple conjunction of 2009 (Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune) was responsible for some pretty intense “awakenings” in some people and I’m sure if these lot fell into your Lilith corridor you would’ve felt it! I definitely had one of these and would be interested in hearing from anyone else who had anything similar.
Marina. 27th February 2010

India and Pakistan resumed peace talks today after a 15 month break following the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks by Islamic extremists. Less than 2 weeks ago there was another bombing killing 16 people, the deadliest since the Mumbai attacks. Security concerns are causing heated debate among Australian cricket players who stand to loose millions if the Australian Cricketers Association boycotts the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). The opening ceremony and first game of the 2010 IPL series has been moved to Mumbai from Hyderabad because of violent separatist protests there. The IPL is the richest cricket tournament in the world by far, and is an example of the rapid rise of the Indian economy, expected to be a leading world economy by 2020 due to its vast human and natural resources and intellectual knowledge base, especially in computer technology.

There are two options for the horoscope of India, independence from Britain in 1947, and the beginning of the Republic of India in 1950. Looking at transits of Saturn and Pluto for major events is always a good indicator of the accuracy of any horoscope. A quick check made the Republic horoscope the best option. India went nuclear with the Smiling Buddha atomic test on 18 May 1974. Transiting Pluto was conjunct the Descendant and transiting Saturn was conjunct the Nadir-Uranus. Saturn was square Pluto as it is now. For the Mumbai terror attacks transiting Saturn was conjunct natal Saturn and  transiting Uranus was opposite natal Saturn.

Fears about security for the cricket tournament seem justified, but looking at the astrology I think the transits suggest things won’t be too bad, which is great because I love this cricket competition, it really is one of the most exciting international sporting event in the world. IPL 3 as it is known (the third annual tournament) will be viewed by more than 200 million people in India, and is the first cricket tournament to be broadcast live on youtube.

Pluto in transit causes major events and being conjunct the Midheaven in a mundane horoscope directly effects the government and how the country is viewed internationally. It means that the country is in the global spotlight, as was the case with Iran last year during the election protests. We are seeing this now in India with the bloody separatist movement in the high tech city of Hyderabad, fighting for an independant state called Telangana. Another manifestation of Pluto conjunct Midheaven is the internal terrorism threat from the Indian Mujahideen, suspected in this months Pune bombing, and the threats from the 313 Brigade to target the cricket tournament.

India Horoscope

IPL 3 runs from 11 March to 25 April 2010. Transiting Pluto is off the Midheaven during this time by over one degree and does not conjunct it again till July. Transiting Saturn will not conjunct the Descendant till 14 September. There is still danger for this first half of the year as the last Lunar Eclipse was square the Indian Mars-South Node conjunction, which is a sign of war and fire, especially being on the fixed star Porrima “Loss through lawsuits and by fire or storm”. The danger to national security is far worse in the second half of the year though.

The June Lunar Eclipse is conjunct the Midheaven and this will be triggered by transiting Pluto on the Midheaven in early July and late November. The Desendant in a mundane chart rules war, treaties and foreign relations, and transiting Saturn here mid September is a worry. India went nuclear during the Saturn Pluto square in 1974 and the cardinal axis was effected in a similar way, back then Saturn on Nadir and Pluto on Descendant. That is an uncanny similarity. Stability in India is vital for the secutiry to the region, especially for Pakistans efforts in relation to Afghanistan. India should come out of these transits in good shape though, the fixed stars have a big influence and the Midheaven in conjunct Polis, “a fortunate star portending success, ambition and truthfulness.” Most importantly however, the transits don’t look too bad for real big sporting event this year, not many Aussies and Indians watching the figure skating.

Jamie Funk 25 February 2010

In a previous post about Mohandas Gandhi I wrote “Gandhi’s principle of Simplicity was anti-capitalist. He encouraged his followers to stop buying western-style clothes and make their own. The spinning wheel on the Indian flag is a reminder of this socialist principle.” I didn’t really look into the horoscope of Mohandas Gandhi then but today in our Myspace forum macthebull started a thread titled Astrology of Assassinations using Gandhi as an example. I have looked at the transits to his horoscope from the assassination and the conjunctions to natal planets explain his life very well.

Because Gandhi was 78 years old when he was assassinated, using precession correction becomes critial when looking at the transits. I always use this method for my astrology because I see the the fixed stars as the backdrop to the natal planets, not the zodiac signs. It’s like imagining the whole chart moving forward in time with the stars. The fixed stars precess at about one degree every 72 years, so the precession correction value for Gandhi at the time of his death is 66′. You can see what a difference this makes to the orbs by adding the precession correction value to his natal horoscope. I am only listing the conjunctions here:

Pre solar eclipse conjunct Mars 06′
Pre first quarter Moon conjunct DC 36′
North Node conjunct Pluto 53′
South Node conjunct Mars 08′
Saturn conjunct Moon 63′
Ascendant conjunct North Node 01′

Mohandas Gandhi Natal Horoscope
Mohandas Gandhi Assassination Horoscope

What was triggered most of all was the T-square in his natal chart with Moon the focal point, Moon square Mars and Moon square Pluto. The Moon is public and the night, he was shot while having his nightly public walk. Mars rules firearms and shooting, and Pluto is the Lord of death. The pre first quarter Moon triggered the natal Descendant which rules open enemies, he was assassinated by a member of an Hindu nationalist group who openly opposed Gandhi’s policies toward Pakistan. The other conjunction by transit was the event Ascendant on natal North Node, the karmic path I guess which was always destined.

These conjunctions by transit highlighted all but one of the major fixed stars in the natal horoscope, which was Sun conjunct Porrima, named after the Roman Goddess of Prophesy. The most striking aspect by transit was natal Mars hit by the preceeding solar eclipse and the South Lunar Node. These were all conjunct the fixed star Zubenelschemali “In good position, the star will arouse, above all things, spiritual and mental forces. Credited with bestowing an immortal name. With Mars: High ambitions, success through energy, influential position, forceful writer and speaker.” With Mars opposite Pluto, “You may feel picked on” [Robert Hand, Planets in Youth, p.240.] Well that’s just the story of his life! It also shows how his energy effected the masses (Pluto).

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Gandhi’s natal Moon was on the fixed star Ras Elased Borealis “an appreciation for language and a power of expression”. The square to both Mars and Pluto means he would always have felt compelled to speak out on behalf of the people. His Descendant was on Alrisha which marks the knot which binds the two fishes of constellation Pisces, each heading in different directions. Interesting that he wanted to unify the people of India, but the partition of Pakistan came out of it all, and was the reason he was assassinated. The rising star at the time of the shooting was the same as on his natal North Node, Asellus Borealis “care and responsibility, with a charitable and fostering nature, but danger of violent death….patience, beneficence and courage, and makes its natives heroic and defiant leaders”.

The first Arabic Part of Assassination is Ascendant + 12th house cusp – Neptune. For Ghandhi, this was 07ari02. For the date he died, precession correction makes this 08ari08. At 08lib08, exactly opposite when he was shot was the transiting Moon. In the assassination chart, this Arabic Part of Assassination was 00tau57, conjunct the Midheaven of 00tau44. These Arabic Parts involving house cusps only seem to show magic like this when using the Placidus house system.

Based on the fixed stars, the transits and the Arabic Parts, it seems it was fated that Gandhi would be assassinated, always going to happen and someone had to do it. Each person has a role to play in the scheme of things. There is no date of birth available for the assassin, Nathuram Godse, but if there was I’m sure the fixed stars and transits would help explain why he was destined to play this role in history. At 78 years of age Gandhi had a good innings and like in many assassinations, the message he came to give lives on stronger as a result.

“A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.” Mohandas Gandhi.

Jamie Funk 22 February 2010

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