Michael Jackson's announcement

Michael Jackson will be on stage 10 times in London, in July 2009 and as he says:"AND THAT IS IT...". Today Mars, Saturn and Pluto are in aspect with his natal Mars, Saturn and Pluto. Mars, Saturn and Pluto are reflecting a forced (not natural) end. I wonder why he said this three times today 'and that is it...". Transit Ceres was conjunct his natal Sun today and that might mean that he was getting back to his roots again. I am afraid his time of birth is unknown. But whatever time that may be, Pluto will be the planet rising before the Sun. And that means that he is first of all a man with a strategy, a policy. And perhaps that money, issues of life and death and values are prominent in his life. Besides, Pluto is the planet of transformation and influence. Michael Jackson's artistic skills are beyond doubt and he transformed his own face together with the look of the clip in pop music.

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An execution with Jupiter trine Uranus: Kenneth Morris

Today a man was executed in Texas. It was on his 38th birthday. So, he was born 4 March 1971. I don't know where and at what hour and in what kind of a neighbourhood or family. But I do know that he had Jupiter exactly trine Uranus and semi sextile Sun when he died. The combination of Jupiter and Uranus is always there when a positive change occurs. Reinhold Ebertin spoke off the 'Thank God combination'. Sometimes death is a relief and perhaps a positive change.

Kenneth Morris was convicted for the murder of a man during a robery at his home. He did it without a reason. He had already been given 1800 dollars. But he had an oriental Mars square Pluto and quintile Uranus. He had quite a difficult chart with 70% in the nervous movable signs. At a certain level we see a busy nervous kind of man who has sudden impulses of agression (using violence). In some occasions and social positions this kind of a chart easily leads to crime. We see the theme of unnatural death in his chart reflected by Pluto 157.5 Mars/Saturn.

Today Morris said he was sorry and ready to go home. That is the effect of a Jupiter trine Uranus.

READ ALSO:
More about Jupiter, Uranus and the relief (even when it means death) ...

And about Jupiter and Uranus in the natal chart of Cyrano de Bergerac

Or see this post about Jupiter and Uranus and astrologers...

Jupiter and Uranus seperately but working together for Guus Hiddink...

Click for more about Mars-Pluto and Mars Uranus on my website Astromarkt.

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Chart of Cyrano de Bergerac and Jupiter-Uranus

When you think of Cyrano de Bergerac, you don't think of science fiction, but in fact the books that he wrote were early sf. He had a special nose for it. Jupiter is trine Uranus in his chart, tightly. The Jupiter-Uranus connection offers a sort of a wisdom or guideline for the future. The combination of Jupiter and Uranus or the related signs are always important in the charts of astrologers, astronauts and modern popes. I think that is because Jupiter-Uranus means the extra-terrestial teritory (in mind or for real). Cyrano de Bergerac wrote about a voyage to the moon in a sort of a box with a crystal as a source of energy. He was at least considering the possibility of stepping on the moon and he thought of it in the 17th century, less than 100 years after Galilei's conflict with the church about the nature of universe. Uranus is involved in a midpoint yod with Sun/Moon (the finger points at Uranus) and Uranus is of course the symbol of the avant garde.

The Jupiter - Uranus trine is not the most important issue in his chart. We see a tight inconjunction of Mars and Pluto (on top). This is reflecting disproportional dangerous or political struggles and fights. And as he died with transit Saturn opposition progressed Venus close to the Descendant and Saturn close to Midheaven in the progressed chart, I suppose that the story is correct that he fell due to a beam might be true. On the other hand, his Sun is inconjunct Ascendant and that might also reflect health issues.

If you want to know more about Jupiter and Uranus or inconjunctions, then click the label 'Jupiter Uranus' or 'Inconjunction' right below this post...

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Sir Edward Kennedy's progressed chart trine Saturn

Whenever a person gets well deserved respect, Saturn is involved. So it is in Edward Kennedy's chart. Transit Saturn is now exactly trine his progressed Midheaven and trine the progressed Sun. And what happens? He will receive an honorary knighthood and become Sir Edward Kennedy. Gordon Brown will announce the award today. One of the reasons is his involvement in the dispute over Northern Island.

Saturn has an important role in the chart of Ted Kennedy. At the time of his collapse lately, there was a threefold involvement of Saturn. (Read that post). Why is Saturn that important? It is because Saturn rules his Ascendant (in Capricorn). And because Saturn does not make Ptolemaic aspects in his natal chart. I name that a 'calling' Saturn. It means that business, administration, responsibilities and ambition are highlighted in his life at any possible level. Up to knighthood:)

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Chart and progressions Enzo Ferrari

Today I saw a (romantic) documentary about the life of Enzo Ferrari, born 18 February 1898 (official date 20 February, but that was because it took his father 2 days to announce his birth) It was at 3 a.m. in beautiful Modena, Italy, the place were the Ferrari factory still is. He built the most beautiful car in the world. His chart is showing the successes and the bad moments in his life…

YOUTH
His youth wasn’t a happy one. His parents preferred his elderly brother. This is very typical of Saturn on the Ascendant. It is as if from the very start you had a disadvantage or a handicap. But there is another side of it and that is that he was a very serious and ambitious person and rather reserved himself. The picture in the chart shows him with dark glasses on and they seem to have been on very often. He did not like to show his feelings. There are several indications for hiding feelings: Moon in Capricorn (calling!), Saturn on the Ascendant and Neptune opposition Ascendant. In the documentary they make him say that the fact that he did not show emotions did not mean that he did not have them. But notice the lack of placements in water signs and the cool Moon and you will see that it was at least difficult to deal with emotions…

THE DREAM STARTS
In the documentary he is 10 years old when he sees the first car in his life and starts dreaming. His father got ill and died not very long afterwards. And see how astrology matches with history! At age 10 he had progressed Sun inconjunct Jupiter and progressed Midheaven was trine Neptune. This symbolizes the disproportional self confidence that he had and the dream (Neptune) that easily (trine) influenced his career (Midheaven). The progressed inconjunction also shows us that he won a race by wooden car without engineJ, beating his elderly brother. He won, but (inconjunct Jupiter in the 3rd house...). The 'but' was that this moment intensified the bad relationship that he had with his brother. He also had progressed Moon trine Jupiter in those days and that is the best progressed aspect a person can get. This was the moment that he started dreaming about being a racer in the future.

CONFIDENCE
He always strongly believed that he would be rich and famous one day. Notice that Jupiter (ruler 1) is on the Midheaven trine Pluto on the descendant: Jupiter and Pluto are prominent in this chart! That reflects a lot of confidence and success as a result of that and all this in a prominent way! He was born to be a success. Mercury is opposition Jupiter/Pluto and conjunct Sun/Moon to express that he was great at convincing others (to invest in his dream). Uranus is also related to Sun/Moon and to Ascendant/MC: he was all in all a technician, innovative, an engineer.

DEATH AND SATURN AND PLUTO
Enzo Ferrari did not have placements in water signs and there is a calling Moon (a moon without major aspects) in Capricorn. He had 70% of his placements in air signs. This combination makes him a thinker and a communicator with sentiments at any possible level, but always in control (in Capricorn). In the documentary that lack of showing emotions is explained in the moment of the death of his father, who tells him not to cry. I almost forgot to mention: progressed Sun square Saturn and later square Pluto for the period after the death of his father. This Saturn and Pluto square comes back in times of death. In the First World War (1914-1918) his brother died and he broke his own arm to escape the front lines. Notice that the progressed Mercury is square Saturn and Pluto in 1917. And when his son Dino died in 1956 he had progressed Moon square Saturn and Pluto. Dino was born 29 January 1932 (progressed Sun trine Uranus), when he already had started the long lasting relationship with Lina.
Saturn is opposition Pluto in his chart and both are angular. That is why progressive aspects with Saturn and Pluto mark important painful goodbye’s in his life. Saturn-Pluto conflicts symbolize hard confrontations, intense ambition and the price you pay for that...

FACTS
In 1948 he founded the Formula 1 team of Ferrari (Scuderia Ferrari). That was when his progressed Midheaven changed sign. In 1929 (with progressed Midheaven inconjunct Pluto) he had already founded Scuderia Ferrari but then he worked with Alfa Romeo. Only after the 2nd World War he was allowed to use the name Scuderia Ferrari for his own team.

Enzo Ferrari was more often in the company of his friends and the racing team than with his wife Laura. Later he had a mistress (Lina). The son born out of the relationship with Lina on 22 May 1944 is now 15% owner of Ferrari. His name is Piero Ferrari.

PROMINENCE
Back to Enzo: he had an oriental Mars, Jupiter on the Midheaven, Uranus in aspect with Sun/Moon and ASC/MC, Mercury on Sun/Moon, Neptune and Pluto were on either side of the horizon and just as crucial was Saturn (conjunct Ascendant). The Moon was calling! There is almost no object in this chart that does not have a special place. Only the Sun and Venus and they are 'rushing into Pisces' but still in Aquarius as if reflecting the technical visionary. With so many prominent placements he was bound to be special. With Jupiter and Pluto angular he had enough confidence, too. And there were more then 10 midpoint combinations in the 22.5 degree range to support the statement of success in his chart, for example with Mars square Jupiter/Uranus. That is an excellent combination for an inventor.

DISCRETION: NEPTUNE+PLUTO
I like to mention Neptune in the 7th house and the Neptune/Pluto combination with the Descendant, pointing at the secret relationship with Lina. In those days in Italy divorce was not easy and in the first half of the last century living with a married man was scandalous. The Moon in Capricorn kept him with his wife and Venus in Aquarius and square Uranus (out of sign) provided the adventurous 'free' love with Lina.

HIS DEATH
When he died transit Jupiter was exactly opposition his Uranus (read about this aspect and death) and as Uranus was related to Sun/Moon and ASC/MC, Jupiter was also in aspect with the cross of the chart and the cross point of the lights.

RELATED
http://www.astromarkt.net/artsaturnpluto.htm
http://astropost.blogspot.com/2008/12/jupiter-uranus-such-relief-and.html
http://astropost.blogspot.com/2008/06/neptune-and-pluto-combination-of-silent.html
http://www.astromarkt.net/artsaturn.htm

Sergio Castellito played the role of Enzo Ferrari. His chart is on http://Art&Astrology.blogspot.com

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