The Stayner Brothers: Part 1

Steven Stayner and Timmy, the little boy he saved

The stayner brothers charts look very different from each other, even markedly so. Steven Stayner, is the younger brother, he was abducted by paedophile Kenneth Parnell, at seven years old, and kept by him for seven years. Young Steven later died in Motor cycle accident when he was 24 years old. Astrologically, he has a pretty tough chart, and was born under a Mars-Uranus-Pluto conjunction in Virgo. To illustrate the difficulty with this conjunction, there are a few examples that come to mind that have this configuration in their birth charts. Princess Diana has it in her 8th house, and she dealt with various turbulent emotions, which erupted in to her daily life and she battled with health issues, such as anorexia. The Princess died in a head on collision with another car crash in 1997. Amy Bishop, also has the explosive conjunction, and without warning, she gunned down her fellow university teachers. Sexy Johnny Depp was also born under the same configuration, he is popularly known for his creative innovativeness and rebellious nature, and he enjoys playing out his energy through some strange and unique characters on our movie screens. Depp also possesses a much darker side, and enjoys blowing on fire with a mouth full of gas.

In Steven’s chart the Mars-Uranus-Pluto conjunction falls in his 7th house of relationships. Furthermore, this planetary line-up is opposite Saturn. This combination of planets, creates enormous anger and rebellion in the individual. The Mars-Uranus-Pluto aspect is particularly attracted to wild and dangerous activities. Mars-Uranus is potentially accidental in nature, and Mars-Pluto contacts can be frequently found in the charts of abuse victims. The power of his will and assertiveness (Mars) is severely thwarted by Saturn and the potential for violence is heightened, it sometimes shows a difficult relationship with authority figures. If the individual can find a healthy and creative outlet, it can help tremendously. Young Stayner was also born with three planets in Aries (ruled by Mars).

On the night of his kidnapping, transiting Pluto in Libra formed an exact conjunction to his 8th house cusp (underworld). Transiting Saturn in the 4th house had formed a square to Pluto in the 7th house. This suggests some kind of power-struggle at home (4th) and involving his relationships with others (7th). Control (Saturn) and domination (Pluto) can be major issues. A threat (Pluto) to safety and security of his roots (Saturn in 4th), is also indicated. It could have equally represented his parents fighting at home, and going through a difficult separation. Perhaps another scenario would be stricter rules and increased authority in his  personal life, that may have involved power-struggles with a father figure. Astrologically, he was experiencing his first Saturn square to its own natal place. Steven was kept for seven years, brainwashed and sexually abused. If we give an orb of 10 degrees for transiting planets, his Mars-Saturn-Uranus-Pluto configuration was active, during his abduction.

On his return when he entered the police station after another boy was kidnapped. Transiting Jupiter was moving over his Mars-Uranus-Pluto conjunction, suggesting a more beneficial situation and more freedom (Jupiter-Uranus). Steven has a Moon-Neptune conjunction in Scorpio (victimisation) and Uranus was conjunct the natal Moon. Again this transit was suggesting greater emotional (Moon) freedom (Uranus) and can also indicate a change of home. Furthermore, Uranus formed an opposition to natal Jupiter, so three hits suggesting more space, freedom and increased possibilities.

Steven got paid $30,000, to share his story, and he later married and had two kids. However, on the 16th of September, 1989, he was killed by a hit and run driver. Transiting Saturn, Neptune and Uranus, were all in Capricorn trining his Mars-Uranus-Pluto conjunction. Transiting Saturn and Neptune formed a square to Mercury in Aries. Steven led an incredibly intense and short life, and I think it was indicated in his birth-chart that he would deal with some challenging energy in his short-lifetime. Yet, astrology can never pin-point the exact events and can only point to symbols and different levels of expression. Why one person lives a traumatic lifetime and another a fairly easy life will always be a mystery.

The Death of Baby Azaria

Azaria Chamberlain was a 9 week old baby girl who disappeared on a camping trip to Ayers Rock with her family. The body of the little girl was never found and her parents believed that she had been taken by a Dingo. However, after further investigation the little girl’s mother, Linda, was arrested and charged with the baby’s murder. The case went to trial and Linda Chamberlain was sentenced to life imprisonment. The father was charged with accessory to murder and was given a suspended sentence. In early 1986, there was chance discovery of the baby’s clothing at Ayers Rock after police went searching for the bones of a missing climber. The case was re-opened and all convictions were overturned and Linda was given immediate release with a sum of 1.3 million paid out to the couple for wrongful imprisonment.



Natally, Lindy Chamberlain has Sun in Pisces at the apex of a yod configuration with Neptune and Pluto. According to Carol Rushman most yod people have their fair share of health problems, but they also have the ability to regenerate themselves. And that something life altering always happens when the yod is activated. Most astrologers say that to balance the energies of a yod an individual must make key adjustments. The yod is often called the “Finger of Fate” configuration. I get the feeling with this particular “Finger of Fate” aspect involving her Sun in Pisces, Neptune and Pluto, that the scape-goat figure was enacted. Someone who feels wrongly persecuted, threatened and abused (Pluto) and also the victimisation, fame and confusion (Neptune). The night Azaria went missing, transiting Jupiter was opposite Lindy’s natal Sun, signifying poor judgement at this time and a tendency to be careless. Transiting Uranus also squared natal Mars in Leo and describes a higher likelihood of accidents, arguments and impulsiveness, astrologers always warn us to be careful under such transits. The event was both sudden and shocking and happened without warning (Mars-Uranus).

Transiting Neptune also squared Lindy’s natal Sun, setting off her Yod configuration. Lindy had been going through quite a fog for some time and it usually describes a loss of perspective, over-sensitivity and feeling lost and confused. Azaria’s mother has a natal Mars-Saturn-Pluto conjunction in Leo (Children) and this can be a tough configuration that may signify accidents and a violent death. Psychologically, it shows pent up rage, frustration, stubbornness, wilfulness. There is also extreme determination, pride and ambition. Compared to her Sun in Pisces inconjunct Neptune, the former is not a weak aspect configuration. It was said that she showed little emotion in court. It was extremely difficult for the public to feel sympathy towards Lindy Chamberlain. In the case of the murdered boy, Adam Walsh. His father had a wide conjunction of Mars and Pluto in Leo. I have seen Mars-Saturn conjunct in Leo in a woman’s chart with a disabled son. Baby Azaria was born with a Mars-Saturn conjunction in Virgo hidden in the 12th house. She also has an 8th house Moon opposite Uranus showing early instability. The Sun (life force) is square to both Mars and Saturn. The Sun square Saturn aspect is exact and there is a tight Sun-Neptune opposition. 

One of the birth configurations which I associate with the alchemical calcinatio is the conjunction of Mars, Saturn and Pluto which occurred in 1948. A great many people have this natal configuration. There is something about the feeling of it-particularly because it falls in a fiery sign - which seems to pint towards the archetypal issue of transforming primitive patterns into individual creative expression, and which suggests that at some point in life the individual with this configuration may be required to undergo a very difficult and very formative experience of intense frustration and denial of someone or something passionately desired. By Liz Greene, Dynamics of the Unconscious

When the blood stained clothing was found that led to Lindy's release from prison, transiting Uranus was 7 degrees away from an exact conjunction to natal Jupiter in Sagittarius. Transiting Jupiter was conjunct her Sun (luck, protection and good fortune) and set off the natal yod and she was granted immediate release. A couple of years later, transiting Uranus was conjunct Jupiter in Sagittarius (exact) when all convictions were overturned in court, signifying a lucky (Jupiter) breakthrough (Uranus) in the case. It can be evident in lucky breaks, Jennifer Anniston was about to give up her acting career, and then was suddenly offered a role in friends under the same conjunction. It indicates greater freedom, progress and unexpected opportunities. Transiting Pluto trined her natal Sun, suggesting personal power and regenerative energies, successful periods are more assured under these transits. Even 30 years on after the death of Baby Azaria people are still divided over the case. Some believe the mother killed the baby with a pair of scissors and buried her in the sand. Others believe that a Dingo did kill the little girl after a spate of attacks followed her death.

Phil Spector

The Murder of Lana Clarkson

Phil Spector is an American Songwriter and producer; he was in the music business from 1953 and worked with artists such as the Beatles and the Ramones. His personality was sometimes described as reclusive and withdrawn. After a particularly violent car crash in 1974, he suffered serious head injuries, and needed over 300 stitches to his face and over 400 to the back of his head. Spector reporter that his mental health was not stable and that he had bipolar and considered himself relatively insane. In 2003, actress Lana Clarkson was found dead and killed by gun in Spector’s home. Yet, the music producer claimed that it was an “accidental suicide” and that she kissed the gun. The trial began in 2007, (4 years after the actress’s death) and the judge allowed the trial to be televised. At the start of the trial the defence was accused of hiding crucial evidence and the judge declared a mistrial because the jury was hung.

His father committed suicide when Phil was still only a child. Ben Spector, parked his car a few blocks away from the family home and poisoned himself with carbon monoxide, after his death the family moved away. Scientists have conducted various studies to understand if depression is inherited and some conclude that it does indeed run in families, whilst others firmly believe there is no connection. According to the astrology, Phil, has inherited his father’s depression and is predisposed to introspective brooding and a serious nature. 

Dynamics of the Unconscious by Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas, is an excellent book detailing depression. In Part Two, astrologer Liz Greene looks at the astrological significations that may lean towards depression in the natal chart.

I will now make a sweeping generalisation, but sweeping though it is, I think it is valid. There are two astrological signs which are inherently prone to depression - Scorpio and Capricorn. These signs tend to express their problems through a symbol of depression because depression in a strange way serves their purposes. Capricorn favours depression over other expressions of inner conflict because depression serve’s Capricorn’s inherent sense of guilt. It is a good vindication of what a miserable lot it is to be alive anyway, and what a wretched place the world is, and what a thoroughly appalling person one is oneself. Scorpio favours depression because it is an excellent and effective form of expressing vindictive anger while remaining blameless in the eyes of others; and also depression keeps others out. One can nurse one’s wounds in privacy.

Phil Spector’s Sun (father) is in Scorpio’s house (8th) which is also known as the house of “death” and is placed in the sign of Capricorn. The Sun is in a dark place in this sector of the chart and it shows an ambitious, hard working nature, early hardship and self-sufficiency (Capricorn). The 8th house Sun reveals a resourceful, powerful and secretive self. Capricorn tends to mistrust life and the sign is prone to isolation, loneliness and depression. Saturn and Pluto the rulers of the aforementioned sign/house are in square to one another. Phil Spector is a suspicious and mistrustful character and the contact often carries a feeling of persecution, there are lessons in survival and resourcefulness, but it can sometimes show anxiety, fears and phobias and an attempt to control the environment.

The Sun in the 8th house rules the inheritance from the father, suggesting that he has “inherited” his father’s depression and is fighting the same demons that tormented him until his death. Astrologer Sue Tompkins describes this placement as having a strong “psychic” tie with the father. The Sun is also square to a 5th house Neptune, showing a creative and artistic nature, the adoption of his children (5th) and the longing to be somebody special/famous. It also describes escapist tendencies and seeing his father (Sun) as a victim in life (Neptune). Gases and poisons are ruled by Neptune and describes his father’s death. Although not all charts are always this descriptive. The Sun is also square to Jupiter in Aries, symbolising confidence and potency but it tends to inflate his personality and he can also deflate. Growth and opportunity to expand (Jupiter) his contacts (11th) and an enterprising leader that sets trends in his field, is also reflected in this placement.

Spector was born with Gemini rising (media, communication, and writing) with chart ruler Mercury in detriment in Sagittarius in the 7th house (expansive, travel, LOTS of contacts). Mercury is square to Mars in Pisces (mutable) and astrologer Charles Carter says that mutable signs around the 22nd degree and hard Mercury-Mars contacts are often linked to mental illness. The Moon is in its own sign of Cancer describing a protective nature. The Moon is in the 2nd house of possessions, ownership and inner resources. The need to feel secure is a powerful feature in this natal chart. The Moon and Cancer represent emotional connections and feelings that make an individual feel secure and the 2nd house relates to physical objects for a sense of safety.The combination can signify deep feelings of insecurity. Venus is in tight, fixed opposition to Pluto showing challenges in love regarding possessions, resources, power and control. Spector has unhealthy relating patterns, and is extremely jealous and possessive of his mates.

Major Life Events

Phil Spectors car accident happened during Pluto’s transit in Libra in his 5th house square to his Sun in Capricorn in the 8th house. Apparently he was close to death and his heart beat was extremely faint. Pluto transits are common at the time of trauma and life changing events. The event would have been particularly haunting in retrospect to his father’s death (Sun in 8th) and may have brought up some painful memories and possibly triggered the descent into depression.

At the time of Lara Clarkson's murder on the 3rd of February 2003, transiting Saturn was square to Mars:

“Because he uses excessive force to try to overcome his unsuccessful efforts, he may antagonize others and start fights and arguments. Worse than this, he may cause accidents and mishaps. The person should be very careful with machinery, appliances, tools, automobiles, and other mechanical devices. It is an especially dangerous time to handle guns, weapons or any form of artillery." By James Braha

Astrologically Mars-Saturn is considered to be a violent combination or simply a time when one’s actions meet with resistance and blockages and therefore it can be an extremely frustrating time. Transiting Pluto which was opposite Saturn also squared natal Mars:

“This difficult transit can bring arguments, accidents and violence. The person takes risks without thinking and does not realize he is in danger. He should avoid criminals and hostile person’s during the several years of this period. He reacts with anger, rage, or fierce competitiveness. The person’s sex drive increases tremendously. He must, however beware of forcing attention on uninterested or unwilling partners. It is an especially poor time for love relationships. The person or his mate acts wilful, harsh, or cruel.” By James Braha

I have observed a lot of meltdowns during a Mars-Pluto transit, suppressed anger explodes with an episode of sudden violence or self-destructiveness. The transits at the time Spector was finally convicted of murdering Lana shows transiting Saturn conjunct his I.C and squaring ALL of his angles. Usually Saturn transits mark a time when our karmic bill is due and we have to meet the consequences of our past actions. It rules time, limitation and frustration. Transiting Saturn also formed a square his chart ruler Mercury in Sagittarius/7th house. His legal affairs (7th) didn’t go well and perhaps it predicts he would be disappointed with the outcome. Transiting Uranus was also conjunct his natal Mars in the 11th house - and he is literally fighting (Mars) for his freedom (Uranus). Transiting Pluto was conjunct his Sun in Capricorn in the 8th house and reflects another drastic change in fortune and  he is entrenched in very deep and troubled water (Pluto in 8th house) and the events are out of his control. Phil Spector’s inner conflicts were unresolved and he is now left to suffer in his own personal hell. 

Touted as a creative genius in his heyday, Spector's notorious inner demons gradually got the better of him. Creativity and evil live in close quarters in artists like Spector. In his case, evil eventually won out. On Monday, the jury convicted Phil Spector of second degree murder. Based on my limited knowledge of the evidence, I believe that Lana Clarkson's death was probably accidental. It seems likely, given his reported reckless behavioural history, that when Clarkson rejected his sexual advances and tried to leave, Spector angrily and characteristically drew his pistol in a dramatic, machismo effort to have her stay, sticking it right in her face. Only this time, the gun went off. And the so-called mad genius of rock music may spend the remainder of his colourful life behind bars, in some ways a tragic victim of his demons: childhood inferiority feelings, narcissistic rage, compensatory grandiosity, bitterness, alcohol abuse, drivenness, and his dangerous daimonic genius--the roots of which he never really consciously confronted, accepted, comprehended or came to terms with. By Stephen Diamond

Amityville Horror

On November 13th, Ronald DeFeo J.r. the son of a prestigious Italian family killed his parents and four younger siblings in Amityville, Long Island, U.S.A. The case is the inspiration for the book and film entitled The Amityville Horror. The day of the murders he burst into Henry’s Bar in Amityville, Long Island, New York and declared: “You got to help me! I think my mother and father are shot!” Defeo and a small group of people went to 112 Ocean Avenue, and found all six members of the same family dead in their beds. The victims were Ronald Defeo (43), Louise Defeo (42), and four children: Dawn (18); Alison (13); Marc (12); and John Mathew (9). All the victims were shot around 3.00 in the morning.

The following day after intensive interviews with police, Ronald DeFeo Jr. confessed to the killings. He told detectives, “Once I started, I just couldn’t stop. It went so fast.” Defeo’s trial began on October 14, 1975. His defence lawyer pleaded insanity, claiming that Robert heard voices in his head that urged him to carry out the killings. The insanity plea was supported by the psychiatrist for the defence. The psychiatrist for the prosecution, Dr. Harold Zolan, maintained that although Robert was a user of heroin and LSD, he had an anti-social personality disorder and was aware of his actions at the time of the crime. On November 21, 1975, Defeo was found guilty of six counts of second degree murder and was sentenced to six consecutive sentences of 25 years to life.

Haunted, Evil and Possessed

The house had been built-in 1928 on the site of old Indian graveyards, and was said to be haunted, evil and possessed by Indian spirits. Hans Holzer and his team began an investigation of the property on January, 13, 1977. The next people to move in, the Lutz family, moved out in 28 days. The natal chart of Defeo might hold some clues to his innate character and what triggered these murders. The horoscope shows: Sun opposite Jupiter, conjunct Saturn and square Chiron. Sun-Jupiter can have an excessively high self-opinion and exaggerated sense of inflation/self aggrandizement. Ronald's Sun in aspect to Saturn signifies he desperately needed to feel important. The Sun in the natal chart relates to the father and he may have felt that his individuality was not recognised. Saturn often symbolises a controlling and rigid father and one that may not have spent enough quality time with his son. He was unable to build a solid relationship with his eldest boy. Reports revealed that his father was an over-controlling, harsh and violent man.

The repercussions of this on his natural inner sensitivity to authority figures, rejection and criticism (Sun-Saturn) are that he looked for external reinforcement and feared his own insignificance. Ronald is a jovial character (Jupiter) and is someone ready to seize opportunities, but there is great fear of failure, and constant need to prove him self which was driven by a sense of personal inadequacy. Highly defensive, wounded (Chiron) and self-exaggerated, he swindled money from his family and was an unpredictable and reckless character.

Fierce Competitiveness

The difficult relationship with his father and abusive childhood may be shown by a Mars-Pluto conjunction in Leo. This contact displays great ruthlessness, fierce competitiveness and a deeply fixed nature and is sometimes indicative of a childhood where the youngster’s natural self-assertive instincts are blocked. It could be said that at some stage there was a feeling of powerlessness. Typically it is not always viewed in such a direct way through the personality and can show indirectly through depression, illness and self-destructiveness. Kylie Minogue is considered to have a pleasant and social personality and she also has a hard Mars-Pluto contact. Physically her sexuality is evident, however, the competitive instinct is less on show. The tiny pop star developed breast Cancer in 2005 and began the fight (Mars) for survival (Pluto). Whatever the contact, Mars-Pluto has a strong survival instinct and can fight tooth and nail with tremendous force. Margaret Thatcher (first lady PM in the U.K) also has a natal Mars-Pluto aspect and she had to be competitive in a field dominated by men. Mars-Pluto also relates to distrust in men and buried rage.

The Mars-Pluto conjunction in fixed Leo shows deep pride and attention seeking attitude. Personal desires are incredibly strong. The Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus cardinal T-square in his chart, represents a challenging, imbalanced but energetic combination. The resultant tension of the polarizing planets creates enormous pressure on the focal planet of the t-square. In Ronald’s T-square the apex planet is Uranus. And when the energy is acting destabilized the worst “character traits” of Uranus come to the fore. Therefore, his insecurity around his identity and relationships (Aries-Libra) can create disruptive, rebellious and wilful behaviour. Relationships are thrown out of balance and result in anti-social problems and breaking the law. The authority figure within (Saturn) was projected onto his father, police and other formal outside symbols. Jupiter and Saturn squaring Uranus also signify a rebellious spirit. The fiery rebellious nature dominated and he may have sided with Uranus and basically screwed all authority (Saturn). Defeo’s natal Sun-Saturn was difficult to integrate. Astrologers would advise him to become his own authority and not rely on outside symbols because they would not be forthcoming. Self-sufficiency, self-reliance and real sense of identity and worth comes from inside and through achieving success without external help.

The transits leading up the night of the murders reveal that Saturn had been passing over natal Uranus and setting off the stressful T-square. Transiting Neptune trine Jupiter was showing a sort of passive confidence, heightened fantasy and perhaps even delusion. Realism is less evident with this contact. Pluto was passing over his Sun-Saturn conjunction and in astrological terms indicated the time was ripe for self-transformation and confronting limitations. This particular planetary configuration can also mean death of father/authority figure or depression and obsession and unhealthy patterns formed. With this whole transit, he was literally thrown into the depths of his complexes and psychological motivations, and nothing is taken at face value. The need to dig into the core of his fatherly archetypal dilemma signified by natal Sun-Saturn is triggered. Howard Sasportas, transiting Pluto aspecting the Sun:

"In some cases, Pluto-Sun transits may indicate the father himself experiencing a difficult or disruptive period - illness, retirement, or various emotional and psychological crises. Sometimes these transits correlate to the death of father - an event that inevitably will have a profound effect on us. When a parent dies, all the old issues and conflicts surrounding that parent come to the surface. Feeling of anger and resentment or guilt to with the father will re-emerge." God’s of Change

The un-resolved conflicts re-emerging profoundly altered him and triggered his self-destructive behaviour. The man was possessed by Pluto. Astrologically Pluto signifies our inner demons, obsessions and compulsions. Perhaps he was overwhelmed with resentfulness towards his father, and rather than attempt to heal the pain, he chose to destroy it all.

Cumbria Shootings

Uranus' entry into Aries at 0 degrees, coincided with a sudden outburst of violence. Random (Uranus) shots were fired (Aries) in this sleepy countryside town. The event plays a part in the evolving t-square between Uranus (freedom) in Aries (weapons), Pluto in Capricorn (authority) and Saturn in Libra (compromise). And will most likely involve a fierce debate on gun laws.

Derrick Bird had a stellium of planets in the compromising, harmonious and peaceful sign of Libra. However, he also had the Moon in Aries forming an opposition to Mars (birth time is uncertain). A natal Moon-Mars contact often signifies angry feelings and argumentativeness is described by Mercury (communication) in hard aspect to Mars (anger).

A disagreement with his fellow Taxi drivers enraged him after he accused them of stealing his fares. Bird's Librian (stellium) nature would strive for compromise, justice and fair play. Venus in Scorpio diposits his Librian planets and forms a square to Pluto, signifying jealousy and deep feelings of betrayal. According to a news report, Derrick's twin brother and solicitor were colluding to send him to jail for tax evasion, and his family refused to bail him out. Derrick sought justice. Libra is always conscious of the scales unbalanced.

Transiting Pluto in Capricorn (exposing power & authority) formed a square to his natal Mercury-Mars contact in Libra. Transiting Pluto in hard aspect to Mars indicates that he would be prone to self-destructive and ruthless behavior. A Mars/Pluto transit often describes an episode of extreme violence and can equally bring on feelings of depression and anger. Rage bottled up tends to erupt and it could be described as a kind of volcanic 'meltdown'. Pluto seeks to unearth the past and what we haven't sufficiently dealt with and often puts us into situations were we  fight for survival.

Transiting Uranus opposed natal Mercury, and he decided to be a law upon himself and not care what rules he broke (Uranus/rebellion). Under this transit, in particular, it is difficult to smooth out differences and find compromise. Breakdowns in communication are another feature of this contact and what is said is often taken the wrong way. Judgement can suffer too. The aspect suggests transportation difficulties. Uranus opposite Mercury signifies the fall out with neighbours, siblings and the local community.

Neptune formed an exact square to his natal Venus in Scorpio. This may indicate the deception (Neptune) and betrayal over money matters, wills/resources (Venus in Scorpio) and of course the tax evasion (Neptune). We can't blame transits, otherwise we would all commit unimaginable crimes when things get too difficult. The month of Gemini and Uranus' entry in to fiery Aries had quite the wake up call, involving a Twin /Taxi Driver (Gemini) on a shooting spree.

Amy Bishop

I had a look of the transits that are happening to Amy Bishop, a biology professor, charged with shooting three of her colleagues. The reasons for her actions are still unclear, one possible motive was that she was turned down for a permanent position, and that she expected to get a bad evaluation. However, she has also been suspected of murdering her brother, and sending a letter bomb to the University. If all this is true this is not the first time she has lost control and acted violently.

Amy's natal chart shows the element of earth and mutable to be powerful, she has Mars, Uranus and Pluto in Virgo. Amy has a practical nature, and Virgo has an obsession with details, and shows a systematic worker, there would be a self-willed and rebellious nature here (Mars-Uranus) highly original, and intensely focused personality. The configuration mirrors Diana Princess of Wales, I remembered her chart discussed in Inner Planets by Howard Sasportas and Liz Greene, Diana's configuration involved her 8th house, and Amy has the same tense pattern, but without a birth time the house placement/s is unknown. We can see that it is a potentially explosive energy, and according to Liz Greene "Mars in Virgo will not "sell out" in order to achieve a goal; there is a quality of integrity in the expression of one's competitive instincts, a willingness to work for what one gets. On the minus side, there is likely to be a certain lack of spontaneity, since so much self containment limits the expression of Mars fiery side. She must contend with a "rogue" Mars in Virgo, a powerful fighting spirit which will not compromise itself, flanked by two outer planets, which suggest a frustration of martial energy by collective principles of "right" behaviour (Uranus) and the unconscious effects of a difficult family history (Pluto).

Uranus will interfere with Mar's essential instinctual mode of operation, demanding she acts according to ideal principles rather than personal desires. This can be extremely positive since it gives Mars a brain, which he ordinarily lacks; there is a capacity for reflection and a broader viewpoint which helps to civilise the 300 foot brute. Mas can direct its energy towards humanitarian goals, but if she cannot get the right balance, she is likely to pay for too Promethean a use of Mars with a certain amount of personal frustration, resulting in periodic bouts of anger and depression. With Mars-Pluto, she cannot undo the past or eradicate whatever scars she might carry from it. Putting Mars together with Pluto in a creative way requires a certain amount of honest confrontation with that family background and the ways it has shaped her. Otherwise she might feel constantly thwarted by survival needs of the group around her, and may project the frustrations of her childhood on to whatever family she forms in adult life. The great intensity and urgency of the Mars-Uranus-Pluto reflect the possibility of tremendous character formation, if she stands up to the tempering process to which life will subject her, she will be a social force to be reckoned with". Liz Greene offers a brilliant view of Diana's chart in relation to her role as mother of the next heir, and often expected to shut up and behave in an appropriate fashion, rather than an individual in, her own right.

Of course, these two women are very different, and Diana didn't gun down any members of the royal family, even though she may have wanted to at times! Diana faced a huge amount of destructive (Mars-Pluto) criticism (Virgo). It has been claimed Amy never got the position of tenure, and she saw a list of names voting her out, and Virgo is the ruler of lists! One website covering the story wondered why she acted out her rage so self-destructively; he needs to look up her astrology chart! Astrologers do have more information on the inner motives of each individual, a Mars-Pluto aspect acts anger out destructively, and sometimes they sting themselves. Amy has Saturn in Pisces and one student, commented on her dis-organized structure and communication. Saturn rules rigid, organized forms and Pisces rules confusion, sacrifice and sensitivity.

I looked at Amy Bishops transit chart, and Transiting Jupiter in Pisces is opposite all those Virgo planets. Jupiter in Pisces is a completely different archetype to Virgo, and Jupiter in Pisces looks at the "big picture", to understand the universe at large, Jupiter in Pisces is about our belief systems, and it can throw Amy's Virgo perspective out of proportion and focus. Jupiter in Pisces is threatening to Virgo planets and Gemini planets. These are the discriminating factors in the horoscope; they collect and communicate information, organize and analyze. This transit can also represent the mutable energy becoming restless in the pursuit of knowledge, and an inability to fit everything into perspective with the pull of Jupiter in Pisces, the great sea. Pisces also represents our dreams and Virgo-Pisces works on self-improvement towards that ideal. Virgo can become hung up on imperfections, faults and self-improvement. Jupiter in Pisces encourages us to have a more holistic view. Virgo tends to tie their stomach up in knots with worry over every detail, analysis and the upcoming evaluation. Events are blown out of proportion, and there are some significant Pluto trines suggesting a time of self-empowerment and transformation. It is about the third time I have seen transiting Pluto trine Mars in a shooting and the ease one has in obtaining a dangerous (Pluto) weapon (Mars), trines can be facilitators.

Here are a list of transits to Amy's chart on the day of the shooting, with links to interpretations:

Transiting Jupiter in Pisces opposite Mars in Virgo, (approaching Mars 3 degrees)
Transiting Jupiter in Pisces square Jupiter in Gemini (leaving 5 degrees)
Transiting Jupiter in Pisces conjunct Saturn in Pisces (approaching 8 degrees)
Transiting Jupiter in Pisces opposite Uranus in Virgo (approaching 5 degrees)
Transiting Jupiter in Pisces opposite Pluto in Virgo (approaching 8 degrees)

Transiting Saturn in Libra opposite Mercury in Aries (approaching 7 degrees)
Transiting Saturn in Libra trine Jupiter in Gemini (leaving in 3 degrees)

Transiting Uranus in Pisces trine Neptune in Scorpio (leaving 5 degrees)

Transiting Neptune in Aquarius square Jupiter in Gemini (approaching 4 degrees)
Transiting Neptune in Aquarius square Neptune in Scorpio (leaving 6 degrees)

Transiting Pluto in Capricorn trine Sun in Taurus (leaving 1 degree)
Transiting Pluto in Capricorn square Mercury in Aries (approaching 7 degrees)
Transiting Pluto trine in Capricorn trine Venus in Taurus (approaching 1 degree)
Transiting Pluto in Capricorn trine Mars in Virgo (approaching 4 degrees)

Love and Death

Maria Pia Labianca’s dead body was found on the 27th February 1999, the autopsy revealed that she was killed by suffocation and was pregnant. Maria had an appointment for an abortion clinic, her ex boyfriend Giovanni Pupilla was questioned by police. Giovanni Confessed to the murder of young Maria in a fit of jealousy and with the help of his younger brother, he hid the body.

As you know, I have been looking into crimes of passion on my blog, and seeing what astrological patterns can be found. Venus-Pluto was top on the list for this type of obsessional love. It doesn’t take an astro-scientist to work out that the planet of love combined with the lord of the underworld, will force love into some deep territory. However, one aspect only reveals one thread of an individual story and there are many, other elements that need to be looked at in the realm of love, jealousy, obsession and murder.

I will look at the two charts natally, and I will summarize different elements in their horoscopes and especially the relationship area. However, in a relationship we bring our WHOLE selves and not just our Venus or Mars. Maria Pia Libiana’s natal chart shows a highly cardinal nature, she is Capricorn rising and by first impression she is reserved by nature, conscientious and self-disciplined. Maria’s ruling planet is Saturn in Virgo in the 8th house (conjunct cusp), this describes a heavy and depressed tone to the personality, and deep critical analysis of fears and anxieties, perhaps this placement along with Pluto in the 9th house prompted her into the psychology course, she was learning to master this area of her own life, and if she lived, she could have perhaps helped others.

With Saturn in the 8th house, there is deep anxiety about opening up emotionally, sexually. Saturn here can describe a feeling of isolation fear and anxiety around intimacy; there is a powerful need to order her 8th house of compulsions, obsessions and shared resources. With Saturn in the 8th house according to Sherene Schostak and Stephanie Iris, in Surviving Saturn’s Return.

“If you were born into this lesson, you are a woman who understands pain -probably oceans full of it. Women born into this lesson seem set up for pain, so much so that time comes when they simply offer up heir wrists for slashing, because why expect anything better. Often this signature is found in the charts of those who have a lot of death in their lives. The pain is deeply felt and even studied.”

Mars in Gemini 5th shows a curiosity around sexual matters, quarrels in love, and it can show a strong dramatic element to her personality, and this is true, for Maria loved to dance. The two greatest passions in her life were psychology and dance. The 5th house rules children and romance along with hobbies and self expression, and in traditional astrology this placement often warned of danger against children, or a feisty and “warlike” child. Traditional astrology is less psychologically inclined and so much fear can be created around such a statement. However, Mars in Gemini in the 5th house can show an excitable nature in love and romance, and it can show a sudden (Mars) pregnancy.

This placement of Mars may show the gift of quick wit, and pursuing mental pursuits (Gemini). However, the fun and lighter side of her personality is squared by her deeply analytical Saturn. A 5th-8th house square involving Mars and Saturn is a difficult combination to combine involving matters of the heart and soul, and the crisis surrounding her pregnancy (5th) and abortion (8th). Mars also represents dangerous weapons and after Maria was strangled, she was stabbed through the heart (5th house), some astrologers link a 5th house Mars with potential heart-attacks. Mars-Saturn in a woman’s horoscope can show a violent harsh man; Carol Rushman (Predictive Astrology) warns women about dating when they have a natal Mars-Saturn or Mars-Pluto in their horoscope.

The Moon in Aries in Mercury’s house (3rd) also adds a passionate need to communicate. The Moon’s here shows an independent nature that responds quickly, it is another symbol for sudden and quick pregnancy. Moon in Aries in the 3rd house can be quick to talk about feelings, and the Moon is square to her responsible and reserved ascendant in Capricorn, she may quickly discuss how she feels before her Capricorn Ascendant has time to structure and organize. Maria’s Sun in cancer in the 7th house seeks security in relationships, and she has quite a good chart for working with the public. The Sun in the 7th wants to shed light upon relationships. Others are an important aspect of her personality, and the Sun squares her 9th house Pluto, and this represents a woman with deep beliefs and compulsive need to know the deeper truths of reality. The knowledge one seeks out can be related to a planet in the 9th house, and Pluto rules the underworld and the darker/transformational aspects of psychology.

Maria’s need for security in relationship is threatened by a continual crisis and her experience of continual ego and death rebirths; Pluto in 9th house also poses a deep moral test with her catholic background, she would have deeply questioned her beliefs with the abortion. The aspect shows the need for self-transformation in relationships, and with religion, learning, and seeking knowledge. Sun-Pluto represents the type of male (Sun) a woman may be attracted to, Pluto shows a possible controlling, domineering, manipulating man, he has his compulsions/addictions to fight. Maria can become involved in a power struggle with a man. Read an earlier explanation of this aspect here. Venus in Cancer square Pluto shows obsession and fated encounters in love. The values of Venus were in the process of transformation, and she needed to find what sustains her inner relationship with herself. Until, this is discovered she can become involved in the darker dimensions of love, and deep insecurity in love (Cancer) can create turbulent emotional scenes in the relationship.

Giovanni’s natal chart is fixed, and he also has some mercurial Virgo planets suggesting a character that is fixed on his state of mind, Aquarius rising often shows a friendly progressive approach to life. Saturn in Leo in the 6th house conjunct 7th house cusp is all about pride and authority, and need to be in control. Giovanni can have strong organizational and leadership abilities. With this placement there can be a fear of chaos and compulsive organization of the immediate environment. Now he is in prison he is faced with the endless and boring routine of jail. Saturn in 6th house can become extremely frustrated in their routines. Saturn shows where we can become frustrated, limited and imprisoned.

Sun in Leo in the7th house shows loyalty in relationships, and with his Mercury-Mars conjunction in Virgo/7th house, he may have an argumentative, negative and critical nature in relationships. There is a need here to analyze everything and also aggression and drive in partnerships. Pluto is in Libra in the 8th house, and compulsions, obsession, abuse, death and sex in relationships are common themes. Giovanni is learning how to balance power in a relationship. According to Jeff Green the Evolutionary Journey of the Soul, "these individuals are dealing with all forms of power and powerlessness. Pluto in 8th house individual is drawn to death, sex, rituals of all kinds, experiences considered taboo, relationships, money, status, a system or body of knowledge. Many 8th houses Pluto’s have a subconscious death wish. There can be an attraction to psychology too with this placement.

In relationships compulsion may be the basis of the attraction, and in extreme cases violence can occur. One or both persons will have unconscious memories of being hurt, abused, manipulated, used and then abandoned. The need to get back is powerful, and creates irrational behavior that is vindictive - it’s like the playing of old tapes. These individuals over invest themselves in a relationship and ultimately are too dependent on their partner. Giovanni was learning lessons of self-reliance and identifying his own resources".

Giovanni said that after killing Maria, he knew she would always belong with him now. Next time, I will review the synastry, composite chart, transits to both natal and composite chart, and look at all the planetary energy that was unfolding when this tragic event occured.

Maria's Natal

Giovanni's Natal

Crime of Passion

I had a look at a case involving an affair, which ended in death for the man who had been carrying on with a married man's wife. Here are the details of the case below by wikipedia:

"Philip Barton Key was a United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.He is most famous for having been shot and killed by the man whom he cuckolded, Daniel Sickles. Sickles defended himself by adopting a defense of temporary insanity, the first time the defense had been used in the United States.

Born in Georgetown in Washington, D.C., Key was the son of Francis Scott Key and the great-nephew of Philip Barton Key. He was also a nephew of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. He married Ellen Swan, the daughter of a Baltimore attorney, on November 18, 1845. Allegedly the handsomest man in Washington and by 1859 a widower with four children, Key was known to be flirtatious with many women.

In 1859, Congressman Daniel Sickles shot and killed Phillip Barton Key, for having conducted a public affair with his wife Teresa Bagioli Sickles. Some time in the spring of 1858, Teresa Sickles began an affair with Key.Sickles had accused his much-younger wife several times during their five-year marriage of adultery, but she had repeatedly denied it to his satisfaction. But then Sickles received an anonymous note on February 26, 1859, informing him of his wife's liaison with Key. He confronted his wife, who confessed to the affair.Sickles then made his wife write out her confession on paper. Sickles saw Key sitting on a bench outside the Sickles home on February 27, 1859, signalling to Teresa, and confronted him. Sickles rished outside into Lafayette Square, cried "Key, you scoundrel, you have dishonored my home; you must die", and with a single pistol repeatedly shot the unarmed Key, who died. Key was taken into the nearby Tayloe House, where he died moments later.

Sickles was acquitted on the basis of temporary insanity, a crime of passion, in one of the most controversial trials of the 19th century. Sickles' attorney later became a powerful rival Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. Years later, while attending the theater in New York City, Sickles was aware of the presence of Key's son James Key in the audience, and both men kept watching each other throughout the performance. But nothing happened".

Astrology

At the time of this murder, transiting Saturn was moving through Leo and formed a tense square with transiting Pluto in Taurus, a fixed configuration which involves defending one's honour (Saturn in Leo). Pluto in Taurus relates to possessions, hidden sensuality, property, along with self-worth and stability. Saturn/Pluto is an inflexible pairing and these planets share some commonality with the need for control and power, and when these two figures meet the issues surrounding them become dominant in the psyche of man and his world. Pluto has the effect of destroying all known forms of security and protection (Saturn). And this dominant energy was overhead in the sky the night Sickle took a gun and shot the man who had been acting dishonourably with his wife. Saturn/Pluto formed a t- square to Sickles Jupiter in Aquarius, and this pattern affected his ethical morals and a confrontation with his beliefs and worldview. It can represent great mistrust and his previous worldview goes down like a lead balloon. It can represent a time of being confronted by a moral dilemma (Saturn). Daniel Sickles has a natal Venus in Libra square Mars in Cancer - this aspect can bring quarrel in love or even a romantic triangle, read more about Venus/Mars here. This link is to a synastry contact rather than natal, but many of the themes still apply. With Sickle's natal aspect he has an idealised and romanticised image of love (Venus) however domestic quarrels upset and threaten the security of the bond (Mars in cancer).

I noticed transiting Pluto was slowly leaving an opposition to Sickle's natal Venus in Libra. At the time of the killing it was 7 degrees away from natal Venus. For most of his five year marriage he had his suspicions (Pluto) of a love affair (Venus-Mars), and he unconsciously believed his wife was having an affair, his mistrust heightened and he questioned his young bride about the possibility of her playing away from home. Mrs Sickle's brushed his accusations away, until fate revealed what was happening. The death of the love rival cultivated the end of the affair and the Venus-Pluto contact. His rival Philip Key was under a transit from Jupiter in Gemini forming a hard aspect to Saturn in Pisces. It was a letter sent to Mr Sickles, which uncovered his deceit.

The transits are not powerful for his death, and without a birth time no aspects to Key's angles are shown. However, transiting Mars was conjunct his Sun/Mercury in Aries on the day of the shooting. This can represent a sudden quarrel and act of violence. Natally he had a stellium in Aries with Venus the planet of love placed in Aries. Both men had Sun square Mars in their nativities, and Mr Key with his Sun in Aries (ruled by Mars) and Sickles with Sun in Libra (ruled by Venus) I guess all is fair in love and war!! The synastry between these two men show a tight Venus square Mars aspect. Sickles Mars in cancer forms a square to Key's Venus in Aries, a battle over love. I am still exploring synastry between people who meet instantly and the contact ends in violence/death. It's not like they have had much time to bond. However, the issues concerning their brief meeting are powerful. Sickle's Saturn conjuncts Key's Pluto and he represented a threat to Sickle's security. Here is brief extract of this contact in synastry, by Liz Greene, Saturn a New Look at an old Devil:

"Something is usually destroyed in the Saturnian as a result of this confrontation. He may find it is necessary to completely re-evaluate himself and understand his own defensiveness because his defences are useless against Pluto's energy. The person's who's Pluto is involved will usually initiate the end of a phase of life and the beginning of a new one for the Saturnian person. Pluto thrives on this kind of confrontation".

Unfortunately the birth details of the woman in the middle of all this drama could not be found. I have concentrated on transits and some of the synastry between the two men involved. I do have a set of accurate birth times involving a crime of passion. A third party is not involved, but the natal charts, synastry and composite can all be analysed. It will be a good exercise for me, it stretches my astrological brain muscles, and it will be interesting to explore more themes on this topic.

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.

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.

Ryan Jenkins: The Jasmin Fiore Murder

The murder of Jasmine Fiore occurred on August 15, 2009. Fiore was a model from Santa Cruz, California. Her body was discovered on August 15, 2009, strangled and stuffed into a suitcase. Her remains had been mutilated to prevent recognition; she was eventually identified by the serial numbers of her breast implants. Fiore was 28 years old at the time of her death.

Her husband, a former reality show contestant, Ryan Alexander Jenkins, was the only suspect and was formally charged with the murder. Jenkins was found dead in a Hope, British Columbia, hotel room on August 23, 2009. He was 32 years old.

Fiore had met Canadian-born Ryan Jenkins at a Las Vegas casino shortly after Jenkins had completed filming Megan Wants a Millionaire. Two days later – March 18, 2009 – the pair married at The Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip.According to court records, Jenkins was charged in June 2009 in Clark County, Nevada, with "battery constituting domestic violence" for hitting Fiore in the arm. Travis Heinrich, who was present, said Jenkins and Fiore had been arguing over her friendship with Heinrich, which resulted in Jenkins hitting Fiore's arm and causing her to fall into a nearby swimming pool. Jenkins was to go on trial in December. The pair had reconciled shortly before Fiore's death and was reportedly traveling to Las Vegas for a poker game.

Astrological Data of Ryan Jenkins

Ryan Jenkins was born under a fixed t-square, his Sun was in Aquarius and in opposition to Saturn in Leo, and both planets squared Uranus in Scorpio. Thus, Uranus is at the apex of the t-square, and is under significant pressure. This whole configuration shows us someone who is very resistant to change, and that he was extremely rigid and inflexible. With Uranus severely stressed it can show a disregard for the rights of others. It can also show a craving for excitement and in Scorpio a liking for danger, violence, and extreme possessiveness and cold detachment (Uranus in Scorpio). The T-square to Uranus could be pointing to an instability in the psyche of Ryan Jenkins and could explain why he had such extreme radical behavior, in every other sphere of life he socialized well and attained a prominant position in the business world. The Sun-Saturn opposition in his natal chart describes a tightly controlled personality, somebody who would need to achieve and someone who has had to work hard for his position in the world.

A fixed t-square is focused upon identity, and with his Sun-Saturn aspect he would feel inferior or sub-standard unless he was achieving his goals. His success in the world offers him greater confidence. He is very fixed upon his ambitions and he tends to finish what he has started, an extremely determined personality. He would be difficult to compromise with or to get along with. With his Sun square to Uranus this can often show someone who is very self-willed, and someone who feels deep inadequacy as a man (Sun-Saturn). An unpredictable character, one moment he would appear very controlled and then in the next instant he would willfully rebel and cause chaos. Saturn in Leo shows how powerfully his ego needs are, he likes admiration and to be recognised by everybody. He may be jealous and resentful of others and through his own deep insecurity attract rejection in love. I believe he needed Jasmine as an ego boost to his fragile personality. According to Astrologer Liz Greene behind the heartbreak that is often associated with (Saturn in Leo or in the 5th house) this position shows the individual's inability to love himself, to recognize his own significance.

On top of this the Sun in Aquarius is square to Jupiter in Taurus, and this shows a man who is unduly confident, and he would have a high opinion of himself. When Jupiter and Saturn square the Sun in this way there is both a retraction and expansion in his personality, he is fuelled by a low self-opinion and in compensation he would would make himself appear larger than life and he can actually come across as arrogant and would have unrealistic expectations of himself. It's like a bi-polar reaction in his personality, depression, inferiority and low self worth, and he also has the need to live the good life with abundant opportunities for wealth (Jupiter in Taurus) and probably a compulsive need for fame, if we look at Saturn in Leo opposite Sun, he is in desperate need for attention, praise and recognition.

Competitive Businessman - Reaching the Top of his Game

Mercury in Capricorn is conjunct Mars in Capricorn and describes a fiercely ambitious mentality. A cardinal conjunction is a potent force for ambition, but it can also show that he is selfish and self-centred. At worst he would be extremely calculating and would want to beat all competition. He may be hot-headed in, and the conjunction is particularly potent considering he was an investment banker - and he was described as a smooth operator, he entered the competition "Meagan wants a Millionaire" a game where 17 "businessmen" (Capricorn) compete for her love. You can see the shrewd business man in Ryan.

Competition in Love: Uncontrollable Passion

The planet of relationships Venus, is in Aries in detriment and opposed to Pluto in Libra. A polarity here between identity needs and needing to conquer (win) his love one, some competition love and jealousy provoked. He can be at the mercy of his uncontrollable passions. He can endure a turbulent or volatile love life. He lacks balance and moderation in his passions, and he fears rejection deeply. Definitely a misuse of power in the relationship. According to James Braha Venus-Pluto's lovers may be famous or special. They may also die and disappear from the persons life without a note. I think he would have been very good at manipulative charm, but he was too demanding and egotistical in love. The Venus in Aries would be one symbol of woman that is independent, sexy, quite adventurous. Jasmine embodied his archetypal woman, but she proved too hot to handle for Ryan. However, he was compulsively attracted to her raw sexuality. He was frequently jealous of Jasmine Fiore's male friends. And according to police records he was done for battery and has a history of violence with women.

Love Letter

Jasmine My Love,

I want you to know how much I love you, I want the world to know too and in a few months they will. I don't have any interest in any women Jasmine, your the only one I want. If you can come back to me and stop all the craziness we can have a wonderful life. Respect our love and it will grow. Trust me and I'll be strong for both of us. Honor me and receive what you need from me. These things you want are all attainable with me but you have to want it too. I can't want it for you. Let what lonely part of your heart thats still pure recieve what I have to give you. Let me into your inner circle again. Let me truely love you and don't fear the worst of even think on it because you've manifested so much negativity in us. I've grown, I've forgiven I've risen above all of our problems and I want you to do the same so I can help you. Helping you brings me happiness because when your happy you give me all I ever wanted. I promise I will always have your back from here on out. I will always be honest with you and I will honor you and our love.

Your forgiveness, trust and loyalty is all I need right now and when your love for me grows and our lives are heading in the right direction I'll truely feel complete. It was really great to talk last night with you. I miss you so much. I can't wait to see you again. I know you have a hard time trusting people. I know we can be happy if you can just get back to where you were, we need to respect each other and we need to rebuild the trust. I think w really need to talk to someone because as much as I know about behavioral science, I can only help so much. I know you have a huge problem letting go of things. I wish you could understand what you mean to me and treat me like I deserve. Just a little time together is all we need and I know you and I could fall back in love. I came into all this assuming you'd just treat me the way I wanted without ever having to explain what I needed. This time, I won't be so vague. Your my angel, despite what we've done to each other, I know we're perfect for each other. It just takes two of us trying at the same time instead of one at a time. I will take care of you the rest of your life , With all honesty . I will never leave you . I only want you. I'll see you later today baby.

Love always,

Ryan

An Examination of the Transits

It is important to look at the transits for these horrific events. At the time of the murder and suicide transiting Pluto was 5 degrees away from squaring Venus. The Jupiter, Chiron, Neptune transit has been moving over his natal Sun in Aquarius, affecting his WHOLE purpose in life, where he is going, and wounded identity. Chiron always seems to be lurking around at death or terrible murders it is the third time I have seen it aspect the Sun, especially under a major wounding event that has happened. I won't overplay the transits because there is no birth time. Neptune around the Sun may be one of the significators of his suicide - Neptune rules confusion, loss of purpose, a longing to escape etc. In my abandoned research on Suicide I did noice Sun-Neptune or Sun-Pluto was significant, and perhaps this holds true for transits. Leo-Scorpio squares were also prominant, again the the self-destruction and Ryans' has Saturn in Leo square Uranus in Scorpio, perhaps it is a way to maintain control of the dead end situation he was in. A life in prison was not appealing and he wasn't going to face up to the responsibility of this horrific act.