Tiger Woods

I wasn't going to talk about this whole media drama astrologically, but in the end I couldn't resist. I will have an astrological look at the transits which have shaken the golfing billionaire's foundations. I will discuss his natal chart and then move onto those triggering transits. Tiger has his Sun in Capricorn and this suggests a man that needs stability and is looking for a solid relationship, and of course describes all those worldly ambitions and achievements. On the whole Capricorn men can be dependable and faithful, especially if his wife devotes her life to his goals and career. If he doesn't believe she is fully committed he may look elsewhere and have casual affairs.

The Sun is placed in the 4th house and shows quite a traditional man who is proud of his roots. He identifies powerfully with his father who was the driving force behind Wood's success. Tiger has his Sun (father) square Pluto (power) in Libra in the 1st house (identity) and this reflects a father with powerful ambitions too. His Dad''s influence has shaped the man he is today. What occured to me is that Tiger's father died a few years ago, and often men with this contact begin to lose all self-control at the time of the father's death. The same happened when Patrick Swayze's father died, he too has a contact between Sun-Pluto, he went off the rails and straight into addiction problems.

"Earl Woods was more than a golf dad, more than a zealous father who lived vicariously through his son's achievements.

He had played catcher for Kansas State, the first black to play baseball in the Big Eight Conference, and he had been a Green Beret for two tours in Vietnam. But he felt his true purpose was to train Tiger, and he watched his son evolve into the dominant player of his time -- the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam -- and one of the most celebrated athletes in the world.

In the foreword to his father's book, Woods said: "In retrospect, golf for me was an apparent attempt to emulate the person I looked up to more than anyone: my father. He was instrumental in helping me develop the drive to achieve, but his role -- as well as my mother's -- was one of support and guidance, not interference."

"I tried to break him down mentally, tried to intimidate him verbally, by saying, 'Water on the right, OB on the left,' just before his downswing," Woods once said in an AP interview. "He would look at me with the most evil look, but he wasn't permitted to say anything. That's the frustration. He couldn't say a word, but he always had an escape word. He never used it.

"One day I did all my tricks, and he looked at me and smiled," Woods said. "At the end of the round, I told him, 'Tiger, you've completed the training.' And I made him a promise. 'You'll never run into another person as mentally tough as you.' He hasn't. And he won't."

Astrologer Sue Tompkins says that Sun-Pluto will often take great pains to hide themselves. "It's possible to 'know' a Sun-Pluto person for years without ever seeming to get beyond first base in terms of understanding their inner dynamics. It's not that feelings of closeness are necessarily absent - in fact they will often be very strong - but the individuality of the Sun-Pluto person is often hard to get hold, as are, quite often the actual facts and feelings about their early life. At times the self-protectiveness of the Sun-Pluto combination can make Sun-Saturn self-defensiveness seem like child play".

Do we all know the real Tiger Woods? I bet he is hating every minute of this public scrutiny into his personal life. I wouldn't be surprised if he is hating himself too. In all honesty, he has brought this whole mess upon himself with his secret affairs, and he has been living behind a charming and conscientious public facade for years, and may have needed such a confrontation with his own identity. Sun-Pluto people hold a very powerful presence but are impenetrable themselves. Tiger also has Sun square Jupiter, and we all know roving Jupiter's mythological background. Zeus is in the 7th house of 'others', the public, associates, opponants, and marriage partner. Jupiter in Aries adds a pioneering spirit to his personality, and he is the first to set a trend. The man can promote anything (a ruined reputation has caused many deals to fall through). Wood's has Moon in Sagittarius trine Jupiter in Aries, and he is naturally optimistic with an unshakable faith. This part of his nature believes he can do it. Astrologically, Jupiter is a popular guy, he is generous and fun, sometimes excessive, and in Aries he needs to feel a winner.

Sun square Jupiter has it's drawbacks and can lead to over confidence and over indulgence. At times he can have an excessively high opinion of himself. His father told him he knew he was special when he was born, so can we really blame Tiger for growing into a man who had become more of a god like figure than a man who is humanly flawed? I am not saying his father is to blame and we all think our children are special and can achieve great things, but he still needs to keep his ego in check. Sun-Jupiter does everything in a big way.

The chart is driven by a cardinal t-square which is often an indicator of an ambitious individual. Sun-Jupiter can suffer from poor judgement, his judgement in golf is more calculated due to his Mercury in Capricorn in the 5th house of entertainment, games and pleasure. With Capricorn they always assess carefully every move, but part of him needs freedom (Sun-Jupiter). Wood's once had a stuttering problem. Mercury is the verbal part of ourselves and Saturn can create anxiety and fear around communication and this comes through self-expression (5th house).



He has Saturn in Leo in the 11th house and he fears the "mob". He has always felt different from everybody else, and he may have felt in early childhood that he was rejected by his peers. Sometimes this hidden feeling of specialness (Saturn in Leo) and his powerful belief in his own destiny (Sun-Jupiter -Pluto) allowed him to remain somewhat isolated from 'them'. He has a powerful need to prove his individuality (Leo). Woods has Pluto in the 1st house which is detailed in this article here . Tiger is ready for an overhaul when transiting Saturn in Libra conjuncts Pluto in the first house of identity/persona. Chiron in his chart is in Aries in the 8th house of sexuality, and here is a post on Chiron in Aries.

Currently transiting Uranus in Pisces is aspecting all his angles (hard aspect) and affecting his private and public life (4th-10th), identity and relationships (1st-7th). Transiting Uranus square his Moon is creating disruption and change in his relationships with women and the public (Moon). There will be some disturbing emotional states happening right now, and he may find himself breaking down and crying quite frequently despite his controlling nature (or his wife is breaking down).

It can reflect a time of needing to break out of limiting circumstances. Outer events occur which shake his foundations and create emotional shocks.  Tiger needs to develop in new ways emotionally. Some stark realisations will be hitting home (Moon). Transiting Saturn-Pluto edges in now hitting his Sun (ego). Humiliation is one aspect of Saturn-Pluto, and a finality is reached.The transiting Moon-Uranus contact can be a separative aspect and there are often domestic changes happening under this configuration. He will need to assess his own unconscious desires for change, and why this whole situation has come about.