The Astrology of John and Yoko

Yoko Ono's natal chart and significant transits at the time of John Lennon’s assassination reveal further astrological insights into this event. Previously, I analysed John’s horoscope after he was killed by stalker, Mark Chapman. The former Beatle had transiting Pluto (death) conjunct his Sun (life) in the 6th house/ 7th house cusp. Bearing in mind that astrologers with hindsight do make some wonderful predictions. Still, this particular transit could be read in a variety of ways, but its meaning powerfully predicts a fateful and life altering event. His interactions with others would transform, and the area of relating would be exposed and need a total revamp (Pluto). Lennon would have deep and profound relationships at this juncture of his life, and every meeting and encounter feels compulsive and fated. Sun-Pluto transits can attract jealous, obsessive, manipulative people, and be drawn into power-struggles with others.

Death of Partner

At the time of John’s death, Yoko had transiting Jupiter and Saturn in Libra conjunct her Ascendant and aspecting all the angles in her chart. Transiting Pluto in Libra was trine her Sun indicating change in her personal life. I covered this aspect in my post titled: Pluto Transits Sun: A New Day has Come. The life-changing events analysed are positive, so the importance of other transits occurring at the same time, should never be overlooked.

It has been a good learning curve in my astrological studies to see how certain events unfold. Nevertheless, in the most difficult of circumstances, a "New Day had Come", and she began a new life with her little boy, Sean, and went into hiding after John’s death. Yoko has natal Uranus in her 7th house square Pluto in the 10th house. Transiting Pluto squared them both when John was killed, and created a difficult and tense T-square formation.

Uranus square Pluto

Uranus in the 7th house signifies someone who needs space in relationships, and who also needs a high degree of mental rapport. Uranus isn’t always comfortable with the idea of conventional marriage and monogamy. Yoko was into “free love”, and she had a stellium of planets in Aquarius, suggesting she was attracted to like-minded people, and possessed a humanitarian sprit. Both Sun and Venus in Aquarius are in her 5th house and influenced her strange and modern artwork.

Uranus square Pluto describes a sudden shock (Uranus) in the relationship arena (7th) and the death (Pluto) of her partner. The aspect doesn’t state that this will happen and it can be interpreted and expressed in many different ways. For example, Uranus-Pluto contacts force change in relationships (7th) and it also signifies social, political and evolutionary forces.

The types of people (7th) that Yoko will meet are external and catalytic forces, and they provoke change in her style of relating (7th) and alter her career path and destiny (10th). These people disrupt and disturb the status quo, and bring insight, renewal and awakening, so I think this describes her relationship with John Lennon, and he had a significant public profile (Pluto in 10th house). Below is a quote on the definition of assassination and I have added the astrological significations. The conjunction of Uranus and Pluto in Virgo also coincided with the assassination of John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King, so for further research, this is detailed in my Pluto in Virgo post.

An assassination is "to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden (Uranus) or secret attack (Pluto), often for political reasons." An additional definition is "the act of deliberately killing someone especially a public figure (Pluto in 10th), usually for hire or for political reasons."

Assassinations may be prompted by religious, ideological, political, or military motives. Additionally, assassins may be prompted by financial gain, revenge, a desire to acquire status within a group, or a psychological need to garner personal public recognition.

Synastry 

Not surprisingly, the synastry between them reveals that John and Yoko shared the same goals. With his Sun in Libra and her Sun in Aquarius they both have an idealistic worldview and value equality and fairness. John’s Sun in Libra trines her Venus in Aquarius in the 5th house, and his self-expression and purpose in life supports her love of creativity and unusual and progressive values.

John’s Moon in Aquarius conjunct her Saturn in Aquarius help bind the relationship. Yoko has Moon in Sagittarius square Mars in Virgo and she is most likely to react quickly in anger over philosophical, religious and moral issues and prone to hot tempered, blunt and critical remarks. Yoko’s Uranus conjuncts John’s Ascendant in Aries, so she was an illuminating force in his life, and she encouraged his independence and freedom and her progressiveness changed his outlook on life.

Yoko’s Pluto squares his Ascendant and presents a challenging force to his sense of confidence and personal power. John was raised by his aunt who was a forceful, resentful and powerful woman, who was obsessed with him. Others have suggested that John was attracted to Yoko because she possessed those same domineering characteristics.

Composite Chart

The composite chart has Sun in Sagittarius in the 6th house and the couple focused on meaningful and intellectual pursuits and often worked together creatively. The composite Moon-Mercury conjunction in the 6th house trines Uranus, signifying a couple that work well creativity, experimental with ideas and take an unconventional approach. The couple had a composite Sun square Saturn and when they are together there is heaviness to the relationship, a sense of seriousness, obligation and responsibility. The relationship itself received criticism (Saturn) from the outside world. And the relationship was required to have a certain amount of self-sufficiency, toughness and thicker skin.

When the couple first met in an art gallery transiting Saturn squared the composite Sun, and transiting Neptune was conjunct the composite Venus in Scorpio in the 5th house. When John died, transiting Uranus was conjunct Venus in Scorpio and represented a major and drastic change to the relationships values. Furthermore, transiting Neptune was conjunct the composite Sun, signifying the relationship had to give up something; there was some kind of sacrifice, and a period of confusion and loss of the relationship.