Michael Peterson (October 23, 1943)

We are so quick to judge others, especially if they are ‘different’ from us. Michael Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife in 2003, although he maintains his innocence, to this very day.

This chart is randomized. A 6° Capricorn Ascendant might explain why he seems too controlled, too calculating, but he cannot help that. The unexpected Yod (Finger of God) pointing to the Ascendant makes this especially so.

Uranus Inconjunct Ascendant

Your need to be free and do what you want is often in conflict with what others require of you and even with what you feel you ought to do. Sometimes this conflict can cause considerable physical and emotional tension. The task you face is to organize your life in a disciplined way that will enable you to satisfy your need for freedom through your everyday activities.

Your need for freedom may also interfere with your close relationships. When you are with others, even those you like, you feel very restless but you can’t get up and leave because you want to be with them. This is typical of the ambiguity that comes with this transit. Certainly, the more others try to restrict your freedom, the more you try to get away.

(Evidently, he was bisexual.)

Pluto Inconjunct Ascendant

This can be an indication that through experiences with others, you will be forced to undergo many significant changes in life. At times these crises may be quite unpleasant, but for the most part the results will be very positive, although for some people, they may be less constructive. But you must be very careful about the kind of people you get involved with. Choose your friends with great care and try to find people who have a healthy outlook on life and who seem reasonably well balanced. People who are driven to extreme behavior or who act compulsively, as if they could not plan anything in advance, are not very good for you. They will get you into difficult situations that you do not need.

Also watch for compulsiveness or extreme behavior [in] yourself. These qualities could be quite hard for others to handle, and people will probably avoid you if you express them freely.

(Ditto.)

For those who like to see how these things line up, here’s the combined charts of his birth and her death.

Conclusion

To walk in another man’s moccasins, you have to also inhabit his body. Most of us cannot do that.

But don’t judge the man by the book’s cover. Try to look “Beyond the Staircase” instead.