Sun Myung Moon (January 6, 1920 – September 3, 2012)

His name references both the Sun and the Moon, with “shining” as his family name. Was he the Promised One? That’s a matter of speculation. My job is to separate fact from fiction, astrologically.

Notice that the Sun and the Moon are in opposition. Also notice that his birth date is January 6th. That makes an interesting echo, when you consider that Edgar Cayce said Jesus was born on that day.

The Sun is inconjunct to the Jupiter/Neptune conjunction in Leo, raising a couple of red flags for me.

Sun Inconjunct Jupiter

This can be an extremely useful aspect, if you learn to have more self-control in what you do. Jupiter is always high-spirited, wanting to do and encounter everything and enjoy life thoroughly. Yet in some combinations, it means that you are unwilling to work for what you want. You may feel that you are such a fine person that you deserve to have everything done for you.

Planets in Youth (page 83) by Robert Hand (1977)

Sun Inconjunct Neptune

You are very sensitive to your environment and to the people around you. On one level of your being, you feel what is going on very acutely. Unfortunately your understanding often comes in terms that are very difficult to communicate to others, because their meaning is not clear in your own mind. Your greatest danger is in being exposed to negative people who are full of anger or depression or who act very harshly toward you and undermine your self-confidence. Your self-confidence has to be boosted at every conceivable opportunity, and it would be very destructive for you to be criticized sharply, unless the person has made it very clear that he or she loves you.

Planets in Youth (page 92) by Robert Hand (1977)

Hmm.

Just for fun (?) I’m going to compare Moon’s birth chart with Jesus’ crucifixion chart. I’m looking for obvious links between them. Jesus’ South Node is conjunct Moon’s Venus; Moon’s North Node is conjunct Jesus’ Moon. Is that enough to prove reincarnation? Not really. But it does speak to the idea that Moon may have really believed he was the Messiah to the world.

Sound familiar?