Execution of Louis XVI (January 21, 1793)

Just to remind everyone, this is what happens to autocratic rulers and leaders when the people revolt.

This chart is about as accurate as one can get when documenting someone’s demise. And, no surprises here, there is an inconjunct linking Jupiter and Saturn (Church and State, again).

Jupiter Inconjunct Saturn

This aspect may signify great restlessness and unease, so that it is difficult for you to achieve a state of balance or feel calm and at ease. Often you have contradictory impulses; you want to plunge ahead into some relatively risky activity, but you are held back by feelings of caution or inhibition. It is often difficult to decide whether you want to act on your own or in a situation that is very structured and regulated. If your situation is too structured, you will feel closed in and repressed; you will want to break free and go off by yourself and do things your way. But when you get that freedom, you feel rather lost and at loose ends, and you find it difficult to set your own pace.

Planets in Youth (page 263) by Robert Hand (1977)

This aspect speaks to (and for) the population of France. It heralds the fact that they turned to Napoleon Bonaparte to lead them in 1799, a mere six years after this event. Hmm.

Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 – January 21, 1793)

King Louis XVI came into this world with a chip on his shoulder, astrologically speaking:

The accuracy of this time is highly suspect, but that shouldn’t be the case, since royal births are generally well-known. This chart was already on my computer program, so I’m going with it. There are three inconjuncts, two of which form a Yod pointing at Uranus (from Venus and Neptune). The other one connects Saturn and the Midheaven. I expect that tells the story of his reign. I won’t be delineating these aspects. However, at some point in the future, I may discover who is his reincarnation.