Probably not, because their facial features don’t coincide, but the way Trump speaks sometimes reminds us that Hitler’s Fascism is at the root of every White Supremacy statement, even when it is unintended.
So, my purpose here is to show you how their charts align. I will not, repeat NOT, be delineating their connections. If you are an astrologer, you will already have considered this possibility. If you’re not, you won’t really care what their charts look like.
(And, in case you’re wondering, I did hint about this coincidence, before, here.)
Now, we can look at the man astrologically, just in time for the Trump arraignment #2.
He has an unknown birth time. I was reluctant to use dawn, or noon, so I randomized the time and then rectified the hour until Jack’s marriage at age 42 (Venus) lands in or about the right part of the chart.
What I didn’t expect was to discover three distinct Yods, pointing at the Uranus/Ascendant conjunction (alongside Jupiter), Venus, and Neptune. This man is under a great deal of internalized pressure.
Moon Inconjunct Jupiter
This aspect indicates that you have a positive, optimistic outlook on life, and you enjoy socializing with good friends. However, there are some dangers with this aspect. You have a great need to be cared for and supported, to be accepted for what you are with no strings attached. This problem may show up in several different ways. For instance, you might simply have a desire to eat too much, as if food were love. Or you may always be wanting things that other people own. You might be afraid of the world and be reluctant to leave your comfortable and safe surroundings.
Moon Inconjunct Uranus
With this aspect you must learn to control sudden outbursts of emotion that occur at difficult times when you least expect it. A particular incident when you were very young may have given you the feeling that you can’t count on anything or anyone for support. Later in life, you may try very hard to get away from anything that reminds you of your earliest childhood, even if your childhood has not been difficult. You just feel that you have to get away and go somewhere else.
Moon Inconjunct Ascendant
You tend to put your own emotional needs and wants second to whatever you feel has to be done. In other words, you are likely to be more disciplined emotionally than most people your age. But this is not good if you feel that your emotional needs are not important. Your needs must be fulfilled as much as anyone else’s, particularly because your feelings are really very powerful within yourself.
Venus Inconjunct Uranus (definite)
You feel mixed up about whether you want to be close to others or be free. When you are really close to a loved one, you feel smothered and want to get away by yourself to do what you want. But when you are alone and free to do what you want, you miss your loved ones and want to be with them. It will take you several years to understand yourself enough so that you can strike a balance between these two needs, so be patient. You may tell yourself that you want a steady love relationship, but then go after someone whom you know intuitively will not be reliable. But if you are honest about your need for freedom, this will not happen.
Venus Inconjunct Neptune (definite)
This aspect means that your attitudes about love and affection are very idealistic, as will become clearer later in life. You are willing to serve, help and assist those you love, but you may honestly feel that you don’t deserve to be loved unless you are forced to serve your loved one in some way. This is because you feel that loving someone requires you to make sacrifices and to deny your own needs and that love may not necessarily make you feel good and warm.
Venus Inconjunct Ascendant
You often feel that you haven’t any right to ask much of those whom you love. You feel that you must do favors for them instead of asking for their help. For you, love is an act of service, not self-gratification. However, you should realize that others will respect you if you stand up for yourself and ask for a reasonable return in a relationship. If you constantly seem to be apologizing for who and what you are, people begin to wonder if they have overlooked something that is wrong with you, and they begin to lose confidence in you. Thus you may bring about the criticism that you are afraid of. You are as good and as worthy of being loved as anyone. Be yourself with others, and many people will love you.
Neptune Inconjunct Midheaven
You are very impressionable, in that you pick up the energies around you very quickly. Therefore it is very important that you be surrounded by wholesome influences in your early years, because negative influences will weaken your self-esteem and make it much more difficult to accomplish anything when you are older. On the other hand, your impressionableness may give rise to some psychic ability, or at least a very sharp intuition when you are older.
(During the typing out of these descriptions, I was aware that his loved one may be the USA.)
Jack and the Beanstalk
Let’s face facts: we all love a fairy tale where the little guy takes on the giant and wins. So, imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to an idea of highlighting this story, as a metaphor for Jack’s work. (But I won’t bore you with the details, since both the story and the real events are so well-known.)
It’s going to be several hours before Donald J Trump appears before a judge in Miami to be arraigned on more than three dozen charges relating to the Espionage Act. The event chart is set up for 3 pm EDT.
Some of the aspects are so spot on that it feels as if Jack was born to do this one thing, especially his North Node being conjunct to Neptune @ 27° Pisces. And, that very busy Venus in his chart is conjunct the Moon and the North Node @ (about) 0° Taurus. And Jack’s Mercury is conjunct the event Mercury.
Jack, the Giant Slayer
Now, from the Giant’s point-of-view, Jack is nothing but a sneak thief. I suspect that Trump feels the same. But is Smith going to ‘slay’ the monster? I doubt it, but it’s going to be interesting to watch.
There are very few direct links between the charts of these two individuals, but one does stand out from the rest:
Jack’s Moon Opposition Donald’s Mars
Both of you get into an energetic mood when you are together. If you share an interest in the same sport (for example, tennis or golf) you will enjoy competing against each other. However, you easily become impatient with each other and easily provoke each other’s anger and hostility. You will need to be careful to avoid becoming adversaries.
Annie Besant (October 1, 1847 – September 20, 1933)
This person is the third part of the Theosophical Society Trinity. You might call Annie Besant the Holy Spirit of the group. Madame Blavatsky is the Father, and Henry Olcott is the Son. In terms of a life path, no doubt the loss of her father when she was 5 years old, and her mother shipping her off to relatives didn’t help, but somehow she turned out all right in the end.
My point is that the T-squares in her birth chart point to a Moon/Jupiter conjunction which would have occurred about the age of 5. So, this looks to be a correct timing of her birth. There are two inconjuncts.
Sun Inconjunct Saturn
You will have to learn the difference between having self-control and discipline, on the one hand, and totally denying yourself any self-expression, on the other. This aspect can mean that you feel extremely unworthy, which undermines your self-confidence and makes it hard to face obstacles in life with confidence and determination.
Sometimes you may be afraid to get the freedom to do what you want, for the rigid structure and rules that you are forced to live under seem to give you a feeling of security. At the same time, part of you does want to be free.
Mercury Inconjunct Mars
You often find it difficult to separate yourself from what you believe. You fight very hard for your ideas, even when you suspect you are wrong. You must learn that you are not your ideas, that you have them but are not them. If you do not learn this, it will be difficult even to have a friendly talk with friends, because you are always trying to make a point, defend your opinion or prove somebody else wrong. This also makes you irritable and touchy, so that others prefer not to be around you.
If you can learn to control this aspect, you will be able to spend a long time on mental work, as long as you are interested in what you are doing. But you will have to learn when to stop. You may work too hard or get too wrapped up in some idea that you are studying and not be able to relax. Get in the habit of taking a break before you get too overtired.
Besant also became involved in politics in India, joining the Indian National Congress. When World War I broke out in 1914, she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in India, and dominion status within the British Empire. This led to her election as president of the Indian National Congress, in late 1917. In the late 1920s, Besant travelled to the United States with her protégé and adopted son Jiddu Krishnamurti, who she claimed was the new Messiah and incarnation of Buddha. Krishnamurti rejected these claims in 1929. After the war, she continued to campaign for Indian independence and for the causes of theosophy, until her death in 1933.
Wikipedia
Enough said?
Her death chart is set for noon, local time, so only two of the resulting inconjuncts are ‘real’: Sun inconjunct Uranus and Saturn inconjunct Neptune. That means that her natal Sun/Saturn inconjunct has now split into two different aspects, demonstrating that she has moved on in her spiritual life.
Now This Is Where My Ideas have Become Paper-Thin
Imagine if you will the idea that a person comes back in the form of someone totally unlike their previous life, but similar enough looking to warrant further inspection. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy may actually be Annie Besant reincarnated. (The last names are a clue, really.)
At first glance, there seems very little to support the idea of reincarnation between these two individuals. But I want you to consider this: Carolyn’s Venus/Mars/Ascendant conjunction is conjunct Anne’s ‘fatal’ Saturn, while Carolyn’s Moon in Cancer is halfway between Annie’s ‘fatal’ Pluto and natal Jupiter. Carolyn’s Sun in Capricorn is opposite Anne’s natal Moon, also in Cancer. Finally, Carolyn’s Venus is conjunct Annie’s ‘fatal’ Part of Fortune and her natal Midheaven. But is it enough?
Henry Steel Alcott (August 2, 1832 – February 17, 1907)
This is going to be a bit of a stretch, especially as Henry S Alcott seems such a sober and solemn individual. Are there any pictures of him smiling? As has been noted, he lived the first half of his life as a respectable gentleman of the 19th century. The second half was totally ‘other’.
Neptune is at the Nadir of his birth chart. It forms the basis of his lifelong search for spiritual truths. There are two inconjuncts, which might help to explain the dichotomy of his life.
Moon Inconjunct Jupiter
This aspect indicates that you have a positive, optimistic outlook on life, and you enjoy socializing with good friends. However, there are some dangers with this aspect. It can be a sign that you are self-indulgent and possibly even selfish, although this is not likely to happen if you have a good, strong relationship with your mother. You have a great need to be cared for and supported, to be accepted for what you are with no strings attached. If this need is fulfilled, the positive side of this aspect will flourish. But if your mother does not support your needs fully, you will feel insecure and will look elsewhere for support and fulfillment. In this case your concern will be totally for yourself with little thought for other people’s needs.
On the other hand, if you feel emotionally secure and accepted, then you will be able to give others the support that you would otherwise have been seeking for yourself. You will help in their times of need, share what you have with those who have less, and find great satisfaction in taking care of people and animals.
Saturn Inconjunct Pluto
This aspect signifies a feeling that you must work extremely hard merely to keep your life running smoothly on a day-to-day level. Often this aspect is associated with quite a bit of tension, especially in your muscles, but also in your emotional approach to life. You need to learn that the world is not always a place of struggle and that occasionally it is good to let go and relax.
You may find it difficult to get along with others, because you are unnecessarily afraid of what they want from you. Learn to associate only with people whom you can trust.
(Okay, now we know why there aren’t any pictures of him smiling.)
By the time of his death, Olcott had removed both inconjuncts from his life. And as a believer in reincarnation, I wonder if he had any idea who he might return as later in the 20th century. I got the hint while researching other photos of him.
And this is why you cannot close your eyes to spiritual hints, even if they seem bizarre.
John F. Kennedy Jr.
Okay, I can hear the derision, but hear me out: HPB and Alcott were joint founders of the Theosophical Society (Theosophy, in short). When HPB reincarnated as JFK, it only makes sense that Alcott would return as JFK, Jr. Their intention was to carry on the work of rescuing the world from the clutches of evil. Unfortunately, both lives were cut short this time.
Natal Parts of Fortune seem to show a mutual connection: JFK Jr’s 6° Sagittarius is conjunct Olcott’s ‘fatal’ Mars; Olcott’s 14° Capricorn is conjunct JFK Jr’s Saturn. JFK Jr’s South Node is midway between Olcott’s ‘fatal’ Mercury and Saturn, while JFK Jr’s North Node is midway between Olcott’s natal Mercury and Saturn. That’s interesting. JFK Jr’s Moon is almost exactly conjunct Olcott’s ‘fatal’ Sun. Even JFK Jr’s Venus is conjunct Olcott’s ‘fatal’ Venus/Uranus conjunction. And, finally Olcott’s natal Mars is opposite JFK Jr’s Neptune. Given time, I suspect JFK Jr would have turned his attention to things of a ‘higher plane’.
Carolyn Jeanne Bessette (January 7, 1966) and JFK Jr.
This is a photo of their wedding day… Carolyn Bessette was young and in love when she married JFK Jr., like every other bride, I suspect. Little did she know (or did she?) that it would all end in tragedy.
That Jupiter Inconjunct Neptune makes me wonder…
Jupiter Inconjunct Neptune
You are an idealist with very vivid dreams about how you want your life to be, and at certain times in your life you will follow those dreams with all your energy. But sometimes these idealistic dreams will let you down, because you are not concerned enough with what is real and possible.
Probably you should not gamble or take excessive risks at any time in your life. Your dreams in this area also will go far beyond reality, and you will take chances that can’t possibly be realized.
By itself, this aspect does not guarantee that you will have such problems, but if it is reinforced by other, similar aspects in your chart, you should certainly be careful of a tendency toward escapism. It is always easier to create an ideal reality within your mind than in the world, but the world is where you must work. Escapism can include using drugs or alcohol or following strange and delusive religious beliefs. As you get older, you may fall into the trap of guru worship and deny your own reality.
Your idealism can be the source of much creative imagination, leading to profound insights and realizations, but only if you remain connected with the actual day-to-day universe in which the rest of the human race lives.
Since I looked at this accident from JFK Jr’s perspective previously, here, I thought it might be informative to add Carolyn to the mix.
Almost instantly, you can see that this relationship was karmic (her South Node is conjunct his natal Sun). And her Sun is conjunct his natal Saturn. Her Venus/Mars conjunct Ascendant is also conjunct the ‘fatal’ South Node/Uranus conjunction. And her Saturn is conjunct his natal South Node. Her Moon is midpoint between his natal Mars and their joint ‘fatal’ Sun. The ‘fatal’ Moon is midpoint between his natal North Node/Ascendant and her Uranus/Pluto conjunction. It all feels so fated.
My immediate response would be chemistry, but, since I write an astrology blog, mainly, I probably should say it’s in their stars. I’ll look at Katharine Hepburn first, since they first worked together on “Woman of the Year” in 1942.
The timing of this chart is considered excellent. The T-squares all involving Venus (from Mars and Uranus in Capricorn, on one side, and Neptune in Cancer conjunct Jupiter, on the other) speaks of a love that could not be spoken of (even though it was an ‘open secret’ in Hollywood). Several subsequent writers have surmised that, in fact, her relationship with Tracy was a cover for her being a lesbian. That’s probably taking her proto-feminist persona a step too far. As Kate admitted in the documentary “Call Me Kate” she had no problems with the opposite sex. (We watched the film last evening, and I got astrological dreams all through the night.) There is one inconjunct.
Mars Inconjunct Midheaven
This aspect can mean that you have mixed feelings about all authority figures, including your parents. You may feel that you have to violate the rules laid down by your parents in order to get your way. This is a significant problem, because if it continues into adulthood, you will have great difficulties with employers.
Clearly you should spend a lot of time releasing your great energy in vigorous play. The more energy you use up in this way, the less you will need to assert yourself destructively. You must learn what society demands, such as going to school and doing schoolwork, learning to obey instructions for your own good and so forth.
Another way to solve this kind of conflict is to learn that you can say what needs to be said and not be forced to remain quiet. You can’t expect your elders to always go along with your ideas, but you should be able to feel confident of your right to say it. The exception to this, of course, is that you do not have any right to say something just to hurt others.
(As seen in the documentary last evening, the driving force in Katharine’s life was this Mars/Midheaven inconjunct.)
Spencer Tracy, on the other hand, has a birth time that is conflicting and unreliable. In fact, one astrology site has it listed as 1:57 am. The one, shown above, was already on my computer program, so I’m sticking with that. There are two inconjuncts, neither of which may be totally real. (But note the incomplete Cosmic Cross configuration: he was totally helpless to ‘fix’ his life.)
Sun Inconjunct Midheaven
While you are young, you will find it difficult to decide what to do with your life. The demands of the world may sometimes be hard to handle, because they don’t seem to take advantage of your natural abilities and instincts.
This aspect can mean some tension with one of your parents, although it is not likely to be serious or destructive. In fact it may play a very positive role later on by forcing you to confront certain issues that you would otherwise have ignored. However, while you are young, you may resent this parent quite a bit. Do not take this too seriously, unless some other area of your chart indicates a more negative relationship.
Moon Inconjunct Jupiter
This aspect indicates that you have a positive, optimistic outlook on life, and you enjoy socializing with good frioends. However, there are some dangers with this aspect. First, it can be a sign that you are self-indulgent and possibly even selfish, although this is not likely to happen if you have a good, strong relationship with your mother. You have a great need to be cared for and supported, to be accepted for what you are with no strings attached. If this need is fulfilled, the positive side of this aspect will flourish. But if your mother does not support your needs fully, you will feel insecure and will look elsewhere for support and fulfillment. In this case your concern will be totally for yourself with little thought for other people’s needs.
On the other hand, if you feel emotionally secure and accepted, then you will be able to give others the support that you would otherwise have been seeking for yourself. You will help others in their times of need, share what you have with those who have less, and find great satisfaction in taking care of people and animals.
(This last description may be why he and Katharine stayed together for so long, in spite of the fact they couldn’t marry.)
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
By now, anyone who has been following my posts should be able to see how the planets align between two individuals, so I won’t go through the usual recitation. Instead, I will reproduce the information provided by the Cosmo Compatibility Report from my Kepler 7.0 computer program.
Katharine’s Sun in Taurus and Spencer’s Sun in Aries
Spencer periodically becomes gripped with an idea and feels that the time to act on this idea is NOW. Katharine prefers to fully digest the whole idea and responds with a more practical and cautious attitude. If Spencer stumbles or falls, then Katharine may react with an “I told you so” attitude. This can be infuriating to Spencer and very detrimental to the relationship. If you can appreciate your different approaches, Katharine can help supply the practicality and consistent dedication needed to help bring Spencer’s ideas and impulses to a fruitful completion. You have very different rhythms. Spencer is faster but less persistent and steady than Katharine.
Katharine’s Moon in Taurus and Spencer’s Moon in Cancer
Both of you value matters of personal concern very much, and you enjoy sharing thoughts and concerns about family and personal interests.
Of the two of you, Spencer is the more emotional, sensitive, and moody, while Katharine is more steady, practical, and even-tempered. This difference, fortunately, is not likely to be a source of conflict and you appreciate each other. The two of you can be close, loyal friends to one another.
Spencer’s Sun Conjunct Katharine’s Venus
You enjoy a high degree of harmony and congeniality in your relationship. You have much in common in terms of styles, tastes, and entertainments. You work together well on projects that involve a strong aesthetic, artistic, or social element.
Spencer’s Sun Square Katharine’s Mars
This is a dynamic, energetic relationship, but unfortunately also a rather aggressive and combative one at times. As long as you don’t end up fighting and competing with each other, you can accomplish a great deal together. However, the aggressiveness of this relationship is prone to foster anger and hurt feelings – so be careful not to incite hostility in each other.
Spencer’s Sun Square Katharine’s Uranus
When the two of you get together, you make a lot of noise, and there is lots of excitement. There is a strong element of unpredictability and spontaneity as well and you enjoy improvising new ideas and playing together. Because there is a loose, spontaneous quality to your relationship, you find that very often you can not depend on each other and it is difficult for the two of you to focus on mundane, tedious, or onerous tasks together. This is a good relationship for exploring new possibilities and interests and for spurring each other to become more spontaneous, independent, and creative, but a difficult relationship if dependability and commitment to each other is a high priority.
Katharine’s Moon Conjunct Spencer’s Venus
Kindness, warmth, and consideration for each other are very strong. You share feelings, your pasts and family roots, personal tastes, and interests openly with each other and you understand and appreciate each other very well. This relationship grows into a close friendship.
Spencer’s Moon Conjunct Katharine’s Jupiter
You both really enjoy each other’s company. You put each other in a good mood and an optimistic, friendly, jovial atmosphere develops when you get together.
Spencer’s Moon Conjunct Katharine’s Neptune
You are very sympathetic and sensitive to one another’s moods and emotional needs. Katharine, especially, is very compassionate and aware of Spencer’s feelings. You also enjoy sharing ideals, social concerns, religious views, artistic, and musical tastes, and you are likely to engage in important social welfare, religious, and artistic areas together. However, if either of you has emotionally-based problems such as alcohol abuse, drug abuse, or fanatical religious attitudes, this problem will quickly become the focus of the relationship and undermine the relationship until the problem is overcome or the relationship dissolves.
Spencer’s Moon Opposition Katharine’s Uranus
Katharine is instrumental in freeing Spencer from many old habits and attitudes. Both of you find this relationship enlivening and you often get into a free-spirited, even zany, mood together. Any contracts or commitments you make to each other, however, may be short-lived as events and circumstances are likely to change so often that your plans need to be constantly revised.
Katharine’s Moon Sextile Spencer’s Mercury
You enjoy long talks and you feel very much at home with each other. You are able to openly share your feelings about almost any subject. You will find that as you spend more time together, your tastes, interests, hobbies, and activities tend to blend together harmoniously. Your friendship is a strong and lasting one.
Katharine’s Moon Sextile Spencer’s Mars
Your relationship is dynamic and energetic. If both of you enjoy athletic sports or other physical activities, you will have a wonderful time sharing these interests. You work well as a team and you are able to coordinate your efforts in a very harmonious, successful way.
Spencer’s Mercury Conjunct Katharine’s Saturn
You two can have serious communication problems. Katharine can help Spencer clarify and define ideas, but very often ends up criticizing or belittling them instead which makes Spencer doubt, withhold, or simply be quiet. Katharine needs to be very careful not to interrupt, ignore, or judge Spencer when Spencer is speaking. Also, your conversations tend to focus on serious topics, or practical affairs and business, which can become dull for one or both of you.
Katharine’s Mercury Trine Spencer’s Saturn
You work together well on practical problems. You help each other refine and clarify your ideas, and help “edit” each other’s work. Consequently you make a very effective team in business affairs and important or exacting work.
Spencer’s Mars Conjunct Katharine’s Saturn
The two of you are able to perform detailed tasks together, and really buckle down to a task at hand and successfully complete any task that you collaborate on. However, there may be too much caution and restraint when good opportunities arise and an unwillingness to take risks. Katharine is inclined to doubt Spencer’s ability to succeed in any kind of risky or speculative endeavor and consequently suggest a conservative approach to achieving goals. In some cases, this caution is unwarranted and very frustrating to Spencer, but at other times Katharine provides a realistic, clear, focused perspective on how Spencer can achieve goals.
On another level, Katharine may suppress Spencer’s natural desires, drives, and physical energy level, which can leave Spencer feeling drained and resentful. Beware of holding in anger and irritation with one another for it can slowly poison your relationship.
That look between Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, in the middle of this scene, was enough to make me cry in 1967, and even today, that emotional feeling hasn’t gone away. Bless.
So, if you want to know the answer to my question at the top of this post, it’s this:
be friends first, love will follow, quite naturally.
Deborah Read Franklin (February 14, 1708 [OS] – December 19, 1774)
Deborah Read Franklin was two years younger that Benjamin, but we did not have an accurate birth date, until I searched for her on Find a Grave.com.
There is one inconjunct, based on a rectified chart for when she “married” Benjamin Franklin @ age 22.
Mercury Inconjunct Jupiter
You like to think big, and you have great ambition, but you don’t always make sure that your thinking is clear or careful. When you make any kind of plan, be careful. Don’t try to take on more than you can handle and make sure not to overlook details, for that could hurt what you are trying to do. Careful planning will help you develop disciplined habits in other areas as well.
I checked the index of Return of the Revolutionaries for Benjamin Franklin, and all it did was point me in the direction of who his wife Deborah returned as in the 20th century. At least it’s someone I’ve looked at previously, but more on that later..
The Yod pointing at Jupiter (formed by inconjuncts to Mercury and Saturn) hints at Deborah’s fear of travelling abroad. This is why she never joined Benjamin on his trips to Europe, and why he was absent when she died. It’s a sad story, to be sure. The other inconjunct links the Sun and Uranus. That’s a clue of what she may have chosen to do in her next life.
But, as in all things karmic, she got to come back as a special woman:
Caroline Myss (December 2, 1952)
I love it when this happens. I follow Caroline’s work, and have done since the early 1990’s. She also figures in one of my posts, here. As you may have noticed, Caroline’s chart has yet another Yod pointing at Jupiter. Interesting. So, now, let’s compared her birth chart with Deborah’s birth and death charts.
If it hadn’t been for the Ahtum Re suggestion that Deborah returned as Caroline, I wouldn’t have connected these two individuals over time. But looking at these charts yields ‘some’ links.
Let’s start with Caroline’s Ascendant @ 19° Sagittarius. It is conjunct Deborah’s ‘fatal’ Venus (which is opposite Caroline’s Moon), while their positions of Mercury are also conjunct. Their positions of Jupiter are 6° apart, and Caroline’s Venus is about 3° from Deborah’s ‘fatal’ Pluto. Caroline’s Uranus is conjunct Deborah’s ‘fatal’ Moon. Caroline’s Saturn/Neptune conjunction is opposite Deborah’s natal Moon/Neptune conjunction. Caroline’s Sun is opposite Deborah’s natal Saturn. Their natal positions of Pluto are conjunct, while Caroline’s South Node is conjunct Deborah’s natal Uranus. And both chart’s natal Mars are conjunct. Is that enough proof for you?
Benjamin Franklin (January 6, 1706 [OS] – April 17, 1790)
While reading the book, Return of the Revolutionaries, I kept wondering about this individual. About halfway through, he has not been included in the list of reincarnated individuals. (I just did a Google Image search, just to prove I’m right.) But I seem to know something, at the back of my mind.
That Yod pointing at Uranus is a cosmic reminder that he experimented with electricity by flying a kite during a thunderstorm. That may be a clue, folks.
Moon Inconjunct Uranus
With this aspect you must learn to control sudden outbursts of emotion that occur at difficult times when you least expect it. Also your present home life may not be a stable situation in which you can grow up emotionally secure and confident. Later in life, you may try very hard to get away from anything that reminds you of your earliest childhood, even if your childhood has not been difficult. You just feel that you have to get away and go somewhere else.
You should be encouraged to express your inner feelings and release the tensions that build up within yourself. In this way you will not be hurt by energies that you aren’t aware of in yourself.
Venus Inconjunct Uranus
You feel mixed up about whether you want to be close to others or be free. When you are really close to a loved one, you feel smothered and want to get away by yourself to do what you want. But when you are alone and free to do what you want, you miss your loved ones and want to be with them. It will take you several years to understand yourself enough so that you can strike a balance between these two needs, so be patient.
Common-law marriage to Deborah Read
At age 17 in 1723, Franklin proposed to 15-year-old Deborah Read while a boarder in the Read home. At that time, Deborah’s mother was wary of allowing her young daughter to marry Franklin, who was on his way to London at Governor Keith’s request, and also because of his financial instability. Her own husband had recently died, and she declined Franklin’s request to marry her daughter.
While Franklin was in London, his trip was extended, and there were problems with the governor’s promises of support. Perhaps because of the circumstances of this delay, Deborah married a man named John Rodgers. This proved to be a regrettable decision. Rodgers shortly avoided his debts and prosecution by fleeing to Barbados with her dowry, leaving her behind. Rodgers’s fate was unknown, and because of bigamy laws, Deborah was not free to remarry.
Franklin established a common-law marriage with Deborah on September 1, 1730. They took in his recently acknowledged illegitimate young son and raised him in their household. They had two children together. Their son, Francis Folger Franklin, was born in October 1732 and died of smallpox in 1736. Their daughter, Sarah “Sally” Franklin, was born in 1743 and eventually married Richard Bache.
Deborah’s fear of the sea meant that she never accompanied Franklin on any of his extended trips to Europe; another possible reason why they spent much time apart is that he may have blamed her for possibly preventing their son Francis from being inoculated against the disease that subsequently killed him. Deborah wrote to him in November 1769, saying she was ill due to “dissatisfied distress” from his prolonged absence, but he did not return until his business was done. Deborah Read Franklin died of a stroke on December 14, 1774, while Franklin was on an extended mission to Great Britain; he returned in 1775.
Wikipedia
I have included this section from Wikipedia in order to demonstrate what the descriptions of the Uranus Yod may be referring to. It may seem irrelevant to our research, but it is informative of the inconjuncts.
By the time of Franklin’s death, a new Yod appeared, this one formed by inconjuncts from Jupiter and Neptune, pointing at Venus. That means that his focus was returned back to love. I also think it informed his later reincarnation as this man:
Chris Christie (September 6, 1962)
After I wrote about Christie, this morning, I started thinking about who he might have been during the American Revolution. The common link? Obesity. Only Franklin fit the (US$100) bill.
I wasn’t sure these two would be connected until I compared their charts. Christie’s North Node is conjunct Franklin’s ‘fatal’ and natal Uranus. (I told you this planet might be a Cosmic clue.) Because Christie’s South Node is conjunct his natal Saturn, this is a very powerful Nodal axis. At the same time, Christie’s Neptune is conjunct Franklin’s ‘fatal’ North Node, and Christie’s Ascendant is conjunct Franklin’s natal South Node. Even the Moon gets a nod: Christie’s Jupiter is conjunct Franklin’s natal Moon; and Franklin’s ‘fatal’ Moon is opposite Christie’s natal Moon. These two are inextricably linked.
The pundits are suggesting that Chris Christie will get zero support amongst Republican voters, but that doesn’t seem to deter him. Maybe there’s something in his birth chart that can give us a clue about him.
The timing is considered ‘excellent’ on most astrology sites. Neptune in the 12th House of the Unconscious and the Moon in the 1st House of Personality may be the hint that he thinks he would be very popular in a Presidential election. But he has to get there first, through the nomination process.
There are two inconjuncts.
Moon Inconjunct Mars
Until you learn to handle your feelings, you are likely to get angry easily, have temper tantrums and be touchy about what is yours and what is not. You may feel you have to defend yourself against imagined threats. The problem here is that you are likely to become too emotionally involved with ideas, opinions or even objects without knowing it until someone threatens them. Then you react as if you were being personally threatened or attacked. You have to realize that it is possible to change your opinions and attitudes without damaging your worth as a person.
You will develop self-confidence and the ability to stand up for your rights against any obstacle. You will be courageous, and your strength will inspire others to follow where you lead. You will be independent and able to go your own way, even if others do not choose to follow.
Saturn Inconjunct Midheaven
This aspect indicates that you very much need a positive relationship with your parents, especially your father. You should not be disciplined sternly unless you are given lots of love at the same time. Otherwise, giving and receiving love from others will be a real problem for the rest of youir life. Unless you are truly supported by your family and friends, you will begin to feel lonely and isolated from others and inferior to them. Also you are likely to have very serious difficulties with authority figures, because you are afraid of how they will treat you, not expecting that anyone will ever give you the loving guidance you need. You will see all authorities only as potential threats to your freedom and as sources of pain and trouble.
These two aspects seem like trouble ahead for Christie. But you cannot ignore Pluto in the 10th House of Career, especially when it is conjunct your natal Sun. No matter what, he will be a formidable opponent.
Sylvia Browne (October 19, 1936 – November 20, 2013)
Sylvia Browne has been gone almost 10 years, already. That means, to some, that she’s yesterday’s news. I see her wisdom as timeless, as I’ve documented previously, here.
The double T-square in Sylvia’s birth chart could be the reason she has led a ‘life in two worlds’: Saturn opposition Mars/Neptune conjunct, all squared to the Moon/Jupiter conjunct. This may be a trick of the light, but I doubt it. And there is but one inconjunct.
Mercury Inconjunct Uranus
Your mind moves quickly from topic to topic, often without pausing long enough for you to understand what you have learned. And if there is a lot of excitement or activity around you, your mind may race so fast to keep up with it all that you work yourself into a state of nervous frenzy. Under these circumstances it is almost impossible for you to concentrate or do any useful mental work.
As you get older, you will have to learn to discipline your mind so that you can think things through. It’s all right to be somewhat restless, but you must learn to stay put during school and at other times when it is important to concentrate.
This aspect might mean that you have nercous problems, such as a tendency to get exhausted or a sensitive disposition that requires a very calm environment in order to prevent further problems.
At her death, a new T-square is formed with the Moon opposite Pluto, both squared to Uranus. That has a quickening feel to it. And that same original inconjunct aspect is still there, but a new one was added:
Moon Inconjunct Ascendant
It is very likely that while you are young you will attract people who are emotionally difficult to handle. This will continue until you learn to show your emotional side as well as the surface personality that you allow others to see. It is all right for people to see all the energies that make up your personality. Only by accepting yourself completely can you overcome this conflict.
A quick look at her combined birth and death charts demonstrates that her life seemed to complete its natural course. Uranus in the birth chart is now the South Node of her death chart. Her natal South Node is conjunct her ‘fatal’ Moon. Her natal Mars is conjunct her ‘fatal’ Midheaven. Her ‘fatal’ Mars is conjunct her natal Neptune. Her natal Venus is conjunct her ‘fatal’ Sun. See what I mean?
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