This man may have been at least 50 years ahead of his time when it came to understanding the human condition and the seeds of spirituality. But, of course, that may have provided ammunition for his detractors, some of which were members of the Theosophical Society, itself.
That Mars opposition to his Mercury Venus and Neptune 11th House conjunction in Pisces is significant. Leadbeater was a true Aquarian, and he had ideas that didn’t sit well with his contemporaries, especially in connection with masturbation for young men, to relieve sexual tensions.
Originally, my intention was to compare Leadbeater’s birth chart with Krishnamurti’s. But then I went a step further and added Annie Besant’s birth chart, just to get the ‘bigger’ picture. I couldn’t believe the links between these two: they obviously had a past lifetime or two, together.
So, without further ado: her Sun and his Moon @ 7° Libra; her Neptune conjunct his Sun in Aquarius; her Moon/Jupiter conjunction in opposition to his Jupiter in Virgo; and, finally, their Parts of Fortune being within 5°, also in Virgo. They may have been married, or more likely, they were brother and sister.
For the longest time, I have wondered why Krishnamurti abandoned his ‘supposed’ role of Messiah, as understood by the Theosophical Society adherents. Looking back on it now, it may have been an overshadowing by the Christ spirit, which chose him as the vehicle for the Truth, instead.
Best laid plans…
This birth chart was already on my computer program. There is only one inconjunct:
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. Also, through relationships with others, you try to learn more about your own and other people’s inner workings. For this reason your relationships are more deep and profound than most people’s. But they are somewhat difficult, too. Your close friends and loved ones discover that you are quite different in a close relationship than you appear at first. It is not that you are dishonest, but that you show a side of yourself to your friends that you usually keep hidden, often because you are not entirely confident in that role. You may feel unsure that others will like you or accept your affection. This is one reason why you express your love by doing nice things for people. You are trying to win them over. [First half of life.]
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. [Second half of life.]
Planets in Youth (page 209) by Robert Hand (1977)
The “Process” Begins (August 17, 1922)
At Ojai in August and September 1922, Krishnamurti went through an intense ‘life-changing’ experience. This has been variously characterised as a spiritual awakening, a psychological transformation, and a physical reconditioning. The initial events happened in two distinct phases: first a three-day spiritual experience, and two weeks later, a longer-lasting condition that Krishnamurti and those around him referred to as the process. This condition recurred, at frequent intervals and with varying intensity, until his death.
Wikipedia
This chart is completely randomized. Surprising, Jupiter is transiting a Libra Ascendant. This may be accidental, or it may be inspired. I know not which is applicable. Note that there are no inconjuncts.
And yet, no matter what time of day this overshadowing took place, Neptune was in opposition to Krishnamurti’s Aquarius Ascendant. That makes this event significant, especially in terms of a spiritual process. Also, Pluto was transiting K’s natal Mars in Cancer, and the Moon was transiting K’s natal Neptune in Gemini. None of this is accidental.
The Theosophical Society Founded (November 17, 1875)
I was watching a YouTube video today that highlighted Helena Blavatsky’s warnings to our present day society. No doubt it was AI generated, but the spiritual quotes from her were done in her ‘voice’ so it was interesting to watch.
I chose 9 am for this founding chart, thinking that it could be significant. I should have known: the Ascendant matches my own, within 2°, the apex of a Yod from the Moon and Pluto.
The other links are close, too: my natal Moon is conjunct the event Jupiter; my natal Jupiter is 1° from the event Mars; my natal Sun is almost exactly conjunct the event Saturn; my natal Pluto is 3° from the event Uranus. Was I there? At some level, the answer is “yes”.
Theosophy
Highly influential syncretistic post-religious movement founded by H.P. Blavatsky and H.S. Olcott in 1875 largely on the basis of Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry. Devoted to a group of alleged Himalayan Masters with extravagant names whom nobody had ever actually seen or met. Helped to throw up prominent characters as diverse as Annie Besant, Rudolf Steiner, Alice Bailey, Mahatma Gandhi, Krishnamurti, and the British lawyer and writer on Buddhism Christmas Humphreys, but inexplicably failed to banish them to the Himalayas too. Also provided original basis of New Age philosophy.
The New Age Lexicon (page 230) by Peter Lemesurier (O Books, Winchester, UK 2005)
Something’s rotten in the state of America. Civil war seems to be on everyone’s mind. This limited series on Netflix has captured the mood exactly, with someone hacking into every computer system and disabling it for a few minutes. Chaos ensues. (All very reminiscent of 9-11.)
Yesterday, I watched the first three episode; today I’ll watch the rest. Like Robert De Niro’s character, George Mullen, I have a conspiracy theorist’s mind, and I see trouble everywhere. Perhaps, I’m a little paranoid, too. But just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.
This series is an excellent reminder of how government can be all powerful in the face of enemy threats, even if they’re the home-grown variety. And one character’s name is Leon. Is that not significant?
I was a hypnotherapist in the UK. This is a logical conclusion for someone who wanted to understand himself. As a career, it is also long and tedious work. And some of my clients were very self-indulgent. But that’s the point entirely to shadow work. You have to take good care of yourself.
We all have trauma in our lives. For some it’s the feeling of abandonment, especially when very young. For others, it’s the feeling of shame and blame when their parents separate and (later) divorce. Guilt sneaks in, where angels fear to tread. And how we respond to that trauma can make the difference between surviving and thriving.
There is no magic bullet, here. We are all one under the skin. We need to be kind to ourselves and to others, because we are all in this situation together. In truth, no one is getting out alive.
“What evil lurks within the heart of men? Only the Shadow knows.”
It’s an uncomfortable truth. Until Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that slavery was abolished in the United States in 1863, every rich (and probably) white land owner was an owner of (mostly) black slaves to labour in their fields and homes. It was considered legal and just to do so, since slavery was in the Bible.
My question today is: where did the Israelites get this notion that slavery was perfectly acceptable?
One could say that it was the norm in the past, since the Israelites were taken into slavery by the Egyptians in Moses’ time. And the Greeks and Romans had been doing the same during their empires. But does that make it right and proper? Or did they think it was a God-given right?
Speculation exists that the whole Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden thing was a fable to explain how an alien race enlisted the help of a ‘new’ species to mine gold for the ‘gods’ (people from the sky).
In other words, mankind was ‘created’ as slaves. When they partook of the forbidden fruit (gained sexual knowledge), the ‘gods’ threw them out of the enclosed prison (Eden) and gave them their freedom to do what they wanted. Well, of course, the newly freed slaves were going to emulate their former ‘owners’, weren’t they? Slavery became the norm, right from the get-go.
This is the other ancestry show. The same cross-section of famous people get to undergo the Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journey into their past. But Mr. Gates has an agenda. He wants them to confront slavery of African-Americans from both sides of the divide.
In this episode with Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell, Gates stretched the point about one of (or two) of Dax’s forebears who owned a least one slave. It gets tiresome to watch him do this, week in and week out. Sure, he has a one man’s axe to grind, but we’re the ones getting ground down.
In the end, I think I’m going to stop watching this show. Who’s with me?
I came across a YouTube video clip this morning which features Martin Sheen researching his family tree. Now, normally, we never get to see the Universe in action so clearly, so I thought I’d share it here:
We’ve come a long way, baby! Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, initially on cylinders. It wasn’t long before RCA-Victor put the sounds on discs. Then we went to cassette tapes, and now we use CDs.
I wasn’t sure what would appear on the chart, but it only makes sense when looked at from the home consumer’s point of view. There are four inconjuncts, three of which form a double Yod pointing at the Moon (popularity). The other inconjunct links Jupiter and Uranus, a sign of the electronic revolution and spread of music and sound. Hmm.
Sun Inconjunct Moon
As you get older, you will respect people who make solid worldly achievements that have concrete, observable results, such as successful businessmen or builders, people who complete large-scale projects that everyone can point to.
Planets in Youth (page 77) by Robert Hand (1977)
Moon Inconjunct Venus
You need to be loved, even more than most. This need for love will be the force behind many of your actions. If you don’t find the love you are looking for, you will develop an insecure hunger for love from everyone you meet.
Ibid (page 119)
Moon Inconjunct Neptune
This aspect indicates that you are very sensitive and that you pick up feelings from the people around you very easily. The danger is that many of these feelings will be difficult to cope with; they may make you afraid of the world and reluctant to go out into it.
Ibid (page 133)
Jupiter Inconjunct Uranus
You will always need freedom, but you will also discover that what you do with your life will have meaning only if it means something to others. This is not an artificial rule, but a truth that you will discover within yourself.
Ibid (page 266)
Honestly, where would we be if Edison hadn’t invented the phonograph?
In the back of my mind, I’m sure that I’d heard of this woman’s tragic story. The following YouTube video explains what happened:
I wondered what astrology could tell us about this woman and her actions on the day she shot her lover, David Blakely.
I suspect this birth time was chosen because it demonstrates the unconscious anger issues Ruth may have had. Mars in the 12th House, conjunct a Taurus Ascendant would be a sign of mental illness, especially when it is opposite the Moon and Saturn conjunct. Her parents set the pattern of conflict in her life, and the result brought her to that fateful day.
The Day She Shot Her Lover
Isn’t it funny(?) how the same dynamic between Mars, the Moon and Saturn gets repeated on the day.
When the two charts are combined, the reality of her life comes completely into focus:
See what I mean?
There are plenty of inconjuncts, but they count for less than the Mars/Moon/Saturn aspects.
