April 30, 2010

Sandra Bullock.

Sandra Bullock rose to stardom in the 1990s after playing roles in successful films such as Speed and While You Were Sleeping. The films Miss Congeniality and Crash established her as an A-List, Hollywood actor. In the early part of this year she was honored with a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, and the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side on March 7, 2010.

Ironically, only a week-and-a-half after emotionally thanking her husband Jesse James for his love and support, it was reported in InTouch magazine that Jesse had allegedly cheated on Sandra with a tattoo model while she had been out of state filming The Blind Side.

The turn of events in Sandra’s life came to pass 3 months prior to the powerful Lunar Eclipse that takes place on June 26, 2010. The effects of an eclipse can be felts as soon as 3 months prior to the actual event; hence the March 2010 timeframe being a significant time for Sandra. Sadly, the June Lunar Eclipse at 4 degrees of Capricorn and conjunct the planet of great change and transformation, Pluto, is located in her 7th house of marriage and partnerships, indicating that this area of her life would soon dramatically transform. Further impacting the power potential of this Eclipse, the Moon / Pluto conjunction of the Eclipse formed a transformative inconjunct aspect to her natal Sun, amplifying the possibility of a great and powerful change in the direction of Sandra’s life.

The recognition for her professional achievements also stemmed from the Lunar Eclipse forming a benefic sextile to her natal Saturn (career, highest goals and achievements).

Along with the power of the June 2010 Lunar Eclipse, through most of 2010 transiting Pluto in Capricorn is forming a transformative inconjunct aspect to her natal Sun in fiery Leo. The first exact strike of 3 aspects began in January of 2010; more than likely coinciding with the adoption of her son, Louis Bardo.

An Eclipse as well as a Pluto transit, especially a transit as powerful as an inconjunct–having its correlation to Pluto–will always prognosticate a period in an individual’s life which can be extremely disruptive, unsettling and above all transformative! Unfortunately, since Sandra is in the public eye, her personal life has been played out in the media, leaving her very little retreat and seclusion and the luxury of processing all that is manifesting in private. However, being the fierce Leo that she is, she will indisputably rise above this seemingly taxing time in her life.

We can be certain that once a Pluto transit comes along, our lives will never be the same. This is not to say we are powerless of the wrath of Pluto, in fact, we become very much so empowered after Pluto removes from our live that which no longer serves us. In this instance with Sandra, in order for her to elevate to greater levels, personally and professionally, it was beneficial for he to undergo this powerful period in her life and eliminate what is unreal.

I also foresee that on a Spiritual level, Sandra will also elevate to a higher level of conciseness and Spirituality through this experience. Transiting Neptune in Aquarius is forming an opposition, or “Full Moon” aspect to her natal Mercury in Leo. The planet of the mind is prevalent in her chart because Mercury, in Sandra’s Gemini rising chart, is the planetary ruler of her chart. Along with her Spirituality, her levels of imagination will also escalate to higher levels of creativeness.

March 12, 2010

Corey Haim.

Corey Haim was known as a teen idol and starred in films such as “The Lost Boys” and “License to Drive” and more recently was paired with Corey Feldman in the reality series “The Two Corey’s,” which premiered on the A&E Network on July 29, 2007.

His natal 1-degree Capricorn Sun squared by his natal Pluto at 2 degrees of Libra is indicative of a powerful yet self-destructive personality. His natal Neptune in Sagittarius squared his Pisces Moon that indicated the self-destruction could stem from substance (Neptune/Pisces) abuse. Challenging squares from Neptune, especially to the Sun and / or Moon, are notorious indicators of abuse that originates from drugs and alcohol. However, as much as our nebulous friend Neptune governs the misuse of drugs and alcohol, at the negative end of the spectrum, when approached from a higher level of consciousness, the energies of Neptune emit great and profound creative abilities as well as the potential and possibility of Spiritual Love. Higher levels of Awareness regarding the individual Self will help one to use the Neptunian energies in a creative and productive manner.

Transiting Pluto in Capricorn has been passing directly over his natal Sun since 2009; this transit can pinpoint an extremely volatile period of evolution for an individual. Explosive and violent tendencies can manifest and the individual may possibly feel as thought they are out of control of their lives. This aspect, when approached from an alternative perspective can render the individual self-empowered and providing the realization that they are very much in control of the direction of their life.

Transiting Saturn also played a significant role as to how the last few months of this young actors life would unfold. As Saturn entered Libra, it passed over Corey’s natal Pluto and formed a very challenging hard square aspect to his natal Sun amplifying the natal aspect of his Sun / Pluto square. These individual planetary transits combined with the on-going Pluto / Saturn square created conditions of challenger greater than one could image. The oppressiveness and destruction of these energies can be overwhelming for anyone to overcome, not to mention for one who is a sensitive and vulnerable as Corey Haim was.

Transiting Uranus in Pisces was also passing over his natal Mars in Pisces; Mars in Pisces in the nativity is another indication for the potential for substance abuse. Corey’s natal Mars formed an out-of-sign square to his Natal Sun and an opposition to his natal Pluto; further quantifying the potential of self-destruction, especially through substances (Pisces). The transit from Uranus indicated the possibility of a sudden and unexpected incident of death because of an accidental overdoes from a substance.

The Full Moon on February 28, 2010 before his death was at 9 degrees of Virgo, forming an opposition or “Full Moon aspect to his natal Moon in Pisces and forming a square to his natal Neptune in Sagittarius. This configuration is a great challenge in and of itself; one of the many potentials of the square aspect (90 degrees) if that there is a great need for change. The Full Moon in such a tight aspect to his natal Moon amplified all the other planetary influences, creating greater volatility and vulnerability. Transiting Jupiter in Pisces was also passing over his Natal Moon at the time of the Full Moon bringing a release to all that he may have held very deeply, emotionally. He may have very well been to a point where he simply gave up his battles and struggles with substances; this could have been either conscious or at the subconscious level.

December 11, 2009

Tiger Woods.

Over the course of Millennia, the phenomenon of an Eclipse has always been viewed as very ominous and nebulous and its occurrence will always signify when a major shift is about to take place in our lives, personally and globally. The December 31, 2009 Eclipse is less than a 2-degree opposition to Tiger Wood’s natal Sun in his 4th house of the home. The Eclipse itself is in Tiger’s 10th house of career, so it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to conclude that this time would forebode challenges to Mr. Wood’s life that teeter between his home and his profession. An Eclipse to one’s natal Sun will bring to fruition significant events for the individual. What those events may be are dependent upon where the Sun is located in the individuals chart and what sector of the chart the Sun governs. For Tiger, the Sun rules his 12th house, so for him, this Eclipse signified the bringing to light to all that which is dark and hidden from his past.

Even though the Eclipse does not come to pass until December 31, the effects and energy of an Eclipse can be felt up to 3 months prior to the actual Eclipse coming to culmination, and as long as six months thereafter; the effects can also last for years, depending on the specific energy of the Eclipse and how it effects our astrological charts.

The incident, which brought Mr. Woods embarrassingly into the news, took place on November 27­–5 days before the first Full Moon of December. The inconjunct aspect energy of the December 2nd Full Moon at 10 degrees of Gemini to Tiger’s natal Capricorn Sun set the energy of this ignominy into motion. Tiger’s natal Sun rules the 12th house in his chart; as I previously mentioned this is the house of the subconscious and deeply kept secrets, so it is of no surprise that the public is now hearing of Tiger’s possible infidelity and debauchery as this scandal unfolds.

Tiger’s natal Pluto is in his first house; this placement of Pluto is indicative of one who has the potential for great strength of character as well as self-destruction. His natal Sun from his 4th house, again, the home and its environment as well as emotional matters, forms a challenging square to Pluto; this aspect is another indication of possible self-destruction. Along with the inconjunct to Tiger’s natal Sun, the December 2nd Full Moon formed a trine to his Pluto. The ease of the trine could have given him a sense of complacency, which leads him to the unflattering events of November 27th.

The public could possibly discover there were moments of potential domestic violence, to what extent, I am not certain. It is reported that Tiger’s wife Elin Nordegren “…has purchased a $2.29 million house on an island near Stockholm, according to the Daily Express newspaper in London.” Certainly, there has been trouble brewing in the Woods household for quite some time.

In June of 2005, I wrote in my Celebrity Profile of Tiger the following:

Through 2005, transiting Pluto again will form its life-altering aspects in Tiger’s chart. Pluto will pass over Tiger’s natal Moon and form a square aspect to his ascendant. The passage of Pluto over one’s natal Moon is a strong indication that the individual’s home life will undergo a major transition.

It could have very well have been this early on in his marriage that challenges began to surface, or were already present, as these ethereal challenges have surrounded Tiger since 2004, before his marriage took place on October 5, 2004. I believe that from its inception, Tiger’s marriage could has been disaster-prone.

These current events are only the beginning of a time of transition for Tiger that will continue through to at least the next 5 years.

November 27, 2009

Oprah WInfrey.

In my 2004 Celebrity Profile of Oprah Winfrey I wrote:

Oprah will come to a point in her career when she’ll consider other options available to her and new, professional levels where she can take her career. She find that it’s time to make some decisions and adjustments about where she would like to progress on a professional basis.

I believe that it was during the 2004 timeframe when Ms. Winfrey began serious contemplation of what direction her television future could take and how she could elevate her career to a lofty level.

At the end of 2007, Pluto, the great transformer, began to cross Oprah’s ascendant. Anyone who has experienced a Pluto transit–myself for one–knows that once Pluto begins to work his craftsmanship, we will never be the same once he has accomplished his task. It was likely that this powerful Pluto transit created the shift in her personal energy. This redirection of energy continued to fueled the fires of creativity and change that began in 2004 and created a dynamic shift of energy which gave her the impudence to make the leap of faith to leave her 25 year run as one of the top talk show host of daytime television.

The August 5, 2009 Eclipse was less than 1 degree of an exact conjunction to her Sun / Mercury midpoint, as well as in very close proximity to the Sun and Mercury in her chart. Similar to a Pluto transit, an Eclipse will punctuate a time when we can expect a significant change in our lives. The magnitude of the change will be dependant upon the precision of the Eclipse to the points in our Astrological charts. Because the energy of the Eclipse was channeled to the Sun, her overall personality and public image, and her Mercury, her thoughts (where the creation of personal reality begins), these were the 2 areas of her life that demonstrated the greatest change. In order for her to achieve the great accomplishments that she began to embark upon in 2004, she would need to change the direction of the thought so that the manifestation of those ideas could come to form.

It was after the November 2, 2009 Full Moon when the public formally became aware that Oprah would be leaving daytime television and launching her personal cable network, The Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN. The Full Moon formed a square aspect to the position of the August 5 Eclipse as well as creating square to her natal Sun. The square aspect will create dynamic energy that will set almost anything into motion, and in this instance, the public became fully aware of Ms. Winfrey’s plans for herself and her future.

Another powerful phenomena that will continue the elevation of Oprah’s endeavors is the June 26, 2010 Lunar Eclipse that is conjunct her ascendant! The second half of 2010, specifically around September, will be instrumental in the progress of her professional endeavors.

CNN affiliate WLS in Chicago, Illinois, said Oprah’s final [ABC] show would air September 9, 2011. During the fall of 2011, transiting Saturn will cross the Midheaven in Oprah’s chart; to be exact on September 20, 2011. Saturn crossing the Midheaven in an individual’s chart will signify a milestone in the development and progression of one’s career. If we have nurtured the seeds, which were planted approximately 7 and 14 years prior, and if our intention has been honorable, we will reap bountiful rewards of professional plenty.

November 13, 2009

Fort Hood / Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.

On November 5, 2009 at about 1:30 PM, CST, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a dedicated Muslim, opened fire at Fort Hood Army post in Texas, one of the largest military facilities in the world, killing 13 people and wounding another 42 individuals. Hasan was wounded during the attack and is being kept in intensive care at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. As of November 12, 2009 he “has been charged with 13 preliminary counts of premeditated murder…” reported on CNN.

Nidal Malik Hasan was born on September 9, 1970 in Arlington, Virginia. His Virgo Sun is accompanied by Mars and a Mercury / Pluto conjunction that can symbolize mental volatility, all in the super systematic sign of Virgo. Mr. Hasan worked at Fort Hood as a military psychiatrist; Virgo is the sign of Psychiatry and his Mercury / Pluto conjunction in the methodical sign of the Zodiac provides the planetary potential for him to be working in the field of Psychiatry. Hasan’s Mercury is retrograde in his chart, indicating the possible inability for self-expression, that, when over time, factored in with the Mercury / Pluto amalgamation, would become potentially disparaging to himself and others.

His Mercury / Pluto configuration offers him the ability to delve very deep into the workings of the subconscious mind of himself as well as others; overall, his personal mindset can be one of neurosis, obsession and destruction. It was just a matter or time before a tragic event would potentially unfold.

His Moon is in Sagittarius, the sign of religion, and forms a challenging square to his Natal Sun. This aspect would continually present conflicts throughout his life between his self (Sun) and his religious (Sagittarius) beliefs; something that he could very well overcome if he would have chosen to do so in a positive manner. This Sun / Moon aspect potentially gives him the quality of being self righteous in regards to religious matters. More than likely, he was trying to convince himself the certainty of his religious beliefs and what was, in his mind, truthful, and because of his inability to express himself in a manner that is constructive, his subdued thoughts and emotions festered until they no longer could be contained, and so came to pass his sadistic rampage.

After careful observation of the planetary transits to his natal chart between 1993 and 1994, transiting Pluto formed several very arduous aspects to his astrological chart. I believe the beginning of his psychological undoing commenced in the early ’90s and began to culminate with the death of his parents in 1998 and 2001. The tragic events of September 11, 2001 may have elevated the personal turmoil of the loss of both his parents and without constructive, spiritual inspiration and guidance, he chose a path of not only self violence and destruction, but one of mass hostility and devastation.

The August 5, 2009 Lunar Eclipse formed an inconjunct (powerful Plutonian energy) to his natal Sun, indicating the beginning of a challenging time that would require him to make adjustments in his life regarding the direction his life might take. This could have been a powerful time of personal growth and evolution if up until this time Mr. Hasan was dealing with the darkness in his life in a manner that would prove to be constructive. Clearly, he did not make a choice that would benefit the greater of Humanity.

The Full Moon of November 2, 2009 at 10 degrees of Taurus formed another inconjunct to his natal Moon creating the release of energy that had been culminating and provoked him to his rampage. The Moon / Mars square of the Full Moon indicated violence from a gunman.

October 23, 2009

Balloon Boy.

In my Full Moon forecast for the October 4, 2009 Aries Full Moon I wrote:

In the headlines over the coming weeks we may observe reports that involve children as their main subject that could center on exploitation and abuse in some strange and unusual manner.

On October 15, 2009 2:55:25 PM EDT, CNN sent out it’s first wave of E-alerts announcing, “A 6-year-old climbed into a balloon-like experimental aircraft built by his parents and floated into the Colorado sky.”

Richard Heene, father of Falcon Heene who is now known as “Balloon Boy,” was born September 11, 1961, his time of birth is unknown and from what I have gathered he was born in southern California. Since we do not have an actual time of birth, I will use whatever can be defined as definitive in my assessment of the Astrological Influences. Based on the recent events surrounding Mr. Heene and my own conclusions, I’ve deduced his time of birth to be around 10:30 AM. This is the time of birth for the chart I have cast for Mr. Heene and this rectified chart is what I have based the following delineation upon.

Given the rectified time of his birth, Scorpio is rising and Neptune in Scorpio is conjunct his ascendant. Our nebulous friend Neptune rules hoaxes and Scorpio characterizes that which is kept secret. We can see how these two significant potentials brought to the surface the October 15th deception. Leo on his 10th house cusp indicates his desire for fame and the spotlight; Neptune conjunct his ascendant, the desire for celebrity status. It has been reported that friends of Mr. Heene allegedly suggested that he would stop at nothing in order to gain fame and notoriety. He and his family were once featured on the Lifetime show “Wife Swap.”

At the time this ignominy broke news, the transiting Moon was approximately 18- 20-degrees of Virgo, passing over Heene’s natal Sun, propelling him into the public eye. Also, the October 4, 2009 Full Moon formed and almost exact opposition to his natal Mercury bringing to the surface something he has been planning that obviously surrounded a child (Mercury).

The August 5, 2009 eclipse was conjunct his 4th house cusp (home and family matters) indicating that coming months after the eclipse could be extremely disruptive in the area of his family matters. And, since it was conjunct the lowest point of his chart–the Nadir–it was in opposition to his Midheaven, the highest point in one’s chart, indicating he would in some way lunge into the public eye in a short period of time.

Transiting Saturn has been passing over his natal Sun since early 2009. The transit of Saturn to our natal Sun indicates a noteworthy time in our lives and we must be very careful of the seeds we have sown prior to any significant influence from Saturn. If our intentions have been less than benevolent, those actions will return to the individual. I feel that for quite some time Mr. Heene has demonstrated an inflated ego and has created a situation that has developed into something more sensational than he bargained for.

The Moon in Mr. Heene’s chart represents his 3rd child, Falcon. The Aries Full Moon formed an opposition to his natal Moon, indicating his 3rd child would be brought to the attention of the public. The Full Moon also formed an inconjunct to his ascendant, another difficulty and challenging aspect indicating a significant shift was to come in Mr. Heene’s life. With his Scorpio rising and Neptune on the ascendant, both being aspected at the Lunation; a scandal (Neptune) was about to publicly unfold and the public would not know the truth of the matter at first sight–if ever!

Here are a few final points I will mention. Transiting Mars in Cancer was in opposition to his natal Saturn in Capricorn; these energies can be indicative of an impending arrest. The Uranus (Aeronautics) / Mercury (Children) opposition at the time of the Full Moon played another part in this farce. Transiting Uranus formed a sextile to Heene’s natal Saturn; the unexpected involvement of authority.

October 9, 2009

The David Letterman  Fiasco.

The David Letterman fiasco is an example of why  celebrities, or anyone for that matter, can benefit from consulting with a  professional and proficient astrologer: to see what potentially can come to  fruition, based upon our free will, and thus avoid any unnecessary predicaments,  embarrassment, drama, heartache, etc., as well as to benefit from those energies  that offer opportunity for growth, awareness and prosperity.

Provided Mr. Letterman's time of birth is accurate  and correct, it's obvious to a professional astrologer that with his Mars  (S-E-X) in Aries, in his 12^th house -the house of secrets and  self-undoing-  Mr. Letterman could, at some point in his life, be faced with a sex  scandal. Mars in Aries also presents the individual potential of sexual  aggressiveness, which could demonstrate itself when a planetary transit triggers  the energies, such as a Full Moon, which I will explain.

The Mars in Letterman's chart is not necessarily  afflicted, so this won't make him someone who continually tries to use sex as a  means of control and manipulation. The October 4 Full Moon at 11 degrees of  Aries activated the 12^th house matters. The Lunation was exactly  conjunct his Sun / Mars midpoint in his 12^th house. This brought to  the surface any hidden or secretive matters regarding himself (Sun) and sex  (Mars) that were secretive and would become scandalous.

Another Astrological factor that plays a part in this  cosmic equation is that the Full Moon from his 12^th house formed an  opposition (Full Moon aspect) to his Neptune, which rules his 12^th house in his 6^th house (the workplace), thus intensifying the undoing  stemming from a situation in the workplace. Neptune also rules blackmail, hence  the alleged blackmailing from CBS producer Joseph Halderman.

Transiting Pluto in Capricorn has been forming a hard  square to his Mars and Pluto—the influence will be in effect until the end of this  year. Looking further into the past planetary transits to his chart, the  intensity of this sexual debauchery more than likely intensified in late 2007  and progressed through 2008. He probably had some very personal matters that  were challenging for him to deal with as he moved through 2005 and forward; a  secret sexual outlet may have been his only way of dealing with whatever was  troubling him. He may actually be having some serious financial challenges that  the public could become aware of in the coming months. From now until the end of  this year, we may be hearing even more scandalous news coming from this  late-night talk show host.

The August 5, 2009, eclipse at 13 Aquarius in his  10^th house (career) formed an opposition to Pluto in his  4^th house, indicating that the coming six months could be quite  turbulent where family and career matters are concerned. By then end of this  year, he may be facing a divorce. And the late January to early February 2010  timeframe could also be very turbulent. It's likely we are seeing the tip of the iceberg.

©2009-2010 Raymond J. Sette