Aspects for the week beginning 17 August 2014
Robin Williams
Robin Williams, of the kindly twinkly eyes, the warm emotions of Mrs Doubtfire, and the quick fire mind and communication of an alien, was a unique comedian and actor. His suicide, after long battles with addiction and mental health issues including (a diagnosis of) bi-polar disorder (often accompanied by creative genius) has re-energized awareness of depression in our society.
Astrological Chart
Robin Williams was a sensitive Sunsign Cancerian, which showed in his emotionality, and was exemplified in his parental role of Mrs Doubtfire.
His zany electrical energy is represented by a conjunction of Mars and Uranus, and his Moon was trine his Mars/Uranus (lightning emotional responses) – Carpe Diem in action. The Moon also conjuncts his North Node (karmic mission) so as the Moon is his ruling planet, he would have been very driven in his actions. The Mars/Uranus trines with the Moon/North Node and they trine his Scorpio Ascendant, keying into his physicality, producing a high wired nervous system.
Mars/Uranus squaring Jupiter points to another unique quality of his: an exceptionally high energy. This torrent of unusual energy made him well-cast in the role of Mork from Ork, a convincing alien with lunar features at least (I do not have an ephemeris for Ork).
Mercury conjuncts Pluto in his chart, so he was a deep and brooding thinker. This Mercury/Pluto conjunction straddles the Midheaven (Careerpoint) so he could express his verbal angst through his career.
He had good aspects to his Venus, making him lovable, but Venus was at the South Node, and perhaps there was something from past lives that emotionally he could not resolve in this one.
He led an isolated childhood, which gave rise to his phrase “Love Me Syndrome”. His chart connection with his mother’s is very intensely locked. Her powerful exact Uranus-Pluto trine is exactly on his Mars/Uranus and Moon/North Node trine, locking into his Ascendant and his physicality.
Death
At his death he had 6 Mars transits and 6 Pluto transits, so his energetic turmoil was overwhelming. Uranus opposite his natal Neptune will have added to that turmoil.
I have a feeling he was needed elsewhere in the Universe.
Nanu-Nanu
Aspects
A cheery aspect to start the week! This aspect occurs tomorrow morning, so it starts the working week. It’s an aspect of fun, joy, socializing (around the watercooler?) and celebration. Perhaps the office joker has just returned from his or her best holiday ever, showing the holiday photos on the I phone…or has returned from the Edinburgh Festival with a host of new comedy material.
On Tuesday (19th) Mercury opposes Neptune, which is an aspect of mental confusion The Class Clown has started to scramble his punch lines. Travel and weather could prove complicated.
Thursday (21st) brings more psychological stability, with Mercury trine Pluto. The scrambled thoughts may have been gradually coming into a more coherent focus, accompanied by depth of meaning.
On Saturday (23rd) the Sun enters Virgo which helps to re-introduce you into a work mood after the holiday season. Many will be on a bank holiday break or at a Music Festival, but ideas may present themselves about how to proceed in the Autumn term and apply talents to working conditions.
Mars also trines Chiron that day which supports healing actions such as intervention by Chiropractors and Osteopaths, or Physiotherapy.
The week in bullet points:
- Tomorrow – Love and Laughter
- Tuesday – Mental Confusion
- Thursday – Psychological Stability
- Saturday – Work Mode, and Healing Action
August 17th, 2014 at 4:09 pm
I don’t tend to watch movies these days but appreciate the huge comedic talent of Robin Williams. Thanks Lana for so much information about him and his life. A sad passing but I think helps to raise mental health issues.
Many thanks also for giving me insights into the aspects for the week.
Love Sarah
August 17th, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Interesting that weather issues are earlier in the week whilst actual weather predictions here are later. Wonder if they’ll budge up under the astrological pressure…
Ah Robin. My week was full of patients lamenting his passing. In this town, many of my patients actually DID know him (not closely but they’ll be dining out on those stories for a while yet…) and his death affected all my patients, whether acquaintances of his or not. The LA entertainment industry is really a small town and the loss of such a bright star hits hard.
Glad this week may offer some lightness – it will be a welcome relief for me, and I hope it will allow my patients to remember all the bright, funny things about Robin.
More as the week comes, but briefly – all the Virgos (and there are many) that have congregated around me should love the energy shift Saturday. I expect a while lot of breathing, especially as they start to hit their birthdays (me too!).
Love from Virgo-land –
Dia
August 17th, 2014 at 9:40 pm
Hi Lana,
I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful blog about Robin Williams! Thank you. I was utterly shocked and stunned and yet felt he must have needed to go. Very interesting to read Lana…. it’s really helped me understand his actions on more than an intuitive level. What a blessing he was/is. His energy will be forever here, somewhere.
I’m travelling North on Tuesday!
Thanks for your insights Lana. xxx
August 18th, 2014 at 9:06 am
Dear Sarah
Thanks very much for your comment. I don’t watch a lot of film either, but I saw a few of his films, and of course he was such a quick wit on the chat show circuit over the years, where you got a sense of the person behind the iconic roles.
See you at Light Pod!
Love
Lana
August 18th, 2014 at 9:12 am
Dear Dia
Thanks for the comment from the world of L.A.!
Amazing that so many of your patients had met Robin Williams. I wonder how well they felt they knew him…
He has left a wonderful body of work for us to watch (two of his films have been broadcast, and we have taped them) both comedy and his serious roles. So plenty of opportunity to re-assess who he was and what he came here to do.
Love
Lana
August 18th, 2014 at 9:18 am
Dear Flick
Thanks so much for your appreciation of my appreciation of Robin Williams!
He was a real gift to the world, and I expect as an energy and voice reader you will have had great insights about his impact.
Tuesday is not the best day for travel, but forewarned is forearmed: set out in plenty of time, as there may be traffic diversions!
Love
Lana
August 19th, 2014 at 6:26 am
Dear Lana,
Thank you for the lovely, thoughtful appreciations and astrological perspectives of Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall. Balm to read them both. I had to smile re your comments for Sunday’s aspects about conflict between group and individual…. I have this opportunity to comment on your blog because I was knocked off my bike on Sunday during a big group bicycling event that happens annually in the town where I live. The streets are closed to cars but all the same, the rule for safety s sake is that bikes must pass on the right when wishing to overtake( consideration for the group need)… This chap wanted to race someone – his individual need- so in undertaking me and colliding with me he sent me crashing to the ground thus illustrating your point quite nicely I felt. Less sore today and able to see blessings inherent in time to recover. I smile at my Aries self that still feels surprised to learn, in my fifties, that I don t bounce like I used to when I hit a pavement! With love from Yaz x
August 19th, 2014 at 8:48 am
Dear Yaz
Good to hear the rich tones of your voice!
Firstly, my sympathies. I recently had a fall, and that has led to a great deal of food for thought.
Secondly, your graphic experience could make good textbook material for Full Moon in Aquarius! I will bear it in mind when I come to write about the Full Moon in Aquarius of next year. The individual who failed to take into account the needs of the group was obviously not following the advice to expand consciousness!
Hope harmony prevails this week,
Love
Lana
August 23rd, 2014 at 8:52 pm
Dear Lan
Thank you for your take on Robin Williams. This part upset me “he had 6 Mars transits and 6 Pluto transits, so his energetic turmoil was overwhelming. Uranus opposite his natal Neptune will have added to that turmoil”
You commented that he was needed elsewhere …… but there must have been easier ways to call him. Does anyone deserve that degree of turmoil?
Love Janet
August 23rd, 2014 at 9:31 pm
Dear Janet
I am so sorry to have upset you in my comments about Robin, and also apologize to anyone else who has been upset by it.
My own personal take is that the moment of a person’s death is a personal covenant between them and God. Also, in my work with past lives and future lives and in-between lives, contracts are made before life, and on one level a person knows about the circumstances of their passing.
Of course no one deserves such turmoil, but sometimes circumstances are overwhelming. No one knows exactly why Robin chose to go at that time, what secret heartache he had. I feel there were forces which overwhelmed him.
My comment about him being needed elsewhere may have sounded flippant. But that is the feeling I had, that it was time for him to go to another dimension, perhaps to help souls elsewhere.
If I come across any ideas or explanations which are more helpful, I will let you know.
Love
Lana
August 24th, 2014 at 11:14 am
Dear Lan
You dont need to apologise. It wasnt the words that upset me, it was the facts themselves. I was upset by the fact that such overwhelming forces may exist and come into play so catastrophically
Love janet
August 24th, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Thanks for the reassurance, Janet
I felt I did need to explain myself further, and I agree it is very poignant that people find themselves overwhelmed and isolated and unable to reach out to anyone, which is why it is always valuable when mental health is returned to the map.
Love
Lana