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From my Postbag:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOscar Pistorius\u2026<\/em>Does anything in his natal chart or his chart at the time of the murder connect to the South African chart and if so, how?<\/em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Oscar Pistorius<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Oscar Pistorius is currently on bail pending a charge of murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.\u00a0 He is due to appear in court again on 4th<\/sup> June.\u00a0 Only Oscar himself knows the truth of what happened on Valentine\u2019s Day, as Reeva\u2019s father implies, in stating that Oscar must \u201clive with his conscience.\u201c\u00a0 Can Astrology help us to look inside his mind?<\/p>\n

Early Childhood<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Oscar Pistorius was born with a congenital defect, an absence of the fibula in both legs.\u00a0 A physical problem which is congenital usually (but not always) involves a karmic carryover from another lifetime, a problem which needs to be solved in this lifetime.\u00a0 Whether it has any bearing on his current crisis, is at this point in time unknowable, unless you have a fine access to the akashic records.<\/p>\n

The area of the body where this problem is situated is of interest to medical astrology.\u00a0 At the age of 11 months, his legs were amputated halfway between the knee and the ankles.\u00a0 Aquarius represents the area between the knee and the ankle, and his Ascendant in Aquarius is almost exactly halfway through the sign, at 12 degrees Aquarius.\u00a0 Mars is in his 1st<\/sup> House, and Mars represents surgery (as well as many other attributes he has such as courage, speed and determination).<\/p>\n

Birthchart<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mercury at the top of Oscar\u2019s chart on the cusp of his 10th<\/sup> House would point to an athletic career as a runner.\u00a0 Saturn late in the 10th<\/sup> House may symbolize running into later problems in relation to his reputation.<\/p>\n

He has the Warrior Archetype, as shown by the Sun in his 10th<\/sup> House square closely his Mars in the 1st<\/sup> House, and indeed his warrior must have been supremely self-motivating throughout the challenges of his life.<\/p>\n

Three difficult natal aspects may link particularly with his disability: Mercury conjunct Pluto, Jupiter square Saturn, and Chiron opposite Uranus.<\/p>\n

Pluto exactly conjunct the Midheaven would indicate a career and a life path which can swing to extremes in fortune and reputation.<\/p>\n

Olympic Success<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

If I had been writing a blog about Oscar Pistorius last summer, it would have been a very different blog.\u00a0 Scorpio courage defies the odds in athletic success, and makes his country proud.\u00a0 Pluto was sextile his Pluto \u2013 a psychological triumph and overcoming of deep challenges.\u00a0 Mars was transiting his South Node, so there was a karmic element in relation to using his past life challenges as a spur to achievement.\u00a0 His natal North Node is in Aries, so the development of his individuality and potential had reached a marking point.\u00a0 This may have ended a karmic cycle of the development of his male side.\u00a0 The Paralympic gold medal shows up as an explosive event, in a transit of Mars to his Pluto\/Midheaven.<\/p>\n

Dating Reeva<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Then began a new phase of his life, post-Olympics.\u00a0 He began a new relationship, with Reeva Steenkamp, in November.\u00a0 Jupiter was trine his Ascendant on the cusp of his 5th<\/sup> House, indicating new love, but square his natal Jupiter which may have brought overconfidence.\u00a0 Natally he has Moon square Venus, which may indicate that he would take time to mature emotionally, and the new relationship would have tested that, beginning around the time that Saturn was transiting his Venus (relationship).\u00a0 In their synastry (chart compatibility) her Pluto was trine with his Mars, a very energetic connection which may have been difficult to handle.<\/p>\n

The Events of Valentine\u2019s Day<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This Valentine\u2019s Day, the day that Reeva died, was close in time to a sextile between Mars and Pluto, which again is very energetic but can be explosive and turn to violence.\u00a0 Saturn was one degree away from an exact square with Oscar\u2019s Ascendant, which may have been exact if the birth time has been rounded out (10.30 a.m.), cusping his 10th<\/sup> House of Career and Notoriety.\u00a0 Mars was exactly trine his Scorpio Midheaven, linking warriorship also with his reputation for that time.\u00a0 Neptune was exactly square Reeva\u2019s Jupiter, representing complex issues about trust and faith.\u00a0 If she was born at Noon, Pluto would have been exactly conjunct her Moon, but we do not have a birth time for her.\u00a0 What happened that day, and how conscious was he of what he was doing in the middle of the night?\u00a0 How much control did he have over his actions and emotions?\u00a0 The murder was not premeditated in terms of being a carefully executed plan, with clues hidden and alibis.\u00a0 He has admitted that he killed her.\u00a0 Deborah Orr wrote in the Guardian yesterday that \u201cPistorius\u2019 case is an empty vessel into which all our prejudices can be poured\u2026 Reluctance\u00a0 to take his story at face value is driven not by dispassionate examination of the evidence, but by more general views about the vulnerability of women to violence from their partners.\u201d\u00a0 I will be circumspect about my own views\u2026if I have not already said too much already.<\/p>\n

From my Postbag:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOscar Pistorius\u2026<\/em>Does anything in his natal chart or his chart at the time of the murder connect to the South African chart and if so, how?<\/em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

And so to the question in hand (from my Postbag), sometimes you just have to ask the right question.\u00a0 I chose to use the 1994 chart of Mandela\u2019s inauguration, because of the implied emphasis in the email on the development of the new South African state.\u00a0 What was revealed was an astonishing link between Pistorius\u2019 chart and that of his nation.\u00a0 There is an exact square between Oscar\u2019s Saturn and the Saturn of the new state (difficult spurs to mutual development).\u00a0 There is an exact square between Oscar\u2019s Mars and the Pluto of the new state (pressures of the state triggering Oscar\u2019s energies and efforts).\u00a0 And there is an exact conjunction between Oscar\u2019s Pluto and the Jupiter of the new state (aggrandizement of Oscar\u2019s deeper energies and psychology by the hope, expectations and aspirations of the state).\u00a0 The handling of the case has already thrown up issues about policing and court procedures, and is putting the state under the microscope, and through fire.\u00a0 How Oscar handles himself through what is going to be a long process, and how the state shows its integrity in handling this difficult event, may well be an important period of growth for both.<\/p>\n

Aspects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There is a Full Moon in Virgo tomorrow, where we will be torn by looking at the minutiae of our lives and the bigger picture.\u00a0 The Moon at its full always opposes the Sun, so emotionally we will be focused on details that drive us dotty, but in our wider consciousness we will be attuned to its opposite, the wide sea of Pisces and collective issues.\u00a0 Later in the day, and operational during the Full Moon itself, Jupiter will be squaring the Sun, so making us away of global events and issues, and how they impact our lives, such as ecology and pollution.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (26th<\/sup>) Venus enters Pisces, and the general feeling will go from Venus-in-Aquarius-mode which is idealistic in an intellectual and theoretical way about relationships, to a more sentimental and perhaps romantically idealized or even rose-tinted perspective.\u00a0 Later on, but still early in the day, Mars conjuncts Mercury, and the rose tints may be put under the spotlight and analyzed for a while to see if they can stand scrutiny.\u00a0 Incident-proneness may be operational, especially in relation to travel.\u00a0 Irritability for some, productivity for others.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday (27th<\/sup>) Chiron conjuncts the Sun, bringing to emphasis healing initiatives, such as government ideas about what we should eat, and what we should weigh, and how much we should exercise.\u00a0 However, it is a good day for going within to determine what is right and what is healing for ourselves as individuals.<\/p>\n

On Thursday (28th<\/sup>) Venus conjuncts Neptune and the Fixed Star Fomalhaut at 3 degrees Pisces, at best inspiration in the Arts and creative expression.\u00a0 This benefits some psychological areas of healing and spirituality, such as tackling the issue of addiction.\u00a0 There may be some confusion in relationships too, or in monetary arrangements.<\/p>\n

Friday 1st<\/sup> March can be extraordinarily constructive, with first a sextile between the Sun and Pluto at lunchtime, balancing hope and realism, light and shade, in your life.\u00a0 Then in the evening the Sun trines Saturn, revealing the possibility of constructive plans and ways forward.\u00a0 The prevailing sextile between Saturn and Pluto is highlighted, which is about constructive ways of handling the current huge challenges that we face personally and collectively.<\/p>\n

Winners<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I do not have a tendency to win competitions, having Saturn in the 5th<\/sup> House of Speculation square to my Sun.\u00a0 However, I received a welcome phonecall out of the blue last week from Cygnus Books http:\/\/www.cygnus-books.co.uk<\/a> informing me that I had won a free book order at random, by virtue of the fact that the previous week had been Random Acts of Kindness Week.\u00a0 Needless to say I was delighted.\u00a0 It does remind you that every week needs to be a week of random acts of kindness, both given and received.<\/p>\n

Which brings me to the winners of the Richard III competition, to revise the mnemonic for the colours of the rainbow, ROYGBIV (Richard of York Gave Battle In Vain) in the light of his recent change in circumstances.\u00a0 My decision is to award first place to Daphne (a regular commenter) for the new mnemonic of \u201cRichard of York Goes Beyond Immoral Vengeance\u201d.\u00a0 And there is a runner-up prize for Sandra (a regular reader) for her entry \u201cRichard the Third \u2013 unheard?\u201d which doesn\u2019t exactly fit the brief, but is plaintively evocative.\u00a0 First prize is a Year Ahead for the winner or someone of her choice, and second prize is a Now for the winner or someone of her choice.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.lanawooster.co.uk\/blog\/2007\/11\/the-now\/<\/a> for explanation.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to claim your prizes, ladies!<\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n