In the news…
Next to her Sun in her natal chart sits the planet Mars in Aquarius – she liked men who were rebels and deal breakers, and often violent and aggressive – Martians. Mars also gave her sex appeal and the desire to play both comedy and tragedy – she was not afraid to show us her least glamorous face. Her Moon and Ascendant are both in Cancer, which gave her an excellent connection to the public, ruled by the Moon. She looked like someone you would trust. You felt she would be your friend – that was her powerful Moon reaching out.
I went to college with a woman who also born on this exact day and year, but on the east coast. She and Farrah have the same 10 planets in all the same signs, but the times of birth are different and thus they have planets in different houses, or the sections of the astrological pie.
My friend hit her heyday as the candy lady running a sweets shop in Berkeley thirty years ago. That’s when she took tap dancing lessons and did local shows with her group: Ruby and the Diamonds. It was a kind of magical place and time. But she didn’t seem to need more acclaim or money as Farrah did. The kids and friends loved Ruby, her local shows seemed to be enough, and she stayed on the sidelines never sending a tape of her act to a producer in LA. Maybe she wished she had. She never spoke to me about wanting to be famous. I don’t think she really wanted it.
This story points out that we all have free will in using the planets and energies in our birth charts. There is no other way to explain how a shy Virgo with Mercury Retrograde from Gary, Indiana could steal the hearts of millions worldwide.
Michael Jackson. Born: August 29, 1958. 11:53 pm. Gary, Indiana. Gary, Indiana?
It’s an unlikely place for an LA Super Star to be from. However, his chart is way beyond the norm, as you might expect. All due to a Sun Pluto conjunction in Virgo. He was a craftsman deluxe, Virgo’s specialty.
Moreover, Pluto is hypnotic, sexy, and rules mass events/consciousness. Pluto is also the ruler of the media and fame. Michael’s Moon in dreamy Pisces is how he felt inside and where the fantasy themes all came from. In some ways, he was Tinkerbelle inside, he thought. I think he got lost in what was real or not as his Moon squares Saturn, blinding him to the costs of his actions.
He had a blast of Leo energy in his chart that reminds me of Mick (Rolling Stones). Venus and Uranus are conjunct in Leo with Mercury in Leo playing bass nearby in Michael’s chart. Uranus rules your genius. Venus rules your art. They blend forces in a conjunction and fuel Mercury who communicates it. However, it’s interesting to note Mercury was Retrograde when Michael was born. Mercury rules the hands, so only one glove. He knew from birth he was different in many ways. Part of him was shy; part of him easily out pranced Mick Jagger.
What killed him? His life. Neil Young nailed it: The very thing that lifts you up can kill you in the end. There is nothing in his chart to suggest death. In fact, he has transiting Pluto, the ruler of death, exactly trine/harmonizing with his natal Pluto – a time of coming to power and he was about to make a huge tour and a lot of money – Pluto.
The only stress marker in his chart at the time of his death was Saturn opposite his Moon, which shows up once every 29 years, often as health problems or problems with the family. Everybody I know has lived through it easily and most without any real trauma. However, if you are in bad health, then this will probably make it worse. That’s the only quack in his chart and it wasn’t even near exact. He chose to check out is my thought.
Death and birth are two things you cannot predict with astrology. The moment my mother passed away sweet Venus met the north node, the point of good karma, in the heavens. You would never predict death with that pair, but it did really describe her life.
She left with a kindness, a kiss. While dad had Neptune conjunct his ascendant when he just drifted away. We are all different.
No two cases of the astrology at the time of a person’s death are alike – as no two people are alike. There is no pattern and only God knows the timing.
Good bye, Farrah.
Good bye, Michael.
Thanks for leaving us something fine.
Lance
Thank you~~~just beautiful.
— Shara Jul 1, 09:26 AM #Lance:
The “in the news” peace about Farrah and Michael was extremely well written and thought provoking; an article I am glad I read, it strangely had a calming parental affect on my being today.
Thank you very much.
— Faith Jul 1, 09:46 AM #Thanks for this gift to us Lance. The parting of these two strong souls who so influenced many of us is a strong wake-up ripple…How can we best use our gifts and develop talents to help ourselves and others? Before we check out…
— Wren Jul 1, 11:46 AM #Thanks, that gives me a new perspective on MJ.
— Sue Jul 1, 03:49 PM #A sensitively written tribute to Farrah and Michael(may they rest in peace)as well as an interesting astrology lesson for us. Thank you, Lance!
— anne Jul 2, 04:15 AM #Beautiful, thank you. Too bad we don’t hear your words on the news instead of all the muck they muck up.
— Laurie P Jul 3, 12:44 PM #thanks, great piece. my birthday is the 11. any changes in my chart?? missing seeing you at lunch for our monthly chat..
— lyly Nguyen Jul 9, 12:08 AM #This was wonderful! Great insights into two interesting, talented people.
— Sandra Williams Jul 16, 01:27 PM #nice one Lance.
— joyce Aug 1, 08:55 PM #I wonder if the virgoan pursuit of perfection and crafting caused Michael to go down the road he did, with plastic surgery
health issues are always important to Virgo, the sign that rules our health.
and Pluto rules secrets and surgery…
wonder if we’ll ever know the truth about it all?
— Lance Ferguson Aug 2, 07:52 AM #