The biggest factor in this chart... is by far the Jupiter/Neptune/Node conjunction (Stellium) in the 5th House... That's the unbridled creativity & talent... This is a guy that sees things others can't... This is a person that lives in the gap of the real world & the one of magic & miracles... (Jupiter/Neptune)... This creates an extremely deep Spiritual connection... However... There is a conflict because the Jupiter in Libra isn't in sync with his Neptune in Scorpio... That gives him a highly sexual nature (neptune in scorpio) but it's wrapped around Jupiter's moralistic nature... So there's a "conflict" that takes place in his intimate mind & life.

Looking at the Transits...
Normally, you wouldn't see too many indicators that there might be a bigger problem going on... And unless you were specifically looking to find a problem/trouble, my guess would be that most of the time it would go un-noticed. So let's get into this & I'll show what happened astrologically.

First of all... Take a look at the cusp of his 4th House (endings)... It has the sign of Leo on the cusp... So you would assume his ending would have Leo significance... (performing, family, heart)... Then check out his 8th House (death)... (10 Capricorn)... Not much to look at there... The Ruler (Saturn) is sitting there all alone in the 7th House in the sign of Sagittarius... (yawn)... A quick glance around the chart shows Saturn's natal aspects are pretty good... Trines (120 degrees) from Uranus & Venus... Incconjunct (150 deg) from Mars... Sextile (60 deg) to Chiron... So most of those show the potential for very good life prosperity, energy & overall good fortune.

Then if you start to check out the current transits... At first glance, there isn't that much that would jump out at you... In fact, the transits look kind of dull at first... So let's take things step-by-step...

The biggest thing that does catch your eye will be the Venus/Mars conjuntion to his natal Mars (22 Taurus - 12th House)... That conjunction also connects (inconjuncts) to his Natal Saturn on the 7th Cusp... Right there, you get a quick impression that he's probably getting a little "afraid" or that his fears might be getting the best of him... Perhaps fearful his "possessions" (Saturn) will be taken away or lost... Or perhaps deeply emotionally saddened by some form of "romantic" condition... (Saturn on the 7th)... Whatever... Let's take it further...

Next thing you see is the dreaded Saturn "square" (90 deg) aspect to it's natal position... That's the icy-cold "bitch slap" we all get approx every 7 years or so that tries to wake us up to the fact that many of our chances & opportunities are passing by & being wasted... This is often called "the seven year itch" because it creates the feeling of "now or never"... Usually, Saturn is very restrictive & frugal, but at this phase in a person's life it goes kind of mental & wants to live as large or as wild as possible because it feels it's own mortality... So it tends to bring about all kinds of professional & social opportuntities as well as "pressures".

Now keep in mind, all these aspects that are effecting his natal Saturn, are also connecting to his Natal Moon (17 Pisces - 10th House)... So there's a extra heavy emotional load he's under... professionally... financially too I bet... Geeshka, it makes you wonder how this man remained standing this long...

So there you go...
We looked at the transits & it's perfectly clear what was going to happen... Right?...
(huh?... did I miss something)...
Ok... Let's take it a little further...

For most of you that study "classic & standard astrology"... The story ends right there with a lot of head scratching & wondering what they're missing... So I'm gonna try to show you what is really going on...

Ask nearly every astrologer about the planet "Chiron" & you're going to get the standard "Chiron is the wounded healer" answer... Part of that is true in the Mythology of Chiron... He was wounded... And he was a bit of a healer/prophet too... He served the sentence for Prometheus (for giving away fire) which meant he was willing to give up his immortality to spare the life of someone else... (which is way cool)... But... (pointing to my butt)... There's more to it.

Astrologically, Chiron can be a total spaz... I don't care what the "standard astrologers" say... I'm here to tell you that if you look at the chart of a person that has an accident or an injury on a certain day, you can bet your ass that there is a Chiron aspect taking place. Who knows, perhaps it has to injure you before it can heal you fercrissakes... hehehe... (spare us the humor daniel & get on with it... and pass me the olives too fercrissakes)... Ok... So for the 35 freakin' years I've been doing these charts... I've learned that Chiron is the biggest indicator of accidents/unexpected-deaths in the birth chart... Let's get back to the chart... Take another look at the chart from the Chiron's perspective...



Looking at Michael Jackson's chart... Take a look at his natal Chiron's position... (19 Aquarius - retro - 9th-10th House Cusp)... His natal Uranus, Venus & Mercury are opposing it... (all in the sign of Leo)... So that right away tells you that there are going to be a lot of accident/health related issues to his life... It's when you start to look at the transits from this perspective, you see things in a much different & clearer light.

Check out the Jupiter/Neptune conjunction (10th House) that is moving backwards (retro) towards his Chiron... Just on the fringe orb of the Conjunction... That transit alone would cause him to question whether he is losing his purpose in life... (remember he has this in his natal chart)... He has Venus/Mars (12th house... taurus) that are "squaring" Chiron & causing what I would imagine professional & financial fears & problems... (the 12th House part can show the attempt to "escape" into a dream state with drugs/alcohol or whatever)... Transit Venus & Mars are also connected to his natal Mars too... So that adds to the anxiety & impulsive qualities of that transit... Transiting Saturn (19 Virgo) inconjuncts Chiron... The Moon was also opposite Chiron at the time of death too.

So what looks to be a rather dull chart on the surface is totally different when you see it from the Chiron's perspective... Geeshka, nearly every part of the chart would indicate the possibilities for a major melt-down to take place... This guy was getting hammered at his most sensitive points by a battery of planets... I don't know what technically killed him... But from the chart's perspective any of the aspects I indicated would have had the strength to take him out.

Michael Jackson was only a few weeks older than I am... So I have many of the same astrological placements in my own chart... So seeing these aspects coming, a few weeks ago I went into a total health restoration mode (within reason) to ride out the storm... Actually, everybody born around 1958 has to be very careful with this transit... I'm building a new page that will include a lot of this information...

Members Note:
You can check out your natal Chiron Position (Right Side Menu towards the top)... And then check the "Current Positions" page to see if any planets are aspecting Chiron... (look to see of any of the current planets degrees are "close" to the degree number of your natal Chiron...

Example:
if your Chiron degree is something like 18 Aquarius... The any of the current planet degrees that within between 16-20 will be "aspecting" it... The planet signs & houses of the aspecting planets will represent the life areas where accidents are likely to happen...

I'll have a page up very soon that'll do all this for you... (it's already being made) New Transits...

If you're not already a Site member, this would be a great time to sign up...

Become a Website Member... That's it for now... Keep the Faith... Better Days & Higher Love are comin' soon...

daniel "whelland" dowd