Gryphon Astrology Blog

Steve Irwin’s horoscope is a challenging one, and as I discussed in yesterday’s post, Steve Irwin’s 2006 Solar Return showed his tragic end quite clearly. Re-examining Steve Irwin’s natal horoscope, we can see the danger that his occupation would pose to him.

Mars in Aquarius is a good descriptor of Steve Irwin’s career. It is an oriental “career” planet, and though few people with Mars as their career planet choose to be a hunter nowadays, Mars rules Irwin’s 12th house of wild animals. Though Mars is in a weak cadent house (the 9th), it is very plugged into the chart. It squares the Ascendant/Descendant axis, and sextiles the Part of Fortune. Because of this, it will be rather easy for Steve Irwin to access this as a career. Unfortunately, anything that afflicts the 1st house (the body), as this relatively weak Mars does, also is a danger to the person in some way. Mars’s conjunction to the South Node indicates a hidden, undercover sort of danger. And, of course, it goes without saying that most Mars-type careers are inherently fairly risky.

I have already discussed the roles of Saturn and Jupiter in determining the times of danger to Steve Irwin. Another difficulty in the horoscope is the fact that Lord of the Ascendant, Venus in Pisces, is combust (burned up by the Sun). Combustion is the worst accidental affliction a planet can experience, and, because Venus rules the Ascendant, it represents the body. More than that, the Sun and Venus are both in the sign of Jupiter, ruler of the 8th house of death. This does not bode well for longevity. The only planet that can really save Steve Irwin is his strong Saturn, but it is not connected to Venus or the Sun by aspect or reception, and thus cannot intervene on Steve’s behalf.

Having a strong planet to which problematic combinations like that Sun and Venus tie back is one very good indicator of longevity. Without it, we don’t have that magical saving grace that will pull us out of the soup, and instead are at the tender mercies of Fate.

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