Celebrity Astrology: Steve Irwin’s Death in the Profected Horoscope
September 11, 2006 by admin
As I wrote in previous posts, Steve Irwin’s horoscope for 2006 is quite challenging. Too, one can see that the danger of death was present in all of Irwin’s various horoscopes for 2006: his Solar Return, Lunar Return, and progressions.
I had the opportunity to study Steve Irwin’s horoscope further this weekend, and realized that there were additional indications of danger in his 2006 horoscope. The method I will present to you is called Profections, and it is very ancient, but also very simple. It involves rotating the horoscope by one house every year to see which areas of the life become highlighted. This horoscope method teaches us that nothing can happen to us that is not already in the birth chart. If it is not in my horoscope that I will win the state lottery, no solar return or any other chart can promise that to me.
Here is Steve Irwin’s natal horoscope again, set for noon, as we are looking at his public persona only.
The inside wheel shows Steve Irwin’s natal horoscope, while the outside wheel shows his profected horoscope for 2006. You can see that the profected horoscope just rotates the natal horoscope and all planets by one sign (30 degrees), 44 times (since Steve Irwin turned 44 years old this February).
We have several points of caution here. The Sun, which is the life-giver, is in the malefic 6th house of illness and harm. As you can imagine, this can indicate illness and possible harm for this year. By itself, though, it does not mean that much. There are other testimonies that give additional warnings. The profected Sun is square natal Saturn (even though it’s strong here, it is still the death-bringer) and the Sun’s antiscion is on the natal Midheaven, the house of fame. This indicates that death will come from a hidden source, but will become public. The profected Venus (ruler of the natal Ascendant, the house of the body and self) is also square the natal Saturn, and even worse, it is on the 7th house cusp. In primary motion across the sky, this means that Venus has just set below the horizon. Obviously, this is not something you want to happen to your body. These are the general trends for the year that we would have observed if Steve Irwin had come to us for his annual consultation.
On September 4, 2006, the date of Steve Irwin’s death, the profections were rather stark. The profected Ascendant was about to conjoin the natal Saturn (see a theme developing here?), and the profected Moon, a lesser indicator of life, was now trine the natal Mars, the violent planet. As you will recall, Mars in Steve Irwin’s chart symbolized wild animals, so here we see the bodily contact between Steve Irwin’s person and a wild animal. The profected Sun is now on the 7th house cusp, again indicating the “sunset” of the body.
With so many difficult testimonies, we can see Steve Irwin’s death quite clearly. Could he have avoided the danger to himself even if he tried? Perhaps, but we can see that examining Steve Irwin’s horoscope gives a new meaning to “written in the stars.”
Celebrity Astrology: Steve Irwin’s Horoscope at His Death II
September 9, 2006 by admin
As I wrote yesterday in a post about Steve Irwin’s unfortunate death, the astrology of death is very definite. The evidence of death occurs in many forms, and with multiple testimonies. After all, death is a major event in the life.
Here we have Steve Irwin’s Lunar Return for September 4, 2006, the date of his death. The Lunar Return is simply the horoscope for the moment when the Moon returns to its exact position at birth. This occurs roughly every 28 days, and so we have a new Lunar Return every month. The Lunar Return fulfills the promise of the Solar Return (which is the annual equivalent). Steve Irwin’s Lunar Return for the date of his death is rather grim, and had he come to us for his annual consultation, we would have told him to beware this month.
Steve Irwin’s Horoscope: Indications of Death in the Lunar Return
In my first post about Steve Irwin’s horoscope, I discussed the potentially malefic nature of Jupiter, ruler of his 8th house of death. Saturn and Mars, being the two malefic planets, are always suspect, and even if they are strong in the natal horoscope (Saturn is Steve Irwin’s strongest planet), they will kill one just as dead. The Lunar Return repeats the ominous themes of Steve Irwin’s natal horoscope and his Solar Return for 2006.
Jupiter, the death-bringer, is in the 9th house of journeys (Steve Irwin was on a filming expedition), and it will shortly square Saturn. This sets up a deadly combination, sort of a crossfire of malefic influences. Remember that Venus rules Steve Irwin’s natal ascendant, symbolizing his body. In the Lunar Return, Venus is about to conjoin Saturn in less than 1 degree, thus wandering into the deadly crossfire between Saturn and Jupiter. Moreover, Venus is in the malefic 6th house of illness. His body is about to be seriously ill, and possibly die (Jupiter and Saturn). Venus is also about to oppose Jupiter by antiscion, showing hidden harm to the body or hidden danger of death.
One testimony is not enough, however, to show death. In Steve Irwin’s Lunar Return, there are more disturbing elements. The Sun is very important in Lunar Return charts. Notice the Sun on the 7th house cusp. It is about to set by primary motion (the Lunar Return became exact right at sunset, in other words); given that the Sun shows the vitality, sunset is not an auspicious sign. At the same time, the Sun opposes the Ascendant (the body), showing that the body will come to harm due to the dramatic decrease in vitality. In other words, beware illness or death. The Sun is at 2 Virgo, precisely opposing Steve Irwin’s natal Sun at 2 Pisces, giving yet another testimony of a life in danger.
The most chilling and precise indication of the time of Steve Irwin’s death must be the Moon, however. The Moon is in the 8th house of death, having just moved into Libra. It will oppose Mars at 21 Virgo by antiscion in 9 degrees, again showing hidden danger of violence and death. Nine days after this Lunar Return (which is set for August 26, 2006), Steve Irwin met his untimely death in a watery grave.
Celebrity Astrology: Steve Irwin’s Horoscope at His Death
September 8, 2006 by admin
The astrology of death has always been very interesting to me, though some people are not comfortable with it. Typically, we will see several very negative astrological indications of death, using various methods. In a previous post on Steve Irwin’s unfortunate and untimely death, I discussed his Solar Return for 2006. Having had a moment to look at other indicators, the same theme tends to repeat in other charts.
Steve Irwin’s Secondary Progressions for September 4, 2006
Secondary progressions are a way of symbolically advancing the positions of planets and house cusps in the natal horoscope a year per day at their natural speeds. For example, at your first birthday, your Sun will have moved about 1 degree forward in the zodiac, because it takes 1 day for it to move 1 degree in the sky.
Steve Irwin’s secondary progressions for 9/4/2006 contain a number of some pretty stark warnings:
1. Steve Irwin’s Progressed Moon conjunct the fixed star Algol (“the Ghoul,” in Arabic) at 25 Taurus. Algol is the head of the Medusa, also known as “the most evil star out in the heavens.” It indicates a violent and sudden death.
2. Steve Irwin’s Progressed Ascendant moving onto the fixed star Bellatrix (of Mars and Mercury nature), which brings treachery, poison, and accidents “causing blindness and ruin.”
3. Steve Irwin’s Progressed Venus, ruler of the natal Ascendant on the fixed star Sharatan (of Mars and Saturn nature), which brings bodily injuries.
4. Steve Irwin’s Progressed Midheaven AND Mercury are both on the fixed star Algenib (of Mars and Mercury nature), which brings “ambition, vanity, intuition, enthusiasm, caprice and bad judgment” according to Vivian Robson.
5. Steve Irwin’s Progressed Sun at 17 Aries, on the fixed star Nodus Secundus (AKA the Great Serpent), which brings death by accidental poisoning. Robson says that ancient authors wrote “when a comet was [on Nodus Secundus], poison was scattered over the world.”
6. Steve Irwin’s Progressed Jupiter, ruler of the 8th house of death, partile conjunct natal Sun at 3 Pisces. Because Jupiter moves so slowly, we have to be very exact. Jupiter has been conjunct Steve Irwin’s Sun since late 2003, giving about a 4-year general window of danger. The other, faster moving planets pinpoint the actual time of death.
7. Progressed Moon opposes natal Saturn by antiscion. Saturn, of course, is a malefic planet, while the Moon is one of the sources of life in the chart (the other one is the Sun and the Lord of the Ascendant). Opposition, even by antiscion, is not a good thing.
Celebrity Astrology: Steve Irwin and Wild Animals in His Horoscope
September 7, 2006 by admin
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.
Astrological Planetary Rulership: Stingrays (more on the astrology of Steve Irwin)
September 6, 2006 by admin
Reading about Steve Irwin’s untimely death by stingray got me thinking about the classical astrological rulership for stingrays. In astrology, everything is ruled by at least one of the planets. Many things are ruled by more than one planet; depending on the context. For example, roses are ruled by Mars because they have thorns and are red, but by Venus because they smell great.
So, why are planetary rulerships so important? Lots of reasons, but here is a specific one: if you look at Steve Irwin’s solar return chart, you can see that the Sun was squared by Mars. Stinging is a classic Mars attribute. Everything piercing, or that draws blood is Martial by nature. The fact that Steve Irwin got stung through the heart is important; the Sun rules the heart. How were the sting and the heart connected? By the difficult and tension-producing (to say the least here) square aspect.
In this particular case, since Steve Irwin unfortunately experienced the stinging part of the normally unassuming and easy-going stingray, it was symbolized by Mars. In a more benign situation, where for example, Steve Irwin spent a long time doing a documentary on stingrays and marine life in general, we might see the marine world symbolized by the wet and squishy Moon. The Moon, of course, rules all wet things, including fish and underwater critters.
Celebrity Astrology: Steve Irwin’s Horoscope
September 6, 2006 by admin
It is with great sadness that I heard about Steve Irwin’s death on Monday. His love of nature and his ability to convey his passion for the environment to millions of people was very special. And yet, watching Irwin’s antics around some of the world’s most dangerous animals, I could not help but wonder – how long could he cheat death? The answer, as always, lies in Steve Irwin’s horoscope.
While we do not have Steve Irwin’s birthtime, we can always use his horoscope set for noontime. This is perfectly appropriate when we wish to learn more about someone’s public persona. Understanding the astrological causes of Steve Irwin’s death falls neatly into this category, without us needing to pry into his private life.
Steve Irwin’s noontime horoscope is set for February 22, 1962, noon, Essendon, Australia.
Mars in Aquarius: The Crocodile Hunter
Crocodiles are traditionally ruled by Saturn (because they are nasty-looking lizard creatures) and the Sun (because they are the king of the lizard kingdom and live in hot climates). In Steve Irwin’s horoscope, Saturn is the strongest planet in the chart because it is in its own sign, Aquarius. More than that, four other planets are in strong Saturn dignities: Jupiter, Mars and Mercury are in Aquarius, while the Moon is in Libra and thus in Saturn’s exaltation. Because Saturn is so strong in this chart, it will act primarily as a goodie in Steve Irwin’s life. But once a malefic, always a malefic, and a strong Saturn will kill one just as dead as a weak one. We would also keep an eye out for Mars, another malefic, not nearly as strong as Saturn, and thus much more likely to cause Steve Irwin to run into trouble. Mars is the planet of the hunter, in a Saturn sign; of course Steve Irwin could only be the Crocodile Hunter. Finally, Jupiter can also cause problems, since it rules the 8th house of death. In astrology, this makes Jupiter anareta, the killing planet, that can add to testimonies of death.
Steve Irwin’s Horosope: 2006 Solar Return
Steve Irwin’s Solar Return for this year looks pretty problematic. Mars, weak in Gemini, squares the Sun (the lifegiver) from the 5th house of fun, creativity, and children. If Steve Irwin had come to us before his death, we would have said that it is especially important to be careful of violent accidents while working on creative projects. Since Steve Irwin died while filming a new nature feature, we can see that the promise of the Solar Return was sadly fulfilled.
Saturn in Leo (in its detriment, so very malefic) is angular on the 7th cusp, and afflicts the Moon. The Moon, to a lesser extent than the Sun, gives life. Here is another potential pitfall. Saturn rules the Solar Return 12th house of wild animals. Given Steve Irwin’s career, we would again have enjoined him to be very careful.
Meanwhile, Jupiter, the anareta (killing planet), sextiles Venus, the Lord of Steve Irwin’s natal Ascendant, a symbol of Steve Irwin’s body in the chart. The horrible mutual reception between the Jupiter and Venus is just icing on the cake; the two planets receive each other into their detriment and fall, harming and hating one another. Jupiter is a moist planet in a moist sign, suggesting a watery kind of death.
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