CHRISTMAS TERRORIST PROFILED

He probably wouldn’t like that, being profiled. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was the son of one of the richest men in Africa. At the time of the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airliner, he was living in a $4 million apartment in London’s West End. Apparently he was pissed off that Yemen was being bombed, but beyond that, he was a Muslim extremist.

So what focal planet created this temperament? You might expect Uranus (different just to be different) in mutable (can be influenced) Sagittarius (a high regard for “the truth”). Since Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, you will find an apex person to have a desire for social reform in a radical manner. As with all highly Uranus people, he built up an overload of nervous tension that needed to be released. The mutable nature of the T-square made him idiosyncratic and prone to a changeable nature. People around him probably considered him too unorganized to follow through with his socially subversive ideas. The possibility, though, did not escape the father who tried to protect himself by turning his son in — an act that some might say confirms the father’s contribution to his son’s character.

His next focal planet (and you would expect more than one — the more you have the crazier you get) is Mercury, again mutable. Virgo, ruled by Mercury, is known as a very critical sign. So one of the negative traits associated with this is a critical nature that feels the need to judge others — a trait that also discourages close associations because it tends to lack warmth.

And third, Umar, has Saturn, again, mutable. Saturn apex people are extremely ambitious so it is this focal planet that allowed him to carry out his plans. However, there is this tendency (since all focal planets are weaknesses) to be insecure, usually due to lack of respect from the father (Saturn). These people will often have a good education to prove themselves. But deep down the father thing nags at them and the need to prove themselves to him (or do something that embarrasses him or angers him).

So Uranus suggests an unconventional path, Mercury, a judgmental one and Saturn, the ambition to carry out the plan. All in the sign of Sagittarius — that’s foreigners. And throw in his Sun conjunct Neptune (disillusionment or delusion). But ultimately, it is the issue of personal inadequacy that caused him to try to kill innocent people to profoundly embarrass his very important father — that was the tipping factor.

So why didn’t he carry out his plan — after all, he was studying to be an engineer? His chart is really not negative at this time. Depending on his time of birth, he may have his progressed Venus (people you love) square (bad) his Moon (his feelings). I’m guessing he didn’t. Because without a negative progression, the transiting Pluto conjunct his Sun and Neptune and square to Saturn didn’t trigger.

He simply didn’t have the right aspects to die. In order to die, you need a negative progression and a negative transiting Pluto aspect.

I actually think this young man could be rehabilitated — another reason to think he is a Capricorn (the Sun changed signs the day he was born). Because with Pluto sitting on his Sun, this fifteen year period will render him a completely different person. If in fact, as I’ve heard, the sentence for his crime is 20 years, he may transform. Perhaps, by then, he may be able to forgive his father and understand the “do unto others” thing or the Muslim equivalent.

CAPRICORN’S BIRTHDAY FORECAST 2009

Capricorn’s are currently the “lucky” recipients of transiting Pluto, an event that doesn’t happen to every sign because of the slow movement of Pluto. Prepare yourself for transformation, as any Sagittarius will tell you, having been Pluto’s prior home. Capricorn is represented by the goat climbing the rocky mountain due to their nature to persist even when the going gets rough. So it is entirely within reason that you will feel the desire to make these changes without being forced. You are known for your resourcefulness in any situation. The general rule in astrology is that if you don’t chose your own obstacles, they will be chosen for you.

This is not an over-night event as the duration is fifteen years. But even in the beginning (Thanksgiving of 2008), you may have noticed your life making drastic changes — sometimes not of your liking. Or it could have been the opposite. Good things. But eventually, there will be a change that you probably aren’t looking forward to — as most real growth hurts a little. Some refer to this time as being in a Cuisinart. It can really toss your life around. Fifteen years from now, you won’t be the person you were fifteen years before. You will have grown in ways you may not be able to predict.

Neptune is currently transiting in Aquarius, the sign next to Capricorn, so it doesn’t make a major aspect. This isn’t good or bad in the area of chemicals, over-seas travel, hospitals, prisons.

Transiting Uranus in 2010 will be  beneficial as it is in Pisces, a sign friendly to Capricorns. If you are involved with the Internet, television, radio and anything electrical, this is good news. You should see favorable results in any area that Uranus rules, and as Uranus is the planet of sudden moves, what happens may happen quickly.

Saturn, your ruler, will be transiting through the sign of Libra in 2010 with a short retrograde back into Virgo. As Libra squares Capricorn where Pluto is currently placed, December natives (the 0-8 degree people) will have a Sun/Pluto conjunction with Saturn square most of this year. A square aspect causes the energy to work against itself. So you might expect that you have no choice but to be more serious about career and money issues. This is a possibility because Saturn is known as a restrictive planet. But as you are Capricorn, perhaps, you are way ahead of me and have already made those plans. The January natives will also get a square from Saturn in the fall as it moves into higher degrees. Without the benefit of an entire chart analysis, the retrograde of Saturn into Virgo April 8th to July 29th might be the best time in 2010 to move forward. Virgo is an earth planet and as such trines Capricorn with harmonious energy.

Transiting Jupiter moves into the sign of Pisces in January 2010 where it conjuncts Uranus. And again, a good thing for Capricorn. Jupiter is the most beneficial planet ruling money, the law, higher education, religion and many other things. Next to Uranus and sextiling your Sun, you may find yourself on the beneficial end of something that happens overnight, possibly something unplanned and possibly something financial. You also may see your social life picking up or people from foreign countries coming into your social circle.

The other planets, called personal planets, transit quickly and will be in many signs during the year. Look at your monthly astrology.

In addition, to your transiting planets, I recommend you get an astrology reading for your secondary progressed planets. I make all my predictions using progressions. So to truly know the tone of your upcoming year, it is advisable to have the whole picture. Unlike transits, the personal planets are the focal interest in progressions. And this is where you will find how you feel, romantic interests, communication issues, health, wealth and if the energy of the universe is on your side or against you.

As much fun as magazine or newspaper horoscopes are, there is almost no truth to them with a few exceptions that involve reading your rising sign for any mention of houses (assuming you’re even reading a horoscope that mentions houses and most don’t) and reading your astrology sign for things other than houses. I suggest considering the value of an astrology reading. But, if that simply is not in your budget, I do have another source for you. Psychicbiatch.com has real astrologers and real psychics who answer questions for free, no strings. It may take awhile to get an answer and some readers take it more seriously than others. However I do free readings there every month.

Capricorns should be looking forward to 2010 with only Saturn, your ruler, making any negative transiting aspects to your Sun. And as Saturn is exalted in the sign of Libra, even those harsh aspects may be lessened to some degree. Very seldom, does any sign have a year without some transiting activity. And getting back to the very nature of the mountain goat, you more than most, have the ability to withstand adversity in any form and benefit from it.

WHY BRITTANY MURPHY DIED

The only way I could have predicted Brittany Murphy’s death would be if I knew what was currently happening in her life. At the time I am writing this, the cause is unknown. No astrologer would predict death in someone so young unless there was some knowledge of an existing problem.

From her astrology chart I know she kept secrets. With her Sun and three other planets in Scorpio (a stellium), we automatically know two things about her. One, she was secretive and two, she would have unusual death experience(s) in her lifetime. This is because Scorpio rules death, and Scorpios never let you know what they are up to. Another Scorpio characteristic is anger.

So what was going on at the time of her death? I would say, astrologically, she was involved in something that was not widely known and she was over-doing it. The last observation because the transiting Pluto is opposing her progressed Jupiter (the planet of excess) and her natal Jupiter is square to natal Pluto. So this aspect triggers that aspect. The negative progression that caused death to occur was was progressed Saturn having moved out of sign to Virgo where it squared her natal Mercury in Sagittarius. Saturn rules your health and Mercury rules the brain and breathing so I would speculate her death may be brain related.

This is definitely a situation where it would be helpful to have her time of birth because the houses would be very helpful in determining what actually occurred.

It is also interesting that her natal Mars moved to exactly square by progression her Uranus (the unexpected) and her Moon (her emotions). This is why I mentioned that Scorpio rules anger along with Mars. Emotionally, I feel she was unhappy or stressed.

You may remember that I have written about transiting Saturn (which recently moved into the sign of Libra) would square the transiting Pluto. Anyone with a low degree Cancer planet would create a T-square (two planets oppose and one planet squares both). For Brittany, this was transiting Pluto opposition natal Jupiter and transiting Saturn squaring both. So again, Jupiter is involved.

As shocking as a death is in someone so young, I think the people around Brittany may be able to make some sense of this. These very same aspects could occur in a chart and not cause a death. So I believe there is more to this story.

REESE WITHERSPOON BLONDE TROUBLE

Another innocent looking blonde, but with four focal planets, she’s trouble. Focal planets are always in the same modality and hers are cardinal.

Focal planet Jupiter in Aries makes her aggressive with short-lived enthusiasm. Next is focal Mars in moody Cancer, we get lots of energy here and someone who takes chances, but the attack mode is often the mode of choice.  Anyone with the Sun in Aries as a focal planet will have tremendous independence that can over-whelm partners. Then there is Pluto in Libra giving great focus and also powers that can be abused. Whew! This girl is a tornado. Anyone in her way, just gets mowed down. And if she’s born in the morning, her Moon is in Capricorn — which makes another focal planet and a Grand Square and is the worst placement of all for the Moon.

An immensely talented actress, as an Aries, she is also selfish. The most impressive placement is her Venus which is exalted in Pisces. So she loves with all her heart, but keeping in mind the other aspects, it’s still hard to figure out what she’s thinking. And even if she loves you. Do you love her?

Ryan Phillippe split up with her during his positive Jupiter period. A lucky guy anyway with his natal Sun conjuncting Jupiter, he didn’t break up because he was unhappy. Quite the opposite. He was happy or I should say happier without her.

Jake Gyllenhaal, also finds himself currently in a positive Jupiter period. Although his progressed Venus is square both Saturn and natal Jupiter so something feels restrictive and a little out-of-control regarding his love life. Bet he is worn out, too. Progressed Mars is sitting on his natal Nodes so there may be a little karmic arguing going on. These two people may know each other from another life, if you believe in that sort of thing.

Nobody’s in any danger here. Everyone should land on their feet. But a warning to Reese. You got to slow down, Girl. These guys have no idea what hit them and at some point, they get tired of the whirlwind atmosphere that circles around you. Sometimes when people are intensely complicated, they seem quite simple. Hoping their secret never gets out, they choose men who are inherently  private. And men, in general, just don’t have the capacity for drama that women have.

IS SIMON COWELL MR. NASTY?

He is. But he’s also sneaky. One of my very least favorite placements is natal Mars in Libra. Beware. These people are passive-aggressive. They hurt you, but they pretend they didn’t or they didn’t mean to.

Simon gets his famous mouth from his Moon in the sign of Sagittarius. Sadges are known for their inability to say anything but the first thing that crosses their minds. Rarely are they mean spirited. They’re just “honest.”

His focal planet is cardinal Saturn so his weakness is his overwhelming ambition. Mr. Nasty worked for what he has. Another quality of that focal planet is that he is quick to resent anyone who gets in his way. It’s rare you find these people dealing with a sense of inadequacy — no one’s ever doubted his confidence.

Simon currently has progressed Sun square Venus. Guess that’s what happened to longtime companion, Terri Seymour? But it’s what’s happening next year, 2010, that should cause Simon some worry. His progressed Sun squares Pluto. The definition of which could be the loss of a loved one. Pluto ruling the 8th House of Money, it could also have financial implications. And powerful people are also represented by Pluto. However, it plays out, it won’t be an easy year. Progressed squares always portend difficulty.

AMANDA KNOX KILLED HER FUTURE

Amanda Knox’s Sun is in Cancer, a sign associated with mood swings and sensitive feelings. Opposition that is Neptune, the planet of delusion. And when one planet squares both those planets, we have a focal planet. In her case, it is cardinal Jupiter, the cult follower.  (In a T-square all the planets will be in the same modality.) The apex planet denotes a weakness of character or where a person can suspend judgment. Amanda was swept up in the drama of a situation that probably started as role playing and ended with her slitting the throat of another young woman while two young men assisted her. My guess is that there was no conscious intention to kill that girl. The evening took on a life of its own.

The negative elements of her chart were her progressed Venus sitting on her natal Mars. With Venus involved there was sexual tension. Also her progressed Mercury was on her natal Sun. Transiting Pluto, the death planet, had to also be involved, and it was conjunct her natal Moon and Uranus (the volatile planet).

One day, when people have their planetary forecast from birth to death, this type of situation might be avoided. Anyone with transiting Pluto on their natal Moon has no business playing these kinds of games. Add to that any negative progression involving Mars (violence) and the odds increase that a tragedy occurs.

WILL REGIS PHILBIN RETIRE?

Why would he? A little hip surgery, and he will be good as new. I know I talk a lot about a positive Jupiter progression, but that’s because when you have it, you are successful.

Regis has an inconjunct (which means an adjustment) between his progressed Sun and Uranus. That accounts for this minor surgery. But I predict he will recover and be back on his show in record time. 2010 will not be the year that Regis retires.

WHY WHITE WOMEN, TIGER?

I, for one, am not at all surprised that famous people cheat. Actually, a lot of people cheat and then add to that availability  – cheating will happen. As far as I’m concerned Tiger shouldn’t have married until he got this all out of his system. But, that’s where being famous comes in again — the entitlement thing.

What’s much more interesting is that he apparently cheats only with white women. Natal Jupiter (his public image) squares his Sun (himself). So how he wants the public to view him is warped. Squares warp energy. He has a very high opinion of himself (focal planet the Sun). While he is in a position to set an example to young men of his culture, he’s not thinking about that. He’s thinking about the public in general — about how he will be perceived by everyone. So in his mind, he thinks, to get the most praise, he would have to be married to a white women. Wrong, but that’s how his brain works.

He actually is not appealing to his own needs. He ignores that in favor of ego stroking. Because of this, I find him generally, unappealing. I look at him and I wouldn’t want to be him. He’s actually not happy. You can’t be happy if you spend your life looking good for someone else.  And selfish people all end up unhappy. Because in the end, it ’s about the people that love you. No one really loves selfish people, because they are so busy loving themselves. And eventually that wins out.

Lying (natal Moon conjunct Neptune) is another trait that distances you from humanity. By lying, you are telling people they do not (in your opinion) deserve the truth. How insulting is that? Many, many people have lying in their astrology charts. And it’s much more detrimental to them than they realize.

Don’t worry about Tiger. He wouldn’t want that. He wants your admiration. And for now, he will continue to get it. Tiger’s progressed Mars is sextile his natal Jupiter. So the fame, the money, the winning continues. But a warning: Don’t be one of the sheep. Make your own decisions about who you will admire. Look deep into the person — not the superficial outer stuff.

Correction:  I miss calculated Tiger’s Jupiter progression. It’s actually a year from now. So while his chart is not in any extreme difficulty, it’s a lot less positive than I thought. One year from now, and he’ll be back in the limelight. And let’s not forget that Pluto has moved to his sign. So overall, this could be an awakening for Tiger and allow him to re-evaluate his life.

ECLIPSE DECEMBER 31, 2009

The next lunar full moon eclipse is on New Years Eve at 10 degrees Cancer. This will be important to you if you have a 7-13 degree planet in Cancer (conjunction) or Capricorn (opposition). You can get a free chart at astro.com. As long as the date is correct, you will get the degrees of your planets with the exception of the Moon which could be off without the time of birth.

I find that most often the energy of an eclipse preceeds it. So now would be the time you might notice something happening. As it is Cancer (which rules the mother) and Capricorn (which rules the father or the dominant parent), you may want to take a look at what’s going on with them. Or it could be your home, the one you live in or your family. Capricorn rules the 10th House of Career, so that is another possibility.

An eclipse on the:

• Sun is yourself, your Father, your children
• Moon is definitely your family, your Mother
• Mercury is a communication issue, brothers and sisters
• Venus is someone you love, your looks, money
• Mars is an anger issue, cars, guns, violence
• Jupiter is over-doing something, money, the law
• Saturn is definitely your work, could be your health
• Uranus is a sudden event, something electrical
• Neptune is a deception, drugs
• Pluto is anyone in power, surgery, other people’s money

Generally eclipses are considered negative events although some astrologers disagree. I don’t find that eclipses will change the course of your life. But I do see minor events occurring. And falling on something which is already negative is not a good thing.

Eclipses, eclipse. So you may lose in the area in which the eclipse takes place. If this eclipse hits your Venus, a love interest may disappear.

The house this falls in is also important, but you will only have that information if you know the time of your birth. For information about houses, go to thepsychicbubble.com and click on Astrology Lessons.

Because this is happening on New Year’s Eve, you may want to be especially careful that night. If this does not hit a planet in your chart, it does not apply to you, but be careful anyway. You want to bring the new year with a bang, the good kind.

Addendum: On Christmas day, I went out to drive to a party and my car battery was dead. The eclipse at 10 degrees opposed my 12 degree Mars (cars) in Capricorn. My car battery got eclipsed.

Addendum to addendum: My best friend went to her Palm Springs house and found she had been robbed. The eclipse was exactly on her Uranus (the planet of surprises).

WAYNE DYER’S HYPOCRISY

Dr. Dyer was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia this year. It’s interesting that a man who spends his life telling people how to think has a disease many relate to harboring negative thoughts — including me.

Looking at Dr. Dyer’s chart, I notice that his natal Neptune is squaring his Moon and Mars. Squares always cause the energy to express negatively. So astrologically, this man lies. He’s not lying that he has made a career (and a lot of money) telling us how to think. So what he is lying about? My professional opinion is that he is lying about letting go of negative childhood experiences. It’s one thing to tell other people to do it and quite another to do it yourself.

Does this make him a hypocrite? I would say, not regarding his teaching. Just because you know what you should do, does not make it easy to do. He has probably tried all his life to let this baggage go. What he lied about to us (and very possibly himself) is that he hasn’t let it go.

The hypocrital part comes from natal Venus (love) squaring Jupiter (the public). Deep down his has quite a lot of contempt for people in general. And because Venus is his natal focal planet he doesn’t feel lovable or loved. Dr. Dyer is not the positive person he pretends to be or the person he aspires to be and wants us to be.

This is what I would say to anyone with cancer. Get to the root of the problem. Dr. Dyer needs to get honest about his own negativity. You can think positive all you want, but until you dig up that dirt and air it out, you’re in denial.

The type of cancer he has is slow moving and often is not even treated. He will live 10 to 20 years typically, and he’s already 69. What bothers me is the extremely negative chart he currently has. Progressed Mercury is conjunct his Pluto. And as we know, Pluto has to be involved for someone to die. Mars will square his progressed Jupiter and his progressed Sun will square natal Jupiter. Transiting Pluto is opposition his natal Venus. His progressed Moon (without the time, this is not exact) is opposing his progressed Sun.

Any progressed Mars square will twist your life into a pretzel. Therefore, I’m very concerned about Dr. Dyer’s future. The next year should be very difficult. I’ve been told he’s quite sick. So I’m wondering, has he lied to the public about when he got this cancer? That would be the true tragedy if his underlying dishonesty kept him from reaching out when it would have made a difference.

But don’t cry for him. From the age of 30 to 45, he had a positive progressed Jupiter aspect. So whenever he leaves the material plane, he’s had more than his fair share of luck.