Spiritual Forum

Attention astrologers and seekers of the light:

I am including an analysis of the death of St. John the Baptist, because it helps me verify that my selection for the natal horoscope is correct (and death or murder of an individual usually helps with this type of task a lot).   This use of one's death seems to be a reliable tool to help determine one's date and time of birth (if unknown), and it doesn't indicate a fetish for violence, membership in the Illuminati, membership in "the dark side," or that I was with the original cast of Hogan's Heroes. I can guarantee that the reader of this text will not go to the hot dark place where the man with the horns and the pitchfork conducts his business. But to all the phoney "seekers" of the light out there who think in-depth and advanced astrology defines a one-way passage to this hot and dark place, I reply that you can just go there.

St. John the Baptist is said to have been born on the summer solstice, June 24th, six months behind his cousin, Jesus of Nazereth. The idea of Jesus being born on winter solstice seems to work for a lot of offshoots of Christianity since it defined water (0 degrees Cancer) pouring onto earth (0 degrees Capricorn) and having life come forth (but don't forget you need the light!) This timing also allowed celebrations on the solstice (and we know that this set-up worked well with pagans who also has celebrations on the solstices). The problem with this is the sacrificing and serviceable personality of Jesus, and this doesn't resemble a Capricorn's personality (with exception of carpentry and having fun with the money changers and temple administrators. Teaching others about reality can either be a learning experience for them or a bitch for you (or both)). For this reason, I concur with Don "Moby Dick" Jacobs and his selection for the horoscope of Jesus of Nazereth (which defines him as a Pisces, at March 1, 7 B.C., 1:21 AM).

If St. John the Baptist was less than a year older than Jesus, this would give him a horoscope of June 24, 8 B.C. I worked with this date in accordance with the recorded date of his death, and I am very impressed with the results, except for one item that may bring forth disagreement: he was probably not a Cancer (by Sun Placement), but a Gemini instead. Nobody born on June 24th 8 B.C. could be a Cancer, but it sure got close near midnight. But my computer calculation of 29 degrees Gemini 52 minutes is less than 8 minutes from a 0 degrees Cancer placement, so there is a legitimate argument here regarding St. John the Baptist having a Cancer Sun at 0 degrees Cancer. But the problem with the Cancer placement is that St. John the Baptist had an outward personality and had a talent for communication with the masses. And those are definitly (for the most part) Gemini traits, not Cancer traits.

St. John the Baptist was born the son of Zachary, a jewish priest in the temple of Jerusalem, and the son of Elizabeth, a kinswoman and friend of Mary (mother of Jesus). St. John lived as a hermit in the desert until 27 A.D., when he left his hermitage and began to draw people to his ministry sermons near the Jordan River (and he drew numbers of local residents that was similar in the manner to that of the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix drawing people into clubs in the 1960's in England).

The natal horoscope features a possible conflict with authority or power at the childhood home with the Mars square Pluto placement (with Mars in the fourth house and Pluto in the seventh house), and St. John may have left his home at a young age due to a conflict or a power struggle. I was not able to find data to confirm this, and would appreciate anyone out there who has such information that is reliable.

The placement of Jupiter near the Ascendant (Jupiter conjunct Ascendant) allows incredible survivability of the body in terms of health and nutrition restrictions that one may have to endure. Marlon Brando also had Jupiter (which rules expansion) conjunct his Ascendant (which rules the environment and outward appearance), and he had a problem with keeping weight off. St. John didn't have this problem, and he did just fine with wild locusts, wild honey, and Jorda River water. And was still able to draw the masses to hear him speak.

The Moon (in Capricorn and in the 12th House) and Mercury (in Cancer and in the 6th House) are in opposition with each other, and this seems to define his role as "critical communication" (Mercury in the 6th House) "focused on services with the community, the household, or close members of ones family or neighborhood" (Moon in the 12th House). This opposition placement also forms a cross with the star of Algol ("the head of the Medussa or Gorgon," beheading, dangers to the face, hanging, violence, strangulation, "the evil one") and with the Mars/Saturn natal midpoint (accidents, death, bankruptcy, feeling tired or depressed, or accidents/injury that involve metal (especially steel)).

The type-three planetary picture used for "ones death or damage to reputation and ability to work" is Mars plus Saturn minus the MC (per numeric placement on the 90 degree dial). This placement also equals the star of Algol, which has beheading as one of its definitions (and this is a great way for a corrupt leader to "shut someone up" who has the ears of the masses better than you do).

The star data is spectacular!! St. John has the star of Acumen overhead and his reputation will be defined as "a sharp mind," religious extremism," and "morbid outlook." He preached from the shores of the Jordan River about "the kingdom of God about to come" and "the arrival of the messiah" and drew many from local communities, perhaps maybe too many. God probably does work in mysterious ways. The Ascendant represents the environment and outward expression of the individual, and conjunct the star of  Acherner defined "instant fame and then fall from fame" for the environment and the outward expression of St. John.

Sun = personality or health as seen from the general public; the outward teaching or expression of one to the general public or to people "not belonging to ones household or close family")

N. Node = connections or associations that affect ones fate or destiny; friends and business partners

Uranus = aspects that makes one different from others; surprises; technology; associations that are involved in a unique craft or livelihood

Jesus may have been intimidated by St. John, with St. John's Saturn (older people, restrictions, building/structure, manager of some sort) conjunct the Sun position of Jesus. Please note the verse of Matthew 11:11 - "Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist." The Mercury placement on his Ascendant may indicate that Jesus listened to St. John's sermons, and may have even been a fan (as well as a member of his congregation).

This is the formula Kronos/Poseidon, which is the kernel formula for "the person near the highest God; revelation; "the wise man;" great wisdon or knowledge defined by chart factors affecting the midpoint of Kronos/Poseidon."

Note that the Kronos/Poseidon midpoint equals Mars/Zeus and N. Node/Moon, and bisects the midpoints of Saturn/Vulcanus and Hades/Poseidon. The descriptions below define these midpoints that make up this formula, "the holy man" equals "creative activity that may have military techniques and involves spiritual/material poverty in an imprisoned or isolated area."

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