Above photo from totalprosports.com; this was the last reported photo of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa together in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For years, actor Gene Hackman’s doting and protective wife Betsy Arakawa would do whatever she could to help keep Hackman healthy, whether it meant getting his medicines on time, wearing a mask everywhere she went, or encouraging him to stay fit by riding his bike or doing yoga on Zoom. Because of Gene's memory issues (possibly from Alzheimers), Betsy was also responsible for administering Gene's medications at home that were required in order to keep Hackman's blood pressure low due to his history of heart disease and hypertension.
In late February, the couple was found dead in their New Mexico home, a heart-ending end to the life they shared. Arakawa, 65, died of hantavirus respiratory complications, and about one week later, Hackman, 95, died of heart disease and advanced stages of Alzheimers (according to the New Mexico medical investigator’s office on Friday, March 7, 2025) .
Authorities, working to lay out a timeline of what happened, said Hackman had Alzheimer’s disease and may have not realized he was alone in the days before he died.
Clues as to what the couple’s life looked like before their tragic deaths could be gleaned from their last interactions with loved ones. Close and longtime friends of the couple say they seemed to be in good health at their most recent encounter in January 2025. “Last time we saw them, they were alive and well,” Daniel Lenihan told CNN’s Erin Burnett last week. Barbara, Lenihan’s wife, said she had last seen Arakawa a few weeks ago at a home decor shop the two had opened together in Santa Fe.
Betsy Arakawa, wife of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, died from a respiratory illness linked to hantavirus, a rare disease transmitted by airborne viruses from infected rodent droppings, officials confirmed.
Health experts warn that hantavirus can cause flu-like symptoms after exposure to viruses from the rodent droppings, and in severe cases, it may develop into Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a life-threatening lung condition. The fatality rate for those with respiratory complications is approximately 38%.
Hantavirus-induced diseases are emerging zoonoses with endemic appearances and frequent outbreaks in different parts of the world. In humans, hantaviral pathology is characterized by the disruption of the endothelial cell barrier followed by increased capillary permeability, and thrombocytopenia due to platelet activation/depletion and an overactive immune response (NOTE: rattlesnake venom [which is classified by some as a poison] also causes thrombocytopenia, and this venom has been studied for clot-dissolving uses for humans with certain thrombocytopenia issues).
Gene Hackman “was in very poor health” before his death, which was caused by heart problems and advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease according to New Mexico Chief Medical Examiner Heather Jarrell. According to Jarrell, Gene Hackman died roughly about a week after his wife died in the bathroom, and he died from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, along with severe stages of Alzheimer’s Disease (which affected his memory and cognitive abilities). “Examination of the brain showed advanced Alzheimer’s disease as well as blood vessel changes in the brain,” Jarrell said. Hackman was on medications for his heart issues at that time, and with his younger wife Betsy already dead from respiratory issues due to hanatavirus it is fair to say that Hackman was not in a good cognitive state to follow his medication regimen needed to minimize his risk for death from heart or cardiovascular issues.
Now onto the astrology. On March 4, 2025, your humble servant and narrator (me) presented two probabilities for Hackman's death. The primary analysis (or stronger probability) for Gene Hackman's Uranian Astrology formula of Mars + Saturn - Midheaven ("one's own death" [based on positions of these points from Hackman's horoscope]) called for non-murder, and the secondary analysis (or weaker probability) called for murder. IT WASN'T A MURDER, PEOPLE (but I did give "murder" a minor possibility based on the position of the Uranian Astrology planet Hades). I am glad that the stronger non-murder possibility came through. Below is the 90 degree dial used to calculate the primary and stronger possibilities of "non-murder" (from March 4, 2025, on this website) and below that 90 degree dial is the same dial but with the "trees" relative to Hackman's formula for Mars + Saturn - Midheaven.
Now let's look at "trees" that apply to this formula of Mars + Saturn - Midheaven in a simple straight-forward way. NOTHING WAS CHANGED FROM MY POSTING OF THIS TREE ANALYSIS ON THIS WEB SITE FOR MARCH 4, 2025.
Let's fast-forward now to today, March 8, 2025. Below are my notes (in color) relative to the descriptions of the trees posted above.
Conclusion
Astrology is a craft that presents possibilities and not certainties (similar to quantum mechanics. Albert Einstein reportedly criticized quantum mechanics for this reason). Using Uranian Astrology methods, I selected non-murder as the primary and stronger probability for the death of Gene Hackman as opposed to the secondary and weaker probability (which called for murder as the cause of death of Hackman). Respiratory issues were present in both probabilities; the primary and stronger probability featured respiratory illness of the wife (or estate) as an activity taking place at the time of Hackman's death (along with much confusion and illness). Myself and other astrologers are currently under attack, and when we make accurate predictions (AND THE PRIMARY PROBABILITY I DESCRIBED FOR HACKMAN'S DEATH WAS AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION) we really bring out the cynics, similar to the cynics that attacked Jesus of Nazareth near the end of the age of Aries 2000-2100 years ago. We currently are near the beginning of the age of Aquarius (possibly around 2050), and astrology is ruled by Aquarius. With the current age of Pisces coming to an end (which began a few decades after Jesus and the Golgotha incident), I find it amusing that I have received a letter from a "Pisces age" organized religion congregation leader (and I want to know how he got my address); this congregation leader is worried about my soul and that I may eventually end up in that very hot place where the man with the pointed stick and horns on his head conducts his business. I know that I am going to get a lot of criticism for this accurate astrology analysis of Gene Hackman's death (especially from those clinging on to the last aspects of the current age of Pisces [which is now coming to an end]). To you Pisces Age people clinging on to this age (and angered by this analysis), I say this: "please get over it." If I get points or credits deducted from me that prevents me from going to heaven or nirvana for successfully pushing the craft of astrology as a tool for all people (including law enforcement) to use in their everyday lives, then so be it. This loss is my problem, and not yours. Otherwise take a chance on the use of astrology as a tool for assistance in one's affairs and daily activities. You may like it. Quote from J.P. Morgan is below:
Thanks for reading.
Love to all,
Malcolm
21st Century Astrology Consulting LLC
Comments