Epstein's 8 South Eclipse

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

Despite all the verbage expended on the now-deceased deviant, Jeffrey Epstein (1953-2019), below is a view of his 8 South Solar Eclipse, the Saros Series he was born into. It's a difficult Series of loss, separation, and a potential for physical injury (if conditions are right) and if we study the 8 South horoscope there may be factors that reveal the fellow in ways his speculatively timed natal horoscope doesn't.

Having his accurate birth time would help, of course, but last I heard, we don't have it so noon is typically used. However, eclipse charts are always accurately time, so see what you think:

Above bi-wheel of horoscopes: 8 South Solar Eclipse August 20, 1952 @27Leo31 New York (inner) with EROS rising surrounded by a horoscope set for August 8, 2019 (just before his death August 10, 2019) due to the fact that at 6:28:01 pm New York, an inconjunct formed between restrictive Saturn and the 8 South Mercury (15Cap09/15Leo09).

With the Saturn-Mercury inconjunct, we find narrowly focused, obsessive thinking, frustrations and delays; with the Pluto-Pluto inconjunct, it was time to let go of childishness and old memories, and face the future maturely. This could refer to his past cruelties to others or even to violent acts, and to his egotistical behavior. Now these aspects don't reveal Epstein's mode of death whether self-inflicted or not, but the cosmic influences are what they are.

You'll note that other planetary contacts are shown in the charts, but are beyond the scope of this post.

Meanwhile, penned on is the August 4, 2019 position of transit Pluto inconjunct the 8 South Pluto (and inconjunct his natal Pluto, of course). These inconjuncts (aka, quincunxes: 150 degrees) suggest that adjustments have become necessary, and the aspect also includes health connotations. Plus, that's his natal Saturn rising (27Libra) with his Neptune in tow suggesting emotionally depressing circumstances and limitation of freedom (R. Ebertin).

So in closing, prior to Jeffrey Epstein's death, the August 4 - 8, 2019 time frame naturally stands out as full of difficult circumstances, some that are risky to health. Yet simultaneously, transit Pluto trines 8 South Jupiter so he may have been feeling confident and in control of his situation. Then with the North Node to Uranus meeting involved (new or unusual contacts), on August 8th, the harsh Saturn-Pluto duo in Capricorn arose with the separative South Node of the Moon, so that mourning and bereavement (and telling no tales) are predicted.