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Nov 22, 2024

On John Steinbeck's Life, Death, and Saturn

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

"It is the nature of man as he grows older...to protest against change, particularly change for the better." John Steinbeck

However, current changes proposed for the American people and our government are definitely not for the better. See Project 2025 Ideas Have Failed Before.

And so today, SO'W departs from the hateful realm of US politics to consider the life, death, and a few flawed personality traits of one of America's greatest authors, John Steinbeck (C-rated horoscope shown). His novels, some controversial in their time, such as The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row - the list goes on and if you need to check them out, a Thought Company list provides an overview, plus, added are few biographical details concerning Steinbeck as well.

And yet this Great-Depression-era author could be considered an appropriate subject for a Political Astrology spotlight because the writer's topics during his era, such as greed and the suffering leveled against America's working class by plutocrats such as bankers, politicians, and others of an exploitative nature - are the same crimes against humanity that elite classes continue to perpetrate in our day. Yes, Mr. Steinbeck's 6th house Saturn in Capricorn was strongly determined toward career sucess, but for me, it's his sadistic treatment of his wives and children that land him in the character flaw category. In this, Steinbeck's similarity to the current crop of Republican cabinet member nominees is apparent. Misogyny then, misogyny now. In fact, they share a strong-armed paternalism of cruelty and control.

And yes, there are indications in the author's natal chart of trouble with Mama and thus in adulthood, serious issues with women. His Scorpio Moon squares his Mercury-Venus conjunction (planetary signature of a popular writer) and Luna also squares Jupiter (an aspect of taking the easy way out, and one that can lead to religious zealotry - perhaps his Mom's?). Plus, there's a complex sesqui-square with spiritual Neptune, a suggestion of deception, misunderstandings about or with Mother, and/or overblown religious beliefs. Plus, a Scorpio Moon can be problematic and suggests difficulties of its own: some form of betrayal is possible, or perhaps the smother mother syndrome afflicted John in childhood.

Meanwhile, Steinbeck's natal Sun in Pisces fares little better other than his deep well of imaginative creativity via Pisces, but serious health threats were suffered in his younger years (Sun = Saturn-MC: illness with Pisces often a sign of contagion or infection). Understandably, these weakening experiences marked him with depressive tendencies. And then there's his natal Ascendant (physical body) in Leo, sign of vitality - that's Leo, sign of the heart.

A Recommended Documentary: John Steinbeck: Flawed Genius. (You may need to rewind.)

As for his double water Sun Pisces-Moon Scorpio blend, a measure of intuition is obvious along with brilliant creativity, and overflowing feelings. The will to expose hardship and the exploitation of others (but not of his family's, it seems) was clearly expressed in his literary works. Yet we know that turbulent relationships often come along with this passionate combination of conscious-unconscious energies as can a tendency toward harboring irrational suspicions (Sun Sign-Moon Sign, Charles and Suzi Harvey #ad).

So click the link, above, for a view of his natal horoscope as you wish. No need to show it here as a stand-alone chart so how about a speculatively timed Death Horoscope for the cold-hearted, emotionally complicated yet talented John Steinbeck surrounding his natal horoscope so that we see the two Angular planets of destructive energies, Mars and Saturn, upon his natal MC-IC axis - and 1968 Saturn at Rx station and defiantly demanding a major change of direction:

May 6, 2024

Between Two Horoscopes "The Cruelty Is the Point"

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

A few days ago a controversial comparison of natal planets appeared here in the form of a question concerning two individuals who have been compared to one another in the press so I wondered what Astrology might have to say about them in bi-wheel form.

Today on SO'W comes another comparison between natal planets from 1946 to 1740, inspired by the obvious sadism now trying to make a comeback in American society and politics, and across the globe. And in the US it's lifted up by one political party in particular by strong-armed paternalism, misogyny, and holier-than-thou religious dominionism driving their anti-societal demands - in the minority though they are.

So undoubtedly, when it comes to the Republican Party (or what used to pass for it before "maga" took control), you've heard political pundits and others intone that the cruelty is the point. We can look directly at the GOP/Heritage Foundation plan to implement their Project 2025 agenda if a maga-lover should finagle the White House in November 2024 as a ready example of their cruel intentions which they've actually written down for all to read - as if their plan is inevitable! But it isn't.

Cruelty: The GOP War On Compassion

As you noticed years ago, the GOP's old "compassionate conservatism" was merely a political slogan used to gaslight voters into submission. Presently, the damage from SCOTUS' Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v Wade has led to cruel schemes, loss, and denial of medical care against American women and their pregnancies while threatening doctors and others with fines and prison terms for showing compassion and decency.

Meanwhile, the destructive energies and interference in people's medical decisions by paternalistic politicians grievously affect women and their family members but cold-hearted politicians and their backers don't care. And you know about the huge scandal of the moment which tells a sadistic tale: "bad*ss" Kristi Noem's easy execution of her dog, goat, and possibly other animals. Her chance at being selected for a VP run has apparently disintegrated - not because of the cruelty of her actions but because of the media storm it caused.

For after all, as we see via "30 Sagittarius," The Pope Blesses the Faithful, yes? So the order of the day is, control through cruelty, manipulate through fear: in a word, sadism:

Jupiter-Chiron Extremism Then and Now

So above you see a second planetary comparison between a certain two individuals, probably again on the controversial side. Therefore, one of the names has been disguised to protect the guilty, and study notes are penned on including Jupiter-Chiron conjunctions in both charts which indicate their shared extremism and zealotry, with taboo-breaking involved as well. Add to this various factors that suggest tendencies toward violence and anti-social behavior which appear around and between the natal horoscopes. Plus, 1740 Jupiter conjuncts 1946 Uranus, a contact which suggests a meeting of two minds!

Then as you see in the bi-wheel, the emphasis is on their shared Gemini and Cancer placements which include very close aspects both men have with Venus-Saturn conjunctions in Cancer, an aspect of discontent in relationships, although some measure of longevity in unions may also occur.

Now there are other planetary contacts from 1946 to 1740 too numerous to mention in this brief post so I'll leave them up to the curious reader. Suffice to say that cruelty is the point and man's inhumanity to man and woman has become 'the style' once again in this, The New Millenium.

Previously on SO'W a bi-wheel: Roe v Wade Decision 1973 and Roe v Wade Overturned 2022.