Below I dissect Charlie's natal chart alongside excerpts from the Rolling Stone interview entitled: Charles Manson Today: the Final Confessions of a Psychcopath Charles Manson (born November 12, 1934) as the chart below shows a strong Scorpio personality with Sun-Venus conjunct @ 20 and 19 degrees. Currently he is getting a romantic boost from both Jupiter @ 20 degrees Cancer and Mars (ancient ruler of the Scorpion) @ 21 degrees Virgo. In fact transiting Mars earlier this month crossed over Charlie's sexually magnetic and unconsciously inspired Mars-Neptune conjunction posited in the 5th. house of love affairs and in his case dangerous affairs. Note that with Mars so close to Neptune (known in a more spiritually evolved individual as a the Guardian Angel aspect) but with Manson more like the "Attacking Demon placement. From the Rolling Stone article: "He tilts to one side and says, "I know what you're thinking. Just relax." A while later, he says, "If I can touch you, I can kill you." The real big deal about Manson's horoscope is a potent, dangerous and highly manipulative configuration represented by a Fixed Cross. The cross starts from the Taurus Ascendant to Jupiter-Mercury on the Descendant(the Western Horizon at the time of birth-ruled by the seventh sign of the zodiac, Libra and Venus). Crossed by Moon-N. Node at Mid-Heaven opposing Pluto-Ceres-S. Node.
Chart below:
In Manson's natal chart a , fixed, stubborn earthy Taurus is rising with the asteroid of strategy, political activism and in this case a staunch environmental stand, Pallas.(This asteroid Pallas Athene is also Out of Bounds by declination, enhancing his scheming). From the Rolling Stone article: (It wasn't Charlie's murderous reputation that drew her here but his pro-Earth environmental stance, known as ATWA, standing for air, trees, water and animals.) Pallas in Taurus is a highly sensory place which refers to his street wise knowledge Thus the First Arm of the Fixed Cross: His greedy and persistent Taurus ascendant and Pallas oppose Jupiter and Mercury in Scorpio which relates to his ethical/moral challenges mixed with obsessive, enigmatic, power-hungry and even occultist leanings. Manson's radical, eccentric Moon-North Node in the sign of the unexpected Aquarius at the top of his chart in the public 10th house Opposes Pluto (last degrees of Cancer and modern ruler of his Scorpio sun on cusp of the 4th. ) In this position near the IC (Imum Coeli or "bottom of the sky") he demonstrates a relentless, radical need for transformation. Ceres is also located in the 4th house (also Out of Bounds ) expressive, theatrical in Leo near the S. Node also in Leo this combo can relate to conflicts of not only meeting his own needs vs. those of the family but also a warped sense of destiny. With Leo intercepted in this fourth house placement, relating to gathering his "family" together, as the nominal head or the clan. Take a closer look at the Manson Family Tree. Venus ruler of this Taurus rising chart as I mentioned is posited in the 7th. where Jupiter represents already represents multiple sexual partners, Venus is closely conjunct the Sun associated with his uncanny power of seduction,sexual addiction and manipulation and passionate entanglements. From the article: Charlie's wife-to-be, but another one of his children, just like Squeaky and Sandy once were, with her just now taking her first little baby steps, him holding her hand and showing the way. At least, that's my perception of how it is. But we all know how perceptions are.
