Actor/comedian
Robin Williams was born July 21, 1951 at 1:34 P.M., Chicago Illinois. He passed
away August 11, 2014.
Robin was a 28 degree Cancer with an 8 degree
Moon in Pisces. This alone is a sensitive combination, with the key word being
sensitive, and he would understand the full range of human emotions.
Add to this
a 12 degree Scorpio ascendant-he was able to personify the depth of whatever
character he was playing-along with a Mars conjunct Uranus at 11-10 degrees of
Cancer and you have a portrait of a man who feels
everything. At times he was secretive.
Mars-Uranus gives him a quirky ability to come
up with off the wall moments, and he may have had a bit of a temper in his
private life, at times. Mars Uranus can be described as: unwillingness to
submit to authority, a rebel without a cause, disruptive force, controversial
assertions and actions, independent, shocking
anger or violence, unconventional, unpredictable and angry outbursts, crazy and exciting energy, electric, jittery,
nervous energy, sudden recognition and knowing what to do, doing the opposite
of what you should, and eccentric. All of this made Robin who he was and we
loved him for it, but it is widely speculated he was manic depressive when could
account for some of the extreme highs and lows which would also be indicative
of this transit, and others in his natal chart.
Williams'
Pluto was conjunct Mercury at 18-22 degrees of Leo, ruler of the fifth house of
entertainment and he was able to look deeply into his character and dramatize
his characters. This gave him an intensity that could penetrate our defenses
and allow us to laugh at things we might otherwise find serious. He had the
intense mentality to tap into his character and portray him (or her) to the
fullest depths.
Mars and
Uranus squared Neptune in his 11th house and Jupiter in his 6th, creating a T-square between the three planets. This
pattern in his chart would give him his both his imagination that allowed him
to soar to creative heights and his addictions. In other words, his T-square gave
him the best of himself along with the worst which is generally the case, as a
T-square will often do.
This transit
(T-square) could be described as a self induced violent ending and indicative
of suicide in the natal chart: Mars-Uranus-(violence) square Neptune (death-drugs-the subconscious mind) opposing Jupiter (over the top
actions, drugs, a medical issue), and death
was by asphyxia- suicide by hanging.
His Venus
and Saturn were both in Virgo, and Venus fell in his career house. Virgo pays attention to details and this gave us
the intricate, complicated characters he played so well. But, Saturn and Venus
in this sign can also be overly critical, sad and self-depreciating. He took
his personal failures too seriously and was so critical of himself in the end
he decided to check out of a world that adored him when he could no longer love
himself.
He was said
to have re-entered rehab in July and was fighting serious depression. Pluto was
opposing his Mars-Uranus, square Jupiter, setting
off the T-square, as was transiting Uranus. Pluto-Mars transits are indicative of anger, violence, extremes and a deep desire to transform in some
way. He must have felt as though something in his life was out of his control.
Asphyxia would bring a violent ending.
Uranus was
conjunct Jupiter in the 5th house (drugs, addictions, a medical issue) and
opposing Neptune in his 12th house. Uranus-Neptune transits are indicative of
drugs, alcohol, unclear thinking, confusion and lack of clarity/depression.
Basically,
the powerful Uranus-Pluto square currently dominating the sky was setting off
the T-square in his chart that contains the above mentioned planets. We have
seen other public figures pass away as a result of this powerful transiting
configuration and in the future we will see more, especially among the cardinal
signs (Cancer, Libra, Aries and Capricorn).
Saturn had
just moved forward from a retrograde period on August 11, amping up the energy
of Saturn square Pluto-Mercury in his chart. Saturn-Pluto is a difficult
transit, I often refer to as 'seething anger.' Astrologer Louis Aker describes
it as "a hard unsympathetic austere
attitude, dealings with circumstances that have a sinister and foreboding
nature-increased will power and determination, involvement in power struggles
and plots-serious professional problems and obstacles."
Transiting
Neptune was conjunct his moon and this transit is indicative of addiction
issues, unclear thinking, emotional issues, psychological withdrawal, and
depression.
All of these
transits involve the heavy outer planets, and these are the times in life we
face our biggest obstacles and fears. Had he lived his struggles and depression
would have continued for some time into the future.
The full
moon is Aquarius opposed his Pluto-Mercury the day before his death, exact, and
the Sun was conjunct Pluto. Sun-Pluto-moon transits deal with deep seated
personal issues, and can result in
psychological meltdowns. He died on his solar return-the day of the month the
moon returns to its birth placement in the natal chart.
On the day
of his death, August 11, 2014 Robin's Progressed Mercury was conjunct Mars and
transiting Mercury was conjunct Mars-Mercury which would result in a serious 24
hour period of extreme depression/agitation.
As Mercury rules our thinking, William's thinking become absolute in the
direction he would take. His body was found hanging from a bedroom door
according to authorities in Marin County, Ca., discovered by a personal
assistant at 11 A.M.
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The laughter
has died, and sadness and seriousness now replace what was once
a bright light that brought hours of happiness, fun and laughter to so
many around the world. As his life is discussed and the shock of recent events
sets in perhaps this tragic event will shed a light on the seriousness of the
disease known as mental illness and how we treat it as a society. Thanks for
the laughs. RIP, Robin Williams.
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