A few observations on this study of the Lunar Return preceding the murder of Sharon Tate, referring to the tri-wheel above and charts posted before on 2/9/23.
The transiting mean South Node of the Moon (MSN) is very closely conjunct the tropical Lunar Return (TLR) Pluto to 02’, in very close sesquiquadrate to TLR Saturn (03’); and sesquiquadrate the progressed TLR Midheaven (28’), and conjunct progressed TLR Moon (39’). It’s also conjunct transiting Pluto (36’). All of this is in the 12th house of the TLR. Saturn is co-ruler of the natal 8th house.
I don’t think the MSN is usually thought of as having any power in itself; a lot of writers and some software omit it completely. My early reading said the Nodes were only considered if within 3 degrees of conjunction with a natal planet, otherwise they should be ignored. In the natal chart, the MSN is at Aquarius 26:15 in the 8th house; its closest neighbor is Venus at Aquarius 20:43, out of orb by that standard.
There is also discussion as to whether the mean or true nodes should be used, in this case, I have used the mean nodes.
The Nodes also feature in the tropical Solar Return, which I’ll discuss in my SR thread.
Transiting Neptune at Scorpio 25:57 is square the natal MNN and MSN (18’) in the 2nd and 8th houses respectively. It is also very closely conjunct the antiscion Sun (02’) and Mercury (19’). In the proposed Transit chart, transiting Neptune is conjunct the Descendant, which is Scorpio 27:59 (at an orb of 2:02). Transiting Eris, planet of strife and chaos at Aries 12:29, is sesquiquadrate the Descendant (and/or semisquare the Asc, at 31’ orb) and Neptune (at 1:32). Eris is also inconjunct the natal Moon (02’).
The Eris of mythology was said to delight in the terror and carnage of the battlefield, and that definitely fits these bloody crimes.
Transiting Sun at Leo 16:32 is exactly semisquare transiting Uranus (00’), semisquare progressed TLR Uranus (53’) and Jupiter (58’), and conjunct the progressed TLR Ascendant (1:31). Transiting Uranus at Libra 1:31 is conjunct natal Neptune (25’) and square antiscion Mars (10’). Note that Uranus is the other co-ruler of the native's 8th house. The transiting Sun is also sesquiquadrate antiscion Mars (11’) and semisquare natal Neptune (25’).
Mars was square Neptune in Sharon Tate’s nativity (with a 3:17 orb). For what it’s worth, her natal Mars was square her antiscion Neptune (36’) and her antiscion Mars was square her natal Neptune (41’).
As a side note, the principal murderer (although all the accessories were convicted) was most likely Tex Watson (chart below), who admitted to being on acid at the time, combining sudden violence (Mars/Uranus) with drugs (Neptune). Watson’s rising sign was Leo, with Mars 1:08 from the Asc in the first house, sextile Neptune (orb of 4:59). Pluto was also in his 1st house, 8:29 from Mars, also sextile Neptune (3:30).
I believe these charts demonstrate by the number and closeness of appropriate aspects, the efficacy of the tropical Lunar Return and its progression by Lunar Arc to the LR MC in forecasting events, judged in conjunction with the natal chart. Transits and other factors (progressions, Solar Return) corroborate.
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