Hi, I've been looking at Michael's chart, and here are a couple of my findings.
Let us begin with the Sun-Pluto conjunction, which is the most 'captivating' constellation in Michael's chart, and, which had his life in its grips. With Pluto conjunct the Sun, Michael was not only a very private and determined person, a very magnetic personality, etc, but he also had a big transformation (Pluto) of his identity/his core (Sun) on his life's agenda. We all know that those cosmetic surgeries.. were, well, not just some surgeries; but through them, he tried to give him-self (Sun), not only on the outside, but also inside a complete (Pluto) revamping (Pluto). Look at the extremity and intensity (Pluto) with which he tried to transform and re-define (Pluto) him-self to the core (Sun). With each such transformation, each time, a part of him/his identity (Sun) died (Pluto) and another persona/character (Sun) was regenerated (Pluto). As things often originate in the mind; Pluto conj Merc triggered all this in his mind and made him obsessed (Plu) with such thoughts (Mer). This Pluto-Sun conjunction plus the planets in Leo, esp Venus (sense of liking, even self-liking; beauty; aesthetics) and Mercury (thinking) as well as Pluto-Merc conjunction; all made him quite narcisstic. His Virgo Sun was given to perfection, and, with Pluto so close to his Sun, he was obsessed with it. One more thing worth noting here is that, going by the 11:53 PM TOB, the Sun-Pluto conjunction falls in the 4th house of family and early childhood, and we all know that the transformation of Michael's identity (though not through cosmetic surgeries at that time) started well in childhood and at the hands of his family. One very marked point about the Sun-Pluto conjunction in MJ's life was an almost cruel/manipulative/very controlling (Pluto) father (Sun). This conjunction also gave Jackson a scandalous and shady (Pluto) image with many dark and some uncovered secrets (Pluto) about him (Sun). Finally, Lisa M. Presley said that had an immense fear (Plu) of death (Plu) and once mentioned to her that he knew that he would die young, just like Elvis Presley.
Now, look at his Uranus-Venus conjunction in Leo. His sense of beauty and aesthetics (Ven) was a bit bizarre (Uranus) and made him undertake eccentric actions (Uranus) time and again to change his looks (Venus), in his efforts to give himself a new self-expression (Leo planets). Jup in Libra, and, as per the 11:53 PM TOB, in the 5th house (of Leo) further expanded, no, put it all on the excessive mode. Nep conjunct it plus sextiling his Sun further blinded him, and, together with his Piscean Moon,
helped him create a world of illusion. Briefly back to the Ura-Ven conjunction; this, of course, also explains his bizarre and short-lived relationships, perhaps emerging from sheer loneliness (an angular Sat on the Dsc; plus aspecting many of his personal planets). Sat on the Dsc explains lack of real and long-term relationships, plus his immense loneliness even within those short relationships he had.
Interviews of people, who have personally met him, report that he was quite shy, sensitive, gentle and kind. This can be attributed to his Virgo Sun (shyness and even humility to a certain extent) plus the Piscean Moon (withdrawn and shy, sensitive). He gave big donations and was seen as very generous: Leo planets, Pisces Moon, and again, going by the 11:53 PM TOB, the Nep-Jup conjunction in the 5th house (of Leo) is all quite self-explanatory, when it comes to the huge donations he gave for children suffering around the globe. As Wiki puts it: <Jackson founded the "
Heal the World Foundation" in 1992. The charity organization brought underprivileged children to Jackson's ranch, to go on theme park rides that Jackson had built on the property after he purchased it.
The foundation also sent millions of dollars around the globe to help children threatened by war and disease.> This seemed his way of re-living his own childhood in a way he never had, and healing himself through 'healing the world' (and its children). Neptune in the 5th along with Jup can also be seen as the scandalous shroud (sexual abuse of children) that long covered him. Further, that N-Node conjunct the two planets in the 5th, also shows that not only performing and creativity was his direction in life, but also his attraction to children and his own self-expression (5th house) through them.
The prominent, angular and aspectful Saturn in his chart made him a person with a lot of self-complex and self-doubt. His sense of personal security (Moon) was gullible (Moon in Pisces) and seemed constantly threatened (Sat square Moon), always making him very concerned as to how he came across to others (Sat on Dsc and opp his Asc; Leo planets) and his public image (Moon in 10th and Leo planets). Chiron, which ticks a lot like Saturn, is quite elevated in the chart, and has, at least, just as many aspects to other planets (many personals) as Saturn, which caused a lot of wounding, suffering and affliction. Perhaps by giving himself a new persona, he tried to
heal a part of himself and his wounds. In charts with the likes of Chiron-Mars and Chi-Ura (though this is a bit generational) aspects, I have noticed a lot of pain, deep wounding and suffering (at times also self-inflicted) involved and, with Mars involved, also on a physical level. This was also the case here. Note also that Mars, lord of his 6th, is poorly placed in his chart in the 12th and in Taurus. It's amazing how self-explanatory this Mars in Tau (sign of physical beauty and of Ven) in a square to Venus and as lord of his 6th house of sickness is. He ruined his health due to his crazy sense of 'beautifying himself'. This also caused him a lot of pain and suffering and physical wounding (Mars square Chiron) plus alienation from reality (Mars in 12th).
Aquarius on the 10th explains a phenomenal and extraordinary career with its lord, an angular Saturn (in its own term), sextiling the MC and aspecting the planets (Ven, Mer), which, in turn, aspected the MC also. With most of the aspects being squares and oppositions, tough-task master, Saturn, ruling the MC, as well as Chiron conjuncting it; the career involved a lot of struggle and also sacrifice (Sat), such as of his childhood, on his part. Whilst Gemini on the Asc made this man highly versatile and multi-talented, Leo and the 5th-house planets a showman out of him; and, both together, an entertainer, his Moon in the 10th made his career see many highs and lows. Moon (family) in the 10th (career) can also show family supporting/pushing/involved in the native's career, which was the case here. Further, with Moon ruling his 2nd house, we also see a man here, who really used his talents (2nd house) to make his career (Moon in 10th); and, in turn, to earn his dough (lord of 2nd in 10th).
It is a very interesting chart and one can go on and on, but this should do as far as the radix chart goes. Extremely sad as his passing away is; it would be interesting still to study his current transits and progs. Saturn, as lord of his radix 8th house, would explain his lonely death, which involved a lot of suffering. His lord of 8th is also transiting his 4th (end of matter) currently. With tr-Jup conjunct his MC, he was all set for his major come back professionally and publicly, which did happen, but in a rather sad way.
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