THE PSYCHOPATH IN THE HOROSCOPE
The psychiatric term psychopath (sociopath, antisocial personality, character disorder) is ill-defined. There is no established clinical symptomatology, and in fact the condition is not recognized as a “mental disorder.” The psychopath, as often as not, does not meet the psychiatric criteria for either psychosis or neurosis. Yet the condition is very real, very disruptive to the lives of both the psychopath and all of those with whom he comes into contact, all too often is the root cause of social mayhem and the death of innocents, and is probably far more common than any other mental disorder apart from, possibly, schizophrenia. No reliable statistical rate of incidence is available, because the psychopath so often remains undiagnosed, and is an expert at disguising his condition. Probably at least 4-5% of the total population is psychopathic, a huge number of people devoid of conscience.
The psychopathic personality has no conscience, feels no guilt or remorse for his actions, is totally lacking any empathy or feeling (apathy), holds himself beyond any responsibility for his actions and their consequences, is focused entirely on the self and its interests. One of the most telling traits of this condition is emotional emptiness, an apathetic attitude, absence of any real personal attachment to anything; the world is reduced to concrete facts which contain no moral or emotional value to the subject. True passion is virtually non-existent, with even sex seeming to be more a matter of simple physical release or even less. The psychopath is incapable of sustaining enduring personal relationships because there is no real and deep emotional attachment to anything. With utter freedom from any pangs of conscience or guilt, the psychopath is free to do whatever he wants. Because most people do have a conscience, the ice water in the veins of the psychopath is incomprehensible to them and it is therefore easy for the psychopath to hide his aberrations from the world at large; the cold-blooded nature of the psychopath is so bizarre, so completely outside of the normal person’s experience that they seldom are even aware of the condition, cannot imagine such a pitiless and ruthless creature. To the psychopath there is nothing immoral, unethical, neglectful or selfish that he will not do, without a second thought. He will deliberately, intentionally and methodically set about hurting another person at his whim. Very often the psychopath is highly intelligent, socially charming, clever and witty, and commonly very manipulative (although the general traits contained within the personality can run the full spectrum of human qualities). Some people - whether they have a conscience or not - favor the ease of inertia, while others are filled with dreams and wild ambitions. Some human beings are brilliant and talented, some are dull-witted, and most, conscience or not, are somewhere in between. There are violent people and nonviolent ones, individuals who are motivated by blood lust and those who have no such appetites.
Historical figures whom I would type as psychopathic include Hitler, Charles Manson, Mohammed, Idi Amin, Napoleon Bonaparte, John Rockefeller, the Marquis de Sade, and a host of other leading historical figures. An interesting and rather shocking side note is the fact that the behavior of corporations* displays all of the hallmarks of the psychopathic personality. If this is true (and it is), it means that our world is wholly dominated by psychopaths who are dictating the conditions of our everyday life and molding our future as a species. Welcome to Loony Bin Earth, the solar system’s largest and most modern insane asylum.
I believe that all of the symptoms, attitudes, and behaviors of the psychopath can be summed up in one idea: Concern only with the self and its interests. Everything and everyone else is nothing more than an extension of the self, created wholly for the pleasure and benefit of the self. People carrying the burden of a conscience are seen as gullible fools who exist to be used by the psychopath for whatever purposes suit him, and are expendable. Therefore, deceit and lying to achieve one’s ends is simply a useful expedient. Harm to or destruction of others and their support systems – even for sadistic pleasure – is perfectly acceptable. Disregard for and standing above and beyond the laws intended for lesser beings -- or any other behavior – is permitted the psychopath, who must see himself as the incarnation of the divine and omnipotent.
Of one psychopathic subject under study, it is said that “Beauty and ugliness, except in a very superficial sense, goodness, evil, love, horror, and humor have no actual meaning, no power to move him. He is, furthermore, lacking in the ability to see that others are moved. It is as though he were colorblind, despite his sharp intelligence, to this aspect of human existence. It cannot be explained to him because there is nothing in his orbit of awareness that can bridge the gap with comparison. He can repeat the words and say glibly that he understands, and there is no way for him to realize that he does not understand.” – The Mask of Sanity, Hervey Clekey, M.D., 5th Edition, p.40 In other words, he lacks human feelings, emotions, values.
With this brief description of the condition in hand, how does the astrologer determine if the native of a particular horoscope is a psychopath? As our example we will use Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889, 1830 LMT, Braunau-am-Inn, Austria.) You can pull up Hitler’s chart at http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Main_Page
The psychiatric term psychopath (sociopath, antisocial personality, character disorder) is ill-defined. There is no established clinical symptomatology, and in fact the condition is not recognized as a “mental disorder.” The psychopath, as often as not, does not meet the psychiatric criteria for either psychosis or neurosis. Yet the condition is very real, very disruptive to the lives of both the psychopath and all of those with whom he comes into contact, all too often is the root cause of social mayhem and the death of innocents, and is probably far more common than any other mental disorder apart from, possibly, schizophrenia. No reliable statistical rate of incidence is available, because the psychopath so often remains undiagnosed, and is an expert at disguising his condition. Probably at least 4-5% of the total population is psychopathic, a huge number of people devoid of conscience.
The psychopathic personality has no conscience, feels no guilt or remorse for his actions, is totally lacking any empathy or feeling (apathy), holds himself beyond any responsibility for his actions and their consequences, is focused entirely on the self and its interests. One of the most telling traits of this condition is emotional emptiness, an apathetic attitude, absence of any real personal attachment to anything; the world is reduced to concrete facts which contain no moral or emotional value to the subject. True passion is virtually non-existent, with even sex seeming to be more a matter of simple physical release or even less. The psychopath is incapable of sustaining enduring personal relationships because there is no real and deep emotional attachment to anything. With utter freedom from any pangs of conscience or guilt, the psychopath is free to do whatever he wants. Because most people do have a conscience, the ice water in the veins of the psychopath is incomprehensible to them and it is therefore easy for the psychopath to hide his aberrations from the world at large; the cold-blooded nature of the psychopath is so bizarre, so completely outside of the normal person’s experience that they seldom are even aware of the condition, cannot imagine such a pitiless and ruthless creature. To the psychopath there is nothing immoral, unethical, neglectful or selfish that he will not do, without a second thought. He will deliberately, intentionally and methodically set about hurting another person at his whim. Very often the psychopath is highly intelligent, socially charming, clever and witty, and commonly very manipulative (although the general traits contained within the personality can run the full spectrum of human qualities). Some people - whether they have a conscience or not - favor the ease of inertia, while others are filled with dreams and wild ambitions. Some human beings are brilliant and talented, some are dull-witted, and most, conscience or not, are somewhere in between. There are violent people and nonviolent ones, individuals who are motivated by blood lust and those who have no such appetites.
Historical figures whom I would type as psychopathic include Hitler, Charles Manson, Mohammed, Idi Amin, Napoleon Bonaparte, John Rockefeller, the Marquis de Sade, and a host of other leading historical figures. An interesting and rather shocking side note is the fact that the behavior of corporations* displays all of the hallmarks of the psychopathic personality. If this is true (and it is), it means that our world is wholly dominated by psychopaths who are dictating the conditions of our everyday life and molding our future as a species. Welcome to Loony Bin Earth, the solar system’s largest and most modern insane asylum.
I believe that all of the symptoms, attitudes, and behaviors of the psychopath can be summed up in one idea: Concern only with the self and its interests. Everything and everyone else is nothing more than an extension of the self, created wholly for the pleasure and benefit of the self. People carrying the burden of a conscience are seen as gullible fools who exist to be used by the psychopath for whatever purposes suit him, and are expendable. Therefore, deceit and lying to achieve one’s ends is simply a useful expedient. Harm to or destruction of others and their support systems – even for sadistic pleasure – is perfectly acceptable. Disregard for and standing above and beyond the laws intended for lesser beings -- or any other behavior – is permitted the psychopath, who must see himself as the incarnation of the divine and omnipotent.
Of one psychopathic subject under study, it is said that “Beauty and ugliness, except in a very superficial sense, goodness, evil, love, horror, and humor have no actual meaning, no power to move him. He is, furthermore, lacking in the ability to see that others are moved. It is as though he were colorblind, despite his sharp intelligence, to this aspect of human existence. It cannot be explained to him because there is nothing in his orbit of awareness that can bridge the gap with comparison. He can repeat the words and say glibly that he understands, and there is no way for him to realize that he does not understand.” – The Mask of Sanity, Hervey Clekey, M.D., 5th Edition, p.40 In other words, he lacks human feelings, emotions, values.
With this brief description of the condition in hand, how does the astrologer determine if the native of a particular horoscope is a psychopath? As our example we will use Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889, 1830 LMT, Braunau-am-Inn, Austria.) You can pull up Hitler’s chart at http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Main_Page