All of the above Progressed Parts were activated in Carol's chart at the time of the Marriage (Figure 1). Her Natal Ascendant 13°Cancer 48 was in aspect to the Progressed Part of Catastrophe. The Natal Ascendant was the Anareta, the taker of life. Her Progressed Part of Treachery was conjuncted by Jupiter. Jupiter is supposed to be positioned well when it transits the 7th house at the time of marriage - and - for all intents and purposes, without the use of the Progressed Arabic Parts, no one would have been the wiser! In fact, no one was aware that Carol's life was limited by this union. At the time of this marriage, the choice for ending it was Death or Divorce - two Progressed Arabic Parts that were separated by only two minutes, in opposition to Venus. There was a choice, but no one knew just how close the decision had to be, and, the wrong one was made.

Look at the aspects in her chart on that wedding day. Her Progressed Sun at 1°Taurus was in opposition to her Natal Moon. Her Natal Mars-Saturn opposition has come to fruition - within one minute to exact opposition! Doesn't this speak of violence? The Transiting Pluto-Mercury conjunction was applying to conjunct her Progressed Neptune. Doesn't this speak of deceit? Her Progressed Mercury was applying to a conjunction to her Natal Sun. One cannot help but wonder if somewhere, deep down in her subconscious mind, a thread of doubt manifested and she ignored the warning. The Progressed Part of Self-Refocalization was opposed by that New Moon on September 14, 1985. But, unless she voiced that fear to her Mother or a close friend, we will never know.

Chuck was a young man with a mission. He was determined to move up in life and improve his social status. No matter what it took, nothing would hold him back! And, move he did, up from $4 an hour to $100,000 a year with his imaginary college education he presented to his new employer.

Look at his chart - 7 out of the 10 planets are positioned on the east side of his chart. This man was ambitious. He had a strong chart - a very egotistical chart. The 4 planet and 4 Arabic Part stellium in his first house tell quite a story. It is said that some Sagittarians have "hoof and mouth disease". Did this man talk himself into a marriage he really did not want? His Mercury at 5°Sagittarius conjuncts his Part of Deceit and Part of Self-Undoing.

His Venus conjuncts his Part of Fate. Was this a karmic union? On the day of their marriage, his Progressed Ascendant became his Progressed Part of Bondage. It is interesting to note that his Natal Part of Fortune . . . . was also his Part of Bondage. This proves that he would do anything to climb that social ladder!

Did Chuck have such an ego problem that he could not back out of the marriage? During 1985, his Progressed Midheaven was conjunct this Part of Treachery. This Part is described as "The Web". He had been weaving his "Web". Born on the proverbial wrong side of the tracks, Chuck began to fraudulently create his background shortly after meeting Carol. He was working as a cook, for little money.

He decided to become someone to be reckoned with. He succeeded. At the age of 21 he created an impressive resume that landed him a job with a well known furrier in Boston. The fraudulent information was not investigated by his employer. By 1985 he was making $100,000 a year as General Manager.

Let us see what was going on in Chuck's chart on the day of the wedding...let the Arabic Parts tell the story.

The above list of Arabic Parts would truly make one wonder what kind of a person they were marrying if they were to analyze the chart of their intended before taking that final step. Perhaps that would be a good idea, but how many of us are that practical at such a time in our lives? To realize that all of these parts were activated should make one take a hard look at what their life would be like living with someone with these attributes.

Looking at the chart (Figure 2), we find the Part of Deceit and Part of Self-Undoing are both conjunct his Mercury. Progressed Pluto retrograded back into the fifth degree of Virgo, beginning to activate this conjunction through it's Natal Square.

Another negative influence is found with Transit Pluto and Mercury conjunct the Part of Sickness and Death. The Progressed Midheaven has conjuncted the Part of Fraud and Part of Treachery.

We explored the Arabic Parts looking for something positive to say about this man, with little success. We are speaking entirely from the viewpoint of the Arabic Parts. His Part of Marriage had a trine from the Transit Sun on the day he married Carol. His Progressed Ascendant had been in opposition to the Part of Marriage for almost a year. His Progressed Venus was conjunct his Part of Karma (Fate).

Carol's own Natal Sun made an opposition to the Part of Fortune in Men's Marriages in Chuck's chart. This Part of Fortune in Men's Marriages was sitting exactly at the trigger or sensitive point in Carol's Yod.

Looking at the New Moon promise in this chart, we find the lunation in the 10th house of his career and destiny, squaring his Progressed Ascendant and Progressed Jupiter. The Full Moon fell in direct opposition to the Part of Fortune in Men's Marriages.

One further point cannot be ignored. When the Marriage Sun was calculated, it fell at 27°Aquarius, activating the Part of False Love in Chuck's chart. This activation probably made him realize he really was not in love. This, obviously, is not an excuse for murder. Divorce should have been the answer.

Looking into Chuck's 12th house we find Venus - an indication of hidden love affairs. In 1989 Carol became pregnant. Chuck became interested in another woman - and - Saturn returned to its' natal posittion. Saturn says it is time to grow up and become responsible adults. So, while Carol was happily becoming a Mother,Chuck was busily pursuing a new love life.

No one is innocent when they become involved in an extra-marital love affair. Chuck met Debbie when he began working for an exclusive furrier. She worked there for the summer. They kept in contact after she returned to college in the Fall.

Looking at Debbie's chart (Figure 3) her Sun at 12° Capricorn. This young lady was drawn into a relationship with Chuck. It appears to be karmic in nature, stemming from an interrupted or unfulfilled love relationship from a past life. Debbie's South Node held Chuck's Scorpio Venus.

Debbie's Mercury was conjunct Chuck's Part of Stability. Her Progressed Sun was conjunct her Natal Part of Stability. Was Chuck (her Progressed Sun) leaning on her for stability? But what stability? Her Natal Moon is conjunct his Prenatal Eclipse point at 8°Libra 34, and - both falling on his Progressed Part of Treachery! Carol (Figure 1) has a Yod in her Natal Chart between her Sun, Neptune and Pluto. Her Sun sets up a Yod in Chuck's chart (Figure 2). Debbie's Natal Moon, as well as Chuck's Part of Treachery, are at the reaction point in both charts at 8°Libra! This is the Solstice Point of Carol's destiny - her Midheaven!

Debbie's Jupiter conjuncts Chuck's Leo Moon. Her Progressed Ascendant was conjunct his Natal Ascendant. She may have had thoughts of love as her Retrograde Jupiter progressed to trine her Part of Love. It could not have been a very stable feeling. Chuck was experiencing his Saturn return. Debbie had Saturn transiting her Sun. Chuck's Progressed Saturn conjuncted Debbie's Natal Sun. Chuck was the Saturn on Debbie's Sun! Could this have lasted? Debbie was blessed that it did not go any further. Her Progressed Arabic Parts indicated that her Progressed Part of Fortune had also turned into the Part of Bondage. Fortunately, it was not activated. There are no indications that she was aware that Chuck was planning to kill his wife. One would wonder if they had married - would he have taken her life also?

On the day that Chuck murdered Carol, the Transit Sun was beginning to conjunct the Progressed Part of False Love at 1°Scorpio 59 in Debbie's chart. Note that her Natal Part of Bondage was trine her Part of Love, indicating that she could have serious problems under this influence. See her Retrograde Jupiter moving in to activate this trine of Arabic Parts.

The New Moon that fell at 7°Libra on September 29, 1989, conjuncted Debbie's Natal Moon in her Progressed tenth House of Destiny and Reputation. Her Natal Moon was the ruler of her Progressed 8th house. The Full Moon on October 14, 1989, fell in her Progressed 5th house of love affairs at 21°Aries, opposing her Natal Mars at 15°Libra, along with her Progressed Mars at 24°Libra. Debbie had just had her Mars return a week before. The warning was there in her chart. It squared her Progressed Part of Catastrophe at 20°Cancer 42.

The New Moon before Chuck's suicide at 6°Capricorn conjuncted Debbie's Natal Mercury and Sun. The Full Moon of January 11, 1990, fell exactly conjuncting her Progressed Part of Catastrophe at 20°Cancer 42. It also conjuncted her Natal Part of Death. The Arabic Parts indicate that Debbie was totally shocked by the whole episode.She was indeed blessed to have been removed from the love affair.

Chuck was not a man that wanted to be tied down with paying alimony and child support. There had to be another way. He began buying more life insurance on Carol. She became concerned, but not enough that it worried her. She was still deeply in love with her husband. In her eyes, he could do no wrong!

The things that work on our mind are endless. Depending, of course, in which direction our mind works and which Parts and planets are activated in our chart. The above list of Arabic Parts were ALL activated (Figure 4) while Chuck was plotting to kill Carol. The Natal Part of Boldness, Violence and Murder was being activated by Chuck's opposing Equatorial Ascendant. The Progressed Part conjuncted his Natal Pluto at 6°Virgo. His Natal Part of Corruptness was being aspected by conjunction with his Progressed Sun, while the Progressed Part was being transited by Pluto and the Transit Vertex.

It seems almost impossible that anyone could have this much going on, all at the same time, but...there's even more. If you remember his Part of Stability was influenced by the unreliable vibrations of Transit Uranus. His Part of Danger, Violence and Debt at 3°Capricorn 23, and, the Natal Part of Disappointment and Endings at 3°Capricorn 34 were now resident at the same point, conjunct his Natal Part of Stability - conjunct his 2nd house cusp! His Natal Part of Violence was being activated by the opposition from Progressed Saturn.

His Progressed Part of Disappointment and Endings was being directly conjuncted by Transit Saturn. On the night of the murder, his Progressed Part of Deceit and Trickery was being opposed by Transit Mars, and, conjuncted by the Transit Part of Fortune. He was so sure he would benefit from the insurance money.

After the fatal shot to the back of Carol's head, he turned the gun on himself. The gun was an old one. Chuck took it from the safe at the fur store. It had not been used for quite some time. When turning the gun on himself, he was injured much more than he had intended.

A black man, he said, accosted them as they came out of the Women's Hospital. He robbed them, shot them, and fled. They had been regularly attending the child birthing classes there. It was considered a bad neighborhood. Chuck took advantage of it.

There were many flaws in Chuck's ill thought out murder plot, which would soon make a treacherous change in his destiny.

HIS BROTHER'S INVOLVEMENT...

At first Chuck tried to get someone to kill her. He looked up an old high school buddy, saying that he wanted Carol to get an abortion, but she would not agree. He said no, he would not commit murder. He later appeared on TV, relating the episode.

Chuck then approached one of his brothers who did not take him seriously. He took it as a joke, they say. But, his younger brother, Matt, was under the illusion that his brother could do no wrong. At this point, Matt was not aware that Chuck was about to murder his wife. Chuck had Matt believe that he needed money very bad and wanted him to help him out in a robbery. Matt was to receive a large amount of money for his help. When they made a practice run on the Sunday before the murder, Matt was still under the impression that his brother was just going to drive by and throw the stolen goods into his car through the passenger side window.

It was after Matt heard about the murder that he opened the bag to find the "supposedly stolen" personal effects belonging to his brother and sister-in-law. There was also a .38 revolver, the murder weapon, in the bag. He kept Carol's diamond ring and disposed of the balance in a near by river, with the assistance of one of his close friends.

It was shortly after this event that Chuck fell from the pedestal where Matt had held him for so many years. His brother had accused an innocent black man of the robbery and shooting. Chuck had falsely pointed out this man for the murder of Carol. Chuck did not realize that his younger brother, Matt, could not handle this lie and would turn him into the Police.

Matt (Figure 5) was unaware of the strong planetary influence he felt from his brother. He thought that Chuck could do no wrong. Chuck's Sun sat at the top of Matt's Natal chart, conjunct his Midheaven, a very strong influence. Chuck's Natal Uranus conjuncted Matt's Part of Friends and Matt looked upon him as a friend, as well as a brother.

The Part of Treachery in Matt's chart was not activated - except - when Chuck was around - his Natal Mars conjuncts it by two minutes!

A Solar Eclipse fell on Matt's Natal Ascendant and Saturn at 17°Pisces on March 7, 1989, conjuncting his Progressed Part of Delusion. At this point, Matt was so impressed by his big brother's success, he would have done about anything for him. This had to be the reason for his cooperation.

The Eclipse made an aspect to his Part of Death of Siblings at 19°Cancer. Matt's Part of Karma was conjunct his Natal Mercury. He must have thought that he was obliged to carry out his brother's (Mercury) wishes.

The brother that Matt had felt was his friend fell by the wayside on the evening of this murder as his Progressed Part of Friends fell in the transiting South Node!

The New Moon before the murder fell on Matt's Progressed Moon at 7°Capricorn and the Transit Saturn-Neptune conjunction. The Full Moon at 20°Cancer 42, conjuncted his Progressed Part of Death of Siblings at 19°Cancer. This Lunation was indicating the death of his brother, Chuck.

Looking at Carol's Inverted chart (Figure 6), progressed to the day of her murder, reveals many bits of interesting information by the use of the Progressed Arabic Parts and the Progressed Marriage Sun.

All of the above Parts were activated at the time Carol was murdered by Chuck. The Progressed Marriage Sun was in opposition to both her Progressed and Natal Pluto. Her Natal Venus was set in a T-Square with the Parts of Place of Murder and Treachery in her Progressed 7th house and in opposition to her Part of Danger and Violence. Her Progressed Venus was in square aspect to the Part of Husbandry. Transit Venus was applying to a conjunction with her Natal Part of Assassination. Her Progressed Part of Fortune became the Anareta (taker of life) in direct opposition to her Progressed Part of Assassination. Carol's Part of Life at 17°Aquarius 14 was conjuncted by the Lunar Eclipse on August 17, 1989.

The fact that she was pregnant with a male child is evident by the aforementioned Lunar Eclipse. It opposed her Part of Male Children. On the day of her death, the Transit Vertex was squaring this Part.

Carol's Natal Ascendant was the Natal Anareta and Part of Peril. It was in square aspect to the Progressed Part of Death. The New Moon on September 29, 1989 fell opposing Carol's Natal Sun, the reaction point to her Yod! The Full Moon took place on her Progressed Midheaven and opposed Transit Mars (a gun). The Full Moon also made a sextile aspect to her Natal Mars.

The Transit Sun (Spirit) was conjunct her Natal Moon (soul) to lead her back to Heaven. The Transit Moon at 29°degrees Leo and the Midheaven at 29°degrees of Aquarius sat on a degree of tears to mourn her passing.

The placement of the Arabic Parts in Chuck's chart gives an indication that the man was not as stable as he lead people to believe.

We found all of the above Parts active in Chuck's chart on the night he murdered his wife (Figure 4). This asked the question - was this man's mind stable. His Natal Part of Stability was activated by Uranus in January 1989. However, looking back, Neptune began it's transit in mid-February 1985, the full month of March, and stationed on it in April. It did not leave that degree until the end of May. Neptune returned for another transit in late December and early January 1986.

In mid-July 1986 Neptune made another transit and, once again, stationed for direct motion on 3°Capricorn. Neptune made it's final exit from his Part of Stability on November 14th, 1986.

In December 1988, Saturn spent about a week in transit over this Part. This could have been the most stable period Chuck had in spite a while. On January 22nd, Uranus made it's transit for almost 3 weeks. We know that Uranus is not a stable influence. Uranus returned in retrograde motion on June 9th and left the Part on July 3rd. On the day Chuck murdered his wife, Uranus was at 2°Capricorn and applying for it's final transit. In the Natal Chart, the Part of Stability was conjunct his 2nd house cusp - just inside the 2nd house. Our personal values are found in this house.

Looking at the Progressed Part of Stability, we find it conjunct his Part of Place of Murder and into alignment with his Natal Jupiter. Transit Venus had just touched this conjunction the day before. Charles was having a Venus return! Notice that Progressed Part of Karma (Fate) was conjunct his Natal Mars.

Charles was in love with another, it is said. His Progressed Part of Lovers was in trine aspect to his Natal Mercury which tends to prove this out. The Marriage Sun had progressed into square aspect with his Natal Ascendant. His Progressed Part of Violence was in opposition to the Marriage Sun at the very beginning of his Marriage to Carol - the Marriage Sun was at 27AQ05.

The New Moon on September 29, 1989 at 7°Libra fell on his Progressed Part of Treachery. The Full Moon at 21°Aries conjuncted his Progressed Part of Perversion. Transit Mars (a gun) was in direct opposition (by one minute) to the Part of Perversion. The Part of Place of Murder was hidden in his Progressed 12th house, along with his Natal Mars (gun). He was operating out of his 12th house (behind Carol) when he fired the gun that took her life.

At 9:30 PM, on October 23, 1989, Christopher (Figure 7) was taken from his Mother's lifeless body. He was 2 months premature, with massive brain damage.

The doctors were amazed when little Christopher, with all of his medical problems, lived 17 days. During that time, his Father, who did not want him born, held him in his arms. Was Chuck fascinated by this little boy who managed to live in spite of his efforts? Chuck's Part of Perversion and Fascination was in opposition to this child's energy - his Natal Mars. The child's Part of Death lay on his Father's Natal Ascendant. His death was on his Father's hands.

Did Christopher survive just to show Chuck that he couldn't control everything? His Part of Soul was next to Jupiter. His Part of Spirit and Catastrophe were both energized by the Solar Eclipse at 7°Virgo on August 30, 1989, just 54 days before his birth.

The New Moon on October 29th fell at 6°Scorpio, opposing Christopher's Part of Bondage, which was also his Part of Fortune. It trined his Ascendant, which was the Anareta and Part of Peril. The Full Moon widely opposed his Part of Death. The Transiting Ascendant at 2°Sagittarius made it final when it conjuncted his Part of Death. The Transit Moon at 24°Pisces trined his Vertex as he slept away, back into God's loving arms.

On January 4, 1990, Chuck jumped from the Tobin Bridge to his death. What made this man take his own life? Was his grief more than he could bear?

They say he showed little or no grief after Carol's death. However, the Progressed Part of Bereavement (Figure 8) was caught up in the Full Moon that opposed his Mercury and conjuncted his Part of Suicide.

The New Moon on December 28, 1989 fell at 6°Capricorn 22 in opposition to his Part of Fortune which was also the Anareta. Your Part of Fortune, in most instances, is where you shine. Perhaps Chuck, with his over-emphasized ego, knew that he was not shining anymore! Transit Uranus was caught up in the New Moon as it was applying to an opposition to the Anareta. The Marriage Sun had Progressed square to his Natal Ascendant.

Squares by the Marriage Sun are usually sure signs of trouble in a marriage. Chuck had created the trouble. He surely felt Transit Saturn conjunct his Equatorial Ascendant. The Progressed Part of Death was in square aspect to his Natal Uranus. A quick death. This was what he needed. A exit from a world he could not face. The Lunar Eclipse on August 17, 1989, squared Chuck's Natal Part of Death at 21°Scorpio.

The Solar Eclipse on August 30, 1989, at 7°Virgo 48, conjuncted his Pluto and Progressed Moon. He was obsessed with the idea of getting away from everyone. He did not want to face what he had done. All he could think of was what people would say about him. No one would understand his dilemma.

His Progressed Sun was in direct opposition to his Natal Part of Suicide at 26°Cancer that morning when he left his new car, motor running, and took that final leap to his death.

When will we learn that an opposition means that the circumstances and vibrations are not right for the event we are planning? Did you notice all of the oppositions in Carol's chart? They were also there in Chuck's chart. It seems every time something is about to be done at the wrong time, oppositions appear in the charts. When are we going to listen? If you were to find the Progressed Ascendant in opposition to the Part of Marriage, would you advise your client to go through with a marriage?

We are beginning to think that when an event such as a wedding is planned, the New and Full Moons should be engraved in the Marriage chart! It is entirely possible that the New Moon promise could be interpreted to mean something really nice, but then - would it be truthful? Whenever we find Mars caught up in an Eclipse or Lunation, we take special note...there's that gun again! It would be an excellent idea to check out those Arabic Parts very carefully when such energies fall in a chart you are working with.

In Carol's chart, that was especially meaningful because of her own Natal Mars, the ruler of her Sun, being squared by the Lunation and Transit Mars! What could have been said that was positive? Just look at her Natal Ascendant in square aspect to her Part of Catastrophe. What a warning! Then, of course, there is the big question - would she have listened - would she have believed that her Prince Charming would do her harm?

The 7th degree of Aquarius was also quite prominent in this disaster. On their wedding day Jupiter was 7 Aquarius 18, conjuncting Carol's Progressed Part of Treachery in her 7th house of partnerships and marriage. Then, on the day Chuck murdered her, the Part of Place of Murder was found in Carol's 7th house, conjunct the Part of Treachery which had now progressed to 6°Aquarius 16, all of which was in square aspect to her Natal Neptune, the ruler of her destiny!

Looking in his chart we find the Progressed Part of Assassination at 7°Aquarius 47, the EXACT DEGREE AND MINUTE of Carol's Progressed Part of Treachery! We researched all of the books available to us on the meaning of the degrees of the zodiac, but found nothing fitting to what this degree has represented in this life drama.

Looking back at the aspects in Matt's chart. How do you feel about that Part of Karma at 5°Aries? Was this the turning point that made Matt decide to turn his brother in? Was his Karma with Carol, with his brother, or both? You can't help but wonder about this when the degrees are so prominent in several of the charts.

Everything seemed to surround the Yod in Carol's chart, and, by placing her Sun in Chuck's chart, he had the same Yod! Everyone was karmically drawn together to bring the Yod to fruition. The reaction point really told the story. All of the following fell at the reaction point of both Yods:

It looks like two women from Chuck's past karmically set him up for "the kill". It took Carol's Sun to set up the Yod in his chart. Then, there was Debbie's Moon at the reaction point. Two women, one creating the Yod, while the other supplied the reaction point! But, when you look at it closer, it was Chuck's own Part of Treachery that made the difference. There was also Carol's Solstice Point of her Midheaven to consider - if the Yod was activated, so was her destiny.

You really must learn how to find all of the points that have been discussed in this story. Some are probably new to you, while others you have heard of, but haven't the slightest idea where they come from. The pre-natal Eclipse Point is quite simple. Look in the Ephemeris before you were born to the Eclipse just before your birth. It can be Solar or Lunar. This is your pre-natal Eclipse Point. As you have just read, important - sometimes even life changing events happen on this degree.

The Solstice Points by sign are as follows:

Therefore, Carol's Solstice Point for her Midheaven is 8°Libra,or the reaction point in the Yods.

In the future, we should make it a practice of applying all (well almost all) of the Arabic Parts to a chart. If we find stelliums, such as the one in Chuck's Natal chart, it would be to your advantage to be extremely cautious! Of course, if we find a stellium of positive Arabic Parts...we can rejoice!

The negative Arabic Parts can be found in charts of all Sun Signs. Do not ever make a "carte blanche" statement concerning a specific Sun Sign. You must remember that each person is a unique individual. No one is an exact carbon copy of another. You may find that you think two individuals are very much alike, even down to their planetary placements in their charts. Check out those Arabic Parts to see the difference. Remember, identical twins are as different as day and night!

Every 4 minutes difference in time brings a new degree rising on the Ascendant, and this makes a difference. This is important to remember - especially when you hear someone putting all of their "Sun Sign" people in one basket!

Oh yes, the Marriage Sun? You take each party and progress each chart to the date of the wedding ceremony. Add the two progressed Suns together and you have the Marriage Sun. Check it out in your own charts and see if it doesn't point to important events that have happened during your life! It works and take heed at what it may point out coming in your life. It is as exact as your birth time permits it to be!

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