{"id":3541,"date":"2017-12-02T12:33:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T17:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/?p=3541"},"modified":"2017-12-02T12:33:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T17:33:19","slug":"charles-manson-crawling-king-snake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.navamsa.com\/?p=3541","title":{"rendered":"Charles Manson: Crawling King Snake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Manson Family murders in the summer of \u00e2\u0080\u009869 seared a hole in the American psyche. The Family was a cult of hippie nihilists led by Charles Manson, a frustrated singer-songwriter on the fringe of the LA music industry. In what was to become one of the first acts of social-class terrorism to date, Manson and his followers committed a series of nine murders, including that of actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), at four locations over a period of five weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manson believed the murders would help precipitate an impending apocalyptic race war, which he described in his own version of the lyrics to the Beatles\u00e2\u0080\u0099 song \u00e2\u0080\u009cHelter Skelter.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The seven-member Family comprised three men (Charles Manson, Bobby Beausoleil, and Charles \u00e2\u0080\u009cTex\u00e2\u0080\u009d Watson) as well as four women (Susan Atkins, Lynette \u00e2\u0080\u009cSqueaky\u00e2\u0080\u009d Fromme, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten.)<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1971 Manson was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, and sentenced to death. A year later, however, California ruled the death penalty as unconstitutional and his sentence among others was commuted to life imprisonment. Although Manson came up for parole hearings 12 times, he was rejected on every petition, and has therefore spent a lifetime behind bars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Largely because of the notoriety that built up around him during the Manson Family trials, he became something of a fascination for America, and was subsequently interviewed behind bars by Charlie Rose, Geraldo Rivera and other journalists. Almost universally, he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been dubbed \u00e2\u0080\u009ccrazy\u00e2\u0080\u009d for his apocalyptic world view and his unrepentant stance on crimes for which he was judged responsible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Charles Manson was born 12 November 1934 at 16:40 EST in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died 19 November 2017 in Bakersfield, California.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Manson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chart reveals multiple yogas, including Mahapurusha<\/em> yogas Sasha<\/em> (Saturn swa<\/em> in the 10th) and Malavya<\/em> (Venus swa<\/em> in the 7th). He also has two raja<\/em> yogas (Sun\/Venus as conjoined lords of 5th and 7th, Venus\/Jupiter as lords of 7th and 9th), and a Kesari<\/em> yoga with Moon and Jupiter in mutual kendras<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the most dominant and striking feature of Manson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chart is the Kala Sarpa formation created by the nodal axis running through his 10th and 4th houses, effectively placing all of the planets in one half of his chart, leaving the other half empty. Manson has what Hart deFouw calls a \u00e2\u0080\u009cPotential\u00e2\u0080\u009d Kala Sarpa because Saturn lies beyond the degree position of Rahu, thus placing it technically on the other side of the nodal axis compared to the rest of the visible planets. But since Saturn remains in the same sign as Rahu, the formation retains its Kala Sarpa status.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"[For a more complete discussion of the Kala Sarpa phenomenon, including its three other patterns, see the article \u00e2\u0080\u009cKala Sarpa: Yoga or Dosha?\u00e2\u0080\u009d in my book, Stellar Astrology, vol.2<\/a>.<\/em>]<\/span><\/p>\n

In Manson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chart, one should immediately note how his nodal axis, along with prime malefic Saturn, afflicts the Moon. This reflects major disturbance to the manas<\/em>, the emotional\/instinctual mind of an individual. Its stability is a general indicator of mental health, while its instability reflects at least neurosis if not some form of \u00e2\u0080\u009ccrazy thinking.\u00e2\u0080\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

In brief, a litmus test for the integrity of the manas<\/em> involves an analysis of three factors: the 4th lord, the 4th house itself, and the Moon as karaka<\/em> (generic significator) for the manas<\/em>. For each of these three, the warning signs are (a) weakness of the relevant planet, (b) poor placement of the planet, and (c) the influence upon planet or relevant house by Saturn or either of the nodes \u00e2\u0080\u0093 by association, aspect, or disposition by sign or nakshatra<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u00e2\u0080\u0099s illustrate this concept with an examination of Manson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s manas<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n