Rosalynn Carter RIP

[Jim Eshelman]

Born: August 18, 1927, 6:00 AM CST, Plains, GA (A)

Rosalynn Carter died today. As First Lady of Georgia and then of the United States, and for nearly half a century after, she extended her family's tradition of service and advocacy, especially regarding mental health. Her marriage to Jimmy Carter lasted 77 years and was one of the great love and partnership stories of modern times.

Transiting Saturn has been sitting on her Westpoint-a for many weeks, including its station a couple of weeks ago. Transiting Jupiter conjoined her Moon (4' separating at noon). Mars squared her Sun over the last two days and was still partile, while transiting Sun (moving along in partile conjunction with that Mars) had gotten as far as her Neptune.

Early this year, she announced that she had been diagnosed with dementia. Progressed Sun was 17' past square to progressed Neptune. Progressed Mercury squared natal Mercury this year (39' sep.) and progressed Moon had been aspecting both of them, just about to leave orb as she died.

Neptune and Saturn (plus Sun) had dominated her chart at birth, and the same three planets by Solar Arc signaled her death: Directed Saturn crossed her Descendant (25' sep. for her even-hour birth time). Directed Neptune conjoined natal Saturn 23' sep.

Her final Solar Return's strongest feature was natal Jupiter-Uranus rising. Transits were Mars and Neptune, but they were wide. However, SSR Moon conjoined Neptune 0°06' and opposed Mars 0°40'. (It also conjoined natal Venus.) I think that, overall, her last three months were good though signs of her fading were clear.

Her October 29 SLR Had transiting Neptune opposite natal Venus angular: The love story continued with the two Carters in hospice together in their Plains home. Her November 12 Demi-Lunar had Moons exactly angular partile transit by Jupiter. Transiting Pluto was on Nadir.

[Jim Eshelman]

Jimmy Carter has transiting Pluto past his Nadir and approaching his IC. Between his own lifepath and today's events, his life is dramatically changing, entering a new phase.

The Saturn transit and station we've been seeing so active had Saturn octile his Pluto (49' slowly separating today). The Sun-Mars conjunction in space is square his Mars. These transits suggest the events taking a hard physical toll on him.

Progressed Moon trined natal Saturn (23' sep). More importantly, progressed Mars squares progressed Pluto EXACTLY (0°01'). These increase the concern that he and Rosalynn won't be separated for long.

His Solar Arcs, though, focus on the love story: d Moon opposite r Venus 18' sep.

His SSR just over a month ago has transiting Saturn rising, though natal Jupiter on MC is stronger (among many foreground natal planets). There is a partile Moon-Venus square with Uranus, plus Moon square natal Venus-Mars-Neptune. Saturn to natal Mars-Jupiter are the most angular and most important aspects, though. It's another great example of why we need the mundoscope.

25°55' (12) - r Mars- 2°12' Aqu
26°15' (12) - t Saturn - 6°18' Aqu
27°00' (9) - r Jupiter - 20°45' Sco

His Nov 12 SLR is a very hard chart. Transiting Saturn is 0°26' from Zenith, Mercury 0°58' from Descendant (plus dribs of Sun, Mars, and Uranus). Natal Moon is on WP-a. The mostly partile Sun-Mars-Uranus triple conjunction-opposition of a few days falls across the horizon (this seems to have been a hard surprise) and lands on his Moon. Again, the mundoscope helps us with vital transits we'd miss otherwise:

22°19' (6) - t Sun - 25°14' Lib
22°49' (6) - r Moon - 20°07' Lib
23°07' (12) - t Uranus 26°01' Lib
23°22' (6) - t Mars - 26°50' Lib