After the worst mass shooting in modern US history (we can save the massacre of the native Americans for another discussion but let’s not forget it entirely), and that is really saying something since we have had more than 1,500 shootings since the Sandy Hook shooting in December 2012, there appears to be nearly no information about the shooter, now deceased, who masterminded the plot to kill as many people as possible from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel. With the recent news that Stephen Paddock was prescribed Valium, some are speculating that it was the Valium that motivated this quiet man to this horrific act. But one look at his astrological birthchart and you can see that this was a very complicated man.
Paddock’s astrological Sun was in the sign of Aries, the sign of the Warrior, but it was part of a very challenging Grand Cross. There was a part of him that craved connection with others and wanted to get along (Sun conjunct Venus) but he had trouble establishing those connections (Venus retrograde) and was shy and insecure, especially where women were concerned (Venus opposed by Saturn). He was very hard on himself and felt he had a great deal to prove (Saturn retrograde and opposite Sun) and he often felt misunderstood by others (Neptune opposite Sun).
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A challenging relationship with his father is evident by the stressful aspects from three intense planets to his Sun – the father often appears in the chart as the Sun. He was likely criticized and failed to meet his father’s approval (Saturn retrograde opposite his Sun) and there is evidence of the chart of a separation from the father (Uranus square Sun). The challenging aspect between Chiron to the Sun and Venus shows an individual who incarnated with a deep soul wound, a sense of abandonment, and a likely resulting distrust of others (Chiron square Venus).
As if that weren’t enough, he has an intense need for control and a fear of loss, as well as a high level of emotional intensity combined with a dislike of emotion. His Mars (aggressive force) is powerful but thwarted, leading to a buildup of rage yet the need for this tight control prevents a release of this emotion (Aquarius Moon opposed by Pluto and Taurus Mars squaring both (T-square)).
It’s interesting that Paddock’s brothers Eric and Patrick, who apparently don’t speak to each other, both mentioned that Stephen was the least violent brother in the family when they were growing up and that each of the brothers had had to do a lot of work to deal with the anger resulting from their childhood. The Paddock brothers (there were anywhere from 4 to 7 depending on the news source) were the son of a con man and bank robber who was jailed when Stephen was 7 – just as transiting Saturn set off the complex Grand Cross in the chart. As the eldest he likely felt the need to take care of the family and hold everything together.
Many of you already know that since 2010 Uranus and Pluto have been in a stressful dance in the sky (Uranus in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn). This has led to a great deal of global change and unrest, and for those of us whose personal charts have been affected by this planetary combination, the change has been extremely personal indeed. The Uranus/Pluto square set off the Grand Cross in Paddock’s chart beginning in 2014 – the intense effect of Uranus to create a restless need for change and a new paradigm combined with Pluto’s hydrogen emotional bomb which can have the effect of forcing us to confront our darkest and most secret emotions.
Apparently Paddock first sought a benzodiazepam (Valium) prescription last year, presumably to deal with the anxiety produced when Uranus and Pluto rattled his cages and prompted the eruption of the rage that had long simmered in his subconscious.
Jupiter, the planet of abundance and confidence, is beloved as the “Greater Benefic” – a planet that bestows many blessings and gifts. But we also often find it as the active principle in the chart of people who commit acts such as this – the influence of Jupiter provides the confidence that might otherwise be missing. That is exactly what we see here with Jupiter in Libra triggering the challenging Grand Cross.
It would be a mistake to excuse Paddock’s actions on his chart. Lots of people were born the same day (I was only able to find one famous person: country music artist Hal Ketchum) and plenty of people (myself included) have charts that are this fraught with emotional difficulties. Humans are amazingly resilient and generally able to work through all kinds of horrific childhoods and situations. But the astrological chart does help us to understand the dynamics of these criminals and perhaps educate us to better anticipate these kinds of actions.
Note: I am sure this post will generate posts about gun control. Please be kind to your fellow readers in the discussion.
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This is some good food for thought and definitely provides insight. Thank you for reminding us that we can try to understand but never excuse what this person did.
Thanks, this is really informative. It would be interesting to see in charts like this, leads one person to overcome these challenges and another to succumb. Seems treating each other with dignity, respect and kindness might bring about a more positive outcome. Sounds yippy skippy, but as a special ed teacher I see how responsive kids are to these things, and how much more resilient they can become. Seems to me combining astrology with psychotherapy could be very fruitful.
Robin, I wish so much that we could include astrology in every psychology program. I usually attempt to find other people born on the same day who would have a similar chart to someone like this. On the other hand, if someone isn’t willing to seek help there isn’t much anyone can do, psychology or astrology be damned.
You’ve kind of just described ME, except that I’ve never wanted to amass an arsenal and kill random strangers. I think that when you combine this sort of background with the toxic masculinity in our culture, our refusal to allow men to have emotions without being thought of as “girly-men”, and guns, well, here you go.
The government has a birth registry of those born here they could access (and add any new immigrants through other documents), have someone like Lynn analyse it, compile a database, then the FBI & CIA could watch them and keep records on their activity.
Yikes! No thank you. That is all too Minority Report for me.
Edward Snowden already showed us in 2013 that a lot of information about each of us was being collected. He leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments.
This would be the icing on the cake. They’ve been collecting information before 2013 from facebook, twitter, emails, medical records, taxes, credit cards, etc.
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— Love has Won