Michael Jackson: Life and Death: Astro analysis
Michael Jackson: Life and Death: Astro analysis
Michael Jackson was born on 29th
August, 1958 in
The details of his horoscope are as
follows:
Rahu is placed in Lagna
Jupiter is placed in the 2nd house
Saturn is placed in 3rd house
Moon is placed in 6th house
Ketu is placed in the 7th house
Mars was placed in the 8th house
Venus was placed in the 11th house
Sun and Mercury (R) is placed in the 12th house
The reason I have picked up this horoscope for
analysis is because it reflects the classical principles of Vedic astrology
clearly. Hence, it is a good horoscope for academic interest also.
In my article “Rahu and Film
Industry: Astro Analysis” I stated that for
artists, the role of Rahu is of paramount importance. Rahu is placed in the
lagna in the horoscope of Michael Jackson. Classically, Rahu in lagna also
signifies a person who keeps on changing his looks. Michael Jackson took help
of plastic surgery to transform his personality completely from a Negro to a
white. Then he changed his looks again to look like an American lady.
Mercury in the Nakshatra of Ketu and
Moon-Mercury affliction are classical combinations for skin problems. In the
horoscope of Michael Jackson, Mercury is placed in Magha Nakshatra which is
ruled by Ketu and there is affliction of Moon and Mercury in 6/12 axis. We have
witnessed that as a result of numerous plastic surgeries that Michael Jackson
underwent; his skin was full of diseases. Rahu in lagna is also a combination
for diseased skin. The medicines that he took also affected his skin adversely.
Moon in the 6th house suggests Bala
Aristha yoga as per Vedic astrology. We have heard stories of
childhood misery and abusive father which Michael Jackson has affirmed many
times. His personality was greatly affected by his family history.
Michael Jackson made major strides in his career
in the Mahadasa of Saturn which started on 12th January 1979 and continued up
to 12th January 1998. He earned his fortunes during this period.
In the early 1980s, he became a
dominant figure in popular music and the first African American entertainer to
amass a strong following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on
MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller"
helped bring the relatively new channel to fame.
Videos such as "Black or
White" and "Scream" made
In his horoscope
Saturn is the benefic 5th lord placed in the 3rd house signifying grand success
in performing arts (Please refer to article “Transit of Saturn, Bollywood
during Recession). He was a great crowd puller and tickets for his show sold
like hot cakes.
Being under the influence of Saturn he
always had keen interest in charities also. On May 14, 1984,
However, the dasa of Mercury
from 12th January 1998 did not give very
good results to him. The reason being that even though Mercury happens to be
the lord of the lagna it is placed in the 12th house and happens to be
retrograde.
Mercury being placed in the house of
expenses and losses made him behave most extravagantly during its dasa. He also
had to fight legal battle against child abuse and his image was negatively
affected during this period. The person who grossed more than 100 million
dollars earning per year became debt ridden when the dasa of Mercury placed in
the 12th house started on him.
He died when the dasa running on him
was Mercury / Rahu. In Vedic astrology Rahu means poison. Overdose of
drugs / medicine comes under the ambit of Rahu. Hence, it is believed that he
had a cardiac arrest as a result of overdose of pain killers.
Written by: Anand
Sagar Pathak
Astrologer
Dated: 2nd July 2009
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