Oscar Pistorius – his strengths were his weakness

Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic athlete, has had his jail sentence for killing his girlfriend extended to the minimum 15 years prescribed for murder in South Africa, less time already served. Prosecutors had argued that the six-year term for murdering Reeva Steenkamp was “shockingly light”.

Born 22 November 1986 10.30am (from memory) Johannesburg, South Africa, he does have a charming but highly controlling and very intense Pluto Venus Mercury conjunct his Scorpio midheaven, with his Scorpio Sun also in his ambitious 10^th square Mars in Aquarius in his 1^st. Utterly driven with a never-say-die mentality which took him to the heights to overcome his disability, but ultimately proved to be his undoing. His Leo Moon squares Venus Pluto adding another dose of relentless obstinacy and possessiveness to his determined and volatile temperament.

His get-it-together but also can-be-dominating 5^th Harmonic is strong, as is his pleasure-seeking 9H, and his can-be-self-destructive 16H. His genius, breakthrough 13H is notable; and his explosive 18H.

Tr Pluto is now moving through his 12^th house, from 2014 right through till 2031, which is classic for imprisonment. Though most often it doesn’t bring such a stark outcome. Certainly a time for deep introspection.

At the moment his Solar Arc MC is conjunct his Saturn which suggests his birth time may be about right. His Saturn is conjunct the Fixed Star Antares, the brightest star in Scorpius (The Scorpion). It is associated with rashness and violence.

His Progressed Moon is moving through purgatory in his 8^th for another nearly two years; and a depressed Solar Arc Pluto conjunct his Saturn will weigh heavily on him around early 2019. There’ll be some bullish moments in 2018/19 for him and others of complete despair; with some risky situations over 2020/21 with tr Pluto conjunct his Mars/Uranus. Whatever happens, the turn of the next decade around 2030, when he’ll be in his mid forties, is a time of major change as all the outer planets move into new houses in his chart. Pluto moves out of his 12^th across his Ascendant giving him back control of his life. Tr Uranus moves into his 5^th bringing more social fun and freedom. Tr Neptune into his 3^rd, which will be muddled as far as everyday living is concerned. And tr Saturn into his 4^th moving him out of a low profile period of his life.