Amanda Knox for ever associated with the murder of Meredith Kercher though twice found innocent has landed in the UK on a promotional tour for her latest documentary Mouth of the Wolf settling scores with the Italian prosecutor who got it wrong.
What is uncomfortable about her story is not only her tone-deafness to the pain of Meredith’s family who accuse her of attempting to profit from the murder with her public activities but the difficulty of establishing a balanced and empathetic view of her situation. Wrongly accused, four years in prison, her parents insolvent due to legal fees so her early money-making memoir etc was to rectify their situation and 17 years after she was still fighting legal battles in Italy.
What is not to sympathise with? She continues to fight an uphill battle, working for the wrongly accused and against “the gendered nature of public shaming” and trial by media who having dubbed her as Foxy Knoxy, as she later put it herself, as a “psychotic man-eater, the dirty ice queen”.
One commentator said “The idea of a female Satanic killer, too beautiful to be trusted, was a particularly male salacious fantasy used to distract the world from the horribly mundane reality of male violence.”
But even at this distance with Merdeith’s male killer having served a long prison sentence and now back facing further later sexual assault charges, it is difficult to connect to Knox’s understandable torment about her situation.
Her husband, the film-maker Christopher Robinson, said: “Amanda’s out of prison, but she’s not out of the prison of public vilification. One of our goals is to round the corner on that reputational battle before [our daughter] feels she has to defend her mom online.”
She was born 9 July 1987 2.47am Seattle, VA, and two aspects leap out immediately. The first is her 8th house Neptune (conjunct Part of Fortune) opposition Venus Mercury and widely opposition Sun in Cancer in her 2nd house of finances. It brings to mind Martin Moritz’s description of the 8th house – “associated with entanglements, power games, boundary crossings, or dealing with taboos.” “It is almost impossible to differentiate between good and evil, black and white, hero and villain. Things are muddled and mixed up.” And Neptune there muddies the water further. Not that it is her fault remotely but it is the fate she was handed.
That plus a tricky Mars in Leo square Pluto in Scorpio which is not easy to live out in a constructive way and if suppressed in the unconscious tends to attract hostility and even dangerous situations.
Her Sun is exactly square Eris, hinting at a tendency to arouse discord but also to act as a catalyst for change.
Her 1st house Chiron in Gemini can result in self-defeating and destructive thought patterns originating in childhood hurts which make clear communication about certain subjects difficult. Her Chiron is also opposition Moon and Uranus which can bring erratic emotional reactions which may go some way to explaining her odd behaviour when first arrested. Long term, Chiron Uranus can be a force for good in promoting positive changes.
Her chart relocated to Perugia in Italy puts her Chiron on the Midheaven.
Chariklo, the centaur in her 1st house, has an overtone of having to live with eternal suffering – though again long term will help her help others.
When she was arrested in 2007 tr Pluto was about to move into her trapped 8th house; and tr Uranus was square her Saturn for a considerable jolt.
She will get an uplift tr Uranus conjunct her Jupiter from this July on and off into 2027, bringing luck and relief. But her time ahead does not look without its struggles. Her Solar Arc Midheaven will conjunct her Saturn this year which will be discouraging; with a jolting/insecure Solar Arc Uranus opposition her Mars after the middle of this year into 2027 (which will rattle up her Mars square Pluto); followed in 2027 by a seriously stuck SA Pluto conjunct her Saturn in 2027. 2027 will be a year of significant change with tr Uranus moving into her 1st house as she strives for freedom and in 2028 tr Pluto will conjunct her Midheaven for a forced change of life or career direction.
She was not fated to have an easy life, for sure, but her Aries Node in the 11th along with other aspects does suggest she could walk an independent road to making a difference out in society.
[Years ago I met a women at a group workshop whose ‘story’ was she had never been believed – about anything from childhood onwards. I have often wondered since then quite what psychological/astrological pattern that came from.]ADD ON: Others disbelieved.
Louise Woodward, 24 February 1978 3am Elton, England, a former au pair, charged with murder of a baby, subsequently convicted of involuntary manslaughter, served 279 days. She later questioned the validity of the ‘shaken baby syndrome’ accusation.
A Sun Pisces with Venus in Pisces opposition a Virgo Moon square Neptune in her 1st house; with a stressed 8th Mars in Cancer square Pluto and trine Uranus.
“Lindy” Chamberlain, born 4 March 1948 Whakatane, New Zealand, who was wrongly convicted of killing her nine-week-old daughter, Azaria. She maintained that she saw a dingo leave the tent where Azaria was sleeping. The prosecution case was circumstantial and depended upon forensic evidence that was eventually found to be deeply flawed. She was convicted in 1982, with appeals being dismissed. After the discovery of new evidence she and her husband were officially pardoned in 1987 and the government paid Chamberlain $1.3 million in compensation.
Another Sun Pisces, in her case on the focal point of a yod inconjunct Neptune sextile Pluto Saturn. She also had a formidably afflicted Mars conjunct Saturn which was conjunct Pluto and all square a Taurus North Node.
Joanne Lees, 25 September 1973 England, was attacked and nearly abducted while travelling in Australia. She escaped but her partner Peter Falconio. She was suspected by the media in the aftermath but the attacker was identified and convicted of Falconio’s murder.
She has an extraordinarily complicated chart with her Libra Sun Pluto square Saturn opposition North Node. With two yods of Neptune sextile Jupiter inconjunct Saturn; and Saturn sextile Mars inconjunct Neptune.
The combination of a stressed Mars and a prominent Neptune appears to be a common theme. A troubled Mars especially if suppressed can attract hostility from others. It also hints at frightening situations in early childhood which may lead to an emotional shut down as a coping mechanism.
And a dreamy, evasive Neptune can give off a spaced-out, untethered-from-reality vibe which could be mistaken for deception and be tricky to pin down.
Thought I remember her actually laughing during the police interview. Wasn’t it also clear that she had no reaction to the blood in her apartment? Not to ask what happened is very strange, even for a 19-year-old. Her stepfather disagreed with allowing her to go on the foreign exchange, as she was immature for her age. Seems she still was high during the questioning.
Thank you Marjorie. This also reminded me of the Louise Woodward case in 1997 in which she was accused of murdering the baby in her care when working as an au pair in Massachusetts. She didn’t show any emotion during her court case and was convicted of 2nd degree murder later reduced to involuntary manslaughter. She was condemned by public opinion in the States because she never cried and that was thought to be indicative of her lack of feeling and therefore her guilt. I’m afraid I have no birth date.
In the UK it was thought her emotional containment was misunderstood culturally by the American public.
If her birth time is accurate, that Gemini Ascendent will give off a “cold hearted” vibe as my mother called that in me. My mother always said I have no feelings because I don’t cry when I was young. But to me it was pointless to be crying. The ascendent acts like a cocoon for my personal protection. I also have a Sag moon. When I am closing up, I will revert to the ascendent nature, logical, thinking. Amanda’s Knox’s Sun Biquintile (144degree) Moon. Her Sun/Moon midpoint at 3 degree Libra which conjunct her South Node.
Yep the combo of the Gemini Ascendant and the Sag Moon which wants to stay positive; and in her case is conjunct Saturn-Uranus exacerbating the distant nature of a placement which wants to step back from stuff and not get too emotionally involved. And the Sun opposite Neptune probably adds a level of disbelief
You can also see why she would give off that “Foxy Knoxy” vibe with a carefree Gemini Asc.
Reminds me of curse on Cassandra in helen of Troy where none would believe her. Also, I have found in great artists that there value is known only after their death and my granny used this to console herself in lonely times.
I suppose, it’s not childhood but later when such happens since kids r allowed and used to not being believed.
Neptune is only one who comes to mind in this with uranus since uranus rules future so present never believes in it so labelled mad to maverick etc.
I would put more on uranus in asc or 10h of fame part.
In The Stranger by Camus, Mersault is convicted not so much on the evidence but because he doesn’t show emotion at his mother’s funeral. In a similar way, Amanda Know drew suspicion to her by appearing unconcerned on the night of Meredith Kercher’s murder. The Knox story is more about the shallow perceptions of crowds, the media and the police than it is about Amanda Know herself.
To lie, not be believed….see her YOD with apex “Lie” quincunx Mars sextile
Pinocchio(nose grew from lying). Also asteroid Delbruck, pathological liar
opposition Uranus, ruler MC. Enlarge chart with magnifier.
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With her Nodal axis squared by Venus/Mercury opposition Neptune which forms a Cardinal Grand Cross, I also wonder if this is a heavy debt or fate at play, whilst realising how generalised and vague that sounds. It’s awful to not be believed, a terrible place of isolation and reputational imprisonment.
When I look at the chart of Joanne Lees (25/9/1973) who was wrongfully suspected of murdering boyfriendPeter Falconio while travelling in a camper van in the Australian wilderness, and subjected to intense scrutiny and scepticism at the hands of the Australian media, where like Amanda she was cast in this role of evil,scheming Jezabel. one cannot help but notice that she also shares some challenging nodal aspects. In her case, her North Node at 3 Capricorn conjunct BML at 4 degrees and her SN conjuncts Saturn at 3 and 4 of Cancer, while being squared by her Sun/Pluto at 2 and 3 of Libra. Another Cardinal nodal Grand Cross. She also has a Yod on her Saturn/South Node, with Neptune sextile Jupiter making up the legs.
I’ve just remembered that Lees was yet another individual whose reputation was harmed by an interview she gave with Martin Bashir. Like Amanda, her reactions were judged to be inappropriate – according to the press, she did not cry enough or show adequate emotion during the interview. It was yet another example of ‘trial by television’.
Thanks Marjorie. Amanda Knox is right about “the gendered nature of public shaming”. It seems to always follow the same path, often with – at some point – the accused woman being labelled a witch or Satanist. This potent archetype appears to flourish even in largely secular societies.
Another miscarriage of justice case was that of Lindy Chamberlain in Australia. Her baby, Azaria, was taken by a dingo and killed. LC was convicted of her murder, went to prison, but the conviction was subsequently overturned. Media frenzy and judgement was intensely negative. Her story was made into a film eventually. Born 4th March, 1948 – no birth time – LC has a fixed Grand Cross involving the Nodes in Taurus/Scorpio. Pluto is conjunct Saturn in Leo opposing BML in Aquarius. LC also has a Yod with Sun in Pisces quincunx Saturn and Pluto which sextile Neptune.