Mother Teresa, the saint of the poor, will become a Vatican-stamped saint on Sunday, which has resurrected the old complaints about her harsh approach to suffering. One critic said “Standing firm against planned parenthood, modernisation of equipment, and a myriad of other solution-based initiatives, Mother Teresa was not a friend of the poor but rather a promoter of poverty.” One doctor was outraged about the appalling lack of hygiene he uncovered – reuse of hypodermic needles, the shortage of medical care, systematic diagnosis, and necessary nutrition, as well as the scarcity of analgesics for those in pain. She seemed to think that suffering was a noble end in itself – a ‘Gift from God’, she said, so did little to alleviate it amongst those she supposedly cared for.
Born 26 August 1910 2.25pm? Skopje, Macedonia, she was a Sun Mars in Virgo trine Saturn in Taurus; Saturn square Venus and a Taurus Moon trine Mars, which I must say did give me pause for thought when I first saw her chart. It seemed hard for a figure of compassion. She had an Earth Grand Trine of Mars trine Uranus trine Moon, which would make her good with money although perhaps limited in imagination. That was formed into a Kite by Uranus opposition Neptune which can be fanatical. So visionary Neptune was the leading planet, fuelled by that tough, uncompromising earthy energy.
Her healer 12th Harmonic is pretty potent tying together Mars Pluto Neptune, which would certainly suit her for working amongst the poorest of the poor in Calcutta. But also has hints of ruthlessness hiding behind religiosity.
Neptune can be a cosmically cold planet.
Just to tidy up the paradox of Mother Teresa. Useful piece in the Guardian. Url: goo.gl/qdoBsW
That she was hard is in no doubt : “Young sisters (nuns) walked miles in the scorching sun, often barefoot, on burning hot pavements, because Mother Teresa decreed it had to be done. [They] were allowed to write home only twice a year, their personal letters scrutinised.” “How dare she trivialise poverty? But she could. She did. And the world lapped it up. She once comforted a sufferer, with the line: “You are suffering, that means Jesus is kissing you.” The infuriated man screamed, “Then tell your Jesus to stop kissing me.”
And yet as the writer said she did pick dying people up from Calcutta’s streets which no one else did.
She enjoyed the public attention and the fawning of heads of state and attracted huge sums of money. What happens to the money appears to be classified information and little seems to go to help the poor in the establishments set up in her name. One theory was it went into an account in the Vatican Bank.
Another commentator said: ‘Money for a good conscience. The donors benefitted the most from this. The poor hardly. Whosoever believed that Mother Teresa wanted to change the world, eliminate suffering or fight poverty, simply wanted to believe it for their own sakes. Such people did not listen to her. To be poor, to suffer was a goal, almost an ambition or an achievement for her and she imposed this goal upon those under her wings; her actual ordained goal was the hereafter.’
That’s a Neptunian vision for you – cold, unsentimental, subsuming all considerations in the name of the ‘holy’ ideal. Neptune can be exceptionally cruel.
Hi Marjorie, Please will you explain the influence of Neptune. Apparently it’s strong at the moment and its prevalence seems to cause difficulties I thought Neptune was fairly benign, the planet of illusion, disillusion, visionaries. Does that mean our illusionary chickens are coming home to roost, so to speak, under its influence right now? Or does it highlight weaknesses which play out in bad health or other ways depending on the aspects in a person’s chart? I’d be really interested to read your take on it.
Many thanks and best wishes,
Critics may be wrong. ..star reading may be incorrect. …but truth is never false. The mother is a saint and has sacrificed her life for the poor.
Mandeep – truth is relative.
Placing people on pedestals above humanity merely places them above their human faults; we see only that image which we wish to see.
Please visit the slums of Kolkata. ….you’ll then assess the truth without any relativity….of course all humans have flaws….but in the overall summation they do greater good for the humanity. Even Gandhi, Budha. …. had critics. One must appreciate the goodness rather than nitpick flaws
I face truth and reality daily. I hv no need to visit slums to know about personal suffering. Methinks we drift away from the purpose of the forum.
I always like to see the draconic chart, especially when things don’t “add up” in the natal chart. MT in the draco chart has the sun and mars in Cancer and that big earth trine transforms into a big water trine. Her moon in now in pisces, like her saturn. The planet rising before the sun is venus, now in gemini (which would explain the cold – gemini; love – venus).
And what’s more interesting, is the interaction between the draco and the natal chart: the draco mars in cancer is now conjunct the natal neptune in cancer (which would explain the sainthood thing), the draco saturn in pisces opposes the natal mars in virgo (coldness again?); the draco moon in pisces opposes the natal mercury in virgo. The draco pluto in taurus conjuncts the natal saturn in taurus. So… her soul had good intentions but her human personality kind of blocked the warmth of the soul? OR: she had to work around those blocks and still show true compassion? Did she? I have no idea. Plus, another interesting thing: draco mercury in leo conjuncts natal venus in leo – being seen and talked as a great compassionate soul was very important?
Just some thoughts.
Very interesting and shocking.