‘Tradwives’ are a money-making bandwagon for social media influencers keen to promote ‘the feminine urge to take care of your husband’ – dressed in floral, baking cakes and slapping on the makeup before the ‘provider man’ comes home from his day’s labours. They have struck a chord amongst some fans of the ‘traditional’ marriage which is submissive and in line with Biblical mores. The movement has been linked to the alt-right movement though the views of supporters of the concept range from the moderate to the extreme.
Extracting a common thread from the charts of the notable Tradwives influencers is risky since some may just have jumped on a commercially attractive ploy – and in any event are a contradiction in terms since they are working hard independently.
But the first two I looked at had strong Mars Saturn aspects – which can be a masochistic trait, a learnt response to a difficult childhood where their identity was denied. Mars = I want, I will do, I am. Being blocked by Saturn it has to submit to The Other.
Estee Williams, 28 December 1998, Virginia, is a Sun Capricorn with a leadership Leo North Node so hardly a shrinking violet. Though her Pluto conjunct Lilith may be a clue.
Hannah Neeleman, 25 June 1990, is a Sun Cancer with her Saturn square Mars and Mars inconjunct Pluto. Her Venus opposes her BML. Huge anger issues.
Cynthia Loewen, 13 November 1993, is a controlled and controlling Sun Pluto (Moon) in Scorpio square Saturn – very battened down.
Nara Smith, 27 September 2001, a Sun Libra trine Neptune. Her Mars is square her Sun and inconjunct her Saturn.
Alena Pettitt, 19 November 1985, is another late Sun Scorpio conjunct Saturn with her Pluto South Node opposition her BML.
No great conclusions since Tradwife is way off my personal radar though I confess these social/cultural fads and manias do get wearing.
I would also have to confess to being judgemental about women who (in my view) sell their souls out of laziness/cowardice and leave the heavy lifting to the husband. Not that bringing up children is easy but it does seem to be an opt out in a good many cases.
Why so many fixed Moons? Could it just be they don’t like to get out of their comfort zone?
I would expect their tradhubs to have venus and/or moon blocked. Each partner projecting the masculine/feminine energies onto the other
Blocked Mars huh? The deliberately softened voices on the forefront, the underlying (submerged) tough nosed home-business energy, has had me puzzled. I was afraid I may be missing something about why this is trending. This is helpful! The influence of BML seems to have an impact here as well.
A good research project would be to look at charts of Taliban men
and see aspects of their Moon or their wives Mars aspected by Saturn.
Many of these tradional moms have Mars on steroids.
Williams has Eris conj Mars blocked by an opposition to Saturn.
Neeleman has Mars conj Eris; Loewen has BML conj Eris; Pettitt has
Mars opp Eris; Smith has Saturn blocking Eris by sextile.
They must use catharsis by overworking, workaholics or turning to alcohol.