So apparently Jen and John are off again. What's going on? Is it really the end?I could give you one of those lengthy posts about the nature of the relationship between Aquarians (Jen) and Librans (John) and talk about how we astrologers look for signs of compatibility in personal charts (synastry) - and indeed it would all be very interesting. However, if we wish to zoom straight in and look solely at timing and the crux of the matter, I know of no better chart technique to do this than using the little known Coalescent system.
If you aren't sure what Coalescent charts are then here's a primer but suffice to say it is based on the system that I have the utmost respect for - harmonics.
Here is the chart for Jen and John with the transits on the outside wheel. The transits are set for last week when the latest break-up was announced. As you can see, Uranus, the planet of unpredictability, sudden breaks, surprises, shocks, perverse behaviour is conjoined to Mars in Pisces ( ignore house cusps as we don't have birth times). Mars in Pisces is the placement of will, action, activity and energy put into music, acting, imagery, photography, rumour, romance but also, if misdirected, into escapism - often through drink and drugs or just a sheer unwillingness to be defined in a role.
The transiting Sun was joined with Uranus conjunct C. Mars on the day of their latest break up, and the Full Moon also fell on this Mars 2 days before and Venus recently went retrograde. Click to enlarge.
There is undoubtedly an electrifying, exciting, nature to their relationship at this time but Mars/Uranus combinations are also the most volatile going. Unfortunately for these two lovebirds, due to retrograde motion of a few planets, and the ongoing Saturn/Uranus opposition, these transits guarantee it will remain incredibly unstable and unfathomable into 2010.
Without doubt though, even if we don't hear of it in the media, neither has totally walked away from the other - this is on/off, hot/cold and overall very exhausting for both if them.
You may be one of those asking, Why does 'poor Jen' have to suffer so much? Well we have to remember it is only the media who have labelled her as suffering. At some level she may enjoy the drama. The relationships we end up in are always characteristic of us, and our true nature. Jennifer Aniston is an actress, a dramatist; she plays roles. Does John Mayer see her for who she really is (his natal Moon/Neptune conjunction). Indeed can she separate herself from the characters she plays?
She filmed 'He's Just Not That Into You' (fun film, far better than Marley and Me) then went public with Mayer. Is Jen subconsciously setting herself up to re-enact the role she played in the film? She played the girlfriend of a guy who wouldn't marry her, so she reluctantly walked away. He saw the error of his ways and eventually proposed in true, storybook romantic fashion. Does she secretly hope that's what John Mayer will do?
Who's playing who?
Furthermore we must remember that Aquarians present a cool, collected friendly persona but they just don't do cool, uneventful relationships. With Leo on the solar 7th, it is extremely typical of Aquarians to get caught up in melodramatic love affairs and/or to seek a father figure. They can repeatedly attract partners who are 'showy' in some way or partners who draw attention to themselves and want to dominate the direction of the relationship. If she's used to being the star of every show, this can cause problems.
Mayer, meanwhile has his marriage partner shown by a Mars/Sun square. He 'get's off' on emotionally combative, feisty, passionate relationships. Is she playing too cool for him and his ideal?
I think Jennifer Aniston knows that John Mayer is' Just not that into her' at the moment. Certainly his body language always looks very revealing to me - she leans into him and he leans away - but we always attract what we most need to learn from. The fact that they got together, and then back together at all, plus this Uranus to Mars transit suggests to me that both have something left to work out. Although the tendency is to abruptly call a physical halt, cutting off from your feelings until you have learned what the lesson they are bringing you is, this is easier said than done.
Beyond all that, figures in the public eye and under great scrutiny by the masses, often play out roles from which the general population can learn. From Prince Charles and Brad Pitt we learned that it doesn't matter how lovely and 'nice' a woman may be - or be perceived to be - it is love that wins the mind and body over, every time. In the case of Jennifer's latest romantic problems we are again being shown that beauty, wealth and success matter not a jot. They are not an automatic passport to love, happiness and fulfillment.
JADE GOODY and JACK TWEED
I'm not in the business of predicting death. Here for the purposes of tracking transits, and seeing how exact these coalescent charts can be, is the coalescent astrology wheel of Jade Goody and Jack Tweed. Again, ignore the house cusps as no exact times are known for both. In these case studies I set the horoscope for symbolic 12 noon times. Astrological transits by conjunction, opposition and square to these charts will show the precise day of significant events in the life of the couples involved. Click to enlarge.As above, So below.
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