The Astrology of John F Kennedy - how the assassination affected Jackie, Bobby and Ted Kennedy

A look at how the assassination of John F Kennedy affected Jackie, Bobby, and Ted.

The astrological indicators are so numerous, that only transits (moving planets) will be examined in this article. Only the major aspects of less than 2 degrees will be considered. (The house cusps may not be exact because the birth times of the individuals may not be 100% accurate).

Jackie Kennedy

At the time of the shooting, November 22, 1963, approximately 12.35 CST, Dallas, Texas, transiting Pluto (planet of death, destruction, transformation, secret plots, and terrorism) was conjunct within a degree of Jackie’s natal Mars (representing men) in her 10th house, the house of public life and leadership.

For Jackie, the assassination not only destroyed the life of her husband, perhaps the result of a covert plot, but also catapulted her from her role of First Lady. Her entire life, private and public was totally transformed (Pluto) during those six seconds in Dallas.

Another important aspect to consider is the exact square (13 minutes) from transiting Uranus (symbolising sudden change) to her natal Jupiter (planet of fame, respect, and good fortune) in her 7th house of partnership.

Suddenly, unexpectedly and violently, Jackie’s most important relationship was irrevocably altered. Although she remained a popular public figure after the death of the President, the glory and status this Leo-Sun woman enjoyed as America’s “queen” (Jupiter) as a result of her marriage to the President (seventh house) was lost in an instant (Uranus).

The magnitude of the event and the tremendous publicity it received is indicated by the presence of transiting Jupiter, which expands everything it touches, exactly inconjunct transiting Uranus and sextile her natal Jupiter.

Also, the Moon was at 11degrees of Aquarius at the time of the shooting. The Moon was sextile transiting Jupiter and inconjunct transiting Uranus; the three planets formed a ‘Yod’ often called the finger of God, or the finger of fate, with Uranus at the point.

Finally, we see transiting Saturn, inconjunct Jackie’s natal Pluto (with Pluto in the 8th house) and forming a T-square with her natal Moon’s nodes, and perhaps with her ascendant/descendant axis (if the 2.30 pm birth time is correct). We would interpret this combination as indicating a permanent loss and an ending, a painful and stressful experience affecting both her marriage and her self-image, her past, and her future.

Without even looking at the transits to the President’s chart on that fateful day, we can see that something serious, unexpected, traumatic, and final is going to happen to transform John and Jackie Kennedy’s Camelot relationship!

Bobby Kennedy — the Astrology

The most obvious is the emphasis on his 8th house (if the birth time is reasonably accurate) on the day. The Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars are all travelling through it at this time, with transiting Venus and Mars conjunct his natal 8th house Mercury and square his natal Uranus in the 12th house.

In Bobby’s chart, we see some of the same themes that were so pronounced in Jackie’s transformation, sudden and perhaps violent change, endings, death.

Transiting Saturn forms a one-degree square to Bobby’s natal Saturn across the seventh-eleventh houses. In this family, the brothers were connected by more than a blood relationship — they were also professional partners (7th house).

The Saturn-Saturn square reveals a difficult, critical, and perhaps fateful time in this partnership. It also suggests an end to the shared goals (11th house) of these two ambitious and idealistic leaders.

When we combine the information gleaned from Bobby Kennedy’s transits with what we found in Jackie Kennedy’s, we see a picture beginning to emerge quite clearly. And a disturbing picture it is.

Now we understand that whatever is about to devastate the marriage between John and Jackie is going to have a profound effect on the business relationship and the mutual aspirations of the two brothers.

Ted Kennedy

Now let’s turn out attention to the chart of a third brother: Ted Kennedy. Here again, we find the theme of sudden, unexpected change, a profound transformation, and possibly violent death in the transits of Uranus and Pluto through Ted Kennedy’s 8th house, reinforced by the exact inconjunction of transiting Mars to natal Pluto.

Mystery, hidden agendas, secret enemies, and subterranean plots are hinted at there, too, by the Sun, Venus, and Mars transiting his 12th house.

Saturn and the Moon were traversing Ted’s first house at the time of the President’s assassination. As a member of the Kennedy clan, his family has always played a major part in his identity. Now his family’s significance would be intensified by his brother’s death, which these two planets symbolize here.

There is, however, another interesting transit to consider in Ted’s chart: the conjunction of transiting Jupiter to natal Venus in his 3rd house. When JFK was elected to the presidency in 1960 his seat in the Senate was left vacant — to be filled by his younger brother Edward.

John Kennedy’s assassination virtually guaranteed Ted Kennedy’s re-election to the Senate, a position he held until his death in 2009. If we look further, we see transiting Saturn opposed Ted’s natal Jupiter at the time of the assassination, indicating that perhaps John’s death was a difficult and “fated” boost to Ted’s career.

Marjorie Orr — Star4cast

Marjorie Orr has written an excellent article on her website about Robert Kennedy’s killer, I don’t think I can copy it because of Vocal’s Rules.

Here is the link: https://star4cast.com/sirhan-sirhan-facing-an-uncertain-future/

The relevant charts, for Astrology aficionados, are as follows:

John F Kennedy Birth Chart

The one thing that strikes me about this chart, is how most of the planets are all ‘at the top’ of the chart, ready to fall.

Edward Kennedy has a good ‘distribution’ of planets around the chart, which indicates a well rounded character.

Thank you for reading to the end. I would welcome any comments or observations.