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The Dark Side of Mel Gibson 
July 30, 2010 |
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By Vaughn
Paul Manley, M.A.
Academy award winning actor and director Mel Gibson has been
in the news a lot the past couple of weeks since audio tapes
emerged of him in a vile and violent rant at his ex-girlfriend
Oksana Grigorieva back in January. It's a brutal case of domestic
violence where he threatens to kill her (put her in a rose garden)
and laces his words with lurid racist and sexist profanity.
Worse than the verbal abuse, which the audio recordings prove,
is the claims by Grigorieva about physical abuse. She says he
punched her twice in the face while she held their 2 month old
daughter, and then tried to choked her. It was about as ugly
as it gets.
Oksana Grigorieva and Mel Gibson in April 2010
For those who have followed Gibson's movie career this may not
come as much of a surprise. Being considered an action 'hero'
there's hardly a movie he's in that he doesn't kill somebody.
Violence is just about what he does best on the screen, and
now there's mounting evidence proving it extends off the screen
as well. So what indicates these violent traits in his chart?
Let's take a look at his chart:
Mel Gibson's Natal Chart
Notice that he has three planets in Scorpio, Rahu, Saturn and
Mars. Scorpio is ruled by Mars, the planet of violence. From
there Mars aspects the ascendant. I remember my Jyotish guru,
K.N. Rao, once saying when I first met him in 1993 that there
is always an area of 'restriction' in the chart, and that I
should learn to look for it. I took that to mean an area of
challenging karma that causes the person problems in their life.
It should be pretty clear in Gibson's chart that three malefic
planets conjunct in the 6th house (a dusthana house) without
any aspect by a benefic, qualifies! The 6th house represents
conflict and combative situations. I'd hate to be Gibson's enemy.
This is extreme with three malefic planets, in the malefic sign
of Mars, and in the 6th house. What's more is that it's in the
sign of Scorpio which is a sign that represents extremes of
drama and intensity.
This certainly represents an area of his life where he can go
out of control. It's the glaring dark side in Gibson's personality.
This is in contrast to his extraordinary Jupiter and Sun parivartana
yoga (exchange of signs), and Mercury and Venus conjunction
forming a 9th and 10th house raja yoga combination in the 5th
house from the Moon. These are his brighter and more charismatic
sides.
Gibson also has his lagna lord, Mercury, in the 8th house conjunct
Venus, the 5th lord. Because the 8th house is the house of sex,
and Venus and the 5th house indicate romance, this certainly
shows Gibson's strong sexual 'urge to merge' shall we say. Add
to this combination the aspect from Saturn, the 8th lord, and
this combination becomes more intense, secretive, and controlling.
Especially consider that Saturn's aspect comes from the 6th
house.
Gibson is currently running his Saturn mahadasha, which began
June 18, 2008. His Saturn dasha will activate this combination
in his chart, with Saturn being flanked on either side by Mars
and Rahu. Both of these planets are impulsive and reactive by
nature. Now is a time to work (Saturn) on healing his dark perverse
side. Psychologically, that would be the best outcome of his
Saturn dasha. But it's not only a time when he is prone to more
violent and abusive outbursts but also substance abuse since
malefic planets can indicate self-destructive tendencies. He
once told ABC News, "I would get addicted to anything,
anything at all. Doesn't matter what it is--drugs, booze, anything.
You name it--coffee, cigarettes, anything." His abusive
streak is known to come out while intoxicated, which is common
with alcoholics like Gibson.
Any kind of addiction will make it that more difficult to be
in control of himself. This is a major struggle in his Saturn
dasha, the planet of control, discipline, and responsibility.
Because Saturn is the 9th lord and the 5th lord from the Moon,
this is also a time learning and spiritual growth through his
personal struggles. All the negative attention he's getting
in the media certainly adds pressure (Saturn) for him to change
and take responsibility for his actions. I'd expect that he
will enter some kind of rehab program, like Tiger Woods did
after all his negative media attention. Keith Ablow, MD, Forensic
Psychiatrist said of Gibson, "The man on those tapes
is full of rage, psychologically disordered and dangerous. He
needs immediate psychiatric intervention and comprehensive treatment
for years to come."
Transits on January 6, 2010
On January 6th, when the violence broke loose, Gibson was in
Sat-Sat-Venus dasha, while Saturn was transiting at 10 degrees
of Virgo. Notice that from this point Saturn makes the 3rd house
aspect to his natal Saturn, Mars, and Rahu in Scorpio. In addition,
Saturn was conjunct his natal Moon (he's in the middle of his
Sadhe Saati period) and aspects his lagna. Saturn is a planet
of restriction and control and this would suggest that he's
trying to exert control (over Grigorieva) because he feels out
of control in his life at the same time. Rahu and Ketu transiting
over his 1st and 7th house axis and Rahu conjunct his Sun further
suggests that his inability to be in control.
Mel Gibson's Navamsha Chart
His navamsha chart further supports this with Saturn being on
the Rahu/Ketu axis and aspected by 6th lord Mercury. Saturn
is also hemmed in on either side by fiery malefics Mars and
Sun.
Gibson's Saturn dasha certainly represents a period of struggle
personally. Because Saturn in his natal chart also aspects his
10th lord, Jupiter, it can also represent a time when the level
of professional success he enjoyed in his Jupiter dasha tapers
off.
If someone has an extremely challenging combination in their
chart, like Gibson, are they doomed to enact whatever behaviors
are indicated? Not necessarily. It's what we're here for - to
learn and grow out of karma producing negative behaviors. If
the person is willing to change, they can change. However, extremely
malefic combinations represent more fixed karma (dridha karma)
and suggests that the path of change is more difficult. But
even Gibson emailed Grigorieva the next day on January 7th,
and said, "I was not safe for you last night. Could
you please call me. I want to tell you how unspeakably sorry
I am." At some point the pain becomes so great that
we commit to change. With increased conscious awareness the
unconscious, reactive behaviors that malefic planets represent
can be corrected. It's the best use of our free will in my opinion.
I had a good laugh at what comedian SF Gate columnist, Mark
Morford, had to say in his absurd yet thought provoking article,
"Mel
Gibson's 10 tips for sexist monsters":
"Many have asked, how does Mel do it? What does it
take to become such a gargantuan, sexist, possibly racist, potentially
violent monster, or at least give a very convincing appearance
of same? Can I do it, too?
Herein, some tips for those looking to hone their own personal
ranty hatemongering sexist jerkface skillset:
1. First, last and always: Make lots and lots of money. I mean,
truckloads. Mountains. Even more than you are imagining right
now. No, no, I mean even more than that. Look, take that amount,
multiply it by 100, then smack yourself in the skull with a
petrified copy of "Lethal Weapon 4" until swarms of
that amount are swirling around your head like bees. We're talking
giant, obscene piles of it, strewn about Mel's personal Holy
Family Catholic cult compound like piles of James Caviezel's
trashed career.
In the parlance of the rich and repellent, Mel's millions --
a large portion of which he made on the sick success of "Passion
of the Christ" -- is called "f-- you" money.
It completely inures you from the slings and arrows of outrageous
bloggers, creditors, film investors and divorce attorneys. It's
the kind of money that allows you to do whateverthehell you
want, because no one can touch you. Even if the lawyers take
half, you'll still have plenty left over to buy lots of Russian
hookers, vodka and the femur bone of Michael Jackson. Note:
Does having a ton of money automatically make you a raging racist/sexist
jerk? Of course not. Does it help? Absolutely."
Copyright
2010. Vaughn Paul Manley. All Rights Reserved. |
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