Patrick Kennedy, Joan Kennedy and the National Inquirer

I read in last week’s National Inquirer that the real reason that Patrick Kennedy is not running for reelection is to take care of his mother, Joan Kennedy. It must be true; it’s the National Inquirer after all, the paper of record. Don’t tell me you don’t read it, you know you do; even if it is only a quick peak when in the checkout line. The fact that they broke the John Edwards/Rielle Hunter story and the creative use of campaign funds shames the traditional and more “dignified” newspapers. That investigative reporting has been relegated to a supermarket rag tells the tale of the failed media. At any rate, the story prompted another look at Patrick’s natal horoscope. He was born around a First Quarter Moon, meaning the Sun and Moon were at 90 degree angles (a square aspect) when he entered this life. The Sun represents the father, the Moon, the mother; in square aspect like this it is safe to say that they were not seeing eye to eye. There was trouble in paradise. One of the greatest benefits of the revolutionary 60’s and Pluto’s trek through Libra, the relationship sign, is the transformation of traditional relationships. Thank God, the Buddha, the Baptist or the Oak Tree that people no longer stay in a marriage for “the sake of the kids”. If you are one of those “kids” you’ll know what I am talking about. Back to Patrick Kennedy, he has Mars snuggled up close to his Moon in Libra in his 12th house of secrets and the subconscious. This is the house where you serve or suffer. He needs to be of service to others or else he will screw himself up. His relationship with his mother is a bit complicated, as is his relationship with his father was. I’m not going there. But I will say that people born with Sun square Moon need to find their own way. They cannot “do” their Dad’s life or their Mom’s life. Patrick’s decision to leave the House of Representatives signals that he is about the business of going his own way. That 12th house Moon/Mars combination demands that his work involves helping others. The flip side is driving your car into an abutment late at night. I don’t think Patrick is going to take that route. His work will involve hospitals and institutions, the mental health issues that he has dealt with personally and professionally. With Sun in the 9th house of foreign and faraway places, he’d make a great ambassador. And yes, he’ll probably be involved in the care and keep of his Mother. I don’t think we need a lurid headline to guess that one.