TRANSITS AND RELATIONSHIP SPLITS

The planets move every day and millions of people get together… stay together… or separate. Another recent celebrity separation that the Ladies of Astrology News World have brought to my attention is that of Courteney Cox and David Arquette… a couple of actors and a wrestler of some recent celebrity fame.

The first synastry aspect I notice in their natal charts is David’s natal Pluto square to the natal conjunct of Sun and Venus in Courteney’s natal chart. The basic problem in any relationship Venus/Pluto aspect is… obsession, possessiveness, jealousy, and control… all of which can be a gradual spiritually suffocating and emotionally toxic influence on a curious and free spirited air sign like a Gemini… Courteney Cox.

Here’s a standard astrology reference book definition of one’s natal Venus in square angle to the other’s natal Pluto from THE ASTROLOGY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, by Sakoian & Acker;

“This comparative combination indicates strong sexual attractions. Its effects are similar to those of the “Venus Square Mars” comparative combination. The motivation behind the attraction is often sexual desire rather than genuine romantic feeling. Sexual jealousy and possessiveness can be a problem to these natives. The Pluto individual is likely to try to control and dominate the Venus individual emotionally and, in some cases try to take financial advantage of him or her. The Venus individual may regard the Pluto as jealous, aggressive, dictatorial, and sexually demanding. The Pluto individual may regard the Venus individual as superficial, and self indulgent.”

We can see the precursor to this in the last transiting conjunct of Venus and Mars (sex) on October 3rd… (probably around the time they decided to split up) at 14 degrees of Scorpio (sex) which conjuncts her natal Neptune (disillusionment) …and perhaps there was a toxic (Mars/Neptune) buildup of emotional frustration …and perhaps a typical Plutonian angry outburst like, “…that’s all you ever think about!”

…and a couple weeks later David is on the Howard Stern program whining, “…we haven’t had sex in over four months…”

…I rest my case.


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