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Written on September 17, 2014 by Karen White in Celebrity Profile, Health Astrology

Like everyone else, I was shocked and saddened by Robins death,

especially because of the way he died. When it was still in question whether or
not it was suicide, I cast a Horary astrology chart to see if it could shed light on
his death.

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Here is the Horary chart for that question:

(THIS LINK will open into a separate window so you can look at the horary chart while you read)
The Ascendant lord (1st house), Mars, represents Robin as his head, and the Moon represents
him too (his heart or feeling side).

Was He in His Right Mind?

Mars is in its own sign of Scorpio, but from a medical astrology point of view, its a hot, dry planet in
a cold, wet sign. In other words, there is an imbalance in his body.
The coldness and moisture of Mars is phlegmatic in temperament and represents his alcohol
addiction. Its another way of saying that he was imbalanced in his body and not in his right mind.
In the sign of Scorpio, Venus and the Moon are harmed (Venus is in Detriment and the Moon is in
Fall in the sign of Scorpio according to the Table of Dignities used in Horary astrology).
Venus is the 7th lord, which represents his wife and his public. Venus is in the sign of Cancer, which
likes Mars (Robin), but also dislikes Mars far more (it doesnt mean his wife dislikes him, just that
she dislikes what he did to himself, the context determines the meaning).
Venus being harmed by the sign of Scorpio, and being in the sign of Cancer where Mars is in Fall,
shows that his wife, and his public, are deeply grieved by his apparent suicide.
The Moon is also Robin, but representing his heart or his feeling side. Mars hating the Moon (the
Moon is in Fall in Scorpio) shows that his head hated his self-destructive emotional side.
Mars is also ruling the radical 8th house of death and its approaching the 8th house cusp showing
he was ruled by his thoughts of death.
Mars is just past a square aspect (this is a difficult aspect) to Jupiter too, which I think represents
the drug and alcohol rehabilitation hospital (and/or the doctor, or death, which Ill talk about later).
Im dont know for sure, but the square aspect suggests that his last stay in rehab may not have
been as successful as previous visits were, or its just his reaction to the doctors diagnosis.
Jupiter is also an alternative planet to represent death (because Mars is already representing
Robin), and in that case, the square aspect shows the difficult and violent nature of his death.

Where Robins Heart Was Coming From

The Moon (Robins heart, or emotional side) is also in a cold and moist water sign, but this time its
compatible with the nature of the Moon, which is also cold and moist.
This implies that his heart was motivated by love because the Moon in the sign of Pisces it shows
that he was exalting Venus, his wife (and maybe his public).
Pisces also likes Mars, the other planet that represents him, as well as death, the 8th house lord,
meaning his heart also liked the idea of death.
Furthermore, the Moon in Pisces is just past an easy trine aspect to Mars, indicating the
agreement between his heart and mind.
This suggests that he thought he was doing his wife a favor by sparing her the coming ordeal of
dealing with Parkinsons disease on top of his other problems.
However, the Moon is in his 12th house of self-undoing, meaning that while his hearts motives

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were good, they were misguided. His wife was not pleased by his death (she is Venus in Cancer, and
Mars is in Fall in the sign of Cancer). It looks like she was horrified.
I usually ignore Neptune, but its right there in the 12th house and the Moon was just recently joined
with it. Neptune, in its negative expression represents self-deception or self-undoing, and addiction.
As you know by now, he had recently received a diagnosis of Parkinsons disease. The Moon in
Pisces is ruled by Jupiter, the 9th house lord of the doctor and the diagnosis.
Him being ruled by it means he felt that it was stronger than he was and his life would be
dominated by it.
Venus, representing his wife in the sign of Cancer, shows that she was exalting the doctor (Jupiter
is exalted in the sign of Cancer) possibly because she felt he could help Robin manage the disease
with medications and treatments.
The South Node of the Moon is also in the 1st house showing that his body was in a losing situation
or in degenerating condition (the south node is the funny-looking horseshoe shaped symbol I obviously
drew with the mouse).
Finally, we can see the Moon is just past a trine aspect (an easy aspect) to Mars showing that he
did indeed kill himself and was basically at peace with his decision (even though the manner of death
was not easy).
While the Horary chart gives us insight into why he killed himself when he did, it doesnt explain why
he was tormented by depression and addiction throughout his life.

For that we look to his birth chart:

(THIS LINK will open into a separate window so you can look at the birth chart while you read)
The Moon and Venus hold the keys to understanding Robins emotional nature, why he couldnt
beat his enemies depression and addictionfor very long before they got him down again.

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Please keep in mind that a person is more complicated than what can be explained by the Moon and
Venus in the birth chart, but these two planets are key in Robins life, and writing about all the planets
in his chart would take a whole book!
In horary astrology, the meanings of the planets change depending on the situation, but the

meanings of the planets and what they represent are fairly fixed in natal astrology.
In the horary chart, Robins head (or mind) was represented by Mars, but in his birth chart, his

mind AND his heart are represented by the Moon.

The Moon is the Mind

In Vedic natal astrology the Moon is more important than the Sun because the Moon represents the
Mind (or consciousness), the ego, and the emotions.
When the Moon is with Rahu, the north node of the Moon, like it is in Robins chart, it indicates
some kind of weakness of mind. Where Rahu is in the chart points to the evolutionary direction of the
soul and the area of life that is under construction in the present lifetime.
Robins soul task this lifetime was to develop his mind and learn to center it in his heart. Many of
his movies were emotional and heartfelt; he worked out much of his souls task through his art and in
so doing, left a wonderful legacy for the rest of us.
The Moon with Rahu means that his minds focus is too externally oriented, which leads to
depression, because the outer world cant provide fulfillment for very long.
The discontent with what the world has to offer can lead to addiction and depression, and a
persistent feeling of is that all there is?
The Moon with Rahu in the 5th is also an insanity yoga meaning he had an excess of the cold and
dry Air element creating a chaotic energy interfering with lasting mental peace.
This yoga indicates a form of mental discontent that leads to rages and quarrelsomeness. He
may not have expressed this outwardly, but kept it inside (the Moon in the signs of Pisces and Virgo
tend to suffer in silence), resulting in an intense hatred, or anger, towards the self.
If that wasnt enough, his Moon is also opposed by Saturn, the planet that makes us painfully aware
of all that we lack, of our separation from each other, and of our perceived separation from the Divine.
Saturn also rules his 4th house of the inner life, and Saturn opposing the Moon tends to make a
person feel deeply defective, fearful, and more inclined toward the negative interpretations of events in
life.
If you look at the small chart with the #9 in the middle of it to the right of the bigger chart with the 1
in the middle of it, youll see that the Moon is with Saturn. The #9 chart (called the Navamsa) is an
important divisional chart that modifies the basic birth chart (the #1 chart).

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The Moon with Saturn is even more difficult than the Moon opposed by Saturn. There is no relief
here.
Ketu, the south node of the Moon, is also opposed to his Moon and an indicator of introversion.
According to People magazine, he was painfully shy when he was young.
Then, in the Hora chart (the #2 chart) which is specifically about emotional happiness, you can see
the Moon is with Rahu and Saturn and opposite Venus in Virgo with Ketu, intensifying this painful
configuration of planets in his birth chart.
Ketu influencing the Moon can cause a person to self-scrutinize as if under a microscope
(Moon/Ketu people are natural psychologists too).
This intense introspection leads to feeling like an alien, as if one comes from another planet
altogether. One of his most famous comic characters was Mork from Orc , an alien from another
planet!
Later, he won an Oscar award for best-supporting actor in the movie Goodwill Hunting where he
played a psychology professor (Ketu opposing the Moon)!
Its interesting to note that the Moon/Rahu conjunction is in the 5th house of creativity, and he has
Jupiter in the second sign from the Moon showing that he was able to find happiness to some extent
through his talent and creativity.
Finally, the Moon is in the nakshatra of Purvabhadrapada, one of the fierce or severe nakshatras
indicating that he had a turbulent emotional nature. The Moon in Purvabhadrapada can also result in a
wavering or unstable mind.

Venus the Comforter & Planet of Satisfaction

Venus aspects the Moon (to nearly the full possible 60 points) which makes relationships difficult as
it indicates that Robin was trying to do two things at once; get his emotional needs met (the Moon) at
the same time he was trying to meet the needs of relationship (Venus).
In this sense, relationships were not fulfilling for Robin either (the Moon and Venus are enemies).
Moon/Venus aspects makes a person beloved by the public, but his partners would experience him as
being too self-absorbed to connect to him easily on an emotional level.
When youre struggling to stay sane, its pretty hard to figure out the give-and-take required by
healthy relationships (Venus). Robin was married three times.
Venus is the comforter and the planet that indicates whether or not a person can be satisfied. Venus
is the water element and when strong in the birth chart, a person can have just one drink, one
cigarette, one cookie, etc, and be satisfied.
When Venus is weak, such as when its debilitated in the sign of Virgo like it is in Robins chart, then
satisfaction and fulfillment is always out of reach.
(However, I want to point out the positive side of Mercury-ruled planets in the sign of Virgo.

Mercury rules the sense of humor and Venus, Ketu, and Saturn in Robins birth chart are in the sign
of Virgo, Mercurys best sign as Mercury is exalted in the sign of Virgo).
Saturn with Venus and Ketu, creates a Venus that feels ashamed. A shamed Venus is a person
who is ashamed of his needs and his behavior in relationships, leading to a lack of fulfillment in love.

Any planet with Saturn is a starved planet. With his Venus shamed and starved, Robin had no
way to soothe or comfort himself when life inevitably dealt him pain. Coping in a healthy way didnt
come naturally to him, he had to learn how to do it through his sobriety program.
Even then, life threw him a curve ball that overcame his learned coping methods.
When Robin received the diagnosis of Parkinsons disease right on the heels of returning from
rehab (he has been in rehab multiple times in his life), it was just too much for his Rahu-afflicted Moon
and weak, starved Venus to handle.

In Conclusion
There are bound to be harsh judgements about Robins suicide, but the light of astrology shows
what he was dealing with (Venus represents the DNA and his depression was likely inherited), and
when seen in this light, compassion is the natural response.
Important Note: if you have Rahu with the Moon, or an afflicted Venus, it does NOT mean that you will
suffer a similar fate! Everyones birth chart is unique and there are many factors involved in what
makes a person who they are.

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