©2006 by Karen Hansen, Ph.D.
Like many people I have always been fascinated with Marilyn. She died in 1962,
her glamour and innocent vulnerability buried amidst a cloud of mystery. Her
legend lives on in our imaginations, and the question remains as to who
was the real woman or girl inside Marilyn Monroe. What does a character
study reveal about the life of Marilyn Monroe, and how would you classify her archetypal flower remedy? A remedy is archetypal when it represents
a primary life lesson predominant on a soul level. This remedy ideally
could be used on and off again within one's lifetime.
In astrology the Moon represents the mother,
nurturing, early childhood years, habits, unconscious, feminine, home, ancestors and
menstruation. Marilyn's astrological
chart, which we will see later, illuminates many Moon and mother issues in need of attention and
a flower essence remedy. Her mother had a nervous breakdown and was institutionalized
when Marilyn was five, so she rarely saw her after that. She spent most
of her childhood in and out of foster homes.
The lack of the Mother archetype and nurturing clearly continued to
influence Norma Jean throughout her short lifetime. The deprivation resulting
from abandonment, sexual abuse and neglect scarred her relationship to the
feminine. She felt unloved and unwanted throughout her adult life as a result
of her early childhood experiences.
It could be suggested that Marilyn's type remedy is Mariposa Lily. The patterns of
imbalance connected with this remedy that would apply to Marilyn include feelings of childhood abandonment or abuse,
and alienation from mother. Mariposa Lily
could have helped to heal the scars from her relationship with her mother.
Editor's Note: Readers who are unfamiliar with the more technical side of astrology
may find the somewhat complicated, but we've been wanting something meaty for
the many astrologers and astrology students among our subscribers. For more in-depth information
about Mariposa Lily, read the articles by
Dirk Albrodt
and Donna Cunningham
from our archives. Back to Karen's explanation of Marilyn's
birth chart. According to her birth certificate,
Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926, at 9:30 AM in Los Angeles, California.
Marilyn's chart, seen below, has the Moon in Aquarius. The Moon sign often indicates
the type of mothering one received as a child. Aquarius is an air sign, representing
a mothering style concerned with freedom, independence, progressiveness and friendship.
This is not one of the more nurturing placements for the Moon; furthermore, Marilyn's
Moon is squared by Neptune and Saturn. Squares present challenges and limits.
Moon (mother) opposite Neptune (intuition, illusion) can indicate possible
emotional distress with the mother. Confusion, rejection and hurt through
misunderstandings may occur with this placement of Neptune.
Another place we find the influence of the mother is in the fourth house of
the chart. This is the playground in earth school representing home and family,
similar to the Moon's qualities. Saturn (lesson or limit) is in the fourth house
of mother/home and square (challenge) her Moon (mother). Individuals with
this placement often need constant reassurance from others that they are loved.
There is a strong need for them to re-evaluate emotional security.
Saturn could also indicate the lack or absence of a father figure, which was
true in Marilyn's case, and intensified her feelings of abandonment. She never
knew her father.
This placement of Saturn in Marilyn's fourth house creates two squares (90 degree angles) to
other planets, in what astrologers call a T-square. Squares create a frustration that can only be
resolved by action. Saturn (lesson) is the base squaring (challenge) Neptune (illusion)
and Moon (mother). This relationship between the square of Neptune/Saturn and Moon/Saturn
represents an imbalance and stress, but also a motivation toward soul growth.
Sometimes, the empty space or missing leg of a four-sided square is used as an escape
from problems or overemphasized. In Marilyn's chart this missing leg is found
in the tenth house of career; hence her need to develop her talents in
the areas of recognition, reward, fame and professional ambition.
The relationship amongst Marilyn's astrological planets; Neptune and Saturn
created considerable stress on her Moon. Without a strong fourth house base and inner
sense of safety from within, one often has a difficult time withstanding the
pressures required in the professional world. All this stress on Marilyn's Moon,
combined with the tension from the T-square involving Neptune and
Saturn, suggests Marilyn's need for Mariposa Lily, the remedy for the mother archetype.
If Marilyn had lived, perhaps she would have had an opportunity to heal her Moon
matters in time. Mariposa Lily could have opened up a connection to the feminine and
archetypal mother. The return of the warm, loving feminine within could have eased
her cravings for security and stability through relationships with men, and helped
to develop a healthy sense of self. Perhaps another remedy mixture could have been
created had it been selected for the person of Marilyn, not the archetypal
image projected upon her by others.
Marilyn would be 79 this year. She continues to be a part of the public's consciousness, and will probably continue to live on in us. In pondering her image we attempt to understand our own inner feminine, and feminine paradigm of her time.
Editors' Note: For more articles on this theme, see our Virtual
Booklet,
Dreams, Essences, and Archetypes. We also have a Virtual Booklet of
articles we have published about
Essences and Astrology.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Karen Hansen, Ph.D., LMHC, has a doctorate in clinical psychology and a Masters
in business.
She was certified as a flower essence practitioner
by FES in 1997, and resides in Seattle area. An experienced, licensed
therapist,
she incorporates practical tools including hypnosis, astrology, energy
psychology
and flower essences. She blends spirituality with a Jungian transpersonal
perspective, specializing in the re-emergence of the feminine.
Phone consultations available at (360) 668-3494 or visit
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