Joran Van der Sloot Confesses: Loose Lips, Jupiter and the Stars
After two murder accusations and three years on the loose, 22-year-old Joran Van der Sloot has confessed to killing Stephany Flores Ramirez in Peru.
Why now?
We looked at Van der Sloot’s chart—he’s a Leo with a Pisces rising—for clues. We see a case of cosmically-fueled cockiness, even narcissism, behind his confession.
This week, outspoken Jupiter and anti-establishment Uranus linked up in fiery, hot-headed Aries. For Leos, these planets are in the ninth house of overconfidence and optimism. Van der Sloot may feel important, invincible and entitled now. In a twisted way, the international attention has made him feel like a “celebrity.” (To a fame-loving Leo, there’s no such thing as bad publicity.)
Jupiter in the ninth house also arouses gambling instincts, and an over-reliance on luck. Everything is tinted by rose-colored glasses. A prison jumpsuit looks like Armani, hard time like a day of community service. With evidence (including hotel security cam footage) mounting against him, Van der Sloot may have decided it’s better to ‘fess up in Peru, a country with no death penalty or life sentences. He could face 35 years.
Van der Sloot also has a rising sign on the Pisces/Aries cusp, and Jupiter just passed over his ascendant. This transit may have sparked a bout of egomania and uncontrollable truth-telling. Unfortunately for him, challenging Saturn–ruler of confinement, punishment and authority–was opposing Jupiter during the killing. Translation: Jupiter’s overconfidence was tempered by Saturn’s long-reaching arm of the law. The saying, “If you want to do the crime, you’ll have to do the time” typifies a Jupiter-Saturn opposition.
Will he confess to the 2005 murder of Natalee Halloway? Only if he thinks it will serve him. When Saturn goes into Libra on July 22nd, his communication sector, we wouldn’t be surprised if written evidence turns up.
Jimena Said,
June 8, 2010 @ 8:03 am
Guys, I live in Peru (In fact, I am Peruvian), and I cannot tell you how delighted I am that this guy will rot in one of our jails – I know, not very evolved of me. But the fact that he could be in a Ducth jail, which can be – in comparison – a 5 star hotel next to some of the shambles people live in in this country, wasnt really gonna do it for many of us back here in the Land of Llama.
We are rather pleased to have him rot in one of our jails – He has no idea what he’s talking about (Ah yes, “Ignorance is bold”, as we say over here). He’ll be begging for a life sentence. Again, I know, not very evolved feelings, but the raw truth – I hope I havent trespassed tooo much on anyone’s sensitivity towards this murderer.
Ophira Said,
June 8, 2010 @ 8:57 am
How cool to get a comment directly from Peru! Thanks for sharing your opinion — I don’t think you’ll find too much disagreement with those sentiments.