Famous couple: Joseph and Katherine Jackson

Katherine Jackson is Michael Jackson's mother. There are accusations against the way her husband treated his sons. But she seems to be the innocent by stander. She didn't fight her husband, she didn't divorce him either. Did she ever defend her children or try to divorce. And if not, why not? It is hard to say without hours of birth, but we can see general lines and important effects of aspects in the natal charts of the days of birth.

KATHERINE
Katherine Jackson has Mars square Saturn*). Usually with these kind of aspects people hit hard. Or they are being hit. It is the aspect of the 'little man' (like in the chart of Charles Chaplin that you may see on Art&Astrology). This aspect is one of the 4 indications for divorce in a woman's chart. It is the only one in hers. The Sun in Taurus trine Saturn perhaps prevented a divorce as she wanted to live an easy life and be respected (well, she made it!).

Her Mars is exactly inconjunct the Sun of Michael. The inconjunction often indicates a loss and Mars may hurt. Her Venus is square his Sun.It means that she was pleased to have him and that there was love and sympathy. The combination of Venus and Mars also shows 'a passion'. Maybe the birth of Michael physically 'hurt' her.

Right now her progressed Sun is changing sign and that means that her life and life style changed.

JOSEPH
Joseph Jackson was born August 26, 1929 in Fountain Hill Arkansas. His son Michael was born with Pluto conjunct the natal Sun of Joseph (so in a difficult, transforming and intense period for Joseph). This son would change his life. Also transit Saturn (Michael's Saturn) was inconjunct the Pluto of Joseph and that means that his problems were perhaps even worse (a depression). Pluto of Katherine is semi square Pluto of Michael. Michael was conceived in a difficult period in his life (and Michael was to become his 'enemy').

MATCH?
There is little match between the charts of Katherine and Joseph. Her Venus is trine his Mars and that might have been the 'point of attraction'.
It may be her religious ideas that keep the marriage going. Her Jupiter is 75 degrees from his Sun, her Neptune is conjunct his Sun. The combination of Jupiter and Neptune is a religious combination. On the other hand it is also the combination of the devoted audience in general. Perhaps she is his greatest fan.

The hours of birth would give more answers to the questions, but just like in the case of Michael Jackson, we can only guess at what time the family members were born.

*) Though they are perhaps not even family (not biological) Paris Jackson has the same aspect combination as Katherine Jackson: she has Mars conjunct Saturn, see the post on Astromarkt.