She was granted a long life. He was not. She lived hers to the fullest. An Aries Sun conjunct Jupiter in Aries, with Moon in the 10th house at 29 degrees Sagittarius, and a Sagittarius Midheaven, Ethel Kennedy had a lot of fire in her chart. She also had Mercury conjunct Uranus in Aries in the first house.
Those born with a strong Sagittarius influence often have a love of animals, and the outdoors, as well as sports. Ethel Kennedy lived with 11 children and her husband and many many pets. As the Washington Post obituary noted:
Pets had free run of the house, and the family menagerie included horses, goats, chickens, cats, turtles, a hawk, an armadillo, as many as 19 dogs, a coati-mundi (a long-tailed South American relative of the raccoon) and even a seal.
When the moon is in the last degree of Sagittarius, it can indicate many, in her case many children and many pets. Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, which is expansion. Ethel was also very Catholic, attending Mass every day. Her belief sustained her through many losses. A strong belief system is also a Sagittarius/9th house influence.
With an Aries sun, Ethel was very competitive and a lot of fun and mischievous. Mercury conjunct Uranus probably added to the mischief. She, like her husband, grew up in a large Catholic family. Ethel loved to win and was very athletic, excelling at the touch football games that were part of the Kennedy family lore. At one point, George Plimpton said, she bit him on the ankle during a football match. She also pushed members of JFK's cabinet into the swimming pool.
Ethel had Mars in Pisces on the Ascendant, and Bobby Kennedy had Mars in Scorpio on the Descendant. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. noted she awakened her husband's sympathy and humor and brought him out emotionally, that his marriage to her was the best thing that ever happened to him.
The children went everywhere with her, including on campaigns and to Senate hearings on racketeering when Kennedy was Chief Counsel at the hearings. Education is key to those with a strong Sagittarius influence. Ethel Kennedy later sent her children (when of age) to live in other countries to learn about the world. When Kennedy was Attorney General, the kids would go with her to the FBI building to watch the shooting practice. There was a box for suggestions and in her telltale red pen Ethel left a suggestion: Get a new director The director at the time was J.Edgar Hoover, and he and Bobby Kennedy did not like each other at all.
Her Venus was at 29 Pisces. Venus is exalted in Pisces and at 29 degrees, her love for her husband was forever. She never remarried. She was 40 when he was assassinated.
After her husband's death she continued to work for human rights, democracy, gun control, conservation, and aid for those with mental disabilities. A prominent Jupiter/Sagittarius influence, which Ethel had in spades in her chart, can grant a certain level of wealth and privilege, and an unfailing sense of optimism. She used her gifts wisely.
Photo Credit: Robert and Ethel Kennedy arrive in New York on Sept. 23, 1955, after a two-month tour of Europe. (John Lent/AP)
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