Psychoanalysis and Astrology

I saw the movie "A Dangerous Method" several days ago. It talks about the passionate relationship between the famous Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung and a Russian female patient of his, Sabina Spielrein. They started out simply as physician and patient, but became lovers later on.

However, what interested me most in the movie was Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. He once had such a close, almost father-and-son relationship with Jung, but the two men later broke up over differences in professional orientations.

Freud's chart is very interesting because, except for Mars, all of the other planets are on the right side, and the 6th, 7th and 8th houses are especially packed. This means he needed to channel most of his energies to work/health matters, one-to-one relationships (marriage and in his case, the doctor-patient relationship) and yes, sex!

Another reason why his theory focused so much on sex was, his Ascendant is in Scorpio, with the ruling planet Pluto in Taurus in the 6th house (the house of health). Both Scorpio and Taurus are associated with sex, though on different levels - Scorpio is concerned with the emotional union while Taurus is with the sensual (and pleasurable) side of it.

Long, long before I got exposed to serious astrology, I had read a biography about Freud and I remember the biographer speculated that Freud had an extra-marital affair with his wife's sister. The biographer even showed that Freud eventually had to pay for an abortion for his sister-in-law. Freud was quoted as lamenting why he could never enjoy sex without any price tag attached.

His birth chart is extremely revealing in this: Mars (sex drive) opposes Jupiter (urge for freedom and adventure), both squaring Saturn (responsibility). This literally means that reckless, carefree sex would lead to responsibility for Freud!!!

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