OPRAH'S BIG OOPS
I started to write this blog thinking Oprah had it so easy, but NO! While it's true she has recently been in Jupiter, the chart as a whole is another story altogether. Oprah is a testimonial to hard work and staying true to herself. After 1983 when reviews of her were written comparing her favorably to Phil Donahue, she maneuvered through a series of difficult aspects including progressed Mars square progressed Sun from age 29-31. This is the most trying astrological aspect because the Sun is your ego and Mars tries to rip it to shreds. It takes a lot of soul searching to keep your head high when the Universe isn't there to protect you. In every way, she deserves the success she has today.
Oprah is an Aquarius and the very embodiment of what that sign stands for -- humanitarianism. When you find an Aquarius with their Venus also in Aquarius (it will almost always be in your sign or the one in front or back of you), you find a person who has trust issues. There is no sign chillier than Aquarius. No faith in the very humanity they so strongly defend. So it's not surprising she found two people she could trust (Stedman and Gayle) and stayed true to them for all these years. Aquarius being a fixed sign is loyal.
Her vast wealth is due to a focal 2nd House with Sun, Venus and Mercury since that is the house that rules money. Mars in Scorpio is another asset (it is one of the four money signs -- Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio and Capricorn). And finally with beneficial Jupiter in the 6th House of Work, she's all set to do what it takes to be successful. And with relationships neatly tucked away, it's where she spends most of her time.
So what's next for Oprah? A negative aspect in the form of progressed Venus square Uranus. I think we saw hints of what's coming with her discovery of a half sister, her mother not being completely onboard with the news and even some negative comments supposedly made by her BFF, Gayle. Around August of this year, some information will be made public (could be private, but I doubt it) regarding someone (Venus) she loves. And it will be unexpected and catch her off guard (Uranus). Progressed Venus is also squaring her progressed nodes so it will be karma influenced. And it points to her 7th House of Relationships so I'm wondering if someone is defecting? Stay tuned to see how Oprah will handle this. I see it as a big challenge particularly now that her show is ending and changes must happen anyway. This is an unforeseen change and one that will not be to her liking.
UPDATE1: The headline of GLOBE magazine for August 2011 is "Oprah Betrayed." The focus of the article is that Oprah's longtime boyfriend, Stedman, is making his own career plans and not helping her out with OWN. Could be just a headline or could it be true?
UPDATE2: It's official. Gayle King is leaving the OWN Network on November 17, 2011 to begin work at CBS Early Show on January 9. Both film in New York, and Gayle could continue to do both her OWN show and the CBS show. However, she is choosing to leave Oprah's struggling network. This is the betrayal I predicted.
UPDATE3: Okay, I was wrong about it being Gayle. As one of my readers pointed out, the defection turns out to be President Obama. Oprah put her entire career and her TV show in jeopardy when she openly campaigned for him to be president. But there are some strong rumors that she has been snubbed -- access to The White House has not been granted in the manner she imagined. There is also The Affordable Care Act which would benefit from Oprah's support. She is not amused.