A Chart for Sitting Bull

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I recently read a biographical account of Sitting Bull who was one of

the most renowned American Indians. Being such a giant in American

history I thought it would be relatively easy to find a chart for him.

He was a chief, a great warrior, a holy man and a medicine man-----very

interesting combination!

The chart must reflect the seemingly opposing elements of fighter and

healer.

He was born on the Grand River in South Dakota. The approximate location

is Bullhead SD.

One source has given a birth time of March 1831. There is no certainty

about this date. Historians generally agree on a birth date in 1831.

 

He was a pre-eminent Lakota holy man so the position and strength of

Jupiter is important. In 1831 Jupiter was in its debilitation sign of

Capricorn. It moved out of Capricorn in Dec 1831.

Jupiter gains strength around the period of its stations when it is

moving slowly.

The retrograde station was on 12th June 1831 and the direct station was

10th October 1831. At the direct station Jupiter was also exalted in the

navamsa. A period around 10th October is a possible birth time.

 

Mars was transiting the sign of Virgo from 10th September 1831 to 25th

Oct 1831.

The placement of Mars in Virgo is a very good position for fighting

strategies. It gives an intelligent approach to fighting. Sitting Bull

won many battles against other Indians and European Americans. Mercury

was also transiting Virgo(its exaltation sign) at this time further

enhancing the effects of Mars.

 

The Sun moved into its debilitation sign of Libra on 15th Oct. 1831.

There are some reasons to suggest that the Sun should be debilitated in

the chart of Sitting Bull.

 

1. He was quite modest and accepting by all accounts and was not

overbearing. He had a headdress of over 100 feathers but usually wore

only 1 or 2.

2.He faced humiliation by the government eg broken treaties, exile and

surrender.

3. He gave support and money to the less fortunate.

 

 

Sitting Bull was a leader, a courageous fighter, intelligent and

energetic and was always moving around the country. Several tribes

became united for the first time under his leadership. This would

suggest an Aries ascendant. Do the planetary placements support this?

 

1. Jupiter in Capricorn would be in the 10th house. This is a good

placement giving virtue, renown, high status (a king or equal to a king

or an army chief) and religious.

 

2. The 6th house should be significant as he was a fighter and healer.

This house is quite busy with Mars, Venus and Mercury located here and

receiving the aspect of Jupiter and Ketu. Jupiter’s benefic aspect to

all planets in the 6th house ensures that his fighting and healing was

in accordance with dharma. Exalted Mercury gives healing and medical

abilities.

Ascendant lord Mars is not well placed here. He was assailed by enemies

and after winning some battles (but losing the war) his life was cut

short by his own people.

 

A dual sign in the 6th house(Virgo) supports the fact that he was both a

warrior who would take life but as a medicine man and healer he would

restore life.

 

3. 5th lord Sun is debilitated. His first son died early.

 

4. 7th lord Ve is debilitated in 6th house and conjunct 6th lord

Mercury. His first wife died at childbirth.

 

5. Saturn is in 5th house of the intellect. As a child he was given the

name “Slow”. This was not because he was slow in action but because he

would often ponder deeply before taking action.

 

6. On 18th October 1831, the Moon moved into Pisces, the 12th house for

Aries ascendant. Sitting Bull had the ability of receiving prophetic

visions. This position of the Moon seems to support this. It also shows

the loss of his homeland which he struggled so desperately to keep as

well as his time in exile which ended in the humiliation of surrender. I

have taken a birth date of 19th October when Mercury the powerful 6th

lord closely aspects the Moon.

I chose an arbitrary ascendant of 19deg Aries ----19th October 1831,

Bullhead, SD

 

 

This is a purely speculative chart and there is no way of proving it but

the exercise was mainly intended to bring together some of the elements

which must exist in a chart for the person known as Sitting Bull.

 

The 4th house(Cancer) of SB’s chart is weak and afflicted depending on

the ascendant degree.

No surprise that this is the ascendant of a well working USA chart. SB’s

struggle was about home and land--The land that became modern America.

 

 

Sitting Bull Tatanka Iyotake

Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man

 

 

1851? Married

1851-1857 Son born. Wife died during childbirth

Early 20s Became a holy man

1856 Wounded in foot, limps for rest of his life

1857 Became a war chief

1863 -64 Lost several battles with military

25 June 1876 Victory at battle of Little Big Horn

1876-1881 Lived in Canada in exile

19 July1881 Surrendered to American forces

1885 Performed in Wild West show

15 Dec 1890 Death

 

 

 

Ron