Celebrity Focus 04: Kennedy
AI translated from the original Chinese.
From Wikipedia, John F. Kennedy
The Dou Shu course has started and the course materials are nearly written, so it's time for an update. This time let's discuss the 35th President of the United States, Kennedy.
Case Summary
Age 1: born 15:00, May 29, 1917, into a political family in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Ages 6–24: 1922–1940, his school years.
Ages 19–24: studied at Harvard. His thesis, Why England Slept, besides earning him his degree with distinction, was also published as a book and well received.
Age 25: 1941, joined the military during World War II, working in intelligence.
Age 26: 1942, wanting to prove himself in the war, trained to become a PT boat commander and went on missions in the Pacific.
Age 27: his PT boat sank after an encounter with a Japanese ship. Of the 13 men aboard, 2 died and 11 awaited rescue. Through tireless effort and 7 days of grueling survival, Kennedy survived and was finally rescued. The incident made him front-page news.
Ages 31–44: 1946–1960, entered politics, serving as a congressman and senator.
Age 44: 1960, elected the 35th President of the United States.
Age 46: 1962, rumored to have had an affair with Marilyn Monroe
Age 47: 1963, assassinated.
(Ages are counted in the East Asian way.)
Questions
- Kennedy grew up wealthy; by the 1960s his family was already the 12th-richest family in the United States. How does such an affluent upbringing show in the chart?
- Kennedy graduated from Harvard with distinction. Where does his intelligence show?
- His military career could have been uneventful, yet he volunteered for a front-line combat zone, and when disaster struck he showed outstanding leadership and survived. How do we see his military talent and performance?
- He entered politics at 31 and was elected the 35th President at 44. How did he reach the pinnacle of power?
- How do his relationships with his wife and with Marilyn Monroe show in the chart?
- On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated.
Let's crack these questions from the chart!
As usual, transformed:
Today let's take the first question: how the Kennedy family's vast influence shows in his chart.
The sheltering effect of 天梁 (Tian Liang)
- 天機 (Tian Ji) and 天梁 are strong in 辰.
- 機月同梁 (Ji Yue Tong Liang) speaks of family enterprise. Lu and Quan concentrate in his 辰 and 子 palaces, showing clearly that his family was not only rich but also eminent.
- Kennedy's main star 天機 is in 辰, matching the strong 機月同梁 group, and supported by the romance stars 紅鸞 (Hong Luan), 天喜 (Tian Xi) and 天姚 (Tian Yao). This speaks of the charisma, wit and humor of his family and of Kennedy himself.
- 天機 and 天梁 in 辰 seeing 空 speak of religion. Kennedy was the first Catholic president in American history (the second is Biden), which also shows his family's religious devotion.
- What was his father's influence on him? Bringing in his father's data, as below: shifted into 辰, the palace of 天梁 the sheltering star, gives the stem 丙. 丙 makes 天同 (Tian Tong) become 化祿 and 天機 become 化權, both excellent for the 機月同梁 pattern.
Conclusion
Looking over Kennedy's life, his family background was excellent, and in this affluent environment he excelled at Harvard and distinguished himself in the war by saving his comrades. A model American, you could say.
Next time, let's talk about his excellent academic record!