December 7, 2024: He fails in his bid to change his family trust to consolidate control of his media empire in the hands of his son Lachlan.
Commissioner Edmund Gorman (house 10) concluded that he and Lachlan had acted in ‘bad faith’ (Jupiter discord) in their effort to amend the irrevocable trust (Neptune) which currently divides control of the company equally among his four oldest children — Lachlan, James, Elisabeth and Prudence (house 5) — after his death (house 8).
His chart progressed to December 7, 2024
Event markers are a progressed aspect to Neptune (the family trust), Saturn (failed bid) and the ruler of house 9 (the court), house 10 (his media empire and reputation) and house 5 (his children) with discord predominant.
Progressed Mercury at 3 Gemini 26 – the cusp ruler of house 10 in house 6 – was semisquare progressed Uranus at 18 Aries 39 in house 5 and square progressed Neptune at 3 Virgo 13 in house 9.
Progressed Sun at 21 Gemini 20 in house 6 was inconjunct birth chart Saturn at 21 Capricorn 04 in house 1.
Progressed Mars (conflict and feuds) at 1 Virgo 26 – the cusp ruler of house 5 in house 9 – was trine birth chart ascendant at 00 Capricorn 49; and progressed ascendant at 13 Pisces 13 in house 4 was sesquisquare birth chart Mars at 27 Cancer 29 in house 8.
And progressed Jupiter (bad faith) at 22 Cancer 39 in house 8 was opposition progressed Saturn at 22 Capricorn 01R in house 2.
The event was timed by transit Mars semisquare progressed Sun (house 9), transit Sun square birth chart Mercury (house 10), transit ascendant trine progressed Uranus (house 5) and transit Midheaven sesquisquare birth chart Saturn.
September 21, 2023: He announces he’s stepping down as chairman of both Fox Corporation and News Corp with his son Lachlan (house 5) taking over as the sole chair of News Corp.
His chart progressed to September 21, 2023
Event markers are a progressed aspect to the ruler of house 10 (his position/job) and the ruler of house 6 (his work life).
Progressed Mercury – the cusp ruler of house 10 in house 6 – at 1 Gemini 21 was square birth chart Mars – the cusp ruler of house 5 – at 00 Virgo 48 in house 9.
Progressed Sun in house 6 at 20 Gemini 11 was square birth chart Sun in house 4 at 20 Pisces 02.
The event was timed by transit Mars sesquisquare progressed Mercury (house 6 and house 10); and transit Mercury conjunction birth chart Midheaven (house 10)
April 24, 2023: Fox News sacks Tucker Carlson.
April 18, 2023: Fox agrees to pay Dominion $787.5 million and acknowledged the court ruling that Fox spread falsehoods about Dominion.
Murdoch’s chart progressed to April 24, 2023
Birth data is March 12, 1931 at 11.52pm AEST; 37S49; 144E58 (Adelaide, South Australia)
Event markers are a progressed aspect to the ruler of house 6 (sacking of employee); the ruler of house 10 or Midheaven (acknowledgment of business wrong-doing); and the ruler of house 2 (payment of financial compensation).
Progressed Mercury – the cusp ruler of house 10 in house 6 – at 00 Gemini 39 was square progressed Mars at 00 Virgo 34 in house 9; and progressed ascendant at 11 Pisces 53 in house 4 was sesquisquare (agitation) birth chart Mars at 27 Cancer 29.
Progressed Moon at 27 Aries 24 in house 5 was square birth chart Mars stimulating all the Mars progressions and mapping a peak in strife and conflict.
Progressed Jupiter at 22 Cancer 20 in house 8 was opposition (separation) progressed Saturn – in house 2 – planet of loss at 22 Capricorn 07R.
Progressed Sun at 19 Gemini 47 in house 6 was square birth chart Sun in house 4 at 20 Pisces 02; and progressed Midheaven at 9 Sagittarius 25 in house 12 was square birth chart Midheaven at 9 Virgo 40 indicating severe reputational damage.
The job dismissal event was timed by transit Mars semisquare progresed Mercury (house 6)
The acknowledgement of business wrong-doing and payment of financial compensation was timed by transit ascendant trine progressed Mercury (house 10); and transit Venus sesquisquare progressed Saturn (house 2).
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