Dick Cheney dead at 84

the man behind the curtain.

The awakening is trickling in. The collapse is landing. And I want to talk about Dick Cheney.

In case you missed it, Cheney died the day before the November 2025 elections. Given how influential of a character he was, I am surprised at how little mention his passing has received.

When I was first studying Pluto out-of-bounds, Cheney was VP and had just shot his friend while hunting. In my circles, he was one of the most hated and feared people on the planet. Most of us thought of Bush Jr., as not bright enough to pull off the greatest coup in history. It may not be popular or technically correct to call the aftermath of 9/11 as a coup—but sit with me on this. When we look at what has enabled Trump to become, well, Trump, we can trace a line to Cheney . . . the Patriot Act, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 that created the department, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the ‘War on Terror”, expanded presidential powers, and policies that helped the polluting oil industries destroy more of the planet, and gave tax breaks to the rich.

I’m usually willing to see into a person’s chart and see some goodness, but Cheney is a character that I personally blame for everything, well him and the Dulles brothers. (Allen Dulles died on Jan 29, 1969—the day before Cheney’s 28th birthday. Both were in DC at the time. Maybe there was a soul transfer?) Of course, I’m kidding, but I do blame him for at least some of the issues we are having now.

Looking at his chart back in 2006, I noticed that his Sun was at 10 Aquarius, the same degree at which Pluto will be when it is at its most extreme of declination. It was Dick’s chart, that inspired me to look at the connection.

Dick’s chart sports a Sun at the REFORM point in the 6th house of service, a work behind-the-scenes placement. People with Sun at REFORM tend to work in groups and collaborate with others. It does not describe their agenda or motivation. Cheney didn’t write the Patriot Act by himself. He worked closely with others in power to create Homeland Security—an organization without adequate oversight to this day. This is the creation of a mercenary military army that does not have the discipline and honor of our army, navy, marines, coast guard or merchant marines. Currently Stephen Miller is using this rogue agency to wreak havoc on US citizens. The Patriot Act transferred powers from congress to the presidency, powers that Trump is using today to override the desires of most US citizens.

Pisces Moon opposite Neptune—intuitive or confused, emotionally sensitive or sneaky, compassionate or delusional—you pick. Neptune and Pisces is often associated with addiction. We know he was a big drinker in his younger years. His self-destructive tendencies back then may have transitioned into plain old destructive tendencies or a desire for power. Perhaps there was a confusion in him that distorted his perception of what is real and true.

He was born during WWII, when Pluto was at POWER. In 1941, Jupiter and Saturn began a new synodic cycle at the VISION point. This was a particular moment that began a 20-year Jupiter-Saturn cycle with a new vision. Within that time, many world organizations arrive—UN, WHO, IMF, World Bank. I personally love the UN. Whether they have been effective or not, I have hope for the vision that started back during the time that Cheney was born. At the same time, an economic world order was beginning, that seems all powerful today. Cheney often gets credit for the seed thoughts in the wake of 9/11 that contributed to moving the US away from democracy.

His tenure as CEO of Halliburton (1995 - 2000) before becoming VP, a contract company integral to the military-industrial complex, benefited directly from all the aforementioned creations. It is easy to follow the money and power in all of this. It is heartbreaking to think that all of the destruction of freedom that those decisions contributed to might have been about money. Certainly, it was also about power, greed for power and control.

But now, like me, you might be trying to figure out how to feel about him. He came out against Trump, voted for Harris, and seemed to have “a change of heart”. Which is exactly what happened when he had a heart transplant in 2012.

Cheney Heart Transplant Chart

I don’t know the exact time of the surgery, but I’m pretty sure I have the correct day and place. It was a New Moon representing a new life. Sun and Uranus conjunct suggests a new lease on life, an awakening, a dramatic shift and someone infused with Uranian energy—giving his Aquarian Natal Sun a burst of energy. Mercury retrograde at the end of Pisces suggests reflection and an inner journey. Mars and Neptune, the planets of the 6th Ray of Devotion, squaring the Nodes, support a reckoning, a deeper looking at the belief systems that led him to think that having more power was a good thing. This is a soul shift. Jupiter at VISION, invited him to rewrite his calling in the world.

It was during this time that his daughter Liz Cheney was transitioning from Fox New contributor (2012-2013) into politics. At some point in her political life, she moved away from the distortions in the Republican Party, broke rank and voted to impeach Trump in 2020.

Cheney: Birth and Death Charts

Let’s look at the conclusion of his life, the death chart. What was it all for?

The center wheel is his natal chart, for which we have an accurate birth time. The outer wheel is his death date. We know it was in the evening; I used 9 pm, though I bet it was later. At 84, we go through the one and only Uranus Return. It is a powerful time to die and signifies a completion of Uranus-work, the work of creating change on the planet. Indeed, Cheney created change. He was also in a Pluto opposition and in his Sade Sati (the 7 years of Saturn crossing our Moon). The Sade Sati is a classic time of loss. The first time we go through it, it is often the loss of grandparents or great-grandparents. We start another Sade Sati 21 years later, and it is time for parents or grandparents to pass away. The third time is either us or parents. It doesn’t always work, but I would say more than half the time it does. My father passed on the exact day of my second Sade Sati and my mother followed him five months later.¹

Well, he finished what he was here to do. His change of heart included. I think when we have a transplant, especially a heart transplant, some part of the soul of the person transports with the organ. Clearly, Cheney became a different person in 2012.

My wish is that his passing on this Election Day, gives us a moment to pause and reflect on the decisions that he made that have contributed to much of the destruction of this moment. With Homeland Security out of control, with the Patriot Act being used to enable a tyrant, with the aftermath of our wars in the Middle East and in Afghanistan taking so many lives and leaving such profound devastation in its wake. What did it get us? What did it even get Cheney? The control for oil dominance is no better today. The Middle East has not become vassal states of the US. We are not more powerful than before 9/11, not safer, not wealthier, not freer. And neither is Cheney or his family (maybe wealthier—but not in true wealth). Greed, either for power, control or wealth, is a con game with no winner. Maybe Cheney’s new heart gave him a chance to make amends and change his ways. Good for him. The rest of us still have to live with the underworld of his making.

And maybe this is the message of Dick’s passing the day before Zohran Mamdani was elected Mayor of New York City. The shadow side of humanity—the desires for power, wealth, and control—arise out of our fears. Cheney took advantage of our fear to manipulate and use us. He did not create the fear (he is not that powerful). Our shadow is on full display at this time, undeniable and no longer hidden. With the Epstein files as a constant conversation in the public narrative, the old boys network that has used our fear against us for their own gains, is collapsing. When light is shown on the shadow, we have to deal with the grief that moves us out of fear. While we are not grieving Cheney, we are grieving all the tragedies left in his wake. May the grief we feel now for the vulnerable people disappearing, for those afraid for their lives, for the war crimes in full view, for our friends losing their jobs, for the destruction of healthcare and the environment move us beyond fear. Beyond fear, their is no power for them to use. Maybe his death is a sign that the fuel he used for destruction is drying up. Maybe we are becoming braver and truer.

May we all be as courageous as Mamdani, and may his election be a sign that we are moving out of fear and into the light.

1. Sade Sati = 7 1/2 years that it takes for Saturn to cross the Moon. When both of my parents died within 5 months of each other, of me and my 5 living siblings, three of us were going through our Sade Sati and the other three were going through Saturn crossing the Sun. The three of us in Sade Sati were more present for their passing and did more for them during that time. That isn’t to say that we were more impacted by their death. In fact, I would say the other three had it harder in that their relationships with my parents seem to me to be less complete. Parents passing during the Sade Sati supports a completion and healing.