The horoscope of Bernie Madoff shows an amazing ability to mix, relate and project success in high society. Also it reveals a great level of self-confidence and the ability to form relationships among the successful in society. These abilities are stamped with force on his horoscope by a remarkably powerful combination of Jupiter, Mercury and Chiron (success, communication, relationships).

In addition, these planets are in Aquarius, Aries and Gemini respectively, giving social status, bold confidence and easy communication. And these are all basic and traditional astrological meanings for these planets and signs.

Bernie Madoff's powers of persuasion and his capacity to create the illusion of trustworthiness could not have been greater. Yet within this capability lay the risk of falling victim to his own powers of persuasion and justification.

In short, he could sell himself on the validity of a dubious position as much as he sold others to accept his ability to generate financial success. From his horoscope it can be inferred that his abilities to spin the illusion of success was without equal - and he was in the right place to make it work to maximal effect.

Every horoscope has an Achilles' Heel, an inevitable weak spot that can become the testing point of character. It can be a potential gateway of service or a hole through which one's failings emerge. When Bernie Madoff first began to fall through the trap of his own hubris he was at this choice point.

A feature of any horoscope is a point known as the South Node. This point is basically a point of negation and stripping away and in Bernie Madoff's horoscope we find it making a strong but negative connection with Jupiter whilst sitting right beside Venus. Translation: big (Jupiter), financial (Venus), Loss (South Node). It could have been about how to avoid great financial loss.