The hammer has fallen.
A new Discovery+ documentary series titled “House of Hammer” reveals the dark side and sordid family drama surrounding the fallen star and confirmed Virgo Armie Hammer.
Accusations of Hammer’s abuse first came to light in 2021 when a rape allegation was leveled against the actor and a series of disturbing reports hinting at torture fantasies and eating human flesh were released by his former partners.
Two of those alleged victims are featured in “House of Hammer,” which examines the claims against the “Call Me By Your Name” star, as well as five generations of abuse by patriarchs of his wealthy family.
A trailer for the series, which will premiere on September 2, states: “You don’t just wake up and become this dark controller, abuser. This behavior is deeply ingrained.”
To be clear, the problem with Hammer isn’t his alleged fetishes, alleged BDSM and cannibalism. extreme as they may seem, but are alleged and aggressive violations of consent. Within kink communities and BDSM scenes, consent is king, communication is essential and dynamics and boundaries are thoroughly negotiated to maintain the safety and satisfaction of all parties. Sharing an alleged cannibalistic fantasy does not make one inherently aberrant or an abuser, violating another person and the covenant of consent does.
In terms of astrology, there are no aspects or planetary placements that indicate or predict that someone is or will become abusive. An old saying, “the stars incline us, they don’t bind us,” is appropriate here to remember.
While certain elements predispose us, and certain aspects suggest darkness or struggle, our willingness to be consumed by others or to impose that darkness on us is a matter of free will and a measure of our humanity. Essentially, the birth chart is the cards we are dealt, how we play them is up to us and astrology is the interpretation of that hand. With this in mind, read on to learn more about what Armie Hammer made and didn’t make.
Born on August 28, 1986, Armie Hammer is a Virgo Sun with a Gemini Moon. Hammer was named in honor of his great-grandfather Armand Hammer, who amassed the family’s fortune from oil and grift, maintained close ties to Soviet Russia, and funded the Watergate cover-up, according to Vanity Fair.
The sun in astrology represents our ego, identity and the archetype of the father. As an Earth sign, Virgos like Hammer are interested in the physical world and the tangible results found in it. Virgos have a reputation for being demanding, fearful and self-punishing. These people are blessed/cursed with the ability to see both the weaknesses and the unrealized potential in all things and all people. At its highest expression, Virgo energy converts this ability into service, rectification, and organization.
To say the least, Virgo energy is manipulative, humiliating to others, and acutely selfish. Not for nothing folks, Ed Gein was a Virgo and the sign is considered the most dangerous in the zodiac. Interestingly, Hammer’s playboy father Michael, who has made his own accusations of depravity, is also a Virgo. Bound by their blue eyes and bad habits, Michael and Armie Hammer share several vices. In this case, the sun as the father archetype takes on a very literal meaning, and the influence of nature and nurture work together to enhance the qualities in Hammer’s birth chart.
Moon in Gemini in the house of self-sabotage
In astrology, the moon relates to our internal world; our instincts, feelings of security, nurturing and our relationship with both our mothers and the archetypes of femininity. If the sun is where we shine, the moon is where we hide. Hammer’s moon is in the devastatingly charming and always talkative sign of Gemini. The hidden and hindering nature of the moon is compounded here by its placement in the twelfth house, which is the home of fears, secrets, desires in disguise, dreams, addictions, the subconscious, isolation and self-undoing.
The moon in Gemini indicates a Peter Pan mentality; boundless curiosity coupled with little responsibility. The placement of the twelfth house suggests an intuitive individual with a taste for escape and extremes, the type who can read people but struggle to really face everyone.
Gemini moons act in talk, perhaps especially when silence, reflection, and restraint would be a better strategy. We see this ‘shoot yourself in the foot if you shoot your mouth off’ energy expressed in Hammer who tweeted this annoying and far from the good New Year’s prediction2021 is going to kneel before me and kiss my feet, because this year I am in charge of my own year. 2020 was a cheap shot that no one expected. Now I know what we’re dealing with and it’s time to go to war. Know your enemy, know yourself…. and exploit the differences.” It seems that in this case and in every year Hammer’s enemy is himself.
Hammer was also unable to remain silent or decent in a cringe-inducing interview with Playboy Magazine in which he drunkenly revealed his sexual desires and the need to control them while married to his now ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers. “I used to like being a dominant lover. I loved grabbing the neck and hair and stuff. But then you get married and your sexual desires change… But you can’t really pull your wife’s hair. It gets to a point where you say, ‘I respect you too much to do these things that I actually want to do.’” ALL sexual encounters should be based on respect for your partner, wife, or anything else, and Hammer’s denial of this is deeply disturbing.
Moon conjunction Chiron
Hammer’s moon in Gemini is conjunct Chiron, an asteroid in the birth chart that points to the wound we need to heal or knots we need to unfold to actualize ourselves. This is a difficult combination that indicates serious emotional injuries related to the mother or a mother figure that is painful and incessant in all other relationships with women. Moon conjunct Chiron correlates with trauma related to parenting, as a child the individual did not receive the care they needed or in the way they needed it. This foundation of scarcity can develop into an insatiable appetite for love, attention and devotion, sometimes triggered by the birth of their own child.
Hammer’s ex-girlfriend Courtney Vucekovich recalled their relationship: “He captivates you a bit and while he’s charming, he grooms you for these things that are darker, heavier and demanding. When I say consume, I mean mentally, physically, emotionally, financially, just everything.” The consumptive quality she describes, including Hammer’s alleged cannibal fantasies, hints at an insatiability that stems from deficiency and manipulation tactics developed by a broken person who is devastatingly trying to fulfill an old need.
Venus Square Mars
Hammer has Venus, planet of attraction and attachment square Mars, planet of action and aggression, an aspect that serves to explain some of his interests and alleged abuses. As Astroligion writer: “Venus square Mars can be passionate and domineering, especially regarding their intimate relationships. Their powerful nature can often trample on the sensibilities of others. They want physical rewards for their efforts and if they don’t get what they get.” want, they can get super temperamental.People with Venus square Mars can come across as shallow, vain and snobbish with the ability to be extremely arrogant and self-centered.Much of this will be hidden from their public persona where for the most part they try to be a charismatic and maintain a sympathetic image.”
The dynamism of maintaining a charismatic public appearance while hiding a dominant and even dangerous control over intimate partners is compounded by the fact that Hammer’s Venus is into pleasing people, maintaining the status quo Libra and his Mars are falling in. punishing, strategic, control-oriented Capricorn.
Astroligion continues: “Mars square Venus denotes a lustful and voluptuous nature. People with this innate aspect may have trouble controlling their carnal desires for sensual pleasure. They may have wandering eyes and a tendency toward infidelity. Many of their relationships can be short-lived because of how quickly they get bored and start exploring new options.” The baseline of boredom and tendency to extremes is exaggerated here by Hammer’s ravaged Gemini moon and as previously established, carnal desire should be celebrated, but only to the extent that it is consensual.
Hammer’s long stint in substance abuse rehab suggests that he is someone willing to face his failures. But, as any psychologist, addiction specialist, or healer will tell you, being aware of your darkness and taking responsibility for the damage it has done to others is a necessary step on the long and broken road to reconciliation and actualization.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle investigates and irreverently reports planetary configurations and their effect on each constellation. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. She is also an accomplished writer who has profiled a variety of artists and performers and extensively documented her experiences while traveling. Among the many intriguing topics she has tackled are cemetery etiquette, her love of dive bars, Cuban Airbnbs, a “girl’s guide” to strip clubs, and the “weirdest” foods available abroad.