The Demon Star and Mastro Titta

The Pope's Executioner

The longest serving executioner of the Papal States. Mastro Titta (Giovanni Battista) began executing at 17 years old and was retired by Pope Pius IX at 85 years old. He executed 514 people in his career.

Today, the Catholic Church wishes to abolish executions in favor of rehabilitation and prison. This is not the Church saying suddenly executions are wrong and sinful, but rather that most of today’s societies have other methods to deal with criminals that allow the chance for repentance. Executions are to be disfavored.

This was certainly not the practice of the Papal States.

Below is Giovannia Bugatti’s chart. Time of birth unknown. The chart was rectified by Ian Murphy to allow the Sun placement to work.

Algol is traditionally asscociated with beheadings. This certainly bears out on Mastro’s chart. Decapitations were the favored method of execution. Mastro would use an axe for most of his executions, and later a guillitine. Mallet and hanging were other methods, at times.

Mars + Saturn = “Red (Mars) Cloak (Saturn).” It is also “Bloody End.” As well as “Execute Death.”

Sun in House 8, as derived from this birth locality chart. Give me a more appropriate place to put an executioner’s Sun. “Life of Death.” Of course, the 8th House is also about punishment. The Johndro chart also places Mastro’s Mars in House 4. House 4 also relates to the dead. Al-Biruni specifically places it as “what happens to the dead.” Lily has the 4th House as “The end of a matter.” Of course, House 4 relates to the wealth, too. So, Mars + Saturn in House 4 opposing Algol in House 10 (the House of career) shows plainly a man making his living by decapitation.

All of the action is in the 23rd degree. Jupiter and Mars sextile each other: “Executes (Mars) Justice (Jupiter).” This can also be “Religious (Jupiter) Executioner (Mars).” Algol is also at 23 degrees opposing Mars. We can see this as “Kills (Mars) by Beheading (Algol).” This is affirmed by Medusa at 23 degrees. Thus, something of a T-Square is formed by Algol and Mars with Medusa as the focal point. Medusa 149 is an asteroid in the main-belt between Jupiter and Mars. Martha Lang-Wescott associates it with decaptitations. That certainly seems to be the case, here. We may even grant it a broad orb to show a conjunction between it and Mercury for “Decapitate (Medusa) Heads (Mercury).” In fact, granting the six degree orb would allow for Mars to make the same meaning with it’s possible aspect to Mercury. Mercury is in late Aquarius which is ruled by Pluto. So, “Cut (Mars) Off (Uranus) Criminals’ (Pluto) Heads (Mercury).” Conversly, his Pluto/Venus conjunct is in early Aquarius, ruled by Neptune. The early degrees are always Mercurial (head). So, “Church’s (Neptune) Man (Venus) Ends (Saturn) Criminals (Pluto) Heads (Mercury).”

To further emphasize the 23rd degree on his chart, here’s a post-birth eclipse, three months after he was born:

Of course, the Medium Caeli is at 23 Taurus, conjunct Algol in House 10. The eclipse is aspecting everything on his chart at 23 degrees. This is a man born for execution.