Initially, I began this article by focusing on whether Travis Barker is more compatible with Kim or Kourtney Kardashian and I wanted to publish it for Scorpio season. But while I waited on it, new information came to light which made me understand that the focus of my astrological interpretation had always been Kim Kardashian and her empire of ‘love slaves’. Not only has Kim been linked to her bigger sister Kourtney’s husband, Travis Barker but now she seems to be taking sibling rivalry to a whole new level by allegedly romancing her sister Khloe’s ex, Tristan Thompson. There’s a real K to the T energy about these relationships – sorry, had to get that off my chest. In all honesty, I can’t believe I am writing about these people, especially since my last post was about Vincent Van Gogh, and there’s a world of nuance in between, of the people I could’ve focused upon. But my astrological curiosity knows no limits, and it seems to have led me into ‘spicy’ territory, as I am challenging myself to break down the chart of an infamous Libra Sun and her magical world of emotional intrigues. As an astrologer, I actually see this salacious gossip as an opportunity to do two things at the same time: discuss more sibling synastry charts and also run a couple of romantic compatibility ones. So let’s look into this apparent double ‘love triangle’ and see what ‘uncut gems’ we may discover (keep in mind that the analysis will be superficial at best, since I am comparing many charts & I don’t want to make this article too long).

Let’s begin with Kim’s alleged involvement in the first couple. It all started with Travis’ memoir “Can I Say: Living large, cheating death and drums, drums, drums”, in the pages on whom he confesses that he always had a crush on Kim. The book was published in 2015, but someone in Kim’s PR team must’ve dragged it out from a bookstores dusty shelf or it may have been recently reissued (?), because otherwise I fail to understand why this is news to us now. The crush seemed to have started when Travis was still married to his first wife, who actually noticed the tension between Travis and Kim and apparently threw a drink on Kim at the a party once (a real ‘hold my poodle’ moment). This event happened long before Kourtney entered the picture as the love-smitten wife, and I’m wondering if Kim might have low-key introduced them to each other, behind the scenes? In Kim’s calculated mind (Mercury conjunct Uranus in Scorpio), she knew on some level the level of drama to be unleashed if her beleaguered sister tied the knot with a secret fan of hers. Oh the shock! But then again, Kim has a natal North Node in Leo, so she unconsciously lives for the drama, and soaks up in the glory of getting attention by any means necessary.

_{Photo and natal chart of Travis Barker taken from https://www.astrotheme.com/astrology/Travis_Barker}

Let’s look at the agent of change in this trio. Travis is a Scorpio Sun with a stellium surrounding his natal Sun, involving the controversial planet Uranus, fast and chatty Mercury and the North Node, a malefic energy of obsessive growth. His Ascendant is in shy and repressed Cancer, and his Moon is in fierce Aries conjunct Jupiter. Already we are dealing with a Water and Fire combo individual (an alchemist), who finds it hard to be himself (Sun conjunct North Node) and may exagerate his emotions through addictions (Moon conjunct Jupiter). At the same time, this is an artistic person who can refine his personality to help it become more spiritual. With Saturn in Leo smack next to the Ascendant, here is someone who is very fearful of starting new things in life, and may over-compensate once he makes long-term decisions by appearing more excited about them then he actually is. With a North Node in Scorpio he is needing to come to terms with intense emotions, sexuality, his Shadow and his own self-destructive impulses, while letting go of dogma and preaching to the masses about family virtues (South Node in Taurus). This is a man who actually has traditional beliefs about life and love, while also doing everything to work against them as he comes to grips with the growth of his impulses, instincts and desires. This is a person who transforms stability into chaos on some level, if he is not aware of his desires.

_{Photo and natal chart of Kourtney Kardashian taken from https://www.astrotheme.com/astrology/Kourtney_Kardashian}

Now let’s look at Kourtney who was born with an Aries Sun conjunct Mars (and aspect making her a double Aries), a Capricorn Moon (squared by Pluto and Mars!) and a Pisces Ascendant (conjunct beautiful Venus and her South Node). So underneath the cool, mermaid-like and soft persona (Pisces Ascendant), we are dealing here with a fighter (Aries Sun) who can get petty and cruel when her wealth and stability are threatened (Moon in Capricorn). This is someone who is afraid to show her true feelings (Moon gripped by Saturn) and grows softer emotionally the older she grows. Her big three energies are as contradictorily blended as her husband’s and I would imagine that when they argue the fights are epic, as Kourtney can be emotionally volatile with Mars squaring her Moon (an aspect she shares in common with Amber Heard) and also squared by Pluto (her emotions are seething and laden with murderous envy and jealousy). Nonetheless her Moon is rather cold as it sits under the influence of Saturn, and her Pluto is less reactive as other Pluto placements since it is in passive Libra, so I have doubt she acts on her emotions. Like a pressure cooker she stuffs it all in, until it ends up taking the best of her (like in the fight she had with Kim on camera).

With Saturn on the Descendant, conjunct the North Node and Lilith, we can see how difficult it is for Kourtney to relate to other people and empathize with them, since relationships make her feel awkward and anxious; her life may have been controlled by her relatives, lovers and business associates until she learned with time how to take the control back. Her children nonetheless are her biggest joy, and she has a healthy sense of self-esteem drawn mostly from her romantic conquests (Jupiter in the 5th). There is the element of Ego at play here strongly between the Kardashian sisters with many 5th house aspects: Kourtney has her Jupiter in the 5th, Khloe her Sun in the 5th and Kim her North Node in Leo in the 8th house, secretly wishing to be the one with most power and rule over her energetically powerful sisters. Paradoxically, the one with the most wealth & clout from the younger generation turned out to be Kylie, an actual Sun in Leo (whipping the floor with the sibling rivalry initiated by Kim).

_{Photo and natal chart of Kim Kardashian taken from https://www.astrotheme.com/astrology/Kim_Kardashian}

Coming to the verdict for the first love trio: I can see that Travis and Kourtney have compatible Sun-Jupiter-Ascendant placements, as Travis has a Jupiter in Aries conjunct her Sun, and Kourtney has a Jupiter in Cancer conjunct his Ascendant. These are aspects of joy and growth between them, the happiness bringers. While Travis’ Scorpio Sun is attracted to Kourtney’s Piscean Ascendant, the ways in which Kourtney and Travis express love and relax at home are incompatible. That is because his Moon in Aries is squared by her Moon in Capricorn. As much as they have one leg of the classic Sun-Moon spouse compatibility (his Aries Moon & Jupiter supports her Aries Sun & Mars, which is a traditional indicator of marriage and soulmate-ing), nonetheless this a compatibility in the combative sign of Aries, the sign of individuality rather than partnership; furthermore, Travis may feel emasculated in this connection in the long-run, by having to constantly support her goals. This combination may lead to Mars-like behaviors: arguments and selfish pleasures taken impulsively, which may end up destroying their marriage, that is if the marriage is not gradually eroded in time by their different emotional needs. Despite this, they seem to be going towards a harmonious destiny as his North Node in Scorpio-South Node in Taurus axis forms a supportive pairing to Kourtney’s South Node in Pisces-North Node in Virgo axis.

By transit, Kourtney is having a lot of action since 2012 from Neptune and (more recently) Saturn in Pisces going over her natal Venus, South Node and Ascendant in Pisces. These transits create a lot of romantic illusions and disappointments; this means that her partners aren’t able to see her clearly and as a consequence she runs the risk of being used or having her needs unmet and ignored. Looking now at the stuff that describes a couple’s raw sexual magnetism (Mars) and loving styles (Venus), I see some compatible energies with his Mars in Cancer falling in a harmonious trine on her Venus in Pisces, while her Mars in Aries sits in opposition to his Libra Venus. These aspects are good and supportive, although at times they may have opposite rhythms and desires. I would say that their compatibility is average towards good, and that it is mostly lead by excess & fame, since their strongest compatibility points are their Jupiter markers. So this marriage may make them happy but it may not be something that will last.

In relation to Kim, what concerns me the most about his chart is that a) Travis has a Saturn square Mercury, an aspect which can lead to a lot of verbal and mental cruelty and withholding important information and b) he has the ‘domestic violence’ aspect of Mars in Cancer squaring his Venus conjunct Pluto in Libra (wowza!). Guess where this Venus-Pluto squared by Mars action falls in relation to Kim’s natal chart? Well, on her Sun in Libra, which represents her identity and vitality), on her Pluto (transformation) and on her Saturn (boundaries & karma). The reason why I am slightly concerned about Kim’s proximity to him is that strong aspects to Mars, Venus and Pluto in the synastry of two people denote rape, domestic violence, sexual abuse and even murder (Pluto). In terms of emotional compatibility, Travis doesn’t share a harmonious Moon aspect with Kim either, as her Pisces Moon clashes with his Aries Moon – so again they have different needs and they relax in different ways, but his Scorpio Sun trines with her Moon, and her Libra Sun opposes his Moon conjunct Jupiter in Aries duo. There is attraction there and it is undeniable, it less emotional and more sexual, aka a ticking time-bomb.

Now let’s introduce Khloe and Tristan’s charts into the mix, and see what proverbial damage is Kim’s need for attention bringing to these two.

_{Photo and natal chart of Khloe Kardashian taken from https://www.astrotheme.com/astrology/Khloe_Kardashian}

We can see that Khloe is a natal Sun in Cancer in the 5th house (conjunct Venus and Mercury), with a Moon in Gemini in the 4th house (conjunct her North Node, which is a nasty emotional aspect in a woman’s chart) and an Aquarius Ascendant. She has the ruler of her Ascendant, Uranus almost perfectly conjunct the Midheaven, which shows a person who is crafting a unique image for herself, highly different than the rest of the family, and this could be why she has such a cool image out of the entire family and she also comes across as clever. But Khloe feels like an alien inside her family and often views her relatives with a sense of detachment. She is afraid to take action and stand up for herself, preferring instead to endure and hope for the best (Saturn conjunct Mars in the 9th house). To make matters worse, she is also highly Neptunian, having her stellium in Cancer sitting in opposition to a Neptune which is amplified by its conjunction to Jupiter in Capricorn. This aspect makes her kind, selfless but also gullible and easily taken advantage of. With her Sun in the 5th conjunct Venus, this is a woman who has a good amount of self-esteem, especially since this energy makes a wonderful trine to her Mars conjunct Saturn in Scorpio duo, although she is isn’t able to enjoy or maximize on her natural beauty and self-esteem due to a suffocating sense of envy from her nearest and dearest. She stays connected to, and endures that which controls her freedom and sense of optimism in life and I believe she will be happier in old age (Saturn in the 9th house).

_{Photo and natal chart of Tristan Thompson taken from https://www.astrotheme.com/astrology/Tristan_Thompson}

Khloe’s ex, Tristan Thompson is a Cancer Ascendant with a Sun in Pisces (conjunct his Midheaven), and a Moon in Aquarius (conjunct Saturn) in the secretive 8th house. Now we see here someone who is artistic and compassionate but also gullible and easily influenced by beauty (Sun in Pisces). A man who shines in his career but struggles with intimacy due to fears, which may have been created in his relationship to his own mother. He is capable of detaching from his feelings (Aquarius Moon) to an extreme, a fact further amplified by his Moon being conjunct Saturn, a combination which can feel calm to the point of frosty. Tristan’s Mars in Gemini falls on Khloe’s Moon and North Node, while his North Node in Capricorn (conjunct Uranus and Neptune) fall on Khloe’s Jupiter and Neptune. This means that through his actions (Mars), Tristan sets off Khloe’s emotions (the Moon) to a really intense degree (her North Node). We see right off the bat compatible Sun signs (Pisces and Cancer) and compatible Moons (Gemini and Aquarius), but if we take them in the classic stitch formation of compatibility, these energies don’t blend (her Moon squares his Sun, and her Sun squares his Moon). Moon-Sun aspects denote marriage potential in a couple; and even if they have highly compatible Moons (Gemini and Aquarius) – so similar ways of loving, relaxing, similar needs – his Moon sits with cold and stern Saturn (showing someone who is detached, emotionaly controlled and shows loves in pragmatic ways) and her Moon sits with the volatile North Node (giving her passion but also obsessive emotions and mood-swings).

Tristan in helped in his life through his relationship with Khloe (Jupiter conjunct the North Node), while Khloe receives a lot of fresh energy but also emotional suffering by being connected to him (Mars conjunct her North Node). She finds him very physically attractive (her Venus conjunct his Ascendant), while he has a milder physical attraction to her (his Venus in Aries sextile her Aquarius Ascendant). But probably the saddest aspects of their charts are shown by their incompatible Venus & Mars placements: his Venus in Aries irritates her Mars in Scorpio, and his Mars in Gemini feels alien to her Venus in Cancer, which means that in their sensuality they don’t flow very well and there are resentments in between the bedsheets. Lastly, let’s have a look at Mercury (which shows two people’s styles of communication). I see another issue there as Khloe’s natal Mercury in Cancer clashes with Tristan’s Mercury in Cancer. So their overall compatibility as a couple is somewhat 20%, and unfortunately that North Node in Capricorn conjunct Khloe’s Jupiter in Capricorn shows me that he is clearly using her for clout and exposure (or who knows their marriage was a business arrangement behind the scenes, all this time).

Now by comparison, how compatible is Tristan with Kim? One thing that stands out to me about them is that Kim’s South Node in Aquarius is conjunct his Moon and Saturn, while her natal Moon in Pisces is conjunct his Sun, while his natal Moon in Aquarius is trine her Sun in Libra (this spells out the story of a deep past-life link, in which potentially they might’ve been married). So he already scores higher in compatibility with Kim than with Khloe. But their energy flows away from that link, towards something rather incompatible: her North Node in Leo sits in a square with his North Node in Capricorn (although both signs enjoy wealth and name-dropping), while her Sagittarius Ascendant finds his Cancer Ascendant too soft and shy. But there is a game-changer thrown in the mix, which is his Jupiter in Leo in the 2nd house conjunct her North Node. This aspect shows that on some level, Tristan brings Kim wealth and new opportunities for making money, and as the 2nd and 8th houses are involved, it leaves little room to the imagination to understand just exactly how this wealth is trickling in (through some sort of paid sexual arrangements). In addition, Tristan’s Venus in Aries is strongly attracted to Kim’s Mars in Sagittarius, as they find fun & impulsive things to do together (like cheating on Khloe), however his Mars in Gemini doesn’t sit so well with her Venus in Virgo, who needs more stability.

Nonetheless, with her Venus in Virgo sextile his Cancerian Ascendant and his Venus in Aries trine her Sagittarian Ascendant, I think that we can safely say that yes, Tristan is at least 50% more compatible with Kim than he is with Khloe, and if he says they are just friends, most likely it’s a friends with benefits type of arrangement. Expect to hear more from Tristan and Kim in the coming year, as they are having a strong Saturn in Pisces transit (hers to her Moon and his to his Sun), and I wouldn’t put it past them to even announce a cold-blooded engagement. Kim is treading now into a deep karmic emotional territory, with Saturn transiting over her Moon, a period in which she may find herself separated from her mother, sisters, children and her own feelings, as a karmic consequence for her actions. This is a woman who with a flick of her hair, can drag the whole Kardashian clan into a Shakespearian tragedy. And most likely, what she is doing is a direct response to he ex, Kanye West’s shenanigans with his new, trophy wife.

So my friends, where does this leave us? I guess with an understanding that the rumors have a lot of truth to them and that behind the scenes the situation is much worse than what we are shown in the media. As a Cancer (Khloe) and Aries (Kourtney) Sun natives, it’s hard to compete with beauty Queen Libra (Kim), but from their charts I also see that Kim grew from the least luminous of them all, into the most notorious by harnessing her sisters’ strong, natal 5th house energies. From their charts I can see that Tristan is more sexually attracted to Kim and as the charts show they are clearly more than friends, while his relationship to Khloe looks like a business deal from their natal placements. On the other hand, with Kourtney and Travis, I see that Travis is more compatible with Kourtney but that their relationship may not last. Travis indeed has the hots for Kim but he may deny and repress this energy in an effort to protect Kourtney, but he will end up creating this seething tension-cauldron in the family which will eventually erupt in a dramatic divorce (and could even lead to other, darker things – I see you Mars in Cancer squared by Venus conjunct Pluto in Libra!).

I feel that a lot of the romantic decisions taken in this family rely on lust and superficiality rather than emotional attunement to someone, and this may be why real love constantly seems to evade the Kardashian clan and why the karma may eventually catch up with them. Writing this article has been a slightly weird experience for me, and I feel I need to go and burn some white sage and take a shower with salt for a deep cleanse, but feel free to let me know what you think in the comments section below. And if you are curious about getting a sibling synastry report or a romantic synastry report for yourself, then head over to my e-Shop and book one with me today.

With cosmic love,

Lexi