Ted Bundy: A charismatic serial killer

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As most of you have probably noticed by now, I draw most of my writing inspiration from watching movies, whether documentaries or those based on real events. It’s perhaps the best way to grasp the scope of personality differences between celebrities and the general public.

Yesterday was no different. I decided to watch something, but didn’t have a clue what, so I chose a random movie called Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. The title told me the film would be either excellent or awful; there is no middle ground with such movie titles.

Very soon, I emerged in this rather unusual story about a serial killer who showed incredible seducing and charismatic skills, so it immediately caught my attention. Usually, I don’t like to write about negative people and events; it’s more fun to focus on positive and creative skills, but this was a particular case, definitely worthy of analysis.

Ted Bundy was a good looking man and sweet talker, luring many girls into his traps, he even lived with some, under the same roof, and fooled them for years, while continuing his killing spree.

STRONG YANG WATER

His BaZi Chart clearly reveals his talents. He is a robust Yang Water with a large amount of Wood, Water, and Earth. He had a well-balanced Chart; you can find the complete analysis here. At one point, he was studying law, and if he hadn’t chosen a different path, he could have been an excellent lawyer, as far as we can tell.

He had a difficult childhood, a lot of psychological issues, and anger towards his mother. Very early on, he developed an interest in murder stories and drawings with explicit sex images.

Initially, his Water Element was excessive, and during the first 15 years, he was in a Water period, which threw him completely off balance. His mother represented Metal to him, an Element which he doesn’t need; therefore, he showed a good deal of hostility and anger towards her.

What he needed was the Fire Element to warm up his Chart. For a Yang Water person, Fire Element represents women, and during those times his Fire was fragile; therefore, he had difficulty healthily engaging with them. He grew frustrated because of his imbalance and developed a twisted idea of women and how to deal with them, which involved a lot of control and violence.

At the age of 15, he entered a Wood period, which helped him to reduce his Water, making him more functional. But the damage to his psyche was already done. The Wood increased his Artist Talent, and with it, he gained superb creative and communication skills. I guess you all heard of the term “con artist”? Well, that’s what you get when a powerful Artist Talent turns negative — a highly sophisticated and intelligent person, able to talk himself out of any situation.

DANGEROUS PLAYBOY

His Pioneer Talent is strong and prominent, instantly visible from the outside. Pioneer Talent, when properly utilized, like in his case, can attract girls very quickly. This Talent most closely resembles the Playboy character traits. Pioneer can be instrumental, but when it turns negative, people can lose themselves entirely in sex, gambling, and generally risk-taking activities. He was taking risks; he didn’t even try that hard to cover his deeds; he was always hiding in plain sight, living on the edge all the time.

During his trial, the courtroom was packed with young girls. Many were drawn to him and even believed he was innocent, despite all the evidence. This effect on girls was produced mainly by his Pioneer Talent, but also by the magnetic pull of the Yang Fire Dog pillar, known for its allure.

Another Talent which is prominent and highly effective is Diplomat. It’s not extremely strong, but it’s acting as a Supertalent; therefore, its strength is irrelevant. Diplomat, when acting as Supertalent, brings the person one kind of irresistible charisma, and in Ted Bundy’s case, it works dangerously well. Such Supertalent, when it turns negative, means the person is not sincere; what he presents from the outside differs from what he carries inside.

Those three Talents, Artist, Pioneer, and Diplomat Supertalent, played a significant role in his deceiving all those girls, luring them into a deadly trap.

As we mentioned before, it’s a superb Chart, highly effective, so it’s a pity that he used such a rare set of skills to do such awful things to all those girls.

I guess many of you are asking what made him turn so negative? There are many reasons for that; sometimes it’s upbringing and his parents’ genetics, but from an elemental standpoint, his Yin Earth might have caused problems. Yin Earth makes Yang Water dirty and muddy, and it is generally not very useful. Yang Water responds more strongly to Yang Earth, giving it direction.

In our research, when a Yang Water person is overindulgent and unbridled, they tend to break the law. Yin Earth could not control him; it only made him dirty, leading to highly negative behavior. Those early years damaged his psyche, and later he used his skills to deceive and destroy, spewing all the frustration that he collected during his early years.