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The Astrology of Presidential Inaugurations&
Continued Election Analysis
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The Democratic campaign continues to not have a dull moment. This essay was written late in March through to early April and the Clinton/Obama contest has become as compelling as the cliffhanger of a great novel, movie or television show!
Many, many astrologers have spent a lot of time making predictions regarding this election campaign and I am one of them. However, realistically, in the absence of Senator Obama’s horoscope, no astrologer can make a substantive prediction, although most of us, including me, have predicted a Clinton victory. I wrote about this prediction in last month’s essay. Hillary has very clear indications of victory: transiting Saturn conjoins her Midheaven along with SA Jupiter=Sun and transiting Jupiter square the Sun. These three together, in any astrologer’s value system, spell victory. However, there is the factor of transiting Neptune square her Ascendant all year (SA Neptune opposes Chelsea’s MC – pointing to her mother). Interestingly enough, trustworthiness has become a major factor against Hillary as she has been caught, several times, “expanding reality.”
When it comes to projecting ahead in a person’s life, I always take a look at where they have been, what brought them to where they are today, and most importantly, what they see for themselves in the future. Regardless of what is suggested in a horoscope, a person has to do the right things to take advantage of astrological symbolisms. Nothing changes in a life just because of a planet in a horoscope. You could have thee most powerfully fortunate transits and arcs, say, SA Sun=MC, SA Jup=Sun and transiting Jupiter conjunct the Sun; if in the middle of that you go out and rob a bank, commit a murder or lock yourself up in a cave, the measurements mean nothing. You have to do the right things.
This brings us to Hillary Clinton’s horoscope. As it stands now at the time of this writing, it is possible, but not likely that she will become her Party’s nominee. The Pennsylvania Primary will have passed by the time this is published. If she did spectacularly there, does spectacularly in North Carolina and wins most of the states that are left, it will make a difference. However, the chances for such an achievement seem to be very slim right now as her campaign is struggling mightily.
We learned just today that Mark Penn, who was to Hillary what Carl Rove was to George W. Bush, resigned under the furor of pushing a a trade deal with Columbia that Hillary is opposed to. And we learned that this was her chief strategist, the man who decided that she would focus on the states with the highest electoral count and basically leave the smaller states alone. While it is easy to do after the fact, Obama has won all of the states that Clinton supposedly conceded him because of Penn. Perhaps if they had focused on the small states as well as the larger ones, she would be in the lead. Perhaps if they had focused on a softening of her image (Please note that Hillary has an unaspected 12th House Sun in Scorpio! This is a symbolism of one who has grave difficulties fitting in, joining hands with others and projecting charisma. What’s more, Pluto, ruler of her Ascendant is in an exact conjunction with Mars. This is clearly suggestive of a hard, fighting image), that would also have helped. Penn’s strategy for Hillary has usurped her astrology thus far. The correct strategy would work wonders with what she has coming up in her horoscope towards the end of the year.
If Hillary Clinton goes on to lose her bid to be the nominee, it isn’t because of errant predicting or because astrology has fallen short. It is that she did not do what’s necessary to take advantage of the powerful measurements in her horoscope.
Presidential Inaugurations
American Presidents take the oath of office and become “official” each January 20th (originally held on March 4th, except the first one for George Washington, held on April 30, 1789) at noon after they have been elected. Horoscopes analyzed at that time, when they officially take office, are often quite revealing as to the nature of the incoming GOP (Governor of the People) and the circumstances surrounding the administration. These “Inaugural Horoscopes” are one of the important points of analysis in Mundane/Electional Astrology.
Mundane Astrology
The analysis of these inaugural horoscopes comes under the topic of Mundane Astrology (the application of astrology to world events, nations, politics, etc) but is technically an Electional horoscope, one that is constructed beforehand for a specific moment in time.
The traditional meanings of planets and Houses in mundane astrology basically remain the same except that they are slightly modified to apply to nations, current events and all that is connected.
Sun - The leader of the country
Moon – The common people; the public
Mercury - Transportation; communication; trade and commerce.
Venus - Peace and diplomacy; social and artistic factors.
Mars - Armed forces; war, etc.
Jupiter - The Justice System; religious systems.
Saturn - Control; restraint; conservatism
Uranus - Political revolution; unrest; individualism; extreme political ideals
The Rigt-wing
Neptune - Socialism; scandals; fraud; loss; subversion. The Left-wing
Pluto - Mass undertakings; cataclysm; great transformation; massive
Change; gradual dissolution of status quo
1st House - The country and its people
2nd House - National wealth and financial concerns. The security or insecurity of The administration.
3d House - Communication and travel; neighboring nations; news media trade
4th House – The Party not in power; the land of the country
5th House - Speculation; stock market; entertainment
6th House - Armed forces; public health; service
7th House - Relationships with other countries;
8th House - Financial affairs with other countries; the value of the country seen through the eyes of other nations
9th House - International affairs; the law; long distance travel; shipping
10th House - The Party in power
11th House – Congress; House of Representatives
12th House – Subversion
The analysis of mundane horoscopes is an art unto itself because the meanings of the Houses are modified from what we are accustomed to in typical natal astrology. However, the overall flavor is the same except for the following. In a natal horoscope, hard aspects represent strengths. In a mundane horoscope, we resort to the astrology of old where a hard aspect is considered “bad” and a soft aspect is considered, “good.”
Inaugural Horoscopes
Whether it is a national President, Prime Minister, King, or Pope, the moment that the leader takes oath is very important and very revealing. It is a topic easily deserving a book unto itself. This is an abbreviated introduction.
Because of the date and time of inaugural horoscopes, there are always going to similarities. The Sun will always be in the 10th House. Mercury and Venus will almost always be in Capricorn, Aquarius, or Pisces, most often in the 9th, 10th, or 11th Houses. Taurus is always going to be the Rising Sign. This means that the Moon becomes very important. Planets on Angles become very important. Aspects, of course, are important, especially when it is a hard aspect to the Sun or to planets in the 10th House as they play a direct role in symbolizing the President. Neptune in hard aspect to the Sun or conjunct, square or quindecile an Angle (Neptune was quindecile to the Ascendant in the 1969 inaugural horoscope of the first Nixon term that led to Watergate) is usually a symbol of grave concerns such as scandals that threaten to ruin.
This is the horoscope representing President Clinton’s second term. Right off the bat we see that the Sun is conjoined by Jupiter and Neptune. Neptune is almost exactly upon the Midheaven. This is a clear indication of scandal and idealism associated with the GOP, with the leader. Saturn, ruler of X, opposes Mars, corroborating expected trouble for the GOP. Finally, the Moon is Void of Course, which is an exclamation point on all of this. In inaugural horoscopes, the Moon VOC alone is usually an indication that things do not work out for the president during that term. This horoscope represents the “Monica Lewinsky” term of the Clinton administration, the term when he was impeached. It is an analysis that I made in seconds because the imprint of everything is so clear.
Clinton’s personal horoscope had SA Neptune=Sun to begin that term with SA MC=Sun. Scandal came out into the open. Hillary’s horoscope had the very strong transit of Pluto to her Midheaven, suggesting a dramatic change in status. The inaugural horoscope suggested scandal and it was easy to make creative connections of corroboration in the personal horoscopes of the President and First Lady.
This is the horoscope for George W. Bush’s first term in office, a history-making term on that it was highlighted by “911.” The horoscope is immediately alarming! Mars, very strong in Scorpio, is squared by the conjunction of Mercury and Uranus and is quindeciled by Jupiter!. This is a clear cut indication of problems in foreign relations, to put it mildly. The Sun is conjoined by Neptune, an indication of scandal and did we no have enough of them tied in with the Bush administration?. Lastly, with Pluto’s rulership of VII, deposited in VIII, we see the value and worth of the country in the eyes of other nations coming under fire, as well as tremendous debt (the country borrows money to conduct the war!).
These two examples show how easily a troubled administration can be seen through an analysis of an inaugural horoscope.
The Next Administration
At first glance, we see Jupiter conjoining the Sun. This is definitely a cosmic vote of support for the leader. However, if the oath of office is taken before 12:30 that day – and it always is – the Moon will be VOC and separates from a Neptune square. The Moon’s position in the 7th House highlights a foreign relationship and the square from Neptune suggests scandal, perhaps inherited as a result of something that was in motion before taking office (the separating square).
Saturn is the GOP’s ruler and is opposed by Uranus, suggesting a real fight between tradition and change that will involve struggles with Congress, probably in trying to get untraditional bills passed. Thankfully, this horoscope is not nearly as abrasive as the first Bush inaugural horoscope.
Based on the abbreviated profile above, it would not be a stretch to interpret this as the leader being under attack by the right wing (Uranus), all of which could suggest that a Democrat wins the general election. If so, and if Obama wins the general election, we could anticipate – apart from astrology – difficulties with the pulling of troops out of Iraq that has a devastating effect on the presidency that could result in a very difficult presidency. This, of course, is completely speculative to kind of have fun with but one thing is for sure, the Moon VOC in an inaugural horoscope is almost always an indication of a troubled term in office and we can expect this symbolism to permeate the term of the next president, regardless of which one wins.
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Basil Fearrington,
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Basil Fearrington is the author of "The New Way To Learn Astrology." He has been a professional astrologer for 22 years.
Basil's articles have appeared in the leading astrological publications around the world. He was the Inaugural Chairman for the MilleyDome project in Johannesburg, South Africa and taught astrology there for one year.
Basil has twice been a faculty member of UAC and spoke at Astro 2000. In addition to his work in astrology, Basil is a professional musician who has toured with and/or recorded for artists such as Stevie Wonder and George Benson.
He was on a team of composers who did the music for a network show called "New York Undercover." The same team won a Grammy award in 1980.
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