That same week, May 25th Chiron turns Retrogade, then on the 26th Neptune Turns Retrograde TOGETHER AT ALMOST THE SAME DEGREE in Aquarius (the sign of the masses and politics).
Then in August - just before the Democratic Convention - we have a pair of Eclpses; one Solar Eclipse and One Lunar Eclipse. Each of these things means something. But TOGETHER they paint a picture.
People keep saying that the Democratic race has race as it’s core issue. But I disagree. The conflict is NOT about Black V White, it is about Blue V White (collar that is). In other words Obama is the White candidate - he represents the white collar segment of the population. Clinton is Blue - she represents the Blue collar worker. McCain is Red - he represents the status quo and conservatism. OH, look America is red, white and blue after all. Just not all at the same time.
I personally think that if we must spend the next 4 or 8 years discussing race and reverend Wright I will have to shoot myself. If all we can talk about is race, this means we are all racist! The opposite of that conversation is not more of the same, it is something completely different and new. I want us all to get PAST the race consciousness. I may be dreaming, I know that. But still, I am tired of this.
THE BOTTOM LINE: I look at the three remaining candidates as representing different planets. This has NOTHING to do with their Horoscopes or Sun Signs. When someone becomes a public figure they represent one of the Archetypes of the human mind (these archetypes are also the planets of the solar system). These are the ones that the 3 remaining candidates represent.
McCain: The Red (collar) candidate is SATURN- he’s all about the rules, the status quo and the idea of being ‘conservative’. It remains to be seen weather he can beat the red (ink) that the current admin is leaving behind. Pro war (red) McCain wants to follow through on the Republican agenda. He’s the Daddy figure, rule maker, authority figure, expected style of candidate that Saturn loves. He is the classic, the standard and the traditional. Fighting is always a staple of the ‘red collar’ idealogy.
Obama: The White (collar) candidate is JUPITER - he’s all about philosophy, big expansive speeches and the notion of sweeping change. Can he deliver what he promises? Who knows. Jupiter sometimes makes empty promises, just how far can good intentions get us? Obama’s an unproven quantity. His popularity among college students is again a very Jupiter theme. He is about advantage, opportunity and success.
Clinton: The Blue (collar) candidate is URANUS - she is an innovation, she speaks about the needs of the masses and those who work for a living. Her core message is about unions and programs that serve large numbers of people, like health care - all of which are subjects of Uranus. Complicated, contradictory, unpredictable and revolutionary are all Uranus qualities, so we never know what to expect with her.
The August Eclipse’s WILL UPSET THE APPLECART. Get ready for a heated season because the fight is ON. Eclipse’s will reveal secrets in AUGUST and remove powerful figureheads from the picture. All of this makes for some great NEWS HEADLINES.
RIGHT NOW and into mid JUNE: Lies and manipulations of words are EVERYWHERE. News is distorted and we would be smart NOT TO BELIEVE WHAT WE’RE BEING TOLD. The picture is not clear until September.
The wild card is always the people themselves. Candidates can slit their own throats (the way that Guiluini did), the public is often manipulated by the media. These things cannot be predicted by Astrology. Free Will always exists. These are the trends, the rest remains to be seen. What do you think?
Of all the Political candidates charts I looked at when creating this Presidential Astrology forecast for 2008 - and I looked at all of them except the few that don’t look like they can even get past the primaries, here are the ones that look the best for Election day, Nov 4, 2008.
Democratic Candidate Prediction: Hillary Clinton - her transits are good enough to win the nomination at the Democratic Convetion and to win the presidency on November 4th. Most helpful to Hilary throughout the whole election season is the ABSENCE of tough Saturn transits, which keep her relatively free of problems during her campaign. Her best bet for running mate is John Edwards, but I still bank on Barack Obama being well-heard and even more well-seen this political season, and those of the future - but Edwards has better transits than him this year.
Forecast for the Democratic Convention: on August 25th - 28th in Denver Co. The transits for this convention speak to long term planning and an overall focus on business and business dealings, especially connected to the masses and communicating with and to humanity. The agenda that comes out of this convention will be focused on building profitable businesses, communication fields, technology and projects designed to serve the masses. The Saturn Jupiter trine present during both conventions says that our next president will have a really brutal fight on his or her hands as they must make bitter enemies sit down at a table together and work out an agreement.
Republican Candidate Prediction: Rudolph Guiliani - His transits are also extremely good on Election day - Nov 4 - good enough to win. But Guiliani has a few really bad ones too - from Saturn, which Hillary is spared. For Guilani’s own sake I hope he doesn’t win. The transits that he is getting at this time could lead him to real danger and even peril to him and his family. The best aspects for Republican running mate are found in Mit Romney’s chart.
Forecast Republican Convention - Minneapolis-St. Paul Sept. 1-4 This convention takes place on a Sun - Saturn Eclipse. This Astrologers opinion of such a date is that it is truly horrible. I would never counsel anyone to do anything important on this Eclipse. Not only that, but I REALLY HOPE that these Republicans have no knowledge about the Astrology of the day. The only thing that could be started on such a day is CONTROL, OPPRESSION, DOMINATION, and CRUELTY. In other words: regardless of the candidate, the agenda that comes out of the SEPTEMBER REPUBLICAN CONVENTION will be earmarked with control and domination - as indicated by the Sun-Saturn eclipse. I could call this a sign of very bad things. Looking at Guiliani’s chart and transits, I doubt even he is aware of the extent of what he’d be getting himself involved with, but he most certainly does have aspects that speak of secret liaisons that put him outside the bounds of the rules other people have to follow.
My Presidential Astrology forecast for 2008 - prediction: The election results will be hotly contested, with both candidates laying claim to the win. Remember, in my 2008 forecast I speak about a technology battle in the fall - near Election time. Oh yes, those election machines will be hotly debated. Ultimately it will be Hilary who will be the President. It is in Hilary’s lifepath to occupy a position of great power and authority, especially connected to politics and the masses, and especially during these 3 years of her life. She has messages and information that it is her destiny to convey and to share with the public. There is really no downside to this aspect of her higher purpose. As tough and abrasive as many people find her, she brings abilities and talents to the table that will benefit humanity as a whole.
Guiliani’s destiny on the other hand is that he is born to be a famous public personality. This year of his life (63/4) is about dealing with power and maintaining a certain amount of political control, as well as control over the public. Especially in relation to business and business dealings.
For this Presidential Astrology forecast for 2008 both conventions take place during the Jupiter - Saturn trine, which some Astrologers are calling a great blessing. This Astrologer has a very different and more reserved point of view on it. Jupiter and Saturn are like mixing a volatile chemical compound like TNT and then trying to carry it across some mountains, where it could explode at any moment. Any blessings they bring are at best the result of an uneasy truce. Fortunately, this 2nd of the 3 trines is weighted towards the blessings of Jupiter and will overcome the control and domination that Saturn lusts after. But we’ll still have to deal with the bitter struggle it brings. Since Jupiter and Saturn are both sitting in earth signs now (Virgo and Capricorn respectively), the struggles will be all about financial dealings, the physical world and who controls it. (Read my post on The Year of the Rat.)
Both Democratic and Republican agendas will be dealing heavily with life - saving it and/or going to war. The Republican agenda is far more aggressive than the Democratic one. War is constant and unending with the Republican agenda, not so with the Democratic one. Dems focus more on business dealings. The Astrological power of the Republican agenda is stronger than the Democratic one, but not nearly as humanitarian. My money is on Hilary, not only because I believe she can and will win, but also because I see the Republican agenda as bringing irrevocable damage and danger to the people, the planet and any hopes for peace.
Remember, these are my opinions of the ASTROLOGY - not the politics. I leave it to the pundits to duke it out on the political merits of the candidates. So, this is my Presidential Astrological Forecast for 2008.
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June 8, 2008
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Astrology can only predict the trends, other forces always come into play and humans are not robots, there is always free will. Entities like the Media can (and have) influenced these events. No Astrologer can either predict this OR control it. I will restate the core message from above for those who seem to have missed it: The Republican agenda is far more powerful than the Democratic one. In other words, the Democrats are weak, the Republicans are strong - but the agenda they have is NOT good for the people. The message here is that we are in for more difficult times in the US, no matter what.
For a review of my Astrology trends of 2008 visit that series of blog posts. You will see there that I have been very accurate about a lot of things including:
Continued escalation of gas prices and it’s effect on food prices
The tanking of the US dollar
Crashing housing markets (I also predicted the timing of the rise and PEAK of this housing boom)
Success for Apple and Iphone (even way back when they were calling Steve Jobs a has-been)
A boom in Eco-markets (like ethanol, organic food, etc.)
