Sirius Star Blog Post #1
Election Day
There is so much potent energy as the Presidential campaign edges to Election Day. One very striking astrological feature about this election is the heavy emphasis on the sign of Aquarius. The Candidates each have personal planets in Aquarius, especially Sarah Palin. She has both her Sun and Moon, along with Mercury, Mars and Saturn in Aquarius. This gives her a very cool, intellectual, and outspoken personality. You can add the theatrical sparkle of Leo rising and you have a person who believes she is “right.” John McCain has his Moon in early Aquarius, near Sarah’s Moon and Mercury. This makes it easy for the two to follow the same lines of communication and to be in easy agreement on a personal level. McCain’s Sun is Virgo, which gives him a tendency to fret and worry. His Sun/Moon combination easily becomes frustrated and wants to react to every slight.
Barack Obama has the opposite combination from Sarah Palin, with his Sun in Leo and Aquarius as his rising sign, with Jupiter in Aquarius. The difference of expression is that Obama’s leadership qualities are more inclusive and in service to improving the quality of life for everyone. Obama’s Mars, the planet of will and action, are in strategic, service-oriented Virgo. While Sarah’s militaristic combination of the Sun, with Mars and Saturn, give her a stance of being ready to fight or to compete. Both have the Sun near the sunset place, which brings a focus of social influence, involvement with others, and with negotiating. Barack’s Sun is actually in the house of service. The Leo Sun personality has warmth and charm and the focus becomes leadership in serving the greater good. His Aquarian Ascendant wants to reach out in friendship and give information, and work for consensus.
Aquarius is the sign of knowledge, friendship, brotherhood, and equality. In some instances, Aquarius, an air sign, can be very busy with ideas and information and not very attentive to feelings. It is in fact, considered cold and detached. On the other hand, Aquarius upholds the ideals of fairness and equality. As Obama’s approach to life, we see his friendly smile and his desire to bring people together.
Obama has Jupiter, the planet of inspiration and expansiveness, in very early Aquarius, near his Saturn in Capricorn. Saturn represents the internalized ideas of how to be socially acceptable, and the rules of life. These planets offer Obama the talent of rational, logical orientation to life. Jupiter is the planet of scholars, legislators, and those who inspire others. Saturn is the planet of discipline and order, which is strong in its own sign of Capricorn. The combination illustrates Obama’s connection with the deeper aspects of life. These qualities are very different than we find with John McCain.
John McCain has Sun in Virgo, with dreamy Neptune and Venus. These planets with the Sun give McCain that quality of a down-to-earth, nice guy, who likes to be liked. His rising sign is Pisces, with Saturn in the first house in Pisces. This gives a very soft demeanor, quite in contrast to his running mate, Sarah, “the barracuda.” Sarah was born during the Uranus-Pluto conjunction in Virgo. These are the potent planets of revolution and social transformation. We saw their influence on society in 1964 to 1966. These ‘power’ planets in Sarah’s chart connect directly with John’s Sun/Neptune. If they ran the country together, we could expect Sarah to be charging on some strong programs. Sarah’s Sun/Mars/Saturn sit just above John’s Ascendant, in his 12th house. She will make a strong ruler from the background. She may have many plans for how she wants to shape the power of the Presidency.
The other pair of Candidates has more of a shared working relationship with equal respect. Joe Biden’s birth time is unknown, but the planetary group of his Scorpio planets gives good support to Obama’s Midheaven, the career area of the chart. Joe has Mars, Mercury, and Venus surrounding his Sun. This gives him good powers of reason and discussion. He does not have the flare of the other three candidates, but he has the qualities of a reformer and revolutionary in his own right. Joe Biden was born with Saturn and Uranus together in Gemini. These planets connect with Obama’s Moon, which gives him additional influence when discussing important issues. Biden and Obama have connections between their charts that support each man’s theme of leadership focused on the cause of improving life for others.
This election is a difficult call. Tune in to the first show of Sirius Star Talk to hear more about the candidates and the unusual astrological patterns that are likely to surprise us on Election Day!
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First show airs on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, at 4 pm PST.