A fun spin on serious cosmic stuff! Wendell C. Perry has 40 years experience studying astrology and how it impacts personalities & relationships. He's written two books & published articles in astrology magazines. He's happy to share this website so that you, too, can have fun with astrology to help you in everyday life!
How does a person go about deciding to be a hero? It’s usually involves a confluence of events, character and a choice. On Dec. 1, 1955 Rosa Parks made a choice not to obey the order of a Montgomery city bus driver and give her seat to a white passenger. That was about an event, her character and her choice, but the astrology involved is interesting.
(Click here to see a double chart with Parks’ on the inside and the chart for December 1, 1955 on the outside. Please note that the chart for Rosa Parks in not considered reliable. The time appeared on a website, but the ultimate source is unknown. In this discussion I will only touch on matters that are not dependent on the time of birth.)
On the day that Rosa Parks became an American hero transiting Mars was forming a square aspect with transiting Uranus. There couldn’t be a more dynamic indicator of rebellion. It is aspect for snap decisions and defiance. When Parks boarded that bus she was just looking for a ride home. She had no grand plan for a protest against segregation. It was only when the bus drive demanded that she and the other passengers in the first row of the “colored” section give up their seats that Parks decided that it was time to take action.
In my last article (which I just published today, sorry) I talked about the grand trine formed by transiting Saturn, transiting Uranus and Donald Trump’s natal Mars. I remarked that this was an aspect system that seemed beneficial but involved planets that generally seen as troublesome. My reading of the aspects was “Everything is going great, until it ain’t.”
With trine aspects there is a positive flow of energy, but when planets like Saturn, Mars and Uranus are involved that energy can end up flowing in destructive directions. That’s what happened to President Trump with the firing of James Comey. Now it has happened again with allegations that Trump released classified information to a foreign government during a chummy chat with the Russian Ambassador and the Russian Foreign Minister.
I don’t usually consider aspects by the faster moving planets when I’m looking at politics, but with a hyper-active President like Trump, who seems to act on impulse, I think I’m going to have to start. Trump fired James Comey when transiting Mars was square transiting Neptune. Under such an aspect, actions taken will have unforeseen results. Trump expected that firing Comey would get bi-partisan support. Instead, it made him look like a crook.
Right now, in the horoscope of Donald Trump transiting Saturn and Uranus are forming a Grand Trine with his Mars in Leo. A Grand Trine is a linking of three planets with 120 degree aspects so that they form a large triangle across the horoscope. It’s supposed to be one of the most positive indicators in astrology, but there are exceptions.
In Trump’s case we have disruptive Uranus combined with authoritative Saturn and combative Mars. The connotations of these planets is by no means always negative, but all together they can spell trouble. It’s like you threw a party and invited only your three most dysfunctional friends. At some point the onion dip is bound the hit the fan.
Today, in a move that left just about everyone paying attention to politics aghast, Donald Trump fired the head of the F.B.I., James Comey. Comey has long been a controversial figure. Back in March, when Comey categorically denied that there was any basis for Trump’s accusations that the Obama administration had “tapped” his phones during the election, I proposed the question: “Is James Comey the Anti-Trump?” At the time I felt that this was an over-statement. (Click here to see that article.)
Comey’s Sun (click here to see a chart done for noon on his birthday) is directly opposite Trump’s Sun and conjunct his Moon, so obviously there is an astrological link between them. Also, Comey’s Uranus is conjunct Trump’s Mars, indicating that Comey is seen by Trump as a disruptive factor. The President gave as his reason for firing Comey was his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. Since Trump crowed about Comey’s remarks in this regard throughout his campaign, this rings false and many people are looking for other motivations.
