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!
We’re coming up on the time of year when everyone with a political mindset is focused on Iowa, where the first step toward choosing the Democratic nominee will be taken. I thought it might be fun to rundown the transits on Feb.3 (the day of fhe caucuses) for the top Democratic candidates. Click on the candidates name to see his or her chart.
Joe Biden – Right now Neptune, which will be crossing Biden’s natal I.C. throughout this year, has temporarily pulled back from that position. This aspect will make it difficult for Biden to define himself clearly to voters, but at present I don’t think that’s going to be a problem. Instead, Biden has transiting Saturn opposed to his natal Jupiter. I think that this could cut into Biden’s popular appeal and hurt him in these caucuses.
Bernie Sanders – Sanders has been surging recently and, since we do not have a complete horoscope for him, I’m not sure why. On caucus day Mars will be sextile Bernie’s Venus. I think this means that he will have at least a moderately good showing. However, Pluto is currently square his Mars. Another health crisis could be on the horizon.
I don’t know if John Bolton ever gave himself a superhero name as a child (or as an adult) but he's beginning to take on superhero attributes among the opponents of President Trump. Thanks to some teasers from his upcoming book that somehow found their way to “The New York Times,” it now appears that Bolton might something crucial to say about the Ukraine matter. His testimony, if it is ever allowed to happen, could turn out to be the Trump Kryptonite that Democrats have been hoping for.
When I wrote about Bolton back in November (click here to see the article) I said that the aspects impacting his chart at that time would incline him toward caution but by January, when Pluto moved within a degree of a square to his natal Venus, he might be in the mood for a little revenge. When Bolton left his job as National Security Adviser back in September, President Trump couldn’t resist throwing a little shade his way. What Trump didn’t realize was getting the last word in an argument with a Scorpio isn’t just difficult, it’s dangerous.
The Full Moon chart for Jan. 10 featured some fearsome aspects (click here to see the article and the chart) but fortunately for us the prominence of Venus in that chart won out. We managed to dodge a potential war with Iran without further conflict. As I said in my analysis of that chart, the placement of Venus in the Tenth House indicated that the leadership of neither the U.S. nor Iran wanted a war and, at least for the time being, that has been enough to maintain the peace.
But who’s thinking about Iran now? It’s all about impeachment and the trial in the Senate. I thought that there would be more wrangling between Mitch McConnell and the Democrats before the Senate trial began, but the wrangling has continued even though the trial is underway, with Democrats complaining about the rules McConnell has imposed and the question of whether witnesses will be called still up in the air.
I think this all has to do with the placement of the Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Pluto all in the Eighth House of the Full Moon chart. The Eighth is about suspicion, blaming and hidden agendas, and we’ve seen plenty of that as this trial has gotten underway, but it is not about bring issues to a conclusion. For that we look at planets in the angular houses.
There are different styles of leadership. For the past three years we’ve seen a dramatic demonstration of one style, one that features plenty of bluster and the bold use (some might say abuse) of power. But there are other ways of leading that are quieter and more circumspect.
Martin Luther King was a Capricorn by Sun sign. His birth time has been given as noon. (Click on Martin Luther King to see the chart.) It is unlikely that he was born precisely at 12 PM, but even a time ten minutes off one way or another would place his Sun near the Midheaven of the chart. This is an indicator of leadership. It tells us that this person will be looked at by his peers and his community as a leader, whether he likes it or not.
The problem is that leadership does not come naturally to Capricorns. Capricorns are doers. They are oriented toward results, not glory. Capricorns typically have great organizational skills, but they rarely brag about those skills. They let their accomplishments and successes speak for themselves and quite often they do. When you find a Capricorn person in a leadership position it is typically because he or she knows better than anyone else how to get stuff done.
