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!
With Jupiter riding the Midheaven of the Aug.18 New Moon chart (click here to see the article and the chart) I expected to see a lot of hoopla and exaggerated promises. The Democratic and Republican conventions deliver all this and more. If Jupiter were the only significant factor in this chart, it would have been an entertaining two weeks. But, of course, it wasn’t.
I predicted that the square by Mars to Saturn and Pluto in the Tenth House of that chart would bring strong actions involving law enforcement. Two of those actions were relatively positive. The Dept. of Justice announced a successful coordination of federal officers and local law enforcement had resulted in 1500 arrests and efforts by state law enforcement in Georgia located 40 missing children.
However, this positive news was overshadowed by yet another video showing an unarmed black man being shot, this time in the back at short range, by a police officer. This sparked a wave of protest which, on the first two nights, turned violent. This is something I predicted could come out of this aspect but I would have much rather have been wrong.
Sometimes we try to hide from our horoscopes, but they almost always finds us. This seems to be the case with Jerry Falwell Jr. (Click on Jerry Falwell Jr. to see the chart.) There are many interesting features in this horoscope, but the one that struck me was the placement of his Mars in sensual Taurus and his Venus is boastful Leo.
This is what I say about this combination of Mars and Venus in my Mars/Venus Handbook: “You are too demonstrative a Lover with too much of an appreciation for drama and display in your love life to keep it completely secret. And, typically, you’re having too much fun to care. You are a boisterous, fiery Mars in Taurus Lover: warm-hearted, generous and profoundly sensual. You have a taste for the unusual in your sexual experiences and bragging rights matter as much as sensation.”
According to an article published in 2019, people who worked with Jerry Falwell Jr. at Liberty University reported that Falwell talked about his sex life incessantly and bragged about he virility. Apparently, Falwell also sent provocative photos of his wife to some of his male friends. Then, a couple of days ago, a young man came forward with allegations that he had had sex with Falwell’s wife while Falwell watched. Jerry Falwell admitted that his wife had had an affair but denied that he had watched the couple. Yesterday, he resigned as the head of Liberty University.
In my last installment I discussed the astrological handicaps that Joe Biden was going to have to overcome if he hopes to become President. (Click here to see that article.) Now, with the Republican convention starting, I thought it was time I look at the obstacles that are facing Donald Trump. (Click on Donald Trump to see his horoscope.)
The chief astrological problem facing President Trump in this election campaign is the opposition to his natal Venus by transiting Saturn. This aspect came within a one degree orb on Aug. 17. It will remain within that range until shortly after the election. What makes this aspect so significant is that the essential function of Venus in the horoscope is to make people appreciate and like us. Saturn restricts that function. Obiviously, this is not what you want to happen when you are in the middle of an election campaign. With this transit, rather than appealing to people, which is what a candidate needs to do, Trump is more like to offend and alienate them.
This opposition also restricts empathy. Since Donald Trump has Venus conjunct Saturn in his natal horoscope, empathy has never been a strong component in his personality, which is fine. We all don’t have to be Mother Theresa. However, this opposition is likely to put a spotlight on this lack of empathy in a way that could severely undercut Trump’s appeal to voters.
I used the term “handicapping” not just because I’m currently living in horse racing country, but because we are entering the homestretch of a presidential race in which both competitors are burdened with significant astrological handicaps. Since the democrats now have an official nominee, I’m going to start with the handicaps facing Joe Biden. (Click on Joe Biden to see his chart.)
The first of these handicaps is something I’ve already mentioned several times with regard to Biden. Transiting Neptune is currently hanging around the I.C. of Biden’s natal chart. In a previous article I played around with Biden’s time of birth a bit, (Click here to see that article) but, even using the published time of birth, this conjunction will be within a degree until Oct. 7.
Having transiting Neptune in a prominent position in your horoscope can be great for creative work or for advancing your spiritual development, but it’s not such a good thing when you’re trying to articulate your ideas and ideals in a political environment in which snappy one-liners are what counts. What makes this aspect even worse for Biden is the fact that Neptune is in the Tenth House of his natal horoscope. Vagueness, rambling stories and verbal gaffs are just a part of the Biden brand. This aspect will only increase that tendency.
