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!
The last New Moon, on March 17, had me both worried and hopeful. I saw the potential for violence and the abuse of power. I also saw the potential of for positive, even transformative events. Looking over what happened during the past two weeks, I’d say we got a taste of both. (Click here to see that article and the chart.)
As I feared, we did have another school shooting, though this one was quashed quickly. (Only two people lost their lives.) Meanwhile, we had the march on Washington organized by the survivors of the Parkland shooting. This was an inspirational event, and when you consider the impact that these politically engaged young people are going to have on our future, it was also transformative.
Of all the changes taking place in Trump’s cabinet and staff, perhaps the most significant is the replacement of National Security Adviser, H. R. McMaster by John Bolton. McMaster is lifelong soldier and a bona fide war hero. Bolton, on the other hand, avoided military service during Vietnam (as did his former boss, George W. Bush and his new boss Donald Trump.) However, while McMaster has worked to temper Trump’s occasionally bellicose moods, Bolton has apparently never seen a war he didn’t like, and many people are concerned about his influence on this mercurial President.
A partial horoscope for Bolton reveals the source of his hawkish views. (Click on John Bolton to see a chart done for noon on his date of birth.) He is a Scorpio by Sun sign. Before the discovery of Pluto, Mars was the considered to be the ruler of Scorpio, and Scorpio people typically relish a good fight. Of course, for Scorpio a good fight is by no means a fair fight. While an Aries combatant will fight anyone, anytime, Scorpio rarely enters a battle without some sort of advantage.
Back in September 2015 I wrote about Elizabeth Holmes, who was at the time a rising star in the tech world. She had developed a diagnostic tool that promised to do tests for multiple diseases with a minimal amount of blood. The device represented a major breakthrough in medical technology and had already made Holmes (then 31) the world’s youngest female billionaire.
In that article (click here to see the article and on Elizabeth Holmes to see a partial horoscope done for noon on her date of birth) I pointed out how her personality was driven by hard, 90 degree aspects to her natal Sun by her natal Mars and Saturn. Under the influence of these tough, uncompromising aspects Holmes had become a person who worked seven days a week, never took a vacation and had virtually no personal life. That is one side a combined Mars and Saturn square the Sun, one that can lead a person to great accomplishments. Unfortunately, there is another.
In my report on the last New Moon I said that there would be a lot of Uranian surprises and disruptions during this two-week period but that we might not recognize their importance at first. This seems to be what’s happening with the firing of Andrew McCabe. It occurred just 24 hours before the New Moon and, in the immediate, it seemed petty and mean-spirited (firing a public servant just two days before he qualified for his pension), but not earthshaking. Now, however, McCabe’s dismissal is being seen by many as the first step toward firing Bob Mueller.
McCabe’s firing occurred has transiting Uranus was trine with his natal Jupiter. (Click on Andrew McCabe to see a chart done for noon on his date of birth.) This is the same kind of “lucky” aspect that we find in Donald Trump’s natal chart. In the past I’ve written about how this aspect has helped Trump avoid the consequences of his many business failures. I’ve also discussed how this aspect in currently being activated in his secondary progressed chart and is likely to “protect” him as the Mueller investigation closes in.
