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!
Today the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyid Erdogan, signed a deal that essentially gives that country control of a section of northern Syria. Russia in backing Turkey in this landgrab and the President of Syria has given his support. The only thing no one is sure of is how the Kurds, who are currently living in this section of Syria, will react.
Missing from these proceedings, thanks to President Trump’s decision to remove US troops from that area, was the United States of America. Supposedly, the White House was closely “watching” as this deal was being made but they were watching from the outside as both Erdogan and Vladimir Putin got exactly what they wanted. I thought it might be interesting to look at the horoscopes of these two men and see how this dual victory came about.
The horoscopes we have for Putin and Erdogan have been labeled questionable. The source for the birth time for both men are considered unreliable. (Click on Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan to go to Astro Databank and see the charts and their disclaimers.) However, with regard to recent events, those questionable charts have not done so badly.
Hillary Clinton’s remarks about the Russians “grooming” a current Democratic candidate for a third party run in 2020 designed to give the election to Donald Trump has raised quite a stir. It seems pretty obvious that the candidate she was referring to was Tulsi Gabbard, and Gabbard wasted no time in firing back.
What’s interesting about this exchange, from an astrological point of view, is that both Clinton and Gabbard have significant aspects in their charts involving Mars and Pluto. Clinton has Mars conjunct Pluto in Leo. Gabbard has Mars (along with the Sun and Venus) in Aries opposed to Pluto. People with Mars in hard aspects with Pluto tend to be fighters. They also often possess a propensity for pissing people off. This has been a problem for HRC throughout her career. Gabbard’s vitriolic response to Clinton's accusation indicates that she is also doesn't mind making enemies.
Yesterday acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney announced in a press conference that President Trump did indeed withhold military aid from Ukraine in order to induce the President of Ukraine to initiate an investigation that would help Trump politically. With this one remark, emphatically made and repeated, Mulvaney undercut claims made by both the President and his supporters that there was no “quid pro quo” in Trump’s famous phone conversation with the Ukrainian President.
Mulvaney’s chart reveals both a penchant for impulsive behavior and maladroit pronouncements. (Click on Mick Mulvaney to see a chart done for noon on his date of birth.) Rambunctious Mars is square his natal Sun while Saturn is square his Mercury. People with Saturn square Mercury tend to speak plainly, while people with Mars square the Sun (particularly when the Sun is in a Water sign like Cancer) go with their gut without a whole lot of thought about the ramifications.
Of course, this is not the first time Mulvaney’s mouth has gotten him in trouble. During the Republican primaries he was highly critical of Donald Trump and once called him a “terrible human being.” Apparently President Trump forgave this remark. Whether Mulvaney will be forgiven for what he said yesterday remains to be seen.
Astrology at Work: The Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Last week I discussed the impeachment proceedings brought against Richard Nixon. (Click here to see the article.) For a lot of people, 1974 is ancient history. Nowadays, when people think about impeachment they are more likely to think of 1998 and 1999 and stains on a red dress.
Richard Nixon’s troubles started when a Saturn transit set off the paranoia of which Capricorns, particular with they are feeling insecure, are often prone. In Clinton’s case it was a secondary progression that sparked the self-indulgence toward which Leos are sometimes inclined. In July 1995, when Clinton’s secondary progressed Venus was square his natal Sun, a young woman named Monica Lewinsky joined the staff at the White House. Before long President Clinton’s interest in this impressionable intern became sexual. (Click on Bill Clinton to see the horoscope.)
