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!
Of all the contenders for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 that we have so far, Pete Buttigieg might seem like the least likely. His claim to fame is as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, a wonderful city I’m sure, but not one that most Americans would be able to point out on a map of the United States, or even of Indiana.
Buttigieg’s second claim to fame is as the only openly gay candidate running for the Democratic nomination. He is also the youngest of our contenders, beating out Tulsi Gabbard by eight months. This might cause some people to view Buttigieg as a sort of “vanity” candidate, more interested in making a statement than in winning. However, I’m not so sure about that.
Senator Kamala Harris is another of the contenders for the Democratic nomination in 2020 (at least the ones who have announced their intension to run) for whom we have a complete horoscope. (Click on Kamala Harris to see the chart.)
The most striking thing about this chart is the fact that Harris was born under a Full Moon, with the Sun and the Moon almost exactly opposite one another. This often indicates a strong personality (Donald Trump is also a full moon baby) but it also describes a personality divided against itself. In Harris’ case that divide seems to be between her Libra idealism and desire for consensus and her combative, get-out-of-my-way Aries Moon.
When I started this series I assumed that I would be looking at a lot of horoscopes without birth times. To my surprise, the time of birth is known for at least two of the contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. One of them is Julian Castro, who mentioned his time of birth (as well as that of his identical twin brother, Joaquin) in an NPR interview. (Click on Julian Castro to see the chart.)
Even though Castro is not the youngest person in this field, he has a long history of being the youngest among his peers. He was the youngest person ever elected to the San Antonio city council, the youngest mayor of a major city and, as Obama’s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the youngest cabinet secretary. Castro lags behind most of these contenders in terms of name recognition, but he is the equal to any when it comes to ambition.
The Contenders: Kirsten Gillibrand and Tulsi Gabbard
In this series I am looking at the charts of people who are vying for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. I’ve decided to put these two candidates together because both face serious challenges, both politically and astrologically. (Click on Kirsten Gillibrand to see a chart done for noon on her birth date and on Tulsi Gabbard to the same for her birth date.)
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is probably known to most of America as the candidate who announced on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” That gave her campaign a little pop culture buzz. Lately, however, that buzz has been drowned out by liberal outrage over some of the positions Gillibrand held when she was a congresswoman represent a conservative district in northern New York state. Back then Gillibrand expressed opinions with regard to immigration that would go well with a MAGA hat and she opposed gun control.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard brings youth into the race, but she also brings some history. While serving in the Hawaiian legislature she was a vocal opponent of both gay marriage and civil union. She’s even on record advocating “conversion therapy”, a process that begins with the theory that homosexuality is a kind of mental illness. Even though her resume on other Democratic talking point is sound, this activity has a lot people shaking their heads.
