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!
At the beginning of this Presidential race I said that both candidates were working against severe handicaps in their horoscopes. In the end, it seems that Donald Trump’s Saturn opposing his natal Venus “trumped” (ha ha) Joe Biden’s Neptune on the I.C. and natal Sun in the Twelfth House in terms of badness. The closeness of the election is evidence that neither man was able to completely overcome his astrological handicap. Personally, I think it was really Kamala Harris’ extremely positive Secondary Progression that put Biden on top.
The good news for Donald Trump is that Saturn in currently moving out of a one degree orb in its opposition to his natal Venus. The bad news is that it is now within range of a quincunx to his natal Mars. Saturn is moving fast at this point but still, anger and frustration are going to be the order of the day for him for the next week or so.
Now that the United States has finally popped the question and asked Joe Biden to be its lawfully wedded President, I thought it might be a good time to check out the compatibility of these two lovebirds. I know, there’s an ex who’s promising to scuttle the nuptials with a Supreme Court ruling, but let’s assume love conquers all and that January wedding actually takes place. How do these two horoscopes compare? (Click here to see a double chart with the Sibly U.S. chart on the inside and Biden’s on the outside.)
The first of all, we’ll just consider the signs involved. Biden is a Scorpio by Sun sign and the U.S. is a Cancer. Scorpios have an innate understanding of Cancer’s emotionalism and typically have the patience necessary to weather Cancer’s mood changes. Biden’s Taurus Moon also works well with Cancer. The dependability and strength of Taurus is a comfort to Cancer. On the other hand, the fact that the U.S. Moon is in Fixed Aquarius indicates that there could be clashes of opinion.
Preparing for Election Day (or Week, or Month, or Whatever)
I think we can all agree that this election has a lot of Americans feeling tense. Democrats see four more years of Donald Trump as an existential crisis for the country, while Republicans view Joe Biden as the point man of a communist takeover. There is little or no middle ground in this election and no matter how it turns out, a lot of people are going to be crying foul.
This is also the first American presidential election in a long time that probably won’t be settled on election night. With all the mail-in and absentee votes, along with what could be a record turnout at the polls, all of it complicated by the pandemic, the counting of votes is likely to go on for days. Even when a winner is declared, it seems probable that there will be legal challenges that could drag the process out for weeks.
I wrote about some of the problems we might have with this election in my last “Following the Moon” articles. (Click here to see that article.) However, I think it would also be helpful to look at some of the transiting aspects that will be taking place on election night and beyond.
I thought that the New Moon chart for Oct. 16 had a decidedly menacing look with the Sun, Moon, Mars, Saturn and Pluto involved in a T-square. (Click here to see the article and the chart.) However, though we did have violent protests in Philadelphia because of the shooting of a black man by police, that violence has not spread across the country.
I also said that, the events that came out of this big T-square would not be conclusive. Police in Philadelphia say that the shooting there was justified and they are still investigating a mysterious van full of explosives that may or may not have been connected to the protests. Likewise, the fight to get a COVID relief bill through congress stymied. Congress has recessed with no bill in sight.
Meanwhile, the most pervasive violence in this country has been wrought by the COVID 19 virus, with infection rates surging in many states and new restrictions being imposed. The only good news on this front is that the death rate has decreased, mostly because we are much more aware of the danger the disease poses and getting better at treating it.
