David Cameron is a British politician, leader of the Conservative party. His party is well ahead in the polls, and they have done stunningly well in recent local elections. Under these circumstance, there is a growing assumption that he’ll be British Prime Minister some time in the next couple of years.
So far I haven’t paid much attention to his astrology – I’ve been mesmerised by the dreadfulness of ongoing trends in current Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s horoscope. And I can’t help thinking of the John Boorman film Excalibur, where the condition of King Arthur and his kingdom are inextricably linked – a damaged king makes for a damaged land. Yet in Gordon Brown’s case there’s no Holy Grail.
Anyway, it’s now time to focus on the man who’s supposedly going to be Prime Minister very soon. His star sign is Libra, which is a great sign to have if you want to be a politician. Although Librans can be weak and uncommitted, those that succeed in politics can be cleverly manipulative, using their understanding of human nature to help propel themselves to the top. Vladimir Putin is a Libran, and so’s Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and neither man strikes me as being a weak leader.
Most significantly, Margaret Thatcher is a Libran. And I think she illustrates one of the key points about this sign. The symbol for Libra is the Scales, and most Librans want to adjust themselves, so that they harmonise with their environment. Yet Margaret Thatcher had a reputation for being uncompromising – ‘The lady’s not for turning!’ being one of her most famous quotes. It seems that in many cases she wanted the world to adjust to her, rather than the other way round.
When I look at David Cameron’s chart, I get a feeling that he’s not in the mould of Margaret Thatcher. Aside from the Sun, he’s also got the Ascendant and Venus in Libra. I get the impression that this is someone with great social skills, who wants, as far as possible, to make everyone happy.
And while his Moon in Leo makes him a proud and sometimes forceful person, it’s not the same Moon as Margaret Thatcher. Her Moon, like that of Winston Churchill, was positioned right at the end of Leo, close to Regulus, the royal star. David Cameron’s Moon, by contrast, is in early Leo – so it’s unlikely to provide the kind of drive, ambition and intensity that was such a defining feature of the careers of Thatcher and Churchill.
Though to be fair, David Cameron does have the planet Mars on Regulus. The astrologer Vivian E. Robson said of this position:
Honour, fame, strong character, public prominence, high military command.
Still, when I look at David Cameron’s Hindu horoscope, I start to wonder what he’s doing in such a high political position. As far as I can see, there just isn’t the mark of political greatness. Also, in Hindu astrology, he has an opposition between Venus and Saturn, slap across his crucial First-Seventh house axis – Gordon Brown having the exact same feature. To me this is troubling, and I’ve got a hunch that David Cameron, despite his desire to make everyone happy, is capable of making enemies, particularly until May 2011, when the full power of the Venus-Saturn aspect is in force.
On the plus side, David Cameron’s chart isn’t as badly afflicted as Gordon’s Brown’s, and as things stand there’s no reason to believe that he won’t be Prime Minister. And he’s helped by a wonderful conjunction between the Moon and Jupiter, that takes place in Leo in Western astrology, in Cancer in Hindu astrology. This conjunction really is very fortunate, and suggests a man who has got a fair mount of luck.
Nonetheless, I can’t help thinking that the Conservative Party could have picked a leader with a better horoscope. Things might be OK now, but fast-forward a couple of years, to Cameron as Prime Minister, and it might be a different story.
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