I didn’t make any predictions about the midterm elections. There didn’t seem to be any point. The pollsters had already said that the Republicans would take control of the House of Representatives and the Democrats would hold the Senate. You didn’t have to be an astrologer to know that that was going to happen, and that was indeed what did happen.
As for Barack Obama’s immediate future, psychology, not astrology, can probably give you the answer. Whatever psychotherapists and new age gurus might tell you, people don’t change. Historically Barack Obama hasn’t held down his jobs for very long, whether it’s as a lawyer, a state legislator or a senator, and the presidency isn’t any different. So right now, as he contemplates the headache of a divided Congress, I believe he’ll be looking forward to the new job opportunities that the end of his term in January 2013 will bring.
Yet from an astrological point of view I’ve always believed that if he stands in 2012, he’ll win – this is because his luck dramatically improves over the Summer of this year.
By then, he will have already made up his mind – indeed, he will have had to make up his mind. So this really is a situation where Obama can benefit from an astrological consultation – an astrologer would I think tell him that things won’t get much worse, that soon enough he’ll be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately I don’t think Obama believes in astrology.
Still, at this moment in time, Obama has his fate in his own hands. He needs to look at America and realise that over the last couple of years he’s neglected his own destiny.
In his horoscope he has the North Node of the Dragon in Leo in the Seventh House. The North Node is where the northward path of the Moon crosses the path of the Sun. It’s the place we should be going to. The Seven House is about reaching out to ‘the other’, and in the context of American politics, it’s bipartisanship and understanding other people’s points of view. Leo is about leadership, but with the Seventh House involvement it’s the kind of leadership that involves cooperation with one’s political opponents.
The point opposite the North Node is the South Node. It represents the line of least resistance – the behaviours that come most easily, which represent the past rather than the future. The South Node is regressive.
Obama’s South Node is in Aquarius in the First House. Aquarius is cool, calm and logical, as well as being detached and sometimes a bit arrogant. The First House is about the self – believing one has got the answers, and in combination with Aquarius, tending to believe that one’s intellect sets one apart from ordinary mortals.
The midterm elections have focused fairly and squarely on Obama’s North and South Nodes. Over the next couple of years he will have to cooperate with a Republican-dominated House of Representatives, and he has a chance to tune into his North Node in Leo in the Seventh House. This means dropping the ideological baggage, and accepting that he hasn’t got all the answers. It also means connecting with the American people, as a leader who genuinely understands their needs.
In the first instance it will be tough road, but by the Summer of 2012, as his poll ratings start recovering, he’ll begin to see the benefits. Unless he’s decided to be a one-term President, which astrologically (and psychologically) is very likely.
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What this article is missing, or at least fails to mention, is the effect of the transiting Nodes on Obama’s chart in 2012.
Where the transiting North Node has the opportunity to strengthen someone and help them reach their goals, the transiting South Node does the opposite.
Having the transiting South Node affecting one’s chart via one the Ascendant, the Midheaven, or one of the personal planets can be a bit like trying to jog on a sheet of ice. You slip, you slide, you can’t quite get your footing. You feel uneasy because you’re not quite sure what the next step is going to bring.
During Primary Season in the summer of 2012, Obama has the transiting South Node conjunct his Moon as well as Tr Saturn in a t-square with his Jupiter/Mercury opposition. Just those two factors combined indicate a period of depression, of being challenged and unable to communicate effectively, of not being able to find one’s emotional equilibrium due to the challenges one is facing. Hope and Change are nowhere to be found. Instead, it seems like he’s angry and frustrated because he’s being forced to account for decisions he’s made, something I don’t think he’s had to do in any of his past work experiences.
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the Democrats try and find another nominee!
Jonathan,
Thanks for the comment. Personally I find myself using transits less and less – I find that they don’t work very well. I certainly wouldn’t make a forecast on the basis of the transiting nodes.
In the case of Barack Obama, one of the big arguments for him losing in 2008 was the fact that the transiting South Node was exactly on his Sun at the time of the election. And as we know, he won handsomely.
Astrology aside, I would have thought that it would be inconceivable that the Democrats would try to unseat Obama as their candidate in 2012, assuming he wants to run. I think the party still has memories of 1980, when Ted Kennedy tried to wrest the nomination from Jimmy Carter.
The way I see it, in the case of Obama, is that the key event is the start of his Saturn Dasa, in the Summer of 2012. His Saturn, in his Indian horoscope, is very strong, being in Capricorn in the First House conjunct Jupiter.
Unfortunately for Obama, he has to make a decision about whether or not to stand before his Saturn dasa starts, and it’s therefore possible, or even probable, that he’ll decide not to stand before he sees the real benefits. Also, in politicians’ charts, a change of Dasa can often mean the end of a political career, even if the planet ruling the new Dasa is well-placed. The best example of this is Margaret Thatcher, whose premiership ended when her Rahu dasa ended. So all things considered, I think it unilkely that Obama will want to stand again, but I wouldn’t entirely rule it out. In fact, he has a choice!
I never had a particular sympathy for Obama though I detest much more the Tea Party, like Italian Lega that gave the power to a sort of Beef Tannen… But your analysis is fundamentally right. I also do not think that for Oabama the Presidency was nothing but an experience, a great experience perhaps, but an experience. I see him as fundamentally detached from it, it never was his Work of the Whole life, his imprinting in history… I never saw him as a man who has the true charisma, a word which is abused by many too many today, that misunderstand its meaning with being popular. But to be popular does not at all means that you necessarily have charisma! Very unpopular people – like some prophet in the Old Testament to give an idea – can have a great charisma but no popularity…
The possibility he really feels atracted by one Presidency only role is great. As things contintue along the pathe they took what we likely can and will see is another Candidate, perhaps Hilary Clinton again, this time to remain…
Anon And Ever,
I would agree that I don’t think Obama’s heart is in it, and of course if he decides not to stand Hillary will be his successor… I can’t see a Republican winning in 2012, though that’s more of a political comment than an astrological one. Though I should start looking at some of the Republican contenders. The new kid on the block seems to be Marco Rubio.
Your comments here seem to contradict what you wrote a while back about the Jupiter-Saturn cycle and Obama having run at the wrong time. In that post, you stated that whoever won in 2008 would be unable to stop the momentum of the previous president and would likely not be reelected. You cited Jackson and and Nixon as exceptions to win a second term–but, of course, the former was impeached and the latter was forced to resign. How do you reconcile these views? Thanks for your interesting and informative blog.
Michael,
From the perspective of a ‘liberal’, ‘radical’ or ‘progressive’ candidate, whether of the right or left, the Jupiter-Saturn opposition was the wrong time to stand. Obama could never have delivered on his promises.
In terms of what I wrote in 2008, I certainly got it wrong when I predicted that Obama would lose. I know why I made that mistake – I underestimated how incredibly fortunate his Hindu horoscope was, at that particular time. Since his election, I have always said that he will be re-elected, if he stands again. However in a second term he would, I believe, become a tough figure, who has finally understood the ropes of survival in Washington. Remembering that Jackson and Nixon were both remembered for their tough politics, both at home and abroad.
According to a recent poll, only eighty-two percent of Democrats would re-elect Obama if they could vote today. They voted for hope and ended up with change.
I’ve always maintained that it was mistake for the US to have voted for Obama – McCain would have been a better choice. However short of an unmentionable mishap, it is inevitable that Obama gets back into the White House. And I do believe that his second term will be a lot more successful than his first.
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