At first I wasn't going to write anything about this
year's Presidential Election. No matter which party you belong to, someone ends
up angry with you. Even writing about politics from a purely astrological
perspective is dicey, as people are taking this election and their particular
candidate very personally. But then I realized this is the very reason I should
write something. We are living through an election the likes of which we have
never seen before. In my 60 some years living on this planet I do not remember
ever seeing an election this polarizing. It is like the entire nation is taking
part in some kind of reality show. We have two contestants, a major prize to be
won and unexpected obstacles to overcome as we the nation get to vote on a
winner. It is crazy.
Talking about Hillary Clinton to a Republican,
results in a foaming at the mouth rage that is visceral. And forget mentioning
Donald Trump to a Democrat…. The level of contempt just spews forth at
unprecedented levels. What happened??? Why is this election so polarizing and
for the $64,000 question - Who will be our next president?
I think the
stars have plenty to say about both candidates and which candidate is going to
win in November and eventually take the oath of office. Let's set knee-jerk
reactions aside for a moment and take a look at what the planets show.
Donald Trump is a Gemini. Hillary Clinton is a Scorpio. Both candidates
in different ways represent this country's shadow side. Trump is saying many of
the things Americans think but have not said out loud because it doesn't
reflect well on the values we grew up with. The view most Americans have of the
US, is a county that is the good guy and the one who wears the white hat and
always takes the high road. Let's face it, on some level we want to stop being
the voice of reason and restraint and bomb the heck out of those who want to
hurt us. We want to be the bully and stop being the one to get sand kicked in
our face. Trump makes it okay to be in touch with those parts of ourselves that
do not exactly represent the best and highest within us. He says take the low
road and let the other person watch out for a change. Instead of feeling weak
and powerless, we now feel strong and powerful. As Trump gets into one fight
after another it is as if all of America gets in touch with the part of them
that says "take that" and "how'd you like them apples"? Not exactly the road of
diplomacy and restraint. Even those not voting for Trump get to feel better
about themselves, because they are not doing what he is doing. In point of
face, they get to feel superior. Either way he shows us a side of ourselves as
a nation we often push aside.
Hillary on the other hand represents a
different part of our shadow. Scorpio is a sign that is most comfortable in the
shadows instead of the light. They work best behind the scenes and excel at
manipulation and deception. Hello? Sound like anyone we know? And what is
Hillary in so much trouble about? Her use of secret email accounts and not
being open and honest in her dealings and above all not following the rules
laid down for everyone. How perfectly Scorpio. There is a sublet vibration of
entitlement around her. "I'm doing important work so the rules don't apply to
me", something that is the underbelly of the American Dream. Our country is
founded upon principles of fairness and equality. But our country has been rich
and powerful for so long we have always been able to do pretty much what we
want and who's to stop us? Hillary forces us to realize that, as a nation, we
don't always practice what we preach. Here she is running for the highest
office possible and she has broken the law and not been held accountable.
Worse, she has not fallen on her sword and humbly apologized for doing wrong.
And we do not want to forgive her for that. How dare she think she is better
than everyone else? How dare she not hold up her mistakes and ask our
forgiveness? Americans will forgive almost anything as long as the person opens
up about it. Spin masters know this. They usually advise their client to
publicly confess and then maybe enter rehab and all will be forgiven. But
Hillary refuses to do so and this attitude is seen as unforgivably arrogant.
She seems to place herself above everyone else, something that infuriates
Americans. She is an example of how we are not as a nation living up to the
ideals of fairness and honesty our nation was founded upon and who wants to be
reminded of that? She is a living, breathing example of do as I say not as I
do.
What do both charts show about how each candidate views the office
of president and what kind of leadership does each candidate bring to the
table? The US has a very interesting astrology chart and both candidates relate
to it pretty strongly. As a nation we have Saturn at the top of our chart,
indicating that we want and need a strong leader. As a nation we can even go
too far in terms of strength and cross the line into arrogance, something we as
a nation have to be careful of. We also have four planets in the area of open
enemies and we can all agree that there are many countries that consider us
their enemy. As a nation we are blessed with both Mercury and Pluto in money
houses and we have known what it is to be the richest nation on the planet. But
whose chart (Hillary or Trump's) relates better to our nation's chart?
'Tune in next week for Part 2 - Donald Trump and the chart of America
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