NewsScope for May 26, 2008
By Wolfstar
Was Barack Obama Born at 7:11 pm?
Astrologers from 44 different countries gathered at the United Astrology Conference (UAC) in Denver last week and were treated to a new birth time for Barack Obama. The announced 7:11 pm* time was not from his birth certificate as originally billed, but from a circuitous route that leaves the data rated DD – Dirty Data. Still, many astrologers are touting this newly-found horoscope as accurate.
I don't buy it. Obama's theoretical Aquarius Ascendant puts Uranus, the ruler of his chart, in the seventh house of partners, where it's much afflicted by hard aspects to Saturn, the Midheaven, Vesta, and Pallas. How could such a placement be descriptive of Barack and Michelle's long-term, stable marriage? This 7:11 pm chart also features zero planets in the tenth or eleventh houses, necessary elements to assuming a national leadership role.
Every single president since World War I has had major natal placements in the first or tenth houses, emphasizing their sense of responsibility and self-motivation. The most common angular placements were Mars or Saturn (7/11), with Jupiter and Pluto in these houses also strongly represented (8/11). Obama's 7:11 pm time gives only Chiron in the first house, which describes him as a sensitive, wounded type - not exactly the image he's projecting in his campaign.
A 1:06 pm birth time** works well in practice and gives a Scorpio Ascendant, with the chart ruler Pluto in the tenth house. Pluto here describes the fundamental change that is Obama's campaign message. The co-ruler Mars is in the eleventh house of community action. Mars has progressed into the twelfth house of secret enemies, giving rise to the collective fear of assassination, which Hillary so indelicately expressed last week.
Top Five Astro-Events for June
1. Uranus opposes the U.S. Neptune, exact on June 2, but in effect all month. This combination reflects the ongoing economic crisis over gasoline prices, as the global oil market is strained by demands from industrial newcomers India and China. Uranus turns retrograde on June 26, and remains tightly configured with the U.S. Neptune through the summer.
2. Ceres opposes Pluto on June 11 at 0º Cancer/Capricorn, exactly squaring the critical Aries Point. The harsher Ceres themes of death and loss, along with stressed out relief agencies due to natural or manmade disasters, can be expected. This aspects' proximity to the U.S. Venus might indicate the death of a famous American.
3. The Sun is conjunct Venus on June 8, but these two travel together from the 1st through the 19th. This combination urges peace and harmony, although hard aspects to Uranus and Juno will be upsetting to many. Expect an unusual round of romantic triangles pitting the obligations of marriage against the possibilities of romance.
4. The Full Moon on June 18 aligns with a simultaneous opposition between Venus and Pluto, as Mercury turns direct on the 19th. Personal and political trends reach a culmination, as the emotional arc of recent events ends in either victory or defeat. This eventful phase marks a new beginning, as many realize who they can work with and who are enemies.
5. Mars trines Pluto on June 30, but is a favorable influence during the last week of June. Since Mars goes on to conjoin Saturn in early July, this aspect describes a constructive phase, where long-range plans can be effectively put into action. A concurrent Sun-Ceres conjunction in Cancer points to family members working together productively.
Harrison Ford's Crystal Skull
After 19 years, Indiana Jones is finally back, this time defying the critics' wan reviews with a hefty $140 million in week-end box office receipts. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is set in 1957 at the height of the Cold War, and depicts the Soviets as the evil-doers, which has raised hackles in modern-day Russia where the film has been called "ideological sabotage".
Harrison Ford was born during the New Moon in Cancer (July 13, 1942; 11:41 am; Chicago, IL), with cinematic Neptune conjunct his charming Libra Ascendant, a combination that bestows an unusual sensitivity and yearning for domestic tranquility. While his adventurous roles hardly portray this side of his personality, he has found privacy at his isolated Wyoming ranch, where he lives when not filming.
Ford's Mars in heroic Leo forms a supportive sextile to Venus in Gemini, giving the star plenty of charisma and sex appeal. This apparently minor aspect gains in significance since Venus is the ruler of Ford's horoscope. As a young actor, he had to supplement his income as a carpenter until he landed a role in American Graffiti in 1973, when transiting Saturn was conjunct his Venus.
Ford's Jupiter is "exalted" in Cancer, and since it's conjunct his Midheaven, his career has likewise assumed extraordinary dimensions of wealth and renown. By secondary progression, Jupiter is now at 20º Cancer, and only 0º05' from a conjunction with his Sun. Although his film career has faded in recent years, this unusually fortuitous combination indicates that he's about to surpass his previous phenomenal successes.
* For a first-hand account of the 7:11 pm data announcement, see http://planetwaves.net/pagetwo/2008/05/15/new-birth-time-for-obama-announced-at-uac/
** For an updated commentary on Obama's more likely birth time of 1:06 pm, see http://neptunecafe.com/obama.html
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