{"id":874,"date":"2009-01-16T10:14:37","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T18:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/?p=874"},"modified":"2009-01-16T10:14:37","modified_gmt":"2009-01-16T18:14:37","slug":"inaugural-astrology-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2009\/01\/inaugural-astrology-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural astrology chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Via Gary Paul Glynn, a Bloomington, Indiana-based astrologer who puts out a weekly report called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.branches.com\/astrologick.htm\">Astrologick<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Inaugural Chart<\/p>\n<p>One of the most important themes to impact the coming year (as well as<br \/>\nthe next four years) involves the prospects of a new administration as<br \/>\nit grasps the wheel of this out-of-control bus, headed toward the edge<br \/>\nof the abyss. Will President Barack Obama be able to make good on his<br \/>\ncampaign promises and steer the course of the country back onto the road<br \/>\nto peace and prosperity? Reestablish the rule of law and see that<br \/>\njustice is served on those who subverted the U.S. Constitution? In<br \/>\nastrology, one of the primary indicators of the character of a new<br \/>\nadministration is found in the Inauguration chart, drawn-up for the time<br \/>\nand place that the president-elect takes the Oath of Office.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1933), the<br \/>\nadministration of the Oath of Office always takes place on January 20 at<br \/>\nnoon, although sometimes circumstances see the swearing-in take place<br \/>\nsomewhat later than noon (In 1961, John F. Kennedy wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t sworn-in until<br \/>\n12:52 p.m.). There could be some minor changes to the Inaugural chart if<br \/>\nObama takes the Oath of Office a few minutes later than noon and a major<br \/>\nchange if he takes it after 12:30 p.m. Making the assumption that<br \/>\neverything will go according to plan and that Barack Obama takes the<br \/>\nOath of Office within minutes of noon, this is what it looks like. In<br \/>\nthe event that the Oath is administered later than 12:30, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll report<br \/>\nback next week.<\/p>\n<p>With a concentration of planets in democratically-oriented Aquarius and<br \/>\nin the tenth house of administrative functions, we see the strong<br \/>\npossibility that President Obama will make good on his pledge to make<br \/>\nthe White House the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153People\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s House.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Elevated in the chart, we see<br \/>\nMercury forming an inferior conjunction with the Sun (Mercury\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s orbit<br \/>\nbrings it precisely between the Sun and the Earth), suggesting a<br \/>\nwillingness to communicate in clear terms with an emphasis on<br \/>\ninformation technology. This is also a sign of keen intelligence and a<br \/>\nwillingness to embrace science \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a complete 180-degree from the last<br \/>\neight years. As both Mercury and the Sun are closely conjunct Jupiter,<br \/>\nwe can expect to see a much more open and less secretive administration<br \/>\nas well as a cabinet of policy wonks.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the fact that Taurus is rising in this chart, we see a<br \/>\nstrong focus on The Economy and need for stability in this area. Venus,<br \/>\nthe ruler of Taurus (and the ruler of this chart) is joined with<br \/>\nunpredictable Uranus which suggests greater levels of instability and<br \/>\nunforeseeable movements with regard to money as well as the values that<br \/>\nmost Americans hold as their own. On the other hand, Venus combined with<br \/>\nUranus shows the potential for creative innovation and perhaps the<br \/>\ninvention of new, cutting edge solutions to the fiscal mess Obama is<br \/>\ninheriting. But not everybody will be happy with his decisions, that we<br \/>\ncan be sure of.<\/p>\n<p>In this same area, challenges and opportunities await our next president<br \/>\nas restrictive Saturn sits opposite the Venus-Uranus conjunction,<br \/>\nsuggesting that Obama\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s creative drive will be need to be grounded in<br \/>\nreality and that progress may be slower than what many people expect.<br \/>\nThis opposition pits the notion of creative change (Venus-Uranus)<br \/>\nagainst the status quo, financial restraints and conservative opposition<br \/>\nto his more progressive approaches. Although the going may be slow,<br \/>\nseveral helpful alignments to this opposition from Mars (action) in<br \/>\nconstructive Capricorn points to a steady, undeterred approach that<br \/>\nwon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t easily back down in the fact of obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Mars in Capricorn, this is perhaps one of the best signs for<br \/>\nMars to be located in when it comes to the practical application of<br \/>\nenergy and ambition. Unlike the over-amped, over-pronounced Mars found<br \/>\nin George W. Bush\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2001 Inaugural chart that pointed to his eagerness<br \/>\nto start wars (the self-described \u00e2\u20ac\u0153War President\u00e2\u20ac\u009d), Mars, tamed in<br \/>\nCapricorn is about the cautious use of force as last-resort. With Mars<br \/>\nin Capricorn sitting in the ninth house of international affairs, Obama<br \/>\nwill undoubtedly put more of his energy into diplomatic measures than to<br \/>\nuse a loaded gun to bully neighbors into doing our bidding. Although<br \/>\ncautious, there is nothing to suggest he won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t use military force if he<br \/>\nneeds to protect American interests, but it seems more likely that the<br \/>\nObama administration will work within the limits of international laws,<br \/>\ntreaties and the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>As the ninth house also involves courts and the concept of justice, I<br \/>\nwould hazard to guess that the Mars placement would involve the pursuit<br \/>\nof criminal wrong-doing, although it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also likely that Mars in<br \/>\nCapricorn means that the Obama administration will take a more gradual<br \/>\nand cautious approach than many of us would like to see. Even so, it<br \/>\nseems as though justice still has a chance of prevailing in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of items in the Inaugural chart that gives<br \/>\nastrologers pause, the first of which involves Mercury retrograde. As<br \/>\nmany readers know, Mercury retrograde isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the best time to set off on<br \/>\na new course or take an oath, but it can also be said that many of the<br \/>\nmost successful enterprises where launched when Mercury was retrograde \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<br \/>\nthe United States being one of them. The fact that Mercury is precisely<br \/>\nconjunct the Sun and moving at its fastest retrograde speed could<br \/>\nmitigate some of the more problematic aspects of retrograde. This might<br \/>\nalso mean that President Obama will have to reconsider, change or revise<br \/>\nsome of his plans, particularly if he runs across any major suprises<br \/>\nhidden in the closet of the Oval Office. In fact, much of his first term<br \/>\nwill probably be spent undoing many of the policy decisions put into<br \/>\nplace by his predecessor. As Mercury retrograde is about thoughtful<br \/>\ncontemplation and review, there is also less likelihood of rushing<br \/>\nheadlong into ill-conceived decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor is that retrograde Mercury is sitting on the cusp of<br \/>\nAquarius-Capricorn, reentering Capricorn the day following the<br \/>\nInauguration. This also supports the notion of having to go back to<br \/>\nreorder the structure of the relationship between the government and the<br \/>\ncorporations that appear to own it. We might see this as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bridging\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or<br \/>\nperhaps a longer-term transition than most people want or expect as<br \/>\nconsiderable time and mental energy needs to be directed into damage<br \/>\ncontrol, making new initiatives slow in coming.<\/p>\n<p>When looking at mundane charts such as this, the Moon is always<br \/>\nrepresentative of the general public. The fact that the Scorpio Moon in<br \/>\nthe Inaugural chart happens to sit on the midheaven of Barack Obama\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<br \/>\nnatal chart means that The People have very passionate and intense<br \/>\nexpectations of the Obama administration. The last degree of Scorpio on<br \/>\nwhich the Moon is located tends to be rather stubborn and bull-headed,<br \/>\nparticularly where the issue of money and debt are concerned, so there<br \/>\nare high hopes that Obama will be able to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fix\u00e2\u20ac\u009d things so we can go back<br \/>\nto \u00e2\u20ac\u0153normal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c whatever that is, or once was.<\/p>\n<p>The potential fly-in-the-ointment factor here is that the Moon will be<br \/>\nvoid-of-course in the final degree of Scorpio if Barack Obama is<br \/>\nsworn-in before 12:29 p.m. For those unfamiliar with the concept of Moon<br \/>\nvoid-of-course, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a term that describes the period of time when the<br \/>\nMoon, moving through a particular sign ceases to form major alignments<br \/>\nto any of the planets while still residing in that sign. During a<br \/>\nvoid-of-course, issues and prerogatives symbolized by the Moon go<br \/>\nunanswered and ultimately come to nothing. In this case, there is the<br \/>\npossibility that the high expectations, hopes and anticipations of The<br \/>\nPeople following the election may be disappointed. Worst-case scenario<br \/>\nis that Barack Obama is unable to complete his first term in office.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back over the Inauguration charts from the past century, there<br \/>\nare six instances when the Moon was void-of-course. Of these, half of<br \/>\nthe VOC administrations involved Franklin D. Roosevelt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fourth and<br \/>\nfinal term in office, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Nixon second term \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<br \/>\nall of which where never completed. The other three involved Woodrow<br \/>\nWilson who suffered a stroke during his second term (but managed to hide<br \/>\nhis incapacity), Calvin Coolidge where nothing happened and Bill<br \/>\nClinton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second term when he was impeached, yet remained in office.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the VOC Scorpio Moon is at the cusp of Sagittarius may<br \/>\nalso indicate another form of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bridging,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d perhaps the transition from<br \/>\nthe personal to the collective. This could be a difficult bridge for<br \/>\nmany people to cross as the notion of personal gain at the expense of<br \/>\neveryone else is hard-wired into our concept of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153good life.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Of<br \/>\ncourse, if Barack Obama is sworn-in after 12:29 p.m., it seems likely<br \/>\nthat he will be able to gain considerable traction coming out of the<br \/>\ngate instead of straddling two worlds for much of his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>As far as what we can expect during the first 100 days of the new<br \/>\nadministration, there are indications in the Inaugural chart as well as<br \/>\nthe U.S. chart that suggest events that will shake Americans out of<br \/>\ntheir unrealistic dreams, away from the concepts of individual gains and<br \/>\npersonal standards. Attempts to resurrect the way we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re used to doing<br \/>\nbusiness will ultimately fail, forcing us to restructure our entire<br \/>\nconcept of the Pursuit of Happiness. The American people are angry,<br \/>\nrestless and on the verge of blowing their tops and it won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take much<br \/>\nfor this to happen.<\/p>\n<p>I know this probably sounds like a downer, but the underlying cause of<br \/>\nour current economic and environmental crisis is based on unrealistic<br \/>\nassumptions about the very nature of reality. Without a fundamental<br \/>\nchange in consciousness, there can never be any true change in the<br \/>\ncircumstances we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve created for ourselves. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve become sick in our<br \/>\nsouls as a result of our nearly exclusive pursuit of material gain and<br \/>\nnow the healing is at hand; with Chiron the Healer rising in Barack<br \/>\nObama\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s chart at the time of his Inauguration, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more than our new<br \/>\npresident, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s our new physician.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the charts of the United States, the Inauguration and Barack<br \/>\nObama, one thing is certain, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re very fortunate to have elected Barack<br \/>\nObama to lead us through this time of crisis, discontent, restructuring<br \/>\nand rebirth. If nothing else, we have an intelligent, compassionate and<br \/>\nwilling leader that will help point us toward a more realistic goal that<br \/>\nsees past our differences and nationalities while raising the notion<br \/>\nthat we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all in this together. It will take patience on all our parts,<br \/>\neven when things begin to appear desperate, in order to make the most of<br \/>\nthe opportunities that will soon present themselves to us as we take<br \/>\nanother firm step along the road to redemption.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Gary Paul Glynn, a Bloomington, Indiana-based astrologer who puts out a weekly report called Astrologick: Inaugural Chart One of the most important themes to impact the coming year (as well as the next four years) involves the prospects of a new administration as it grasps the wheel of this out-of-control bus, headed toward the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellany"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":875,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874\/revisions\/875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}