After watching Bernie on Jimmy Fallon, and after an inspiring conversation with a young man, whose hope was infectious, I looked at the candidate's charts with a little more depth.
One of the great synodic cycles for looking at political change is the cycle of Jupiter-Saturn. They conjunct every twenty years, perfectly aligning with our decades over the past century. Thus, the Roaring Twenties began with a Jupiter-Saturn conjunction and ended with a Jupiter-Saturn opposition. Every decade is in response to the previous one. The even-decades are decades of growth, The odd-decades are decades of decline and deconstruction. On December 21st, 2021, we begin a new Jupiter-Saturn cycle, which brings hope of an entirely different and new decade. Different policies, different leaders, different agendas. This beginning is at 00 degrees of Aquarius--talk about an auspicious Aquarian Age beginning. While Aquarius is a sign of revolution, it supports change, collaboration, universal healthcare, technology and science. In May of 2000, the last time Jupiter and Saturn joined forces, it was in Taurus, the sign of money, land, earth, slow-moving changes and the economy. May this shift in 2021 support a redirection of focus--away from money and into collaboration. Trump When Trump was elected he had just moved into his Jupiter time period (dasha)--Jupiter is the planet at royalty, of leadership, of expansion and of winning. Particularly in Trump's chart, where Jupiter rules the beneficial 5th house and lives in the 2nd house of wealth, this Jupiter time period supports his wealth, recognition and self-esteem growing. He will be in his Jupiter time period until 2032. This had me thinking that Trump might be able to stay in office for an entire eight years. He is currently in a sub-period (Bhukti) of Saturn (Jan 2019 - July 2021), which slows him down and brings issues. Saturn rules the difficult 6th House of enemies and obstacles, lives in the 12th house of loss and aspects the 6th, the 2nd and the 9th houses, bearing down on his finances and offering strength to those who oppose him. Meanwhile, the Jupiter dasha continues to benefit his finances. During the summer, the eclipses landed smack dab on his Venus-Saturn conjunction, which rattled his king-like stance. The eclipses in December 2019 (on Christmas day) and January (January 10th) will be back near his Venus and Saturn, while the Saturn-Pluto conjunction will be exactly opposite his Venus-Saturn conjunction. These transits are all very difficult transits on an already challenged part of his chart. These are resurrected daddy issues and chance for loss. When Saturn moves into his 6th house at the end of January (Vedic), his enemies grow stronger and obstacles increase. Meanwhile Jupiter has just moved into his 5th house--a classic signature time of royalty--and a beneficial transit for him--at least for his already over-inflated ego--which can get even bigger during this transit. While Jupiter will be in his 5th house until next November, his idea of himself may stay strong, especially as Jupiter will be aspecting his 1st house of purpose. However, Jupiter having just left his 4th house in Nov 2019, where it had been supporting his Sun-Rahu conjunction (the conjunction that is such a driving force of ambition and greed) means that Jupiter is no longer supporting his ambition and may let him down this year. In other words, he is likely to still view himself as king, but with less drive and ambition to do what is needed to stay there. When Jupiter moves into Capricorn from April to August and then again in November 2020, he is deeply let down. Jupiter gives strength to his enemies and he finds himself overwhelmed with challenges. This doesn't necessarily means that he loses the election, although it could mean that--and if he does win the election, it is likely that he loses the support of the senate. If Trump finds himself as president with a democrat senate and house, he will become ineffective and that is what 2021 - 2022 looks like for him. In western astrology, Jupiter and Saturn will be in his 5th house, on and off, throughout the year, leaving him in office and giving him room to continue to gain strength. At the beginning of 2021, both Jupiter and Saturn move into his 6th house, where he encounters much larger obstacles than in the past. Saturn in the 6th is a time of slowing down to plan for the future. It is a time of getting our ducks in a row. That both planets move into this house around inauguration time, can indicate a loss of king-ship during 2021. That combined with the Jupiter-Saturn time period that slows him down and increases obstacles, supports a potential rise in power for another candidate. If Trump gets through the eclipses in January, he is likely to stay in power until the elections. Sanders Which brings me to Bernie Sander's chart, for which we are less sure of his birth time. For him. Saturn has been in his 7th house, since Dec 2018 and will be until Dec 2020. When Saturn is in the 7th, all the work of the prior 14 years is revealed to the world and the world offers us opportunities based on all of our intentions, deeds and decisions of prior fourteen years. It is a time, when our careers and work begin to be more visible to the world. Saturn will move into the 8th for Bernie in December 2020, which brings on a testing time, while the work increases. Meanwhile, Jupiter is about to move into Bernie's 7th, joining Saturn, and supporting the growth of his mission, starting January 14th, 2020. This happens just after the eclipses and as the Saturn-Pluto conjunction is triggering deep challenges for Trump. In terms of Sander's vedic chart, the ruler, Mercury, is very strong, which supports him having a long and successful career. He is currently in the Rahu dasha, a time of ambition and drive. And just like Trump he has a Sun-Rahu conjunction with a strong Sun. This gives both men a strong ego, ambition, drive and greed. Bernie's placement of Sun and Rahu in the 3rd is greed for knowledge, communication and travel. Trump's combination is greed for recognition. Bernie is currently in the difficult Rahu-Moon time, Feb 2019 - Aug 2020, challenging him to stay in good health, both of mind and body. But his Moon is in his tenth house of career and well-aspected by the ruler of his chart, Mercury, which offers him lots of support. The Sunapha Yoga with a strong Mars supports him in having the courage and strength to overcome the issues that arise. In Aug 2020, Sanders moves into Rahu-Mars, which is time of courage, intensity and strength for him. While it does not indicate winning, it does indicate having the courage to win. With Mars being so strong (in its own sign, retrograde and Vargotamma), and with it being in the 11th house of gains and recognition, there is support for him having strength and victory in November of 2020. Harris With Kamala Harris (10/20/1964, 9:28 pm, Oakland, CA, A-rated birth time), Saturn is the strongest planet in her chart. This is a signature of a hard worker, a straight-shooter and someone driven to overcome. She is slow and steady and is in her Rahu-Saturn time. Rahu is the shadow planet of politics, and this is an excellent time for her. However, it ends July 3, 2020--just around the Democratic convention. She then moves into Rahu-Mercury. Mercury is the ruler of her chart and is together with a weak Sun. She is smart and hard-working, but lacks the deep conviction of her super-powers that Trump and Sanders have. With Saturn and Jupiter being in her 8th house of testing during this time, it looks like she keeps succeeding but not necessarily winning. In 2024, she will be in Rahu-Venus and both Saturn and Jupiter will be at the top of her chart--a much better time for her to win. Biden With Joseph Biden, he is in his Jupiter dasha til Sep 2022, which supports him staying in the limelight. He has a lovely exalted Jupiter in the 9th house of government, politics and the justice system. Mars, the ruler of his chart, is weak and he is in a sub-period of Mars until Apr 2020. Then, he moves into Jupiter-Rahu, which can greatly support his career, his drive and success. With a weak Lagna Lord (Mars in the 12th), it is hard for him to pull his strong Jupiter into full power. Jupiter and Rahu have a challenging relationship with each other in his chart which suggests that he has always had some internal conflict between his ambition and his gifts. That inner conflict gets stronger next May. With Saturn and Jupiter hovering in his 2nd house, I think his chart lacks the steam to get him over the threshold. However, with such a strong Jupiter, the less he does, the better his chances of winning are. In other words, other people might just prop him up and send him to the White House, whether he wants it or not. Others Unfortunately, I do not have an accurate birth time for any of the other candidates, which limits me from being able to view their charts. With Elizabeth Warren's chart, I can see that the Saturn-Jupiter conjunction that happens over next year will be on her Jupiter, which may be a very auspicious transit for her. With Tulsi Gabbard, the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction is close to her South Node and trining her natal Saturn-Jupiter conjunction which may be supportive for her--but greatly depends on exactly what kind of past-life stuff she is dealing with. I wish for all of us to get involved in this upcoming election. The winner does not seem to be predetermined. There is still room for someone else to win. Still room for more candidates. Still room for the wildness of January to change the landscape of what is to come. ------ I wrote this blog in November of 2019. After re-reading it and making a few little edits, I've decided to post it. I have a lot more to say, but for now, this is a glimpse.
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