The soldier and I have both filled out our ballots and will drop them off this week. As anyone who remotely follows astrology (blogs) knows, Saturn and Uranus will be in exact opposition on Election day, Neptune having turned direct the day before. Add all that up and anything is possible.

Personally, I can’t wait to be rid of these ballots. People in my circle do not discuss politics much (at least not overtly) but I feel (or at least I imagine) that all my relationships are strained because of it which is something I’ve never experienced before. If this opposition is in tight aspect to personal planets in your chart, I bet you’re having a similar experience.

How do you feel about this election?

It’s killer out there for someone like me. For one thing I have gifted / cursed with Libra and I have no choice at all but to see both sides of any issue. If you have Libra yourself, I expect you understand but if not try to understand there are people out there who find it almost impossible to pick a side. Family feud? Libra see that both Mom and Sis have a point. Further when people like me encounter your extreme position we feel pretty near compelled to counter it. To move you toward the opposite pole in order to balance things.

Well let me tell you something. Pull a Libra move today and you’re liable to get nuked. People think what they think and if you say anything even remotely counter it, they immediately grab a hammer and begin beating you with it.
Continue reading Pluto Direct In Sagittarius - Speaking Of Obsessive Beliefs, The Violent Polarization Over The US Election And The Horrible Effect On Libra

These are the dates (and times) Saturn will oppose Uranus over the next few years.  Saturn opposes Uranus approximating every 29 years (a Saturn cycle) so this is notable.

NOV 04, 2008 - 18VI58 / 18PI58R
FEB 05, 2009 -  20VI39R / 20PI39
SEP 15, 2009 - 24VI43 /24PI43R
APR 26, 2010 - 28VI46R / 28PI46
JUL 26, 2010 - 00LI25 / 00AR25R

When Saturn opposes Neptune over the last two years, I wrote a zillion blogs - The Hall Of Mirrors series and I am sure I will do the same with this aspect as it is very personal to me.

By that I mean I understand it inordinately well because I grew up with two MEGA Aquarian parents (Uranus) with a double Capricorn (Saturn) grandfather living next door.  But what about the rest of you?

When you think of Saturn (authority) opposing Uranus (rebellion), what comes to mind? What kind of things do you expect to see? Notice the  first exact aspect in on the day of the US Presidential election.  How do you see this playing out?

This morning I updated the soldier on the news around Obama’s choice for Vice President. As I mentioned, we both think the choice of VP is going to be critical in the election.

“Hilary does not seem to be on the screen at all,” I said. “As to what is being reported.”

“Hmm.”

“Thing is, we really have no idea what is going on. They do not report in actual news. The job is to put something up there that provokes people, and whether or not it’s based in reality is irrelevant. Just churn something out and next day, do it again. It’s come to a point where it’s pointless to read the news, it’s pretty much meaningless.”

“It’s as bad here as it has been in the UK and their press is notorious…”

This is where I think we are post Pluto’s rout through journalism (Sagittarius). There is no way to get real news at the moment. There is no standard, ethics or any other damned thing.

Do you agree or no? Is there a news source you trust? (And by the way, who is your pick for VP to Obama?)

McCain’s Presidential Prospects by Carl Boudreau

Carl writes:

“If you are a McCain supporter, you might want to skip this post … completely.

In my opinion, John McCain’s electoral chart(s) are … well … pretty awful. The bad aspects are glaringly and unequivocally bad. It is hard to “go easy” on McCain. Even a restrained reading comes out sounding pretty bad…”

Read the rest - Carl Boudreau’s Astrology Blog

Doomsday Warning From the Heavens

Dan Dorfman writes for the NY Sun:

“As if there weren’t enough economic and stock market bears around, we’ve got some new ones — the moon, the sun, and the stars…”

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Continue reading Astrology Around The Web: Doomsday Warning From the Heavens

The soldier and I were discussing the 2008 Presidential election the other night and yesterday I spoke with Jacquie Bigar on the subject. Now I know one astrologer who feels that Obama will win by a landslide but the soldier, Jacquie and I all feel the choice for Vice President is absolutely critical in this election. So here is 3-part question:

What pairing would make the strongest democratic ticket? How about the republican ticket? And ultimately…

If you are making your selection based on astrology, I would love to hear your reasoning..