Reply #24: I apologize for the astro-shorthand [View All]

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In future Posts, I'll keep in mind that there are those who may have their newfound or continuing interest in astrology hindered by their unfamiliarity with certain terms, etc.

As for what's happening on Election Day and Inauguration Day, that's a fantastic question (per Sheila T.) and one I've already looked at. For this, I would pay attention to Pluto and Saturn (for some reason, the planet of deep change and the planet of heavy responsibility just seem to fit in my mind with the job of the Presidency) as well as Solar Progressed (SP) Jupiter and maybe Venus for popularity. As Transiting Venus -- or Tr. Venus -- moves quick, it can flavor an event or a time period, but I don't know that it would become more important than what Pluto and Saturn are doing.

Basically, Transits will help indicate the flavor of the event, but, with a job as huge as being President, I'd look toward SP, SA and the Transit of heavy Outer Planets.

So, with Obama we find Inauguration Day with Tr. Pluto in opposition to his Natal Venus and inconjunct Natal Mercury and within orb of being inconjunct his Natal Moon.

This Tr. Pluto has been in a Square with Obama’s SP Sun since March 2005 and made it’s last pass last month, November 2007. It moves within orb, though without hitting the SP Sun’s degree, so shouldn’t be ruled out.

His SA Venus = Asc begins in September 08, but doesn’t become exact until mid-March and SA Mars = Neptune in late September becomes exact in mid-May.

SA Venus is also approaching his MC in 2011.

Note: When looking at Solar Arc activity, one only looks at the "hard" aspects eg. conjunction, opposition and square, so one wouldn't write that Obama's SA Venus will be square his Ascendant. One would write that SA Venus = Asc because with SA the flavor of the aspect (whether it be square or opp or conjunct) doesn't affect the SA activity.

During mid-July until mid-August, his SP Moon is square his N. Neptune and then squares his SP Neptune until early September passing over his IC in April 08. On Election Day, Obama's SP Moon is a Full Moon with his Natal Sun. As it's not a Progressed Full Moon Phase -- which would be SP Moon with SP Sun, something he experiences in February 2012 --, I suspect it will be significant, but I'm not certain how.

He also is undergoing a Tr. Uranus opp Natal Mars around the Democratic Convention.

Plus you have the SP N.Node/Venus/Uranus activity which -- with the N.Node and Venus -- becomes exact in September 2008 with SP Venus at 27 having passed the 26 N. Node by Election day although still obviously conjunct.

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With Hillary, Her SP Sun begins the Trine to her MC on 6 November.

Then Tr. Pluto begins the sextile to her Natal Sun the week of Inauguration (and continuing until October 2011), his Trine to her MC in February 2010 and then conjuncts her SP Sun in early March 2010.

On Election Day, she has Tr. Mars conjunct her Mercury and Asc and square her Saturn as well.

In addition to that, SA Jupiter will be conjunct SP Venus on November 4th, 2008 —- Election Day -- and will be conjunct to the degree until 2010 finally moving away by 2 degrees in 2015.

This SA Jupiter also begins = her Natal Sun four days after the Democratic Convention and sits at 2Aqu14 on Election Day, just minutes from being exact with her 02Scorpio18 Sun. Evidently, SP Venus will also -- being conjunct this SA Jupiter -- be square her Natal Sun.

Her SP Jupiter is moving towards a Trine with her Natal Pluto/Mars conjunction on Election Day, exact in early January 2009.

Hillary's SP Moon is approaching a SP Full Moon Phase in February 2010. During the Democratic Convention, it is in Opposition to her SP Jupiter. She also has Tr. Uranus trine her Natal Mercury/Asc, inconjunct her Natal Saturn and within orb of being conjunct her Natal Moon.

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I apologize if some of this was repeating stuff I had written earlier, but they both obviously have a lot of Transits, SPs and SAs happening. I hope you guys found it interesting.