When Uranus went into Taurus in March 2019 (after a quick dip in May 2018), I wondered how it would affect some of our older political leaders with moon on the Taurus-Scorpio axis specifically Kentucky Senator and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (moon in Taurus), Congresswoman and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (moon in Scorpio) and President Joe Biden (moon in Taurus).

Age, some say, is just a number. In attitude, maybe, but in body I would disagree. Many believe they beat age until, simply, age wins. Age always wins.

Saturn, once the last known planet in the solar system, represents age and time (and rules and boundaries and every other structure of your world and body). Saturn has a 29-year cycle so after three cycles we get to the end of a human lifecycle. At this third Saturn cycle, Uranus has made one 84-year cycle. Neptune with its 165-year cycle is opposite its natal position around age 80. Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune define the qualities of “old” on planet Earth.

Saturn is understanding our limitations (no more drives across the continent after a night of drinking). Uranus is heightened awareness that sparks independence (at age 80 who cares if the world knows you had a child “out of wedlock”). Neptune brings the first foot into the next world (spirituality and sometimes dementia if we stay in this world too long).

Senator McConnell going Neptune glassy-eyed at the podium has sparked, once again, the issue of age. Why are we electing politicians in the final stages of their earthly lives?

Government is Old

The heroes of today in America’s business culture are the creators and purveyors of technology. They may not be young anymore, but technology is a thriving culture that encompasses many generations of innovators.

Possibly in politics we can’t separate from the grandparent culture because government itself is the grandparent – a historical relic.

In Jihad vs. McWorld published in 1995, author Benjamin Barber explains how globalization (McWorld) creates a reaction toward traditional values (Jihad). The extremism we see in other cultures is a reflection of our own extremism and the adoration of the grandparent generation is a desire for a long-lost past. Grandparents are always “pure,” are they not? Unless they’ve made it to a Dateline episode all of the sins of the past have been diluted in the running river of age.

Nostalgia for the past – this looking back over time is Saturn. The nostalgia, that is Neptune because in the past we simply ate our ice cream on a hot summer day and there was no one being needlessly murdered around the corner. If they were, we didn’t know about it.

American aging politicians represent our reluctance to part with the past. But like the politicians themselves, we must.

Pluto will re-enter Aquarius in January 2024 and will remain in Aquarius through 2043. Aquarius represents the future. The future will be upon us.

Uranus in Taurus Conjunct Mule Piss

McConnell

McConnell in 2018 referred to himself as “stronger than mule piss” in pushing to nominate a new supreme court justice. In 2018 he was stronger than mule piss. In 2023, mule piss is stronger. That’s how it works. Mule piss will be stronger than all of us in the end.

Sun in Pisces, moon in Taurus, McConnell has been under the transits of Neptune in Pisces (since 2011) and Uranus in Taurus (2018-2019). That’s in addition to the natural aging aspects mentioned above – Neptune in Pisces is opposing his Neptune in Virgo, his Uranus return in Taurus around the corner, and Pluto in Aquarius opposes his natal Pluto in Leo.

Clearly McConnell’s physical deterioration will remove him from politics. Pluto in Aquarius at the beginning of 2024 will probably be the marker.

Astrology is symbolic of a human life and we will all one day be McConnell – maybe without the Neptune transit to sun. If McConnell were more spiritually-minded, as Pisces can often be, this would be a great time of spiritual connection rather than political disconnection. He might have been a monk finally reaching enlightenment.

Pelosi

Pelosi with moon in Scorpio is making the slow retreat from politics after political violence was inflicted upon her husband. With sun in Aries and moon in Scorpio, this is one fighter both covert and overt. But again, age gets us all and regardless of our security systems, age makes us vulnerable.

Pelosi has natal Saturn, Uranus, Venus and Mars opposite the moon in Scorpio. The transiting Uranus creates a host of events including challenges to authority (Saturn), Uranus return (independence), new attractions (Venus) and unexpected aggression (Mars). Moon in Scorpio is on the other side of this – an opposition – so it appears to be stuff “out there” that is changing when really it’s time for the Scorpio moon to stop obsessing.

Pelosi, like McConnell, has natal Pluto in the early degrees of Leo and was already forced out. But by leaving voluntarily, she may enjoy some of age’s transits like the independence of Uranus to now speak its mind or the Neptune opposition that wants to wear that crazy polka dot dress that would have branded her a liberal hippie.

Biden

Biden has a Scorpio sun and Taurus moon so is affected by transiting Uranus in Taurus. Taurus is the body so like McConnell the body will have sudden changes. Like McConnell, it’s already occurring with some sudden falls.

Biden has natal Uranus in two degrees of Gemini and natal Neptune in one degree of Libra. His Uranus return and Neptune opposition are a bit delayed so he may last longer in politics (and life) than McConnell.

Biden’s trigger year is 2025 when Uranus goes into Gemini and Neptune in Aries. Gemini rules the lungs so there can be respiratory illness and breathing trouble at that time. Transiting Uranus opposite natal Venus in Scorpio suggests endocrine and genital issues.

While politics is always a pendulum swinging to extremes, Biden’s rise brought a traditional figure in response to radical figures. Astrologically, Americans have liked fixed sign presidents (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) because fixed signs stay on message.

When Pluto enters Aquarius in 2024 it will form a square (tension) to Biden’s Scorpio and Taurus energy. Aquarius is about people, the future and rebelliousness. Aquarius likes to be different and wear it as an identity. Biden may need to embrace his own Uranus transit to relate – maybe instead of hiding his age and body changes, he can share this with his people – that would be unique and unexpected.