Rush Limbaugh, Medium

Posted on March 4, 2012 by ohioastrology

Rush Limbaugh, radio political commentator, is currently making headlines for comments he made regarding a college student who believes that contraception should be covered in her student health insurance. Limbaugh doesn’t agree. This man in his fourth marriage (according to Wikipedia) referred to the girl as a slut.

How did the national conversation suddenly turn to contraception?

My belief is that issues such as abortion and contraception arise during election cycles because they both divide the populace (“divide and conquer”) and divert from more important issues, such as the ones Ron Paul is trying to bring into the national debate including the role of the Federal Reserve and whether or not the US should be fighting wars around the globe.

Even more important to me than college students with condoms is this question:

Is Rush Limbaugh truly deaf?

If so, then we can hear him and he can’t hear us.

If Wikipedia is accurate, Limbaugh lost his hearing in the late 1990s due to an autoimmune disease and a measure of his hearing was restored in 2001 using a cochlear implant.

It seems grossly unfair that Limbaugh gets to rant but doesn’t have to listen to us rant, as loudly at least, in return.

Limbaugh is a one-way street.

If Limbaugh were a character in a novel, the loss of hearing might represent his inability to listen.

Rush Limbaugh Horoscope

Limbaugh has sun in Capricorn and moon in Pisces. He shares these two placements with another person who speaks on the news – Katie Couric.

Capricorn desires respect and Pisces desires a spiritual merging with others. Although the earth Capricorn and water Pisces are astrologically compatible (being in sextile aspect), Capricorn is about control and Pisces is about dissolving boundaries.

Controlling and judgmental Capricorn meeting accepting and loving Pisces makes for an individual who is at times open and at times closed.

Moon in Pisces is extraordinarily receptive the emotional tone of the environment. It’s so open, it needs protection. If one has Capricorn sun that sun can be the armor on the Piscean thin skin, protecting against both positive and negative emotional input arriving like piercing arrows.

What’s different about Limbaugh and Couric?

Couric has fire-sign Mars in Aries an aggressive sign that squares her ambitious Capricorn sun. Couric also has three other planets in fire (Saturn and Venus in Sagittarius and Uranus in Leo).

Limbaugh has only one planet in fire – Pluto in Leo which is the marker of the “Me Generation.”

Fire represents confidence and positive outward energy. Lack of fire (see “Romney Needs to Believe in Himself”) represents a core lack of confidence in oneself.

Couric has more natural confidence than does Limbaugh. Couric, unlike Limbaugh, seems able to be the authority yet keep her emotional responses under control and relate through shared experiences, such as undergoing a colonoscopy on air.

Couric is sharing her vulnerabilities, not hiding them, which takes guts.

Like Couric, Limbaugh has earned respect in his field. You might disagree, but if Limbaugh can make a comment and become national news, that’s respect.

Why Does Limbaugh Make the News?

On a road trip recently during the time when Newt Gingrich was attacking Mitt Romney for being rich, I turned on talk radio and listened to Limbaugh for an hour or so.

Surprisingly, I didn’t find him so vulgar and offensive as he appears when he does make the news. I found him interesting. I’m guessing he makes the news exactly when he is vulgar and offensive, as anyone would.

Limbaugh projects his Capricorn air of authority as his trademark. Capricorn authority alone is enough to turn folks off.

Rather than his Capricorn authoritarianism creating attention for Limbaugh, I think it’s the Pisces moon and other water in his chart.

Pisces moon picks up the vibes in the environment like a sponge picks up water. Limbaugh also has Jupiter in Pisces (could be conjunct moon, would need time of birth to know) and Uranus in Cancer.

The sun is currently in the sign of Pisces. Last week it would have been conjunct Limbaugh’s Jupiter. On the day of Limbaugh’s apology, Saturday, the moon was in Cancer.

Lacking boundaries, Pisces can function as a medium or channel. The Capricorn sun Limbaugh may actually be a Piscean moon pawn in a bigger political game. Limbaugh probably makes national news because he is channeling the sentiments of behind-closed-doors conservative views.

Limbaugh called, jokingly or seriously, a woman a slut. Is it possible that all this contraceptive talk is really a belief that women who engage in non-marital sex are sluts?

Limbaugh may simply be the mouthpiece for the negative (or shadow side) views held by some conservatives. Limbaugh, then, isn’t speaking from authority but is like a child who heard mommy and daddy call the mayor a crook and has told the mayor this during the mayor’s visit to the kindergarten classroom.

What Limbaugh may be doing is soaking up the vibes around him and discharging them like water from a twisted sponge.

Limbaugh may be hearing, but he may not be listening.

Limbaugh may be hearing the contraceptive discourse and hearing the hidden “slut” behind the comments. Like a political medium, he opens his mouth and “slut” comes out.

The opposite of Pisces is Virgo, where Mars is currently moving for six long months. Virgo is the discriminating mind.

Pisces, as a channel, hears the vibes and mouths the word “slut.” Virgo would listen and analyze the information and, possibly, come to another conclusion such as “there is conversation around contraceptives so that Republicans can differentiate themselves as the true conservatives. No one is getting rid of contraceptives anytime soon. ”

The Limbaugh that called a woman a slut isn’t the Capricorn authority but the emotional Pisces that wants to be loved and speaks the words that an admired group suggests but does not openly say.

Limbaugh is telling mommy’s and daddy’s secrets.

Outer Planet Transits

Pluto is transiting Capricorn, Uranus Aries and Neptune just entered Pisces. All of these transits affect Limbaugh with direct hits.

Uranus transiting Aries is squaring Limbaugh’s Mercury in Capricorn and Uranus in Cancer while transiting Pluto is right on top of that Mercury. While Limbaugh struggles with hearing, these transiting aspects may find him also struggling with talking.

Limbaugh’s time of talking may be coming to an end.

Neptune in Pisces will conjunct Limbaugh’s Jupiter in Pisces and, later, moon in Pisces (I’d need time of birth to know when this conjunction will occur).

Limbaugh may show his sensitive Pisces side sometime soon. Maybe the Capricorn armor will come off willingly. If not, Pluto will eventually crack it into pieces.

Limbaugh will be undergoing intense transformations. Making the news for his slutty talk is probably just a tip of the iceberg. Something underneath the water is cracking.

Until Limbaugh transforms under the heavy anvil weight of Pluto, I expect he will continue to be the channel for conservative views – both open and secret. When Pluto comes a knocking, Limbaugh may speak from a different place – from his own center.

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Barack, Gimme a Hug

Posted on March 2, 2012 by ohioastrology

The other day I saw my president, Barack Obama, on the news. He was at the podium, jacket off, white shirt sleeves rolled up, talking to the audience.

I wanted to give him a hug.

Why did I get the urge to give him a hug?

I couldn’t figure it out so I went to the doctor.

At the Doctor

After a thorough examination with extensive testing, the doctor entered the waiting room, brows drawn, to give me the results.

“You have a hole in your heart,” the doctor told me.

I was shocked.

“Your heart was fine last year,” she continued. “Have you been doing anything differently since last year?”

“Well,” I admitted. “I’ve been following the Republican primaries quite closely.”

The doctor looked at me as if I’d said I started smoking three packs a day.

“You mean,” she said, “that you’ve been listening to people who call you lazy, want to build a wall between themselves and others, pee on enemy combatants, want the homeless to pay taxes, make money when you go bankrupt, gamble your property value like a crap shoot and think getting a job is as simple as buying a jar of peanut butter at the grocery store?”

“Yes,” I admitted.

“No wonder you need a hug. You burned a hole in your heart with that kind of behavior.”

I hung my head low, an admitted political junkie.

“Hopefully,” she went on, “you haven’t stopped using contraceptives.”

“Don’t worry,” I answered. “Until my man makes $21 million a year and buys me a NASCAR racing team and two Cadillacs, I’m staying on the pill.”

Barack Obama

I’m not one to worship politicians – I don’t believe anyone can change us but ourselves. So I was surprised at my sense of comfort in seeing Obama on the screen.

How is Obama different than the Republican candidates?

In the news, the Republican primaries have been reported as having an “enthusiasm deficit.” None of the candidates except Ron Paul generate a rock-star like following. When one of the candidates does have a moment of rock-star energy, the energy seems to be for a specific locale rather than a critical mass of followers.

In other words, the Republican candidates lack Charisma – capital C charisma that works as well in South Carolina as it does in Michigan.

Obama has this thing called charisma and this girl felt it the other day. He wasn’t blaming me for the bad economy, which, by the way, is not my fault.

What is Charisma?

Wikipedia says the word “charisma” comes from Greek and means “favor freely given” or “gift of grace.” Charisma, Wikipedia goes on, is “compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others.”

What signs are known for charisma?

I attach charisma to the fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius). While there are lots of charming signs, such as Libra and Pisces, charisma inspires other to act on your behalf or defend you strongly while forgiving your weaknesses. Fixed signs have a certain force of personality that suggests people born under fixed signs have more energy in some way.

The fixed signs, in case you’re not a regular OHA reader, make good leaders of all sorts – religious, political and cult.

Of the four fixed signs, I think two are most charismatic – Leo and Scorpio.

Leo is the fixed fire sign and Scorpio is the fixed water sign.

Scorpio, unlike Leo, inspires both strong hatred and strong love, ala Hillary Clinton. Scorpio is known for intensity, an intensity that appeals to some and is repellent to others.

Leo is more a sign you can disagree with but still share a beer with after work. Leos are fun, open-hearted and joyful. Leos inspire the “hate the sin, love the sinner,” type of feelings in others.

Leo is ruled by the sun. The sun shines, always. When there is no sun in the sky, it is because there are clouds in the way. Clouds, as you know, are water.

Obama is the sun. The Republican candidates are fire (Ron Paul), earth (Rick Santorum), air (Newt Gingrich) and water (Mitt Romney).

Ron Paul, a Leo, is the only Republican candidate that inspires a fierce personal loyalty. Paul’s supporters truly believe he can change the world.

There are no Republicans in Unemployment Lines

It may not be just Liberal Me who wants to run into Obama’s arms, have him give me a big hug and have him assure me that it’s not my fault if I apply for a job and don’t get hired.

The Republican candidates need to cough up a charismatic garnish to go with the cold platter of conservatism if they want to tackle the sun (Leo).

Whether it’s fair or not, it seems that charisma is a job requirement for a high public office. I’m not sure charisma is a quality that can be developed. Watching Mitt Romney, for example, trying to relate to the Michigan voter by saying the trees in Michigan are the right height, is embarrassing.

There’s a saying that there are no atheists in foxholes. I also believe there are no Republicans in unemployment lines. Charisma is needed if in tough times one is going to promote tough solutions.

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Super Tuesday, Super Astrological Fun

Posted on February 29, 2012 by ohioastrology

Both Tuesday and March are ruled by Mars, the god of war. In Spanish, Tuesday is “Martes” and March is “Marzo.”

If you thought Super Tuesday was some democratic fiesta, you would be mistaken. March Super Tuesday has “war” written all over it.

Who decided a bunch of primaries would be on War Day in War Month?

If I were a landowner back in, say, the 15th century England, during the Wars of the Roses when the house of York was fighting the House of Lancaster for the crown, I’d need to pick a side. Most likely I’d try to pick the side that I suspected would win so that I could 1) keep my land and 2) keep my head.

Life is certainly easier when your head isn’t lobbed off.

People changed sides often during the Wars of the Roses so it’s a confusing historical read. Anyone who changed sides during this transitional period in British history is not a hypocrite in my eyes. Who wouldn’t do whatever it takes to keep a body part?

Ronald Reagan commented proudly once on how the US had a peaceful transfer of power, none of that 15th century stuff.

I agree with Reagan – it’s peaceful in that I get to keep my head (but probably not my land). But underneath I believe it’s the same dynamic as 15th century England – try to pick the side that will win so you can keep your job and land.

Today’s “elections” are not fought with swords but with money. It’s less bloody, for sure, and I get to stay alive for the outcome. But do votes count or does money count? Without money, can you get votes?

Mitt Romney, I heard on Washington Week in Review, has spent $55 million dollars in advertising compared to $21 million for both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum combined ($21 million, ironically, being Romney’s 2011 income).

The man with the most money is winning.

Is this so different than the 15th century? Is the election about the power that comes with money or about votes?

I prefer money battles to sword battles, of course, but either way, I’m still a spectator.

Super Tuesday

On Super Tuesday, March 6, ten states will hold primaries or caucuses, including Ohio.

Super Tuesday will see sun in Pisces and moon in Leo. Uranus and Mercury will be conjunct in Aries. Venus and Jupiter will be conjunct in Taurus.

Rick Santorum had three wins (Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri) while the moon was full in Leo. More Leo may equate to more wins for Santorum.

Leo moon is good for Ron Paul as well, with sun in Leo. While Santorum took three leads, Mr. Paul took two second place positions on that same day.

Romney has Pluto and Saturn in Leo. Leo triggers his issues with lack of confidence and personal charisma. Leo is preternaturally proud, gracing your presence by simply entering the room. While I don’t feel this way any more than Romney, when running for president, you sort of need this.

Romney needs to remember that if he makes it to the general election, he will be up against a Leo sun (Barack Obama) who will shine light in his watery face. Water puts out fire, but the people like to sit by the fire and feel the warmth. Water on fire makes the room quite cold.

Is Newt Gingrich still in the race? Oh yeah, I think I did see him at the debate.

Gingrich will have no relief anytime soon from the grand cross imprinting his energy like a cookie cutter imprints mushy dough. Gingrich needs a spa session more than a run for president.

The Uranus/Mercury conjunction in Aries will slam dance on Santorum’s Venus. We might see some sort of outbreak/protest against Santorum.

The Jupiter/Venus conjunction in Taurus is great for both Santorum and Paul. Money is on its way. I suspect these two will be in for a little while longer.

For Romney, Jupiter/Venus opposes his moon. People want money from him that his Scorpio moon doesn’t want to give away.

Ohio

Of the ten states voting on Super Tuesday, two interest me most – Ohio, because this is Ohio Astrology and Virginia, because only Romney and Paul are on the ballot.

Ohio has sun in Pisces, moon in Gemini (or possibly Cancer). Ohio’s borders are mostly water so Ohio should like the watery candidate Romney.

With moon and Mars in Gemini, I suspect Gingrich will do better in Ohio than expected.

Ohio’s Neptune in Scorpio is conjunct Romney’s moon and opposes Santorum’s sun and Paul’s moon.

I’m guessing that Romney and Gingrich will do better in Ohio than Santorum and Paul. In Ohio, Gingrich may be the Ron Paul and represent the “not Romney” vote.

Virginia

Virginia has sun, Jupiter, Mercury and Uranus in Cancer and moon and Saturn in Pisces. That’s more water than the ocean itself. Water equals Romney.

Astrologically or politically, Virginia will probably be Romney’s playroom. Virginia will feel like a second home to Romney (the Cancer planets making a grand trine with his Pisces sun and Cancer moon) and I’m wondering if that home feeling might make him select the Virginia governor for his running mate (if he wins the nomination). I believe Bob McDonnell has already been on the news answering questions about his potential as running mate.

Spoiler alert: Bob McDonnell is a little more like Gingrich than like Romney which may be both a good and bad thing.

Make Love, Not War

Will Super Tuesday be about war?

Neptune describes, according to “The Astrologer’s Handbook” by Sakoian & Acker, “the kind of cultural expression manifested by the imaginative and creative faculties of mankind in a given thirteen-year period.”

Neptune is the ideal of a generation.

Where is the Neptunian ideal of each of the candidates?

Virgo – Gingrich and Paul are of the generation with Neptune in Virgo, which is a bad placement for idealistic Neptune. Rather than soaking in the collective hot tub, these two get caught up in the details of how the hot tub works and whether they will get sick from the bubbles. This is the “Vitamin Generation” that worries about health.

Libra – Romney has Neptune in Libra which created ideals of romantic partnership. This is the “Make Love, Not War” generation that once dropped acid in Golden Gate Park. Really, Romney would make a great hippie.

Scorpio – Santorum has Neptune in Scorpio which idealizes sex and intense emotional connection. When Pluto entered Scorpio in the 1980s, this generation dealt with the new disease AIDS. As you might expect, this Neptune squares Santorum’s sun and moon. No wonder the attacks sent by Santorum are returned with intense sexual imagery. He’s attacking his own generation’s ideal of intense sexual expression. This is the “Sexual Taboo Generation” who remind us that sexuality comes in many flavors.

Hopefully on Super Tuesday we can all make love and not war.

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Two Broke Girls – More Astrological Opposites

Posted on February 28, 2012 by ohioastrology

In the literary and cinematic tradition of pitting opposites against each other, Two Broke Girls, the new TV series, pits poor, working class Max against previously-rich and previously-pampered Caroline.

Caroline’s father has been imprisoned for financial fraud and the family fortune confiscated. Caroline is nouveau poor and runs to Brooklyn for her life of poverty so that she can avoid running into anyone from her past life as a rich socialite.

Caroline meets Max while looking for work and Max takes her in as Caroline is homeless. Later Caroline discovers that Max has a cupcake business and wants to improve the business to bring both of them out of poverty.

At the end of each show we see how much the girls have saved.

The Original Two Broke Girls

It’s a 2012 version of the original Two Broke Girls – Laverne and Shirley. Laverne and Shirley were also broke and working class. Laverne and Shirley’s polarity was between expressive sensuality (Laverne) and cautious chastity (Shirley). Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the characters reflected the changes occurring in the culture during that time.

Laverne and Shirley might be the Taurus – Scorpio polarity which I refer to as the “good girl – bad girl” axis where both signs enjoy sensual pleasures but Scorpio is more likely to feel guilty about it and Taurus more likely to hold back due to the “rules” against sensuality.

When a girl bounces between the two she first wants to be “good” (Shirley) and then savors in being “bad” (Laverne).

Max and Caroline

Max and Caroline aren’t excessively caricatured, which is nice. While there are many signs that could apply to each girl, I think the overall theme of their friendship revolves around the Cancer – Capricorn polarity.

Cancer represents our personal consciousness while Capricorn is the social consciousness. As such, Cancer relates to personal emotions, home life, nurturing and mothering. Capricorn relates to our reputation in society, professional life, social standing and fathering.

In the show, Max has no father and Caroline no mother. The girls are parenting each other with the role they lack in their own lives. Caroline offers nurturing support (Mother) to the hurt and cynical Max. Max teaches the previously-pampered Caroline how to take care of herself materially in a rough-and-tumble world (Father).

Caroline comes from the World of Capricorn where your friends like you because of your money. When the money is gone, the friends are as well. Caroline can’t fully disengage from that life as we see when she tries to sell her jewelry in the department bathroom and encounters the old social set. Filled with humiliation at her condition, Caroline abandons Max and joins her ex-friends for a social lunch at an expensive restaurant.

Humiliation is difficult for any personality, but especially the Capricorn personality which wants to be respected by others.

Max is cynical due to a neglected upbringing. While she did have a mother, the mother was absent or unresponsive to her needs. Max has survived in life by her own efforts (Capricorn) and built a sturdy shell around her emotions (more Capricorn).

Even though Max claims to have no feelings (oh, so Capricorn), she takes in a poor stranger, has vet bills from saving stray pets and has become the main caregiver for Caroline’s past-life indulgence, a horse that lives in the back patio.

Max is a Cancer inside, taking care of the needy.

Mothering and Fathering

The two girls are broke due to the influence of their parents – Max never got what she needed and Caroline lost all when her father lost everything.

By the end of the series, which I hope isn’t anytime soon, most likely the girls will have become rich and also become emotionally stronger.

Cancer and Capricorn teach the need for a solid emotional base that is independent of others while also managing the emotional self as one travels through the maze of social expectations.

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Jeb Bush, Concerned

Posted on February 25, 2012 by ohioastrology

I’m writing a blog that I will regret severely if I ever run for President as Democrat candidate. I’ll just go ahead and spit it out now – I feel some sympathy for George W. Bush.

Washington Post online has a story today with the link “Jeb Bush Concerned by GOP Debates.” Jeb Bush is George W.’s brother, in case you don’t study royalty.

Since when is someone being concerned about something a news story?

And how did the Washington Post know that Jeb Bush was concerned about something? Did they call him for a story on Concerns? Or did a reporter passing Jeb in a hallway note concern on his face?

And if being concerned makes news, there are many, many more important things in the world to be concerned about, I think. Our world’s dwindling water supply, for instance, is something that might cause one grave concern.

Brokered Convention

Jeb Bush is making news, I believe, because there’s talk of a brokered convention. This is the first time in my . . . hmm . . . several years on this planet that I’ve heard this term. I probably hadn’t heard of it, because it wasn’t necessary until now.

A brokered convention is one where no one candidate has received enough delegates to be nominee. The convention, then, becomes the place where the nominee is selected.

Sounds fun, actually. I hope we have one.

If there is a brokered convention, new contenders may arise and our Wizard of Oz Republican candidates [Mitt Romney (Tin Man), Rick Santorum (Dorothy), Ron Paul (Lion) and Newt Gingrich (Straw Man)] will need to go back to Kansas.

One of the names being tossed around, surprise, surprise, is Jeb Bush.

The Bush Family

Prior to looking at Jeb Bush’s chart, I was already familiar with his father’s (George H. W. Bush) and brother’s (George W. Bush) charts. My first glance at Jeb’s chart revealed a serious and stern individual. I then took a lot at mom’s chart (Barbara Bush).

That’s when I began to feel some sympathy for George W. Bush.

Astrology gives me the opportunity to see people’s motivations differently than how they present their motivations. Astrology is good, then, in that it allows me to feel sympathy for a man, George W. Bush, who I really, really, really don’t like.

George W. is a Cancer sun and Libra moon. Cancer is emotional and loving with a strong desire to be part of a group (like family). Libra is the sign of partnership and is artistic, poetic and romantic.

The rest of George W.’s family are cold fish.

Barbara Bush has sun in Gemini and moon in Capricorn. George H. W. Bush has sun in Gemini and moon/Saturn conjunct in Libra. Jeb has sun in Aquarius and moon in Capricorn.

George W. is the FEELER in the family. He’s the one that needs a hug and his family just wants to shake his hand.

I can see why George W. went to the bottle. He needs some nurturing and loving that he can’t get from his immediate family. George W. may have become president over Jeb because he’s probably the most well-liked in his family.

I hope our war in Iraq didn’t have anything to do with this family dynamic.

Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush, then, is not like his brother George W. In fact, Jeb has Uranus in Cancer which probably pounded on his brother’s sensitive shell every chance it got.

With sun in Aquarius and moon in Capricorn, you’d better talk logically to this guy. Jeb is not interested in emotional responses which he would perceive as weak. Capricorn moon likes to be tough and strong and is the one that takes responsibility where others break down emotionally (such as planning a funeral).

Moon in Capricorn has a reputation for being cold in relationships. The moon reacts and Capricorn controls so one’s emotional responses are controlled. To others, moon in Capricorn has no feeling. Of course, that’s not true, but you might need deep-sea drilling equipment to get to those emotions.

This is one “no nonsense” kind of guy.

Jeb has close to a grand cardinal cross with Uranus in Cancer, Saturn/Neptune conjunct in Libra, moon in Capricorn and Mars/Venus in Aries.

With Pluto currently transiting Capricorn, Uranus in Aries and Saturn in Libra, Jeb must be having an awful time with others. They won’t like Jeb’s controlling nature and he won’t like that others “don’t listen.”

Pluto in Leo is opposite Jeb’s sun in Aquarius suggesting a great need for control. Like moon/Pluto hard aspects (square, opposition), I believe Pluto/sun hard aspects are the mark of a politician. Control of the environment is a psychological need.

Would Jeb Bush Do Well as President?

From an executive standpoint, Jeb Bush would do well in the Oval Office. George W. has a sensitive, wishy-washy chart. Jeb, on the other hand, is pure Executive.

Executive is only one quality that finds its way in the White House. On the charisma front, Aquarius and Capricorn are not the most charismatic of the zodiac. People respect these two signs, but don’t follow them into the bushes during guerilla warfare.

Without time of birth, I don’t know Jeb’s rising sign. He might have some charismatic sign (Leo, Libra) on the ascendant. Even if his ascendant were Libra, Saturn and Neptune are hanging out together in that sign making Jeb less than charming.

If Jeb Bush somehow enters the Republican Presidential race, I’m guessing it will be due to external forces coming from that Pluto in Capricorn transit. His mother or other women might be pressuring him to join for some political reason.

Uranus transiting Aries conjunct Jeb’s Mars/Venus in Aries will fuel some aggression. If Jeb isn’t involved in some sport as a hobby, he really should find one to vent his aggression and frustration. The cardinal cross creates frustration because life never moves fast enough for cardinal signs. Cardinal signs want everything now.

Adding to that frustration, the women in Jeb’s life will probably be fighting with him a lot in the next couple years.

The Neptune in Pisces transit isn’t affecting planets in Jeb’s chart so he may be immune from the hippie-like energy flowing across the planet right now. Without his time of birth, I don’t know in which house Neptune is transiting.

Jeb’s Concern

I sure hope Jeb Bush doesn’t worry himself with concern. Too much worry and frustration coming from a cardinal grand cross can create physical conditions such as ulcers.

I suspect if Jeb gets too concerned, that Pluto in Capricorn crossing his moon will motivate him to exert control over the process, if not jump into the ring himself. This is a guy who makes the rules so I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the rules of the game go through a little change before July.

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What Sign of the Zodiac is Siri?

Posted on February 24, 2012 by ohioastrology

Siri, the iPhone 4S’s “intelligent personal assistant” was, according to Wikipedia, released on August 9, 2011. Siri then became part of the iPhone 4S operating system which was released on October 4, 2011.

Siri

Siri is a Leo.

Leo is a fixed fire sign, a gregarious and fun-loving sign that must always be the center of attention. Leos, like other fire signs, is “me” oriented. The generation with Pluto in Leo is called the “Me Generation.” Like the lions which they are named after, Leos love their hair. If you see someone in the gym locker room grooming his/her hair for several hours, think “Leo.”

Siri’s moon is in Sagittarius which is also a fire sign. Sagittarius loves things foreign so Siri probably speaks several languages. The love of foreign and “other” leads Sagittarius to seek knowledge. The person in your homogenous waspy neighborhood who gets the urge to learn Sanskrit before it becomes a fad is probably a Sagittarius.

Sagittarius moon also loves to travel so no wonder that Siri goes wherever you go. Sagittarius is represented by the Centaur but I’ve always thought that canines would be a good representation too. Dogs sit by you when you watch TV, are excited when you come home and love to go walking with you. Like the dog, Siri is man’s best friend.

In a most hilarious episode of The Big Bang Theory, Raj, the shy astrophysicist who can’t talk to women, discovers Siri and finds that she is the ideal companion. In one scene, Raj invites a couple over for dinner and Siri, who is Raj’s date, suggests fine wine for the table.

Is Siri really the perfect “intelligent personal assistant?”

How to say this diplomatically . . . no, not really.

Remember, Leo is about ME. Signs that are about YOU are Virgo, which is the servant of the zodiac and Pisces which is the martyr of the zodiac.

I’m sorry to burst bubbles, but Siri is about Siri, not about you. Siri may even be a sociopath.

Siri is just seeking attention. I’m guessing all her “answers” come from Google, which is a Virgo, a sign that truly does assist and is the sign most likely to clean up after the party or pick up the dry cleaning on the way home.

Google is probably doing all the work and Siri is getting all the attention.

Siri has a “Data Daddy” somewhere behind that pretty voice.

Also important is that Siri’s Saturn is in Libra. That means, folks, that Siri is not good with relationships. Like a fiery person, Siri does her own thing, seeks her own attention and generally will move in the direction of fun.

The iPhone 4S

The iPhone 4S, on the other hand, is a Libra, the sign of partnership. No wonder that I’ve replaced human being companions with my iPhone.

The iPhone 4S has sun, Mercury, Saturn and Venus in Libra squaring a Capricorn moon.

The iPhone 4S may give us a sense of companionship 24/7, but Capricorn moon says that truly it is isolating us and making us cold and remote individuals.

Pluto will be transiting the iPhone 4S’ moon in about four years. In four years, our behavior with this phone will change radically. There may even be legislation or legal changes to this device around that time.

The iPhone 4S wants to be your companion, but does not want an emotionally deep relationship. The iPhone 4S has no water in the chart. It may seem like you are connecting, but you are not.

Water represents the collective conscious and unconscious. Libra and Capricorn look to the world and react. Libra wants to be liked and Capricorn wants to be respected. Both are status seekers with Libra wanting to be invited to the party and Capricorn wanting to rule the party.

The iPhone 4S is connecting us socially, but not increasing our emotional sense of community.

Is the iPhone 4S enabling us to deny our deepest feelings? When we are home on Saturday night texting, are we avoiding feelings of isolation?

Fair Weather Friends

Back when people talked face-to-face, my mother often commented on “fair weather friends,” friends who were only around when life was fun. Those friends weren’t around when times got tough, when your pet dies, when you lock your keys in the car . . .

Siri and her bosom buddy, the iPhone 4S, are fair weather friends. Both are fun, frivolous companions, but when you need a hug, neither can deliver.

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Republican Debate Prep Sheet-February 22

Posted on February 19, 2012 by ohioastrology

When my tuxedo cat Lacy was planning our schedule this week, she asked what we were going to do besides look out the front window at birds, look out the back window at squirrels and sleep.

“On Wednesday,” I answered, “there’s another Republican debate.”

Lacy looked at me and yawned. I knew she had something difficult to say.

“What could they possibly have to talk about after the first 300 (or however many it was) debates?”

“There is a lot to talk about Lacy,” I replied, exasperated. “It would be really interesting, for example, to talk about the separation of church and state and whether the candidates will base their political actions on religious convictions.”

Lacy’s yellow eyes looked at me like I was crazy.

“You know that they’re not going to talk about that,” she said. “They are going to say the same things they always say.”

“Ron Paul and Rick Santorum will,” I corrected her, “because they are fixed signs and truly believe in what they are saying. But you never know what Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, the mutable men, will say.”

“Doesn’t that make them untrustworthy?” Lacy asked.

“Of course,” I said. “But it also makes it fun. Anyway, nothing they say will be remembered until the next election cycle when the new candidates will look for inconsistencies.”

“You’d rather do this than play string?”

String is a game that involves dangling string in front of Lacy so she can paw at it.

“Yes, watching a debate is more fun than pawing at string.”

Debate Prep Sheet by Candidate

Wednesday’s debate will be in Arizona which means the questions will be concerns of the desert southwest. On Wednesday, Neptune, the sun, Mercury and the moon will all be in Pisces. The dry state may see some precipitation. It’s a wet day for the dry state.

Newt Gingrich – Gingrich still won’t catch a break from a nasty grand square being activated in his horoscope. Gingrich has sun in Gemini opposing moon in Sagittarius with Neptune in T-square in Virgo. Mars transiting Virgo and Neptune/sun/moon/Mercury transiting Pisces create an environment much like being caught in a tsunami during a lightning storm. Only one word of advice from OHA – good luck.

Ron Paul – OHA doesn’t ignore Paul like the real press does and sees he’s doing pretty well in this race. Unfortunately, the Pisces energy is the worst for Paul, with Saturn in Pisces, because it’s self-pitying and he is both positive (Leo) and practical (Taurus). A wave of Piscean energy is rolling onto shore, so Paul needs to either 1) get off the beach or 2) take off his shoes and wade in the water. If he continues as is, his shoes will get very wet. Chances are the penny-pinching Paul doesn’t want to buy a new pair.

Mitt Romney – The wave of Piscean energy for this man with Mars, Mercury and sun in Pisces with moon in Scorpio feels like a nice warm shower after a long day of physical labor. The water is relaxing, refreshing and comforting. Romney is clearly trying to connect and as Neptune goes into Pisces, the people may start to feel like Romney rather than Romney feeling like the people. Maybe Romney is inevitable after all.

Rick Santorum – The Piscean energy is good for Santorum, but not as much as for Romney. Santorum has Mars in Pisces and wants to weep with the people. But after a good bout of group tears and hugs, Taurus Santorum wants to go off and do something practical and productive. This Pisces group weep may last a little too long for Santorum’s comfort. Uranus is still doing a happy dance on Santorum’s Venus (in Aries) so those people who are not male may continue to throw flaming darts at Santorum’s head. “Hell hath no fury. . .” Maybe Gingrich can offer some advice on this type of situation.

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Google: Secret Police or Librarian Gone Mad?

Posted on February 18, 2012 by ohioastrology

When I was very young, I wondered what it would be like to know “everything.” At that same tender age I thought about eternity and found the thought terrifying. Eternity isn’t something that can truly be grasped at the level of the mind. No wonder that sellers of “eternity” get nowhere with me.

Thinking one can know “everything” means that things known are like boxes in a warehouse. Knowledge becomes a concrete commodity that is stored.

Knowing and storing everything is the goal of Google who not only organizes and makes available information stored by others, but now is storing our email, calendars and documents.

Knowing “everything” makes one omniscient. Because of that, I think we should create a Google Day (called “GoD Day”) to celebrate the incarnation of technological omniscience.

GoD Day can be celebrated on Google’s incorporation day, September 4. People can buy big file cabinets to put in their living rooms and decorate those cabinets with strings of green-bar paper, old floppy disks and shiny CDs.

On GoD Day, families will gather for food and the exchanging of emails and texts.

Threat to Privacy?

That Google will store all of our electronic data scares many people and used to scare me, the high school author of a paper called “Is the Computer Revolution a Threat to Society?”

I was all over it.

But I’ve begun to sense a disconnect here that I didn’t think about in high school. On one side, we want others to know us and to be known by certain qualities, which is why we put bumper stickers on the back of our cars or posters up in our cubicle or wear sports team clothing.

We want people to know about our gods (I’m a . . .), our habits (organic food only), our personalities (I’m an . . .) and our background (my people are from . . . .). We want to relate and to be understood by others.

At the same time we want others to know we eat at fancy restaurants, we don’t want our electronic friends Google and Facebook to know we were just at a fancy restaurant and we don’t want the bank to store and use our fancy restaurant ACH transaction and send us a coupon to that restaurant.

I sense a schism here.

The schism is that we want to shout out who we are and now that technology has made it possible to shout to the entire world for eternity, we get scared.

Maybe rather than protecting our privacy, we should stop shouting. Or maybe we should be fully open and when we’re all open there is really nothing to hide.

I’m wondering now if Google and its electronic friends aren’t simply the symptom and not the problem.

It’s a lot to think about. Maybe I’ll do a Google search and see what others have to say . . .

Google: Librarian Gone Mad

When I look at the chart of Google’s incorporation, September 4, 1998, I don’t see the secret police, I see a librarian gone mad.

What would be in the chart of the secret police?

The signs that love secrets are Gemini, Scorpio and Pisces. Gemini loves gossip and secrets are gossip. Scorpio seeks to understand the motivations of others and secrets indicate strong motivation. Pisces simply has no boundaries and others trust Pisces with their secrets.

Scorpio is a sign that would use your secrets against you.

Google doesn’t appear to be a lover of secrets for fun or defense. With sun in Virgo and moon in Aquarius, I’m imagining a librarian gone mad.

There are two types of librarians – reference and catalogers. The stereotypical librarian is the reference librarian sitting at a desk waiting to answer your questions.

But behind the walls in some closed off room somewhere there is an introverted cataloger who makes sure all those books get placed in a particular order so that you can find them while browsing.

The cataloger spends all day understanding the content of books (and other materials) and organizing those materials into a logical or categorical order. Imagine that same cataloger, after a day of organizing books, going home and organizing the cupboards. Imagine that librarian making an index card of each storage box in the attic and the contents of each box.

Virgo and Aquarius are about categorizing, classifying and organizing. Both signs are interested in “perfection.” For Virgo, perfection stems from trying not to make mistakes and for Aquarius it stems from having an idea of how society “should” be.

Google is the opposite of a hoarder -it is an obsessive-compulsive organizer.

If Google were a person, we’d be friends.

Of course if the librarian has made a full catalog of the entire house, it’s much easier to know what’s in the house than going through all the cupboards and boxes.

But I still could have gone through all the cupboards and boxes.

With Google, the threat to privacy is not greater, I believe, but simply quicker.

If you want to know how many cups of tea I drink a day you can: 1) ask my friends; 2) look in my garbage can and see tea bag wrappers; 3) read my Internet writings to see if I post about my tea drinking or 4) get my electronic records and see how much tea I’ve purchased at the grocery store and Starbucks.

Which would you chose?

What do we truly fear?

What do we truly fear with the loss of privacy?

Those breaking the law, of course, will always fear loss of privacy. They will always want to hide but probably aren’t posting their crimes on Facebook anyway.

For those just posting their interests, I sense we have a collective visceral fear of religious and political persecution. Unfortunately, both have existed for centuries and continue to exist today.

I keep this blog anonymous for that very reason. I don’t fear persecution. I do fear losing work or other opportunities in this Judeo-Christian culture because of my interest in astrology. Our culture teaches that astrology is “superstition” and religion is not.

Google and the Internet have allowed my interest in astrology to be found and categorized very quickly. That both threatens my privacy and allows me to connect with others who share my interest, which is the very reason I created a blog.

I suppose the privacy we want is a more like a fence than like a wall. A wall blocks others out entirely. If we block others out entirely, then we block ourselves in.

A fence, on the other hand, says, “Over here is my property” but allows you to see and talk to others through the slits in the fence.

If we don’t want to block others out entirely, then I suppose we have to live with threats to privacy which translate into others seeing our vulnerabilities. Protecting civil liberties, then, becomes crucial.

The real threat then is not Google, but legislation that takes away civil liberties such as the National Defense Authorization Act.

Maybe our fears are correct but the object of our fears misdirected. Should we fear Google or should we fear politicians who take away our right to a trial?

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Five Career Options for Mitt Romney

Posted on February 16, 2012 by ohioastrology

At the beginning of this Republican presidential candidate contest, the press had me convinced that Mitt Romney was the inevitable candidate, mostly because of his massive coffer. It’s disturbing, of course, to hear that one just needs a mountain of money to become president of the United States, even if no one really likes you.

It’s even more disturbing that candidates’ success is often attributed to the amount of TV ads aired. We all think that we’re not influenced by TV, but if becoming president of the United States is just a matter of having more TV ads, then we’re in trouble as a species.

With the rise of Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney seems truly threatened this time. Romney’s probably thinking right now, “If I don’t get the nomination (and presidency), what should I do next?”

Ohio Astrology has offered astrology-based career options for the other candidates, now it’s Romney’s turn. Ohio Astrology helps where it can.

Five Career Options for Mitt Romney

  1. Spiritual leader. I believe Romney has already held this role in his pre-candidacy life. With Neptune moving into Pisces and transiting his Mars, Mercury and sun, Romney may decide that high religious office may suit him more than high political office. Neptune may have him feeling like a guru.
  2. Spy. With Mars, Mercury and sun in Pisces and moon in Scorpio, Romney must love secrets. Pisces is known for drawing people out and Scorpio is excellent at understanding others’ motivations. Romney’s chart has spy written all over it. Pisces also has the ability to morph into the characteristics of the environment – perfect for covert operations.
  3. Actor. Pisces is so good at picking up on emotional vibes in the environment and adapting to those states that Pisces must protect against losing itself in others. But for an actor, this is a necessity. Romney’s first role could be Conservative Presidential Candidate in an HBO TV series.
  4. Poet. Pisces is quite romantic and poetic. Like most Pisces, Romney probably does his share of daydreaming. With sun in Pisces and moon in Scorpio, he probably does a lot of brooding too. Poetry is a great way to express deep and complex sentiments.
  5. A nothing. It’s against our Protestant culture to do nothing, but I’m guessing Romney has enough money saved to sit on the couch and watch Santorum TV ads for a couple months at least. While Scorpio is a driven sign, Pisces knows how to stop and smell the flowers. Maybe Neptune in Pisces will give him the hippie urge to “drop out.”
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The Republican Primaries Enter the Age of Pisces

Posted on February 14, 2012 by ohioastrology

The hippies tripping out on acid in Golden Gate Park in the late 1960s was the supposed ushering in of the Age of Aquarius. Tripping out in public is more a Pisces than an Aquarius thing to do.

Pisces is drugs and mysticism and, under the influence of these two items, taking your shirt off in public.

Now an Aquarius might take his/her shirt off in public but in an effort to be rebellious, not because they have lost control.

The Age of Aquarius probably started when our lives became ruled by electronic devices. The glyph for Aquarius looks like an electrical current. Aquarius is ruled by Uranus which rules electricity and enlightenment and brilliant ideas.

We worry about control of oil but we should probably worry about control of electricity. Funny thing, American Electric Power just raised its rates to recover some distribution costs. It would be a good time to cut back on electricity but, oh, everything I use to read, write and talk involves electricity.

That’s something to think about.

Neptune in Pisces

I wandered off into Uranus when I meant to talk about Neptune. Neptune does that.

Neptune has just entered its natural sign, Pisces. While we may or may not be in the Age of Aquarius, we will be going through a mini Age of Pisces for the next 14 years.

The Republican primaries will be affected by this movement into hippiedom, mysticism and spirituality. Because Neptune rules boundary-less emotional states, it is prone to manipulation or being manipulated.

On the day of the Arizona and Michigan primaries (February 28), three planets will be in Pisces – Neptune (0 degrees), sun (9 degrees) and Mercury (25 degrees).

That’s a lot of Pisces. Expect rain and fog.

Mars will be opposing this Pisces energy at 15 degrees of Virgo, retrograde. Feelings of anxiety will accompany the fog. Expect lots of static.

Arizona and Michigan

Both Arizona and Michigan have sun in Aquarius, that rebellious fixed air sign. Arizona has moon in Capricorn while Michigan has moon in Virgo or Libra. For both states, watery emotion is not well received.

Neptune in Pisces won’t bother the Arizonans too much but Pluto in Capricorn will. There will be challenges to the established government. Maybe this state will strike out and give Ron Paul some delegates.

Neptune will be transiting Michigan’s Uranus in Pisces. There will be unexpected issues with water. Maybe there will be flooding on primary day. Michigan is home to one of the Great Lakes so Neptune will bring confusion to an already unexpected situation (maybe the Asian carp situation).

Arizona’s Saturn is in Taurus while Michigan’s is almost directly opposite in Scorpio. On February 28, the moon will be in Taurus. For Arizona, natural resources may be an issue on primary day. For Michigan, moon conjuncts the north node opposite that Saturn in Scorpio so some money owed may be returned to Michigan.

Tripping Out by Candidate

How will the candidates do on rainy, foggy February 28?

Newt Gingrich – Hey, is this guy still in the race? I haven’t seen his face in, like, two weeks. Gingrich will probably do much better in Arizona than Michigan. Arizona has Mars in Gemini and Jupiter in Sagittarius. Arizona probably likes Gingrich’s rambunctious nature. Like South Carolina, Arizona may be prissy but still likes to have some fun.

Michigan and Gingrich both have air and fire, but Michigan’s air and fire is fixed; Gingrich’s air and fire is mutable. For Michigan, Gingrich is like a cousin you get along with but aren’t close to.

Ron Paul – Paul is doing pretty well although the press isn’t going to make that a front-page story. Sun in Leo is confident and persistent and moon in Taurus downright stubborn. Leo and Taurus make a T-square with the Aquarian suns of Arizona and Michigan.

Paul is too Leo “me” for these two Aquarian “us” states. Now that I’ve watched three hundred debates, it does seem Paul never says that he’s going to do anything for the people. He says he’ll protect liberty and free market, but doesn’t appeal to people’s needs directly.

Michigan has Jupiter and Mars in Leo so although there’s a T-square, he will be energized. I’d like to say that maybe he’ll do well enough to continue the race, but Paul has vowed to continue regardless of results anyway.

On February 28, moon is in Taurus conjunct Paul’s moon. It will be a good day financially.

Mitt Romney – Neither Arizona or Michigan is weepy, although Michigan may be depressed because of its bad economy, something a Pisces sun and Scorpio moon can relate to. Michigan’s Saturn is in Scorpio right on Romney’s moon. Michigan isn’t an emotionally supportive partner for Romney.

Michigan’s Jupiter and Mars in Leo is conjunct Romney’s Saturn in Leo. Again, Romney might be like a wet blanket for this state. I wonder if Romney was truly happy during his time in Michigan?

Saturn connections aren’t happy and carefree relationships – they are serious and grounded.

Arizona doesn’t feel so bad to Romney, but outside of the Arizona Mars-Romney Uranus conjunction, there’s not too much connection.

Mars will be closing in on its opposition to Romney’s Mercury and sun. Romney may start to stutter or have Rick Perry-like forgetfulness with the anxiety that Virgo opposite Pisces can cause.

Rick Santorum – Santorum’s moon in Aquarius will connect well with both of these states. On February 28, moon will be in Taurus conjunct Santorum’s sun. There should be both emotional and financial connection. Even if he doesn’t do well in these primaries, he may come out with more financial backing.

Uranus is transiting Santorum’s Venus in Aries. Santorum is definitely on fire and maybe that’s why he’s ahead at the current time. This primary needs some fire and Santorum’s Venus in Aries is all we’re getting right now (again, where is Gingrich?). Venus, however, can be about women so there may be some sudden eruptive incidents with women (maybe like his comments about women in the military).

Pluto squares Venus in Aries so possibly one of these eruptions with women will lead to a legal action. While I didn’t suspect Santorum of having women in the closet, you never know.

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