Nine Career Options for Herman Cain

Posted on November 2, 2011 by ohioastrology

Herman Cain, Republican Presidential Candidate contender, is leading in the polls. Unfortunately, a story has surfaced about Cain settling some sort of sexual harassment suit 12 years ago.

Interesting timing.

This is the first time in many years I’ve had the time to keep up with the details of a political campaign. It’s easy to see why politicians complain of conspiracy and smear tactics.

It’s All About Romney

After the October 11 debate, The New York Times headlined their story “Romney Looks Past Rivals as Debate Focuses on Economy.” The Washington Post story was titled “Mitt Romney solidifies his front-runner status in Republican debate.”

News coverage pointed toward Mitt Romney. The polls, however, pointed toward Herman Cain.

At that time and now, I feel that the powers that be in the Republican Party want Mitt Romney. Watching the debates, my guess is that they want Mitt Romney as President and Michele Bachmann as Vice President. Bachmann has been awful nice to Romney in the last two debates.

Although he’s currently winning in this thing we call a primary, Cain is clearly not meant to win by whomever or whatever really determines the candidates.

If this primary were truly a mano a mano competition (instead of a dinero a dinero competition), Cain, with a grand fire trine in his horoscope, could boil the watery Romney in barbeque sauce, shred him like pork and eat him between a sesame seed bun. The mutable sign-filled Rick Perry could easily be shredded into cole slaw and put on top.

Unfortunately, one man full of fire can’t burn through an entire foundation of politics. I suspect Cain will go down fighting. But I suspect he will go down.

Nine Career Options for Herman Cain

When Cain gracefully or not so gracefully accepts that Romney is the chosen one, here are nine careers that might suit his personality as he moves on.

  1. Author. Banking on his 9-9-9 tax plan, Cain could publish a series of books with the magical number “9” such as “9 Traits of a Successful CEO” or “9 Tips for
    Running for President.”
  2. Motivational speaker. Cain is a fiery orator. He’s got the energy and passion of a motivational speaker, including of the religious sort.
  3. Boxer. Cain may be too old to start on this career path, but fire likes to fight.
  4. Traveling minstrel. Cain’s Sagittarian sun, Mercury and Venus likes to move around. Mars in Leo loves to tell stories.
  5. Adventure tour guide. Fire is adventuresome. Taking responsibility for others’ welfare in dangerous settings will appeal to this man.
  6. Firefighter. Hey, with so much fire, why not go to the fire?
  7. Head of a nation other than the US. Maybe the US can still take down Cuba and elect a governor of the island.
  8. Sports team owner. Fire loves sports and owning a team fits with Cain’s executive abilities.
  9. Military commander. It may be too late for this career, but fire and executive
    ability make fine officers (and gentlemen).
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Diner Food Personality Profiling by Ohio Astrology

Posted on November 2, 2011 by ohioastrology

If you are raised in the West, you are taught to view the ancient knowledge of astrology as a mere superstition. Ironically, ancient astrological knowledge is re-packaged into modern personality profiling (i.e. Myers Briggs and True Colors) and sold to corporate executives for lots of money.

Of course, I’m against this. Why should businesses spend thousands of dollars on knowledge that has been around for eons? That money can be spent more effectively on product development, management training and long-term goal setting.

I know, I know, personality profiling creates jobs. I, too, want job creation, but not the prostitution of ancient knowledge for the betterment of a precious few management consultants.

Ohio Astrology would like to contribute its share during this Great Depression, I mean, Recession, and offer companies a free, downloadable personality profiling segmentation.

There are two benefits to using the Ohio Astrology Diner Food Personality Profile Segmentation:

  1. It is free
  2. It is easy to understand

Think of all the food that exists in the workplace (a relief of boredom, I believe). Food and corporate life go together like peanut butter and jelly. Your employees will embrace this segmentation much more than they will something with an obscure name like “Myers Briggs” and pretty soon they will all get along, which is the goal, right?

The Ohio Astrology Diner Food Personality Profile

The assessment is simple. Pick your soup and pick your entree.

Activity 1: Make all of the food listed, have employees take the test, then have employees eat together.

Activity 2: Have employees take the profile then make the food for future potluck.

Soup

A) Vegetable

B) Bean soup

C) Soup of the day (you don’t know what it is)

Entrees

1) Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and vegetable

2) BBQ chicken or ribs and two sides (your choice)

3) Fish of the day, rice and steamed vegetable

4) Blue plate special (you don’t know what it is)

Segmentation

A1 – You are definitely a picky eater. When in doubt, go to a place of solace and let go of your complaints. Best profession is dietician.

A2 – You are optimistic and like to travel. When in doubt, bring your choices in line with your beliefs. Best profession is teacher.

A3 – You are the most sensitive of the diner food choices. When in doubt, seek advice. Best profession is sailor.

A4 – You are unknown to yourself and others. When in doubt, meditate. Best professional is writer.

B1 – You are the true salt of the earth. When in doubt, build something. Best profession is carpenter.

B2 – You must always be the center of attention. When in doubt, move onto something new. Best profession is actor.

B3 – You are emotionally intense, but hide it. When it doubt, learn to let go. Best profession is detective.

B4 – You are the rebel of the group. When in doubt, think about your ideals and long-term goals. Best profession is director of a community organization.

C1 – You are bossy and impatient. When in doubt, have a beer and relax. Best profession is lawyer.

C2 – You are head strong and impulsive. When in doubt, make a list of pros and cons. Best profession is emergency medical squad.

C3 – You are a nurturing soul. When in doubt, seek the advice of a family member. Best profession is office manager.

C4 – You are the greatest diner food risk takers. When in doubt, leap. Best profession is dancer.

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The Most Freedom-Loving Sign of the Zodiac is . . .

Posted on November 1, 2011 by ohioastrology

Most Americans claim to love and seek freedom. But do we really?

Erich Fromm wrote a book titled (in North America), Escape from Freedom. I haven’t read it in years so will borrow blurbs from Wikipedia. Fromm’s premise is that freedom, rather than being truly desired, fills us with emptiness and anxiety so we turn to security in the form of authoritarianism, destructiveness and conformity.

Who really loves to be free?

There are two signs that I believe truly seek freedom, with all its loneliness and anxiety. Those two signs are Sagittarius and Aquarius.

Interestingly enough, Fromm had moon in Sagittarius.

Sagittarian Freedom

Sagittarian freedom is about freedom from physical and emotional restraints. Sagittarius is the archer, a mutable fire sign whose key phrase is “I perceive.” Sagittarius came into his world to roam and find meaning.

Boundaries and restraints (the realm of Saturn and Capricorn) create in Sagittarius the desire to flee, to escape. Sagittarius, lover of freedom, is most likely to “run away” from problems. Some of us hide, some of us deceive, some of us confront, some of us acquiesce. Sagittarius is off in another world.

Do not try to control your Sagittarius. It simply won’t work. The more you tell this sign what to do, the more you will see headstrong and opinionated resistance.

Sagittarius is a fire sign, so enjoys a fight. Aries (cardinal fire) fights about self and Leo (fixed fire) fights for attention. Sagittarius fights for a cause, any cause, as long as it has meaning.

Aquarian Freedom

Aquarius, a fixed air sign, whose key phrase is “I know,” is the sign filled with ideals and mental images of a perfect world. Perfection, to the Aquarius, involves human ideals and human potential. Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged) and Sir Thomas More (Utopia) were Aquarians. The both believed in a perfect world created by and for MAN.

Divine perfection and intervention, on the other hand, is in the realm of Neptune and Pisces.

Aquarian freedom involves freedom of thought. Aquarius is the non-conformist of the zodiac and is able to think a path different from the path of the crowd. Just because everyone believes something is not a reason for an Aquarius to jump onto the prevailing-thought bandwagon.

Sometimes Aquarius opposes the crowd just because it has the guts to do so. This is the rebel side of Aquarius. If everyone says left, I say right. When dealing with your Aquarius, do not say something like, “You should trust him, he’s the President.” It will get you nowhere.

Aquarius, the fixed air sign, is able to walk the path of ideas alone. The other two air signs Gemini (mutable air) and Libra (cardinal air) are too concerned with socializing and partnership to take an intellectual stand that might lose them friends and popularity.

Sagittarius & Aquarius in Combination

Woody Allen has sun in Sagittarius and moon in Aquarius. Jennifer Aniston has sun in Aquarius and moon in Sagittarius. Both stars are freedom loving and independent.

This combination of Sagittarius and Aquarius makes for an independent and unusual person. If you have a friend with this combination, do not expect him/her to have a routine schedule. If you wake up one night at 3 a.m. and think how nice it would be to eat some fried chicken right now, this is the friend to call (do not call your earth sign friends) who is willing to comb the city for a 24-hour chicken joint.

What you cannot expect from this combination is extra-durable warmth. This friend understands your pain and will fight for your pain, but doesn’t care for messy tears and sticky faces. In other words, don’t get weepy and self-pitying with this combination. They will listen, but not forever. One day, this friend just won’t be around when you call to complain, for the third year in a row, about your failing relationship.

Woody Allen

Allen, when involved with Mia Farrow, lived in a separate residence. That’s probably a good idea for someone like Allen. His sun, Jupiter and Mercury are in Sagittarius. He was meant to wander without calling home.

Mars in Capricorn and moon in Aquarius are both cold fish. The Mars placement suggests that he is more calculating than he appears. Capricorn gets what it wants and loves to have Mars as a companion to knock other people out of the ring.

Allen has some water in his chart – Pluto in Cancer and Saturn in Pisces – but not in a personal planet. Pluto in Cancer means transforms through home life and Saturn in Pisces means a lack of spiritual connection and empathy with others.

Jupiter, the ruler of Sagittarius, conjuncting Allen’s Sagittarian sun means that he rarely feels the need for self-restraint. Allen seems a waif but if I didn’t know the person behind this chart, I would guess that he loves to eat and drink and would lean toward corpulence.

Jennifer Aniston

Aniston has more water in her chart than Allen with Mars and Neptune in Scorpio. That might seem good, but Scorpio is much too emotionally intense to be saddled with an Aquarius sun and Sagittarius moon.

Most likely for Aniston this involves getting very, very close to others very, very quickly. While Sagittarius loves freedom, it is also open and risk taking. The problem is that the next morning, when the Scorpio has gone underground and the Aquarius wakes up, that Aniston might have a “how do I get rid of this person now?” feeling.

Aniston’s intensity button has only two levels – on or off. Don’t try to set her to, say, a three. It may go something like this – let’s get intense. Wait, I forgot to mention some of the rules. They are unique because I march to the beat of a different drummer. Intensity was fine yesterday, but today I’m in the mood for something light.

Aniston’s Saturn is in Aries suggesting a lack of directness. I’m guessing that she’s a difficult person to understand because she may come on strong, back off, and then have a very unusual explanation as to her behavior.

If you love someone, set them free

Whoever coined this phrase probably had strong Sagittarius or Aquarian energy in the chart (or both).

I agree with Fromm that while we all say we want freedom, most really want comfort and security. Having a truly freedom-loving person in your life means going against your animal nature and throwing them up in the air, like a kite, but not holding onto the string.

If you want to your Sagittarius and Aquarius to stick around in your life, allow them freedom. If you try to glue them into your life, you will find your Sagittarius has run away and your Aquarius is mentally not in the room with you.

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Fidel Castro – A Lesson in Staying Power

Posted on October 25, 2011 by ohioastrology

Today I noticed that the AP wire website has a “Castro” link. Why?

The press is probably waiting for Fidel Castro, monarch of Cuba, to die. They’ve been waiting for 52 years. He’s been in power since January 1, 1959.

You’ve got to admire a guy who has stayed in power on a small island 90 miles from Florida through 11 US presidents. I’m surprised that after all this time that one of the media conglomerates hasn’t approached him to host a political TV show. Imagine Castro commentary on a subject, like, say, the Iraq invasion:

“I remember when John F. Kennedy tried to invade my country . . . “

Astrological Castro

Castro is currently 85 years old. Astrologically, he’s made it to his Neptune opposition (82) and Uranus return (84 years). His Pluto opposition won’t happen until 2015.

Castro has sun in fixed fire Leo moon in cardinal air Libra. His Leo sun is conjunct Neptune but square Saturn. Neptune represents spirituality and mysticism and is linked to imagination and longing to merge with others. Neptune can be charismatic itself or drawn to other charismatic individuals.

Leo is the actor of the zodiac, the grand seeker of attention, center stage.

Moon in Libra is the romantic charmer. Castro certainly worked magic, with the handsome Ernesto Guevara (El Che) in tow, to take political hold of Cuba.

Saturn in Scorpio squares the sun, almost exactly, suggesting a controlling personality. As with other charts of “dictators,” Castro would be controlling at the head of a family, head of a corporation or head of a country. He just managed to make it to power.

Sun (in Leo) and Saturn (in Scorpio) are in fixed signs. Fixed signs are forceful and determined and appear to be necessary if one wants to last in any position of leadership or power. Castro also has Jupiter in Aquarius and Mars in Taurus, meaning he has all four fixed signs in his chart.

Using Astrotheme’s chart, Castro’s Mars in Taurus is in the 11th house, the house of groups, friendships and ideals. Taurus is property so this placement suggests an individual who shares property concerns with others.

Jupiter is currently transiting this Mars placement. It is a good time for Castro (and country, hopefully) to get additional property or make additional money through existing resources. If Cuba isn’t doing well, Castro certainly is.

Saturn has just finished transiting Castro’s moon. That suggests relationship issues and possible loss of a female relative.

Castro has not only survived 52 years of politics, he’s also survived transits that create life havoc for many of us.

Let’s see if Castro survives that Pluto opposition to his natal Pluto in 2015. If the Astrotheme chart is accurate, this transit will involve the breakdown of property and institutions that maintain that property. This may be a time when Castro releases property holdings.

Uranus is currently transiting Castro’s 10th house. It has already passed Castro’s natal Uranus in Pisces where Castro had a chance to reinvent himself. In Aries, it suggests energy in the public domain.

Whether good or bad, Castro has an impressive feat on his resume – 52 years of defying a very powerful neighbor just 90 miles north, now the sole superpower with enough firepower to send the tiny Cuba undersea with the mythical Atlantis.

It takes guts – and lots of fixed signs – to survive such an existence.

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Gift Shopping with Astrology

Posted on October 23, 2011 by ohioastrology

It’s that time again – the holidays. And in America, holidays means gift shopping. If we didn’t have holidays in this country, we might have no economy at all.

This year, surprise and stun you loved one by finding a gift that resonates with his/her true self. Astrology can help you choose a gift that will provide deep joy.

Print and save this guide. It does not tell you specifically what to buy, but provides the underlying essence of the gift that will hit the spot with your loved one.

Ohio Astrology assumes no responsibility if the gift you choose does not impress and delight. If your added effort to bring joy to your loved ones is not successful, remember that it is truly the thought that counts when giving gifts.

The guide is based on signs of the zodiac. Remember, we have ten “planets” in our charts. The sun and moon are most important. Ohio Astrology, as a gift to the reader, is willing to look up moon signs to help in the gift-selection process.

SHOPPING BY SIGN

ARIES is a cardinal fire sign known by the key phrase, “I am.” Aries is an early-adopter, a sign that wants new and improved products. The gift must create excitement. If your Aries likes to cook, buy the newest gizmo that both slices cheese and blends soup. Does your Aries like to bike? Buy the newest in biking clothes with fancy pockets for keys and camel back water containers. Whatever the interest of your Aries, make sure the gift is improved upon what they already have.

TAURUS is a fixed earth sign known by the key phrase “I have.” Like all earth signs, practical items are acceptable. As Taurus likes to accumulate, additions to an existing collection are a hit. If your Taurus doesn’t have a collection, you might consider purchasing the first part of a collection; this will save you effort for many, many years. Taurus is a solid sign and likes solid, well-made products. Choose a well-made product over a cheap replica.

GEMINI is a mutable air sign known by the key phrase “I think.” Gemini is the most inquisitive of the signs, the quintessential journalist. Your gift must inspire thinking and wonder. Think Rubik Cube. If your Gemini is interested in reading, a book on a new or controversial subject will work well. Is your Gemini into technology? Pick something that involves solving a puzzle or problem or that has all kinds of adjustments. Make the gift mentally stimulating.

CANCER is a cardinal water sign known by the key phrase “I feel.” The person who said about gifts that “it’s the thought that counts” was definitely a water sign and probably a Cancer. You’d better listen to your Cancer’s needs before buying a gift. If must involve 1) something you heard he/she needed and 2) a response to that need. Practical or fluff doesn’t matter. If your Cancer says her feet hurt, go buy a foot massager and peppermint oil. Did your Cancer say he feels you abandon him for work? Buy a romantic movie package that includes tickets, popcorn and two drinks.

LEO is a fixed fire sign known by the key phrase “I will.” Your Leo loves to be the center of attention. Buy him/her something that makes him/her look good. If there are three sizes to choose from, buy the biggest. If you have a chance for a gift wrap, take it and make sure it looks good. Make sure the gift is highly expressive, bright and shiny. This is the sign that would most love to receive a singing telegram on Valentine’s Day. Nothing is too embarrassing for this sign, so think big.

VIRGO is a mutable earth sign known by the key phrase “I analyze.” This is the pickiest recipient you can have. Good luck to you. As with Cancer, you must listen carefully to the ramblings of your chit-chatty Virgo. Buy exactly the thing you hear your Virgo talk about and get a gift receipt. Virgos do like health and work-related items. Just make sure that if your Virgo says she takes calcium citrate, do not buy her calcium carbonate. Don’t be dismayed if your Virgo analyzes your gift – that means there is interest. Do be dismayed if the Virgo does not use it.

LIBRA is a cardinal air sign known by the key phrase “I balance.” Libras are a gift givers joy. Libras like gifts in their purest form – beautiful, non-practical, unique items that provide pleasure. Once you know your Libra’s interests, just find something within it that provides pleasure. Do not buy a practical gift. If your gift happens to provide pleasure to both your Libra and yourself, he/she will probably share it with you. Lucky you.

SCORPIO is a fixed water sign known by the key phrase “I create.” As with the other water signs, you’d better pay attention what your Scorpio is saying. He/she is absolutely dropping you hints about what he/she wants. If you don’t think so, then you are not listening. Scorpio is intense, so a gift that expresses the sentiments of your personal relationship is best. This is a sign that would like a memento of your relationship. Make sure the gift is both sincere and elegant.

SAGITTARIUS is a mutable fire sign known by the key phrase “I perceive.” Sagittarius likes to wander, both physically and mentally, so something that aids traveling in the body or mind is recommended. Travel books or actual trips are the biggest hit. Sagittarians have lots of interests so find something that piques those interests from books to actual activities, such as an annual pass to a science museum or zoo.

CAPRICORN is a cardinal earth sign known by the key phrase “I use.” This is a sign that can accept a practical item or an item that enhances status. If you buy your Capricorn this practical item, make sure it is a name brand and not generic. No fakes Rolodexes. Either buy the real thing or buy something cheaper that is still a recognized, solid brand. Gifts that aid your Capricorn in his/her career are also a hit, such as a monogrammed business card case.

AQUARIUS is a fixed air sign known by the key phrase “I know.” Aquarius is the zaniest sign of the zodiac, so be creative with the gift. There is only one criterion to meet – the gift must be unique. It could be anything from a hand-made locally crafted candle to a personally built time machine made of old photographs from your Aquarius’ life. This sign, more than others, can accept something outside of the idea of a “gift.”

PISCES is a mutable water sign known by the key phrase “I believe.” Pisces is a challenge because your watery recipient is very subtle about what he/she wants. As with the other water signs, your gift to Pisces must show care and concern. If all year your Pisces has been saying that she’d love to see the Nutcracker this Christmas and you buy tickets to Nascar (or vice versa), you will not provide joy. As long as your gift shows care, the physical value of the item is of no concern. Your gift must express a spiritual/mystical/emotional sentiment. Pisces wants to feel what you felt in selecting the gift.

GOOD LUCK GIFT SHOPPER

Ohio Astrology hopes this guide provides as much joy in choosing a gift as the loved one will feel when receiving it.

Note: Key phrases are from Isabel Hickey’s “Astrology: A Cosmic Science.”

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Ron Paul – The Practical Extrovert

Posted on October 20, 2011 by ohioastrology

Ron Paul, Republican presidential contender, has an interesting horoscope. He’s made of entirely earth and water with the exception of a Leo sun. I don’t know his rising sign because I don’t have time of birth.

The mental image that arises from this chart is a man who would spend all day in the library researching some topic, say how to build your own house (with your own hands) in 30 days avoiding a 30-year mortgage. He’d read and read and read only so that he could go to a Toastmasters meeting that night and present his findings in front of a crowd.

Now I get a sense of what Paul is doing by running for president – he’s simply trying to get you to understand something that he figured out and wants to share. He’s done the work so you don’t have to.

If Paul didn’t have that Leo sun, he’d probably still be in the library, reading and reading. When not at the library, he’d probably be busy in the basement with one of his pet projects, such as developing a new vitamin.

The emphasis is on building and practical application of ideas because that is what earth does. Paul’s Uranus-moon are in Taurus and Mercury-Neptune-Venus are in Virgo. Taurus likes to build, grow and accumulate. Virgo likes to organize, categorize and make perfect.

The remaining planets in Paul’s chart are in water (Pluto in Cancer, Mars-Jupiter in Scorpio, Saturn in Pisces). That means Paul is able to understand and relate to the feelings of others. With Mars in Scorpio, he might even respond emotionally to perceived slights and make some attempt to get back at you.

That lone Leo sun is probably saying, right now, “Hey, pay attention to me.” It’s a lone wolf in the chart yet Leo is the opposite of lone wolf. Leo is about attention.

Leo sun squares the Taurus moon. Leo says, “Do whatever you need to get attention” while Taurus responds, “Let’s not. Life is more peaceful if you don’t rock the boat.” Then the Mars in Scorpio, shouts out, “Get under their skin.”

Leo, Taurus and Scorpio are fixed signs which are strong, determined and forceful. Fixed signs find their ways into leadership from the presidency, to religious leaders to cult leaders. An abundance of fixed signs means an abundance of stubbornness. Stubbornness, fortunately or unfortunately, is needed for leadership.

Saturn in Pisces indicates Paul doesn’t feel entirely connected to his time and place. This image, again, of a dedicated man who helps you by sharing what he knows, comes to mind. He probably shares and then doesn’t understand why you don’t listen or care.

You don’t listen to or care about what Paul is saying because you have to experience life for yourself. Paul can be the nurturing/overly protective parent type that thinks you can learn from others’ mistakes. The Mercury/Neptune/Venus combination in Virgo adds to the sense that he’s discovered the ideal way and he’s saving you the trouble of doing something in a haphazard way. He’s finished the crossword puzzle; there’s no need for you to do it as well.

Wanting you to do things his way stems from a practical nature, not ideological one. There is no air in the chart. Paul is not interested in ideas for ideas sake or for pure mental gymnastics.

In other words, Paul has to learn to understand that others don’t understand. He’s Leo enough to keep on trucking even though the water in his charts suggests he sometimes feels sadness and/or depression because he can’t get through to others.

Paul is close to a Neptune opposition. He’s going to get some lessons in how the public is swayed by emotion. It will sadden him.

We often say of people that they “mean well.” That phrase keeps arising as I look at this chart. Paul simply wants to share what he knows. And maybe get a little Leo love for doing so.

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Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore – The Astrology of Age Difference

Posted on October 18, 2011 by ohioastrology

When an older woman (Demi Moore) marries a younger man (Ashton Kutcher), it makes some news. The opposite, an older man marrying a younger woman, is more common and considered normal, possibly due to women’s declining fertility with age.

Regardless of gender, age differences do have an impact in a relationship and, of course, are represented symbolically in astrology.

Each planet has a cycle. The farther out a planet, the longer the cycle. The longer the cycle, the more that planet represents a generation.

Cycles – Jupiter and Beyond

We need to start at Jupiter for generational cycles. The cycles are the time it takes the planet to revolve around the sun.

Jupiter – 12 years (1 year in each sign)

Saturn – 29 years (2.5 years in each sign)

Uranus – 84 years (7 years in each sign)

Neptune – 164 years (14 years in each sign)

Pluto – 248 years (21 years in each sign)

Generation Gap

If you meet someone 12 years older or younger than you, Jupiter will be in the same sign. If you meet someone 6 years older, Jupiter’s sign will be opposite your Jupiter’s sign.

Uranus takes 7 years to go through a sign. Your partner has to be 40 years older or younger to have Uranus in the opposite sign. However, every 21 years, Uranus will square its position in your horoscope. Someone 21 years older or younger will agitate you, will have a different 7-year “itch.”

If you meet someone 29 years older or younger, they will have the same Saturn. You don’t often see this age gap in marriage, unless one of the partners is filthy rich.

You do see, however, half of 29 which is a 14-15 year age difference. In this case, the Saturn placements of the two people will be opposite.

Get it?

Kutcher and Moore

Kutcher and Moore, lo and behold, have a 16 year age difference. They have opposing Saturns and Jupiters in signs that square each other.

Saturns

Saturn is about structure and boundary. In a chart, it is an area of weakness, an area of overcompensation and striving.

Kutcher’s Saturn is in Leo and Moore’s Saturn is in the opposite sign of Aquarius.

Leo is about creative self-expression. Aquarius is about group activities and ideals. Kutcher is an Aquarius sun indicating he loves groups and is constantly surrounded by friends. Kutcher is not as comfortable taking all the credit for himself in a creative endeavor.

Moore, on the other hand, probably avoids groups. In addition to Saturn in Aquarius, she has sun in private Scorpio and moon in homebody Taurus.

The Saturn conflict is self-expression versus group expression. Kutcher prefers groups, Moore prefers individual attainments. Since Moore’s Saturn in Aquarius is conjunct Kutcher’s Mercury and in the same sign as his sun, moon and Venus, it suggests that she tries to limit the time he spends in groups.

Jupiters

Kutcher’s Jupiter is in Gemini and Moore’s Jupiter is in Pisces. Both have Jupiter trine the sun.

Kutcher’s Jupiter in Gemini says – “talk and move on.” Moore’s says, “empathize and help.”

Moore will bring people into her inner sanctuary if she feels a close connection to them and believes she can help them heal. Kutcher, on the other hand, brings everybody into the environment at all times. His kitchen is like a sitcom kitchen where characters walk in and out daily.

Personal Differences

Age differences, then, have inherent generational conflicts. In addition to generational conflicts, Kutcher and Moore have different fundamental personalities.

Moore is has sun in fixed water (Scorpio) and moon in fixed earth (Taurus). She is an intense, stubborn and sensual individual.

Kutcher has sun and moon in fixed air (Aquarius). He is a zany, impersonal, aloof individual.

Need I say more?

The abundance of fixed signs can create some very intense encounters. However, for Moore intensity is both physical and emotional and for Kutcher the intensity is in the realm of thought. For her, he is too superficial and flaky. For him, she is too clingy and possessive.

Opposites attract

Kutcher and Moore are opposites in many ways. The age difference represents a different generational learning. The sun and moon differences indicate that regardless of age differences, they are motivated from fundamentally different energies.

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Ben Bernanke – A Risk Taker is Minding the Store

Posted on October 16, 2011 by ohioastrology

It’s national “Banker Horoscope” month, in case you didn’t know. Since Wall Street tends to crash in the month of October, it was determined by the National Astrology Awareness Department that October would be the month that astrologers should blog about bankers.

Ben Bernanke is the current Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the entity that serves as a central bank for the United States. Running the Federal Reserve is a great responsibility as its decisions drive fiscal policy.

Much to my surprise, the man heading the Federal Reserve has zero (0) planets in earth signs. You’d think someone dealing with the practical matter of fiscal policy would have these grounded, material signs in his chart.

In a way it makes sense. The US went off the gold standard back in the 1971. If the greenback isn’t backed by earth product, why should the man heading its fate?

Bernanke has sun in mutable fire Sagittarius and moon in mutable water Pisces. I have to stop here and wonder if this is a man who even balances his own checkbook. He can, of course, but does he?

The combination of Sagittarius and Pisces creates an expansive, generous dreamer. This is a risk-taking personality with thin emotional boundaries. Jupiter is Gemini opposing the sun creates additional excess to an already gregarious, exuberant personality.

Sagittarius and Pisces say “yes” to some more pie, one more day off work and spending that last $10 on the slot machine.

Sagittarius and Pisces often say “no” to set appointment times, boring routine and stopping after just one drink.

I would love Bernanke’s personality if I wasn’t aware of his role in the economy. Yikes, what to do?

To give a sense of Bernanke’s risk-taking personality, let’s take a look at someone born just 18 days before him – Jeffrey Skilling.

Do you remember Jeffrey Skilling? You probably haven’t heard much from him lately as he is serving a 24-year prison sentence for felonies committed during his time as President of Enron. Skilling, with sun in Sagittarius and moon probably in Leo was a competitive, energetic risk taker.

Reading the Enron story is really reading a primer of 101 Ways to Cook the Books. I don’t believe Enron was a lone wolf in this regard. The optimism of Pluto in Sagittarius made the mountain climbing business people think the peak experience would last forever.

On paper, everything lasts forever! In the world of physical reality, debt must be paid off eventually.

Back to Bernanke, who also has Neptune conjunct Mars in Libra, which indicates a romantic and poetic soul.

If I meet Bernanke I’m going to ask why he didn’t become a traveling folk singer rather than a banker. He would have had more sex that way, which would probably be pleasing to someone with Saturn in Scorpio.

For the life of me, I can’t figure out how this man found his way into such a Capricornian institution. Sagittarius likes high stakes so maybe running the Federal Reserve is more exciting than it appears. It’s certainly important, but I wouldn’t guess it to be exciting.

In looking at the chart of the Federal Reserve itself, it appeared that this institution will be going through some radical changes. Now it makes sense since the man heading it is far from conservative, at least in his fundamental personality (versus political ideology).

Bernanke seems to be a really fun, laid-back kind of guy. He’s the kind of guy you meet at the bar, the day your car breaks down, your wife leaves you and your dog runs away. You stop for a beer after work, something you stopped doing since the wife clamped down on it.

Bernanke’s the guy sitting next to you who listens, makes you laugh and even lends you a twenty. Talking to him you feel it’s okay to have another beer after a day like you’ve had. There’s no judgment. He allows you to be who you are.

Bernanke’s an okay guy. But is he the guy you want running the money supply?

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Rick Santorum – The One-Question Candidate

Posted on October 14, 2011 by ohioastrology

Having finally streamed the entire Republican debate from last Tuesday, I see why the papers thought Mitt Romney looked good. He got all the questions.

As front-runner, at the time, it makes sense the debate would focus on Romney. However, Charlie Rose, moderator and cantankerous control freak, clipped off any two-way dialogue where one participant or moderator challenged another. For me, that’s where it becomes interesting.

It was clear that Rose was taping a show, not moderating a debate.

If there is a God, I pray that he allow Christopher Hitchens to moderate the next debate. This would make for a great, and real, debate and also prove to Hitchens that there is a God.

Rick Santorum

One candidate I would have liked to hear more of is Rick Santorum. He had something to say. But Uncle Charlie practically slapped him in the face to get him to shut up.

As a gift to Santorum, I devote the rest of this blog expressly to him.

That Santorum can fight for himself, and the right to speak during a debate where he is an ostensible candidate, is clear from his chart, which is filled with determined and strong fixed signs.

Santorum has sun in the fixed earth sign of Taurus and moon in the fixed air sign of Aquarius. Pluto in fixed fire Leo opposes the moon. That is Ohio Astrology’s “mark of a politician.”

Having that mark means the need to control the environment is great. If you didn’t want to control the environment, you wouldn’t run for president. Politics is part of the personality, not something encountered in the world.

Moon in Aquarius is an odd duck. This is why the Ohio Astrology debate prep sheet suggested that Santorum try to connect the dots on his ideas. Aquarius is a mental, visionary sign that sees connections between ideas that others don’t even believe fall into the same category.

Taurus as a sign is in some ways simple – there is right and wrong, good and bad. Just do right and good and everything will be okay. Aquarius is the sign to me of “the perfect universe.” Combined, this is a man who has holds a very strong image of “how things should be.”

How things should be doesn’t just include politics. He probably gives lectures on how to put the cap back on the tube of toothpaste.

The combination of Taurus and Aquarius creates aloofness and detachment. That’s not so fun in a one-on-one relationship, but can work well in politics. This is one who can stomach “the ugly” to focus on the goal.

Mars in Pisces lends a little empathy to an otherwise detached person. He can feel your pain, but he won’t indulge in it or suggest that you do. Ultimately to appeal to Santorum you must appeal to ideas of right and wrong.

Saturn in Sagittarius suggests that Santorum doesn’t always see the big picture or a bigger meaning unless it already corresponds to his beliefs. This trait, you might say, is common, but it is very strong with Santorum.

Mercury and Venus are in Aries in Santorum’s chart. Aries is the aggressive warrior which is why Santorum was able point out to the cranky Rose that he’d only had one question.

Uranus is currently transiting Aries so Santorum’s love life and speech are going to become more erratic. Or possibly his speech about his love life.  Or maybe his love life will speak about him.

Who knows with astrology?

Saturn in Libra is transiting Santorum’s Jupiter in Libra – another indicator of some issues with the loved one. Maybe the loved one isn’t cooperating with Santorum’s role in the perfect universe?

I wish we could have heard more last Tuesday on Santorum’s universe. In his brief moment of speech, he asked for the audience’s response (rather than the camera’s response). That’s true Aquarian moon – ask the people.

Hopefully next debate, if Santorum shows up, will allow him more time to speak. I’m a liberal so I think everyone invited to the party should have a chance to talk, not just the front runners. I’m also of the left-wing notion that challenges between the candidates is a good thing. If they were all the same, there would be no need for a debate.

Please, Charlie Rose, stay home.

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Hermain Cain – Fire Breathing Dragon

Posted on October 13, 2011 by ohioastrology

Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza and Republican Presidential Candidate, is now at the top of the polls after Tuesday’s Republican debate.

I find this pleasing for one reason – news stories after the debates appeared, how shall I say it, biased toward Romney.

Two headlines I saw online were “Romney Looks Past Rivals as Debate Focuses on Economy” (New York Times) and “Mitt Romney solidifies his front-runner status in Republican debate” (Washington Post).

Clearly the actual people watching the debate did not agree. Romney might have “looked past rivals,” but he didn’t actually outperform his rivals according to the folks watching.

The Rise of Herman Cain

Cain, the fire-breathing dragon of a candidate, exhibited what a grand fire trine in one’s chart can do – leap past adversity.

Cain is a Sagittarius sun, moon probably in Aries and Mars in Leo. The current transit of Uranus through Aries adds spark to the fire trine.

From a purely political standpoint, I have trouble understanding why the Republicans want Romney in the White House. My political guess is that he is pliable enough to do the bidding of his backers.

Cain is not a puppet. If his moon is in Pisces, there is some impressionability. However, a Sagittarian sun does not like to follow orders or be told what to do. The opinions Cain speaks are most likely truly his own.

With his natal Saturn in Cancer, Cain does not feel the joys of cooperation. He’s the leader and may have trouble accepting that coooperating doesn’t mean being a “follower” or being weak-willed. It just means someone else had a a good idea.

Natal Uranus opposing Cain’s Sagittarius sun indicates that Cain is also not one to follow habits. If the urge strikes him to eat pizza for breakfast, even if there is no cold pizza in the fridge, he will eat pizza. He does what he wants and what he wants varies from minute to minute. He probably has erratic sleeping habits as well.

Sagittarius is the archer, the half man half horse sign of the zodiac that looks upward. That means Sagittarius is optimistic. Gemini, the opposite of Sagittarius, wants facts. Sagittarius wants meaning.

With the abundance of fire and air, Cain is one talker. He probably talks all day and night and then, in his sleep. You can try to get him to stop talking. Good luck.

Cain’s Image

From an astrological viewpoint, what Cain has to offer is optimism and hope and a wider meaning to our struggles as a nation. I know — that’s stealing Obama’s tag line.

Cain’s 9-9-9 plan was brilliant. Nine is the number of fulfillment. 9 + 9 + 9 equals 27. 2 + 7 equals 9.

Is there a numerologist on his staff?

Abundance is the gift of Sagittarius. What Cain must guard against is having his optimism come across as “let them eat cake.” He has to appear hopeful without appearing deluded. He has to find a way to make people feel fulfilled while their pockets are empty.

Thanksgiving falls, sometimes, in the sign of Sagittarius. This year it does. Cain could make Thanksgiving his campaign theme – be thankful for what you have, hopeful for what you want.

Sagittarius and his fire-sign compatriots (Aries and Leo) are prone to inflated egos. Cain must also take pains to look humble. He may have learned humility while Pluto was transiting his sun back in 2005-2009. But if he hasn’t, he’d better just act the part.

In other words, don’t get cocky.

Fire says, “It’s all about me.” Cain must turn that into “through me it’s all about you.”

Fire razes, so Cain is impulsive. With that Uranus opposing the sun and widely opposing Venus and Mercury, Cain has foot in the mouth disease. As the pressure mounts, he will need to find some way to think about what he’s going to say. That won’t be easy.

Sideburns

And lastly, Ohio Astrology recommends, again, that Cain grow sideburns. Cain is a handsome man who could pull this off. Since Cain has guts he could challenge the idea that to look presidential you have to look boring. Cain, with so much fire and air, is hardly boring.

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