South Sudan: The Birth of a Nation

Posted on July 9, 2011 by ohioastrology

South Sudan came into the world on July 9, 2011 at 12:01 am. Studying the charts of nations is a branch of astrology called “mundane astrology.”

I found this website from Skyscript to brush up on mundane astrology.

South Sudan is a Cancer sun, Libra moon and Aries rising. The sun is person in authority, the moon is the population as a whole and the rising sign is the condition of the country.

The sun in Cancer means the ruler will be seen as a father or mother to the people. The moon in Libra indicates the people are friendly and seek fun and companionship. The Aries rising indicates the state of the country is aggressive and warlike.

This combination of Cancer –Libra-Aries is a T-square. Pluto in Capricorn and Saturn in Libra adds to the cardinal cross. South Sudan may find it difficult to get back to family life under these aspects.

First, I suspect it will be difficult for South Sudan to get along with others. If South Sudan were a person, I would say this person is trying to balance the cardinal grand cross of me/you, family/career. What am I? How do I define myself?

We have many roles in our personal lives but often identify with one or two at most – I’m a career woman and loving mother. But how about career woman, loving mother, devoted wife and crusader for a cause? That’s difficult.

South Sudan’s sun is in the 3rd house, the house of communications and neighbors. This country may find its role as a transmitter of communications for others. Because the sun is in Cancer, I’m imagining it becoming a place of refugees re-uniting or a place where other family/clan communication can occur.

Cancer is milk to me, so I wonder if they will export dairy products. I don’t think South Sudan has cows, but maybe they have some other food product that will feed neighbors.

South Sudan’s moon is in the 7th house, the house of partnerships and foreign relations. I’m getting a stronger image of this country playing the role of mediator or refugee harbor for other countries. Those countries may not like this (Pluto in Capricorn squaring sun and moon).

Jupiter is in the first house in Taurus suggested the state may be ruled as a religious state. It will occur because the religious leaders are the ones with money and property (Taurus).

Uranus will transit the Aries rising in the spring of 2016. This country will probably go through another revolution of some sort at that time. A few years after that transit, Uranus will conjunct the Jupiter in Taurus challenging the religious and/or property owners who rule the country.

Saturn is in the 6th house, house of health and work. Work is not abundant and the work people do may be bad for their health.

Pluto in the 9th house and Mars in the 2nd in Gemini suggest earnings from communication and foreign investment. I keep getting the sense of this country being an intermediary for some sort of world commerce.

Good luck to South Sudan. A new project scares me; I can’t imagine starting a new country. Especially in this economy.

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Adolf Hitler’s Chart

Posted on June 30, 2011 by ohioastrology

When people are introduced to a new concept, they often think of an extreme situation to measure against it. For example, someone might say to you “If you visualize what you want, you’ll get it.” And you think, “Ok, what if I visualize being the Queen of England?”

This happens with astrology. “If astrology is so true, could you have figured out Hitler?”

I’ve watched astrologers over the last 25 years look at Hitler’s chart and try to explain it. I laugh. Especially when they get to the peace-loving Libra rising that most believe is the accurate chart. I don’t believe they or I could have picked this chart out and said, “This is the man that led a nation to commit genocide.”

What’s worse, Hitler has the same planets and signs in his chart that you and I have. We all share the same cosmic dust.

To look at Hitler’s chart, I think we need to put his life in perspective. He’s blamed for the deaths of millions, but to my knowledge he killed no one but himself. He definitely manipulated, encouraged and facilitated the murder of others with willing assassins, which is something else.

So could an astrologer see this in Hitler’s chart?

What I believe I would have seen without knowing the person behind the chart is that this person lacked the ability to feel. There is no water in the chart.

The Taurus sun and Capricorn moon are both earth signs. Capricorn is the sign of the moon’s detriment, meaning the moon can’t do what the moon does (feel) in Capricorn. Capricorn is about restraint, the opposite of feeling which flows without reason.

Nature needs Capricorn moons just like any other moon. Who could keep calm in an 80-story building hit by planes but someone who could control his/her emotions? Who could lead soldiers into battle? Or clean the wound of a loved one who is dying?

There are lots of life situations where emotional control is needed and Capricorn moons step up to the plate.

Where emotional control is not needed is in the midst of murder. Capricorn is practical, systematic and organized. I still feel anguish when I think about how Jews were not only murdered, but their possessions and even their gold fillings were removed, documented and stored. That’s Capricorn moon gone to the dark side. That’s when some feelings help you realize the reality of the situation. It’s ironic that feelings would have given the “reality” check of genocide when feelings are normally associated with subjective states.

I believe I and other astrologers could have seen someone who could be dictatorial in his daily life. However, if you’ve ever worked in corporate life, you know this is not an uncommon trait. I don’t know why we see dictators as unusual when really there are lots of people would rule an island nation if they could.

How did this particular man, Adolf Hitler, become the figurehead for such terror?

I don’t believe that is in the realm of personal astrology. I believe this is mass psychology finding the right bad individual at the right time. Hitler and the Jews were both a projection of a terrible energy.

I remember one astrologer, maybe Liz Greene, pointing out that Hitler’s Pluto and Neptune are conjunct in Gemini in the 8th house. That conjunction could have made Hitler a perfect figurehead for a mass psychosis.

I can agree with that, but Hitler is one of many with this conjunction in his chart. That kind of conjunction affects entire generations. It still doesn’t answer, “Why him?”

My answer would be if it weren’t the man called Adolf Hitler, it might have been another man with the steadfastness to believe in something horrible and the wherewithal to implement a plan of action. And if Hitler hadn’t been the man to lead this movement, he would still have had to find another outlet for his narrow and rigid beliefs, probably those closest to him.

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Colombian Rock Stars Shakira and Juanes

Posted on June 29, 2011 by ohioastrology

Shakira and Juanes are not only the two biggest rock stars of Colombia, they are famous throughout the the world.

For achieving such fame, their charts couldn’t be more different. Juanes was born with a rock-star personality. Shakira was not.

Juanes has sun, moon, Mars and Mercury in Leo, the fixed fire sign that is about self-expression, romance and children. Mainly, Leo is about Leo, a dramatic attention seeker. With so many planets in Leo, Juanes has probably been seeking and getting attention all his life. While his energy may be delightful to his fans, I’m guessing that spending every day with him could be a little tiring. It’s good he has millions of fans to pay him attention because it is not possible for a few beings to give him the attention he needs.

Shakira has sun in Aquarius and moon in Cancer. Aquarius is a fixed air sign, the rebel and humanitarian. The moon is in a cardinal water sign, family oriented, extremely sensitive and shy. While Shakira may delight in rebellious or unique behavior, she won’t push the envelope too far because the reaction would upset her. She’s someone who might start and argument for fun, push a little, then back down if the opposition came on too strong. She’s like a teenager – I want to rebel, but I also want your love, and can you drive me to the mall?

Shakira’s chart, in general, is more complex than Juanes’. She has a grand cross of Mars/Mercury in Capricorn, Pluto in Libra and moon in Cancer. Her conflicts are between the need for family, the drive for career and the urge for a partner. Which is it? Can she have them all?

In theory you can have them all, be a rock star, wife, mother and lover. In reality, the roles are difficult to balance and Shakira wants to balance them all. Because of that urge, she can be very demanding of others around her. When she plays mother, you’d better cooperate. Now I’m the business woman, so follow suit.

Shakira’s Saturn is in Leo, the sign where Juanes lives. Shakira is not entirely comfortable being the center of attention. I wonder what drove her to the stage? Saturn represents father, society and rules. Shakira seems to have felt she “must” be famous or a performer.

Juanes, on the other hand, is a performer, all day and night. In addition to all the planets in Leo, he has all other planets in fire or air except for Venus in Cancer. For him, his partner is his family and everyone else is a friend. Air and fire are social and extroverted.

There’s no earth in Juanes’ chart which represents lack of grounding. He’s a rolling stone that gathers no moss. He’s definitely not out back watering a garden right now. Or building a bookcase. Or carving figures out of wood. He’s most likely talking on the phone, or talking to friends, or . . . talking. Or singing I suppose.

Juanes Saturn is in Gemini, the sign of the twins which represents communication. For all his talking, Juanes may actually have trouble communicating with others. He can talk, but communication is a back and forth. I have noticed in Juanes music a lot of complaining about “mentira, mentira, mentira” (lying, lying, lying). I suspect that is a projection, as Leo is known to exaggerate. I think Juanes is not focused on other’s perspectives. He may also have trouble differentiating between his wild ideas and reality. Because you wanted to punch the guy in the nose is different from actually doing it.

For Leos, life is a movie or telenovela (soap opera). Soap operas are a repetition of love, hate, denial, betrayal and amnesia in simplistic exaggeration. Leos eat it up. Leo is loving open and fully engaged in life, both the ups and downs. 

While both Shakira and Juanes are playing the role of mega rock star, for Juanes it is a good fit, for Shakira, not so much. Both have expanded their lives to include various causes. Shakira may one day part from the world of rock to those causes. Juanes probably will not.

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What’s Tom Cruise been up to?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by ohioastrology

It occurred to me today that we haven’t heard much from Tom Cruise. Like any man, he’s probably busy with family, raising children and cooking dinner. He is a sun sign Cancer so would enjoy simply being the dad.

According to Astrotheme’s chart, Cruise has moon in Leo. This is the actor part of him, the emotional need for adoring fans that gets him out of his Cancer shell that protects his sensitive skin.

Uranus has just entered Aries, Neptune has just entered Pisces and Pluto has just entered Capricorn. The sign changes for the outer planets suggests an entirely new energetic pattern for all of us. This is confirmed, to me, by local psychics and energy workers. Our personalities are shifting due to external energy patters upon us.

For Cruise, these three sign changes mean great transformations. I suspect the quiet is not just about family time.

Uranus moving into Aries moves into Cruise’s 7th house of partnerships. Some freedom in partnerships is occurring. It will probably be “the other” who wants freedom. Uranus will square sun in Cancer saying the conflict is “me or family.”

Uranus trines the moon in Leo suggesting that “me” will win.

Neptune in Pisces moves into Cruise’s 6th house, the house of work and health. Pisces rules the feet so Cruise may be having trouble with the feet. But Pisces is so much more than feet. It is the entire ethereal self. So I would guess spiritual illness which may manifest in strange physical symptoms.

Pluto is in Capricorn. Capricorn is opposite Cancer. The full opposition won’t occur for a year to a year and a half. This represents power struggles with others, possibly authority. This is a serious power struggle, not one about the neighbors leaves falling into your backyard. It is about control.

Cruise is clearly busy with something. Mars is in Gemini for about a month right now, conjuncting  Cruise’s natal Mercury in Gemini. At the beginning of July, around his birthday and a couple weeks after, we may hear something from him.

Jupiter transiting Taurus is still in his 8th house, but will touch his natal Mars in Taurus in about a year. His natal Mars is in the 9th house of philosophy and higher education. In Taurus suggests he will devote money to a new cause or buy property abroad. His attitude toward money will be more expansive.

Jupiter will oppose Neptune in Scorpio in the 2nd house. Cruise may be giving money to people right now who have emotional or spiritual ties to him. I’m suspecting that he will change the recipients of his money.

One more word about Pluto. It’s trining Cruise’s natal Pluto in Virgo in the 12th. That’s a nice aspect. It helps with this transformation of power and control. In the 12th things are hidden. In Virgo I simply wonder if it’s some obsessive-compulsive disorder type of thing. Some weird habit or habits that controls his life but is secret.

It was a whim that made me look at Cruise’s chart. I had no idea he had so much going on.

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The Big Astrology Theory

Posted on June 23, 2011 by ohioastrology

I’ve been watching way too much Big Bang Theory. I’m catching up on the three seasons I missed and overdosing to where I feel nauseated. Notice I didn’t say nauseous. I learned from Sheldon, a character on the show, that what I really mean is nauseated.

The Big Bang Theory centers on four brainy college professors (three with PhDs, one just an engineer) who spend their work time thinking about physics and their free time thinking about science fiction movies, role playing games and comic books. They are intellectually brilliant and socially awkward.

The counterbalance is Penny who lives across the hall, works at the Cheesecake Factory and wants to be an actress.

This blog is to explore the astrological archetypes of the characters. The character Sheldon would hate it, as he believes astrology is proven non-science. But it’s ironic I would spend time analyzing television characters to figure out their astrological signs; it’s actually something the Big Bang Theory characters would do.

Sheldon

Let’s start with Sheldon, who seems to have the most lines in the show and is a finely-tuned character. He is a theoretical physicist with an IQ of 178 or something. He’s an intellectual genius, graduating from college at 14, and obsessive compulsive to the point where he’s almost autistic. He knows facts about everything, from the ancient meaning of words to Bollywood film actresses. He disdains human contact altogether without any sense of embarrassment.

Once in the show Sheldon mocks Penny for believing in astrology. Her response is, “That’s because you’re a Taurus.” Taurus is a good start for Sheldon as he is filled with habit. He has his spot on the couch, eats the same food every night in the week (such as Thursday being pizza night) and does his laundry on Saturdays precisely at 8:15 p.m. And those are just a few of his habits. When he’s thrown off a habit, such as his 8:20 a.m. bowel movement, he’s anxious.

I like the fixed aspect of Taurus, but one quality doesn’t work for me. Taurus is an earth sign so Sheldon should like some human contact. I’m switching him to a fixed sign that isn’t so fond of human touch -Aquarius.

Aquarius is fixed, like Taurus. I personally find Aquarius even more stubborn than Taurus. Aquarius has habits, but weird habits. If the earth shifted, the habits of Aquarius wouldn’t. That’s Sheldon. And Aquarius is scientific with a dislike for intimate emotional contact. Aquarius is the sign of progressive ideas of revolution.

The irony of Sheldon’s and the pure Aquarian personality is that they work for humankind but don’t necessary want to sit next to humankind. Sheldon is close to figuring out the very genesis of the universe but can’t figure out his roommate is angry because he can’t read facial expressions. And, Sheldon will tell you, he’s not interested anyway.

Leonard

Sheldon’s roommate is Leonard. Leonard is also very smart, but seeks human contact. His love for Penny is the major theme of the first three seasons. We learn his family pressured him to achieve and his mother is much like Sheldon, devoid of human feelings. To get the maternal care he needed as a child, Leonard used his science know-how to build a hugging machine (which his father also used).

Leonard is also lactose-intolerant. Lactose is in milk, milk represents mothering, which he didn’t receive. Regardless, Leonard is open about his need for love and is willing to take some risks.

For me, Leonard is a Cancer. Cancer is the sign of mothering, which he openly needs. He is shy, but is willing to open himself up to others. He also takes care of Sheldon in a nurturing way, putting up with his habits and mediating when the other characters have conflicts. He’ll make a good father one day; hopefully they will build that into the show.

Howard and Raj

Howard and Raj, two friends, aren’t so well-defined. Howard is the Jewish boy who lives with his mother (who we never see but often hear). Raj is Indian, so shy around women that he can’t speak. During episode one he’s offered a drink which is the magic potion to talk to women.

Howard is defined most by his ostentatious ego and wildly colored clothes. We are often reminded in the show that he’s “just an engineer.” He has a Masters in Engineering from MIT and designs things for space missions, but the others constantly insult him for not having a PhD. But he maintains pride about his engineering feats, like building a zero-gravity toilet.

Of the four characters, Howard is most willing to go out and try to pick up girls. He thinks he’s hot, the girls do not. He also bounces back from rejection, as when Penny tells him he’s a loser. I brand Howard a Leo.

Leo loves attention. I propose Howard lives with his mother because he needs a doting female. He also brags about working with space missions and offers to let women drive the land rover on Mars in an effort to pick them up. Very Leo.

Raj is the most difficult to assign a sign. He’s shy and sweet, somewhat like Leonard. He discovered drinking to help him talk with woman which adds to the thought that he’s a water sign (like Leonard). The signs I think of as “sweet” are: Cancer, Virgo (when it’s not complaining), Libra and Pisces.

Since Raj now drinks, I’ll assign him Pisces, a water sign. It’s the most sensitive of the signs. Raj hasn’t exhibited the Pisces secretiveness, but he does whisper what he wants to say to Howard so Howard can tell the group.

Penny

That leaves Penny, also a more loosely-designed character. She’s everything the boys are not: chaotic, spontaneous, social, female, disorganized and somehow paying for the same apartment that Sheldon/Leonard share with combined professor incomes.

I’ll brand Penny a Gemini. Gemini is an air sign. It’s social, curious and constantly moving. Gemini would befriend four people that it had nothing in common with. Penny seems to have befriended the boys because they are different and interesting. She has no ulterior motive. Even though she’s like a dog in a group of cats, she hangs out like she’s one of them.

I’m glad my friend suggested I watch the show. I wonder why she made that suggestion?

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Amy Sheen and Charlie Winehouse

Posted on June 19, 2011 by ohioastrology

Amy Winehouse, like Charlie Sheen, has sun in Virgo and moon in Sagittarius. When I first looked at her chart I thought, “The Charlie Sheen Sagittarius moon. That’s why she can’t control herself.”

Sagittarius is not known for self-restraint. That is in the realm of Capricorn. But then I realized that I can’t think of a single Sagittarius sun that is in the news right now making a mess of his/her life. So Sagittarius is not to blame.

It’s the Virgo that’s to blame. Virgo is critical of self and others, so additional external criticism is probably not a nice thing for me to do.

Virgo is the workaholic perfectionist. Virgo is a mutable earth sign, practical yet more flexible than earth-sign sisters Capricorn and Taurus. Virgo is nervous and shy.

Sagittarius, while it might get on its high horse and tell you how to live your life, generally leaves you alone because he/she may be indulging in the very thing they are campaigning against. Think William Bennett who wrote books about morals and was found to be gambling bucket loads of money in Vegas.

Like Sheen, I’m suggesting Winehouse’s problem isn’t indulgence, but perfection. In an effort to be “perfect,” how can we not fail? So if we’re going to fail, why not do it right and have some sense of satisfaction?

Behind substance abuse is some problem. I don’t know what childhood demons plague Winehouse and Sheen. But I wonder if it’s a simply problem of balance – have some fun and don’t feel guilty. If you feel guilty, you will offset that feeling with more indulgence. While each is indulging, I’m guessing there is a strong voice saying “Bad boy/girl!” They both profess to like that voice, but I don’t buy it.

Both need to figure out how to have fun in a balanced, temperate manner. I’m embarrassed for Virgos when they try to shock with nasty, worldly behavior. Really, it’s a more innocent sign. I believe Virgo is associated with servitude and work because to be a good servant or worker, you can’t have a super huge ego. You serve others best when you think they are better than you are in some way. That’s Virgo. Aiming for perfection and seeing the gap then erroneously thinking that everyone else has figured it out.

That’s when the gentle sign of Virgo is most violent and beats itself up for these flaws. It’s nice, I suppose, to keep the violence to themselves. Although if the news stories are to be believed, Sheen is sending his inner violence outward.

Winehouse has many more planets in Sagittarius (Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Moon) than does Sheen (just moon). Sheen has more pressure on the Virgo energy with Uranus and Pluto in Virgo. The Virgo-Sagittarius energy (which is in square aspect) is still strong in both charts. I would say Winehouse nags herself with criticism and Sheen probably turns criticism into a knife that he stabs in his heart.

Sheen has two planets in water (Mars and Neptune in Scorpio) and Winehouse has only Saturn in Scorpio. Winehouse is actually farther away than Sheen from having an emotional understanding of what’s she’s doing.

I think both Winehouse and Sheen could help themselves if they just owned up to being innocent and having the insecurity that comes with innocence. But that doesn’t sell well.

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John Edwards Who Are You?

Posted on June 17, 2011 by ohioastrology

Back in 2004 when John Edwards was the VP running mate with John Kerry, I didn’t think either man stood a chance. And, avid reader, you probably know why – too much Gemini for the American Presidency.

Kerry is a Sagittarius sun and Gemini moon and Edwards is a Gemini sun AND Gemini moon. That’s a triple dose of Gemini – way too much Gemini for the American public. Americans love fixed signs (Aquarius, Taurus, Leo and Scorpio), people who have singular focus and unwavering determination. Gemini is a mutable air sign – the most flexible, dexterous and changeable of the signs.

I also suspected in 2004 that Edwards with four planets in Gemini (moon, Jupiter, sun and Mars) was not the simple hard-working-good-boy from South Carolina. You can fool some people, John, but not your astrologer. Gemini is way, way too curious for such simplicity. You need to be a double Taurus (sun & moon in Taurus) to convince me of something like that.

Gemini is the sign of the twins. It’s a funny sign, the twins. It wants to find its mate, but doesn’t want clinging, emotional commitment. Gemini comes in the front door but is well aware of all the exit signs and may pass through one as you turn your head.

A Gemini friend once told me that she looked in the mirror each morning and wondered who was there. I suspect Edwards, with so much Gemini and two planets in other-oriented Libra does the same.

Gemini gone bad is known for duplicity, the quintessential con artist. I think Gemini can accomplish this duplicity both because of an agile, active mind and also because it can control the emotions that come with telling a lie.

So why does he want to portray himself as this grounded, simple guy? From his chart, I can’t fathom a guess. His Venus is in Taurus, the only planet in an earth sign, so he found his grounding from his love partner. I see no indication that someone forced him to be practical in life.

Using Astrotheme’s time of birth, Edwards’ 9th house has Aquarius on the cusp. I look to the 9th house as an indication of the religious/spiritual/philosophical upbringing one had. Edwards also has Uranus in Cancer. Combined it suggests he actually had an unusual, progressive and unconventional upbringing. I can’t imagine anyone saying to him, “John, just get a 9-to-5 job and be happy.” They probably said, “Do whatever you want. We don’t care.”

I feel confused by this chart but wonder if Edwards is portraying some type of image that he sees around him rather than one he truly feels. If I saw this chart without knowing to whom it belonged, I would image an extremely free-spirited person, someone who loved to be in love, but didn’t really care for any kind of attachment that involved duty. I would have guessed an extreme social butterfly, a hippie, a wanderer. My image is of someone who has a house or apartment but is rarely there, has no food and no plants and just shows up once in a while between adventures.

The abundance of air in the chart attests to his intellectual abilities. I still have trouble understanding how he maintained the focus to become a presidential candidate.

I look at Edwards chart and see the elements, but I can’t figure out what life means to him. I can only guess that for him, life should be fun. His chart feels like a thought traveling through space and time, a leaf floating through the air on a windy day, a leaf you can’t catch as it bobs up and down.

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The Sex-Text-iest Man Alive

Posted on June 13, 2011 by ohioastrology

Democrat Anthony Weiner US House Rep from New York is currently embroiled in a “scandal” where he confessed to sending sexual images on Twitter. Bad boy.

I can imagine, like, millions of others doing this. I’m also trying to understand if a law, and what law, was broken.

So what made this man sex-text?

Weiner is a Virgo sun but has moon in Leo square Jupiter in Taurus. Jupiter is transiting Taurus right now igniting the square. Based on this Leo-Taurus square aspect, I will guess he did it for two reasons: 

  1. He’s sensual and he liked it.
  2. He was desperately trying to attract someone.

Leo is romantic and Taurus is sensual. Virgo, on the other hand, is a worrying sign that knows how to love you, but worries at the same time about that sniffle and whether it’s a contagious cold. Also, some sex acts are downright dirty, really.

Outside of that Leo moon, Weiner is really Mr. America, a simply guy who loves to keep his desk organized and plan the Thanksgiving dinner, down to the spices in the cranberry sauce. Weiner has lots of earth and water in his chart. He’s both practical and fun-loving.

The one element lacking in Weiner’s chart is air. He lacks some social skills and social awareness. He’s great one-on-one but has a more difficult time in large groups.

The family-man and Felix Unger, portion of Weiner’s personality is in contrast to that fluff-your-feathers, strut-your-stuff Leo moon. Those are two competing aspects of his personality. That his texting became a scandal also means that he touched something sensitive in American culture.

The French are probably yawning right now, talking about how the Puritan Americans are worrying once again about the rather banal sex lives of their politicians. And no maid, even, was assaulted.

I wonder what would happen if Weiner did this: tell the American people he sex-texted because it was fun and it turned him on. Remind the public that this is secular state and not a Puritan state. Then say proudly he will sex-text again when the mood strikes him, or maybe even have phone sex.

Hopefully Weiner won’t let the public hang him by his testicles. Then his sex life will really go down the tubes. Maybe he should just promise to keep his private parts private.

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Five Career Options for Newt Gingrich

Posted on June 12, 2011 by ohioastrology

Newt Gingrich is clearly not reading this blog. If he was, he would know that Americans don’t like mutable signs in the presidency. Americans especially do not care for Geminis.

There have been only two Gemini presidents: John F. Kennedy and George Bush Sr. Enough said.

Gingrich is a Gemini sun (mutable air) and Sagittarius moon (mutable fire). That Gingrich did the unexpected (Gemini) and went ‘a traveling (Sagittarius) without letting people know (male) is not unusual with a chart full of mutable signs. In the Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment, Gingrich would be a perceiver.

Mutability means flexibility, adaptability and changeableness. The co-worker who sits next to you, arrives at the same time every day, eats the same sandwich for lunch and goes to bed at the same time every night is not a mutable sun sign.

My advice to Newt Gingrich – don’t run for president of the United States. Italy, yes. France, possibly. But not the United States.

Looking his chart, I came up with five professions based on his personality to keep the 63-year old Gingrich occupied through the “remains of his days.”

  1. Traveling salesman – Gemini likes to talk and Sagittarius likes to travel.
  2. Foreign ambassador – Same as above with the added benefit of meeting foreign people. Foreignness is interesting to the Sagittarian type. If he wants to be in politics, this is the best place.
  3. Owner of an athletic team – Gingrich’s Mars is in Aries giving him interest in sports. Owning a sports team also provides opportunity for travel.
  4. Casino magnate – This plays into Gingrich’s Sagittarius moon. Mixing with a seamy crowd and avoiding the law are both exiting. Love of risk is Sagittarian.
  5. Horse tycoon – This mixes Sagittarian love of sports, gambling and animals. Travel is involved and talking to a lot of people.

What I don’t understand about the Gingrichs and Trumps and other filthy-rich people in retirement age is why they want to work at all. That’s just some working-class angst.

Newt, go travel and have fun. Leave the presidency to the type of person who eats the same sandwich every day. In this case, the sandwich of responsibility.

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Osama bin Laden – Average Student of Genocide

Posted on June 11, 2011 by ohioastrology

This month’s Vanity Fair has a cartoon of a cafeteria line in hell with Osama Bin Laden standing between Mao Ze Dong and Adolf Hitler. On Hitler’s left is Joseph Stalin.

On seeing this picture, my left brain clicked into gear and starting calculating the number of people killed through policies and pogroms of Mao, Hitler and Stalin versus the terrorism of Osama bin Laden.

According to this site on 20th century genocides, in terms of total number of casualties, Mao is top dog. Silver and bronze medal runners up are Stalin and Hitler. As a percent of total population under each man’s control, I suspect Hitler might pass Stalin. Hitler might even pass Mao, but I don’t have the information to do the math.

Where is Osama bin Laden? Way down at the bottom of the list with only 3,500 casualties directly attributed to his evil deeds. He’s definitely not Dancing with the Genociders. He’s not a Genocide Idol. Maybe he wants to be in hell with Mao, Hitler and Stalin but is really in hell with lesser Men of Evil. bin Laden is just average.

The sun signs of the top genocide dogs are:

Mao                                       Capricorn

Hitler                                     Taurus

Stalin                                     Sagittarius [correction]

Capricorn and Taurus are both earth signs. In a very crude way, earth signs are practical, able to ground ideas in reality. Unfortunately, with Mao & Hitler the ideas were evil ones. I thought Stalin was a Capricorn but it appears he changed his own birthdate to be near Capricorn. He was born in earlier December as a Sagittarius.

Some other current or recently-passed earth sign dictators are:

Pol Pot                                Taurus

Saddam Hussein               Taurus

Hosni Mubarak                 Taurus

Bashar al Assad                 Virgo

Zine El Abidine Ban Ali    Virgo

What’s Osama bin Laden? He’s a Pisces. Pisces is a mutable water sign. It’s said about terrorism that the number of people killed may be few, but the drama of the killings sends fear through many. Terrorism isn’t about the actual number of people killed, but the uniqueness of the killing, the message of the killing.

Bin Laden spread mostly fear, not death, and initiated a negative image of his people to other parts of the world. While bin Laden did plan deadly attacks, his ability to create plans of mass destruction pale in comparison to his cafeteria-line mates in hell. Maybe it’s because Mao, Hitler and Stalin stuck to killing their own people in their own hunting grounds and bin Laden planned his attacks in far-away places.

The moral of the story is that earth signs make things happen. While bin Laden was the mastermind of a few attacks and killings, his image was great in proportion to his actual level of damage. But he did accomplish something Piscean – he convinced people to sacrifice themselves (very, very Piscean) for a cause, kill others for a cause and created anxiety amongst people all over the world.

In summary, bin Laden was able to spread a (negative) feeling throughout the world. bin Laden transformed Piscean spiritual feelings into killing instincts. bin Laden created a cloud of anxiety and sent it into a jet stream to drop toxic rain all over the globe.

The American press purported surprise that bin Laden lived modestly. (If he’d lived like a king, they would have criticized that too). It makes sense –his goal was spiritual, not material. He had only a TV set, a device that transfers images. Neptune, ruler of Pisces, rules film. Film is image. Image is powerful.

Mao and Hitler were earth signs and included material gain in their efforts (food, land, property). Hitler’s devoted killers even took the gold fillings from people’s teeth after killing them. It’s awful to think about.

In terms of actual numbers, bin Laden is a nothing of history. In terms of emotional impact, he may very well have earned his place in hell with the genociders.

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