Stephen Colbert Has Multiple Personalities

Posted on June 4, 2011 by ohioastrology

I’m glad Stephen Colbert created a show to manifest one of his many personalities. Colbert is a Taurus sun with Gemini moon. It’s the Gemini that has the multifaceted personality. Taurus, not so much.

The Gemini moon is actually the lone wolf in Colbert’s chart. Gemini is an air sign. All of his other planets are in earth and water.  Hmm, interesting. The Colbert that leaves the show and goes to hibernate at home is probably very unlike the one we see on TV.

So let’s pretend the Gemini moon wasn’t there. Sun, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury in Taurus is an earthy, practical person. This describes a methodical person who persistently and patiently meets life challenges. And if life doesn’t present challenges, Taurus does not go looking.

Taurus is also very stubborn and prefers life to be simple. If things get complicated, Taurus puts up the stubborn resistance to that complexity. I believe that is what makes people see things in “black and white.” It’s clearer. All categorization, like astrology, is a way to make the chaotic world manageable.

Pluto and Uranus in Virgo represent the “Green” generation who is trying to live on the planet in a cleaner, healthier manner. Virgo trines Taurus meaning the collective movements is in line with Colbert’s Taurus nature. He doesn’t waste. Taurus is a builder and preserver.

Venus in Cancer says that Colbert values time with family. People are only brought into the home if they feel like family in some way. Cancer is selective about friendship. Any friend that hurt one’s feelings is not a friend for long.

Saturn in Pisces is a melancholy placement that makes people yearn for spiritual connection. Pisces is a sensitive sign prone to self-pity. Like its opposite sign Virgo, Pisces is a worrier. Virgo worries about details (will the napkins arrive on time for the event?), health (I ate a fig and feel funny. Should I go to the emergency room?) and work (I’ll never get this done on time). Pisces, on the other hand, worries in an emotional way that can be called “irrational fears” (I hope this building doesn’t get bombed while I’m in it).

Up to now, the signs in Colbert’s chart work together to create an introverted, honest, down-to-earth, hard-working personality.

Now for the Gemini. Gemini is air. It is extroverted, social, curious, inquisitive, fun-loving and light. Gemini is the person you talk to for hours at the party, the one who tells funny stories and anecdotes.  And when you turn to say hello to the person next to you, Gemini is gone, off to a new person.

Gemini is the sign of the twins and is often seen to have two or more personalities. The Gemini who yesterday sympathized with your pain today tells you to “suck it up.”

I don’t think Colbert has multiple personalities because of the Gemini moon. I think he has multiple personalities because the Gemini moon is so different from the rest of his chart. If his chart were full of air and fire signs, it would make sense that he’d be someone that sometimes disappears. But because he’s normally so steady and solid, the changeableness of Gemini probably is surprising.

Colbert’s TV personality reflects the Gemini quick-wittedness and fast speech. Colbert seems to have found a creative way to express his moon that, hopefully, keeps the rest of his life in balance. If he didn’t have this outlet, I could see him being someone who did the “9-to-5” routine but fantasized about a more wild, unusual existence.

Because he has all those planets in Taurus, if Colbert did make a crazy leap into uncharted waters, he would probably regret it later.

Colbert has found an interesting and clever way to be a Gemini. I’m guessing at home that he’s a Taurus.

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Things Were Better When I Was a Kid

Posted on June 1, 2011 by ohioastrology

“Things were better when I was a kid.” We’ve all heard this. When I was in my 20’s a friend, also in her 20’s, commented that they didn’t make good rock music anymore (like they did in the 1960s). I was shocked that someone my age (at the time) would say something I’d only then heard from the elderly.

The feeling that the present is worse than the past seems more than a bad attitude. It seems, almost, like an illness that can strike any of us.

And the past has seemed better to those in the past. A June 2011 Smithsonian article describes the 14th century Japanese writer Kenko. The article says that a translator of Kenko’s work named Donald Keene said “there flows through the essays ‘the conviction that the world is steadily growing worse.’”

And that was in the 14th century. If the past is always better, the 14th century should have been great.

So why is there a pervasive tendency as we get older to think the past was better?

I think it’s because it’s true. As we get older, we are closer to dying. The past is better because we were further away from dying. My own perception is that no matter what our beliefs, our fear of death is very close to the surface.

This is an astrology blog, so how does it relate?

“The past was better” is from the mouth of SATURN.

Saturn is: reality, responsibility, seriousness, the cross of matter, karma, time, restriction, discipline, control, structure, limitations and hard work. The area where Saturn is in your chart indicates an area of difficulty and of restriction. It’s your cross to bear.

I believe Saturn sees the past as better because TIME moves us all into the serious matter of seeing that our lives have a limit. So the mythical past becomes fuzzier but idealized as it recedes in the rear view mirror.

This is such a heavy topic, talking about Saturn and the limits of our physical existence. That’s why people with difficult Saturn placements or lots of Capricorn in their charts are melancholy by nature.

Being a Capricorn, I like to take the topic head on. That’s because being a Capricorn, there is actually much I like about Saturn.

Something our culture has lost (it was better the past 🙂 ) is the concept of “wise elders.” I’m one of those souls who related more to grandparents than parents and prefer older company. I love serious talk. Bring it on, Saturn.

Saturn is the “sadder but wiser girl,” sung about in the Music Man. Saturn is the school of hard knocks. You own everything you learn.

Saturn is Father Time who says harshly to you, “Have you done what you were supposed to do in this life?” Time makes that message more pressing.

When I look at a chart, I look to Saturn to see where our insecurities lie. For example, I have Saturn in the house of communication. I studied a language and here I am writing. I went in the direction of language before I understood astrology. What I learned from learning a language is that I did not communicate very well. Bless her soul, my mother could have told you that. But I learned it by unconsciously going right into my Saturn.

Some of us avoid our Saturns and some are attracted to our Saturns. The placement of Saturn can tell you whether you are doing something for enjoyment or if you are attracted to that area of your personality that needs development.

Let’s look at some Saturns in the charts I’ve written about recently.

Christopher Hitchens (writer) – Saturn in Leo suggests that he lacks confidence and emotional openness.  Leo rules the heart, so there could be heart problems.

Lance Armstrong (athlete) – Saturn in Gemini suggests difficulty in communicating and friendships. Gemini rules the lungs, so there could be breathing problems.

John Kasich (Ohio governor) – Saturn in Libra suggests difficulty in partnerships. Libra rules the abdomen so there could be problems with organs in that area.

Joe Simpson (mountaineer) – Saturn in Capricorn suggests difficulty with responsibility and seriousness. Capricorn rules the knees, enough said.

Saturn, the end.

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Breaking news! Christopher Hitchens Wants to Be Liked

Posted on May 28, 2011 by ohioastrology

An introductory psychology book could probably clue you in to the fact that Rebel Boy writer and social critic Christopher Hitchens truly wants to be liked. Like all famous people, he certainly has his adoring fans.

Astrologically it goes like this. Christopher Hitchens has four planets in Aries (sun, Mercury, Mars, Venus), two planets in Libra (moon and Neptune), two planets in Leo (Pluto and Saturn), one planet in Gemini (Uranus) and one planet in Aquarius (Jupiter).

If you’ve been studying your astrology books, you’ve noticed that Hitchens is all fire and air. He has no earth or water. Possibly his rising sign is in one of these elements, but I don’t know his time of birth to determine the rising sign.

All fire and air means just that – that he’s all fire and air – inspired, intuitive, energetic, enthusiastic, overbearing, impulsive, self-aggrandizing, confidence, gregarious, unrestrained and social. He’s social to the point where he can’t be alone. Hitchens is a true extrovert who gets his energy from others and being around others.

Aries is the cardinal fire sign and Libra is the cardinal air sign. These signs are opposite. While Hitchens portrays his mostly Arian sun (trailblazer, initiator, warrior), his moon represents his reactive nature. Actively he is the warrior, reactively he is the peacemaker.

Aries is self and Libra is other. We reflect off of others to understand our own selves, our definition against them. As a Columbus astrologer puts it, “How do you know if you’re tall unless you compare yourself to others?” That’s Libra. No others, no definition of the self.

It’s an interesting concept. If you were alone on this planet, would you have a personality at all? If no one was around to respond to you, would it matter who or what you were? Would you even think about it?

Moon in Libra suggests that no matter how rebellious Hitchens is, he has an emotional need to be liked. Combined with all this Aries energy, I could see him being passive-aggressive. I do see that in some of his writing, as when he attacks Mother Theresa and Bob Hope after they have already died. My personal feeling is that he would have generated much more heat from attacking these two loved persons while alive over attacking the idea of God.

Attacking the idea of God is a very good way to get people to notice you, the goal of Aries. Aries is also competitive so I think Hitchens may be competing with God himself. The bad news for Hitchens is that God will always be more popular.

Neptune conjunct the moon also makes Hitchens a hopeless romantic. And an idealist. And, actually, naïve about the true motivations of others.

Because all of his planets are in fire and air, Hitchens has no square aspects. Squares are formed when two planets are at a 90 degree angle. Squares represent frustrations in your personality’s various aspects. For example, for someone with sun square Mars, life isn’t fast enough. Sun square Mars is like driving on the freeway with all the orange cones out, where three lanes merge into one.

While a square sounds bad, it represents a drive, a motivating force. While Hitchens has lots of Aries impulsiveness, he doesn’t truly have internal motivation. Unless a force comes from the outside, he probably doesn’t accomplish much. Aries is good at beginning things, but not finishing things. He must be pushed from without to finish projects.

This probably explains his love of debate. While he doesn’t have square aspects in his chart, he does have oppositions (Aries – Libra). He probably doesn’t know at all what he thinks until someone throws out the first idea, the first punch. He’s better at responding than initiating.

The lack of water and earth in the chart represents a lack of emotional connection and physical connection. While Hitchens defended his smoking and drinking, his body was probably sending him signals, signals he ignored because the body is part of the earth, not the world of ideas.

Earth is like this. You feel hungry. You go the store, buy some food, pay for the food, cook the food then eat the food. If this seems simple, it’s because you have earth in your chart. For Hitchens, when he feels hungry, he might simply ignore it. Or grab food if it’s around. Or get up to look for food, see an interesting book and forget the hunger.

Lack of earth is probably why Hitchens is ill today from smoking. He ignored his body and its needs. Ideas last forever, bodies don’t. Bodies are earth. Ideas are air.

Water is like this. You forgot to meet your partner for dinner. You ask, “Are you angry?” and your partner says, “No” in a short and cutting way. You know that “no” means “yes.” You have to deal with the response and person in a feeling, non-logical way. For Hitchens, “no” would mean, “Good, we can go have fun now.”

Often someone with an element missing will find a partner strong in that element. Hitchens probably has a partner who can both cook the meal and tell him when he’s full. This partner probably also has to mention that he looks sad today so that he realizes that the nasty encounter he had truly did bother him.

Having compatible elements and lack of square aspects does bestow something akin to happiness. It’s easy to be yourself because you get along with yourself. You don’t really fight with yourself the way others do.

Hitchens’ chart is the chart of a purely social being, which he demonstrably is. He doesn’t have hidden motivations or a hidden agenda, really. He just wants to be popular and to be liked.

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Lance Armstrong: Doper or Hypochondriac?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by ohioastrology

The whole notion of some drugs being “legal” and others being “illegal” is really quite interesting. What is the inherent property of a drug that is on wrong side of the law?

While drugs are classified as “legal” and “illegal,” alcohol runs free, like a dog in the park chasing whoever it wants. While you have to be of age to drink, once you are, you can buy as much as you want. I can drink all day every day, if I want.

It’s confusing. I’m sure there’s a drug out there that would remove my confusion.

I don’t know if the “performance enhancing” drugs that the sports industry bans as “doping” are illegal in general, or just for professional athletes. I can understand why the sports industry wants “clean” athletes who win competitions based on their own physical accomplishments.

Sports enthusiasts are now anxiously waiting news on whether Lance Armstrong took performance-enhancing drugs. Astrology can’t tell you if he did, but what astrology can tell you is that an individual with sun, moon, Mercury and Pluto in Virgo is a person worries obsessively about his/her health.

Virgo is the picky eater of the zodiac, the one with the special order, and the one in your school who had food allergies before anyone else heard of food allergies. Virgo has the rare disease where you can’t eat lettuce and capers at the same time.

Felix Ungar of the Odd Couple is a Virgo.

Virgo rules the house of health, diet and work. Armstrong is a hard worker too.

With all those planets in Virgo, Armstrong probably worries about everything, not just his health. Armstrong can probably bike a million miles on nervous mental energy alone. I suspect this man has great difficulty relaxing.

With all those planets in Virgo, I would guess that Armstrong takes some sort of drug or medicine for health, but not necessarily a “doping” drug to enhance performance. He’s probably always taken some sort of vitamins, minerals, herbals, medicines or other weird health remedy. Armstrong is the sort of person who would respond to that mail order ad for some exotic plant juice that could cure all illnesses.

Just because someone worries about health obsessively doesn’t mean real health problems don’t exist. I personally don’t believe in hypochondria because if someone feels ills, then there is something out of whack either physically, emotionally or spiritually.

And there’s lots more going on in Armstrong’s chart.

Armstrong has a T-square involving Saturn in Gemini, Mercury in Virgo and a Jupiter/Neptune conjunction in Sagittarius. These are mutable signs, best known for adaptability, changeability and in general avoidance of problems. Armstrong may worry about his problems, but he’s not very good at facing them.

The Saturn/Mercury square between Virgo and Gemini says this man who loves to talk often doesn’t talk. His speech is both practical and critical. Most of his speech probably involves the comparing of things. A lot goes on in the mind of someone with so much Virgo. I’m guessing his mind spins and like a gumball machine, every now and again a gumball shoots out. The gumball is a random thought and those around him may wonder how it relates to the last gumball thought that shot out.

That Jupiter/Neptune conjunction in Sagittarius suggests a strong desire for the sublime. But it squares Saturn and Mercury. Armstrong’s inner “doctor” is telling him no. If Armstrong is taking drugs, I suspect it is for something that calms the mind more than improves the body.

There is yet another configuration in Armstrong’s chart worth noting – a grand air trine with Saturn, Uranus and Mars. Air is sociability and relationships. I can see this with Armstrong because there was a point in time a couple years ago when he seemed on every magazine cover and in every Vanity Fair party picture spread.

But that Saturn hangs in the middle of the grand air trine and the T-square. Saturn in Gemini suggests that Armstrong feels inadequate intellectually. Gemini, as the sign of the twins, also suggests that Armstrong can’t really find another being that feels like a “brother” or soul mate. I don’t mean soul mate in the new agey sense of romantic partner, but of a personal that you feel simply understands you, that you are 100% comfortable being with.

Armstrong has no planets in water signs. Armstrong is not emotionally connected to those around him. He doesn’t really understand the feelings of others. He responds socially, but can’t respond emotionally.

In summary, Armstrong is a picky critical worry wart who socializes a lot, but feels socially inadequate. He likes to have fun, but worries about overextending himself. He wants to try new things, but worries about what might happen. If Armstrong did “dope,” it was probably more out of a sense of improving his health and calming his mind than improving his performance.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Seeks Freedom in Relationships

Posted on May 23, 2011 by ohioastrology

Uranus, the planet of freedom and individual expression, is in Aries transiting natal Venus, the planet of pleasure and relationships, in Dominique-Strauss Kahn’s chart. He will be undergoing sudden changes that produce freedom in personal relationships.

That certainly doesn’t look like what’s going on. While some astrologers might try to verify whether a crime was committed or not, I don’t think astrology can do that. Astrology speaks to energies, but not manifestations. Just because someone is holding a gun, doesn’t mean they shot it (even if they have shot it before).

What I do know as an astrologer is that Strauss-Kahn is being charged with a sexual assault and that Uranus is transiting his Venus. While being charged with a crime doesn’t appear to be “freedom,” maybe it is for Strauss-Kahn in some way. I’m guessing he’s actually having problems with other relationships, not just the one making the news.

Strauss-Kahn’s sun is in Taurus and moon in Leo. He has a grand fire trine with the planets Venus (relationships), moon (emotions) and Mars (active principle). This is a fiery sensualist.

Moon in Leo is very demanding of attention. I am guessing that any attention, even negative, is somewhat pleasing to this man.

Leo and Taurus are both fixed signs, so there is intense stubbornness, but also intense fortitude and drive. I am guessing through sheer force of will, he will move on from this situation and become something new in his next earthly incarnation. With that Uranus on his Venus, I even wonder if there wasn’t some deliberate desire to break away from the current situation . . .

Pluto in Capricorn is creating a trine to Strauss-Kahn’s sun in Taurus which means Pluto’s transformational nature is in line with his conscious goals. Neptune in Pisces is on his north node indicating a deliberate sacrifice for a common good.

Uranus, as mentioned above, is in Aries transiting Strauss-Kahn’s natal Venus. That placement also pits it opposite Strauss-Kahn’s natal Uranus in Libra. I keep feeling that he wants to make a break with someone, a big break. Maybe this act he is accused of is a way for him to get out of some commitment or obligation. Uranus is the old “seven-year itch” so I’m wondering if his itch is what landed him in the news.

Seven years from now, Uranus will be transiting Strauss-Kahn’s natal Saturn in Aries. If Strauss-Kahn isn’t challenging authority now, he will be at that time. That is when he will learn more about the limits of one’s personal drive. Uranus will shortly after move onto his sun indicating an entirely different focus of personal identity.

Fire signs are known for optimism and the ability to bounce back from just about any situation. With so much fire in his chart, I suspect Strauss-Kahn will bounce back from this situation, whenever and however it resolves, and will feel a sense of freedom that he doesn’t feel today.

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Weekly Forecast for Arnold Schwarzenegger

Posted on May 22, 2011 by ohioastrology

I think Arnold Schwarzenegger could use an astrology reading. As a Good Samaritan and Democrat, I will offer it to him for free.

I am basing this forecast on the Astrotheme horoscope that has Schwarzenegger born at 4:10 am. If you recall, having the time of birth means we can see the areas of life affected by transits. Transits are the planets’ current movement through the signs. Your horoscope contains all the signs and so planets traveling through signs fall into some area of your chart and, therefore, your life.

Arnold,

Sunday:  The sun has just entered Gemini and is in your 11th house. The moon is in Aquarius in the 7th house. You will be spending time with groups for the next few weeks. These groups offer fun (Gemini) or some sort of community work (Aquarius). Neither has an emotional tone (such as a religious group). Mercury, Venus and Mars are also in your 11th house. You will be having lots of fun.

Monday:  The moon moves into your 8th house. Sex and taxes will be the order of the day, not necessarily in that order. The moon is opposite your intense Saturn/Pluto conjunction in Leo. This will be a very unpleasant day of intense emotional encounters, including raging jealousy. If you’re thinking of having sex with a stranger, don’t.

Tuesday:  The moon moves into the 9th house which means you’ll do some traveling. Hopefully you are traveling far from the person you dealt with yesterday. Venus is moving into the 12th house so you will be holding back on speech.

Wednesday:  You will continue traveling as the moon moves into Pisces. The travel may involve water. The moon trines Mercury, Venus and Jupiter on Wednesday. This should be a good day with love and support of family and close associates.

Thursday:  Another day of emotional reprieve. Later in the evening, work concerns arise.

Friday:  Back to work. You will be devoting energy to a new work project. Your energy is very high on this day, so much that you must be careful about offending others.

Saturday:  Like Friday, this is also a day of work and self-promotion. A very busy, energetic weekend is in store. To release all of this fiery energy, you should engage in a competitive sport.

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Schwarzenegger and Gore

Posted on May 14, 2011 by ohioastrology

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Al Gore have something in common astrologically – moon in Capricorn. Moon in Capricorn is considered a difficult placement because the moon is about reaction and emotions and Capricorn is about control and restraint. Consequently, moon in Capricorn folks are often perceived as cold, standoffish or withdrawn.

Moon in Capricorn are the people around you who keep calm in difficult situations. They make the funeral arrangements, clean up the crime scene, talk people off building ledges and lead troops into battle. Moon in Capricorn can do this because it doesn’t react. It controls its emotions.

Remember the comment about Gore being “wooden?” That’s moon in Capricorn.

Schwarzenegger and Gore are both sun fire signs, Schwarzenegger is Leo and Gore is Aries. Fire is expressive, extraverted and enthusiastic. Fire dominates.

Fire sun and moon in Capricorn suggest that both Schwarzenegger and Gore are dominant individuals. Even if they weren’t actors and politicians, they would be in control in some way. They are alpha males.

Using Astrotheme’s time of birth for both men, both have moon in about 3 degrees of Capricorn in the 6th house (Gore’s just barely) which is the house of work and health.

I see the moon in Capricorn in the 6th house as being the quintessential workaholic. Seeing this in Schwarzenegger’s chart, I realized that when we go to the gym we call it a “work” out, not an “exercise moment” or “fun on the treadmill.” It’s work. When we go on a bike ride, we don’t call it “work.” When we go to the gym, it’s work.

Schwarzenegger’s workaholic nature has translated into the body and health, both 6th house concerns. I’m guessing that Schwarzenegger doesn’t really get pleasure at the gym. I’m guessing it’s all work and no play. It’s serious and intense.

Gore’s workaholic nature isn’t as evident, to me at least. But being a politician seems like a heck of a lot of work to me, so I can’t tell a workaholic politician from a non-workaholic politician.

The big news for both of these men is that Pluto is transiting Capricorn. Pluto, right this moment, is sitting on top of their moons.

In addition to describing emotional temperament, the moon also describes the women in one’s life and one’s relationships with women. Both Schwarzenegger and Gore probably had mothers who were less than maternal and most likely stressed social standing than more than personal expression. Their wives may have been the same.

According to Robert Hand in “Planets in Transit,” Pluto transiting moon “signifies a time of extremely powerful emotional change in your life, which can affect your immediate personal surroundings, your home and family, and your innermost psychological development.”

Sounds right as both men are splitting with long-time partners.

Hand adds that this transit “can transform all your emotionally based relationships, such as those with your spouse, family and parents, particularly your mother.”

While we are publicly seeing the divorces, what we are probably not seeing is that for both men, a number of relationships are probably changing with regard to emotional tone. Both men are probably dealing with a lot of emotional feedback from a number of people.

Because both men have moon in the 6th house, both may undergo transformational health changes. Capricorn rules the knees and skeletal structure so both may have problems with knees or spine. Back problems may also be part of this.

Moon in Capricorn folks don’t like to air dirty laundry so public breakups or anything else messy that occurs in public is highly embarrassing. Capricorn also likes to be perfect (and thinks it is, by the way) so anything that goes “wrong” is unpleasant. And moon in Capricorn is as judgmental of itself and it is of others so these men may be beating themselves up emotionally. They are probably more harsh on themselves than others are on them.

There is a lot more to these two charts than moon in Capricorn. The Pluto transit over their moons suggests that this is where the transform begins – emotionally and with women. This is not an easy transit but as moon in Capricorn is serious and used to hard work, both should be able to handle it. Capricorn is nothing if not tough.

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John Kasich’s Mouth – Good News!

Posted on May 11, 2011 by ohioastrology

I read today in the “Columbus Dispatch” that John Kasich “rips the nursing home lobby.” Not criticize, but “rip.” Well, at least he didn’t call anyone an idiot.

Kasich’s natal Mercury is in Aries which indicates his speech is always somewhat aggressive and warlike. For the past month, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus have all been in Aries triggering an abundance of energy onto this volatile communication style.

I bet he vows every night to tone it down (his sun & moon are in earth signs, so he does want to play by the rules). I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets upset with himself for letting his aggressive thoughts come out of his mouth. I have this problem too, so I sympathize.

The good news is that May 12 – May 16 Mercury, Venus and Mars will all be moving into Taurus. Then Jupiter will move into Taurus on June 5.

So maybe Kasich will get laryngitis.

Taurus does rule the throat so it is possible that something will occur in the throat area. While the planets transiting don’t indicate illness, maybe he will get a sore throat or some other head cold that will have him swallowing cough drops and a few unspoken words.

Or maybe he will feel calmer and have more control over what he wants to say versus what he actually does say.  Taurus naturally is calm, steady and methodical. His sun will be in more control than his Mercury now.

These planets in Taurus will not only improve his communication style, but also give him physical energy to release the Arian mental energy he’s been dealing with for the last month. Possibly Kasich will vent some frustration at the gym instead of at the podium.

I also predict that Kasich will get a nice haircut at the beginning of June when Venus is directly on his sun. It’s a good astrological time for a photo op.

The good news is Kasich’s volatile outbursts will diminish. That’s good astrologically and politically because I think Kasich’s message is getting lost in the manner in which he delivers it.

However, Uranus is still traveling slowly through Aries so he will still have sudden outbursts, just not as frequently. Or maybe he will use the clever, unusual manner of Uranus and find a new way to communicate that reaches people without making them angry in response.

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Joe Simpson – Watch those Knees

Posted on May 5, 2011 by ohioastrology

I was watching “Touching the Void” again the other night. Since I view life through the astrological lens, I wondered about the horoscope of this man, Joe Simpson, who went climbing in Peru, broke his leg on a descent, fell into a crevasse after his partner cut the rope and spent several days without food or water crawling back to a camp where his companions were just ready to leave.

I would have died.

In his own words from the movie his is stubborn and things “weren’t going his way.” And he likes things to go his way.

So what drove him to make it?

Physically he simply set himself goals, like crawl to that rock in 20 minutes. Mentally he focused on those goals. He clearly is a man of intense focus.

Simpson’s sun is in Leo and moon in Taurus. Leo is fixed fire and Taurus is fixed earth. Fixed signs are stubborn and explain the “things weren’t going my way” attitude that helped Simpson survive. Uranus is conjunct his sun in Leo which also explains the “sudden” events that plague his climbing life. Uranus is also about enlightenment so hopefully he’s getting more than broken legs from these experiences.

If Uranus is enlightenment and Leo is the about self, the enlightenment or insight should be about ego and self. In the film, Simpson describes how he got to the point in his crawl back to camp where he peed on himself and realized he’d lost all concerns about self, ego, and other concerns of daily life which involve what others think of us.

Leo likes the spotlight and dying alone is not the spotlight. But at a young age Simpson got a major lesson in his Leo-ness. He seems to have put the experience to good use by telling the story to others as motivation.

So why climbing?

Years ago a college roommate joined the mountaineering club. As I have moon in a water sign, nature to me is imaginative. When I go to the river, I canoe slowly and peacefully and think about Native Americans before conquest. In my youth, I thought everyone did the same.

Much to my surprise the members of the mountaineering club were hard-partying sorts. Now I see that drive to climb mountains and the partying as part of the same core – sensation.

Taurus is the fixed earth sign. Moon in Taurus is like getting a massage with a sweater on. The masseuse has to push harder for you to feel the sensation. Climbing a mountain in frigid cold, getting frostbite on your fingers and toes and having your knee cap in your chin are all strong sensations.

In the movie Simpson says it’s fun to climb, but I’m guessing he’s looking for that intense sensation.

I should also mention that Saturn, that planet of burden and restriction, is in Capricorn which rules the knees. The knees help you stand and I believe spiritually represent standing on one’s own. Even if Simpson weren’t a mountain climber, I would suggest care with the knees.

Simpson’s story to me is twofold – 1) don’t risk your life so carelessly and 2) if you are in a pinch, let go of your ego self and focus on the reality of the situation.

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George Clooney and John Kasich – Two Peas in a Pod?

Posted on May 4, 2011 by ohioastrology

One of the major criticisms of astrology is that it says the same thing about everyone. It’s true. We are all the same species and with the same needs. Although American culture stresses uniqueness, we are not unique.

I hope I haven’t ruined your day.

The natal horoscope is a circle that contains all the signs and planets. You were born on earth and share the same energies as others born on earth -all the same energies.

Which brings me to George Clooney. I heard on “Entertainment Tonight” that his birthday is this week. Looking at his chart I discovered that Clooney’s sun in Taurus and moon in Capricorn is the same placement as Ohio Governor John Kasich.

This is why people hate astrology. Clooney and Kasich? How could hot Clooney and hot-tempered Kasich have anything in common?

The easier answer is that besides sun and moon, there are a host of other planets which differ in sign and placement between the charts. The more difficult answer is that they may be more alike than we know.

Years back, a Scorpio friend instructed me to look for others’ motivations. Don’t be fooled by the manifestation of energies, she said. Look underneath for the motivation.

Clooney and Kasich have the same astrological solar and lunar motivations.  And those are?

Let’s start with the sun. Both men have sun in Taurus. Taurus is a fixed earth sign, one of the most stubborn signs of the zodiac. This sign is a sensualist at heart and seeks physical comfort and material security. I think of Taurus as materialistic in a positive sense – it truly derives pleasure from the material world.

Both men clearly make money, but their attitude toward it is unknown. My guess is that neither is overly generous for the amount of money he possesses.

Off to the moon. Clooney and Kasich’s moon are in Capricorn.  Moon in Capricorn is considered a difficult placement because the moon seeks to respond and express while Capricorn wants restraint and control. I think of the butler in “The Remains of the Day” as having a Capricorn moon. His father is dying but he fulfills his duty as a butler. Capricorn works. Capricorn fulfills duty.

In addition to moon in Capricorn, Clooney also has Saturn in Capricorn conjunct the moon. Give him a double on emotional control.

We know that Clooney vows to never marry again. How very Saturn-conjunct-Moon-in-Capricorn of him. This placement suggests that his mother was a stern disciplinarian or someone who withheld warm feelings of love. Clooney was married from 1989-1993 while both Uranus and Neptune were hopping all over his Saturn and moon. This marriage definitely ignited those issues. Pluto is now transiting Capricorn so Clooney’s moon is going to get another SCUD missile attack shortly.

Until it makes news, I will not know much about Kasich’s love life. Kasich was married then divorced in 1980 and re-married in 1997 while Neptune was transiting his moon.  Kasich also probably grew up in a household that had material goods, but not lots of kisses and hugs.

Kasich has Mercury in impulsive Aries while Clooney has Mercury in methodical Taurus. Clooney clearly can control the thoughts that come out of his mouth much better than Kasich.

Clooney has only one planet in water (Neptune) while Kasich has two (Uranus and Mars). Kasich actually is more responsive to feelings than Clooney. Kasich may at least try harder to understand what others are feeling, even if he doesn’t understand or agree with those feelings.

I will go on an astrological limb and say that Clooney and Kasich are alike, with Kasich actually being a little “nicer.” Clooney certainly looks nicer and maybe that’s why it’s not apparent that he’s actually a cold fellow.

Maybe someday I’ll read the biographies of both men and revise this post.  Maybe they are different. I doubt it.

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