ELECTION 2012 - USA

DATA:  November 6, 2012 @ 7 A.M., EST- Washington, D.C.

The chart is cast for when the polls open in D.C.

The First House or Ascendant in a mundane chart reflects the country and its inhabitants, its general condition of prosperity and health - or the reverse.

An interesting degree of Scorpio rises - the 18th - of which astrologer Adriano Corelli says:  "..an absolute lack of autonomy, a life weighed down by an excess of sloth...Courage to act openly is conspicuous by its absence, and there is just enough courage to bear the consequences of one's flippant fickleness or follies and to accept any sacrifice.  This sets the tone for the day.

Ascendant rulers Mars and Pluto hold forth in the 2nd house, Mars in Sagittarius separating from an opposition to retrograde Jupiter, and Pluto the Apex of a Cardinal T-Square, commanding the energies of Venus opposition Uranus.  The picture that is painted by Mars/Jupiter is one of financial excess.  As Jupiter falls into the 7th house, said excess stems from foreign countries seeking to steer the election to the person who will grant to them the most favors, such as engaging in a war they do not prefer to undertake by themselves.  Mars in the 2nd house also depicts the outflow of the nation's wealth, thus, prosperity is a thing of the past for most Americans.  The T-Square describes the condition of the citizens as being...a bit tense...and well they should be, considering wealthy foreigners are attempting to control the selection process.

The incumbent is shown by the 10th house, Leo on the Midheaven, ruler Sun posited in the 12th house of subversion and things done in secret.  The Sun is separating from a square to the 9th house Moon, indicating the peril to the people which this person created in his successful attempts to torpedo our constitutional rights.  

The republican challenger is shown by the 4th house, Aquarius on the cusp, ruler Saturn posited in the 12th house...yep, subversion and things done in secret.  The 27th degree on the cusp of the 4th, as defined by E.C. Matthews (paraphrased):  Usually successful at what is undertaken. 

A retrograde Neptune occupies the 4th house trine Saturn and sextile Pluto.  The challenger shall win (there are other astrological indications) however, what we have been told by this person is not what we are going to get.  And as Mercury turns retrograde in motion at 5:58 p.m., prior to the polls closing in D.C. at 8 p.m., what we get will not be apparent for a few weeks...probably not until Mercury turns direct in motion on November 26th as it conjoins the Ascendant of this chart.  And what we get will not benefit the United States or Americans because comparing this challenger's horoscope to that of the USA, it discloses that he has eight negative aspects compared to four positive aspects interacting with the United States.  

THE DAMAGE TO THE COUNTRY THAT WILL BE WROUGHT:

His Sun opposition USA Neptune...the courts, foreign policies and all 9th house matters will become a blind spot...unclear in his direction...it may place him and the country in embarrassing situations

DAMAGE:

His Sun square USA Mars in the 7th house...foreign affairs, war, open enemies, allies...if we had any.  Along with the previous Sun/Neptune aspect, this creates a T-Square with Mars at the Apex...meaning a foreign war monger will be calling the shots.

DAMAGE:

His Moon opposition USA Moon...the people and 3rd house matters such as 1st Amendment rights to free speech

DAMAGE:

His Mercury inconjunct USA Saturn...the nation's prestige...not that we have much left

DAMAGE:

His Mars square USA Uranus...the military and all 6th house matters...the destruction will likely be the death of the nation's young due to war

DAMAGE:

His Jupiter square USA Moon...lack of ethical values regarding the people and all 3rd house matters

DAMAGE:

His Neptune square USA Sun...deceptive qualities, shifting sands and a lack of trust regarding the nation's conscious purpose and its basic identity.  "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,

Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,

To the last syllable of recorded time;

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death.  Out, out, brief candle!

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more.  It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

Macbeth...Shakespeare

FULL MOON OCTOBER 2012 - USA

DATA:  October 29, 2012 @ 3:59 P.M. - Washington, D.C.

Taurus places focus on values and practical objectives.  The 2nd house in which the Moon is placed zeros in on money and movable property:  attitudes toward wealth and property.

We identify by placing a value on something.  The more we value it, the more we identify it as part of ourselves.  We are then attached to the item we value.  Security comes only when that which we value is not endangered.

The Moon is exalted in Taurus, where it brings out the easy flow of emotions and grounds them...a fine time to enjoy a massage.  A Taurus lunation may bring to our attention personal financial gains or losses, or we may have to purchase or sell movable possessions.  The trend may very well affect our economic outlook so we must be ready to grasp financial opportunities. 

Or the main message of this Full Moon may be to safeguard our resources: savings accounts, checkbook, CDs, pension plans and financial documents...most especially because Pluto in Capricorn in the 10th house of government reconciles the opposition of Moon and Sun...meaning the energy of the lights and their monetary meaning will be easily taken over by Plutocrats.  Examine that which you value and how you wish to preserve it.  Please take heed of this warning ASAP.

SATURN'S INGRESS INTO SCORPIO - USA

DATA:  October 5, 2012 @ 4:34 PM EDT - Washington, D.C.

This essay has been rather difficult to write.  It will be unpleasant to read.  Nevertheless, it is offered to assist in your survival and those of your loved ones, for knowledge is power.

This Ingress chart depicts the influence of Saturn in Scorpio on the United States of America for a little more than the next two years.  Saturn falls into the 8th house of death and transformation; both literal death and psychological evolution will be encountered, as the nation will be involved in a battleground of constant crises, for the 8th is primarily a house of crisis...a house of purging and purifying.  Whatever has outgrown its usefulness will be removed from our lives, quite often harshly.  In its stead we will be granted a new kind of freedom. 

Saturn, the Grim Reaper in Scorpio, the realm of death, in the 8th of Medicare means a panel will be formed during the course of this transit that will restrict disease-care for elders, leading to suffering and eventually death, for those so chosen.  With Libra on the cusp of the 8th house and its ruler Venus sextile Saturn, morticians will not be among the unemployed.

Accountability is a Saturn function, the 8th house and Scorpio govern debt, taxes, insurance, and entitlements.  Americans will be forced to come to grips with the deficit...the need for austerity is in our immediate future, although it will be selective, as intimated by the new death-care mandates.  While living in the physical universe we need attachments such as money to function effectively.  Over time these attachments cease to support us and instead burden us.  The function of Saturn in the 8th house will motivate us to shed what is holding us back from spiritual and mental regeneration; in most cases it will be done through external circumstances.

There is Mutual Reception between Saturn in Scorpio and Pluto in Capricorn.  They are also in sextile aspect to one another, making their influence less difficult than would occur with a challenging aspect between them.  A rose among the thorns.  Mutual Reception occurs when two planets relate by being in the sign ruled by the other.  They tend to benefit each other through mutual aims, which in the case of these two planets means malevolence and manipulation.  Opportunities will be provided via the sextile aspect.  With Pluto in the 11th house manipulation will come from the legislative branches...those folks whom Americans thought represented the welfare of their constituents...while malevolence will express through avenues such as medicare, medicade, stealth euthanasia, the public's money, and inheritance taxes.   

The conjunction of Saturn and Mercury reconciles the Neptune/Venus opposition, as does Pluto.  That means the tremendous energies of the opposition will naturally flow to either Saturn/Mercury in Scorpio or to Pluto in Capricorn...or equally to both.  The result will be technological advances (Capricorn) by pharmaceutical companies (Neptune) to develop new biotech products that may add longevity to life...and because Pisces, from whence Neptune expresses, is a dual sign, the pharmaceutical companies will also develop new medical (read toxic) drugs to 'assist' those people who have been deemed unworthy of health care in their journey into the next life. 

This is the agenda that must be avoided if you wish to survive.  The first step, if you haven't already done so, is to learn everything you need to know in order to eat intelligently so that you can maintain a healthy body.  And then teach what you have learned to your loved ones.

"And thus I clothe my naked villany

With odd old ends stol'n out of holy writ,

And seem a saint, when most I play the devil."

King Richard III

NATURAL HEALING FOR PLANETARY STRESS

If everyone has been paying attention you will have noticed that over the past few months the lunations have been projecting ever increasing stress to earth dwellers. The heavens not only map what is to occur on the mirror of earth, they also map recourse to difficult times.  

Stress is the province of Uranus, the Awakener.  Under the square from Pluto, in effect until March 2015, we are being buffered by the winds of change, being forced to confront inner and outer reality so that spiritual growth will result in an evolutionary explosion.  This essay will address how to cope, understanding that stress describes our reactions to physical, mental, or emotional stimulus causing an upset to the body's natural balance.

There are a number of alternative methods which can be implemented to maintain our bodies in balance...we do not necessarily have to rely on only one.  Uranus has rulership over, and therefore affects, the nervous system, therefore, that is where healing methods shall focus. 

HERBS:  An excellent tea to keep nerves healthy is a combination of OATSTRAW and STINGING NETTLE herbs.  An easy method of having this combo on hand at all times is to make it in the evening by putting two tablespoons each of dried herb in a quart Mason jar, pouring boiling water to nearly the top of the jar, and then covering immediately.  Let it steep on the counter overnight.  In the morning, strain and drink a cupful, refrigerating the remainder for use during the day.  Make a fresh batch each evening.

GINSENG helps strengthen the systems of the body, thereby making handling of stress easier each time it is confronted, preventing loss of nutrients and maintaining the effectiveness of the immune system.

VALERIAN acts as a tranquilizer by affecting the central nervous system, without the side effects of its copycat toxic drug, Valium.  It is used as an antispasmodic, stress reducer, sleep aid, and in olden times as an antidote to the plague and in the treatment of epilepsy. Best method of taking it is via tincture...a dropperful in an ounce of water when needed. 

PASSIONFLOWER has a slightly narcotic effect and is used as a tranquilizer to treat tension (stress), fatigue, insomnia, and muscle spasms.  Best method of taking it is via tincture...a dropperful in an ounce of water when needed.

From time to time when I suffer a hard case of insomnia, I gain relief by mixing a dropperful of Valerian and a dropperful of Passionflower in a little water and drinking an hour before bedtime.

CHAMOMILE reduces stress with its gentle healing properties.  Best use is via a cup of tea when needed.

ESSENTIAL OILS and AROMATHERAPY:

LAVENDER essential oil effectively reduces anxiety and irritability while promoting relaxation...it is a fine stress reliever.  Either use in a diffuser, make a dream pillow, or put a drop on the edge of your pillowcase prior to bedtime.

GERANIUM essential oil is relaxing, sedative, tonic, and an anti-depressant, excellent for aiding the nervous system.  It opens the Solar Plexus Chakra and may help to discharge toxins from the liver that prevent emotional balance.  Massage two drops mixed with a carrier oil into the bottoms of both feet.

  

SANDALWOOD essential oil is a sedative, tonic, and an anti-depressant that brings emotional balance by relieving nervous tension...it has a calming effect.  Massage two drops mixed with a carrier oil into the bottoms of both feet.

BACH FLOWER REMEDIES:  To take flower remedies, add two drops of the essence to a few ounces of water and slowly sip...or take up to four drops from the dropper throughout the day as needed.

RESCUE REMEDY:  The ultimate in stress, tension, and anxiety relief, it is a blend of five Flower Essences: Impatiens, Star of Bethlehem, Cherry Plum, Rock Rose and Clematis.  Taken whenever you feel uptight and/or tense it can usually restore balance.

BEECH:  The remedy to take if you tend toward being easily irritated or have a rigid mental outlook.

GENTIAN:  Eases and gives relief of nervous tension, a negative outlook, depression, and those suffering a long-term illness.

VITAMINS and MINERALS:  The use of supplements will also grant benefits, most particularly Vitamin B supplements and the mineral Magnesium.  As to the latter, Magnesium oil or gel - a saturated solution of magnesium chloride in a water base - that is rubbed on various body parts and absorbed through the skin works faster than oral supplements.  Massaging Magnesium oil into the skin reduces stress and sore/stiff muscles by increasing the level of magnesium into the bloodstream.  The oil or gel is absorbed into the skin very quickly, leaving no oily residue.  Stress depletes magnesium and like Vitamin B6, magnesium is needed for serotonin production, an imbalance of which leads to depression.

FULL MOON SEPTEMBER 2012 - USA

Data:  September 29, 2012 @ 11:20 P.M. - Washington, D.C.

This Full Moon catches Pluto in the 7th house of war, foreign affairs and allies at the Apex of a Cardinal T-Square, the Moon separating - at the 11th hour - from conjunction Uranus.   I've said repeatedly that the United States doesn't have an ally and now we find in this area of circumstance an Apex Pluto, indicating a foreign country that tends to be relentlessly one-tracked in their aims...to have powerful, all-consuming obsessions...and to be opposed to the well-being of Americans, as Pluto forms an opposition to the Ascendant.

Some might refer to this configuration as a Grand Square, however,  angles (ASC or MC) do not represent dynamic urges that drive to express...rather, they describe attitude towards external conditions so that the urges of the four planets (Sun, Moon, Uranus, Pluto) interact with a great level of tension and filter themselves out through the Ascendant point, according to the behavioral expression of the ascending sign, which in this instance is Cancer, the sign under which the USA was born.  The sign Cancer symbolizes the need for emotional security, for feeling that one's environment will support one's existence, and for feeling nurtured.  When the needs of Cancer are not fulfilled, patterns of behavior emerge that is grasping and emotionally possessive from fear of loss.  Under the stress of this T-Square the Cancer patterns essential to social good fall by the wayside.

Suffice to say that the foreign country here represented has the willful desire to fulfill ambitions through force, manipulation, and/or subversive actions.  I'd surmise that we - as a country - have easily experienced manipulation...that subversive actions are and have been underway...leaving force on the immediate docket.

The Sun is in Libra, sign of war...the Moon is in Aries, a martial sign...and Pluto holds sway from the 7th house, governing war.  What more can be said?

Of all the causes which conspire to blind

Man's erring judgment, and  misguide the mind,

What the weak head with strongest bias rules,

Is PRIDE, the never-failing vice of fools.

 - Alexander Pope -

SEPTEMBER 2012 NEW MOON EFFECTS ON VARIOUS COUNTRIES

USA: the Virgo New Moon of September 15/16, 2012 fell on natal 9th house Neptune, triggering Neptune's square with natal Mars, planet of war and aggression...and the country's personal signature for war.  Pay attention to what is being done, not what is being said, because lies predominate...top off survival preparations.

OBAMA: if he was born on August 4, 1961 the September New Moon fell on his natal Mars, trine his natal Saturn...I choose not to say what he is involved in surreptitiously, leaving the mystery for the astrologically astute to solve.  Don't forget to stock up on survival items for your beloved pets.

ISRAEL: the September New Moon formed a T-Square with Jupiter in the 3rd house of neighboring countries and Uranus in the 9th house of foreign countries.  The opposition of Jupiter and Uranus speaks to suffering wrought by poor judgment and ill-considered actions.  An Israeli Mistake in the making that will filter down to the rest of the world.

IRAN: the New Moon opposes their natal Mars while squaring natal Neptune, creating tremendous tension.  Significant conflicts can be expected, some of which will encompass oil. 

CHINA's horoscope has the September New Moon trine its 12th house Jupiter, a promise of good fortune in their financial affairs, most of which is occurring behind the scenes.  The East rises as the West sets.

JAPAN is another country that experiences this New Moon opposing their natal Mars...their sense of aggression is being aroused while at the same time the New Moon forms an inconjunct to their natal Sun, which will force leadership to make adjustments to ensure that the country will not lose face in their dispute with China.

PAKISTAN: the New Moon formed a square to natal Uranus...the natives are restless and prone to error that may cause a change of plans to be forced upon them.  The possibility exists for the country to change their objectives and take a different direction.

RUSSIA: the New Moon formed a sextile to their natal Pluto/Venus in 4th house Scorpio.  Watch them over the next four weeks as they are in a position to influence others, who may temporarily follow their lead.  Russia's Uranus in Capricorn opposite the USA Sun in Cancer causes a sporadic association that is rebellious in nature; the discordant combination causes Russia to resent the USA.  Russia's Neptune in Capricorn also opposes the USA Sun; neither country trusts the other...America can expect evasive and deceptive qualities from the Russians.  Who knew?  LOL.

NEW MOON SEPTEMBER 2012 - USA and GLOBAL

DATA:  September 15, 2012 @ 10:12 P.M. - Washington, D.C.

The September New Moon falls into the 5th house, applying to a conjunction of Mercury in late degrees of Virgo...setting the theme for the following four weeks. Except for the house position, the theme remains the same for everyone in the world.

To convey the esoteric meaning of this astrological event we must look to the 3rd decanate of Virgo, pictured by a crown of twelve iron spikes.  This Venus-decanate of the mental sign Virgo is the point from which the Sun passes into the winter section of the zodiac.  And so the serpent, picturing the first decanate of Libra, is represented with his fangs just before Corona Borealis - the Northern Crown - as if to strike.

Virgo in a natural birth-chart rules the house that governs not only work, but also illness and servitude, the most common afflictions of human life.  When the Sun is in this sign it is moving toward the Autumnal Equinox where days and nights are equal, and after crossing which the forces of death prevail and the nights become longer than the days.  The forces of Light are still triumphant while the Sun remains in any part of Virgo, but the closer the Sun draws to the next sign, Libra, the weaker becomes the power of Day, and the more is Night able to inflict its encroaching power of evil upon the solar waning strength.

The last decanate of Virgo, where the Sun may be found from September 13th to September 23rd, is the most appropriate place in all the zodiac to represent the afflictions to which man is heir, and his persecution at the hand of fate.  The writer of Revelation seems to have recognized this when he speaks of the pain accompanying birth, commencing the 12th chapter thus:  "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the Sun, and the Moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars."

This place of tribulation in the zodiac indicates the proper attitude toward misfortune, the spiritual lesson being how Job triumphed over his afflictions.  To indicate some object significant of high honors attained, a crown was used...throughout the ages shown as a reward for victory or as a mark of distinction...triumph over the afflictions symbolized.

The Sun each year dies on the Autumnal Cross of Libra, even as the Son of Man gave up His life on Calvary; or that preceding this far-reaching tragedy the gentle Nazarene was vilely persecuted and made to wear a crown of thorns, of similar purport to Corona Borealis placed by the ancients in the sky to mark the tribulations of the Sun before it temporarily succumbs each year to the forces of darkness.

The fruits of life, whether they be tares or wholesome grain, are harvested from experience.  What that harvest shall be is not determined by the nature of the experiences, but by the mental and emotional reaction toward them; for both the physical conditions attracted in the future, and the spiritual values garnered, are dependent upon the seeds of thought thus sown and tended in the finer form and heading into character.  In the final winnowing all except the golden grain of character is blown away as tares and chaff.

The illness that one sign brings is not the same as that indicated by another.  The loss attracted by one sign when it is discordant, is not the same type of loss which another sign brings when acting as an affliction.  Thus are there twelve different sets of difficulties attracted from without which man should understand.

To represent these, the crown used to picture the reward of character triumphing over tribulations was given twelve spikes of hard, unyielding iron; one spike for each type of affliction.  Such is the significance of Corona Borealis.

In the Book of Job many wise sayings relative to life and its problems can be found; and the story of the afflicted hero is replete with sage advice.  In one catastrophe after another, Job lost his property and his children, until he had nothing left.  But with the wisdom of those conversant with Spiritual Alchemy he maintained that these things were merely given to him to use so long as it served the Lord's good purpose.

Occult wisdom holds that the thing which is greatly feared will come upon the person who holds such feelings and thoughts.  In addition to the chemical reaction to the emotion of fear, to fear a thing is to hold its image vividly in the mind and to feed that image mental energy.  It thus creates a thought-form which has a certain power, acting from the four-dimensional plane, to attract into the life the thing thus thought about.

In his time of affliction Job's friends held forth the doctrine that man's lot in this world is determined by his morality, and that the Lord must be punishing him for grievous sins.  But Job held that even the afflictions he suffered were for some good purpose.

If individuals are undergoing training to fit them each for a different function in the cosmic organization, each will attract to him or herself just those experiences he or she needs to develop the required abilities.  Accomplishment of any kind implies the ability to overcome difficulties.  People who have never had hard problems to solve are unable to solve hard problems when suddenly presented.

Afflictions, therefore, as Job discerned, are not bestowed by heaven to punish man for sin, but to indicate that he has a lesson to learn.  When he has learned this lesson he will be able to triumph

over the affliction, as Job did in the end, for when we live the Life of the Spirit we must have fortitude in times of adversity.

Reference:  Spiritual Astrology by CC Zain