Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh

What do these three have in common? They all have planets in Aquarius. Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin were born one day apart and they each have Sun, Mars and Saturn conjunct from 21 to 25 degrees of Aquarius. Rush Limbaugh, a Capricorn, has Mars at 22 degrees Aquarius, plop in the middle of this cluster. In synastry, the astrology of human relationships, when one person’s Mars is on another person’s Sun it can make the two competitors and/or bring sexual attraction. Guess which reaction Rush had to Sarah and what reaction he had to Glenn. Rush was born on a day when Mercury was making a station, when Mercury slowed down, stopped and changed direction. In this case Mercury was going from retrograde to direct. When a planet changes direction, the energies of that planet are strong. Mercury rules communication of all kinds and in particular radio. Rush, without a doubt, is King of Radio. Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, born within a day of one another, have a great deal of affinity but Sarah, born a day later, has Moon and Mercury in Aquarius, with Venus in Aries; while Glenn has Moon and Mercury in Capricorn, with Venus in Pisces. This makes them two very different animals. But they are both Aquarians, given to Aquarian rants now and then. The sign Aquarius noted for being radical, rebellious, inventive and forward looking has two rulers, Saturn and Uranus. With Saturn in Aquarius in Glenn and Sarah’s natal charts, Saturn is strong and exerts a great deal of influence over them, thus their conservative viewpoints. They are Aquarians though and will continue to surprise, pull the rabbit out of the hat and generally upset the applecart at every turn. Transiting Neptune has been in Aquarius since 1998 and will be there until 2011. Neptune, when you take the high road, has you talking to God, meditating, and working as a hospice nurse. If you take the low road, you’re staring into the bottom of a bottle, pulling a Bernie Madoff or deluding yourself and others, through glamour, tricks or just plain naiveté. When Neptune was in the early degrees of Aquarius Sarah Palin was Mayor of Wasilla, Glenn Beck was working in a Radio Station in Tampa and Rush was dealing with prescription drug issues. In 2009 Neptune has gone from 22 to 26 degrees of Aquarius then went retrograde and will end the year at 24 degrees Aquarius. Jupiter entered Aquarius on January 5, 2009 and has been running with Neptune all year. Jupiter expands, brings plenty, and acts like a guardian angel at times. Rush Limbaugh has this combination on his Mars, very personal and I would not be surprised if an incident involving drugs or alcohol does not occur/recur. Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck have them on their Aquarian planets. Glenn Beck’s TV show on Fox debuted on January 19,2009 (with Mercury retrograde/misinformation) and his first guest was Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin has resigned as Governor and written a book which has broken records and is earning her some big bucks. The passage of Neptune through the sign of Aquarius has coincided with and contributed to the rising popularity of Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, not so much so with Rush Limbaugh, the Capricorn. The two Aquarians have enjoyed huge success this year because of Jupiter and Neptune transiting their Aquarian cluster of planets. Once Jupiter moves off, in January 2010, I think it is the beginning of the end. Neptune hangs around for another year or so then moves off into Pisces as well so we may not see them clearly until Neptune’s influence fades. In the meantime, Saturn the taskmaster sends them a lovely signal until October of 2012 when he changes his tune, enters Scorpio and gets ugly with Aquarius. With Saturn, if you do your homework and study all semester you get an A. If you have been goofing off, skipping class and avoiding responsibility, well Saturn gives you what you earn. We will learn in the fullness of time, whether or not the emperor has clothes.