Lincoln Chafee Confirms

Today, Lincoln Chafee confirmed that he was running for Governor. I like Lincoln Chafee because he had the guts to take a stand on a principle. He voted against the Iraq War. I don’t think that cost him his seat in the Senate, I think being a Republican at a time when people were fed up with Republican leadership did him in. I wish he had picked a more fortuitous time to confirm his candidacy. Chafee has chosen a time when the Moon is waning. If you want something to shrink and go away, begin when the Moon is waning. Frank Caprio launched his 100K per month ad campaign when the Moon was waning in Leo. Now Leo is the show biz sign but if you want to have a show biz flop, pick an opening date when the Moon is on the wane and in Leo. I blogged at the time that it would go nowhere and it didn’t and it is probably just as well because I thought the ads made him look like a thug. Back to Chafee and his announcement. Moon is waning in Virgo. In Mundane Astrology, the astrology of events, the Moon represents the people. In Virgo, the inference is that the people are going analyze, criticize, and parse every word, speech, and proposal he makes. The event chart set for 9:30 AM in Warwick, when the meeting started, has Jupiter on the Ascendant, which means that Jupiter was rising or coming up over the horizon at the time. (You can’t see it, its daytime) Now Jupiter is great to have there, as it is an important point in a chart and is the house of the people and Jupiter is like the jovial Uncle who arrives with plenty of pizza, pretzels and beer. Mercury and Mars are both retrograde at this time. Chafee, born with Mercury Retrograde in Pisces does not suffer the same problems that those of us born with direct Mercury do, like missed appointments, missed messages and the like. This time period suits him. Those born with Mercury Retrograde, mull things over before making any pronouncements. He knows where he stands and what he is going to say before he opens his mouth. No adlibbing here. Mars Retrograde speaks to strategic movements. Mars is all about action, in retrograde motion; it is not a head long rush, but carefully planned movements. As stated previously, the big problem is the waning Moon. We don’t know when he actually came to the decision but the fact that the formal announcement came at this time points to how the public will react to his candidacy. There is a lot of Capricorn in this chart and technical analysis reveals that Saturn is the big dog. What this means in plain old English, Lincoln has got his work cut out for him. He’s got to do his homework, dot the I’s and cross the T’s. There will be no shortcuts for him. I do think that there is a lot of support for him in the General Assembly but I doubt if any of those jokers will come out publically and say so. The people of Rhode Island are not really excited about any of the proposed candidates for Governor. They all have their supporters but none of them seem to generate any excitement. 2010 is going to be one of those years that fit the Chinese Proverb, “May you live in interesting times.” So the people’s lack of interest or excitement could very well change. Stay tuned, next post about 2010.