Donald Trump - The Greatest Show on Earth

Since announcing his run for President of the United States Donald Trump has been dominating the headlines and leading the Republican pack. His incendiary comments have offended minorities, majorities, genders, and any and all special groups from veterans to vegetarians. How does he do it? Donald Trump’s over the top, exaggerated style and look are clearly reflected in his natal horoscope. Trump is a Gemini with a Sagittarius Moon and a Leo Ascendant. He’s a Full Moon baby born hours before a Lunar Eclipse. With his Gemini Sun in the very public 10th house and his Leo Mars conjunct his Ascendant it is no wonder that he loves the spotlight and actually thrives there. That Mars so close to the Ascendant manifests in that combative style that keeps him in the headlines. That combination also amps up his love for the spotlight. It is also a text book case for that bulldog look and belligerent stance. His 2nd house of money has Neptune and Jupiter. Neptune brings vision but can also denote the disappearing dollar. Trump has done the bankruptcy thing a few times but I am thinking it was more as a strategic business move. Jupiter brings “lots of” to the area of life where the planet resides. Trump’s Jupiter is in a sweet, lucky trine aspect with inventive, innovative Uranus in his 10th house of career. Uranus in Gemini conjunct his Gemini Sun and opposite his Sagittarius Moon in the 4th house of home and Real Estate provides a template for success in that field. With a Leo Ascendant and a Sagittarius Moon Donald Trump is enthusiastic, optimistic and exuberant. Failure is not part of his vocabulary and his ego is huge. The Gemini Sun makes him curious, restless and easily bored. He’s always looking for something new. With Uranus in that picture that something new is really new. In his 11th house, money earned from career as well as friends and plans for the future, Trump has Mercury in Cancer and a conjunction between Venus and Saturn in Cancer. The ruler of all this Cancer energy is the Moon. His Moon is quite at home in the 4th house. Moon is what you need, Venus is what you want. A critical motivator for Trump is security. With Mercury in Cancer he says what he feels. So how does he do it? How does he grab the headlines and maintain the lead while offending most of those within hearing distance? The combination of his basic natal style and the position of the transiting planets holds the key. The two benefic planets of the Zodiac, Jupiter and Venus have been running hand in hand for the last few months, in Leo, a sign that is key to Trump’s personality and success. When he announced his plan to run transiting Venus was sitting on top of his natal Pluto in Leo in the 12th house. Transiting Jupiter, also in Leo was closing in on his natal Mars and Leo Ascendant. Venus attracts lovely things when she connects with natal planets and points in the horoscope. Jupiter expansive and grand insures that whatever he brings there is lots of it. Venus moved through Leo, entered Virgo, then went retrograde and is currently retracing her steps back into Leo over Trump’s ascendant and his Mars in Leo. This past week during the time of the first debate Venus and Jupiter were together in the sky hanging out with Trump’s Mars and Ascendant. You can’t get any luckier combination than that. Add to this luckiest of the lucky combo, Mercury, the planet of communication at those same degrees, insures that his voice will be heard. With this energy surrounding him he can’t help but steal the show. Retrograde Venus moves back to 14 Leo before going direct on September 6th. She will then bring her attracting energy back over Trump’s Mars and Ascendant during late September and early October. During Venus retrograde periods reassessing and reevaluating takes place in the areas of life that Venus rules, money, love, relationships and social intercourse. Our attitude changes and events move forward after she moves into direct motion. Will Trump’s shining star diminish when Venus revisits those critical points in Trump’s chart? I don’t think so. With lucky Jupiter moving through his first house until September 2016 his Mojo will still be working for a while. Mars moving through Leo and Virgo from August 8th until November 12th fires him up while setting off the energies of Venus and Jupiter while they travel through critical areas of Trump’s natal chart. During September Trump has a Mars return that is, Mars in the sky returns to the point where it was at his birth. This is an event that happens approximately every two years and is an indicator of how one will use one’s energy over the next couple of years until the next return. Mars brings energy, ambition and strength of will and is doubly important for Trump since his natal Mars plays such a critical role in his personality. What is striking is at this return, Venus, that little lover and bringer of goodies is at the exact midpoint of his magical Jupiter/Uranus trine. Love him or hate him, he’s not going away. While it may be hard to believe that the traveling show of Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States his natal horoscope indicates that anything goes with this guy. He’s mercurial, changeable and capable of pulling a rabbit out of the hat. He’s definitely going to shake up the establishment. He’s authentic and not the pre-packaged product that passes for political candidates these days. With natal Uranus conjunct his Sun and opposing his Moon his actions are unpredictable. The action and energy from transiting planets hitting his natal planets over the next year feed his unpredictable nature. If you think his actions are bizarre now, hang on tight as the roller coaster continues.