Trump and Putin – What’s the Connection?

With all the news stories floating around about Russian hacking into Democratic and Republican National Committee’s emails with an eye to influencing the election in Donald Trump’s favor a look at the horoscopes of Putin and Trump and how they interact with one another has been revealing.

Vladimir Putin is a quadruple Libra with Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune in that sign. While Libra is a social sign, the people who need people sign it is often called the iron hand in a velvet glove.  This would seem to fit Putin to a tea.  He spent 16 years in the KGB rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel before becoming Prime Minister, then President of Russia.

When you place Putin’s planets around the outside of Donald Trump’s horoscope you see where his planet’s connect to Donald Trump’s planets. In astrology this type of comparison is called synastry. Synastry can reveal how folks interact with one another, the attractions and the points of friction between people.

There’s an ease of communication between these two. Trump’s Sun and Moon connect favorably with Putin’s Mercury, while Putin’s Venus returns the favor by smiling sweetly at Trump’s Mercury.

But there are issues of power and control here.  Pluto the chief architect of power and control plays a big role in this chart comparison.  Putin’s Pluto in Leo sits on Trump’s 12^th house Mars and is close to Trump’s ascendant. As explained in previous postings, the ascendant is an important component in the horoscope. The 12^th house is the house of secrets and behind the scenes stuff.  This power broker belonging to Putin sits on Trump’s Mars, how he uses his energy, his action planet. So yes, Putin wants to control Trumps movements.

Another control freak, Saturn is in the picture as well.  In Putin’s chart Saturn sits at 17 degrees, 27 minutes of Libra exact to the minute of Trump’s Jupiter in Libra. Saturn is all about restriction and confinement.  And once again control. 

In terms of the power of the planets, Pluto trumps Mars and Saturn trumps Jupiter. Another words, Putin’s got the power. No pun intended.

These planets pull in Trump’s all important Sun/Uranus opposite Moon combination that motivate and activate him.

The picture painted here is Vladimir Putin, behind the scenes pulling the strings. He definitely wants to control Donald Trump. Whether or not Trump is/was aware of these behind the scenes machinations will become apparent as transiting Saturn, in the sky right now, moves into position to kick off Trump’s inner dynamic as well as the dynamic between Trump and Putin.

Saturn is the planet of pay back and he’s been waiting in the wings.  If Trump makes it to the inauguration his first 100 days will not go as he planned.  As the Eclipses of January and February occur more damaging information will come out.  If he survives politically the August Eclipses should finish the job. 

Donald Trump – Howling at the Moon

It’s hard to predict anything about Donald Trump because he is the essence of unpredictability due to his Sun and Uranus conjunct in Gemini.  In astrology the Sun is the core self, the heart and soul of the personality.  Uranus is the planet of the unexpected and at times shocking events.  These energies are connected in his chart and as such are a big piece of his personality. 

Donald Trump is a Full Moon baby, with his Moon in Sagittarius opposing his Sun and Uranus.  While the Sun reflects the outer personality, the Moon is the inner, the emotional component.  A Gemini Sun is always restless, curious and easily bored.  A Sagittarius Moon is also a bit restless and always looking for adventure.  Staid is not a word you would apply to Donald Trump

The upcoming Full Moon on December 13, 2016 falls on his Sun/Moon opposition. In this case the transiting Sun in Sagittarius is on his Moon and the transiting Moon is on his Sun. The energies of this Full Moon will touch his core setting off who knows what. With the Moon ruling the emotions sitting on his Sun/Uranus conjunction the unpredictable and unexpected that is Trump’s signature will be set off. Get ready to hear him howl.

Another big piece of Trump’s personality is his Ascendant, the sign on the horizon at the moment of birth. Trump has Leo rising and Mars in Leo close to his Ascendant degree.  The Ascendant is how the world sees you and is a huge part of your personality.  Leo is the show biz sign and the show must go on at all costs.  Mars is the warrior, the athlete and in a horoscope it is how you use your energy.  On the Ascendant Mars is strong and active, just the way Mars likes to be. Trump reflects this aspect in his often combative, argumentative stances.  He’s going to fight back, whether he needs to or not. This piece of his horoscope also contributes to his tendency to exaggerate and spin things in a way that puts him at the center of the action. Leo is the show biz sign after all and even though Trump lost the popular vote by a wide margin, the show must go on and he will act and behave as if he won by a landslide. This is simply how he rolls.

During the week following the Full Moon Mars in Aquarius will oppose his Mars in Leo and then oppose his Ascendant and move into his 7^th house of partners and open enemies.  Mars will then move into Pisces. All this action will occur from the 14^th through the 19^th. 

Mars in Pisces can signify a spiritual warrior or one on a holy crusade when taking the high road.  When not on that high road deception, illusion and delusion can take place.  This is a position of smoke and mirrors and one cannot always be aware of what is really happening.

Donald Trump will face opposition but at this time it might not be clear who is enemies really are.  For sure the Clintonistas will oppose any and all of his actions but with Mars in Pisces here it won’t really be clear who is enemies are.  This could mean that those in his own party will be working to undermine him.  It’s no secret that many Republicans did not support him.  And he continues to make statements that the rank and file do not agree with.

To further confuse the issue, as this is all taking place, Mercury turns retrograde on December 19, 2016 at 15 degrees Capricorn.  It will move backwards and oppose his natal Mercury on December 27 2016.  In the horoscope, Mercury rules how you communicate and process information.  Trump’s Mercury is in Cancer.  His communication has a strong connection to his emotions.  He says what he feels at the moment.  In general Mercury has to do with communication, ideas, information processing and all forms of transportation and voting.   A Mercury retrograde period is a time for revising and reviewing.  Also a time of fake outs, false information, and misinformation.  Mercury does not go direct until January 8, 2017.

The day that Mercury goes retrograde is the day that the Electors meet in their respective states to record their votes.  On the 6^th of January, Congress meets in joint session to count those votes. 

When Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes there will be a cluster of planets moving through Donald Trump’s 7^th house. Remember, this is the house of open enemies. They are Moon, Venus, Mars and Neptune, this is a lot of energy concentrated in one area of the horoscope, one slice of a person’s life.  As these planets enter his 7^th house throughout the month of December he’ll face continued opposition.  With all these planets in the sign of Pisces things may not be what they appear to be.  While the concentration of energy in Pisces can bring out the Mother Theresa in us all most often folks fall way short of sainthood. The down side can be deception, illusion and delusion. The big danger here is putting on the rose-colored glasses, seeing things as they want them to be, not how they really are.  High ideals also come into play here.  Ideals are wonderful concepts but it takes the practical and the material to get there.

With all this energy activating Donald Trump’s chart we can expect continued drama around him.  With Leo on the ascendant, Trump loves the drama.  But he may not love it so much when it involves the Electoral College. We are in uncharted waters here for in the sky the planet Uranus, the unexpected, opposes Jupiter, legal stuff.  This opposition connects with Donald Trump’s Sun/Uranus opposition to his Moon and pulls in his natal Jupiter as well.  That’s a lot of action and energy. Expect some controversy or issue involving the Electoral College.  It could simply mean protests. With Uranus in the picture, anything goes.

Win, lose or draw the upcoming year for Donald Trump will prove to be a rocky road as the planetary transits to his natal chart bring a time of testing, stress, opposition and unease.  The restrictions placed upon him by the very nature of the office he holds will not sit well with him.  There has been a lot of speculation concerning his tenure as President.  One thing is for sure, he will not do what is expected of him. He will shock friend and foe alike.