Whitney Houston and BET Awards

I watched the BET Awards last night. I thought Virgo (with a ton of Libra planets) Jennifer Hudson stole the show. I thought Whitney Houston looked like a strung out junky or a woman with a serious case of hot flashes, or both. My first thought was what are they giving this woman an award for? Is this a reward for screwing up your life, similar to TARP rewarding banks for bad behavior? But you have to admit the woman is a huge talent, broke all kinds of records and smashed barriers of race and sex. In June of 1987 when her second album was released she was at the top of her game. Whitney is a Leo, with Venus in Leo near her Sun, (giving her her great good looks), and with Saturn sending evil glances across the Zodiac from her Aquarian 12th house. When this record was released transiting Saturn was exactly on her Midheaven, the highest point in the chart, the point that rules career and public standing. Saturn here indicates the culmination and reward for hard work. The Saturn cycle around an individual’s horoscope is a road map indicating when they rise and when they fall. As Saturn moves through the sky and rising through the horoscope reaching for the high point, the Midheaven or MC, it reflects the native’s professional success. As Saturn moves past that point and begins to head toward the bottom half of the chart, the success usually begins to wane. In July of 1992 she married Bobby Brown, right around the time of her first Saturn return, a transit that marks a major turning point in the life. Bobby Brown is an Aquarius and his Sun and Whitney’s Sun are within minutes of an exact opposition. Bobby Brown’s Sun falls in Whitney’s 12th house. The house of hidden enemies and ways we screw ourselves up. To say that this was not a wise move on her part is an understatement. When her daughter was born in 1993, the planet Saturn was finishing up a trek through her 12th house preparing to hit her Ascendant, the point of personality, physical body and another critical point, like the MC. This transit places limits on the native’s movements. People often feel restricted and wish they were someplace else. I’ll put money on the fact that at this point Whitney realized, deep down somewhere, that this marriage was a mistake. When Saturn moved to the bottom of her chart, the IC, the opposite of her huge success occurred. During this time there were reports of heavy drug use, a legal issue with her father and the death of her father. This was the literal bottom for her and where she began to make the turn around. Now Saturn is once again above the horizon, the first/seventh house axis, and she is really beginning the climb from those depths. Saturn traveling through the 7th is a testing time for relationships, some don’t last, and those that do are the ones that are worth it. She has a way to go, and everything she does now will be under scrutiny. She can’t make any mistakes. She will not attain her former heights of success until Saturn once again reaches her MC, top of the chart, in 2016. In the meantime she needs to, get straight, get some HRT (hormone replacement therapy) or start taking Vitamin E, great for hot flashes.

What happened to Barack Obama? Why is he not delivering?

Everyone’s wondering what happened to Obama? I mean, he took the world by storm when he went up against Hillary Clinton. He won primary and the election, coming on with both guns blazing. Then he seemed to fizzle out. A look at his horoscope and the horoscope of his inauguration provides some answers. Barack Obama is a limelight loving Leo born in Honolulu, Hi. Trust me, when it comes to the accuracy of birth dates, birth times and birth places, Astrologers are more rigorous and rigid in their pursuit and demand for accuracy than any “birther” questioning Barack Obama’s suitability for the Presidential office. Obama’s Leo Sun is positioned in the 6th house of work and service to others. He has Mercury, (at home and functioning well in the 6th house) and Uranus in Leo as well. So what happened to his message and his administration? On Inauguration day, January 20, 2009, Mercury was retrograde at 0 Aquarius opposing Obama’s Leo Mercury. This speaks to the mixed messages and unclear positions that have been coming out of the White House and will characterize his term of office. The other culprit is Mars. On October 6, 2009, Mars entered Leo and proceeded to roll over Obama’s Leo Mercury, Sun and cross into his 7th house of significant others and open enemies. It hit his Sun on November 14, 2009; right around the time he announced that the 9/11 perpetrator would be tried in New York. On December 20, 2009 Mars went retrograde. When it hit Obama’s Sun again, the news was that the trial may not be in New York. Mars will travel all the way back to 0 Leo before it changes direction and begins to move forward on March 10, 2010. Mars will then revisit Obama’s Leo planets, Mercury on March 29th and the Sun on April 30th. (The terror trial will be in the news again) So what this means in plain English is, Mars has been cramping his style and will do so until it hits his planets again while in direct motion. Mars is the planet of action; it revs us up and keeps us going. In retrograde motion it lacks the drive, the sizzle and the pop. Mars retrograde is about strategy and the formulation of a battle plan. Leo’s like to be out there and up front and this type of action does not suit them. Obama is probably chafing and champing at the bit. Even though the election campaign was a long, hard, slogging battle, it will seem like a piece of cake after Obama has had four years of the White House. He may to appear more decisive and deliver clearer messages beginning in 2011 through 2012 but all indications lead to a tough uphill battle for him. The results of the 2010 elections will show us whether the task will become more difficult for him or not.

Saturn visit's Nancy Kerrigan

Nancy Kerrigan is a Libra. In addition to Sun in Libra she has Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury in that sign as well. Uranus and Mercury are conjunct, or close together in her horoscope. She also has a Venus / Pluto conjunction in late Virgo that ties into the Uranus and Mercury. Saturn in the sky now is hovering over that Uranus (sudden/unexpected) and Mercury (siblings) conjunction in her natal chart. So, her brother has a struggle with her father and later he has a heart attack and dies. In astrology, Saturn is the ruler of the father. With Uranus and Mercury together in her horoscope these sudden, bolts from the blue (Think Tonya Harding) are an integral part of her life. Venus / Pluto together symbolize women and power. This too is integral to her life. When the attack on her occurred in January 1994 there was a cluster of planets in Capricorn squaring (not a fun aspect, tough stuff) her Libra planets. In particular Venus (women) and Mars (men, war, attack) were conjunct in the sky and in turn they both were conjunct her Capricorn Mars. Just a little astrological tidbit for you.

Emergency Health Care Rally

Kennedy Plaza, Burnside Park
Tuesday, 26 Jan 2010, 12:00 PM
Meet us at Burnside Park for a lunchtime call-out rally. We're mobilizing to alert our Congressmen that we want aggressive action on Health Care -- no matter who is senator from MA. What we'll do at the rally: We'll call senators, we'll call representatives, we'll make noise, and we'll show the media that Reform is not over till it's over. I look forward to meeting you there!

John Edwards The Juggling Gemini

Gemini John Edwards certainly lives up to the special capabilities that Gemini has for multi-tasking. Think of it, he was running for President, his wife has cancer; he’s having an affair, and diverting campaign funds to his Mistress. Oh yea, and he’s got his campaign worker taking responsibility for the child. Now that’s a juggling act any Gemini can be proud of. The National Enquirer broke the story in late 2007. In August of 2008 he gave an interview in which he stated that the child was not his, he knew this because the affair had ended 2 years prior. Ha! In 2009 the investigation into his tricky diversion of campaign funds began and on January 21, 2010 he finally admitted the child was his. The Astrology of it all is a fascinating study of planetary cycles. When the story first broke the planet Mars was retrograde in Cancer. Mars goes retrograde about every two years or so. When he finally admits parentage, Mars in retrograde in Leo. A little bit of serendipity there. Up until 2008, Pluto had been traveling through Sagittarius, opposing John Edwards’ Sun, Moon, Mars and Jupiter in Gemini. Pluto can raise you to the heights and bring you down lower than the low. The 5 Saturn/Uranus oppositions that began in November 2008 fall across Pisces/Virgo (all except the last one in July 2010) form a square aspect to his Gemini planets. (Tiger Woods has these two spoiling his game as well) Transiting planets that square or oppose natal planets can be very trying and stressful times. They are aspects of strain. They put the pressure on you and force you to act. Through all of this, Neptune, the planet of illusion and delusion has been sending happy smiley faces to his Gemini planets. He really thought he could get away with all of this. The planetary shifts in January 2010 have accompanied some startling events in the world. The devastating earthquake in Haiti and the Democrats loss of Ted Kennedy’s seat in Massachusetts are but a few. Many of the earthquakes occur in personal lives. Astrology can help you weather the storms. Although his political career is toast, I don’t think we have heard the last from John Edwards.

Coakley Loses

Now you know why I don’t get into predicting elections, personal bias always wins. This win by Scott Brown is a shot across the Democrat’s bow. In 2008 they voted for “change they could believe in” and so far they have seen more of the same old, same old. For me the death knell sounded when Obama cut a deal with Big Pharma to continue the ban on importation of drugs. When Dick Cheney crafted energy policy in a closed door meeting with Oil industry representatives there was outrage among liberals, democrats and progressives. But these same groups played dead when this administration worked with the health industry to forge the health care reform bill. The health care reform bill that came out of the Senate is a disgraceful piece of work that is a gift to the industry that it is supposed to control. I can’t even begin to speak of the sins of Wall Street and the banks that continue unchecked. I was wrong about who would win this special election but I am right when I said the Democrats are expert marksmen when it comes to shooting themselves in the foot. With this election, the party in power has remained in power but they have lost that crucial one vote. The Democrats need to take a lesson from the Republican play book when it comes to legislation, jam it down their throats, whether they want it or not. But they won’t, they’ll just reload and shoot the other foot.

Martha Coakley, Scott Brown and the Special Election in Massachusetts

On Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Massachusetts will hold a special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. It is hard to predict political races for a number of reasons. One being the charts of the candidates are always active when they are running and, two, we bring are personal stuff to the table, making it difficult to be objective. Those facts aside, we forge ahead fearlessly. This battle is between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown. I think that Martha Coakley is going to win. Here is why. This past week the polls have put Scott Brown in the lead. I don’t think that is the case, because polls taken during a Mercury retrograde period are usually off. Also, news reports indicate that the people are not happy with the Democrats. Here again, Mercury retrograde. Mercury went direct on Friday, and it takes some time to pick up speed again so the effects of retrograde motion are slow to shake off. I don’t think the people are totally done with the Democrats yet, not that they won’t be in the future, since the Democrats are great at shooting themselves in the foot. But anti-Republicanism is still strong. Other factors point to a Coakley win. The Winter Solstice chart of December 21, 2009, that we operate under until the next season change indicates that the party in power will remain in power. The horoscope set for 7AM, when the polls open in Massachusetts also favors Martha Coakley. The Moon in that chart is at 14 degrees of Pisces. The Moon rules the people. Scott Browns Mercury, ruler of the vote, is at 14 degrees of Virgo, at a difficult angle to the voting public. On the day of the election Martha Coakley has transiting Venus poised to move into her first house, a good sign. Also she has transiting Jupiter and the Moon in her first house. These are all favorable for her. Scott Brown has transiting Saturn on top of his natal Mars, which could restrict his actions. Saturn can go either way; mostly it indicates lack and tasks that require hard work. At other times, it will reward that hard work. Saturn has a moral code of its own and if you operate on the up and up he will reward you. Only Scott Brown has the answer to that. So there you have it, Martha Coakley wins. The fact that I am a left-leaning, bra burning feminist has nothing to do with this prediction. Ha!