An Astrological Assessment of The State of The Union 2005

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An Astrological Assessment of The State of The Union 2005

 

11:03 PM 2/2/05 Wed

 

By now, everyone has either seen live or taped excerpts, of President

George W. Bush's first State of the Union Address of his 2nd term in

Office. Like his 2nd Inaugural Address, Bush's speech tonight was far

reaching, broad in its vision, and made wide appeals to the American

citizenry on the ideals of democracy, family, religion and freedom.

 

Of course, as we all know, anything that explains everything, in the

end, explains nothing - ideals are ideals, and at some point, they

have to jibe with Reality if they are to have any effectiveness in

the real world. And here in lies the major criticism by Bush's

detractors - that his plans, as laid out on Jan 20 and Feb 2, are

just too unwieldy and indeed, unworkable, in the world of both

Domestic and International Politics, where pragmatism, not idealism,

are the rule of the day.

 

Without question, Bush's 2nd term in Office - his Legacy - will be

defined by one word, and one word alone - Iraq. If all goes well by

the end of his term, there is every good reason to believe that his

other initiatives - getting a constitutional ban on Gay Marriage,

reforming the horrendous Tax Code, and, most of all, getting the ball

rolling on Social Security reform - will come to pass. On the other

hand, if the " new " Iraq unravels, even in the wake of the first

national elections held there in some 50 years, Bush will, like LBJ

before him, simply self-destruct. The stakes are very, very high for

Bush, and it seems that he has taken an " all or nothing " approach.

 

We astrologers know very well that anything done at a given time

anywhere, will have a " life " of its own; that the enterprise will

embody the qualities of that moment in time, taken forward into the

future. Tonight's State of The Union, its astrological " imprint " is

no different.

 

Set for the announced time of 9pm EST, Feb 2, 2005 in Washington, DC

(Plac 27 Vir 03), Bush's plans as he laid them out tonight look very

difficult, at best, to bring about, if not outright impossible. This

seems due to, in the main, constant ranglings with the Democratic

Party's opposition to his many proposals, particularly Social

Security (often referred to as " the third rail of American politics "

in Washington circles), as well as the very real threat of schism

within Bush's own Republican Party; gridlock seems to be in the

offing here.

 

In the horoscope set for the above mentioned date, time and place,

the Moon is both in Scorpio, the Sign of its Fall classically - and -

it's Void of Course. Sitting in the 3rd House of communication,

speeches and mindset, this suggests a " drifting " of thought and

ideas, of a kind of dreamy thinking that is hard to achieve in real

world terms. Additionally, Saturn is in the 10th House - Bush and the

GOP - and is both in the Moon's Sign, Cancer and also Rx. This is a

weakened placement for Saturn, the universally recognized Planet of

Politics, in particular, Conservative Politics. It suggests that Bush

may indeed prove to be the " lame duck " that so many 2nd term

Presidents become, within or shorty after the 18-month mark in their

term. Gemini is on the 10th House, with its ruler Mercury, which also

happens to rule the Asc, in Aquarius, and " void " itself, in that it

makes no aspect to any other body in the chart. This is a clear echo

of the ideals and concepts running wild in Bush's mind tonight, but

with no clear direction, no definitive channel through which to be

actualized. Additionally, since Mercury is the ruler of the MC - the

GOP - it suggests a sort of division within the ranks (for example,

Christie Todd-Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and Cabinet

Secretary in the first Bush administration, has recently written a

book outlining her strong areas of disagreement with Bush's " base " ,

the " hard-Right " conservatives) that is likely to increase as Bush

attempts to push his domestic agenda forward in the year ahead. And

then, there's the very ominous Mars-Pluto conjunction at the 4th,

opposed the MC - this configuration at the very bottom of the chart

clearly represents the Democrats, gearing up for a fight (some of

which we recently saw in the Confirmation Hearings of then Secretary

of State nominee Condoleeza Rice; recall the intense back and forth

between Rice and Senator Barbara Boxer). The fight will definitely be

surrounding the issues of domestic policy (Pluto ruling the 3rd) and

national debt, Social Security, and the much talked about " culture

wars " (Mars ruling the 8th).

 

Note too the applying square between Jupiter and Saturn, with Jupiter

rising in Libra. This has to be the tensions upcoming with regard to

the Supreme Court and the shakeups there that is very likely to come

soon. And with Jupiter trine both the Sun and Neptune in the 5th

House, much of the fight has to do with abortion, stem cell research

(in that it involves human embroyonic stem cells etc) and Gay

Marriage (Neptune ruling the 7th). Saturn rules the 5th - and Jupiter

rules the 4th! This suggests that Bush will have to do alot of

wheeling and dealing with the Dems in order to have any chance of

being successful, particularly in the Senate. Of all the Outer Planet

pairings that can and does occur throughout Human history, perhaps it

is the Jupiter-Saturn relationship that is the most profound,

especially within the context of democratic movements.

 

Interestingly enough, last month, Bush had in his own horoscope,

Solar Arc (SA) Mercury=Neptune, a vivid picture of idealism,

fuzziness or out and out deception. In Bush's chart, Mercury rules

the 3rd (Jul 6 1946 7.26am EDT, New Haven CT, Rodden; Plac 7 Leo 7)

holding Neptune! Neptune in turn rules the 9th House of international

policy, outreach and involvement (Iraq, the Middle East in general)

as well as legal matters, like the proposed ban on Gay Marriage. This

picture flows very nicely with Bush's words last month and earlier

this evening. And it points to an even highger threat of

impracticality with respect to Bush's aims and goals.

 

Although Bush faces the " mopping up " of his Second Saturn Return and

the transit oppositon of Uranus to his Mars (Apr-Sep 05 and Feb 06,

with Uranus passing through his 8th, natal Mars in the 2nd, the fight

over Social Security, the possibility of more threats from inimical

States, etc.) - two daunting measurements for a politician at such a

high level indeed - he also has a " beaut " of a Solar Arc later this

year - SA Venus=Jupiter (exact Aug 05). A clear picture of happiness,

popularity, success...in light of the aforementioned portents that

his address tonight would bring astrologically, it is hard to see how

such a measurement can manifest itself. However, as we have seen,

Bush seems to defy many of the " textbook " prognostications of

astrological measurements. For example, he finally came out the

victor of the 2000 Elections with transit Neptune sitting right on

his 7th, opposed his Asc! Usually you don't associate the movements

of Neptune with political contest success. Of course, this symbolism

surely reflected what many consider the dubious nature of

Bush's " election " in the first place, but the point is clear, Neptune

is usually not synonomous with victory. So perhaps Bush will find a

way to " cheat " astrology yet again. We'll see.

 

Lastly - the " New " Iraq's " due date " is in Dec 05, when the newly

elected members of the temporary assembly will present a new

constitution to the Iraqi people. If this happens on schedule - and

if the majority of the Iraqi people accept it - it will prove a

major, major success for the Bush Doctrine. This Venus=Jupiter arc

then, will have been vindicated.

 

Time will tell...

 

Salaam,

Mu

 

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