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2003. All Rights Reserved
Here’s the deal with George W. Bush. Since September of 2001 he’s
had Jupiter, the planet of accolades, expansion, and benefits in his own sign
of Cancer (self), and in his rising sign (his public persona), Leo. When this
happens, you look good in the eyes of others, no matter what you do or who you
really are. You enjoy high approval ratings and reap the rewards of your position,
whether you've earned them or not.
This has been more than a bit frustrating for those who feel that Bush has not
done a good job, either in his foreign or domestic policy, starting with a $350
billion dollar tax cut that favored the wealthy, the largest deficit ($445 billion)
that this country has ever seen, and two years of economic recession. Plus, we
have a $600 billion war in Iraq, based on a premise of imminent danger from weapons
of mass destruction which have not been found; an imperialist foreign policy
of pre-emptively attacking countries that we think might be a threat to us; not
to mention that Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein are still at large as of this
writing.
The Honeymoon
Is Over
The good
news for those who’ve been concerned about the direction that
this nation is heading is that as of August 2003, Bush loses the
protection of the king-maker, Jupiter, as it moves out of Leo and
into Virgo. More importantly, Saturn, the planet of consequences
and reality checks, will remain in Bush‘s Sun sign, Cancer,
until July of 2005. Even more significant, Saturn will turn retrograde
exactly at the degree of Bush‘s Sun, 13 Cancer, as well as
the Sun of the U.S. (we‘re a Cancerian country, born July 4th)
in October, and it won't leave until June of 2004. This is heavy-duty
stuff. Saturn is a hard taskmaster, and Bush will find himself in
one of the most difficult and challenging periods of his life. It
can also be one of the most rewarding, depending on how he handles
it.
Cycles Affecting
U.S. Presidents
A little
history is in order. The last two times Saturn entered Cancer, in
1944 and again in 1973, the president was out of office within eight
months. In addition, Bush was elected in a year ending in zero. Since
1840, every president elected in a year ending in zero, coincident
with Jupiter and Saturn conjunct in an earth sign, has not finished
his final term in office. (Note: Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980,
when Jupiter and Saturn conjuncted in an air sign.)
Saturn Is All
About Reaping Karma
Saturn
conjuncting Bush’s Sun is not bad per se - everyone whose birthday
is right around July 4th will be experiencing this. Nothing is good
or bad in astrology - it just represents a different energy or circumstance
to deal with. Saturn joining your Sun is a period when whatever you’ve
been doing for the past 29 years, and particularly what you started
14 years ago, has come to a close. You now reap the results of your
efforts. For example, if you’ve been working hard, operating
with integrity, putting in the time and effort required to do a good
job, when there’s a layoff, not only will you escape the cuts,
but you may even get a raise. On the other hand, if you’ve
been slacking off, or operating in a way that’s not authentic
or very smart, then you’ll find yourself quitting, getting
fired, or otherwise losing your job.
Saturn
to one’s Sun is a time of hard work and effort. Your reputation
is on the line. If you don’t follow through on your commitments,
or you blame others for your situation, things will just become more
difficult. But if you act with maturity, responsibility, and integrity
now you can achieve lasting success.
"Bring 'em
on?"
Be careful what you ask for . . .
But Bush
has more than a Saturn transit to contend with. Neptune (disillusionment,
disappearances) continues to oppose his Mercury (friends, perceptions,
agreements) and Pluto (personal power, secrets), causing a rift in
his alliances within his administration and around the world. He
could see more revelations coming out of the blue (Neptune) to expose
the activities going on behind the scenes in his administration,
particularly from within the intelligence community (Mercury, Pluto).
Furthermore,
his progressed Sun, or evolving self, has come to join his Mars (drive,
aggressiveness) for the next two years. He’s all charged up
for the fight of his life, and his reputation is on the line like
never before. While this configuration can bring him great courage
and stamina, unfortunately he’ll also be in full cowboy mode
and will not be inclined to use cooperative or diplomatic solutions.
As the leader of the world’s biggest superpower, he’s
the big sheriff in town. The question is, will he be a peace officer,
requiring everyone to check their guns, or will he just choose to
shoot it out with all comers?
Finally,
his progressed Midheaven, his point of reputation and standing in
the world, has joined Uranus, the planet of radical changes, forward
thinking, and unexpected events. This would ordinarily be a positive
opportunity for growth, but in this case it’s also opposed
by transiting Pluto, (the economy, terrorism, the will of the masses).
It appears that he’ll have to make a radical change in what
he wants to accomplish in his term in office, either by his own choosing
(due to some profound new insights) or because outside forces resulting
from his “war on terror” or possibly the U.S. economic
situation, leave him no choice. Stay tuned.
- Mary
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