Schwarzenegger and progressed MC sign changing

An example of a change without transits and progressions with the progressed Sun is the A-rated (not AA!) chart of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who stops being the Calfifornian Governor on January 3, 2011. His progressed Midheaven is changing sign instead...

The progressed Midheaven is the MC of the progressed chart. The progressed MC shows us in what way your status or condition is changing. When the sign of the progressed Midheaven changes, there is often a change in perspective or status (at home*) or in the career).

Here is his progressed chart:

You can see the reading of his birth chart on Art&Astrology, the blogspot about artists and talent in the chart: 

http://art-astrology.blogspot.com/2009/07/astrology-chart-arnold-schwarzenegger.html 

Quote:

As from 1984 (when in the progressed chart Saturn and Pluto were conjunct Ascendant) he presented himself as an active Republican, but he had been a Republican since 1968, when he entered the USA and heard Mr.Nixon*) speak, a President with Mars inconjunct Saturn and opposition Pluto, so with the same 'die hard' combination in the chart as Schwarzenegger. And what he said appealed to him...

Mars, Saturn and Pluto are rising before the Sun in the progressed chart. Some people change very much and their progressed chart shows us how. Saturn and Pluto are the 'die hards' and they are very often prominent in the charts of managing politicians, like governors and presidents (see the chart of Obama).

Let me show you the progressed aspects and transits:

• Progressed Saturn inconjunct natal descendant and 
• Transit Saturn almost at the lowest point in the chart (square Ascendant) is rather depressing...
• Progressed Jupiter opposition Node raises the question of support of the party/group/people
•  Progressed Midheaven changing sign....is a career changing...
• Transit Pluto is almost inconjunct the natal Sun (for losing self esteem and influence) 
• Transit Mars opposition Ascendant and square natal Sun/Moon might point at being hurt.

The combination of Mars and Saturn with Ascendant/Descendant shows a death end horizon.

Of course the lost elections triggered the change and we should look at the transits and progressions of November 4, 2010, too. Progressed Mercury had just been inconjunct Midheaven. Inconjunctions refer to losts. But Jupiter had just been conjunct Midheaven, because he won the race (and Megan Fox lost). 

PROGRESSED MIDHEAVEN EXAMPLE:

When Larry King's Progressed Midheaven changed sign in 1985, he started his career on television. 

MORE SIGNS OF CHANGIN TIMES:

http://astropost.blogspot.com/2009/06/astrological-signs-of-changing-times.html

*) Your status at home might change when you become a parent, or an 'orphan', for example. The MC is about 'ranking'.

PS

(President Obama's progressed Midheaven is conjunct the partial Solar Eclipse of January 4, 2011. That is also a sign of changing perspective.)

Also visit: Astromarkt.net

Closing time Election day chart

The polls are open until 10 p.m. Previously I tought it was at 19:00 hours, but that was wrong. So here is the true chart of the UK Elections closing time (Times Online says it is 10 p.m.).

The suns or progressed Suns of the party leaders are all in aspect with the MC of closing time (30th degree of Virgo). The progressed Suns of Liberal Nick Clegg (on the edge of Aquarius and Pisces) and Labour Gordon Brown (in the last degree of Aries) are inconjunct (quincunx) the Virgo MC. The progressed Sun of Conservative David Cameron (in the final degree of Scorpio) is sextile the MC. It is peculiar that all three have the Sun in the final degree of a sign (reflecting a changing life style). Their Progresed Suns are afflicting each others P Sun and that is in line with their positions. Nick Clegg and Gordon Brown should perhaps work together after the elections and their progressed Suns are sextile (Aries and Aquarius), a rather soft combination. The progressed Sun of David Cameron is square Gordon Brown's and inconjunct Nick Clegg's. Squares and inconjunctions are hard aspects.

Inconjunctions often refer to losts, but time will tell if that is right, today. As a result of the exit polls the conservatives are smelling victory already (see Times). Click the label Elections or Politics to see more about the candidates or move to 'Hot items now' (above).



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Susan Boyle and the finale (..select your moment...)

This is an easy post, because it is easier to after-dict than to pre-dict and also more 'astropolitical correct'. Here is a belated 'glass ball' that shows what all of you can see, too:
1. the aspects of transitting planets of yesterday and
2. the MC of the final moment of the broadcasting
This of course in combination with the natal positions of Susan Boyle.

In short: there were too many difficult aspects last night. It is a rather alarming picture. There were more than 3 indications for not becoming the winner of 100.000 pounds and a visit to the Queen. Nevertheless: earlier this year (with SA Mercury-Jupiter) she had her contract and she become known all over the world. Yesterday however, was not her best lucky day.

A. TRANSITS

1. Transit Mars square Saturn (hard competition)
2. Transit Saturn inconjunct Midheaven (giving up on a position, stepping back...)
3. Transit Neptune semi square Sun (frustrating disappointment)
4. Transit Jupiter semi square Sun (frustrating success)
(Jupiter and Neptune together are the combination of the devoted audience, the fans, and the media attention.)
5. Transit Uranus 15 degrees from the Sun for tension.
6. Tertiairy Moon inconjunct natal Moon: emotional outburst?
7. Transit Pluto square Solar Arc MC: period of transformation, courage needed in the profession.

Inconjunctions often reflect a loss. Semi squares indicate possible frustration. Inconjunctions and semi squares dominate the above picture of the transits for Susan Boyle during the finale last night. There is no trine, no conjunction with a beneficial planet.. .

In the earlier post 'Heroes, Angles and Sun inconjunct Neptune' I mentioned the present semi square of transit Neptune with Susan Boyle's Sun and the meaning of Neptune (disappointment), also considering the existing Sun inconjunct Neptune in her natal chart. Transits and progressions with the same combination of planets as aspects in the natal chart are activating the combination of the natal chart. Such 'repeated' combinations have a stronger effect than other transits or progressions. .
And there was even more Neptunic influence...

B. THE MC OF THE FINAL MOMENT (EXIT)
There was another firm indication of disappointment, again with Neptune involved. See the chart below:

This is the chart of the final moment of the television broadcasting program Britain's Got More Talent. The Midheaven (and/or the most elevated point of the circle, the square with the Ascendant) points at Neptune, Susan Boyle's natal Neptune. When I saw that, I was almost certain that she would not be the winner. During the EC and WC football I used the Midheaven of the final moment of a match and the natal chart of the coaches to try to see which one was happier with the results. I was happy with the method used with football matches!:) There were some interesting results (see the link).

SELECT A MOMENT
An artist has no free will to choose the final moment of the finale and coaches are not able to select the hour of the matches. But you can perhaps choose an hour for an important meeting, just by watching the astrological clock. Maybe it works and if it doesn't, no harm done. Please consider that Susan Boyle has become famous all over the world, even though she didn't win (and see Venus conjunct IC in the solar return: a good year and the progressed Sun in the final degrees of a sign, indicating a life style changing).

MORE
- about Susan Boyle's natal chart
- about Heroes, Angles and Sun inconjunct Neptune

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Huray! I got a prize;) ...and Transit Venus on the MC

This email entered my mail box only a while ago. It is probably coming from a person who is fishing my bank account number and more.... This is what it said:

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Funny, not? But not very likely. I am not going to answer it and if you get such an email, please beware! Here you see my chart with the transits at the moment of opening the mailbox. Transit Venus is sitting on my Midheaven. And is that ALL she has got to amuse me? I will have to wait another 13 months until Venus comes back~!@#

URANUS OPPOSITION MIDHEAVEN OF BIDEN

Exactly today, on the day of his only chance to beat Palin in a debate, Joe Biden has transit Uranus opposition MC. I bet he is nervous:) (PS October 6: See the bottom of this post!!!)

In an earlier post I mentioned examples of the effect of Uranus' transits in my personal chart (varying from excitement over a mouse via injuries to death of a parent).
Today I notice that transit Uranus is not only square my natal Sun (within 16 hours it will be over and done with:), but Transit Uranus is also tightly conjunct the IC (and opposition Midheaven) of Joe Biden. I can understand his nerves for tonight and I wonder if there will be any kind of surprise or 'shock' in the debate. You know, at 22h30 Sarah Palin's Uranus will be opposition the MC of the final moment. Uranus is prominent in the chart of Joe Biden. The Sun is prominent in mine:).

Question: if Uranus is the únexpected, how then could I ever predict that I will be surprised or shocked tomorrow? Maybe it will be because nothing happened at all. I will let you know.

PS October 3: maybe the surprise was that Palin did not make any mistakes this time.
PS October 3, later: Transit Uranus square my natal Sun was at 13:00 hour, when I was having lunch with a group of coworkers in a museum restaurant. Nothing special happened that shocked or upset me. Sometimes transit just do what transits ought to do: pass by:)

PS October 3k, even more later:
I found out what Transit Uranus on the IC of Biden ment. His son, Joseph 'Beau' Biden, went to Iraq today. He is a military man. Note that Biden's IC is conjunct Ceres and so Uranus is also conjunct Ceres, the symbol of the family (genes, inheritance, seed, the basic natural commitment). No wonder there was tension in his chart!

PPS October 6:
Today I learn that Biden took days off because he ALSO lost his mother in law! Transit Uranus conjunct IC and Ceres...

ASTROLOGY CHART OF GORDON BROWN:And about his Saturn square MC (just like George W. Bush)

The position of Gordon Brown has not been easy from the start and is even uneasier today. His natal Saturn, ruler MC, square MC seems to have the same effect on him and his nation as Saturn square MC has in the chart of George W. Bush. Like GWB he manages to remain in function. And like George W. Bush he managed to be in charge of a nation. How did he manage? And will he step back? If he does, he will do so in good conditions. A vital change might save his position, but: there are always ‘but’s’ and ‘however’s’ in the chart and life of Gordon Brown.

On the 17th May 2007 , when he became a prime Miniser, I wrote about Gordon Brown:

"His Sun is inconjunct Saturn in his chart and I wonder if that is a good position for a man in charge. His ambitions might not catch up with his health or he cannot combine leadership with administrations and control. He is first of all a man with ideals (Neptune is oriental) and his calling Jupiter will make him want to travel, publish and 'be international'. Mars is now opposition Saturn and at the same time semi sextile the Sun in his chart and sesquisquare Pluto soon. It seems there is a hard struggle going on or a lot of work to do. At the same time Jupiter is making a trine with Progressed Pluto and square to Progressed Nodes. Pluto on the other hand is square his Progressed Jupiter. It is easy to see the successful combination of Jupiter, Pluto and Nodes (the party). Gordon Brown was born in Edinburgh on 20th February 1951".

On May 2, 2008 I continued:

Now I know that he was born at 8:40 a.m. in Giffnock.
And now there are serious doubts about his abilities and transit Saturn is opposition the natal Sun (activating the Inconjunction of Sun and Saturn in his birth chart). Also the progressed Midheaven (changed sign seven months ago) is about to make contact with the Sun inconjunct Saturn (end of August till in October).
His progressed Sun sign will change in about two years time and again there will be (progressed) Sun inconjunct Saturn a year later.

OBSERVATIONS OF TODAY
Today, Gordon Brown seems to be in even more serious political trouble and he lacks support. His natal, progressed and transits at fist sight seem to be contradicting the reports in the papers. We see Progressed MC conjunct Sun. Transit Jupiter and transit Pluto are on either side of the natal Midheaven (Transit Jupiter/Pluto = MC).

Progressed MC conjunct Sun however is, due to the natal Inconjunction of Sun and Saturn, also a progressed MC inconjunct Saturn! I guess that there must have been and still are ‘but’s ‘and ‘however’s’ in the life of Brown, always. Yet, he became a prime Minster. Let us keep that in mind. Saturn is the dispositor of his Midheaven and square Midheaven. Saturn is opposition Aries Point. Brown is very ambitious…His Jupiter is calling (not making major aspects in sign or orb 5 degrees) and Neptune is oriental. The angular Uranus is crucial. We see 4 very important planets in his natal chart: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Transit Jupiter is now inconjunct natal Moon, so that he will experience support, eh…but…not without however’s and but’s.

JUPITER AND PLUTO
It is funny that just like in May 2007 he is helped by Jupiter and Pluto, now. Today, those two planets are in opposition with Uranus on the IC. In other words: Uranus = MC = transit Jupiter/Pluto. That is a combination for successful changes of the status quo. And maybe a complete transformation is what he needs to save his position. Another possibility is that he manages to step back under very fortunate conditions.

SATURN SQUARE MC LIKE GEORGE W. BUSH
Gordon Brown seems to know how to survive crisis with the help of supporters in the party. But with Saturn square Midheaven in his natal chart he has the same difficulty as George W. Bush has in his chart and the disadvantages of the top position are clear for both. And that makes his period in government a difficult one, not only for himself, but also for the people. The chart of a leader, of the man in charge, is important for the situation of the people who depend on his successes. In modern times less than in the middle ages, but still...

The chart you see was produced on the site of www.astro.com

PS October 4: Gordon Brown rearranged his team...See under 'Jupiter and Pluto'... he did it again!

PREDICTING WINNERS AND LOSERS WITH ASTROLOGY:Democrats or Republicans?

Months ago, when John McCain was supposed to be born at 9:00 a.m. and when we did not know the HOB of Obama, in the time that the candidate VP's were unknown even...; I had the idea that McCain could be the winner of the USA Elections 2008. His positive solar return (Jupiter on MC) and the present polls could contribute to that idea again, right now. Why have I changed my mind? Was I influenced by the Obama-hype or was it astrology that made me think? And... why would I tell you about it?
The wrong speculations about Kerry/Bush and the laughter of the skeptics in mind (astrology as a source of pleasure:), I won't risk to name the winner. I simply show my observations and I will ask you if you see what I see. I don't have the pretensions to KNOW the results of the elections. I am showing the methods that can be used to predict the results and how to interpret them. I will mention what is difficult about it, too. May my considerations be of use to those who want to learn from it, even if or because I am wrong. Follow me on the way to find the moment of truth - (s)election day - and the observations for that moment.

MOMENT OF TRUTH: EH...WHAT DAY IS RESULT DAY?
Predicting the winner in the USA Elections is not easy. First of all not, because we don't know when the results of the elections will be available. Didn't it last weeks in 2000 and how long did it take until Al Gore knew that he wouldn't be the president? (I cannot find any data on the internet, but I am sure they did not know the results on Election Day and if 'we' knew, when did they hear it?)
So how can a candidate be happy or not on November 4?

Maybe that is why a lot of astrologers prefer to look at the chart of inauguration day to see the transits. But although that can be a day of celebrations, they already KNOW that they made it, weeks before. So I have taken a look at the progressed charts and the transits for November - January. P=Progressed N=natal and I use only tight aspects. Most of these aspects stand or fall with an HOB, exception the italic ones. And then what do we see?

OBSERVATIONS: THE ASPECTS THAT WE ARE CERTAIN OF...
On Election Day (when there are only exit polls) the only sure aspects are the transits of Saturn and Neptune on Sun and Mars of Palin with the sextile of Jupiter on the Progressed Sun of McCain. McCain has Venus trine progressed Sun on Inauguration Day and Palin has Mercury-Mercury.
None of the Democrats have reliable transits or progression that count even if their HOB is wrong. Only when the HOB's are correct, there is an advantage for the Democrats.

On Inauguration Day Obama has T Jupiter trine N Moon and Biden has Jupiter and Uranus in smooth aspects with the corner stones of his chart, MC and ASC.
All McCain's chart offers is T Venus trine Progressed Sun, but that is a good transit, too, and valid even without HOB.

THE FINAL MOMENT OF THE MATCH ON ELECTION DAY the final moment of the Elections is 20 hours in Washington. I used the final moments of football matches to see how the match with the trainer of the team was in order to predict the winner or loser. It proofed to be a good method (see labels sports). And I decided to use the same method for the elections, even though there is a great difference: they can only rely on exit polls at that moment! I still like to give this method a try, because we may not be certain about the HOB's of the candidates, but we KNOW the moment that the votes can be counted.

ELECTION DAY FINAL AND CANDIDATES
The interaction with the various charts is this - orb less than 1 degree:

P Jupiter of Biden trine Midheaven of Elections
Jupiter of Obama conjunct Moon of Elections P MC of Palin square MC of Elections
Saturn of McCain conjunct MC of Elections
Progressed Neptune of McCain opposition MC of Elections

DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA

PALIN
P Venus square N Sun and PMC sextile N ASC (Election Day)
T Venus trine Ascendant (Election Day)

T Mercury conjunct N Mercury (InDay)
BTW Saturn inconjunct Sun and Neptune conjunct Sun and Mars within 1 d of orb on Inauguration Day

MCCAIN
T Jupiter sextile ASC (EleDay)
T Jupiter sextile Progressed Sun (EleDay)

T Saturn opposition Saturn on November 19
P Sun conjunct ASC in December (...on the 7th of Desc)

P Moon conjunct Mercury (InDAy)
T Venus trine Progressed Sun (Inauguration Day)

REPUBLICANS
Together (composite) T Jupiter trine ASC on Inauguration day

OBAMA
T Jupiter square Progressed ASC on ElectionDay

T Jupiter exactly trine N Moon on January 20 on a Sun conjunct Jupiter day
T Neptune trine Progressed Mars on January 20

BIDEN
T Venus square MC on Election Day
T Saturn on his MC on Election Day

P ASC opposition P Pluto on Inauguration Day
P Moon conjunct MC on Inauguration Day
T Jupiter exactly sextile ASC on Inauguration Day
T Uranus exactly opposition MC on Inauguration Day
T Uranus opposition P Moon on Inauguration Day

DEMOCRATS
Together (composite) T Jupiter trine Moon on Election Day

FINDINGS
At this point of my story I am certain that all the skeptics have fallen asleep (you too?) So I am about to reveal my findings. Do you agree that we see a little more luck in the charts of the Democrats?

The Democrats have the most pleasant aspects in the period that matters most (when observing of the effect of the elections is concerned, I mean). That is the period between Election Day and Inauguration Day. McCain has Saturn opposition Saturn in that period.
If McCain wins (why not?) I will have a hard time studying why. Isn't Jupiter the symbol of success, even in politics, I would ask myself? Jupiter is aspecting the charts of the Democrats more frequently. So it seems obvious that they will win. They may not know the results on Election Day (only exit polls) but the Democrats might FEEL being a winner. Astrology is a language with few words that can be attributed to a lot of meanings. Still Saturn in a game, a match or a political sruggle is supposed to be less fortunate than Jupiter is. But please, see the disclaimer...

Disclaimer: Saturn might just point at physical problems (being tired...) and Jupiter might be pointing at the start of a well deserved vacation!

0) One might wonder why practically no one was able to predict the second term of George W. Bush, so take this with a lot of salt (as we say over here:) I can’t add enough disclaimers! As I said, anything might happen and they are all good candidates, able to be a winner!

PS If anyone has the moment and the day of the final results of the former elections, I would be pleased. The transits of those days could be applied to the charts of the winners/losers to see if THOSE days gave a clear picture.

MORE ABOUT THE ELECTIONS:
Go to the left of this blog and see the Label 'Elections'

I will be back on this topic later!

PS dated September 11, 2008:
On Planetlines I found an interesting study about transits with the Sun and winning or losing elections! Ken Irving found that to become a president a candidate needs a Ptolemaic aspect of Saturn with the Sun.... The only problem is, that neither Obama nor McCain will have a transit or progression of Saturn with the natal Sun:( any more. I guess that promisses exceptional elections...However, McCain HAD that transit.
Sarah Palin has transit Saturn inconjunct Sun in that period and that is a minor aspect.

And BTW, following the rules of Irving, it is a good thing that Hillary Clinton did not become a VP, since she will have transit Jupiter square Sun just before Inauguration Day...Jupiter does not seem to be of help to be succesful at all (so Nobama) and Neptune should mean scandall and not winning (Sarah Palin...), while Saturn at the beginning of the election period (even a conjunction or square) will mean that this person is gonna win (and McCain had that!).

Very interesting stuff, mind provoking, highly recommended!

JUPITER CONNECTS THE CHARTS OF DAVID BECKHAM & TOM CRUISE

David Beckham helped Tom Cruise to lose weight. In 6 weeks he lost 6 kilo! That is nice story of friendship, is not it? There are many links between their charts and they have mutual Sun-Jupiter connections. Jupiter is the planet for coaching, support and help. Jupiter also happens to be the symbol of growth (in any direction).

Sun sextile Sun
Moon opposition Moon
Jupiter of Tom sextile Sun of David
Jupiter of David square Sun of Tom
Sun David semi square MC of Tom

They also share aspectcombinations of Sun-Jupiter and Mars-Uranus.

With his progressed MC inconjunct progressed Jupiter Tom Cruise had a 'fat imago', a misbalance (inconjunct; for success, but...) between condition and success. The progressed MC of David Beckham is now sextile Venus and that is nice:)

MORE:
About David Beckham and George Clooney
About David Beckham's natal chart
About Tom Cruise and Scientology
About why we are 'fat' and what part of the chart we can blame for it
About sharing aspects