Jude’s Threshold

Hoppin’ Hidalgo!

My friend, astrologer Alex D’Atria, has sent me an excellent link to her blog, ‘Modern Astrology’ with articles by and interviews with astrologer Mark Andrew Holmes.

Mark uses many more asteroids and other unusual points in his chart delineations than this particular and reluctant astrologer could ever have time for, but their keywords are certainly of interest for honing in on the meanings of planetary placements and indications in any chart.

Here’s Alex’s link: http://modern-astrology.blogspot.com

where you’ll find Mark’s take on the Nov 4, 2008 election and on candidate John McCain in his article, “McCain and the 2008 Presidential Election” (entry: June 24, 2008.) A few Sabian Symbols are given as well.

The several asteroids which Mark uses all have their keywords in tow so not to fret if you’ve not heard of them all…for instance, who knew there was a “Roachapproach”!!! (Keyword: repulsive.) Did you? ;p

Mark provides here an extensive list of asteroid meanings, if you’re interested in their keywords and phrases along with their zodiacal positions for the election.

Then scroll on down for a great 2006 interview with Mark on his use of these descriptive magnifiers–the whys and the wherefores–and his views on America’s political fortunes.

You’ll also find a Synastry (relationship) chart combo, the 2008 election chart, and McCain’s natal chart there as well, so check it out this astrological smorgasbord if you so desire!

Unity, New Hampshire is the scene, political rally is the event, and promoting a Dem White House is the reason as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton join forces in a Dem rally this hour and kick off their Unity Tour with Moon/Mars at midheaven…

Moon/Mars = MC: self-promotion; getting things off the ground.

As you’ve heard, Barack Obama has written a personal check to start the Help Hillary Defray Her Campaign Debt fund, so you may feel inclined to write one, too. And while the subject may be on today’s agenda or at least merit a mention, looking at a horoscope for noon today, I think attacking John McCain’s Bushieness is the main task, as it must be.

McCain’s Cheney connection may also be of note–I hope it is as transiting Uranus now conjuncts Cheney’s natal Moon (family changes and possibly emotional upheaval; sudden illness)–and this same position of Uranus opposes Obama’s natal Mars, an indicator of danger in his environment (but I’m sure he knows that.)

Sun 6Can22, the leader in a national or mundane chart, conjuncts US n Venus (values; money; relationships) which describes Obama’s seeding of Clinton’s in-the-red campaign coffer as well as a highlighting of America’s Venusian issues of which we are all aware–esp with the ongoing opposition of moneybags Jupiter to America’s Cancerian Sun. This lack of resources will continue into October after which (hopefully) some of our debt/money/stock market woes will begin to improve as the New Year approaches.

Today Mars 1Vir58 and Saturn 4Vir53 are forming a midpoint picture of note with Dick Cheney’s natal Ascendant (his nibs himself)…Mars/Saturn = ASC: struggling for every step of advancement; possible health threat; illness; need for economizing; separation; obstacles caused by others.

As you know, the Mars/Saturn midpoint is perhaps the most difficult point in any chart and Virgo is the sign of health, work, and service.

But back to Hillary and Barack (I cheekily call them by their first names now, don’t you?)…Moon 21Ari15 niftily signifies Hillary today–Aries, sign of the pioneer, Moon = a woman, so there ya go…but Moon in Aries tends toward the “I Am the People” complex and it seems to me to be a large part of her psyche developed through the years of her public service, as she seldom fails to remind us. Moon is parallel Fixed Star Ras Alhague, which indicates a desire or need for balance and healing.

Since at noon the Moon was in 8th house and conjunct the 8th cups in Unity, I relate this to Hillary’s campaign debt problems and a need to balance her accounts.

For Barack we may look to the Sun (conjunct security-minded Ceres–’grain-corn-nurturing’) so the floods of the midwest may be mentioned along with food supply, and Mars in Leo, sign of Barack’s natal Sun and Mercury, the Orator.

Hillary should be able to fire up the rally given Mercury’s Sabian Synbol: “A Woman Suffragist Haranguing”…INDIGNATION…

pos: an unswerving determination to expand every potential of being and take part in evey possible detail of worldwide reconstruction;

neg/unconscious/shadow side: a bias forever exalting itself. (Jones’ ‘The Sabian Symbols in Astrology.’)

“Worldwide reconstruction”? Well, it’s becoming more necessary each day as the global elite’s long-range plan to Decontruct nations, economies, and social fabrics shows itself to be the gorilla of chaos in the airless room of one-world-government. Good ole Pluto in Capricorn.

The question is: which political thespian will be the next globalist mouthpiece spouting from the White House…based on who will serve the power elite’s purposes with more ease…Barack or John?

Wonder if it’s premature to send this bottle of bubbly bubbles to Barack Obama for today’s historic attainment?

image: Celebrate! by jude cowell; drawn for 2000’s New Millennium, but today being sent out with congrats and best wishes to the Obama campaign folks along with a small rhyme from this cautious Capricorn who hearts America and frets on behalf of the common good:

Be careful what you wish for

you may just get it all

remember what your Mama said

pride comes before a fall.

jc 6.3.08

Sorry but it’s true:  http://limslimericks.blogspot.com/2008/05/prez-campaign-rag.html

See the depths of what prez campaign fatigue can lead to? Even my cats are complaining (photo of Wiley included in above-linked post. He’s a longhaired beauty but oh so wumped out!)

With this evening’s primaries in Kentucky and Oregon near completion, there’s a lovely *Image for Integration for Sun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius:

“The Pied Piper leads his merry band of youths to the amphitheatre on the hill for an afternoon of music lessons, philosophical teachings, and baseball…”

And a second Image relating to the media:

“A young man goes abroad to attend untiversity and becomes a foreign correspondent.”

Being busy today in ‘the real world’ I’ve not had much time to keep up with news stories but I was sorry to hear of Sen. Kennedy’s malignant tumor diagnosis (I was hoping in my previous post that it wasn’t that serious), and of course, NPR’s coverage in China of the earthquake and its aftermath has been well done.

My heart goes out to the people there for their losses, and I find their pluckiness inspiring. So perhaps the second Image could be said to refer to NPR’s foreign correspondents in China, and the first–well, I can’t hear of ’the hill’ without thinking of The Hill in our nation’s capital, such as it is.

Capitol Hill Theatre, I call it.

But I wonder who the Pied Piper could be? Don’t say, Barack Obama…but he is the one who attracts the larger crowds!

And that, in turn, reminds me of a certain Sabian Symbol at Obama’s MC (the Career/Public Status/WHY? Point of any chart) if we look at his ‘new’ birth chart using 7:11 pm…

“24Sco”: “Crowds coming down the mountain to listen to one man”…keyword: APPEAL…

pos: an almost spectacular ability to enlist the higher potentialities of everyone for some practical need of the moment;

neg/unconscious/shadow side: indiscriminate and carefree gullibility. (’The Sabian Symbols in Astrology,’  Dr. Marc Edmund Jones.)

Spectacular to some, disturbing to others. GOP operatives such as Karl Rove are up to their undermining tricks spurred by Obama’s popular appeal, and we ain’t seen nuthin’ yet.

Now I’ll see if this brief post will publish…I never know anymore until I try, and there’s a large thunderstorm with possible hail on the way here this evening.

Looks like it’ll be a rainy night in Georgia, Y’all–a state where Barack Obama has raised over $2,200,000 and John McCain has raised less than Mitt Romney!

* ‘Sun Sign-Moon Sign,’ Chas & Suzi Harvey.

You’ve heard by now that astrologer Joni Palfrey revealed Barack Obama’s correct birth time this week at the UAC Conference in Denver…7:11 pm, which gives 14AQ17 Rising, 25Sco45 at Mc, Honolulu time.

His natal Moon, it seems, IS in Gemini, sign of the communicator and writer, instead of bullish Taurus as was possible depending on how early he was born on Aug 4, 1961. And Gemini, sign of the young man (or woman),  indicates a person who retains his youthful looks and vigor for many years…Peter Pan!

Due to my continued tech gremlin bedevilments, I’ve not been able to read any of my esteemed colleagues’ thoughts on the matter. But after several hours’ effort, a fresh Page on the subject has been published with an image of Obama’s ‘new’ natal chart…and with my usual chicken scratch notes around the outside of the chart.

Check the sidebar for the article on my Pages list, if you wish or dare, and not to fret–Obama’s Mars-Neptune ‘rockstar status’ isn’t disturbed one bit by the 7:11 pm birth time!

Proof that there really are a few things younger than Senator John McCain may be found here:

http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/?m=200805

Okay, so I’m practising agism by passing on this link to you but no octogenarians were harmed in the posting of this link and that’s what’s important. The practice of politics can take care of itself.

Let that be a lesson to Michael Bloomberg: it’s a long expensive slog to claw your way to the White House. Or you can quit on a promise of a cabinet position, if you can get one. (Better have it in writing though.)

So McCain seems to be cinching the R-nom much to some conservatives’ dismay as Romney “steps aside” and he says he cannot let his campaign aid terror–in this time of war, he must step aside for the country and for his party (’cos the Ds might win if he stays in. Note to Mitt: they’d win against YOU is the point.)

Yuh. Proving to be too ’spensive. Framing his flame-out as a patriotic sacrifice–priceless.

So get ready present and future American couples–your baby-making abilities will be much needed by Uncle Sam McCain–boys AND girls, it’s cannon fodder time for the next hundred years for it’s okay by Uncle Sam to turn you all into baby-making factories for military purposes.

Now That’s secret population control extraordinaire! And the dismantling of America continues. Y’all game? Then vote for McCain.

Media Matters has begun a project to help brassy talking head Chris Matthews deal with reality and keep him honest…okay, More honest–it’s called The Matthews Monitor:

http://mediamatters.org/action_center/matthews_monitor/

That’s what I want to know–where, dearest media, is John Edwards?

This in from Legit Gov: 

Make no mistake: The GOP-run media is using race to pick off Clinton first, Obama second. The media is (finally) giving us wall-to-wall political coverage instead of Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears - but that of the campaigners and their surrogates, not the issues. 28 Jan 2008:

Where is John Edwards? He’s as far from Bush as you can get, and so the corpora-terrorists don’t want us to hear/see him. After a Bush false flag in the summer of 2008, the GOP troll on tap will gain about 10 points heading into the November ‘elections.’ When the GOP steals a *third* presidential ‘election,’ the Reichwing - pushing race as a false front-and-center issue 24/7 - will claim that even though Barack Obama was ahead in pre-election polls, people must lied to pollsters and in fact, decided not to vote for an African American for president, after all! Hint: Do you think we will be getting wall-to-wall coverage of the Kennedys, when the general election campaign begins? LOL, we’ll be back to Lindsay and Britney in the blink of an eye.

http://www.legitgov.org