Message for Wednesday 18 October 2017

Wednesday 18 October 2017

}Knight{

Moon in Libra

>moon enters the Via Combusta at 2:23p PT | 5:23p ET | 9:23p UT, remaining there until very early Saturday

I am indebted to Thomas Friedman of the New York Times for his succinct analysis of some of Donald Trump's characteristics, in his column today in the paper. I follow his comments up with my own astrological ones in brackets:

On nearly every major issue, President Trump’s position is: “Obama built it. I broke it. You fix it.”

And that cuts right to the core of what is the most frightening thing about the Trump presidency. It’s not the president’s juvenile tweeting [In Trump's birth-chart, Mars is in Leo, sign of youth, rising, sextile Uranus on one side and Jupiter on the other, and trine the moon---very lucky for free self-expression and getting away with it] or all the aides who’ve been pushed out of his clown car at high speed [Venus conjunct Saturn can be very nasty] or his industrial-strength lying [very obviously, Mercury square Neptune, which has always had a reputation among astrologers, since Neptune's discovery, for deception].

It’s Trump’s willingness to unravel so many longstanding policies and institutions at once — from Nafta to Obamacare to the global climate accord to the domestic clean power initiative to the Pacific trade deal to the Iran nuclear deal — without any real preparation either on the day before or for the morning after. [This is, of course, Mars rising, as any young astrologer would know from his or her first month of study. "Now, not later." It goes along with Uranus being the high-focus planet in this bowl-shaped chart. "Bowl" people feel very self-contained and sure of themselves, and Uranus is the "cutting" planet---it wants immediate change.]

Indeed, Trump has made most of his climate, health, energy and economic decisions without consulting any scientists, without inviting into the White House a broad range of experts, without putting forth his own clear-cut alternatives to the systems he’s unraveling, without having at the ready a team of aides or a political coalition able to implement any alternatives and without a strategic framework that connects all of his dots. [I see this as the impatience of Mars rising and of Uranus in high focus. That goes along with the bowl temperament's self-assurance, "Something will work out." Of course Mars in Leo is more self-assured than in perhaps any other sign except Scorpio, and its position as rising planet in the first house intensifies that enormously. "Why should I consult experts? I already know everything" is the pure Leo position, especially with Mars there. Leo of course is the sign of the King and Trump, with that sign rising, plays the role with alacrity and vengeance.]

In short, we’re simply supposed to take the president’s word that this or that deal “is the worst deal ever” — backed up by no serious argument or plan about how he will produce a better one. [Some of this again is Mercury square Neptune, "Just trust me, no matter how wrong I have been in the past." This goes along with all the self-assurance just pointed out.]

Thanks, Mr. Friedman. Once I post something from another publication here for some reason Google (multi-billion dollar organization that can't hire good programmers???) ruins everything by insisting that the format of the post be changed and unchangeable.  We will have to endure that. Blame Google.

Wednesday:

The moon is in its final day before the New Moon on Thursday. I have always pointed this out as a time when we may want extra rest, or benefit from lazing around and letting our emotional minds (moon) relax and "wane" or recover poise, before they are reborn at the New. I found on Tuesday that, again, I did not feel like doing my daily physical exercises. This happens almost every month at this time.

However, we are very determined to do well today, it appears, and our minds are ready for concentrated endeavor (Mercury conjoined to Jupiter in early Scorpio). Whatever our trials, Venus and the moon both in Libra provide a sense of harmony in the background. One wants to finish some project decisively, or a major feature of it.

There is labor, at least mentally, which is repetitive, as if turning a wheel that has to be turned to keep the world turning. But this can have a strong positive effect on everyone if one does it consistently.

It's a good day for fine perceptions, and an awareness of multiple things happening at once. 

You may be aware of someone who personifies your ideals remarkably. This can also be some boon or earned credit which grants you security in a remarkable way (good aspects with Saturn). 

Dominant individuals have a driving power which can get things moving. If you are one of them, your freedom and independence are being boosted. You may see that going on also for others around you.

Whatever one may say of Donald Trump, his Martian and Uranian qualities are forcing others to become more martial or martian either in their cooperation with him or their opposition to him. Today we have "A knight of the field, a strong man mailed and plumed, ready for the attack." I have been happy to see Senator McCain and Senator Corker take on the President. Who will it be today? 

If there is secluded labor for you, you can endure it, and look forward to a certain reward.

{Wednesday} {Knight}

Cosmic Piper