June 7, 2004

Remembering Ronald Reagan

The long expected, but sudden death of Ronald Reagan set the nation into a nostalgic mood, with documentaries, memorable one-liners, and descriptions of his distinct personality filling the airwaves. Astrologers too are re-examining his horoscope, although there's no general agreement on his exact birth time. AstroDataBank gives 4:16 am, but this time has been widely discredited.

Reagan's astrologer Joan Quigley must have had the right time, and from the clues in her book "What Does Joan Say?", Reagan's birth time can be back-engineered to 3:45 am (see page 157, for example). This gives him 20 degrees Sagittarius Rising, which is where transiting Pluto is now. This degree zone is also very close to the Venus occultation described in NewsScope April 19, and fits the "spectacular event" attributed to this astro-event.

Reagan's horoscope fits like a glove with the U.S. Scorpio Rising horoscope, accounting for the immense impact he had on American politics and culture. His Sun at 16 degrees Aquarius is perfectly conjunct the fourth house cusp, the foundation of the chart. His Uranus, the planet of revolution, is conjunct the U.S. Pluto, allowing him to usher in his conservative revolution.

Among the most fascinating details of Reagan's chart is that when he was first elected President on November 4, 1980, his Mars had progressed to 25 degrees Aquarius (25AQ23). This degree is exactly the position of the U.S. Moon (25AQ28), and reflects his popularity among the people. Having personal connections to the U.S. Moon is the best ticket to winning the Presidency, something George W. Bush has, and John Kerry is missing.

The Astrology of D-Day

Called the greatest day of the twentieth century, D-Day was "one of those rare hinges of history that might have bent the other way," as Time magazine described it. Over the weekend President Bush and European leaders gathered on the beaches of Normandy to honor the occasion when 200,000 Allied troops launched the largest seaborne invasion in history. Astrologically, what might explain June 6, 1944 as such an historical turning point?

The first clue is that on this day a Venus-Uranus conjunction was taking place exactly conjunct the U.S. Uranus. As described last week, the U.S. Uranus itself is aligned with the Mars-like, first magnitude star Antares. Major activations of this point lead to major wars. The 84 year cycle of Uranus previously coincided with the Civil War and the Revolutionary War, and the next one takes place in 2027.

Then, the phrase "one of those rare hinges of history" evokes the Lunar Nodes, which astrologers associate with fateful encounters, destiny, and evolutionary developments. On D-Day Pluto was at six degrees Leo, which in the U.S. horoscope is the location of the North Node, the point that leads to one's higher path. Simultaneously Mars was conjunct Pluto, and precisely squaring the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant to activate the underlying dynamics.

The connection between Pluto and the Lunar Nodes was repeated* in several ways in the U.S. horoscope, emphasizing this date as the critical turning point. The invasion was completed less than a year later when transiting Pluto formed a square to the Scorpio Ascendant, and transformed the U.S. into a global superpower.

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