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February 12, 2007

John McCain in 2008

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (March 12, 1947) is expected to formally launch his presidential campaign this week, and then make the rounds to the early primary states of North Carolina and New Hampshire. He joins top-tier Republican hopefuls Rudolph Giuliani (May 28, 1944; 11:52 am; New York, NY) and John McCain, and - according to some pundits - is the GOP's best chance for keeping the White House.

From an astrological perspective, John McCain (August 29, 1936; 8:37 am*, Panama City, Panama) seems the most likely to get the nomination in 2008. This conclusion is based on the theory that the winning candidate must have strong natal or progressed planets in aspect to the U.S. Moon. Without this vital link, a candidate just doesn't resonate with the American people or their secure needs.

Neither Giuliani nor Romney has any natal or progressed planet in close aspect to the U.S. Moon, though both have compelling celestial dynamics that propel them forward. John McCain's natal Ceres at 25 degrees Scorpio is exactly square the U.S. Moon, while his Mars in Leo and near the U.S. Midheaven makes him a credible commander-in-chief, a quality Hillary Clinton will have trouble demonstrating.

More to the point, McCain's progressed Jupiter is now at 24 degrees Sagittarius, and by summer 2008 will have advanced to 25 degrees Sagittarius where it makes the vital link to the U.S. Moon. This aspect, unlike his 2004 venture, will bring him plenty of enthusiastic support, both in financial contributions and popular appeal. McCain will make a tough opponent in the national race.

 

Lisa Nowak's Psychological Profile

NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak's bizarre escapade - her 900-mile drive from Houston to Orlando to forcefully resolve a romantic triangle - landed her on front pages across the nation. For the first time in months, a news story captured more public attention than the quagmire in Iraq, as transiting Juno, the partnership asteroid, headed into an exact square with the U.S. Pluto.

Under stress, Juno-Pluto contacts can have a compulsive or obsessive quality when it comes to relationships. Lisa Nowak (May 10, 1963; Washington DC; time unknown) was born with a Juno-Pluto conjunction, so her chart resonates with the current Juno transit to the U.S. Pluto. Two weeks earlier, she separated from her long-time husband, as transiting Uranus opposed her Juno.

Lisa Nowak's Taurus Sun opposes Neptune, and squares Mars on one side and Saturn on the other, making a dynamic Grand Cross. At its best, this configuration gives her vision, determination, and an incredible competitive edge. However, her Mars forms a trine to Venus, which in turn is sextile Saturn. Whenever the love planets Venus and Mars are entangled with an outer planet, romantic triangles become likely.

The closest aspects in Lisa's chart are the aspects Mars makes to her Sun and Venus, with all three planets located at 19 degrees of their respective signs. Last week, when she began her odyssey, transiting Neptune was at 19 degrees, and was then activated by the transiting Sun's conjunction. NASA officials are questioning their psychological profiling techniques, and wondering what they can learn from this incident. Maybe they should try astrology!

Anna Nicole Smith and Marilyn Monroe

Anna Nicole Smith most likely died of a drug overdose when she collapsed last Thursday at the Hard Rock Hotel in Miami, Florida. Her recent television interviews showed the tell-tale signs of slurred speech and eyes at half-mast. Like her role model Marilyn Monroe, who also died in her late 30s of a drug overdose, Anna leaves behind her a legacy of tragedy, mystery, and fascination.

Anna (November 28, 1967; Austin, TX; time unknown) died as the transiting alignment between the Sun, Neptune, and Saturn were all squaring her own Mercury-Neptune conjunction - a sure signature of drug abuse. Also, this configuration describes the evasiveness and plotting about getting a paternity test for her newborn baby. The biological father stands to get a financial windfall following the Supreme Court decision last June**.

In a woman's chart, Mars often represents the man or men in her life. At the time of her death, transiting Juno, the marriage asteroid, was exactly squaring her Mars and conjunct her karmic south node. Juno is extra powerful here since this asteroid is about to turn retrograde, just as the entire fiasco concerning her sexual partnerships heads to the courts.

Both Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926; 9:30 am; Los Angeles) and Anna Nicole Smith had close links between their natal Pluto and the male planets in the U.S. horoscope, accounting for their iconic status as sex symbols. Marilyn's Pluto was conjunct the U.S. Sun, while Anna's Pluto was square the U.S. Mars. The closest connection between Anna's and Marilyn's charts was Uranus opposite Uranus. Anna died as transiting Pluto was exactly squaring her Uranus (unexpected ending), cosmically connecting her to the Marilyn mythology.

* McCain's official birth time is stated as 9:00 am, but I've rectified it to 8:37 am. For details, please visit www.neptunecafe.com.

** See NewsScope March 6, 2006 for more on Anna Nicole Smith and her case before the Supreme Court. Special request, if anyone knows Dannie Lynn's birth time, please let me know. This child stands to inherit $100s of millions.
 
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