December 1, 2003
1. Joseph Lieberman
2. Dennis Kucinich
Joseph Lieberman
This democratic candidate was born on February 24, 1942 at 2:30 a.m.
EWT in Stamford, CT. At first I was dismayed to see Neptune
culminating at the midheaven, but after further investigation, it
appears to be an asset for Mr. Lieberman. It is trining Saturn, Mars
and Uranus all conjoined in the sixth house in Taurus; it is sextile
Pluto in the eighth, and quintile the ascendant. The only difficult
aspect, a minor one, is a quincunx to Mercury. That could be a
problem except that Mercury is well fortified with trines to the
Moon and Jupiter in Gemini in the seventh. This man can be an
inspiring, honest and
imaginative president with stability represented by the Taurus
planets. Mr. Lieberman is an optimist as shown by Mercury and Venus
in Aquarius trine Jupiter, and it, in turn, is angular being on the
seventh cusp and opposite the ascendant. His intelligence,
flexibility and versatility is evident with Moon in Gemini plus Sun
and Mercury in the third house. This won't get too far out of hand,
either, since there are also six fixed
planetary placements. Usually, Saturn, Mars and Uranus bundled in a
sign like Taurus could be a difficult personality indicating abrupt,
explosiveness when too frustrated. But, in this chart, with their
all being trine Neptune and well-aspected to other placements, it is
a needed counterbalance to his abundance of mutability. Above all,
Mr. Lieberman is compassionate as shown by his Pisces Sun and
prominent well-aspected Neptune. Plus, South Node in Pisces is a
powerful indication of a very kind and spiritually oriented
soul. I think he would make a fine president, but can he be elected?
We did elect a Catholic president when many said it couldn't be
done; maybe the same can happen for a Jewish candidate. After all,
in September Jupiter will go over his MC and trine the Taurus
planets, and Uranus will be near his Sun all year. We could see some
surprising things from this candidate.
Dennis Kucinich
Born on October 8, 1946 at 5:53 p.m. EST in Cleveland, OH, Mr.
Kucinich is a study in contradictions. In the beginning he was my
favorite before seeing his chart. He's one of us, you know, having
come from humble beginnings with an inside knowledge of what it
means to be a working man. Compassion, therefore, would be expected,
and it's there with Moon in Pisces in the 12th house. Although the
Moon is trine Venus in Scorpio in the 8th, further adding
sensitivity, it is also square Uranus in the third house. He
grooves on change and excitement and can have some eccentricities...
not a bad thing, particularly. However, Aries is rising. That, too,
indicates change and excitement and a subjective viewpoint for the
most part. As I said, though, he is a study in contradiction. The
Sun in Libra plays it safe, normally, and seeks advice endlessly
before deciding
anything. This is strengthened in the seventh house. Also in the
seventh are Mars, Jupiter and Mercury all in Scorpio. That makes
four personal placements (Venus, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter, made
personal by its association with the others) in Scorpio. The
contradiction is that Aries rising is usually honest and straight
forward. i.e. what you see is what you get, but not when it's
disposited by Mars in Scorpio. Scorpio is not direct, nor is it
particularly candid, as Aries is. What I think results is an
appearance of being straight forward and decisive, but behind the
scenes not being sure of himself and having his doubts remain a
well-kept secret while he seeks advice as much as possible.
Even this is not unusual, nor particularly negative. There is,
however, a conjunction of Saturn and Pluto in Leo in the fifth, and
these square Mars, Jupiter and Mercury. Even though Pluto trine the
ascendant can be steady and persistent, which helps the Aries
quality enormously, the square it forms to Mars, the ruler of the
ascendant, can indicate his becoming quite angry, intractable and
obsessive. With Saturn involved in this pattern, it isn't helped
much, especially in Leo in the fifth house - an indication of pride
issues. Further, Mercury square Saturn, although indicative of
careful thought processes, can also look on the dark side too much
or take things too personally. Usually, people with this are not
secure in their knowledge and feel they have to know more than
others to feel equal. He would not like admitting he was wrong about
anything. I think the nodal axis is essential in understanding what
a person's life purpose is generally. He is learning to build his
own material security (hence, the early environment not being
privileged) and above all to think for himself. Even though he
sounds and looks decisive, I think his habit pattern is to be
influenced quite a bit from whomever supports him
materially. South Node is in the 8th in Sagittarius. What is really
interesting is that next year the two most influential transits are
Pluto opposing his natal Uranus and Neptune transiting opposite his
natal Pluto. Since Pluto rules the 8th house, he will be doing a tap
dance pleasing other people. I'd watch for contradictory statements
and sudden shifts in policy. He won't be sure what others want from
him. And, with Saturn square both the Sun and ascendant, it's
unlikely that he'll be a major contender.
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