Richard Nixon did not become president on the strength of his 10th alone. If anything, his 10th is rather problematic (in a certain way similar to Al Gore's). The humongous raja yoga in the 5th house of politics was the driver for his career success. The sign on that 5th house is Sagittarius. The lord of that 5th house is powerful Jupiter, residing in his own house, along with the 9th, 1st and 4th lords. It is no surprise then that Jupiter's subperiod, the final one in Saturn's mahadasa, would take him to the presidency.
Mercury forms part of the rajayoga, though it loses a planetary war to 9th lord Mars. That said, the first years of its period were not unkind. In its own subperiod it gave Nixon one of the greatest landslides in American history, despite Watergate.
Then came Ketu's subperiod. Ketu, itself in a house of Mercury, did not cause his resignation. But next up was Venus. The period began on March 29, 1974. On April 16 came a subpoena for the tapes. May 9th saw impeachment hearings begin, and on July 24th came the Supreme Court's 8-0 decision against the President. August 9th would be the last day of the Nixon presidency.
Saturn in the 10th brought Richard Nixon to incredible heights. At the very beginning of its period he would be elected vice president of the United States. But he would then fail to be elected president in 1960 and even governor of California in 1962. But Saturn is known to give delayed results. In its final subperiod Richard Nixon achieved his greatest ambition.
Venus was lord of a 10th house that contained Saturn. And Venus, from the 7th, was itself afflicted by Saturn. His two great presidential defeats, 1960 and 1974, were marked by Venus' subperiod.
Two postscripts. Saturn rules the 7th house of marriage, not the 10th of the profession, even though it is posited in the latter. Ketu sub Saturn would indeed see the death of his beloved Pat.
And a final postscript. Saturn in a kendra house by its nature either produces men of higher Saturnian qualities (seriousness, discipline, responsibility) or criminals. Richard Nixon, of course, was both.
The other president with Saturn in the 10th was our greatest: Abraham Lincoln.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Milhous Part II
The political life of Richard Nixon is unique for its collection of peaks and valleys. They would come one after another, each success greater than the last, each defeat a descent into a deeper abyss.
Our last post focused on Saturn and Venus. What we find in the last post is that Saturn in the 10th was unafflicted. But that same Saturn afflicted Venus, lord of the 10th, and was also posited in the 10th, making for a textbook case.
Unafflicted Saturn, therefore, was not the cause of disaster for him. He would save his humiliations for Venus' subperiods. And indeed, what we find is that Saturn's major period marked his arrival on the national stage. Saturn's first subperiod, its own, would take Richard Nixon to the vice presidency of the United States. After eight years in the number two job, it was his turn to run for the presidency. But he was up against the charming, charismatic, funny John F. Kennedy. The election fell under Venus' period. Small wonder, then, that he would lose.
He would suffer further humiliation in 1962, when he ran for governor of California and lost, prompting one of the most infamous outbursts in American political history.
Transiting Venus, lord of the 10th, was in the 4th on Election Day. From the 10th, Saturn was aspecting the transiting lord of the 10th. The affliction to Venus once again resulted in political humiliation, the worst of his life... up to that point.
Our last post focused on Saturn and Venus. What we find in the last post is that Saturn in the 10th was unafflicted. But that same Saturn afflicted Venus, lord of the 10th, and was also posited in the 10th, making for a textbook case.
Unafflicted Saturn, therefore, was not the cause of disaster for him. He would save his humiliations for Venus' subperiods. And indeed, what we find is that Saturn's major period marked his arrival on the national stage. Saturn's first subperiod, its own, would take Richard Nixon to the vice presidency of the United States. After eight years in the number two job, it was his turn to run for the presidency. But he was up against the charming, charismatic, funny John F. Kennedy. The election fell under Venus' period. Small wonder, then, that he would lose.
He would suffer further humiliation in 1962, when he ran for governor of California and lost, prompting one of the most infamous outbursts in American political history.
Transiting Venus, lord of the 10th, was in the 4th on Election Day. From the 10th, Saturn was aspecting the transiting lord of the 10th. The affliction to Venus once again resulted in political humiliation, the worst of his life... up to that point.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Mitt Romney
His chart looks good for 2012 (though, truth be told, it didn't look bad at all for 2008, at least during primary season). No data, however, on Tim Pawlenty, his most important rival.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Milhous, Part 1
Today we go to another politician's chart, and we also take a needed break from the subject of death, which has come up a bit too much since the beginning of this blog.
We move, instead to a topic far more unpleasant than the violent death of beloved national leaders: Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States.
One of the advantages of studying famous people's charts is that it's often possible to acquire fairly accurate birth data on them. One of the disadvantages is that we often only know a handful of external events of their lives: marriages, losses and successes. But that's still plenty to go on. In the case of Richard Nixon, the professional losses and successes are epic.
"The professional losses and successes are epic." It so happens that there is planetary placement that epitomizes that phenomenon: Saturn in the 10th house.
Richard Nixon went from being a McCartheyite congressman in 1947 to U.S. Senator in 1951 to Vice President (against Eisenhower's better judgement) in 1953. He would lose the presidential race to John F. Kennedy in 1960. But he would succeed in becoming President in 1968, only to deservedly lose it in 1974.
Today we will look at two placements: Saturn in the 10th and Venus in the 7th house. The seventh house is that of marriage. The 10th is that of the career. The two planets have exchanged houses. That is, Saturn is in the 10th in Taurus (which is ruled by Venus). Venus is in the 7th in Aquarius (which is ruled by Saturn).
These two houses lie in a quadrant from one another. And that is a problem. Saturn sees the 10th house from itself. As a result, the mutual interchange or parivartana yoga also causes an affliction. Saturn sees Venus (in this case within a fairly narrow orb of 4 degrees). Thus there is a double Saturnian effect on the 10th house: Saturn occupies it and also sees its ruler.
This is not the place to explain how this chart could take someone to the presidency, so I will simply note that it takes a whole lot more than Saturn in the 10th which is, after all, a characteristic shared by over 500 million human beings on earth right now. Suffice it to say that this chart is further proof of the enormous role played by the 5th house in politician's horoscopes.
Saturn in the 10th house is not disastrous for the career. It can take you to the peak of a mountain. But there's a good change a swift kick is just around the corner. In the case of Milhous, that happened more than once. Note, however, that Saturn is not an afflicted planet in this chart. It is, rather, an afflicter. Venus, on the other hand, is afflicted.
Saturn as ruler of the house of marriage, indeed introduced Tricky to his long suffering wife at the first available opportunity: Jupiter sub Saturn, in 1940. Within months of the beginning of the 19 year Saturn period, he would become Vice President of the United States.
Saturn being Saturn, however, the kick at the mountaintop was about to come. In 1960 Nixon would run against John F. Kennedy.
We will continue our study of Richard Nixon soon, but we part with a trivia question and a gift: One other U.S. president had Saturn in the 10th. Who was it?
And here is our gift to you, beloved reader.
We move, instead to a topic far more unpleasant than the violent death of beloved national leaders: Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States.
One of the advantages of studying famous people's charts is that it's often possible to acquire fairly accurate birth data on them. One of the disadvantages is that we often only know a handful of external events of their lives: marriages, losses and successes. But that's still plenty to go on. In the case of Richard Nixon, the professional losses and successes are epic.
"The professional losses and successes are epic." It so happens that there is planetary placement that epitomizes that phenomenon: Saturn in the 10th house.
Richard Nixon went from being a McCartheyite congressman in 1947 to U.S. Senator in 1951 to Vice President (against Eisenhower's better judgement) in 1953. He would lose the presidential race to John F. Kennedy in 1960. But he would succeed in becoming President in 1968, only to deservedly lose it in 1974.
Today we will look at two placements: Saturn in the 10th and Venus in the 7th house. The seventh house is that of marriage. The 10th is that of the career. The two planets have exchanged houses. That is, Saturn is in the 10th in Taurus (which is ruled by Venus). Venus is in the 7th in Aquarius (which is ruled by Saturn).
These two houses lie in a quadrant from one another. And that is a problem. Saturn sees the 10th house from itself. As a result, the mutual interchange or parivartana yoga also causes an affliction. Saturn sees Venus (in this case within a fairly narrow orb of 4 degrees). Thus there is a double Saturnian effect on the 10th house: Saturn occupies it and also sees its ruler.
This is not the place to explain how this chart could take someone to the presidency, so I will simply note that it takes a whole lot more than Saturn in the 10th which is, after all, a characteristic shared by over 500 million human beings on earth right now. Suffice it to say that this chart is further proof of the enormous role played by the 5th house in politician's horoscopes.
Saturn in the 10th house is not disastrous for the career. It can take you to the peak of a mountain. But there's a good change a swift kick is just around the corner. In the case of Milhous, that happened more than once. Note, however, that Saturn is not an afflicted planet in this chart. It is, rather, an afflicter. Venus, on the other hand, is afflicted.
Saturn as ruler of the house of marriage, indeed introduced Tricky to his long suffering wife at the first available opportunity: Jupiter sub Saturn, in 1940. Within months of the beginning of the 19 year Saturn period, he would become Vice President of the United States.
Saturn being Saturn, however, the kick at the mountaintop was about to come. In 1960 Nixon would run against John F. Kennedy.
We will continue our study of Richard Nixon soon, but we part with a trivia question and a gift: One other U.S. president had Saturn in the 10th. Who was it?
And here is our gift to you, beloved reader.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Mister President, we have your back
John Aravosis of the estimable Americablog today notes:
What's increasingly interesting, and disturbing, is how it's looking more and more like the hate the right-wing is whipping up surrounding health care reform is quite real. Meaning, these nutjobs aren't faking it. The Republicans, FOX News, and conservative talk radio have actually convinced a vocal minority of the country that Hitler and Stalin have been reincarnated as a black fellow from Chicago. I'm not sure what this all means, but I do think it's on a path towards some serious violence. You don't wind people up to this degree against the government, and against specific political leaders - tell them that their worst nightmare has come true, that we are literally losing our nation to the equivalent of Adolf Hitler - and not have some nutjob act out violently a la Oklahoma City, or worse. I'm still rather amazed that the Democrats aren't discussing the potential for violence among the Republican masses.
Barack Obama was elected Senator during the period of Jupiter sub Venus. Jupiter, while fallen, attains neechabhanga. Venus is yogakaraka for Capricorn lagna, ruling both the 5th house of politics and the 10th of career. Last year found him in the subperiod of the exalted Moon, which is again in the 5th house ruling politics.
Here is the problem: That period ended in late March. The period that just began is that of Mars, which is with Rahu in the 8th house. Mars in the 8th is not a friendly placement for politicians. While the placement is not as inimical as John F. Kennedy's Mars in the 8th, it hardly excludes the possibility of physical harm. Bill Clinton's Mars merely ruled the 8th, and during its subperiod a plane actually crashed into the White House.
Mars, furthermore, is with malefic Rahu, which hardly improves matters. And fallen planets, even when they achieve neechabhanga, can do quite a bit of harm, particularly as rulers of difficult houses. Still worse, Saturn is transiting the 8th from natal lagna.
In short, talk radio, insurance companies and the Republican Party have fanned the eternal embers of race hate into fires. The many white supremacist groups in this country along with their militia affiliates are now activated. The President currently receives more death threats than the Secret Service is equipped to handle. You don't need to be an astrologer to see the threat. But the stars' confirmation of the danger is hardly making me sleep better at night.
If only the President hadn't released his birth certificate. At least we might have been able to temper our predictions by saying we might have the wrong data.
What's increasingly interesting, and disturbing, is how it's looking more and more like the hate the right-wing is whipping up surrounding health care reform is quite real. Meaning, these nutjobs aren't faking it. The Republicans, FOX News, and conservative talk radio have actually convinced a vocal minority of the country that Hitler and Stalin have been reincarnated as a black fellow from Chicago. I'm not sure what this all means, but I do think it's on a path towards some serious violence. You don't wind people up to this degree against the government, and against specific political leaders - tell them that their worst nightmare has come true, that we are literally losing our nation to the equivalent of Adolf Hitler - and not have some nutjob act out violently a la Oklahoma City, or worse. I'm still rather amazed that the Democrats aren't discussing the potential for violence among the Republican masses.
Barack Obama was elected Senator during the period of Jupiter sub Venus. Jupiter, while fallen, attains neechabhanga. Venus is yogakaraka for Capricorn lagna, ruling both the 5th house of politics and the 10th of career. Last year found him in the subperiod of the exalted Moon, which is again in the 5th house ruling politics.
Here is the problem: That period ended in late March. The period that just began is that of Mars, which is with Rahu in the 8th house. Mars in the 8th is not a friendly placement for politicians. While the placement is not as inimical as John F. Kennedy's Mars in the 8th, it hardly excludes the possibility of physical harm. Bill Clinton's Mars merely ruled the 8th, and during its subperiod a plane actually crashed into the White House.
Mars, furthermore, is with malefic Rahu, which hardly improves matters. And fallen planets, even when they achieve neechabhanga, can do quite a bit of harm, particularly as rulers of difficult houses. Still worse, Saturn is transiting the 8th from natal lagna.
In short, talk radio, insurance companies and the Republican Party have fanned the eternal embers of race hate into fires. The many white supremacist groups in this country along with their militia affiliates are now activated. The President currently receives more death threats than the Secret Service is equipped to handle. You don't need to be an astrologer to see the threat. But the stars' confirmation of the danger is hardly making me sleep better at night.
If only the President hadn't released his birth certificate. At least we might have been able to temper our predictions by saying we might have the wrong data.
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