By Leo Knighton Tallarico
The skies of our minds are clearing now as Mercury is back Direct. And by the end of this coming week, Mercury will be back to speed and opening the way to even more clarity and direcion for our lives.
And just in time for the primary Presidential election process.
As we enter February 2016, Presidential primary and caucus action begin. February 1 is the Iowa caucus and February 9 is the New Hampshire primary vote.
We are looking today at the chances of each candidate, both Republican and Democrat, to be the nominee of their party and eventual President of the United States.
I have my own formula, a formula that worked by my predicting Obama and McCain as the nominees at a time when Hilary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani were way ahead in the polls. I actually then believed at the time that my formula must be really bogus.
This formula is based on how each candidate passes these tests: 1) How their natal chart connects with the USA chart from its birth on July 4 1776. If there are many connections then that candidate resonates on some level with the intentions of the country. 2) How their natal charts match up with planetary movements during the time of the next Presidential term,early 2017- early 2021. This gives me the knowledge that whatever crises we face in the world over the next four years or so, the President will in step with. 3) How do their natal charts match up with planetary movement at the party conventions this summer and Election Day November 8.
The forthcoming predictions are based strictly on the astrological formula, not on any political analysis.
Please don’t blame the messenger of the information, haha me.
We are looking at Ted Cruz (Capricorn), Marco Rubio (Gemini), Donald Trump (Gemini), Rand Paul (Capricorn), Jeb Bush (Aquarius), Chris Christie (Virgo), John Kasich (Taurus), and Ben Carson (Virgo)for the Republicans and Hilary Clinton (Scorpio) and Bernie Sanders (Virgo) for the Democrats.
In another issue we will look at the Libertarian and Green candidates and the former mayor of NY Michael Bloomberg who may try a third party run.
The candidates who show positive connectivity to the formula are Bush, Trump, Paul, Rubio, and Kasich for the Republicans; and Clinton and Sanders for the Democrats.
When we look at those who shine within the formula, Trump, Bush, Rubio, and Sanders stand out the most.
Again I am doing my utmost best to not project my wants, media ideas, or so-called political wisdom to the situation- strictly using the formulas that worked in 2008.
BTW- I gave Obama the edge over McCain for the Presidency then, based on the formula.
Let’s look at this month ahead and then we make the final picks later in this column.
Even as I write about the “race” to become President, I have such mixed feelings about it all. In America it is a contest and competition with billions of dollars spent in order to win. This money could be used for so many better causes than to criticize opponents in TV ads, for instance.
There is little sense of community dialogue about what would be best for the people of the country. Instead it feels like candidates selling the public on themselves as they tear about their opponents- while spending tons of money. It is a process that rewards narcissism and wealth.
But it is what it is, and we will try to figure out who will win and have some fun with it all.
As February opens with the Iowa caucuses on the 1st, we are in the last quarter Moon phase. As such there is a feeling of coming down into reality. It is also Imbolc, a time our ancestors honored as the mid way point between Winter Solstice and Spring equinox. It was considered a time of Initiation.
Now in today’s more superficial world, it is called Groundhog Day, when that animal looks for shadows and signs of an early or late spring arriving.
It will be a big initiation into the Primary voting season and some candidates will already get a sense of hope for the spring of 2016.
One week later, on February 8 there will be a New Moon in Aquarius as the voting in New Hampshire arrives the next day.
There will be some dropouts after this vote, while others will feel much more confident of their cause.
Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, and John Kasich should be at a turning point around the New Hampshire vote, as is seen in the astrology of that time period. They will each either choose to commit more firmly to staying in, or will definitely be out.
That New Moon in Aquarius coincides with Chinese New Year, and it will be the Year of the Monkey. Some of the candidates for President of the USA fit that description well.
Aquarius is a socially and politically conscious sign. It also uses its head more than its heart, often priding itself on the ability to be detached in thinking and having inventive genius.
Aquarius has a web like thinking ability similar to the internet, and Aquarians usually feel “different”- outside normal boxes and often feel they just cannot “fit in”.
But at the same time they are always desiring to fit in with some group, getting disappointed often.
I think it was Groucho Marks who once said that any group that wanted him as a member was not a group he wanted to join.
So at this New Moon in Aquarius, on February 8 at 9:39 AM EST, it is a good time to get with people or groups who you truly relate with, and who honor you for your unique individuality as well.
So for President it looks like this: On the Republican side, Trump seems like the best bet to win. Bush or Rubio look next best.
For the Dems, Sanders looks slightly better then Clinton.
For actual President, Trump has important planets that connect with the USA Mars (war) and its Pluto in the 2nd house (economy), so I believe that if there are urgent crises that erupt before November 8, Trump will win. And that possibility is pretty real.
And if not then I believe Sanders (or perhaps Clinton) will win.
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Leo Knighton Tallarico has been a full time professional astrologer, spiritual guide, counselor, and writer for 30 years.
My life partner Deborah has a blog now that will bring to you a greater sense of life’s sacredness and our human connection to our Earth, Feminine mysteries and that which brings us all together in unity.