The natal chart of Donald John Trump has Mars rising, which was sextile his Sun and trine his Moon. This helped define his character as an angry young man lashing out at the world, but doing it in such a way that his anti-social behavior would be overlooked as an eccentric amusement. Whereas …
Thomas Canfield This year, Halloween might seem especially black since there will be a dark Moon in the sky. However, the next morning, on All Saints Day, a New Moon will be arising to mark changes, especially a political upheaval in the offing. People may be aware of the change, with early voting …
Thomas Canfield The Autumn Equinox chart has some interesting features for power and the transfer of power. Juno, the asteroid of marriage, is rising in the chart. Juno rules those things gained through traditional marriage, like money, social status, and political contacts. Juno is in a square to Mars in Cancer and Ceres …
Thomas Canfield The Aquarius Full Moon is taking place at the beginning of the Democratic convention. Unlike the Republican convention, which had a Mars-Uranus conjunction and four Yods, this chart has a Fixed Cross and a Mutable T-square. To make it further interesting, the squares will be hitting planets in the charts of …
Thomas Canfield The chart for the Mars-Uranus conjunction has some interesting features apart from the volatile union. Mars and Uranus are in the 9th House, which is the House of Justice and is ruled by Jupiter. People may be looking at intense legal matters, especially in the light of Presidential immunity and having …
Thomas Canfield For about forty years, “family values” has been a political buzzword, promoting the sanctity of marriage, the safety of children (and fetuses), and the security of the home. Mainly it was used as a dog whistle against the Gay community, suggesting that Gay marriage, Gay adoption, and Gay home ownership would …
Thomas Canfield May 23 will be the Flower Full Moon, named because the Spring Flowers start blooming. However, there are interesting aspects for this Full Moon which brings back the old memory of Flower Power from the 1960’s. (No, the Moon is not in the Seventh House, and Jupiter is not aligning with …
Thomas Canfield April 20 marks the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction at 21 Taurus 50. Jupiter-Uranus can offer major changes in leadership and the mass public actions. The last time Jupiter and Uranus were conjunct was on January 4, 2011, when they were conjunct at 27 Pisces 03. It happened on the day after Republicans took …
Thomas Canfield For Natal charts, Asteroids have been considered add-on features, sort of like fries with burgers or croutons on salad. However, the upcoming Vernal Equinox chart may show the dramatic influences of the major Asteroids. Ceres, Juno, Pallas, and Vesta are in aspect to all of the other planets in the chart. …
Thomas Canfield The Aquarius New Moon falls on February 9, but the celebrations for the Year of the Dragon will be on February 10. After going through the relatively quiet Year of the Rabbit, there may be upheavals in the Year of the Dragon. The last year of the Dragon was in 2012, …