Horoscope of the Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln on March 4, 1861, "shortly after 1 pm" by Chief Justice Taney; Capitol Building, Washington, DC; highlighted in green.
Click chart to enlarge for Outer Notations:
1865 Inauguration in pink set for symbolic noon (because I've found no reference to its exact hour); US natal (Sibly) in blue; Lincoln's natal positions in yellow.
Chart-ruler Moon applying to a square (blockages) with nebulous, delusional, confusing Neptune, planet of the masses; plus, Moon in a national chart = the people; the public. This indicates that some idealizing of Lincoln was going on with resulting confusion, disappointment, and disillusionment.
Aries Point 00Aries15 is at MC which puts America's natal IC (Endings) in a topsy-turvy relationship to this Inauguration's MC/IC axis with USA's natal MC at 1861's IC (IC is connected with death as one type of Ending.)
11th house of Groups and Associations has a zealous, violent duo - Mars conj Pluto in intolerant Taurus. I mention the Mars-Pluto conj in this manner because multi-term presidencies may be represented by the first Inaugural chart as a whole as well as the subsequent charts so I believe this violent combo relates to the war and to his assassination.
Yes, we know what the nation's passions led to soon after Abe's 1861 Inauguration - the Civil War (Apr 12, 1861; 4:30 am LMT, Charleston, SC - with the Mercury-Neptune conj rising but with Mercury 24Pis56 and Neptune 29Pis57 = ASC: potential overreaction to others; being exploited.)
As you know, Pres. Lincoln was assassinated on the evening of April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theater in DC where all the festivities are happening as I type this evening. Pres. and Mrs. Obama are scheduled to attend, last I heard, and BHO may make remarks after the program.
But back to the 1861 chart:
South Node rising gives an isolation/loneliness feel to the chart along with an 'alone in one's field' flavor to this presidency.
Mercury-Neptune = MC: to go the wrong way; lies; far-reaching plans; sympathy.
The radical political pair of Uranus-NN is also at MC...
Uranus-NN = MC: joint goals; professional recognition.
You see rebellious Uranus 8Gem08, which is near America's natal Uranus 8:55 (lower left has the dates of USA's triple Uranus Return - note #3 is April 1, 1861); 1861's Uranus has just crossed Lincoln's natal IC indicating a major change of residence (White House) along with domestic and family disruptions and separations which affect Career (MC) as well.
NN is conj the most recent Solar Eclipse in the 7 North Series (and 20Cap is a critical or crisis degree); 7N's flavor is one of deep, long-hidden passions suddenly surfacing (Brady) such as in the Civil War when brother fought brother.
Well, there's much more to say about the chart and the often gloomy Pres. Lincoln, but PBS' "Looking for Lincoln" has come on and I want to concentrate on the program.
But one more thing I should note here which you see marked in pink : 1865's Inauguration had the unknown-at-the-time Chiron, the Wounded Healer, conjunct Sun 14Pis11 within 23 minutes...just over a month before his death.
This circumstance is echoed in Lincoln's natal chart for the star connected to healing and rebalancing - Ras Alhague - rose on his day of birth as Mercury was at IC - his words and oration (Mercury) are healing (Ras Alhague) even after his death (IC.)
I will continue this post asap (or start a second one) and include a startling planetary pattern in the 1865 Inauguration chart - a Fist of God among other factors.
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Further reading:
America's Library on Lincoln;
R. J. Norton on Lincoln, his assassination, and John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln's 1865 Inauguration, and NPR's recent feature.
Happy 200th birthday to Pres. Abraham Lincoln, whose sense of humor inspired him to say: "If this is coffee, bring me tea. If this is tea, bring me coffee."
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