Horoscope of the Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln on March 4, 1861, "shortly after 1 pm" Oath of Office administered by Chief Justice Taney; Capitol Building, Washington, DC; highlighted in green.
by Jude Cowell
Please enlarge chart 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 for some.
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 conjunct Pluto in intolerant, stubborn Taurus. I mention the Mars-Pluto conjunction 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, obviously, 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 conjunction 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 of the Moon rising gives an isolation/loneliness feel to the chart along with a 'standing 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.
North Node is conjunct 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, and in Lincoln's and his enablers' drive toward the presidency.
One more thing important to 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. To me this suggests Lincoln (Sun) having a destined mission to fulfill (Sun-Chiron), but also the wounding (Chiron) of a president (Sun).
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). And we should add that Ras Alhague also has a link to prophecy.
This post has been updated for clarity: June 18, 2020 by jc
For more information on this and related topics see NPR.
My favorite Lincoln quote during the Civil War has to be, "If this is coffee, bring me tea. If this is tea, bring me coffee."
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