Homelessness Rising: Bush vs FDR

Now I know that Bush and cronies are allergic to social net programs that aid those who aren't as fortunate as 'the elite' but after years of their class warfare, homelessness is on the rise in America. Who didn't see that train coming? It's a no-brainer under George Bush.

Please read a few words from FDR's Inaugural speech of Jan 20, 1937:

FDR: a test of our progress which mocks the ridiculous compassionate conservatism swill the GOP used against the American people--well, at least against the gullible who like holding onto their holdings even if it means the return of soup lines across America!

On today's menu: Cold-Heart Soup which will be served...cold.

DDT and breast cancer links

Were you a young girl between the years of 1945 to 1965?

If you missed today's Living On Earth radio broadcast you can read the transcript or listen to the interview between host Steve Curwood and Dr.Barbara Cohn of the Public Health Institute, Berkeley, CA.

Here's an excerpt for which I personally have a reply:

Q: So how were the girls exposed to DDT?

A: We can't say for sure. We don't have that information.

My I-Was-There Answer: Since I am of that age group I hereby attest that every summer trucks were sent around our neighborhoods two or three times each year (and I always seemed to be playing outdoors--and learned to like the odor!) to spray for mosquitoes...Massive Spraying from which we could not escape.

Dr. Cohn should perhaps consider perusing 1945--1965 local governmental records for mosquito control programs.


Speaking of DDT:

Here's my post from May 2007 on the natal chart of Rachel Carson who sounded the alarm on DDT and on other chemicals with which the chem industry still poisons us today. This post contains a link to Living On Earth 's feature on Rachel Carson, her life and work, in honor of this year's 100th anniversary of her birth (May 27, 1907.)

space launch locations for astrology charts

Astrologers! If you need the longitude-latitude positions for the various launch sites--Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg AFB in CA, plus the Russian, Chinese, Italian sites and more, try NASA's list with glossary.

Thanks go to Alex D'Atria at the excellent Astrology Communications Media website for the heads-up!

Romney campaign self-bankrolling along

Here's a link to the natal chart and details of Mitt Romney who is his own Biggest Campaign Donor in an article from Huff Post.

In past US presidential campaigns, Steve Forbes and Ross Perot spent more millions than Romney has--so far. But can money overcome Mitt's handicaps?

Are Mormons really Christians and is America really ready for that debate?


You'll find more on Mitt Romney from astrologer Lynn Hayes at AstroDynamics.

are you celebrating Columbus Day?

Perhaps you are, but you can be more celebratory by reading my tiny Ode to Columbus Day which has a drawing from Secret Moon Art included with artist's compliments, entitled: You May Cross the Great Water--a quite Neptunian image.

But on another level, so is the festive bottle of bubbles seen above!

And on a political note, you know America has the Saturn to natal Neptune transit beginning with any, all, or none of the following influences:

giving up under stress; denial; losing focus; misrepresentation of responsibilities; assuming the burdens of others; deception in money matters; harsh reality surfaces; disillusionment.

The positive side includes creative projects benefiting through traditions, structure, and more realism; spiritual growth through established institutions; and charitable efforts are put to more practical, focused uses.


image: Celebrate! (c) 2007 by jude cowell

Inauguration Jan 20, 2009

Such as it is, here is the chart for Inauguration 2009 using Noon EST, Jan 20, Washington DC. Sometimes the public ceremony begins a minute or two after twelve but it makes no discernible difference. My theory about the secret ceremony they hold is that it probably happens when Sun is conjunct US's Capricornian n Pluto (power.) We have Jupiter 3AQ32 in 10th house along with the Sun (as always--it's noon) and in 2009 we have Mercury 00AQ41 Rx and cazimi the Sun (an ancient term for a very close conjunction thought to strengthen the Sun...cazimi, Arabic for "heart of the Sun") this at the least emphasizes the Sun's degree. This Jupiter will soon conjunct US's natal South Node which makes me wonder if we'll be suffering a president from our past (SN)--in a word, George Bush--esp since Jupiter signifies Republicans--or perhaps one who carries on Bush's globalist policies (which include Bush Sr's and others' NWO policies as well.) My own opinion is that the globalist agenda has gone to far to be given up now--they will do what they must to "win" the US presidency again even though cheating isn't "winning," it's stealing what you don't deserve. And with Jupiter nearer MC than the (Democratic) Saturn, a GOP prez is a distinct possibility (barfy as that is to say...and not that I think a Dem prez would make any difference with the NWO ball rolling along as it is. It's Pluto/Chiron's class warfare, baby.) Now you may prefer using "1AQ" for the Sun and Mercury 00AQ+ degree when it comes to Sabian Symbols but I prefer "30Cap" because it seems to apply to the top CEO of America... "30Cap": "A secret business conference"...OPPORTUNITY... pos: a gift for clever planning and successful administration in every area of life; neg/unconscious/shadow side: rampant selfishness and rank exploitation of others. With the 2009 Mercury Rx at the same degree, I think it's correct to say that this is the operative word picture for our learless feader because the Sun represents the leader of a country in a national chart. And the Moon represents The People (and Publicity)--this one at a 29th critical degree. You do know that critical degrees may not be negative necessarily, but a matter which must be dealt with pronto. "29Sco": "An Indian squaw pleading for the lives of her children"... EFFECTIVENESS... pos: personal accomplishment through an exceptional gift for holding first things first; neg: naive willingness to truckle to others. (Truckling to politicians must cease--taking back America is overdue and more critical than anyone can express! This Moon's Symbol indicates to me our military's overextension and the resultant problems for our families as we play the world's police force.) If you click-to-enlarge the chart you'll see a 9th-house Mars at the New World Order's Uranus/Neptune degree of "18Cap" which is the smug or strong-armed paternalism mess the world is mired in...see NWO here. Uranus/Neptune = Mars: misdirected energy; lack of stamina; instability; impatience; nervousness; feeling of foreboding (midpoints pics: Tyl; Ebertin.) The Prenatal Eclipse Series which the 2009 Inauguration falls into is the 10 South Series--you see it in 4th house conjuncting South Node 9Leo20--and 4th house is the Basis of the matter. This PE at 9Leo 32 is conj Republican Party's n Mercury, George Bush's n Mercury, and the n Mercury of Al Gonzales.) See Adriano Carelli's info on the 8, 9, and 10 Leo area of the zodiac. Brady's Predictive Astrology gives this Series as: breaking out of a very negative situation where no hope can be seen; there's an apparent lack of options but then a worry will suddenly clear; the solution must be taken up without too much delay. The PE occurs Aug 1, 2008. Wonder what they have up their tricky sleeves between August 2008 and the Nov election? 10South's last occurrence: July 22, 1990; "30Can": "A Daughter of the American Revolution" (opposite "30Cap" mentioned above)... INHERITANCE: pos: an infectious pride in leadership through which a group is able to act as a unit; neg: the ultimate betrayal of selfhood by a false assumption of superiority. Inaugural Pluto is unaspected and is liable to run away with the chart and thus the 4-year term (this chart is good for the entire 4 years.) Pluto's position is not so good near the 9th cusp yet in the 8th house, plus there is quite a pile-up with Pluto 1Cap57--asteroids: Toro, Morya, and Eros (I will refer to these later on and link back to this chart when I do), plus three midpoints of note: Sun/Moon = Pluto: biased attitude or changed circumstances lead to critical phases in life; separation from others to start anew; a soul torn by inner conflicts; potential new relationship perspectives. Moon/Mercury = Pluto: persuasion or being persuaded; the force of thought; the necessity to adjust one's thinking to new conditions or circumstances; a reorientation of thinking caused by special events or experiences coupled with destiny (Pluto is a very karmic planet.) Moon/Jupiter = Pluto: an extraordinary and unusual striving for possessions and wealth; desire to start great enterprises; the big picture and the power to make it appear. America's natal Pluto 27Cap33 is conjunct Inaugural MC (Goals; Aspirations; WHY Point) which has been the case since the Inauguration was switched from March to January in the 30s...so we get: Sun/MC = n Pluto: very strong drive to fulfill objectives; a violent attainment of one's aims; attaining leadership by use of force; realizing extraordinary plans; a tragic destiny (The Sun/MC midpoint = the Goal; Ambition.) Mercury/MC = n Pluto: pursuit of fanatical aims; excessive ambition (well you'd have to have this to be prez, wouldn't you?); a turn in one's career. Now here are the other midpoint pictures which will form for Inauguration 2009: Jupiter/MC = Sun: striving happily for attainment of aims; optimism; a person who makes the best of life's opportunities; illumination of one's life purpose; recognition and success. Jupiter/MC = Mercury: successful plans; lots of ideas; voluble communications; publishing; far-sightedness; large-scale projects or ventures. Saturn/NN = Moon: qualifying for responsibility; appealing to senior persons; standing alone in life; widows or orphans. Mars/Jupiter = MC: making favorable arrangements; love of enterprise; the excitement of being "on top"; opportunity for success. MC also has the oppressive plutocracy midpoint conjunct it--Pluto/Chiron. That curdles my bippy and puts US plutocracy "out there' for the world to see as America's objective...and US citzens may be seeing it without the rosy glasses we've so loved donning in previous years. Actually the rest of the world has deja-vu'd it long ago...it seems to have taken Bush Jr.'s miserable tenure to make it excruciatingly obvious here in the US. Jupiter/Pluto = Mars: organizing talent; applying controls to suit one's particular purposes; desire to achieve great things. Uranus/MC = Neptune: suppressed anger, paralyzed will; powerlessness; expecting recognition, withdrawal if frustrated. (Neptune here may be representing spies, jihadists, propagandists, spiritualists or religionists, idealists--anyone Neptunian, including governmental types.) ASC/MC = Uranus: excitable and adventurous people; upsets; a spoiling of one's plans. There are two midpoints focusing upon the NN (the path)... Venus/Pluto = NN: meeting people presents a gamble instead of security; a fascinating personality. Neptune/MC = NN: peculiarities; difficult relationships; sharing bad intentions with others; unpleasant associations. There are no patterns formed--no T-Squares, Grand Trines, etc. It's an hour of Saturn, planet of control, responsibility, and fate. And Moon is in an obsessive-compulsive quindecile aspect (165 degress) with the ASC--the Inauguration itself: Moon QD ASC: unpredictable, moody; need for emotions to be recognized; emotional dependency or emotional convictions prominent. There are more factors to consider but I will continue this grump later on for I have a theory that few people read long posts anyway--so if you made it this far, it's kudos for you from me!

Let them eat SCHIPS!

NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer is suing the Bush administration because somebody had to do it.

Poor children have access to health care in America, they can just go to the emergency room, Bush says.

Does he know you have to be ill first? Does he think our hospital system is ready for another attack or natural disaster? Is he capable of learning anything that doesn't relate to or benefit his elite friends?

Bush is out of touch with the American people as history repeats because if you lived through his icy father's administration it's deja-vu all over again.

Funny how you never hear the compassionate conservative slogan anymore.

Rudy skipped the minority debate for who?

Here's a link to the video: Rudy and Bo Derek in case you missed it.

Blackwater and the US political "elite"

The *hores of War By Neil Mackay

America's hired guns in Iraq have been called 'the coalition of the billing', but Blackwater mercenaries are accused of more than just taking the money.

Investigations Editor Neil Mackay examines the links between the security firm and the US political elite here.

SCOTUS, fiscal year, and the little red wagons

Gitmo detainees are on the Supreme Court docket as well as the constitutionality of Neptunian lethal injections, photo IDs for disenfranchised voters, accountability for fraud on Wall St, possibly shorter terms for crack cocaine dealers, and child porn laws.

The Second Amendment issue of DC residents' right to bear arms could be added to the docket as well, and Justice Anthony Kennedy remains the decisive vote who may side with the 'liberal' justices on all or some of these issues.

With the Sun rising at 7:08:03 am edt over Washington, Moon (the public) is in Gemini and out-of-bounds as S-CHIP demonstrators march toward the White House today including children pulling little red wagons chocked full of petitions in favor of George Bush not vetoing healthcare that poor children so obviously need.

As is so often the case on Capitol Hill, it may be how the bill is written that muddies the issue...a typical diversion to sidestep the needs of the people--will Cancerian America the Crab scuttle out of the way? Today's MC (Goals; Aspirations) 8Can59, has US n Venus (values) and moneybags Jupiter the Judge nearby.

Here are the midpoints at sunrise which represent Oct 1 of the little red wagons, the beginning of America's fiscal year and the start of the Supreme Court docket:

Sun/Neptune = Jupiter: achievement with little exertion; success through inspiration or imagination; enjoyment in spite of weakness or illness.

Neptune/ASC = Jupiter: good fortune is assumed; the urge to cheat others; losing one's good name, money, or possessions.

Mercury/Neptune = Pluto: drawing highly upon nervous energy; unusual actions from the subconscious mind; istincts supporting the power drive.

Sun/Uranus = Pluto: demand for new perspectives; radical reforms; a twist of fate; a strong drive for power; a desire to rearrange things; tragedy; sudden physical restrictions (imprisonment.)

Uranus/ASC = Pluto: the use of force; desire for success even under very difficult circumstances; commanding success.

Authoritative, law-giving Saturn is oriental--the planet rising just before the Sun--which gives a plodding stick-to-itiveness for the long haul with mature perspectives within the work aspirations (Noel Tyl, Synthesis and Counseling in Astrology.)

Gemini is the sign of The Child, Libra of the Scales of Justice, yet the intelligent, youthful Air-Air Sun Libra/Moon Gemini personality blend has a tendency to skim the surface and spread itself too thin, charming as it may be. You might expect that from a child, but not from SCOTUS. Negatively this sentimental blend may get stuck in black-and-white moral issues (which can be taken several ways, can't it?) and can exhibit a superficial salesmanship style of relating.


There are two Images for Integration for this combo:

Having delivered a fair judgement, the chairman of a conciliation and arbitration board chats amiably with previously opposing factions...Birds circle in perfect formation on the breeze of a bright autumn day (Sun Sign-Moon Sign, Chas and Suzy Harvey.)