On the brink of elimination from race for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton came up big last night winning Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island. While she has not substantially reduced Barack Obama's delegate lead, she has managed to break his string of victories and in so doing has shifted the momentum back to her. It was hard to imagine such a scenario a couple weeks ago in the full flower of Obamania, and yet the astrology for her comeback looked too compelling to ignore. I had suggested that things would begin to turn in her favour in March and these wins bear out that prediction. Actually we could trace her changing fortunes back a little earlier perhaps to the first SNL debate skit on February 23 when questions about the media being "in the tank" for Obama seemed to strike a chord with people.
As I've been saying for a while, I think Obama is going to be faced with some unwelcome situations in the coming days, probably this weekend and into next week as a number of transiting take up inauspicious positions in his natal chart. I think the time around March 9th looks the most problematic for him as the transiting Venus punctuates the nodal semi-return while transiting Mars contacts his Venus. While I am not sure what will happen, some possible scenarios include a decision by the Democratic National Committee going against him for the contested Michigan and Florida primaries, some new revelations from the Rezko trial, or some scandal involving women. Given the double involvement of Venus in these troublesome patterns, I think women will figure prominently in some way, although since he is running against Hillary, it may simply be that Hillary is the source of his problems. Note also that at the same time, the transiting Sun joins transiting Uranus at 24 Aquarius exactly conjunct with the ascendant of the Clinton campaign chart. This will likely mean a sudden boost of prominence for Hillary around this time, say from March 7-9. Obama's campaign chart also reflects this difficult time for him since tr. Mercury (27 Capricorn) will activate his unwieldy Sun-Neptune-Saturn complex, just as tr Venus did last night.
Also note that transiting Venus and Mercury are now in the nakshatra of Dhanistha which is ruled by Mars. In the Obama campaign chart, Mars is closely aspected by Ketu suggesting sudden actions that lead to unpredictable outcomes, neagtive criticism, and irritation. Transiting Venus will be in Dhanistha until March 12th and transiting Mercury until March 15th. In the Clinton campaign chart, this Venus-Mercury transit through Dhanistha will bring rewards and gains since Mars is well-placed in the 11th whole sign house with Pluto, the planet par excellence of political power. Venus moved into Dhanistha March 2, while Mercury followed yesterday morning just in time for the voting in the key primaries. Thanks to Dhanistha, more people are banging the drum for Hillary. :-)
This immediate period of Obama troubles will likely continue until March 15th when these transiting planets move out of Dhanista. After this, I think the balance will have shifted decidedly towards Hillary that will propel her to victory in Pennsylvania and perhaps to the primaries in smaller states in the meantime. I'm sticking to my original prediction that Obama will have to bow out in May or June. I'm not quite sure how this will happen since his lead in delegates at least assures him going all the way to the convention in August. Nonetheless, I think he will be forced out for some reason that lies outside the simple delegate math.
11 comments:
very cool:) Hillary did win . But you are the real winner for predicting this against all odds. Congrats! Now the game is on and I ready with pop corn.
Congratulations on your predictions so far, Chris! I'm impressed.
If Senator Obama does have to bow out in May/June for some reason, as you predict, I hope he isn't forced out, otherwise his supporters are likely to either not vote at all or vote Republican, which would be a disaster.
If he withdrew voluntarily for some reason, some of his more rational supporters would likely support Senator Clinton as nominee.
I think you're right about the SNL skit being a turning point- it did a lot for Senator Clinton.
Good on 'em! It confirmed something for many people who didn't have quite enough confidence in their own judgement about media bias.
Twilight - I agree that Obama shouldn't be handled roughly. When I said "forced out", I was thinking more in terms of being painted into a corner, rather than some plot. Either way, I don't think it's going to hurt Hillary too much since she will win in Nov. Remember also that McCain will have his own problems on that score as large numbers of evangelical conservatives may not mobilize for him.
Michael - I find that people who fret about the Dems "tearing themselves apart" by a protracted fight here are usually Obama supporters. Just tell me if I'm wrong :-) Although I am fond of Hillary and therefore not entirely without bias, I think there is something to the opposite view that the Democratic nomination race is THE political race of a generation and as such it is free and positive advertising for them. The nation and the whole world is captivated by this thing in an unprecedented way. McCain will be out of the picture and seen as irrelevant as long as this epic battle continues. As long as things don't get ugly -- and imo they haven't yet -- I don't see a huge downside for the Dems. If it ends in June, there is still a lot of time left to kiss and make up before the convention and before the election campaign begins in earnest in September.
Thanks Tiger - Good of you to acknowledge. There's still a long way to go for Hillary to make it real but it's a visible path now. She just needs things to break her way in the next few days (as they certainly will) and everything will shift from uphill improbability to actual possiblity.
Congratulations on your predictions. Great Job!! I think Zogby should at least read your prediction before putting out his phony polls.
Based on star alignments next couple of weeks Hillary might squeak out either Wyoming this weekend or Mississippi next Tuesday. If Hillary wins Mississippi then it will certainly change the dynamics as Mississippi is an open primary and heavy African American democratic voters.
Christopher!!! Way to go !!! He did it! He did it! Im hoping some big wins for your strological career as well :)
Im sure Hillary will make it to the white house, but lets wait and see as the drama unfolds.
lakshmi
(For Hillary supporters.) I saw this on youtube, and thought to pass it along =), please see the link below:
Hillary Clinton for America
Thanks!
Hi
Indian astrologer Shri KN Rao's web predicts the victory of Obama.
http://www.journalofastrology.com/article.php?article_id=147
regards / Prafulla
Thanks Pandora.
I think Obama will win Mississippi. His chart is strong on March 11 and let's be honest: there's just no way he could lose a state with a black majority amongst registered Democrats.
Thank you Christopher for posting your insights on Hillary's winnings.
I'm more confident knowing astrology is stronger on her side than for Obama. I was wondering one thing though, with the conflicting birthtimes for Hillary, would it be about the same if she was born 8AM as opposed to 8PM? Thank you.
Hierophant, one word of caution. It isn't the astrology that is on Hillary's side; it's only my interpretation of it. You can find many astrologers who are predicting that Obama will win. Astrologers are a bit like economists or doctors that way -- we often don't agree.
The birth time ambiguity does complicate matters, although one could make a case for Hillary winning without knowing her birth time at all.
Christopher, thanks for the response. Interesting how you say it's the interpretation, not the astrology. Personally, I do think if someone is truly destined for it, it will happen sooner or later. Also, at the end, with astrologers on different sides, there can only be one correct conclusion. So, with a right or wrong, that would increase or decrease their reliability in the future. I do hope you are right. (As my reliable, intuitive friend said to me, psychically, there's a bad feeling about him should he win.)
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