The Astrology of Super-Primary Day, Feb. 5, 2008
Posted March 15, 2007
A super-primary day on
Feb. 5, 2008, will
probably determine who
will be the nominees for
the two major political
parties. A
total of 23 states may
hold primaries on that
date. Candidates are
scrambling to adjust. In
my own home state,
California, Gov.
Schwarzenegger has just
signed a bill moving
California’s primary to
the new, earlier date.
Some political analysts
believe this will
strengthen the
importance of the
earlier Iowa caucus and
New Hampshire primary,
allowing a candidate to
build strong momentum
heading into the
super-primary date.
Others contend that the
new super-primary date
will be the only one
that really matters;
Iowa and New Hampshire
will be inconsequential.
A horoscope for Feb. 5,
2008 (see below), shows
all but two of the
planets and luminaries
in Capricorn, Aquarius,
and Pisces.
Mars and
Saturn are in mutable
Gemini and Virgo,
respectively. The
super-primary day
horoscope is set for
11:00 PM in Washington,
DC (the California polls
close at 8:00 PM). The
time and place are
somewhat arbitrary,
since this is not a
national election but
rather a state-by-state
primary to select
nominating delegates. I
set it for Washington,
DC, because that’s the
focus of the election,
even if no candidates
are actually there on
the super-primary date.
Ideally, I'd do separate
horoscopes for each
state, but the idea of
juggling 23 horoscopes,
integrating each with
the candidates, is a bit
overwhelming.
In the super-primary day
horoscope, Jupiter is
debilitated in
Capricorn. The influence
of Jupiter, although
weakened by sign
placement, could help
determine winners
(although it does not
make a lot of aspects to
very many candidate
charts). Also, Saturn
only makes a wide trine
to Jupiter and
Pluto in
the Feb. 5 super-primary
horoscope, so its
connection to a
candidate’s horoscope
could be helpful in
solidifying a particular
candidacy. Finally,
Pluto’s entry into
Capricorn (for the first
time since the 18th
Century and the
stirrings of the
American Revolution)
will start to have a
significant impact on
the election. Pluto will
enter Capricorn just a
few days before
super-primary day.
Saturn will be closely
squaring the
U.S. Sibley
chart's Uranus, giving
us a preview of some of
the issues we'll see
when the cosmic
Saturn-Uranus opposition
is exact on election
day, 2008.
How do the planetary
alignments on this date
fit with individual
candidates’ horoscopes?
Since there are so many
candidates, I’ll look at
the top tier for the
Republicans (Giuliani,
McCain, and Romney) and
the Democrats (Clinton,
Obama, and Edwards).
I’ve just looked at Feb.
5 transits. For a bigger
picture, one would need
to look at progressions,
solar returns, and
midpoints.
You can see these
candidates' horoscopes
on my website.
Here's a quick peek:
Hillary Clinton:
The Feb. 5 lineup of
planets in Aquarius will
be closely opposing
Clinton’s powerful
lineup of Leo planets
and squaring her Scorpio
stellium. A candidate
needs strength to move
ahead and all these
fixed planets in
challenging aspect will
certainly give her a big
boost. I'll try to write
more about Clinton in a
later blog because the
power of all these
planets hitting anyone's
horoscope like they are
going to hit hers could
be very difficult to
handle--although it can
produce great success.
John Edwards: On the day of the New Hampshire primary, two weeks before super-primary day, Jupiter will have opposed Edwards' Mercury, planetary ruler of his Gemini Sun. This shows the culmination of big plans, although it could be that the project is too big to manage to a successful conclusion. In other words, Edwards may come out of New Hampshire in good shape, but be unable to carry that momentum into super-primary day. Saturn will square his Jupiter on super-primary day, and this means frustation and limitations.
John McCain: Saturn will be hitting his Sun, and Pluto will be hitting his North Node. Will this mean “lights out” on his candidacy or just the opposite—a newly forged light saber for the candidate who used to claim (in 2000) to be battling against the Dark Side? Saturn conjoining the Sun can sound like a downer, but in reality it is often a time of serious, even Herculean, effort. Pluto’s entry into Capricorn will engender new respect for the elderly—including a man who would be the oldest president ever elected.
Barack Obama (updated Feb. 2, 2008): His Leo planets (Mercury, Sun, Uranus) will also be opposed by the Aquarius lineup on super-primary day, but not as closely as Clinton’s. Saturn will conjunct his Pluto. Most importantly, however, the Feb. 6 eclipse may (depending on his birth time) activate key parts of his horoscope, thrusting him into greater national prominence.
Mitt Romney: Saturn on Feb. 5 will be opposing his unassuming Pisces Mars, indicating difficulties and blocked efforts. It’s hard to see this one taking off on Feb. 5.
