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Romney Part Two
October 10, 2012

Regaining Perspective
The entire world seems to be in an uproar, especially to those tuned into the raucous and intensely antagonistic political season. But even if you somehow manage to be oblivious to the endless political barrage of signs and ads everywhere, you can feel the stresses in the actions and energies of those around you.

So, what's doing on?

The planetary energies have been, and continue to be, so intense we are all distracted. Major malefics have twice conjoined in less than two months. Mars crashed into Saturn mid August. The planet of war then marched on to attack Rahu (head-of-the-dragon eclipse point) in early October. If you need a mental refresher on Mars/Saturn, see the May 16, 2012 In-depth Forecast, Sorry, But It's Not Over Yet.

Understanding Mrs/Saturn and Mars/Rahu Energy
The Mars/Saturn energy is pretty straightforward. Mars wants to push ahead, and Saturn is immobile. The combination raises the energy level, brings frustrations and all kinds of damages. But these very experiences enable people, and nations too, to rise above the circumstances and become successful (Chakrapani). Hillary Clinton has this combination in her chart. So does Al Gore.

Mars/Rahu is more complex, operates on multiple levels and is the most intense of any planetary combination. If Mars/Saturn is a fist fight, then Mars/Rahu is the mob throwing molotov cocktails.

Mars is generally described as the planet of war, but as with all the nine planets, he symbolizes many things, some of which do not immediately appear to be related -- unless you're an East Indian. Like all the planets, Mars has his higher and lower energies. We benefit from the former and are challenged to grow by the latter As a malefic planet, Mars has fundamentally challenging quality, most notable for being desire. Among Mars' higher qualities are: energy, strong will, strength, blood, courage, skilled hands, adventures, logic, independence, dynamism, engineering, mechanical ability and athletics. His lower qualities are just as action-oriented: conflicts, attacks, discords, accidents, infections, revenge, weapons, anger, cunning, and agitation.

Eclipse point Rahu, acting like his head-of-the-dragon mythology, is virulent, although it's true the snake's bite can both harm and heal. Botox is snake venom. Rahu intensifies whatever planet and house he influences and makes that energy unpredictable, unanticipated and unable to be prevented. He's like a tornado or a lightening strike -- the coiled serpent striking.

Rahu on Mars stimulates tremendous and impulsive desire that knows no bounds in its desire. The ends justify the means. Liars, cheats and con artists often have this combination. Lack of conscience is another trait. Sociopaths and psychopaths result. Vedic author Bill Levacy describes this combination as mean or spiteful episodes, cruel, deceitful, torturers, terrorists, antagonistic, vindictive, direct and/or indirect revenge, obsessive, bitter and toxic conditions, accidents, cuts, wounds, bruises, blood diseases.

On another levels, s Mars is courage and Rahu a blocking eclipse, they combine for outer courage and inner fear, intense desire to succeed and anger when blocked. If a snake is headed toward prey, he won't be deterred and will strike anything in its way, even if the snake has in inborn fear of what blocks him. There's also then a primitive instinctual quality to this combination.

Sooner or later, when Rahu strikes, especially in combination with Mars, the action harms the attacker -- like blowback from a gun or other unintended consequences. This famously resulted when Bush I successfully attacked Kuwait in the first Gulf war in 1991 -- but in stationing U.S. troops in Islam's holy land in Saudi Arabia, ignited a violent Islamic reaction that haunts the globe to this day. Osama Bin Laden even looks like Rahu.

Not all folks with Mars/Rahu have these negative traits, for other chart dispositions can channel the energy upward. However, self help guru, James Arthur Ray, of the famous Arizona Sweat Lodge murders, has this combination, and it overwhelms his chart. He's in jail today for killing 3 people.

Mitt Romney has Mars/Rahu, and it I discussed that in the September 26 In-depth Forecast, Romney,

In the Romney In-depth Forecast, I predicted Romney would be insensitive, disconnected and make untrue statements -- that he would blather. Well, he did all those things, including attacking Big Bird and the PBS's Jim Lehrer the moderator. He also promised to defund Planned Parenthood. Well, his Mars/Rahu selfish desire doesn't include children and women.

I also cautioned, Obama will shine like a spotlight, and his only risk is being too rushed and/or aggressive. It would look bad for him to browbeat or bully Romney. Well, I wasn't so wrong about that but actually backwards -- Romney's great performance was truly that of a bully. And if you had watched him carefully, Romney had an insane gleam in his eye and didn't smile but rather smirked. There is unavoidable Rahu blowback coming for Romney.

I made two errors. First, I misread Romney's chart in not seeing his Mars/Rahu as firing him up like a hellfire missile. Second, Obama has Mars/Rahu in his chart as well, which makes him an energizer bunny, but not an evil one. In fact, there is much inner fear there, which checks him. For Obama, the Mars/Rahu transit conjunction then was toxic. He looked ill and depleted before the debate began.

I don't know how much impact the Big Bird Effect will have, but I share here a poignant memory,

It was the fall of 1973, my second year at Cornell grad school, in drab townhouse student housing. My little 3 year old stepdaughter, Ally, loved Sesame Street, especially Big Bird. She learned all her letters from the show, and a lot more too!

I got up one morning to see Ally having crept down the stairs, was sitting cross legged in front of the TV -- waiting for me to come down and turn Sesame Street for her. So, I hooked up a timer to the TV for 7:00 AM, when Sesame Street came on.

The next morning, I watched from the stairs as Ally sat there again waiting. The timer clicked, the TV magically came on, and there was the whole Sesame Street crew with Big Bird front and center. Ally laughed and clapped -- so happy at this small thing. It was better than Santa Claus, really.

I came down and we hugged. I turned on the coffee pot, my wife came down, I cranked up the volume to high, and we all watched the entire show together! I missed my first class -- but so what. It was the very best moment of my life during those tough years. The Republicans have taken so much from us all, but they can't have Bird Bird!

Big Bird Forever.
Move over Bald Eagle -- The Big Bird Is Here!
Knock Em Dead, Big Bird.

Gonna Fly Now

I'm not predicting for certain Obama will win. I can say that all of America is caught in dangerous Mars/Rahu energy this election season, for that conjunction occurs in the twelfth house of loss. This empowers Romney to incite fear among the racists and those who believe his lies, especially that Obama is a socialist. But Mars/Rahu inner fear can also give Obama strength to confront Romney. Soldiers who earn war medals for saving their fellows often admit they were scared to death for being under intense fire. It's also true that bullies, like Romney, are compensating for their inner fears. Beat up the little guy to feel better about yourself.

Voting this year would be a really good idea, don't you think? Remember when after G.W. Bush stole the election from Al Gore in 2000? A lot of folks stayed home again when he beat John Kerry in 2004 -- allowing Bush to drive the ship on state onto the rocks, and we suffer still for that? Obama can't fix the Millennium Contraction. That has to play out its karma until 2015. But he can cushion the landing and begin the Second Progressive Age.

The Big Bird Effect does seem to be happening, October 13, "Million Muppet March" planned to defend U.S. backing for PBS.