Cynematik

The results of the Iowa Caucuses are pretty much reported now and the cry for change is ringing out. They had record turnout in Iowa; over 230,000 people came out to participate.

The Democratic winner was Barack Obama, capturing the youth vote, the independent vote and the female vote. I find myself wondering how much of a difference Oprah made in campaigning for him. She had to have been phenomenally valuable in terms of boosting awareness and credibility for his candidacy. John Edwards edged Hilary Clinton out by a percentage point or so. Not surprisingly, I like Hilary but many folks around me don’t like her at all and will be pleased Obama knocked her back on her heels. A wonderful public servant for decades and wise fellow, Joe Biden garnered only 1% of the vote and ended his bid for the presidency.

On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee did remarkably well. He thundered ahead of the pack, stomping Romney by about nine (9) percentage points. McCain gathered a respectable 13% and is expected to do well in New Hampshire. Rudy Guiliani earned a dismal 3%.

New Hampshire’s primary is January 8. Nevada will caucus on January 19. South Carolina will hold its primary on January 26. Florida’s primary is on January 29. All of this leading, of course, to Super Tuesday on February 5.

I find myself wishing Rick Houck were still alive and he could make the prediction as to who the winner will be. He was exceptionally good at that sort of thing. He could tell who would win elections based on how “activated” a candidate’s astrological chart on election day. If the Secondary and Tertiary Progressed charts, Planetary Stations and Natal chart showed activation on the angles (within one degree), one could safely predict victory. He did need the exact birth information, however. I had decided it would be fun to see what it said about the key political players but I discovered that the birth time for Obama is unknown. So, predictions are difficult to time.

I did find a site with the following observations … made in the Fall of 2006 …

Barack Obama, Rising Star in 2008 — Barack Obama’s horoscope (August 4, 1961; Honolulu; time unknown) synchronizes neatly with the U.S. national horoscope. Among the many close contacts is his Neptune at 8º36′ Scorpio, which is exactly, to-the-minute, conjunct the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant. This link describes the vision that he espouses for Americans of all ethnic backgrounds, as he expresses in his recently published book The Audacity of Hope.

Another connection is his natal Uranus, which opposes the U.S. Moon, located at 25º28′ Aquarius. Here is where the excitement, the charisma, and the sudden skyrocketing to fame can be seen. Candidates must have extremely tight connections to the U.S. Moon to ensure their popular approval and to get elected. Obama’s progressed Venus, the planet directly associated with popularity, is near his natal Uranus, a dynamic combination that has electrified his national following. In early 2008, at the height of the Democratic primaries, Obama’s progressed chart looks extremely favorable (progressed Jupiter conjunct the U.S. Pluto, as his progressed Sun trines the U.S. Pluto) for advancing his ambitions.