Anyone who read this blog in 2015-2016 might remember that I was a firm Bernie Sanders supporter then. That has not changed. Bernie, for me, is "the real deal", has been since 2008 when he first came to my notice - a politician with focus always on what can, and should, be done to benefit "We the People".
There'll be more to write on the whys and wherefores of the campaign proper with its cast-list of hopefuls during coming months, for now all I'll add to my investigation of Bernie's chart is to quote closing paragraphs of an article by Benjamin Studebaker:Why Bernie Sanders Matters More Than People Think
Bernie Sanders is a democratic socialist building on the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson. He understands that inequality is the core structural factor in economic crisis and that growth in real wages and incomes is required for robust, sustainable economic growth. He recognises that the Democratic Party must fundamentally change to tackle this problem. He has been an independent and kept himself separate from the party machine because he recognises how corrupt and lethargic it has become over the years. He’s running not just to change the country, but to change the Democratic Party into the kind of party that can deliver for poor and working Americans.
All the rest is noise. This is not about just this election, or just the next four years. This is about whether the Democratic Party is going to care about inequality for the next decade. We are making a historic decision between two distinct ideological paradigms, not a choice between flavors of popcorn. This is important. Choose carefully.
ASTROLOGY
It is unfortunate that there is no reliable time of birth available for Senator Sanders. Astro.com has some rectifications noted, but do not rate them as reliable. One has Scorpio rising, with a birth time 27 minutes after mid-day; the other rectification, based on Bernie's history, has Gemini rising. The chart below is set for noon, so Moon position, as shown, will not be accurate, though Moon would be in Aries, whatever the true time of his birth. Rising sign has to remain a mystery, absent further information.
A reminder of the transits of outer planets in the time span under investigation:
Between now and early November 2020
Uranus will traverse the last few degrees of Aries and up to 8 degrees of Taurus
Neptune: between 14 and 20 degrees of Pisces
Pluto: between 20 and 24 degrees of Capricorn
Saturn: between 11 and 27 Capricorn
Jupiter: between 11 Sagittarius and 22 Capricorn
Born on September 8, 1941, Brooklyn, New York City.
Right now transiting Jupiter is opposing the Senator's natal Jupiter, it'll be criss-crossing the same general area and back again in exact conjunction this summer. Here's an astrologer's interpretation of this aspect:
https://astrologyking.com/jupiter-opposite-jupiter-transit/. It certainly reflects the record-breaking huge (Jupiter) first-day fundraising haul Bernie achieved!
Transiting Neptune will exactly oppose Bernie's natal Sun several times in coming months and during part of 2020. I'd interpret that as a warning to the Senator to be careful in whom he places trust - something of which I feel sure he is well aware, and will have chosen his new group of assistants with that in mind. Still, though, there will be be members of the Democratic establishment and corporate media ranged against him, as well as President Trump and the Republicans.
Transiting Mars will be conjunct Bernie's natal Moon (exact dates depending on exact degree of Moon) and natal Mars, while also opposing natal Venus in weeks surrounding the election in 2020. This isn't a sign of success, but an indication of significant energy or dynamism being present at that time; it could also be related to non-election issues.
I have to say that I don't see, in the information available, any stand-out indication that Bernie Sanders' status in the public eye will change, or that his run will end in success, whether in the primaries or, if nominated, in the General election.
The lack of time of birth is particularly frustrating in this case!
Much as it pains me to write it, if I had to bet on any of the people investigated so far, relying only on my astrology, bets would still have to go to Elizabeth Warren or to Cory Booker (if his time of birth can be established as being accurate). But we do need Bernie's voice to remain in the mix - loud and clear!
Other posts in this 2020 series:
http://twilightstarsong.blogspot.com/2019/01/saturday-sundry-thoughts-would-be.html
http://twilightstarsong.blogspot.com/2019/02/saturday-sundry-observations-another.html
http://twilightstarsong.blogspot.com/2019/02/two-more-would-be-presidents-of-usa.html
While I admire most of what he stands for, he went down in my estimation when he supported the anti-abortion agenda in, I think, Nebraska. I was so shocked as I had believed he was a proponent of women's rights but also realize what a sticky wicket this issue is which appalls me. But then so much appalls me today as I see such massive regression. I do think Bernie was supportive of ERA which is another issue I can't quite stomach - that women are still not equal under the law in the USA beacon of rights and freedoms but only for the boyz.
ReplyDeleteAh well, climbing down off the podium now.
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Wisewebwoman ~ I understand how you feel, WWW. I'd prefer to hear Bernie's own take on the anti-abortion issue. I'd be more than surprised if he disappointed me on that score. Sometimes issues are framed in the media in ways detrimental to certain individuals. Most corporate media do not like Bernie, and would not countenance him as president - or even as Democratic nominee. I've notice this slanting of issues more than once, even in respect of Donald Trump - and I am not defending DT, just noticing that what we are told is not always the exact way things unfolded or were said. Media have an agenda.
ReplyDeleteMy main support and admiration for Bernie is for his basic and unchanging push for less inequality among the whole US population. It's an old, old problem and nobody since FDR has seemed interested in addressing it. Individual issues on identity (gender, race, etc) are important, but moving the level of inequality in general would begin to solve many of those problems.
I am sorry he is standing again. To me (and I was born and bred a socialist in the UK), he is just another angry old white guy. He has no real international experience, he has never spoken out for gun control and has never come out loudly for women's rights. I am quite horrified that many of his supporters, after he did not receive the nomination, gave their vote to The Sociopath.
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