Floating Bits and Pieces

“Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at a set of elements, the same ones everyone else sees, but then reassemble those floating bits and pieces into an enticing new possibility." So said Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an American social scientist and business expert.

I'm not feeling particularly creative these days, there's an uncomfortable feel to things in general, I find. "Enticing new possibilities", especially in politics, are thin on the ground, unless you are a fanatical Obama supporter. Still... I'll try looking at those "floating bits and pieces", otherwise known as celestial bodies in our solar system, the seven planets the ancients traditionally used in their astrology, and see what they seem to be representing, to me, at this point :

Sun, now residing in kingly Leo brings thoughts and predictions on who is likely to be the next president of the USA. Predictions vary - a lot! The only common factor I can detect is that astrologers foresee trouble brewing at the Democratic Conference at the end of August, and/or later, after the General Election in November.

Moon - representing the public: a public sharply divided (and sub-divided) in the USA in opinion of presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama, and presumptive Republican nominee John McCain

Mercury represents all forms of communication. It seems to me that the blogosphere and the internet in general is fast overtaking traditional media, and in particular is making itself strongly felt during this election season. An astrological communications matter which has surfaced, or rather sunk, in the past week or so is the blog link-up "Astrology News" with its widget, which used to appear in my sidebar. It was a really useful grouping and quick reference place for daily links to a large number of astrology blogs. I miss its convenience, as I'm sure do many others. I hope it will return soon. Elsa, of Elsa Elsa Blog , who ran the Astrology News facility gives an udate on the situation HERE .

Venus the love planet brings to mind two items: First, the recently publicised alleged infidelity of John Edwards. If true this is very, very sad for his wife and family. Love and its partner lust are strange and powerful, it often seems that those who hanker for power also possess an overload of hankering on this other front........Second, because Venus is ruler of Libra and 7th house matters - partnerships etc. I'm thinking about the announcement of running mates by the two presumptive candidates, which must surely be imminent. From what I've been able to glean on-line, it seems my tarot deck's answer (here) seems unlikely to be accurate in the case of Obama's pick, unless perhaps he chooses Joe Biden, or Bill Richardson who would loosely fit the description, as both were defeated in the primaries.

Mars represents energy, some aggression and at present I see these in the clear determination of PUMA and other groups who are opposing an Obama presidency. Aggression and determination flow in the opposite direction too, towards these groups - often in far more vitriolic style.

Jupiter, planet of travel, publication, and exaggeration calls to mind Obama's recent "World Tour" which covers all three Jupiter matters, as well as touching on Jupiter's other domain, religion.

Saturn, planet of laws, restrictions, authority, for me brings to mind two matters: (1) the quest of Larry Sinclair to have his allegations against Senator Obama officially investigated. He has been hounded, his life threatened, his family threatened, at least two of his blogs closed down, and he has been generally dismissed as a fraud. InformationHERE. I don't necessarily believe that everything Sinclair alleges is true, but his story ought to be properly investigated by the authorities, and soon.

(2) The matter of Barack Obama's eligibility to hold the position of President of the USA. There has been much written in blogs recently about his birth certificate. Another issue has now been raised by an historian, Judah Benjamin in a two-part article HERE and HERE. There is a question as to whether Senator Obama has ever held dual-nationality, and if so, would this disqualify him under the US Constitution from holding the country's highest office? Again, something which needs to be properly investigated by consitutional lawyers, the results to be made public. A further article by the historian appeared yesterday (HERE). Judah Benjamin's articles are painstakingly researched and scholarly, and perhaps too detailed for passing readers here, if so, blogger Texas Darlin' has a handy summary: - "Birth Certificate: Obama, Soetoro or Dunham?"

Gods and Fogs

Stereotypes based on the traditional planetary gods could, with a little imagination, be linked to well known political figures who, after all, are our flesh and blood (tongue-in-cheek) equivalent to Greek and Roman gods. For instance Mars = Winston Churchill (because of his talent for directing war and his will to never give in). Mercury = Bill Clinton( because of his ability to communicate at all levels, and his shadow, the trickster). Pluto = Richard Nixon (dark deeds, subterfuge). Uranus = Martin Luther King Jnr, (peaceful rebellion to help humanity in general). Saturn = Patrick Fitzgerald the consummate incorruptible lawyer). There is no doubt, in my mind, that Barack Obama would have to be foggy, mysterious Neptune.

As days and weeks go by the Neptunian fog which I always see surrounding Obama doesn't clear. In some areas the swirling mists have even seemed to thicken since I last approached the topic here and here.

The birth certificate mystery persists - update available HERE. I swing from belief to disbelief on this issue. The mists clear somewhat then come swirling in again! My best guess is that Obama has something embarrassing to hide, but it's not something which would impede his candidacy. I can't imagine how he could have come this far without some official checks having been made. It may suit his purpose to have bloggers spending time and energy on this rather than some other mystery.

More of the Larry Craig debacle at CITIZEN WELLS - posts dated 2 and 3 July. Craig was arrested after a press conference on what he alleges is a fraudulent, fabricated charge emanating from the state of Delaware. He retained an attorney, who let him down by withdrawing the evening before his hearing, leaving no time to find a replacement. There is mystery surrounding this too. He has a new attorney now, and obtained a continuance of the hearing to later this month. Subversive goings on surround the whole situation, it would seem that powerful forces are acting against a guy, whose story ought to have been fully investigated long ago, and put to rest if it contains no substance. The fog surrounding this particular tale could lead Obama adrift onto dangerous rocks if he doesn't allow it to be fully addressed and investigatged.

New fog warnings have been upsetting many of Obama's supporters recently. His flip-flops on some key issues have sent mild shock-waves through his base. Having said one thing, he did another. A precise summary of these flips and flops appeared here at Liberal Rapture,last week.

I used to be a regular reader and occasional commenter at Common Dreams until Obamamania took over. I've recently noticed rumblings of discontent about their hero - do they really know him? Neptune's fog has, inevitably, drifted into the heart of Obamaland.

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple" (Oscar Wilde)

Only a handful of political blogs saw fit to discuss the Larry Sinclair debacle in any detail. Mainstream media have studiously avoided the issue. To my mind this is a dereliction of duty.

In case the name Larry Sinclair has managed to elude a passing reader's attention, he's the individual who claims to have used cocaine and had oral sex with Barack Obama in the back of a limousine and in a motel room in 1999. Sinclair's past record of petty crime, 20 years ago, and history of drug taking doesn't make his story at all credible, yet at a press conference at the National Press Club last Wednesday, 18June, he came over as sensible, articulate, clear and thoughtful. He's certainly no out-and-out nutcase. More information can be read at Citizen Wells blog, where there is also a link to the official video of the NPC conference, at the 19 June entry.

Sinclair didn't pull any punches when speaking to the press, nor did he ignore his sordid background. He asked not that the journalists believe him, only that they hear him and investigate his story using the information he gave, which included some relevant telephone numbers and the name of the limousine driver. Sinclair seems to have little to gain, but everything to lose by what he's doing.

Larry Sinclair's birth data isn't available on-line, making it impossible to use his natal chart to assess what kind of guy he really is. I'm not inclined to believe every single detail of his tale, but on the other hand I don't think his story ought to be dismissed out of hand. Senator Obama aims to be President and Commander in Chief of the USA, one of the most powerful nations on the planet. If he was taking drugs as recently as 1999, voters should be aware of the fact. Gay sex is not important, drug taking is, especially for someone who could have his finger on the nuclear button or be answering that infamous 3am phone call. Members of the media fall down badly in their duty to the public if they do not undertake some serious, in depth investigative journalism here.

What's available to astrologers in the absence of Sinclair's date of birth? Not much. Looking at planetary positions on the day of the NPC conference is about the only thing possible, aside from using horary astrology to answer a question on the matter. It'd be interesting to hear what an horary astrologer could come up with.

On 18 June retrograde Mercury was at 13 degrees of Gemini. The communications planet was about to station and turn direct in just a few hours. The Moon, which is thought to represent the public in matters such as this was in expansive Sagittarius, more or less opposite Mercury as it happens - it seemed as though Mercury was shouting out to the public at large, across the zodiac! Saturn, the planet connected with law, rules, restrictions and authority lay at 3 degrees of critical Virgo, with no major aspects from inner or outer planets. Oddly enough The Law (Saturn) in the form of two FBI officers turned up as the conference ended and arrested Sinclair on some, as yet, unlinked and unknown charge emanating from Delaware. As there were no aspects to Saturn the fact that the charges were unrelated to the event in question seems appropriate. Nothing to be gleaned from that brings us any nearer to the truth though.

Sinclair remained in custody until yesterday afternoon.(see Citizen Wells blog, linked above for Sinclair's report of the circumstances surrounding his arrest).