DeSantis Rising

So it’s a few days after the mid-term elections, and things went about just as the transits said they would. There was an unexpected result (Sun opposite Uranus) with the Democrats doing much better than forecast, and also a few snafus with voting machines and ballots.

I mentioned how two days after we’d have a depressive transit, and sure enough, both sides are feeling that way, with everything still up in the air because there’s so many elections still to be decided.

Many newspapers are saying Trump ended up the biggest loser, for how poorly the candidates he backed did, and yet DeSantis won Florida easily. So this has really boosted DeSantis’s chances for the White House, during the very week Trump is going to announce his candidacy. In two polls, DeSantis went from an even match with Trump to ten points ahead. Even Boyles Sports now has DeSantis’s odds at 5:2, ahead of Trump at 10:3.

So let’s see how much of a chance he has.

Major caveat: There’s no birthchart with an accurate time for DeSantis, and so that greatly limits what we can tell, especially without transits to his Midheaven. But here’s what we can know.

Saturn

Saturn opposite Saturn  May 2023 - Jan 2024

This one all depends on how you’ve been doing your work. If you’ve been on the right track and responsible, then, as Robert Hand says, “In your work you may reach a peak of success.” But if you’re in the wrong job or haven’t done the work, you might face “Extreme difficulties in your work situation, such as finding your efforts blocked by coworkers or superiors.”

In short, this is the halfway mark of a Saturn cycle where Saturn makes you prove you have the right stuff to carry on. And since DeSantis has done well with his voters, this should help keep that going, right to the first primaries.

Saturn trine Venus  May 2023 - Jan 2024

During the same time period he has a good trine to Venus, helping with investments and appealing to people.

Saturn trine Uranus  March - December 2024

Here Saturn is able to work with inventive Uranus to make innovative changes. Good for his work and not getting so rigid in his ideology.

Saturn square Neptune  April 2024 - Jan 2025

Neptune represents our hopes and aspirations, and when Saturn squares it, it’s a time of disappointment and disillusionment. Not at all a good sign to have during the election and Inauguration.

Uranus

Uranus trine Sun  June 2022 - April 2024

This is a great transit for campaigning in that it makes you interesting and dynamic. Very helpful for adapting to situations. But it runs out six months before the election.

Neptune

Neptune trine Jupiter  March 2024 - Feb 2027

This one would be great for a poet or musician. As a politician it would give him grander ideas, a broader vision, and a bit more compassion. Also able to project a grand illusion, essential for any campaign.

Pluto

Pluto square Mars  Jan 2020 - Jan 2023

He’s almost through with a few years of Pluto square his Mars, which would have made him much more combative and hard on his opponents. Just as we’ve seen with him rebelling against Covid restrictions and bickering with Trump.

Pluto opposite Jupiter  Feb 2022 - Dec 2025

This one is the key transit here, because it’s not only one of the strongest, but it will be in effect for all of his campaign and his first year in office. At its best it can give a lot of energy and drive, and also help to transform your ideas of yourself and your place in the world (Jupiter rules philosophy and religion, as well as the law). But if you turn those energies outward and try to change everyone else, it doesn’t work so well.

     This transit will make you drive yourself and others around you to attain success, excellence or preeminence in some way. It represents the drive to actualize an ideal you hold about how the world ought to be. The danger of this transit is that you may become arrogant and domineering toward those around you, as if you were a kind of superman, above all morality and law except your own.
     If you decide to become a law unto yourself, the law of society may have to stop you.
     - Robert Hand, Planets in Transit

So yeah, not exactly what you’d like to see for his first year in office. And in fact, we've already seen its effects this year - how he became a law unto himself in shipping refugees to Martha's Vineyard and also attained success in being reeleected as governor.

The Big Events

Do the big days give any clues?

For Election Day, he has the Sun conjunct his Uranus the day before, which will help him look like the candidate for freedom. And for Election Day, he has Mars conjunct his Jupiter, which is a great sign for getting your way.

But Mercury is square his Saturn for the day after, which isn’t good because it can make you depressed. Or maybe just impatient as the votes are counted.

Also, remember that caution I mentioned about conflict right before the Election, for Oct 24-28? DeSantis might be mixed up in that because he has Mars square his Mars for October 20-25.

And finally, for Inauguration Day, he has the Sun opposite his Jupiter. This is a very fortunate sign for success and feeling lucky, though you don’t want to get cocky.

Summary

So in all, he’s got two helpful transits from Saturn and two downers. An electric transit from Uranus that runs out too soon. A great one from Neptune, and two powerful but antagonistic ones from Pluto.

And for the big days, he has great transits to his Jupiter, showing success.

Put it all together, and he has a definite road to the White House. But it’s going to be difficult, and, with Saturn square his Neptune, from the convention to the Inauguration, probably not all that he expected.

Another Look at Trump

It’s hard to say whether DeSantis’s boost will last more than a few months, but if it does, it definitely gives a different take on Trump's Uranus transits.

Remember, he has Uranus square his Mars during the campaign and after, which will definitely show him throwing his anger about. But it could also mean most of that anger is directed at DeSantis and everyone who abandoned him.

And Uranus conjunct his Midheaven will definitely give him back all that dynamic showmanship he had in 2016, but as I mentioned the other day, since it means a change in his public status, it could mean a fall from grace as well.

Here’s how Betty Lundstead describes it in her book Transits:

     We may get unexpected promotions. If we have not been pulling our weight in the business community, we may be let go from a job and it may be a surprise.
     The universe cannot give us what we have not earned, so this transit is impossible to predict. But if energy has been constructively directed up until this point, the transit should not bring dire distress, but some kind of opportunity.

So it’ll be really interesting to see how things turn out. Because while business leaders like Trump's tax cuts, investors don’t like the roller coaster ride of his changing moods, and the GOP is beginning to see he’s no longer their best salesman, but actually a liability to their power.

Part 4: Pluto at Noon

Inauguration Chart

And finally we come to our last way of trying to see how things will turn out for the nation. And that is to take a look at the Inauguration chart for Jan 20, 2025.

What is most noticeable about this chart his how Pluto is right at the top of the chart, at the Midheaven, conjunct the Sun that very day.

Since Pluto moves so slowly, Biden’s Inauguration chart (same day, same time, same place) had this aspect as well, with Pluto just six degrees from conjunct the Sun on the day of his Inauguration. This next time it will be exactly conjunct, and probably for the first time ever for an Inauguration chart, which will make the effects even stronger. Especially since both the Sun and Pluto will be conjunct the Midheaven, which represents our public stature.

Having the Sun conjunct Pluto in an administration's chart gives a lot of willpower and a strong purpose, but it can be a domineering power. It would also make you want to get into the depths of things and uncover mysteries, while keeping your own actions secretive. Pluto can transform things for the better, but it can also be destructive in the wrong hands. Also, having Pluto conjunct the Midheaven means much the same, but in a more public and professional way, such as climbing the corporate ladder or being a military leader.

With Biden's Inauguration, Pluto was just one degree past the Midheaven, and in 2025, Pluto will be five degrees past the Midheaven. Both of these are within the orb of influence, but in this case Biden’s conjunction was stronger. But if the 2025 swearing-in is just fifteen minutes past noon, as it was with Nixon, then look out. The chart will have both the Sun and Pluto exactly conjunct the Midheaven, and Uranus will be conjunct the Ascendant. And that will take some very careful management to handle well.

 

So the good news, if you can call it that, is that Biden’s Inauguration chart for 2021 is actually more difficult and dangerous. But the 2025 chart, too, will be challenging.

 
Wrapping Up

Two years ago I wrote, “So, taken together, all of this points strongly to Biden winning the Election.” This time it’s Trump who gets the winning hand. With Uranus conjunct his Midheaven, dramatic change to his public stature could go either way, but all his other transits show things going well for him during the election. The key phrase for Uranus transits is to "Expect the unexpected," and his return to the Presidency will be just that.

The one good thing from all of this, and the gift of astrology, is that however chaotic things get, at least we know there’s a reason for it. To everything there is a season, and we’re in the midst of one of the most disruptive seasons for our nation.

 

The last time Pluto was conjunct our Pluto, where it's been in our nation's chart for all of 2020-2023, was during the Revolution. 

 

The last time Neptune was opposite our Neptune, as it's been for 2019-2022, was 1857-1859.

 

And the last time Uranus was conjunct our Uranus, which is coming for 2026-2028, was 1944, and the time before that was 1859-1861.

 

In no way am I saying we'll be facing another Revolution or Civil War. But just like then, tensions have been building, and the rallying cries for freedom from the government, and the feeling of the nation dividing, has rarely been stronger in modern times. And all the anger and division and fog isn’t going to clear anytime soon.

Finally, for a mental health tip, remember: Whichever way it goes, you don’t have to pay attention to the election. If you're called to act, do that, but you don’t have to watch the debates or check the polls or read about the latest fiasco. Just tune it all out and save yourself all that time and stress. You already know who you’re voting for, so there’s no need to get caught up in all the drama.

Do that, and you’ll save yourself from years of toxic politics. You saw how it all went in 2016, and you don't need to see it again. Instead, go for walks with your dog, volunteer, write a novel, learn Tai Chi, or read the complete Sherlock Holmes. All much more healthy and productive ways to spend your time.

 

Thanks for reading, and remember, all of this could be wrong. It's the best insight I can give on what we're going through, to at least show there's a reason for it, and that it will end. And so, as with a rough weather forecast, you can understand why all these issues are working themselves out now, and so ride out the storm with a bit more wisdom and insight.

P.S. I just added a bit about the mid-terms, called DeSantis Rising, if you'd like to see how he might factor in the upcoming election.

Part 3: The Big Days

Nov 8, 2022: Mid-Term Exams

Short term transits, such as from the Sun, are in effect for only one day, and Mars up to five, but they can give insight into how things might go on a particular day.

During the upcoming mid-term elections in a few weeks, there’s a few of these stressful aspects occurring in the heavens that will be affecting everyone the world over.

First, both the Sun and Mercury will be opposite Uranus all Election Day and night, creating unexpected events, as with trouble with electronic voting machines.

Then Mercury will be square Saturn all the next day, showing negative thinking and arguments. And the day after that, the Sun will be square Saturn, showing depression.

Of course, one side or the other is always depressed and arguing after an election, but this doesn’t bode well for a smooth transition.

On top of that, Mars will be square Neptune from November 15-19. This shows a heightened possibility of deceitful actions. So if there’s any elections still being contested, don’t trust anything that is said during this time.

US Transits

The only day-to-day transit that stands out for the nation’s chart during the mid-term elections is Mars square our Neptune for November 16-20, showing deception or misinformed actions. Yep, this is when Mars is square Neptune in the heavens as well. This doubles the effect, which isn’t good to know considering how officials at polling places aren’t sure they can trust their own people, and in some states election deniers have put themselves into positions of authority that oversee the elections.

January-February 2023: Stormy Seas

Between now and the election, the time period that troubles me most is January-February 2023, just three months away, when there seems to be some major shift in politics.

This could simply be how new senators get sworn in on January 3, and so if the GOP gain the Senate, then both Biden and Harris will be much limited in the scope of their ability to make changes.

But it seems to be more than that, where at the extreme we might lose Biden in some way, and Harris become the nominee.

First, Saturn will be conjunct our Moon, showing depression, for January-February 2023. This one happens every 28 years, with a version of it every seven years, so it’s not that dramatic a sign by itself.

But Chiron has been square our nation’s Sun for all of 2022, and will be through February, which could be sign of loss of a father figure. And the same for when Chiron will be opposite our nation’s Saturn, for February-March.

In fact, Biden himself has Saturn opposite his Chiron for February, showing some kind of wounding to his authority.

And as mentioned before, Biden also has

Saturn square Sun  Jan-Feb 2023
Saturn opposite Midheaven  mid-Jan - mid-Feb 2023

Both of which could show a struggle with his authority.

At the same time, Harris has three transits showing her possibly gaining more status.

Saturn trine Ascendant   April 2022 - Jan 2023
Saturn trine Sun            Jan-Feb 2023
Saturn conjunct Saturn  Jan-Feb 2023

The last one there is one’s Saturn Return, which comes every 29 years, and is often a time of promotion. And since Saturn will be conjunct her Midheaven starting in March 2023, it also points to early 2023 as when she’ll assume a more prominent role.

(Unfortunately, after 2023 her time in office will be like Biden’s, weighed down with hardships by Saturn. So no real sign of advancement there in 2024, except for how Uranus will be conjunct her Jupiter for May 2024 - March 2025. This one will probably mean taking a prominent law position, which Jupiter rules, after leaving office.)

And finally, for Trump, his transits show limitations and frustrations during those two months as well.

Saturn square Midheaven     April 2022 - Jan 2023
Saturn opposite Mars          Jan 2023
Saturn opposite Ascendant  Feb 2023

So what will all that mean? Possibly nothing more than usual. But I would be remiss not to point out how often those two months came up in the transits.

Election Day 2024: October Anger

And now a look at how the nation and each contender will be feeling during the 2024 election.

First, for aspects occurring then in the sky, Election Day looks clear, but there’s a dangerous opposition right before it from Mars to Pluto for October 29 - November 2, and then again December 29 - January 2 and April 22-26.

US Transits

At about the same time, October 24-28, Mars will be opposite our nation’s Pluto as well, showing an increased possibility of anger and conflict just a week before the election.  It’s even in the 8th House, ruled by Pluto, for all of October and November. Then it again opposes our Pluto again on Jan 8-12 and April 7-11.

Except for those danger points, everything would seem to be running well. Which in itself is kind of foreboding, in that one can tell who will win an election simply by how there won’t be a mob attacking the Capitol.

Biden

Biden has four good Mars transits for October, giving him energy to keep going, but then all screeches to a halt when Mars squares his Moon for November 2-6. Showing he’s going to be upset and angry.

Harris

For October 24-28, Mars will be square both her Sun and Moon, showing conflict and anger. These are the exact same dates above for potential violence in the US, but not sure if it will be directed toward her or she’ll be reacting to it.

Trump

On Election Day he has Venus opposite his Sun, showing good feelings, and for that night and the next day, Mercury sextile Neptune, showing he’ll be communicating well, even if while being inventive with the facts.

Also, he gets two boosts from Jupiter.

Jupiter trine Jupiter        Aug, Nov 2024, Mar 2025
Jupiter conjunct Uranus  Aug, Nov 2024, Mar 2025

This bodes very well for him, in that Jupiter is always bestowing gifts, and having it trine itself (a time of good luck) and conjunct Uranus (sudden windfalls or promotions) during the election is a sure sign of him gaining back the Presidency.

So if we tally those up, it’s plain to see that Trump will be appreciating the results of the next election a lot more than the last one.

Inauguration Day 2025: Pluto Again

I also checked everyone’s day-to-day transits on Inauguration Day, and Biden has the Sun square his Moon, showing feeling at odds with things.

And for Trump, he not only has Mars sextile his Midheaven, showing his career and status improving, but also Mars conjunct Saturn, which could bring some impatience, but also might show energy being put into his authority.

What’s troubling is how in the sky that very day the Sun will be conjunct Pluto. And we’ll get to that in Part 4, since it will be a strong part of the Inauguration chart, showing how things will be with the next administration.

 

Presidential Forecast 2022-2028

Part 1: U.S. Transits - The Fog of Rebellion

So we’re about a week from the mid-term elections of 2022, and I figure it’s time to lay down predictions on how the Presidential election in 2024 will turn out. I got an idea how it would be when researching my last report two years ago, but it would’ve been cruel to post it then. We’d just come through a tumultuous election and tragic post-election, and so best to let it all wait.

But to seriously put astrology to the test, I should post my forecast for the next six years for the nation now, before the mid-term election gives any clues to which way things might go.

There’s many methods of interpreting charts, and we’ll look at long-term transits first, since those are most likely to show any major turning points on the horizon.

U.S. Transits

Right now, in November 2022, we’re dealing with the effects of the pandemic, inflation, the war in Ukraine, and a full 70% of Republicans still believing the last election was stolen.

Which way we’ll go from here is hanging in the balance, as polls for both the mid-terms and the 2024 Presidential election are basically tied.

Saturn will be giving us the usual challenges, as with a depressive Jan-Feb 2023 in a few months, and then Saturn square Uranus for Feb 2024 and Saturn square Ascendant for the rest of 2024, making it a difficult election year. But the real effects will come from Uranus.

Uranus

If Saturn is the stern drill sergeant putting weights in your pack to make you stronger, Uranus is Jimi Hendrix - unpredictable, electric, rebellious, and breaking up the old ways to bring in evolution.

Uranus square Moon  May 2024 - March 2026

Uranus comes into a challenging aspect to our Moon every 20-22 years, and they’re often unsettling since they bring about emotional upheaval and force people to adjust to new circumstances. They've coincided with the start of the War of 1812, WWI, and WWII, and was in effect for 9/11 as well. Exactly the kind of sudden, emotionally-wrought changes to the home front that Uranus aspecting the nation’s vulnerable, emotional Moon could bring.

 

(Note: Historical events like those often are a combination of many strong transits, as with 9/11, when Pluto was crossing our Ascendant for the first time ever, so don't read too much into one transit, but look for the combined effects.)
 

It all begins in the election year of 2024, but most of it will be during the first year of the next administration, so it’s a definite sign it will be fraught with tension.

Uranus conjunct Uranus  mid-2026 - mid-2028

The next year we have Uranus returning to its place in our chart. It does this only once every 82 years, and for a person it's often a time of breaking free of the past and becoming more truly yourself.

How this will play out for the nation I don’t know, but there surely won’t be anything predictable or stable going on while it lasts. Uranus rules earthquakes, and this will shake things up, but leave us in a better space.

Uranus opposite Ascendant  mid-2028 - mid-2029

That one is immediately followed by Uranus opposite our Ascendant. This one is even more unpredictable, since its actions often come from others. As with a rebellious group bringing in revolution, or sudden changes in our allies. Or the election that year might be marked by something completely haywire.

So in all, from 2024 to mid 2029 will be a very unpredictable time for the nation.

Neptune

Now we move out to mystical Neptune, which at its best rules inspiration and compassion, and at its worst rules addiction and delusion and feeling like you’re driving in the fog and have lost your way.

We’re still reeling from the effects of the last two transits from Neptune: Neptune square our Ascendant for 2015 to 2017, when the 2016 election was caught in a storm of delusion and deception, and Neptune square our Mars for April 2019 to March 2022, when misinformation took an even firmer hold on the nation.

And now for 2024 and the next administration.

Neptune opposite Midheaven  Feb 2024 - Jan 2027

The Midheaven rules one’s public standing and government, and so during this time we're going to be more unsure of ourselves, driving in the fog, not sure where to go.  It'll feel like there's no firm footing as we try to make sense of things. It also shows how for the next election the fog machines will be on full again, and many will be misguided in who to trust.

Neptune square Venus  mid-2025 - mid-2027

In one’s personal life, this one would mean the dangers of falling in love with someone you’re not seeing clearly. As a nation, it’ll probably mean deception about finances, or one’s financial security being washed away. (Saturn will square our Venus in the midst of it, for mid-February to mid-March 2026, creating a situation of depression or financial hardship.)

Neptune square Jupiter  mid-2026 - mid-2028

This one is a danger in that Jupiter expands all the qualities of Neptune. At its worst will be the temptation to go full out in addictions, such as gambling and drugs. It could also mean a great deal of gaslighting and deception.

So in all, for the past seven years Neptune has been undercutting the functions of an informed democracy, and will continue to do so. Whoever we elect in 2024, it won’t be with any sense of clarity.

Pluto

And now we get to Pluto, which moves very slowly and brings about deep changes. It rules destruction, death, and resurrection. It also rules volcanoes, and just like volcanoes, its effects can simmer for a long time and then explode.

Pluto conjunct Pluto  Jan 2020 - Dec 2023

As I wrote in-depth in my earlier reports, Pluto is the one that set the stage for everything that happened in 2020. Those revolutionary changes will be with us for another full year.

Pluto trine Midheaven  Jan 2022 - Jan 2025

We’re almost a year into this one, and with a trine aspect, it shows the potential for a positive transformation of our government, using its power well. Notice how it will end at the start of the next administration.

Progressions

Our progressed Moon will be opposite our Midheaven for all of December 2024, so that’s a sign that the next election might not be validated until then, or something will happen to cause people to be emotionally charged in regard to the government.

Also, our progressed Sun will be opposite Neptune for March 2026 - March 2027, showing the chance of more fog and the dangers of illusions.

Summing Up

We have one more year of Pluto conjunct Pluto bringing revolutionary fervor, starting in the middle of 2024 we’ll have five years of unpredictable Uranus breaking up everything we thought was solid, and Neptune will cloud everything up so much, people will think we’re winning.

So yeah, it definitely looks like Trump will be in office again, the most unpredictable and delusional president ever.


In Part 2 we’ll cover The Contenders to see which candidate has the best transits for the upcoming election.

Part 2: The Contenders

Here we’ll look at the candidates for the next Presidency of the United States and see which one has the best chance.

Biden: Carrying the Weight to the End

President Biden has had a hard time of it, with his first two years including Saturn opposite Pluto and square Mars, which I said would mean “Can’t make changes you want, conflict, power struggles,” and “Held back, frustrated.”

For the next two years he has even worse challenging Saturn transits, with lots of frustrations, and it all starts going downhill for him right when the new Senate is sworn in, which shows you how the mid-term elections might go.

The good news for him is that in 2025 the storm clears and he has a string of great transits from Saturn to his Jupiter, Sun, and Venus for all 2025, and more in 2026. So if he can make it through reelection, he’ll be much better off, but it’s most likely those good transits will come too late, and they only show his retirement.

Uranus

Since the start of his presidency, Biden has had a mix from Uranus.

Uranus opposite Mars  May 2020 - Mar 2022
Uranus trine Midheaven  May 2022 - Mar 2024

The first shows tension with trying to implement changes, and even outright opposition from angry Mars. Since then he’s had a better patch with the trine to his Midheaven, helping him be more dynamic and innovative.

Right after that one is over, he has

Uranus opposite Sun  May 2024 - Mar 2026

This would bring unpredictable changes, with lots of tension, and make him more prone to take risks for greater freedom.

Pluto

Pluto square Moon  Feb 2022 - Dec 2024

As I wrote in my last report, “For 2022 through 2024, Biden will be facing deep emotional issues, conflict with the people, or threats to his home, which for the President would represent the nation.”

With Putin and Jong-un rattling their sabers, this doesn’t sound good. But I think it shows the power struggles over control of the nation, including personal attacks on him, and bringing out repressed anger. It will run right through to Election Day.

Summing Up

So as I wrote last time, “A rough patch for him for the next four years,” and I don’t see any signs in his transits that he’ll continue on as President in 2025.

Trump: Electric Boogaloo

And now we get to Trump. When first researching this on October 14, 2022, of the ten headlines listed at The Week’s Daily Briefing, three of them weren’t good for Trump: House Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump, Supreme Court denies Trump request on Mar-a-Lago documents, and New York attorney general asks court to freeze Trump assets. And for the day before, one of them said, Judge says Trump can't delay deposition in rape accuser's defamation lawsuit. So he’s getting hit on all sides.

And yet none of this has fazed his supporters. In fact, as for how the next election might go, Newsweek had this:

"It's hard to say that a Biden vs. Trump rematch could be predicted as anything but a tossup at this point," said Thomas Gift, director of University College London's Centre on U.S. Politics. "There's just so much time between now and 2024 that it's hard to make any firm forecasts.”

Well, once you see Trump’s transits, the forecast will be clear enough.

Uranus

Right now Trump has Saturn square his Midheaven, and since Saturn is stern and brings limitations, that has brought frustrations and setbacks with Trump’s public standing, just as we’ve seen in the news. It started in April 2022 and will run a few more months, till Jan 2023.

Five months later, in June 2023, he’ll start into the most important transit I’ll cover here, and possibly the key to the next election.

Uranus conjunct Midheaven  Jun 2023 - Mar 2025

As we’ve already covered, Uranus is the wild entertainer, like Jimi Hendrix. He’s unpredictable, electric, and brings about revolutionary change. And for the first time in Trump’s life, Uranus will be moving right to the top of his chart and crossing his Midheaven, which rules one’s status and public persona. So all the electric effects will be on center stage.

When I first saw that in 2020, I figured he’d get back that dynamic showmanship he had in 2016, when he had Uranus trine his Mars, which many saw as missing in 2020.

Now, with Elon Musk finally going ahead with his purchase of Twitter and saying he’ll allow more disinformation and might bring back Trump, that could well connect to this transit. Where Trump will say he’s been vindicated and launch back into a full-scale blatherfest of disruptive tweets.

Whatever it is, expect it to start in June 2023 and last for two years. This will be when his campaign is in full swing, and simply his being reelected after being voted out of office will be a very unexpected and Uranus-type event.

With Uranus it's always unpredictable. But expect a strong change in his public status - whether that comes from a fall from grace or his return to the Presidency, it's hard to say, but with him bragging last week about the crowd size on Jan 6, I can't see how anything will turn his base against him or cause the GOP to hold him accountable.

 

The first time Trump had Uranus aspect his Midheaven was a square for 1959-1962. 1959 was the year he was sent to a private military academy. From The Washington Post: “He was a 13-year-old with a history of trouble at school, and his father sent him to the academy to be straightened out.” That's the kind of unexpected, life-altering event we might expect from this transit.

 

Uranus square Mars  Aug 2023 - May 2025

Kicking in just a couple months later, Uranus will be making a square aspect to his Mars. This doesn’t bode well for a President, for Uranus is unpredictable and brings about sudden changes, and Mars rules ego, anger, guns, and the military.

From Astrology King:

Mars square Uranus transit gives a strong urge to break free from restriction and rebel against authority. A tendency to act rashly without regard for the consequences can lead to great disruption or conflict in your life.

And from Robert Hand:

Watch out for impulsive actions, rash decisions and other actions that may have sudden, unexpected consequences and undesirable results in the future. You may feel that your ego is at stake in some way and that you have to assert yourself now regardless of the risk... The more insecure you are, the more likely you are to do something rash as a way of saying to the world that you are a person to be reckoned with.

It could just be that he’ll be even more likely to fly off the handle with tirades, but we’d be lucky if so.

Uranus square Ascendant  July 2024 - May 2026

And finally, adding to that one, and starting a year later, Uranus will be square Trump’s Ascendant, making him even more unpredictable and rebellious.

So there’s three very strong transits from Uranus to Trump’s chart, all capable of causing rash actions, and all three in effect for July 2024 through Mar 2025, during the next election. And it’s definitely not a good sign for his first year back in office, when he’ll be out for revenge.

Thou Art the Mars of Malcontents

By the way, Trump was born with Mars conjunct his Ascendant and square his Midheaven, and his Mars, Ascendant, and Midheaven are the three points that will be getting that triple-hit from Uranus, so it’d be good to take a look at how those aspects in his birthchart color his character.

From Café Astrology:

 

Generally feisty, Mars conjunct Ascendant people are easily riled up... They want to be seen as powerful people. Impulsive and assertive, they at least exude confidence even if they don’t feel it.

From Astrology King:

 

Mars square Midheaven gives an independent spirit and strong will... Willing to challenge convention and tradition, you are not afraid to address social problems and make bold statements.

 
Your competitive, assertive and direct approach can inspire others, but you may be accused of bullying, being too demanding, provocative, or offensive.

 
You can react with devastating power when you feel you have been mistreated or jilted, sometimes using personal criticisms vindictively. Acting impulsively out of anger, suspicion, or revenge will always make it harder to reach your goals.

So those are the qualities that Uranus is going to be putting on center stage.

Neptune

Trump’s had Neptune square both his Sun and Moon since 2020, and these transits run through to the end of 2022. Those have made him very delusional in what he sees and thinks, and has led to him misleading everyone else, too.

Progressions

I figured Trump wouldn’t win the last election because he had his progressed Moon square Uranus (emotional upsets) during the month of election.

This time around he has his progressed Moon square Pluto for the month of the election, which shows him either being angry or throwing his power about.

Also, Trump’s progressed Moon goes into Scorpio (ruled by Pluto) for a couple of years starting January 2024, so that’s another sign that all of Election Year and the year after he could be even more emotionally volatile and vindictive than usual.

Summing Up

 

So that’s it for transits, and you can well see why in nearly every regard they favor Trump for the next election.

 

And now we go on to Part 3: The Big Days, for a look at the most important events coming up for the nation.

 

A Progressive Presidency

So here we are with a new Presidency coming up next week, which means it’s time to check out the national weather forecast and see what the next four years will bring.

We’ll start with the forecast for the nation, and then see what Biden, Harris, and Trump have going on.

US transits

Saturn

The good news is Saturn will be bringing a bunch of transits that are very good for the government to be working efficiently and things flowing well.

Saturn trine Uranus  Feb - Nov 2021
The structure and authority of Saturn working well with humanitarian Uranus

Saturn trine Saturn  Jan 2022
Good for building structures, government working well

Saturn trine Mars  Mar - Dec 2022
Working efficiently, good use of energy

Saturn conjunct Moon  Jan - Feb 2023
Depressive, our emotions being weighed on

Saturn trine Venus  Mar - Dec 2023
Good for investments, finances

Saturn trine Jupiter  Apr 2023 - Jan 2024
Good for expanding things, moving right along

Saturn square Uranus  Feb 2024
Tense time when authority resists change

Saturn square Ascendant  Mar - Nov 2024
Frustrating time, for discipline and focus and slowly making progress

Saturn trine Sun  Mar - Dec 2024
Productive time, a good wind at your back

So, to sum up, a very good period of efficient government, with the only times of tension being Jan-Feb 2023, and most of 2024.

Uranus

Uranus, too, starts us off with a good transit to our Sun, helping with creative change, and then will be trine Neptune, bringing in more compassion and a higher way.

But then it’ll be square our Moon, showing unexpected emotions and wanting to break free, for May 2024 - March 2026, while at the same time working well with our Midheaven.

Uranus sextile Sun  June 2020 - April 2022
Uranus trine Neptune  April 2023 - May 2024
Uranus square Moon  May 2024 - March 2026
Uranus trine Midheaven  Aug 2024 - March 2027

So again, things go well until 2024.

Neptune

First Neptune was opposite our Ascendant for March 2015 to Sept 2017, wrapping the country in a fog of deceit and delusion, where people weren’t seeing clearly.

And since April 2019, Neptune has been square our Mars, which is like drunk driving in the fog, and it will continue through March 2022. So we’re most of the way through this period of confusion and misguided action, with a year to go.

At the same time, we’ve had Neptune opposite our Neptune for the past two years, with two years to go. This one is about connecting with bigger ideas and becoming wiser and more empathetic. But if you resist it, you can clamp down in confusion and fear. One can see how this has played into the pandemic, where half the country works together as one and feels for the medical workers, and the other half refuses that and demands things to stay the same.

The good news is Neptune is just coming into a trine with Mercury - communications and thinking - for the next two years, bringing positive inspiration and music and art.

The troubling thing is, from early 2024 through 2026, it’ll be opposite our Midheaven, or public standing and government, showing how for the next election the fog machines will be on full again and many will be misguided in who to trust and the best path to take.

Neptune square Mars  April 2019 - Feb 2022
Neptune opposite Neptune  May 2019 - Jan 2023
Neptune trine Mercury  Feb 2021 - Feb 2023
Neptune opposite Midheaven  Feb 2024 - Jan 2027

Pluto

Pluto is the one who set the stage for everything that happened in 2020, and as I wrote in my other reports, those revolutionary changes will be with us for a few years to come. Things should ease off, though, after Dec 2023.

Then Pluto will be trine our Midheaven, showing the potential for a transformation of our government, or at least using the government’s power well.

Pluto conjunct Pluto  Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
Pluto trine Midheaven  Jan 2022 - Dec 2024

Chiron

Chiron signifies the wounded healer and at times shows periods of public grief.

The times to watch for are Jan 2021, and then Mar 2022 to Feb 2023, when it will square our Sun. The Sun represents father figures, so this could show something will happen to Biden. The same for Feb-Mar 2023, when it will be opposite Saturn, who represents authority. They overlap in Feb 2023, so that could be a time of such a loss.

Chiron will then return to its place in our chart, as it does every fifty years or so, for April 2024 to Feb 2025. This would show a reckoning with the issues we need to heal, and with it being an election year, all those issues will come to the fore again, as well as resistance to them.

Progressions

Our progressions, or the slow-moving transits that work mostly out of sight on our emotions and awareness instead of in outer events, look good. They last for a month, and the best times are June 2021, Nov 2021, and Feb, April, and Oct 2023.

The whole year of 2022, and especially around Sept, will be heightened emotionally when our progressed Moon returns to its place for the first time in 28 years. This can be a time of fulfillment as well, but it’s often a time of reckoning with your life and the choices you’ve made and deciding what you want from life. Everyone gets this at age 28 and again at 56, and the last few times the nation had it were Nov 1967, when we had the March on Washington to protest the Vietnam War, and April 1995, when we had the Oklahoma City bombing.


Biden transits

Now let’s look at what our next President will be going through.

Saturn trine Saturn  Mar - Dec 2021
Excellent for authority, government, all organized

Saturn opposite Pluto  Jan - Oct 2021
Can’t make changes you want, conflict, power struggles

Saturn square Mars  Mar - Dec 2021
Held back, frustrated

Saturn square Mercury  Mar - Dec 2022
Negative thinking

Saturn square Sun  Jan - Feb 2023
Challenges to your position, a time of struggle, discipline

Saturn opposite Chiron  Feb 2023
Some kind of wounding to his authority

Saturn square Uranus  Mar - Dec 2023
Can’t make changes you want, frustration

Saturn square Ascendant  Mar - Dec 2023
A stern, strict time, focus on work

Saturn square Saturn  Feb 2024
Challenges in your life, hard times, need to focus

So yeah, not a good time by far. He’s got one good one for most of 2021, but it can’t offset the two difficult ones for that year. 2022 won’t be as bad, but 2023 will be even worse. Lots of challenges, hard times getting things moving, frustrations, and so on. But he’s gone through all these before, and he knows how to get through tough times.

Uranus

His Uranus transits aren’t any better.

Uranus square Pluto  May 2019 - Feb 2021
Uranus opposite Mars  May 2020 - Mar 2022
Uranus trine Midheaven  May 2022 - Mar 2024
Uranus opposite Mercury  Jun 2022 - Apr 2024

This shows tension with trying to implement changes, and outright opposition from angry Mars. Then he’ll have a good patch with the trine to his Midheaven, helping him be more dynamic and innovative, and the opposition to Mercury at the same time, which is like having lots of coffee, in that it’s great for lots of communications and ideas and looking at things in new ways, but be careful of getting frazzled. Also, travel might not work out well, with unexpected events.

Neptune

Neptune is actually all good, once Biden gets past the opposition to his Midheaven in February, which clouded his public persona and shows all the deceit that’s been cast on his election.

Neptune opposite Midheaven  Feb 2019 - Jan 2022
Neptune trine Mercury  Apr 2019 - Feb 2022
Neptune trine Jupiter  Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Neptune trine Sun  Mar 2022 - Oct 2024
Neptune trine Venus  Apr 2022 - March 2025

All of these show compassion, kindness, and looking for the higher way. Under these transits, you’d want to care for the sick and then listen to cat Stevens while relaxing on the back porch. Hopefully they’ll bring him some peace amidst all this hectic politics.

Pluto

For the last two years and this year, Pluto will give him energy, but it might be too combative, or he may go too far with use of power, or being too righteous. Fortunately he’s been using it well.
And then for next year through 2024, he’ll be facing deep emotional issues, conflict with the people, or threats to his home, which for the President would represent the nation.

Pluto opposite Jupiter  Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
Pluto square Moon  Feb 2022 - Dec 2024

Progressions

Biden’s worst progressions were actually last year, including a depressive aspect for Dec 2020, when he was being held back in the transition.

But it will be trine Mars in Feb 2021, giving him energy, opposite his Midheaven in Aug-Sept 2021, showing struggles with his public image, and then good trines to his Jupiter and Sun and Venus for Jan - Apr 2022. It’ll go into energetic Aries in May 2022, and July to Nov 2022 are good, too.

During all of 2023, though, his progressed Venus will be square Saturn, bringing depression.

And in Sept 2024, it’ll be conjunct his own Moon, showing heightened emotions (the same aspect the nation has for Sept 2022).


Harris transits

A clue to how Biden’s presidency will go might be found in his Vice President’s transits. (For an example, when trying to see if Trump would win the election, I found Pence’s transits showed he’d be feeling depressed in December and held back in January.)

Harris has had a challenging 2020, with Saturn square her Moon and her Sun and Mercury as well. I haven’t seen any reports of her struggling, but it’s definitely been hard on her, and she’s risen to the challenge well.

Saturn opposite Mars  Mar - Dec 2022
Frustration, feeling held back

Saturn trine Ascendant  April 2022 - Jan 2023
Great for making headway, disciplined, focused

Saturn trine Sun  Jan-Feb 2023
Great for leadership

Saturn conjunct Saturn  Jan-Feb 2023
One’s Saturn Return, often a time of promotion

Saturn conjunct Midheaven  Mar - Dec 2023
Assuming authority

Looking at those transits, she’ll feel a bit held back and frustrated for most of 2022, and then, in Jan 2023, everything will open. Not only a great trine to her Sun, but it’s her Saturn Return, where every 29 years Saturn returns to where it was when you’re born. It’s a time of advancement and promotion. And while it’s exact for Jan-Feb 2023, the Saturn Return often works for a full year ahead of that, so all of 2022 is in play as well. But since Saturn will be conjunct her Midheaven, or public standing, starting in March 2023, it points to early 2023 as when she’ll become President or assume a greater role.

Uranus

Harris has three great Uranus transits from Midheaven 2021 to early 2023, giving her plenty of energy for all things that are inventive, electric, and transforming things for the better.

But then, starting in June 2022, Uranus is square Mars, which would not only make her a bit rebellious and acting out in sudden, angry ways, but could in itself signify being the target of such anger.

Uranus trine Uranus  July 2021 - April 2022
Uranus trine Pluto  May 2021 - Feb 2023
Uranus trine Venus  July 2021 - April 2023
Uranus square Mars  June 2022 - March 2024

Neptune

For Neptune transits, she has just one, a square to her Ascendant, that would make her a bit more sensitive and maybe not seeing things clearly.

Neptune square Ascendant  May 2020 - Feb 2023

Pluto

Pluto has been trine her Jupiter the last few years, which is an excellent transit for effective energy, especially for justice and reforming things. That one is over last month, leaving two very difficult transits.

Pluto square Moon  Feb 2020 - Dec 2022
Pluto square Sun  Feb 2020 - Jan 2023

We covered Pluto in the 2020 report, so you know these are difficult transits. Pluto square her Moon would make her emotionally volatile, hurt, and could bring grief. The same with the aspect to the Sun. In her chart she has Pluto in the Fourth House, so this means this might involve issues of the home and her mother.

She and Biden have their Moon is almost the same place, which shows they understand each other well. Biden has his Pluto square Moon transit a little after hers, but they overlap for all of 2022.

Progressions

For April this year, her progressed Moon will be square Mars, showing anger and conflict. For October, she’ll feel held back and weighed with responsibilities.

It will then be square her Midheaven in Jan 2022, showing some struggle with her public image.

Strangely enough, she, too, has her progressed Venus square her Saturn, a once-in-a-lifetime progression, and hers will be for Sept 2021 to Sept 2022, a year before Biden’s.

She’ll be wound up emotionally in Oct 2022, and for mid-Nov to mid-Dec could be an emotional wounding and conflict.

Her progressed Moon is conjunct her Ascendant in mid-June to mid-July 2023, which is like a new beginning, and she has good aspects for Sept and Oct 2023, and Jan 2024, that will help with leadership.


Patterns

In reading those you probably noticed the same pattern, where Jan-Feb 2023 came up and again and again. This suggests a turning point there, and it doesn't look like a good one. If Biden relinquishes being President at any point, whether due to health, resigning, or an unforeseen act, it would most likely be then.

But I could well be wrong about this. I said Pence might assume the Presidency when he had his Saturn Return in 2018, and I'm saying the same now about Harris. But he didn’t have the full collection of transits that Biden, Harris, and the nation have here.


Synastry

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention a few troubling aspects between Biden’s chart and the nation’s chart.

First, here’s how I wrote about Trump, back before he took office.

That’s it for his transits, which show his administration beginning with frustration and ending with even more of it. But we can also check his synastry (compatibility) with the US chart.

Trump’s Sun is conjunct our nation’s Mars, which means he feels he represents our military. His Sun and Moon are also both square our nation’s Neptune and Midheaven, showing he can’t be trusted to tell us the truth and he’s not good for our public standing in the world.

His Mars is opposite our Moon, which shows his anger will strongly effect our emotions.

And finally, his Neptune is conjunct the US’s Midheaven. Since Neptune rules illusions, and the Midheaven the place of public standing and career, this shows him born to be our Bullshitter in Chief. We won’t be able to believe a thing he says.

All that turned out accurate, and yet Biden's synastry with the nation's chart is actually worse.

 

First, Biden’s Moon is square our Pluto, showing how he riles up strong emotions.

His Sun, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, and Ascendant are all square our Moon, showing conflict with the nation’s emotions.

His Midheaven is square our Mars, which connects his public status and anger from the people.

 

And finally, just as with Trump and everyone their age, his Neptune is conjunct our Midheaven, showing deception from a leader. Biden also has the flipside of that, where his Midheaven is conjunct our Neptune. These show he may be just as deceptive as Trump has been. The good news is that Biden doesn't have Mercury square Neptune in his birthchart as Trump does, where you're always seeing things the way you want to and then lying about it, but instead has Neptune sextile his Sun and Venus, making him more kind and compassionate.

Summing Up

For the nation, the first three years of this next administration should work well. There will be the usual political arguments, and Pluto is far from through with the changes it wants to make, but at least the government will be working efficiently and at its proper tasks.

Once 2024 comes along, though, there will be tension and emotional upheaval, and Neptune will come in to cloud things up and take away the brief respite of clarity the nation had, just as we enter another election year.

And for Biden, he'll have a rough patch for the next four years. But he knew it’d be hard, and knew he was the only one who could do it. It's just that the toll of the next two years might be too much, to where Harris has to step up at the start of 2023.