Venus bestows favours on any planets she sheds her light on, so the candidates who symbolise those planets are likely to win. After taking us on a fascinating ride through the Evening Star elections of the 20th century, Bernadette Brady concludes with:
The 2008 Evening Star Election
At the time of the election Venus is once again radiating Pluto but differently to the 2000 election as there is also a distant but bright Jupiter in the cape of Sagittarius (see image below). If Venus’ empowerment goes to both planets, questionable as the orbs are wide, then this would symbolise a landslide victory to the younger "crown prince", a bold sweeping ascent to the White House where the sheer weight of the mandate places great power in the hands of Obama. Such power can be a heady drug for any politician so the younger rival will need to remember that he is not Caesar, he is not one of the gods and is only human.
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But if Venus' light does not reach Jupiter, then the emphasis will be focused on the raw power-struggle of Pluto. The election will be won by the "family" with the most money, power and grit. Adding to this intrigue, the heir of the retiring king [the Sun] is not being damaged by Mars [to which it is conjunct]. Rather that Mars is expressing itself as John McCain, the Soldier.
One gets a sense already of the power of the Jupiter Pluto victory to the young contender, Obama, but if it comes to a fist fight in the manner of the 2000 election - the last Evening Star election where Venus radiated Pluto - then the victory will go to the one who can wield the most money and power.
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Interesting. At times over the last few days, I have been thinking a lot about Venus' role in this election. It is very prominent since it ties up both ends of the Sat/Ura opposition on election day. She holds the key as it were.... A Belgian astrologer who I was talking to - said hmmm two dogs fighting, the third runs off with the bone. Venus rules the US midheaven. Sarah Palin's role comes to mind. I am brooding on this. Greetings from a wet and windy Amsterdam....
I love your posts, but frankly, you are sorely under informed about Barack Obama. He is NOT inexperienced. That is a partisan Republican line. Obama spent 7 years in the Illinois Senate running very hard fought elections the first of which he did not win. The State of Illinois has a population of 12.8 million and the issues before its legislature include everything from taxation, to urban crime, to agricultural subsidies. Then, in 2004, he won the race for the U.S. Senate, where he has spent the last 4 years. That's 11 years of elected governmental experience. His time as an "organizer" during his youth was not spent baking cookies. He tackled the city establishment, including the mayor and council, to ensure that asbestos was removed from
public housing and schools. He created a movement where none existed by figuring out he had to approach churches and organize their members, many of whom were quite reluctant to get involved because of fear, time commitment and economic needs. He understands inner city issues like no other candidate who has ever run for the president. He wrote his book after being requested to do so by a publisher who was impressed that he was the first African American editor of the Harvard Law Review. He was 33 years old and had not an inkling of presidential plans at the time. One can see that readily by reading the book, which includes references to his marijuana use as a teenager. He spent 10 years as a Constitutional law professor at the influential University of Chicago. Additionally, he was raised for part of his youth in Indonesia, where his upbringing was far from privileged, yet he had an inside track on the Sukarno regime through his stepfather, who slept with a gun under his pillow due to fear from political enemies. Last, but not least, he put together the biggest, most powerful political organization that has ever graced the U.S. He beat the unbeatable Clintons, no small feat, and, as a person on the ground I can tell you that this was not chance, but due to careful planning. Hillary's organization assume assumed she would win and had no plans on how to manage subsequent primary contests. His campaign has raised more money than any in U.S. history. I have read the astrology backwards and forwards, and can't predict who will prevail. But, I can assure you that Barack Obama is a force to contend with (and I did NOT vote for him in the California primary).
Jupiter isn't just the younger person, it's also the law, the teacher and higher education in general. so Obama as a former professor of constitutional law at the university of Chicago law school fits that bill pretty well it seems.
Jupiter is also religion, philosphy, enthusiasm, wastefulness, arrogance, self-righteousness, the athlete, the priest and the crusader.
I must be old because I also learned that Jupiter was "the king" and not associated with the "younger person" - that was Mercury.
Yes Sarah Palin. I think she's changed everything. I think women are just so pissed off with the treatment of Hillary Clinton.
I need to take some time to look at the astrology...
Great blog!
I like Bernadette´s approach of babylonic astrology, but the last article was a little disappointing, besides all the hard work and insights given.
why ? because the basic proposal was of using babylonic "visual" astrology, and suddenly, she was relying almost only in the three invisible planets...
You can hardly create a good basis of prediction if you keep changing the foundation
She could had easily ignored pluto, neptune, etc, and explained in ways consisted with the system, or simply said "it didn´t work". It would be more honest and simple.
As an example, in early works, bernadette never used the sun, only the night sky. Now, suddenly, and with no explanation, the sun "co-rules" the king.
"Jupiter isn't just the younger person, it's also the law, the teacher and higher education in general. so Obama as a former professor of constitutional law at the university of Chicago law school fits that bill pretty well it seems."
In early "visual astrology", Jupiter was the prince mainly, not the great benefic, "expansion", etc. Now Bernadette seens to be mixing older and new concepts.
Yuzuru
Well, it looks like Bernadette was right on. Obama had both issues covered, younger and better. If that didn't work then he ended up having more money and power too! Brilliant.
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