Two Guardian Angels Bringing Protection - Virgo 3 -the progressed full Moon of the United States chart set for July 4 1776 at 5.10pm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence.
We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; and God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you... Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.
Saint Francis de Sales
We forget to pray for the angels and the angels forget to pray for us.
Leonard Cohen.
Wow, what a time it's been. The world has turned somehow, it's turned in a new direction and it feels like a breath of fresh air and a new page of history is in the making. The progressed Moon for the chart of the USA is Virgo 3: Two Guardian Angels Bringing Protection - what a fabulous degree! In the next week or so, the progressed Moon goes onto Virgo 4: Black and White Children Playing Happily Together.
Months ago, I saw the progressed full Moon of the States chart happening smack on the election (progressed full moons happen every 28 or so years, so this is no small thing) and immediately thought that Barack Obama was one of those 'angels'. When Obama nominated Joseph Biden as his running mate it was abundantly clear that here was the other 'guardian angel'.
Amazingly, the Uranus-Saturn opposition happened smack on the day of the election. The old guard, represented by Saturn in Virgo, was being challenged by the new guard shown by Uranus in Pisces. It's been wonderful watching the unfolding of this process. For months and months while Obama was campaigning, Uranus was on Pisces 18: In a Huge Tent, A Famous Revivalist Conducts His Meeting With a Spectacular Performance. Obama's brilliant oratory style was reflected in this degree. His words were waking people up to possibilities again after years in the wilderness.
On the day of the election, Uranus was at 18.57 Pisces, the Symbol for which is A Master Instructing His Disciple. More than any candidate perhaps since JFK, Obama was embodying this, even as he was in his own style and wordlessly humbly and respectfully not asking for the adulation he was receiving. During his acceptance speech, Obama made statements something like a teacher and the crowd responded again and again to what he was saying 'Yes We Can!'. What joy that night was. Amazing for everyone around the world. My daughter Jess was in Chicago that night with joyful, leaping, crying, sobbing people everywhere. Jess reported that guys everywhere were sweeping women up and throwing them in the air with joy and release. It sounded so wonderful - what a peak experience!
People everywhere around the world were crying. The old guard was falling and we woke the next day seeing the possibilities of a brand new day. (Straight after I wrote these words a song came on the radio with young people yelling 'Wake Up!'). Yes, we needed to wake from a nightmare... the end of an error that lasted for 8 years.
Saturn, traveling through Virgo was reflecting more of the old fogey side and John McCain (a Virgo) and the Republican Party represented the old guard that had to fall in order for the new beginning that Uranus is heralding. The attacks on Obama's color, spirituality, beliefs, associations, experience et al and ad nauseum showed the negative and dark side of politics. Obama never faltered although the stress on him must have been enormous.
Saturn on the day of the election was at 18.57 of Virgo on The Swimming Race. A swimming race the election was for sure. The Republicans spent too much time looking at their opponent and not enough formulating their own strategies for winning. Obama looked straight ahead. One tends to hit the wall if you're not paying attention and watching where you're going.
Forming a t-square (stressful angle) to the Saturn/Uranus opposition is Venus in Sagittarius on Sagittarius 21: A Child and a Dog With Borrowed Eyeglasses. It was like we couldn't believe our eyes - what was unfolding, what the numbers were, what the outcome was after feeling so long in the wilderness. This Venus t-square to Uranus and Saturn also shows the nature of the division in the country; just over half the people voted for Obama and just under half for McCain. This division, I truly hope, will be healed over the coming years. One has to hope. Hope is what we have.
Jupiter has been playing into this with a trine to Saturn and a sextile to Uranus, freeing up the energy. Jupiter was on Capricorn 18: A Union Jack Flies from a New British Warship. This was reflected through people all around the States ensuring, or trying to ensure, that everyone got to vote, had their vote counted or that the machines weren't playing up. There were reports of several thousand lawyers supervising what was going on. The myths of Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter tell the story - check it out - do a Google, so interesting!
The Karmic Condition of Saturn is Virgo 18: Two Girls Playing With a Ouija Board. There's a lot to be said about people not seeing the signs, etc, but the thing that tickles me the most is Obama saying in a light-hearted way in a speech today that Nancy Reagan held seances in the White House. The Sabian Symbols are often so incredibly literal! (btw, Mars for his speech today was on Scorpio 24: Crowds Coming Down the Mountain to Listen to One Man).
One thing that needs to be approached cautiously in all of this is playing into the cult of personality that is so prevalent in the US. Barack Obama is an extraordinary man but he is a mere mortal just the same. Having said that, Pluto was on Sagittarius 30: A Pope Blessing the Faithful. This sounds very much like what happened this week - people voted with their hearts, minds and hands and Obama gave the US a blessing in a great speech that promised to bring the country together.
The pressure and the onus placed on him from the shocking situation that the Bush administration has bequeathed is really something. Jupiter is set to move onto Capricorn 19 in the next few days. The Sabian Symbol is A Young Child Carrying a Heavy Load of Groceries... being weighed down with responsibilities is a huge ask and surely everyone needs to take a breather. God knows George W. Bush did; he took more holidays than any president in history.
Another thing: what I hear more now that the euphoria has settled and we're getting used to the fact that our world has turned is that Obama be kept safe. I, too, find myself often having to think of him surrounded with white light, protected and out of harm's way. This is reflected in the Mars/Neptune square on the day of the election. Mars was on Scorpio 22: Hunters Shooting Wild Ducks with Neptune on Aquarius 22: A Rug Placed on the Floor for Children to Play On. Sales of guns and ammunition went through the roof with the realisation that Obama would be president. People rushed out, fearing that Obama would tighten gun laws or some such thing. Why people need to have guns is beyond me... what about my right for people not to have an instrument that could kill me and mine?
I'm sorry, but I have to say it; I'm so pleased that we don't have to look at those horridly reptilian faces anymore. Yay!
My hope is that those that didn't and wouldn't vote for Obama will come to see what a wonderful man he is. The Inauguration chart is amazing. I'll do the Symbol for that soon.
The threat to Obama is very real but we have to hope, trust and pray that he's fine and that the new administration is allowed to get on with the job of leading such a marvelous, wonderful, diverse and talented country as the United States to a brand new day.
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