Misty Day's Timesmithing Political Trends 2012

[Personal note: If any of this information brings up worry in your mind, consider that we are spiritual beings having a human experience (or thereabouts) that all problems arise simultaneously with their solutions, that God does not play dice with this universe, and that all sentient beings shall be saved.]

Including the transneptunians, we find a cardinal grand cross on the angles of the Capricorn Ingress. The Sun, representing leadership, politicians, and the president in particular, is widely conjunct Pluto in Capricorn. They straddle the 4th house cusp. This speaks to the uncovering of primal survival instincts and a pragmatic, controlling approach to domestic matters and homeland security. As Pluto also signals transformation and the 4th house maps real estate and agriculture, changes for the better are likely to be initiated by the country's leadership. Kronos and Hades are widely conjunct straddling the Midheaven - giving power to those with high standing who may be employing criminals or criminal behavior to consolidate their leadership rôle. These “leaders of the underworld” are likely to be rather conservative and emotionally biased, harkening to the past, to history, for their values and they may be trying to overthrow the government so they can maintain supremacy.

The Sun, as usual, is in the degree **A guardian claims leadership from the group.** Dramatic, charismatic expression of confidence that one's plans and ventures will be sustained by others. To accept an opportunity because of assistance from friends and family. To consider oneself qualified. This is always the case in a Capricorn Solar Ingress and each year marks the presidency with its particular stamp. Pluto, ruler of Plutocrats and those who are likely to use secretive and power-oriented means to further their agendas, is in the degree **A veiled prophet of power.** Gathering together of the power of a group to a purpose with a particular focus. ("Doubt not -- you gather friends about you as a hair clasp gathers hair." -- I Ching, Wilhelm edition.) Responsible avatarship. This marks the government and the presidency in particular with a subtly charismatic, yet concealed, advantage. However, it should be noted that these elements of the government may be seeking privilege and to maintain authority and “walk softly and carry a big stick” may be their motto.

Opposing them, Kronos is in the degree **In a moonlit elven glade, two fairies are dancing.** Recognition of the elusive play of underlying creative and generative energies in nature. Cooperation with the invisible. Unusual good luck. These are playful, imaginative and expressive power mongers. They will be feeling that they have the competitive edge, that the time is ripe for a display of power of their own. The Midheaven’s degree is **Birds busily feathering their nests.** Instinctive preparation for mature and full expression of the self. Natural know-how. Shared responsibilities lead to shared successes. Subconscious planning, dreaming of dreams about a better future. Financial increase, providence, good management. Generosity, magnanimity, egalitarianism, collective cooperation for individual and family benefit. Rich tapestries, fine arts, genteel, well-apportioned homes. These people have capital and are accruing more of it. The Midheaven degree serves to describe the government as well, so if they complain of scarcity, they may be prevaricating.

Since Sun and Pluto are in the Imum Coeli area of the chart, the government may be pulling inward like a crab in its shell, seeking safety, security, and protection. Hades is in the degree **Sailor alertly hoisting a new flag to replace an old one.** The flag may sport the same, or similar, insignia and meaning, but it is brand new.) A new standard. The “criminal elite” rising to power this year may want to make changes in the way our government functions, or perhaps have loyalty to another country or countries. Needless to say they are likely to keep the country’s traditional leadership on its toes. Hades also represents the poor, elderly, disabled and oppressed peoples, those who have been discriminated against. Near the Midheaven and Kronos, they are likely to be in the spotlight and may be given unusual authority to change the way the world treats them.

In square to both ends of this polarity is Uranus on the Vernal point. These are the young people, the mavericks, the anonymous technicians, with unusual, off the wall thinking, who are likely to act together as members of unexpected alliances and groups. They will be challenging both the government and the elite criminal element, acting as a goad to interfere with their policies and possibly exacerbate their differences. Its 6th house position may show that they come from the working class or have a strong desire to be of service, and that universal health care may be one of their goals. Uranus’ degree is **A woman has risen out of the ocean, a seal is embracing her.** Selfhood's potential; emergence from the collective; self-realization as if for the first time. They are marked by a freshness and sense of wonder and self discovery, and motivated largely by love.

Opposing Uranus and squaring Sun, Pluto, Kronos and Hades are the Libran Ascendant and East Point, describing the people of the land. They are likely to seek peace, justice, equality and beauty. They are not likely to trust any of the other elements of the grand square, but they may seek to reconcile differences or in some way appease the others. The Ascendant degreee is **Inspired disciples listen to the words of their teacher.** Knowledge and experience put to the test. Greatness calling its own to itself. Ordered seeking, transcending of appearances. They will be looking for leaders who inspire them, who are not superficial, and who have a quality not only of personal greatness, but of eliciting the people’s greatness as well. The East point degree, **A person feeding chickens and protecting them from hawks.** Control of natural forces by the higher intelligence. Taming the strong, uplifting the weak. Transmutation through service, shows that deep within the culture, protectiveness and charity will be guiding motifs. This may result in domestic programs generated by the people to care for those in need, or a deeper commitment to protectiveness abroad.

The Descendant degree, showing allies and enemies, is **A white triangle with golden wings.** Purity, aspiration, thrice-perfected, ascending. Inward evolution. Eagerness for a spiritual goal. A Degree of the Miraculous. These people are going to be motivated by spiritual values above all.

Saturn is in the house of the people. Saturn represents responsibility, boundaries and structure which provide a positive and realistic framework within which we can build. It may represent situations and structures which for a time slow our activities, focus our will, assist us in simplifying, streamlining, discerning, and specializing so we can reassess liabilities and assets, balance the scales, clear up problems, and free ourselves from obligations by completing (and having others complete) tasks responsibly.

It also can purify and cleanse us of sinfulness and infantile desires, helping us to learn and apply what may be essential in accomplishing our mature responsibilities. Saturn is associated with timing, endeavor, obedience to good and workable laws, realism, and rational accomplishment of necessary tasks.

"If there are debts of any kind which we agreed to pay but have not or things we said we would do which we have not –then we may get reminders to pay up now. It is important to pay attention to these reminders because if we do not the next ones can keep getting successively worse. Saturn can be like the cosmic bill collector in this sense." -- Gary Caton

This position of Saturn indicates that the people will be facing their karma head on and working to resolve it. However, Saturn makes few aspects, which means that there may not be much cooperation from other elements of the country or perhaps that there are not many outlets for this energy. The main one is a square to Vulcanus, which may bring about a tendency to be on guard in order to preserve, to fortify, to fix something. It brings supervision, to watch something, to be attentive, alert or vigilant. Saturn’s degree shows help from higher consciousness, though: **A person in meditation. Without breaking the reverie, and unnoticed, angels come to help.** Spiritual sustainment given to the one who opens up to fulfillment of destiny. Realization of betterment through spiritual intervention. Unsolicited help. Faith works wonders.

Zeus is in the people’s corner as well, which will help them. Zeus represents the engineers, soldiers of fortune, and police. His degree is **A stack of machinery parts, new and circular.** Perfect, effortless participation in the universal order. Beatific "Buddha Nature". Many things of the same kind. Smooth approach to self-expression, well-rehearsed (at least in imagination), and glad response to wanted work. A Degree of Production. [May be associated with planning, engineering and manufacture.] Circular paths. This indicates that there is a strong desire for manufacturing to work right on schedule. However, Zeus’ lack of aspects may make it harder to find an outlet for this zealous motivation. This energy will make itself known when aspects from other points trigger it throughout the year.

Apollon is also in the people’s house, a very good sign, as it enables them to call on resources from the scientific and academic communities worldwide for assistance and collaboration. Apollonians tend to be generous and kind and focused on a peaceful solution to problems using scientific knowledge and promoting commerce. Its conjunction to Saturn shows a need for deeper, more realistic knowledge, not superficial bandaids and a strong focus on learning and education. One interesting thing about this aspect is a tendency for groups to mass up and then depart quickly, so there may be more flash mobs and demonstrations among the people this year. It’s not always quick to conduct either business or science with Saturn conjunct Apollon as there may be rules, constraints or barriers to progress which must be overcome to proceed. Apollon’s degree is **Humanity seeking to bridge the span of knowledge.** Knowing that the source of needed, required information and wisdom is present, curiosity and a desire to know arise. Willingness and ability to learn what helps us in our evolution and positive transformation. Access to what is needed in order to progress to a better life condition. A Degree of Aspirants. This degree indicates that the people will be shouldering the responsibility of knowing what to do and finding ways to bridge the gap from ignorance to mastery.

Both Saturn and Apollon trine Neptune in Aquarius in the 5th. Along with providing lateral thinking, imagination, innovation and inventiveness, this aspect consolidates ideals, dreams and longing for creativity and self expression. It represents chemistry, the sciences of the future, occult sciences. Watch out for large-scale deception, frauds and embezzlement, as the people may be strapped for cash and trying to find a way out of their dilemma by unusual means. This aspect also encourages study and actualization of the science of space travel which may happen as a broad, or world-class cooperative endeavor.

Let’s talk about the economy. The degree on the 2nd house of resources and movable property is **From a diamond bottle, traces of perfume emanate.** The fine scent of good deeds well done as they persist in the memory of admirers. Recollection, memory, nostalgia. Pleasant, sentimental remembrance of days gone by. There has been amazing recovery from health problems/exhaustion noted. The country is likely to be recovering from the recession slowly, recollecting with nostalgia better days. The Part of Fortune is in the degree **A sculptor improves a work of art.** Yes, things do get better! Fascinated, skilled involvement in perfecting and improving an ability, activity, object, concept, process, person. It implies a kind of intimacy: that of a dedicated artist, completely absorbed in his/her work. This is a point of financial luck for the year. Poseidon is in the financial house, showing that people will be much more enlightened about finance and economy, that they will want the truth, and that they will be studying it. Poseidon’s degree is **A sense of homecoming awakens gratitude and thanksgiving.** To remember what the right or good thing is. Providential intervention. The outreaching warmth of human character. Saving power of social inclusion for emotional souls. Poseidon makes a wide trine to Kronos, and a wide sextile to Pluto, showing high-level intellectual or spiritual development of potential, substantial changes relating to outlook on self-reliance, major ideological transformations, official cultural transitions or conversions or metamorphoses related to money and the ownership of valuable items. The truth about money is likely to become widely known and changes may be made affecting the economy.

The Moon, which also represents the people of the nation, is in Scorpio in the second house. This places an emotionally based need for security in the house of money, and marks the tone for the year of financial concerns. Scorpio is resourceful and inclined to acquire loans, backing and support from the resources of others. It is a sign of banking, investment and debt. The Moon trines Vulcanus, which gives power to the people to improve their financial security from the government and business leadership. This aspect shows that the public, especially women and families, will be in harmony with the state and those who occupy an official position in the government, when it comes to managing money. It is also likey that women will be taking an even more prominent rôle in the work area for financial reasons, and that they may be more likely to run for office. Generally, the square to an Aquarius Neptune shows a generation gap, as technologically and ideologically sophisticated young people outstrip their parents’ security motivations and coordinate large group behaviors and shared goals. The people will be feeling the pinch of the price of fancy technology and communications devices this year as well. The Moon’s degree is **A musical ensemble, confident and skilled, performs with finesse.** Ability, self-respect, financial reward, recognition through well-rehearsed cooperation. Social eminence, outer expression of normally subjective, subtle values. To show one's talents and abilities. The square to Neptune suddenly takes on the properties of conflict about music, such that there may be discord around copyright infringement. But Neptune in Aquarius would seek a lateral way to access music anyway, despite the music industry’s desire to control the airwaves. The answer is probably that the young people need to find the resources and expertise to put their own satellite into space, thus placing control of futuristic communication in their own hands. Will they only dream of this possibility? Possibly not, as Neptune in Aquarius, representing Internet, information and space travel as a basic human right, is, you will recall, trine Saturn and Apollon in Libra, representing a pragmatic and financially constrained but realistic scientific, academic and commercial world class community at the disposal idealists. The opposition from Admetos in the 8th in Taurus to the Moon in the second may show resistance from the banking community to providing loans or accomodating the security needs of the people, which could affect real estate transactions and land negotiations. But as this opposition is mediated by Vulcanus in the 10th, big business or the government are likely to step in and oversee problems, and this may help people recover economically. Another way of interpreting this opposition is that the banks are gleefully trying to win them over, but the public is skeptical. Admetos’ degree is, after all, **A woman, smiling brightly, shows valuable jewelry.** Dignified offering of fruits of wisdom to exuberant youth. Patient understanding of destiny. Commerce. Good counsel. To be paid for one's good advice. The sextile between Vulcanus in the 10th and Admetos in the 8th shows that the government may exert power to curtail what the banks do in order to help the people recover. A sextile is not an inevitability, but an option for possibility that can have good results if acted upon.

Mercury, representing the young people, the entertainment community and communications industry, is in its own house. This gives power to those sectors of the nation. In Sagittarius, there is an optimistic, progressive, forward-looking stance, with a tendency to communicate swiftly and in ever-widening circles of influence. International trade in these sectors will expand. There may be more travel. There may be more of an emphasis upon a legalistic framework for negotiations and communication. The younger generation is likely to focus on philosophical, legalistic and idealistic matters. More young people will know the law and be able to speak its language. Mercury’s degree is **A mother leads a group of children up a broad stairway.** Conscious advance from plane to plane. Families and groups evolving, learning, improving. The guidance of a gentle protecting agency in learning the lessons of life in the correct way, and safely advancing to fulfillment. Innocence and trust receiving help in taking steps toward maturity. An Initiatory Degree. Short trips into the sky will be commonplace. The country’s leadership, and the aforementioned criminal elite may not feel comfortable with this new-found expertise showing itself so optimistically, as Mercury is quincunx Kronos. But the sextile from Mercury to the East Point points to a protective and cultivating tendency on the part of the people, encouraging youth to progress up the ladder of opportunity. Young people will want to attain a higher education.

The nodal axis is in the 3rd and 9th houses. North Node in the 3rd in Sagittarius underscores the tendency to meet and use communications networks to further optimistic ends. South Node in Gemini in the 9th indicates that the country will feel familiar with worldwide communications networks. The North Node’s degree is **Pyramids and sphinx remind us of a glorious past.** Achievement based upon past greatness. Recognition [and perhaps imitation] of the accomplishments of great cooperative groups throughout history. Inspiration regarding what it takes to pull a large society together to accomplish great things for all of them and keep them happily busy in creative endeavors. This is the archetype toward which we as a nation should strive to evolve. The South Node’s degree is **Two persons, living far apart, in telepathic communication.** Conscious mastery of space-time limits in order to move beyond the ordinary manifestation of existence. It is an intuitive, telepathic degree. The South Node can be an area of past mastery or it can be something we would benefit by moving past.

Cupido, representing the artistic community and lovers as well as families and groups, is in the 3rd house. They will seek to communicate their ideals, aesthetics and inspirations to the world. Cupido is unaspected this year so it will be triggered intermittently as aspects are made to it by transit, direction and progression. Its degree is **A child and a dog play, with eyeglasses upon their noses.** Make-believe, imagination, assuming a part ahead of natural development. To learn from one another. Useful play. To "pal around" together. To learn about what the 'grownups' do.

Venus is in progressive, scientific Aquarius in the 4th house, representing the modeling, fashion and art communities. Her degree is **An unexpected thunderstorm brings relief to the fields.** Liberation through spectacular [unforseen?] developments. Galvanizing to action and cosmic visitation. A gift from God. We will see some miracles from these sectors of the nation. Venus in the 4th can bring domestic tranquillity and peace accords. She is semisextile the Sun, so the President and his staff may be able to cultivate popularity through these groups. Venus’ wide opposition to Vulcanus shows that she will be working to develop power through art, music and poetry to bring about peace. Her influence may be able to ameliorate the revolutionary tendency of the Cardinal Cross by smoothing over differences and providing people with futuristic ideals to look forward to. Venus’ sesquare to Mars in Virgo in the 12th indicates further challenges to face involving health and health supplements. Venus will want to implement a peace accord to provide them, but Mars may be trying to impose high standards.

The spiritual community will receive energy and support from Mars in Virgo in the 12th this year. Fasting and dietary restrictions, energy work and physical fitness will spread out into the spiritual community. Mars’ degree is **Two girls playing with a letter board.** Communication. Desire for contact with the beyond. Inquiry, questioning, curiosity. Inspiration. Divination. We can expect the armed forces to develop spiritually and perhaps there is some karma for them to fulfill in this regard. Mars’ placement in the secretie 12th house indicates that military strategy may take a behind the scenes direction, with precision and medical care being more important than ever. My guess is, with warlike Mars hiding his light under a bushel and perhaps more compassionate than usual and the 9th house ruler, Mercury, well disposed, that inernational diplomacy may take the place of aggression when that is possible. However, on the home front, those soldiers may come home and cause some consternation or discomfort through his sesquare to Venus. Venus wants peace, but Mars may have other plans, and in Virgo, well, he will want to work. That energy can be transmuted by combining Aquarian ingenuity and scientific knowhow with Virgonian methodology and problem solving, which could result in a fairly uncomfortable collaboration between the art community and the armed forces. Mars also in some ways represents the labor force, which may be feeling limited, hemmed in by circumstances or karma, and forced to develop in spiritual or religious ways to compensate.

Last but not least, Jupiter in Taurus conjuncts the 8th house cusp. In many ways, he will be a “saving grace” this year, as he helps to mediate and resolve the Cardinal Cross. Taurus is above all a sign of material wealth, and Jupiter here is willing to share some of it to solve the country’s political and economic problems. Jupiter is the financiers, the distinguished politicians and academicians who are educated, the upper classes. This is the sector that has a conscience, that thinks charity begins at home, and has a core belief in a Higher Power or deity. The conjunction to the 8th house cusp focuses these benevolent influences on collaboration, mutual investments, loans and mergers. On the one hand, we can expect an improvement in the morality and behavior of some of the principal players in the political and social arenas. On the other hand, extravagance and over-optimism could trigger some cost. Jupiter is retrograde, meaning that he will be seeking unusual, even odd solutions, and going outside the norms. The sextile to Hades indicates that government may not be open about it, but secret bank accounts may come to their aid. This can bring a silver lining in a black cloud. It also indicates that the nation will be lucky with raw materials, old materials, second-hand or junk materials, land, dirt or soil, fuel or fodder, agriculture. And it emphasizes a philosophical or educated interest in metaphysics, mysticism, or history.
this year, Jupiter will help us to extract fortune out of misfortune, especially in the matter of charity for the unfortunate and the health industry. However, he may resort to some questionable financial transactions to achieve his will. Jupiter makes a beautiful, tight trine to the Sun, which could actually help to place the country back into a position of popularity, even glory. It is very helpful to the president, who will have spiritual energy to help him or her provide for the needs of the people. And since Jupiter is in the “other” sector of the chart, Jupiter will bring help from allies and improved relations with those with whom we have been in conflict, especially through overseas investment, education and health care. Art, sports activities, outdoors activities such as hiking, camping, and travelling, are favored. So are higher education, politics and oceanic endeavors. Business can be successful and profitable, especially if the nation follows fairly traditional lines of action. This trine indicates that the president is likely to be affable, quick on the uptake, well mannered, educated and diplomatic, and that he or she will have the educated classes and the liberal clergy on his/her side. In a human nativity, Jupiter trine the Sun can indicate a return to good health, and by association, the nation may become healthier.

Midpoints and clusters:

The president is likely to be popular and loving, with a heightened sense of intuition and perhaps some psychic or physical vulnerability leading to a need for nurturing or contemplative time. He or she may be secretive and might not always tell the truth. But he/she will have reserves of energy, strength and determination and will be willing to work hard. He or she will either be concerned with health care or health issues. There may be an urge to resign now and then, which can be cured through positive thinking and behavior. The president will be interested in knowledge and the facts, interested in scientific enlightenment, magnanimous and somewhat lofty minded, concerned with what Divinity wants. This person may be sympathetic to woman and their goals and if male, kind or deferent to his wife. This person is likely to appreciate and encourage the arts and humanities, and is likely to get along with members of the entertainment and art communities. He or she will be concerned with instability or confusion around ecological matters, especially the ocean. He or she may bring about, or cultivate, official peace and participate in research or in-depth conferencing regarding energy resources and innovations. This may happen with the cooperation or presence of representatives of the scientific, academic and commercial communities. There may be some mutual disillusionment between the president and his/her spouse, or perhaps concerns over the spouse’s health.

This is a year for long lasting environmental readjustments, restructuring, or resolutions. And, potentially, more autonomy or willingness to be isolated, which could result in pulling some personnel out of other countries. There may be legal or constitutional reform. Advocates for prosperity and education will be working hard to communicate their ideals and solutions to the nation’s problems.

Outstanding successes related to national self-reliance. This can bring increasing respect for the nation around the world. Profits relating to official matters. Luck related to families and associations related to families or artists. Business may improve for families as they participate in associations or unions. There will be debates, dialectic and forceful conversations. People, especially women, will be talking about and forming groups around spiritual goals and ideals. There will be an underlying emotional urge to seek a higher truth. There will be much discussion, writing and news about truth and justice, and serious discussions related to technology.