Will Obama make it?

Last time I said that astrology cannot predict events, if not given any concrete context. But if we do have a very specific context (like the date for which a specific event has already been scheduled for) and a very accurate birth chart of the participant, we could indeed try "predicting" the outcome.

2012 is an election year around the globe and the one that will attract the most attention must be the US presidential election set for November. Will President Obama be re-elected? I am neither for nor against him, but I would say "yes".

Polling will be held on November 6. Astrologically speaking, the planetary transits on November 7 or 8 do not strongly indicate whether he will or will not win the election. Maybe the counting will take more than a couple of days? In fact, judging from the transits for the next several days after November 6, November 10 seems to be the mostly likely day for something like a "victory speech".

But what really convinces me that he will win is the transits on the presidential inauguration day, January 20, 2013. They do indicate a "big YES" for him. Significant planetary transits for him on that day are as follows:

Sun conjunct Jupiter: his expansiveness and optimism are able to shine through, having all eyes on him

Mercury conjunct Jupiter: expansive vision, taking the long view, big plans

Mars conjunct Ascendant: showing great energy and vitality in his outlook on life

Jupiter square Pluto: Determination to do something big and to improve, despite obstacles

Neptune trine Venus: Compassion and empathy for all

Pluto sextile Neptune: could apply great will power regarding his ideals or transformation of his longings and dreams

All these do not seem to indicate an outgoing president at all!! I therefore conclude he will be re-elected.

Meanwhile, transitting Chiron will be moving away from an exact conjunction to his natal Chiron and becoming opposite to his natal Pluto, thus triggering off the opposition between Pluto and Chiron in his chart. This could mean several things, but I think the most likely scenario is that he will feel "healed" because of a total transformation of an inherent feeling of "woundedness", probably caused by his skin colour and family background.

Though the chances of winning a second term seems to be high, the process must be extremely difficult for him. In fact, I would say throughout his life, whenever he finds himself in any open competition, his opponents will always seem to be formidable. This is indicated by his packed 7th house, occupied by Mars, Uranus, Pluto and the North Node! But through his opponents, he will be able to find his courage (Mars), originality (Uranus), strong will power and transformative ability (Pluto) and his quest in life which is to be warm, generous, creative and even theatrical (North Node in Leo)!

More likely than not, through his wife Michelle, he has also discovered these characteristics in himself, as the 7th house indicates marital partners as well.

I think Obama is the only US president who has published his birth certificate for the whole world to see to fend off rumours that he was not born American. Since birth charts are so useful for assessing people, I would suggest making it mandatory for everyone running for public office around the world to publish his/her detailed birth data!

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