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Written August, 2008
- Appeared in NCGR
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John Edwards --
Difficult Aspects
Not Yet Done
Committed husband
and family man John
Edwards shocked the
public with his
recent,
out-of-character
affair. A
politician in the
public eye, the
former presidential
candidate is facing
still more
awkwardness, as
indicated by his
astrological chart.
Let’s take a closer
look at what has
happened so far, and
how the astrological
signs pointed to
this.
John Edwards was
born June 10, 1953,
at 7:02 AM in
Seneca, S.C.
John Edwards has a
stellium in Gemini,
the Moon, Jupiter,
Sun, and Mars;
Mercury, Ceres,
Uranus, and the
Ascendant in Cancer;
Venus in Taurus,
Pluto in Leo, Saturn
and Neptune in
Libra, Chiron in
Capricorn, and the
North Node in
Aquarius.
In October 2007,
the National
Enquirer
reported that John
Edwards had been
having an affair
with documentarian
Rielle Hunter.
Edwards denied the
affair, and the
mainstream media did
not pursue it.
Hunter subsequently
gave birth to a
child. In July, the
National Enquirer
claimed to have
caught Edwards
meeting Hunter at
the Beverly Hilton.
In August, Edwards
admitted the affair,
but denied he is the
father of Hunter's
child.
Until this event,
Edwards presented
the perfect picture
of a dedicated
family man. He had
been married to his
wife Elizabeth for
30 years, and their
shared loss of a
child had seemed to
bring them closer
together. Where did
John Edwards go
wrong?
As we all know,
human beings are not
consistent. We are
all capable of doing
the seemingly
unexpected. Cancer
Rising, Ceres in
Cancer, and Venus in
Taurus give Edwards
a deep commitment to
family. Four
celestial bodies in
Gemini and three in
the twelfth house
present a somewhat
different picture.
The Moon-Jupiter
Conjunction in
Gemini provides
Edwards with a
pleasing personality
and "luck" with
women. His Gemini
planets make him a
good
conversationalist.
(It's no wonder that
Edwards amassed his
fortune as a trial
lawyer standing up
for the little guy
against corporate
interests. His
Gemini – Cancer
combination gives
him the ability to
relate to just about
anyone.)
Three planets in the
twelfth house (Sun
and Mars in Gemini
and Mercury in
Cancer) show that
there's more going
on behind the scenes
than may be
apparent. With
Uranus on the
Ascendant, Edwards
is his own person.
His stellium of
twelfth house
planets make him
truly an idealist,
and perhaps naïve as
well.
This past year has
been difficult for
Edwards.
Elizabeth's cancer
reoccurred. Despite
being a popular
candidate who was
the most clearly
pro-labor, Edwards
lost his quest for
the Democratic
presidential
nomination.
His problems can
clearly be seen from
his planetary
cycles. Pluto, the
planet symbolizing
death (and ideally
rebirth as well),
has been transiting
Edwards' sixth house
of work for quite
some time. In 2007,
Pluto opposed his
Mars. Mars falls in
the twelfth house of
secret enemies and
rules his tenth
house of career.
Exact aspects
occurred in January
2007, June 2007, and
November 2007.
Pluto – Mars
combinations can
bring forth issues
of anger. Very
likely, Edwards
acted
temperamentally to
those around him.
Behaving arrogantly
is not uncommon with
this aspect. At the
same time, his
candidacy likely was
sabotaged due to
circumstances beyond
his control by
powerful "secret
enemies." It would
be interesting to
find out who tipped
the National
Enquirer. While
transiting Pluto
does not form
another square the
exact degree of
Edwards' Mars, it
does station within
one degree and 11
minutes of arc in
September 2008, so
this scenario is not
over with yet.
During the same
timeframe as the
Pluto transits,
transiting Saturn
formed squares to
Edwards' Moon and
Jupiter Conjunction
in Gemini. Exact
aspects occurred in
October 2007,
February 2008, and
July 2008. No
doubt, Edwards'
truly experienced
grief and a sense of
loss and isolation
due to his wife's
illness. Saturn –
Moon timeframes are
particularly
lonely. Saturn
transits demand
responsibility.
Frequently these are
periods when any
wrongdoings come to
light.
Adding to Edwards'
difficulties,
volatile transiting
Uranus stationed
within 37 minutes of
arc of a square to
Edwards' Sun in June
2007, and formed an
exact square in
March 2008. The
next square will
occur in October
2008. During Uranus
transits people
typically want to
break free of
constraints. One
can behave in ways
seen as "out of
character." A
person cares less
what people think
and more about what
he wants. On the
positive side, this
can be a timeframe
when one stands up
for his convictions,
without thought to
the personal cost.
On the not so
positive side,
actions can become
rebellious. The
need for excitement
and change can
overrule better
judgment, once again
without concern for
the personal cost.
To sum it all up
(and possibly
oversimplify it),
Edwards was going
through incredible
stress, was lonely
as well as angry,
and acted out.
Given the transits
he has coming up in
this fall season,
it's likely that
there will be more
coming to light
about Edwards.
Joyce
Levine is a
full-time
professional
consulting
astrologer with 30
years experience.
She serves as a
catalyst for her
clients to overcome
astro/psychological
obstacles so that
they can achieve
their full potential
and to take action
at the right time to
achieve desired
results. As a
consultant, Joyce
works with
individuals,
couples, families,
and businesses.
Joyce is the Clerk
of NCGR and PAA and
the President of
NCGR's Boston
Chapter, has Level
IV NCGR
certification, and
professional
certification from
AFA since 1979. |
