When this election cycle first began, I was kind of glad it was Obama versus McCain. More than anything else, I just wanted a moderate to win, someone who wasn’t spewing all the hate and division that has really divided the USA ever since Monica Lewinsky came on the scene.

I thought McCain was a kind of political Orville Redenbacher, a jovial, grand pa figure riding around on his bus popping out folksy goodness. Unfortunately, he has morphed into some kind of grumpy, renegade garden gnome, and his maverick shoot-from-the-hip image just seems scary and illogical.

In his chart, McCain has two aspects that can indicate his anger issues and emotional volatility. It is interesting to note, that these types of characteristics may be suitable to someone in the military, as they need to be at war, basically, but it may not be the best characteristics for a president. In battle, you may not have time to think and need to act aggressively and instinctually. Off the battlefield, these same attributes could have disastrous consequences.

He has Pluto opposite Moon. This placement can lead to power struggles, manipulation, and playing the victim card when things don’t go their way. This also is a configuration that leads to a lot of struggles with inner-emotional demons. There may be a tendency to shut down or emotionally isolate oneself and this deadening of inner-emotion can be manifested by outbursts of uncontrollable anger or temper tantrums.

He also has Uranus squaring his Mars. This also makes him extremely volatile and subject to making rash decisions. There is a tendency to act first, think later.

Both of these aspect affect his career sectors. He made his name as a maverick, but it is these same unleashed maverick tendencies that are pulling him down.

His recent outbursts and volatility can be prescribed to his recent transit of Uranus conjunct his Natal Saturn in his house of public service. This transit went into effect in late August. When Uranus hits Saturn stability and a methodical approach are thrown out the window. Structures and strategies are pulled down and changed at will in the hope of catching the new, better wave. There is a tendency to be all over the map, and at a time when society needs a steady hand, this just isn’t working.

This entry was posted by astrology detective on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 2:24 pm and is filed under electionwatch . You can trackback from your own site.