I read somewhere recently that Donald Trump once said that
when he was after investors for a project, he would take them to the
construction site where he had told workers to “look busy”…i.e. “move dirt
around if that’s all you can do.” He has Neptune square Mercury with a 3 degree
orb, and although that can be used positively, it usually isn’t. It’s a
deceptive mind—very fluid and imaginative. Further, it is in Cancer, which is an
emotional mind and very sensitive.
Trump’s birth data, according to “Astrodatabank,”
is from his birth certificate and is considered reliable—Rodden’s AA rating. He
was born June 14, 1946 in Queens, NY at 10:54 a.m. Many would say, with the
last few minutes of Leo rising, that it is too close to Virgo to be “pure,” but
that is nonsense according to most literature that I’ve read and from over 45
years of observation. It is conjunct the fixed star, Regulus, with only a six
minute orb. This is a natural ability to appear “regal” but more importantly,
his progressed Sun is within minutes of that position right now and will change
signs in about ten and a half months. To add to his sense of regal importance,
he was also born with Mars at 26:47 Leo, in a feisty conjunction with the
Ascendant and square the MC. We can see him projecting this all the time. That
often is exaggerated defensive pride.
He was born just before the full Moon with Sun
in Gemini and Moon in Sagittarius. It is, however, still in Gibbous phase, and
that is where he potentially has some ability handling detail since that part
of the Gibbous phase has Virgo characteristics.
However, the Sun is conjoining Uranus and the Moon opposing it, so his
need to be “free” to do his own thing, would probably lean him toward being
extremely subjective in drawing conclusions. The extreme confidence is further
shown by the Sun and Moon being in positive aspect to Jupiter. By the way,
progressed Jupiter has been holding a lovely trine to his natal Sun all his
life, but it is also currently within four minutes of squaring natal Saturn. It
always did, but is getting very close to partile (being exact) now. It moves so
slowly, it is not going to indicate an “event” but, rather, bring out the natal
pattern’s promise, which is a tendency to extreme swings in mood and an undermining
of confidence.
And what is
the natal promise? Donald has a sad side that we don’t see. He was born with
Venus conjoining Saturn in Cancer, both square retrograde Jupiter. By the Koch
system of houses, Venus rules his third and tenth houses—his conscious thought
processes and public image (and other tenth house designations: father, career,
reputation, etc.) Usually, Venus conjoining Saturn indicates fear of loss of
money (or whatever one most values), most often leading to a poverty
consciousness. I was surprised to see it, but given the Neptune/Mercury
connection, it would be easy to conclude that he isn’t as rich as he says he is,
and greatly fears loss. And with defensive Mars so prominently placed in Leo,
he’d defend his deceptions infinitely.
Saturn rules
his fifth house—his children, creativity, ego and love life and other related
fifth house issues. I believe he chooses wives for the “public image” that they
would bestow upon him (ruler of the seventh, Uranus, in the tenth conjunct the
Sun, ruler of the ascendant). But, since Saturn conjoins Venus, ruler of the
third and tenth, he may feel they have nothing in common with him (or anything to
talk about). I don’t think he has ever felt truly loved, starting with his
father. He has Venus in Cancer—a need
for “mothering,” but Saturn there would limit fulfillment of that need. He did have strong ties to his mother (Moon
in fourth, trine Mars and Ascendant and sextile Jupiter), but she was sometimes
unpredictable (Moon opposing Uranus). I have no evidence from his life about that—just the chart.
What’s ahead?
Saturn leaves Scorpio on Sept. 17th. It will not
return to that sign for at least 26 years. (The cycle of Saturn is
approximately 28 years, and it spends about 2 ½ years in a sign, going from one
to the other in order.) It has been my experience that it is intense while in
that sign, and often brings discipline to those who deceive or participate in
controlling behavior. Sagittarius is about honesty, idealism, and on the
mundane level rules laws and regulations. I’ve notice already that Virginia is
pushing to get rid of gerrymandering, which would be a great step in that
direction.
Since Trump
has the last degree of Leo rising PLUS progressed Sun just about to conjoin it,
Saturn has been in orb of a square (90 degrees) to both over the last three
months. Furthermore, it is moving through his fourth house, which is indicative
of a person who is basically unsure of himself right now and building a new
personal foundation. By September 17th, much will change for him
even if it is not immediately apparent publically since he is a good actor. His
ego (in his view) has taken some hits for the last month since Saturn has been
square the Ascendant and progressed Sun. One usually has inner “conflict, pain
and doubt” (as my teacher, Gina Ceaglio, expressed it) with those energies in
play. We see evidence of this in his late night tweets. Most of the time,
furthermore, Saturn is nearing the MC (10th house cusp) when people
rise to something as prominent as the presidency. The fourth house is more
about building new foundations on a personal level. They build anew, and he will have to since his
TV shows have been cancelled. He isn’t due to reach a new pinnacle for another
14 years.
But, that’s
not all. His progressed Moon is at 6:27 Cancer. It has been square Neptune (and
is about to square progressed Neptune in about two weeks) and in 2 ½ months
will conjoin Mercury. In other words, his Mercury/Neptune square is now being
triggered by the progressed Moon. It is bringing out his deceptive side, but
also indicates confusion and a lack of clarity.
There is much
more, but I cannot delay posting this, and I cannot type for long periods with
my broken wrist.
