Recovered: VIBE: Oct 28 – Nov 4, 2008

The USA Election Edition
Getting the edge on upcoming energies
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Contents:
1. Scorpio New Moon 10/28 to Election Day
2. Energywave
3. Planetary Events
All times PDT/PST unless otherwise noted

This report includes translations of what other astrologers consider “Minor Angles” such as Inconjuncts, Quintiles, Septiles, Semi-squares, Sesquiquadrates and Noviles as well as the “Major Angles”
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1. New Moon in Scorpio 10/28 and to Election Day
Tuesday, 4:14 pm 6 degrees Scorpio

The highest form of Scorpio is a transformation moving out and up. The low end of Scorpio is a change that is a reaction to fear, a desire to protect that falls back into the safety of the known and goes down and in.

Transformation is a leap beyond death to create something new from the ashes of the old and it is facing fear and passing through it. The opposite of this transformational leap is a change that reacts to fear by recoiling from the leap and protecting what one has with isolationist and paranoid responses. (For more on transformation and its shadow see the Energywave below.)

This is an important prelude to the elections on 11/4 one week from today. This is a time when the past and the future are balanced equally between us. The last time this happened was 1965-67 during the Civil Rights movement, Beatles broke onto the scene, the Viet Nam war protests began, and the Race to the Moon to name a few events.

We are poised between the old and the new.

This Scorpio New Moon is the last one of its kind during the end of the Fifth Mayan Night – a time of chaos and destruction. We could look at this as a house cleaning of the shadows of our soul. I’m assuming that in reading this that you are like me – Lightworkers or keepers of your own light. It’s important that we shine the light into our fears and the dark shadows of our depressions, frustrations and other negative emotions. If you find yourself denying negative emotions, look more closely at the dark regions with your light. I have an alchemical Pluto Meditation that may be used as a tool to explore your darker regions. It’s important to look at your current and past relationships. Do you consider yourself greater than or less than any friends, associates, relatives etc.? Are you avoiding someone because you are irritated by them? Our relationships are potential teachers exposing shadow material of the stuff we don’t like to look at or confront. A good exercise in transforming shadow in yourself could look like this:
• Choose 1 to 3 friends whom you trust
• Ask 1 friend to give you an honest portrait of you verbally
• Ask a 2nd friend to give you a written portrait of what is your shadow
• Ask a 3rd friend of what they dislike about you
Consider this house cleaning of the soul before you enter the light on 11/13 (the Taurus Full Moon!)

Whether you are a Democrat, Republican, Independent, Libertarian or Anarchist – each stance will be destroyed so that something new is created according to these extraordinary times.

Events that are set into motion today peak on election day and set certain transformative agents into action. Many of you have voted or are voting using absentee ballots still fall under these influences.

New Moons are the beginning of a cycle and this underscores our mood. We are in the mood for a real change. Our actions are beginning to create growth for the Aquarian Dream / Vision of the future as we are poised between service to the old order and a new Aquarian compassionate synergistic force towards the future.

Those born on 9/9,10,11 may find themselves under much harder work and constraints of work/health concerns amidst unexpected events at every turn (all other signs will also be affected in similar ways except for Leo and Libra). Those born on 3/10,11,12 may find themselves having a wild party time of great excitement and revolution and/or a disruptive time that may feel disciplined. All other birthdays will be affected similarly except Aquarius and Aries. (See me for details)

From a psychic perspective this has not been an easy election to call, but on Oct 28th this new moon those with the shine (intuitive abilities) will begin to feel who will be the next president of the United States of America.
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2. Energywave

Fear is a powerful motivator and allows choices that move us away from danger in two ways.

Facing fear and:
• Leaping through it
• Retreating and recoiling from it

When we take a risk we often leap through fear and into a new and mysterious land that is quite different. When we are overwhelmed one response is a withdrawal to protect oneself in a bubble of safety. We employ the two modes of dealing with fear listed above in our lives all the time.

Since the world changed on a fundamental energetic basis in 1992 the primary North American reaction has been to run for cover and to embrace a protectionist political stance as represented by the Bush Administration who wishes to rule rather than govern as mandated by his version of the Divine. This stance comes in reaction to Global Warming and continued denials of a world change so that the rich and powerful remain in control. In the 1930s the majority of the wealth of the United States has been held in the hands of the top percentile creating some of the conditions for the Great Depression in order to take greater control of the US and world wide wealth. The problem is greed and the hoarding that greed creates in those that think they know better than the rest of us.

The climate since the deregulation of government and industry in the Reagan Administration has been a concentration of wealth amongst the wealthiest with the assumption that this “good for business” approach would benefit all working peoples. This assumes that greed and the quest for greater profit at the expense of people doesn’t exist. Clinton’s establishment of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was a botched idea of a patch in trying to create opportunities for all who applied without the education needed and the assumption that capitalism would continue to create growth and income without limit or end.

In this climate voters have responded to identifiable fears such as terrorism as in 9/11, the limits of oil and other organized slogans promoted by conservatives as divisive ways to keep people in fear so that the old (safe?) way can be continued. Liberals up until now (Obama may be an exception) have not agreed on a single vision to carry fairness for all forward and have fallen back on protecting the underdog by spending more money. The Bush administration in the name of conservatives has spent more money – primarily through emergency funding of the Iraq war (fuzzy objectives) whose yearly figures have fallen outside the official budget. The unspoken object has been the procurement of Iraq oil, which has not yet been agreed upon.

In the climate of the world and its presenting limits (Pluto in Capricorn 2008-23*) we can respond separately by retreating into the old isolationist fear of “might makes right” values and vote from the paranoid position or we can forge coalitions of working together and embrace the new way that leaps through the fear.

Avoid or confront.

[*Pluto – transformation – destroys in order to create something new. Pluto rules Scorpio – which is the sign of intense in-depth transformation. Capricorn – the sign of the corporation, institution and government, of the limits of Earth…]

Transformations are sea-change of birth from death. A simple kind of transformation is ice melting into water or the ingredients of water, flour, sweetener and yeast over heat makes bread.

Transformations allow for a leap through fear based on trust. Most entrepreneurs begin from a transformational place of risk taking the leap. Once established they become more conservative wishing to protect what they have and make favorable more calculated risks. The dangers of being established is wishing to beat the competition by whatever means necessary and not realizing that this zeal even exists within the established group or corporation. Reactions of “us and them” divide people based on their fears. These fears are reactions to a transforming world that promises safety through isolationism and righteousness that resulted in movements such as the Inquisition.

Righteousness always makes someone else “wrong” and makes losers of those caught in righteousness. The Right-Wrong battle always leaves the “Right” one in the “Wrong” or defeated position in two ways as long as democracy as we know it now is the rubric holding the positions.

[The Right-Wrong strategy is a finite game and changes democracy’s freedoms into a totalitarian state based on money and profit for the elite. Democracy then exists for the top of the elite and is no longer democracy.]

The battle to prove righteousness excludes information and narrows consciousness. It excludes everyone who is not “us”. In the Bush administration it has excluded the Bill of Rights for those not considered “us”. Therefore people who do not believe exactly as “we” do are wrong. People who are “wrong” don’t have a right to be heard and may not have a right to exist. One only look at mainstream media and notice what is not reported, in short – a press represents profit instead of the people. When those opinions that are wrong affect our national security we must preserve the nation’s integrity and repel terrorism and violence it perpetrates from the sovereignty of the nation. But we must not succumb to an “us versus them” paranoia that precludes the bill of rights and due process otherwise we become the terrorist state we are seeking to destroy. The Rand Foundation’s research indicates that terrorism ceases to be radical when it is absorbed into local political processes and that wars against terrorism seek only to promote a climate for same.

The recent 700 billion dollar bailout is part of the socialism for the rich just as the Bush “tax cuts” especially for oil companies have been socialism for the elite. Banks are buying now; JP Morgan/ Chase has consolidated its power just as JP Morgan the banker of the 1920s acquired more banking interests during the 1929 crash and in the subsequent depression that followed.

McCain represents the tradition of the past that honors the powers of top-down organizations of capitalism providing prosperity for those with luck, timing and hard work favoring white middle to upper class conservative individualistic philosophies that exist in the American Dream and are fantasies about what could be. McCain represents the strong individualist who believes that opportunities are made when the government ceases regulation and that the marketplace provides wealth for all that access it. Unfortunately there are major flaws in this argument and it has a long tradition that works for a small elite that many still aspire.

Obama represents a tradition of the past that protects people outside the higher elite with governmental regulations allowing a re-distribution of wealth to those less fortunate and outside the elite circle. There are major flaws with the argument that many aspire. One important point that reaches beyond the tradition of Democratic or Liberal protectionist polices that Obama appears to embrace is the commitment to build a coalition of conservation, moderate and liberal factions to solve incredibly complex problems from unique synergistic solutions. This is the reason why Obama represents the future.


The Right-Wrong Finite Game

Righteousness

POSITIVE:
Has clear goals,
Creates momentum from zealous beliefs.
Rewards believers with belonging.

NEGATIVE:
Excludes possible valid alternatives.
Damns all who have different beliefs.
Condemns (to death) those that don’t believe

Wrongness

POSITIVE:
Excludes those that are wrong from perception
Makes those that feel right feel strong, good and better than those that are wrong.
Excludes love from the wrong ones as punishment

NEGATIVE:
Allow believers to simply, racially profile, stereotype and otherwise catagorize non-beilevers.
Allow believers to vilify, condemn and assassinate people who are wrong making them outcasts, prisoners and possibly executing them.
Allow believers to deny, suppress or repress aspects of themselves they find painful to examine and scapegoat these feelings as projections on an undesirable enemy so as to “turn away from their fears.”

In short people that utilize righteousness as a weapon against others make others losers and deny the part of themselves that is also a loser.

Let’s look at the solutions.
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3. Planetary Events

Tuesday, 10/28: (See New Moon)
Love and money encounter wildness and unpredictability followed quickly by the good fight or perhaps a disagreement on fairness and justice this morning. The mood is intense and deep. In the afternoon expect a make-up time if there’s been a fight in the morning, otherwise this may be a way to build bridges with good ideas and soothing communications.

Wednesday, 10/29:
The morning begins with a re-thinking or a new way of communicating justice and fairness on the national level. On a personal level this is about finding the passion to communicate what’s fair and just for your self. The afternoon could fill us with a bevy of moods, including growth for healing, joy and energy putting the joy into action. The evening mood brings an intensity that can bring out the protects for working or a mood to experiment in expressing feelings This is a good night for dreams and visions especially if you retire around 11 pm, or expect to have a dreamy time. If you stay awake past 11:11 pm intend a vision to appear – channeled writing, drawing or speaking are some methods for the vision.

Thursday, 10/30:
On the national scene McCain may show an angry mood towards his running mate as an example of this aspect. Partners may get angry at one another. If lovemaking is not employed plan to be asleep – aspect occurs around 3 am (6 am EDT). Love, money and romance are on everybody’s mind particularly what to do about it in the near future so expect discussions. By mid-day we may consider a change in our luck via the wings of transformation. The mood now is how to nurture and love ourselves in unbridled joy (time to skip and sing?). The late afternoon brings good magic when combined with love. Partnerships and alliances of all kinds could get an influx of magic. In the evening it may be easy to work hard and incisively on your project.

Friday, 10/31 – Happy Halloween:
Besides wondering about the future of your relationship in the early hours of the day, this Halloween promises to be on the wild side. In mid afternoon look for unexpected energies (does this portend an earthquake of significant magnitude in California?). The evening is set with perfect mood for truth and healing regarding matters of love. Just add a dash of diplomacy to your grandiose and joyful mood lest you wound instead of heal. NOTE: Neptune slowing down to go direct tomorrow – confusion may happen especially with regard to who will win the election on Tuesday. Let go into the mystery and trust that all will be provided for you.

Saturday, 11/01: (set clocks back 1 hour before bed):
All partnerships (love, business, government, etc.) will get grounded and practical around 6 pm today. This is a good new way of acting because its one way to shape your dreams in a practical sense. Dreams, visions and /or confusion and delusions and addictive behaviors have a better chance of being cleared now that Neptune goes direct close to 9 pm. Around 10:30 pm we get to see clearly how we are to begin a new line of work and feel lucky in our mood about it.

Sunday, 11/02 (set clocks back 1 hour at 2 am):
The mood may be traditional and masterful. If you find yourself holding an inflexible position you may be fighting with someone about right and wrong around 10 am. The rest of the day is about feeling in a grounded and solid mood. This is a good day to contact your Dad or the Dad within you.


Monday, 11/03:
Romance could be a bit tough whether you’re looking for a new one or in the old one just after midnight. Nurturing and self-soothing could take on a “Spring-cleaning” notion and a bit of child like innocence with a dash of serious mood. It’s a good time to come up with a plan of how you will nurture yourself this morning at work. Expect eureka ideas around 9:30 pm, write them down and prepare for sleep, otherwise you get bogged down in illusional stuff about midnight


Tuesday, 11/04 Election Day:
MOOD: Up until 4:02 pm the Moon is in Capricorn, which reflects the desire for solidity. While solidity is undergoing transformation (Pluto about to enter Capricorn) the desire for solidity, strength and tradition is powerful. We could feel at odds and grow in communicating our thoughts. This could also indicate that election results are slow to be reported. At 4:02/8:02pm (PST/EST) the moon enters Aquarius – think Aquarian age, freedom, service to wider circles, an ability to be light. Whatever the election results we will feel lighter and free after 4:02 pm. Choose passion or obsessive compulsiveness with regard for the need to feel good (comfort foods?). Growth through service will allow us to feel free and good.
At 5:33 am PST and 8:33 am EST a revolutionary aspect occurs pitting the old work ethic, old guard against compassionate revolutionary /evolutionary forces of change for all. This aspect (Uranus opposite Saturn) last occurred in the mid to late 60s. I believe Senator McCain with Sun in Virgo is allied to the old guard (Saturn in Virgo in the sky now) and Senator Obama represents the revolution with Aquarius Ascendant (Aquarius is the ruler of Uranus). Mercury enters Scorpio at 8 am making thinking and communicating intense and transformational (a big win for Obama? a surprise for McCain?) About 10 am love/money issues are up in a questioning place regarding service: arguments and agitation over how to serve with in the areas of love or money. In the afternoon we may find it easier to express our needs for nurturing. Words & thoughts of love round out the day.