BARACK OBAMA’S BIRTH CHART

Senator Obama’s Ascendant is Aquarius, which gives him a progressive, forward-looking, people-oriented, innovative, inviting, friendly personality (he has the same degree of Aquarius rising as I do – no wonder I like him).  Although Aquarius is a fixed (immovable, stubborn, loyal) sign, it and Uranus, which is widely conjunct his Sun, are primary symbols of change and he is certainly presenting himself as an advocate and agent of change.  Born with Uranus conjunct the north node of the Moon (representing his dharma), a primary part of his mission (symbolized by his north node) is to affect change (represented by Uranus and by his Ascendant and Jupiter in Aquarius) and to bring people together in cooperative efforts to improve the world (Uranus in his 7th house).  His campaign slogan, “Change we can believe in” fits his chart like a hand in a glove, by reason of his Sun squaring Neptune (beliefs, ideals) in his 9th house (beliefs, ideals).  This is not an empty, insincere, Orwellian double-speak catchphrase like most Republicans insufferably mouth.  On the contrary, coming from Obama it is a sincere aspiration (Neptune in his 9th house) to improve this country for the benefit of its citizens.  His idealism, spirituality, and his ability to inspire others are evidenced by Neptune as the most elevated planet in his chart in the 9th house (the 9th house represents our personal search for God).  If FDR was born about 8:00 PM, his Neptune was also in the 9th house and square his Sun so we could be looking at another FDR in the making (who helps us through the depression ahead).

However, Obama’s Sun-Neptune square is also problematic because he tends to doubt himself, to be overly optimistic, and he often has very high expectations that are subject to later disappointment or disillusionment.  One of his primary spiritual challenges this lifetime is to have faith in himself, others, and the Universe; to pay attention to the subtleties and nuances of life; and to not let temporary setbacks dissuade him from his mission.  This square is self-deprecating and self-revealing to the point of having a lack of personal defenses and disguises – an inability to hide even if he tries.  This square, along with Saturn (representing his father) in his 12th house, indicates an absent and inaccessible father for whom some fascination and longing usually exists (his father was literally absent from his life).  The missed opportunity by his father to be a father was likely internalized by the son and expresses now as a determination to be present as a father for his own children and as a father figure (leader) for his nation.  This square and the Sun applying to a conjunction to Uranus in his 7th house are signatures of an alienation theme, with which he has struggled all of his life and that will not end if he is elected.

He is capable of and does accomplish much over time, indicated by Mars trine Saturn in his chart.  In fact, this trine is a key indicator of his ambition and success as a politician.  He was born with both Saturn and Jupiter in his 12th house, a traditionally unfortunate place because it represents unconscious drives to engage in self-limiting or self-sabotaging behaviors.  The positive side to Jupiter in his 12th house is that he inspires people just by being in his presence (especially because it is in visionary Aquarius) and this is his compassion for those who are suffering.  The downside is his tendency to over-extend himself and to be self-indulgent at times.  Saturn in his 12th house, on the negative side, is a tendency to work in secret or hide what he is doing (Bush has this too and we all know what negative consequences have resulted) and to harbor secret feelings of self-doubt and insecurity.  On the positive side (especially in Capricorn), Saturn in this house symbolizes his considerable inner-strength, calm, resolve, and self-sufficiency.