Monthly Archives: March 2012

Parting Shots from a Wall Street Muppet Master

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“For the love of money is the root of all evil” (1 Timothy 6:10)

When Greg Smith publicly resigned from Goldman Sachs with a letter in the NY Times on March 14, 2012 he mentioned how callous and money-hungry the company has become. He added new words to our lexicon as he detailed how company executives called clients ”Muppets” and were told to “hunt elephants.”

After twelve years with the company Greg Smith, a Goldman Sachs executive director and head of the firm’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa left with his own elephant guns blazing, stating that the company had become selfish and no longer cared for the best interests of the clients.

He said, “It astounds me how little senior management gets a basic truth: If clients don’t trust you they will eventually stop doing business with you. It doesn’t matter how smart you are.”

Even in my own small way, working with my own clients, I can testify to the truth of this statement. As well as what he said below.

He said, “Make the client the focal point of your business again. Without clients you will not make money. In fact, you will not exist. Weed out the morally bankrupt people, no matter how much money they make for the firm. And get the culture right again, so people want to work here for the right reasons. People who care only about making money will not sustain this firm — or the trust of its clients — for very much longer.”

The negative publicity and the accusations of “selfishness” in senior management coincide with the transit of Saturn square natal Sun of the Goldman Sachs incorporation chart. A transit of Saturn square the natal Sun of a company chart may point to criticism to those in authority, which Greg Smith certainly offered.

 

Goldman Sachs astrological chart

Click on chart to enlarge.

But, as pointed out last April in an article posted right here  when Goldman Sachs was sued, the progressed chart has a long term Saturn square to the Earth/Moon that makes ambition for material gain to the exclusion of all else the focal point of the company. Without principles a company cannot succeed and no matter how much money employees make, they will eventually bite the hand that feeds them if that company is unscrupulous and callous to the needs of the clients.

Greg Smith may have burned his bridges on Wall Street, (one comment from another executive said that Greg Smith may need to enter the witness protection program) but he brought home exactly what astrology tells us.

Zenyatta has a Foal!

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2010′s Horse of the Year and winner of 19 consecutive races in a 20-race career is the proud mother of a male foal born on March 8, 2012 at 10:10 pm in Kentucky.

We rarely get birth times for horses, especially race horses since their official birthday for racing purposes is always January 1.

This young colt was born just after the peak of a Full Moon and even without the birth time it can be seen that his chart has a lucky Grand Trine of Mars, Jupiter and Pluto in his chart. That he will be a charmer and the subject of much adoration is from the public is evident with the Sun parallel Chiron in his chart.

The popular Zenyatta was born April 1, 2004 and earned over seven million dollars and set many records during her racing career. She made racing history by beating an all-male field in the Breeders’ Cup Classic in 2009, becoming the first mare ever to win that race and the first horse EVER to win two different Breeders’ Cup races. She competed long after most race horses have retired, so this is her first foal. The proud “dad” (or “sire” in racetrack language) is Bernardini, named the Champion 3-year-old colt of 2006 when he won the Preakness Stakes, the last leg of the Triple Crown.

Here is the little guy’s birth chart for all my horse happy friends.

Visit Zenyatta’s official website where you will find the name of the little fellow when he receives his official name.

 

Best Wishes!

 

Why Rick Santorum is Still in the GOP Primary Race

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“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”  – Abraham Lincoln

The recent victory in Kansas brings Rick Santorum front and center once again. It seems that voters are not wholeheartedly behind Mitt Romney.

It is a simple matter to see that Rick Santorum has the charisma necessary to persuade people to give him votes. His natal chart boasts the lovely Jupiter trine Chiron, an aspect that indicates great personal charm.

Others with this natal aspect include Zooey Deschanel and Drew Carey. Ronald Reagan had this aspect in his natal heliocentric chart. Tom Cruise has a natal Chiron and Jupiter conjunction. Ellen DeGeneres has these planets in parallel in her natal chart.

Rick Santorum not only these two planets in a trine, but they are also parallel in the declinations. In Magi Astrology this is called a Bi-Level Enhancement. Rick Santorum has been blessed by a double dose of charisma.

Charisma alone however can’t win an election.

The reason Rick Santorum is still in the race and giving other candidates a run for their money (literally) is found in his progressed chart.

Progressions show the major trends that affect a person’s life.

Although there is no verified birth time it is still possible to progress the birth chart as long as one uses wide orbs.

As you can see on this progressed chart that only has the beneficial angles displayed (such as trines and conjunctions) Rick Santorum STILL has Jupiter trine Chiron in the progressed chart (thanks to retrograde planets) and these create a Grand Trine with progressed Vesta.

Click chart to enlarge.

Grand Trines are a type of planetary geometry representative of enormous good luck, inspiration and success.

Jupiter and Chiron are also parallel in the declinations by progression. The Bi-level Enhancement that gave him a double dose of charisma at birth is still alive and well in the progressed chart

Additionally, Mars, Ceres and Saturn are also forming a Grand Trine.

Two Grand Trines aligned in this way are called a Star of David.

Rick Santorum’s progressed chart has a Star of David formation in the chart example created for the progressed chart of June 6, 2012.

A Star of David formation is a very rare planetary alignment involving 6 planets and two grand trines. It is a very beneficial example of planetary geometry.

Does this mean Santorum will win the GOP nomination? No, it doesn’t, but it does lead one to predict that Rick Santorum will do something important in the next few years. No one should waste such blessed progressions and talents. He has the energy (Mars) business skills (Ceres) and ambition (Saturn) to make his mark as well as the popularity (Jupiter trine Chiron) with groups (Vesta) to receive help from supporters.

Super Tuesday

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Super Tuesday

With Super Tuesday looming on the horizon it is time to take a look at why Mitt Romney is starting to feel the love from voters once again.

Elections are basically a popularity contest, no matter how many idealists wish otherwise, and the outcome depends upon the way people perceive the candidates.

For a few weeks there was a tight race and it looked as though Rick Santorum was pulling into the lead, once he was put in the spotlight and had a chance to show off his immense personal charm (natal chart has Jupiter trine Chiron).

However, by looking at the transits to Mitt Romney’s birth chart it is easy to see that Mitt Romney’s ability to charm the public is currently on the rise.

As of March 5, 2012, transiting Chiron (that asteroid that boosts popularity) is parallel Mitt Romney’s Sun, both transiting Venus and transiting Jupiter are contraparallel Mitt Romney’s natal Chiron, and transiting Chiron is applying to a conjunction with Mitt Romney’s natal Mars (which is trine his natal Chiron, so we have an accentuated trine in progress). With transiting Pluto also within orb of a parallel to his natal Jupiter to add opportunity and power, it looks like Mitt Romney will be the popular choice on Super Tuesday.

Mitt Romney’s chart compared to March 5, 2012:

Super Tuesday

As of March 5, 2012, transiting Chiron (that asteroid that boosts popularity) is parallel Mitt Romney’s Sun, both transiting Venus and transiting Jupiter are contraparallel Mitt Romney’s natal Chiron, and transiting Chiron is applying to a conjunction with Mitt Romney’s natal Mars (which is trine his natal Chiron, so we have an accentuated trine in progress). With transiting Pluto also within orb of a parallel to his natal Jupiter to add opportunity and power, it looks like Mitt Romney will be the popular choice on Super Tuesday.

Rick Santorum, on the other hand, has several Saturn transits dampening his chances. Transiting Saturn is parallel both his natal Jupiter and Chiron (the two planets in trine in his natal chart that make him such a charm machine) so of course this transit of the planetary bad guy, Saturn, puts a chill on his chances. Rick Santorum’s likeability and popularity with the general public is undermined by this Saturn transit. Yes, he still has a major Cinderella transit within orb (t. Chiron trine his natal Neptune) that helps him be seen as the political sweetheart of many anxious Republicans, but it is a separating aspect. Transiting Uranus is also approaching his natal Venus giving him extra media exposure. But neither of these aspects are close enough to offset those nasty Saturn transits that hit him right below the belt where his public image lives.

Rick Santorum’s chart compared to March 5, 2012:

Super Tuesday