Horses and riders will gallop and leap around Greenwich Park during the Olympic Eventing Cross Country on Monday.
The Chronicle of the Horse has a photo gallery of the course here.
Fences of note include a planet at fence #6, a moon at fence #7, sundials at fences #14a & b, and the observatory at fence #26.
Best of luck to all as they compete at the “home” of the prime meridian.
Big, bright, and gorgeous Full Moon–see National Geographic link for pics and more. The Moon will reach Full only 2 minutes after it passes perigee (it’s closest point to Earth). This is the closest that perigee will occur to a Full Moon for this century. The second runner up for this honor occurs Jan 21, 2023.
Transit Of Venus Across the Sun June 5- 6, 2012
This isn’t your regular run-of-the-mill astrological “transit.”
“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.
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:
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:
