OBAMA ECLIPSA

“Eclipses in Leo portend death or misfortune for royalty, nobility and 'persons of quality'; the ruination and destruction of ancient buildings, palaces and churches; division amongst the clergy, the besieging of towns, and a scarcity of horses and grain.”

On Friday, August 1. 2008 at 6:13 am EDT, there will be a total eclipse of the Sun in the astrological sign of Leo. Solar Eclipses also contain the New Moon of the same sign. The bookend Eclipse to this Solar occurrence is the partial Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius, August 16, 2008. Presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama’s Sun sign is also in the sign Leo and his birthday is August 4, 1961. He also has a stellium, 3 or more planets, in Leo. They are Mercury, Uranus and of course the Sun. The Solar Eclipse on August 1st 2008 will be in the middle of a crucial time for everyone. This pivot point, the core, the central hub of activity from where things begin to finally move. The focus of the world’s attention intensifies. Will this eclipse bring evil or good, beginnings or endings, sorrows or joy? The proximity of Obama’s birthday to this Solar Eclipse, three days away, will magnify its energy one hundred fold.

A Solar Eclipse in Leo is defined by Nostradamus and refers to it as a great astrological event that warns of violence and brutality before and after the eclipse in the “sign of Kings.” Leo is the Kingly Lion! These events bring resignations, deaths of persons, place or things, Stock Market woes, wars and scandal. Eclipses, because of their sudden eruptions and spectacular events that take place, and especially during a Solar Eclipse, this particular signpost is the most singularly striking alignment between then and the Inaugural. Inauguration Day, January 20. 2009, will be 6 days before the next (Aquarius) Solar Eclipse and Election Day ’08, November 4, 2008 has no eclipses near to it. Two other quick observations are that Election Day’s Sun will be in H. Clinton’s natal Scorpio Sun and her Scorpio Mercury. But however, Obama’s natal Aquarius Jupiter will begin transiting a few days after the Inauguration.

Will Obama finally shed Sen. Hillary Clinton as his opponent or will she eclipse him as the nominee? This Solar Eclipse of August 1, 2008, is the total blockage of the Leo Sun by the Leo New Moon. The full Leo New Moon will come exactly in-between the Earth and the Leo Sun and darken the Leo light’s presence. Like the window shade being pulled down over the once, brilliantly over powering light and preventing that Sun from shining on us. But it seems too, that it could resemble a halo effect with streams of light, circumferences a black hole, omen of despair. The dark Sun seemingly squirts out from behind the shadowed Lunar disk, like a silver lining on a dark cloud. On the flip side, this may also mean a “Black King, “ the Black President or it just may mean as eclipses usually do a good ol’ fashioned American sex scandal. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, both Leos, may have something else in common besides politics and birth signs? But whatever the case, the Eclipse will bring drama and definite “Change!” A Solar Eclipse in Leo is the worst defeats the Sun can suffer, what are the circumstances in which this outcome renders with in this defeat or “death?” Sen. Clinton also has a stellium of natal Leo planets too, but not the Sun! Another possible defeat for Obama could be that near the August 1 Eclipse, Republican Sen. John McCain could chooses Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as his Vice Presidential running mate, although she doesn’t want to consider it now, but it could happen. This would change the whole dynamic of the Presidential race if there were a McCain/Rice ticket, and causality as it may, move the Democrats to switch their strategy and replace Obama as the possible nominee. Replacing him with Sen. Clinton. Obama can be eclipsed if Condi enters “stage left.” Condoleezza could very well be the shadowed Lunar influence of the August 1, Solar Eclipse. Women naturally, are representative of the Moon’s astrological and female influence. Hillary too, her three Leo natal planets, Saturn, Pluto and Mars, combined with the female eclipsing Lunar force, may block Obama’s path. Obama’s over confidence may turn out to be his down fall as we have witnessed the chipping away with his pastor, Rev. Wright and a former political financer, the indicted Antonin “Tony the slumlord” Rezko. But according to "Chicago lawyers," Barack Obama could very well have to testify, as a defense witness in Rezko’s trial. Boy would that feed the eclipse. Interestingly enough, also, FOX News.com has just reported that Rev. Wright is building a two million dollar mansion with church funds; I thought he denounced greed, one of the seven deadly sins! Ah yes, religious hypocrisy. - Stay Tuned!

Back on track, the Solar Eclipse in Leo’s effects worldwide, are significant disruptive effects on the people and nations concerned, economic (in the U.S., stock market problems due to gas prices and the foreclosure mess), political crises and civil unrest. Solar Eclipses also seem to either trigger, or amplify, natural events in the regions they affect (e.g., severe weather, earthquakes). Whether this effect is an astrological one or not, is a moot point.

“There is still another side to Obama’s Solar Return Eclipse after the August 1, 2008 eclipse, however, which some astrologers have already suggested. Alluding to a previous eclipse on 22 Feb. ’08 with this comment about Obama’s possible fate, “that it seems there have been instances of large numbers of people not being screened by the police for weapons when they come to Obama’s rallies, that this is deliberate, and may have been ordered by higher authorities. His Solar Return, with that Angular Moon/Mars-Uranus-Pluto t-square, also points to extreme danger to his life from violent attack from August onwards.” This is disturbing indeed!

In addition to Obama’s Sun sign, he also has two other Leo natal planets. He has the natal, mentioned before Sun, Uranus, as well Mercury in this stelliam of Leo planets. Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton again, also has some natal Leo planets as well, but NOT a natal Sun. Her natal Leo planets are Mars, Saturn and Pluto. She has a natal Scorpio Sun, Venus and retrograding Mercury. Which brings up the Election Day, ’08, November 4th, once again. Election Day has the Sun in Scorpio, Mercury in Scorpio and Mars in Scorpio. Interestingly enough too, is that Republican Presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain has the natal Mars in Leo, same as Sen. Clintons. If Condoleezza Rice is McCain’s running mate her Scorpio stellium of the Sun, Venus, Saturn and Mercury all in Scorpio may strengthen McCain’s position considerably.

But to Leo the Lion, it also represents the archetype of the child, the king or queen, the artist and performer. Fiery and dramatic, Leo’s creative energy inspires us to take the risk of expressing our inner truth. The part of the body ruled by Leo is the heart, and when we express ourselves with love, we are giving our greatest gift. Ruled by the Sun, the heart of the solar system, Leo shines brightly, but not in a Leo Solar Eclipse.

However, the Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 1st, three days from his birthday, invites us to plant seeds for the unfolding of our creativity, for stepping into leadership, and for pursuing our heart’s desire. In Obama’s Leo birth chart holds the key to specifics about where these seeds are being planted for him and us. And one last impression; his lit birthday cake with bright candles in surrounding glory, like the Solar Eclipse imagery with the ring of light can only truly mean that his birthday wishes come true!

Obama’s Natal Birth Chart- however his birth time is not confirmed as no one knows his birth time, so they say cleverly! The birth time is posted as rumored to be 1:06 pm PDT.

This post was publishe on 4/02/08.