Forget about political analysis

[pjthompson]

Here's what the astrologers** have to say:

Exciting news, now that they have the correct birth time for John McCain.

And the excitement mounts now that they have the official birth time for Barack Obama.

But we know what this election is really about, don't we? It's Neptune versus Neptune.

And so, given all the frenzied analysis, Nancy calls the election.



*Yes, this song really did come up while I was composing this post. However, the first song that came up was "It'll Happen" by the Punch Brothers.

**This post should not be taken as an endorsement for either candidate or for the efficacy of astrology in predicting world events. It is provided solely for entertainment purposes.

Comments

[handworn.livejournal.com]

Astrology based on birth time? What's the astrological implication of induced labor, I wonder?

[pjthompson]

Astrologically speaking, it doesn't matter if it's induced, c-section, whatever. It's when the child comes out and takes it's first independent breath.

[handworn.livejournal.com]

Well, that's what I mean-- if it's natural, then at least there's some argument that the stars could affect personality. I've sometimes wondered if there might be some kind of annual cycle in a mother's body chemistry that could affect mental development of the fetus. But the stars would have to be delving into the minds of physicians for there to be astrological implications to birth time, nowadays, and those are some pretty activist stars. In that case, a person is moving away from astrology and more toward, perhaps, theology.

[pjthompson]

Actually, it's based on all the time leading up to the moment of birth. The influences are ongoing while the child is in the womb, and crystallize at the moment of birth, which is a kind of endtime for the formation of personality. The birth time signifies the Ascendant or Rising Sign, and that can best be described as "the window through which you view the world, and through which the world sees you." That's what crystallizes at the moment of birth. The other influences tend to be much more long term and archetypal (the term I would prefer to theological).