All our steps are directed by the Lord;
what do we know of our own ways?
Proverbs 20:24

Horoscopes and Psychopaths
– or –
The Astrology of Inferiority and Superiority Disorders

In God’s kingdom everyone is united in love of God and therefore experiences equal importance, but for those not yet having accepted His kingdom, life is a struggle. While in the grasp of the material world people suffer from disorders of superiority and inferiority or their karmic consequences. Regardless of what you think of yourself and your abilities you are of exactly the same worth in the eyes of God, because you are unique and irreplaceable.

Extreme disorder of inferiority results in tyranny. When introverted the tyrant becomes violent. Capitalism is an example of a violent movement. Extreme disorder of superiority results in perversion as a degraded response to the manipulation of the former. When introverted the pervert becomes depraved. Socialism is an example of a depraved movement. With both disorders in one and the same person the result can be a national (inferiority) socialist (superiority), such as Adolf Hitler.

In astrology, 6 signs of the zodiac can be called inferior and the remaining 6 superior. A severe personality disorder is indicated when either the most inferior planet (the Sun) is placed in any of the 4 most superior signs (Aquarius, Capricorn, Libra and Taurus), or the most superior planet (Saturn) is placed in any of the 4 most inferior signs (Leo, Cancer, Aries and Scorpio). The 4 mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Pisces and Sagittarius) are neither very superior nor very inferior. However, the Sun in Gemini or Virgo does show a definite sense of inferiority, while Saturn in Pisces or Sagittarius reveals the exact opposite.

With Saturn (the planet representing selflessness, samadhi, knowledge and spiritual authority) in one of the most inferior signs, the person acquires an inferiority complex, shys away from knowledge, and can never get him/herself enough attention. He/she should try to forget him/herself and seek to accomplish something for other people – even if their interest will never be in him/her! In case of the most inferior sign (Leo) the person is only aware of his/her individual self, thus leaving no knowledge to fall back on. This makes him/her extremely dependent on others and easily all too smart for his/her own good. Being unaware of other people also turns the idea of sympathy, or discovering other people’s problems from the outside in, into an impossibility.

With the Sun (the planet representing self, enjoyment, faith and material dignity) in one of the most superior signs, the person acquires a superiority complex, lacks faith and kindness, and can never enjoy his/her own company. He/she should try to believe that other people know what they are about and can take care of themselves – even if their methods or beliefs are different from his/hers! In case of the most superior sign (Aquarius) the person identifies him/herself with ultimate authority, thus leaving no room for improvement. This makes it infinitely hard for him/her to reach out to others with his/her problems. Being detached from oneself also turns the idea of empathy, or identifying with other people’s problems from the inside out, into an impossibility.

With both disorders in the same person you get someone who at once is harmful to everyone, and nonetheless thinks him/herself superior! Although, this combination is the worst of all – Adolf Hitler being a perfect example – a severe disorder of inferiority on its own can cause you more than enough harm. Disorders of superiority always go hand in hand with emotional abuse, and while people with some mild superiority disorders, such as the highly controversial schizophrenia diagnosis, rather easily self-adjust if left in peace and understanding, people with even mild disorders of inferiority tend to get worse if left to their own devices. For these reasons this brief article will from here on focus on the latter.

From an astrological view there are three levels of inferiority. The least severe or third level corresponds to plain psychopathy and all forms of provocation, as well as madness and all forms of aggression. In the former group you find scientific experimentation without regard to either animals or humans, and all sorts of meanness, starting with frivolous lying and ending with full-blown torture. In the latter you find callousness, cruelty in the name of conformity, and murder for sex or money. Both groups may suffer from hallucinations. The second level is the demonic. People with this level of inferiority are either loud, foolish, passionate, crude and paranoid, or silent, secretive, impatient, power-crazed and timid. In the latter group you find jealousy, insanity, addiction, horrific medical investigation, pseudo-psychiatry (brain damaging drugs and other cures more likely to promote death than health), and killing for its own sake. The most severe or first level is the diabolic. People of this extreme, like those of its opposite, are difficult to really get a hold of. They are the most spineless of alcoholics and the most arrogant of liars. Here you find the dictatorial rulers of this world and a great number of politicians. Münchausen syndrome by proxy, a severe form of extended child abuse, arises from either a second or first level disorder.

People with inferiority disorders often try to build themselves up by tearing other people down. Serial killers frequently start out with cruelty to animals. They then progress to attacking children and women, but lacking confidence they rarely go after grown men, and in any case never anyone on a level playing-field. Psychopaths need to have the upper hand and are therefore most often found in occupations where they themselves make up the rules, such as medical doctor, legislator or businessman. They are more rarely writers, journalists, lawyers, judges, musicians or priests, or involved in any kind of work where intellect, genuine listening to other people, following a higher authority, or talent is a requirement.

Getting back to the relevance of astrology in all this: Before risking your money, health and life in dealing with a certain a person you may want to know if he/she suffers from any severe disorder of inferiority. With access to the person’s birth certificate there is a quick way to find out. A horoscope of birth reveals all potentials. While it is not possible to say for certain that a person is a saint, a psychopath, or anything else, it is possible to say that someone is not any of those things. For details on spotting disorders of inferiority in a birth horoscope see the checklist below.

Revised 23 January 2010

Disorders of Inferiority
– Astrological Indications –

This is an almost complete checklist of astrological indications for disorders of inferiority. If none of the listed indications is present than the possibility of any severe form of this kind of disorder can be ruled out. Most people’s birth charts will feature at least four of the following indications, but there are a few who show none, and a good number with more than five.

Counter indications can reduce the impact of, or sometimes counteract, the malefic indications. The most notable are probably Venus in Libra or Pisces. Others include Saturn or the full Moon in Aquarius, Capricorn or Libra, the half Moon in Libra, and Venus in Taurus. Second-class counter indications include Jupiter in Taurus and Mars in Capricorn. In general any superior planet dignified in a superior sign can constitute a counter indication, so long as it is unafflicted (including not joined by the Sun, Mars or Mercury).

The strongest indications of inferiority are the first three sankhya yogas: Gola, Yuga and Sula. If any of the these yogas is present you definitely need to watch out. Without counter indications they spell serious trouble! Due to its limited emotional and moral development the fourth sankhya yoga, Kedara, can reveal inferiority of the third level (psychopathy/madness) – if Mercury is weak or there are no counter indications.

  1. Gola or Yuga yoga
  2. Sula yoga with fewer than two counter indications
  3. Kedara yoga with a weak Mercury or zero counter indications
  4. Pasa yoga with Jupiter as an additional indication

Pasa yoga can increase both inferiority and superiority. The exact outcome depends on how dignified the inferior planets are compared to Jupiter. If Jupiter constitutes an indication you may count Pasa yoga as one more. Otherwise you can consider it half an indication. The Dama and Veena yogas can be counter indications if their respective rulers Venus and Saturn are strong. The indicators in the list below have the potential of revealing disorders of inferiority when situated in the signs or joined by the planets to be listed next.

    1. The Sidereal Ascendant or the Full Moon
    2. The North Lunar Node (Rahu) or Saturn
    3. Uranus
    1. The Half Moon (three signs away from full)
    2. Venus
    1. The Quincunx Moon (one sign away from full)
    2. Jupiter
    3. Neptune

An indicator of a certain order as listed above combined with a sign or planet of the same order as listed below constitutes an indication of the first degree. An indicator of a given order combined with a sign or planet of an order right below the indicator’s own constitutes an indication of the second degree. At last, an indication of the third (least severe) degree is present with a third order indicator in a combination with a sign or planet of the second order below. Each number in the following list corresponds to one of the three levels of inferiority described in the main article. For the three different Moons only the sign placements convey disorders of inferiority.

  1. Leo, Cancer, or the Sun
  2. Aries, Scorpio, or Mars
  3. Gemini, Virgo, or Mercury

Additionally, the Sextile Moon in Leo or Cancer, and Mercury in a first level combination, make indications of the second degree, and finally Mars in a first level combination, the South Lunar Node in a third level combination, and the Sun in Gemini or Virgo, constitute indications of the third degree.

  1. The Sextile Moon (two signs away from new) in Leo or Cancer
  2. Mercury in a first level combination
  3. Mars in a first level combination
  4. The South Lunar Node (Ketu) in a third level combination
  5. The Sun in Gemini or Virgo

The following indications might be the most important, but they require the exact time of birth and for the last two also the place of birth. A New Moon, and the Sun in the same sign as the Sidereal Ascendant, are first level indications of the first degree. Mars in the same situation would constitute a considerably weaker second level indication of the second degree. A New Moon in Leo, Cancer, Aries or Scorpio is particularly bad.

  1. New Moon (the Sun and the Moon in the same sign)
  2. The Sun in the 1st house
  3. Mars in the 1st house

A minimum requirement for any severe disorder of inferiority is that there exists at least one major indication, or that the sum of inferiority indications after reduction by the sum of counter indications exceeds one. Since evaluating the exact strength of each indication and summing it all up quickly becomes a complex business, I am developing software to do this as consistently as possible. A technological preview is available for OS/2 at the time of this writing.

Now let us get to some examples. The birth chart of Isabel Hickey, a much acclaimed spiritual astrologer, has exactly zero indications supporting any major disorder of inferiority. Her chart also features Veena yoga, the most dignified of the seven sankhya yogas, but since Saturn, the ruler of this yoga, is slightly cusped it does not constitute a full counter indication. A cusped Venus shows weak interpersonal skills and does not exclude a mild sense of inferiority in that area, but all in all her chart excludes psychopathy or anything worse. Thanks to the Sidereal Ascendant, the North Lunar Node and Saturn all acting as major counter indications, the antisocial potential of her chart can only end up a very negative figure.

The chart for the Dalai Lama, a Tibetan buddhist leader, has just one major indication: a second level indication of the third degree (3b). A membership of the totally mad and completely shameless Virgo generation adds a third level indication of the first degree (3c). He shares this evil indication with the former dictator of Iraq, the current dictator of North Korea, and the biggest swindler in US history. However, unlike their charts, but like Isabel Hickey’s, his chart too features Veena yoga, though Saturn is here more clearly weak and therefore reduces this yoga to even less than half a counter indication. His antisocial score after reduction still comes to less than one, thanks in large part to his North Lunar Node in Capricorn being a first class counter indication, A slightly cusped Uranus in Taurus reduces the score even further, but not enough to enter negative territory. The exact final figure will vary with your evaluation of Saturn in Pisces (an indication of subjectivity) and the weight you assign Neptune.

For Bernard Madoff, the Wall Street fraud, Kedara yoga (the money sankhya yoga he shares with Henry Ford, Ingvar Kamprad and Bill Gates just to mention three) without any of the counter indications mentioned above, constitutes a possible indication. Since Mercury is not strong, but could be weaker, we may very conservatively count his Kedara yoga as just half an indication. He also has at least one first level indication of the first degree (1c) and possibly also a New Moon. Since there is not even a minor counter indication in his chart, adding two second level indications of the second degree (1b × 2) and the same first degree indication (3c) as for the Dalai Lama, gives him a final antisocial score of at least five and a half. The ascendant was not available for this analysis.

The chart for Bill Gates, an extreme sociopath notorious in the software industry for his anticompetitive practices, has at least six indications, starting with Kedara yoga in combination with a weak Mercury. In addition there are two first level indications of the first degree (1a & 1c), as well as two second level indications, one of the first degree (2b) and another of the second (1b). A third level indication of the third degree (the South Lunar Node in Gemini) reinforces the sociopathic vibes of the primary indication. Besides a cusped Neptune in Libra there are no counter indications in his chart. Even if the planet were at peak strength, its placement in Libra would still only amount to a minor counter indication of the third degree. Venus in Scorpio also lessens its effect. Most people’s birth charts feature both more and a lot stronger counter indications.

If wikipedia can be trusted, Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist (M.D.) who allegedly shot and killed 13 people on a US army base in November of last year, was born on 8 September 1970. This date produces yet another birth chart featuring Kedara yoga with a weak Mercury. Four additional indications are derived from the Sun and Ketu in Virgo joined by Mercury and Mars. Following the checklist his chart gives rise to a total of at least seven indications: Three of the third level, two of the second (2b & 3b), and two of the first (Mercury & Mars). There are two counter indications, Saturn in Taurus being the most important, but due to an extremely weak dispositor, Venus in Scorpio, they do not hold up very well. A generation X membership adds a second level antisocial indication of the third degree (3c), but Uranus unafflicted in Libra largely counteracts that indication. The ascendant was not available for this analysis.

The chart for Ted Bundy, a psychopath, torturer, rapist and serial killer responsible for the death of at least 26 people, features the first sankhya yoga, Sula, which by itself is enough to indicate major antisocial potential. Since Mars, its ruler, is here very weak in Sagittarius and there are no major counter indications we can start our antisocial indication count at two. In addition there are two simple first level indications of the first degree (1a & 1b), and one second level indication of the first degree (2b). Finally, another first level indication of the first degree (a New Moon), a first level indication of the third degree (Mars with the Sun), and a second level indication of the third degree (3b), bring the grand total of antisocial indications to eight. Neptune in Libra constitutes a minor counter indication of the third degree, but Venus in Scorpio minimizes its effect.

To round up, I have chosen four examples to show that not all birth charts of serial killers have as many antisocial indications as Ted Bundy’s does. The strength and in particular the level of the indications are more important than the sheer number. Also the linking of planets in dispositor chains can be important. Through this mechanism any planet in any of the inferior signs can promote antisocial traits. The first two examples feature the nonsocial Kedara yoga and complement it with the Moon as an antisocial indication. The last two showcase Pasa yoga, which is undignified by itself. Since it at best indicates a mild superiority complex, it is not surprising to see an increased risk of ending up in prison associated with this sankhya yoga, especially when compared to its dignified superiors.

The first example is the birth chart of John Wayne Gacey, a serial killer who raped and murdered at least 33 young men and boys before he was executed in 1994. Here Kedara yoga with an extremely weak Mercury (cusped in Pisces) starts us off with at least one major antisocial indication. Next we have a first level indication of the first degree (a New Moon), and a couple of second level indications, one of the second degree (1a) and another of the third (3b). A third level indication of the first degree (3c) brings us to a grand total of five antisocial indications. Saturn and Uranus in Taurus are potential counter indications, but both are weakened by Venus in Aquarius, and at least Uranus is significantly cusped. Through dispositor chaining also the North Lunar Node in Virgo and Mars in Gemini contribute significant antisocial traits.

The final Kedara yoga example is for the most prolific known serial killer in the Northern Hemisphere. Harold Shipman was a UK medical doctor and drug addict who systematically killed at least 218 of his patients. According to Wikipedia he committed suicide by hanging in his cell at Wakefield Prison in 2004. In addition to the antisocial indications to be mentioned next, his chart also has a hypersocial indication of the first degree: the Sun in Capricorn. With such a weak Sun by sign placement there can be a severe lack of dignity, mental capacity, bravery and lawfulness. Other indications can compensate for this, but there are no such indications in Dr Shipman’s chart. This shows that he identified himself as above his patients as well as above the law. Now let us quickly get back on our antisocial track. The chart features two first level indications: One of the first degree (1b) and another of the third (Mars in Cancer). A third level indication of the first degree (3a) brings the total of antisocial indications to at least three. Jupiter and Neptune in Libra constitute possible counter indications of the third degree, but a weak dispositor renders both of minor significance. Thanks to dispositor chaining, other indicators in Gemini (1b & 1c) also contribute significant antisocial traits, as does Kedara yoga considering both the weakness of counter indications and Mercury’s lack of strength. The ascendant was not available for this analysis.

The first Pasa yoga example is very recent and features the chart of probable serial killer Anthony Sowell who is a convicted rapist most likely also responsible for the rape and death of at least seven women in the US state of Ohio. He was only arrested for murder in October of last year and is not yet convicted. The remains of 11 women were found at his home only a few months ago. According to the checklist Sowell’s chart has a total of at least six antisocial indications including two of the first level: one of the first degree (1c) and another of the second (Mercury in Leo). Pasa yoga in combination with Jupiter (3b) as a second level indication of the third degree make two major indications. The last major indication is Venus (2b) joined by Mars in Virgo. As for the potential of an inferiority complex this is probably mostly a second degree indication, but going by classical interpretation of this conjunction of enemies, it is also likely to have traits of a second level indication of the first degree. Finally, a generation X membership adds a minor second level indication of the third degree (3c). The only counter indication is the North Lunar Node in Libra, and a weak dispositor minimizes its effect. The Libra placement, however, fits a military and Sowell was in the US marine corps for seven years. The ascendant was not available for this analysis.

The last example goes to show that not only the antisocial potential of individuals, but also of nation states, is revealed by their horoscopes of birth. The State of Israel began the War on Gaza with a wave of airstrikes on 27 December 2008. For more than two years preceding the attack, Israel had imposed a crippling siege on the Gaza Strip. Usually in war civilians have the option of becoming refugees, but because of the siege the people of Gaza had nowhere to flee. More than 1 400 people lost their lives in the three-week massacre. At least 900 were civilians and 252 were children. Israel used a number of internationally prohibited weapons including white phosphorus and bombs with radioactive fragments. 5 000 homes, 16 government buildings, and 20 mosques were destroyed. The still ongoing siege makes the rebuilding difficult at best. Meanwhile Israel is continuing to build settlements and schools on occupied territory in outright violation of International Law. All the crimes committed by the Zionist (not to be confused with Jewish or Judaist) state against the people of Palestine during six decades of occupation are too numerous to mention here. You can find more information, external links, and practical ways to promote an end to the injustice the Palestinians are suffering on the Justice for Palestine page.

The antisocial indications of Israel’s birth chart are not as great in number as they are great in strength. Lately the comparisons between Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians and Nazi Germany’s treatment of the Jews under Adolf Hitler have become more frequent. Astrologically, the similarities in behavior are not surprising, since there are also two major similarities between the two birth charts. To start with both Hitler’s and Israel’s charts feature the Sun in Taurus, which is a hypersocial indication of secular nature, unrestrained lust, and infidelity. Since this placement, very similar to the one in Capricorn, renders the Sun weak, the potential for mental capacity, self-awareness, and goodness is greatly diminished. Taurus is the most stubborn of all the signs and it is obvious that, just like Hitler, Israel will not stop until it is forced to. The other major indication in common is antisocial, a powerful first level indication of the first degree (1b). It conveys an extreme hunger for attention and a focus on power for its own sake without the slightest concept of concern for the well-being of other people. There are two more first level indications, one of the first degree (the North Lunar Node with the Sun) and another of the third (Mars in Leo). Both carry less significance than the first one mentioned. Depending on the time used for the Israeli Declaration of Independence there can also be another first level indication of the second degree. Two potential counter indications are present, but neither carries much weight. Neptune in Libra is the most significant. Jupiter cusped in Sagittarius is the other. The ascendant was not available for this analysis.

This was supposed to have been the end of the list of examples, but then the name of Tzipi Livni kept turning up in the news. She is the former foreign minister of Israel responsible for the War on Gaza and the resulting massacre of at least 1 400 people. As a wanted war criminal a warrant for her arrest was issued in December 2009 by a UK court, but it was revoked the same month after it was revealed that Livni had changed her plans and was no longer to set foot on British territory. Besides revealing a person without remorse, her chart also suits this list as the only example to feature Dama yoga. This dignified sankhya yoga is a potential counter indication, but it requires a strong Venus. In Livni’s chart Venus is very weak in Gemini, a third level antisocial indication of the second degree (2b). Another three antisocial indications, one second level indication of the third degree (3c), and two of the first level, one of the first degree (1c) and one of the second (Mercury in Leo), bring the total to four. There are two counter indications, one of the third degree (Jupiter in Libra) and one of the second (Rahu in Libra). The latter is cusped and also reduced in strength by a planetary war with Jupiter. The ascendant was not available for this analysis.

This list may give some people a fair chance of avoiding getting hurt by psychopaths or worse, so please spread the word. If you cannot check a birth chart yourself, you are welcome to contact me and I will be more than glad to help you out. For those, most people these days, who have already suffered, or are still suffering, from contact with psychopaths, remember that God loves You, and heed the proverb: Do not say, I will repay evil; wait for the Lord, and he will help you. Humility is the way to knowledge, and knowledge the way to liberation. Wherever you go, think of God, and He will smooth your way!

Revised 27 January 2010

Note: All planetary sign placements reference the tropical zodiac, which is the one most commonly used in the West. The Sidereal Ascendant is the only indicator to reference the sidereal zodiac commonly used in India. The sign of the Ascendant is therefore related to the stars rising over the Eastern Horizon, while the signs of the planets, which are the same regardless of geographic location, follow the Vernal Equinox.

Welcome

The Cosmic Ledger warmly welcomes all newcomers and repeat visitors. With Saturn having transitted Virgo (the speedy cleaning lady) during the last couple of years progress has picked up speed everywhere. The financial markets have received some critical attention; megafraudsters, sexoffenders, war criminals, and many others have been arrested, tried and some already convicted.

For this website it has meant much less, but long awaited updates are getting there. The astrology section will get a new page on horoscope interpretation and the Sankhya Yoga page will become more accurate and readable. For the software end and my personal astrological know-how it has meant much more. A number of technological previews of the next Astrolog for OS/2 have already been released, and more is on the way.

On a more serious note with Jupiter having been, and still being, very weak in Aquarius, the last year has not been a good one for prosperity. Things are likely to stay grim for a few months longer, but will pick up a great deal later this year, especially in April, as Jupiter facilitates insight in Pisces, Venus happiness in Taurus, and Saturn peace and justice in Libra.

Finally, I wish every truth-lover out there Love of God. The source of all good is always the solution to all evil. A great earthquake is a call to wake up and sense God’s might; a great injustice is a chance to stand up for what is right. Eventually we will see that everything that has ever happened to us has been good to us. Evil is necessary for us to learn Good.

Updates

Health: Reasons to go Vegetarian

2010-01-27: The vegetarian reasons page is now in order. Hypertext markup has been corrected and a number of broken links have been removed or replaced. The same goes for the vegetarian diet page, which is well worth reading these days since few people know what it means to be a vegetarian.

Software: WarpCalc 1.10

2010-01-16: Version 1.10 of the WarpCalc scientific calculator package has been released. This is a minor version update. It includes a fix to correctly recognize numbers with spaces following the decimal separator.

Software: Astrolog for OS/2 2.0 TP 22

2010-01-08: TP 22 of the next Astrolog for OS/2 version has been released. Sankhya Yoga is a new chart analysis factor.

Software: Astrolog for OS/2 2.0 TP 21

2009-11-07: TP 21 of the next Astrolog for OS/2 version has been released. It features a substantial rewrite and expansion of the automatic chart analysis (ACA) system.

Software: Astrolog for OS/2 2.0 TP 13

2009-05-02: TP 13 of the next Astrolog for OS/2 version has been released. Its most important new feature lets the user configure the default rising sign. This setting will have a critical impact on the second stage of automatic chart analysis, which will crown the final version, but for now it only affects house dispositor graphs and the appearance of null houses.

Software: Astrolog for OS/2 2.0 TP 10

2008-07-12: A technological preview of the next Astrolog for OS/2 version now gives the straight Sankhya Yoga and a separate and complementary Integrity Score. Other new features include extended chart information and being able to enter dates in the format of your locale as well as in some other commonly used formats.

Astrology: Sankhya Yoga

2007-08-31: The straight-talking Sankhya Yoga page in the astrology section has been updated to reflect even more changes to come.

Health: Live Earth Update

2007-07-09: The vegetarian reasons page has been updated in response to the Live Earth jippo with a link to a FAO report on the impact of livestock on greenhouse gas emissons.

Age of Experience

Besides assessing the Sankhya Yoga of a birth chart to know the big picture and the general level of good and bad at which the individual planetary placements operate, I (and others with me) have discovered the importance of the lunar nodes. The north node, which is called Rahu in Jyotish, reveals age as measured in past-life experience. This spiritual age tells a lot about how a person, institution or anything else will take to “new” ideas in this life. Rahu is at home in the really old signs of Capricorn and Aquarius. John McCain has it placed in the former and Barack Obama in the youngest of all signs: Leo. No doubt who is the eldest, is there? John McCain has expressed his wonder regarding Obama’s willingness to try ideas that have been tried and failed in the past. Another example is Adolf Hitler, who had Rahu in Cancer, the partner of Leo and likely the second-youngest of all the signs. He did mistake after mistake and one can perhaps argue that all he did was a mistake.

24 August 2008

Postscript

On the matter of Sankhya Yoga I should point out that both McCain and Obama (unlike Hitler) are examples of Dama Yoga, and therefore should exhibit at least some of the good qualities associated with pillars of society, including above average IQ, a strengthened sense of justice, tact and diplomacy, innate education and a genuine concern for people. Keep this perspective in mind while reading the following paragraphs.

John McCain, unlike many politicians before him (ok, not really before him) was born with the Sun in the eighth house (using Sidereal Houses). This position brings emotional isolation in some form. In his own isolation, it is hard for him to see the need and vulnerability of others, and he may be capable of terrible coldness and even cruelty, to those who need him. All according to The House Book by Stephanie Camilleri, whose reading for this house placement makes perfect sense for the Sun in Virgo as well. It also mentions that death, imprisonment and/or exile may mark his life. McCain’s Virgo Sun also reveals a slight mental deficiency. As a result McCain develops his talents at a slower pace and appears less warm than Obama.

The mental picture for Obama is quite different. His vibrant Sun in Leo shows mental capacity to learn quickly and to live up to the best that is within him. Compared to McCain’s his temper should be more civil and pleasant. However, Ketu extremely weak in Aquarius brings both his learning speed and temper closer to that of the average person. Technically, Obama’s Sun may be considered in the eighth house just as McCain’s, but with an even Ascendant (Capricorn) its meaning is very different. In this case there may be a great potential for power, as well as an ability to manage others with skill, though that skill may sometimes appear somewhat Machiavellian. The great wording of the last two clauses is another loan from Stephanie Camilleri’s house book.

The Moon signs of both candidates are tougher to read, with McCain’s in Aquarius indicating a focus on society and a hunger to be a force for social good. He does not share this Moon sign with any other Dama yoga politicians that I have on file. However, there are a few Pasa yoga examples with Angela Merkel, Tony Blair, and Richard Nixon. Most often the Moon in Aquarius reveals good intentions gone wrong. A notable exception is for the Full Moon, but none of the mentioned politicians have it. Obama’s Moon is in Gemini. Again I have no Dama yoga politicians with this Moon sign on file, but a couple of Pasa yogas are John Kerry and Vladimir Putin. There is also a Kedara yoga example with Helmut Kohl. The Moon in Gemini most often indicates psychopathy, but the combination with Obama’s Sun in Leo should minimize this. It still indicates a very youthful person, and not someone with a clear direction in life. Together with a zero strength Jupiter it gives Obama much of the bad child about him – but nothing of your typical leader figure. Gemini is the sign of money, as well as ideas and the persuasive selling of them. It is also the sign of modern science, which explains Obama’s unusually narrow focus.

Intellectually, McCain is light years ahead of Obama, in large part thanks to his Jupiter in Sagittarius, which is the single strongest possible indication for a leader and a moral king. McCain’s Jupiter is here in complete disagreement with his Virgo Sun, which represents the antithesis of a leader. The strong Jupiter, nonetheless, gives McCain a sense of humor, right and wrong, and human understanding that Obama sorely lacks. Both McCain and Obama have more dignified sidereal rising signs (Aquarius and Capricorn, respectively) than W Bush and Dick Cheney (Cancer and Leo, respectively). For the former this should indicate better health, and also increase the likelihood of good deeds, as well as better fortune in general. Aquarius is the most dignified of the twelve possible ascendant signs and according to Jyotish a doer of all things which are morally right. Capricorn is the even complement of Aquarius and able to plan and carry out schemes of considerable magnitude.

As far as generations go I would have preferred the Pope’s, Hillary’s or my own. McCain has Neptune in Virgo, which he shares with John Lennon (bigger than Jesus), Josef Fritzl (not really a monster) and Bernie Madoff (what a fraud). This is an intellectually impaired generation of egoism and general stupidity, which values modernity and the antithesis of Truth. Virgo is big on sex and low on emotions. At her worst she represents evil, and has an easier time believing in monsters than in God. Obama has the same planet in Scorpio, which is a lot less stupid and far more intelligent, but nonetheless also strengthens antisocial traits on an even lower level than Virgo, such as jealousy, general idiocy, blind hate, delusions, and all sorts of wickedness including killing for its own sake.

Revised 19 December 2009

Disclaimer

I am an astrology student and not a professional astrologer. As I through the grace of God learn more, please expect some interpretations to change over time. The birth data used have been published elsewhere on the web. The rodden ratings are AA for Obama’s chart and A for McCain’s. For a professional reading of the two Sun-Moon combinations I recommend the astrology classic Heaven Knows What by the late American astrologer Grant Lewi.

Updated Birthdata

More recent birthdata available through Astro-Databank have 18:25 as the birthtime for John McCain. These data carry an AA rating and should be more accurate than the A-rated data used in an earlier postscript from 8 May 2009. The Sun is no longer in the 1st house, but the 8th. The Moon has also changed. It has now advanced from Capricorn to Aquarius, which I think gives McCain a more suitable reading from Heaven Knows What.

Full Moon

Once a year we experience an ideal Full Moon. This occurs when the Sun is in Leo and the Moon is in Aquarius. While a New Moon is considered a natural malefic in Jyotish (Indian astrology), a Full Moon is seen as a natural benefic. Also the Chinese consider a Full Moon fortunate. With the Sun in its natural domicile this Moon represents the very best of single planet indications. For a little more than two days a year both the spiritual and the material sides of life are fully energized. A person born under this Moon is aware of ultimate reality (Aquarius = Knowledge) and has the sense of self necessary (Leo = Royalty) to see dreams materialize. For Kedara yoga this could mean a master of numbers. For the Dama and Veena yogas it spells leaders of thought. For the others unreliable emotions yield caprice.

16 August 2008

A Note on Happiness

If you are not happy but want to be, try these three steps: 1) realize you are better off with God, 2) ask His forgiveness in full understanding of your past stupidity, and 3) expect Him to surprise you with all the happiness you need.

As for giving, remember that you cannot give what you do not have. If you want to give peace to the world you have to have peace within. You can only have peace within if you are with God and you can only be with God through asking forgiveness. To receive forgiveness you also need to give forgiveness.

Life in the material world is said to be like having a constant 40-degree fever. Until you remember God you are delirious beyond all hope of recovery, especially so if you do not realize how bad your condition really is.

According to Jesus we are all evil and only God is good. Thanks to God’s love he constantly teaches us how to restore our health. Some of us may be more difficult to teach than others, but we are all work in progress.

For people on the road to recovery God has provided astrology, through which we can learn where we stand, how far we have to go, and what to expect from both ourselves and the people around us.

As astrology helps keep madness at bay we get a grip on our situation and it gets easier to love – His first commandment. Astrology can also give practical advice on everything from selecting a suitable spouse to the best time for celibacy.

Finally, astrology makes it more obvious that we do not have free will. To praise or blame ourselves or others is to worship the created in place of the creator, so we better stop the praise-blame game and realize who is God.

When we receive punishment it is not for our actions, but for believing we are actually responsible for them – thinking we could have acted differently. If you think you are doing good (self-righteousness) you have in this sense just as much to ask forgiveness for as someone who thinks he or she is doing evil. All that does not take place in faith is sin (Rom 14:23).

Let us all follow God’s long-standing advice: Worry about nothing, love everyone, know and trust in Him. Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother (Mark 3:35).

Astrological Review
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Forecast

There are many wills in the world and not all of them can have their way at the same time. Using astrology one can track who is on top at any given time. Simplistically speaking demons reign when the planets are in their signs of fall and saints reign when they are in their own signs.

The most important planet for tracking the will of the world is Saturn, or Kronos in Greek. Saturn left the sign of Leo and its state of fall on 3 September 2007. It continues to be somewhat poorly placed all through Virgo, but the worst of the current cycle should now be over. After a period of relative happiness and tolerance, Saturn entered Gemini on 21 April 2001, then reached Cancer on 4 June 2003, and finally Leo on 16 July 2005.

The period through Cancer and Leo covers the U.S. occupation of Iraq, a magnitude 6 earthquake killing over 5 000 in Indonesia, a tsunami killing more than 200 000 people around the Indian Ocean, a hurricane killing over 1 000 in the U.S., and all sorts of horrific injustices including abortion legalizations. Closer-to-home, less high-profile and more every-day nerve-wrecking activity should have left many without proper sleep.

In August of this year the world also experienced a magnitude 8 earthquake shake Peru, killing over 500 people and injuring more than 1 000, and the day Saturn conjuncted the Sun, reenforcing the roaring Leo characteristcs, the first and probably only category 5 hurricane of this season struck Mexico. The period as a whole saw no fewer than 7 category 5 atlantic hurricanes.

Finally, as the period came to an end this past Summer, Greece saw more than 3 000 wildfires giving many people a visible picture of the hell that is Leo at its worst. A personal example of Saturn in Leo is Adolf Hitler, notable for exhibiting the worst qualities of this placement including invalidism, need to head the parade at any cost, and being too smart for his own good. The same traits also grow strong when the Sun joins Saturn, or with Uranus placed in Cancer, both cases notably showcased by current Russian President Vladimir Putin. Unlike Hitler, however, Putin is a young adult rather than a school boy. His Rahu in Aquarius (success/strength) is also the exact opposite of Hitler’s in Cancer (arrogance/addiction).

Things should be improving as Saturn now transits Virgo. Despite being weak at first and then possibly resentful and plagued by frequent changes, the coming 2 years should see an overall improvement over the past 5. Already since December of last year, Jupiter in Sagittarius has been mitigating the worst of Saturn in Leo. Jupiter – the planet of fundamental truth, insight and joy – will continue to be extremely well-placed until December of this year.

Not long after Jupiter leaves Sagittarius in December of this year, the Moon’s nodes enter their best signs. The longest period of dignity in their cycle begins in January of 2008 and lasts all through Saturn in Virgo and beyond. People should become more aware of reality, and astrology could see a major breakthrough. Spirituality booms yet again as it did once before in the early 90s.

Jupiter will see another high as it enters Pisces in January of 2010. This transit favors intellectual ventures, perspective on life, stand-up comedy, and general prosperity. In summary, the overall forecast until 2010 is for the better, with the middle of November especially good for saints and a lot worse for demons.

Autumn 2007

Website Redesign

The complete redesign of the Ledger is the result of months of effort and reading up on standards and trying to tame various browsers to behave nicely, or at least nicely enough to bring the content of this website within reach of every beloved visitor. A lot has been learned in the process and as much as possible will be shared in the months to come.

To reap all the benefits of standards the redesign complies with the strict document type definition of HTML 4.01 and completely relies on Cascading Style Sheets for layout and presentation. Behind the scenes PHP hacking makes future changes and additions simpler than before. The publishing end has been sped up thanks to enhanced REXX scripting.

For a couple of months more this website will have many rough edges including old pages not yet converted to the new design. Expect all pages to have been converted by the end of the year. Presentation should continue to improve steadily.

Accessibility and Browsers

Accessibility has been improved with skip links and associated access keys. The skip links are not only available to visually impaired visitors using screen readers, but also to anyone using the keyboard for navigation. In many regular browsers such as Opera and Mozilla you can now also use their Site Navigation Bars for previous/next page, etc. Read more about the accessibility of this website.

The website has been tested and seriously tweaked for Internet Explorer. Small CSS adjustments have been made for Opera. Contrary to expectations Firefox does not consistently have the best CSS support. In at least one instance Opera and even Internet Explorer outperformed Firefox. At this time it seems to me that no single browser can fully replace the others. However, the open source browsers are the only ones to fully support fixed sidebars.

For backwards compatibility the redesign has been repeatedly tested in Netscape 4.61 and with style sheets turned off in Mozilla and Opera. Netscape as well as text browsers will be able to view all content. The former will miss out on special HTML 4.01 features, some accessibility, and most CSS including the three column layout. Of the tested browsers Mozilla/Firefox and Opera are alone in supporting the compact contents listings.

Although somewhat mellowed after testing I would still recommend FireFox for former Internet Explorer users, and Mozilla for Web developers and former Netscape users. If nothing else the Mozilla products are available on more platforms and support all the accessibility features employed by this website. For the most complete CSS 2.1 support I recommend Opera and if you have the option the Mac OS X browser Safari for things like text shadow. Internet Explorer 7.x browsers and older are not supported by this website.

Quote for Thought

you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength – Mark 12:30

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