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Timothy
Geithner
January 2009
Timothy
Geithner is the man that Barack Obama has entrusted with the challenging
task of rescuing our economy from a global recession that astrologers
have been expecting for many years. I have some doubts as to how
much rescuing can actually be done until the diseased underlying
system is rebuilt, but I am very curious to know more about Mr.
Geithner.
Very
little is known about Mr. Geithner, but there is no doubt that
he has been a part of the financial establishment that is now
in so much distress. He began his career with Kissinger and Associates,
and then worked in the International Affairs division of the US
Treasury. He was a Senior Fellow for the Council of Foreign Relations,
and most recently was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York.
Geithner's
astrological chart (born 8/18/1961, no known birthtime) shows
an interesting combination of the bold and the cautious. Like
Obama, he has the Sun in cheerful and energetic Leo, and it conjuncts
Uranus almost exactly revealing an iconoclastic streak and an
inventive approach to life. Mercury is present too, making this
a triple Leo conjunction with Uranus at its center. The Sun/Mercury
conjunction typically denotes an extremely bright individual,
and Uranus tends to add a component of brilliance that is often
found in the charts of inventors and great thinkers such as Marcel
Proust who has been called the greatest novelist of the 20th century.
It's
interesting that he grew up abroad in Zimbabwe, India and Japan
which likely informed his world view, which judging from his chart
would embrace a wide variety of beliefs and ideas.
Saturn
in Geithner's chart is retrograde AND in Capricorn, the sign ruled
by Saturn, all of which show that Saturn is very pronounced in
this chart. Individuals with Saturn in Capricorn often feel the
need to work harder than anyone else, and there is often a sense
that no matter how much they achieve it is never enough. When
Saturn is retrograde, the critical voice of Saturn can be turned
inward, making this a rather relentless drive towards ever greater
perfection. Jupiter, also retrograde, conjoins Saturn here which
shows that Geithner's sense of optimism and abundance (Jupiter)
is tied in to his ability to achieve (Saturn). Jupiter retrograde
people are late bloomers, and they often don't realize their good
fortune until later in life.
The
combination of Jupiter and Saturn may serve to tamp down any extreme
desire for a reckless alteration of the status quo that the Sun/Uranus/Mercury
conjunction may wish for. Saturn also opposes Venus in Geithner's
chart, revealing a somewhat insecure nature and an individual
who may lack social skills. His Mars is in Libra, where it is
being pounded right now by a square of Pluto which began last
year. Still, Mars in Libra is an excellent placement for a diplomat
and someone who can measure all sides of a situation before making
a decision, and his progressed Sun is also in Libra which amplifies
this ability.
Geithner
has a deeply intense emotional nature with the Moon in Scorpio,
but it trines Venus in Cancer which suggests a successful home
life despite the insecurities of the opposition of Saturn. That
Scorpio Moon gives him emotional tenacity, but also the potential
to hold grudges and become overly involved emotionally with the
outcome of a particular decision.
We
don't know Geithner's birth time so we can't tell his ascendant
or rising sign, but from what we can see he does not appear to
be doing through any challenging transits right now other than
the square of Pluto to his Mars. Warning: geeky astrological language
ahead. But Mars in the progressed chart is in harmony with Mars
in the natal chart, signifying an ability to get things done now,
and Pluto is in harmonious aspect (sextile) with the progressed
Mars. The combination of a challenging transit of Pluto to Mars
with a harmonious one signifies a period of great accomplishment.
After
looking at the chart, I feel better about having this man in charge
of the American economic system. However, I don't have much hope
that it can be rescued without a complete overhaul.
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