Election Predictions Using Astrology
Madison asked in the comment stream whether astrology could predict the outcome of the elections. If you’ve been reading this column for awhile you know that it is my belief that we are not meant to predict the future. First – we create our own future to a great extent, and therefore the future is in constant flux. Second – if we knew the future the process that we take to get there would mean very little and it is this process that is the key to our soul’s evolution and growth.
Astrology gives us eerily accurate insight into the cycles and trends of our lives, and if we look backwards we can usually target exactly the astrological cycles that were present when specific events took place. Looking forwards and predicting events, though, is much less accurate. Still, astrologers attempt to do so, sometimes with great success as when back in 2000 astrologer Jacob Schwartz predicted that Al Gore would win the popular vote and lose the election.
The opposition between Uranus and Saturn that will be in effect on Election Day reflects the choice between Change (Uranus) and Experience (Saturn) that has driven this whole election cycle so far. But now that McCain (Experience) has put Sarah Palin (Change) on his ticket, we have two sets of candidates that possess both a Change candidate and an Experience candidate. Astrologer Ray Merriman has pointed out that several times when Saturn and Uranus were in conjunction or opposition during an election the Republican candidate won, but in all cases it was a change from the previous party. However, history tells us that when the economy is poor the Democratic candidate wins.
In any case, the astrological signatures suggest that the election once again will not be […]
