Editor's Note: This 3 part analysis was originally completed in May 2014. I have only changed some formatting to post them on this blog (nearly 3 years later). To be truthful, I allowed my missed interpretations to stand, in open view, along with the ones that have held true through today's posting (which just happens to be a few days following President Trump's killing of the GOP's initiative to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act).
I owe so much gratitude for the support of Penny Farrow and the late Sri Purna in writing this article. While I started with a simple review, they both pushed me to leave no stone unturned.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
I owe so much gratitude for the support of Penny Farrow and the late Sri Purna in writing this article. While I started with a simple review, they both pushed me to leave no stone unturned.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a
time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Ecclesiastes 3
King James Version (KJV)
The Founding Fathers of the United States appreciated the
importance of inaugural timing. Benjamin Franklin played an integral role in defining
when to sow the seeds of a new nation. Franklin made his fortune through
publications of Poor Richard’s Almanak (sic, farmer’s almanac). He personally
calculated daily planetary positions and used the information to predict
draughts, floods and determine proper planting times for crops. Poor Richard’s
was second only to the Bible in sales during its publication years. Franklin was
instrumental in setting the signing date for the Declaration of Independence.
He fully understood that an ordinary time would not suffice with the fate of a
new country on the line. One could say he selected a pretty good time.
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It has been a rocky road for the first four years of
Obamacare. Even with a Democratic controlled Congress, the legislation faced
monumental obstacles and controversy prior to its signing. The onslaught of
challenges continued to escalate during the three years of preparation for its
operational implementation. The government's enrollment website was fraught with
fatal errors. The Republican led House of Representatives voted over fifty
times to repeal or amend the law. Republican state governors have refused to
accept the federal money provided by the law to extend Medicaid healthcare
benefits to millions of their poorest uninsured citizens. Prominent government
officials openly encouraged young Americans to break the law by not signing up
for an insurance plan. Conservative politicians and media have maintained
non-stop outrage and criticism of the law, encouraging a negative public perception.
A muhurta chart
and its pertinent panchangam data (astrological
almanac) must be assessed in relationship to the success already inherent in
the native’s birth chart. Even a great muhurta
time selection will not provide kingly rewards for a pauper. In this analysis, we
will look at the President’s natal chart to qualify how likely he was to "successfully"
execute such a controversial program. This includes evaluating his natal chart
to see if it was a good time for a fruitful implementation. After understanding
the President's chart, we’ll be in a good position to review the muhurta chart for the signing ceremony.
The muhurta should show whether the
heavens were positioned to emphasize the strengths or weaknesses present in the
President's chart. It should clarify whether or not the program will experience
long term success and whether the public will ultimately embrace or reject the legislation.
President Obama’s birth time is readily available from his
birth certificate published on the White House web site. He was born at 7:24 PM
on Friday, 8/4/1961 in Honolulu, HI[i].
Exhibit 1: Barack Obama's Natal Chart
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President Obama's two term presidency already confirms he has extraordinary character makeup and the providence required for large scale success, but does his natal chart reflect the historical facts? In jyotish, the evaluation of a native starts with the condition of the lagna (1st house) and the lagnesha (1st house lord). They are the primary indicators of personal strength and success. Obama's 1st house of Capricorn is occupied by its own lord, Saturn. A planet occupying its own sign is conditionally strong. My teacher (Hart deFouw) created the term "First Tier Strength" (FTS) to describe conditionally strong planets. (See Exhibit 3 at the end of this blog for the complete list of planetary strengths.) Saturn is retrograde which makes it brighter in the night sky (its orbit being closer to the earth). From a Jyotish perspective, retrograde planets are viewed as having strength.
Natural benefic (NB) Jupiter also occupies the 1st
house associating with Saturn while NB Mercury aspects Saturn. NB that
associate with or aspect a planet creates a "Second Tier Strength"
(STS) which shows the addition of minor stabilizing and positive conditioning
effects. Combining these effects, we can conclude that the 1st lord
Saturn with two FTS and two STS is overall very strongly conditioned and
stable.
A true planet like Saturn, located in its exalted or own
sign while being in a Kendra (Angle),
forms a Pancha Mahapurusha yoga[ii]. Yogas are either auspicious (or
inauspicious) planetary placements and combinations for fame, wealth, success
and power (or the lack thereof). Yoga
combinations separate ordinary destinies from the extraordinary. The fact that Saturn
is the lagna lord itself in an angle
house, upgrades it to raja yoga
status.[iii]
A raja yoga (great or kingly yoga) is considered significantly more
auspicious than an ordinary yoga.
Saturn’s association with the NB Jupiter in the 1st
house combined with friendly NB Mercury's aspect creates Chamara yoga[iv]
for the 1st house itself while simultaneously generating a second raja yoga for Saturn[v]. 1st lord Saturn’s mutual aspect
with the 9th lord Mercury forms a Dharma-Karma Adhipati yoga[vi].
Finally, Saturn is positioned in the same sign of the natal
chart and of the panchamsha (5th
divisional chart). This creates yet another Saturn raja yoga[vii].
All four of Saturn's yogas should be viewed as having a cumulative effect. Without a doubt, Obama's primary planet (Saturn) is very strongly conditioned while participating in multiple yogas. Its placement is “off-the-charts” strong.
Jupiter's mixed condition and placement in the 1st
house foretells that Barack Obama was fated to overcome inherent weaknesses,
turning them into great strengths. Jupiter has "First Tier Weakness"
(FTW) from being debilitated in the 1st house of Capricorn. Jupiter
is FTS retrograde and has FTS digbala
(directional strength) based on its 1st house occupation in the
East. Jupiter's association with his dispositor (Saturn) in an angular sign
converts his debilitation into a Neecha Bhanga
raja yoga[viii].
This raj yoga is replicated an additional two times, first by Saturn (lord
of the depression sign) being in an angle to the lagna and secondly by Mars (the planet that is normally exalted in
the depression sign) being in an angle to the Moon.
Jupiter as the debilitated 12th lord occupying
the lagna, directly implicates him in
a fourth raja yoga[ix].
The two FTS place an exclamation mark on the potency of all of Jupiter's raja yogas.
Having established the fact that Jupiter is quite strong, we
can properly appreciate the vigor of its involvement in the rare Gauri yoga[x] where Jupiter aspects an exalted Moon
in a trine house. With this truly splendid Gauri
yoga, Jupiter completes a great leap, joining Saturn in “off-the-charts”
status.
It is rare to find individuals with such a strongly
conditioned 1st house and lord. The quantity and quality of yogas involved are extraordinary. This
is a destiny pattern of a highly self-assured individual who will experience
great fame and success in his life.
Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury and Sun are all powerfully
connected through mutually shared aspects with each other. In other words, they
each place a full strength aspect on each other by association in the same
house, or by directly facing across from each other seven houses away. They
invoke upon each other their own nature and the nature of the houses they own
and occupy. These mutually shared aspects between Saturn (1st and 2nd lord in 1st
house), Jupiter (3rd and 12th lord in 1st
house), Mercury (6th and 9th lord in 7th
house) and Sun (8th lord in 7th
house), provide the type of strong topical building blocks expected for someone
destined to lead legislation involving healthcare reform:
- Saturn: bureaucracies, politics, illness, discipline
- Jupiter: counseling, fairness, financiers
- Mercury: accounting, communications, agents
- Sun: government, presidents, administrators, leadership, doctors
- 1st house: body, healers, politicians
- 2nd house: family, saved wealth, finances, oral skills
- 3rd house: enthusiasm, written communications
- 6 th house: short term illness, doctors, pharmacists, debt
- 7 th house: partnership, business, mass public, controversies, war
- 8 th house: chronic illness, surgeons, critical care workers, insurance companies
- 9 th house: counseling, good fortune, higher institutions, research centers
- 12 th house: large institutions, hospital workers, expenses, good Samaritans
One could justifiably say that the nearly unlimited
potential meanings from four planets and eight houses can be
"cherry-picked" to match historical fact. This is true to some extent in any
astrological analysis. It is the astrologers' job to filter out the relevant
interpretations. For example, I did not chronicle the 3rd house meaning of
"siblings" or the 7th house meaning of "marriage"
since they are not pertinent to the subject. The key is that the above topics
are all powerfully linked to the 1st house and 1st lord,
while participating in multiple yogas.
The importance of attention warranted by the 1st house and 1st
lord in all readings cannot be overstated. This suggests the native will be
extremely diverse and excel in many arenas. This is expected for the leader of
such a broad topic as national healthcare reform. Together they compose a
chorus waiting to be heard across the land "at the proper time."
In contrast to the strengths
presented so far, all is not rosy for Obama. There are multiple
troubling conditions in his chart. Most outstanding is the lords of all four dussthanas (houses of misery: 3rd,
6th, 8th and 12th) either occupying, associating
with, or aspecting the 1st house and 1st lord. They form a
cornerstone natal chart representation for President Obama's struggles in life.
Obama's 10th house (career and fame) reveals major difficulties with the
inauspicious Dur yoga[xi] (10th
lord Venus occupies the negative 6th house while the strong NM
Saturn aspects the 10th house). This is indicative of why many
Americans view him as a foreigner and a traitor.
The President won his first election during his Jupiter dasha, Moon bhukti. Dashas are
expansive life periods between 6 and 20 consecutive years when a planet moves
to the foreground, exerting its full strength to account for the promises it
foretells at the time of birth. Bhuktis
are subordinate dasha periods between
3.5 and 40 months long. Obama's Jupiter clearly had the extraordinary strength
required to negotiate health care reform legislation during its dasha rulership. Moon, as the 7th
lord (partners) is located in the 5th house (congress). Jupiter
aspects both houses and the exalted Moon forming the Gauri yoga. This
formation was wholly activated during Obama's Moon bhukti, signifying his presidency would begin with gains from very
strong partnerships. In this case, he had Democratic control of the Senate and
House to push legislation through for his signature.
Obama began his 19 year Saturn dasha three months before his 2012 re-election. Obamacare was
already signed law but, it was far from being fully enacted. As previously
discussed, his Saturn is extremely strong. His raja yoga 1st lord Saturn shows that he has the
fortitude to follow through to a successful execution. This will be more
evident during his final seventeen months in office when he is in his Mercury bhukti (starting in late July 2015).
Saturn's yoga with Mercury, lord of
the 9th house (good fortune) who is residing in the 7th
house (partnership) reveals that he is due to once again enjoy the support of
partners.
His Gauri yoga will not be so strongly activated
as it was during his Moon bhukti, but
it will exert some influence. This should result in an increase of legislation
reaching the President's desk for signature.
The political situation will likely change, making it more beneficial
for the Republican Congress to negotiate with the Democratic membership.
As the key instigator, Saturn's dasha is activating Obama's 10th house Dur yoga
problems. This has been especially apparent with transiting Saturn occupying
the President's 10th house (Libra) from November 2011 through
October of 2014. The effects were not great enough to deter his re-election
bid, but clearly reflected his overall drop in popularity. The Dur yoga's
effects should slightly ease up following the 2014 mid-term elections with
Saturn moving into Scorpio.
Jyotish heavily
relies on stars or star clusters called nakshatras
(mansions of the Moon). The sidereal zodiac divides the heavens into 27 nakshatras (referred to as “stars” from this point forward). These stars greatly reveal both the nature of
the native and the atmosphere of life experiences that surround the native. The
most revealing of the stars are the
stars in which:
- the Ascendant[xii] resides;
- the 1st lord resides; and
- the Moon resides.
The nature of these various stars color the fundamental constitution of the native’s life.
Their traits are especially heightened during their dasha.
President Obama’s Ascendant is in the star Dhanishta. People
with Dhanishta prominent in their
chart are noted for pioneering and trailblazing. They are often involved in
governance, medicine and surgery. Even though their intentions are good, they
are commonly mis-characterized. This does not stop them from staying focused
and moving forward, while keeping a clear mind on their objectives. President
Obama is a government official who is blazing new trails regarding the laws of
the land affecting medical care. Despite relentless distractions and naysayers,
he has maintained an even keel and remained focused on the goal.
The President’s 1st lord Saturn is in the star Uttara
Ashadha. Natives who are noted for their physical and mental penetration,
are commonly linked to surgery and deep thinkers. They are patient, forbearing
and often have careers in politics or health care. Uttara
Ashadha is associated with the Hindu elephant headed God Ganesha, who is known as the remover of
obstacles. They have a skill for starting large new enterprises and following
them through to completion. The President has exemplified these traits while
deftly navigating tremendous obstacles to Obamacare legislation.
The President’s Moon is in the star Rohini. Natives are highly charming and are known for
providing and receiving good hospitality. They exhibit an ability to start and
grow new ventures. They will climb the success ladder and be propelled to high
positions in society and career. They are good at eluding obstacles, can be
obsessive about life and death issues and often experience strong racial
tensions in their life. They commonly involved in plagiarism of ideas or
property, both as perpetrators and victims.
Rohini’s nature
shining on the President's life and success is obvious. The previous paragraph
reads like his personal bio, but the extent of plagiarism found in his recent
life might not be so clear. His signature program was designed to be nearly a
direct copy of Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts health care program. Outlandish conspiracy theorists continue to
claim the President's birth certificate has been faked. They have altered his
family history, encouraging a large population to believe he was born in Kenya.
This misguided information has been used in never-ending attempts to discredit
him and his legal right to be president.
In summary, President Obama’s chart robustly reveals his
intention and capacity to legislate major health care reform during his presidency,
albeit with significant problems. Much of his success has already proven true
but, at the time of this writing, widespread resistance remains. The questions are,
"Was the bill signed at a time that helped or hurt its success?" and
"How will it fare long term?" In Part 2 we will examine
the muhurta for Obamacare’s signing
ceremony.
Exhibit 3:
Planetary Strengths
First Tier Strengths (FTS)
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First Tier Weaknesses (FTW)
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Planet in Exaltation Sign
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Planet in Debilitation Sign
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Planet in Own Sign
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Dark Moon (Within 72⁰ of Sun waxing & waning)
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Retrograde Planet
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Solar Eclipse (for Sun)
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Directional Strength
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Lunar Eclipse (for Moon)
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Fullish Moon (6 - 8 Houses from Sun)
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Defeat in Planetary War
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Rahu/Ketu during Eclipse
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Planetary Combustion (Within 6⁰ of
Sun)
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Second Tier Strengths (STS)
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Second Tier Weakness (STW)
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Association with or Aspect from Natural Benefic
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Association with or Aspect from Natural Malefic
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Occupation of Friend's Sign
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Occupation of Enemy's Sign
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Flanked by Natural Benefics (2nd & 12th house)
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Flanked by Natural Malefics (2nd & 12th house)
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Winner of Planetary War
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Occupying 1st or Last Degree of a Sign
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[i] http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/birth-certificate-long-form.pdf
[ii] Sasha: Phala
Deepika ch 6 slokas 1 & 4
[iii]
Saravali ch 36 sloka 117
[iv] Chamara:
Phala Deepika ch 6 slokas 44 - 45
[v] Saravali
ch 35 slokas 38 & 52
[vi] Brihat
Parasara Hora ch 41 sloka 28
[vii] Brihat
Parasara Hora ch 41 sloka 28
[viii] Phala
Deepika ch 7 slokas 26, 28, 29 & 30
[ix] Brihat
Parasara Hora ch 39 sloka 28
[x] Phala
Deepika ch 6 sloka 21
[xi] Phala
Deepika ch 6 sloka 57 & 67: 10th lord Venus occupies negative 6th
house while strong malefic Saturn aspects 10th house
[xii] Exact
degree of the rising sign which provides the most unique descriptor for the native in a chart.
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