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January 6, 2021: Trump's Assault on Congress

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  The events of January 6, 2021 happened because of the interplay of Trump and his base. The character of Trump's most ardent supporters was such that he was able to spur them to violent action. Trump cultivated his most extreme followers to use as his weapon. They cooperated beautifully and even committed murder for him. Trump, of course, did not slam the policeman who died. Trump knows how to evade the law and have others do his dirty work. Just ask Michael Cohen. Violent movements are carried out by those in society who are most impassioned and have the least inhibition about using violence. We are not all created equal when it comes to propensity for violence. Some have much shorter fuses. Sociopaths and psychopaths don't have much regret either. There are times in history when violence and revolution run rampant. Richard Tarnas in his book "Cosmos and Psyche" traces mass events and co-relates them to specific planetary configurations. The Saturn-Pluto stressful a...

Donald Trump: Pushbacks

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  A significant astrological exact transit of Mars conjunction dwarf planet Eris is coming on August 15-17, 2020. These two planets will be square Trump's natal Venus conjunction Saturn, his sensitive spot. The conjunction of Venus and Saturn means that Trump never feels he gets enough of love and approval. It is an insatiable need and a deep existential wound. The transiting Mars conjunction Eris hitting this spot means that Trump's ego is likely to be bruised by some outside action. Previously, when Mars and Eris met on February 6, 2019 Trump had to contend with the newly elected Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. It was the day of his SOTU speech in Congress when Democratic women protested by wearing white, the color of women suffrage. And then there was the famous clapback by Nancy Pelosi behind him. Trump got outplayed by women.  Mars Conjunction Eris seems a fitting archetypal energy for this event. Trump ignored Pelosi and did not wait for her to introduce him, which i...

Trump is weak

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Weak people don't like to acknowledge their weaknesses because they are not strong enough to withstand the truth. But if they don't acknowledge where they are weak, they can't improve. Their self-worth needs to be reinforced by other people.  We are seeing these character flaws play out catastrophically with Donald Trump. He is vain, shallow, uninformed and endlessly preoccupied with how he appears: not how most people actually see him, but how he thinks they see him. Whenever he is criticized it is "fake news". This weekend, July 4th, he again risked the lives of his followers who attended his events with no social distancing. His need for adoration leads him to appeal to the most fringe elements which are still with him. The idea of putting his face next to the great American presidents at Mt. Rushmore is beyond deluded. Trump will continue to inflame his base because they make him feel powerful. He totally depends on their love and adoration. It is a ...