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to serve two terms in office. However, it gender, etc.). An important part of the
is now well-documented that he was not maturation process is learning to navigate
a functioning president for his last two the expectations, assumptions, and ”rules”
years in office, suffering from dementia of such groupings, while still maintaining
and severe cognitive decline. In 2000 our individuality. It can also be very
(Taurus conjunction) George Bush was difficult to respect and honor the cultural
elected and survived to serve two terms, traditions and teachings of one’s origins
although the legitimacy of his second when one is caught up in the throes of
term will forever haunt him. Some argue sweeping universal forces that challenge
that the terrorist attack of 9-11-01, which their validity, veracity, and morality.
shattered the nation to the core and Such work is the delicate nature of the
took the lives of thousands, indicated cyclic dance between Jupiter and Saturn.
that Tecumseh’s Curse was still in effect. The tense dynamic (square aspect)
Finally, in 2020, with the conjunction currently happening between them is
occurring in another air sign, due to party exacerbated by the fact that these social/
fears about public concern regarding cultural goliaths of the cosmos symbolize
mental competency and cognitive decline, two opposing principles, eternally
President Joe Biden announced that he at odds with one another: These are
will not seek reelection. It appears that expansion/ growth/progress (Jupiter) and
Tecumseh’s curse might still be alive contraction/consolidation/conservation.
and well, although the form it takes has Whereas Jupiter describes our urge to
changed, from physical death to the explore what lies beyond boundaries,
cognitive decline (mental death) of the Saturn describes our urge to clearly
sitting president elected in those years of define and solidify what lies within them.
the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction. Jupiter is the “Spirit of the Law”, favoring
change, adaptation and adjustment to
Jupiter and Saturn are considered to accommodate new awareness. Saturn
be “social” planetary influences, as is “The Letter of the Law”, seeking to
opposed to the “personal” individual maintain stability, uphold tradition, and
defining influence and “outer” collective/ honor the past.
universal influence of the planets which
precede or follow them. We are all social To be continued in Part II in October
beings, born into various socio/cultural edition.
groupings (i.e. ethnicity, race, religion,
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