I won't be the only one to suggest that this election has been one of the most interesting and significant of my lifetime. It has brought tears, intense emotions of relief, and of course, hope for some people, while also evoking its opposite in others. This must always be so. The wise Chinese philosophers understood that the greater the intensity of one side of something will automatically bring about an equal intensity on the other. Please take a look at this NY Times article for one example of this.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/us/07guns.html?_r=1&oref=slogin This isn't the only picture I've seen about the sudden upsurge in the purchase of all sorts of weapons. It does represent something that I think we may want to remember, especially as the nation and world enters a very difficult period beginning in 2010. This election in particular and politics in general forms a backdrop to a deeper and very profound cultural shift that is coming. Yes, economic struggles, which are already taking place, are likely to continue and become more severe, but this isn't all of it. What is coming is a new paradigm itself that is necessary given all the complex and interrelated problems this country and the world is facing. The Saturn-Uranus opposition has just begun and will occur 4 more times over the next two years. And then Pluto also becomes involved in the energy of our planet. This is important in my judgment because it means that there will be intense opposition to the changes that will be introduced. While Obama's message is about hope, it is most of all about unity, about coming together for a common purpose. That very message will necessarily also include resentment and fear by many. Already many people are expressing their fear of an emerging tyranny, brought about by Obama's intention (they believe) of turning this country into a socialistic and government-run set of institutions. This reminds me of one of the oddest aspects of this past election. Prior to the election many thought that Obama represented the Uranian side of the opposition as his theme was about change, while McCain was the Saturnian side with his experience, age, and wisdom. Yet, it turned out that Obama was seen as the calm one, the one who could stay centered in the middle of the turbulent times we're in (Saturn) and McCain was seen as the more erratic one, the maverick, who was capable of doing the unexpected at any moment (Uranus). How strange that turned out to be. It is typical of Uranus that it creates the most unexpected of scenarios. I've always thought that it is absurd to try to predict what Uranus will do, since the more you think you understand it, the more it will undermine that very understanding. Uranus is considered to be the higher octave of Mercury and both manifest the archetypal trickster, often enjoying doing whatever no one could ever predict. I know many people are relieved that Obama won the election. It is however, in my opinion, just the beginning of a cycle that promises to be full of surprises and disappointments as something bigger than anything we can see now begins to emerge. Jim Sher www.sherastrology.com
