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Last night (6/8/23) an historic event took place in United States history, clearly not the type desired and yet one that was necessary. No-one is above the law. At 7:21PM, former President Trump announced that he had been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury regarding classified documents retained by him after he left office and kept at his various homes, primarily Mar-a-Lago. A criminal indictment of a former President has never happened before in the history of this country, and we have entered unchartered waters and continued strains to our democracy. As astrologers, we knew that Pluto in Aquarius (first time in this sign in 248 years!) would bring unprecedented, unexpected, and shocking events.
Most of us know the essence of the document story that culminated in this indictment. Once discovered that classified documents were missing, the National Archive asked Trump to return them in May 2021. He refused and delayed, eventually returning some of them, saying that’s all he had. It became clear that Trump had more documents, and he was asked once again to return the missing classified documents. Continual delays prompted an FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago 8/8/22 resulting in confiscation of many more boxes of documents. A total of 325 classified documents have been retrieved. Even today, there is some concern that more classified documents are still missing. Part of the charges in the indictment include that Trump knowingly asked his aides to move classified documents to avoid confiscation by the FBI. One of those aides Walt Nauta, is also charged in the indictment. The federal indictment lists 37 counts including conspiracy to obstruct justice and compromising national defense information. This is a former President of the United State who was willing to (and may well have) put US National Defense and our allies at grave risk.
A burning question I have is – why did Trump take highly sensitive National Defense documents in the first place? What exactly was he planning to do with them? The answer could be quite disturbing.
The indictment comes down with Mars and Venus in fiery Leo significant because Trump was born with Mars and the Ascendant in Leo. In fact, Trump is in the midst of his Mars return, a cycle that takes place for every person each 2 yrs. It commences a fresh infusion of personal energy to apply to goals, self-awareness, identity, actions, and objectives, typically making one more magnetic, energetic and/or visible. It often accompanies critical, incisive, impetuous, and sometimes angry action. Venus in Leo is also heated presiding over a hot summer. Venus is turning retrograde in Leo on 7/22/23 w/in a degree of Trump’s Ascendant. I will be discussing the Venus Retrograde cycle in a later article but suffice to say, Venus representing justice, fairness, and equality will be dramatically (Leo) on display and squarely focused on former President Trump and his activities (past and present). Because of its retrograde, Venus transits Leo between 6/5/23 and 10/8/23. Astrologically it is fascinating that days after Venus, the fiery warrior goddess entered Leo on 6/5/23, the indictment came down. Mars in Leo since 5/20/23, and Venus close by, contacted Trump’s Pluto 10 Leo the day of the federal indictment, indicating an event of profound depth and political consequence. Neptune/Pisces was inconjunct (150deg. aspect) Trump’s Mars/Leo indicating potential leaks, secrets, and questionable actions. Mercury/Taurus, an important planet for Trump as it rules his Sun, North Node and Uranus in Gemini was transiting the top of his chart (Midheaven), reputation and public standing. The transiting Sun/Gemini was exactly conjoined with Trump’s Uranus, adding to the surprising element of the entire situation. The Moon in Aquarius on 6/8/23 was forming an opposition to all the Leo planets in the sky and in Trump’s chart and this is also the USA birth Moon. When the Moon is in Aquarius, there are often key events for our country. On this day, many other planets were also contributing to the event.
One must wonder at what goes on in the mind of Donald Trump. From the many statements on record made by Trump about others regarding classified documents, the rule of law, or protecting democracy it appears that Trump believes he lives in a rarified reality of his own design where what applies to others clearly does not apply to himself.