04/12/2002 Archived Entry: "Astroworld reading on Erskine Bowles, NC Senate"

Astroworld reading on Erskine Bowles, NC Senate

A Leo natally, at 15 degrees, Jupiter is transiting conjunct, 16 Leo on election day. The election in 2002 occurs during a new moon, which brings added solar emphasis. Natally, the two planets are not in angle, with a Jupiter placement at 27 Virgo. His progressed 11 Libra Sun is just now extending beyond conjunction with progressed 8 Libra Jupiter.

In 1993, President Bill Clinton asked Bowles to head America's Small Business Administration-- progressed Sun was at 2 Libra, progressed Jupiter at 6 Libra. In 1996, President Clinton asked Bowles to be his Chief of Staff--P Sun at 5 Libra, P Jupiter at 7 Libra. In November 1998, Bowles resigned as Chief of Staff and returned to his business responsibilities in Charlotte-- P Sun conjunct P Jupiter.

What this means is that the issues that decide the election in 2002 for Bowles will be this time period of the porgressed wax to conjunction cycle of the Jupiter and Sun placements. The transit of Jupiter to Bowles natal Sun rekindles the issues of that time. Bowles will say that it was a period during which he won praise from Democrats and Republicans for his integrity and his role as an “honest broker” in the often-contentious relations between the Clinton White House and the Republican Congress. Bowles helped negotiate the first balanced federal budget in nearly 30 years, while protecting such Democratic priorities...

This “honest broker” angle of producing a balanced budget in concert with the opposing party is a good reflection of the Libra wax to conjunction of Jupiter and his Leo Sun. Bowles natal Neptune in at 4 Libra, and so a certain amount of illusion existed in his dealings at this time, which was subsequently brought to light as his progressed Sun moved over the natal, and then progressed Neptune position of 6 Libra, during the time of the Clinton affair. Republicans will attempt to make this a stain that sticks on him, as a reflection of Clinton's lack of morals.

I would forecast that up against Dole, he will have quite a bit of star power to match hers, but will need to successfully win the battle of ideas portraying the picture of he did during his tenure with Clinton.