Marla asks:
What might this upcoming moon void of course mean for election day?
The Moon will be v/c from 1:47 a.m. until 7:01 p.m. on November 4.
It’s not as bad as 2000. And it might not be a thing at all. Here’s how I figure that.
The first polls to open on Election Day are in Dixville Notch, NH, at 12:00 midnight.1 At that time, the Moon is not yet v/c. So even though many of us will be voting during the Moon v/c period, when the election begins at midnight in Dixville Notch, the Moon is still in a pretty good spot. Beginnings hold great importance in astrology. The beginning is the birth chart.
Let’s compare this year to the biggest clusterf*** in recent memory. The 2000 election began with Mercury at 00 Scorpio, retrograde. That makes kind of a “Mercury void of course” situation. Mercury was also square Neptune, planet of deception and confusion. Remember what a mess that was? Retrograde Mercury dipped back into 29 Libra and changed direction at 10:30 pm on Election Day, then swung back into Scorpio. Remember how Florida was called for Bush, then contested, then the recount, then the Supreme Court? Then back to Bush. Scorpio, Libra, Scorpio. Bush, ????, Bush.
In 2008, Mercury will also change signs on Election Day (around 11 a.m. eastern). But Mercury is not retrograde and does not square Neptune this year. Instead, it sextiles Pluto, which looks like a good sign to me. So I do not think we are looking at another 2000.
If you’re still concerned about it, there is probably still time to apply for an absentee ballot. And many localities are offering opportunities to vote early.
p.s. Not directed at Marla or anyone in particular, just spreading the word. All this kerfuffle about ACORN and voter fraud is nothing more than shameful, made-up garbage. See below.
1 Thanks to Tom Roma for the Dixville Notch info. He gave a very enlightening talk to the Richmond NCGR about the 2000 election. Most of the points I made about it are his.
- 21 October 2008
- Comments (9)
Molly Cliborne Gauthier
1 · Lance Ferguson · 25 October 2008
thank you, Molly, for letting me know the real story about ACORN.
M and P are shameful liars, mean spirited…
good story on Moon V/C. I was worried about that but I also agree that the chart of the election doesn’t have a V/C Moon.
And Mercury entering Scorpio in sextile to Pluto is a very good aspect to see…
now…what about the Mars Neptune square? Still sounds like some bullpoop is around…heh?
2 · Molly · 28 October 2008
Ah, but isn’t there always some bullpoop inherent in the process? And this time there have been threats of violence (Mars) coming from the right wing that hopefully will come to nothing (Neptune). Unfocused anger coming from a misinformed public. I may be wrong, but I’m encouraged that it isn’t Mercury in trouble.. we can and will decide.
3 · JuliB · 3 November 2008
I experienced ACORN-worker fraud and harassment at my caucus in Las Vegas in January. Hillary supporters, of which I was one, were spat upon and called racists. Non-Obama voters were misdirected and locked out, even though Obama voters were let into the gym after the close-out time. ACORN workers violated rules left and right and “lost” boxes of votes for Hillary. All our NV caucuses were a sham, and our Dem. Sec. of State Ross Miller did nothing about it, even after the FBI raided the LV ACORN office in October.
I’ve been a Dem for 35 years, and I can tell you that it feels bad—very bad—to have been spat upon by sister and fellow Dems and to have had my caucus vote stolen. Our votes are sacrosanct, but they were treated like garbage.
A documentary made by Dem. Gigi Gaston shows Dems—male, female, black, white, etc.—recounting horrifying caucus and polling-place incidents during the primary. It’s at www.wewillnotbesilenced2008.com. There’s also more firsthand evidence at www.caucusanalysis.org. I’m sorry to say, ACORN thugism, cheating, and vote rigging is real, and so is Sen. Obama’s long, deep connection with it.
The mainstream media have refused to report all the news. And now, you may hate me for relating my true experience, but regardless who wins tomorrow, the truth will eventually out. And you may still hate me for raining on your parade, but put yourself in my place. If you’ve never voted in a caucus or were not harassed during your state’s primary, then you have no idea what really DID IN FACT occur across the country.
I just couldn’t hold back anymore. It’s true. I experienced it, so did millions of others. I’m sorry that our fellow Democrats just don’t care about it. Saddest time in my 53 years of life. Sad for people of color who fought against the very thing that their own people perpetrated against others at the polls. You can see them speak about it on the documentary.
But you won’t look. Obama supporters don’t care.
4 · Molly · 3 November 2008
Wow… How dare you accuse me of not caring. How dare you presume to know my heart and mind. Do you really think that about me? That I wouldn't care about voter fraud? And not just me, but the 53 or however-many percent of Americans that support Obama. Just Wow. Your blanket assumptions make me not want to believe what you have to say. And there you have a self fulfilling prophecy and another example of the divisive politics that has gotten us nowhere for too many years now. I'm sorry you feel like you were disenfranchised. But why do you feel the need to come to my website and be so ugly to me, Juli? It has been a long time since I liked Hillary, but that doesn’t mean I don’t care about potential voter fraud. I am happy to consider another side of things if I’m asked nicely and respectfully. "You don’t care" does not help your cause. And your timing sucks too.
5 · Molly · 4 November 2008
Lancer, this looks kind of like a Mars square Neptune thing.. what do you think?
6 · Samantha · 6 November 2008
Molly, Molly, Molly…looking for info about going under the knife came first from Aristotle – I think. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, however it brought me to you while searching for info on “surgery square moon” (that was my search). You see, I too, research Astrology and know a thing or two – however your evidence is most appreciated. Thank you – It has cleared up my nervous stomach and made me make the intuitive decision to cancel my dentist surgery (booked tomorrow afternoon – right now it’s just too close for contact to a void of course moon plus a Pisces one tomorrow when it comes out Plus the moon just doesn’t feel right for me right now. Feelings of back muscles and stress for the last month or so has brought about old feelings first felt back after Sun had entered Taurus – April 24th was the day). But the gut never lies… Must be that Venus in Virgo I got and Saturn in the first house of Taurus. As a cancer – I feel things (sometimes before others). Maybe we’ll chat again.
Chow and thank you for your website.
Sam
7 · moon signs · 12 November 2008
well it probably will all turn out for the best
8 · Jill Evans · 13 October 2010
I found my way to this post from another page on your site. Only after reading a part of it did I realize how old it was; I decided to read some of the responses anyway. I feel very, very compelled to say that your response to “JuliB”, whoever that is, was completely unfair!!
She wasn’t attacking you, she was attacking the Democratic party, her own party! Do you think she was lying? Was she just making it all up? It doesn’t really sound that way to me.
If there is any truth to the story, then let’s just reiterate the facts: NO ONE has the right to behave in such a fashion, and I don’t care whose side of the fence they’re on!!!
9 · Molly · 14 October 2010
Right, and it was completely fair of her to paint all of the folks who didn’t agree with her with the same brush.