Star of Bethlehem
BARACK OBAMA PRE-NATAL ASTROLOGICAL ANALYSIS
There are two things to consider in Barack Obama's pre-natal astrological analysis. One is the effect of eclipses that might have occurred while Senator Obama was still in his mother's womb and the other is any significant or important celestial events that might have occurred during this time as well before he was born. Three celestial events were identified between November 1960 and August 4, 1961. They are:
1) Total Solar Eclipse on February 14, 1961
2) Lunar Eclipse on March 2, 1961
3) Saturn and Jupiter Conjunction of February 18, 1961
PATH OF OBAMA'S PRE-NATAL ECLIPSES:
The Path of Senator Barack Obama's Pre-Natal Solar Eclipse that occurred before he was born on February 14, 1961 went through France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Eastern Europe. The Path of Obama's Pre-Natal Lunar Eclipse that occurred on March 2, 1961 when through Asia, Australia, Pacific and North America.
The path of these eclipses specifically tell us the areas of the world where Obama will face his greatest challenges and have the strongest impact. It is interesting to note that none of these eclipse paths run through the Middle East or Iraq where Obama's Venus conjunction line travels. This means that Obama will not have any difficulty addressing Middle East issues including the War in Iraq or addressing issues in the Middle East, but would face greater challenges along the lines and path of his pre-natal eclipses. This is also where he might have the greatest successes for which he would be remembered.
PRE-NATAL SOLAR & LUNAR ECLIPSES
Briefly speaking, the Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius makes Barack Obama an intelligent "Aquarian" personality in the sense that he never meets a person that he does not like and would have an eclectic collection of friends throughout this life, the more the merrier! Being a Leo with Sagittarius degree influence, his role would not be to entertain friends and family as Bill Clinton and most Leos would prefer, but to either put them to work or enlighten them with some brilliant idea that only he knows and understands too well.
SELF IMPOSED ISOLATION FOR REST & RECOUPERATION
The Sun Side of the Lunar Eclipse in Pisces of March 2, 1961 brings out "Christ-like" compassion in Barack Obama, a sense of enlightened martyrdom as well as isolation and self-imposed imprisonment in order to regenerate through long periods of sleep for rest and recuperation perhaps sitting in Buddhist mediation position in light blue and white floral patterned pajamas, and nothing else but sleep will do for him, i.e., deep, long sleep with no disturbance or interference, which he probably did right after winning the Iowa Caucus - a well earned personal reward indeed.
WORK, WORK, WORK & MORE WORK!
On the Moon Virgo Side of the Pre-Natal Lunar Eclipse in Pisces, when Senator Obama awakens from a long well deserved overdue rest, he jumps right back into action working hard as if nothing else is important or exist. This is natural for individuals who have Jupiter conjunct Saturn in Capricorn in their charts found in the 1960-1961 generation depending on placement and aspects. (For Your Information: Jupiter conjuncted Saturn in 1980-1981 in the Tropical astrological sign of Libra on December 27, 1980 which focuses on having well structured and functional relationships and again in 1999-2000 in the Tropical sign of Taurus on May 28, 2000 that focuses on increasing one's financial resources and sustenance through business, politics or career.)
Since Capricorn rules Career and Public Image there is never enough work around the office or home to exhaust these strongly organized and well structured "Every-Ready" souls. Obama's favorite expression might very well be, "what must I do now to win the presidential election or 'properly' run the country." Driven is an understatement for these Jupiter Conjunct Saturn in Capricorn individuals. Inexhaustible energy, tremendous strength, vigor and commitment are better terms due to Jupiter's abundance and Saturn strict discipline and demands to stick with the schedule, especially when in the astrological sign of Capricorn.
WORK MULTIPLIED MANY TIMES OVER!
However, it should be noted that in Obama's case with his Sun and Mercury at 12 and 1 degrees of Leo in the Ninth (9th) House (see above), work for Obama comes easy, (it is not exhausting) in that he gets more done in less time than most people would. So, yes he is an extremely hard worker as indicated by the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Capricorn in the Third (3rd) House, but he is also one that works efficiently with ingenuity as the chart indicates, with the rare ability to multiple the fruits of his labor many times over by working through his staff, family and firm supporters. See: Obama Inbetween Two Long Ropes with Pyramid of Supporters Behind Him.
PATH OF FORTUNE ALIGNMENT WITH PRE-NATAL JUPITER-SATURN CONJUNCTION
Obama's pre-natal Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction aligned with the Path of Fortune on February 4, 1961, ten (10) days before his pre-natal solar eclipse occurred in Aquarius and 14 days before pre-natal Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction. See: Obama Pre-Natal Jupiter-Saturn Path of Fortune Position.
KING "UNIVERSAL"
Another "King" is born.
According to Hawaii's favorite astrologer, Susan Aiu, who was the individual who identified Barack Obama in early December 2006 as the person whom my December 2006 Prediction for the Next President of the USA relate to that was based on the Earthquake Dream of September 30, 2006 posted later on this website on January 3, 2007 and date and time stamped in the Dream Registry on January 12, 2007:
"REGULUS is the fixed star signifying fame and fortune. It is at 28 Leo. Barack's North Node, his way out in this life, is in his career house at 27Leo19, so he was born to be famous in a public career. He has brought this into this life, through the South Node in Aquarius which reached out into the world.
I remind you that he learned tolerance for all peoples by being born and raised in Hawaii. My daughter who was born just 3 months later than him, and grew up here, has confirmed the effect that Hawaii has on locals. And when he relocates to DC, he has Capricorn rising, putting his Saturn/Jupiter conj right under the ascendent. His Progressed Moon is moving through Capricorn now, emphasizing his mental acuity, and then will go through Aquarius [starting December 29, 2007 when transiting Mars retrogrades into Cancer in the Tropical Zodiac; also see Mars in Cancer], allowing him to be the Universal presence in the world. " |
JUPITER-SATURN CONJUNCTION
It is important to note that Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction occurred only 4 days after the Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius took place on February 14, 1961. This close alignment gives Obama very strong, if not powerful, pre-natal influence in the sign of Aquarius at a time when we are shifting from the Age of Pisces to the New Age of Aquarius that started when Uranus Entered Pisces on December 30, 2003.
SINGLE CONJUNCTION ENLIGHTENED BY THE SUN
Astronomers and astrologers agree for the most part that the Star of Bethlehem was the triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn that occurred in the sign of Pisces about 7 BC. It was this conjunction that The Wise Men (Magi) followed in the sky (astrologers from the east, most likely Babylon, which is now modern day Iraq, perhaps Kurds) to find the exact astro-location of the manger of Jesus, The Christ. Triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is said to occur only once every 900 years. The Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in Capricorn on February 18, 1961 was a single event. It did not occur again throughout the planets retrograde periods. However, what makes this conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in Capricorn very special is the fact that it occurred close to the time of a solar and lunar eclipses of Aquarius, Pisces and Virgo. The Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on February 14, 1961 gave strength, energy and greater importance to this conjunction than others that normally occur throughout the Century.
STAR OF BETHELEM
The Star of Bethlehem is not an actual star as many believe. Many astronomers and astrologers believe that the supposed Star of Bethlehem is nothing more than the Triple Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter that took place around the time of the birth of Christ. This Jupiter-Saturn conjunction appeared as a star over the manger in Bethlehem, City of David in Judea. "Edgar Cayce's Secrets of Astrology" by Kirk Nelson (page 117) places the Birth of the Christ at March 19, 4 BC- a little after midnight in spring of the 4th year of the First Century BC. Adrian Gilbert, author of "Signs in the Sky", places the birth of The Christ near the summer solstice at July 25th 7 BC - a date when shepherds living in the Middle East do not keep watch over their sheep at night!
SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS AT NIGHT
According to Luke 2:8 shepherds kept watch over their flocks at night. It is well known in the Middle East where Jesus was born that shepherds only kept watch over their flocks at night during the spring when ewe (female sheep) gave birth. At other times during the year, sheep are allowed to roam freely. Because of the constant danger of predators in the early spring when ewe gave birth, it was important for shepherds to watch their flocks at night to not lose new born lambs to predator animals. For this reason, Edgar Cayce's birth date of Jesus, The Christ of March 19th, 4 BC makes more sense for the birth date of The Christ.
DECEMBER 25th USAGE OF JESUS' BIRTH DATE IS TRANSPLANTED FROM CELTIC EUROPEAN WICCAN CULTURE AND TRADITIONS!
Our modern day usage of December 25th as the birth date of Jesus, The Christ, came from European Celtic Traditions (pagan - Wicca) that celebrated the winter solstice and the Re-Birth of the Unconquerable Sun God for three days after the winter solstice occurred on December 21-22 of each year. While the people of Europe and much of the old world actively celebrated the re-birth of the Sun each year at the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and at the summer solstice each year for people living in the southern hemisphere, the Astronomers-Astrologers of the Ancient World would Carefully Check the Earth Declination to the Sun to Ensure that the Earth had not Moved off its Axis that Heralds the Start of a New Age through a complete wipe-out of prior civilizations (for example, The Mayans).
SHEPHERDS JOURNEYED TO BETHLEHEM
The shepherds who watched their flock at night were informed of the birth of the Christ Child by the appearance of an angel, after which they departed to Bethlehem to see the Christ child and share their story of the appearance of the angel with others in the Town of Bethlehem, of which Jesus' mother took note. See: Luke 2: 8-20.
THE HOROSCOPE
It is important to note that astrologers living in ancient times in Israel, Judea, Babylon and Egypt were meticulous keepers of time who used the horoscope to align events and predictions with the movement of the planets and the stars.
BEFORE OR AFTER?
If you follow along for illustration purposes and change the second word "AFTER"(New Kings James Version) or "WHEN" (King James Version) to BEFORE in Matthew 2:1 you get a completely different story that is consistent and more in agreement with Matthew 2:16 that states that The Magi gave Herod erroneous information on what time the star appeared that made it impossible for Herod to independently determine and verify when and where (ancient GPS system) the Christ Child would be born, which made him exceedingly angry, resulting in the death of many innocent children.
ENTER THE THREE WISE MEN - Magi!
The idea that the Three Wise Men arrived "BEFORE" and not tardily AFTER or WHEN Jesus was born is further supported by the idea that it is unlikely and would have been grossly unprofessional for The Three Wise Men (Magi) to have set out on a very important, long awaited historic journey to Bethlehem from the east in Persia (modern day Iraq) "AFTER" the Christ was born, knowing full well that the child could be moved after birth by its mother at anytime to a new town, city or location (particularly since the mother and child had just completed a long journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the City of David and were forced to spend the night in a manger, since there was no room at Bethlehem's Inn; Luke 2:7), that would have caused The Three Wise Men (Magi) to completely miss out on finding and positively identifying the Christ child after such a long and arduous journey from the east. It is most likely that the Magi set out to find the location of the birth of the Christ well in advance of the child's predicted birth date, place and time using astrology to give them the exact date, time and location of birth. Once the Three Wise Men arrived in Bethlehem and confirmed the location, date and time of the birth of the Christ child and saw the star directly on the Mid-Heaven above using astrological and astronomical calculations to correctly ascertained the proper alignment with the planets and stars above, all they then had to do was to wait for the arrival of "a mother" (whom they knew not!) to come to Bethlehem at that exact and precise date, time and location to give birth to the Christ child based upon when they expected the birth of the Christ Child to occur, which would be consistent with the prophecies and predictions of past Jewish prophets and patriarchs. It would have been very important to the Magi that they witness the birth themselves to confirm and ascertain that the Christ child had been born before bestowing their precious gifts on the chosen one!
THE WISDOM OF THE WISE MEN!
For the Three Wise Men to have found the Christ Child "AFTER" the mother gave birth would have been completely unacceptable, since all mothers living in Bethlehem with a young child would have claimed that their child was born at the date, location and hour prophesied by the Three Wise Men. The Three Wise Men wouldn't know which mother to believe. As was obvious to King Herod, whenever people in ancient times saw Magi come to their community, town, village or country they instantly knew that the arrival of Wise Astrologers from the East was for a very special reason! The town would have been buzzing with rumors, but the Magi being faithful to their creed would never have disclosed the reason for their visit under any circumstances, knowing that evil lurked in abeyance at the door.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK!
Note that at their embassy meeting to gain visa entry into Judea, King Herod of Judea diligently enquired of The Three Wise Men NOT where the Christ child would be born, but rather 'what time the star appeared' (Matt. 2:7) to allow his own court astrologers to calculate the exact birth date, time and place of the birth of the Christ child. Knowing the serious nature and implications of Herod's enquiry, The Three Wise Men were forced to deceive Herod by NOT giving him the correct constellation, planetary alignments, date and time when the star appeared in order to protect the Christ Child from King Herod (Matt. 2:16) who later became exceedingly angry! Using the constellation, date and time that Herod had determined from information provided by The Three Wise Men, since Herod had no other source of information to properly and accurately determine when the star appeared, Herod chose to put to death all male child two years and under who were born in Bethlehem as well as all its districts, just in case the Christ child was born in out-lying districts under those astrological assumptions.
WHICH STAR & WHEN DID IT APPEAR?
Herod's action suggests that the Three Wise Men arrived in Bethlehem up to two (2) years before Jesus was born, and that during their entire stay they never revealed the date and time when the star appeared - for the Wise Men this must have been a secret mission. The star involved could have been the fixed star Regulus, but since Regulus was well known in the ancient world as the star of Kings, it could have been another star for which Herod was given the name, but not the correct time when it appeared; hence Herod was not able to independently confirm and verify the Wise Men's prediction of the birth of a savior King!
THE GREAT ESCAPE!
Two years later when Herod discovered that the Wise Men did not show up as planned and his men found no star appearing and no child being born at the place, date and time when they expected the birth to occur (based on astrological information provided by the Wise Men), Herod became exceedingly angry and urgently sought the Wise Men who had already left his country via another route.
MAGI'S JOB DONE, FAIT ACCOMPLI
Once the Magi (Three Wise Men) identified and witness the birth of the Christ child based on the date, time and location given in ancient prophecies vis-à-vis alignment with planets, stars and past Jewish and Middle Eastern prophetic traditions, they confidently provided gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child and mother and took their leave. Their task completed, the Magi (Three Wise Men) need not stay on any longer since the mother was tired from her long journey bearing child from Nazareth to Bethlehem to be registered and documented according to Caesar Augustus' decree (Luke 2: 1-8) to allow prophecy to be fulfilled, even of the then known crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection of the anointed one!
Written & Posted: January 2008
