Has there ever been a Speaker of the House who made so much news?[1]
Even before assuming office? "Exuberant and impatient...nearly
jumping out of his skin...blabby, effervescent...his every utterance
is news."[2]
This is perfectly in keeping with the celestial birth certificate
of Newt Gingrich. Given his Moon of personality in Sagittarius,
conjunct a critical degree and his I.C., strongly aspected and
part of a grand trine in fire-the above characterization is to
be expected. All the more so since, by mutual reception, the lunar
orb is joined by jolly Jupiter. Add to that the fact that before
he took the gavel, the Sun was making its annual transit over
his natal Moon, and transiting Jupiter and Pluto were also approaching.
Not only was there speculation that he seemed "poised to
become the most dominant legislative leader in memory,"[3]
but that, just possibly, he might some day occupy the Oval Office.
With Sun and Saturn, as well as Moon and Mars, in aspect, his
chart has the "characteristic earmark of American presidents."[4]
Obviously this projection may be premature, but Gingrich does
possess a powerful potential for leadership. For starters, his
chart is a bucket pattern: nine planets within 180 degrees and
the tenth at least a sextile removed from them, called the apex
or handle.[5] His handle is the Moon, already described, and fittingly
in that position, for it, perhaps more than any other part of
the chart, helps him "handle" people, a talent vital
for a leader.
He receives powerful help in this especially from the eleventh
house of friends. Moon-ruled Cancer is on the cusp, occupied by
its powerful Scorpio decan conjunct a critical degree, and holding
three planets, more than any other house: Jupiter in the sign
of its exaltation and conjunct a critical degree, and the Venus-Pluto
conjunction. There can be no doubt, this man doesn't just perfunctorily
socialize because it "comes with the job"; he genuinely
enjoys it, which is well, since the members of the House could
easily recognize if his affability were a "put on."
The eleventh house not only pertains to friends, but also to
hopes and aims, and perhaps nowhere more than in politics it is
not only important what one knows, but whom.
And the Georgian (by adoption) is not deficient in what he knows.
A History Ph.D. and former instructor in European history, he
is blessed with "photographic memory"[6] — four planets
plus M.C. and sign signature are in Gemini. Saturn therein "sharpens
and deepens" the mind and is "one of the best positions"
for this orb, enabling it to "cope with all the exigencies
of life."[7] Uranus therein bestows a mind of its own. Best
of all, with both planets in the sign of the lower mind, he should
have the ability to safeguard the cream of the old while reaching
for the best of the new.
Mercury is well placed in the ninth sector, pertaining to the
higher mind, and is in its own sign governing communication skills,
which translates as this "Speaker" is rarely at a loss
for words. For instance, once he was "accused" of changing
his mind on a certain matter-a typical Gemini trait. "I've
just grown," he explained. He might truthfully have added,
"It's part of my nature."[8]
One aspect of his Gemini nature should hold Dr. Gingrich in especially
good stead: "Gemini's love to fix things."[9] Isn't fixing
something making a change? And didn't he obtain his office because
America wanted change? Nor is this surprising, since, with its
Gemini Ascendant, isn't the U.S. a Gemini nation?[10]
In addition to those already touched on, there are other indications
of strength in Newt's natus: Sun and Saturn in the tenth house;
six planets are part of a conjunction or stellium; seven are conjunct
critical degrees; eight are in masculine signs.
Also minor aspects. Generally they don't mean much, except if
numerous. The septile (51-1/2 degrees, with small orb) and biseptile
(103 degrees plus small orb) are both aspects of destiny, found
in the charts of the strong. Here there are four of the former
(Venus-Saturn, Venus-Neptune, Mars-Uranus, Jupiter-Uranus) and
one of the latter (Saturn-Neptune). Additionally, Gingrich's South
Node is in the same sign and degree as the U.S. Moon-a tie of
destiny.
The powerful Mars is also a boon. In its own sign, the house of
which it is natural ruler, conjunct a critical degree, little
wonder Mr. Speaker can dominate groups and gatherings. Mars is
also the planet of the trailblazer on the mundane level, especially
if in its own sign, and Gingrich is heading in the direction of
becoming one.
Added strength comes from the fact that this chart is not only
a Bucket but also a Locomotive, with all planets within 240 degrees.
It indicates energy, drive, ambition-all qualities helpful for
a leader. In this pattern, the most important planet is the one
facing the biggest planet-less space clockwise. Here it is dynamic
Mars in the eighth house-that of debts and deficits! Undoubtedly
the way this problem is handled will greatly influence the nation's
future.[11] If it is handled with the same vigor with which Gingrich
has handled his own past, all should be well.
He first tried for Congress in 1974. With Saturn over his natal
Jupiter and Neptune atop his Moon, he lost. In 1976, with Saturn
transiting his Venus-Pluto conjunction and slow-moving Neptune
still afflicting his Moon, history repeated itself. But in 1978,
with progressed Pluto over his Ascendant, he finally made it.
When the ancient Israelites faced a major problem victoriously,
the Sacred Record states that "the people had a mind to work."[12]
If this country is to overcome its present-day problems, it is
necessary that the same disposition and determination be present
in those entrusted with its leadership. p
— A Probationer
1. Bob Schieffer, Moderator of CBS' "Face the Nation," January 22,1995.
2. Newsweek, December 19, 1994, pp. 35, 37
3. Newsweek, December 19, 1994, pp. 35, 27.
4. Astrology for the Millions, Grant Lewi, p. 451
5. "At its best...the...inspirer of others." The Guide
to Horoscope Interpretation, Marc Edmund Jones, p. 78. With nine
planets in the chart's top half and Ascendant, it definitely holds
out the promise of rising in life.
6. He has a "photographic memory" and "is a rich
fount of historical comparisons and philosophical commentary."
The Christian Science Monitor, December 6, 1994, p. 4; December
9, 1994, p. 4.
7. Grant Lewi, op. cit., p. 168. The Message of the Stars, Max
Heindel, p. 256.
8.Understanding Your Child Through Astrology, Dr. John J. Loeper,
p. 145.
9. Dr. John J. Loeper, op. cit., p. 53.
10. Seven of the U.S. states are Gemini; no other sign rules
more. Four of them-more than of any other sign-changed their minds
during the Civil War and seceded. Gemini thrives on variety and
change.
11. On a major national TV interview program, members of both
major parties, while differing on much else, did agree that the
disposition of the nation's debts and deficit would determine
America's destiny. CBS' Face the Nation, January 15, 1995.
12. Nehemiah 4:6
— Rays from the Rose Cross Magazine, November/December, 1995
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