First, a note to young people and college students: George Washington and Abe Lincoln never met. Contrary to a prior post wherein I said they were good friends, well, I was wrong. In fact, George Washington never even heard of Abe Lincoln. That’s how little knowledge of American history some of these people who become president have.
Washington, supposedly our nation’s first president, was born under the sign Pisces. Now, why do I say supposedly? Well, there is a letter in the National Archives, from Washington to a man named John Hanson, congratulating him on being the first president: of Congress, under the Articles of Confederation. [This is a true fact.] But as we count George as the first president elected by the people themselves…er…excuse me, by the Electoral College…let’s look at his chart.
Among the many things I can say, I will say three: first, he has a striking Jupiter-Saturn opposition on the Aries Point (Jupiter in Libra, Saturn in Aries). This gave him two lifetimes in one: devoted war general and public servant and wealthy estate owner. There were probably many examples in his life of having two separate and seemingly unrelated lives.
Second is that he has a powerful cluster of planets in his 7th house, in particular a conjunction of Mars, Nessus and Eris. The latter two were not discovered, but give him stand-out distinction as an innovator and one determined to shake up the world in some way. Eris and a centaur planet are a bit of astrological crystal meth.
Third: he had a Capricorn Moon. So many notable world leaders through history have had this lunar placement that I dubbed it The Emperor’s Moon. The Cap Moon bestows political awareness and talent; and moreover, an aura of power. Caesar Augustus had this Moon and so did Hitler. It makes awesome revolutionaries who can, if they want, become part of the new order. In one of the four versions of his chart, Fidel Castro has this Moon as well (Castro’s birth date and year are in question.)
As for Lincoln, he was born with an Aquarius Sun conjunct an asteroid strongly associated with politics — Pallas Athene. His many 1st house planets would seem to give the sense of someone who knows who he is, but the stories of his angst and anguish over the Civil War, pacing the White House at night, are famous. He also had a very powerful Saturn, conjunct Neptune.
Still, his apparent certainty of self, despite his doubts, got us through that horrid war, the bloodiest in American history.
He too has a powerful Eris placement: conjunct Chiron, in Aquarius. Aquarius is often said to be the sign of populism; it’s really more about the groups, and the leadership of ideas (ideological leadership), and this he had. He was able to be innovative and take on a huge public responsibility like few people could have. In fact he did reach the people with his words; we remember them until the present day. From memory: Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon a new continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Last, he had a Capricorn Moon. I have a much better sense of Lincoln than I do of Washington, and I often feel that his psychic imprint defines that Moon in many ways: brooding, introspective and strong. He that Moon in the 12th house; of all the U.S. presidents, he stands larger than life.
So, according to Astrodatabank, the sourcing on Lincoln’s birthday is from his biography and gets a rating of B. All students of astrology need to be familiar with the work of Lois Rodden, who modernized the process of recording, sourcing and rating birth data. When you reference or work with data, it’s important to know the source. Rodden developed not just the method for tracking the sources but also got competent astrologers into the habit of paying attention to the source before using data.
Not all data is available. If I use data where there is a discrepancy or conflict, I will say so. I’m not afraid to say, “In my view this is the right chart” or “this is a chart that works” — but I will always say so. Let’s consider Lincoln and Washington’s sources:
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Lincoln,_Abraham
Note that with Lincoln, the birthdates of his parents and even the midwife who delivered him are recorded.
George is from birth certificate/birth record and gets a rating of AA.
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Washington,_George
With old dates prior to the early 18th century, one must note the difference between Old Style (Julian calendar or O.S.) and New Style (Gregorian calendar or N.S.). Washington was born one day, and we use his corrected birthday according to N.S.
Today’s CNN tells the story:
“According to the Gregorian calendar, adopted by England and its colonies after Washington was born, his birth date was February 22, 1732. (The Julian calendar has him born on February 11.) He is viewed as one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history and was also much adored during his lifetime.”
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/15/presidents.day/index.html?hpt=C1
Regarding this comment: First, a note to young people and college students: George Washington and Abe Lincoln never met. Contrary to a prior post wherein I said they were good friends, well, I was wrong. In fact, George Washington never even heard of Abe Lincoln. That’s how little knowledge of American history some of these people who become president have.
Per wiki:
George Washington died on December 14, 1799.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, about 10 years after Washington died.
So, Washington could never have heard of Abe Lincoln, as Abe had not existed yet. Who is our president with such little knowledge of American History that he did not know of Abe Lincoln? I googled George Bush, but did not find anything.
Perhaps a little context with a modern twist on Lincoln, as choreographed by Bill T. Jones, is in order:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia5R4VsX5M8&feature=related
The names of the cities called out during the piece are the places where Lincoln’s train stopped while he traveled to take office as the new President of the US.