{"id":50877,"date":"2011-12-20T11:21:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T16:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=50877"},"modified":"2011-12-23T04:07:38","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T09:07:38","slug":"top-five-events-of-2012-mercury-retrograde-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/planet-waves-promo\/top-five-events-of-2012-mercury-retrograde-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Five Events of 2012: Mercury Retrograde Election"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Revolution. Revelation. Reality Check. -- the 2012 Annual Edition of Planet Waves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear Friend and Reader:<\/p>\n

I’m back with the next installment of the Top Five Events of 2012<\/strong><\/a> — and this is a hot one. It’s part of Revolution. Revelation. Reality Check.<\/em><\/a><\/strong> — the 2012 annual edition of Planet Waves, which by the way is available for general sale to all readers, by sign<\/a><\/strong>. Subscribers may still get the 12-sign discount rate. We will mail another all-12 discount special offer to our subscribers soon<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Liz Joyce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, what’s the big event? Mercury stations retrograde on Election Day. Exactly on Election Day<\/span>. That is to say, right in the midst of everyone voting in the highly anticipated, so close it could be a tie, who the heck are all these weirdos, one and only 2012 presidential election: exactly on that very day, Mercury goes retrograde in Sagittarius. I know — I could not believe it either.<\/p>\n

Notably, Mercury has only ever stationed one other time on a presidential Election Day — in 2000, when we had Bush v. Gore <\/em>and the loser won.<\/p>\n

Now, for the second time in American history, Mercury is stationing exactly during an election. What is this about? In this segment, I cover the basic possibilities: it looks like some kind of scam, such as an overt case of election fraud. There is lying and denial; and since it’s in Sagittarius the courts may be involved. Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius, square Neptune, has a bit of the religious huckster or confidence man to it. In that way that astrology can be bizarrely literal, this chart is the perfect image of the political landscape — and it is volatile.<\/p>\n

What could possibly go wrong? Well, what could go right? We could get a wakeup call to civic involvement, and it’s on this note that I end the discussion: with a call to civic action. This presentation includes a bonus track — an interview with Planet Waves contributor Astrodem, a political consultant in Washington, D.C. Astrodem is not an official writer for Planet Waves, just someone who contributes his ideas about astrology and politics as a commenter. You will get to meet him in the bonus segment.<\/p>\n

Even if you hate politics, you will enjoy this edition of the Top Five Events of 2012<\/strong><\/a>. The link includes access to all of the previous editions — and here is the ordering page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lovingly,
\n\"Eric<\/p>\n

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