Election 2004: Even the Astrologers Can't Agree on the Outcome

Astrologers are foreseeing surprises--even mayhem-- this unpredictable political season.

BY: Shelley Ackerman

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With the presidential race down to the wire, and the horoscopes and supplemental charts of George W. Bush, John F. Kerry, Richard Cheney, John Edwards, Laura Bush, Teresa Heinz Kerry, the USA, and election day itself studied and rehashed over the last several months, you'd think the astrologers of the world would have the 2004 presidential outcome nailed by now. But instead of forecasting the election results in a unified voice, we (the astrological community) seem to be just as divided as the nation itself. How is it that so many accomplished astrologers can earnestly and painstakingly study the exact same sets of data and yet come up with a different interpretation of what it all means?

The answer is:

This election will be closer than the one in 2000. That nearly all the astrologers agree upon, making it next to impossible to call.

Several specific sets of degrees in the charts of both sets of candidates are being activated at the same time, thereby confounding the best astro-analysts.

Interpretation of astrological data is a fine art, one that is subject to the individual astrologer's life experiences, personal biases, and years of observation. By their very nature, interpretations do vary and legitimately so. Often the planets suggest a range of likely manifestations, and responsible astrologers are in the habit of providing several possible ways in which the given aspects and transits could play out. Astrologers all know of many instances where a specific transit has shown itself in a variety of similar but not identical way. Through constant observation, we continue to study, learn and to improve with experience. The question at hand is: Come November 2, 2004, will Saturn, Lord of Karma (now returning to George W. Bush's natal Saturn) stand firm and teach the 43rd President a much-needed lesson, or reward him (as Saturn does) for lessons learned and responsibilities well executed?

Here is how several leading astrologers have called November 2, 2004:

"Jupiter in Libra will be transiting Kerry's 11th house giving him a freer life, while Saturn turns retrograde in his 8th signifying rejection. Bush will be trapped in the White House and O'Reilly will be thrilled (but he's about the only one). With the same old Mercury problem happening at the conventions (Mercury retro after the DNC and Mercury stationary direct at the end of the GOP's), I can't tell which disaster is worse: Florida or Kerry's wife."

--Michael Lutin, Vanity Fair astrologer.

"Kerry's energy renews, slowly but constantly, as election time draws near. Kerry's element is fire; and his message burns clearer to voters. President Bush's campaign, however, takes on the element of water. Bush sees cloudier days since his convention bounce. Confusion and loss of vision characterize his campaign, and his lead in the polls eventually dissolves on election day."

--Robert Cohen Ph.D., mathematics professor and astrologer for 35 years.

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