I don't know how many followers of mundane and political astrology inhabit this forum, so I thought I would put a toe in the water to see.

For those who aren't quite sure what mundane astrology is, Wikipedia has a good entry on it.

The upcoming US Election Day, November 4, 2008, will be quite significant in mundane astrological terms.

Here is a nice overview of the series of transits involved, which will take us from November '08 through July of 2010:

http://www.astrology21.co.uk/c1saturnuranus.html

Because this is such a long, drawn out series of transits including slow moving outer planets, there is some disagreement as to whether we will see authentic change in the 2008 elections, the 2010 elections, or the 2012 elections, when the series of transits finishes and we find ourselves fully immersed in the new paradigm.

One aspect of this transit series is it's contact w/the planets most associated with the traditional feminine energies in Western astrology, suggesting there may yet be a significant theme involving a specific woman or women in general in November, even though we now know Clinton is out. It might manifest itself as women voting as a bloc in some way, for instance, or perhaps Michelle Obama as the first African American First Lady.

Some astrologers view Saturn as representing the Republicans, and Uranus representing the Democrats.

Other astrologers, some of the Uranian school especially, are viewing Saturn as both the traditional parties, and Uranus as anti-establishment, third parties, or independent candidates.

Anyone care to seriously discuss this interesting alignment of the planets on Election Day?

And please, I respectfully ask people with no interest in the subject, or who find it silly, to refrain from posting to the thread with the express purpose of mocking or deriding astrology and/or those of us with an interest in it.

Thanks!