With all the news surrounding Donald and Melania Trump’s marriage not working, it might be worth taking a look at whether or not their horoscopes indicate the end of the road for their relationship. Or is this just another bump in the road for them?

If, as most of the tabloids are saying, something doesn’t smell right in the marriage department, then things don’t look too rosy for them. But will their romance get back on track again? Or is it destined for the trash can?

 

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It’s obvious that Melania doesn’t always feel comfortable in her role as First Lady especially when she turns up looking like a Goth to meet and greet the Pope! Talk about a protest statement.

It’s a well-known fact that tradition dictates the First Lady to wear black when meeting the leader of the Catholic Church, but dragging your wife around looking like that, especially to an afternoon tea with the pontiff looked more like a marriage requiem than a holy blessing of God’s representative on earth. Maybe the real purpose of the visit was for the pontiff to mediate their failing marriage.

Before looking at the current circumstances of Donald being elected as president, let’s look at their horoscopes to see how the planets agree or disagree.

Diagram1: We see the inner wheel showing the positions of the planets at the time Donald Trump was born. He was born on June 14, 1946 at 9:51 AM in Queens, New York. Melania was born on April 26, 1970 at Nova Mesto in Slovenia, and her horoscope is on the outer wheel. Unfortunately, Melania’s, birth time is unavailable, so we use the Sun sign positions to assess their relationship.

The Sun indicates drive, willpower, and personality. The position of Melania’s Sun is in a friendly position to Donald’s Sun. Well, that’s something, at least. The solar positioning of both is seen as an easy aspect indicating a good flow of energies between them.

In this case, a 72° aspect or near enough is generally a good positioning for the planets, and indicates a special connection between them. This tells us that they have, or rather had, a pretty good friendship and social connections which, through their individual and mutual associations, will benefit them.

However, we also see some difficulties, particularly in Melania’s horoscope, where the Sun is associated with Saturn. This is a dead giveaway in the horoscope of women who tend to marry much older men, as well as reflecting a personality, which at times, is somewhat withdrawn. Taurean women are often less extroverted than most. And talk about stubborn! If anyone is going to get up Donald’s nose, it will be Melania, the bull!

We see in Donald’s horoscope, Mars is rising in bombastic Leo. Mars makes him irascible, domineering, pugnacious, and aggressive, to say the least. Is this something we didn’t know? Astrology simply reflects the facts. Being in the royal sign, Mars clearly reveals his sense of divine right or absolute authority which we see in his case.

One thing conspicuously absent in this cursory glance of Mars is his generous nature that most don’t give him credit for. He has the courage of his convictions but is also self-centered, which seems to be the case when we see videos of him walking off planes, out of cars, and into meetings completely oblivious to the fact that Melania is trailing behind him with that, you know, moping, forlorn look. Would anyone blame her?

Communication is such an important component of any relationship and to see this element of their marriage, we need to look at how Donald’s Mercury relates to Melania’s. Believe it or not, Donald’s Mercury in the sign of Cancer is quite emotional, although many argue you can’t see that. Why would you? The Shell of the crab is tough on the exterior and soft on the inside, like marshmallow. Aww Donald, why do you hide that soft mushy emotionalism from this? Maybe that would win you more brownie points with the far left!

Melania’s Mercury is grounded and earthy but also probably less flexible in many ways. That’s also shown by the fact that the Sun, Saturn, Mercury, and Venus are all in fixed Taurus. This combo needs material security, and some would even go so far to say that the natives are marrying for let’s say, more pragmatic reasons. Some would read that as ulterior motive. No doubt she’s acquired the lifestyle she desires, but the positioning of both their communicative planets reveals that their manner of communicating, in the privacy of their own home, may be miles apart.

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Venus is the planet of love and in Donald’s case is in the sign of Cancer. Melania’s Venus is in the sign of Taurus, an excellent sextile aspect of friendship.

In other words, there would have been an initial and definite physical attraction between the two but there is a difficulty in Donald’s chart and that is Venus is associated with restrictive Saturn. People having the Venus and Saturn together at birth often overcompensate for those early childhood feelings of rejection and will go the extra mile to prove to others that they are worthy and available and more importantly, that others need them when in fact they are the ones who are deeply seeking approval. In this combination,

DONALD PROBABLY DOESN’T BELIEVE DEEP WITHIN HIMSELF

THAT HE IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR MELANIA

(for even the world for that matter) notwithstanding the so-called billions that he claims to have in assets and financial means.

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The issue here is as well is that Donald is inhibited or at times, incapable of performing sexually even though Mars is very powerful in the rising sign. Saturn and Venus occupy his 12th house. This part of the horoscope, according to the Vedic system, has a great deal to say about sexuality and the bedroom. This combination may affect his physical performance between the sheets.

Speaking of sexual performance, let’s also take a look at their basic drives which also include how well they horizontally danced together. If it’s anything like the famous and awkward ballroom gala dance the world witnessed, we may need to place a rush order of Viagra or Malaysian ginseng pretty quickly to the couple.

Looking at the placement of Mars in both their horoscopes, Melania has Mars in Gemini which gives a strong intellectual learning and a powerful desire for meaningful communication. In other words or to put it bluntly, Melania isn’t averse to a little dirty talk during moments of hanky-panky.

Although not an exact square, the close right angle between both of their Mars positions isn’t a good feature of the horoscope and can show ongoing conflicts between them. In this case, read ‘loud and had on confrontations’ for the word ‘conflict.’ This is also supported by the Saturn and Venus combination in the 12th house showing that their sexual styles are probably very dissimilar.

Donald’s horoscope shows him to be instinctively materialistic. This is great for business but only adds further weight to the Venus and Saturn conjunction which, as mentioned earlier, produces awkwardness in expressing one’s deepest feelings. In Donald’s chart, however, the conjunction of the Moon and the South node in his fifth house indicates considerable creativity and no doubt, an amorous nature that’s so creative. In fact, we can imagine him using a roll of hundred dollar bills to pleasure his wife as opposed to the cigar good old Billy Clinton resorted to with Monica Lewinsky.

This conjunction seems to continue along the thread of a denial of emotional needs as a child with the Moon being close to deceptive body called Ketu or the South Node. This has strong karmic implications and particularly so because this is such an exact conjunction between the two bodies.

Furthermore, the Moon rules his 12th house of secrets and unfulfilled desires. This lunar position being connected to his karma so strongly indicated challenges he must deal with intimately within himself not just in his marriage, but also with his children. He is close with all his children but by the same token, often feel torn between his sense of duty to family and his passion for work and money. The Moon relates to his emotions and the way he instinctively expresses himself on that level.

It appears that many of the planets seem to occupy what is a 2-12 arrangement. In other words, when looking at Donald’s horoscope, quite a few planets fall on the 12th position of Melania’s horoscope which is very undermining to the health of the relationship.

Jupiter indicates how a person will expand and develop generally. In Donald’s horoscope, Jupiter is regarded as one of his better planets and was apparently completely stationary at the time he was born. This endows him with a larger-than-life attitude and especially because Jupiter rules his fifth house of speculation, we can see why he’s not afraid to take a big gamble in life.

On the other hand, Melania has Jupiter located in the seventh sole house or marriage and relationships, which is also retrograde. At this point, we can see where some of the basic differences between them lay. Jupiter in Melania’s horoscope points to the fact that she expands through her relationships, and needs a very healthy one-on-one intimacy and communication with her significant other. With Saturn and the Sun fully aspecting her marital sector, we see the constrictions you must feel knowing that Donald’s attention and energy is obviously on the next big business deal, which will cause the relationship to erode significantly over time.

Taking a look at the horoscopes of the president and first lady using Vedic astrology, we can also gain a further understanding of what astrology has to say about their relationship. Let’s also look at the transits of the planets to see how these weaknesses and challenges in their relationships might actually be triggered during the current planetary transits.

In this system of prognostication, the lunar position is of tantamount importance, and when we look at the fact that their lunar positions are also juxtaposed in a 2/12 arrangement, we have to say that there are distinct differences in their attitudes and styles.

Using the 27 Vedic lunar stars and the fact that Donald’s lunar star is the 27th from Melania’s, this is considered one of the best placements for general all-round compatibility. Perhaps this is why, as with many relationships, even if there are a multitude of factors working against the relationship, the odd one or two placements can bind the two together in a sort of love hate scenario.

The transit of Saturn from 2010 to 2017 says a great deal about his relationships and marriage. This is called the 7 1/2 year period of Saturn and occurs through the transits of the 12^th, the lunar and second sign from the Moon, and can be one of the most challenging periods of life, which none of us would disagree with.

During his run for presidency, he indeed endured some of the most scathing press and opposition- even from within his own party. Fortunately, he had the Jupiter return which helped, as well as the main Jupiter cycle which commenced smack bang in the same week of the election, bringing with it the great good fortune of being elected to the top post.

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Donald still has another two and a half years of this cycle remaining.

While Saturn is transiting the second house from the Moon, his finances, family, and relationships with children will also become very strained. His health may also fail. Interestingly, the second house also relates to speech, so don’t be surprised to see these advisers chastising him for saying too much.
Melania will be cheering on the sidelines supporting his advisers in this respect of course. Who knows, we may even see less tweets heading is all on an hourly basis.

One thing’s for certain, and that is that when Saturn in the next few weeks or so starts to transits his second lunar house, its effects for marriage and family life are not good.

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This next two years will be difficult and may bring not only health problems, but also the potential for losses and even legal issues that may bring him down. He is still in the first sub cycle of the Jupiter life interval which commenced on 14 November 2016, and this interval continues until 3 January 2019.

Because this exposition has more to do with his family and marriage, we have to look at how this planet impacts upon his marital affairs. We see that Jupiter is actually about to move into the third house from the ascendant which is the 12th house from the Moon. This is a particularly difficult placement, but being friendly to both his ascendant and Moon favourable aspects the seventh house or his wife. There may be some improvement, but while he is still playing his political game, there may indeed be more problems for him and Melania. Jupiter’s 12th house disposition indicates, along with Saturn transiting the second house of finance, a load of financial pressure on him, his businesses, and marriage.

If we look at the horoscope of Melania, we see that she entered into the same 7 1-2 year cycle 2 1/2 years after Donald and is now about to experience the full force of this karmic cycle in her most critical lunar house. That will commence almost immediately and bring with it an incredible burden in her married life.

Saturn is fully aspecting her seventh house of marriage, as well as her 10th house of profession, ego development, self-satisfaction, and karmic destiny. From this point of view, Melania’s horoscope is cycling through a period of desperately trying to handle her marriage and the baggage that goes along with it (i.e. the presidency).

For Melania, Jupiter moves to her favourable 11th house shortly, and this constitutes the Jupiter return which is generally very lucky. The 11th house is better for her personal affairs, especially her social life and interactions with children although there are also problems shown by the position of Mercury, Saturn, and the Sun.

Ordinarily, my prediction is that the combination of Saturn and Mercury for her Moon means that there is some difficult karma related to her children. Their son, Baron, can be seen exhibiting unusual behavior, even to the extent of pushing Melania away when she tries to demonstrate her love to him. I suspect that because the Sun and Saturn are involved, her son Baron may simply be exhibiting some of his paternal traits.

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The big thing to watch for is the adverse aspects of Saturn to Venus which we see currently. Saturn has been in its opposition cycle both to Venus and Mars throughout the last couple of years, so it’s not at all surprising that affection has done an exit-stage-left in their marriage. If a picture paints a thousand words, we aren’t being deceived by what we see in the media.

Melania’s disdain for Donald’s attempts to hold her hand are unprecedented in the history of presidential, marital relations.

Who can possibly forget those sad moments which are clearly expressed in her face at those times?

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Donald’s horoscope and the marital challenges can be clearly seen in the transits which seem to be lagging behind Melania in terms of dissatisfaction. He is probably reasonably comfortable remaining the businessmen and political figure he has now become. But when Saturn transits the opposition of Venus in a couple years from now, he may well find himself in the reverse role as life’s apprentice with Melania yelling: ‘Donald, you’re fired!’.

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Forgiving others is not always an easy thing, especially if you’ve been hurt deeply. But I thought I would extend the concept of Christmas at this time to include this charitable act which is often a very difficult thing for many of us. How does the art of forgiveness impact on each of the twelve signs of the Zodiac?

Because each Zodiac personality sees life and deals with people and circumstances so differently it’s important to understand how each sign can use its unique character traits to break free of these self-limiting patterns of holding grudges and not forgiving others for the wrongs committed against us. The converse of this is where we may have done wrong to others and find the forgiveness we so deeply desire in our lives is not forthcoming.

This flip side of the coin is sometimes unbearable and I have many clients consulting me ( in particular parents ), estranged from children suffering desperately for years – sometimes until the end of their lives not being able to reconcile, simply for the reason that the child they hurt has never been able to forgive them.

With Aries, we note the fiery passion of Mars which is often ruthless, bold and impulsive. If you are born under this sign you are likely to say and do things in a harsh and impetuous way without thinking. If you hurt someone it’s not always intentionally but the problem is that you are unconscious about it and if others bring this to your attention you may not be aware of what they are talking about. The theme therefore is to remain more aware, more conscious of what you are saying and to note the nuances in others’ facial characteristics, body language and the way people react to you when you say and do things. Generally for an Aries, forgiveness is not too difficult. Your anger is often short lived and you are able to reconcile and let go of things much more easily than some of the other signs of the Zodiac. The fact that yours is a cardinal or movable sign means you are able to move on and let bygones be bygones.

Taurus for you, forgiveness may not always be an easy thing due to the fixity of your sign. Venus too endows you with a great deal of passion and usually I speak of this passion in terms of the sensual excessive side of life but we can extend this concept to such things as emotional patterns and your inability to break through or to let go of things. Therefore there are some Taureans that I have known who tend to hold grudges and get stuck in a fixed pattern of thinking and reacting to others. The lesson for you this Christmas and my best advice is to use a little bit of mental WD40 to loosen the cogs of change and to get the machinery of flexibility moving freely again.

Gemini, you are the sort of person who is able to freely and intellectually move in different directions and your communication skills are great. So this does tend to give you the edge when it comes to dealing with others especially when you have been hurt or you have hurt them. Maintaining an open line of communication is always the best policy irrespective of what side of the forgiveness equation you are on. By speaking about how you feel and truly endeavouring to understand the other persons view point can help you break through any of the barriers you have in your relationships. Let’s just hope this Christmas you are able to cast aside your cynicism and some of the sarcasm that is sometimes found in the Gemini temperament to reconcile from a really heartfelt space.

Cancer, you are moody, self-absorbed and often unable to let go of the deep dark moods you feel. Coupled with these changing emotional tides due to the rulership of the Moon, you also have a tendency to be hypersensitive and this is a dangerous recipe especially if you are working towards perfecting the art of forgiveness. The upside of being a Cancer when it comes to these issues is that you are capable of a high degree of empathy and the key to your forgiveness is compassion – simply putting yourself in the shoes of the other person to see just how you’d feel if someone wasn’t able to forgive you. Through this practise you’ll make great spiritual strides in your life and relationships during this Christmas period.  When dealing with many family members it’s all the more important for those born under the sign of Cancer to handle their family relationships with deeper insight now.

Leo, you are one of the most fixed signs of the Zodiac, fiery, bright and at times self-righteous,  even pompous in your approach. Like your fire brother, Aries, there are times when you feel as if what you are saying and doing is harmless yet other people take your statements and actions to heart. Then you wonder why at some future time you are not being treated in the way you feel you deserve. It’s imperative for you to reach out and ask others for their opinion of your behaviour and as hard as this may be, the one thing that will help you to evolve very speedily in your personal relationship. In being able to openly accept constructive criticism you’ll pave the way for more flexible relationship and a greater ability to forgive others and also to forgive yourself.

Virgo, the art of forgiveness may be a little easier for you than others due to the fact that your key signature as far as personality is concerned is service and improving things. But this can at times be a double-edged sword for you as your ideals and expectations are very hard for other people to meet. Consequently you tend to be hypercritical and demanding of others especially when you see attributes and potential in them that they yet can’t. Intellectual patience is important for you and this in itself can bypass many of the problems you have regarding forgiveness. As the old adage goes, “an ounce of prevention is far better than a pound of cure”.

Libra, Librans do tend to want peace but at what cost I ask? Sometimes even if a Libran hasn’t exactly done anything wrong, for the sake of peace they will apologise and ask for forgiveness. “Sorry, I hope I didn’t hurt your feelings”. I hear this often, almost as an unconscious regurgitation from some deep, dark subconscious corner of the Libran psyche. Yes forgiveness is essential in relationships but not at the expense of dignity and self-respect. On the point of a genuine need for forgiveness though, the Libran is accommodating and will give people a second chance if only for the sake of keeping that peace. Finding a balance between peace and being true to yourself is a difficult life challenge for you. No wonder the scales are your icon.

Scorpio, the eighth sign of the Zodiac, fixed, brooding, deep and mysterious is not the most amenable sign to forgiveness and in fact I have met many Scorpions who harbour lifetime grudges and vendettas, being unable to forgive. This is a shame because the power of forgiveness has as its greatest recipient the one who does the forgiving. Forgiveness is not for the other person but for one’s own self a great gift. Those who are unforgiving carry a burden, a deep seated resentment which slowly deteriorates the inner spirit and finally the health and vitality of the person. The truly transformative and regenerative influence of the Scorpionic energies can only be had if the art of forgiveness is truly taken on board and practised.

Sagittarius, this ninth sign of the Zodiac has all the attributes of the higher mind being ruled by Jupiter, being arguably the most spiritual of planets. For this reason the Jupitarian, Sagittarian, is ever read to forgive and recommence a relationship that has faltered by wiping the slate completely clean. But others should know that this should be not taken advantage of as the one born under the sign of Sagittarius has also a fire side and beneath the easy going and magnanimous gestures is a temperament that can turn and crush others just as easily. This is not always evident when reading traditional books on Astrology but is certainly the case. Those born under the sign of Sagittarius can also be somewhat exaggerative in their gestures and there words. If it’s necessary to enter into negotiations to give or receive forgiveness it’s best to say as little as possible. Allow the power of your ruling planet Jupiter to re-engage the other person and re-ignite those flames of love once again.

As a Saturnine being born under the sign of the Goat, Capricorn forgiveness is also not always easy for you. You’re cautious by nature so that gives you the edge in that you are not likely to haphazardly involve yourself with people that let you down. If that is the case it’s probably earlier in life when you are still learning the ropes about relationships. When you’ve been burned a few times you’re likely to learn from your mistakes and so will avoid those people and situations so as to side step any future suffering and emotional turmoil. Depending on where your ruling planet Saturn is stationed at the time you’re born this will also have some marked impact on the way you forgive and forget.  Capricorns prefer to learn from their past mistakes rather than repeating them. Because Saturn brings with it a rather pessimistic outlook it’s best for you as with the sign of Scorpio to do your best to release yourself from deep broodings over past hurts and remove thoughts of vengeance. Forgiveness and letting go (I didn’t say forgetting completely) is your ticket to inner peace and spiritual freedom.

Aquarius, you are rather unusual in the way you handle your relationship and the fact that you are unconventional to say the least. In terms of patching up relationships, forgiving and being forgiven, you are likely to be rather unpredictable so it is essential for you to decide whether you do want to forgive someone or not. You may need time to draw your conclusions and perhaps there may be some conditions attached to the forgiveness. Let me tell you unequivocally this won’t work. True forgiveness has to be unconditional even if it is somewhat unconventional. The progressive mind set of an Aquarian needs freedom on an emotional level to function in its higher aspects. By weighing yourself down with emotional baggage you’ll notice a distinct downgrading of your mental clarity and professional and future success. As mentioned to some of the other signs, forgiveness offers its greatest benefits to those who do the forgiving.

Pisces, being born on the twelfth sign, the most compassionate and self-effacing of Zodiac signs you, out of all of your Zodiac brothers and sisters, are imbued with the ability to forgive unconditionally. I often talk about this ability as being a crucifix on your shoulders, and if you have read my newsletter this month you will note the symbol of the fish is synonymous with the crucifix. I say this because whilst I certainly extol the virtue of forgiveness I also say in the same breath that forgiveness for you should never become a burden or a process of becoming a victim yourself.  Never forgive someone for the same misdeed over and over again. This is not unconditional forgiveness, this is, simply foolishness. You too must learn from your mistakes in giving undeserving people far too many chances. Knowing when to forgive and not to forgive is the secret lesson for those of you born under Pisces. 

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