Lindsey Graham who died suddenly after a trip to Ukraine where he was hopeful that pressure on Russia would end the war was a latter day supporter of Trump as Republican senator for South Carolina. In 2015 mounting his own campaign for the US presidency, he denounced Trump as a “race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot”; and criticised his role in the January 6 Capitol Hill attack. But he nonetheless became a firm ally and helped persuade the White House to launch a full-scale war with Iran. His ultra-hawkish, interventionist stance on US foreign policy also led him previously to be a firm advocate for G.W.Bush’s Iraq invasion.
He was born on July 9 1955, no birth time, in South Carolina to a blue-collar family. When his parents died in his twenties he raised his much younger sister, while attending university and training for the US military.
He had a stellium in Cancer ranging from Venus to his Sun and a late degree Uranus Mars conjunction; with a Pisces Moon. His Sun was trine a conscientious Saturn in Scorpio. His volatile, excitable Mars Uranus was in a highly-strung, dogmatic square to Neptune. And his Mercury in Gemini trine Neptune was sextile Pluto making him a forceful communicator.
Puzzling over his flip flop approach to Trump – odd thoughts. One is that Cancer is tuned into the public pulse of the moment so although he wasn’t very Mutable he might well have opted to go the way the political wind was blowing. Mercury trine Neptune can be evasive if not downright duplicitous.
His Sagittarius North Node would also make him chameleon-like – his Gemini South Node giving him problems with loyalty and a tendency to be used by others if it suited his purpose.
His Mars Uranus would incline him towards dramatic even violent interventions.
Three of his Saturn midpoints have been triggered or are about to be this year which might suggest that karma was at work. He strayed too far from his Sagittarius North Node which needs to seek higher knowledge.
Houses will make a considerable difference.
His relationship chart with Trump was extremely odd for a pair who appeared to be allies. There was a differing-agendas composite Sun, Uranus, Mercury conjunction; a power-struggling composite Mars Pluto conjunction; and a Jupiter Saturn conjunction. The Uranus hinted at incompatibility but the toxic Mars Pluto pointed to total submission being the only remedy. Jupiter Saturn? – luck first followed by a price to pay for bad choices. That is not so much an anti-Trump thought, more that he went against his own inclinations and sold his soul for ambition.
Graham’s Pluto was conjunct DT’s Mars and his Mars Uranus was conjunct DT’s Saturn Venus.
It was a mess of a relationship.
Is there an astrological marker for hypocrisy or for hiding identity?
Graham consistently voted against gay rights, yet was well known in Washington to be a closeted gay man. It was an open secret for decades. He was often referred to as “Lady Lindsey” and was said to patronise escort services.
He gained political prominence in Washington in the ’90s as one of the impeachment managers against Bill Clinton, investigating the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal, while keeping Republican sex scandals hidden.
There are also now rumors of a pending financial scandal involving him about to break which may have contributed to his increased stress.
Heavens. I had not realised it was as bad as that. Someone must be able to dig out his birth time which would help.
Plenty of Americans here, MO.
Any clear cut path(s) of access?
( just had a laugh, I think I heard LG whisper “ Let me make a call”)
How very southern ( says this uninnocent NYer) re Pending Fiscal Scandal – Alec Murdaugh comes to mind)- but regarding lbirthtime there was a good suggestion you had, but I can’t recall it, please update if can!
As to the hypocrisy, I’d say that’s a pitiful synonym for politician with Lady L at the top of the heap. But no doubt his birthtime/houses would show where the skeletons were born and buried.
Born in 1955? He was only 71? I honestly thought he was in his early to mid 80s.
I wonder if Lindsey Graham death is synchronised to what’s still to come in August, the August eclipse is not looking good. Mitch McConnell is also sick, he may also pass on and create another vacancy in the Senate which will obviously trigger an election for two seats. Currently, as per most analysts there are chances that the Republicans might lose both chambers in the upcoming midterms. Jupiter is in Leo, the North Node will soon enter Aquarius, Uranus in Gemini, and the the August 12 eclipse, they are indicating a change of some kind in the US, especially in politics.
Graham died from a brief and sudden illness, with preliminary findings indicating an aortic dissection linked to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
The “brief illness” wording is odd. Merc retro to credit perhaps? Arteriosclerosis is known as a long standing condition.
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