Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez – devoted to a cause

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, the New York congresswoman, is talked up as a presidential hopeful from the ranks of the struggling Democratic Party. She is described as ‘progressive, left-wing and left-wing populist’ and she certainly has the chart of an activist.

 Born 13 October 1989 11.50am New York, she has an assertive and ambitious 10th house Mars and Sun in Libra in her 10th; with her Mars in an impulsive square to Jupiter opposition a hope-to-improve-society Saturn Neptune in Capricorn. Her Jupiter is also in a confident trine to Pluto.

  Her Mercury in Libra close to her Midheaven from the rhetorical 9th opposes her upfront Aries Moon and squares Uranus making her doubly outspoken on issues that concern her. Plus she has a devoted-to-a-cause Aquarius North Node in her communication 3rd house. Her main objective is to get her message across.

  Her Jupiter in Cancer connects to the US Cancer Sun but her brusquely assertive Mars squares the US Sun so she will rub many up the wrong way.

In 2028 her Solar Arc Midheaven will conjunct her Pluto which is usually not favourable; and although tr Jupiter is moving across her 10th for a hint of success, she also has tr Neptune opposition her Midheaven, again not career supportive.

 By 2033 tr Neptune will be opposition her focal point Mars for a sense of disappointment.

 Being part of the triple conjunction in Capricorn generation she will be labouring under tr Neptune in square Uranus, Saturn, Neptune through till 2030. After that tr Pluto in Aquarius will conjunct her Solar Arc Uranus Neptune Saturn right through the 2030s. So a tough furrow to plough with many sinkholes to get across. She will continue to rise towards a peak starting around 2040 onwards with tr Saturn crossing her midheaven and on.   

  From an across-the-ocean standpoint several things are against her. The UK may have voted in Maggie Thatcher but it had a history of three great queens, so females were not an anomaly. The USA has not. Secondly political gravity is  tilted to the right politically in the US so any hint of what is slammed as ‘socialist’ or even ‘communist’ which in Europe would be regarded as centrist, becomes a no-hoper.  

  It is what Rahm Emmanuel referred to after the last election when he said the Democrats had been talking to themselves and not listening to the electorate. Political success is about realpolitik and pragmatism. Zealous idealists tend not to fit the bill.

31 thoughts on “Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez – devoted to a cause”

  1. Interesting that you mention Margaret Thatcher in this piece. Obviously a different generation…but her birthday was13th October too.

  2. Please see this Blue Sky post about AOC, that she is not in for trying to be president:
    https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3mlezeoucc62h

    “AOC on possibly running for the Senate or President: They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.”

    Personally: I like AOC, because she is a kindred spirit for me, also astrologically we have a lot in common.

    • Hello Gahan. How do you reconcile her voting against sanctioning Russian oligarchs? I can’t get over it. Confounding, IMO. The squad (DSA) voted against that along with four Republicans, including MTG and Madison Cawthorn. She’s def running despite her quote, IMO.

  3. Just chiming in with others regarding Rahm Emmanuel. He may have been one of Obama’s point people early on, but he is nowhere near as beloved or respected. Just the opposite.

    Emmanuel is actually is in no small part responsible for why the Dems floundered for so long in state and national elections. He booted Howard Dean who was DNC chair and who had boosted the party’s fortunes dramatically during the 06’ and 08’ elections with an effective 50-state strategy, which directly lead to Nancy Pelosi becoming the first ever female Speaker of the House, and also Obama’s election as the first ever black President.

    Emmanuel put the party’s focus more narrowly on urban cores, but that did nothing to strengthen the party and was actually a key contributing factor in Trump’s emergence and success in 2016, largely due to the rural areas and midwestern states like Ohio that the Dems increasingly devalued.

    Basically, he’s talking out of both sides of his mouth. As for his current aspirations for 2028, they are DOA. He will never be president. No one likes him anywhere.

    As for AOC, she’s a darling of many on the farther progressive end of things, but I honestly think she’s a better fit for Congressional leadership than executive at this point in her life. One doesn’t necessarily translate well to the other, and vice versa. I’d sooner see an effective governor rise to the role.

    • I could not care less who Emmanuel is or was – what he SAID actually made sense.

      “The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.” Winston S. Churchill

  4. A couple of observations, which aren’t really astrological–just general.

    First, @Roderick, I agree 100 percent about Rahm. He’s a guy more known for personal ambition, hobnobbing with the rich and powerful, and general vindictiveness than anything else (case in point re: vindictiveness–he once sent a dead fish to a political pollster who he thought was too slow in reporting results).

    After he left the White House, he became mayor of Chicago, where he earned the nickname “Mayor One Percent” for his policies favoring the rich while ignoring the needs of ordinary people. Among other money- and power-driven moves during his tenure, he got into a fight with the Chicago Teacher’s Union and, in part to punish all those uppity teachers, ended up closing 50 schools, heedlessly imperiling educational outcomes for thousands of children while eliminating neighborhood safe havens. (Who did those teachers think they were, anyway? How dare a bunch of workers with an annual income of only ca. $50k think they could make demands of *him”?! And “education”–those inner-city kids should be grateful they weren’t selling apples on street corners!)

    He also heavily promoted the execrable Bruce Rauner–a sort of proto-Trump type–in Rauner’s (unfortunately) successful campaign to become governor of Illinois in 2015; it took J.B. Pritzker an entire term to undo the financial and social damage Rauner caused. As a Chicagoan and an Illinoisan, I can tell you that Rahm is widely regarded as a blight, an entitled neo-liberal money man, and his attempts to return to public office have been met with zero enthusiasm.

    Tl;dr: Take anything Rahm Emmanuel has to say with about a pound of salt.

    I think AOC is almost like a human Rorschach test; reactions to her seem to reveal the extent to which misogyny informs one’s worldview. Trump hates her, of course, because a) she’s much more intelligent and articulate than he is (admittedly, not a high bar), and b) by advocating for the non-wealthy and promoting not only social justice, but also environmental responsibility and workers’ rights, she stands diametrically opposed to everything the Felon-in-Chief holds dear.

    I’ve noticed that people who are threatened by her accomplishments, or by her refusal to “just shut up and let the men do the talking,” tend to ridiculously claim that she has “zero accomplishments.” More intelligent and enlightened observers don’t agree; just ask Bernie Sanders, one of her closest associates and biggest supporters.

    In reality, she has been an articulate voice for the opposition during these horrible times in America, and has worked tirelessly behind the scenes, within the system; in both authoring and sponsoring legislation that attempts to benefit ordinary Americans while checking an out-of-control oligarchy, and in materially assisting those less fortunate. (Her Wikipedia entry gives the bare outlines of her many accomplishments.) She’s beloved in her district and won her last election handily in 2024, despite the fact that the district as a whole swung 15 points toward Trump.

    As far as the U.S. electorate goes–it’s true that misogyny is almost a bigger problem in the U.S. than racism. Nevertheless, it’s also true that the majority of the U.S. electorate generally polls center-left (yes, even by European standards!), despite our admittedly large cohort of right-wing reactionaries and uneducated Cletuses (not unlike the millions of little Englanders and Tory numpties who voted for Brexit and who still, despite all the evidence to the contrary, think it was a good idea). However, the majority are held virtually hostage by a system that has been rigged and captured by a relative handful of neo-fascists (nowadays known as “Republicans”) who want to drag us all back to 1952.

    The fact that Trump won again in 2024 is a testament to both the misogyny and the rigged system. And yet, despite all that, he only barely squeaked over the line–against a female candidate who was personally unpopular, who entered the race late under disastrous circumstances, and who had a depressed electorate and the coattails of an unpopular president to contend with. And this female candidate STILL, it’s now suspected, actually won, but had the election stolen out from under her due to high-tech vote-rigging in the swing states by one Elon Musk.

    This sorry situation should indicate the uphill battle ordinary Americans face against monied special interests–the same special interest AOC fights against. The broad-brush mischaracterizations–that the majority of us are MAGA idiots–are simply untrue, and are aggravating in the extreme. The only way to save the country now–if that happens–seems to be to reconfigure it along more egalitarian lines. That’s a project that will take years, if it comes to pass.

    I have hope, since it’s my understanding that we’re at the dawn of a decades-long Pluto in Aquarius cycle, where female power (allegedly) gradually strengthens over time. Assuming that’s true, I figure it’ll take a few decades before America claws her way back to relative respectability after the Trump/MAGA calamity. That means AOC might actually be in position to win the presidency in the future–probaby in ca. 2040 or 2044. Meanwhile, don’t count her out–there’s more to her than many seem to think, and she’s here for the long haul.

    • Yes, whenever I criticize her for her first COS and his financial malfeasance and also for her voting record; notably voting against the infrastructure bill, voting against sanctioning RU oligarchs (she voted with MTG and Madison Cawthorn on that one) and voting against extra funding for the Capitol Police in July of 2021 (6 mos after the 1/6 insurrection), I am told that I hate women and that I’m jealous of her beauty. She is never to be criticized.

  5. “1994 did see a Uranus Return on the South Africa 31 May 1910 chart, which at the time seemed like a bright new dawn. But like Putin taking over Russia in 1999/2000 on a Uranus Return to the Russia 1917 chart it did not deliver what was expected in terms of positive change.”

    Copying this over from your post on Winnie mandela, Marjorie.

    If I am not mistaken, isn’t the US’s Uranus Return due in 2028? Is it fair to then predict based on the above that whichever person is elected president will cause delight in the short-term, but be a disappointment in the long-term?

    TBH, whoever will be elected in 2028 will cause delight in the short-term just by not being Trump.

  6. Just my take on people with Neptune sextile Pluto (huge generation) who are social justice warriors. The midpoint is where your effort and attention will go. In this case 12th house, midpoint conjunct ascendent. Venus is close by. Not sure what the hidden social issues are. Pluto in Scorpio so would be things that she think is Right. From her stories/ histories, SA might be on the list. I think neptune in capricorn might be an issue.

    For my own chart, midpoint in 6th house, my interest has always been employment security via a better contract. Threatening terms and wordings which are unenforceable (in my country) should not even be in the contract.

    • My Neptune (sixth house) is also sextile Pluto (fourth house). And the mid-point is bang on my Uranus (in my fifth). How would you interpret that?

      • 5th house = children , play. You might stand for things related to children. But with Uranus there, the method might be a bit unconventional. It could also be seeing things that others failed to see related to your cause.

    • A word of caution: I have the Pluto/Neptune midpoint in 12 Libra in the 6th house. I have never given a care about public employment. I am self-employed and the idea of working for anyone makes me shudder with horror. Illness has been transformative in my life, and I have severe kidney injury from the idiocy of a doctor, which fits the Pluto/Neptune placement in the 6th. So these planets midpoint in the 6th in your chart may either 1. not mean what you think. Or 2. The midpoint may not have expressed completely in your life yet (check your profections, and zodiac releasing–)

      • The employment thing is recent. In the past, my obsession was my health and trying to find a personal “cure”. I have autoimmune disease. So you are not wrong it can be health. And some people don’t act out their charts. I don’t as well in my younger days. I like Legal because Pluto is also in libra. If you are a Pluto in Virgo, the health part might be a stronger pull on you. Somewhere I read profections you will see events. Whereas natal is just characteristics and desires.

  8. No one should listen to a corporate shill like Rahm Emmanuel since he was the main reason that Obama’s first term wasn’t as progressive as it could have been.
    The reason that Democrats lost in 2024 is because Biden’s being forced to leave the race created a lot of hard feelings within the Democratic party and left Harris with a little over 100 days to mount a nationwide campaign.
    As for white men if they haven’t figured out that it isn’t about race, but the 1% is everyone else then it is their loss.

    • Agree about Rahm. Democrats have not won the white vote since 1964. White voters are lost forever, never to return, IMO. They will always vote to protect white supremacy and they will never vote for harm reduction. We need to move on from them.

    • It is a very fair point – and one true over here as well. Try listening to your electorate – what politicians and journalists grind on about is not what is important to the average voter. To get elected you need to appeal to them. Sitting on an idealistic cloud being sanctimonious won’t work.

      • Harris actually actually articulated a realistic platform, but no one wanted to hear it because Trump lied his you know what off about immigrants eating cats and dogs and he was going to usher in a golden economic age.
        Harris lost because she was a female, but she fried Trump during the first ( and only) debate they had and Trump was smart to leave it at that.
        Walz did a horrible job in his debate.
        Republicans know that people respond to their most base instincts of fear and greed, and Americans have been brainwashed to believe that rich people like Trump are smart even though everyone who has met Trump described him as a moron.
        And here we are in a never-ending loop of episodes of The Twilight Zone mashed up with Beavis and Butthead.

    • I agree Emmanuel really belongs to the bought corporate wing of the Democratic Party, but in this case the point he makes that politicians should listen to the electorate — though not necessarily cave to them — could be made by any sensible political observer. Too often leading pols listen only to the loudest voices, deepest pockets or most extreme views and ignore the rest of public opinion.

      I’d like to defend AOC’s lack of legislative accomplishments. She’s served mainly in a Republican-controlled Congress or as a very junior member in a narrowly Dem-controlled House. Without seniority or in the minority, without clear opposition support, it’s almost impossible to initiate or pass any significant legislation. About the most significant legislative “accomplishment” you can expect in such circumstances is getting a post office or other building named for a constituent, and even that is dubious in this politically hostile environment.

      I think she’s a positive force and I can see her shaping policy in future, though, as such a polarizing figure which she understands, I doubt she’ll be elected (or even run for) president.

      • Hi Nicole. With all due respect, how would you explain Underwood’s and Neguse’s legislative records? They have achieved so much (also under Republicans) in the same time frame. Would love to hear your thoughts esp vis a vis Underwood who is on fire. Thanks.

  9. Thanks. What aspects of her chart show zero accomplishments as a legislator since 2019? Would it be an afflicted 10th house? Or is it more related to synastry between Mercury/Mars? And what in the chart would indicate the total lack of criticism for no track record of any kind for helping actual Americans in practical and concrete ways since she was sworn in? I believe she has raised more money than anyone in Congress, IIRC, it’s around 30 million which is unusual for her +29 blue district. Pluto significance? Personally, I regard her as an influencer cosplaying as a politician. Does her chart indicate more of an influencer role? I don’t understand the “activist” mention since she hasn’t accomplished anything. In my mind, activists change things.

    • It’s true she hasn’t sponsored bills, but she has changed things, I.e., impacted law and policy with a focus on amendments and committee work.

      see: IRA climate focus, amendments re water and lead pipes, cut and redirect $5 million from the DEA budget to opioid treatment programs, and prohibit funds for weapons to Saudi Arabia’s Rapid Intervention Force, etc.

      Context: I fully agree w/ Marjorie that the U.S. won’t embrace a woman as a president, so this isn’t an endorsement of her as the candidate. I also can’t imagine an Aries moon woman not terrifying the men here. Just clarifying her actual work record.

      • Hi. I can’t find anything about her role with the IRA. Would you please point me in the right direction? Any link appreciated. The IRA is interesting. I wonder why she voted against the Infrastructure bill. TY.

        • Yep, I was thinking about kamal Harris Aries moon too! Very interesting our ♋️ country can’t handle.

          Re her work on IRA, it was reported at the time that although the original Green New Deal resolution did not pass, many of its core goals regarding decarbonization, environmental justice, and clean energy investments were incorporated into the final IRA bill. I know she and other progressives lobbied hard for that and of course, Biden was an environmentalist years before that so was receptive.

  11. “Being part of the triple conjunction in Capricorn generation she will be labouring under tr Neptune in square Uranus, Saturn, Neptune through till 2030. After that tr Pluto in Aquarius will conjunct her Solar Arc Uranus Neptune Saturn right through the 2030s. So a tough furrow to plough with many sinkholes to get across. She will continue to rise towards a peak starting around 2040 onwards with tr Saturn crossing her midheaven and on.”

    Marjorie, would this apply to almost everybody born in late 1989-early 1990? I know a few people who fit that age range and could forewarn them.

    “It is what Rahm Emmanuel referred to after the last election when he said the Democrats had been talking to themselves and not listening to the electorate. Political success is about realpolitik and pragmatism. Zealous idealists tend not to fit the bill.”

    This is also why I am worried about UK Labour moving further left, losing the middle ground to the Lib-Dems and even moderate Tories.

    There was an interesting article on Alternet, a left-leaning US news site, about white men abandoning the Democrats as it moves further left to accommodate minorities. The white men may not be becoming Trump supporters, but they are withdrawing support for left-leaning Democrat policies. And I suspect that the same will happen in the UK.

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