ROMNEY'S RESOUNDING DEBATE

            In his first presidential debate, challenger Mitt Romney dazzled voters with an inspiring and hopeful performance. Down in the polls, for weeks pundits claimed the election hinged on the debates. Could Romney pull himself out of the grave he had dug? He could. He emerged triumphant and resurrected.

Triwheel: inner-Romney's natal chart; middle-SP; outer-transits October 3, 2012, 7.00 pm  Denver, CO
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            On debate night 1, there was a transiting Mars-North Node conjunction that was conjunct Romney’s natal Moon-Jupiter near his Descendant. This powerful configuration expressed outwardly as a passionate appeal to the people to give him a chance to fight for them, to allow him to enact policies he believes will transform the country for the best.

            Across the chart, the transiting South Node-Moon were conjunct his progressed Sun-Mercury near the Ascendant on the 12^th house side. Normally this is a sign of danger and a warning of self-undoing. We might expect him to put his foot in his mouth – to say the exact wrong thing – but this was not the case. He exuded the sincerity of a public servant desiring to improve the well-being of the nation. He looked inspired; his heart (Moon) and mind (Mercury) aligned with the Sun’s sense of destiny: for this he came.

            Natally, the North Node is near the Ascendant and the orb has closed by secondary progression. Romney had just completed his ½ nodal return in May, a time when the journeying South Node joined the natal North Node to compare notes. With the Ascendant temporarily under the influence of the South Node, during the summer, repeated gaffes hurt Romney’s standing. There was none of this in evidence on debate night 1. Transiting Venus was at the North Bending of the progressed nodes, and he emanated charm, kindness, and likeability. But transiting Venus was opposite Neptune (at the South Bending of the natal nodes) and there were accusations that he was deceptive; loose with the truth. He tried to be all things to all people, and according to the polls, in this he succeeded. Previous hurtful words were forgotten (progressed Mercury conjunct the transiting South Node) and the euphoria of hope reigned (natal Jupiter conjunct the transiting North Node), as Romney became a visionary for the people whom he would selflessly serve in order to heal a wounded nation (natal Mars at the South Bending in Pisces, conjunct transiting Chiron). No doubt, given Romney’s faith (left mostly unexpressed up to now – transiting Neptune at the South Bending), much prayer preceded debate night. Given his startling performance, his prayers were answered, and he was nothing less than inspirational. Now this, this is the power of the energy of the South Node and South Bending, well-used.