Hillary Clinton and Scorpio in the White House

Last updated on: September 26, 2014 at 9:41 am by Lynn Hayes

Hillary Clinton and Scorpio in the White House 2014-09-26T09:41:19-04:00 Lynn Hayes

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I have been avidly watching the series on John Adams that’s been running on HBO – a must for anyone interested in American politics. It’s been fascinating to see how our government began, and the lies and manipulations that kept the fledgling US in war after war so that certain men could become rich and powerful. Sound familiar?

Anyway… the HBO series “John Adams” is a fascinating study of the Scorpio politician. Largely based on David McCullough’s apparently flattering (based on reviews, I haven’t read it) biography, I can only surmise that Adams may have been even more intense and contentious than portrayed here. He was widely disliked and came to power more out of admiration for his probing and thorough analysis of the law and his tireless dedication to the new republic than for any popularity or ability to work with others. He alienated most of his colleagues and many of his friends, and lost his bid for a second presidential term to the more popular Thomas Jefferson who his closest friend for much of his life.

Astrologically, John Adams had the Sun, Mercury and Venus all in Scorpio, and Astrotheme has a birth time of 2:57 am which reveals Virgo rising, an ascendant that makes complete sense considering his focus on the details of the law and his dislike of the trappings of wealth. An opposition from Mars in Libra to an Aries Moon describes the prickly emotional rages for which he was known, and a conjunction of Saturn to Chiron, both retrograde, mirrors the difficult and emotionally painful experiences which marked his life.

That Scorpio intensity and tendency to hold a grudge did not serve Adams well in his presidency, although the drive and passion with which he approached all of his endeavors did earn him the respect of his colleagues.

Warren Harding was another Scorpio president, with Saturn, Sun, Mars and Mercury all in Scorpio. Harding evidently channeled all of his Scorpionic passion into extramarital affairs and petty scandals rather than focusing his intensity into political power.

Scorpio has a double rulership: Mars and Pluto. Mars provides the aggressive force and courage that Scorpio is known for, and Pluto, its modern ruler, deals with issues of power, death and transformation. Individuals with strong Scorpio and Pluto placements are nearly always interested in power and this is sometimes to their detriment. Of the five Scorpio Sun sign presidents (There have also been five Scorpios elected president – although none since 1920. Two Scorpios died in office and none were elected to more than one term: John Adams (October 30), James Polk (November 2), James Garfield (November 19), Teddy Roosevelt (October 22), and Warren Harding (November 2), two died in office and none were re-elected for a second term.

Recently I wrote about Hillary Clinton, who has a stellium in Scorpio with the Sun, Chiron, Venus and Mercury in Scorpio, locked in a challenging square to both Scorpio rulers Mars and Pluto with the addition of Saturn, all in Leo. You can read more about her here. Had she been nominated for the Presidency she would have been the first Scorpio president in nearly 100 years (the last one was in 1920).

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