When there has been stagnation, which there has been on the political scene in the USA for many years, then an atmosphere of mistrust proliferates. When this happens, inferior people come to power. Ordinary people get lost in a labyrinth of misinformation; people of principle are helpless to change the course of events. They are faced with two choices: to disengage completely or silently participate and become tainted by the toxic tide.
Uranus and disruption
These times will not last forever, but they will last long enough to do damage to America. Trump, with his lunar eclipse conjoining Uranus in the 10th house, is the lightning rod for disruptive change and division, which over the next four years will create chaos. The progressed MC of USA came on progressed Uranus when Trump was elected and conjoins radix Uranus at 8.55 Gemini in the 6th House in February 2026.
During this presidential period there will be a Uranus return to this position. The two previous returns in US history coincided with the Civil War and D-Day. The 6th house position of Uranus shows the work force, including undocumented immigrants, the army and the bureaucracy. All government institutions face a shakeup. Elon Musk and his tech minions, reflecting Uranus in Gemini, may be the people to start this, but great unrest is certain.
Idiot savant
At the time of writing (April 2nd, 2025) Musk, who has shown so much technical prowess, is experiencing a progressed new moon at 27 Leo (falling on Trump’s Ascendant and Mars). This is exactly square his Jupiter at 27 Scorpio, which is the signature for hubris and dictatorial power. I have no doubt Musk, with his Mercury-Ascendant conjunction on the US Sun, identifies strongly with the US, but his Sun and Mercury square Uranus is yet another indication of the nerdy, anti-social trends of this period.
On the autistic spectrum, Musk is singularly devoid of empathy. To quote him in an interview with Joe Rogan:
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.” He went on to say, “… they’re exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response.”
I would say that the bug is in his South African apartheid roots, and the fascism it clearly has engendered. To quote a Musk repost in a (deleted) X post:
“Stalin, Mao and Hitler didn’t murder. Their public sector employees did.”
Yeah.
Hillbilly revenge
Musk may come and go, but here to stay is Vice President J D Vance. A scary man. His Ascendant at 27 Leo rhymes with Musk’s progressed new moon and Trump’s Ascendant, making him the perfect acolyte. Trump and Vance have the same nodes in Gemini-Sagittarius conjunct Uranus.
Vance is an intelligent man, with Mercury rising in Virgo trine Jupiter – very appropriate for the successful author of Hillbilly Elegy. His progressed Mercury went retrograde in his youth, and it is during Trump’s second administration that Mercury returns once again to trine Jupiter, which is going to be very fortunate for getting his agenda done.
Vance’s powerful Mars in Scorpio exactly conjunct his IC must surely indicate a controlled rage at his upbringing and mother’s drug addiction (he was raised with an absent father, two stepfathers and his maternal grandparents). In his political life this rage is projected on everything that is wrong with America. Mars is exactly square Venus, and from this tense stand-off probably originates his lament that America was being run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies”.
If his mother’s inability to successfully raise Vance has resulted in a generalized antipathy to women, the exact square of the Sun in Leo and the 12th House to Saturn in Scorpio fuels a desperate ambition and need for recognition and respect. So, when Vance boorishly and repeatedly criticized Zelenskyy for lack of respect in that tense Oval Office encounter, this was really a reflection of his own need for respect, which will forever remain unfulfilled. There is a lot of hatred in this horoscope; Vance will not advance further, his fall from power may be dramatic and he will later be consigned to obscurity.
Health care reform
Someone less competent but more innocent is America’s Secretary of Health – Robert F Kennedy Jr. He too has Uranus conjoining the Nodal Axis from the 12th to 6th house, in keeping with the Trump administration’s disruptive theme. Clearly this is a man with genuinely strong opinions about health. Unfortunately, these opinions lack realism, as Neptune’s exact square to the Sun in the 6th house (and Venus-Mercury) testifies to. He would like to see fluoride banned in water. Only 4 countries in Europe back fluoride on a national scale, which means tap water is pleasant to drink in most European countries. Which it is not in the USA, so maybe he is onto something. RFK Jr. has very controversial views about vaccines, which is OK on a personal level, but not OK on a national.
RFK Jr. has Mars (square Pluto) and Saturn in Scorpio and the 4th house, which generally inclines him to believe in conspiracies. Who can blame him when his father and uncle were both assassinated, with little clarity about who was ultimately responsible? Famously, he dumped a bear cub (killed in a traffic accident) in Central Park, along with a bicycle to make it seem like an accident (?). He has pointed out that he has suffered from issues relating to a dead brain parasite. So, there we have it: Neptune square the 6th house stellium.
The Defense of America
To look after America’s defense, we have Peter Hegseth. He is a military man, as can be inferred by the Mars-Saturn-Jupiter configuration in Virgo and the 9th house. He served in Iraq and was highly engaged in veterans’ affairs. However, there have been several scandals: economic, sexual and connected with alcoholism. Continuing the Uranus-node theme for this administration, his Uranus in Scorpio is exactly square the nodes to a minute of arc, and therefore he too is an agent of instability.
Hegseth has Saturn at 20 Virgo square Neptune at 21 Sagittarius (and opposing the Sun, the source, perhaps, of his alcohol problems), which constellates exactly with the US Mars-Neptune square and also activates Trump’s Sun-Moon opposition. This is appropriate for a man steeped in the US military, but he is likely to be the source of disappointment and dissolution during the course of this presidential period.
The Pitbull
Not very reassuringly, the post of Attorney General went to Pam Bondi, who has been serially involved in lawsuits connected with receiving illegal contributions, both from the Trump Organization and others. She was a defense attorney at Trump’s impeachment trial and supported his bid to overturn the 2020 election. Bondi is currently busy weaponizing the Department of Justice on behalf of Donald Trump. A Scorpio with Mars in Capricorn, this is a very tough person, but who knows what goes on behind the Sun/Neptune and Moon-Pluto conjunction?
Pam Bondi’s horoscope looks like an accident waiting to happen. She is born at the exact Uranus-Pluto conjunction in 1966, which the Moon conjoins and Mercury in Sagittarius squares. This looks like an extremely litigious and obsessive personality, which appears to have reflected itself in the inability to form stable personal relationships. She is the Pitbull in the service of Donald Trump’s desire for retribution.
Fredo
No description of Trump’s coterie would be complete without Donald Trump Jr. who played a major role in the selection of his father’s 2025 administration. This brave hunter of leopards, elephants and rare Mongolian sheep earned the nickname “Fredo” from Trump campaign staffers in reference to the weak character in The Godfather. Trump Jr. is a serial promoter of conspiracy theories (Joe Biden is a pedophile, Pizzagate, the Clintons had murdered people etc.) whilst himself getting involved with Russian actors up to the 2016 election. (For example, the infamous Trump Tower meeting, seeking dirt on Hillary Clinton).
His Sun in Capricorn square the Pluto-Node conjunction relates probably to his subservient relationship with a powerful father. Ironically, he criticized Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, saying: “When you’re the father and your son’s entire career is dependent on that, they own you.” Not much self-awareness there.
Trump Jr. has Saturn on his father’s Ascendant, which probably leads to him making unfavorable comparisons of himself with his father. The key aspect in Trump Jr.’s horoscope is Ascendant ruler Moon at 21 Virgo square stationary Mercury at 20 Sagittarius (conjunction Neptune), which probably indicates his promotion of exaggerated ideas, multiple conspiracies and a questionable administration of the Trump Organization where he leveraged his father’s presidency to further business deals. This square aspect falls exactly on USA’s Mars-Neptune square, so it would be naïve to expect him to bring benefits to the country.
Inadequate leaders attract inadequate subordinates. What is important to Donald Trump is loyalty, which is understandable. But for him, this means surrounding himself with obsequious people who never criticize him. Now, this congenital liar, who founded the Orwellian “Truth Social” platform, this toe-curling narcissist, has reached a position where he sees himself as, and to some extent is, the most powerful person in the world. This loose cannon, who sees everything through the lens of his ego, will precipitate a world crisis. Meanwhile, his greatest pleasure seems to be in having world leaders beat a path to his door to try to avert a global economic meltdown.
But let me quote him – he expresses this much better than me:
“I am telling you, these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass… They are dying to make a deal… [Imitating begging foreign leaders]…‘Please, please sir, make a deal. I’ll do anything sir”
Watch the most important man in the world here:
https://youtu.be/uTRw3liLa7E?si=hoSWGOmJioPeZPhN
Trump’s new tariffs tragically targeted the uninhabited McDonald islands off Antarctica. Check out this video to see how the penguins mobilized and declared a total trade war on Trump:
https://youtu.be/HJ8qGOe2K0o?si=i1UDGkTwT2K8VSHi
At least the penguins are standing up to autocracy.
Adrian Ross Duncan
Friday 11th April 2025.
Thanks to Wikipedia for photos of Trump’s Gang