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directed Sun in good aspect brings “an increase in prestige, honors, good fortune, health, vitality, and general advancement.” e directed Sun is in Trump’s Eighth House, so the
source of this good fortune is other people’s money and opinions. e trine to his Ascendant removes all obstacles to his self-expression and happiness. e trine to his Moon makes him feel safe and secure, and as the Moon rules his Eleventh House, it removes all obstacles in the way of his acquiring the things he believes will make him happy.
e sextile to the Part of Fortune creates an opportunity for even more nancial gain.
Finally, directed Saturn is sextile Trump’s natal Venus (through July 5, 2015), bringing “favors from aged
people, returns on investments, reward and recognition for hard work, and a general state of stability and steadiness in one’s fortunes,” which speci cally a ects
Trump’s Tenth House career and public image, because his natal Venus rules the Tenth House, and energizes his ambitions and
dreams, because Venus occupies his Eleventh House.
e rarity and signi cance of these primary directions cannot be overlooked! In particular, the directed Sun trine both the Moon and the Ascendant made
Trump feel invincible. It added to Trump’s already substantial sense of entitlement, and because it also
activated his Eleventh House, it energized Trump’s desire to ful ll his dreams and acquire happiness.
But all was not well in Trump’s world. Saturn, in the form of the law,
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