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Donald Trump of cially accepts the Republican Presidential Nomination
e Sun–Mars quincunx in the return chart is especially important because, during this period, Trump has not one but two signi cant Sun– Mars primary directions. Directed Mars continues the conjunction with his natal Sun that began in 2015, and on July 13, 2016, Trump’s directed Sun forms a trine to natal Mars. ese two directions, combined with the Sun–Mars quincunx in the return chart, ful ll the
on the Midheaven, Mars is the planet in charge of his Tenth House public image and career this year. In the return chart, Mars is exceptionally strong in Scorpio, with dignity by rulership and triplicity; however, Mars is retrograde, which means that it’s working against Trump’s best interests. Uranus is in the Tenth House, conjunct the Midheaven, disrupting Trump’s public image in unexpected and unpredictable ways. And Mars and Uranus are mutually applying to a quincunx, bringing potentially catastrophic changes, endings, and separations.
But wait, there’s more.
Mars is also applying to a quincunx to the Sun, the ruler of the solar
return (and co-almuten of the Tenth House), and Mars is in a partile (same whole degree) quincunx to Venus. e Mars–Sun quincunx suggests con ict, aggression, and separation between Trump as an individual and his public image.
Inasmuch as Mars represents the ego while the Sun represents the authentic Self, this also suggests a
year of inner con ict and turmoil duringwhichTrumpcannolonger ignore the consequences of being so far out of integrity and having betrayed his values for so long.
e quincunx to Venus brings disruption and separation in his private life and real estate holdings, because Venus rules the Fourth
House in the return chart.
requirements of the rule of three. e context of the two primary
directions is powerful and supportive. Directed Mars conjunct natal Sun brings strength, fortitude, courage,
and victory, while directed Sun trine natal Mars removes all obstacles to allow an increase in prestige, honor, success, and good fortune.
e in uence of these directions will continue well beyond Trump’s 2016 solar return cycle. e power
of these positive primary directions activates and magni es the e ects of the destructive quincunx between the Sun and retrograde Mars in the solar return. Trump will lose the battle in 2016, but this is how he
wins the war.
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