Glenn Beck, a rising star in the conservative talk radio/TV/publishing market, has a rather interesting astrological chart.  We can use astrology to help us better understand who may be sincere and then those who sound sincere, but may have a few distorting lenses in their psyches.  How sincere or distorted is Glenn Beck?

I would attribute Beck’s afflicted Mars to an observable tension in his appearance, which is also reflected in a slightly higher pitched voice because the head, neck, and vocal cords are clenched.  There is a definite tone of alarm in his speech, because he’s basically outraged at liberals and those he believes are threats.

If I take a look at the more purely western astrology configurations I can see that Beck’s Sun is also afflicted by a square from Neptune giving questionable foundations to his self assurance, enabling addictions in the past, not to mention an inflated but tenuous sense of ego and pride....

An In Depth Look at the Psychology and Times to Come of David Letterman with Vedic Astrology

On October 1, 2009, David Letterman surprised his audience and the nation with an admission of having an affair and being the victim of an alleged extortion plot.  He just right out confessed about it and then went on with his show as if nothing happened.

If I take a look at the chart of David Letterman (April 12, 1947, 6 am, Indianapolis, IN, USA; which I believe to be accurate at least to within a minute or so) his chart is sort of a paradox in astrological interpretation both Eastern and Western styles; that is, unless you take certain things into account.  For this article I am using the sidereal zodiac and Vedic intrepretation rules in the main.

One of the few factors that are in his favor is the Sun exalted in Aries in the first house, which is considered an indication of great personal power; and he also has the Moon in the ninth house, which is considered to be a position of increased personal good fortune. Other than that though things start to get murky in the chart of David Letterman:

An astrological indicator of his success and reputation, the tenth house and its ruler Saturn, is strongly debilitated in Cancer, which would indicate difficulties and setbacks on the road to stardom.  An example of setbacks could this could be what transpired in the 1990's losing out to Jay Leno in taking over the Tonight Show after Johnny Carson left. However Letterman has also had a long and successful career with his TV and production company, you could say he has "cantankerous appeal."

The Astrology Cycles of Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor has just been confirmed by the US Senate to become the 111th Supreme Court Justice.  A look at her chart reveals some pretty amazing things, she is moving into some very important times astrologically and she may be in a position to make key decisions regarding the laws of the United States.

The ruler of Sotomayor’s career and reputation is Saturn in the sign of Libra, the balanced scales of judgment and justice weighing the jots and tittles of karma until everything balances out.  The balanced scales also represent equilibrium and fairness, which are essential qualities to a judge....

Sarah Palin, 2008 Republican Vice Presidential candidate, recently announced she is stepping down from her governorship of the state of Alaska.  This is a very, very perplexing move.  Her stated reason for stepping down is that there is too much flack coming at her to get the job done; not too self-confident I would say, nor one really with the long term in mind.  However common sense is not necessarily a part of early 21st century politics; it's not issues, it's appearances, charisma, and marketability....