Lincoln and the Civil War

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Dear friends,

 

I have offered a study of the astrology of the outbreak of the US Civil War in terms of the SAMVA USA chart

http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2008/01/samva-usa-chart-civil-war-starts-in.html

 

The Civil War, which lasted from April 12, 1861 (when confederate forces attacked the federal Fort Sumter in South Carolina) to April 9, 1865 (when General Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia), was an event that challenged the integrity of the Union as Southern States sought to avoid and then free themselves of the dictates of the Federal Government.

 

Before the start of the Civil War, the political tensions were already rife for several years. It seems that the election of Abraham Lincoln as President on November 6, 1860 was a critical event. The election brought Lincoln and the Republican Party to power without the support of a single Southern state. Lincoln had campaigned against the expansion of slavery beyond the states in which it already existed. The victory of Lincoln and the Republican Party in that election resulted in seven Southern states declaring their secession from the Union even before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861. Both the outgoing and incoming U.S. administrations rejected secession, regarding it as rebellion.

 

The Mercury major period was operating from April 1852 to April 1869. Mercury as 3rd lord rules communication, enterprise and communication with the people. Mercury is well placed in the 7th house of others, albeit widely combust the Sun. I would think the third house has to do with freedom to act and speak and hence the issue of slavery became an important issue during its major period.

 

The Mars sub-period was operating at election time. As Mars is 10th lord, it rules the executive government. Mars is well placed in the 5th house, which rules management of people. Hence, the government became involved in issues having to do with orderly and fair management of people.

 

That said, the Civil War itself was at its most deadly during sub-periods of

* FM Rahu, which afflicts the 6th house of conflict, from October 16, 1861.

* 6th lord Jupiter, lord of conflict, from May 4, 1864.

 

I find it interesting that at election time in November 1860, transit 8th lord Saturn was settling into stationary placement at 17° 34' Leo and in the MEP of the 2nd house of wealth. This transit station lasted into February 1861. As Leo is owned by the Sun, the indicator of the leader of the country, the Sun's indications were affected by this placement. Moreover, Saturn was receiving a close continous affliction from natal Rahu at 17° 47' in Aries and 10th house of government, while Saturn was aspecting Ketu at 17° 47 Libra and the 4th house. As a result, seven States seceeded during exactly this period.

 

We can add that Jupiter was in Leo and the second house at the time of the election. But by early Spring 1861 it had become stationary at 26° Cancer from where it exactly afflicted natal 8th lord Saturn - and the Civil War broke out. To top things off, on April 12, 1861, the nodes were in the 6th and 12th houses afflicting natal 4th lord Venus - soon to go stationary on the MEP of those malefic houses. In any event, I attach the transits in the following table and some charts.

 

If Lincoln's election on November 6, 1860 was the catalyst for the Civil War, his death on April 15, 1865, less than a week after Lee's surrender, seems to have brought it to a close.

 

[NB: Interestingly, with the election of President Obama on November 4, 2009, who models himself after the Great Emancipator, the states of Texas and Oklahoma have begun to challenge the authority of the Federal Government. That is an issue for later discussion.]

 

Best wishes,

 

Thor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jupiter

Saturn

Rahu

Ketu

 

23.5.1859

4°Ge05'

15°Cn20'

2°Aq01'

2°Le01'

 

22.6.1859

10°Ge49'

18°Cn08'

29°Cp36'D

29°Cn36'D

 

22.7.1859

17°Ge35'

21°Cn40'

28°Cp33'D

28°Cn33'D

 

21.8.1859

23°Ge52'

25°Cn30'

28°Cp22'

28°Cn22'

 

20.9.1859

29°Ge04'

29°Cn08'

27°Cp48'D

27°Cn48'D

 

20.10.1859

2°Cn28'

2°Le05'

25°Cp53'D

25°Cn53'D

 

19.11.1859

3°Cn17'R

3°Le51'

22°Cp53'

22°Cn53'

 

19.12.1859

1°Cn14'R

4°Le02'R

20°Cp19'

20°Cn19'

 

18.1.1860

27°Ge24'R

2°Le39'R

19°Cp19'

19°Cn19'

 

17.2.1860

24°Ge09'R

0°Le21'R

19°Cp13'D

19°Cn13'D

 

18.3.1860

23°Ge22'

28°Cn13'R

18°Cp24'D

18°Cn24'D

 

17.4.1860

25°Ge23'

27°Cn16'R

15°Cp58'

15°Cn58'

 

17.5.1860

29°Ge35'

27°Cn53'

12°Cp50'

12°Cn50'

 

16.6.1860

5°Cn12'

29°Cn55'

10°Cp44'

10°Cn44'

 

16.7.1860

11°Cn36'

3°Le00'

10°Cp09'

10°Cn09'

 

15.8.1860

18°Cn12'

6°Le40'

10°Cp05'D

10°Cn05'D

 

14.9.1860

24°Cn31'

10°Le26'

9°Cp03'

9°Cn03'

 

14.10.1860

29°Cn55'

13°Le51'

6°Cp18'

6°Cn18'

 

13.11.1860

3°Le43'

16°Le23'

2°Cp59'

2°Cn59'

 

13.12.1860

5°Le06'R

17°Le34'

1°Cp05'

1°Cn05'

 

12.1.1861

3°Le39'R

17°Le07'R

0°Cp51'D

0°Cn51'D

 

11.2.1861

0°Le05'R

15°Le18'R

0°Cp40'

0°Cn40'

 

13.3.1861

26°Cn33'R

12°Le56'R

28°Sg50'

28°Ge50'

 

12.4.1861

25°Cn05'R

11°Le10'R

25°Sg34'

25°Ge34'

 

12.5.1861

26°Cn20'

10°Le47'

22°Sg44'

22°Ge44'

 

11.6.1861

29°Cn55'

11°Le56'

21°Sg39'D

21°Ge39'D

 

11.7.1861

5°Le05'

14°Le22'

21°Sg37'

21°Ge37'

 

10.8.1861

11°Le11'

17°Le40'

21°Sg10'

21°Ge10'

 

9.9.1861

17°Le40'

21°Le23'

19°Sg15'

19°Ge15'

 

9.10.1861

23°Le59'

25°Le03'

16°Sg14'

16°Ge14'

 

8.11.1861

29°Le33'

28°Le09'

13°Sg38'D

13°Ge38'D

 

8.12.1861

3°Vi38'

0°Vi11'

12°Sg32'D

12°Ge32'D

 

7.1.1862

5°Vi29'

0°Vi44'R

12°Sg18'

12°Ge18'

 

6.2.1862

4°Vi32'R

29°Le41'R

11°Sg25'

11°Ge25'

 

8.3.1862

1°Vi18'R

27°Le32'R

8°Sg59'

8°Ge59'

 

7.4.1862

27°Le37'R

25°Le19'R

5°Sg57'D

5°Ge57'D

 

7.5.1862

25°Le38'R

24°Le01'R

3°Sg54'D

3°Ge54'D

 

6.6.1862

26°Le18'

24°Le12'

3°Sg16'

3°Ge16'

 

6.7.1862

29°Le21'

25°Le51'

3°Sg06'D

3°Ge06'D

 

5.8.1862

4°Vi09'

28°Le37'

2°Sg13'D

2°Ge13'D

 

4.9.1862

10°Vi03'

2°Vi05'

29°Sc55'

29°Ta55'

 

4.10.1862

16°Vi28'

5°Vi48'

26°Sc53'

26°Ta53'

 

3.11.1862

22°Vi51'

9°Vi16'

24°Sc43'

24°Ta43'

 

3.12.1862

28°Vi35'

11°Vi58'

24°Sc10'

24°Ta10'

 

2.1.1863

2°Li59'

13°Vi26'

24°Sc07'D

24°Ta07'D

 

1.2.1863

5°Li15'

13°Vi19'R

22°Sc47'

22°Ta47'

 

3.3.1863

4°Li48'R

11°Vi45'R

19°Sc44'

19°Ta44'

 

2.4.1863

1°Li54'R

9°Vi28'R

16°Sc38'

16°Ta38'

 

2.5.1863

28°Vi11'R

7°Vi32'R

15°Sc08'

15°Ta08'

 

1.6.1863

25°Vi46'R

6°Vi47'

15°Sc00'D

15°Ta00'D

 

1.7.1863

25°Vi53'

7°Vi31'

14°Sc42'

14°Ta42'

 

31.7.1863

28°Vi30'

9°Vi36'

13°Sc00'

 

13°Ta00'