Bernie Sanders was hospitalized this week for a procedure to place stents in the heart. Originally it was said that this was a procedure to open a blocked artery, but it was later revealed that he did actually have a heart attack. He apparently has no history of heart disease.
As I wrote earlier this year in a profile of his candidacy, Sanders is undergoing some stressful planetary cycles right now. For those of you who like the astrological details:
- Transiting Uranus is exactly square to his natal Pluto which also conjoins Chiron
- Transiting Pluto is within a degree of a square to his natal Moon and will, next year, also square his Mars.
- Transiting Neptune is within a degree of an opposition to his natal Sun.
All of these outer planet cycles put a lot of pressure on the body as well as the psyche, and for someone in their late 70s, not to mention someone in the heat of a presidential campaign who has fallen to third place in the polls, this can be quite stressful.
I wish Mr. Sanders all the best in his healing journey and a smooth recovery.
I love your analyses. They are always so thought provoking. Do you ever have difficulty interpreting your own chart, deciding how transits may play out?
Hi Ginny, thank you for your kind comments! And yes of course – we all need to have some perspective sometimes and I too seek astrological counseling from my trusted colleagues. :)