After Barack Obama was elected president, the first person he
chose for a staff position was a Chicago 'tough guy' congressman
Rahm Emanuel. The position: Chief of Staff, who is considered
the 'gatekeeper' for the president. Nobody can get through to
Obama without first battling it out with Emanuel, who's known
for his fiery and combative style. It's not a problem for him
to say 'no' in abrupt language, with a few expletives thrown
in to be sure you get the point. Quite the opposite personality
of Obama.
Just for fun, I did a search for his birth data. I couldn't
find a birth time, so I just assigned 12 noon, which means you
have to disregard this ascendant. Now see his chart:
Rahm Emanuel's Natal Chart
Notice that his Moon is at 4 degrees in Scorpio. If he was born
before 4:40 am then his Moon would go back into Libra. This
is unlikely, given that Scorpio is ruled by Mars, the militant
planet, and the Moon would also be conjunct Mars in Scorpio.
Mathematically, there's about an 80% chance of the Moon being
in Scorpio, but logically I think we can count on it.
Even without the correct ascendant, we can study his chart using
the Moon as the ascendant, chandra lagna. This would place 5
planets in the lagna. Most importantly, Mars would be in its
own sign on an angle, forming a ruchaka mahapurusha yoga, further
strengthening it. Notice how this powerful Mars is within 2
degrees of Mercury, giving him his sharp and aggressive style
of communicating. These fiery qualities are further increased
by the Sun's placement in Scorpio. It's also the 10th lord which
shows his connection to politics. Jupiter's placement softens
the intensity of this combination, and reveals his idealistic
side as well. Mercury as the 11th lord shows his associations
with powerful people.
I think it's hilarious that the closest person to Obama is a
guy named 'Rahm'. It means that the new president will be chanting
a mantra all day, "Ram, can you close the door," "Ram,
what's my schedule for the afternoon!" It's also quite
interesting when you consider that Obama carries a monkey god
charm in his pocket, that many Hindus believe demonstrates that
he's a devotee of Hanuman. Click
here to read more about this, and how Obama was gifted with
a two-foot high, gold-plated statue of Hanuman.
Obama's monkey god charm
Watch a very funny 'roasting' of Rahm Emanuel by Obama at a
fundraising dinner in 2005.
