Thanks for mentioning the first debate Kathy...
That Mars=Saturn/Pluto midpoint is ominous indeed...
Psychologists Keith Stanovich and Rishard West describe two modes of thinking... from Thinking Fast and Slow
System 1: operates automatically and quickly, with little or no effort and no sense of voluntary control.
System 2: allocates attention to the effortful mental activities that demand it, including complex computations. The operations of System 2 are often associated with the subjective experience of agency, choice, and concentration.
We see each mode expressed in the candidates, clearly one mode dominating in each of them...
Wow! The 9:00 PM chart speaks clearly about the struggle... possibly threats nearby in space and time... but I think the BIG signature for the first debate is Jupiter-Sun trine the MC... The debate could break records in viewership... but ultimately failing to deliver falling short of meeting high expectations. Jupiter-Sun squaring that ominous Mars, @ the AP, the candidates may appear to be painfully conciliatory at first (Venus asc r. in contact with the MC), agonizing to not make any missteps. This mode favors Clinton. It may come down to whoever errs least wins AND we see that the ascendant moves into Gemini as the night progresses so things may can get pretty intense by the end. Trump un-muzzled could help or destroy his efforts... If he doesn't take the muzzle off its a sure win for Clinton. So, I will be looking for which 'mode of thinking' elevates... Mercury in Virgo ties in loosely with the Nodes and Saturn... the scales may be tipped...
Bringing us to this other signature: Saturn exactly square the Nodes. Trump may have a point in regards to "playing the refs" ahead of the game since the publishing/media establishment appears strong and unified as a group to reestablish some sense of order and decorum. Good luck with that eh?
They may not keep order but Trump may find it difficult to get on his game under the pressures and control imposed by the rules enforced.
Hillary needs a home run at least, more assuredly a Grand Slam performance in order to "Win" and Trump only needs a base hit. HRC has built a reputation of "not closing" and so a stellar performance is unlikely... If Trump doesn't trip over his New York dentures he'll walk away victorious... again an outlier outcome... any gaff will propel the first debate to a "tie" setting up the second debate exactly how the media giants want it... but the public may come away disappointed, frustrated by lack of "debate" that is substantive and arguing about it... Really no different than the electorate or the race up to this point.
Amazingly, despite the money and ground game the democratic lead has dwindled to late July levels... just prior to the Democrats convention... I suspect a big spend ahead for the Blue Team.. that and a poised but unremarkable performance by HRC suggests the gap reopens... This is the Democrats game to lose even though the Red Team is over due for a win and the Whitehouse... So far Trump has had the "hot hand" in this contest and everything he's thrown up seems to swish, with the exception of a couple of brief interludes but somehow he doesn't implode... Does the "hot hand" fallacy reveal itself for what it is? A fallacy... Can Trump translate his primary strategy to the general and score points...? I think the public tunes in for the answer... and ultimately we are entertained but not anymore informed than before the debate...
HVA
