Connecting the Moon, Sun, and Saturn with aspect lines makes the configuration
resemble the so-called Finger of God, but because the aspects are all hard, it has been given the more forceful name of the Fist of God. While not exactly poetic, this Fist of God does evoke the immense power behind the configuration. And when considering the planets involved, the geopolitical astrologer can no longer wonder about the magnificent fate implied in America's birth chart.
In its briefest delineation, this Fist of God represents a dynamic ambition, a highly
unstable pact between the American people (Moon), the elected government (Sun), and the corporate and bureaucratic structure (Saturn). Power shifts from one to the other through phases or seasons. Each must consider what the other two are motivated by, and whenever one gets too large or powerful, the other two can overwhelm, and restore the uneasy balance of power.
Of course information is crucial to this fluctuating system, but the U.S. horoscope
is filled with planetary indicators defining the importance and relevance of
communications systems. These include Pluto, the chart ruler, in the third house, Mars
and Uranus in Gemini, and Mercury with its network of aspects and its prominence by
being the most elevated planet. The moment the Declaration of Independence was first signed (2:21 PM) also defines the nature of the event: it was a document, and a
declaration of intent to build a nation on an intellectual principle, and in particular
Freedom of Speech. These are third house affairs, and the ruler of the horoscope is in the third house of documents.
The Scorpio Rising horoscope for the United States features a powerful configuration rarely discussed in geopolitical astrology. One reason for this is that it's difficult to spot: the U.S. Moon at 25º Aquarius forms a trioctile aspect (135º) with the Sun at 13º Cancer. This aspect traditionally is referred to as the sesquisquare, a mouthful which I prefer to call the trioctile. It's 3/8 of the 360º circle. The U.S. Moon is also trioctile to Saturn, located at 14º Libra, and then the Sun and Saturn in turn are closely square to each other.
