The combined charts of President Obama and P.M. Stephen Harper taken together in a composite chart shows a new birth chart symbolizing their shared values and relationship. We read the chart as a description or character analysis of what kind of entity, state, person this combo creates.

Sun at 26 degrees of Cancer {WATER} in the 2nd house of values

Moon at 11 degrees of Aries {FIRE} in 11th house, on the cusp of the 12th

Ascendant of 11 degrees of Taurus

Midheaven of 9 degrees of Aquarius

Mercury at 7 degrees of Gemini in the 1st house

Venus at 25 degrees of Gemini conjunct the Sun in the 2nd house

Mars at 17 degrees of Leo in the 4th house

Jupiter at Zero degrees of Capricorn Retrograde in the 8th house

Saturn at 16 degrees Capricorn Retrograde in the 9th house

Uranus at 18 degrees Leo in the 4th house conjunct Mars

Neptune at 7 degrees of Scorpio retrograde in the 6th house

Pluto at 4 degrees of Virgo in the 4th house

North Node at 20 degrees of Virgo in the 5th house

Chiron at 1 degree of Pisces in the 10th

NEPTUNE, RULER OF CREDIT CARD DEBT AND OIL FEATURES PROMINENTLY 

OIL is obviously one of the main big topics between the two countries symbolized by the presence of NEPTUNE,  ruler of CREDIT CARD DEBT {fantasy values} sitting in the 6th house of work and service, in community, pretty close to the Descendant-relationships with others. Self evident.

GEMINI SUN + VENUS OPPOSITE JUPITER in the 8^th house

Never ending babble with all this Gemini Air stuff. Tons of  info going back and forth, Gemini thrives on it. Could prove to be an ambivalent  “us vs. them” good cop, bad cop; black or white, no pun intended, dichotomies about values, money, who owns what, with the Sun, Venus and Mercury all in Gemini. Gemini is the Archetypal sign of Peter Pan, who never wants to grow up and take responsibility and there's added tension with Big Planet Jupiter at Zero degrees of Capricorn, the Winter Solstice point, the High Noon symbolic point. Where’s Gary Cooper when you need him?

The Big Business Point. But Jupiter is Retrograde, showing Big Business just ain't what it used to be. Retrograde means a planets apparent motion backwards. Who has more seniority? A Capricorn/Saturnine issue. Retrograde planets indicate slow, and with Jupiter here, revision of laws, Jupiter rules laws. Jupiter is conservative in Capricorn, and has lead weights tied to his otherwise fleet footed high flying International “James Bondian” reputation here.

THE EIGHT HOUSE

And Jupiter, Mr. Excess, promiser of more than he can deliver, is in

the 8th house of "other people's money, inheritances, did I mention taxes? And Scorpionic associations to death, rebirth, power and control, did I mention secrets? The eight house is the house of International Trade, travel, vs. shared values VENUS conjunct the Sun in Cancer.

Don’t you love it how it’s so exactly symbolically descriptive?

MARS, URANUS CONJUNCTION IN THE 4TH HOUSE

There's sure to be fireworks in the basement [never mind the pun} what with this MARS URANUS conjunction in Leo in the 4th house! This aspect indicates a very fiery, unpredictable, defensive, protectionism. The 4^th house symbolizes home, security, nurturing, food, real estate, privacy, mother/child relations, memories, the Unconscious, water.

Uranus, Ruler of  Mr. Obama’s Aquarian Ascendant, CHANGE is his major agenda, so major, aggressive changes, from the roots up, are what this shows. The foundation of their relationship will alter both countries directions.

This looks like a hot dynamic, with both parties fighting for supremacy but in an underground, hidden way, as the 4^th house indicates.

I think someone better make sure there’s no midnight dynamiting in the Great Lakes when Canucks are snoozing after drinking too many brewskies after a late Sat. hockey game, or else this is something new called aqua-terrorism.

Timber rights? Water rights?

Will Canucks set their pea meal bacon on fire in protest?

ARIES MOON IN THE 11^th HOUSE, SQUARE SATURN RETRO

The Moon is the instincts, the feelings, moods and senses. In a countries chart, the Moon represents the people. The most Feminine planet is in the Masculine, Martial, defensive, me first aggressive sign of Aries. Feelings come 1^st and gut instincts say, “Fight like a man.” The people will be getting their guns out to defend what they feel is theirs. We don’t carry guns in Canada folks, we didn’t have to revolt against Britain, and we still have a Queen, sort of, in an 11th house, group sort of way.

But an 11^th house Moon is yes, like the Song Age of Aquarius, very Aquarian related, as it’s the 11^th Sign. On the heels of the recent Leo/ Aquarius Eclipses and a virtual rendezvous of many planets aligned in Aquarius right now, this shows the mood of the people wanting Revolution, restructuring, inventiveness, humanitarian group mindedness, new technologies. Woe be to he, that does not go with the flow, man.

This Aries moon is Martial, defensive, protective, aggressive, action oriented, spontaneously inclined to anger and combustion. But it’s “all in their heads” in airy Aquarius.

The Moon Squares Saturn this is a tense aspect. Saturn is in his home sign of Capricorn where he’s really at his most restrictive, miserly, cynical, and powerful and Retrograde indicating a very kcarmic relationship with lots of tests of patience involved.

The 2 leaders are “doing this lesson over again” never mind GM, Oshawa, Detroit. Think grinding axes, grinding teeth, and big emotional explosions.

Saturn always goes for restrictions, tight budgets, testing, more taxes, limitations, obstacles, time. In the 9th house of International relations, laws, education, truth, justice, humour. W e may see restrictions on Canadian comedians; lunar powered Girl cars; and laws demanding that every citizen work their way up towards a black belt before being able to get a pension of some kind. Pensions? What the heck are those? People who hate pens?

CHIRON in the Pisces in the 10^th house

Chiron that - whatever they designate it as these days, otherwise known as in dispute; Chiron a.k.a. Mr. OUCHY!

Whose symbols looks like a key is waay up there in the 10^th house, at the tippy top of the chart. Chiron is the Wounded Healer and always shows where it hurts the most, where we are the most vulnerable. In Pisces, this illustrates just how much we’re hurtin’. Can’t hide your pain now, it’s out in the bright light of day.

Pisces is the martyr, the sacrificing, the Escapist, delusions, the addictions-to oil, credit cards, etc, drugs, film, work, money, WATER, entertainment, illusions, fantasy, self-undoing, and last but not least spirituality, compassion, oneness.

Chiron shows where the wound is and also the cure by going through it. So “We’re all in this together” is Pisces motto, so

Our shared pains will make us strong and bring us to the Light,

If we drop our illusions of separation. That’s the la-de-da woo woo side of Pisces. The other one is Boundary disputes.

AQUARIUS MID HEAVEN

The Aquarius Mid Heaven shows success and the highest directive is innovation, change, humanitarianism, group thinking, technology, revolutionizing career and work.

THE NORTH NODE IN VIRGO IN THE 5^th HOUSE

The North Node looks like Headphones reps the highest spiritual goal and direction of these 2 leaders. In Virgo this is all about ECOLOGY, serving the earth, analyzing how to create new forms of work, Virgo rules the 6^th house naturally. Virgo is very fiscally tight, everything is accounted for, orderly, in place, no fat or excess anything. The earth herself, Gaia, is the first cause, She is our Mother. In the 5^th house of creative self expression, leadership, generosity, the winner is the one who can engage artists, creative types to design a new vision, where we serve the Earth first. Where work for community’s sake is most important, work becomes more localized. Real values, intellectual pursuits, writing, analyzing, self-criticism are the orders of the day, being accountable, doing your job with Leo like pride. Virgo hard work can also be an expression of joy, not servitude. As Leo rules children, youthful thinking about how to take care of the earth. Work needs to evolve into what we do with heart, not drudgery, not as slaves, but who we are, what we are proud of, as an expression of joy, of Inner wealth as symbolized by Gold, the Sun, ruler of Leo and the 5^th house.

The first comes last but not least…

TAURUS ASCENDANT

The two leaders may be very stubborn and refusing to back down to each other. A Taurus Ascendant shows an earthy, practical, no nonsense, solid face. Moving slowly but sure footedly, Taurus’s main interests are bodily comfort, sensuality,

The arts, steadfastness, security. As Venus rules the sign of Taurus and she is in Gemini here, there may be some ambivalence about how to share all the resources. Venus rules money and the bottom line is the economy. Taurus preserves,

It identifies what it has, it’s tools with who one is. So much chattering over who owns what, natural resources, and ultimately Gemini is the sign of the Twin sides of our natures who come together in the Tarot Card of The Lovers.