Jul 6: Dalai Lama, Candy Barr, GW Bush, Nancy Reagan

[Jim Eshelman]

Reagan, Nancy. July 6, 1921, 1:18 PM EDT, Manhattan, NY (B).
Dalai Lama XIV (Tenzin Gyatso). July 6, 1935, 4:00 AM LMT ("before sunrise"), Tengster Village, Tibet (aka Taktser, China: 36N23, 101E52) (A).
Barr, Candy (Juanita Dale Slusher). July 6, 1935, 4:00 AM, Edna, TX (AA).
Bush, George W. July 6, 1946, 7:26 AM EDT, New Haven, CT (AA).

Notice that these two quite different figures were born the same day, half a world apart, at approximately the same local time. One thing they do share is a tragic childhood, though in quite different ways. - The contrast of their charts gives more credence to Ascendant than I normally give: He seems to have Gemini rising and gave himself to a life of teaching; she Taurus rising and gave herself to a life of erotica.

BONUS CHARTS:
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico. July 6, 1832, 4:00 AM LMT, Vienna, Austria (AA).

[Jim Eshelman]

I just added Nancy Reagan to the mix. I found that of the 12 First Ladies for whom I have full birth data, all but two were in the catalogue - so adding them ups the numbers of women a bit.

[Veronica]

The Dalai Lama is in the news this week. I dont want to blow this out of proportion but the video I saw was very disturbing to me, and I'm not alone from what the news was leading. If any person ever told my child to suck thier tounge I would most likely be in jail, Idgaf who they are.

[Jim Eshelman]

Several Tibetan and people familiar with Tibetan customs have said this is an ordinary Tibetan phrase equivalent emotionally to American mother's telling their children they're going to "eat them all up." What I haven't been able to confirm is whether this was a Tibetan child who would have been familiar with it.

I'm sure it was innocent and playful, and has been blown all out of proportion, but it might also have been a lapse in good taste.

Transiting Neptune squares his Mercury right now, which seems a big aspect for poor word choice, so we might see a bit more of it. Progressed Mars squares natal Saturn this year, so he's likely to come under more criticism than in most of his adult life.