LOOKING AT THE BIRTH CHARTS OF THE MAIN POLITICAL LEADERS IN SCOTLAND's CAMPAIGN FOR INDEPENDENCE
PRIME MINISTER OF THE UK: DAVID CAMERON: 1966 A FIRE HORSE
FIRST MINISTER OF SCOTLAND: ALEX SALMOND: 1954 A WOOD SHEEP
David Cameron's Birth Chart
David's self element in this chart is Yin Metal born in autumn so he immediately has a solid base as the autumn season also represents the metal element so the self element has a root. Just like a tree in a storm that has a strong root - when the going gets tough, the touch get going. He will rise to his challenges with confidence and determination.
The metal storage box is also sitting in the partner position and so helping him to lock his Chi - cross David and you take on Samantha too. In fact it's Samantha who helps to make David strong because she sits close in this chart with the earth element to support David's metal.
The earth element also sits in the whole of the month pillar - in both the Heavenly Stem and the earthly Branch. The month pillar is the leader of the chart so has added influence and support.
There is a representation of metal sitting next door to David's self element in the hour pillar so has an immediate impact of support on the self element and the yang earth in the month stem has added value for the same reason - because it is sitting next door so has direct impact.
The earth and metal elements are strong in the chart for all of the above reasons plus they have the support of 1966 kwa which is fire in both stem and branch to feed the earth. The month branch represents the fire tomb to add further support. This is a very progressive chart which feeds into the self from the year pillar so David's path has been mapped out from birth.
The chart is strong with only only element left to mention being wood rabbit in the hour pillar which feeds the fire to feed the earth to support Cameron's metal.
This rabbit is very important because it represents the money energy to Cameron and a strong chart needs to see the money because it eases the responsibility placed on the shoulders of the self element. In this chart the money is pure because it is the only representation of wood so it is clear. Cameron's money is therefore strong.
The strong chart also needs to see the Kun/Power to protect the money. In Cameron's chart the Kun is the fire element and there is plenty of that.
In fact Cameron makes this power work for him because this fire feeds the earth which is his Jing Yan/Pin Yan which represents the Seal of Approval so it is fuelling his success.
Sometimes for a day stem of metal the earth element support becomes too much because the metal is already in the earth and added metal only serves to bury it even deeper. This is not the case for Cameron because he is Yin Metal which has already been extracted from the earth and crafted into something "beautiful". A metal that is destined to shine. Cameron can therefore embrace this earth support in his chart and welcome the acclaim that this brings through the Seal of Approval Jing Yan.
There is no water in this chart so Cameron has no interest in his career, his eye is on the money and more importantly to him, the power.
We only choose supportive elements that exist in the chart. David Cameron's supportive elements are Wood and Fire. Avoid elements are Earth and Metal.
David's current Current Fate period sits with the Water Tiger, a strong Tiger with a root. This Tiger creates a three combination to Fire in his chart so the Chang Sang of power has kicked his status and public profile into action.
This predominance of power remains the same for the next 10 years because the Quai stem combines to his month stem to fire and the Muw rabbit combines to his month branch to fire. The whole of this 10 year period combines to the leader of the chart, the month pillar, so again the eye is on leadership and power. It is his Raison d'ĂȘtre. The future looks strong for David Cameron.
Alex Salmond's Birth Chart
Interestingly Alex Salmond's self element is also Yin Metal that wants to shine and likes to make plenty of noise/sound. Born 12 years before Cameron this man is almost represented by the Horse just like Cameron but due to being born just after Dung Gee on 31st December he is in fact a wood sheep Yute May.
This already doesn't bode well in that he is born in a period of transition between two years, 1954/55, which in itself brings an element of indecisive and ambiguous energy. The energy at this time of year is fragile, mixed and immature. It is interesting to note that had he been born just a few days earlier and in the year of the wooden horse he would belong to the 1/9 kwa which is the parent of the forthcoming 9 fate period of 30 years. As it is he has missed that boat.
Continuing in the same ambiguous energy this chart wants to transform to water but the jealous combination with two characters wanting to combine to the self element means this is not pure. The season supports the transform but the year, the Sheep, objects so the chart cannot transform. This leaves him with a sense of frustration, always chasing a dream that he never quiet achieves. In this case the water element representing his career so he never quite achieves his political aspirations.
Salmond's Current fate pillar, the metal horse, 9/8 kwa, leader of 9 fate so he has his eye on the leadership energy. The Horse can combine to the objector of the transform, The Sheep, and he may have a temporary transform that is still not pure because of the jealous combinations. This could account for his rise to fame over the last few years. This fate period continues to his 67th birthday and may just be strong enough to carry him through, all be it unstable for all the reasons discussed.
The chart has a root in the partner position and in the hour branch and the earth in the year brings added support so inside this man has plenty of self belief. Unfortunately for him the buck stops there because there is no support from the Heavenly Stems so he is not a popular candidate. Yin metal is already soft so the wood and fire in the stems only serve to make it even softer. The Yute in the year pillar is particularly strong sitting over its own bank and so has the ability to feed the fire of the month and hour stems which sit right next door to the self so have major impact. Luckily this impact is reduced by a combination to water.
Salmond is a chameleon. The metal element can change very quickly from hot to cold. When it is fired it becomes very hot but as soon as it is dipped in to water it cools rapidly. This man has both elements present in his chart. The fire in the stems giving him the appearance of being very soft but the rat in the month leader position is supported by two metal branches and is cooling this fire and giving him more stability by strengthening his root. The season is very important to his chart because metal, although resting, is stronger in winter than fire.
The chart is unstable. Although there appears to be plenty of support and self belief inside the elements that are responsible for this, earth and metal, are cold in winter with the ground frozen and therefore difficult to access. This man means well but he can't quite achieve his dream. Scotland is also a cold country and does not support this chart.
Supporting elements are earth and metal
Avoid elements are water, wood and fire
David Cameron's chart is excessive on the fire element which will control Salmond.
I Ching Prediction
The I Ching is showing an awful lot of change in the response to this question as 4 of the 6 lines are changing. David Cameron is represented by the 1st line and the Earth kwa and Alex Salmond by the 4th line and the Heaven kwa.
The first 3 lines shows more stability in that only one line changes and everything in the first 3 lines of the future hexagram combines back to the original. The first line shows the people combining to Cameron! the second line the money and the third line the seal of approval/authority. This gives Cameron continuity.
The top three lines all change and have a number of mischief makers sitting on these lines. For Alex Salmond this is representing a total U turn.
As the polls have predicted this is a close run battle but at the end of the day Cameron has the stronger hold in both his birth chart and in the I Ching reading. The outcome is more likely to be a NO VOTE.
MASTER KAY TOM
Update! 19th September 2014
As predicted, Scotland voted against independence. Through the science of Feng Shui and I Ching, The Energy Specialist's prediction was correct!