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The 20-Year Presidential Death Cycle

Many students of astrology are aware that most U.S. presidents elected in years divisible by 20 have died in office. The cycle began in 1840, with the first Jupiter—Saturn conjunction in an earth sign in modern times; the cycle appears to have remained as predictable as clockwork as long as the Jupiter—Saturn conjunctions continued in earth. An additional subtlety – a cycle within the cycle – is shown in the table at right. Note the alternation of deaths in the first term and deaths in the second term, counting from the year divisible by 20. This alternation, which was absolutely regular from 1840 to 1960, has not previously been cited, as far as I know. However, the cycle was broken in 1980, so it is not at all clear whether the election of 2000 should be regarded as falling in the first-term group or the second-term group.

What do we make of all this? Should we speculate on either a first-term or second-term death in office? We must seriously consider the possibility that all the Mars action in Dubya’s chart could refer to an attempted, even a successful, assassination or – less likely – a natural death while in office. If there were an assassination attempt, and if it were linked to a foreign government or terrorist organization, that could certainly lead to the U.S. sending in the bombers and perhaps even troops. Clinton tried to kill Osama Bin Laden by bombing his headquarters – next time, if there is one, might involve commandos on the ground.

Year Elected President Died during his
1840 Harrison First term
1860 Lincoln Second term
1880 Garfield First term
1900 McKinley Second term
1920 Harding First term
1940 FDR Fourth term, but the second term counting from the 1940 election
1960 JFK First term
1980 Reagan The first Jupiter—Saturn conjunction in air! The cycle broke – there was an assassination attempt in his first term, but he survived; however, his wounds were so serious that, if this had happened 20 years earlier, he would have died, even with the best medical care available then. (Information about the severity of Reagan's condition was not released to the public at the time.)
2000 George W. Bush The Jupiter—Saturn conjunction in 2000 was in earth (Taurus) for the last time in a very long while. In 2020 and following, it will occur in air.

Food for thought!