Today is a big day. It is the day before midterm elections in the US, and the energy is high and more people are awake and engaged in American politics than we have seen in this country for several decades. Although the events leading up to today might not be so great, the fact that we as a country are waking up is a great thing. How can we see this reflected in astrology?

For the past six months Mars, the warrior planet that represents power, energy and vitality, has been transiting Capricorn, a sign where he is exalted and therefore...