The Grift of Stephen Colbert

A speculative time of Birth

I’m busy. Learning new stuff. It takes full concentration for at least a day and then I’m on to the next thing. I keep doing this internet communication because having learned to type at age 50, my Gemini fingers love it! Type on…

This is me… Gemini Sun and Rising with Mercury, the boss of me, in the 12th house of shapeshifting, in Taurus, the sign of Stubborn Dedication.

Now that you know me, here’s what I like to do with Astrology. I meddle with it. By nature, I am a meddlesome old lady. When I was young, I was a meddlesome young lady. When I was middle aged, I was the same.

I tinker and interfere and then stand back and regret my actions for at least 10 minutes. But then…

Shiny object!

I love to tinker with Astrology charts because sometimes I get it right. And that is a fun thing. Being right! Oh how gay! Not in the the modern sense of the word, no. Gay in the Granny sense of,

“Dear girl, we were so gay in our day. We danced and dared to smoke. It used to mean happy or delighted, joyful.” So said my Gran. Then she would sigh.

With the latest Left Cheek outrage, I thought it would be fun to figure out more of the Colbert story, because it’s a fun thing. I like fun.

Left Cheek/Right Cheek of the Political Ass. The trouble with the analogy is this: Where are you if you claim to be in the middle? Yes, in the crack. Swirling the drain, as it were. Down the vortex. Into the abyss. Nasty but preferable to being squashed when the giant sits down on both cheeks.

Cancer Rising?

Venus in Cancer with North Node, in the first house is an Identity crisis in full bloom at high tide — under a rock at the low tide.

I thought that he may have a water sign rising because he is such a good shapeshifter, actor, pretender. The Sign of Cancer presented itself, and there lives Venus in deep embrace with North Node. According to Robert Pelletier “Planets in Houses”:

You are genial, warm and affectionate. You always try to be pleasant because you truly enjoy people. You win the approval of those around you by conceding to their desires if you can.

You can call me quacky or call me for dinner, but that shoe fits the guy who experimented until he hit on a character that made him popular. Venus likes being liked and with the North Node, demands it.

Moon is the Boss of this Chart

Lo and behold this posits a Gemini Moon in the 12th, the Shapeshifter extraordinaire in a career of tomfoolery and magic who needs approval and will lick a boot to get it.

The Moon’s Boss is Driven

Mercury, boss of Gemini, in Taurus, in the 11th, hugging Mars is ruled by obsequious yet voracious Venus in Cancer. Even though the sultry Venusian temperament slows this Magician down, Mars turns up the sizzle. We have all heard about the richest men being Cancerian, to feather the nest of their younglings, they never relent. No compromise, just waiting to pounce upon the opportunity as it arises. For the family.

The 11th house of public exhibition is in full Taurean splendor. He takes his multiple identities into the digital entertainment arena, where he “kills",” as the say in the Biz. In other words, we loved his schtick. The boss of his 11th is Venus in the first. According to Robert Pelletier:

“You know exactly how to reach your goals, but you must stay within your limits so that you aren’t unnecessarily disappointed. At the same time, extend yourself to the maximum. Be a friend to others, and reap their loyalty in return.”

The limits of Taurus are of her own making. She can only receive in accordance with the pheromones she sprays into the air. Colbert sprays a variety of characters into the 11th. Sun, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury all are in attendance.

Will he be able to move on from the mainstream to the digital stream? The hardest thing for Taurus is to let go. The cow chews the cud and re-digests it several times before the nutrition goes into effect.

All right. I’m now bored now. Time to practice my Baritone Uke for my next career. Coming soon to a nursing home somewhere on the coast. Hey, it’s worth $40. And you know what they say about the 12th housers. Many fingers in many pies.

We are the grifters!