A Birthday, But No Party

On July 4, America will celebrate her 249th birthday. Ah, but in sooth, what American—left, right or center, is in a mood to celebrate our political union?

America, our collective body-politic, is sick—the union is weak, and some say in fatal decline. On her worst days, some doubt whether America will live to be 250. We seek guidance, but our experts give us no comfort as to the remedy. Some urge slimming systems, others fat largesse.

With numeric indicators and trends flipping up and down daily, in a month of days, economists and news pundits will point a hundred contradicting arrows into the far field of America’s futurity. 

The “experts” only ramify our inexpert confusion and moodiness. Some months ago, crumpling The Wall Street Journal in disgust, I had a sudden inspiration—if  doctors and physicians have failed the patient, it’s time to call a metaphysician. I would call in an astrologer to give America’s prognosis and cure, and predict the line of our uncertain future. They would gift us a horoscope for America on her birthday.

America Is a Cancer

Was I being silly? I thought to test my idea with some light research. If America was born in Philly on July 4, America would be a Cancer. That is to say, the sign of Cancer would be America’s formative and guiding “sun sign.”

According to cosmopolitan.com, crab-like “Cancers” such as America are centered on home life and very protective of their homes, nurturing of their families, loyal, visionary, highly emotional and given to mood swings.

I have to say, fellow skeptics, all that tracks—those are America’s core characteristics. Putting The Wall Street Journal down, I had a sudden flash of the nations of the world—their compatibilities and incompatibilities determined by their astrological signs. What sign is China? Somebody find out. I was encouraged. In the business of mysticism, this would be called a “confirming sign” that I was headed up the right path. Now, I just had to find the right astrologer…

Enter Coco, the Astrologer

Fortunately, I knew a magic man. Named Coco Siles, he was open to my new idea. Eagerly, I asked him my questions—the questions that are on every American’s mind:

• America is concerned about an economic depression. Like an emotional depression, it’s caused by a loss of confidence, lack of direction, internal conflict, fear and sadness. Will America have a depression?

• Will America’s inner conflict get even worse? Do the stars give any guidance to Cancers about achieving greater inner harmony?

• America fears external conflict, too. America is losing friends, feeling isolated. There

has been a lot of shouting and ill will with its enemies. Will there be war?

• Will America ever find love in the world?

• When and how will America die? It is a taboo to ask them, but I understand astrologers have some foresight of how we will die.

As we parted, I was struck with the rightness of choosing Coco Siles for this, this year. Because Coco is an immigrant to this country. He is brown, he is fem, he is gay, he is spiritual rather than religious and some would say a “pagan,” being that he’s an astrologer. Essentially Coco is everything that those on the far right would say is “foreign” to America. But as a loyal, hardworking homebody, Coco has the true essential characteristics of an American—the characteristics of a Cancer.

And, as to being brown and gay, Coco is in truth everything that is missing from the true conception of America and its political center. It is right that he should be at the center of this paper’s cover story on the Fourth of July. Being his dialectical “opposite”—white and straight, for starters—it is right that I should make room for him. This is not a protest piece. This is healing. This article, then, is a sign and expression of two Americas working together to create a more perfect union. It’s another confirming sign on this path.

The astrologer took my questions and went away. Engaging “The Mystery,” his is a mysterious  business. All I know about his process is that Coco spends many hours cleansing himself physically and energetically to receive—becoming a cosmic antenna and a clear channel. These, listed here, are his received answers. They answer some of my questions and ignore others. They answer questions that were unsaid. But this is to be expected. Classically, the oracle is delphic.

Coco Siles presents his “America’s Horoscope” in three parts, corresponding to the “big three” signs in our astrological charts. In reading this horoscope, he invites us all to consider this as guidance for America collectively and as guidance for each American individually.

America’s Horoscope

By Coco Siles

On July 4, 1776, a miracle happened, America—you were born with a lot of things happening at the same time. The moment your mother expelled you from her womb, your cells absorbed different energies. Energies from all the natural movements happening around you: water, earth, fire, air. A miracle was taking place in the Universe. The Sun was in the constellation of Cancer, the Moon in the constellation of Aquarius and your rising was in Sagittarius. The message that the guides have prepared for you is the following:

We are experiencing a rite of passage. The ritual of a consciousness moving into another state. A new level of re-cognition, a congregation of soulmates who come together into a comfortable space where we have everything we need and, above all, the company to begin a new life. Our spirits are re-connecting to guide us where we feel into our favorite pace.

Astrology is a sacred language that requires patience, commitment and respect. Re-connecting with The Source is fundamental. The body is the voice of the soul, and when both interact the spirit/Source fulfills its function. Our impact, role and responsibility is to provide the information required to update our immune system and recalibrate ourselves in a new state of consciousness, and thus empower our marginalized identities.

America’s Sun Sign Is Cancer

Your Sun, Cancer, is blessed. Let’s pretend that all your cells are cells of this Sign, all working in harmony and in unison with the melody sung by your Mother. They are so powerful that they have the ability to move the entire body, guide it and protect it above all else. But such power can create rebellion in just one cell. And when a cell rebels, it creates its own state. It becomes controlling and manipulative. That cell believes it owns the entire body. The other cells that function in harmony don’t understand what’s happening. The rebellious cell has become a disease.

Your Sun/Cancer is the state of consciousness ruled by the Moon/High emotional sensitivity (evoking home/family/work). “Home,” internal and external, is a source of energy for you (this is a challenge/virtue/self-knowledge). Your light is so bright that it has the energy/power of guidance and control (this is a challenge/virtue).

America, you can be reserved in personal matters. You can be very selective in your intimate environment. Learn to discern who to be with and who not to, to form a partnership/work/partner with. Listening to the body/the voice of the soul. Feeling is the key. Reasoning, thinking and behavior depend on your mood (grounding/feet on the ground/earth). 

You have the tendency to attract people with strong personalities. Your companions/partners will be your greatest support—if they don’t accompany you, you should let them go. The element of water is your greatest source of inspiration (visits to the sea/water-related practices). Family/home is a fundamental part of your spiritual development.

Moon Sign = Aquarius

America, you will seek emotions of liberation (where they aren’t told what to do). You will rebel without a cause (a challenge you will confront ). Because of this, your relationship with your emotions may become complicated (challenge/self-knowledge). So you must engage in self-knowledge exercises (journaling/writing and grounding your feet on the ground/earth).

You will seek a partner, to accompany them through their emotional processes (companionship/allyship). Constant changes in your emotions are a process of internal transformation (a challenge for you). You wish to free yourself from negative emotions such as fear, anger and jealousy. This liberation is achieved through therapy or ongoing self-knowledge exercises (practice). You must free yourself from the many expectations of others (others are a reflection of yourself). Expectations are desires/illusions that block the advancement of true emotions (challenge). This year, no more expectations.

Rising Sign = Sagittarius 

When you woke up, you were given a suitcase with a map, with all the things you needed to go through this new life process. Your nature/way of being is directed toward noble goals (home/family/work). You are here to learn how to articulate your earthly and animal instincts/reactions (your challenge). You might be constantly striving for something that is very difficult to achieve in this life (a challenge).

Lower your expectations and observe situations as they are, natural. Your life philosophy should be, “Things happen for a reason.” Don’t try to force anything or anyone.

America, you are full of passion for what you set out to do (home/family/work). You need to use/harness the energy of your passions and enthusiasm (challenge). You shouldn’t boast about your virtues (a challenge). You have the potential to become a very inspirational person in your community.

Closing the Circle

Don’t forget that a country has a collective psyche that reacts to the movements of its environment: water, earth, fire, air—the entire Universe. Movements that awaken us to discomfort. Between 2025/2026/2027, we will experience the beginning of the process of collapse of the old model/system, the old social, economic, political and power paradigm in general. A confrontation with a past that will never return. A country that begins an internal journey in search of its soul, in search of its deepest essence, which can only be achieved by descending into the deepest core of its being.

The return of the planets in our astrological chart confronts us with a reality with a very powerful charge that depends on the collective psyche to accept or reject what is happening. Compulsive consumerism collapses/transforms this. The shortcomings of the social system are clearly visible. If we don’t want a part of history to repeat itself, we must have the ability to recall any information that helps us recover as multidimensional beings living a human life, and co-create a new history. Love, above all.

Happy Birthday, America

I will not attempt to bias your interpretation of Coco’s received words. Your interpretation is correct to/for you. But I will comment upon the lightness of Coco when he channels. It is not the light of the sun and the stars. It is the ultimate light of “The Source.” And seeing that loving light shine through his received words makes me feel hopeful. Whatever comes will be all right because that light guides us.

Keep the faith. Happy birthday, America. Two hundred and forty-nine years old, but still a moody teenager in the life of nations. We love you. Because you are we. — Cincinnatus Hibbard

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