Following Yang started with Pat Rynard back when he was still solo at Starting Line, especially personal embarrassment in recognizing political choices were poorly formed. Not that he wrote so; he showed so. It’s hard to imagine having gone for Yang without first having been primed by Rynard and feeling confident choices were coming from a place of knowledge more than emotional reaction.
But emotion overwhelms heading toward post-caucus weekend. Energy rapidly withdrawn leaves gaps that more rightly could be recognized as space for closure and a need for realigning pauses. Not doing so threatens ongoing energy and commitment…bringing to surface (with all its focus on aligning and realigning) three emotional moments from Monday night:
A disturbing one was being told, “But he already said he’d join as a cabinet member,” hearing it as Yang admitting defeat when she was most interested in supporting someone for the “win.”
A curious one: the young Sanders supporter who aggressively challenged a Yang policy position. Not in itself the odd part. More the timing: being personally approached late in second alignment after it no longer mattered.
A fun exchange was with a precinct chair for Pete and his wife: talking to one at our front door, meeting the other at the front door of caucus, and standing to be counted for Yang next to their son. Both paused thoughtfully upon encountering another avid Yang supporter. Big difference in those exchanges. Why Pete? “Because he is…” Why Yang? “Because I am…”
Natal by secondary progression:
Progressed Moon 3° 14′ conjunct natal Uranus 3° 20′ Virgo
Progressed Mercury 0° 38′ Rx conjunct progressed Pallas 0° 12′ Libra
Progressed Midheaven conjunct natal Ascendant (orb 0° 07′)