Michael Wolff – Writing words of fire and fury

Michael Wolff - The writer of "Fire and Fury"

The current storm around Donald Trump has been caused by the release of the book “Fire and Fury” penned by author and journalist Michael Wolff, who shadowed the President Trump and his team in the first few months of the administration's term of office. Wolff rushed out the book after lawyers tried to restrict it's release, due to the criticisms aimed at the Administration and President Trump. Excerpts from the book call Trump “like a child”, the running of the administration “chaotic” and it mentions a meeting at Trump Tower between the President's son Donald Jnr and some Russians as potentially “treasonous”.

Michael Wolff - Astrology - Natal Chart

Michael Wolff born on 27^th August 1953 in Paterson, New Jersey is a Sun Virgo with a go ahead Aries Moon, therefore he is the type of guy who needs to be at the top of his field and he will be competitive, and yet he will go about his life in a very unassuming and careful manner, as any Virgo would do. This guy is a detective at heart, with his Mercury in Leo closely conjunct to Pluto, the holder of secrets and the planet of the underworld. This combination makes Michael love digging or sifting through information to get to the truth of any situation.

This conjunction sits at the focus point of a mini grand trine connected to Jupiter in Gemini pulling all the details or evidence together and Saturn/Neptune in Libra. This combination can be like the preacher who tells everyone what to believe in, and there is also a sacrificial side to this conjunction, as if through his work he knows he will suffer in some regards, and yet he puts himself out to be shot at for the betterment of everyone. Certainly the book he has written about Trump has pushed him to the best seller's list, just as Jupiter trine Saturn/Neptune promised. Saturn represents one's work, Jupiter indicates worldwide appeal and Neptune is the planet of no limits, literally allowing it to “go viral” in double quick time. You could also say that the book (Mercury) was about the powerful businessman who became a king (Pluto in Leo). Wolff seems to specialise in these kinds of books, as he wrote one about another powerful businessman, one you could say is the king of the media world, Rupert Murdoch.

Donald Trump vs Michael Wolff - Astrological Synastry

Wolff's synastry with Donald Trump is fascinating. Wolff's Jupiter is exactly conjunct the President's Sun, almost to the second so therefore he will expose him to the world through what he writes (Jupiter in Gemini, the sign of communication). Wolff's Saturn is almost exactly to the second square to Trump's Saturn, so the work Wolff does will be in conflict with the work of the President. With Neptune conjunct to Wolff's Saturn, the president will fire back that he is deceptive and fake, exactly what he has done. They also have Chiron square to Chiron so they will wound each other, and just like Steve Bannon, Wolff's Pluto (and Mercury) is square to the President's Midheaven from the President's 12th house, so this book (Mercury) has control over Trump and has the potential to transform his career from the shadows as well as the way the public sees him and his role in leading the US nation.

Michael Wolff - Transits

Wolff himself has both Mercury now at 24 degrees Sagittarius and Uranus at 24 Aries in a trine themselves, focusing on that pivotal natal Mercury/Pluto conjunction at 23 Leo, Uranus itself having just turned direct, so here is a sensationalist and rebellious publication that will catch a lot of attention. Uranus is also highlighting the other parts of that mini grand trine being opposed to Saturn Neptune and sextile to his Jupiter in Gemini. It's almost the perfect storm for instant attention on his work. Transiting Mars and Jupiter is square to his natal Mars in Leo, this is a fire and fury square for sure, with the transiting North Node of destiny sitting right on top of his natal Mars, putting him right in the cross-hairs of the world's attention for the actions that he has taken. Finally, you'll notice that the Sun and Venus and Pluto are conjunct Wolff's natal Chiron, so he himself if going to facing some considerable hurt from social comment and from powerful individuals, the backlash he is going to face is not going to be easy to deal with.