Determined woman, unlucky gambler

With American politics so much in the news, I decided to take a look at the Democratic contenders, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. I had already dealt with the Clintons in Celebrity Past Lives, so here is their story together with Barack Obama’s past life.

They have been married once before, with Bill as president – of a village glee club! It was in Wales just over 100 years ago.

Bill had a great voice and led the choir from town to town performing at concerts. Hillary supported Bill and often travelled with him.

One morning, Bill awoke and found his voice had gone hoarse. It was soon obvious that Bill’s singing voice had gone forever so he couldn’t remain as club president.

Hillary offered to take over, but the other members would not accept a woman as president.

Hillary still has this unfulfilled ambition. She has a salmon spirit for determination while Bill is a typical Leo who loves being the centre of attention.

Barack Obama was born into a very wealthy white family in America’s South in the early 1820s. His parents owned many farms and had once been slave owners.

He never worked a day in his life despite being given the best education. He was highly intelligent but the only motivation he had was to gamble.

When Barack was 25, his father gave him a large sum of money and sent him away, telling him not to return until he had doubled the money.

He sank most of it into real estate, but kept some money for gambling and partying. His idea was to wait until the value of the properties had doubled, collect his money and march triumphantly home. He likened it to an African tribal ritual where the young man would hunt and kill a lion to prove himself.

Unfortunately he bought most of his land sight unseen and left all the dealing to his land agent. Two years went by and he was almost broke, having lost heavily at poker. He decided it was time to collect his money and return home. Barack instructed his agent to sell all the properties and to send him the titles to sign.

By now the agent had disappeared and so had the original investment. He soon discovered he was the proud owner of nothing but mosquito-infested swampland. His laziness and lack of motivation had brought him undone and never returned home, too ashamed to face his father.

In this life, he has the lion spirit with him.