Gambino family – still tangling with the law

Carmine Gotti Agnello grandson of the Gambino crime family boss John Gotti has been arrested on an allegation of domestic assault, weeks before His 15-Month COVID Fraud Sentence Begins. He was convicted after pleading guilty to wire fraud involving the theft of $1.1 million from the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program and forging pandemic relief loan forms.

  Born 8 April 1986, he has a go ahead Sun and Moon in Aries,  with a ‘talented’ Half Grand Sextile from a charming, acquisitive and manipulative Venus in Taurus opposition Pluto sextile/trine Jupiter in Pisces and Mars Neptune in Capricorn. Confident, likes a glamourous life. Although his Uranus is conjunct his Mars/Saturn which can be destructive is also conjunct his Saturn/Neptune point which is irritable and excitable, he is a pale version of the mob bosses that went before.

 His grandfather John Gotti who died in prison, 27 October 1940 in New York, was an intensely determined and controlling Sun Scorpio opposition Jupiter Saturn in Taurus square Pluto.

Carmine’s father is John Angelo Gotti, February 14, 1964, former mobster who became the acting boss of the Gambino crime family from 1992 to 1999 after his father was sent to prison. He was imprisoned for racketeering in 1999, but later fought off four racketeering trials, each ending in a mistrial and by 2010 was no longer being sought for those charges. He was born three days after Sarah Palin and had a formidable Mars Saturn Sun conjunction in Aquarius. With a yod of Neptune sextile Pluto (Uranus) in Virgo inconjunct a super-confident Jupiter.

  Both grandmother Victoria DiGiorgio and Victoria Gotti were both Sun Sagittarius with nothing pass remarkable about their charts (without birth times) though their midpoints did hint at criminal and dangerous associations.

 Further back Carlo Gambino, 24 August 1902, had a cruel Mars in Cancer opposition Saturn in Capricorn; with a wayward Uranus opposition Pluto.

Al Capone, 17 January 1899 9.30 am New York, had a Capricorn Sun opposition Mars in Cancer, a suspicious Saturn opposition Neptune and an authority-challenging Uranus opposition Pluto.

  But the most scary was Vito Genovese, 21 November 1897 5.30 am Naples, Italy, leader of another New York crime family. He had a fearsome Sun, Mars, Uranus exact conjunction in Scorpio in his 1st house which was also conjunct Saturn in Sagittarius; with the megalomaniac Neptune Pluto in Gemini lurking out of sight in his 8th. Lucky Luciano, born 3 days later had the Sun, Saturn, Mars conjunct in Sagittarius with Uranus close by, almost but not quite as horrific.

 For the Gotti family, it would need birth times and houses to really track the family relationships.  

  The traditional criminal signatures is Mars Pluto; and for assassins Mars Saturn.

Royal Roundup – Peter Phillips, Beatrice, Eugenie

The Royals were out in force for the second wedding of Peter Phillips, Princess Anne’s son. With a light-hearted Venus Jupiter in Cancer in place and the recent disruptive Sun Uranus conjunction and Mars Pluto square both out of orb, it is a more auspicious day than his first wedding.  Held on 17 May 2008 it had a Sun Venus in a disappointing square to Neptune; and a downbeat Sun square Saturn, and Saturn trine Pluto. They separated after 12 years having had two daughters.

 Peter Phillips was born 15 November 1977 10.46am London with a Scorpio Sun (same degree Scorpio Sun as King Charles) in his case square an 8th house Saturn in Leo. His ambitious 1st house Capricorn Moon is in a determined square to Pluto. On the surface he seems easy going with Jupiter on his Descendant sextile a charming Venus in Scorpio on his Midheaven; but he also has an 8th house Mars in Leo square an independent-minded Uranus in his 10th so he will be unpredictable and determined to walk his own road. Not an altogether easy chart.

  Attending the wedding, sombre-faced Princess Beatrice and Eugenie were under scrutiny with recent pointed questions about their rent-free London accommodation courtesy of King Charles as well as their presence in the Epstein files, visiting him as adults with their mother when he had already been convicted of under-age offences. The anti-monarchists are up in arms and with Charles’ 2nd house Saturn in Virgo about to be elbowed by tr Uranus in square from this August on and off into early 2028, the Royal finances will be in for a shake-up. His Progressed Moon is still wending through his 8th just over the opposition to this Saturn now and involving him in negotiations for another year.

 His housing support for Beatrice and Eugenie was a continuation of Queen Elizabeth’s indulgence of Prince Andrew who wanted his children to have status and the trimmings. But Charles’ relationship chart with both is sagging more than somewhat with tr Neptune in a disappointing, undermining squaring to the composite Sun with Beatrice until early 2028, and tr Uranus conjunct the composite Moon now into early 2027 which will upset previous family relationships. With Eugenie there are relatively similar Neptune aspects to their composite Pluto Jupiter and Uranus; as well as tr Uranus and tr Pluto tugging at their relationship.

Prince William’s relationship with them both hints at continuing strain running on till the end of the decade. With Beatrice he has an irritable composite Moon Mars which tr Neptune is undercutting up to 2030. With Eugenie he has an aggravated composite Mars Saturn catching the tr Uranus opposition through till 2028.

  Of the two, Beatrice would be most affected by any alteration of her Royal status. Born 8 August 1988 8.18pm London, she is a Sun Leo with a showy 5th house Venus Moon in Cancer. And she has two yods, one onto a can-be-self-important Jupiter inconjunct Pluto sextile Neptune which is being shaken up exactly now by tr Uranus conjunct the Jupiter, sending her life onto a different trajectory. The other yod is onto Pluto from Mars in Aries sextile Jupiter which can be influential though also controlling and authoritarian.

 Transiting Neptune is trailing round the hard aspects to her Cancer Moon Venus opposition Neptune square Mars until early 2030 which suggests a long disillusioning run with regards to family and emotional matters as well possibly as her social life and finances.  

 Eugenie 23 March 1990 6.58pm London, an independent-minded Sun Mercury in Aries square Uranus opposition Jupiter in Cancer will also be feeling the dissolving effect of tr Neptune in hard aspect to that T square on for several years.

 There was a degree of sympathy for the princesses, being landed with badly behaved parents, but a continuing spotlight on aspects of their behaviour is not playing out well in the public arena.

See previous post:

King Charles – family and cash woes. 15th February 2026

Pic: Max Mumby

Artificial Intelligence – lacking practical sense ++ Nasdaq dip on investor concerns

Artificial Intelligence was first used as a term in September 1955 when Uranus was at zero degrees Leo; and consolidated by a New Hampshire academic workshop starting 18 June 1956 when there was a super-charged Jupiter Pluto in Leo square Saturn in Scorpio; and Uranus still at zero Leo in an inventive square to Neptune.

 This was a continuation of research undertaken by Alan Turing in his theory of computation. His influential 1950 paper showed that “machine intelligence” was plausible.

 Turing was born 23 June 1912 2.15 am London. He had a Cancer Sun conjunct a late Pluto Venus in Gemini; with Uranus at 2 degrees Aquarius which tr Pluto is now crossing over.

  Uranus shifting sign does appear to be one marker. Uranus is inventive, inspired, propels scientific inquiry but is ‘not of this earth’, in mythological terms the castrated sky god, head-in-the-clouds and not feet-on-the-ground. Which makes sense of what comes next.

 From a helpful Telegraph piece:

The over-heated investment to date in AI has outpaced the electrical infrastructure needed to run data centres and sustain the technology on anything like the projected scale.

‘The physical constraint is rock hard. The threat to AI stock mania is not so much lack of energy – but the global bottleneck of transformers, substations, switchgear, transmission lines – leaving aside the acute shortage of skilled workers in the US able to install and run such kit.’

A data centre hub in Texas –– can use 10 million gallons of water a day for evaporative cooling and power generation. Outstanding requests have spiralled to 446 gigawatts (GW) by 2033 = five times peak power use for the entire state of Texas today, or 13 times the UK’s average use.

 The Telegraph economics analyst writes: “Don’t track Nvidia chip orders if you want to know where the AI market is heading. Track the metaphorical picks and shovels that make it all possible. You cannot wish away a physical constraint.”

Cheaper AI from China may start to undercut American rivals – achieving 80pc-90pc of the performance at 10pc of the cost.

ADD ON: The tech-heavy Nasdaq index on Friday saw its biggest one-day drop since April 2025. Analysts say tech stocks are overvalued and could crash in the same way as the dotcom bubble in the early 2000s. Major investment funds pulled money out of AI and microchip companies, which have seen their share prices soar in recent years.

 The Nasdaq chart, 8 February 1971 9am New York, is being rattled exactly now by tr Saturn opposition its Uranus, on one leg of a yod sextile Mars inconjunct Saturn. That repeats into early 2027. Tr Uranus is also opposition its Neptune Jupiter at the moment and into 2027. The classic financial-bubble-bursting indicator is Jupiter Neptune which soars on dreams and delusions and then crashes financially. 2028 would look to be another danger zone with Solar Arc Uranus conjunct the Nasdaq Mars jolting the yod at the same time as tr Uranus opposes the Mars and Solar Arc Saturn is square the Uranus.

  So there will be a significant reset of the Nasdaq between now and 2029.    

Neptune Pluto – clairvoyance, mysticism and AI

 The merging of Neptune and Pluto in their midpoint over the next three years with Uranus in square could plausibly have several different outcomes.

Neptune Pluto in the scientific field in the past has introduced telephones, and advanced electricity, radio waves, X-rays – all intangible, incorporeal inventions. With high tech Uranus adding its trailblazing qualities this time round, perhaps the exploding AI race could also come under its banner.

 The side of Neptune Pluto which interests me more is its association with the supernatural, and mysticism which is a form of direct contact with the beyond. Those born under the Neptune Pluto conjunction in Taurus/Gemini in the latter part of the 19th Century were the ones who embraced spiritualism after World War One in an effort to connect with the loved ones they had lost.

Not just spiritualism but also clairvoyance comes under the banner of Neptune Pluto.  To name but a few below.

Edgar Cayce 18 March 1877 3.20pm Hopkinsville, KY, US, had his Taurus Moon conjunct his Neptune/Pluto midpoint. Since his Moon was in an Earth Grand Trine to Mars and his South Node, as well as sextile his Saturn – it was a key placing.

John Edward, 19 October 1969 10 am New York, had his Sun conjunct his Neptune/Pluto midpoint.

Dion Fortune 6 December 1890 2.11 am Llandudno, Wales, was born with the Neptune Pluto conjunction in Gemini conjunct her North Node and opposition her Sun Venus.

Alaister Crowley had his Mercury opposition his Neptune/Pluto midpoint.

Nostradamus 14 December 1503 JC St Remy de Provence, France had his North Node square his Neptune/Pluto conjunction, fitting for the great predictor, even if many of his utterances were wrapped in riddles.  

 Of the early mystics – Meister Eckhart and St Teresa of Avila – as well as Scottish John Napier, an alchemist and astrologer – all had Uranus in hard aspect to their Neptune/Pluto midpoint.

 We may be moving into even more intriguing times than we had anticipated.

Marilyn Monroe – an enduring icon

Marilyn Monroe, who emerged from a deprived and abusive childhood to become a global sex symbol, was born 100 years ago in a Los Angeles charity ward.

 She was a top billed actress in the 1950s in high-grossing movies like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire The Seven Year Itch, Bus Stop, The Prince and the Showgirl, Some Like It Hot.  A scandal over a nude Playboy centerfold helped rather than hindered her image.

She was born 1 June 1925 9.30am Los Angeles, with a mother and her grandmother suffering from mental illness, probably manic depression and maybe schizophrenia. She lived with foster parents until she was seven and after her mother had a breakdown was placed in an orphanage and a series of foster homes, where she was sexually assaulted.

  She had her Sun and Mercury in Gemini in her career 10th sextile a flamboyant Leo Ascendant. Her 7th house Moon Jupiter in Aquarius made her outgoing as well as vulnerable, looking for support and security as much as love in a relationship. She had a mesmerising Neptune in Leo her 1st house in an ethereal trine to Venus in Aries, but more significantly in opposition Jupiter Moon and square a 4th house Saturn in Scorpio. She would be subject to the same highs and lows as her mother with such a prominent Saturn square Jupiter with can-be-neurotic Neptune added in. On top of that she had an 8th house Mars and Uranus conjunct Scheat, hinting at intergenerational patterns of unpredictability and buried anger.

 She had three marriages, the last two to baseball player Joe DiMaggio and an unlikely  one to playwright Arthur Miller, both of them having supportive planets in her 7th but they did not last. Her publicised  liaison with J.F.K was more of a 5th house fun affair and equally fizzled out. With Pluto square her Sun/Moon midpoint she would never find close cooperation easy no matter how much she craved it. Her Sun/Moon midpoint was also conjunct Sedna, the dwarf planet of betrayal and survival against the odds.

 When she died aged 36 of an overdose, due it is thought to a mistaken prescription from her doctor, she was depressed at being cut off by the Kennedys and her career was floundering because of her habitual drug problems and other serious health issues.

 Her death on 5 August 1962 occurred as tr Jupiter was on the cusp of her 8th house, which may have been a poignant hint of a move into a more peaceful existence.

 Her story is extraordinary and she once remarked to astrologer Richard Idemon that she had no idea who she was. Which fits with her strongly aspected 13th harmonic, which Peter Sellers also had. Her creative 5th and thespian 15H were notable; as was her leaving-a-legacy 17H and global-superstar 22H harmonic charts. Most stressed of all was her sacrificial victim 12th harmonic.

  At the moment her chart has Solar Arc Midheaven conjunct her Leo Ascendant as her memory is promoted.

Oddly enough her midpoints reflect some of the present day ones – her Neptune was square her Uranus/Pluto and her Saturn in opposition; with her Sun conjunct her Uranus/Neptune midpoint – all hinting at an over-sensitive temperament and a tumultuous life. What saved her for a time was her Midheaven conjunct her Jupiter/Pluto midpoint.

  A sad tale which brings to mind Nietzsche’s famous line:

“I tell you: one must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” 

  When all she really wanted was a stable mother and a less troubled life.

UK – into Uranus Pluto riot season

Right on cue as transiting Uranus squares the UK Pluto, riots break out over the death of a white teenager stabbed by a young Sikh with a ‘religious’ knife, who initially claimed he has been racially attacked. The police handcuffed the dying man bleeding out on the road before sussing they had got it wrong. The killer has been given a life sentence.

  All of which is sustenance to the far right who are already up in arms about immigration.

 The UK Pluto at 2 degrees Pisces is super-sensitive being the apex planet of a yod inconjunct Uranus sextile Jupiter. Tr Uranus will repeat the square mid December to mid January 2027 and March 2027. Usually when a yod is triggered it shifts the individual/entity onto a new track, so this may be more than a one week wonder.

 Below an earlier post on this point with previous examples of the Uranus effect on the UK Pluto.

  The generalized disquiet over immigration fanned by the political right and right-wing media flares up when there are atrocities like this one, the Southport killings and the grooming gangs scandals. Not improved by hapless, incompetent public services and governments.

  Looking at the astrology, tr Pluto into and through the UK 4th could be a pointer to internal domestic tensions and mutinies – though that started in 2012 under David Cameron who attempted to tighten immigration. Perhaps that was when the groundswell started – worsening through Boris Johnson’s reckless lifting of immigration limits in 2021 – and tr Pluto will not move on until 2030.

 Policing and other public services comes under 6th house and that UK chart area has been undermined by tr Neptune from 2015 till 2029.

  If the shake up of the UK Pluto does not bring the beginnings of change, three other influences separately or together might. One is tr Uranus moving out of the 8th house of joint finances but more importantly deeper psychological patterns later this year which should bring to an end six years of instability.

  Secondly the Solar Arc Pluto will bring the full weight of its yod-al position to bear conjunct the UK South Node at this year end into early 2027.  Past issues need to be addressed, at best an overhaul of old patterns that are getting in the way of progress, old habits, belief systems, and emotional baggage abandoned. It can feel like a period of breaking free though countries can be highly resistant to self-discovery, so that may be a touch over hopeful.

Thirdly by 2028 the Solar Arc Sun will be conjunct the 11th house Saturn which rules the legislature which (cross fingers) will give Westminster an almighty dunt and could induce a modicum of sense into the hallowed chambers. Maybe.

  On the bright side tr Jupiter moving through the 10th at the moment may bring a sporting success or two; and from this August for a year tr Jupiter through the 11th should bring a few rays of optimism.

Previous post August 2025

‘Britain is not a broken society’ runs one viewpoint – in complete contrast to ‘ many of the preconditions for civil war exist in Britain today.’

 The first stance says crime is way down from the 1990s, there are no blackouts, fewer strikes and an economy which is better than our close neighbours. “The country has serious problems but the right’s vision of it has become hysterical.”

The second complains that ‘the British state will now imprison locals over online bursts of purely rhetorical frustration, while giving rapists a rap on the wrist.’ Plus immigration that is wreaking demographic havoc, bringing in clashing traditions. Unfairness about a free water-taxi service, putting low-skilled, overwhelmingly male foreign citizens in four-star hotels. Ten million working-age inhabitants on benefits, over a million are foreign-born.’ (Lionel Shriver, now in Portugal).

  David Betz, an in-vogue academic of the moment has looked at studies on social cohesion, civil war causation theory and social attitudes surveys. He argues that elite overreach (most recently Boris Johnson’s turbo-charging of immigration against the wishes of the electorate), factional polarization (Muslim v white nationalism), a collapse in trust, economic pressures, and the perceived downgrading of the majority population in a previously homogeneous society, are all present in contemporary Britain.

 Mercifully he concludes ‘Britain is unlikely to reach phase three: the offensive phase. This is when the insurgent groups are strong enough to challenge government forces.’

 Two astro-influences are eye-catching on the UK chart. The first is tr Pluto in Aquarius trine the UK Uranus in Libra, through 2024/25.

Previous Pluto in an Air sign; In Libra in 1971 for a conjunction with the UK Uranus – introduction of decimal currency, the first postal workers’ strike, and the start of the Open University.

Pluto in Gemini in 1882 –  the beginning of the Anglo-Egyptian War. Attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria. The Married Women’s Property Act passed, granting women the right to own property.

 Nothing too outstanding.  What is much more to the point is tr Uranus moving to square the UK Pluto at 2 degrees Pisces picking up from June 2026 and running to April 2027.

Looking back at previous Uranus hard aspects to that Pluto – and the record is replete with riots.

Uranus Pisces conjunct the UK Pluto: In 1919, significant social and political upheaval in the aftermath of World War I – race riots in major port cities, widespread industrial unrest, and the lingering effects of the Spanish Flu pandemic.

Uranus in Pisces 2003 –  most notably just as Uranus moved into Pisces, two million turned out on the streets in London to indicate their opposition to Tony Blair’s involvement in Iraq; and there were other widespread anti-war protests. 

Uranus in Gemini square the UK Pluto: In 1858 – riots in Belfast, sparked by a procession following a funeral. The clashes between Protestants and Catholics involved stone-throwing and continued for several days, leading to a strong police presence. Additionally, there were incidents of machine-breaking and wage-related unrest in Kent and Sussex during the same period. 

In 1941 – intense bombing raids during the Blitz. Rationing was introduced, and conscription expanded. 

Uranus Sagittarius square the UK Pluto: 1981 the Toxteth riots in inner-city Liverpool, which arose in part from long-standing tensions between the local police and the black community. They followed the Brixton riot earlier that year and were part of the 1981 England riots.

In 1897 – protests related to women’s rights and vaccinations. The Cambridge protest, fueled by opposition to women receiving university degrees, involved the public mutilation of a woman on a bicycle effigy and celebrations with confetti, fireworks, and other items. 

Uranus in Virgo opposition the UK Pluto:

In 1961  protests and racial tensions, but no large-scale riots. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) organized marches, including one from Wethersfield to London. 

In 1878 – the Bury and Blackburn riots, cotton mill workers’ protests over low wages, and the Bristol riots, triggered by the House of Lords rejecting the Reform Bill. The Bristol riots involved looting and burning of buildings, while the Bury and Blackburn riots saw workers attacking factories and homes. 

 On the basis of past experience 2026 looks to be a year when there will be social unrest and widespread demonstrations and possibly riots.

Uranus, Neptune, Pluto – a heady brew

Amidst the astro-excitement of the revitalising effect of the celestial transition into Air Fire signs as opposed to the recent downbeat Water Earth, what has been overlooked is the effect of Neptune, Uranus and Pluto sitting on, or in aspect to, the midpoints of the two others.

 At present Neptune is conjunct the Uranus/Pluto midpoint which goes a long way to explaining the present mood of ‘uncertainty, insecurity, unfulfilled wishes, fatigue, neurosis’ (Ebertin). There is an upside with increased sympathy, a deeper understanding of human nature, and a leaning towards supernatural interests. Since it will be around on and off until 2028 it will be worth getting to know how to maximise its plus points and minimise its less helpful vibes.

Pluto is also square the Uranus/Neptune midpoint this July and through 2027 as well. It can also lead to ‘peculiar psychic states’, a degree of gloom and lack of stamina but also inspiration and spiritual understanding, as well as a leaning towards mysticism.

 The other midpoint highlighted is tr Uranus square the Neptune/Pluto midpoint also around for two or three years. It can lead to heightened nervous sensitivity, supernatural experiences, gloom, peculiar states of soul experience, spiritual interests.

  Although Pluto, Neptune, Uranus are in ‘soft’ aspects now and in coming years they will still carry the undertones of their more robust outcomes.

Uranus Pluto – revolutions and rebellions, pulling down old, outdated structures, can be chaotic.

Uranus Neptune at best coincides with ‘golden ages’ of social progress, medical breakthroughs, the birth of new religions or heresies and, most notably, inspired spiritual art. It is also highly strung, can be fanatical and resistant to hard evidence.

Neptune Pluto – megalomaniacs, scandals, rise and fall of great powers, erotic art, interest in the supernatural. Scientific progress verges on the intangible, starting with alchemy (a mix of chemistry and mysticism); later the telephone was invented, electricity and radio waves were mastered, X-rays were in use, airships were being launched, and sound and picture recording were about to revolutionize leisure activities.

 All of the above are manifestations of the conjunctions which will have a stronger effect. It will be hints rather than a clarion call, but the mood will reflect the same challenges at a lower octave.

 Neptune in Pisces may have moved on so there may be less reality-twisting than in the past decade plus, or at least in quite the same way. But Neptune will still make its presence felt with increased sensitivity and neurosis.

  I am not psychic but I do have porous psychological boundaries (many planets in the 12th) so pick up the mood ‘out there’ without realising. An early transpersonal therapist was very helpful in pointing out to me when my worries were me-related and when they were a reaction to – what I suppose a Jungian would describe as the collective unconscious bubbling away.

 It is worth remembering when feelings of dread or confusion swirl that it may not be personal.  And the dreaded disaster may never happen anyway, even if the collective are convinced about impending doom. Also good to remember therapist Donald Winnicott’s notion which was –  that of which we most fear has already happened. It is not coming, it has been – and we survived it.

Erin Brokovich – turning her sights on AI

The indefatigable Erin Brokovich having spent the past three decades fighting massive corporations for environmental pollution which damaged residents’ health has turned her sights on AI data centres. She has started this spring monitoring the  aggressive push for AI data centers and increasing nationwide opposition on various grounds, linked to high electricity usage and the need for vast amounts of freshwater for cooling, problematic in water-scarce regions.

 What is extraordinary about Erin Brokovitch is that she is not a high flying lawyer but a paralegal and yet has brought gigantic companies to their knees with lawsuits running into 8 figures. Though in some ways not so remarkable given the chart she has.

 Born 22 June 1960 in Washington, DC, she has a healing and imaginative Water Grand Trine from a charming Sun Venus in Cancer trine Neptune trine Chiron in Pisces, formed into three Kites by Sun Venus opposition Jupiter in late Sagittarius, Neptune opposition Mars in Taurus and Chiron opposition Pluto. She is super-talented with three leading planets – Mars in determined Taurus, controlling and influential Pluto and optimistic Jupiter. Her birth time is not known but she could have a yod of a Gemini Moon sextile Uranus inconjunct Saturn, giving her extra gravitas.  

Her Solar Arc Jupiter moving to oppose her Pluto over the next two year will fuel her fire; and this year tr Uranus square her Pluto will shake her life onto a new track.

Kiefer Sutherland – singing away his blues

Kiefer Sutherland best known as Jack Bauer in the long running TV series 24, and Flatliners, Stand by Me and Designated Survivor, has his fourth album out of mostly self-penned country songs and has just finished a UK and European tour.

  His efforts have been better reviewed than those of other Hollywood stars – Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, Kevin Bacon, Keanu Reeves and Damian Lewis – who diverted down a musical track late in their careers.

 He has always been a fascination given his father was the talented Donald Sutherland, his maternal grandfather was the Canadian politician who introduced universal health care, and his bad boy start in the business with a drink and anger control problems. His father split from the family when he was 3 after an affair with Jane Fonda and had three marriages in all. Kiefer followed in his footsteps with liaisons with Julia Roberts, Bo Derek amongst others and two marriages. A detour from filming in the late 1990s saw him branch out as a rancher, competitive lassoer and championship rodeo rider.

 Born 21 December 1966 9am London England, he does have a tumultuous and troubled chart with a 12th house Sun in final degree Sagittarius square Saturn and Chiron in Pisces opposition Uranus Pluto in Virgo in his 8th. He will be creative with a 12th house Sun and filmic Neptune in his 10th though given to depression with Sun square Saturn and Saturn opposition Pluto. His Mars in Libra at first glance seems less than amped up but it opposes his Aries Moon and squares Venus Ascendant in Capricorn. Moon Mars is usually advised to avoid alcohol since it tends to trigger anger.  His Sun is also square his acutely frustrated Mars/Pluto midpoint which might also hint at a tendency to lash out.

 His father Donald Sutherland, 17 July 1936 11.30am St John, NB, Canada, also had Mars in Libra in his case square a 10th house Cancer Sun and Pluto, so ambitious, creative and a force to be reckoned with. He had a Water Grand Trine of Saturn in Pisces (like Kiefer) trine Jupiter in Scorpio trine Mercury in Cancer adding to his artistic talents; with his Jupiter opposition an 8th house Uranus, which in turn was trine a 12th house Venus Neptune in Virgo.

  There were quite a few similarities in their charts, not the least of which was the wayward 8th house Uranus; and the hard driving Mars aspects.

Dua and Callum – onto the golden staircase

Singer Dua Lipa an English singer and songwriter with a Kosovo Albanian background yesterday married actor Callum Turner in London as a prelude to three day Italian celebrations.

  She was born 22 August 1995 11.45am London with a musician father and the family returned to Kosovo in 2008 when it became independent. Since launching her career she has won seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards.

Callum Turner, born 15 February 1990 in London, was brought up on a council estate by a single mother, a club promoter, who inspired him to become an actor.  He has appeared in fantasy Fantastic Beasts films and won accolades for his performance in TV series The Capture.

 She has a Sun and Venus in Leo in her 10th for an ambitious and entertaining personality in a determined and controlling square to Pluto. Her home and family-loving Moon in Cancer in her much travelled 9th hints at her international background. Jupiter conjunct Pluto on the cusp of her 2nd house of finances gives a focus on money matters and success. Her Moon opposition Neptune square Mars will provide a leaning towards showbusiness and publicity and make her sparky at home. Saturn in her 5th in Pisces could see her move into the organizational side of the business as she grows older.

  Her life will feel as if it has come together as her Progressed Moon is exactly conjunct her Sun over the wedding and will be undergoing major changes with her Solar Arc Uranus (Neptune) opposition her Sun in 2027 and then Venus following. With great success in 2027 as tr Jupiter crosses her Midheaven and tr Uranus opposes her Jupiter as well.

Callum Turner, a late Sun Aquarius trine Jupiter in Cancer has a high-octane and unsettled stellium in Capricorn of Uranus, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. His Sun opposes her Sun Venus and squares her Pluto so an intense connection. His complicated Capricorn stellium opposing her Moon and square her Mars may be trickier to handle, since he will be changeable and at times erratic. His Moon (Sagittarius/Scorpio) may fall close to her Ascendant softening her image. His North Node conjunct her IC suggests a need to establish a secure home life.

 Their relationship chart has a composite Sun in a high vitality conjunction to Mars on one side and an intense conjunction to Pluto on the other square Saturn – so it will be a relationship that binds them together and transforms each in different ways. Their composite Jupiter trines Uranus Neptune for an adventurous and optimistic streak in their relationship.

 The wedding chart with the pressured, frustrated, controlling Mars square Pluto still in orb as well as the independent-minded Sun Uranus conjunction hints at an ongoing ambivalence about closeness and individuality which will be one of the tests of their togetherness.