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Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution but the most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking were not upheld. He has been denied bail and will remain in custody until sentencing on October 3^rd when he could face 20 years in prison. Though the likelihood is he will get much less.

Born 4 November 1969, no birth time, he is a Sun Mercury in Scorpio, with Neptune also in Scorpio on the midpoint of a ruthless Pluto trine Mars in Capricorn. His Virgo Moon may trine Saturn in Taurus; with his Saturn opposition Mercury square Mars – an assertive go-getter and not one to be thwarted once he heads for what he wants.  His sociable Venus in Libra conjunct Jupiter are also square Mars. Venus in hard aspect to Mars is often insensitive in emotional relationships and he had plus plus plus input from Pluto Mars. Scary.

 His Solar Arc Mars is opposition his Pluto for a grind-to-a-halt moment of a few months with the September Solar Eclipse conjunct his Pluto and a nerve stretched tr Uranus opposition his Neptune over the winter months; as well as a calamitous tr Uranus opposition his Mars/Pluto midpoint now and into 2026.  He does have one glimmering of luck from a Jupiter midpoint but that may be his ever optimistic streak imagining he can wriggle his way out of trouble as in the past but it looks more negative than positive moving ahead.

  His son Justin Combs, 30 December 1993 5pm New York, is also facing his moment of court jeopardy according to a suit filed in a LA court this week by a woman alleging he used his father’s celebrity status to her lure her from Louisiana where she was held prisoner for a weekend and gang-raped.

 He has a hyper-active stellium in Capricorn with his Sun in a passionate and assertive conjunction to Mars, Mercury, Venus and a later Uranus Neptune conjunction in Capricorn. He also has a tough Saturn in Aquarius square an emotionally controlling 5^th house Pluto. His Leo Moon is square Jupiter – spoilt by his mother with a larger-than-life father.

  His slide into disappointment starts with an undermining tr Saturn Neptune square his Venus in 2026 and extends on as tr Neptune squares his Mercury, Mars, Sun towards the end of the decade. 2028/29 look like his nadir.

  The BBC are under fire for transmitting live a Glastonbury act chanting ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Death to the IDF’.  And will likely be the focus of more criticism once Channel 4 tonight airs Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, which was made by two Emmy award-winning filmmakers and originally commissioned by the BBC but they refused to air it.

Damned if they do and damned if they don’t.

 Tonight’s documentary examines allegations that Israeli forces have repeatedly targeted hospitals in breach of international law; with every one of Gaza’s 36 main hospitals attacked or destroyed by Israel, with people forced to evacuate and healthcare workers reportedly killed, imprisoned and tortured. Channel 4 said it had fact-checked it to ensure that it meets its editorial standards and the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.

  Sections of BBC staff are said to be ‘in revolt’ as they claim bosses are meddling ‘for political reasons’. The top brass are accused of being ‘crippled by the fear of being perceived as critical of the Israeli government’ with coverage being seen as ‘defined by anti-Palestinian racism’; and they raise concerns over people in editorial positions who have a pro-Israel bias.  In addition this week an open letter was published, signed by industry figures like Miriam Margolyes, Charles Dance and Mike Leigh calling the BBC’s reporting about Israel a cause of ‘great shame’; and branding the decision not to show the documentary about medics in Gaza as ‘political’ and ‘nothing to do with the journalism of the film’.

‘Not only is their reasoning pathetic, it goes against how the BBC works. Clearly if they don’t understand the meaning of due impartiality, they should not be in the job.’

 Roger Bolton, a former BBC editor, comments that ‘trying to report fairly and authoritatively is greatly constrained by the Netanyahu government’s refusal to allow independent journalists into the Gaza Strip.’ He recommends that BBC should commission programmes that explore the history of Zionism and of the Palestinians; ‘or exploring the difference between being anti-Israel and antisemitic – a difference deliberately blurred by the supporters of this Israeli government.’

  The trials and tribulations of the BBC and the Director General Tim Davie are hardly of great import except as weather vanes for journalism, its flaws and challenges, with impartial reporting on the Israel-Gaza mess being shouted down by both sides.

  What is of interest astrologically is how the BBC interfaces with Israel. BBC 14 November 1922 6pm London. Israel 14 May 1948 4.16pm Tel Aviv.

The BBC’s stubborn and opinionated 9^th house Mars in Aquarius on one leg of a yod sextile Venus inconjunct Pluto, falls in Israel’s domestic 4^th house opposition its warlike, intransigent Moon, Saturn Pluto Leo in the 10^th.And that is never going to be in agreement.

  The BBC’s Scorpio Sun is opposition Israel’s 8^th house Taurus Sun but more significantly is exactly conjunct Israel’s Chiron at 21 degrees Scorpio.  So the BBC will shine a light on Israel’s deepest wounds and make it overly defensive.

Chiron Sun synastry. ‘When these two meet, there is an opportunity for great growth, but it is also a very painful process – the meeting of light and pain’. Israel’s deep sense of historical injustice will be triggered by the contact making it temporarily worse. There is (normally with individuals) an opportunity for growth through the contact – eventually when the will to heal and grow is there.

 The BBC/Israel relationship chart is argumentative, competitive and bitter with a composite Sun square Mars and Mars trine Pluto. More heat than light.

Apropos of astro-coincidences: Keir Starmer has a Water Grand Trine, the BBC has a Water Grand Trine. And Jimmy Swaggart, recently deceased, disgraced televangelist had one as well.

Millions of Americans will lose health insurance and thousands will die appears to be the prediction if Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is passed later this week. Slashing Medicaid funding to help offset the tax cuts and new spending has unsettled even a few Republicans.

 The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the legislation would slash Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion and that nearly 12 million people would lose their health insurance. When combined with the expiration of Obamacare subsidies at the end of this year and the other regulatory changes being made, an estimated 17 million Americans could lose health coverage over the next decade.

 Obamacare (Affordable Care) was signed into being on 23 March 2010 at 11.56 am Washington, DC, and is under discouraging pressures in the next three years with tr Pluto continuing to oppose the Mars this year for a trapped, blocked mood. And tr Neptune Saturn moving in hard aspect to the Cardinal Grand Cross of Saturn opposition Sun square Moon opposition Pluto till late 2027 which could be devastating. The one hopeful (though contradictory) influence is Solar Arc Jupiter starting to opposes Saturn and then conjunct the Sun in 2026/27 before proceeding on to square the Moon and Pluto by 2030 which looks a good deal more upbeat. Not entirely down and out but the coming year looks highly stressed and distressed.

  Medicaid, 30 July 1965, is road-blocked at the moment with Solar Arc Mars square Pluto; and panicked and undermined in 2027 with SA Neptune square the Mars. In 2027 as well tr Pluto will oppose the Sun for two years of being ground down and put through the wringer.

  The Inauguration chart’s 6^th house (= health) Moon square Mars, now exact by Progression is certainly proving accurate.

The Dalai Lama celebrating his 90^th birthday this week has said he will have a successor after his death, ending years of uncertainty. He said only the foundation he set up could recognise a future Dalai Lama – “no one else has any such authority to interfere”. China’s government responded by saying it alone would choose the Dalai Lama’s successor, which must be “approved by the central government.”

  According to Tibetan tradition, Dalai Lamas are “reincarnated” after they die.

In March 1959, as Chinese troops crushed an attempted uprising in Tibet, he fled into India but despite decades in exile, he remains as the Tibetans’ spiritual leader and a living symbol of their hopes of reclaiming their homeland as well as a global peace icon and one of the world’s leading religious figures.

  He insists Tibetan are not seeking independence only autonomy and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his consistent opposition to the use of violence in his quest for Tibetan self-rule. Beijing continues to view him as a dangerous separatist.

He was born 6 July 1935 4.19 am Takster (China) (from biography and memory, rectified) and having been identified as the Dalai Lama when he was two years old, he was brought up in the monastic system, until fleeing into exile in India in 1959 during the Tibetan uprising when there were fears the Chinese would capture him. Since then he has lived in Dharamsala, India.

  He has a 1^st house Cancer Sun in a Water Grand Trine to Jupiter in Scorpio in his 5^th house trine a regretful Saturn in Pisces in his knowledgeable 9^th, formed into a Kite by Saturn in a compassionate opposition to Neptune, making Neptune (Moon) in Virgo his leading planet. He also has Pluto in Cancer square Mars in Libra in his 4^th, hinting at the stresses of his childhood and later fears for his safety. His Virgo Moon Neptune is trine Uranus and sextile his Sun. A watery Neptunian chart with no Air signs – creative, emotionally self-protective, not always realistic.

 His Capricorn North Node hints at a tendency to be overly optimistic or gloss over unpleasantness; but also a need to ‘identify with an ideal bigger than personal life’ and fulfil a father role which certainly fits.

 His Chiron in the 12^th hints at a life of sacrifice with a difficulty in establishing a strong sense of personal identity and incarnating in earthly form. Melanie Rhinehart writes that such a Chiron may ‘identify with the lonely outsider, scapegoat or exile.’ Healing others but not healing himself.

 His Harmonics are strongly aspected and notable. His get-it-together 5^th harmonic is inspirational and spiritual as well as confident. His searching-and-seeking 7^th harmonic is even more buoyant and spirited. His global influencer 22^nd harmonic shows up the hardship, deprivation and risks of his life.

  When he fled Tibet tr Jupiter was in aspect to his central configuration of his Water Grand Trine/Kite in its Solar Arc position. And relocating his chart to Dharmsala in India where he has lived since gives a happy-home Venus, Moon, Neptune in the 4^th; with high vitality Mars in the 6^th and an organized/executive Saturn in the 10^th – plus Chiron exactly on the Ascendant making him rigorously self-sufficient, emphasizing his identity as the wounded healer.

 There is no sensible chart for Tibet though the two significant dates in the 20^th Century – the 17 Point Agreement with China on Tibet’s status 23 May 1971, which Beijing later reneged on; and the uprising of 5 March 1959 – both charts look stressed in the bear future with moving yods hinting at a period and for two or three years ahead of paralysis and strain. 

Zeus on the Loose: Unlock your Child’s Cosmic Superpower is a suitably exuberant title for an intriguing Jupiterian guide to junior development.

 Written by teacher and astrologer Alex Trenoweth, it brings her knowledge of the classroom to bear on Jupiter in each sign and its journey from birth, toddler years and onto school through squares, oppositions, returns and the mid teen Saturn opposition Jupiter. With cogent thoughts on the ruler of each of the Jupiter signs.

  Steve Judd writes in the foreword: “This book revels how Jupiter’s placement in the natal chart can illuminate a person’s learning style, motivation and educational needs. With practical guidance, symbolic depth, and cases of well-known individuals, it bridges astrology and education  in a way that is both accessible and profound. Readers are guided through every Jupiter placement, learning how each sign shapes early development, major life transitions and philosophical growth.”

  Using astrology as an educational tool, the author is on a mission to help parents and teachers understand childrens’ temperament and personality depending on when they were born. Her previous book Growing Pains: Astrology in Adolescence was met with appreciation especially for those working in education as a way to understand the differences between certain years of birth – and for at-risk children gleaning insight from their specific charts.

Zeus on the Loose: Unlock Your Child’s Cosmic Superpower

Why do certain individuals thrive undeservedly while others get landed with an unfair lifetime of setbacks? Why do others overcome monumentally horrible problems to thrive?

  Not much astrology here in terms of examples, more random and varied thoughts.

  What astrologers need to keep in mind is that not everyone lives out the full potential of their charts. Gauquelin (I think) found the most successful were the ones who did. Gifts lie unused. Regrets fester about opportunities ducked. Is it about risk-taking? Being too timid, too tied to what is familiar? Sliding back into the South Node. A life not lived.

 Life is unfair – a strong Jupiter gives luck even to those who did little earn it. A really difficult Saturn or Pluto can set up a mountain of difficulties which not everyone has the tenacity, self-discipline or determination to overcome. Trump and George W Bush (whose wreckage of Iraq/the Middle East has never brought any comeuppance) both have strongly aspected Jupiters. There may be less pressure on the Jupiterian ones to learn self-awareness and indeed learn from mistakes.

Carl Jung thought the mid-life crisis of 38 to 42 years old – tr Uranus opposition Uranus, tr Pluto square Pluto, tr Neptune square Neptune, was the critical turning point for most. Those who opened up to themselves, dug deeper for answers inside and – Uranus (= took a risk) – had a revitalised second half of life while those who buried their heads in the sand, start to stagnate and deteriorate towards old age prematurely. I am not sure that is all of the story but it may be part.

  The Saturn Return at 29 is another staging post which offers a choice about getting real, growing up and taking responsibility for your life – which not everyone does.

 Why not? The ‘old soul’ argument is tempting though I tend to shy away from what sound like elitist justifications. But it is true that some are – more curious? Need to know what life is about and where they fit in; and perhaps most significantly are willing to take risks and try the less familiar. While others don’t ask those questions and bumble along blind and deaf to anything other than doing what is expected of them.

 Which brings up another thought. Social cohesion is dependent on (if I may show my Uranian contempt for normality) doing what others do, not rocking the boat, suppressing a chunk of personal identity to fit in. If there were too many rebels and non-conformists around it would threaten social stability.

  In the natural world there needs to be a balance between structure and creativity, between establishing a strong foundation for a species/plant and when circumstances change for the ability to adapt (Darwin). The rebels and status-quo upsetters are the ones to spearhead necessary changes  – but equally can be damaging during periods when when a society needs to settle down to consolidation in the new phase.

  It may therefore be that people fall broadly into one or other category – and most will be of the security/stability takes-priority mindset even if it means burying a large chunk of their personal identity.

 On that argument individuals not living out their full potential in terms of unique abilities may be a social imperative.

  Those who do live out more of themselves may well be more successful because they are the ones who instigate change when it becomes necessary  – or even just take the lead as part of the normal process of gradual evolution.

  One story which always sticks in mind is John Addey, who was/is one of the leading lights in astrology.  Born 15 June 1920 8.15 am Barnsley, England, he was an active sportsman at school until struck down by severe Ankylosing Spondylitis around the age of 20, which left him unable to walk without the aid of a stick for the rest of his life. During his initial enforced period of immobility he turned his life towards philosophy and astrology. Life handed him a major setback which he turned to a great advantage.

  He was a Sun Venus in Gemini with a Gemini Moon square a Saturn opposition Uranus, so he would  be a thinker and communicator and flexible. Around the time when he was struck down his Solar Arc Moon  in a Mutable T square (square Saturn opposition Uranus) was conjunct his Sun for a game-changing phase in his life. And he took up the baton and ran with it, making the best of a difficult situation.

  What strikes me as almost more relevant was tr Pluto then about to move across his Ascendant into his 1^st house for almost fifteen years thereafter, which I think is one of the most useful transits – and not everyone gets it since Pluto takes 250 years to move round the zodiac. It deepens self-awareness and begins a search for self-knowledge which is invaluable. He also had his Solar Arc Mars conjunct his 4^th house North Node in Scorpio – which was another hint to go deep and develop inner depths even if it meant abandoning what had once been a hope for a different life.

 Another thought is to find a lifestyle that suits the chart which sounds self-evident but often is not. Being pushed into becoming an accountant or nurse or truck driver when your inclinations lie elsewhere is all too common. When tr Saturn moves across the Ascendant into the First quadrant for around 7 years is a time to take a step back and explore where the real potential is and how to develop it. In younger years, living out the parents’ ambitions is common. But the old psychology trope that apple seeds grow into apple trees and orange seeds grow into orange trees needs to be kept in mind. If the parents are overly dominating (or the culture) then an apple seed may never have a chance to grow in the direction for which it was designed.

 Context is all – find a lifestyle that suits who you are. Sandy Gall is a prime example of how to utilise difficult chart aspects. He was a TV reporter and foreign correspondent who had  several brushes with death in the Congo and then in Idi Amin’s Uganda, was later reported lost in Saudi Arabia, bombed in Afghanistan and was the first reporter into Kuwait with the Allied forces in the Gulf War of 1991. He has died aged 97 and an obituary said: ‘He survived on wit, charm, courage and no small amount of good luck.”

  He was a Sun Libra opposition Uranus – so would have been hopeless in an assembly-line or even civil service job. More significantly his Sun was conjunct Mars square Pluto – he would be attracted to high-adrenaline, high-jeopardy situation and have courage. In a different lifestyle Mars square Pluto can be exceptionally problematic since it tends to attract disasters. He volunteered for them.

 He also had Jupiter on the focal point of a yod inconjunct Neptune sextile Mercury, giving him confidence, luck and I would imagine an insane amount of optimism about getting out alive.

 If his chart had been born into run-of-the-mill circumstances and been stuck in a normal life, it would have created all manner of problems.

 Know thyself and live accordingly. Carl Jung: “Freewill is the ability to choose that which I must do.”

 Queen Elizabeth 11 is a prime example with an incredibly Fixed and overly conscientious chart. She settled into ploughing the same furrow (fixed) for her entire adult life – in the process living out who she was and holding the country together. Hers was a life of self-sacrifice but she was also living out her identity.

 Actor Greg Wise, husband of Emma Thompson, also has extracted the best out of his Sun, Algol, North Node, Mars conjunction in Taurus, as he campaigns with Marie Curie Hospices for open discussions about end of life.  His close friend drowned when he was in his 20s; he spent time with both of his parents in their final months and was the carer for is sister when she died of cancer. (See previous post in Search). That Taurus collection could have been truly difficult bringing him more first hand experience of death than most but he has embraced who he is and turned it to good use.

   Will a chart say who has choices and who doesn’t?  I am not sure. There is an ‘unknown’ which the chart won’t articulate which I sometimes refer to as an element of grace but that does not explain much.

 Some individuals can turn difficulties into character-building strengths, others become destroyed by similar setbacks. Some lack self-awareness and I see this the older I get which is exceptionally sad, even tragic. Some never seem to learn from their mistakes and go regretfully or resentfully into that dark night without ever realising they had choices.

Chapter I

“I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I fall in.

I am lost… I am hopeless.

It isn’t my fault.

It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter II

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I pretend I don’t see it.

I fall in again.

I can’t believe I am in this same place.

But it isn’t my fault.

It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter III

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I see it there.

I still fall in… it’s a habit… but,

my eyes are open.

I know where I am.

It is my fault.

I get out immediately.

Chapter IV

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.

Chapter V

I walk down another street.”

Portia Nelson 

The latest ruling from the USA Supreme Court was described by Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of the three dissenting justices, as “profoundly dangerous, since it gives the Executive the go-ahead to sometimes wield the kind of unchecked, arbitrary power the Founders crafted our Constitution to eradicate”. She also calls the ruling an “existential threat to the rule of law”. Another dissenter Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote: “No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” The court has dramatically expanded the rights of the president to nullify constitutional provisions at will.

 Most thoughts are covered in an amended previous post below. To recap – on the SCOTUS chart tr Neptune last year and tr Saturn this year into early 2026 plus Solar Arc Uranus all conjunct Venus, the yod focal point planet, which does suggest a change of direction, causing emotional and societal upset. Where the significant pressure for a complete revamp and rethink will come is around the next election and the one beyond in 2032 as first tr Uranus will square the SCOTUS Uranus, SA Saturn will conjunct the North Node and square the Sun; and by 2032 tr Pluto will conjunct the Sun.

 What I missed last time round was the Progressed Mars conjunct the North Node and square the Sun late 2026 into 2027 which suggests continued aggravation and maybe setbacks for SCOTUS. Progressed Mars to the Sun usually produces a ‘collision’ type event.

 The SCOTUS/USA relationship chart is showing unease with tr Neptune square the composite Saturn from mid this June (ie. when this ruling came down) and on into 2026 – with hints of a tussle for the upper hand between public opinion and the Justices running till the end of Trump’s term.

 Trump’s relationship chart with SCOTUS is chained-together but not exactly harmonious with a composite Pluto, Saturn, Venus, Algol square Uranus – destructive and damaging with underlying bitter resentment. Arguments will flare in 2026/27.

From previous Post July 2024, amended.

The Supreme Court’s latest ruling (in 2024) allowing presidents to be unrestricted by legal niceties has been described by the media as “unconscionable” and “bad beyond wildest imaginings”. With an expert on judicial ethics calling SCOTUS “an organization more political than legal.” And saying flatly that the Supreme Court now has a “potential legitimacy problem.” “The traditional notion that we will accept the results of the court whether we agree with it or not … is decreasingly the case.”

 But despite public alarm at the state of affairs within SCOTUS with additional concerns about the financial questionmarks over Thomas and at least two justices with blatantly pro-Trump family connections, there seems little possibility of change unless Democrats gain control of both chambers in the November election and retain the White House. Plus whether any retirements from the court lead to a change in the 6-3 conservative-liberal split in coming years.

  The SCOTUS chart, 2 February 1790, looks exuberant at the moment with tr Uranus square the Mars Jupiter conjunction. Though with discontent and disappointment lurking as tr Neptune are conjunct the Venus (on the focal point of a yod to Neptune sextile Mars Jupiter, so doubly important) from this October to early March 2025.  Followed by tr Saturn square the focal point Venus the first half of October this year and second half of January 2026. These two influences could suggest upsets within SCOTUS and a veering away from goals of social harmony.

   Solar Arc Uranus then proceeds to conjunct the focal point Venus by 2027 which indicates more upsets and sharp changes of direction not always in line with popular opinion.  Indeed there may be more internal arguments emerging as well. With a downbeat 2029 as SA Saturn is square Sun.

  My sense from having scanned various charts is that this coming presidential term will be a stormy one vis a vis the Supreme Court with their comeuppance arriving with the next presidency from 2029 onwards. The 2025 Inauguration chart has Mercury in the legal 9th opposition Mars for a term of arguments about justice.  The 2029 Inauguration has Venus, North Node and Mercury in the 9^th square Jupiter – with perhaps a hope of putting improvements in place.

 The relationship chart between SCOTUS and the USA hints at a tussle for the upper hand this year and next from tr Pluto opposition the composite Jupiter; with even greater uncertainty and concern from 2026 onwards for three years with tr Saturn Neptune in Aries square the composite Saturn and then the Uranus.

John Roberts, heretofore deemed sensible and reasonable, but now seeing his halo dim, is having a peculiarly difficult 2027 with a blocked SA Pluto square his Sun, at the same time as tr Pluto starts to conjunct his Sun in 2027/28. And worse in 2028 with a panicky-failure tr Neptune conjunct his Mars into 2029.

In no particular order:

Brett Kavanaugh, wobbling this year; running into scandals from over confidence in 2027 to 2029.

Amy Barrett, blocked in 2025 from SA Sun opposition her Pluto; with a downbeat 2026 and maximum pressure in 2027/28 from tr Pluto conjunct her Sun.

Clarence Thomas, an angry collision in 2026 and a longish slide from 2026 to 2028 courtesy of tr Neptune Saturn square his Sun, Mercury, Venus in Cancer.

Samuel Alito, excitable and nerve-stretched this year into 2025 with tr Neptune opposition his Mars; erupting in high tension in 2025 with SA Uranus conjunct his Saturn; panicked in 2026/27 as Neptune collides with Uranus; meltdown in 2027.

Sonia Sotomayor, under huge pressure with tr Pluto square her Saturn in Scorpio in 2024/25; sagging badly 2026/28 with tr Saturn Neptune square her Mars and her Sun.

Neil Gorsuch, into a nerve-shredding 2026/27 courtesy of Uranus Neptune cross overs and worse in 2027 with his SA Uranus conjunct his Mars.

Elena Kagan, He Taurus Sun opposition Neptune are getting the full brunt of a hit from Solar Arc Pluto in 2026/27; as the same time as tr Pluto is grinding its way in hard aspect across both in 2027/28. She looks rattled at the moment by a major setback.

 Ketanji Brown Jackson, upset at the moment; high tensions in 2025; logjammed in 2026; ready to blow a fuse in 2027 and maybe just maybe feeling upbeat by 2028.

“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” James Baldwin.

“There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.” Montesquieu

“Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.” Heraclitus

“If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.” Francis Bacon

“I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.” George Washington

“The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government, I have considered the first arrangement of the judicial department as essential to the happiness of the country, and to the stability of its political system.” George Washington

NASA, the USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration,  is under threat with major budget cuts mooted for the near future which would put at risk future space exploration.  For an organization which put a man on the moon, sent a rover to Mars and unlocked some of the greatest secrets of the universe’ this has been a devastating blow for scientists.

  Nasa was preparing to put humans back on the lunar surface for the first time since 1972, with moonbases and research stations established in which astronauts would live and work, and a permanent space station orbiting the moon called the Lunar Gateway.

 The European Space Agency (Esa) has key partnerships with Nasa  but is now investigating new non-American partners, most likely Japan and India and even China. Daniel Neuenschwander, Esa’s director of human and robotic exploration, said “We want to work on reducing the risks of the projects where we are dependent on US decisions. We want to increase the projects which are done in autonomy, where we are the masters of the decisions we take.”

 NASA, 29 July 1958 Washington, DC, looks in turmoil with tr Uranus square its Pluto from this August into 2026 when tr Uranus also squares the Mercury – so the changes will arouse bitter feelings. Tr Pluto has been square the Neptune this year as concerns mounted. Worse in 2026 tr Pluto square the NASA Mars from March onwards for two years will bring frustrating and enraging blockages; with tr Pluto moving on to square oppose the Leo Sun in 2027/28 – which does look like a trapped, powerless and damaging few years.

 The European Space Agency (ESA) 30 May 1975, Paris, has most aggravation and failure indicated in 2027/28 and on.

  For all the Make America Great Again guff, the end result of many of Trump’s policies appears to be the exact opposite.

Keir Starmer in office but not in control flip flops constantly – winter fuel, gender identity, welfare, immigration – blown hither and thither by activists in his party, seemingly incapable of defending what in certain instances are perfectly sensible policies and comments.

  There is not much new to say – he was always due for an extended slide downhill through rough terrain. At the moment and in recent months he has had his Solar Arc Sun Pluto conjunct his Neptune which hints at confusion and devastation. With his Solar Arc Mars moving ever closer to the conjunction to his Sun Pluto almost immediately and staying in place for the next year – which is complete dead halt and meltdown time

  His relationship chart with the UK has a high-stress Mars opposition Pluto square Moon (degree not known) which is not quite as bad as the UK/Tony Blair relationship chart with composite Mercury opposition Uranus square Mars Pluto Algol. But not a lot of love in there.

  The UK chart is showing continuous jolts, jangles and concerns with tr Neptune Saturn opposition the Uranus now into early 2026; followed by the upheaval of a wake-up-and-make-overdue changes tr Uranus square the UK Pluto from June 2026 onwards into 2027.

  Starmer’s Government chart, 5 July 2024 12.19pm London, is  is showing continued fraught and hostile arguments right through this year and the next two with the Mercury opposition Pluto under strain.

  His leadership chart, 4 April 2020 10.45 pm London, which may be the more relevant since he could go before the Labour Government does, has a caring, but confused and directionless Neptune in the 10^th with a pushily confident Jupiter Pluto conjunction sitting close to a prone-to-setbacks Mars conjunct Saturn in Aquarius which is being ground down right through until late 2026. With disruptions and upheavals from late March 2026 to late 2027, which could be his topple-off-perch time. Nothing will get easier with significant difficulties, uncertainties and losses right through. He may decide to throw in the towel himself at some point.

 Rachel Reeves is in for a serious shock and calamity as Uranus moves into Gemini within days and that repeats into 2026. She’ll keep walking the confident talk till early this December but thereafter loses the tr Pluto opposition her Jupiter. 2026 looks like a sinkhole for her.

 Angela Rayner is getting a lucky break August to early October and again in 2026 as tr Uranus squares her Jupiter. 2026 will brighten her love life with her Solar Arc Sun conjunct her Venus.

Wes Streeting will be up and down with lucky and less fortunate influences running concurrently through this year and next.  

Add On: July 3 2025 – The general media consensus from sensible media commentators runs as follows:

“The UK prime minister is weak but Labour MPs are deluded about fiscal reality.”

“Starmer is blamed for the chaos, and should be. He has the intelligence and work rate of a prime minister, but not the character.”

“Starmer is too weak to enact change. Much of his party is too blinkered to even see the need for it. Of the two dysfunctions, his is the less criminal.”    

“Go ahead and mock “Rachel from accounts”, but hers might be the last thumb in the dyke.”

“Paradoxically, Reeves is the best hope the country has got of managing its way through the current quagmire of challenges without descent into devastating fiscal crisis. Britain is just one step away from another fully blown bond market revolt, and Reeves is perhaps the last line of defence – a fiscal hawk who stands almost alone amid the clamour from her own ranks for ever higher spending and wealth-destroying taxation.”

“There are some images that cannot be unseen. A crying chancellor is one of them. A politician who encouraged people to style her as an iron finance chief simply cannot afford to show that kind of vulnerability.”