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Kashmir – a beautiful conflict zone
A deadly attack on civilians in Indian-controlled Kashmir has threatened to reignite one of Asia’s longest-running conflicts after New Delhi blamed the violence on Pakistan, which aroused fears of a renewed confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Twenty-six people were killed and 17 wounded on Tuesday when suspected militants opened fire in a scenic tourism destination … Read more
Mars Pluto – choosing how to channel raw power
Mars opposition Pluto which has been a constant and baleful celestial presence since late last October meets its final aspect exactly this Sunday but will hang around in effect for a few days after since the Taurus Sun will hook it into a Fixed T square. As above so below. Not only does Mars Pluto … Read more
Liz Hurley & Billy Ray Cyrus – a curious match
Liz Hurley has sent the gossip columns into a flutter as she announces an unlikely romantic hook up with three times married plus plus country singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus, who performed at Trump’s second Inauguration. Having had four well-publicised partnerships with Hugh Grant, Steve Bing, Arun Nayar and Shane Warner, she seemed … Read more
Jerome Powell – flying the flag of independence
Alarm bells are ratcheting up to defcon level amongst the money men as Trump threatens to take down Jerome Powell, Chairman of the heretofore independent US Federal Reserve. Since his tariff ‘policy’ boomeranged he needed someone else to blame. The Trump playbook adopted at the feet of Roy Cohn, a McCarthyite and corrupt lawyer, is … Read more
Australia election – waiting for inspiration
Australia looks uncertain as it heads for a May 3 election with polls showing 47% of voters on the fence. The day itself will be every bit as fraught as the Canada election with the Mars in Leo opposition Pluto square the Taurus Sun in place for maximum frustration and divisive intensity. Uranus will be … Read more
Pope Francis – hope for a kinder future ++ Rome chart
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope, a vocal champion of the world’s poor, dispossessed and disadvantaged, and a critic of corporate greed and social and economic inequality has died. He was a divisive force within the Vatican speaking out against extravagance and privilege, calling on church leaders to show humility. ‘His views riled significant numbers … Read more
Turner, Caravaggio – healing madness + Audubon
JMW Turner, the pre-eminent English painter, was born 250 years ago this week. He is hailed as the father of modernism though other say he was a classicist prone to wild exaggeration. He was born 23 April 1775 at 1.10am in London, Cockney son of a barber with an angry, impatient, violent mother who died … Read more
Triple Capricorn Generation – facing change
The outer planets grouped together bring significant cultural phases – enlightenment, creativity, war, hardship – and mark those born when the aspects are in place with specific traits. For example, 1941 had the Saturn Uranus Jupiter conjunction in Taurus when World War 11 was at a critical point and those born around then had particularly … Read more
Canada – voting for an alpha fighter
Canada goes to the polls on the 28th one day after the tense, aggravated Mars opposition Pluto which will still be in effect. The run into polling will bring hostile debates and a heated mood with much at stake. Pierre Poilievre should have been a shoe-in after Justin Trudeau’s limp performance but the Trump-effect with … Read more