Marjorie Orr featuring: Astrology of Today’s News

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Mark Zuckerburg – and uneasy friendships

Mark Zuckerburg’s decision to stop fact checking on Meta/Facebook and cosy up to the new Trump administration is causing frissons of alarm.  With Zuckerburg’s Taurus Sun sitting exactly on Trump’s Midheaven it might seem like a match made in heaven for progress with joint ambitions; with MZ’s Jupiter falling on DT’s Descendant which for a … Read more

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Michel de Montaigne – a Pluto in Aquarius sage

Coping with overwhelming crisis in a time of chaotic uncertainty and constant diverse conflicts requires the ability to stand back from the melee. Either taking a historical perspective – ‘we have lived through worse before’ and ‘this too will pass because it always has done.’ Or going inwards – ‘if you can’t sort the world’s … Read more

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Astrology – choosing the inevitable ++ Uranus, Prometheus and digital

   “Freedom of will is the ability to do gladly that which I must do.” Carl Jung’s paradoxical maxim can be seen as a motivational urge to make the best of a bad situation by wearing a happy smile. Or at a more profound level as an encouragement to accept who you are and live … Read more

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LA fire – celebrity losses – Moons and Mars

Anthony Hopkins who lost his home in the Palisades fire issued a zen-like message of stoic calm in the aftermath. “As we all struggle to heal from the devastation of these fires, it’s important we remember that the only thing we take with us is the love we give.”   Born 31 December 1937 9.15 … Read more

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Keir Starmer – lost in a dark wood ++ Musk v UK, Trump v Keir

   Poor Keir Starmer from whom the proverb ‘be careful what you wish for’ must be echoing round the walls of No 10 as one political sinkhole after another turns up for him to trip into.     Not all the political disasters are of his own making, though Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s missteps which have … Read more

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David Attenborough – a life of wonder

The irreplaceable and extraordinary David Attenborough will be 98 soon and is still making nature documentaries after five decades. From childhood he was fascinated by fossils and wildlife and studied zoology at Cambridge. Although he became a producer and rose to the top of the BBC, being offered the Director General position, he resigned to … Read more

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Greenland – mineral-rich and a security outpost

 Shudders of disbelief are running through western capitals at Trump’s alpha-chimp chest-beating display in pursuit of Greenland, Panama and – why not? – Canada. The farcical theatrics appear to be driven by Trump’s (not unreasonable) concern about holding back Chinese encroachment. Background: ‘China craves its rare earth minerals needed for microchips and sonar systems. It … Read more

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Jean-Marie Le Pen – the face of French nationalism ++ Marion Marechal

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who repeatedly played down the Holocaust and was an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration, founder of the French far-right National Front party, has died.   Always a controversial and divisive figure described as the ‘Devil of the Republic’, he caused consternation when he reached the presidential election-run off against Jacques … Read more

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Los Angeles – wildfire out of control ++ Hollywood

Los Angeles is in a state of emergency as a raging wildfire exploded from 10 acres to more than 2,900 acres in hours with worse forecast to come as the winds stay high. More than 30,000 people have been evacuated with many celebrity homes at risk.  The fire broke out at 10.30am on the 7th … Read more

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