Marjorie Orr featuring: Astrology of Today’s News

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Palestine Action – rights and wrongs

Palestine Action, a leading activist group has been banned by the home secretary, proscribed as a terrorist organization, “aligned with the Iranian regime”, after vandalism of two military aircraft at the RAF’s largest base. Palestine Action had its first foray on 30 July 2020 by campaigners who had broken away from Extinction Rebellion (XR), the … Read more

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Brad Pitt – a full throttle entertainment

F1: The Movie, Brad Pitt’s racing drama is mischievously described as “Barbie for dads.” Reviewers are tripping over themselves to find adjectives which praise it as “rousing entertainment” while protecting their gravitas by labelling it as a “cheesy” and a “big, dumb, fun summer flick.” Directed by Joseph Kosinski, of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ fame, it … Read more

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Stephen Fry and J.K. Rowling – a Virgo Leo clash

Stephen Fry has been letting loose on J.K.Rowling accusing her of ‘crowing’ over the Supreme Court Ruling that “sex”, “man” and “woman” in the Equality Act refer to biological sex (a person’s sex at birth); and being radicalised.  Quite why he has erupted now – well podcasts being one answer – is not clear since the … Read more

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Astro-Prediction – Solar Arc, Transit, Progression

  Predictive astrology is complex, requiring detachment, the ability to juggle and rank variables in order of importance and a respect for the ultimate unknowableness of how events will turn out. My own view is that astrology can tap into an underlying realm of potentials, out of which real events emerge. The range of possibilities … Read more

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Cancer Ingress – hard-shell, sharp claws ++ yods bring uncertainty

The Cancer Ingress chart for the summer solstice is anything but peace and love with control-freak Pluto and aggressive Mars on the focal points of two respective yods and the hopeful Sun Jupiter conjunction undermined by a square from Saturn Neptune in Aries. Plus an excitable, uncompromising and explosive Mars square Uranus.  Set for Teheran … Read more

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USA bombs Iran – hoping for a quick fix

The USA joined Israel’s fight against Iran by sending in bombers to attack Iran’s nuclear sites. Happening around 3am Iran time, there were two yods of Sun Jupiter sextile Mars inconjunct Pluto – and Pluto sextile Saturn Neptune inconjunct Mars. A Plutonic yod can be coercive; a Martian yod rash and disruptive – and yods … Read more

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Synastry – a complicated dance of plus and minus ++ E. Jean Carroll and Trump

Synastry, comparing on birth chart to another, to understand the dynamics of a relationship is as complicated as human psychology itself.   The first thing is that if an individual is not capable of relating it will not be possible to make a meaningful connection. Which is not to say they won’t get married or have … Read more

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USA Health – in a sickly state

Given that health is a key issue on Trump’s 2nd term Administration chart with a ramped-up focal point Moon in the 6th house of health square Mars opposition Mercury it is no surprise that the slash-and-burn policies cutting back federal health budgets and staff are hitting the headlines.  Appointing Robert F Kennedy Jnr, an anti-vaxxer, … Read more

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Solar and Lunar Returns – looking for answers

Solar Returns drawn up for the moment the Sun returns to its natal place have been a consuming fascination since the days of respected astrologers Johannes Kepler and William Lilly in the 16/17th century.   But for all the weight put on them as indicators of the year ahead interpretations are not always obvious. ‘Nuanced … Read more

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