Marjorie Orr featuring: Astrology of Today’s News

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Benjamin Netanyahu – a man on a mission

 Benjamin Netanyahu, despite a deluge of criticism about corruption as well as civilian suffering/ collateral damage in Gaza and extremist settlers taking over land in the West Bank unchecked, is on a roll. Having inflicted significant damage on Hezbollah in Lebanon and on Hamas, both Iranian proxies, he is now intent on going for the … Read more

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Huma Abedin & Alex Soros – a curious mix

Huma Abedin, political aide to Hillary Clinton, marrying Alex Soros, son of George Soros, the Democratic Party’s most generous patron, on Saturday drew together a crowd of the wealthy Liberal left to the Hamptons. They picked the most unsettled weekend of the year (decade) with the Israel/Iran conflagration erupting; ‘Not a King’ anti-Trump protests and … Read more

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Gary Oldman – cleans up well for the King + Roger Daltrey, Elaine Paige, Pat Barker

Actor Gary Oldman, the greasy, flatulent spy boss of the losers and rejects in Slow Horses, makes an unlikely knight of the realm in King Charles’ Birthday Honours. Though his prolific and highly successful, award-strewn career as one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, does deserve recognition.   Despite a stellar career – in … Read more

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Iran 1501, Reza Pahlavi, Trump indecisive

‘This attack is about raw power, not about regional stability or better outcomes for everyone.”    ‘While there won’t be many Arab tears shed for Iran, that does not amount to support for Israel.’ ‘Israel seized an opening to strike. The hard part may be closing it.’ ‘Israel is not building a better tomorrow, it … Read more

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Israel – testing Iran’s resolve ++ USA/Iran ++ Israel chart 4.16 pm

Israel has struck out at Iran as Washington continued to attempt a negotiated agreement with Teheran in the face of possible nuclear escalation. The attack hit Iran’s missile bases and killed the military chief of staff, Hossein Salami, commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guards as well as several top nuclear scientists.  Tr Uranus square the … Read more

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Ahmedabad plane crash – Mars Uranus Algol

A London-bound Air India Boeing has crashed today into residential buildings with 242 people on board just after take-off at Ahmedabad at 8.08 am UTC today with no survivors and many dead from a doctors’ hostel. {Maybe one plane survivor miraculously.] The approaching Mars square Uranus, exact this Sunday, is explosive, accident-prone and frequently present … Read more

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Brian Wilson – Gemini light and dark ++ Sly Stone

Brian Wilson’s songs – Surfin’ USA, California Girls, I Get Around, Good Vibrations and God Only Knows – have become classics with music reviewers describing him as ‘one of pop music’s true geniuses.’ ‘His 1966 masterpiece Pet Sounds remains a benchmark in pop culture, blending classical harmonic theory with melodious songcraft, baroque orchestrations and an … Read more

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Rachel Reeves – hopeful words, cool reception

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ much vaunted spending review has led to accusations of spend now, pay later with investment in infrastructure like nuclear power stations. Boosts for Health and Defence budgets come at a cost to other departments like the police which is unlikely to go down well with the electorate. Investors are widely expecting that … Read more

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Mary Vohryzek – astrology library

Astrology books, some older and difficult to obtain, are on offer from the library of the late Mary Vohryzek. She was a writer,  teacher and lecturer who translated Elsbeth and Reinhold Ebertin’s “Anatomical Correspondence to Zodiacal Degrees” and wrote the forward to Louise McWhirter’s 1988 book Astrology and stock market forecasting. Marc Penfield has said … Read more

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