George W Bush, having been largely invisible through the Obama years, is having a resurgence in popularity as he publicises his latest book on veterans; and managing to laugh at himself in television interviews, which has been met with appreciation. One woman said: “A few years ago I would have rolled my eyes at the sight of this man, but 6 weeks of Trump makes W look like a pretty decent guy.” Another said: “You know things are bad when George W. Bush starts sounding like a member of the Resistance.”
He’s got tr Pluto starting a two-year square to his 3rd house Jupiter which will lift his confidence, with his Solar Arc Pluto conjunct his Jupiter this year which is a morale boost; and tr Jupiter is also going through his 3rd at the moment which will help his communication skills.
Photographs of his warm relationship with Michelle Obama have sparked comments. It’s hardly a match made in heaven with her Uranus Pluto conjunct his Mars; and his Saturn opposition her Capricorn Sun. But her Aquarius Moon (and Saturn) probably oppose his Venus. And their relationship chart does have an easy-going composite Sun square Jupiter, a hint of warmth from composite Venus opposition Mars square Pluto; plus an inspirational Fire Grand Trine of Sun trine Pluto trine Moon, formed into a Kite by Sun opposition Neptune. They could possibly co-operate on some idealistic, humanitarian project. Though it’s a relationship with heavy undertones which could go sour if they were together too much.
The USA went into shock when Jackie Kennedy, the grieving widow and epitome of elegance, married Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping magnate, then one of the wealthiest men in the world. He was a notorious womaniser who had reputedly bedded Marilyn Monroe amongst many others including Jackie’s sister Lee Radziwill; and he was passionately involved with opera singer Maria Callas. The marriage in 1968 came five months after Bobby Kennedy was assassinated and Jackie’s fears for the security of her children and need for privacy won out. For Onassis it was a business opportunity to ingratiate himself with the US and boost his image. Within five months Onassis had picked up again with Maria Callas, his humiliated mistress, and the marriage headed into a bitter divorce that dragged on up to his death in 1975.
Since her death in 1994, Jackie Kennedy’s ice-queen reputation has been stripped away as multiple affairs have been revealed (or alleged) including with two other Kennedy brothers, Bobby and Teddy, and high-profile Hollywood celebrities like Warren Beatty, Marlon Brando, William Holden.
The international jet set, like the Brit aristos, live by different rules.
Jackie Kennedy’s chart does have a deeply-buried, intensely emotional and fickle Venus in Gemini in the 8th opposition Saturn. Venus Saturn oddly can have a propensity for rampant sexuality; and she did have Uranus in her romantic 5th which is equally given to flash attractions that switch on and switch off.
Onassis’s Pluto was conjunct her Venus in the 8th; and her Pluto was opposition his Venus in Capricorn – so there would be a good deal of passion at initially, but like most Plutonic relationships when it went sour it got nasty. Her Saturn was on his MC, bringing him, he hoped, status; and her Leo Sun was in his entertaining 5th, so a good party companion.
The relationship chart has a composite Sun (in Scorpio) square Neptune and square Saturn, so delusional and disappointing as well as chilly or for material/practical reasons. The composite Venus does square Pluto, so close for a while, but not a partnership designed to last.
Whereas her relationship chart with JFK was extraordinarily intertwined. Not easy but destined to be a soul match where together they made each other more whole. There was a composite New Moon Pluto in the 8th, with Pluto conjunct Mars – so a powerful connection with a good deal of buried rage. Like her, JFK had Venus in Gemini; and his Sun in Gemini was conjunct her Jupiter, so he would bring a sense of support, despite his wanderings. His Neptune admittedly was conjunct her Sun, so she would find him tricky to pin down.
She’d have been genuinely fond of Edward Kennedy with a composite Sun Venus, whereas her relationship with Bobby was more hot fun for a passing moment.
Her final relationship was with diamond merchant Maurice Tempelsman, who supported her through her final decade according to a friend with “understanding, stability and serenity. She was at peace with him.” He was a month younger than her with a Sun Neptune in Virgo and his Venus Pluto in Cancer squared her Aries Moon. Not a riotous relationship but one that offered security. His Taurus Moon may have been conjunct her Taurus Node and Descendant.
Her Taurus North Node is interesting since it often brings a life of turmoil over sex and money, but ultimately contentment. She was on her Nodal Return when Onassis died in 1975 so perhaps that was the end of her battle to act out her Scorpio South Node, allowing her to move towards Taurus’s stability and peace.
Just as I thought the astrology was off track (with another volcano predicted to erupt) as Trump gave an emollient (comparatively speaking) and disciplined address – and hey presto another Russia scandale has catapulted into the headlines. Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General, is being beset by demands that he at least recuse himself from the FBI investigation of the Trump election/Moscow connection and other demands that he resign forthwith. He appears to have been ‘economical with the verite’ at his confirmation hearings by saying he had not held campaign discussions with any Russians, when in fact he had met the Russian Ambassador twice.
Sessions, 24 Dec 1946, never did look to be having an amiable honeymoon in his unexpected elevation. He’s got tr Uranus opposition his Sun/Pluto from end of Feb running till March 19th which is a sudden reversal, a high risk situation, which will upset his ambition for power. And it’s not going to get easier. From March 9th tr Neptune squares his Mars/Jupiter which is failure, feelings of inferiority; with tr Saturn ratcheting up the pressure and bad temper from March 7th to early May as it squares his Mars/Uranus. And by April he picks up tr Uranus opposition his Mars/Pluto which is disastrous. Most of these influences repeat later in the year into 2018; and if anything 2018/19 are even more devastating for him with tr Pluto square his Sun/Saturn and Mars/Saturn. Woe is him.
His relationship chart with Trump looks separated and frosty from March 7th onwards so not inconceivable that he goes.
I’ve lost track of how many investigations are going on officially into Trump/Russia connections, business and otherwise, let alone lawsuits, but the US heavyweight newspapers are going to town today. As one senior politician remarked it’s always a bad idea to pick a fight with the media – “like getting into a pissing match with a skunk.” Somewhat derogatory about the esteemed fourth estate, but at least for once they seem to be doing their job.
[See Trump Feb 21st post for details of astro-influences ahead in immediate future.]
Oprah Winfrey who has always said political ambitions were off her radar because of lack of experience, says looking at Trump has made her – maybe – change her mind.
What’s intriguing is that by late 2020 for the next election she does have her Solar Arc Jupiter conjunct her Pluto, which is similar to Trump’s Solar Arc Pluto conjunct his Jupiter over his win (tho’ different houses). What might mitigate against it is tr Saturn moving through her 1st quadrant, into her 2nd house – tho’ she’d certainly be earning less if she made it to the White House.
The 2021 Inauguration chart has a 10th house Sun Jupiter Saturn in Aquarius square Mars Uranus in Taurus; with a control-freaky Pluto conjunct MC. It looks idealistic, disruptive and heavy-handed. Tr Jupiter admittedly is conjunct her Sun Venus at that point, so anything is possible.
Her relationship chart with the USA has a composite Earth Grand Trine of Mercury trine Mars trine Moon, with Mercury opposition Pluto – so she’s clearly a figure of influence, though not uncontroversial – she’d spark as much resistance as support. The composite Sun Venus opposes Saturn so affection and defensiveness, a good business combo. Her Solar Return for January 2021 has a packed 10th house with Venus Pluto conjunct the MC and Sun Jupiter Saturn there as well. So she won’t be invisible wherever she is.
Harry Styles, an award-winning English singer songwriter, formerly of the pop rock band One Direction, now solo, is upping his acting career appearing this year in Dunkirk, a WW11 thriller movie starring Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy and Kenneth Branagh. It’s a stellar cast. One LA journalist even suggested Styles might be up for a 2018 Oscar for Best Supporting.
Born 1 February 1994 12.06 am Redditch, England, he’s got his home-loving and private Sun conjunct Venus in Aquarius in the 4th, square a confident and money-attracting Jupiter in Scorpio in his first, trine a 12th house Libra Moon. His Mercury in Aquarius conjunct Saturn, also in the 4th, squares Pluto in the 2nd so he’ll certainly be intense about making and spending money; and given to bouts of discouragement. His third house is also packed with the highly-strung Uranus Neptune in Capricorn and Mars in Aquarius – so he’ll live on his nerves and probably drive too fast.
He has dated Taylor Swift and more recently Kendall Jenner. The latter, 3 Nov 1995 3.38pm Los Angeles, is a Scorpio Sun which isn’t a great mix with Aquarius, but her Sun is conjunct his Jupiter which will help. She’s also got an Aries Moon and three planets in Sagittarius, so she’ll provide the Fire element he lacks.
He’s got a good deal ahead for him career-wise with tr Saturn just into his 3rd, so onwards and upwards, though he’ll got through some accident-prone patches in 2018 when tr Uranus squares his Mars; and heavy mental pressure when tr Pluto is conjunct his 3rd house Neptune Uranus 2018 to 2020. He has a chart replete with creative quintiles and septiles, so his get-it-together 5th Harmonic is strong. As is his 7th Harmonic which is artistic but not always stable, and can be addiction-prone though he’s publicly spoken out against smoking and drugs. His actor’s 15H is also marked.
At the moment his Progressed Moon is exactly conjunct his Midheaven, starting a two years ambitious push and tr Jupiter will cross his Libra Ascendant in October this year, which will see him stepping out confidently.
