Month: August 2024

  Jitters in the financial world have sent the ‘fear gauge’ surging to highest level since early stages of pandemic. A global stock sell-off gathered pace with concern of a recession in the USA, the world’s biggest economy. Japanese, Asian and European markets suffered sharp declines in response.

This is a quick skip through the main charts – which I don’t keep an eye on generally so don’t know how reliable the start dates are in terms of registering events. But all seem to show more than usual levels of aggravation and setbacks now and through 2025 – which would mirror the signs of tensions rising on global central banks, especially the US Federal Reserve in 2025 when tr Neptune and Saturn move into Aries. (See post July 24 2024 Global finance – rising debt.)

New York Stock Exchange, 17 May 1792, 7.53am, Sun at 27 Taurus square Pluto at 23 Aquarius will be rocked and jangled by tr Uranus hard aspects right through until early 2026.

Dow Jones, 26 May 1896, 9.11am NY, has an uncertain and worrisome SA Saturn as well as tr Saturn in hard aspect to its Neptune his year into early 2025. With its financial Venus in Taurus also rattled into March 2025.

NASDAQ, 8 February 1971 9am, NY, has a shock and upsets coming into spring/summer 2025 with SA Sun opposition Uranus. With high anxiety in 2026/27 from tr Uranus opposition the Neptune.

S&P 500, 4 March 1957, also looks in line for a shock impact in 2025 from SA Sun conjunct Mars; plus a disruptive tr Uranus square Pluto from mid 2025 into 2026. Plus a confused, devastated tr Pluto square Neptune in 2024/25.

FTSE first trade, 3 January 1984 – upsets late December to mid March 2025 with tr Uranus square the Sun. A confidence dampening SA Saturn conjunct Jupiter through 2025 and grinding pressure from tr Pluto square the Pluto (conjunct Mars).

 The Nikkei, 7 September 1950, upsets now into 2025 plus extreme difficulty getting forward traction.

  It parallels earlier thoughts about an economic/financial slow down and challenges till 2026 clears.

Add on:  Toronto Stock Exchange, 25 October 1861, has Neptune at 29 Pisces which is undergoing a Return until early 2026; with SA Neptune square the financial Venus at the moment. Neptune not being helpful around money matters. In addition it is under stress in 2024/25 from tr Pluto square its Taurus Sun. With high anxiety in 2026 from SA Neptune square Uranus and pressures continuing thereafter.  Much the same as elsewhere.

 Amsterdam Stock Exchange, 20 March 1602 presumably JC – showing same signs as elsewhere through next three years.

  The major companies which have been holding the market up – Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Nvidia, Tesla, Meta, MacDonalds – are all showing a rocky ride right through till 2027.

  Oddly the Inauguration 2025 is not showing up much financially if it goes ahead as normal.

Exuberant US sprint star Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100m title by five-thousandths of a second and gives every appearance of becoming the new Usain Bolt in the eyes of the media.  He is a professional track and field sprinter who competes in the 60,  100 and 200 metres; a two-time Olympic medalist and six-time world champion.

 He was born 18 July 1997 in Gainesville, Florida with athlete parents and has a Sun Cancer opposition Neptune in Capricorn square Saturn in Aries which in turn is opposition Mars. A wonderful mix of Neptunian vision coupled with a disciplined Mars Saturn and self-reliant Saturn in Aries. His Sun is in an out of element trine to Pluto in Sagittarius. His Jupiter in mid decan Aquarius is in an upbeat, enthusiastic trine to Mars.

  His chart is not too similar to Usain Bolt’s, 21 August 1986, who is a late Sun Leo in an out of element square to Saturn in Sagittarius and trine Neptune; with an adventurous Jupiter square Uranus and a publicity-attracting Mars Neptune.

   But both share strong global superstar 22^nd harmonics. And an ultra-determined 16H.  

ADD ON: UK’s Keely Hodgkinson won gold in the women’s 800m with what one commentator described as a mix of “brilliance and bloody-mindedness.” To date she has only won silver but remarked three months back: “I would like to be one of the [most] decorated British athletes by the time I’m done.”

 Born 3 March 2002, she has a Sun and Venus in Pisces both square Pluto which in turn opposes Saturn. She has the tough-minded Saturn Pluto boosting her Pisces Sun – and continues the Neptunian theme amongst top athletes (like gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Kathy Ledecky).  She has an intense Scorpio Moon which may be square Neptune and for an early morning birth opposition Mars in Taurus; and her Moon is also probably trine Jupiter in Cancer.

  At the moment her Solar Arc Sun is square her Jupiter.

She also has a marked total-determination 16H and global star 22H.

 A formidable lady.  

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Justin Bieber fans immersed in the febrile world of celebrity gossip are torn between delirious joy at his impending fatherhood and concern over rumours of problems in his marriage to Hailey Baldwin.

  None of which matter a jot outside the Bieber homepad but are a distraction from horrors elsewhere or US politics.

  He was born 1 March 1994 12.56am Stratford, Ontario  (time from biography). In recent years he has admitted to mental health struggles and drug addiction as well as a variety of physical health issues which have caused him to stop touring for a while.

  According to the Daily Mail, not always a reliable source, ‘Hailey has taken complete control over him. He has lost his identity, creative drive and he is uninspired.’  Last year he sold the rights to his song back catalog, which is unusual given his young age.

  He is a Sun Pisces trine a 12^th house Jupiter in Scorpio, with a 4^th house Veus in Pisces trine Pluto in Scorpio on his Ascendant.

 Hailey Bieber, 22 November 1996 Tucson, AZ, does seem to be a powerful force in his life with her determined Sun Pluto in Sagittarius conjunct his Ascendant, so she will be keen to control his image. Her Sun Pluto are in a tough, unyielding trine to Saturn in Aries which falls in his 4^th. Her ambitious Mars is conjunct his Midheaven which will see her as a driving force. Her Jupiter falls in his financial 2^nd. It did always seem an odd match though her Venus in Libra does chime with his Libra Moon.

 Their relationship chart has a highly strung, needs-space composite Sun, Neptune, Uranus conjunction; and a truly difficult composite Mars Pluto which suggests a power imbalance leading to resentment. That latter will be elbowed seriously as tr Uranus moves into Gemini to oppose first Pluto from mid 2025 and then the composite Mars in 2026/27.

 His own chart if the time is accurate has tr Uranus about to move across his Descendant into his 7^th from 2025 onwards suggesting he needs space in close relationships and won’t appreciate being crowded or controlled.  His Sun/Moon midpoint will also be squared by tr Saturn and tr Neptune in 2026.

Too much fame too young.

The IOC (Olympic Committee) has got itself in a tangle over DSD boxers whom they deem female without a check yet are banned elsewhere in the sport. DSD means difference of sexual development, appearing female at birth but with male chromosomes and more importantly internal testes which produce testosterone at normal male levels at puberty so they develop the strength, muscle mass, height and power of other men. A simple quick cheek swab with a cotton bud reveals the biological sex and is added to an athlete’s  permanent record. Anti-doping tests are far more intrusive and can happen any time. Female athletes have voted overwhelmingly in favour of such a test but the IOC has ignored their wishes.

 In other arenas there is a ban on any athlete who  transitioned after male puberty from the women’s category and DSD males are required to reduce testosterone levels.

 Ironically the IOC, 23 June 1894, for an organization rumoured to be sexist and misogynistic is a Sun Cancer, with a Moon hovering between Aquarius and Pisces. It unbelievably apparently banned women from ski jumping until 2014 on the grounds it might damage their wombs. The IOC started off as a gentleman’s club for amateurs and has struggled to cope with Russian and Chinese state-sponsored athletes circumventing the ideal of the amateur, never mind the drug problem.

  The IOC Cancer Sun squares Mars in Aries both of which will be undermined and buffeted by tr Neptune Saturn moving into Aries in 2025/26. Tr Saturn is exactly now squaring the Jupiter damping their confidence. By late 2025 the SA Pluto is conjunct the Saturn. They have a rough road ahead until after 2026. At which points the Solar Arc Sun will conjunct the Uranus for more disruptions in 2027.

 Thomas Bach, President of the IOC, a foil fencer and former gold medallist, in office since 2013, has got himself in a tangle over the boxers. Born 29 December 1953, he is a Sun Capricorn sextile a hard-edged Mars Saturn in Scorpio. He’s having an unsettled and undermining year with his SA Neptune conjunct his Sun and tr Uranus square his Pluto into early 2025 after which he runs into a serious setback with SA Pluto conjunct his Saturn in later 2025.

There are always crises running with the Olympics whether over corruptions during the bidding process, drugs or wars so he’ll be well used to ructions. But he and the IOC are certainly none too happy.    

UK social unrest in the form of violent rioting is expected to continue as far-right groups show no sign of pulling back after the stabbing and death of three children at Southport. Misleading social media blamed immigrants and Nigel Farage is doing little to calm tempers.

 Tommy Robinson, 27 November 1982, is chief rouble-rouser, a defiant, rebellious Sun Uranus in Sagittarius, with an unpleasant, ruthless Saturn Pluto in Libra square Mars in Capricorn. Mark Collett, 3 October 1980, is another far-right leader with Saturn, Sun and Pluto spread out through Libra, and a volatile Mars Uranus in Scorpio square Venus, sextile Jupiter.

  Two things struck me about the UK chart vis a vis the above. The yod of Uranus sextile Jupiter inconjunct Pluto is being activated this year and next by tr Pluto opposition the Jupiter (often accompanying sporting success as per the Olympics) and tr Pluto trine the Uranus on the other leg of the yod bringing upheavals and disruptions (and a change of government). The unsettled mood will become more so in 2026, maybe even before in 2025, as tr Uranus into Gemini is trine the UK Uranus and by 2026 is in a full blown, table-turning square the UK focal point Pluto.  And that does not take into account the Solar Arc Uranus moving through the UK 8^th exactly conjunct the deeply buried Mars now and staying on the same degree till September 2025 which will detonate subterranean forces of anger and aggravation (and a fight for control).

  Tommy Robinson’s Sun Uranus in Sagittarius is square the UK Pluto so he will be keen to upset the status quo.

 Mark Collett, a neo-Nazi sympathizer, has his Saturn in Libra conjunct the UK’s Uranus, which could suggest a dislike of tolerance. But what is intriguing is that his Uranus Mars in Scorpio, and Tommy Robinson’s Jupiter in Scorpio, as well as the original blackshirt, Oswald Moseley, 16 November 1896, with his Scorpio Sun, Uranus, Saturn at almost the same degree – all clash with the UK 11^th house Saturn.

  The 11^th house represents the legislature and House of Commons, but more significantly the country’s long term hopes, wishes and ideals. The UK’s Solar Arc North Node is exactly square the 11^th house UK Saturn now – so in one sense there is an ongoing fight for the country’s soul and identity ahead. Tr Uranus is in a jolting square to the UK Saturn for a final time late this December to mid March and elbowing Robinson and particularly Collett’s charts at the same time. All pointing to mounting concerns about the UK’s future path as a society.

  There are, of course, periodic phases of disruptions so this is nothing new though it feels shocking.

 Looking back to Uranus in Sagittarius squaring the UK Pluto in 1982 when there was also a war-associated Saturn Pluto in place – the Falklands War was running and the Israeli ambassador was shot in London which provoked the 1982 Lebanon War. In terms of local internal UK unrest, Welsh workers bombed a water HQ. The Northern Ireland troubles were wreaking havoc with Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings by the Provisional IRA. On Greenham Common the Women’s Peace Camp was making their presence felt.

 Roll back one to Uranus in early Virgo opposition the UK Pluto from mid 1962 to mid 1963:

There were race riots in the Midlands. In London a crowd assaults the rally of the right-wing Union Movement of Sir Oswald Mosley. 70,000 protesters arrive in London, having marched 50 miles (80 km) from Aldermaston to demonstrate against nuclear weapons. The Bristol Omnibus Company refuse to employ Black or Asian bus crews and a boycott of them lasts for 4 months.

  Unruly and violent or otherwise demonstrations are clearly not a new thing. But it could get bumpy ahead – as well as confusing as the 2025/26 tr Neptune Saturn in Aries oppose the UK Uranus on one leg of the yod.

  All of which suggests a major fate-driven transition onto a new track, not settling until 2026 is out of the way. Yod transitions tend to come from outside events, not willed decisions.

Israel’s deadly strike against the Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh in Teheran and a top Hezbollah leader in Beirut has world leaders holding their breath for what comes next. Their deaths coincide with the swearing in of the new Iranian prime minister Massoud Pezeshkian two days ago, replacing Ebrahim Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash.

  The ultimate power in Iran lies with the Supreme Leader, but the swearing in chart may indicate events on the ground. 30 July 2024 at 1pm Teheran. That gives a showy 10^th house Sun and Venus in Leo but with a deeply buried Uranus (Algol) plus an exact Moon Mars conjunction and Jupiter in the 8^th.  Pluto is conjunct the IC trine Moon Mars which suggests grumbling discontent amongst the population, all kept well under wraps. There’s not much indication of ructions on this chart. 2026/27 look the high stress years from his personal chart, 29 September 1954.  (These dates are from wiki so not always reliable.)

  Hamas is struggling with its ruthless Mars Pluto conjunction moving by Solar Arc to close the conjunction to the Sun and then Saturn from 2025 to 2027, which could see the end of them, at least in their present form. Tr Saturn is adding discouragement exactly now and throughout 2025. 2025 also has SA Mars conjunct Sun which will be a significant setback, with worse by 2027.

 Ismail Haniyeh, 29 January 1962, reckoned more moderate than Sinwar, had been trying to broker a peace deal in Qatar. A Sun, Saturn, Venus in Aquarius square Neptune (Moon) in Scorpio, he was on the receiving end of the destructive tr Pluto conjunct his Mars/Saturn midpoint exactly now.

Yahya Sinwar, 29 October 1962, the Hamas leader inside Gaza, an unpleasant Sun Neptune in Scorpio square Mars in Leo opposition Saturn, is looking rattled at the moment and emotionally knocked off balance.

 Hezbollah’s reaction to the death of one of their leaders is key, more so even than Iran who have shown reluctance at being drawn into a full blown conflict with Israel. Hezbollah 16 February 1985, has an Aquarius Sun square Saturn in Scorpio, both at 27 degrees, being shaken severely by tr Uranus from next week, August 9 to late September and again next spring.  Hezbollah’s relationship with Israel has a composite Sun catching this October’s Solar Eclipse exactly in opposition which points to a crisis. With more disruptions late December to mid March 2025 when tr Uranus is conjunct the composite Venus at the same time as tr Uranus is conjunct the Israel’s 8^th house Sun.

  And on it goes.  But this August/September does look unsettled in the extreme.

See also previous posts:

Iran Israel – tit for tat, fear of what next ++ Iranian leaders. 14th April 2024

Israel v Iran – an escalating crisis ++ possible USA involvement? 2nd April 2024

Huw Edwards, one of the nation’s most admired broadcasters, who announced the death of Queen Elizabeth 11 and fronted coverage of Charles’ Coronation as well as elections is now facing a prison sentence for pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material of the most serious kind. He stepped down last year with mental health problems facing allegations involving a teenager and sex photos which were not deemed criminal but certainly inappropriate.

  Born 18  August 1961 Bridgend, Wales, no birth time, he is married (now separated) with five children and was an active church goer.

  Two things stand out in his chart – one is a flamboyant, attention-seeking and willful collections of Sun, Uranus, North Node and Mercury in Leo inconjunct Jupiter Saturn conjunct in Capricorn. The other is a Scorpio Moon maybe conjunct Neptune trine Venus in Cancer sextile Pluto.

   His Leo planets would tend him towards arrogance and a chart-dominating quincunx suggests an unease within his personality which he was never able to resolve. He’d be constantly shifting and adjusting and never finding inner peace.  Jupiter Saturn can also carry, for a few, a tendency to fly too high and then find themselves cut down as Saturn, who punishes transgressions steps in to take a scythe Jupiter’s vainglory.

  His intensely passionate Scorpio Moon conjunct Neptune trine Venus would send him chasing fantasies – not necessarily in the direction of children, (though houses might add to the story) but he would certainly be emotionally unrealistic and never satisfied.

  At the moment the explosive tr Uranus Algol of July/August are squaring his Sun, Uranus and North Node – so shaking up his position on a pedestal. With tr Pluto in a trapped trine to his Mars at the moment and again late year.

  His Solar Arc Pluto is also in a devastating conjunction to his Neptune exactly now.  

 The BBC is coming in for flack, having paid his exorbitant salary (with pay rise) over the past year, despite knowing about these charges.   His interface with the BBC is Neptunian with his Leo Sun conjunct the BBC Neptune and his Neptune conjunct the BBC Mercury – dream weavers united but not always realistic or straightforward.

 His relationship chart with the BBC is odd – a bad-tempered, one-side composite Mars Saturn in a high-tension opposition to Uranus sextile/trine Sun, Mercury and Pluto – very tied together but a simmering cauldron of undercurrents of resentment and disagreement. 

  It has also given rise to comment that the BBC appear to be rife with predators – Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris amongst past examples. The BBC chart now that I look closely at it, in addition to a Scorpio Sun, Mercury, Jupiter in the entertaining 4^th and a stubborn Mars in Aquarius and defiant Uranus in Pisces in the 10^th, also has an afflicted Pluto. Its Pluto in Cancer is on the focal point of a yod inconjunct Mars sextile Venus, giving it a tendency to misuse power and presumably block out criticism until a scandal blows up dragging secrets out. The Solar Arc South Node is conjunct its Pluto at the moment -which is obscure enough but a hint that sliding back into old bad behaviour patterns of stonewalling won’t pay off.