Keir Starmer has been elected Labour leader after the first round with 56% of the vote; with Rebecca Long-Bailey, the Corbyn choice, coming in second at 26%.
He was Opposition Brexit spokesman and before becoming an MP in 2014 was formerly a defence lawyer with an interest in human rights and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service. He is reputed to be the inspiration for Colin Firth’s character in Bridget Jones’ Diary.
Born 2 September 1962, he does have an influential and powerful chart with a ‘healing’ and private Water Grand Trine of Mars in Cancer trine Neptune trine Jupiter, formed into a Kite by Jupiter opposition a Sun Pluto (Uranus) conjunction in Virgo – so he’s not short of drive, confidence and determination. His Moon and Venus are in Libra; and he has a Fixed T Square of Saturn in cool, intellectual Aquarius opposition a Leo leadership North Node square Neptune in Scorpio. And a Yod of Mars sextile Sun inconjunct Saturn.
His focal point Saturn is getting a sharp prod from tr Uranus in square exactly now, shifting him onto a different track, as is customary with Yods. That plus tr Uranus sextile/trine his ‘driving rod’ Sun Pluto opposition Jupiter within weeks did always point to a lucky year for him. See previous post April 7 2019. Though there’ll be a catastrophe or two to contend with late May to mid June, late October to early November and early 2021 when tr Uranus squares his Mars/Pluto midpoint. So it’ll be up and down.
2021/22 look emotionally intense with tr Pluto square his Venus; and highly-strung with tr Uranus opposition his Neptune with tr Saturn in square. Mid decade looks exceptionally stuck and devastated with his Solar Arc Sun Pluto crossing his Neptune and his Solar Arc Mars colliding with his Sun Pluto.
He certainly suits the Labour Party 27 February 1900 chart well with his Jupiter conjunct the Pisces Sun; though there’ll be a few fireworks from his Uranus opposition the LP 1900 Mars in late Aquarius. He’s an edgier mix with the Labour Party 12 February 190 chart with his Mars conjunct the Neptune and opposition Uranus square Moon; though his Venus in Libra chimes with the Aquarius Sun Venus.
Both relationship charts have emphasised Uranus suggesting innovations and almost certainly rolling crises and constant change.
His relationship with the outgoing (but not intending to be forgotten) Jeremy Corbyn is both confused and coolly business-like. There’s a disappointing composite Sun square Neptune; and a teeth-gritted Saturn. Their partnership looks pressured this year, with outbursts after mid year; and messy through 2021/22. His relationship with John McConnell is, if anything, worse. There’s a controlling, chained-together Pluto square Saturn and a cold Saturn square Sun; with an ego-clash Mars square Neptune. And his chemistry with Jon Lansman who represents the far-left Momentum is aggravated in 2020/21 and bumpy thereafter for two years.
Pic: Chris McAndrew
Marjorie, your writing is compelling and I have read you avidly for many years. But again I find your interpretation too pessimistic.
You write this: “Mid decade looks exceptionally stuck and devastated with his Solar Arc Sun Pluto crossing his Neptune and his Solar Arc Mars colliding with his Sun Pluto.”
I would read such aspects as exceptionally empowering. I think he will make a great Prime Minister in 2024. His biggest challenge is the long wait until then. The UK and the US will both make fresh starts that year.
Andre like you I wouldn’t mind seeing Keir Starmer in. But believe me there is nothing ‘empowering’ about Solar Arc Mars conjunct natal Sun Pluto as well as a devastating and disastrous Solar Arc Sun Pluto conjunct Neptune. When two central configurations of a chart collide, as in his case mid decade, it usually (always) coincides with a major life’s crisis and they aren’t the ones that bring success. It may be other circumstances in his life away from politics. Plus tr Pluto then in Aquarius is in a blocked conjunction to his focal point Saturn.
I agree it may or may not be political. But I have to point out that for someone with such a tight Sun conjunct Pluto as Stamer has – it could well be a “kazimi”, with a late afternoon/evening birthtime, it’s almost a miracle he is where he is now. No matter how strong people with this seem, there are always some unforeseen obstacles. Knowing the house position could help to see where these obstacles are, what has been overcome.
Interestingly, the closest famous “astrotwin” I can find to Stamer is Dutch football player/coach Ruud Gullit. Gullit was always as a “smart” soccer player, with strong political, especially antiapartheid, stances. Also, Gullit certainly has a special presence, I remember a friend to my aunt who used to be a waitress at a restaurant all celebs visited here while in town in the 1980’s and early 1990’s telling he was just the opposite of all those actors or musicians who just seemed plain out of their roles. Filled the room, really.
Starmer’s chart looks very in sync with the UK 1801 chart, which might stand him in good stead to resonate with the beleaguered British people.