The indefatigable Erin Brokovich having spent the past three decades fighting massive corporations for environmental pollution which damaged residents’ health has turned her sights on AI data centres. She has started this spring monitoring the aggressive push for AI data centers and increasing nationwide opposition on various grounds, linked to high electricity usage and the need for vast amounts of freshwater for cooling, problematic in water-scarce regions.
What is extraordinary about Erin Brokovitch is that she is not a high flying lawyer but a paralegal and yet has brought gigantic companies to their knees with lawsuits running into 8 figures. Though in some ways not so remarkable given the chart she has.
Born 22 June 1960 in Washington, DC, she has a healing and imaginative Water Grand Trine from a charming Sun Venus in Cancer trine Neptune trine Chiron in Pisces, formed into three Kites by Sun Venus opposition Jupiter in late Sagittarius, Neptune opposition Mars in Taurus and Chiron opposition Pluto. She is super-talented with three leading planets – Mars in determined Taurus, controlling and influential Pluto and optimistic Jupiter. Her birth time is not known but she could have a yod of a Gemini Moon sextile Uranus inconjunct Saturn, giving her extra gravitas.
Her Solar Arc Jupiter moving to oppose her Pluto over the next two year will fuel her fire; and this year tr Uranus square her Pluto will shake her life onto a new track.
Kiefer Sutherland best known as Jack Bauer in the long running TV series 24, and Flatliners, Stand by Me and Designated Survivor, has his fourth album out of mostly self-penned country songs and has just finished a UK and European tour.
His efforts have been better reviewed than those of other Hollywood stars – Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, Kevin Bacon, Keanu Reeves and Damian Lewis – who diverted down a musical track late in their careers.
He has always been a fascination given his father was the talented Donald Sutherland, his maternal grandfather was the Canadian politician who introduced universal health care, and his bad boy start in the business with a drink and anger control problems. His father split from the family when he was 3 after an affair with Jane Fonda and had three marriages in all. Kiefer followed in his footsteps with liaisons with Julia Roberts, Bo Derek amongst others and two marriages. A detour from filming in the late 1990s saw him branch out as a rancher, competitive lassoer and championship rodeo rider.
Born 21 December 1966 9am London England, he does have a tumultuous and troubled chart with a 12th house Sun in final degree Sagittarius square Saturn and Chiron in Pisces opposition Uranus Pluto in Virgo in his 8th. He will be creative with a 12th house Sun and filmic Neptune in his 10th though given to depression with Sun square Saturn and Saturn opposition Pluto. His Mars in Libra at first glance seems less than amped up but it opposes his Aries Moon and squares Venus Ascendant in Capricorn. Moon Mars is usually advised to avoid alcohol since it tends to trigger anger. His Sun is also square his acutely frustrated Mars/Pluto midpoint which might also hint at a tendency to lash out.
His father Donald Sutherland, 17 July 1936 11.30am St John, NB, Canada, also had Mars in Libra in his case square a 10th house Cancer Sun and Pluto, so ambitious, creative and a force to be reckoned with. He had a Water Grand Trine of Saturn in Pisces (like Kiefer) trine Jupiter in Scorpio trine Mercury in Cancer adding to his artistic talents; with his Jupiter opposition an 8th house Uranus, which in turn was trine a 12th house Venus Neptune in Virgo.
There were quite a few similarities in their charts, not the least of which was the wayward 8th house Uranus; and the hard driving Mars aspects.
Singer Dua Lipa an English singer and songwriter with a Kosovo Albanian background yesterday married actor Callum Turner in London as a prelude to three day Italian celebrations.
She was born 22 August 1995 11.45am London with a musician father and the family returned to Kosovo in 2008 when it became independent. Since launching her career she has won seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards.
Callum Turner, born 15 February 1990 in London, was brought up on a council estate by a single mother, a club promoter, who inspired him to become an actor. He has appeared in fantasy Fantastic Beasts films and won accolades for his performance in TV series The Capture.
She has a Sun and Venus in Leo in her 10th for an ambitious and entertaining personality in a determined and controlling square to Pluto. Her home and family-loving Moon in Cancer in her much travelled 9th hints at her international background. Jupiter conjunct Pluto on the cusp of her 2nd house of finances gives a focus on money matters and success. Her Moon opposition Neptune square Mars will provide a leaning towards showbusiness and publicity and make her sparky at home. Saturn in her 5th in Pisces could see her move into the organizational side of the business as she grows older.
Her life will feel as if it has come together as her Progressed Moon is exactly conjunct her Sun over the wedding and will be undergoing major changes with her Solar Arc Uranus (Neptune) opposition her Sun in 2027 and then Venus following. With great success in 2027 as tr Jupiter crosses her Midheaven and tr Uranus opposes her Jupiter as well.
Callum Turner, a late Sun Aquarius trine Jupiter in Cancer has a high-octane and unsettled stellium in Capricorn of Uranus, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. His Sun opposes her Sun Venus and squares her Pluto so an intense connection. His complicated Capricorn stellium opposing her Moon and square her Mars may be trickier to handle, since he will be changeable and at times erratic. His Moon (Sagittarius/Scorpio) may fall close to her Ascendant softening her image. His North Node conjunct her IC suggests a need to establish a secure home life.
Their relationship chart has a composite Sun in a high vitality conjunction to Mars on one side and an intense conjunction to Pluto on the other square Saturn – so it will be a relationship that binds them together and transforms each in different ways. Their composite Jupiter trines Uranus Neptune for an adventurous and optimistic streak in their relationship.
The wedding chart with the pressured, frustrated, controlling Mars square Pluto still in orb as well as the independent-minded Sun Uranus conjunction hints at an ongoing ambivalence about closeness and individuality which will be one of the tests of their togetherness.
A Jeff Bezos Blue Origin rocket undergoing pre-flight testing exploded during a ground test on May 28th causing extensive damage to the launchpad and putting another dent in NASA’s lunar timetable. This incident will cause a significant delay of at least six months for rebuilding. Amazon’s satellite deployment schedule faces jeopardy and Musk’s SpaceX dominance in the commercial launch market will be strengthened.
“Long term, the market still needs viable alternatives, so this strengthens SpaceX’s position at the margin, but doesn’t change the broader trajectory toward a multi-provider ecosystem,” said Mark Boggett, CEO of British space investor Seraphim Space.
The Blue Origin chart, founded 8 September 2000, does look devastated and upended at the moment with tr Pluto conjunct the Neptune and tr Uranus conjunct Saturn, with confusion extending through 2027.
Jeff Bezos, 12 January 1964, New Mexico, has similarly undermining influences with his Solar Arc Pluto conjunct his Neptune this year and his Solar Arc Neptune conjunct his Sun in 2027 – so it may be a long haul.
But neither Elon Musk nor his SpaceX will avoid Neptunian sinkers in coming years. His own chart, 28 June 1971 with a 5 degrees Cancer Sun square Uranus will have several years of confusion and some disappointment. His SpaceX, founded 14 March 2002, has a five degree Cancer Sun which tr Neptune will square his 2007, followed by mountainous problems from tr Pluto square Mars and conjunct Neptune through to the end of the decade. Space travel may soak up some of the Neptune but not all.
Pedro Sanchez, prime minister of Spain since 2018, is sinking under a sea of corruption charges implicating family members and allies. His brother is on trial accused of influence peddling. His wife has also been accused of misuse of funds and influence peddling. A former close ally José Zapatero has been named in an investigation into alleged money laundering. And police have raided the Socialist headquarters in Madrid as part of a probe into allegations of a dirty tricks campaign that the opposition has dubbed “the Socialists’ Watergate”. The Socialist Party has been under scrutiny since a former transport minister and deputy party leader, was implicated in an investigation into a network that allegedly received kickbacks from the sale of €50m (£43m) worth of facemasks during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The accumulation of cases makes clear that these are not isolated episodes or the fruit of dark conspiracies,” warned centre-left newspaper El País, traditionally sympathetic to the Socialist Party. “The investigations are linked to the nucleus of power which has governed for the past eight years.”
Pedro Sanchez, 29 February 1972 10.25 am Madrid, Spain, is a Sun Pisces on the focal point of a Mutable T square from Saturn in Gemini opposition Neptune; with an Air Grand Trine of Pluto trine Saturn trine an Aquarius North Node. All of these are being rattled by the shift of Uranus into Gemini.
He also has a rules-don’t-apply-to-me, pushily-confident Jupiter in Capricorn square Pluto. Tr Uranus will continue on to oppose his Neptune from this August through October and again in spring 2027 – so a nerve-stretched and disruptive period.
His Prime Ministerial chart from 2 June 2018 has tr Pluto conjunct the Mars exactly now and repeating on and off through 2027 is frustrating and trapped.
Oddly enough he is a reasonably good fit with the earlier Spain 19 January 1479 chart which has a Uranus Neptune conjunction in Sagittarius and Pluto in the same degree Libra.
He earned kudos for standing up to Trump and he certainly does not like him with a composite Neptune trine Mars sextile Pluto on their relationship chart – but it may also have been a publicity-attracting distraction from his other woes.
Germany likewise, though for different reasons, is facing pressure to replace their leadership. Friederich Merz, never a popular figure, who took three attempts to become party chair and two attempts to be elected chancellor, is slipping further in approval ratings as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) rises.
Merz has projected strength abroad, after loosening debt restrictions to inject €1tn into Germany’s derelict infrastructure and military and emerging as the biggest donor of military aid to Ukraine. He criticised the US-Israeli war on Iran as ill-prepared and humiliating, triggering a massive row with Donald Trump.
But his election chart, 6 May 2025 10.45am Berlin was not well-starred to put it mildly with a road-blocked Pluto conjunct Descendant opposition Mars; the unlucky Scheat siting between Neptune and Saturn; the destructive Algol conjunct Uranus; plus Eris conjunct Chiron. Tr Pluto moving through Aquarius, crossing the Mars/Pluto midpoint and then opposing the Mars will make it an impossibly arduous two or three years ahead.
His own chart, 11 November 1965, Brilon, Germany, with a Scorpio Sun conjunct Saturn with Jupiter Pluto in Leo in square hints at a determined but inflexible temperament. Tr Pluto opposition his Uranus and square his Mercury in Scorpio will have him embroiled in increasingly toxic discussions which won’t ease up through 2027/28.
Germany, 1 January 1871 12 am Berlin, is going through a major period of unrest with more coming as its Solar Arc Uranus will square Mars in 2027 and conjunct its Saturn in 2028 – which could be explosive, certainly disruptive. Germany will face the same slump as the UK and EU in 2029 as tr Neptune squares their Capricorn Sun.
Spain 1479 has tr Pluto conjunct the Aquarius Sun in 2028/29. And Spain 1975 has tr Neptune opposition the Pluto by 2029.
There will be a realignment clearly in many Western countries as well as the Middle East towards the end of the decade.
Paul McCartney shows no sign of slowing down in his early 80s with a new album out – The Boys of Dungeon Lane – of “memory songs” that reflect on his childhood in Liverpool, birdwatching on the banks of the Mersey and knocking about with his Beatles bandmates John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. Reviews have described it as “a late-career masterpiece” (Rolling Stone) and “McCartney’s best album of the 21st Century” (Variety).
He’s pleased about forthcoming plans to open a Beatles museum in London and intrigued by Sam Mendes’ forthcoming Beatles biopics, four in all (one for each member), due in 2028, with Paul Mescal playing McCartney.
Born 18 June 1942 2pm Liverpool, England, he is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of 100 million records, firstly with the Beatles, then his own group Wings and solo records. One of the wealthiest musicians in the world he has an estimated fortune of £1 billion. His charity work is focused on animal rights, seal hunting, land mines, vegetarianism, poverty, and music education.
His time of birth is said to be 2am or 2pm, the latter being the one most likely.
This gives him a career-oriented 10th house Gemini Sun (favourite sign of pop singers)with lucky, confident Jupiter also in his 10th. An ultra-determined Mars Pluto conjunction in Leo in his 11th makes him a force to be reckoned with out in society. Musical Neptune in Virgo on his Ascendant is trine an inventive Saturn Uranus conjunction in Gemini in his communicative and well-travelled 9th sextile his Pluto Mars. That is not dissimilar to the present planetary set up as he comes full circle to his Uranus Return.
An emotionally intense and secretive 8th house Venus in Taurus squares his flamboyant Leo Moon – making him both keen to be noticed and equally keen to protect his privacy.
His creative 5th and 7th Harmonic chart are strongly aspected as are his master 11 and 22nd.
He is not only enduring he has a talent for reinventing himself and turning his talents in in new directions.
Kim Kardashian is apparently stepping out with Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton.
Her track record is not great in the relationship stakes with a brief first marriage which ended acrimoniously with hints of an abusive husband, a second that may or not have been a publicity stunt to boost the family brand, and a seven year stretch with the not-entirely-stable Kanye West which produced four children.
She was born 21 October 1980 10.46 am Los Angeles, California with her parents splitting when she was 11 and her mother remarrying Bruce subsequently transitioned to Caitlyn Jenner.
Kim has a Sun Pluto conjunction in Libra which hints at a controlling father. Robert Kardashian, 22 February 1944, does have a hard-edged Mars Saturn in Gemini which falls in her 7th house of relationships and their relationship chart has a scary though high-vitality composite Mars Pluto Jupiter conjunction. So she grew up with a picture of super-charged men, never mind the muddle over Caitlyn.
It does explain a fair amount of why she married Kanye – and his Sun Jupiter in Gemini does fall in her 7th house and they both have Pisces Moons so it should have been a real possibility. His passionate Venus Mars conjunction in Taurus falls in her 5th house of social fun and children. Though there were explosive undertones and Kanye’s Pluto falls in her 10th so she would find him controlling.
Lewis Hamilton, 7 January 1985 (birth time conflicted), England, is a confident Sun Jupiter in Capricorn which falls in her financial 2nd house. He is a Full Moon baby so eternally ambivalent about what he wants though that may settle as he gets older. His enthusiastic Venus Mars conjunction in Pisces is in her 3rd for lively conversations. But his Uranus on her Ascendant hints he may try to change her image which won’t sit comfortably; and his Saturn is conjunct her 12th house Uranus so he may put a damper on her independence causing friction.
Their relationship chart is not good with a completely-trapped and deeply frustrated composite Saturn Pluto square Mars; and a Sun, Venus, Mercury, Uranus needs-space conjunction. Pushing and pulling on a considerable scale.
I can’t see it working and would advise against it.
Wild and wayout actor Nick Cage is back in a well-reviewed (mainly) “Spider-Noir,” his first TV leading role, about a Depression-era private investigator pulled back into his crime-fighting Spider-Man alter ego.
Cage’s surrealistic method of acting attracts divided opinion. Film director David Lynch described him as “the jazz musician of American acting”; others say he overacts. He describes his intentionally extreme performances as “mega-acting”. Another critic said he ”is clearly attracted to grotesque characters and is celebrated for his wild and unhinged approach to them. He has the presence of a leading man, and the eccentricities of a character actor.”
He has lived his life with the same immoderate zest, which landed him in trouble with the IRS despite earning many millions. His business manager pointed out he had bought 15 personal residences, a Gulfstream jet, a flotilla of yachts, a squadron of Rolls Royces and millions of dollars in jewellery and art.
After taking on sub-standard film roles to pay off his debts, it took till 2022 to clear his sheet.
He was born 7 January 1964 5.30am Los Angeles, into the talented Coppola family, and has had a long and award-strewn career despite a few flops. His Capricorn Sun is conjunct a financially ambitious Mars in Capricorn in his 2nd; with an extravagant Venus conjunct Saturn also in is 2nd. Which just goes to show that the standard definition of Saturn in the 2nd hardly applies (nor with Sarah Ferguson). His Jupiter in the 4th hints at an illustrious family of whom he is proud.
What fires up his eccentric and over-the-top streak is the prominence of his rebellious, tumultuous, keen-to-push-the-boundaries Uranus Pluto conjunction in Virgo which is trine his Sun and also on the apex of a yod inconjunct Venus sextile Jupiter in Aries. With another yod from Pluto Uranus sextile Neptune inconjunct Jupiter which has a tendency to grandiosity and over-confidence. So quite a melange of innovative, overly forceful, ahead-of-his-time, resistance-arousing, law-unto-himself, excessive energy. A Jupiterian yod can have a beneficial effect on social trends but not if it flips into arrogance.
He should be coming into a more progressive career phase from now onwards despite tr Saturn crossing his Jupiter this year and his Progressed Mars still in a blocked opposition to his Pluto – but these negative influences will fade. Tr Saturn moving across his IC into his 4th will bring a step up in terms of visibility and success in the years ahead; and tr Jupiter will bring in money for the next year moving through his 8th, heading for a peak year in terms of reputation from late 2028 through 2029.
Uranus moving into his 6th for the next six or seven years does hint at an urge to go his own original way on whatever he does on the work front.
His harmonic charts are interesting – a strong actors’ 15H with a prominent Moon for public-pleasing.
A seeking and searching, extremely determined 7H.
A breakthrough genius 13H which demands maturity to work well.
Thespians rule the day with a delightful new astrology book which dramatizes the archetypes behind each planet, involving different pairs in a creative discussion with each other – in verse.
The authors, John Wadsworth and Andreea Bradu, were working with astrology and in theatre in Glastonbury when inspiration struck about the benefits of having the Sun talk directly to the Moon or Uranus or Saturn, or Mercury to Neptune. Not only was it a unique form of entertainment it helped them work on issues in their own relationship and brought the spirit of each planet alive in a way that the audience found healing.
There is a wealth of perceptive descriptions of the planets which will give even seasoned astrologers a deeper and refreshing awareness of their nature.
Luna the Moon who attends to the rhythms and tides of human feeling and guards the sanctuary of our inner life.
Mercury, the artful wit conversing with Neptune who lives in the world of imagination and cast images before words.
Saturn, the Lord of Time and keeper of the karmic accounts.
Mars, the warrior, who carries the potent force within the seed of life.
Even more so will it be blessing for those struggling in the foothills of learning, bewildered by astrological cookbooks and finding it difficult to embrace the innate core of each of the planets.
As a technique in couples therapy it has much to recommend it. When your Saturn collides with your partner’s Venus and blocks warmth, give each a voice. Common sense and practicality has its place, but so does frivolity and fun.
Mark Jones in his foreword remarks: “Thss book is more than a poetic experiment. It is an invitation to listen to the language of myth, to the symbolic imagination and perhaps more importantly to the many voices that live within us.”
