Right on cue as transiting Uranus squares the UK Pluto, riots break out over the death of a white teenager stabbed by a young Sikh with a ‘religious’ knife, who initially claimed he has been racially attacked. The police handcuffed the dying man bleeding out on the road before sussing they had got it wrong. The killer has been given a life sentence.

  All of which is sustenance to the far right who are already up in arms about immigration.

 The UK Pluto at 2 degrees Pisces is super-sensitive being the apex planet of a yod inconjunct Uranus sextile Jupiter. Tr Uranus will repeat the square mid December to mid January 2027 and March 2027. Usually when a yod is triggered it shifts the individual/entity onto a new track, so this may be more than a one week wonder.

 Below an earlier post on this point with previous examples of the Uranus effect on the UK Pluto.

  The generalized disquiet over immigration fanned by the political right and right-wing media flares up when there are atrocities like this one, the Southport killings and the grooming gangs scandals. Not improved by hapless, incompetent public services and governments.

  Looking at the astrology, tr Pluto into and through the UK 4^th could be a pointer to internal domestic tensions and mutinies – though that started in 2012 under David Cameron who attempted to tighten immigration. Perhaps that was when the groundswell started – worsening through Boris Johnson’s reckless lifting of immigration limits in 2021 – and tr Pluto will not move on until 2030.

 Policing and other public services comes under 6^th house and that UK chart area has been undermined by tr Neptune from 2015 till 2029.

  If the shake up of the UK Pluto does not bring the beginnings of change, three other influences separately or together might. One is tr Uranus moving out of the 8^th house of joint finances but more importantly deeper psychological patterns later this year which should bring to an end six years of instability.

  Secondly the Solar Arc Pluto will bring the full weight of its yod-al position to bear conjunct the UK South Node at this year end into early 2027.  Past issues need to be addressed, at best an overhaul of old patterns that are getting in the way of progress, old habits, belief systems, and emotional baggage abandoned. It can feel like a period of breaking free though countries can be highly resistant to self-discovery, so that may be a touch over hopeful.

Thirdly by 2028 the Solar Arc Sun will be conjunct the 11^th house Saturn which rules the legislature which (cross fingers) will give Westminster an almighty dunt and could induce a modicum of sense into the hallowed chambers. Maybe.

  On the bright side tr Jupiter moving through the 10^th at the moment may bring a sporting success or two; and from this August for a year tr Jupiter through the 11^th should bring a few rays of optimism.

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‘Britain is not a broken society’ runs one viewpoint – in complete contrast to ‘ many of the preconditions for civil war exist in Britain today.’

 The first stance says crime is way down from the 1990s, there are no blackouts, fewer strikes and an economy which is better than our close neighbours. “The country has serious problems but the right’s vision of it has become hysterical.”

The second complains that ‘the British state will now imprison locals over online bursts of purely rhetorical frustration, while giving rapists a rap on the wrist.’ Plus immigration that is wreaking demographic havoc, bringing in clashing traditions. Unfairness about a free water-taxi service, putting low-skilled, overwhelmingly male foreign citizens in four-star hotels. Ten million working-age inhabitants on benefits, over a million are foreign-born.’ (Lionel Shriver, now in Portugal).

  David Betz, an in-vogue academic of the moment has looked at studies on social cohesion, civil war causation theory and social attitudes surveys. He argues that elite overreach (most recently Boris Johnson’s turbo-charging of immigration against the wishes of the electorate), factional polarization (Muslim v white nationalism), a collapse in trust, economic pressures, and the perceived downgrading of the majority population in a previously homogeneous society, are all present in contemporary Britain.

 Mercifully he concludes ‘Britain is unlikely to reach phase three: the offensive phase. This is when the insurgent groups are strong enough to challenge government forces.’

 Two astro-influences are eye-catching on the UK chart. The first is tr Pluto in Aquarius trine the UK Uranus in Libra, through 2024/25.

Previous Pluto in an Air sign; In Libra in 1971 for a conjunction with the UK Uranus – introduction of decimal currency, the first postal workers’ strike, and the start of the Open University.

Pluto in Gemini in 1882 –  the beginning of the Anglo-Egyptian War. Attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria. The Married Women’s Property Act passed, granting women the right to own property.

 Nothing too outstanding.  What is much more to the point is tr Uranus moving to square the UK Pluto at 2 degrees Pisces picking up from June 2026 and running to April 2027.

Looking back at previous Uranus hard aspects to that Pluto – and the record is replete with riots.

Uranus Pisces conjunct the UK Pluto: In 1919, significant social and political upheaval in the aftermath of World War I – race riots in major port cities, widespread industrial unrest, and the lingering effects of the Spanish Flu pandemic.

Uranus in Pisces 2003 –  most notably just as Uranus moved into Pisces, two million turned out on the streets in London to indicate their opposition to Tony Blair’s involvement in Iraq; and there were other widespread anti-war protests. 

Uranus in Gemini square the UK Pluto: In 1858 – riots in Belfast, sparked by a procession following a funeral. The clashes between Protestants and Catholics involved stone-throwing and continued for several days, leading to a strong police presence. Additionally, there were incidents of machine-breaking and wage-related unrest in Kent and Sussex during the same period. 

In 1941 – intense bombing raids during the Blitz. Rationing was introduced, and conscription expanded. 

Uranus Sagittarius square the UK Pluto: 1981 the Toxteth riots in inner-city Liverpool, which arose in part from long-standing tensions between the local police and the black community. They followed the Brixton riot earlier that year and were part of the 1981 England riots.

In 1897 – protests related to women’s rights and vaccinations. The Cambridge protest, fueled by opposition to women receiving university degrees, involved the public mutilation of a woman on a bicycle effigy and celebrations with confetti, fireworks, and other items. 

Uranus in Virgo opposition the UK Pluto:

In 1961  protests and racial tensions, but no large-scale riots. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) organized marches, including one from Wethersfield to London. 

In 1878 – the Bury and Blackburn riots, cotton mill workers’ protests over low wages, and the Bristol riots, triggered by the House of Lords rejecting the Reform Bill. The Bristol riots involved looting and burning of buildings, while the Bury and Blackburn riots saw workers attacking factories and homes. 

 On the basis of past experience 2026 looks to be a year when there will be social unrest and widespread demonstrations and possibly riots.

Amidst the astro-excitement of the revitalising effect of the celestial transition into Air Fire signs as opposed to the recent downbeat Water Earth, what has been overlooked is the effect of Neptune, Uranus and Pluto sitting on, or in aspect to, the midpoints of the two others.

 At present Neptune is conjunct the Uranus/Pluto midpoint which goes a long way to explaining the present mood of ‘uncertainty, insecurity, unfulfilled wishes, fatigue, neurosis’ (Ebertin). There is an upside with increased sympathy, a deeper understanding of human nature, and a leaning towards supernatural interests. Since it will be around on and off until 2028 it will be worth getting to know how to maximise its plus points and minimise its less helpful vibes.

Pluto is also square the Uranus/Neptune midpoint this July and through 2027 as well. It can also lead to ‘peculiar psychic states’, a degree of gloom and lack of stamina but also inspiration and spiritual understanding, as well as a leaning towards mysticism.

 The other midpoint highlighted is tr Uranus square the Neptune/Pluto midpoint also around for two or three years. It can lead to heightened nervous sensitivity, supernatural experiences, gloom, peculiar states of soul experience, spiritual interests.

  Although Pluto, Neptune, Uranus are in ‘soft’ aspects now and in coming years they will still carry the undertones of their more robust outcomes.

Uranus Pluto – revolutions and rebellions, pulling down old, outdated structures, can be chaotic.

Uranus Neptune at best coincides with ‘golden ages’ of social progress, medical breakthroughs, the birth of new religions or heresies and, most notably, inspired spiritual art. It is also highly strung, can be fanatical and resistant to hard evidence.

Neptune Pluto – megalomaniacs, scandals, rise and fall of great powers, erotic art, interest in the supernatural. Scientific progress verges on the intangible, starting with alchemy (a mix of chemistry and mysticism); later the telephone was invented, electricity and radio waves were mastered, X-rays were in use, airships were being launched, and sound and picture recording were about to revolutionize leisure activities.

 All of the above are manifestations of the conjunctions which will have a stronger effect. It will be hints rather than a clarion call, but the mood will reflect the same challenges at a lower octave.

 Neptune in Pisces may have moved on so there may be less reality-twisting than in the past decade plus, or at least in quite the same way. But Neptune will still make its presence felt with increased sensitivity and neurosis.

  I am not psychic but I do have porous psychological boundaries (many planets in the 12^th) so pick up the mood ‘out there’ without realising. An early transpersonal therapist was very helpful in pointing out to me when my worries were me-related and when they were a reaction to – what I suppose a Jungian would describe as the collective unconscious bubbling away.

 It is worth remembering when feelings of dread or confusion swirl that it may not be personal.  And the dreaded disaster may never happen anyway, even if the collective are convinced about impending doom. Also good to remember therapist Donald Winnicott’s notion which was –  that of which we most fear has already happened. It is not coming, it has been – and we survived it.

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 12^th house Sun in final degree Sagittarius square Saturn and Chiron in Pisces opposition Uranus Pluto in Virgo in his 8^th. He will be creative with a 12^th house Sun and filmic Neptune in his 10^th 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 10^th 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 8^th house Uranus, which in turn was trine a 12^th house Venus Neptune in Virgo.

  There were quite a few similarities in their charts, not the least of which was the wayward 8^th 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 10^th 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 9^th hints at her international background. Jupiter conjunct Pluto on the cusp of her 2^nd 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 5^th 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 28^th 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.

Above: Standard Sedna glyph

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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 1955, 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 10^th. An ultra-determined Mars Pluto conjunction in Leo in his 11^th 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 9^th 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 8^th 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 5^th and 7^th Harmonic chart are strongly aspected as are his master 11 and 22^nd.  

  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 7^th 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 7^th 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 5^th house of social fun and children. Though there were explosive undertones and Kanye’s Pluto falls in her 10^th 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 2^nd 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 3^rd 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 12^th 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.