The endless turmoil of the Middle East rolls on as Iran escalates tensions with threats of nuclear responses and Israel maintains conflicts on several fronts with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria, and Hamas in Gaza – and allows/promotes 19 new West Bank settlements. Netanyahu is in Mar-a-Lago for Trump talks as the US administration is becoming increasingly frustrated with slow progress towards Phase 11 of the Gaza peacefire which involves disarming Hamas and putting in an international stabilization force.

  Keeping this simple since there are too many charts:  Israel’s relationship with the Iran 1 February 1979 chart is under pressure across 2026, more fractious and explosive in 2027. Much the same for the relationship with the Iran 7 October 1906 chart with high tension at the moment, disappointment in 2026 and aggravation come 2027. Both Iran charts hints at a confident push in the near future but loss of confidence and outright failure by 2027/28.

 Hamas, 14 December 1987, looks to be running into the buffers in 2026/27 so will, in its present form, not be operational after that for a few years – though as ever a hundred-headed-hydra it may reconstitute in later years. Relations with Israel are on a further downward slide in 2026 and further ruptured in 2027.

 Hezbollah, 16 February 1985, is staying bullishly confident through 2026 but running into a calamitous setbacks in 2027/28. Relations with Israel will worsen towards the end of the decade.

 Other Middle Eastern countries hints at ructions and turbulence in 2027/28/29 either in their own charts or in relation to Israel – Qatar, Turkey, UAE. Saudi Arabia looks in rolling turmoil from 2028 for several years thereafter, within itself but also in relation to Israel.

 The shifting sands won’t settle anytime soon.  Especially for Israel. Tr Pluto will start to oppose the Israel 10^th house Moon from February 2026 for two years for emotional and governmental challenges and that is followed by tr Pluto crossing the midpoints and then opposing the 10^th house Pluto and Saturn in the early 2030s for years of hardship, perhaps war, certainly a monumental struggle. That worsens as tr Pluto continues onwards to hit the midpoints between Mars and Moon, Pluto and Saturn in the later 2030s to reach a calamitous peak in the early 2040s or rather a total dead halt with tr Pluto opposition the Israel Mars. Along the way the Solar Arc Sun will conjunct the Pluto and Saturn at the turn of this decade into the early 2030s and after.

 Netanyahu, 21 October 1949 10.15 am Tel Aviv, Israel, won’t be around for ever. His is facing a nerve stretched 2026 as an election on which everything hinges for him looms for him. There are hints of a change of direction with Solar Arc Uranus conjunct his Midheaven; and an explosive Progressed Mars square his Uranus which will be in place between 2026 and 2028. His relationship with Israel is edgy at the moment and high tension through 2026. His 2022 Term chart is sagging this year from low confidence.

 His relationship with Trump is fairly chained together at an underlying level and will have peaks and troughs this year, nothing too definitive.

 The Middle Eastern volcano will continue to spew lava for the foreseeable future.

France is in mourning as the legendary Brigitte Bardot dies  at 91. With eerie timing she leaves the stage as Neptune slides out of Pisces, as many female icons have done before at the changing of the sign. France with a final degree Virgo Sun is also dissolving under tr Neptune and Scheat in opposition to its Sun exactly now.

  Bardot brought raw sexuality to the screen and her life with multiple well publicised affairs. Paris Match described her as “immoral, from head to toe” after the release of Roger Vadim’s And God Created Woman. But at 39 she retired from acting and public life to open an animal sanctuary in St Tropez, saying “I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals.”

    Although reclusive she still manged to cause a stir with her outspoken anti-Muslim views on the Islamisation of France for which she had been fined several times; and questioning the motives behind #MeToo allegations. Even earlier she caused outrage by announcing that marriage was a sham. “It’s better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be.” She openly stated she wasn’t made to be a mother. In her autobiography, she admitted to viewing her pregnancy with only son Nicolas (from her second husband, actor Jacques Charrier) as a “tumour”, even attempting to induce an abortion by repeatedly punching herself in the stomach. She subsequently regretted her words and the two later reconciled.

  Born 28 September 1934 1.15pm Paris, France, she had a strict, even abusive upbringing and broke free in her early adult life into a roller coaster of passionate liaisons (see previous post Brigitte Bardot. 5th December 2025.)

  She had a 9^th house Sun Libra with a Gemini Moon in her 6^th house of work, health and small animals. Venus in animal-lover Virgo was the ruler of her 6^th as well. 

  Two aspects are notable- one is an outspoken Mars in Leo in the opinionated 9^th opposition Saturn, hinting at anger from her repressive childhood finding an outlet in making comments which shock conventional morality.

  The other is her maverick, rebellious Uranus on the cusp of her romantic and entertaining 5^th opposition Jupiter Mercury in Libra and square an 8^th house Pluto. Uranus in hard aspect to Pluto mirrors the France chart, born out of a revolution with a Uranus opposition Pluto. A focal point Pluto can bring penetrating insights which are ahead of their time and arouse hostility but are eventually proved right. Her views were deemed offensive and outrageous at the time but some have proved to have a smidgeon of sense about them.  She once remarked, “I am greatly misunderstood by politically correct idiots.” 

 Neptune was present as she passed with her Solar Arc Moon less than one degree passed the conjunction to her natal Neptune and her Solar Arc Neptune conjunct her Ascendant, having recently opposed her Moon.

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When Neptune changes sign (every 15 years or so) an iconic female figure dies – Princess Diana, Grace Kelly, Nathalie Wood, Sharon Tate, Judy Garland in previous transitional times of Neptune leaving a sign.

1901: Neptune leaving Gemini – Queen Victoria dies.

1915: Neptune leaving Cancer – Mary Baker Eddy and Emily Davidson (suffragette who suicided by horse at the Derby). Florence Nightingale also died with Neptune in late Cancer (1911)

1929: Neptune leaving Leo – Emmeline Pankhurst (the great suffragette), Ellen Terry, Isadora Duncan.

1943 – Neptune leaving Virgo – aviator Amy Johnson, writer Beatrix Potter.

1957 – Neptune leaving Libra – Laura Wilder (Little House on the Prairie), scientist Irene Curie

1968 – Neptune leaving Scorpio – Helen Keller, Enid Blyton, Dorothy Parker, Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Little Mo, Sonja Henie, Gypsy Rose Lee, Sharon Tate.

1983 – Neptune leaving Sagittarius – Nathalie Wood, Anita Loos (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), Anna Freud, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Gloria Swanson, Ethel Merman, Lillian Hellman, Indira Gandhi.

1998 – Neptune leaving Capricorn – Princess Diana, Mother Theresa, Ella Fitzgerald, Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Evelyn Laye, Dorothy Lamour, Claudette Colbert, Marguerite Duras, Patricia Highsmith, Mary Leakey.

2011 – Liz Taylor, Amy Winehouse, Jane Russell, Whitney Houston, Lauren Bacall, Esther Williams, Zsa Zsa Gabor.

2025 Jane Goodall, Virginia Giuffre, Cecile Richards, Diane Keaton, Marianne Faithfull, June Lockhart, Roberta Flack.

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Her son Nicholas Charrier, 11 June 1960 2.10 am Paris, was largely bought up by his paternal grandparents after his father gained custody. Bardot in her autobiography said she was not adult enough to take care of a child amongst other revelations; and was sued by her son and his father for invasion of privacy for which she was heavily fined. After which she agreed not to talk about him.

  He has a charming, communicative 3^rd house Sun Venus in Gemini on one leg of a yod sextile Uranus inconjunct Saturn Moon in Capricorn. He would feel the separation from an unloving mother deeply with a Moon Saturn in Capricorn; and his hard-done-by Saturn square Mars on his Ascendant mirrors Bardot’s Mars opposition Saturn. But he was spared her roller coaster Uranus Pluto and weighted 8^th house.

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“History does not repeat itself but often rhymes.”

Actually it can repeat , though on occasion it provides a new slant on old patterns. Russia on the verge of a Saturn Neptune conjunction which oversaw the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 (in first half Leo) and again when Stalin died in 1953 with Saturn Neptune conjunct in late Libra (and Karl Marx’s death in 1883 in Taurus) shows no obviously signs of an imminent convulsion. But hopes are running high of a shift in direction.

 The Russia 8 December 1991 7.45pm chart does point to a high risk year ahead with Solar Arc Mars conjunct the Uranus, exact mid 2026, which will bring insecurity, perhaps violence, certainly an explosive shock. This is followed by confusion if not outright devastation from SA Neptune square Pluto late 2026 into 2027. In the background hardship and deprivation from tr Pluto conjunct the Saturn all year. 2027/28 has more insecurity and possible violence from tr Uranus opposition the Mars. Outright revolution by 2029, certainly turmoil and massive changes with SA Uranus square the Pluto.

 The Russia 8 November 1917 2.12am chart also has insecurity/possible violence as tr Uranus squares the Mars from June 2026 into early 2027; at the same time tr Neptune will square the Pluto for an undermining of influence and power. With confusion/devastation from tr Pluto opposition the Neptune in 2027/28.

  Not an easy path ahead, for sure.

 Putin’s 5^th term chart, 7 May 2024, also has tr Neptune bringing panic, failure and dissolving plans from mid 2026 onwards as it is conjunct the Term Mars in Aries.

 His original Presidency chart from 31 December 1999 points to a grind-to-a-halt moment with Solar Arc Pluto conjunct the Sun in 2027. Though it also looks rattled at the moment until mid March 2027 with tr Uranus square the Mars.

 Interesting to contemplate that the 1917 chart saw its Mars go retrograde by progression late in 2005 as Putin’s clamp-down began in earnest and won’t go direct again until late this century.

 Donald Trump’s chart relocated to Moscow hints at money being the main draw as well as secrets with his Sun Uranus North Node falling in the joint financial 8^th and his Moon in the personal finances 2^nd.

 Relations between the USA and both Russia charts look unsettled for the next few months, chilly and distrustful. Though the main antagonist for Russia would appear to be the EU with pressures mounting through 2026 and flare ups in 2027.

“I have always thought of Christmas time… as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.” Charles Dickens.

   Except when celebrity families fall out with new spouses opening up rifts with the previous generation, seized on with glee by the tabloid press.

 Olympian swimmer Adam Peaty today married Holly Ramsay daughter of the restaurateur Gordon Ramsay, with his family not present after a much publicised split. In attendance were David and Victoria Beckham, also estranged from their son Beckham after his marriage to Nicola Pelz, daughter of an American billionaire businessman. And, of course, out very own Prince Harry whose marriage created a Grand Canyon-sized distancing from his family.

 Today’s Peaty-Ramsay noon wedding in Bath, had a fractious and socially-conscious Sun Mars in Capricorn square an Aries Moon conjunct Neptune Scheat. One explanation for the family blow out was the suggestion that Adam Peaty had been sucked into the high-profile Ramsay family and moved away from his roots – so Capricorn fits. Also because both he and his bride are ambitious Sun Capricorns. 

  He was born 28 December 1994 and has a stellium spread out through Capricorn with Sun at one end. Mercury in the middle and highly-strung Neptune Uranus in the last decan. He also has a disciplined Mars in Virgo opposition Saturn in Pisces square a powerfully confident Jupiter in Sagittarius conjunct Pluto in final degree Scorpio –  all grist to the mill when it comes to winning two Olympic golds. Plus an intense Venus and Moon in Scorpio.

 Holly, 31 December 1999, is a Sun Capricorn with Neptune, Uranus and Mars spread out through Aquarius with a Moon in Libra/Scorpio. Her determined Mars squares his resolute Pluto which may cause a few stalemates ahead.

 Their relationship chart has a businesslike composite Sun square Saturn; with a high-vitality, passionate composite Venus Mars conjunction. Also a composite Mars Pluto conjunction with Pluto trine Saturn – power and control issues will rumble below the surface.

  Nicola Peltz, oddly enough, 9 January 1995, has a chart not unlike Adam Peaty with a tough-minded Saturn in Pisces opposition Mars in Virgo square Jupiter, Venus in Sagittarius and Pluto in final degree Scorpio. Her Sun conjunct Uranus Neptune is Capricorn and her Moon Aries/Taurus.

  The Brooklyn/Nicola relationship chart has a suppressed-anger composite Mars opposition Saturn in a Half Grand Sextile to Pluto and Uranus.  Again simmering undercurrents of aggravation and anger.

[See previous posts: Beckhams – money won’t buy family bliss. 4th May 2025.

A Beckham family tangle – down the generations. 3rd September 2022.

Brooklyn & Nicola wedding chart. 6th April 2022.]

 What has always fascinated me is the relationship chart between Prince Harry and Meghan – where the birth times are known. The composite Moon squares a Saturn Pluto conjunction pointing (amongst other things) to a family in the freezer. Meghan also has her Uranus opposition Harry’s 4^th house Moon which suggests she would pull him away from his roots.

  The point being that it is the dynamic of the relationship itself between the happy pair which ripples outwards to affect the wider family around them. Maybe in projecting difficult feelings it preserves the relationship itself for a time. But at some point chickens will inevitably come home to roost.   

ADD ON: Mother Caroline of Adam Peaty who drove him to swimming as a child was born (net sources) 18 December 1966 which would make her a Sun Sagittarius on the focal point of a Mutable T Square to Saturn opposition Uranus Pluto which is quite a turbulent powerhouse.

Her relationship with new father-in-law Gordon Ramsay, 8 November 1966, is not much different with a Mars Uranus Pluto in Virgo opposition Saturn. His relationship with Caroline (on this birth date) is extremely fractious.

Which is no excuse on either side. Family weddings are grit-your-teeth and look-civil-time no matter what goes on behind the false smiles.

ADD ON: The synastry between Brooklyn and dad David is highly competitive with B’s Mars in can-be-vengeful Scorpio opposition D’s Taurus Sun exactly; and B’s Pisces Sun conjunct D’s Mars. Plus a Pluto Neptune clash.

On the composite, there is an ego-clashing Mars Neptune square Sun; and two strained yods onto Saturn and Pluto respectively – tricky to handle that with elegance.

  In a political mire with no clear signs of winners, the UK will be praying for an intervention from fate or anywhere to find a clue for a constructive strategy ahead.

Having emerged, frayed at the edges after the jolting, jangling Uranus transit round the UK’s Fixed Grand Cross of Saturn opposition Venus square Neptune opposition Mars between 2022 and 2025 and having survived the Solar Arc Mars conjunct the 8^th house Mars through 2025, the question is where now? Tr Uranus is heading out of the financial 8^th house after mid 2026 ending a financial roller coaster which will be a relief. Though tr Pluto still bulldozing through the 4^th till late decade will continue to throw up community divisions.

Tr Saturn moves across the Descendant into the UK 7^th from mid April onwards which could suggest chilly relations with neighbours/partners or a rise in global visibility, or both. Tr Neptune won’t reach the Descendant until 2028 which may do the opposite.

  What stands out clearly is the UK yod of Uranus sextile Jupiter inconjunct Pluto which is being activated in 2026 by tr Uranus trine the UK Uranus, sextile the UK Jupiter and more significantly square the apex UK Pluto in June, December and March 2027. Yods when triggered point to a pivotal time when there is a sharp prompt to change direction. And in this case to get a grip. A Plutonic yod can give rise to extremes of attitude but used correctly can show the way ahead as a leader or innovator. Its downside is a tendency to be coercive.  That will be worth watching to see how it plays out. At best tr Uraus square Pluto brings new conditions into place.

  The Solar Arc Pluto moving through the UK 1^st will also be conjunct the UK South Node in 2026 which could have a negative effect. The hint is that its time to let go an overly independent stance (SN in 1^st) and make an effort to be more cooperative, made more difficult by the NN sitting in the 7^th house of relationships thus requiring a considerable effort.

  The Bank of England, 27 July 1694 10am JC, like the US has tr Saturn Neptune square the Venus and in the BoE’s case Mars as well through 2026 making for an apprehensive and jittery year on the financial front through there will be a robust response from tr Pluto opposition the Jupiter/Pluto midpoint from ,late March 2026 onwards and through 2027 which could produce results.

  Keir Starmer, 2 September 1962, must have the constitution of an ox to survive his astrology with a devastating Solar Arc Sun Pluto conjunct his Neptune last year and SA Mars conjunct his Sun now and Pluto in early 2026 which are shocking, shattering and dead-halt aspects.  His Progressed Mars is also square his Neptune now for failure. His yod of Sun Pluto sextile Mars inconjunct Saturn has tr Pluto conjunct the apex Saturn from late March on and off till late 2027 also which will be extremely hard going.

 His Leadership chart, 4 April 2020 10.45am, has a grind-to-a-halt tr Pluto conjunct the Mars from early January into February and and then square the Uranus in late March, which latter might be the time he exit stage left politically speaking.

 His government chart, 5 July 2024 12.19pm was a Neptune Scheat creation, so swampy from the get-go; with Saturn conjunct the duplicitous Nessus. Tr Pluto opposes the Mercury from mid February 2026 onwards for heated bitter discussions.

 The Labour Party, 12 February 1906, looks seriously stuck from months ahead with the Solar Arc Sun conjunct the Pluto; though marginally encouraged by tr Uranus conjunct the Jupiter. There will be a high tension tr Uranus square the Saturn from late June into the following year. 2027 onwards look disastrous for the Labour Party for several years.

 Nigel Farage, 3 April 1964 4.30pm Farnborough, England, sailing high in the polls but bedevilled by scandals and squabbling comrades, will be emotionally upset and on edge with tr Uranus conjunct his Venus in April; tense and rattled in the second half of May with tr Uranus conjunct his Saturn, which could also be health issues. Followed by a panicky-failure tr Neptune conjunct his Mars from late May onwards into 2027.

 His Reform Party, 23 November 2018, has an opportunistic, over-confident Sun Jupiter in Sagittarius square Mars in Pisces so will be prone to sudden surges and then reverses. Tr Uranus will oppose the Sun and Jupiter in May and June and then square the Mars in July – and on. Highs and lows. It’ll hit the skids by 2027 with SA Mars conjunct the Neptune.

 The Conservative Party, 9 May 1912, is still jangled with Solar Arc Uranus conjunct its Saturn for months ahead with hints of a determined push to make a thorough upheaval to find a new path ahead with tr Pluto conjunct the Uranus. Kemi Badenoch, 2 January 1980 also has a Uranian year with SA Uranus conjunct her Sun which sounds more like an exit than a step up.

Neither the Lib Dems nor the Greens look in prime position for a takeover or even a coalition. The Greens, 13 June 1985, have tr Neptune square their Mars and Neptune; with Zack Polanski looking no more likely.

 The LibDems, 3 March 1988, with a stellium in early Capricorn are in for a tough run of tr Neptune hard aspects till late in the decade.  

Cometh the hour cometh the ??

Seen from a considerable distance – all the present politicians are midgets. What will be – may well happen without their input.

“A walking shadow, a poor player,

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.” Shakespeare.

  The USA was always going to be undergoing a history-changing phase as two of its chart squares – Sun Saturn and Mars Neptune – collided by Solar Arc. Starting in the summer of 2024 the Solar Arc Saturn was conjunct the USA Mars for a setback and now squares the US Neptune for high uncertainty. The Solar Arc Sun will hit the square to the US Mars in 2026 for a jolting shock with accompanying aggravation and oppose the Neptune in 2027 for confusion and indecision. So this fraught period of three years has a ways to run.

 In addition tr Saturn in Aries will bring a sobering reality check this March and April as it squares the USA financial Venus and overly-optimistic Jupiter, moving on to square the US Cancer Sun in June, September 2026 and early 2027 for another come-down-to-earth moment. Tr Neptune will also square the USA financial Venus from April 2026, on and off into early 2027 which can be bubble-bursting given the proximity of the US Jupiter which tr Neptune squares in 2027 –  so there will likely be a financial and confidence slump.

 2027 may be when the chickens come home to roost with not only tr Neptune square the US Jupiter but tr Pluto also opposing the US Leo North Node which is a sensitive point, perhaps flagging up issues around America’s ‘exceptionalism’ and global leadership.

  The above may sound depressing but it is not end-of-times calamitous; more a seismic adjustment after the recent Pluto Return as the US struggles to revision its identity and set an agenda moving ahead – either a second Pluto term as global super-power or a move, as many other previous super-powers in the past, down the ladder.

[Add On: Not sure how I missed it – but the Solar Arc Pluto is square the US Jupiter now and through 2026 – which is a might-makes-right and rules-don’t-apply-to-us kind of aspect. And so it transpired.]

 The US Federal Reserve Bank, 16 November 1914 9am Washington, DC, has tr Neptune square the Saturn Pluto throughout 2026 into early 2027 which will erode even its steely nerve with panics, uncertainty and confusion. Plus a sudden-surprises-bringing-insecurity and rash decisions with tr Uranus opposition the Mars in Sagittarius from mid June 2026 into April 2027. There will be heightened arguments through 2027 with tr Pluto square the Mercury and turbulence in 2028 with tr Pluto conjunct the Uranus.

 Many of the US institutions previously regarded as sacred pillars of stability have been shaken by Trump’s hell and glory approach. The US Constitution, 17 September 1787 has an undermining, panicky tr Saturn Neptune square its Mars and North Node through 2026 into early 2027; and a blocked Solar Arc Sun square Saturn also through 2026.  Thereafter it may be less pressured though a start time is unconfirmed and an early degree Sagittarius Moon may be affected later.

 USA Congress, 4 March 1789, is at one of its most polarised levels in decades with Democrats firmly opposed and Republican legislators backing Trump this year more than any other president since the 1950s. Public approval fell to 15 per cent in October, according to Gallup.

 The Congress chart will be rattled with tr Uranus square the Mars in April 2026 as it was in November 2025 and mid June to early July 2025 so will be continuing on the same fractious path. Panic and uncertainty will settle in after spring 2026, with rising tensions in 2027.

The Supreme Court, 2 February 1790, will hit turbulence and and upheaval come 2027/28 with tr Pluto opposition the Uranus. Before then the Progressed Mars will conjunct the Scorpio North Node which looks ominous since Scorpio NN tend to be all-or-nothing in approach; and their development lies through losing everything before gaining new values. Be interesting to see how it plays out.

Obamacare, 23 March 2010 11.56am Washington, with a Cardinal Grand Cross in early degrees will suffer under tr Saturn in hard aspect to its Saturn opposition Aries Sun square Pluto opposition Moon in the early months of 2026; with tr Neptune following suit through a disappointing and dissolving 2026/27.

 The 2025 Inauguration Trump Second Term, 20 January 2025 12 pm, with its dictatorial Sun Pluto opposition Mars square Moon will reach one crunch point by mid March 2026 and just before with the Progressed Moon squaring the Sun Pluto – it may bring health and/or employment, or government workers into focus as key issues. Mid January 2026 will see a blip of uncertainty with tr Saturn conjunct the Neptune and tr Neptune will conjunct the North Node till late January – so a shaky start to the year. Transits to midpoints in 2026 hint at a mix of setbacks and failures alongside pushy confidence and some lucky breaks. 2027 will undercut optimism and self-assurance.

 Donald Trump, 14 June 1946 10.54 am New York, continues (at present) to defy gravity. But with Pluto now into his 6^th house of health and work for a long haul ahead and tr Saturn Neptune into his financial and psychological 8^th something will have to give at some point. His Solar Arc Neptune is still conjunct his Moon and moves to oppose his Sun  throughout 2026 – which for normal human beings is lacklustre, vague, discontented and indecisive. His Solar Arc Midheaven will be conjunct his 12^th house Pluto for another six months which will rev up his control-freakery and could bring dark secrets into the open. Tr Uranus will square his Ascendant in April 2026, perhaps shining light on his image and shaking up his persona. The February Solar Eclipse in Aquarius will conjunct his Descendant and oppose his Mars – for major relationship blow-outs.

 One oddity is his Progressed Moon moving into his 4^th within a month and staying there for three years ahead which is normally a time to retreat into home comforts, reflect and relax – which seems unlikely.

Two extra titbits:

Despite having been elected on a no-foreign-wars policy he has ordered the bombing of ISIS militants in Nigeria on the excuse that it is to protect Christians under threat of persecution. His chart relocated to Nigeria puts his power-hungry Pluto exactly on the Midheaven with his bombastic Mars in Leo in the 10^th. He gives the impression of needing an outlet (or several) for his reservoir of demented anger and Nigeria hits the spot. Narcissistic rage can be frighteningly powerful and toxic.

Ben Belinksy, author of Nessus, the Bad Boy Centaur writes: “In its trip through Pisces, Nessus will be making a series of squares to the sun and moon of Trump’s chart over the next couple of years. Part of the Nessus myth is that Hercules was told by an oracle that he could never be killed by a living man. In fact he was killed by a dead centaur. To make it explicit, Epstein could well bring about Trump’s downfall.”  See previous post Nessus – cons and how to spot them. 19th November 2025

Key words for Nessus: ruthless, manipulation, lying, confidence trick, double-dealing, revenge, rape, sexual abuse, poison (including emotional poison),curses /removes curses. Trump has Nessus on his birth chart square his hidden 12th house Pluto.  Nessus will square Trump’s Moon and Sun in early 2027 and his North Node in 2026.

 Out with the old and in with the new holds a special resonance this New Year with the prospect a new era unfolding. Pluto in Aquarius since 2023 will be joined by Neptune fully into Aries from late January (till 2038) and Saturn close behind in Aries in February (till 2028); and finally Uranus into Gemini in April for a seven year run. So the much vaunted, enlightened and progressive Pluto trine Uranus sextile Saturn Neptune will be in play, highlighted in the Eclipses covering the second half of the year.

  There will only be one exact Saturn Neptune conjunction in late March/early April but it will be in orb for much of the year = can be healing as well as neurotic and creative, keen on developing a better and fairer society with women’s and workers’ rights to the fore.

 Neptune moving out of swampy Pisces from January 29^th after 15 years since 2011 will be a relief as will the distance it puts with the unfortunate Fixed star Scheat as the year progresses.

 Jupiter as ever brings enthusiasm and a morale boost in Cancer until late June, then zips with exuberant confidence into sociable, flamboyant Leo to stay till 2027.

  The 17 February Solar Eclipse at 28 Aquarius has the New Moon square Uranus conjunct the destructive Fixed star Algol for a turbulent mood especially since Mars is also in an explosive square to Uranus Algol; and the exact Neptune Saturn conjunction is still conjunct the shipwrecking Scheat. This will be in effect beforehand over late January when there is a build up of tension from transiting Sun Mars in Aquarius conjunct Pluto. The Saros Series of 10 North points to communication, though with frustrations and low energy.

 The March 3 Total Lunar Eclipse at 12 degrees Virgo/Pisces is less stressed though Uranus is still conjunct Algol.

  The 12^th August Total Solar Eclipse at 20 degrees Leo will carry a powerful resonance with an Air Grand Trine of Venus trine Pluto trine Uranus formed into two Kites with Venus opposition Neptune (Saturn) and Pluto opposition Jupiter. Venus opposition Neptune will square Mars. The eclipse path will sweep across the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, the North Atlantic, and northern Spain, ending in the Mediterranean. The Saros Series of 10 South according to Bernadette Brady points to the possibility of leaving behind a negative situation. Worries will clear.

 The 28 August 2026 Lunar Eclipse at 4 degrees Pisces/Virgo has the Full Moon square Uranus so will bring surprises and an effort to break the old mould in various situations.

 Chiron throughout the year hovers around between late Aries and Taurus.

 The North Node is in Pisces till late July then stays in activist Aquarius till early 2028.

Mars zipping ahead through three fixed signs, in hard aspect to Pluto from Aquarius in late January, Taurus in May and Leo in October will bring high risk hotspots.   

  But overall – being optimistic – it looks like an improvement as the year goes on even with the usual hitches and glitches globally and individually.

Merry crackers and festive fun to those who are celebrating en famille. For those who are not, enjoy a relaxing feet-up. In the past many of my best end-of-the-year memories are sitting peacefully in front of the TV/fire and reflecting how great it was not to be tangled up in family tensions.

  All the best for 2026 – a year when the new era finally gets together. More to follow

Marjorie

Russell Brand, broadcaster, comedian and actor, who was baptized in the River Thames last year proclaiming it was an opportunity to leave the past behind, has been charged with two further offences including one count of rape and a charge of sexual assault relating to two women. He has previously pleaded not guilty to five charges including two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault in relation to four women. He is due in court on 20 January 2026 in relation to the two new charges with a  trial set to start on 16 June 2026 for the five original charges.

  Born 4 June 1975, 12.07 am (from memory) Basildon, England, (same as Angelina Jolie) he had a fractured childhood with his parents separating when he was months old, his mother developing cancer, a teenage drug problem and his father taking him to visit prostitutes. He rose to fame as a stand-up comedian and became a household name as host of TV shows like Big Brother’s Big Mouth with his own radio programmes. He went on to establish a Hollywood career, starring in films like Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek.

 His conversion to Christianity follows a long spiritual trail through Buddhism, transcendental meditation, and the Hare Krishna movement. 

  He has a Gemini Sun at the end of his 4^th house/cusp of his performing 5^th opposition a 10^th house Neptune which is creative and musical but also contains the seeds of both drug addiction and a search for spiritual meaning. His Aries Moon conjunct Mars in his financial 2^nd house opposes an 8^th house Pluto which is emotionally super-intense, quite toxic, hinting, like David Walliams, at intergenerational issues around mother and women in general. His over exuberant Mars Jupiter in Aries is square an unhappy Saturn in Cancer putting his mood on a roller coaster of highs and lows.

  His Venus in Cancer on his Descendant square Uranus opposition his ‘wounded’ Chiron adds another layer of unpredictability to his emotional life.   A North Node in Sagittarius like his Neptune hints at the need to reach out for a higher purpose.

  At the moment tr Pluto is crossing his Ascendant and tr Uranus is conjunct his IC – so massive changes coming to his image and self-awareness as well as the foundations of his life. Pressured and turbulent. Tr Neptune will conjunct his Moon from July 2026 onwards for an unsettling emotional period especially where women are concerned, extending into 2027 when tr Neptune opposes his Pluto for maximum confusion.  He is at a low ebb in his life with tr Saturn moving through his 2^nd house, the nadir of his First Quadrant – so a time for inner reflection rather than outer success.

   Moon Mars and 8^th house – not a great mix.