Kelsey Grammer, best known as his iconic role for two decades as Dr Frasier Crane in Cheers and Frasier is no stranger to tragedy with his beloved sister murdered when he was 20 and his absent father also murdered in an apparently racially motivated killing in the Virgin Islands.

  For years he knew little about the detail of his sister’s death until recently he decided to write a book about her and insisted on reading the original police report which described repeated rapes and then her throat being cut. At the time of her disappearance he took to drink and abusing drugs as a way of coping with the grief of her loss.

   He was born 21 February 1955 in St Thomas, Virgin Isles, no birth time (rectified by Starkman to 9.16pm – though I’d be inclined to think he would have 8th house planets) and his sister Karen on 15 July 1956, New Jersey. They were raised by their mother and her parents.

Kelsey has a Pisces Sun opposition Pluto – a hint of the father outwith his control; with initiative and restlessness in quantity from a Cardinal Grand Cross of Mars in a publicity attracting opposition to Neptune square an adventurous Jupiter Uranus in Cancer opposition Venus. His determined Saturn in Scorpio is square Pluto and trine Uranus Jupiter would give him hardship and luck in equal measure. His Aquarius Moon is probably opposition Pluto and square Saturn for bleak emotional experiences.

 His sister Karen had a trickier chart with a Water Grand Trine of a Cancer Sun trine Mars in Pisces trine Saturn in Scorpio. Her Sun was square Neptune which may have been conjunct a Libra/Scorpio Moon. And she had a confident Jupiter conjunct Pluto which had just moved by Solar Arc directions to oppose her Mars and trigger her Water Grand Trine when she was abducted and killed.

 Kelsey’s Uranus Jupiter were conjunct her Sun and his Sun was opposition her Jupiter for a lively connection.   Their relationship chart had a passionately enthusiastic and fun-loving composite Venus Mars trine Jupiter. Tr Pluto was opposition the Venus Mars when she was killed.

 As he was researching and writing the book about her over the past three years tr Pluto was square his Mars and Neptune and opposition his Uranus – so it would be an exceptionally demanding time. With tr Uranus heading to square his Pisces Sun in 2026 the hope is he may finally be able to put some of his grief and anguish behind him though it may be an unsettling process.  

Prince Harry.  Sigh. Again. What’s to say?  An intense and nervy 8^th house Virgo Sun square an outspoken, irascible Mars in Sagittarius with Mercury square a speak-before-think Uranus. A head-in the-clouds, overly hopeful, unrealistic Neptune Jupiter in the 12^th. A fixated Pluto Saturn in Scorpio.  And at 41 he still hasn’t managed to find a way of pulling it all together and take responsibility for living his own life.

  He must represent a part of the national UK psyche with his Capricorn Ascendant closely conjunct the UK Sun and IC; and his Taurus Moon in the UK 8^th opposition his Midheaven plugging into the UK’s Fixed Grand Cross.

 The Harry/UK relationship chart does have a ‘chained-together and resenting it’ composite Saturn square Pluto; with an argumentative Mars trine Mercury. There’s nothing to suggest the mood on either side will calm down anytime soon with more flare-ups come this June and on into 2026 with tr Uranus square the composite Mars; and tr Neptune Saturn undermining the Saturn square Pluto  for the next two years.

  Three points of astro-interest: The tr Saturn Neptune will square his Neptune Jupiter now till late 2026 which could, maybe let some reality into his dream world or leave him more confused than ever.

Tr Saturn is aiming to leave his 2^nd house, the nadir of his First Quadrant, so he will/should be turning his mind to the life he needs to build when tr Saturn crosses his IC by 2030.

His 4^th house North Node in Taurus suggests he needs to get off his skyscraper and delusions of grandeur to start building a proper emotional foundation for himself – tr Uranus conjunct his North Node this year into early 2026 will be another prompt. Though whether he takes it on board or not is questionable.  His midpoints ahead for three or four years ahead look tough. By 2027 he will be questioning his marriage with tr Saturn square his Sun/Moon midpoint at the same time Meghan is doing the same with tr Uranus square her Sun/Moon.

  Relations with his father will trail on in a ragged fashion with only odd blips of cheer but mainly not.

  His obsession with his mother Princess Diana continues to rule his mindset – and that intensely emotional and idealized bond will subtly alter from 2026  to 2029. Their relationship chart had composite Moon trine Venus trine Neptune with Moon opposition Pluto – affectionate, illusory, possessive. Tr Saturn Neptune in Aries will soften the control her memory has over him and perhaps allow a more reasoned, mature approach as it moves round that composite Kite. Maybe.

Diana’s Mars Pluto in Virgo and Uranus all fell in Harry’s 8^th and her Venus in Taurus was conjunct his Moon – so it was a deep, disturbing and affectionate connection.

 In some ways he is like his father with a Taurus Moon, Venus in Libra, Scorpio planets and both have Mars in Sagittarius. But there’s not much sign that is bringing them together. Tr Uranus will cross the composite Ascendant on their relationship chart in 2026 but whether trickster Uranus  brings a turning point or blasts them further apart is not clear. Tr Neptune Saturn square the composite Jupiter in 2025/26 hints at disappointment between them.

 The never ending saga and such a waste. He was a great asset for wounded soldiers with Invictus and could have made a huge difference being involved in Africa and the Commonwealth. Manicured California is hardly his scene.

Add On: Harry’s chart relocated to Montecito may put a charming Venus on the Ascendant but the rest of it is not what any astrologer would recommend. A hidden 12^th house Sun might give him a chance to take a breather in a quiet backwater; but his Taurus Moon and North Node in the 8^th will exacerbate all his intense over-reactions where money and relationships are concerned. He needs, needs, needs without limit and will be constantly demanding – he wants it all.

  The lesson of the 8^th house NN is to learn self-discipline and self-control. He needs to learn to walk lightly and above all else not to look back. Tugs of war over money are likely. A NN in Taurus is anyway overly defensive and does not understand moderation; and has a tendency to assume everyone is plotting and planning with ulterior motives.  ‘He will make much growth when he is able to see the actions of others as reflections of his own subconscious.’

  Ways to go methinks.

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Meghan vis a vis the UK is interesting: Her Mars sits on the UK Midheaven opposition the UK Capricorn Sun and her Leo Sun is exactly square the UK 8^th house Mars. That is one competitive association. Her Saturn Jupiter in Libra also sits on the UK Ascendant conjunct the UK Uranus – high tension with Saturn hitting the UK Uranus, critical of the UK and denting its image from her Saturn on the UK Ascendant – and her delusions of hubris/grandeur from Jupiter Saturn drawn to finding a spotlight on the UK’s stage.

 The Meghan/UK relationship chart has a composite Mars opposition Neptune for an ego-clash – if one wins the other loses. Square Saturn Jupiter – fractious, divisive, suspicious. Plus Moon trine Pluto sextile Sun Uranus – a contradictory mix of control/possessiveness and a defiant need for freedom. An overly emotional and wounded composite Moon opposition Chiron square Venus which is being rattled by tr Uranus in hard aspect this year.

  Not designed to end happily for sure.    

A huge swing to Reform at the expense of the Tories and Labour candidates is not unexpected though the scale of it might be. Whether or not Farage and Reform have the endurance to maintain their lead is a question.

Farage, 3 April 1964 4.30 pm Farnborough, England, is in for a roller coaster ride ahead with tr Uranus square his Saturn in July and moving on in 2026 to conjunct his Midheaven for a sharp change of direction and square his Uranus thereafter – with tr Saturn Neptune undermining his Mars in Aries in 2026/27. So he may be pursuing his usual rackety jack-in-the-box course – here today, gone tomorrow, only to pop back up.

 The Reform Party chart, 23 November 2018, is equally here and there. There’s an upbeat, confidence-boosting Solar Arc Jupiter conjunct the Mercury around now; tr Uranus opposition the Sun in August and the Jupiter for more luck in 2026. But 2026 also sees tr Uranus square the Mars for insecurity, perhaps through an over confident step too far. And by 2027 there is a definite whiff of failure in the air with Solar Arc Mars conjunct the Neptune.

Kemi Badenoch, 2 January 1980, never had a feel of anything other than a caretaker leader, when she was elected on 2 November 2024. Her leadership chart is excessively difficult with a prominent and frustratingly stuck Mars opposition Pluto which will be one reason she has been unable to gain any traction. There will be a few upsetting arguments this June and into early 2026 but nothing too obvious about an exit on that chart.

 Her personal chart does show Solar Arc Uranus conjunct her Capricorn Sun soon which may be a hint of a change.

 Keir Starmer’s Government chart, 5 July 2024 12.19 pm is showing continuing bitter arguments through this year but it will be next year when the tr Saturn Neptune conjunction square the Midheaven for a more obvious downhill slide.

 His own birth chart similarly 2 September 1962 is flagging up 2026/7 as his years of greatest trial with growing discouragement, muddled thinking and outright failure.

Add On: The Conservative Party, 9 May 1912, chart is in turmoil with the explosive Solar Arc Uranus, having moved across the Taurus Sun in recent years, still to conjunct the Saturn in late 2026 for a phase of high-tension, instability and forced change from what went before. If that was not enough tr Pluto is conjunct the Uranus in 2025/26 for more turmoil and upheavals, as the party heads for a calamitous dead-halt by 2028 as the Solar Arc Pluto squares its Mars.

 The Labour Party, 12 February 1906, chart is equally adrift with a panicky-failure phase starting in 2026 and running through to 2028 – as tr Uranus squares the Saturn in 2026/27 and tr Neptune Saturn are conjunct the Mars in 2026/26, moving on to square the Uranus Neptune.

The Lib Dems, 3 March 1988, are similarly afflicted with the tr Saturn Neptune square their Capricorn triple conjunction of Uranus, Neptune, Saturn plus Mars through till late decade.

 The Green Party, 13 June 1985, will not regard 2025/2026 as years of progress with tr Neptune Saturn square the Mars opposition Neptune – and tr Pluto extending on.

The UK chart has seen its 11^th house Saturn in Leo ruling the legislature rattled recently by tr Uranus in Taurus square and the Solar Arc North Node in Scorpio being exactly square at the moment. By 2028 the Solar Arc Sun will conjunct that Saturn which might hint at a radical revisioning of the political landscape in Westminster.

A Broadway tribute to singer Bobby Darin – in the 1960s a world-wise success with “Splish Splash“, “Dream Lover“, “Mack the Knife” and “Beyond the Sea” – throws a spotlight on his short, tragedy-tinged life.

 He was born 14 May 1936 5.28 am Manhattan, New York and brought up by his grandmother, ‘an effervescent ex-showgirl with a morphine addiction’, though he only discovered in his thirties that his sister was actually his mother which sent him into a long period of seclusion. His childhood was further blighted by bouts of rheumatic fever which weakened his heart. He started out as a songwriter for Connie Francis before branching out on his own, along the way contracting a marriage with the blonde, former child model and teenage star Sandra Dee. It did not last and as her career failed she sank into alcoholism.

   He became politically active supporting Robert F Kennedy and being present in the hotel when he was assassinated. Darin’s career sagged latterly and he became a nightclub nostalgia act, with a late successful comeback (in television) in the early 1970s, before he died in 1973 at the age of 37 after open heart surgery.

  He had an upfront Taurus Sun on his Ascendant sextile Pluto (conjunct his IC) both inconjunct a yod focal point Jupiter in the 8^th. His Pluto in the 4^th hints at unsettling undercurrents in his childhood which would make him overly controlling in his adult domestic life. Jupiter in the 8^th points to a supportive grandmother and luck coming from beyond. Though with his Jupiter also emphasized being square Saturn opposition Neptune there may have been more Jupiterian highs than could be sustained over time.

 His 10th house Aquarius Moon was sextile his Jupiter inconjunct his Pluto which would tend to make him manipulative or overly forceful in his emotional life in particular. Plus Venus conjunct Uranus which would give him a need for freedom as well as control.

 His musical Neptune in his performing 5^th house was well placed and in a creative opposition to Saturn square Mercury Chiron.

 Sandra Dee, 23 April 1942 5.35am Bayonne, New Jersey, had an obsessively controlling mother and a stepfather who abused her sexually from a young age so had her own childhood trauma to bear.

She was also a Sun Mercury Taurus in her case square a controlling Pluto and a late Cancer Moon. Neither parent did her much good.

  Her Saturn Uranus in the latter end of Taurus were conjunct Bobby’s Sun and square his Moon for a scratchy, cool, high-tension interface – her under-contract career got in the way of togetherness so Saturn’s dutiful streak would damp their bond, never mind their damaged childhoods getting in the way. His Saturn was square her Jupiter so he would squelch her confidence at times. And his controlling Pluto was conjunct her Moon – a complicated mix for the IT couple of their generation. Their relationship chart had a composite New Moon conjunct Uranus – which is a contradictory indication of meant-to-be-together and needs-space. Kindred spirits through damage but it was the damage which drove them apart.

 Their wedding chart of 1 December 1960 3 am Camden, New Jersey, was hardly a good omen with a destructive, angry Mars opposition Saturn Venus; a controlling Sun square Pluto; and Moon opposition Mercury square Uranus.

When he died on 20 December 1973 tr Uranus moving through his 6^th house was square his Midheaven and his 4^th house Pluto as well as being opposition his SA Saturn.

 Sandra Dee’s chart has more indications of health problems with a 6^th house Neptune than his does – but his difficult emotional start in life seems to have taken its toll.

A woman USA Chief of Staff and a woman White House Press Secretary – who’d have thought it? 

  Susie Wiles, nicknamed the ‘ice maiden’ by Trump for her calm and effective management was involved in Republican politics way back to Reagan and stepped up for Trump and de Santis in 2016 in Florida and more helpfully in 2024. She was effectively Trump’s “chief of staff” in the run-up to the 2022 midterm election and his 2024 presidential campaign

  Born May 14, 1957, she is a steady Taurus (like Melania) with her Sun in a controlling square to Pluto, suggesting she is well-used to control freak men. Her Neptune in Scorpio is in a highly-strung square to Uranus and trine Mars in Cancer; with her Jupiter widely square her Saturn giving her erratic judgement.  She looks rattled through this May, with deep frustrations running all year and more disappointments/failures in 2026.

 Her relationship with Trump is fraught this year and sagging badly next year as the tr Saturn Neptune oppose the composite Saturn Jupiter.

  The other female first is Karoline Leavitt, born August 24, 1997, in as White House press secretary. She studied politics at college and interned in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence. Aged 23 she was named as a White House press secretary in 2020 but had to defer her promotion for four years after Trump’s loss. She campaigned for New Hampshire’s first congressional district as a pro-Trump candidate in 2021 and lost. She then served as a spokeswoman for MAGA Inc., Trump’s super PAC, and became the press secretary for his 2024 presidential campaign.

  She is a Sun Virgo square Pluto, sextile Mars in Scorpio and inconjunct Uranus – so a determined, sharp tongued personality. Her Mercury in Virgo is conjunct her North Node and inconjunct Jupiter.

 She’s certainly articulate and gives as good as she gets which with a Sun Pluto, a hard-edged, unsentimental Saturn in Aries, plus Mars in Scorpio and an opinionated Uranus Neptune conjunction, is not surprising.

 She will get a few jolts and jangles as tr Uranus squares her Sun this August and moves on to oppose her Pluto in 2026  – for quite an upheaval with the celestial ‘new kids on the block’ Saturn Neptune in Aries and Pluto in Aquarius also denting her morale this year, more so in 2026/27.

 Her relationship with Trump is sagging already with tr Neptune opposing the composite Mars and that moves on in company with tr Saturn to chip away at their happy-togetherness into 2026 and beyond.

  Mind you these jobs at the top, tend to have a short shelf life so that may be just as expected.  

  Despite significant doubts (some of which remain) the US and Ukraine have signed an “economic partnership” deal giving the US access to the country’s critical minerals and natural resources.

The new deal does not include a previous US demand for retroactive compensation for more than $100bn in military support for Ukraine; and there will be no bar to Ukraine joining the EU. It does not include explicit security guarantees, and Ukraine will be beholden to it regardless of whether a peace deal is secured with Russia. But Scott Bessent, the US Treasury secretary, said the US was “committed to helping facilitate the end of this cruel and senseless war”. He added the deal “signals clearly to Russia that the Trump Administration is committed to a peace process centred on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long term”.

  Whether this turns out to be another piece of Trump’s political theatre as he struggles to fulfil any of his early promises remains to be seen.

 The invasion declared at 9pm 23 February 2022 has a ruthless and brutal Mars Pluto conjunction which will not draw exact for another two years but whether that means it drags on is not clear.

The Ukraine relationship charts with Russia 1917 and 1991 looks rattled this year especially in June, towards the year end into 2026 and further into 2026- so hardly settled.

 The Ukraine 24 August 1991 2.31 pm Kiev country chart was due a stroke of luck with tr Uranus square the Jupiter in April, though the struggle will continue with tr Pluto conjunct the Saturn till the year end. Tr Uranus square the Venus and then Sun in June/July will bring a few jolts and jangles which may suggest a definitive turn in their fortunes.

 Zelensky’s Term chart 20 May 2019 10 am Kiev looks undermined and unsettled this year from June onwards into 2026. His personal chart 25 January 1978 2pm Krivoj Rog, hints at an undermining, disappointing year with his Solar Arc Neptune conjunct his Sun Venus this year; as well as a panicky-failure SA Mars square Neptune; and a completely road-blocked SA Saturn conjunct his Pluto now as well – high tensions erupt in June and beyond with deep frustrations stretching into 2026.

 If Putin’s 1952 birth date is sound then his relationship chart with Trump is showing a present calamity with rising tensions through this month into June and beyond.

Many questions remain, though some in Kyiv believe Trump could approve weapons deliveries, if only to protect energy assets that America now has a vested interest in safeguarding.

Tony Blair’s intervention into the Net Zero debate suggesting present policies were wrong has put the cat amongst the pigeons before he did a sharp about turn. He had warned that energy secretary Ed Miliband’s eco policies and their push towards renewable energy were wrong. He claimed voters  “feel they’re being asked to make financial sacrifices and changes in lifestyle when they know the impact of global emissions is minimal”.

He called for more investment in carbon capture, to allow fossil fuels to continue to be used, a greater use of technology including artificial intelligence, and a rollout of nuclear power. The environment secretary Steve Reed admitted that the criticisms of net zero policies were “valid and important”.

 At present the largest greenhouse gas emitters (China, the USA, India, the EU, the Russian Federation, Brazil) account for 63 per cent of global emissions in 2023. By contrast, the 45 least developed countries accounted for only 3 per cent. The G20, the world’s largest 20 economies (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the Um, the USA and the EU) are responsible for about 77 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

To avert the worst impacts of climate change, global temperature increase needs to be limited to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Currently, the Earth is already about 1.2°C warmer than it was in the late 1800s, and emissions continue to rise. Emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.

At the moment commitments made by governments fall far short of what is required to reach the 2050 target.

 The Paris Climate Change Net Zero agreement, signed on 22 April 2016, has fittingly an earthy Taurus Sun. Mercury is also in Taurus in a get-it-together Grand Trine to Jupiter in Virgo trine Pluto though unfortunately that is formed into a Kite by Jupiter opposition Neptune suggesting an overly optimistic approach. The Jupiter opposition Neptune squares onto a tricky Mars Saturn in Sagittarius which adds to a tendency to attract running setbacks and major obstacles.

 By 2050 tr Neptune will be nearing the end of Taurus with Uranus in the final decan of Virgo with Pluto just into Pisces. The Solar Arc Saturn will be conjunct the Paris Pluto, tr Pluto square the Mars; tr Neptune conjunct the SA Uranus and tr Uranus conjunct the North Node – stuck, frustrated, anxious and a key turning point. Not that it will wait till 2050 to be obvious since much will transpire before then.

 Tony Blair, 6 May 1953 6.10 am Edinburgh, Scotland, has struggled to remain relevant in the UK after the Iraq debacle, despite setting up various seemingly influential organisations with a global outreach – Tony Blair Associates, Faith Foundation, Sports Foundation and Tony Blair Institute.  

  At the moment he is struggling to break free of past constraints and with tr Uranus moving across his Jupiter this June and thence onto his Mars and Ascendant in 2026 and beyond he will be stepping out ever more boldly keen to show his independence no matter how many feathers he ruffles. At the same time he looks aggravated with his Progressed Mars square his Neptune exactly now and square his Saturn in 2026/27 – which may be connected to his irritation about how the Labour Government is handling matters. His relationship with Keir Starmer, never easy at the best of times with an impatient composite Moon Saturn opposition Mars is moving into stormy seas as tr Uranus square the composite Pluto from this July into 2026 and tr Pluto continues to square the composite Neptune until this December.

 Ed Milliband, in charge of Net Zero, 24 December 1969 2pm London, is not looking upbeat ahead with tr Neptune square his Capricorn Sun from early this June into 2026 where tr Saturn joins in to square his Sun; tr Pluto is square his Saturn for a discouraging slog through this year; with more woes in 2026/27. Not going according to his plan.

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Joe Nickell “the world’s only full-time professional paranormal investigator” has died. He studied weeping statues, ghosts, poltergeists, crop circles, flying saucers, Elvis sightings, the Loch Ness myth and the Turin Shroud. For almost all he found there were logical or scientific explanations or they were hoaxes.

 Born 1 December 1944 11.30pm Lexington, Wisconsin, he took an English degree, joined the civil rights struggle, and fled to Canada when he was drafted for Vietnam, earning a living as a magician in Toronto, a private investigator, a blackjack dealer and gold prospector. Once pardoned as a draft dodger he took a PhD in literary mysteries. Eventually he was invited to start writing for Skeptical Inquirer and appeared on many TV shows. He set out to explain rather than debunk, and always sought to keep an open mind. “I urge sceptics … not to be as closed-minded as the other side is ridiculously open-minded,” he once said. Most paranormal mysteries he attributed to natural phenomena, wilful disbelief or fantasy-prone personalities.

  He had Uranus in his 10^th opposition a 4^th house Sun Mars in Sagittarius which would make him opt for an unconventional career. His Neptune in Libra was emphasised on the focal point of a T square to Mercury opposition Moon Saturn in Cancer.

 A 12^th house Pluto would make him curious about mysteries and keen to dig below the surface and it sat on the midpoint of Uranus trine Neptune giving him influence.

 It is a chart which could as easily made him an astrologer and drawn to Neptunian realms. Though perhaps his Sun inconjunct Saturn pulled him towards an overly rational view of events and people. Not that there are not myriads of gullible types who would believe anything but I distrust a career built on scepticism.

 The Fixed stars were precisely aligned for him with the destructive Algol conjunct his Midheaven; his Sun exactly opposition Aldebaran; his Neptune exactly conjunct Lilith with Chiron conjunct as well. His Venus was conjunct his South Node.

Paul Kurtz, 21 December 1925 3pm Newark New Jersey, founder of the Sceptical Inquirer, was also a Sun Sagittarius; and had an emphasised Neptune on the focal point of a yod inconjunct Uranus sextile Jupiter. He had Algol opposition his Mars in Scorpio exactly which was conjunct Saturn in Scorpio as well. His Pluto was conjunct his Black Moon; and his Jupiter conjunct South Node was square his Chiron. A harder, more aggressive personality than Nickell, he was known as the father of secular humanism.

James Randi, another former magician turned sceptic and member of the paranormal-trashing CSICOP organisation (Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal) 7 August 1926 1.20 am Toronto, Canada, had an entrepreneurial chart, full of Fire and lacking in realism. His Leo Sun was square Jupiter, trine Uranus and trine Saturn in self-righteous Sagittarius. His Mars in Taurus conjunct Algol was in a publicity-attracting square to Neptune. His Chiron was conjunct his Jupiter and his Black Moon conjunct his South Node.

  All three have planets on their South Nodes as well as strong Neptunes – I may be biased but it does not suggest a progressive approach. Part of my dislike of the CSICOP tribe relates not only to the attacks on astrology but also because both Kurtz and Randi were on the American False Memory Society Advisory Board which did a great deal of damage in the abuse field in the 1990s.

Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum think tank, renowned for its annual Davos meeting where investors, business leaders, political leaders, economists, celebrities and journalists meet to chew over global issues, is reeling after a whistleblower let fly.

 He had been preparing to stand down in 2027 after allegations of him presiding over a toxic workplace culture where sexual harassment was not properly investigated and Black and female employees experienced discrimination. An internal investigation cleared him but now it is alleged he manipulated the organisation’s research to curry favour with governments, that he misused WEF funds and asked staff to promote him for a Nobel Peace Prize. All hotly denied.

In a statement the WEF declined to comment until the new investigation is concluded, beyond saying that “while the Forum takes these allegations seriously it emphasises that they remain unproven”.

 Schwab, 30 March 1938 Ravensburg, Germany, is a self-reliant, hard-edged Sun Saturn in Aries; with a risk-taking Mars Uranus conjunct in Taurus trine Neptune. He would delight in attracting publicity but would dislike interference with his plans. His Jupiter in Aquarius is sextile a can-be-charming Mercury Venus in Aries and square the Scorpio North/ Taurus South Node axis and Algol. Not a man much given to sentiment or sympathy, veering towards arrogance.

  The WEF was founded 24 January 1971 Geneva, which gives it an Aquarius Sun trine Pluto in final degree Virgo; with a high-finance Jupiter Neptune and Mars conjunction in early Sagittarius. Jupiter Neptune can be idealistic, a guru-chaser or it has associations with inflated, unrealistic ambitions where money is concerned. The WEF has tr Pluto conjunct the Sun exactly now and running on and off till late 2026 for a period of breakdown and reconstruction – major pressures for change. Plus tr Uranus will oppose the Mars this July and then the Jupiter and the Neptune in 2026 for a period of high anxiety, jolting shocks and scandals.

  Schwab himself has tr Uranus opposition his Scorpio North Node in the second half of this May and again in the first months of 2026. That may sound obscure but a Scorpio Node does have a capacity to strip away former possessions/ securities to bring about an understanding of what really is important in life.  Neptune at 2 degrees Aries mid June to late August and again on and off till January 2027 will undermine his confidence –  and 2026 will bring more jolting upsets from tr Uranus in Gemini rattling several of his midpoints.

  Not that he is ultra-important except for what he represents – the uber-wealthy ruling the world.  Twas always thus.

  The gods of change and chance ushering in a new era perhaps. There was nothing much to suggest that Pluto moving through Libra from 1971 would be an especially money-minded phase. Though perhaps Neptune in Sagittarius, redolent of Neptune in Leo and the Roaring Nineteen Twenties may be more relevant.