Roger Stone, a political strategist and long-time ally of Trump, has been arrested in Florida, charged with seven counts in the Mueller probe – for obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements, and one count of witness-tampering.

The charges are linked to an alleged Russian-led hack into the emails of Democratic Party officials and their subsequent release by WikiLeaks in the run up to the 2016 US election.  According to BBC’s Anthony Zurcher, ‘The move marks a significant development in this nearly two-year legal drama. For the first time a member of Mr Trump’s inner circle, albeit an informal one, is facing charges directly related to Russian election meddling – the central thrust of the special counsel’s investigation.’

Born 27 August 1952 in Connecticut, Stone is a political lobbyist and consultant having worked for Nixon and Reagan and other Republicans; and is a long-time business associate of Paul Manafort.  He is a self-confessed ‘dirty trickster’ and says his MO is ‘Attack, attack, attack—never defend” and “Admit nothing, deny everything, launch counterattack.”

He has a Virgo Sun but his chart is dominated by a fearsome, controlling and opportunistic Fixed Grand Cross of Mars (Moon) in Scorpio opposition Jupiter in Taurus square Pluto opposition North Node in Aquarius – ultra-controlling, not given to social niceties, will cut corners to get what he wants, stubborn to the nth degree and vengeful.

He’s unlikely to roll over and play nice for the authorities and giving in is hardly his style. But for all that despite a bullish front from tr Pluto trine his Jupiter through 2019, he looks disheartened, untypically panicked and facing a run of disastrous setbacks this July and onwards into 2020.

His relationship chart with Trump isn’t as beneficial as their long connection would suggest with a mutually unsupportive composite Mars Neptune conjunction; though that is balanced by an expansive Sun Jupiter. It looks on high alert at the moment till mid-February with tr Uranus square the composite Sun; and stressed from tr Neptune in hard aspect to the composite Mars/Pluto; with some relief in April, but mounting concern in June and on.

Danny Cipriani is an English Rugby player, capped sixteen times for the national team, but out of favour at present, perhaps because of a couple of offences involving drinking.

Born 2 November 1987 in Roehampton, London, he’s an intense Sun Pluto in Scorpio; with a risk-taking and adventurous Mars in Libra opposition Jupiter in pro-active Aries which is sextile/trine a fiery Saturn Uranus conjunction in Sagittarius.  He also has Venus in Scorpio and a Pisces or Aries Moon. So he’s a Fire Water mix – combustible and volatile. Fire makes water boil – so his emotional reactions will get heated.

His Sun is close to Pluto and in aspect to Uranus, so he will like to upset the status quo; and his Mercury is conjunct both the Mars/Pluto and Sun/Mars midpoints so he’ll express himself forcefully.

His can-be-self-defeating 16^th harmonic is very strong; as is his victim 12H. From interviews he comes across as relentlessly cheerful and unresentful but I could well see the possibility of personality clashes with coaches.

He’ll be pushing hard through 2019/2020 with tr Pluto square his Jupiter, though at times running the risk of over stepping the mark; and running into uncertain times before mid 2019 with tr Neptune square his Saturn into 2020; with a really muddled phase coming up in 2021 as his Solar Arc Neptune squares his Sun Pluto and his Solar Arc Saturn squares his Jupiter. Not an easy time for him.

Nancy Pelosi has been making her presence felt since stepping up to become Speaker in the Democrat majority Congress by saying No firmly to Trump. She’s an experienced and seasoned politician having been first elected in 1987 and is the only woman to have been Speaker.

Born 26 March 1940 she’s a determined Sun Aries trine Pluto; with her Pluto in an immoveable square to Saturn in Taurus as well as a determined sextile to Mars in stubborn Taurus. Her Mars is almost exactly conjunct Trump’s Midheaven and both are conjunct the destructive Fixed Star Algol – so she’s definitely competitive and combative where he’s concerned. He’ll find her slippery with her Neptune squaring his Sun and Moon; but the same applies in reverse as her Sun opposes his Neptune.

Their relationship chart has a composite Pluto in an intense square to the Mercury and widely square the Sun – so an ongoing tussle for the upper hand and the last word. Plus a game-playing (who can outdo the other) Mars Jupiter conjunction which is under a Saturnine dark cloud for most of this year. There will be a considerable turnaround in their relationship with a major upset in June, late September/October this year and early 2020 as tr Uranus squares the composite Pluto.

On her personal chart, she looks less upbeat in 2020/2021 with various hopes dashed, plans not working out, and career losses.

See post November 7 2018

An internal Venezuelan political crisis is escalating into a full-scale international stand-off. Trump has come out in support of the opposition leader, Juan Guaido, along with Canada and other South American countries, which has provoked Putin to talk of breaches of international law and ‘a path to bloodshed’ as he sees his $25 billion investment in the inept President Nicolas Maduro looking very shaky.

Maduro, a socialist, was elected narrowly in 2013 and since then the Venezuela has been in a downward spiral with growing political discontent, fuelled by skyrocketing hyperinflation, power cuts and shortages of food and medicine. More than three million Venezuelans have left the country in recent years.  He theoretically won a  disputed and boycotted election in May 2018 with many opposition candidates barred from running, some jailed or fled the country for fear of being imprisoned. He chose only to be sworn in this month which brought the situation to a head with Guaido announcing himself the rightful president. Maduro is supported by the army.

Gaido, 28 July 1983, is a fiery Sun Leo trine Uranus Jupiter in Sagittarius; with a tough-minded, resolute and courageous Mars in Cancer square Saturn Pluto in Libra. He doesn’t look overly ecstatic this year with a couple of Neptunian sinkers till late year, though June will see a change in his fortunes; and he could be given a major boost with Solar Arc Pluto conjunct his Jupiter sometime soon.

He’s a better fit with Venezuela than Maduro with the relationship chart having an affectionate composite Sun, Mercury Venus trine a reforming Uranus Saturn in a dynamic sextile to Mars – though that relationship is under considerable pressure from this year through till almost the mid twenties. Even if he consolidates his position he’d have a fair job dragging the country up from the pits.

The Venezuela chart, 5 July 1811 3pm Caracas, looks to be continuing its downhill slide through 2019/2020/21 with tr Neptune conjunct Pluto and square Saturn and Jupiter. This year is critical with its Cancer Sun in the line of the Eclipses, forcing change through and failing that bringing yet more crises.

See post January 6 2018

The tragically sad disappearance of young Argentinian Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala on a light aircraft flying between France and Wales last night has shocked the football world. He had just been signed on Saturday for £15m by Cardiff City from French club Nantes and was saying goodbye to his old team mates before flying in for the first day’s training in Wales. The police have suspended the search for the night and they said, “If they did land on the water, the chances of survival are at this stage, unfortunately, slim.”

He was born 31 October 1980 in Santa Fe, Argentina with Sun, Venus, Mercury and Pluto in Scorpio in a confident square to Jupiter in Leo; and he also had the triple conjunction in Capricorn, which can be chaotic and also tinged with genius; and probably an Aries Moon. What marked his chart out as different was a close Yod of Mercury (Pluto) sextile Neptune (Saturn) inconjunct Mars in Gemini.  An apex Mars especially in Gemini would give him a dynamic, energetic streak which needed a very specific outlet.

Monday’s Lunar Eclipse was conjunct his Aquarius North Node, so it was a key time for him. More pointedly his apex Mars had moved by Solar Arc to oppose his Neptune on one leg of the yod, constellating the fated feel of his chart. Mars Neptune can go two ways – one attracts publicity, the other leads to failed plans.

Such a waste of a talented young life.

The suggestion that Brad Pitt is dating Charlize Theron has celebrity fans in rapture – the ultimate beautiful couple. Though denials are now being issued. He is lately out of an acrimonious divorce and custody battle with Angelina Jolie and Charlize’s engagement to Sean Penn is now old history.

Charlize was born only two months after Angelina on 7^th August 1975 8.23 am (rectified time) Benoni, South Africa, and is a New Moon in entertaining Leo; with an executive-ability Saturnine T Square onto an adventurous and risk-taking Uranus opposition Jupiter. Plus her Mars in ultra-determined is in a disciplined sextile to her emphasised Saturn. She’s certainly no slouch.

Birth time being accurate, Brad’s Jupiter falls in her relationship 7^th house and his Moon Venus falls in her romantic, playful 5^th house so good for fun and enjoyment.

However longer term, it looks more problematic with her controlling Pluto falling in his 10^th; and her emotionally defensive Saturn falling in his 8^th, blocking intimacy.

Her Sun squares his Neptune and opposes his Saturn so she’d find him evasive, overly busy and tending to be critical. His Uranus Pluto are conjunct her Venus in Virgo so she’d initially find him exciting but along the way he would prove irritatingly contradictory and unpredictable.

Their relationship chart has an expansive, mutually morale-boosting composite Sun opposition Jupiter; and a passionately enthusiastic Venus trine Mars. But it also has a composite Saturn opposing the Moon Mercury giving problems around domestic matters and nurturing; and an over-intense composite Pluto opposition Mars which could turn nasty.

He’d have the same problems with Charlize as he had with Angelina, though the latter did have her Sun in his 7^th which would help to a degree.

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Zimbabwe has lurched from one disaster into another, losing Mugabe in a coup in 2017 and gaining ‘The Crocodile’ Emmerson Mnangagwa as a replacement, his position consolidated by a disputed election in 2018. Violence has erupted recently over rising fuel prices, chronic daily shortages of banknotes, fuel, food and medicine and rampant unemployment and soaring inflation. The resulting savage crackdown by security forces against opposition politicians won’t help President Mnangagwa’s efforts to attract international investment.

Zimbabwe became independent at midnight on 18 April 1980 and should by the astrology be a successful enterprise with an entrepreneurial Fire Grand Trine of an Aries Sun trine Neptune trine Mars, North Node and Jupiter as well as Regulus; with the Sun opposition Pluto and the midheaven.  Though if it became independent at midnight London time, it would put Mars in the hidden 8^th, Neptune in the 12^th and a dictatorial Pluto in the 10^th which might make more sense.

But whichever, Solar Arc Saturn has been in a discouraging opposition to the Zimbabwe Sun over the past year; plus there is a pressured tr Pluto square Pluto, running at the moment, and on and off till late 2019. And the final aspect of the disruptive tr Uranus conjunct the Zimbabwe Sun and opposition the Solar Arc Saturn till next month – so it was always going to be a time of turmoil.  And there’s nothing that looks too settled ahead with tr Pluto in a rebellious/revolutionary sextile to Uranus in 2020/21 running into a very challenging tr Pluto square the Sun in 2022/23.

Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Swearing In on 26 August 2018 at 1pm in Harare, again has a hopeful chart with an innovative, business-minded, practical Earth Grand Trine of a Virgo Sun trine Saturn trine Uranus, with the Sun opposition a Pisces Moon. Though there’s also an overly hopeful Jupiter square Neptune. Tr Uranus is in a volatile, insecure square to the Mars till mid February; and will come under greater pressure in 2022/23 when tr Pluto is in a deeply frustrating and blocked conjunction the Mars, in line with the indications of problems piling up on Zimbabwe’s chart.

Much excitement about the rare Super Blood Wolf Moon appearing in the heavens at 5.12 am UT tomorrow January 21^st – Super because its closer to the earth and therefore appears larger; Blood because the Lunar Eclipse adds a reddish tinge; and Wolf because that is the traditional name for the January Full Moon, otherwise known as the Great Spirit Moon.

It is a Total Lunar Eclipse with the Moon at zero degrees Leo opposition the Aquarius Sun square Uranus, so is likely to give rise to sudden changes, upheavals, upsets and ideas which upset the status quo in the months ahead. Mars in Aries is not in aspect to the Eclipse but is in an accident-prone, aggravated and enragingly frustrated square to Saturn Pluto in Capricorn.

Plus there’s a superficially frivolous Venus Jupiter in a false-happiness square to Neptune and trine Mars. So there’ll be an attempt to put on a good face and cosmeticize intractable problems; and hints of a financial bubble bursting.

Located to Washington, DC it puts the Full Moon on the angles with Moon MC opposition Sun IC squaring onto a 7^th house Uranus, suggesting significant happenings and rifts over coming month. It falls exactly on top of the Trump First Term Administration chart at zero Aquarius, which suggests a crisis in relationships.  And Nancy Pelosi’s Pluto at zero Leo also catches it exactly – an eclipse illuminating Pluto can be empowering, though it can also lead to coercive behaviour.

David Cameron opened Pandora’s Box with the Brexit referendum and then slunk away after it turned into a can of viperous worms. Looked at one way he was the unwitting agent for what had to happen, a necessary step along the way of dismantling the UK’s sclerotic political system. Not what he intended but he threw the firecracker and chaos followed.

I was always puzzled by Cameron’s chart. 9 October 1966 5.30am London. The easy charm of Sun Venus in Libra and a self-satisfied Moon Jupiter in Leo; plus a flashy Mars in Leo in a showbizzy, loves-publicity square to Neptune – all make sense of what always seemed a lightweight, rather empty personality. But he also has Uranus Pluto in Virgo opposition Saturn in Pisces which is gritty, stubborn, innovative, keen to push back boundaries.  And it never seemed to fit the rest of his chart.

What puzzled me at the time was his confidently jovial (Moon) Jupiter had moved by Solar Arc to conjunct his Uranus at Brexit in June 2016, which is usually interpreted as a lucky break and relief of tension. So I surmised he’d win. But in fact the relief appeared to be exiting number 10. Looked at another way it could be argued that finally his Uranus Pluto released its power, having been activated by Solar Arc Jupiter. Uranus Pluto can be a harbinger of chaos, or revolution, certainly an upsetter of the status-quo, bringing about the collapse of the old order.

His chart does fit the UK’s well with his Venus Sun conjunct the UK Ascendant; his Jupiter is the same degree as the UK’s in Leo and therefore conjunct his Moon; his Neptune like the UK is in Scorpio and his Fixed Mars in Leo square Neptune resonates to the UK’s Fixed Grand Cross.

But his wayward Uranus Pluto falls in the UK’s 12^th, so his reforming drive is subversive, falling in the hidden 12^th in his own as well as the UK’s chart. Out of his control and operating at an unconscious level, he pressed the button and up the balloon went.

His relationship chart with the UK does have an inventive, reforming composite Sun trine Moon, sextile Uranus; and a chained-together for-a-serious-purpose Saturn opposition Pluto.

His Harmonics are surprisingly strong for a personality who seems destined to disappear into the history books as a none-too-interesting PM. His leaving-a-legacy-for-history 17^th harmonic has a powerful and destructive Sun, Jupiter, Mars Pluto. His get-it-together and dominating 5H is very strong; as is his wheel-of-fortune rise-and-fall 10H; and can-be-self-defeating 16H.

A mightier agent of the fates than he appeared to be.