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.

Prince Philip walked away from what could have been a nasty accident when he drove out of a side road and T-boned a car coming along the more major road. According to one report he said ‘the sun was in my eyes.’ His landrover overturned and he had to be extricated through the roof. The driver and passenger of the other car containing a baby were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

He’ll be 98 this June and although retired from public duties continues to car and carriage (with ponies)  drive.

Born 10 June 1921 21.46 hrs (unverified) Corfu, Greece, he’s an assertive, multi-tasking Sun Mars in Gemini in a hard-edged and short-tempered to Saturn in workaholic Virgo. Not a man to sit still even nearing his century. Plus he has an adventurous Jupiter in Virgo opposition Uranus widely square his Sun, which will double up on his scattered, whirlwind approach to life.

Astrology isn’t supposed to work this late in life but he does have a run of tricky transits involving Mars and Mars midpoints in the near future; and an uncertain, discouraging tr Neptune opposition Saturn from this spring onwards.

The Queen is the only one who’d be in a position to put her foot down and stop him driving and their relationship chart does look a touch aggravated at the moment and on and off in the next few weeks. So there may be further concerns. And while it wouldn’t be his choice, it’s not as if he’s short of protection officers on hand to do the driving for him.

Four more possibles for 2020 – Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar.

California Senator and former state attorney Kamala Harris, born 20 October 1964 9.28pm Oakland, California, is picking up favourable media attention at the moment but there’s a troubling piece in the NY Times questioning her legend as a progressive, pointing out she did little to act for criminal justice reform and fought to uphold wrongful convictions that had been secured through official misconduct including evidence tampering, false testimony and the suppression of crucial information by prosecutors. (URL below)

She has an entertainer’s, attention-seeking 5^th house Libra Sun opposition an Aries Moon; with a Fixed Grand Cross of Saturn in Aquarius opposition Mars in Leo square Jupiter in Taurus opposition Neptune – hard-edged, slippery, indulgent, opportunistic. She looks frustrated and trapped in November 2020 with tr Pluto opposition her Mars/North Node; but does have tr Pluto trine her Jupiter throughout 2020 and over the inauguration which will give her a confidence and success boost.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/kamala-harris-criminal-justice.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Elizabeth Warren 22 June 1949 (unverified time), is an innovative Sun Uranus in Cancer sextile Saturn inconjunct Jupiter in Aquarius. That apex Yod Jupiter will give her the ability to affect mass consciousness and the tr Saturn Jupiter in Aquarius will conjunct her Jupiter through December 2020, so while there’s nothing to suggest she either runs or wins, she may well be in a position to make her mark in another way.

Amy Klobuchar, 25 May 1960 Plymouth, Minnesota, Senator and lawyer, is a determined and controlled New Moon Mercury in Gemini square Pluto; with Jupiter in Capricorn in a confident trine to Pluto and sextile Neptune; and a hard-edged Saturn in Capricorn square Mars. She looks disappointed in 2019/2020 with plans not working out, and undermined through November 2020. But seems remarkably buoyant over the Inauguration.

Kirsten Gillibrand, 9 December 1966 New York, Senator and attorney, is a Sun Sagittarius with an excitable and scattered T Square of Saturn in Pisces opposition Uranus Pluto square Venus in Sagittarius; and an intense Scorpio Moon. She’s got an undermining Neptune squaring her Sun through 2019 into 2020 which looks less than helpful ambition-wise and will be aggravated and frustrated over the Inauguration.