Brunei has enacted strict new Islamic laws that make male homosexuality, adultery offences and blasphemy punishable by stoning to death. The new measures cover a range of other crimes including punishment for theft by amputation. Unfortunately for the mediaeval and sour-faced Sultan there is now an enthusiastic campaign led by George Clooney to boycott hotels he owns – the Bel Air and Beverley Hill in LA, the Dorchester in London amongst others.

Though Piers Morgan helpfully suggested instead of avoiding the hotels – ‘flood the Sultan of Bigotry’s hotels with as many gay people as can possibly fit inside them. I urge wealthy gay men and women to buy up every room, book every table for breakfast, lunch and dinner; reserve every reception suite for private parties, work receptions, meetings and charity fundraisers; take every appointment at every spa; fill up the gyms, preferably in bright pink lycra; mill around the pools dressed like Perez Hilton; demand Diana Ross’s ‘I’m Coming Out’ is played on a 24-hour loop in every lobby. Oh, and let’s have at least three gay weddings a day, every day, every month, in every hotel.’

Brunei, officially dubbed Abode of Peace, is a tiny mainly Muslim country with a population just over 400,000 made staggeringly rich by oil. It became fully independent on 1 January 1984. The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world’s longest reigning monarchs, since 1967, and one of the world’s wealthiest men, was born 15 July 1946.  He has three wives and 12 children.

He’s a Sun Cancer in a conjunction to emotionally cold Saturn and in an expansive square to Jupiter. His Capricorn/Aquarius Moon is almost certainly opposition Saturn.

A dent in the profits of his hotels wouldn’t affect him but he does look unsettled at the moment and under heavy pressure in 2020/21.

Brunei has an inward-looking 4^th house Mercury Sun in Capricorn; with a high-finance Jupiter Neptune; a ruthless Mars Pluto; and a changeable Moon Uranus in Sagittarius.

There are indications of an over-confident push now as well as a major upheaval; with major setbacks in 2020/2021 which will make the country feel trapped and scared – and that feeling will run on for several years thereafter till the mid 2020s.

Evidently Brunei leaders are fearful that with economic integration in the world, social cohesion will be undermined. Eh, yes! You want to be internationally accepted, then act like civilized human beings. Stoning?? Amputation? I can’t find out when England stopped such punishments but certainly several hundred years ago.

Add on: The son and heir Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah was born 17 February 1974 11.45 am Bandar Seri, Brunei. He has a lucky, successful Sun Jupiter in Aquarius in his 10^th in an Air Grand Trine to Saturn in Gemini and Uranus, formed into a Kite by Saturn opposition North Node and Moon in the 8^th. Air Grand Trines are cerebral but can also be ideologues, uncompromising and dogmatic in support of their beliefs. He has an ultra-determined Mars in Taurus on his Ascendant and conjunct the Fixed star Algol square his MC, Jupiter and Sun – so in many ways even tougher than his father.  He’s looking a touch flustered over the next two years; under immense pressure in 2022 with his Solar Arc Pluto opposition his Mars, but it may evoke a reactionary push from him given that his Jupiter is involved.

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Mick Jagger will have surgery later this week to replace a heart valve after his Rolling Stones tour was postponed till after July. He is expected to make a full recovery.

Born 26 July 1943 2.30am Dartford, England, he’s a flamboyant and super-confident Sun, Jupiter, Pluto, Mercury in Leo; with a high-octane Mars in Taurus square his Pluto Mercury. And a tactile Taurus Moon which is trine musical Neptune in the performing 5^th.  Not shy and retiring that’s for sure.

At the moment he has tr Pluto trine his Taurus Moon which suggests pressure to make positive changes to Moon areas – family, body, home. He also has a disruptive tr Uranus square his Sun from mid this month for a few weeks returning across the New Year. And then tr Uranus squares his Jupiter by June which is enthusiastic, with tensions disappearing. In July he has tr Uranus square his Pluto as well as his Jupiter/Pluto midpoint and conjunct his Jupiter/MC midpoint which looks optimistic, successful and a fair upheaval.

His Solar Return for this year up to July has Moon Saturn in the 6^th house of health; with Pluto in the late 6^th as well, so downbeat on the fitness front. His Solar Return for the year from July 2019 looks low energy with Neptune in the 6^th, great for team efforts and friendships, less so for home and family.

He will have to watch ahead since his Progressed Mars is moving within orb of the conjunction to his Saturn, which is a fairly accident-prone combination, though it won’t reach exact for several years.

PS: Bill Clinton is another Sun Leo, Taurus Moon.

Joe Biden’s run towards 2020 is probably over before it started with another accusation of misconduct. It’s more about him being overly tactile and crashing into personal space than anything too heinous. But it doesn’t sit well in the times.

He was born 20^th November 1942 8.30 am Scranton, Pennsylvania giving him an emotionally intense collection of a charming Sun, Venus, Mercury conjunction as well as Mars in Scorpio in his 12^th. He’s also got an earthy and entertaining 5^th house Taurus Moon in a possessive square to Pluto.

His Moon will certainly like to be hands-on since Taurus especially just loves physical contact, not necessarily sexual or sensual, just sensuous.  Though he’s likely to come on too strongly with Pluto involved, especially since his Pluto is also square Mars. It may be with a Moon Pluto in his chart that his mother didn’t respect his boundaries and personal space.

I’d have thought a strong 12^th house might have made him more reclusive (though it is birth time dependent which in this case is only memory). But with his Sun Venus trine Jupiter, he’ll be good at turning up the charm full volume when needed.

He has tr Uranus conjunct his Moon exactly now for an emotional upset; and there are all manner of hitches, glitches and hiccups especially from May onwards; with 2020/21 not looking encouraging.

Brash, bombastic, a headline-grabber, lawyer Michael Avenatti is attracting a different sort of publicity these days. From his heady promotion of Stormy Daniels’ hush-money lawsuit with megaphone promises to take Trump down and his tease about running in 2020 himself, he’s now defending himself against criminal charges of attempting to extort millions of dollars from Nike; and unrelated charges in California that he had defrauded a former client and a bank. These could end him up with serious prison time if he’s found guilty.

In typical fashion he’s swearing blind innocence on all counts in media interviews and points to past successes – suing KPMG for audit malpractice, and the company settled for $22 million; winning $80 million from a cemetery accused of overstuffing its plots, and half a billion from the makers of defective surgical gowns. Two of his cases before Ms. Daniels had landed him on “60 Minutes”.

Born 16 February 1971 10.07 pm Sacramento, California, he does have a grandstanding and power-hungry 5^th house Aquarius Sun in square to an over-optimistic Jupiter Neptune and inconjunct Pluto. The quincunx will make it tricky for him to handle his need for control in a well-modulated way and the Jupiter Neptune square will lead to over-confidence and delusions of grandeur. He’s also got Saturn in Taurus on the apex of a Yod to Uranus sextile Mars in Sagittarius – such a Saturn suggests a heavy karma and needs real maturity and self-discipline to handle it well. Tr Neptune is tugging away at one leg of the Yod this year in square to his Mars until December which suggests panicky failure. And he has a Fixed T square of an intense Scorpio Moon opposition Saturn square Mercury in Aquarius which will make him hang on stubbornly to his opinions, so he can be wilful, unable to adapt or listen to feedback.

His birth time is sound so tr Pluto opposition his midheaven in 2020/21 is likely to hold good, which can bring down or damage a reputation. Even before then he looks mighty trapped this July/August and November/December with tr Pluto conjunct his Sun/Mars midpoint with various mishaps and nerve-stretching moments at other times as well.  He’ll get some cheer after mid 2020.

Another day, another Democratic candidate for 2020. Wayne Messam, the first black mayor of a Florida city and son of Jamaican immigrants, has pitched his hat into the ring. He has an MBA in Management Information Systems, and owns a construction company.

Born 7 June 1974, he’s a Sun Gemini opposition Neptune in a confident though none too realistic square to Jupiter in Pisces; with his Sun also in an innovative trine to Uranus. His Mercury Saturn in Cancer are in a tough-minded square to Pluto. His Venus in indulgent Taurus is on the focal point of a Yod (like Prince William) to Pluto sextile Neptune so he’ll have PR talents and an interest in the arts.

His bid has certainly turned his life upside down with a tr Pluto square his Uranus from now onwards, and some Jupiterian boosts along the way of this year. But he’s also got tr Neptune conjunct his Jupiter and square his Sun a couple of times till the end of this year which is a major NO NO. False hopes dashed.  Plus a car-crash Solar Arc Sun conjunct Mars sometime over coming months; maybe a scandal surfacing after mid this year, though that could also be a misjudgment.

When you can’t win fairly, cheat – appears to be the Republican approach in Florida. Until last year, Florida still operated under one of the largest-scale voter suppression laws in the nation. That changed with passage of Amendment 4 last November, restoring voting rights to an estimated 1.4 million ex-felons, most of whom are black and poor who have completed their sentences, including probation, and paid back restitution; and would exclude those who committed felony sexual offenses or murder.

Republican lawmakers in Florida are looking to narrow the scope of the vote which could potentially impact the state’s political climate because of the GOP fear that the new voters are likely to support Democratic candidates. Florida is a significant swing state that voted for both Barack Obama and Donald Trump for president.

The Amendment was enacted on 8 January 2019, presumably at midnight. This gives a divisive, slightly over-hopeful and discouraging chart. There’s a focal point Uranus in the 7^th which certainly can foster a drive for reform, but is likely to upset a fair few apple-carts along the way. There’s a repressive Sun, Saturn, Pluto in the domestic 4^th, suggesting a mutinous response within the state – and maybe a long drawn out struggle. Plus a head-in-the-clouds Jupiter square Neptune; and an argumentative, bad-tempered Mars square Saturn which can denote setbacks.

This July’s Cancer Solar Eclipse will have a strong impact since it is conjunct the midheaven (for a midnight start) and even if not will elbow the Saturn Sun, so may be discouraging or involve a considerable effort to maintain the status quo.

Prince Charles has always had a conflicted relationship with his younger brother Andrew which has not been improved by Charles’ wish for a slimmed-down monarchy ahead, excluding Andrew and his children, the two princesses. In part the brotherly stand-off may be a result of the Queen’s evident favouritism of Andrew which would not sit well; and Charles’ jealousy of Andrew’s fighter pilot machismo in early adulthood.

It’s a shame in one way since Charles’ Scorpio Sun is conjunct Andrew’s Moon, so there should be a resonance. But Charles’ Saturn opposes Andrew’s Pisces Sun; and Andrew’s Saturn squares Charles’s Venus Neptune so there are defensive and critical blocks in the way, damping down good feelings. Andrew’s wayward Uranus is also conjunct Charles’ 1^st house battened down Pluto – one has freedom, the other is restricted by duty. Andrew’s profligate Pluto is also conjunct Charles’ more austere 2^nd house Saturn so differing attitudes to money will also play a part.

Their relationship chart has an argumentative, competitive composite Sun, Mercury, Mars conjunction which was being yanked further apart late last year with tr Saturn conjunct in December; and that was only the end of a long phase of challenges to their connection following on from tr Pluto and tr Uranus in recent years. There’s also a cold and defensive composite Moon square Saturn which will be hugely unsettled in 2020 and 2021; and more so since tr Pluto will oppose the composite Uranus in 2020/2021 which will cause further major disruptions.

Charles certainly dislikes Sarah, Duchess of York, with a composite Sun, Saturn, Mercury; and a bitterly hostile Mars square Pluto in their relationship chart – and he may be concerned by her continuing presence on the scene. That relationship is being upended through this year and the next several.

Once the Queen goes there will be less protection for Andrew and his capricious ways; though he does look boosted in 2021/22 with Jupiterian largesse. Before then he has tr Neptune through his 8^th house conjunct Mercury this month and on and off into 2020, which can bring secrets out into the open; and focus on financial dealings. In 2020/21 tr Pluto will square his midheaven which can be damaging to reputation and status, certainly suggests there will be challenges to his direction in life and career.  That may be fall out from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal if more comes out into the open.

Comedian turned super-star film director Jordan Peele is looking at another blockbuster success with US. In the horror genre, it focusses on an affluent black family menaced in their home by another family who look almost exactly like them. It took $110 million worldwide in its first few days and achieved the second best opening weekend in North America for an original live action film, after Avatar in 2009; and only cost $20 million.

His previous movie as writer, producer and director the 2017 Get Out, which won him an Oscar for best original screenplay, was a funny, frightening and thought-provoking thriller about race in America that cost $4.5 million to make and was the first film from a black director to make $100 million at the US and Canadian box office. And he received his second Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for producing Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. Talented and on a roll.

Born 21 February 1979 in New York, he was brought up by a single mother and dropped out of college to form a comedy duo.  He has a Sun and Mercury in filmic Pisces opposition Saturn in extra-hard-working Virgo. His Sun is conjunct an enduring and stubborn Mars in late Aquarius. And his Mars is doubly determined being trine Pluto, with both sextiling onto filmic Neptune (Moon) in Sagittarius; and his Mars is in a no-compromise square to Uranus as well. Aquarius and Sagittarius are two comic signs.

His creative 5^th harmonic is strongly aspected; and even more so his superstar 22H.

The Lord alone knows what comes next for Brexit and He’s not dropping too many hints. Possible exits might come from tr Pluto sextile the UK Pluto mid April to early May, again over the New Year – which indicates an upheaval. Or tr Saturn square the UK Sun/Moon midpoint around this August, September, October for the final time – which can be a relationship split.

At the time of Brexit in 2016 tr Pluto was hovering around the square of the UK Sun/Moon midpoint which puts immense pressure on close relationships. For an individual I wouldn’t have expected a marriage to survive with the Sun/Moon midpoint being pounded pre and post 2016 by tr Uranus, Pluto and now Saturn. Though countries are much more cumbersome entities and difficult to shift.

That apart there’s a confused and evasive tr Neptune square the 3^rd house UK Mercury from now till late April, followed by  an extended neurotic panic with high uncertainty from tr Neptune square the Sun/Saturn midpoint May till mid August, repeating through 2020. From mid this August the indecisive, dithery tr Neptune square Mercury returns, and repeats into early 2020.  There are flickers of sunshine and cheer from Jupiter midpoints – July till December, so it won’t all be sinking into a fog.

And right on cue at the moment is the exact Solar Arc Moon opposition the legislature Saturn – the voters are not amused by their hapless MPs.

Theresa May’s Government chart ( null and void if there’s another election) sinks into an even deeper swamp come May awash with Neptune.

That’s the best I can do pro tem. Just too exhausting for words.