Indra Nooyi, one of the foremost women CEOs, is stepping down after 12 years at the head of Pepsi. During her time sales and  shares have shot up, which earned her $31 million last year, and $87 million over the last three years. She spearheaded Pepsi’s transition to a greener, more environmentally aware company.

She was born in Chennai, India, on exactly the same day as Bill Gates – Oct 28 1955. And she has the same ultra-confident and go ahead Jupiter Pluto conjunction in showy Leo in square to an obsessively conscientious and determined Saturn in Scorpio conjunct Venus.  Her Scorpio Sun is conjunct Neptune in late Libra and both square Uranus in Leo – so she’s visionary, a reformer, sometimes rebellious and can be fanatical.  Her Moon is late Pisces where Bill Gates’ Moon is Aries and the houses will be different but both are cut from the same cloth. And both have singleton Moon, on bucket-shaped charts which channel the energy of the entire chart through the Moon, which makes them well-designed for a role interfacing with the public.

They have their Sun = NNode = Mars/Jupiter = Mars/Pluto so what brings them into prominence (NNode) is their personality (Scorpio Sun), their soaring confidence and good luck (Mars/Jup) and a degree of ruthless determination (Mars/Pl).

There’s no indication of where she goes from here – into philanthropy like Gates or another business venture. But with her Solar Arc Jupiter Pluto aiming to conjunct her Sun in just over two years’ time her next project will be huge.

Her get-it-together 5th harmonic, often a strong aspect for successful business  is powerfully aspected. As is her influencer 17H and superstar 22H.

At least 100 are dead and 10,000 have been evacuated on the Indonesian island of Lombok after a 6.9 quake on Sunday. It was far bigger than another quake that hit Lombok last week, killing 16.

The Indonesia 27 December 1949 9.22 am Jakarta chart has a Cardinal Grand Cross of a Capricorn Sun opposition Uranus square Mars opposition Moon, all in early degrees, so catching the tr Saturn hard aspects at the moment.

The July Solar Eclipse located to Lombok had Saturn on the IC. The late July Lunar Eclipse had Saturn exactly on the Descendant. And the upcoming Solar Eclipse of August 11^th has Jupiter on the MC square Sun, Moon, Mercury conjunct the Descendant.  Usually planets on the chart axis indicate significant happenings with eclipses; and Jupiter oddly enough is often marked during disasters.

Saturn was also on the axis, conjunct the MC for Greece for the recent Lunar Eclipse which oversaw a series of wildfires costing many lives. Similarly Laos which suffered a deadly dam burst had Saturn was exactly conjunct the Descendant for the Lunar Eclipse.

There’s also the explosive, disruptive Mars opposition Node square Uranus around for all three eclipses, especially tied into the Lunar.

The heat around Trump Jnr’s 2016 meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer is stoking up his father’s twitter mania. Initially the excuse was the encounter was concerned with the adoption of Russian children but is now openly acknowledged as ‘opposition research’ – digging the dirt on Clinton, all legal  – and unbeknownst to senior. Though why he has to disavow what wasn’t criminal appears odd.

Trump Jnr, 31 December 1977, no birth time, is looking edgy and deflated this year, especially from mid October onwards with tr Saturn conjunct his Venus and Sun in Capricorn; and tr Uranus in a jolting trine to his Saturn and in a career-denting square to his Jupiter/Saturn; the latter repeating into early 2019. The pressure mounts in 2019/2020 with a devastating and confused tr Pluto square his Saturn/Neptune from late March; worsening with the addition of a totally-blocked and scary tr Pluto square Sun/Mars joining in by 2020/2021.

Trump Snr’s relationship with Mueller was always ominous with Mueller’s Mars in meticulous Virgo in a disruptive square to Trump’s Uranus Sun and Moon; with Mueller’s determined Sun Pluto well placed to winkle out secrets in Trump’s hidden 12^th. Not that Mueller himself is in the best of shape with tr Neptune opposing his Mars till late 2019.  Their relationship chart looks overwrought this September and October with tr Pluto opposition the composite Sun with panics and insecurity into 2019.

With Jnr, the Mueller relationship is an almighty face-off with Mueller’s Pluto and Sun conjunct Jnr’s Mars in Leo and Mueller’s Saturn opposition Jnr’s Sun Venus. The relationship chart looks very much at cross purposes as the composite Venus, Mercury (and Neptune) square Jupiter Saturn is hit by tr Uranus hard aspects right through till 2020 and beyond. There will be moments of relief followed by more jangling anxiety.

Angela Carter, rated in the top ten of British writers in the 20^th Century, known for her feminist, magical realism short stories, was lauded in a BBC documentary last night.  She gave a macabre Freudian and surrealist twist to fairy-tales, garnering the praise of Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood. And although reckoned a feminist she raged against ‘the self-immolation of women, how women collude and connive with their condition of enslavement.’

Born 7 May 1940 in Eastbourne, England, (no birth time) she had an extraordinary if fairly tortured life. She had a suffocating mother, who over fed her, didn’t allowed to dress herself, or to go to the bathroom alone, which turned her into a pudgy child with a stammer and few friends. Along the way she rebelled, went on a diet, ‘changed from a fat, obliging girl to a skinny, rude girl.’ When university became a prospect her parents said they would move close by, so she escaped into marriage instead. Unfortunately she picked a depressive as a husband, whom she left for a spell in Japan, which radicalized her as she watched the submissive doll-like women there. She picked up two younger boyfriends there and on her return to the UK, aged 31 she met a 19 year old construction worker, had a child and married him. She died of lung cancer aged 51.

She was a Sun Uranus (Moon) in Taurus – a stubborn maverick – all in a creative and inspirational trine to Neptune. Her Jupiter in upfront Aries conjunct Mercury Saturn in Taurus squared Pluto giving her a mix of bullish confidence along with equal quantities of bleak self-doubt. Her passionately enthusiastic Mars Venus was in a publicity-attracting square to Neptune and an exuberant sextile to Jupiter.

A one-off personality who danced to her own tune.

Her 13^th Harmonic was exceptionally strong – breakthrough, genius, exploration, breaking with the orthodox. As was her leaving-a-legacy-for-history 17H; and her creative 5H.

Steven Seagal, the actor and martial-arts black belt, has been named by Russia as a “special representative” on US-Russian humanitarian and cultural ties. He is a frequent visitor to Russia, a close friend of Putin whom he described as “a great world leader” and a “brilliant tactician,” has defended him against allegations of election interference, and attended Putin’s recent swearing-in ceremony in May. He became a Russian citizen in 2016. He was credited for facilitating meetings in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings to discuss intelligence sharing issues.

Seagal was born 10 April 1952 1.54 pm Lansing, Michigan, with Russian paternal grandparents and perhaps Mongol heritage, so he does have a Russia connection. He spent some years in Japan in his twenties studying aikido, then went onto make action movies, mainly direct to video in recent years. His emotional life has been chequered with several marriages, seven children by four mothers and has faced various sexual harassment allegations. He also appears to be Buddhist.

He has a much-travelled 9^th house Sun Jupiter in pro-active Aries opposition Neptune Moon in Libra; with his Sun Jupiter in a confident trine to Pluto – so fairly stratospheric ambitions with Neptune Pluto plus Sun plus Jupiter. His Pluto squares a ruthless, ultra-determined, never-say-die square to Mars in Scorpio. He also has Saturn opposition Mercury Venus in Aries square Uranus making him rebellious, impatient, a self-proclaimed activist, as well as innovative and, if well-handled, a humanitarian spearheading change.

Putin’s Jupiter in Taurus falls in his 10^th, so good for his status, with Putin’s Pluto conjunct his Ascendant and both tied into Seagal’s 4^th house Mars – so he’ll resonate to Putin’s confidence and control. There’s also a cross over between his Moon Neptune Saturn in Libra and Putin’s quartet of planets including his Sun in Libra.

Although it’s reasonable on synastry the relationship chart is fairly erratic with a composite Sun Uranus opposition Mercury Venus square Neptune Saturn – it’ll wobble more than somewhat in 2019. Relocating Seagal’s chart to Moscow puts his Mars in Scorpio on the Ascendant which will bring out his uncompromising and fairly dominating streak.

Seagal will be powering confidently ahead over the next four years though with a few dashed hopes and confusion.

Pic of his book: ‘The Way Of The Shadow Wolves: The Deep State And The Hijacking Of America.’ With a foreword by Joe Arpaio. Amazon reviews run from – ‘trash, absurd, borderline bigoted’ to ‘best book I’ve ever read.’ Corruption in the Deep State? He needs to take a good luck at Russia’s gangster government.

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Will Smith, the superlatively successful actor, has been waxing enthusiastic about his 20 year marriage to Jada, saying they’ve gone beyond being married – they’re now life partners. “There’s no deal breakers.”  Jada then had the celeb mags atwitter with comments that described it as open marriage, which she then tried to row back with a Hollywood witter about trust and allowing partners to be free.

He was born 25 September 1968 1.45 am Phildaelphia (astrotheme), started as a not very successful rapper and shifted into movies, where he has starred in multiple multi-million dollar grossing blockbusters. He’s a Sun Libra with his chart dominated by a not-altogether-easy Yod of Pluto Jupiter sextile Neptune inconjunct Saturn in Aries. Jupiter Pluto will give him confidence but an apex Saturn requires real maturity to make it work. (He shares that configuration with Jim Caviezel (Christ in Gibson’s Passion, born a day later. An another Saturn Yod apex is Pauley Perrette, late of NCIS.) Smith also has a Scorpio Moon.

Jada Smith, 18 September 1971, is a determined Sun Pluto and Moon in Virgo. She has her Pluto and Venus in Libra conjunct Will’s Sun and Uranus so it’s quite an odd mix of possessive and independent. Her Saturn opposition Neptune Jupiter squares his Mars with her Mars in contrary Aquarius square his Moon so it’s a complicated mix, fairly gritty at times.

Their wedding chart, 31 December 1997, has a workmanlike, enduring Sun square Saturn (work comes first); an ethereal and independent-minded Venus conjunct Uranus and Neptune; with a tough Saturn trine Pluto, sextile Mars.

Their relationship chart has a possessive and transformational composite Sun Pluto; with a self-sacrificing (on one side) composite Saturn opposition Mars, and an only-one-can-win Mars Neptune conjunction. Definitely designed for showbiz. Plus a composite Venus (Moon) Uranus which suits a partnership with long separations due to work. Often power couples have Sun Pluto conjunctions, which doesn’t mean they last for ever, but together they make an impact.

Gibraltar will “make the Irish problem look like a picnic” said Ken Clarke recently, but to date it’s been largely overlooked in the morass of the Brexit negotiations. It’s an independent Brit colony on the Mediterranean, signed over by Spain in perpetuity in the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. But Spain has a formal veto over Brexit if they dislike the Gibraltar dimensions of the deal. If it ends in a hard Brexit, it means a hard border between Gibraltar and Spain, which would be a major headache since Gibraltar relies heavily on Spanish cooperation and the UK would have no leverage. 98 per cent of Gibraltarians want to stick with Britain rather than join Spain, though 96 per cent voted to Remain in 2016, presumably more aware of the potential problems of leaving.

The date of signing over (I think) was 13 July 1713 which has a Cancer Sun Mercury under assault from the tr Pluto opposition till 2020, so stuck and facing major challenges; aggravated this December when the UK/EU relationship chart is also stressed and separated. On tenterhooks through 2019/2020; facing a disastrous situation also in 2019/2020 and feeling let down in 2020.

The UK/Spain relationship chart is sagging badly right through till late 2021 with a run of transiting Neptune squares to the composite Venus, Sun, Pluto which sounds as if the ties-that-bind are loosening and the power balance shifting.

Assuming the 1713 date is sound then the Gib/UK relationship reflects discouragement and separation in 2019; with extreme frustration and anger in 2021/2022.

Gib/Spain looks like a mighty tug-of-war from this year right through till Pluto exits Capricorn in 2024; with considerable upheavals and disruption in 2021 to 2024.

They should stick Boris Johnson up the Gibraltar flag pole and let the monkeys loose. It was all going to be so simple and straightforward he said. Hah.

Geniuses don’t make great human beings. Steve Jobs’ eldest daughter, Lisa Brennan Jobs has written a memoir Small Fry about her troubled relationship with her father.  She was the result of an on-off relationship and Jobs publicly denied being her father for two years after her birth, even claiming he was sterile in a deposition. After a DNA test proved he was her father, a court ruled Jobs had to cover welfare and child-support payments totalling $500 (£385) a month. Days later Apple became a public company and Jobs’ net worth rose to over $200m. He appears to have apologised and made up with her later in his life.

She was born 17 May 1978 in Portland, Oregon, and is a Sun Taurus square Saturn; with Saturn conjunct Mars and Mars square Uranus; plus Jupiter square Pluto. All of which describes a cold, rejecting, cruel father.

Her Mercury was conjunct his 8^th house Mars, her Neptune conjunct his IC and her Saturn conjunct his Pluto  – argumentative, disappointing and blocked.

Their relationship chart is fairly brutal as well with a composite Mars square Pluto Uranus; a cold Venus opposition Saturn perhaps square Moon; and a strained, disillusioning Yod of Mars sextile Sun inconjunct Neptune.

Jobs had both his Pisces Sun and Aries Moon unaspected so neither his identity nor his feelings were well integrated. He had a powerfully driven Cardinal Grand Square of an inspirational and lucky Uranus Jupiter in Cancer opposition Venus square Neptune opposition an aggravated 8^th house Mars; with Mars trine a 12^th house Pluto and Pluto square Saturn in obsessive Scorpio. He may have changed the world but he was a troubled man and not an easy temperament.

Turkey is facing a full-blown balance of payments crisis as foreign funds flee the country with the lira down 35pc in the last six months. The fear is that their currency collapse may be ‘harbinger’ of an emerging market rout which could ripple out. The increasingly autocratic Erdogan recently tossed out his Economic Minister and replaced him with his son-in-law.

The country chart looks confused, uncertain and on high alert with tr Neptune conjunct Uranus on the midheaven now into late 2019; with real hardship approaching for the beleaguered population in 2020/2021 with tr Pluto square the 4^th house Saturn and the Solar Arc Moon is also conjunct the 4^th house Mars in late 2019/early 2020.

Erdogan was sworn in for his 4^th Term at 4.30pm 9 July 2018 in Ankara. It’s an explosively erratic chart with the Mars opposition Node square Uranus in place; and more significantly a pressured and blocked 8^th house (financial) Sun opposition Pluto, which will come exact by Solar Arc in 2021.

Erdogan’s Saturn is conjunct the Turkey Scorpio Sun so he’ll have a dampening effect on the national spirit; and his Neptune conjunct the Turkey Saturn will produce uncertainty and distrust. The relationship chart has a composite Pluto square Mars Saturn which is bleak and cruel. That’s been jolted an detonated through this year up to 2020/21.

None of it good news.