Melania Trump making a surprise plea for Epstein survivors to be given a congressional hearing and denying categorically that she had much contact with Epstein has sparked confusion about why she has spoken out, given that her husband was trying to distance himself from the scandal. Commentators suggested she might be trying to get ahead of a story about to appear. But overall there was bafflement.
“What is Melania’s game? Is she a secret member of the resistance after all, driven to act now by Trump’s threat to wipe out Iranian civilisation and growing fears that he is descending into madness? Is there a smoking gun in the Epstein files that could yet bring him down? “
What the astrology says is that her relationship with Donald is undergoing its greatest test since their marriage in 2005 with tr Uranus conjunct the composite Sun this month and moving onto a disruptive square to the Pluto this June, over the New Year and again in spring 2027. The power balance of their relationship will be altering significantly. There is also a sense of a meltdown between them in the later stages of June and again late year.
Her birth time is not known but it is possible that tr Uranus is square her Sun/Moon midpoint around this year/next year (circa 5 Pisces) which also suggests a widening gap in their marriage. Their wedding chart from 22 January 2005 circa 7pm Palm Beach, Florida is being badly undermined now with the Solar Arc Sun conjunct Neptune; and under acute pressure from tr Pluto conjunct the Sun; and jolted by tr Uranus square the Uranus.
From reports it seems to be a fairly distant marriage with her having negotiated a healthy settlement for their son Barron and presumably herself for future comfort. But there is definitely a seismic shift ongoing in their relationship at present.
Born 26 April 1970 in Slovenia, she is a security-conscious Sun Saturn in Taurus with Mercury Venus also in indulgent Taurus trine Pluto. Her Pluto squares DT’s Sun and Moon suggesting a relationship based on a power dynamic. The marriage may have started with her having to be ‘dutiful’ but as is often the case it may well have swung the other way recently with her taking more control. Tr Pluto is square her Sun this year and next so she will be undergoing a slow and challenging transformation. Tr Uranus was conjunct her Venus last month; opposes her Neptune by late this month and moves on to conjunct her Mars from August onwards, all into 2027 – so there are considerable changes ongoing in her emotional outlook.
Her relationship with Ivanka was chilly in Trump’s first term but may be better now with less competition for attention. Melania’s relationship with Donald Trump Jnr is horrendous with a composite Mars Saturn conjunction square Pluto, hinting at toxic dislike – and it will hit the skids in a major way in 2027/28 with tr Neptune has aspects to that square.
Melania seems an unlikely renegade with her Sun Saturn in Taurus and no doubt a reason for her outburst will become clear. She undoubtedly mixed in the same social circles as Epstein/Maxwell early on in her relationship with Trump. And with Epstein’s Jupiter in Taurus conjunct her Saturn Sun she would be attracted to his wealth; his Pluto was also conjunct her Venus Mercury so he would be persuasive even if they only met at Palm Beach cocktail parties.
She has even stronger astro-crossovers with Ghislaine Maxwell with GM’s Jupiter square Mel’s Sun Saturn; and GM’s Pluto conjunct Mel’s South Node. It need not have translated into lived experiences other than passing social interactions – but intriguing to see what comes next.
With a mystifying voter support from the religiously-minded and launching a war with high flown claims about morality and invocations about the historic ‘Crusades’ (mainly failures) it seems counter-productive for Trump to fall out with the Pope and the Catholic Church.
As with so much else it makes no sense. But the Vatican are not taking it lying down. Pope Leo’s Easter message issued a sharp rebuke of war. And Archbishop Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services questioned the legitimacy of America’s war in Iran, arguing that it was likely not justified under Catholic teaching on legitimate defense by military means, sometimes called just war theory.
Pope Leo, 14 September 1955, Chicago, Illinois, no birth time, is just the man to stand up to Trump since his Pluto is conjunct Trump’s Mars and Ascendant; his Mars in Virgo is square DT’s Uranus; his Virgo Sun Venus are square DT’s Gemini Sun opposition Sagittarius Moon. His determined Saturn in Scorpio is square DT’s Mars/Pluto midpoint. And the Pope’s North Node opposes DT’s North Node = trains heading in opposite directions.
Their relationship chart has been under considerable strain since last month with tr Uranus square the composite Mercury and moving (across the midpoints) to square the composite Mars in July and again at the end of the year and into 2027. It will be a longish phase of high tension, ratty arguments with eruptions of bad temper.
The Vatican, 7 June 1929, has its Neptune in late Leo also conjunct DT’s Mars so it will be an evasive combatant for him – and a good deal more intelligent. Their Uranus squares his Mercury so will pierce holes in his claims; and their Mars is conjunct his Pluto for implacable opposition. His relationship with the Vatican has been on a slide since the final weeks of Neptune and Saturn in Pisces in January/February of this year – and the second half of this year will see quite a tussle for the upper hand.
I am not normally a great fan of the Vatican but all power to them on this one.
The First Crusade was announced in 1095 with Pluto in early Aries. The last one in 1291 with Pluto in early Aquarius.
Wiki: The siege of Acre (also called the fall of Acre) took place in 1291 and resulted in the Crusaders’ losing control of Acre to the Mamluks. It is considered one of the most important battles of the period. Although the crusading movement continued for several more centuries, the capture of the city marked the end of further crusades to the Levant. When Acre fell, the Crusaders lost their last major stronghold of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
ADD ON: J.D.Vance, 2 August 1984 8.11 am Middletown, Ohio, has announced a new memoir centred on his conversion to Catholicism, adding to mounting speculation about a potential 2028 presidential run. Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019 when he was 35, after being raised in a loosely evangelical family. His Catholic conversion has informed his positions on issues such as abortion and family policy, and he has in the past justified the White House’s deportation policies with his interpretation of Catholicism, using ordo amoris – “order of love” – to defend prioritising obligations to fellow citizens over outsiders.
And how is that for timing!
Pope Leo’s Pluto falls on his Ascendant as well Trump’s, so giving the Holy Father the ability to transform Vance’s image – in this instance not for the better, especially since it also squares V’s Mars in Scorpio making for a bitter standoff. The Pope’s Mars in Virgo is conjunct V’s Mercury for arguments; and the Pope’s Neptune is conjunct V’s Pluto as the pontiff’s spiritual status diminishes and confuses V’s power and influence.
Vance’s Neptune in final degree Sagittarius is square Scheat and has been buffeted about by tr Saturn Neptune in square recently. He also has Sedna, the dwarf planet, associated with betrayal and abandonment in his spiritual/religious 9th house.
Vance’s relationship chart with the Pope looks set to rock n’ roll even more as tr Uranus moves into Gemini late this month till mid May and squares the composite Sun – with further nervy interactions across the year end and more chaotic interactions in 2027.
As old alliances are shattered, new ones are being cobbled together and not only in the Middle East. UK PM Keir Starmer is pursuing a “closer partnership” with the European Union, because of global volatility and economic pressures. He aims to strengthen ties on trade, security, and energy
The prospect will give Daily Telegraph readers a fit of the vapours and threaten to reopen the rancorous Brexit debate. While a full re-entry would almost certainly not be possible or even wanted (except by Sadiq Khan), it does come at a time when there is a significant shift on the UK/EU 1957 relationship chart. Tr Uranus will conjunct the composite Pluto in June and again late year into January 2027. Which suggests an upheaval and a turnaround.
At that point tr Uranus will also square the UK Pluto at 2 degrees Pisces so there will be a collapse of the older order and start of building anew. Interestingly the UK/USA chart relationship chart has tr Pluto opposition the composite Uranus exactly now till late this June and again on and off till late 2027 – which hints at the same kind of upheaval but in reverse. As one goes down (no doubt temporarily until post-Trump) another comes together.
When Brexit happened tr Pluto was square the UK’s 8th house Aries North Node – and by next year the Solar Arc Pluto will oppose the UK North Node. A 7th house Aries North Node is tricky since the need for relationships pulls against an equally strong need for independence.
With the EU there will be constant revisions and adjustments through 2027 with tr Uranus square the composite UK/EU Uranus – so it won’t be seamless or smooth, but there will be a change in the present status quo.
Relations with the USA will get fractious and explosively argumentative in the second half of May in particular with tr Uranus conjunct the composite Mars, and again in the first three months of 2027.
The world holds its breath after Pakistan brokered an unlikely pause in the Middle East conflict with the Trump bunker proclaiming mission accomplished. GW Bush declared the same years ago and the Iraq War dragged on for another 8 years.
April was always going to be a fractious month with Mars moving into fiery Aries on the 9th, ratcheting up the aggro – though it comes round every two years so is not always a calamity. But this year there is a collection of planets already in Aries. First it crosses Neptune on the 12th for a gulp of panic with plans not working out; then Mercury moves into Aries; a New Moon in Aries on the 17th is followed by an accident-prone and can-be-aggressive Mars conjunct Saturn on the 19th which is associated with military action.
Mars in Aries is a reckless act-first think-second energy, with a tendency to stir up arguments. It lacks tact and sensitivity for others’ feelings as it crashes ahead. More heat, less light. More haste, less speed. Though in mythology Mars, the god of war, was deemed a peacemaker.
In addition, the New Moon on the 17th is conjunct Eris and Chiron in the day/two days before. Quite a congregation of planetary/Fixed stars and asteroids all linked.
From previous Post: April – messages from the universe
1st April 2026
Mercury in Pisces will conjunct Nessus on April 9th. Usually associated with deceit Nessus has a positive role, making us better equipped to deal with risks and cons. It might suggest the ‘negotiations’ in the Middle East and elsewhere are hindered by treachery and insincerity. Nessus is also linked with ancestral and collective trauma – unresolved issues passed down through family lines or cultural groups which like the Shirt of Nessus slowly poisons or wounds. On the upside it encourages individuals to stand up against injustice and toxic patterns to ensure the past does not repeat itself, demanding that these hidden wounds be given voice and visibility. Which certainly sounds accurate for the ancient blood feuds of the Middle East.
On the 9th Mars in Pisces is conjunct the Fixed Star Scheat, which generally is regarded as unfortunate, likely to occur with accidents, natural disasters and in this case because of combative actions.
On the 15th the Aries Sun is conjunct Eris, the dwarf planet, recognized for its similarities to Pluto. Although thought to be a force that disrupts, provokes and shatters illusions, it can also be a potent force for personal evolution. Both conflict and catalyst, it highlights fractures that already exist. It calls for a stand against falsehoods and prompts a confrontation with uncomfortable truths. With awareness it brings a moment where it is crucial to challenge distortions and say ‘No More’.
On the 16th the Aries Sun is conjunct the centaur asteroid Chiron which suggests that progress will not be made on the basis of pride, ego or ‘winning’. Healing can only come from a place of selflessness – which in a fight between alpha males, fuelled by ancient blood feuds and egged on by a rampant narcissist, may give the fates pause for thought.
The Aries New Moon on the 17th pulls together with the Eris Chiron conjunction – with all four tied in a bow. At best it could point to new beginnings where there are enough voices saying ‘no more’ and healing of collective and generational trauma can begin. But that does seem to be a gigantic ask.
On Trump’s natal chart his Mercury in Cancer will catch the tr Mars and tr Saturn from April 22nd square which is likely to provoke an angry outburst, followed by discouragement on his part as tr Saturn continues to square his Mercury. Tr Mars won’t get to square his Saturn Venus until just before mid May for another assault on his pride, denting his popularity. Later in May a Mars in Taurus square Pluto will bring more tensions and perhaps destructive events.
On his midpoints he has tr Jupiter conjunct his Sun/Pluto midpoint exactly today as he exults in his ‘triumph’. Though also from today till near the month’s end he has a tricky tr Uranus opposition his Saturn/Neptune midpoint bringing painful circumstances, weakness appearing suddenly, perhaps illness, a strong streak of dissatisfaction and neurosis.
Pete Hegseth has the same mix of euphoria with underlying panic and mental strain. His relationship with Trump may blow up in July and on with tr Uranus square their composite Mars Uranus conjunction.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving prime minister, took up the reins of his most recent and turbulent term in late 2022 as Israel faced a historic moment with a Nodal Return and Uranus in Taurus conjunct its Taurus Sun. I wrote at the time that Israel had “turned its face against progress and doubled down on the worst of the past.”
He was facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust as he headed the most rightwing administration in the country’s history, made up of Jewish ultranationalist and religious parties. He promised to overhaul the judicial system, accelerate settlement construction in the occupied West Bank and highlight Jewish identity in public life. These and other plans have drawn unprecedented criticism from the defence establishment, business community, education system, LGBT+ rights groups, legal officials.
Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich, an ardent supporter of Jewish settlements, was made finance minister, with a second post in the defence ministry with sweeping administrative controls over the occupied West Bank.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, convicted of incitement to racism in 2007 and a former disciple of the anti-Arab ideologue rabbi Meir Kahane, went in as national security minister with expanded powers over the Israeli police and responsibility for border police who operate in the West Bank. He advocated that that soldiers receive blanket legal immunity from prosecution. Both Ben-Gvir and Smotrich are sanctioned by the UK and other states for inciting settler violence.
2022 had already seen Israeli forces kill more Palestinians in the West Bank than in any year since the United Nations began systematically recording fatalities in 2005, after the last major Palestinian uprising. The bloodshed has been blamed by Palestinian and Israeli rights groups and U.N. experts on Israel’s excessive use of force and open-fire rules as well as rising assaults by settlers in the West Bank.
Since the Hamas 2023 attack, settler violence and expansion have reached record levels, often occurring with what observers describe as “near-total impunity” or with the support of Israeli state policies. Reports from 2025-2026 indicate that more than 93% of police investigations into settler violence in the West Bank were closed without indictment, and only 3% resulted in convictions. Palestinians in the West Bank are subject to military courts with a reported 99.74% conviction rate, whereas Israeli settlers in the same territory are subject to civilian courts.
Benjamin Netanyahu, 21 October 1949 10.15 am Tel Aviv, Israel, has a Libra New Moon in his 11th house square an acquisitive Jupiter in Capricorn in his financial 2nd house; and sextile a bombastic Mars in Leo in his opinionated 9th (conjunct Pluto). He has an idealistic and slippery Neptune conjunct Mercury in 10th house; with his Mercury in an impulsive square to Uranus.
He has the headstrong Antares on his Sagittarius Ascendant which can lead to destruction through obstinacy. His Chiron is in his 12th suggesting he is trapped in an identification with the scapegoat and victim; with Chariklo nearby he will also be rooted in a sense of eternal suffering.
The recent February Aquarius Solar Eclipse fired up his combative Mars; and the upcoming August Solar Eclipse conjunct his Pluto hints at a need to transform his outlook totally (though he could ignore the celestial tug and continue as before.) His Solar Arc Uranus is conjunct his Midheaven exactly now (birth time being accurate and not rounded up) which could suggest a change of direction. Tr Neptune square his Uranus late May to mid August and again off and on into early 2028, will be nerve-stretched, perhaps even more fanatical. That tr Neptune at 4 degrees Aries does hit a variety of charts including the Israel country one and may be significant.
His Progressed Mars will square his Uranus later this year into 2027 which will be a tremendous jolt and could be risky. But on the whole he looks in better shape than one might expect ahead – with a sprinkling of unfavourable midpoints this year, and more positive, successful ones in 2027. Where he will run into the buffers, if he is still around, will be by 2030 with his SA Mars square his Pluto.
Tr Uranus will rattle up his relationship with Israel this month with a calamitous tr Uranus opposition the Mars/Saturn midpoint as the Iran offensive heats up; and gets another jolt as tr Uranus moves into Gemini in the second half of this May and repeating later. But for all that, it is a tight bond with no immediate signs of a separation.
His relationship with the USA is a good deal more troubled right through this year into 2027; as indeed is Israel’s with the USA for several years ahead.
His bond with Trump with a composite Pluto, Saturn, Mercury, Sun, Mars is toxic, only capable of surviving if the white-hot/black anger is directed outwards. If their involvement in a war against others was knocked out of the equation and they turned on each other ???!!! Wipe out. Again late May to end of August this year will prove a disappointment to them. Though it won’t end the friendship.
Netanyahu’s 2022 Term chart has a yod of South Node sextile Sun inconjunct Mars – which fits with a regressive and aggressive/martial administration.
Both Smotrich and Ben Gvir (without birth times) look relatively upbeat over the next two or three years. Though there may be cracks appearing with Netanyahu. No doubt they hope to supersede him at some point. Smotrich is an opportunistic Sun Pisces opposition Jupiter Mars conjunction which is being activated this year and in 2027.
Ben-Gvir has a determined and adventurous Jupiter Venus in Taurus opposition Uranus which is being challenged and possibly boosted over the coming two or three years; with a super-confident, self-aggrandising Jupiterian yod inconjunct an ambitious Neptune sextile Pluto. He could be prominent towards late decade.
An intriguing argument has been put forward about Israel’s long term future – that it is likely to turn into a ‘third-world economy’ because the fast-growing ultra‑orthodox Haredi community is under-educated, under-employed and refuses national service. The view is thought to be overblown but it is still true that the more educated, productive, entrepreneurial and tax-paying part of the population, which stocks the military, is growing far more slowly than the Haredi who at present number about 1.5 million people, or 14pc of Israel’s population. They typically marry young, have large families and their segregated schools focus on religious scripture, often at the expense of subjects such as maths and science. Few will go to university, and up to half of Israel’s Haredi men do not join the mainstream workforce.
Add On: The head of the leftwing Democrats party, Yair Golan, said; “Netanyahu promised a historic victory and security for generations, and in practice, we got one of the most severe strategic failures Israel has ever known.” “It’s a total failure that endangers Israel’s security for years to come.”
The reality is that Netanyahu gambled everything on his war and in his failure to secure the fall of the theocratic regime, the seizure of Tehran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, or meaningful state degradation, Israel’s global standing – already massively tarnished by its actions in Gaza, where it has been accused of committing a genocide – has been damaged.
The fallout in terms of public opinion and diplomacy is likely to be even more serious for Netanyahu and Israel. In America, in particular, a political consensus dating back to the 1960s is visibly crumbling. Israel’s role in pushing Trump to war in Iran has been assailed by both progressives and Maga’s far right, while support for Israel more broadly is at historic lows even among Jewish voters.
“In a war with no winners, Netanyahu looks like the biggest loser As Iran and US agree fragile ceasefire, Israel’s conflict has turned out to be a bust and, say opponents, ‘a political disaster’”
Audrey Hepburn, one of the Hollywood greats, Oscar-winner renowned for Roman Holiday, Funny Face and My Fair Lady, a film and fashion icon, is the subject of her son’s full biography of her, three decades after her death.
Elegant, beautiful, delicate, she radiated charm and vulnerability, though her life story was anything but cossetted. Intimate Audrey was co-written with former war correspondent Wendy Holden, since as her son said “My mother’s life begins with war and ends with war.”
She was born 4 May 1929 3am Ixelles, Belgium, with an aristocratic Dutch mother and a British father, both Hitler supporters, and was pulled out of a UK school when war broke out to live in the Netherlands. She and her family endured bombing raids and malnutrition. They subsisted on stale turnips and bread baked from tulip-bulb flour for long periods during the Nazi blockade; she witnessed endless acts of violence and saw Jews rounded up and taken away to the camps. While only a teenager, she performed dance recitals to raise funds for those in hiding and carried messages for the resistance. Her upright posture was a result of ballet lessons but also of a piece of shrapnel that landed in her neck during an air raid and permanently restricted her movement.
In later life she became a Unicef goodwill ambassador in the 1980s and 90s: missions to Ethiopia, Venezuela and Vietnam and was in Somalia surrounded by starving children four months before her death from cancer in 1993.
Fame came early in her twenties when she was discovered by the author Collette and appeared in her Broadway production of Gigi. Thence on to Roman Holiday for which she won an Oscar and the best leading actress Tony for Ondine, all at 24.
Her marital life was complicated, first with writer-producer Mel Ferrer, who was known to be controlling and was married five times in all. Then with Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti who was “unreliable” (= unfaithful) and later the Dutch actor Robert Wolders, “adorable but a doormat”.
For one so dainty, partly the result of her wartime starvation she was a Sun Jupiter North Node in Taurus; with a charismatic 5th house Pluto conjunct Mars on the cusp of the hard-working 6th. Her Pluto was square Uranus, indicative of a generation who lived through considerable turmoil. Her dutiful 10th house Saturn in Capricorn was on the apex of a yod inconjunct Mars sextile Mercury hinting at a life requiring maturity and perseverance. Her Neptune on the Descendant would attract her to partners who were uncommitted or evasive in some way; and her Sun/Moon midpoint was conjunct her Uranus which equally would make for revolving doors on the partnership front.
When the Second World War broke out tr Uranus was exactly conjunct her Taurus North Node and conjunct her Solar Arc Sun for probably the defining moment of her life; with tr Pluto moving into her 6th house of health. As peace was declared in 1945 tr Uranus was crossing her IC as freedom dawned.
She evidently gave up filming when the children were born to give them a family life – and Sean, Mel Ferrer’s son, 17 July 1960, has spent his life making a legacy of her career and achievements.
Theirs was a tight but not altogether easy bond. He did have his Mars and Moon in Taurus conjunct her Jupiter Sun; and his Cancer Moon conjunct her Mars. Both were Earth/Water which would bring an understanding. But his Uranus was square her Sun Jupiter and his intense Pluto sat in her 7th – so it would be a complex, push and pull association. His Jupiter in her 10th would give him the desire to make the most of her celebrity and success.
Their relationship chart echoed the synastry with a composite Sun, Uranus, Venus and Mars conjunction – affectionate, high-vitality but also needing individual space. There was also a yod of Saturn sextile Jupiter inconjunct Pluto and another yod of Pluto sextile Neptune inconjunct Jupiter – tying their destinies together more tightly than most.
Desperately seeking a chink of daylight if not peace and sanity in the Middle East fiasco, a few astro-thoughts.
Relocating Trump’s chart to Teheran puts the Fixed star Antares on the Ascendant. Known as martial in its inclinations, it can cause destructiveness and makes the individual rash, headstrong and destructive to themselves by their own obstinacy. There is also his wayward and divisive Uranus in the 7th house of friends and enemies. The unfortunate, shipwrecking Fixed star Scheat is on his relocated IC, hinting at the sinkhole opening up below him. With his hopeful, unrealistic (delusional) Neptune in the 10th house of direction and reputation.
Cracks are appearing even with trenchant MAGA supporters of the past like Joe Rogan – whose relationship with DT is undergoing a total turnaround at the moment with tr Pluto opposition the composite Uranus; with disappointment mounting from late May to mid August with particular jolts mid June into July.
Skipping down relationship charts with Trump’s main protagonists it is interesting (to an astrologer) to see the range of reasons for the opposition. Bruce Springsteen and Richard Gere loathe him with toxic bitterness with composite Sun, Mars, Pluto, Saturn conjunctions in their respective relationship charts which is a fight to the end. With Obama there is anger, distrust but more significantly Uranian differences of agenda – going in opposite directions. With Gavin Newsom a hint of an ego clash, one wins the other loses. Macron and Starmer find him irritating beyond belief with his insistence they bow the knee to his commands – with Mars Saturn prominent.
The one relationship chart which has always fascinated me – in a gruesome way – is Trump with Ivanka, his daughter. It has a composite Sun, Mars, Saturn, Uranus conjunction with Uranus conjunct Pluto may square Moon. If ever there was an abusive association, emotionally or otherwise, this is it with a vast reservoir of resentment bubbling below the surface.
What is intriguing as Trump exhibits signs of a mental breakdown are his interactions with those close. His relationship chart with Melania has tr Uranus conjunct the composite Sun exactly now – 6th till 25 April. With Ivanka tr Uranus will square their composite Sun from later this month into May and then square the Mars and Saturn right through into 2027. That will be some rupture.
With Donald Trump Jnr there has already been tremors of unease with is father and a sinking sense of failure through this month with tr Neptune square the composite Sun with a jolting tr Uranus square the Uranus in the second half of May – and both of these repeat into early 2027.
Even the Trump tribe may have a sense that the writing is on the wall.
See previous post: Trump’s trusty wingmen – unravelling by 2028. 11th January 2026
Two Virgos, two lawsuits with hints of judicial scepticism arising out of both, which could prove ruinously expensive.
The judge in actress Blake Lively’s claims of sexual harassment while on set with Justin Baldoni, has dismissed ten out of the thirteen claims she made, saying actors need to be able to experiment. The case with the remainder is expected to go to trial on May 18, including claims Baldoni’s company retaliated against her after she complained about misconduct which her lawyers claim materially altered her career prospects.
Born 25 August 1987 5.07 am Tarzana, California, she has a stellium in Virgo which tr Uranus will start to rattle up when it squares her Sun and Mars in late May for jolting insecurity; then moves on to square her Venus for emotional upsets in June and continues off and on into 2027 when tr Uranus squares her Mercury for outbursts. Plus her midpoints hint at a run of setbacks this year and next.
The lesson might be that the lawsuit has done more to damage her chances than anything else.
Not that Justin Baldoni, 24 January 1984 8.30pm Los Angeles, is looking overly cheerful with tr Pluto conjunct his Aquarius Sun and square his Pluto Moon this year and his Mars in 2027/2028. That looks completely trapped.
They were a bad fit as a working unit with her Pluto conjunct his Mars and her can-be-autocratic Saturn Uranus falling in his 4th with her Virgo planets in his 12th – she would have an emotionally disconcerting effect on him. And with his Scorpio Moon conjunct Pluto and Mars he will have an edgy relationship with women best the best of times.
The other Virgo is Prince Harry (along with others) wielding the sword of justice against the Daily Mail, claiming personal information had been obtained illegally. As the case closed the judge issued what appeared to be a warning about the lack of evidence from the claimants, whose barrister suggested that if private details were published, they must have been obtained unlawfully. Whereas some evidence was led that friends or others, even the claimants themselves, might have been the source in certain cases.
Judgement is not expected until the summer or even early autumn. Prince Harry has previously won small damages against the Mirror Group and an apology from The Sun. But in this case the stakes are high with an estimated £38 million in costs if the case is not proved.
Prince Harry, 15 September 1984 4.20 pm London, has an intense 8th house Virgo Sun in an impatient square to Mars and a packed 9th (legal) house with Venus, Pluto and Saturn there. He is not having the greatest year with his Solar Arc Midheaven conjunct his 12th house (overly hopeful) Neptune, exact in six months, which may dent a few of his delusions. He also has a disappointing tr Neptune square his Jupiter late April to late May, and again mid August to late September. His Progressed Moon also collides with his Mars in September which will not make for a peaceful few weeks.
QUOTES:
“Avoid lawsuits beyond all things…” Jean de la Bruyere
“A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.” George Herbert”
“Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
“In law, nothing is certain but the expense.” Samuel Butler”
“Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.” Abraham Lincoln
“About half the practice of a decent lawyer consists in telling would-be clients that they are damned fools and should stop.” Elihu Root
How do you face extreme levels of danger and manage to handle relationships in a claustrophobic capsule. For 99.9% of the population the prospect would send them running for the hills. Astronauts are a rare breed.
In this instance two astrological themes are marked in the Artemis 11 crew. The first is the proliferation of Fixed signs The commander Reid Weisman, 11 November 1975, is a Sun, Mercury Uranus in Scorpio with the latter two planets square Saturn in Leo.
The pilot Victor Glover, has Sun, Jupiter, Moon in Taurus.
Christina Koch, 29 January 1979, is a Sun, Mars, Mercury in Aquarius opposition Jupiter in Leo with Uranus in Scorpio.
Jeremy Hansen, 27 January 1976, is another Sun Aquarius square Uranus in Scorpio.
Fixed energy is steady, has endurance, can be stubborn but tends not to flap.
The other is the frequent occurrence of Mars Pluto and indeed Pluto Jupiter –
Weisman has his Pluto square Mars and opposition Jupiter.
Hansen has an incredibly strong and confident chart with his Pluto trine Mars trine Sun, with his Pluto opposition Jupiter and his Mars opposition Neptune and his Sun opposition Saturn in late Cancer.
Koch has a Sun Mars conjunct widely trine Pluto.
It crops up in the relationship charts as well:
Weisman/Glover – Pluto square Mars Venus; and a yod of Neptune sextile Sun inconjunct Mars Venus.
Weisman/Koch – Sun trine Mars trine Saturn with Mars opposition Pluto; and Pluto trine Jupiter.
Hansen/Glover – Uranus trine Venus trine Mars with Mars square Pluto.
Hansen/Koch – Mars opposition Pluto; and Pluto trine Sun trine Jupiter.
Mars Pluto in a personal relationship can be toxic since it produces power struggles, a need on one side or the other for total domination and can even turn violent. Here where the circumstances are dangerous Mars Pluto is essential for coping with the stress. Often Mars Pluto relationships thrive in crisis situations – working in refugee camps and conflict zones for instance. When returned to ordinary life they become destructive. The context soaks up the energy.
There is also unsurprisingly a marked Uranus presence both natally and in the relationship charts. Again in mundane everyday life, Uranus can be tricky – uncooperative and rebellious, not suited to close team work. But here the Uranian nature of the environment and project should absorb the difficult side of the energy.
