The surprise resignation of the UK’s Ambassador to Brussels is causing a flurry of comment depending on whether the media outlets are pro-Brexit or against. For the Remainers it’s deeply damaging to Theresa May, the removal of a highly skilled negotiator who knew the EU inside out. For the Brexiters, it’s good riddance since he was uppity, contemptuous of politicians’ limited understanding of what they are facing, and negative about the prospect of getting a speedy and clean divorce.
What is clear about Theresa May’s Government – even if nothing else is – is that it is living up to its start chart, 13 July 2016 5.44 pm – with an intensely secretive Sun Mercury in the 8th with Sun opposition controlling Pluto; plus a prickly focal point Saturn on a Sagittarius Ascendant which makes it overly defensive about criticism and resistant to open debate. An afflicted Saturn in Sagittarius is know-it-all, self-righteous, resentful about any questioning. Plus the 8th house Sun Mercury in Cancer are trine a 12th house vengeful Mars in Scorpio. Step out of line and woe betide you. Forget any speaking truth to power.
That Government Saturn is under double assault this year from the worst of its enemies – delusional, dissolving, undermining Neptune. Tr Neptune squares that Saturn from 12 January to 11 February 2017; and the Solar Arc Saturn moves to square Neptune by late 2017. Plus the Feb 2017 Pisces Eclipse is conjunct the Neptune. If mishandled, this can lead to self-deceit in the months following. The Feb Eclipse is also square Saturn which can be fearful, overwhelmed by responsibilities.
Throughout February tr Uranus will square the 8th house Government Sun which will create a fair upheaval against even more resistance so is likely to be highly uncomfortable. February also sees tr Pluto conjunct Mars/Neptune which usually accompanies plans collapsing into confusion; with a frustrating/enraging/stuck tr Pluto square Mars/Node mid March to early June; when the Mars/Neptune returns. There will be phases of high confidence and optimism when tr Pluto trines Jupiter but they’ll be muddled in with a fair amount of chaos as well.
What puzzles me given that all 27 countries need to vote individually and all, as I understand it, have a veto, how anything will ever get decided. What TM’s Government wants (hard, soft or liquorice all sorts, who knows?) is neither here nor there faced with the Tower of Babel. If a 0.1% per center like Luxembourg can bury a tax avoidance scheme (see previous post) then neither common sense nor flexibility reign on the other side. It takes two to tango in a negotiation and if one side has set their multi-faces to the wall then there’ll be complete stalemate and a messy tumble-out in 2019.