Big Ben, the iconic symbol of London, is to fall silent for four years from noon tomorrow for repairs. Health and Safety have managed to accomplish what five years bombing by the Nazis failed to do in WW11. It was the first subject addressed by Theresa May as she arrived hot-foot from a month’s vacation. ‘Won’t do’ she said, backed by the long-time clock-tender who said stopping it wasn’t necessary; and a population sinking into shell-shock from the inept chaos of the Brexit negotiations regarding the loss of its familiar bells with superstitious horror. And they could be right. I faintly recollect the Queen’s swans dying en masse when they flew into a bridge in fog and thinking at the time it was a bad omen. Her Annis Horribilis followed.
The clock tower was rebuilt after a fire and completed on 31 May 1859 giving it a Sun Uranus in Gemini, maybe New Moon, with Mars Jupiter also in Gemini. Traditionally London was supposed to be Gemini, so that all fits. There’s also a stubbornly enduring Pluto Venus Mercury in Taurus square a wannabe-important Saturn in Leo.
On the UK 1801 chart, tr Mercury moves exactly now into the hidden 12th house, though it moves out at the start of this October. The likelihood is a solution will be found. The Solar Arc MC is exactly square the 8th house UK Mars right now as well, which fairly reflects a stunned nation. And the transiting North Node (Eclipsed) is conjunct the 11th house Saturn in Leo. The 11th house represents the legislature (House of Commons) – and an Eclipse conjunct Saturn will force our benighted politicians to get a grip, face their responsibilities and be realistic (hopefully). Saturn always brings the bill for past choices. There is a price to pay and that moment is now (and over the next few months).
Hi Marjorie
Can you give please us an update about the economy and stock markets
Life. What’s under their noses and staring them in the face, substantially Brexit. Don’t indulge in delusions, illusions, fantasies and daydreams. Get real. All the Saturnine things. Understand the limits of possibility and what’s feasible. Then get on with it in an organised way. All the things they haven’t been doing as they’ve been shilly-shallying around behind meaningless soundbytes or grandiose visions of what they’d like to see and in their imagination is perfectly possible What is the old saying – reality takes a bite out of every dream. They are staring into the abyss at the moment and need to get their act together.
Thank you, Marjorie.
I feel, though, that the EU is more in need of a reality check than our government. Frankly, the EU are behaving like an embittered ex spouse who is out to screw as much money out of the partner who is leaving as they can! They have been deeply offensive and behaved like complete chancers – it is little wonder that even many remainers have now come round to exiting the EU.
I pointed out here a long time ago it was nothing more than a German hegemony. Germany says jump and the rest of the EU are supposed to ask ‘how high’? They make disastrous decisions such as allowing over a million migrants into their company and expect the rest of the EU to bail them out. The sheer arrogance of it.
I don’t want to live under the German yoke or be dictated to by a bunch of vindictive, greedy, egregious old Europeans. We have our own!
It is truly sad that there are people in this country who are actively seeking to remain a part of such a dysfunctional conglomerate.
SCS, I agree with much of what you say but the Brits still have to be realistic about what the options are. Faced with bloated technocrats and German political rigour, the choices are 1. Play hardball, publicise how much EU businesses will be hit, especially German carmakers etc, be relentless and leverage whatever advantages we have. 2. Cut and run and live with the costs of losing a huge market, higher tariffs, customs union etc. It’s not an enviable choice.
All the signs are that our benighted politicians have not prepared logistically for any of the alternatives and are lacklustre negotiators, so whichever way it flies it’s going to be an unholy mess. The simplistic lie that voters were sold – get out and get back our EU contribution to boost the NHS – comes nowhere near the reality of any of the various end game scenarios. Business are tearing their hair out, since unlike politicians they actually plan two, three, five years ahead and have not the foggiest idea which way the Westminster/Brussels frog is going to jump. And businesses are what give ordinary people employment, get food in the shops, provide the necessities of life and fill the tax coffers.
Another thought the Houses of Parliament are meant to be refurbished about the same time meaning a new venue having to be found could take a while!
Parliament shrouded in scaffolding for up to 4 years oh and. I believe Buckingham Palce needs works as well
Dear Marjorie
This is intriguing. I would like to know though what you mean by ‘be realistic’? And regarding what do they need to be realistic?
Thank you!
Best wishes
scs