Astrology of Today’s News

The outer planets grouped together bring significant cultural phases – enlightenment, creativity, war, hardship – and mark those born when the aspects are in place with specific traits.

 For example, 1941 had the Saturn Uranus Jupiter conjunction in Taurus when World War 11 was at a critical point and those born around then had particularly heavyweight personalities.

 1947 had Saturn Pluto in Leo for deprivation at large and stubbornly, enduring types.

1953 spawned the hippy dippy energy with Saturn Neptune in Libra square Uranus in Cancer – hope for a better society.

The mid 1960s with Uranus Pluto in Virgo opposition Saturn in Pisces coincided with revolutions and chaos globally and produced inventive though erratic personalities.

1982 and 2001 had Saturn in hard aspect to Pluto conjunct in Libra and then in opposition in Gemini/Sagittarius respectively – wars at large and stubborn personalities.

1988-90 had the triple conjunction in Capricorn of Uranus, Neptune, Saturn – massive global changes and inventive, disorganized and tumultuous personalities born then.

The mid to later 1990s had the highly strung, obsessive, inspired Uranus Neptune conjunction in Capricorn and then in Aquarius.

  When subsequent major planetary movements aspect those bunched birth planets by transit, that particular generation moves through a time of unrest and forced change.

 For example the 1947 Saturn Pluto in Leo types would find tr Pluto in Scorpio tricky as it squared their Fixed Saturn Pluto from 1984 to 1996.

The jangled mid 1960s births would find the 2001 tr Saturn in Gemini opposition tr Pluto in Sagittarius hugely unsettling; and tr Uranus through Pisces from 2003 for seven years would also bring forced and sudden changes.

The 1953, 1982 and 1989 and early 1990s births with strong bunching of Cardinal outer planets would find the tr Uranus in Aries square tr Pluto in Capricorn through the last decade challenging.

 The up and coming tr Neptune Saturn in Aries in 2026/27 and then tr Neptune beyond that for many years will impact in particular on the late 1980s/early 1990s triple conjunction generation.

Tr Neptune Saturn in Aries now and in 2026 is likely to ignite their hope for a better society since they have Saturn Neptune natally – with a focus on women and workers’ rights and advances in health care. Though it may also bring high tensions with tr Saturn Neptune square their natal Uranus with fixed and obsessive ideas, a difficulty facing reality, along with an upsurge of creativity. Uranus Neptune in the past has been connected in particular to religious art as well as mathematics.

Tr Saturn square a natal Neptune can bring uncertainty and a difficulty distinguishing between reality and fantasy.

Tr Saturn square a natal Uranus tends to bring eruptions, high tensions and a tendency not to practice what is preached, can be autocratic.

Tr Saturn square natal Saturn – a staging post when life needs to be reviewed and decisions taken about what comes next.

Tr Neptune square a natal Saturn has a tendency to dissolve notions of what is real and what not; and perhaps to undermine established structures and attitudes out in society.

Tr Neptune square a natal Uranus will exacerbate their can-be-fanatical streak making them tricky to hold balanced discussions with.  

GEN Z RELIGION

  If the gen z generation – late 1990s into the noughties – are taking to religion it is interesting since it is likely to be connected to Uranus and Neptune in Aquarius in place then.

‘Uranus combined with creative, spiritual Neptune is a highly strung influence, inspirational in art, science and social thinking, with high ideals and soaring vision.’

‘The meeting of enlightening Uranus with spiritually and artistically visionary Neptune has coincided with the production of the greatest religious art of our history.’

 Born under Uranus Neptune – the Book of Kells; the Abbey Church of St Denis which set a trend for the Renaissance cathedrals that spread across Europe; Giotto’s painting of the Padua frescoes; Botticelli and Perugino frescoes in the Sistine Chapel; Michaelangelo, the greatest of the religious painters, was born at the start of the conjunction; William Blake painted his illustrations for The Book of Job.

 Some Gen z-ers may not only go to church but also to contribute art works of note.

Canada goes to the polls on the 28^th one day after the tense, aggravated Mars opposition Pluto which will still be in effect. The run into polling will bring hostile debates and a heated mood with much at stake.

 Pierre Poilievre should have been a shoe-in after Justin Trudeau’s limp performance but the Trump-effect with wild claims about annexing Canada have brought Mark Carney, Trudeau’s replacement, to the fore since he is seen as better equipped to handle the surreal situation.

  There is only one birth time and nothing too obvious appears on any of the main charts; with the exception of a fortunate/confident tr Jupiter conjunct the Sun/Mars midpoint on Carney’s chart at the election which is minor. And equally minor Saturn transits to midpoints over the election and the days thereafter putting a damper on his mood. Carney, born 16 March 1965, 7.56am Fort Smith, NT, Canada, is a Sun, Venus, Saturn in Pisces with Uranus, Moon, Pluto, Mars in Virgo, so more volatile than he looks. Plus a high finance Jupiter in Taurus opposition Neptune.

  His relationship with Canada indicates he is seen as being helpful in times of hardship. His relationship with Trump will be explosive from mid May onwards and on and off into early 2026; and if anything more infuriated and hostile through 2026/27.

 Pierre Poilievre, the only other politician with a chance of forming a government, 3 June 1979, is a Sun Gemini square Neptune and square Saturn; with Venus Mars in Taurus opposition Uranus. He does have a yod of Pluto sextile Neptune inconjunct Venus, which has Solar Arc Jupiter square Neptune at the moment – hinting at a life-changing phase. Though Jupiter Neptune can go either way which is no help. His midpoints are blocked over the election and through May with a glimmering of luck from mid May onwards. Nothing conclusive.

 His relationship with Trump hints at an ongoing struggle for the upper hand as an essential part of their chemistry with more stand offs in 2026/27 than immediately.

 Jagmeet Singh, 2 January 1979, an intensely determined Sun Mars in Capricorn square Pluto has a lucky tr Uranus square his Jupiter/Node midpoint from late May through June and later into 2026. 2026/27 will seem him powering ahead with confidence with tr Pluto opposition his Jupiter.

His relationship with Canada is cool and workmanlike, rather than popular – and with Trump he looks increasingly up in arms into 2026 and onwards.

Yves-Francois Blanchet, 14 April 1965, is a charming Sun Venus in Aries with the over-hopeful Jupiter in Taurus opposition Neptune; and the volatile Mars Pluto Uranus in Virgo opposition Saturn.

  He has tr Uranus conjunct his Jupiter late May into June which like Poilievre could go either way – since it was what collapsed Boris Johnson.  His relationship with Trump is hostile at best and more challenged than usual over the next two years.

  All of which adds up to no clarity whatsoever on the election.

El Salvador is the focus of the latest of Trump’s squalls with the establishment as he ordered the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members, invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, only previously used during war. The Supreme Court has now insisted on a pause (with two dissenting voices) saying the men have not had a change to contest their case in court. In his second inaugural address Trump pledged to “eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to US soil”.

The notorious mega-jail in El Salvador under the authoritarian and autocratic President Nayib Bukele, is filled with local gang members after his severe policies cleaned the streets and brought the homicide rate down to the lowest in South America.

Bukele was born 24 July 1981 San Salvador, ten days before Meghan Markle, and is a Sun Leo conjunct North Node with Mars in Cancer square Saturn Jupiter in Libra; and a Taurus Moon.

 His Term of office, 1 June 2019, has a harsh Saturn Pluto conjunction in Capricorn with Mars in Cancer conjunct North Node; and Venus trine Saturn Pluto – not much given to sentiment or sympathy.

Bukele’s Venus falls on Trump’s Ascendant and his Neptune is conjunct Trumps Moon opposition Sun. Good feelings and delusions. But there will be hitches, glitches and eruptions this June and on and off into spring 2026 as tr Uranus squares the composite Saturn.

 Trump’s relationship chart with SCOTUS will be explosive from the 28^th of this month into mid May with tr Uranus square the composite Mars and conjunct Venus; with more bitter differences cropping up in 2026/27.

El Salvador, 21 September 1821, has a tough, unrelenting, highly-strung chart given to cruel and power-hungry rulers. The Virgo Sun opposition Pluto square Uranus Neptune is being undermined by tr Saturn Neptune now into 2026. The harsh Saturn Jupiter opposition Venus square Mars was being triggered during Bukele’s move against the gangs sweeping them into jail in great numbers.

 Bukele’s relationship chart with El Salvador mirrors the oppressive nature of the country itself with a composite Pluto opposition Saturn Mars and Jupiter.  A few upsets can be expected as tr Uranus moves into Gemini from July onwards.

Hilma af Klint, the Swedish abstract painter and mystic whose paintings are considered among the first major abstract works in Western art history will have a selection of her botanical drawings on display at MOMA this May. She combined detailed renderings of plants with enigmatic abstract diagrams – a sunflower paired with concentric circles, a narcissus crowned by a pinwheel of primary colors, and tree blossoms accompanied by checkerboards of dots and strokes. She sought to reveal, in her words, “what stands behind the flowers,” reflecting her belief that studying nature uncovers truths about the human condition.

 Born 26 October 1862 Solna, Sweden, no birth time, she was admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts at twenty and gained recognition for her landscapes, botanical drawings, and portraits. Her conventional painting became the source of her income, but her ‘life’s work’ remained a separate practice. She belonged to a group called “The Five”, a circle of women inspired by Theosophy. Her paintings were a visual representation of complex spiritual ideas and a considerable body of her work predates the first purely abstract compositions by Kandinsky, Malevich and Mondrian.

  She had an intense Scorpio Sun and Mercury in a deep-thinking opposition to Pluto in Taurus. The spiritual dimension of her life began to develop in 1880 when her younger sister Hermina died and it was at this time that her  interest in abstraction, symbolism and spiritism developed. At that point tr Neptune in Taurus was conjunct her Pluto which has strong associations with the supernatural and paranormal.

  She also had an upfront Mars in Aries conjunct Neptune opposition Saturn – disciplined, hard-edged, creative. Her Sagittarius Moon may have been opposition Uranus.

Georgiana Houghton, 20 April 1814, Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, who predates Klint, was another artist and spiritualist medium who produced her work at seances. She  developed a completely abstract style, at least 40 years before Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian.  She did not depict objects of the natural world but what she described as a spiritual experience. She described her paintings as a system of “sacred symbolism,” in which each formal element carried a unique meaning.

 She was an Aries/Taurus Sun, maybe New Moon, square Saturn in Aquarius. Her Pluto conjunct Venus in Pisces was amplified being the focal point of Mars opposition Neptune. Ultra-determined she would arouse resistance to her ideas which would be ahead of their time with such a Pluto.

 Pity there are no birth times. Both are likely to have had strong 8^th house placings given their interests in the world beyond.

Mark Zuckerburg is front and centre of the anti-trust trial which may force Meta to restructure or sell parts of its business, including Instagram and WhatsApp on the grounds that it is an illegal monopoly. And he is also in the firing line of disaffected former employees who were once devout fans of Meta’s stated social mission of making the world a better, more “open and connected”, place and have turned whistleblower.

  One has launched a launched a lawsuit, alleging she experienced a “toxic” workplace for women who raise concerns about products, including safety issues that she claimed put children at risk of exposure to hate speech, sexual harassment and bullying. Zuckerberg’s volte-face since Trump’s election, announcing the end of diversity and inclusion initiatives and content moderation, has also caused a storm of criticism.

  Tr Saturn squaring his Neptune (along with tr Neptune) will bring uncertainty and perhaps knock a hole in one of his dreams from late this May – and that runs into 2026.  May/June are also beset by calamitous midpoints. Then tr Uranus moving into Gemini in July this year will cause him alarm running through into 2026. He’ll be used to enough to relentless high-level stress so much of this may be swatted aside. Where he runs into major headaches will be 2027/28 with significant setbacks and upheavals.

 The Facebook chart, 4 February 2004, will be jolted with tr Uranus square Uranus come August this year but will face more problems in 2027 and 2028/29. And the IPO chart, 18 May 2012, will also be on high alert in 2028.

With his Taurus Sun sitting on Trump’s midheaven a convergence of interests might have been expected – for a while – but it is a relationship destined to constantly churn. The relationship chart (without birth times for MZ ) is not showing a radical split instantly but there will be significant sinking moments with a hint of outrage throughout the next few months and on into 2026.

See previous post 13 January 2025.

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Japan, one of the world’s most earthquake-prone zones, is awash with warnings about the likelihood of an imminent megaquake. Doom laden reports hint it and the ensuing tsunami could bring 300,000 deaths and cause Japan’s economy to lose as much as $1.81 trillion in such an event.

  A 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s eastern coastline on March 11, 2011, becoming the largest ever recorded in the country. It triggered a tsunami and caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, killing nearly 20,000 people.

 Traditionally earthquakes are associated with Uranus Neptune or Pluto Neptune influences.

 Japan’s Neptune in final degree Taurus will catch the tr Uranus conjunction from the middle of this June into early July, repeating early November to early December and again April 2026. Tr Uranus moves on to conjunct the Japan Neptune/Pluto midpoint which does look ominous through this August to early October, again May 2026 and again January to early March 2027. Tr Uranus then crosses the Japan Pluto for yet more upheaval from June 2026 on and off till April 2027.

 The Bank of Japan, 10 October 1882,  with its Pluto at 29 degrees Taurus conjunct the national Neptune will be sensitive to the tr Uranus conjunction, at the same time as above –  from the middle of this June into early July, repeating early November to early December and again April 2026. Plus a financially undermining tr Saturn Neptune square the Jupiter from now onwards into 2026; followed by a trapped, frustrating tr Pluto square its Mars in 2026/27 – which could be in part the global economic mayhem.

  What is not that obvious this year or next are the eclipses set for Japan which usually show up with major natural disasters.

 The March 2011 Fukushima quake was flagged up in the previous Lunar Eclipse with Mars Pluto on the Descendant and Uranus Jupiter on the Midheaven; as well as on the two 2011 eclipses and into 2012 as the aftermath rolled on.

  Where the eclipses look more ominous would be 2027/28.

  The Uranus on the Japan country chart at 21 Libra square the North Node South Node axis seems sensitive the quakes from precious experiences – and it will be disrupted by Solar Arc Pluto conjunct in 2029 and Solar Arc Neptune in 2031.

  Nothing ever happens exactly the same as before but the whole period looks very unsettled.

Bernie Sanders and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) are mounting a fight back against the Trump administration with a recent anti-oligarchy rally attracting 36,000 people in Los Angeles.

  AOC, 13 October 1989 11.50am New York, an upfront Sun Mars in Libra with a probably Aries Moon opposition Mercury square Uranus is having a rough few weeks ahead with tr Uranus in a calamitous opposition to her Mars/Saturn midpoint from the 27^th of this month followed by a panicky tr Uranus opposition her Mars/Neptune midpoint in May, repeating January to mid March 2026. Though with better news this June, December, March/April 2026 with a Jupiter midpoint bringing a lucky break.

 She also has the tr Saturn Neptune in Aries starting to square her Capricorn triple conjunction picking up from later this month on on until nearly the end of this decade – as do all of her generation. 2028/29 looks uncertain with tr Neptune square her Saturn. But she also has tr Jupiter crossing her midheaven and through her 10^th (birth time being sound) from October 2028 and across the Inauguration; with one upbeat midpoint giving her cheer as results come in.

 Bernie Sanders, 8 September 1941 New York, a Sun Virgo with a fiery Mars Moon in Aries, and Uranus conjunct Saturn, will plough ahead with vigour till the end of this year with tr Pluto opposition his Sun/Jupiter midpoint though will hit a slump in 2026/27 with tr Saturn Neptune square his Sun/Mars midpoint.  He will get a tremendous boost probably early in 2028 with his Solar Arc Jupiter conjunct his Sun. He also has an upbeat and successful tr Pluto opposition his Sun/Jupiter midpoint on and off through 2027 and 2028, including over the election. Though he will have a disastrous run in during September to mid October 2028.

  By and large there may be some reasons for cheer at the next election. Or at the very least it does not look like a total disaster for the Democrats.

ADD ON:  Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland, 15 October 1978, is being cheered on for 2028 by George Clooney. He is fairly new to the scene but is looking more than upbeat over the 2028 election with his Solar Arc Jupiter exactly conjunct his North Node and tr Jupiter exactly conjunct his Pluto at the election and tr Jupiter moving across the conjunction to his Libra Sun through the December. His birthday is only a day away from AOC. Whatever happens he is celebrating personal triumphs.  His 2029 looks a good deal less easy going with significant setbacks and upheavals.

Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs co-creator and actress, has died aged 90. The hugely successful 1970s TV drama series she dreamt up with co-thespian Eileen Atkins, became a cultural landmark and inspired later period dramas like Downtown Abbey.

  She was born 1 July 1934 12.15 pm Stoke Newington with a 10th house Cancer Sun and Mars in Gemini conjunct her Midheaven from her 9^th – and an influential Pluto in her 10^th as well. Her Pisces Moon opposed Neptune in Virgo and squared Venus in Gemini. Ambitious and kind natured.

  It’s a Water Air chart, not aways easy to handle with a sometimes precarious balance between head and heart, detachment and emotional overload.

  When Upstairs Downstairs launched on 10 October 1971 tr Uranus was exactly conjunct her 1^st house Jupiter with tr Pluto just across her Ascendant.

  Eileen Atkins, 15 June 1934 11.55pm London, born within two weeks of Jean Marsh, has a Gemini Sun and Mars trine an 8^th house Jupiter. Her chart with three Earth, 4 Air, 2 Water and a Fire Leo Moon has a better balance across the elements.  Tr Jupiter was heading for her Midheaven over the launch of Upstairs Downstairs, with tr Uranus conjunct her Jupiter and tr Saturn moving her career up a notch as it headed across her IC.

Upstairs Downstairs launched 10 October 1971 with a Sun Uranus Mercury in Libra trine Mars North Node in Aquarius – so had the potential to be ground breaking. With Saturn opposition Neptune Jupiter – which can indicate an interest in the under-privileged.

 Downton Abbey, 26 September 2010, also had a Libra Sun opposition Uranus Jupiter in Pisces and conjunct Saturn and the Sun Saturn square Pluto – similar but with a tilt towards Saturnine themes (and war).  

Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel laureate and leading figure in  Latin American literature, has died aged 89. Over a 50 year career he charted power and corruption in a series of novels including The Time of the Hero, Conversation in the Cathedral and The Feast of the Goat. In a colourful life he also launched a failed bid for the Peruvian presidency and nursed a long-running feud with Gabriel García Márquez.

 He was born 28 March 1936 12.45 am Arequipa, Peru, with his parents splitting before his birth and he was told his father had died. After an unsettled childhood he started working as a crime reporter when he was just 15. Aged 19 he eloped with his 32-year-old aunt by marriage and was subsequently married twice.

 His Aries Sun was in his communication 3^rd house and he had the creative Saturn (Venus) in Pisces opposition Neptune of the mid 1930s which is his case squared onto a restless and thoughtful Gemini Moon opposition Jupiter.

   An intense Pluto in his 7^th house of close relationship square Mars in Aries in his 4th conjunct Uranus which would make for a heated domestic atmosphere and challenging relationships. Not an easy temperament to live with.

His creative harmonics were strong.