Astrology of Today’s News

A by-election calamity for all three main parties as the Welsh dragon let fly may not be an accurate barometer for a UK-wide general election. But it will have shaken nerves considerably with Labour losing this particular seat for the first time in 100 years and only collecting 11% of the vote to come third; with the Tories on 2%. Even Reform which was the bookies’ favourite, under-achieved to come in second with 36%.

  The Labour Party, 12 February 1906 chart registered the defeat clearly with a seriously stuck Solar Arc Sun conjunct Pluto this year. There will be some relief early in 2026 with tr Uranus conjunct the Jupiter but from mid 2026 onwards a tension-erupting phase with tr Uranus square the Saturn could see a split between the old guard and progressives running into 2027. Then a run of panicky failure aspects picks up in 2027 running to 2028 as tr Neptune undermines the Cardinal T square of Uranus opposition Neptune square Mars.

 Keir Starmer’s relationship chart with the Labour Party will be into an even more turbulent phase with tr Pluto square the composite Uranus from early February 2026 and then rocking further on its axis from May 2026 if not parting company altogether with tr Uranus opposition the composite Sun.  

 The Tory Party, 9 May 1912, has a jolting, high tension Solar Arc Uranus conjunct the Taurus Sun this year, followed by upheavals and angst through 2026 with tr Pluto square Venus and conjunct Uranus. It faces a dead halt by 2028 as the Solar Arc Pluto squares Mars. Kemi Badenoch’s relationship with the party (minus birth times) will be under stress over this winter with tr Neptune Saturn square the composite Uranus.

 The Reform Party, 23 November 2018, is on an unstable high for two years ahead with tr Uranus opposition the Sun Jupiter and then square the Mars – probably letting over confidence trip them up. With a panicky-failure Solar Arc Mars conjunct Neptune in 2027.

 Nigel Farage, 3 April 1964 4.30pm Farnham, England, has a high-tension tr Uranus square his Saturn in 2026 plus a sinking-failure tr Neptune conjunct his Mars from June 2026 into 2027. Farage’s relationship chart with the UK has a composite yod of Uranus sextile Neptune inconjunct Mars and Chariklo which  has the feel of an angry hornet in a jar.

  A dog’s dinner as the old fault lines dissolve into a political mess.

ADD ON:  Lucy Powell has been elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, 10 October 1974, who like Jess Phillips is heavily Libran, with her Sun conjunct Mars, Venus conjunct Pluto and Uranus all in Maggie Thatcher/Edwina Currie’s Sun sign. Her Mars may not be in Leo like Philips but it does square Saturn – so she will have a short-fuse.

  She was the only Cabinet Minister ousted in Starmer’s September reshuffle. After this victory she said she felt that the government was not being “bold enough” in delivering the change it had promised. She though the government was too fixated in immigration as a problem. In May 2025, she described discussion of rape gangs as a “dog whistle”, which was condemned by survivors of the abuse.

 Her relationship with Starmer will hit several bumps across the winter with tr Neptune and Saturn opposition their differing-agendas composite Sun Uranus conjunction now till February 2026; with explosive arguments January to mid March 2026. Not a recipe for cooperation.

 Her own chart and midpoints are equally beleaguered over the winter with tr Saturn Neptune denting her self-confidence and raising her anxiety levels – and worse through 2026, across the May elections with calamities following in June/July 2026 and onwards.

Ben Stiller, the actor, comedian, and filmmaker, known for his blend of slapstick humour and sharp wit, leader of the ‘Frat Pack’, has produced a memento to his parents, actor-comedians Jerry Stiller and Anna Meara and a showbusiness childhood – “ a lot of traveling, a lot of late nights — not what you’d call traditional.” He reflects on the problem left by his parents sometimes not being there for him because of career pressures and regrets that he himself was not around for his own children because of being away on film sets. He and his wife Christine Taylor separated for three years but reunited in 2020.

 Ben rose to fame through comedies such as Zoolander and is known for Meet the Parents, the Royal Tenebaums, the Madagascar franchise amongst many others, with his films grossing more than $2.6 billion and earning multiple awards. As a child he was taken on to film sets and started performing when young as well as making Super 8 movies. For the past 10 years Ben Stiller has primarily worked as a television director and showrunner on Escape at Dannemora and Severance.

 He was born 30 November 1965 5.35 pm New York (from memory) with a hard-working 6th house Sagittarius Sun conjunct Antares, one of the four “royal stars”. His Sun is square a Pisces Moon conjunct Saturn in his 10^th house. Both Sun and Moon tied into Saturn suggests both parents put work first and indulgence second which would give him self-discipline in later life but was not exactly nurturing. A 10^th house Moon is suited to a public career and Saturn in the 10^th is a good executive and organiser which will be why he has transitioned over to the directorial side of the business. Plus he has the restless, chaotic and in constant-upheaval Uranus Pluto in Virgo in his domestic 4^th house of childhood and beyond.

 His generally upbeat persona comes from Jupiter in Gemini on his Ascendant plus his Sagittarius Sun, which latter is often a comedian’s sign.

 The write ups on the astrological meaning of Antares are somewhat dramatic but it does appear to make individuals  tough, belligerent and pugnacious, giving mental alertness, strategic ability and courage. Other Sun Antares types – Mark Twain, Pablo Escobar, Zoë Kravitz, Woody Allen, Winston Churchill, Gianni Versace, William Blake, Britney Spears, Andrew Tate, Marina Abramović.

His father, Jerry Stiller, 8 June 1922, was a Sun Gemini with a Fire Grand Trine of Venus Mars in Leo trine Uranus Jupiter in Aries trine Saturn in Sagittarius – Air Fire, enthusiastic but not always realistic.

His mother, Anna Meara, 20 September 1929 a Sun Virgo square Saturn with an Aries Moon perhaps conjunct Uranus and a super-determined Pluto square Mars Mercury in Libra with her Mars trine Jupiter. She would be a full-on personality, possibly the more difficult parent.

 Ben’s relationship with his father would be high vitality and better balanced. With his father’s adventurous Jupiter Uranus falling in Ben’s career 10^th and his Saturn in Ben’s 6^th giving him a work ethic.

His bond with his mother looks cooler and a touch aggravated with a composite Sun Venus square Saturn and a strained yod of Mars sextile Saturn inconjunct Uranus. Her Sun fell in Ben’s 4^th and her Saturn sat on his Descendant, not making for easy togetherness.

 It’s a tricky paradox to accept – that success comes out of dysfunctional childhoods. And the lacks which hurt early on turn out to build strengths for later use in career terms if not in bringing up the next generation of children.

Another botched-up UK child abuse inquiry is in disarray with several survivors of ‘grooming gangs’ backing out demanding the resignation of Jess Phillips, the UK Safeguarding Minister. Three potential chairs have retreated as well.

 The previous CSA Inquiry was launched in 2014 and went through three chairpersons, one of whom the NZ Judge Lowell Goddard baled after a Times story about her three month absence in the past year on a £500k a year salary. The estimable Alexis Jay finally took over but only five of her 2022 recommendations have been implemented out of 20. It cost £186 million.

This present probe is looking into whether state agencies failed to do more to protect largely white girls from the grooming gangs — disproportionately comprising men of Asian or Pakistani heritage — for fear of being accused of racism.  A Home Office spokesperson said: “The grooming gang scandal was one of the darkest moments in this country’s history. “That is why this government is committed to a full, statutory, national inquiry to uncover the truth. It is the very least that the victims of these hideous crimes deserve.”

The survivors’ concerns at present seem in part to be about the inquiry being widened to avoid upsetting sections of immigrant communities.

  The 7 July 2014 Inquiry started on an explosive Cardinal Grand Square of a Cancer Sun opposition Pluto square Uranus opposition Mars so rolling crises were to be expected. Plus a Water Grand Trine of Sun trine Neptune trine on Saturn in Scorpio which had potentially healing properties but also too blinkered an approach.

 This Inquiry announced 14 June 2025 might be expected to have more going for it – with the healing, helping-the-underdog Saturn Neptune conjunction sextile Pluto and sextile Uranus. But Mars in bombastic Leo is in an explosive square to Uranus  sitting close to Algol, all of which will be triggered by tr Uranus hard aspects across the winter. That does not look like a recipe for a well-managed inquiry.  Made worse by Mars being on the focal point of a yod to Pluto sextile Saturn Neptune suggesting that heated arguments are inevitable.

 Oddly enough Jess Phillips, the Safeguarding Minister, 9 October 1981, Birmingham, also has Mars in outspoken, attention-seeking Leo square Uranus in Scorpio plus a stellium in Libra including a serious Sun Saturn and a pushily confident Jupiter Pluto. Reading her wiki entry she seems to be a rampant feminist though prone to shooting off her mouth and having to apologise.

  She’s not looking remotely settled over the winter with Solar Arc Saturn conjunct her Uranus and tr Uranus opposition her Uranus as well. Her relationship with Keir Starmer is also sinking badly across coming months with tr Saturn opposition the composite Sun, square Jupiter and then opposition Pluto in early 2026.  Though that may also be coinciding with his continued slide downhill.

 It has been a long haul since Jimmy Savile’s rampant child abuse emerged in late 2012 which triggered much of what came after – when the Solar Arc Pluto was conjunct the UK Uranus and tr Neptune was approaching the conjunction to the UK Pluto with tr Pluto heading for the UK Sun.

  More gear changes are ongoing at present with tr Pluto trine the UK Uranus with tr Saturn Neptune in opposition and tr Uranus square the UK Pluto next year. Not all of this will be to do with child abuse horrors surfacing though it can only inflame the anti-immigrant protestors so will feed into a wider concern.

 Astrologically it will also be connected to the Solar Arc Uranus conjunct the 8^th house Mars detonating murky secrets out into the open – with tr Uranus doing the same in milder form through till 2027. And on it goes.

See previous post for further thoughts:

Child Sexual Abuse – too terrible to face ++ ultra-liberal fascism ++ ‘social and state failure’ ++ foreign males commit more sex crimes 4th January 2025

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Ireland’s approaching presidential election appears to be in the same sinkhole as elsewhere with voter apathy about both contenders. Opinion polls give Catherine Connolly, an independent leftwing candidate, a wide lead over Heather Humphreys, who represents the ruling centre-right establishment. However, almost half of voters say they do not feel represented by either candidate, fuelling concern at a possible low turnout.

A roster of potential celebrity candidates – including the musician Bob Geldof, the dancer Michael Flatley and the former mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor – had prompted curiosity but none received backing from four local councils, or 20 legislators, necessary for nomination.

Catherine Connolly, 12 July 1957, Galway, is a Sun Cancer Capricorn Moon with a flamboyant Leo stellium of Uranus, Mars, Venus trine Saturn in Sagittarius, with Pluto in Leo as well. Her Mercury in Cancer is in an evasive square to Neptune. Cancer will give her a nose for whatever is popular in the culture. Leo hints at a need for an audience. Her Saturn in knowledgeable and know-it-all Sagittarius trine her Uranus, Mars, Venus will tone down the flamboyance of Leo and leave her with a ready supply of opinions.  Her Jupiter in workmanlike Virgo does have her Solar Arc conjunct this year for a confidence high. Though tr Pluto may (birth time depending) be throwing a spanner in the works where one of her Mars midpoints are concerned until early December.   

  Heather Humphreys, 14 May 1963, Monaghan, Ireland, has a formidable Taurus Sun and Mercury sitting on the focal point of a Fixed T square to Mars in Leo opposition Saturn so fairly battened down and unbudgeable. She may have a Capricorn Moon.   She looks go ahead in 2026 and a couple of Jupiter midpoints willing her on at the moment.

  Neither of them are a great fit for the Ireland 1916 or 1949 charts.

Where are the politicians who inspire?

Japan’s first woman prime minister Sanae Takaichi has been sworn in by the emperor. Known as Japan’s “Iron Lady” she’s an  advocate of the policies of the late PM Shinzo Abe, which include higher government spending and tax breaks to cushion the rising cost of living.  Despite which Trump recently hailed her as a “highly respected person of great wisdom”. Her challenges will include fixing a sluggish economy, navigating a rocky US-Japan relationship, uniting a divided ruling party and handling China who dislike her pro-Taiwan stance.

 She was born 7 March 1961 in Nara, Japan, and has a Pisces Sun trine Neptune (Moon) in Scorpio which watery combination is very unlike Maggie Thatcher. But she does have her Pluto North Node sextile Mars which will give her courage and steely determination plus Jupiter Saturn in Capricorn square Venus in Aries so she won’t be backwards about pushing her causes.

   2026/27 look less than ideal for her with a panicky-failure tr Neptune Saturn square her Mars and a devastating and confused Solar Arc Pluto conjunct her Neptune.

 She was sworn in (around 12.30pm) today which gives an awkward yod of Sun inconjunct Saturn, Scheat, Neptune sextile Uranus which suggests it may take her administration time to find a focus. Though an energetic Jupiter trine Mars Mercury and opposition Pluto plus a determined Mars trine Saturn also points to a high vitality push to overcome obstacles no matter what arguments have to be shouted down.

  Japan, 11 February 1889 10.44am Tokyo, Japan, has its Solar Arc Venus opposition the Sun which hints it may not regard a women PM unfavourably though her Uranus also opposition the Japanese Sun does point to what a revolution it is in terms of the country’s culture.  Her relationship chart with Japan does indicate a high energy chemistry so she clearly means business. The Japan chart across this winter and through 2026 into 2027 has tr Uranus conjunct the Neptune in Taurus and Pluto in early Gemini so it is clearly facing a period of radical change.  

 The Bank of Japan chart, 10 October 1882, looks frustratingly stuck and trapped in 2026/27 with tr Pluto square the Mars with various other less than helpful Solar Arcs till 2028 so improvements may be slow to emerge.

 Her relationship with Trump and the USA with Japan both look pressured for two or three years ahead.

  Japan’s relationship with China will have ripples of uncertainty across the winter and feelings will run high through 2026. but nothing calamitous.

The “No Kings” protests across all 50 US states against President Trump’s authoritarian policies turned into one of the largest mass demonstrations of recent years. Speakers protested about the immigration crackdowns, domestic military deployments and efforts to go after critics and political opponents. People held signs like “Democracy not Monarchy” and “The Constitution is not optional”.

The organisers said the events, which drew nearly seven million people, were peaceful. The No Kings coalition has repeatedly underscored its commitment to nonviolent resistance, and tens of thousands of participants have trained on safety and de-escalation tactics.

 The first protest was on 14 June this year on Trump’s birthday with Mars in late Leo square Uranus in Taurus which clashes with his Mars in Leo. Tr Uranus was also hovering around his Midheaven applying pressure for a change of direction.

 Yesterday’s demos had tr Jupiter conjunct the Mars of the 2025 Inauguration chart which is significant – since that Mars is opposition Mercury and square the 6^th house Moon pointing to an angry populace which was always going to make its displeasure felt at some point. The tr North Node was also conjunct the Inauguration Venus Saturn conjunction in Pisces – which echoes Trump’s natal chart with its wounded and unloveable Saturn conjunct Venus.

  The first No Kings demos in June happened when the Inauguration Progressed Moon was within a degree of being square the Mars – so it is following a pattern.

  It’ll be a rough winter for this administration until the Progressed Moon moves passed the square to the 10^th house Inauguration Sun Pluto which will be March/April next year.

 Around the same time, April 2026, on the USA chart the Solar Arc Sun will square the Mars exactly which will coincide with at least a noisy clash or a major setback which feels like a collision.

 This is all part of the lengthy, chaotic phase from 2024 as the USA Solar Arc Saturn square Sun moved to hard aspect the USA Mars square Neptune. There is usually a major period of rolling crises when a Solar Arc configuration crashes into a natal one. This particular one won’t clear completely until late 2027 though after next spring it will be a Neptunian slide into indecision, dither and delay and trying to pick up the pieces.

 In addition on the USA chart in April 2026 tr Neptune will square the financial Venus and tr Saturn will square the USA Jupiter  – both of which point to disappointment on the money front as well as a confidence dent.

 Trump’s natal chart is so wreathed in Neptunian fog until 2027 that he will remain trapped in his fantasies if not outright hallucinations. His Solar Arc Neptune has been conjunct his Moon recently and is heading to oppose his Sun exactly in 8^th months though extending in influence into early 2027.

  Along the way he has his Solar Arc Midheaven conjunct his 12^th house Pluto now and on for several months which I have seen interpreted as giving him added power. Though it can also have a destructive effect and will tempt him even more than usual to wield control in underhand, shady ways.

 He also has tr Uranus square his Ascendant early November to late December this year and again for a final time in April 2026 – which suggests a sudden change in his image, not necessarily voluntary since Uranus can act like a thunderbolt.

  Tr Saturn will oppose his financial 2^nd house Neptune in April next year for a dash of uncertainty on the cash front with several other edgy midpoint transits at that point as well.

 It does rather fit with indications from his relationship with the USA.  Moments of uncertainty across this winter as tr Neptune Saturn square the DT/USA composite Neptune. But it will be tr Saturn in March followed by tr Neptune on April 2026 square the composite DT/USA Sun which will start a downhill slide, running into 2027. With widening differences after mid 2026 into 2027 with tr Uranus square the composite Saturn.

  Much to watch out for with the grassroots side of Neptune Saturn plus Pluto in Aquarius beginning to make its presence felt.

Finally finally and several years too late Prince Andrew has been defrocked of his titles, in a face-saving gesture made to look voluntary but almost certainly under immense pressure.

  The astrology has all been pored over in the past but there are points of note. The first is transiting Uranus exactly square his Pices Sun for the second time this year on the retrograde aspect – which is often the trigger for change. With more to come as tr Uranus will hard aspect his Sun/Pluto midpoint towards mid 2026 followed by tr Uranus square his Pluto from August 2026 into 2027 – which suggests more unwanted upheavals to come.

 The other is his yod of Saturn in socially-ambitious Capricorn in his 5^th house sextile Mercury in Pisces in his 8^th inconjunct an apex 1^st house Uranus sitting just below his Leo Ascendant. A less Uranian type would be hard to imagine with his Capricorn stellium and Leo Ascendant seemingly overwhelming any vestiges of revolutionary inclinations.

 And yet, a Uranus focal point yod especially in the 1^st house can point to a contrary, willful, rebellious and lawless temperament – a disruptor –  intolerant of social norms. Used well, he could have made a positive difference; used badly as is clearly the case here, his obstinate insistence on being free to act as he pleased led to unacceptable, anti-social behaviour – sexual and financial.  

  Such a yod hints that not only do fated changes of direction come for the individual but that they are also often the catalyst for change on the outside.  

  In his case it is clearly acting outwith his conscious control since otherwise he could have been a force for good and progressive change. But one wonders how much damage he has done to the monarchy, which admittedly in the past has survived Princess Margaet’s feckless lifestyle and the Duke of Windsor’s nazi leanings.

  His Uranus at 18 degrees Leo is almost exactly conjunct the Hanoverian Monarchy Leo Sun (1 August 1714); and conjunct the House of Windsor (17 July 1917) Black Moon also at 19 Leo. So he seems a potentially pivotal figure.

  One of the mysteries of Queen Elizabeth 11’s reign was her forgiving attitude towards Andrew as her supposed favourite son. His reckless Uranus was conjunct her forgiving and unrealistic 7^th house Neptune in Leo. And their relationship chart could not have been more Neptunian with a composite Sun opposition Moon Neptune. She sacrificed her life for the monarchy with her one blind spot being Andrew – he was her Achilles’ Heel. Neptune, the dream weaver, reality seen through a soft focus lens – an idealized image which avoided the truth.  Andrew’s natal Uranus was also hooked into their composite Venus opposition North Node – her affection at odds with the needs of the culture.

 King Charles’ Coronation chart, 6 May 2023 12.02pm with its 17 Leo Ascendant and 18 degree Uranus in Taurus in the 10^th conjunct Sun set out to be a monarchy of progressive change – and yet Andrew has become a wrecking ball in the machinery. His Uranus sits on the Coronation Ascendant, damaging its image.

  Playing with numbers always throws up odd coincidences but Andrew’s chart does seem unduly intertwined with key figures, for a disgraced and not noticeably talented or valuable member of the family.  The original Hanoverian chart, for the Germanic line of the Royals which replaced the House of Stuart when George 1 was crowned in 1714 – launched when Pluto was in early Virgo, exactly as is the case with Prince Andrew, with its Neptune in Taurus exactly opposition his Neptune in Scorpio – plus his Uranus conjunct the Hanoverian Sun.   

 It seems a stretch to imagine he might be the one to end the UK monarchy but the Hanoverian chart is certainly heading for stormy seas if not out an outright apocalyptic hurricane come the mid 2030s when some have predicted it might end with Prince William having been the last monarch. Which would be a bad outcome for the UK, made all the worse if it was precipitated in part by Andrew’s degenerate behaviour. And by the inability of the Royals to take action sooner.

Whatever happens the media will not be giving up with more to come from Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir due out this week and the endless trail of Epstein info spilling out.

ADD ON: Both Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been dragged into the mess with previously unseen emails from Epstein revealing that Fergie was so desperate to cosy up to him that ‘she was the first to celebrate’ his release from jail ‘with her two daughters in tow’. Princess Beatrice would have been 20 at the time and Eugenie 19, the same age as many of his victims. Epstein complained to friends about the duchess’s scrounging ways in messages that suggest his financial support went far beyond the £15,000 she admitted taking from him.

  On Princess Beatrice’s chart, Epstein’s Pluto sits in her 7^th house conjunct her Mercury and Sun in Leo – so he would be a powerful presence in her life. His Mars Venus in Cancer was also conjunct her North Node hinting that his promiscuous ways (Venus Mars) impacted on her spiritual development. His Moon was conjunct her 2^nd house financial Mars so there would be a money connection.

 With Princess Eugenie the synastry is even more stark with Epstein’s Uranus sitting almost exactly on her Midheaven and his Jupiter in her financial 8^th opposition her 2^nd house Pluto. His presence will have the effect of knocking her life off its expected direction.

[I would think there might be more to emerge on the financial front which could possibly impact them.]

Andrew Lownie, the historian whose book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York published earlier this year and described as ‘a jaw-dropping account of arrogance, financial incontinence, greed and, indeed, entitlement’ was born 11 November 1961 (Companies House).  His Scorpio Sun is exactly square Andrew’s yod Uranus – and his Scorpio stellium of Venus, Mercury, Neptune, Sun, Mars all sit in Andrew’s 4^th house. Scorpio is a sign well-designed for research, for digging deep to uncover secrets in this case from the foundations of Andrew’s life. Lownie’s Uranus is also exactly opposition Andrew’s Pisces Sun as he opened Pandora’s Box.

John Bolton, Donald Trump’s national security adviser before being fired in 2019 and becoming a critic of the president, has been criminally indicted on federal charges of retaining classified information and sharing it with family members. He could face decades in prison.  The Wall Street Journal has pointed up the dangers of speaking out against Trump, with this indictment following on from judicial cases against former FBI director James Comey and NY AG Letitia James.  “There’s little doubt that the underlying motivation for this prosecution is retribution.” Trump is still sore after Bolton published a tell-all book in 2020.

The case against Bolton resembles the investigations of both Trump and former President Joe Biden for possessing classified documents in their homes; as well as criticism of Hillary Clinton for her use of emails.

  John Bolton, 20 November 1948, Baltimore, Maryland, is a Sun Scorpio which squares Trump’s Mars in Leo so a tinderbox duo. Bolton’s impulsive, explosive Mars in Sagittarius conjunct Jupiter opposition Uranus also clashes with Trump’s Gemini Sun and Sagittarius Moon for more fireworks.

 At the moment Bolton has his Solar Arc Sun exactly opposition his Pluto for a deadlock; with an ominous SA Pluto conjunct his South Node. Tr Neptune Saturn has been square his Jupiter and Uranus earlier this year and across the winter, extending as far as January 2027 which is/ will be confidence denting. Plus tr Uranus opposing his Sun in December 2026 and March 2027 for a major upheaval. Plus a jolting tr Uranus square his Saturn from mid 2026 into 2027. It looks exceedingly bumpy ahead for him.

His relationship chart with Trump (minus Bolton’s birth time) is chained together and resenting it. But with nothing much showing now bar tr Uranus opposition the composite North Node which is conjunct Algol, hinting at aggravation out on the public scene.

 Trump’s Inauguration chart with its bullying, vengeful Sun Pluto opposition Mars – also has a shouty, excitable Mars opposition a 9^th house Mercury square a 6^th house Moon. The focal point Moon in the 6^th highlights health care, as well as civil service (government jobs) and miliary employees – with the 9^th house Mercury pulling legal affairs into the mix. The Progressed Moon is continuing to close the T square to Sun Pluto to exact around next March 2026 – so a point worth watching for.

  Without indulging in wishful thinking or letting prejudices show – 2026 looks to be the year that the USA starts to question its support for Trump in a more significant way. There will be moments of uncertainty across the winter as tr Neptune Saturn square the composite Neptune. But it will be tr Saturn in March followed by tr Neptune on April 2026 square the composite Sun which will start a downhill slide, running into 2027. With widening differences after mid 2026 into 2027 with tr Uranus square the composite Saturn. Nothing cataclysmic but a definite sense of a change in the political weather.

A tangled mess of an abandoned China spy trial has left Keir Starmer looking inept and the political classes across the board perplexed about how to tackle the China situation. One commentator said ‘China is a superpower with near-monopoly control of some mineral resources and pre-eminence in important manufacturing supply chains. Trusting friendship is not an option; hostile rejection is unrealistic.’

  One unconfirmed theory is the spy case was dropped as China issued new regulations on its rare earth exports which would give Beijing the power to dictate what is done with key products sourced from China, affecting everything from cars to solar panels and missiles. Almost all companies affected have nowhere else to go.

 The Head of MI5 and other prominent former CPS directors and security ministers have all warned about the risks posed by China’s spying activities. But no one seems to know how to cope about the chokehold China holds in economic terms.

  What is clear from the astrology is that 2026/27 will be a testing time for the UK/China relationship with the composite Jupiter in Aries square Saturn in Cancer bring undermined by tr Saturn Neptune; with jolts from tr Uranus opposition Uranus; and undermining influences in the following years towards the decade’s end. The USA and even more so the EU appear to be at odds or panicked over China in 2026 and onwards for a few years.

 Keir Starmer’s relationship with Xi Jinping will be nerve-stretched and at odds throughout the winter and worse from late April onwards. Trump is looking agitated with him even earlier than that.

 In the midst of a range of imponderables the Bank of China chart, 1 December 1948, is heading for a bubble-bursting downturn in 2026/27 when tr Saturn Neptune square the BofC Mars Jupiter in Capricorn exacerbated by Solar Arc Neptune conjunct as well. 2026/27 will have its own set of financial challenges extending on for two years.

  Xi Jinping’s personal chart, 15 June 1951, with murmurs of his impending exit, is showing signs of an impulsive push forward in the face of failing plans this year, followed in 2026 by major setbacks.

His initial Presidency chart, 14 March 2013 11.51am is on the slide from March 2026 onwards with a raft of unfavourable aspects culminating in a gigantic upheaval late 2026.

 The China 1 January 1912 chart will be blocked early October this year and January 2026 with tr Saturn square the Pluto; facing a degree of chaos in 2026 with SA Pluto square the Neptune which could be a major natural disaster amongst other effects. With some luck from tr Uranus opposition Jupiter; but heading into high insecurity and perhaps high risk in 2027 as the SA Uranus is conjunct Mars.

  None of which solves the problem of how to tackle Chinese infiltration  or economic coercion. But it won’t all be going China’s way.    

See previous post: China – preparing for a changing of the guard? 10th June 2025