Astrology of Today’s News

Since heavy Mars is the topic of the week and following on from Michael Savage’s motormouth Mars in Gemini (see below), Boris Johnson has an equally afflicted Mars in Gemini on the focal point of a T square to Saturn opposition Uranus Pluto. He’s got a short attention span, a reputation for not reading his briefs in detail and shoots off with careless opinions at the drop of a hat. Viz Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the Iranian-British woman languishing in a Teheran jail – not only did he not get her out, he made her situation dramatically worse by suggesting she was training journalists, when she wasn’t.

Over the Skripal affair, he was so delighted to get a platform on his foreign affairs ticket that he managed to shoot the government’s case firmly in the foot, when Theresa May had been very careful in her comments.

His Mars squares the UK’s Pluto with his Saturn conjunct and Uranus Pluto in opposition, so he’s generally bad news for the country’s welfare and any earlier residue of good feeling for jovial Bojo has now disappeared down the drain.

On his relationship chart with the UK, there’s an enraged, frustrated tr Pluto trine the composite Mars at the moment extending till late 2019; with a separating tr Saturn square the composite Sun this year; and tr Neptune moving in 2019/2020 to undermine his rapport with the voters.

On his chart, 2pm birth time being sound, he has tr Uranus opposing his Scorpio Moon from mid May which will see an emotional upset, running into 2019. His Martian T square has also moved by Solar Arc to catch tr Uranus hard aspects at the moment; and a blocked/trapped tr Pluto opposition Mars in 2019/2020.

Whether the hapless PM will dump him is questionable. With such a Neptunian Term chart, she seems incapable of taking decisive steps.

Two weeks ago Elizabeth Holmes settled a fraud lawsuit involving her company Theranos, which had claimed to have devised revolutionary blood tests. Starting from scratch as a 19 year old she became the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world due to a $9 billion valuation of the company and won multiple awards. She’s now worth zero, possibly minus since she is facing swingeing debt claims and fines.

Born 3 February 1984 in Washington, DC, she’s a Sun Aquarius square a formidably determined and ruthless Mars Saturn in Scorpio; with Pluto in Scorpio sextile a high-finance (and can be delusional or head-in-the-clouds) Neptune Jupiter in Capricorn, perhaps tied into a Pisces Moon.

Her Sun is square her Mars/Saturn midpoint which in turn is semi-square Neptune. So she had a combination of Mars Saturn’s ruthless determination in Scorpio to overcome all obstacles by any means plus slippery Neptune which in one of its expressions tends to have dreams of avarice especially tied into Jupiter in money-minded Capricorn.

Her rise and fall, self-defeating 10^th Harmonic is strongly aspected.

The Royal gossip circuit is abuzz after an uncomfortable set-to between Queen Letizia of Spain and her mother-in-law Queen Sofia after Easter Mass. Grandma wanted to pose for photographers with her two grandchildren but was blocked by Letizia. One of the children then refused to hold hands with either.

Poor Queen Sofia, after a sticky marriage with the philandering Juan Carlos and then being ousted from the spotlight when he abdicated after a series of scandals. She has a Scorpio Sun conjunct her midheaven opposition Uranus, so isn’t a pushover; with a sharp-edged Saturn in Aries opposition Mars.

Letizia has an assertive, short-fused 7^th house Sun Mars Mercury in Virgo on the focal point of a T Square to Saturn opposition a Sagittarius Moon, so is no slouch herself when it comes to making her presence felt.

Letizia’s Sun, Mars, Mercury are conjunct Sofia’s Neptune with Letizia’s Saturn in square – so it will always have been an uneasy chemistry; with Letizia’s Uranus opposition Sofia’s Saturn – cross agendas and approaches at every step of the way.

Their relationship chart has, most notably, a composite Yod of Mercury Sun sextile North Node inconjunct Saturn – that is cold, tough, constantly under strain with duty the over-riding pressure and the need for maturity to make co-operation possible. Plus an irritable Mars trine Moon. With the composite Moon Jupiter opposition Uranus square Neptune which needs space with misunderstandings and miscommunications all too likely.

Queen Sofia is likely to become less visible after 2019 as tr Saturn moves below her horizon.

Trump venting his spleen against Amazon, partly as a way of attacking The Washington Post, which has been highly critical of him, since Jeff Bezos owns both, has sent Amazon shares tumbling – 5.5% for the week so far, around $52.8 billion in value. Typically his gripes make little sense in terms of postal charges since if Amazon split from USPS (US Postal Services) onto other carriers then that would make a real dent in USPS’s only profitable line which is parcel delivery.

Bezos, 12 January 1964, does look more than somewhat agitated with tr Pluto conjunct his Capricorn Sun now (and on till late 2019) with an explosive tr Uranus square his Mars in Capricorn in the final days of this month into early May, repeating into 2019. He’ll be enraged, frustrated and facing losses in May/June/July and those influences repeat also on and off till late 2019.

His Sun Mars opposes Trump’s Saturn Venus in Cancer (= sensitive about being unloved) and Bezos’s Saturn Venus in Aquarius opposes Trump’s Mars and squares Trump’s midheaven. A cheese grater of an interface with irritations in both directions.

Their relationship chart has a composite Sun opposition Mercury square Jupiter which is catching tr Saturn hard aspects now and again later this year, into 2019. With serious jolts at the moment. There’s an active-dislike composite Mars opposition Saturn so never destined to be buddies.

The Amazon First Sale chart,16 July 1995, is formidably strong with a Grand Trine of a Cancer Sun trine Saturn (Moon) in Pisces trine Pluto in Scorpio, formed into a Kite by Saturn opposition Mars, making assertive/aggressive Mars the driving planet. It looks unsettled at the moment; though the real pressures and challenges start in 2019 with tr Pluto opposition the Sun and extending on into the early 2020s.

The Amazon First Public offering, 15 May 1997, does look on edge with tr Uranus moving to square the Neptune by later this month; though with more problems come 2019, with a degree of uncertainty if not panic, about over confidence.

Pic: Adrian Cadiz.

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This is when Emmanuel Macron was always going to face his stiffest test with tr Neptune squaring the Mars on his presidency chart. It runs on and off till late 2019 and usually brings a sense of panicky failure. Rail staff have called for intermittent strikes, affecting two days out of every five, over the next three months. Energy and waste collection sectors are also affected. He was voted in on a labour reform ticket but facing up to the unions has defeated all his predecessors. It may be marginally easier this time round since the country knows that overly generous employment conditions need to be reined back. But it won’t be an easy fight.

Tr Saturn is square the Venus on the Pres chart this month, returning late year; and then square the Jupiter – so it will wipe some of the gloss off his image.

His own personal chart has lost the high enthusiasm of last year when the Solar Arc Jupiter was conjunct Mars. He looks jangled in late April/early May; though still pushing confidently ahead. May will see him face losses and disappointment with mounting frustrations as he has to change tack. And those push n’ pull, win some/lose some influences continue on. Though tr Jupiter moving across his MC into his 10^th from early November should ensure some popularity and success through 2019.

Stephen Miller, one of Trump’s closest advisers, a vociferous opponent of immigration, with a passion for American exceptionalism and racial superiority as well as a penchant for outrageous provocation was born 23 August 1985 4.53pm Santa Monica, California. He was a trenchant conservative even in college, railing against multi-culturalism and Spanish-language announcements and was friendly with white supremacist Richard Spencer; later worked for Tea Party founder Michele Bachmann and then Jeff Sessions, when between them they managed to kill a bi-partisan bill allowing for immigrant registration in 2013. His mother’s family came from Belarus in the 1990s. In the past he has urged violent responses to Islamic terrorism and has spoken out against equal pay for women.

What is most notable now that an accurate birth time is to hand, is his Pluto in Scorpio conjunct his midheaven. A control-freak and then some. Pluto, especially in Scorpio, oozes contempt as a way of putting ‘the other’ down. His Pluto is further emphasised being on the focal point of a mini Grand Trine of his 8^th house Sun trine a 12^th house Neptune. And his Pluto is also in a pushily confident square to Jupiter in Aquarius, giving him a sense that rules don’t apply to him; and that’s tied in also to the midheaven, Mercury and a Taurus North Node – he may not be likeable but he’s got brass neck and staying power.

His Virgo Sun and Mars Mercury in Leo being in the 8^th, make him intense, secretive and obstinate. With an outspoken Sagittarius Moon conjunct Uranus in an explosive trine to Mercury Mars.  His Mars is in a hard-edged square to Saturn in obsessive Scorpio in the 10^th.

He’s clearly got talent and has a strong get-it-together 5^th Harmonic as well as leaving-a-legacy 17H. But he’s also got two heavily aspected self-defeating Harmonics – the 10H and 16H.

Tr Uranus is moving to trine his 8^th house Sun from mid May which may cause a tremor since he doesn’t appreciate change; and even more so when it opposes his Pluto in July. 2019 looks even more rock n’ roll with tr Uranus continuing to oppose his Pluto and then MC. Tr Saturn is also heading to dip below his Ascendant from early 2019 onwards, pushing him gradually into a lower profile, less successful few years.

His Sun is conjunct Trump’s Ascendant so he’ll warm to the President’s bombast and flamboyance; and his Mercury is conjunct Trump’s 12^th house Pluto, so he’ll pander to Trump’s less savoury political inclinations.  Like Trump he has Venus in Cancer and a Sagittarius Moon, so they will resonate together.

Though his relationship chart with Trump is complicated – friendly at one level with a composite Sun Venus Mercury; but also destined to live through times of great upheaval and change with a composite Uranus Pluto Saturn; and with a potential for disappointment with Sun Venus trine Neptune and Mars square Neptune. There has been a volatile mood between them recently with tr Uranus square the composite Venus, Mercury and Sun. With an abundance of undermining (and delusional) Neptune around recently and moving ahead. Tr Neptune now moves to oppose the composite Uranus this month and then square the composite Moon in May, both influences running on through 2019, which will slowly erode foundations of trust between them. With much confusion and a discouraging slog through 2019/2020.

Pic: Gage Sizemore.

Alex Salmond, former First Minister of Scotland, is digging in his toes and refusing to be ‘bullied’ into resigning from his political show on RT, the Kremlin-funded television station, despite increasing criticism. His weekly radio show on LBC has come to the end of its run and is not being renewed. Though he says they are discussing other projects.

Born 31 December 1954 4.30pm Linlithgow, Scotland, he has  Sun and Mercury in Capricorn in the hard-working 6^th; with a Yod of an articulate and persuasive though forceful 3^rd house Pluto sextile Neptune inconjunct a 10^th house Pisces Moon (conjunct Mars). A 10^th house Moon certainly suits him for a public and political career; though a focal point Yod Moon tends to be overly defensive. He’s also got a Water Grand Trine of a lucky Jupiter Uranus in his 1^st trine Venus Saturn in determined Scorpio trine Moon Mars – so self-protective, can be healing for others, not always realistic, tends to get overly emotional.

He looks dismayed at the moment with tr Saturn conjunct his Mars/Neptune midpoint and discouraged with tr Saturn conjunct his Sun – that runs till late May, returning late year. He’ll be bullish despite a few disasters and setbacks in September and October ; and will bounce again in 2019 though with a fair few upheavals running as well. 2020 sees tr Neptune conjunct his 10^th house Mars which will be undermining where ambitions are concerned for two years. And he is in any event in a long haul of tr Neptune through his 10^th making him directionless. He’ll never be completely down since his Jupiter Uranus will always rebound him.

An even wilder conservative talk show host than Ingraham, Michael Savage has been heavily criticised because of his virulent comments against homosexuality, Islam, feminism, sex education, and immigration. He’s barred from UK for “seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred.” He thinks liberalism and progressivism are destroying the US, is against big government, wants an English-only policy.

Born 31 March 1942 6.30am Bronx, NY to Russian Jewish immigrant parents, he had a difficult childhood ‘beneath the tyranny ‘ of a bullying father which he says taught him to hate. In his early adult life he mixed with counter-culture figures like Allen Ginsberg and Timothy Leary and harboured ambitions of becoming another Lenny Bruce. He likes to shock.

He has an Aries Sun just below his Ascendant, so definitely upfront and in your face; with his Sun trine an attention-demanding 5^th house Pluto. He has an aggressively excitable Mars Jupiter in his communication 3^rd. on the focal point of a T square to Mercury in Pisces opposition A Virgo North Node. A Mutable Mars on the focal point tends to be dynamic and disorganised, overly scattered, going off like a machine-gun especially in the 3^rd.    His Moon Neptune in Virgo trine a stubborn and can-be-autocratic Saturn Uranus in Taurus.

His Sun is square his Mars/Pluto midpoint with Venus and Saturn also in aspect to Mars/Pluto so he runs on anger and bile.

Tr Neptune are this year squaring his Mars and Jupiter and on into 2019, and conjunct his Solar Arc MC, so less sure of himself. With 2019 seeing a major disruption with tr Uranus square his Pluto and tr Saturn in a downbeat square to his Sun and also opposing his Mars/Pluto – running into a road-block which will enrage him.

I’m lost for words. The UK may be a  mess but he wouldn’t be given air space anywhere.

Bill Cosby is facing a retrial starting this week on three counts of aggravated indecent assault after his hung jury last time round. But in a different climate, with #metoo having changed attitudes and the judge this time  allowing more women to testify on prior bad acts.

Born 12 July 1937 12.30am Philadelphia, he’s got a powerfully confident and powerfully controlling chart. Jupiter in Capricorn in his 10^th points to a successful career. It opposes his 4^th house Sun, Mercury and Pluto in Cancer; with his Pluto trine a can-be-unpleasant Mars in Scorpio. He expects to get what he wants and will push hard if it isn’t forthcoming. He also has an Earth Grand Trine of Uranus in Taurus trine Moon Neptune in Virgo trine his Capricorn MC and widely Jupiter – very rooted in all things physical and material. That Grand Trine is formed into a Kite with the Sun leading, giving him a healthy dose of ego-centricity.

He looks determinedly upbeat going into his trial with tr Pluto square his Sun/Jupiter, though over confidence can be a problem with that influence. He looks devastated from April 10^th with tr Uranus square his Mars/Saturn midpoint; and even less assured in May with tr Neptune square his Sun/Uranus; and sees his plans dissolving come Sept/October. But he’ll bounce again in 2019 with tr Pluto conjunct his Jupiter for two years.