The Eurovision Song Contest is brewing up for a turbulent winter as Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia have already indicated they will boycott it after Israel was cleared to compete. Ireland’s RTÉ said it felt that its “participation remains unconscionable given the appalling loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there which continues to put the lives of so many civilians at risk.” There were also allegations of unfair voting practices.
The first Eurovision, 24 May 1956 in Switzerland 7pm, started on a Full Moon with the Gemini Sun opposition the Sagittarius Moon. There was also a super-confident Jupiter Pluto conjunction in Leo in an enduring and stubborn Fixed T Square opposition Mars in Aquarius square Saturn in Scorpio. Unbudgeable normally – except that tr Uranus which opposed the Saturn last month will return for the same in April 2026, one month before the competition which runs 12 to 16 May 2026.
The Taurus Sun for the first semi final on May 12th 2026 will move cross the square to the 1956 Jupiter and Mars before ending up just short of being square the Pluto at the final four days later. The mood will be heightened and there may be repercussions in the aftermath with tr Uranus moving to hard aspect the 1956 Full Moon from mid June 2026 onwards into 2027.
Like so many other organisations, the Eurovision has grown over the past decade or so in the hopes of becoming richer and more powerful by increasing TV revenues. Australia being in the contest is the primary example of its unnnecessarily bloated nature.
I watched the FIFA World Cup draw tonight and it was probably the most cringe thing I’ve ever seen with FIFA President Infantino sucking up to Trump and giving him a Peace Prize. The competition itself up to 48 teams because it will get more TV views; and a draw half-rigged to ensure certain teams won’t meet.
I feel/hope the Pluto in Aquarius period sees through and breaks up all this bloat and consolidation that Pluto in Capricorn has brought. Reading the headline that Netflix has brought Warner Bros film – seems like another exmaple.
Oh my, Infantino was more obsequious than Dickens’s Uriah Heep, wasn’t he?
Oh, he’s a Libra Moon. I’m shocked, I tell you.
Yeah, I don’t like to demonise Libra moon as I’ve been surrounded by them through my life but …