Keir Starmer in office but not in control flip flops constantly – winter fuel, gender identity, welfare, immigration – blown hither and thither by activists in his party, seemingly incapable of defending what in certain instances are perfectly sensible policies and comments.
There is not much new to say – he was always due for an extended slide downhill through rough terrain. At the moment and in recent months he has had his Solar Arc Sun Pluto conjunct his Neptune which hints at confusion and devastation. With his Solar Arc Mars moving ever closer to the conjunction to his Sun Pluto almost immediately and staying in place for the next year – which is complete dead halt and meltdown time
His relationship chart with the UK has a high-stress Mars opposition Pluto square Moon (degree not known) which is not quite as bad as the UK/Tony Blair relationship chart with composite Mercury opposition Uranus square Mars Pluto Algol. But not a lot of love in there.
The UK chart is showing continuous jolts, jangles and concerns with tr Neptune Saturn opposition the Uranus now into early 2026; followed by the upheaval of a wake-up-and-make-overdue changes tr Uranus square the UK Pluto from June 2026 onwards into 2027.
Starmer’s Government chart, 5 July 2024 12.19pm London, is is showing continued fraught and hostile arguments right through this year and the next two with the Mercury opposition Pluto under strain.
His leadership chart, 4 April 2020 10.45 pm London, which may be the more relevant since he could go before the Labour Government does, has a caring, but confused and directionless Neptune in the 10th with a pushily confident Jupiter Pluto conjunction sitting close to a prone-to-setbacks Mars conjunct Saturn in Aquarius which is being ground down right through until late 2026. With disruptions and upheavals from late March 2026 to late 2027, which could be his topple-off-perch time. Nothing will get easier with significant difficulties, uncertainties and losses right through. He may decide to throw in the towel himself at some point.
Rachel Reeves is in for a serious shock and calamity as Uranus moves into Gemini within days and that repeats into 2026. She’ll keep walking the confident talk till early this December but thereafter loses the tr Pluto opposition her Jupiter. 2026 looks like a sinkhole for her.
Angela Rayner is getting a lucky break August to early October and again in 2026 as tr Uranus squares her Jupiter. 2026 will brighten her love life with her Solar Arc Sun conjunct her Venus.
Wes Streeting will be up and down with lucky and less fortunate influences running concurrently through this year and next.
What is it about Starmer’s astrology which leads him to consistently fail to read the room?
He has a grand water trine which is turned into a kite by the Sun-Pluto Virgo. Marjorie has said in the past that water planets make the person live in their own world.
And I remember reading an article in Mountain Astrologer about Gemini-Virgo and how “failing to listen” is a shadow trait for those signs. Starmer has been accused of failing to listen to his MPs – who have been consistently saying over the past months they don’t agree with the welfare cuts. They’ve had to force the issue to get him to ‘listen’. Virgo is great at doing an individual task – writing a book, cleaning the bathroom, fixing the car but if it has to rely on other people; it gets frustrated when the others aren’t as invested in achieving perfection. But bear in mind, perfection is in one’s head and if that isn’t communicated, they aren’t going to understand. Starmer has consistently failed to communicate and sell his ideas – I said it in the years before the GE – what are his policies? He won the GE because Reform split the right wing vote with the Tories – not because he converted anyone to his thinking.
While his Libra moon may think/wonder about other people – that’s a 1-2-1 relational sign. I compare him to Tony Blair who had moon in Aqua which is great at reading the room. Probably the only time that failed was over Iraq which was when he had transiting Neptune passing over.
And Starmer also has Saturn in Aqua – so he probably doesn’t ever feel like part of the group unless he’s in control. Which of course means he struggles to allow others’ views to be adopted.
A Sun Virgo is probably not the person you would want leading a Party or a Nation in times of crisis as they seem to struggle to bring people together. Add Pluto to the mix and there will be a desire to control and micromanage everything.
Starmer recently stated that he could not give enough attention to welfare reform etc because he was so busy dealing with foreign affairs which perhaps hints at part of his problem that he maybe is not delegating power to his ministers properly or outlining what is expected of them. The fact he needs to intervene all the time to shift course is indicative of a government that collectively is not functioning as a team.
It should be stated that this situation is not entirely Starmer’s fault as many Labour MPs appear to be stuck in an opposition mentality of constantly fighting government policy even when it comes from their own party. It was these sorts of internal divisions that undermined the Conservative government during its final years of office with 5people holding the role of Prime Minister in the 9 years from 2015 election until 2024. This is symptomatic of a much a wider crisis of governance in the U.K. at the moment which shows that the underlying political constitution of the country needs reform.
This is what has to be remembered about the law; beneath that cold, harsh, impersonal exterior beats a cold, harsh, impersonal heart. David Frost
Marjorie, you mentioned
‘At the moment and in recent months he has had his Solar Arc Sun Pluto conjunct his Neptune which hints at confusion and devastation. With his Solar Arc Mars moving ever closer to the conjunction to his Sun Pluto almost immediately and staying in place for the next year – which is complete dead halt and meltdown time’
For a long time, well before he became PM, I thought he studied and went into law so he could always fall back on the legalities of the system and quote them in place of his being able to work out a decision for himself. With SA Sun/Pluto conjunct his Neptune he will find he can no longer refer to the book of law to prop up his natal Libran Mercury/Moon, sit on fence and quiver inwardly. Those with Mars in Cancer (trine Jupiter in Pisces) have an imaginary sense of their own self importance to hide a lack of self esteem. Fall-off-perch sooner rather than later.
A general question — if someone, like Starmer and his leadership government, or anyone else of the many people profiled on this site, has truly awful planetary placements and aspects, is there anything they can do to change how they behave and reverse their luck?
Using the metaphorical bootstraps to pull themselves up? Or finding ways to harness the more positive characteristics of the negatives? Or would that be an indication that the timing of the birth chart is off?
I keep seeing how some people — thinking Trump here, of course, since he’s the most obvious, but I’m sure you knowledgeable astrologers know of others less controversial — always manage to escape dire forecasts while others fall victim to them.
Or put another way, can free will and vision overcome or mitigate negative indicators in charts?
And where are the visionary leaders we need around the world to rise to the occasion of our current turmoil? Our modern-day Churchill, Roosevelt, Lincoln? The only one I see is Zelenskyy who has the character it takes to lead in turbulent times.
Is there anything in the astrology that indicates a drought in good leadership?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Great question about free will , vision and harnessing the good in “bad” aspects. I remember we had a short conversation on this site about this a while back ( can’t think where though). I know several people with the ability to get the best out of difficult aspects and actually turn them round to really useful traits. Self awareness and consideration are common to all of them, as well as not being afraid to make a decision or choice. I don’t know what makes the difference in the birth chart though. North/ south node position and sign? An astrologer once told me they thought it was the mark of “an old soul”.
I think fire sign tend to have more self awareness which might make it easier to harness the bad aspect. Sagittarius signs are notorious for being “lucky”. But that luck might just had been more optimistic view of life than other people. Maybe just maybe the law of attraction (attracting good things in life just do work). My amateur astrology 2¢.
What I am seeing more is the 30~40 plus year old taking over the world’s political landscape. The 40 plus year old are born with Pluto in Libra (air) and the 30 plus are born with Pluto in Scorpio (water). One can only watch and learn.
People seem to readily forget that Starmer is a career lawyer, turned politician. As most people who have ever been involved in litigation will tell you, lawyers are like chameleons: this week they will tell you what a great case you have and in a few weeks time they will be urging you to cut a deal. Not an ideal background for a politician, let alone a Prime Minister.