Marjorie Orr featuring: Astrology of Today’s News

The unthinkable crimes of Dominique Pelicot against his wife being paraded in a French courtroom take on an added frisson of revulsion with the knowledge that the village of Mazan where it took place contains a chateaux that once belonged to the Marquis De Sade’s family. Pelicot is charged with drugging his wife for a … Read more

Michaela DePrince, the trailblazing ballet star, who overcame massive hardship in her early years has died unexpectedly at 29. She lost both parents during Sierra Leone’s civil war and was sent to an orphanage at three, where she was mistreated due to her vitiligo. She said “We were ranked as numbers, and number 27 was … Read more

Solar Returns are an astrological staple though can be mystifyingly vague at times and spot on at others. With an added layer of complication depending on which location to choose to set the Solar Return – birth or present home.   Prince Harry poised on his 40th is a good test case since the birth … Read more

Laura Loomer, a far-right 9/11 conspiracy theorist, Islamaphobe, racist and  promoter of the Haitian-immigrants-eat-pets controversy has become increasingly close to Trump recently. He said “Laura’s been a supporter of mine. She speaks positively of the campaign. I don’t control Laura. She’s a free spirit.”  Republicans even on the far right are becoming concerned that this … Read more

Ian McKellen is getting rave reviews for his latest film The Critic, out this week. With a sixty year career spanning the heights in Shakespeare on stage to blockbuster success as Lord Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit he has a career to envy. A recent fall off stage has put … Read more

Putin is issuing threats about being at war with the UK, USA and NATO if Ukraine is allowed to use UK-made Storm Shadow missiles against targets across the border in Russia. Keir Starmer and Joe Biden are holding talks today in the White House with concerns about Moscow escalating the conflict by buying ballistic missiles … Read more

The UK National Health Service which has been creaking for  years is deemed in a “critical condition” by a new report. A&E is in an “awful state”; the UK has higher cancer mortality rates than other countries and the service has been starved of capital investment, meaning “crumbling buildings”, mental health patients in “Victoria-era cells … Read more

A new Vincent Van Gogh exhibition at London’s National Gallery has been described as a “once-in-a-century” show with rave reviews from critics. It opens on 14 September and features more than 60 pieces painted by the Dutch artist, who died in 1890 aged 37.   Lurid tales of his psychosis, ear cutting off episode, brothels … Read more

Justin Trudeau may survive as Canada’s prime minister into next year, political analysts say, despite the withdrawal of support from a small left-wing party. Though he can no longer be sure of surviving confidence votes in the House of Commons chamber, where the Liberals only hold 154 of the 338 seats. In that case his … Read more

Focal point planets can be the key to resolving tensions whether on the point of T Squares or the apex of yods or as the driving planet of a Kite from a Grand Trine. They can harness the energy of the planets in aspect to produce a dynamic thrust. Though it can depend on the … Read more