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Maggie Smith – Neptune waves a farewell
Maggie Smith has died, the actress who more than any epitomized British acting at its best across seven decades on stage, on screen in films and on television. She was born 28 December 1934 and ‘made her acting debut in 1952 and was still working six decades later having moved from aspiring star to national … Read more
Virgos – uneasy with a Pluto slant
Since Sun Pluto in Virgo appear to be newsworthy with Eric Adams and Keir Starmer catching the headlines, a quick run-down of other notables. Hassan Nasrullah, 31 August 1960, leader of Hezbollah. Bashar Assad, 11 September 1965, Syrian dictator. Geert Wilders, 6 September 1963, Dutch neo-fascist politician. Chris Christie, Republican politician, 6 September 1962. Anthony … Read more
Eric Adams – New York’s beacon on dimmer
The charismatic New York mayor Eric Adams is facing a federal indictment on bribery and fraud charges bribery and soliciting illegal campaign contributions from Turkish businessmen. In typically ebullient form he has been comparing himself to Job, the biblical figure who must endure various plagues. And relates a tale from his rough childhood where his … Read more
James Middleton – Mars and Pluto yods
James Middleton’s book about Ella, his cocker spaniel, who brought him back from the brink of suicidal thoughts in 2017 is, according to reviews, a sweet book about his mental health problems – clinical depression, ADD and dyslexia – and how his pets and family were his lifeline. Born 15 April 1987, no birth time, … Read more
Jared Kushner – finances under scrutiny
Jared Kushner is under scrutiny since his $3bn private equity fund, mainly engorged by the Saudi government’s public investment fund plus monies from the sovereign wealth funds of Qatar, the UAE and Terry Gou, the Foxconn Taiwanese billionaire appears not to be returning any profits to investors. The findings from the Senate finance committee has … Read more
Menendez killings – two brothers locked in anger
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has shot to the top of Netflix’s streaming chart despite (or maybe cause of) criticism that it is “in the worst possible taste.” Other reviews describe it as a “messy, salacious slog”; and “a retelling of unspeakable abuses and gruesome crimes.” Erik and Lyle Mendendez were found … Read more
Sudan – a humanitarian disaster too far ++
Sudan has become the forgotten war and famine as top diplomats have used up their bandwidth focusing on Gaza and Ukraine. The latest outbreak of violence in Sudan in 2023 has displaced 10 million people, some fleeing abroad, and left as many as 25 million, half the population, facing acute hunger. Recent severe flooding has … Read more
Mars meeting Pluto – courage to keep going
Mars will dominate this winter as it moves through Cancer in opposition to Pluto from late October, going retrograde early December and staying within orb of this high-stress opposition till after the USA Inauguration in late January. Mars goes direct late February and picks up the Pluto opposition again mid April to mid May. Not … Read more
Solar Eclipse Vindemiatrix – the harvester
The Solar Eclipse of October 2nd is conjunct the Fixed star Vindemiatrix, named after the Latin for ‘the grape-harvestress’. It suggests a collector or gatherer of information, can give mental concentration as well as produce ‘The One Sent Forth in the Faith’ – a missionary for their cause, whether religious or other. Astrology King … Read more