Marjorie Orr featuring: Astrology of Today’s News

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Ouranus, the sky god – progress or chaos, myths and meanderings

 In astrology Uranus, the lightning god, has a reputation as a disrupter – for good as a liberator and innovator when faced with overdue reforms, not so great when in a contrarian mood as it rocks the boat out of sheer mischief. Usually cast in a favourable light by astrologers who will have it prominently … Read more

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Chernobyl – a repeating omen for Russia

Chernobyl, forty years on, remains the worst and most expensive nuclear disaster in history. Complicated technical reasons were given for the meltdown but a drama series on Sky points firmly who was really responsible for the disaster — ‘the rotten, rotting Soviet state.’ ‘It presents a view of politics where ideology is unassailable and allegiance … Read more

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King Charles – setting sail for the new world

King Charles embarking on his state visit with Trump on Monday is facing what is described as “high risk, high stakes and high opportunity” and a tough test given his health. The trip will involve addressing Congress and a state dinner; a visit to the 9/11 Memorial and a reception in New York followed by … Read more

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USA Turning 250: Lisa Mendes Podcast with me

A Lisa Mendes podcast with me on the USA becoming 250 and other astrological and global topics.  Lisa is the author of Oracle of the Elements (geomancy) and The Cosmology of Astrology and editor of The New Astrology of Towns & Cities. Website – https://astroinsights.blog/podcast/ Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/astro-insights-celestial-cycles-the-cultural-zeitgeist/id1805199349?i=1000761018909 Spotify – https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/astroinsightspod/episodes/The-US-Turns-250-with-Marjorie-Orr-e3hqcku/a-acjau65 YouTube –

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Uranus – last to join the party

Uranus moving into Gemini this Sunday is the final piece of the new era jigsaw. All four outer planets are now firmly established on their new track. The move from Water Earth (Pluto Capricorn, Uranus Taurus, Neptune Saturn Pisces) to Air Fire (Pluto Aquarius, Uranus Gemini, Neptune Saturn Aries) is complete.    Stephen Arroyo describes … Read more

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Moon Mother – the emotional imprint

For good or ill and somewhere in between mother is the first relationship in life which stamps an emotional pattern and expectations on the adult life to come.   Mommie Dearest is the latest book from Martin Sebastian Moritz, author of The Mysterious 8th House. Insightful, thought-provoking, filled with compassionate wisdom and illuminated by psychological … Read more

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Pluto – personal and political

Slow moving, heavyweight Pluto is now firmly on track to make its influence felt until 2043. Nothing happens instantly with Pluto so the Fixed signs most affected – Taurus (career/life’s direction), Leo (relationships), Scorpio (home/family), Aquarius (personal identity) – are still coming to terms with the changes imposed on their lives since 2024. Other signs … Read more

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Michael Jackson – the sanitised story

The Michael Jackson biopic has attracted acerbic reviews for its portrayal of him as a 20th-century Jesus who, as a child performer is told by his saintly mother, Katherine that he has been gifted with a “special light” from Jehovah. Soon he will become the embodiment of the Bible verse from Matthew, “Suffer little children, … Read more

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Israel – what went wrong?

What went wrong in Israel? Professor Omer Bartov was born on a kibbutz, grew up in Tel Aviv and served in the Israel Defence Forces during the Yom Kippur War. He went on to become an expert on the German army and the Holocaust, before turning his attention to his native country. In Israel: What … Read more

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