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It’s interesting how little has been made of Ukrainian Armed Forces now executing operations 30-50 km into Russia, and apparently, almost encircling Kursk, which is a city of almost 500 000 inhabitants and has a symbolic value due to Battle of Kursk.
Putin is MIA – not surprisingly, given he always does this when a major setback hits -, but most importantly, Lukashenko is teasing a withdrawal and major NATO leaders seem totally unbothered. It seems a lot is going behind the scenes.
I’m thinking, what’s up in the skies? I remember there being some tension for August 19th Full Moon…
Jordan Peterson will be attending reeducation training after Canada’s top court closed the door on his legal fight against an order that he enter a remedial coaching program.
“It was confirmed through Peterson’s lawyer Howard Levitt in an email to the National Post on Thursday.
In a statement via email, Levitt said it was “ironic, even tragic” that Peterson — whom he called “one of the most adept persons in social media in this country and beyond” — is going to attend a program “from people inherently less skilled and knowledgeable than he is himself.”
“The decision is a tragedy for freedom of speech in this country,” said Levitt.”
Looks like more international chaos. Massive pro-Russian protests have been taking place in some of the northern states in Nigeria.
Nigerian police have arrested a number of these protesters for waving the Russian flag (which is considered an act of treason).
Astrologically, does it appear that Nigeria will be facing a similar political fate as the Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Sudan?
@Chris Romero, this is noise. Ukrainian troops have been carrying an operation in Russia for DAYS now. Putin isn’t nowhere to be seen, Lukashenko sends cryptic messages on leaving, and top NATO leadership mainly chills.
The big news next week will be Russia, mark my words.
I feel it too, Solaia.
The spy exchange 9 days ago was, according to an opinion piece in the Telegraph a humiliation for Putin:
‘Ignore the pessimists: this prisoner exchange numerically and qualitatively favours the West. Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, who courageously reported on Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, will be a fearless truth-teller about Russia’s descent into totalitarianism. Russian opposition figures Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin will assume the torch left by Alexey Navalny, who tragically perished in February. The image of these heroes arriving in Western capitals contrasts sharply with the criminals that President Vladimir Putin welcomed back to Moscow.’
It goes on to say:
‘This prisoner exchange, which was demonstrably more successful than the 2022 swap of WNBA basketball player for arms dealer Viktor Bout or Biden’s for-ransom release of prisoners from Iranian jails, undercuts Trump’s warnings about American weakness. Harris can also showcase the benefits of multilateral engagement with allies, which contrasts with Trump’s unilateral America First vision.’
Though Putin will nonetheless continue his repression – for instance last week a ballerina, Ksenia Karelina was found guilty and is awaiting a possible 15 year sentence for donating to a Ukrainian charity – and he may be tempted to round up foreigners to use as bargaining chips. Then, there’s the Saturn/Neptune conjunction of next year which almost always leaves its mark on Russian history.
Solaia and VF – I certainly also feel it. Of interest, and possible significance, is that energetic Full Moon of August 19th. It falls on the anniversary of the 19th August 1991 Coup in Russia. Nick Campion writes: “As the supreme moment in Yeltsin’s life this chart should also function as a horoscope for the Russian President.” Chart is set for 8.00 am GMT, based on Yeltsin’s account, and the famous speech on top of the tank outside the Russian Parliament.
The Full Moon obviously aspects the 1991 Leo Sun/Jupiter (leader?) in the 10th house of the chart. The 19 Sagittarius Moon has tr Mars in Gemini opposing, plus I think the influence of the Saturn square Jupiter (17 degrees) on the same day. Tr Pluto at 0 Aquarius is close to the IC at 2 Aquarius.
Russian Revolution 8th March 1917 has Sun 17 Pisces (Saturn/Jupiter square), Mars 15 Pisces, and Mercury 29 Aquarius. There’s probably more astro, but this leapt out at me.
Marjorie, can you p!ease look at Boeing again now that they have a new CEO, or at least at the CEO. Does everyone know about the two astronauts stuck in Space due to a malfuntioning spacecraft. No end date or fix. Thank you
Does anybody here look at a monthly / daily astrological calendar and how do you use it – do mundane transits affect your daily life and what do you do with lunations and the movements of the Moon?
Yes! I always know when full and new moon is and if I am directly affected. I learned to do this when I passed through the restaurant business for several years.
Yes, I watch the movements of the planets and nodes in my Raphael ephemeris daily. I always note the position of the New and Full Moons with special interest, and check forthcoming eclipses in particular, as I write regular reports for people. I like to note the effect of transits both to my own and relative’s charts and also see how these work out in political life, both in the UK where I live and also in the charts of other countries as found in Nicholas Campions Book of World Horoscopes. This is how I continue to learn more about astrology.
@EA: I always follow full moon lunations. I tap into its enlightenment and positivity. But I sometimes don;t always get what I want; merc retro with a full moon did bring a (very) short term gig. I nearly spent more on road tolls than took home in my pocket. The Aug 19th lunation / merc retro combo appears soon – but now down to running on fumes and need to accept anything that arrives in the inbox.
I avoid making wishes near/during lunar eclipses. The dark of the moon can let in forces not always sympathetic.
Long term astro forecasts have not been very reflective of actuality.
It has been announced that Muhammad Yusun will form part of a new government in Bangladesh. with his practical approach to micro economics will this mean a hopeful chapter for that country.
It has been announced that Muhammad Yusun will form part of a new government in Bangladesh. Bearing his record as an economist with a conscience, founder of the Grameen Bank and his practical approach to micro finance and micro lending to help the poorest people, not without controversy and fierce opposition from the established financial and banking powers, will this signify a hopeful chapter for that country.
I am not sure whether this has been discussed or not. Yet given the birth of transgenderism. Which planet or planets could be associated with it? Uranus /Neptune or even Pluto?
To quote the Daily Mail today: “a photograph of French President Emmanuel Macron receiving an impassioned kiss from his minister for sport has caused a stir online”.
It would be interesting to see their charts and current transits.
Kamala Harris selected Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her VP. Personally, I think he was the most strategic choice. 1. He was many years of experience in politics (he even flipped a GOP held seat in the U.S. House of Reps. back in 2006) 2. He’s a sensible center-left candidate. 3. He’s from the Great Lakes region and can appeal to voters in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. 3. He’s a bit of an attack dog (he knows how shut Trump and his supporters down). 4. He’s a military veteran. and 5. He has little political baggage and appears to be popular with many hyper-sensitive, purity-seeking progressives. In other words: Tim Walz apparently fits the profile.
I noticed that Tim Walz is an Aries (just like me). I couldn’t find his birth time…so, I don’t know what his ascendant is. It’s been my experience that we Aries tend to get along very well with Libras (like Kamala Harris). So, I can’t help but wonder if Harris and Walz will become good friends in real life.
Just using myself as an example: I’m an Aries with a Scorpio ascendant, a Saturn-ascendant conjunction, Leo Moon, and I have an Aries Stellium (my Venus, Sun, and Mercury are in my 5th House ruled by Aries) and I consider my Mother (who is a Libra with a Libra ascendant and a Libra Stellium) my best friend.
Is Tim Walz a surprise as Kamala’s VP choice, April 6, 1964 (couldn’t find a birth time)? Did a search here and name didn’t come up at all.
Timothy James Walz was born on April 6, 1964, in West Point, Nebraska
@Jennifer E, He was definitely a bit of a dark horse, but widely respected in political circles as a highly competent, effective governor. His name wasn’t seriously in the mix until the last few days. From what I read Shapiro sensed his meeting over the weekend with Kamala did not go as well as hoped and the compatibility and synergy were lacking. Until last night Gov. Josh Shapiro was the frontrunner, but both he and former astronaut Mark Kelly had ideological baggage among certain key Dem constituencies, leaving the door open for lesser-known Walz to waltz through (sorry, I couldn’t resist; I’m trying hard to find some levity in tense times!)
Thanks Nicole. I get a good vibe. Interesting that Farage is born 3 days earlier on April 3rd but his energy is off.
Quite a few articles were written about him recommending she pick him for all the reasons stated, so I for
one wasnt suprised.
Hi Marjorie,
Events in Bangladesh are very worrying. Another democratically elected leader falls and army takes over. I have a feeling that China is someway involved in this.
Any astrology insights what’s in store for Bangladesh and its relations with India considering the pro India PM was forced to resign.
Thank you
See post 24 July in search under Bangladesh
Hi Marjorie
Happy Monday and new week!
What’s your take on natal or SA North Node Direct? I have both and only just noticed the SA one will be lasting for years ahead. There really isn’t much online about it in any detail except something about it being more Saturn/past life focussed?
If anyone has a thought or experience on it please share.
Many thanks all
I think the true nodes are the ones that change direction, but most people use the mean nodes, which are always retrograde. I think this was simply because before we had fancy computers to calculate everything instantly, it was much easier to work out the mean node. This may be the reason why there isn’t much written about the true node, but to be honest I haven’t kept up with this.
Thanks tara. Astro.com must use the true nodes then as they’re on my charts as ‘D’. Kr J
You’re welcome, sorry it’s not more helpful. If you have a look at the ephemeris for your date on Astro.com you will see the true and mean nodes
Hi Marjorie,
BBC News is reporting that Mali has just cut all diplomatic ties with Ukraine in retaliation for Ukraine’s assisting the Indigenous ethnic Taureg rebels groups who are resisting the corrupt Malian government as well as Russia’s notorious Wagner Group.
Ukraine did claim responsibility for helping the Taureg rebels who recently (and successfully) ambushed a number of Russian Wager mercenaries and killed a large number of them.
I’m curious to know if you had anything to add, astrologically speaking, with regards to the recent ambush and relations between Mali and Ukraine.
The 50th anniversary of Philippe Petit’s walk between the Twin Towers arrives August 7th 2024.
I just learned has been performing at St John the Divine (this past year at least) as an artist in residence.
Above all, do not lose your desire to walk~ Kierkegaard
Reasonably positive, balanced article today on the BBC about Mercury retrograde (which starts tomorrow) includes interview with Nicholas Campion which is a name I remember from somewhere along the way.
Any thoughts on Neil Gaiman and the current accusations against him? One is patently frivolous. (Essentially: He kissed me in 1986. I didn’t like it and told him to stop. He did) But the other four show a clear pattern of using his position as an employer to coerce unwanted relations.
Hi Marjorie, would you mind looking at Steven Tyler from Aerosmith. The news had just came out that Aerosmith is officially retiring as Tyler’s voice is permanently damaged. The news is just so sad as Mike Jagger and the likes are still going strong.
I also want to add in that Tyler is a Sun Aries and this September will have transit Saturn conjunct his Sun.
Saturn will conjoin his Sun in April 2026, so he has some respite from that at least for a little while.
I’m trying to remember when is it that we talked about something like beauty, fashion sense, clothing, and I think we mentioned, of course, Libra, but also Virgo. Pretty much any sign can have that something alluring and beautiful. The magnetism of Scorpio or some saying the best-looking men are Capricorns.
I’ve just bumped onto Meghan – she and Harry sat for an interview – and yeah, I know, we are still under an overload of them, but Meghan seriously has some megawatts of fashion sense and how to dress. Much more thab Kate, in my view. Or Letizia, who often does not look queenly in her choices or maybe better to say you don’t know if it is queenly or not to wear that particular combination.
Some other regal women are either too frumpy or lacking modernity or a few other things.
So I wondered what is it that gives Meghan that knack, and the Moon in Libra certainly helps, but I was wondering where Venus is. And, lo and behold, it is in Virgo. Makes sense. The meticulousness and quiet luxury of it. The mixture of sophisticated and urban, city, leisurely dress, depending on the occasion. I don’t think I saw her particularly awfully dressed, and she certainly went to quite other height after the (second) marriage.
Yep, call me frivolous but I love fashion, fashion trends, jewellery and accessories and I make clothes and recycle them. I also make necklaces and bracelets out of glass beads. I love colour and combining colours. My sewing machine is worth its weight in gold to me. Venus in Virgo in 1st, Sun in Libra in 2nd. My BIL is a Capricorn, good-looking and looks incredibly young for his age – you tend to find this with Capricorns – they often age beautifully.
Hey, Virgoflake! That’s so great to hear. And regarding the sewing machine, I remember one character from Made in Chelsea reality show (which I didn’t follow, but saw bits and pieces around, Mark-Francis Vandelli, a British-Italian historian of art by education, I guess one could say, declaring at one point that something he sees as essential is a live-in seamstress – there’s always something to be sown. And ain’t that the truth, LOL. I could endlessly give jobs to tailors and seamstresses. They would never run out of business.
BBC has that nice competition programme, or how to call it, The Sewing Bee, or what was it called, where amateur people competed in each episode of doing a particular task given by the judges. And there you could see, in quite a jaw-dropping fashion for me, what sort of detail can be inspected when looking at a piece of clothing.
Regarding aging, I think I also read that about Gemini. And I know people with Gemini Moons who look nothing like their age, although in some cases that is also helped by e.g. Venus on the ascendant, which might have been in rulership or something like that as well, if I recall correctly.
Interesting, El Aznar & Virgoflake, about fashion and design. I was a knitwear designer and fashion lecturer in my younger days and have Moon conjunct Uranus and Mars with Saturn all in Gemini and Venus in Scorpio sextile to Mercury, the Gemini planets’ ruler. Gemini rules hands which are always busy with knitters…
I’m amazed you think that about Meghan. Isn’t it interesting how different people percieve things differently.
I think the total opposite of Meghan, that she always dresses very badly and in very dated fashion. None of her clothes fit properly, even her wedding dress was ill-fitting. She mostly wears beige which dosent suit her, and always looks crumpled and unironed. She also always wears the wrong underwear, so you can see all the lines and lumps & bumps. I’ve laughed my head off at some of the terrible fashion choices she makes.
I was laughing today when I saw a picture from the interview & she had ugly, old-fashioned, beige trousers belted so high, just under her bosom, that she looked like Steve Urkel.
Still, it would be a boring world if we all thought the same.
I do agree on the actual Royal woman looking frumpy though, although strangly I think Kate upped her game since Harry left, and has gone from frumpy to ultimate sophistication.
Well put Belle. Your comment is essentially my internal monologue every time I’m confronted by her photos in the news. She really doesn’t do herself any favours does she?
She’s lately been recklessly chatting about her su*cidal ideation for some reason. Apparently she’s ‘only scraped the surface’. Ghastly attention seeker.
I read someone that the fashion statement pieces Meghan is wearing for her shoots, are from small fashion businesses and therefore, not possible to change to refit her body. It may make sense, given her trousers are far too long.
Belle- totally agree with you! Thanks for voicing your perspective. And Meghan said she was forced to wear beige and muted colors while in the RF. LOL. That is pretty much all that she wears now. But when she did wear that red dress in Nigeria, one could see every lump and bump. Oof, not a good look. With the CBS interview, she styled her wig to look exactly like Catherine’s hair when C announced her diagnosis. What is up with that?
Wow and LOL! Maybe you’re right – I really haven’t looked at her underwear nor if she ironed her clothes, though for that one it seemed she did, since I never noticed creases. Now you’ve given me kind of a task, but I really think beige looks good on her as well as gold or gold-coloured jewellery, which, in my view, looks great on darker-skin women.
I think she looks great, but I am a fan of Kate as well. In answer to your original question – she was an actress for years, and knows the PR machine, they work a lot with how they appear to the public. I don’t know if she still does this – but she used to be a vegan doing yoga most days – which keeps you fit.
Wish MM had handled the whole Royal Family thing better. She was warned, and then did not handle it gracefully when leaving, so wish she had listened to the warnings as I think it really hurt the British people’s feelings how it all went down.
Now this is odd. As fashion has been dancing around in my mind for a few weeks. Steering away from dividing the Royal’s attire and judgement. I have been thinking about the demise of fashion as we know it. Neptune has a sense of sensual appeal. We are now leaving the age of Pisces. Perhaps this is going to change, now we are entering into Aquarius. We have had a long time with adoring others. Maybe our mind thinking and a balance between individualism and creativity (Aquarius/Leo) is coming of age?
industries in death throes: fashion (esp cheap tat)in favour of lasting/vintage/self made, restaurants ( in favour of interest aligned supper clubs, potlucks), cosmetics and luxe perfume ( nope), packaged travel ( low to high end), art auctions ( looked at some bleak Christie’s online stuff), celebwatching ( why?). Bye bye to that, hello to relationships, meaningful networks, high contact , low transaction stuff.
Regarding fashion, another person that came to mind whose attires I loved was, as I recall them (but then I sometimes Google and see stuff I don’t like), Theresa May.
She seemed like a combo of Virgo – everything neat, tidy, and trimmedy – and Libra: beautiful, pretty. Then there was a typically oddball British dash of eccentricity, which is some kind of Uranian thing I guess. I don’t remember her chart well.
I live in the PNW and I have constantly complained about the dreadful sense of fashion here, at least in the city that I live in. My son suggested when I was looking for a place to live here to join a FB housing group called ______(city name) Conscious living. Nobody would reply when I inquired about the housing on offer, but I really believe that had I had face tattoos and multiple face piercings and drab gray clothing, along with a 150 pound therapy dog, I would have found a place through that group lickety split!! So, when I have traveled to NYC, for example, I notice that people are wearing the most beautiful colorful clothing that’s stylish and lovely! Even the men dress like how I would describe a European man would dress; nice slacks and shorts along with a stylish shirt. I marvel at the unique styles the people wear, vibrant, classy and very interesting.
Any thoughts on Canada for the next little while?
Chris Carbert and Anthony Olieneck found NOT GUILTY of conspiracy to murder police.
The jury in the closed court room finally came to a verdict.
All members of the Coutts 4 have now been cleared of the conspiracy to murder charge.
This was the case that was relied upon to place Canada into state of emergency.
The men have been in custody for 900 days without trial or bail.
It’s interesting how little has been made of Ukrainian Armed Forces now executing operations 30-50 km into Russia, and apparently, almost encircling Kursk, which is a city of almost 500 000 inhabitants and has a symbolic value due to Battle of Kursk.
Putin is MIA – not surprisingly, given he always does this when a major setback hits -, but most importantly, Lukashenko is teasing a withdrawal and major NATO leaders seem totally unbothered. It seems a lot is going behind the scenes.
I’m thinking, what’s up in the skies? I remember there being some tension for August 19th Full Moon…
Jordan Peterson will be attending reeducation training after Canada’s top court closed the door on his legal fight against an order that he enter a remedial coaching program.
“It was confirmed through Peterson’s lawyer Howard Levitt in an email to the National Post on Thursday.
In a statement via email, Levitt said it was “ironic, even tragic” that Peterson — whom he called “one of the most adept persons in social media in this country and beyond” — is going to attend a program “from people inherently less skilled and knowledgeable than he is himself.”
“The decision is a tragedy for freedom of speech in this country,” said Levitt.”
National Post, Aug 8
In his own words:
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/i-will-see-this-contemptible-re-education-process-through-to-its-absurd-end
Looks like more international chaos. Massive pro-Russian protests have been taking place in some of the northern states in Nigeria.
Nigerian police have arrested a number of these protesters for waving the Russian flag (which is considered an act of treason).
Astrologically, does it appear that Nigeria will be facing a similar political fate as the Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Sudan?
@Chris Romero, this is noise. Ukrainian troops have been carrying an operation in Russia for DAYS now. Putin isn’t nowhere to be seen, Lukashenko sends cryptic messages on leaving, and top NATO leadership mainly chills.
The big news next week will be Russia, mark my words.
I feel it too, Solaia.
The spy exchange 9 days ago was, according to an opinion piece in the Telegraph a humiliation for Putin:
‘Ignore the pessimists: this prisoner exchange numerically and qualitatively favours the West. Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, who courageously reported on Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, will be a fearless truth-teller about Russia’s descent into totalitarianism. Russian opposition figures Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin will assume the torch left by Alexey Navalny, who tragically perished in February. The image of these heroes arriving in Western capitals contrasts sharply with the criminals that President Vladimir Putin welcomed back to Moscow.’
It goes on to say:
‘This prisoner exchange, which was demonstrably more successful than the 2022 swap of WNBA basketball player for arms dealer Viktor Bout or Biden’s for-ransom release of prisoners from Iranian jails, undercuts Trump’s warnings about American weakness. Harris can also showcase the benefits of multilateral engagement with allies, which contrasts with Trump’s unilateral America First vision.’
Though Putin will nonetheless continue his repression – for instance last week a ballerina, Ksenia Karelina was found guilty and is awaiting a possible 15 year sentence for donating to a Ukrainian charity – and he may be tempted to round up foreigners to use as bargaining chips. Then, there’s the Saturn/Neptune conjunction of next year which almost always leaves its mark on Russian history.
Solaia and VF – I certainly also feel it. Of interest, and possible significance, is that energetic Full Moon of August 19th. It falls on the anniversary of the 19th August 1991 Coup in Russia. Nick Campion writes: “As the supreme moment in Yeltsin’s life this chart should also function as a horoscope for the Russian President.” Chart is set for 8.00 am GMT, based on Yeltsin’s account, and the famous speech on top of the tank outside the Russian Parliament.
The Full Moon obviously aspects the 1991 Leo Sun/Jupiter (leader?) in the 10th house of the chart. The 19 Sagittarius Moon has tr Mars in Gemini opposing, plus I think the influence of the Saturn square Jupiter (17 degrees) on the same day. Tr Pluto at 0 Aquarius is close to the IC at 2 Aquarius.
Russian Revolution 8th March 1917 has Sun 17 Pisces (Saturn/Jupiter square), Mars 15 Pisces, and Mercury 29 Aquarius. There’s probably more astro, but this leapt out at me.
Marjorie, can you p!ease look at Boeing again now that they have a new CEO, or at least at the CEO. Does everyone know about the two astronauts stuck in Space due to a malfuntioning spacecraft. No end date or fix. Thank you
Does anybody here look at a monthly / daily astrological calendar and how do you use it – do mundane transits affect your daily life and what do you do with lunations and the movements of the Moon?
Yes! I always know when full and new moon is and if I am directly affected. I learned to do this when I passed through the restaurant business for several years.
Yes, I watch the movements of the planets and nodes in my Raphael ephemeris daily. I always note the position of the New and Full Moons with special interest, and check forthcoming eclipses in particular, as I write regular reports for people. I like to note the effect of transits both to my own and relative’s charts and also see how these work out in political life, both in the UK where I live and also in the charts of other countries as found in Nicholas Campions Book of World Horoscopes. This is how I continue to learn more about astrology.
@EA: I always follow full moon lunations. I tap into its enlightenment and positivity. But I sometimes don;t always get what I want; merc retro with a full moon did bring a (very) short term gig. I nearly spent more on road tolls than took home in my pocket. The Aug 19th lunation / merc retro combo appears soon – but now down to running on fumes and need to accept anything that arrives in the inbox.
I avoid making wishes near/during lunar eclipses. The dark of the moon can let in forces not always sympathetic.
Long term astro forecasts have not been very reflective of actuality.
It has been announced that Muhammad Yusun will form part of a new government in Bangladesh. with his practical approach to micro economics will this mean a hopeful chapter for that country.
It has been announced that Muhammad Yusun will form part of a new government in Bangladesh. Bearing his record as an economist with a conscience, founder of the Grameen Bank and his practical approach to micro finance and micro lending to help the poorest people, not without controversy and fierce opposition from the established financial and banking powers, will this signify a hopeful chapter for that country.
I am not sure whether this has been discussed or not. Yet given the birth of transgenderism. Which planet or planets could be associated with it? Uranus /Neptune or even Pluto?
To quote the Daily Mail today: “a photograph of French President Emmanuel Macron receiving an impassioned kiss from his minister for sport has caused a stir online”.
It would be interesting to see their charts and current transits.
Kamala Harris selected Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her VP. Personally, I think he was the most strategic choice. 1. He was many years of experience in politics (he even flipped a GOP held seat in the U.S. House of Reps. back in 2006) 2. He’s a sensible center-left candidate. 3. He’s from the Great Lakes region and can appeal to voters in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. 3. He’s a bit of an attack dog (he knows how shut Trump and his supporters down). 4. He’s a military veteran. and 5. He has little political baggage and appears to be popular with many hyper-sensitive, purity-seeking progressives. In other words: Tim Walz apparently fits the profile.
I noticed that Tim Walz is an Aries (just like me). I couldn’t find his birth time…so, I don’t know what his ascendant is. It’s been my experience that we Aries tend to get along very well with Libras (like Kamala Harris). So, I can’t help but wonder if Harris and Walz will become good friends in real life.
Just using myself as an example: I’m an Aries with a Scorpio ascendant, a Saturn-ascendant conjunction, Leo Moon, and I have an Aries Stellium (my Venus, Sun, and Mercury are in my 5th House ruled by Aries) and I consider my Mother (who is a Libra with a Libra ascendant and a Libra Stellium) my best friend.
Is Tim Walz a surprise as Kamala’s VP choice, April 6, 1964 (couldn’t find a birth time)? Did a search here and name didn’t come up at all.
Timothy James Walz was born on April 6, 1964, in West Point, Nebraska
@Jennifer E, He was definitely a bit of a dark horse, but widely respected in political circles as a highly competent, effective governor. His name wasn’t seriously in the mix until the last few days. From what I read Shapiro sensed his meeting over the weekend with Kamala did not go as well as hoped and the compatibility and synergy were lacking. Until last night Gov. Josh Shapiro was the frontrunner, but both he and former astronaut Mark Kelly had ideological baggage among certain key Dem constituencies, leaving the door open for lesser-known Walz to waltz through (sorry, I couldn’t resist; I’m trying hard to find some levity in tense times!)
Thanks Nicole. I get a good vibe. Interesting that Farage is born 3 days earlier on April 3rd but his energy is off.
Quite a few articles were written about him recommending she pick him for all the reasons stated, so I for
one wasnt suprised.
Hi Marjorie,
Events in Bangladesh are very worrying. Another democratically elected leader falls and army takes over. I have a feeling that China is someway involved in this.
Any astrology insights what’s in store for Bangladesh and its relations with India considering the pro India PM was forced to resign.
Thank you
See post 24 July in search under Bangladesh
Hi Marjorie
Happy Monday and new week!
What’s your take on natal or SA North Node Direct? I have both and only just noticed the SA one will be lasting for years ahead. There really isn’t much online about it in any detail except something about it being more Saturn/past life focussed?
If anyone has a thought or experience on it please share.
Many thanks all
I think the true nodes are the ones that change direction, but most people use the mean nodes, which are always retrograde. I think this was simply because before we had fancy computers to calculate everything instantly, it was much easier to work out the mean node. This may be the reason why there isn’t much written about the true node, but to be honest I haven’t kept up with this.
Thanks tara. Astro.com must use the true nodes then as they’re on my charts as ‘D’. Kr J
You’re welcome, sorry it’s not more helpful. If you have a look at the ephemeris for your date on Astro.com you will see the true and mean nodes
Hi Marjorie,
BBC News is reporting that Mali has just cut all diplomatic ties with Ukraine in retaliation for Ukraine’s assisting the Indigenous ethnic Taureg rebels groups who are resisting the corrupt Malian government as well as Russia’s notorious Wagner Group.
Ukraine did claim responsibility for helping the Taureg rebels who recently (and successfully) ambushed a number of Russian Wager mercenaries and killed a large number of them.
I’m curious to know if you had anything to add, astrologically speaking, with regards to the recent ambush and relations between Mali and Ukraine.
The 50th anniversary of Philippe Petit’s walk between the Twin Towers arrives August 7th 2024.
I just learned has been performing at St John the Divine (this past year at least) as an artist in residence.
Above all, do not lose your desire to walk~ Kierkegaard
Reasonably positive, balanced article today on the BBC about Mercury retrograde (which starts tomorrow) includes interview with Nicholas Campion which is a name I remember from somewhere along the way.
“https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crg7yg4mknxo”
Thank you! Nice.
Any thoughts on Neil Gaiman and the current accusations against him? One is patently frivolous. (Essentially: He kissed me in 1986. I didn’t like it and told him to stop. He did) But the other four show a clear pattern of using his position as an employer to coerce unwanted relations.
Hi Marjorie, would you mind looking at Steven Tyler from Aerosmith. The news had just came out that Aerosmith is officially retiring as Tyler’s voice is permanently damaged. The news is just so sad as Mike Jagger and the likes are still going strong.
I also want to add in that Tyler is a Sun Aries and this September will have transit Saturn conjunct his Sun.
Saturn will conjoin his Sun in April 2026, so he has some respite from that at least for a little while.
I’m trying to remember when is it that we talked about something like beauty, fashion sense, clothing, and I think we mentioned, of course, Libra, but also Virgo. Pretty much any sign can have that something alluring and beautiful. The magnetism of Scorpio or some saying the best-looking men are Capricorns.
I’ve just bumped onto Meghan – she and Harry sat for an interview – and yeah, I know, we are still under an overload of them, but Meghan seriously has some megawatts of fashion sense and how to dress. Much more thab Kate, in my view. Or Letizia, who often does not look queenly in her choices or maybe better to say you don’t know if it is queenly or not to wear that particular combination.
Some other regal women are either too frumpy or lacking modernity or a few other things.
So I wondered what is it that gives Meghan that knack, and the Moon in Libra certainly helps, but I was wondering where Venus is. And, lo and behold, it is in Virgo. Makes sense. The meticulousness and quiet luxury of it. The mixture of sophisticated and urban, city, leisurely dress, depending on the occasion. I don’t think I saw her particularly awfully dressed, and she certainly went to quite other height after the (second) marriage.
Yep, call me frivolous but I love fashion, fashion trends, jewellery and accessories and I make clothes and recycle them. I also make necklaces and bracelets out of glass beads. I love colour and combining colours. My sewing machine is worth its weight in gold to me. Venus in Virgo in 1st, Sun in Libra in 2nd. My BIL is a Capricorn, good-looking and looks incredibly young for his age – you tend to find this with Capricorns – they often age beautifully.
Hey, Virgoflake! That’s so great to hear. And regarding the sewing machine, I remember one character from Made in Chelsea reality show (which I didn’t follow, but saw bits and pieces around, Mark-Francis Vandelli, a British-Italian historian of art by education, I guess one could say, declaring at one point that something he sees as essential is a live-in seamstress – there’s always something to be sown. And ain’t that the truth, LOL. I could endlessly give jobs to tailors and seamstresses. They would never run out of business.
BBC has that nice competition programme, or how to call it, The Sewing Bee, or what was it called, where amateur people competed in each episode of doing a particular task given by the judges. And there you could see, in quite a jaw-dropping fashion for me, what sort of detail can be inspected when looking at a piece of clothing.
Regarding aging, I think I also read that about Gemini. And I know people with Gemini Moons who look nothing like their age, although in some cases that is also helped by e.g. Venus on the ascendant, which might have been in rulership or something like that as well, if I recall correctly.
Interesting, El Aznar & Virgoflake, about fashion and design. I was a knitwear designer and fashion lecturer in my younger days and have Moon conjunct Uranus and Mars with Saturn all in Gemini and Venus in Scorpio sextile to Mercury, the Gemini planets’ ruler. Gemini rules hands which are always busy with knitters…
I’m amazed you think that about Meghan. Isn’t it interesting how different people percieve things differently.
I think the total opposite of Meghan, that she always dresses very badly and in very dated fashion. None of her clothes fit properly, even her wedding dress was ill-fitting. She mostly wears beige which dosent suit her, and always looks crumpled and unironed. She also always wears the wrong underwear, so you can see all the lines and lumps & bumps. I’ve laughed my head off at some of the terrible fashion choices she makes.
I was laughing today when I saw a picture from the interview & she had ugly, old-fashioned, beige trousers belted so high, just under her bosom, that she looked like Steve Urkel.
Still, it would be a boring world if we all thought the same.
I do agree on the actual Royal woman looking frumpy though, although strangly I think Kate upped her game since Harry left, and has gone from frumpy to ultimate sophistication.
Well put Belle. Your comment is essentially my internal monologue every time I’m confronted by her photos in the news. She really doesn’t do herself any favours does she?
She’s lately been recklessly chatting about her su*cidal ideation for some reason. Apparently she’s ‘only scraped the surface’. Ghastly attention seeker.
I read someone that the fashion statement pieces Meghan is wearing for her shoots, are from small fashion businesses and therefore, not possible to change to refit her body. It may make sense, given her trousers are far too long.
Belle- totally agree with you! Thanks for voicing your perspective. And Meghan said she was forced to wear beige and muted colors while in the RF. LOL. That is pretty much all that she wears now. But when she did wear that red dress in Nigeria, one could see every lump and bump. Oof, not a good look. With the CBS interview, she styled her wig to look exactly like Catherine’s hair when C announced her diagnosis. What is up with that?
Wow and LOL! Maybe you’re right – I really haven’t looked at her underwear nor if she ironed her clothes, though for that one it seemed she did, since I never noticed creases. Now you’ve given me kind of a task, but I really think beige looks good on her as well as gold or gold-coloured jewellery, which, in my view, looks great on darker-skin women.
I think she looks great, but I am a fan of Kate as well. In answer to your original question – she was an actress for years, and knows the PR machine, they work a lot with how they appear to the public. I don’t know if she still does this – but she used to be a vegan doing yoga most days – which keeps you fit.
Wish MM had handled the whole Royal Family thing better. She was warned, and then did not handle it gracefully when leaving, so wish she had listened to the warnings as I think it really hurt the British people’s feelings how it all went down.
Now this is odd. As fashion has been dancing around in my mind for a few weeks. Steering away from dividing the Royal’s attire and judgement. I have been thinking about the demise of fashion as we know it. Neptune has a sense of sensual appeal. We are now leaving the age of Pisces. Perhaps this is going to change, now we are entering into Aquarius. We have had a long time with adoring others. Maybe our mind thinking and a balance between individualism and creativity (Aquarius/Leo) is coming of age?
industries in death throes: fashion (esp cheap tat)in favour of lasting/vintage/self made, restaurants ( in favour of interest aligned supper clubs, potlucks), cosmetics and luxe perfume ( nope), packaged travel ( low to high end), art auctions ( looked at some bleak Christie’s online stuff), celebwatching ( why?). Bye bye to that, hello to relationships, meaningful networks, high contact , low transaction stuff.
Regarding fashion, another person that came to mind whose attires I loved was, as I recall them (but then I sometimes Google and see stuff I don’t like), Theresa May.
She seemed like a combo of Virgo – everything neat, tidy, and trimmedy – and Libra: beautiful, pretty. Then there was a typically oddball British dash of eccentricity, which is some kind of Uranian thing I guess. I don’t remember her chart well.
I live in the PNW and I have constantly complained about the dreadful sense of fashion here, at least in the city that I live in. My son suggested when I was looking for a place to live here to join a FB housing group called ______(city name) Conscious living. Nobody would reply when I inquired about the housing on offer, but I really believe that had I had face tattoos and multiple face piercings and drab gray clothing, along with a 150 pound therapy dog, I would have found a place through that group lickety split!! So, when I have traveled to NYC, for example, I notice that people are wearing the most beautiful colorful clothing that’s stylish and lovely! Even the men dress like how I would describe a European man would dress; nice slacks and shorts along with a stylish shirt. I marvel at the unique styles the people wear, vibrant, classy and very interesting.
Any thoughts on Canada for the next little while?
Chris Carbert and Anthony Olieneck found NOT GUILTY of conspiracy to murder police.
The jury in the closed court room finally came to a verdict.
All members of the Coutts 4 have now been cleared of the conspiracy to murder charge.
This was the case that was relied upon to place Canada into state of emergency.
The men have been in custody for 900 days without trial or bail.
For context to my post: https://www.newsweek.com/meet-four-men-being-held-political-prisoners-canada-opinion-1831823