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Princess Eugenie – another Neptune in the 4th
Princess Eugenie, younger daughter of the former Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, is said to be distancing herself from her parents over the fallout from their association with Jeffrey Epstein. She is a co-founder and director of the Anti-Slavery Collective and has been active in speaking out against human trafficking and violence against women. She … Read more
Trump unhinged – when will the elastic snap? ++ Nero chart ++ TACO as markets fall ++ Kent State shootings and Vietnam: Pluto on Leo North Node
The media are scathing across the board about Trump’s descent into ‘power addiction’. “Nato’s future lies in the hands of a modern Caligula.” ” Can we not all finally see the evidence of a seriously diseased mind?” “There is no point in dancing around this. The most powerful man in the world is as mad … Read more
Beckham family pile-up – Pluto at play ++Neptune in 4th
‘Don’t complain, don’t explain’ does not apparently appeal to the Beckham family as a rule to live by. Yet more toe-curling brickbats have emerged with an Instagram (where else??) post by son Brooklyn slinging mud in various directions mainly at mother Victoria. It would be tasteful to throw a veil over the gripes and swipes … Read more
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Midpoints – tracking the connections ++ USA and 2025 Inauguration
Midpoints add a layer of understanding to the complexities of the birth chart and come in handy when birth times are suspect and houses difficult to establish with accuracy. Transits to midpoints fill in gaps when standard transits lack vital information. In Donald Trump’s case where the natal chart is backed by his birth … Read more
India Pakistan ahead – stressed Mars
India and Pakistan share the same start date after the bloody partition in the late 1940s though with different times for their state’s foundation. But both have Mars at zero degrees Cancer which will be rattled by tr Saturn and Neptune late this month to the end of February, which suggests a setback, flare up … Read more
Buddhist Walk for Peace – a catalyst for change?
A group of Buddhist monks are over halfway along a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Texas to Washington DC, seeking to raise awareness of “peace, loving kindness and compassion”. There are 18 monks, two of whom are following a Buddhist practice of never lying down during the three-month journey. One was injured in a car … Read more
Hugh Laurie – from buffoon to Blofeld
Hugh Laurie is on top career form with two hit series on TV this week. He makes a surprise return as the ‘worst man in the world’ arms’ dealer Roper in the Night Manager 2 and as the nuclear inspector in Tehran on Apple TV. By any reckoning he has had the most extraordinary and … Read more
Media porn – Mars split from Venus
As anxieties soar about the state of the globe, the entertainment world amuses and distracts with the latest hit Heated Rivalry about two gay Canadian hockey players. Based on a best-selling trilogy of novels by Canadian Rachel Reid, a lifelong hockey fan who worried about homophobia in the sport, it has created a storm in … Read more
New Zealand – hauling out of difficulties
New Zealand has been on a long haul post-Covid with a punishing Pluto trail through its domestic 4th house across its Sun Mars in late Capricorn and square its Pluto which has now finished. Tr Pluto is moving to square the 6th house Uranus from mid February 2026 to late 2027 which suggests a definite … Read more