Aspects for the week beginning 18 August 2013
Egypt Egypt natal chart I have to use the traditional chart which dates from 1953, because the new regime was not established. Idealistic and unworldly Pisces on the Ascendant opposed by Moon in Virgo (the possibility of civil war perhaps) and Sun conjunct Mars in 4th House (local unrest), though under dictatorships for most of […]
Categories: News
Aspects for the week beginning 11 August 2013
Fixed Stars of the Week The ancient interpretations of the Fixed Stars are mostly negative, based on fear and superstition (admittedly built up from observations of the timings of earthquakes and other disasters). The stars deserve a certain respect and awe, but there is enough negativity in astrological interpretation (my own included) without adding to […]
Categories: Fixed Stars
Aspects for the week beginning 4 August 2013
Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe declared himself the winner in last week’s election in Zimbabwe, in a turn of events which seems to have slid back from the more even-handed result of 2008 rather than progressed. His opponent Morgan Tsvangirai has pointed to corruption and vote-rigging on a huge scale. Astrologically, it is not surprising, for the […]
Aspects for the week beginning 28 July 2013
Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby narrowly missed out on having his own blog when he was enthroned because new Pope Francis was being elected at the same time. They are both controversial new brooms, and I think will team up well, being an expression of the Uranus in Aries revolutionary energy. Birthchart Justin […]
Categories: News
Prince George
A boy, born 4.24 pm 22nd June 2013 The main three points on the new Royal baby’s charts are all cuspal: the Sun is at 29 degrees 59 minutes of Cancer (1 minute away from Leo), the Ascendant is at 27 minutes Scorpio (3 minutes away from Sagittarius) and the Moon is at 28 degrees […]
Categories: The Royals
Aspects for the week beginning 21 July 2013
Mel Smith Comedian Mel Smith died on Friday morning, it was announced last night. He was born under the comedy sign of the zodiac, Sagittarius. Readers of a certain age may not remember mirth filled evenings watching Not the Nine O’Clock News, Alas Smith and Jones, and Colin’s Sandwich. We do not have his birth […]
Aspects for the week beginning 14 July 2013
Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai was again in the news this week as it was her 16th birthday and a week which saw her address the U.N, and in which she received two awards: one for International Development for her work for female rights, and an Ethical award for campaigning. She has been nominated for the […]
Aspects for the week beginning 7 July 2013
Saatchi vs Lawson We were forced into the prurient act of seeing what seemed like a public near-strangling by Charles Saatchi, when pictures of Charles Saatchi at the throat of his wife Nigella Lawson outside a London restaurant were displayed all over the media last month. This morning it was announced that he is to […]
Categories: Celebrities · Karmic · Synastry
Wimbledon 2013 – The Finals
In this most unpredictable Wimbledon, here is my last throw of the dice… Men’s Semi Finals Novak Djokovic,No. 1 Men’s Seed Djokovic, continues to look unbeatable. Nothing we have seen has challenged that notion. I have been looking further into his chart, and spotted a 1 degree conjunction between Mercury and the Part of Fortune […]
Categories: Wimbledon
Aspects for the week beginning 30 June 2013
Mini-Blog It’s a mini-blog for all sorts of reasons today, but mainly because I have given my all for the Wimbledon blogging (wisely or unwisely). I feel I have done 10 rounds myself! Hope to resume normal service next week. The Rolling Stones play Glastonbury Who could resist seeing what the Stones had to offer […]
Categories: Astrology