Shimon Peres “Better to negotiate for peace in pain and frustration for five years than have five minutes of gunfire and bullets.” Shimon Peres, the last of the founding fathers of Israel, died this week aged 93.  Like many advocates of peace, he started out as a “hawk” but undeniably worked for peace in the […]

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  This week’s European Referendum “We are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us”~ Jo Cox The assassination of Labour MP Jo Cox this week has moved the country deeply, and drawn sympathy from all over the world.  People of all political persuasions have realized that we have […]

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  Muhammed Ali (1942 – 2016) “I am the greatest.  I said that even before I knew I was.” Boxer Muhammed Ali, formerly Cassius Clay, passed away on Friday evening, from respiratory complications while in hospital on life support.  He was 74.  He ensured his place in the history of professional heavyweight boxing.  But he […]

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  Jonathan Cainer (1957 – 2016) ‘We’re not here for long. So make the most of every moment’ ~ his Sagittarian forecast on the day he died Another obituary, this time it is Jonathan Cainer, Astrologer to the Daily Mail, who died this week.  He was Britain’s most popular newspaper Sun Sign Astrologer, and his […]

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Victoria Wood (1953 – 2016) We lose another twinkle in the nation’s eye this week, in the shape of comedienne Victoria Wood, who has left an enormous legacy of work to be replayed on our screens. With her pudding bowl haircut, and not to be confused with Pam Ayres to whom she often referred, her […]

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The world is reeling from yet another high profile celebrity death, and Prince not even reaching his 60s. The Birthchart His was a high energy chart, with Sun in Gemini (mental energy; he could play an indeterminate number of musical instruments), Ascendant in Scorpio (emotional drive) and Mars at 0 degrees Aries (primal physical energy). […]

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The Two Ronnies Ronnie Corbett Ronnie Corbett, who died on 31st March, had the Sun in Sagittarius, the sign for comedians.  He was well known for his short stature, despite having Sun in Sagittarius and Ascendant in Leo.  The lack of stature comes from certain Aries features, and Neptune in Virgo in 1st House.  Venus […]

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Nancy Reagan Nancy Reagan, who died this week of congestive heart failure, has an interesting place in astrological history.  As wife of President Ronald Reagan, she apparently used the services of an Astrologer, Joan Quigley, after the attempted assassination of her husband, to keep him safe according to astrological timing.  Joan Quigley wrote in her […]

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Terry Wogan (1938 – 2016) “A lot depends on luck, and being in the right place at the right time; which was certainly true in my case.” ~ Sir Terry Wogan His Birthchart We have no birth time for Terry Wogan, or Tel as he was nicknamed.  He had half his planets (5 out of […]

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David Bowie (1947 – 2016) from my teenage diary: 8/1/66 [David Bowie’s birthday]: “Went to the Marquee Club [in Wardour Street, London] and collected autographs from David Bowie and David Essex.” How I wish that I had written more on his 19th birthday, and written in a less superficial vein.  I hope to remedy that […]

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