Entries Tagged as 'Obituary'
Aspects for the week beginning 20 September 2020
Terence Conran (1931 – 2020) “We all have a little bit of Conran in our lives, whether we think about design or not” ~ Suzanne Moore Designer and entrepreneur Terence Conran died on 12th September, at the age of 88, after a long and productive life. By all accounts, he was quite a character, and […]
Categories: Obituary
Aspects for the week beginning 9 August 2020
John Hume (1937 – 2020) “Blessed are the peacemakers. I remember John Hume and his vision. Let’s sing for him tonight.” ~ Bono, 2018 Nobel Peace prize winner John Hume died last Monday. I always love to study the charts of peacemakers; they can potentially change the world. Birth Chart John Hume had half his […]
Categories: Historical · Obituary
Aspects for the week beginning 12 July 2020
Ennio Morricone (1928 – 2020) The melodically-named composer Ennio Morricone died on Monday, at the age of 91. His work encompassed many different genres, though he is still most widely known for writing the scores of Hollywood Western films. Birth Chart We are lucky enough to have a birth time, and Ascendant, and so can […]
Categories: Celebrities · Obituary
Vera Lynn (1917 – 2020)
Vera Lynn (1917 – 2020) Dame Vera Lynn, a mainstay of the second world war died this week aged 103. What a unique role she played, sustaining people through her voice! Birth Chart With 6 of her 10 planets of water, and Sun in Pisces, she conveyed emotion in her voice, an important resource for […]
Categories: Celebrities · Obituary
Aspects for the week beginning 7 June 2020
George Floyd (1973 – 2020) Black Lives Matter I, Too I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, “Eat in […]
Aspects for the week beginning 19 April 2020
Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940 – 2020) Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor died last Sunday, 12th April, the same day as motor-racer Stirling Moss and footballer Peter Bonetti. He died, at the age of 79, as a result of complications from the coronavirus. Birth Chart Tim had the Sun conjunct Chiron in Cancer, depicting a kind, caring healer of […]
Categories: Celebrities · Obituary
Aspects for the week beginning 29 March 2020
Julie Felix (1938 – 2020) Folk singer Julie Felix, who died this week, was prominent in the culture of the late 1960s, and continued working into her 80s. Birth Chart As a Gemini, she stayed “Forever Young”, which is the title of one of the songs she covered from fellow Geminian Bob Dylan. The Sun […]
Categories: Celebrities · Obituary
Aspect for the week beginning 9 February 2020
Kirk Douglas (1916 -2020) Actor Kirk Douglas, who died this week at the grand old age of 103, is being hailed as one of the last stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. With his strikingly chiselled features, dimpled chin and piercing eyes, he put in some mesmerizing performances, in an output of more than […]
Categories: Celebrities · Fixed Stars · Obituary
Aspects for the week beginning 2 February 2020
Kobe Bryant (1978 – 2020) “A love so deep I gave you my all From my mind & body To my spirit & soul…” ~ Kobe Bryant Another soul who passed this week was outstanding sportsman Kobe Bryant, well known in the world of basketball. The shocking news of his helicopter crash (at the age […]
Nicholas Parsons (1923 – 2020)
Nicholas Parsons (1923 – 2020) Someone asked me this week if I would be writing about Nicholas Parsons, or Kobe Bryant, as obituaries of the week. I really couldn’t decide. So I have decided to write about both: one a nonagenarian, and one taken in his prime. Birth Chart We do not have a birth […]
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