Strictly Come Dancing 2024 – Part 3

I thought I must write Part 3 of Strictly 2024, before all the contestants disappear!  It’s Blackpool week, and perhaps more females have left than males, because of the four left to write about, only one is female and one doesn’t have a birth date.  So, here we go!

Montell Douglas

Montell is an Olympian and Gladiator, who excelled at athletics from a young age.  She studied Sport Science at Brunel University.  She is a tall, leggy Aquarian (the proper build for that sign!).  Her energy level comes from a close square between her Mars (energy) and Jupiter (enthusiasm), a square which can take one over the top!  She has a difficult and complex karma, with three squares to her Nodal Axis, and Pluto at the South Node.

Her transits for the final would be:

Mars opposite her natal Venus (a little forced)

Uranus opposite her natal Mars (possibility of upset)

Uranus square her natal Jupiter (again, the element of the unexpected)

Despite being a very strong contender at this point in time, the prospects for the final do not look promising.

Her compatibility with her professional partner Johannes Radebe:

These two look like a match made in heaven (both tall and leggy!)

Montell’s Pluto is opposite Johannes’ Sun, so she will make a big impact on him.

Their Venuses are exactly sextile!  Truly a match made in heaven…

Montell’s Uranus conjoins Johannes’ Saturn (she throws him a curve ball, at least initially)

Montell’s Pluto sextiles Johannes’ Neptune (a deep understanding)

His transits for the final would be:

Mars square to his Sun (danger?), but

Mars exactly trine his Venus to the day (sensuality)

Jupiter on his Mars (fun, energy and enthusiasm, a helpful transit)

Neptune square his Uranus (some confusion and complexity)

It could be a nail biter for Johannes, but if Montell’s transits are not too favourable, he may just be enjoying the group dances at that point.

Pete Wicks

Sadly I can’t write about Pete astrologically, as I do not have a birth date, let alone a time, for him!

Jamie Borthwick

Jamie plays Jay Brown in Eastenders, and was himself born in the East End (Barking).  He has played that role since 2006.  Last Christmas, he won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, but he hasn’t had such an easy ride in this season’s competition.  His performance has been a bit up and down.  Jamie has 0 Air planets, so operates instinctively, and Sun in Cancer and half (5) of his planets in the Water element gives him an emotional nature.  On top of that, he was born on a Full Moon, which adds to the emotionality.  But his Sun trines Jupiter, so he can tip that emotion on to the positive side.  He also has Mercury trine his Jupiter, so has a good brain with a wide-ranging mind.  Mercury also sextile his Chiron means that he is able to problem-solve to a high degree.  His energy (Mars) is interesting: Mars trines Uranus (electrical energy and dynamism); Mars exactly trines Neptune (the secret of his dance success – he attended Sylvia Young’s Theatre School until he was 16); and Mars opposes Pluto – there is a slight attraction to danger (he received a driving ban for speeding).  Mars is also highlighted by being exactly conjunct his South Node, bringing a Martian element through from past lives.  Hence the red hair!

His transits for the final would be:

The Nodal Axis square to his natal Sun (difficult karma)

Venus opposite his Venus (lack of flow)

Mars square to his Jupiter (awkwardness)

These do not look like winning transits, despite his win last year.

His compatibility with his professional partner newcomer Michelle Tsiakkas: (He won last year with Nancy Xu).  Michelle has the Sun in Virgo, and there are some really positive interaspects between the two of them.  Her Sun sextiles his Jupiter, and exactly conjoins his Chiron.  His Mars and Neptune sextile her Saturn, and his North Node trines her Saturn.  His Mars trines her Neptune.  A very good match.

Her transits for the final would be:

Pluto trine her natal Mercury (deeply satisfying), Neptune sextile her Uranus, and Neptune trine her natal Pluto (satisfying at a deep level).  Perhaps her positive transits and their compatibility might pull them through to the final.

J.B. Gill

J.B. Gill started out this contest dancing with Amy Dowden, but she injured her foot and his dance partner is now Lauren Oakley.  Like Jamie, he is high on instinct and emotion astrologically, for the same reasons.  He is a Sagittarian, but more disciplined than most people of that sign, by virtue of having Saturn conjunct the Sun in his chart. He rose to fame when as part of the boy band JLS he took part in X Factor in 2008.  At that time, he was studying Theology (a Sagittarian subject) at King’s College London, but life took him in another direction (not One Direction, excuse the pun).  Like Jamie, he also won the Strictly Christmas Special, but in the year 2012.  He has an independent mind (Mercury unaspected), good energy (Mars conjunct Jupiter, and Mars trine Pluto, and can be a powerhouse in that respect.

His transits for the final would be:

Jupiter opposite his Sun (exaggerated emotions)

Neptune trine his Mercury (spiritual satisfaction)

Jupiter square his Jupiter (wild exaggeration)

Saturn square his Saturn (enforced restraint!)

Two squares, an opposition, and a trine – not a great selection.

His compatibility with his professional partner newcomer Lauren Oakley:

They seemed to hit it off immediately…His Saturn squares her Mercury, focussing her teaching

His Jupiter squares her Mars – He brings enthusiasm to her energies

Her transits for the final would be:

Saturn square her natal Mars (a block)

North Node sextile her Saturn (accepting what is)

Saturn sextile her natal Uranus (a sense of balance)

Not an encouraging set of transits.  They may be out of the contest soon.

So, within these three contestants, I don’t see a finalist or winner.  So trawling back over my accounts for a third finalist, I would like to put forward:

“At the final, Chris will have a Jupiter Return (he will be enjoying the final!), and Jupiter will oppose his natal Neptune (he will be in a state of flux philosophically).  Dianne will have a Mercury Return (plenty to think about), Mars will be sextile her Mercury (she’ll be busy), Saturn will be sextile her Saturn (life will be steady), Saturn will be trine her natal Pluto (a big shift in her life skills), and Neptune will still be sextile her Venus.  Let’s hope Chris stays in as long as possible – he’s a great character and wit to have in the contest.”

I pick Chris McCausland as the third finalist, with Sarah Hadland and Tasha Ghouri.  Final answer!

Aspects

There are quite a lot of aspects to get through this week, and today’s aspect occurred in the early hours of this morning.  Uranus opposed the Sun, and it might have kept you awake for a while.  A change of orientation may be required in some way.  Insights from out of the blue, perhaps from your dreams, may lead you to understand what changes are required.  Expect the unexpected.  Be open and flexible, and use your intuition to the max.

Tomorrow (Monday, 18th) there is an opposition between Mercury and Jupiter.  You might be ambitious to get things done, but at the same time overstretch yourself.  This aspect may bring about communication and travel complexity.  You may feel you need to be in two places at once, and be summoned hither and thither.  Geminis and Virgos may need to factor in some extra relaxation time.  However, it is very mind-broadening, if not mind-stretching, if not information-overloading.  But you may feel heady with new ideas.

The most important day this week is Tuesday 19th, which has two trines, and the final ingress of Pluto to the sign of Aquarius.   The first trine, in the early hours, takes place between the Sun and Neptune (the planet of sleep).  You could be in for a sublime sleep and set of dreams.  This may give rise to a positive day for the expression of spirituality.  It promises a graceful day:   expand your consciousness, and allow your imagination to embellish your work, or project in hand.

The second trine to occur that day is Mercury trine Chiron), so the day has real healing potential.  This aspect is all about finding solutions, especially in health matters.  Mercury trine Chiron describes healing on a mental level (positive thinking, writing and affirmations), and helps to combine conventional and alternative or complementary healing approaches.

The third, and most important feature of the day occurs in the evening: it’s the final ingress of Pluto into Aquarius.  We’ve had the Age of Aquarius hailed many times, but this is arguably one of the strongest entries into the coming age!  Pluto is the most powerful planet and takes about twenty years to traverse a sign; it is finally changing sign, and what a sign!  Aquarius itself.  It’s hard to argue with the importance of such an event, and undeniably presages change, but it is questionable as to how quickly things will change.  We of course have a new government in the U.K. and will soon have a new government in the U.S.  Next year, several of the big-hitting planets will be changing sign, so 2025 will be an unprecedented year of change, and Aquarius is not just any change…(to be read as in the M & S advert), it is progressive change.  Watch for symbolism in your life that a new deal is emerging.

Moving on to Thursday (21st) the Sun enters Sagittarius in the evening, which ushers in the season of celebration.  ‘Tis the season to be jolly, at least in the preparation and anticipation of Christmas.  Sagittarius also represents philosophy, working out your ethics, values and how you feel about the meaning of life, and religion.

Soon after this event, the Sun encounters Pluto in a sextile, reinforcing the messages of the Pluto and the Sun ingresses which just occurred.  So the middle of this week is significant and potent.  This sextile on its own can bring powerful help.  If you dig deep, you can find the treasure you need.  It is a profound aspect which may help to show us the direction we need to solve our collective problems, and understanding the meaning behind our dilemmas.  This sextile can bring a profound air of quiet contemplation.  Use the opportunity of this aspect to strengthen your situation…

The last aspect of the week, another sextile, involving Venus and Saturn, occurs just before lunchtime on Friday (22nd).  Relationships need consideration, and will repay the time and loyalty you give them.  It is a helpful aspect for laying the foundations of artistic or musical work.

As you can see, there is a fair share of helpful and beneficial aspects this week, as well as the core of the week taking us into an important new dimension.  Enjoy!

The week in bullet points:

  • Today – expect the unexpected
  • Tomorrow – heady and overstretching
  • Tuesday – sublime dreams; healing potential; the New Age
  • Thursday – Christmas preparations; dig for psychological treasure
  • Friday – loyalty in relationship(s)

 

Date: Nov 17th, 2024 · Comments RSS · Tags: Celebrities