Aspects for the week beginning 28 December 2025
Review of the Year 2025
It’s that time again…Time for the Review of the Year. Selections from the blogs, as usual, for those of you who like to review the year…
January
26th:
“A Complete Unknown”
Biographical Film of Bob Dylan
Last Monday, hubby and I ventured forth to see the film starring Timothee Chalamet documenting the early years of Bob Dylan’s musical career. It gladdened the heart of these two 75 year olds, and moved us to tears. We were teens when Bob was developing his career, so it was the nostalgia which got to us to a great extent, combined with the beauty of the music, and the extraordinary quality of the acting.
Timothee Chalamet, Birth Chart
Chalamet has the Sun, the planet of Acting, in Capricorn at the beginning 5th House of Acting. His character portrayal of Bob Dylan is astonishing. His 10th House cusp (one of two careerpoints) at 3 degrees Gemini is exactly conjunct Bob’s natal Sun. He was born to play him. Timothee has 5 planets in ambitious Capricorn in his 5th House of Acting. He has Moon in Pisces, the other sign of the acting profession; the sensitivity as distinct from the showmanship of Leo. He has Mercury exactly conjunct Neptune (the “channeller” conjunction; well it seemed, however strange, that he was actually channelling a living person!). He also possesses the Uranus/Neptune conjunction of the 1990s, which enables him to process complexity, while his Ascendant in Virgo ensures an attention to detail and perfectionism which contribute to his huge skill.
February
16th:
EastEnders
Celebrating its 40th Anniversary
The long-running soap opera EastEnders celebrates its 40th anniversary this week, by setting fire to its local pub, The Queen Vic. Funny how soaps like to celebrate with disasters…I will try and keep this blog short, as I don’t know many people who still watch EastEnders.
The show first aired at 7 p.m. on 19th February 1985, later moving to the 7.30 p.m. slot to avoid clashing with Emmerdale Farm. That first episode was viewed by 17 million people. The marital disharmony between Angie (actor Anita Dobson) and Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) were prominent in the early days, culminating in the Christmas Day 1986 episode where divorce papers were presented. However, Den’s daughter Sharon (played by Letitia Dean) still appears in the show, as done (apparently the longest serving character/actor) Ian Beale/Adam Woodyat.
EastEnders is set in the fictional borough of Walford, with the fictional postcode of E20. With Coronation Street, Brookside and Emmerdale Farm already established as northern soaps, London was chosen as the location.
March
30th:
Greenland
“We need Greenland. And the world needs us to have Greenland, including Denmark. Denmark has to have us have [sic] Greenland.”
~ Donald Trump
American Vice President J.D. Vance paid an unrequited and uninvited visit to Greenland this week. Not content with bidding for Canada as a 51st state, President Trump would like to annexe Greenland, presumably as his 52nd state. As with Ukraine, he is interested in its potential mineral wealth. It seems contradictory that someone trying to keep immigrants out of his own country, feels able to justify taking over populations in other countries.
Greenland, with its capital at Nuuk, is the world’s largest island, and has its own culture (such as music) and identity, which owes nothing to America. Writing in the Observer this morning, Sarah Ditum explains that it was originally inhabited by Norsemen hunting walruses and trading ivory. Then the population vanished mysteriously, but its current population arrived about 800 years ago. She describes the terrain: “hard black volcanic rocks rear up from the shallow turf”. Most residents of Greenland are Inuit.
The solar eclipse at 9 degrees Aries this weekend apparently was viewable up to 90%, and the northern lights were spectacular, too, nature marking the importance of this time for the country.
April
27th:
Pope Francis (1936 – 2025)
“What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly.”
~ Pope Francis
Pope Francis died last Monday at 7.35 a.m., Rome, aged 88, from double pneumonia and a stroke. He had been ailing, and his health had been a significant cause for concern, since February, when Neptune was trine his natal Pluto in his 1st House (deep seated changes), Saturn square his natal Chiron in the 12th House (physical deterioration), and the North Node trine his natal Pluto 1st House (a reorientation of the Soul). His journey back to his maker was being prepared.
Birth Chart
I took a good look at his chart when he was elected in March 2013. I wrote:
“Sun in Sagittarius is traditionally the sign for conventional religion, and pontification. His Sun is close to the galactic centre, so he may be aligned with spiritual realities, and it is conjunct the North Node (karmic mission) which confirms that his path is a true one (for him at least). He is comfortable with religious power. There is a down-to-earth quality about him, and if he is of a certain evolutionary level it may be significant in his life and works that Earth is the esoteric ruler of Sagittarius.
May
18th:
Pope Leo XIV
“Evil will not prevail: we are all in God’s hands….The world needs His light…help us build bridges, with dialogue, to always be at peace.”
~ Pope Leo XIV
I’m a bit late posting about Pope Leo XIV, but I felt there needed to be a gap between Popes in this blog! Welcome to the new custodian of the Roman Catholic community. His inauguration mass is being held today in St. Peter’s Square, and we have already seen his first outing in the Popemobile.
Birth Chart
We do not have a birth time for Pope Leo, but see that his planets are bunched up in the Leo (see what I did there) – Virgo – Libra segment of the zodiac. He doesn’t have a profusion of aspects to his personal planets, which may be an indication of his wider service. He has the Sun in Virgo, which of course is the sign of Service. His Sun is conjunct Venus, bringing Love as a central theme of his life and character. This Sun in Virgo is exactly square to the Nodal Axis, again emphasizing service and Power surrendering to the greater good. His Moon may be in Leo or Virgo. At Noon on that day, the Moon was closely sextile Neptune (great emotional sensitivity) and exactly conjunct Pluto (extreme emotional depth). He has Mercury sextile Jupiter, a breadth of learning and widespread travel (from Chicago to Peru to Rome). This aspect is often found in the charts of poly-linguists (he knows English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, German and Latin.) Venus is trine Chiron, which is about healing through Love.
June
15th:
Brian Wilson (1942 – 2025)
“There were times when [mental illness] was unbearable but with doctors and medications I have been able to live a wonderful, healthy and productive life.”
~ Brian Wilson, 2019
A universally acknowledged musical genius, Brian Wilson, died this week aged 83. Together with his band, The Beach Boys, they formed a glorious soundtrack to the sixties. From a difficult relationship with his father, and lifelong struggles with mental health and drugs, his life was not easy, and much of his vast creative output remains unpublished or unrecorded. But those he did bring to the world went straight to our hearts.
Birth Chart
Fortunately, we do have a birth time for Brian, which reveals the basic specifications of Sun in Gemini, Ascendant in Taurus, and Moon in Virgo. Yet, as you will probably have guessed, the picture is far more complex.
He was almost an astrological twin of Paul McCartney, born two days later in the same year. They have admired each other, but also rivalled each other.
July
27th:
Ozzy Osbourne (1948 – 2025)
“It’s crazy that anyone would think I’d be in league with the devil, because I’m terrified of all sorts of shit. I’m very superstitious. I have to try not to be, otherwise I wouldn’t leave the house.”
~ Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne, the godfather of heavy metal, frontman of Black Sabbath, died last Tuesday, at the age of 76. Birmingham was in mourning, but grateful to have had the group’s farewell gig on 5th July.
Birth Chart
We are fortunate to have a birth time for Ozzy, and can clearly see the shape of his chart. His nickname, “The Prince of Darkness” is starkly shown by his Ascendant in Scorpio, with its ruling planet Pluto (the Prince of Darkness) at the top of the chart. There is no mistaking his persona. He has the Sun in Sagittarius, a sign which also has a strong showing in his chart, with Chiron/Mercury/Sun in Sagittarius in his 1st House. This contributes the humour which so many who knew him valued, the slapstick clumsiness, and the tendency to excess (both Scorpio and Sagittarius have a tendency to excess). His Mercury was exactly square to his Saturn, a common sign of dyslexia.
August
3rd:
Sarina Wiegman
“The success of Sarina: she is always herself”
~ Hans Verheij
Last Sunday afternoon, a nation watched as the Lionesses, our Women’s football team, triumphed in the final of the UEFA champions league. The match was nailbitingly close, involved a penalty shoot out, and represented a second such triumph for the team’s manager, Sarina Wiegman. This week saw a homecoming parade and celebration in London for the team, with Sarina dancing and singing with her favourite music artist, Burna Boy. What makes the magic of a successful manager, and team? We came to know and love the characters playing over the period of the tournament, and I will look at a few.
Birth Chart
We do not have a birth time for Sarina, but she has the Sun in Scorpio: so she’s intense, passionate, and driven. Scorpio is a persevering sign, and with having Moon in Taurus, she is doubly so (both signs are part of the Fixed Quadruplicity). She has the Sun opposite Saturn, experience born of hardship, which hints that as a player, she specialized in defence.
September
7th:
Zack Polanski
New Leader of the Green Party
“A fluent media performer”
~ The Guardian
“I believe that his style and emphasis meet the challenge of the moment”
~ George Monbiot
It’s been a turbulent week for politics in the UK this week: Angela Rayner was forced to resign as Deputy Prime Minister, a cabinet reshuffle ensued, Boris-Johnson-lover Nadine Dorries defected from Conservative to Reform…But then you had to notice the election of the radical Zack Polanski as Green Party leader this week, chosen by 85% of the Greens.
Birth Chart
Zack has a specialist’s chart, planets bunched up and concentrated in a segment of the zodiac, which helps to provide the passion for his cause: after all, who doesn’t want the planet to succeed? His Sun is in Scorpio, one of the Warrior signs, and he exhibits one of its possible archetypes, The Firebrand.
October
5th:
Jane Goodall (1934 – 2025)
“…animals are “far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined and, despite having been bred as domestic slaves, they are individual beings in their own right. As such, they deserve our respect. And our help. Who will plead for them if we are silent?”
~ Jane Goodall (referring to farm animals)
The celebrated primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at the ripe old age of 91. She seems to have come into this lifetime intent with purpose, and achieved an amazing set of achievements throughout her long life, being on a lecture tour at the very end of her life.
Birth Chart
Such a remarkable lady would be likely to have a remarkable birth chart, and she has. The pioneering, courage, and adventurousness just stack up in her chart.
Her Sun was in Aries (courage, The Pioneer and Warrior Archetypes), bold and fearless. In addition, Aries has an unmistakeable primal quality, which obviously she possessed in order to do the empathetic work with the chimpanzees.
The Sun was opposite Jupiter in her chart – adventurousness, and sextile the North Node (she was master of her own destiny). Her Moon was in Sagittarius, again adventurousness. The Moon was conjunct her Ascendant in Sagittarius, on the 12th House side: depicting living out in the wilds.
November
30th:
The Rivals Exhibition, Tate Britain
The new exhibition highlights the rivalry and contrasting personalities of contemporary artists Joseph Mallord William Turner and John Constable, who lived in the 18th and 19th Century.
J.M.W. Turner (1775 – 1851)
“He was a genius of the first order—far the greatest painter that England has ever produced…”
~ Kenneth Clark, Art historian
Birth Chart
Turner had the Sun in Taurus, a classic sign for Fine Art. There is more than a trace of the Warrior Archetype in his chart, with the Sun trine Mars, and the North Node conjunct Mars. The Sun is also closely trine the North Node, indicating the Creator Archetype. He had the Moon exactly sextile Mercury – a harmonious alliance between the imagination and the intellect. Mercury was loosely conjunct Chiron – showing a problem-solving mind. With Venus conjunct Uranus, he had an unusual relationship with society, and unique artforms, and his personality was described as eccentric. Venus square to the Nodal Axis suggests karma with the art world, which may include that with John Constable.
December
14th:
Sophie Kinsella and Joanna Trollope
Friends, and Sagittarian Storytellers
Sophie Kinsella (1969 – 2025)
“Every one of Sophie’s 40 million readers knew how funny and smart she was.”
~ Jenny Colgan
“Shopaholic” author Sophie Kinsella died this week of glioblastoma, at the tender age of 55. She will be missed by her many readers, and earned the title “the queen of romantic comedy”, given to her by Jo Jo Moyes.
Birth Chart
Sophie, whose birthday was 12th December, was born with the Sun in Sagittarius – confirming last week’s Storyteller Archetype for this sign. She died on 10th December, two days before her birthday. Friends found her joyful, a quality from her ruling planet Jupiter. Her Sun was unaspected (showing a free spirit) except for a square to the Nodal Axis (a strong sense of destiny). We have no birth time, but a noon chart reveals two exact Moon aspects, so even if she was born at the extremes of the day they may still be relevant…
Aspects
On Monday (29th) the North Node will be sextile with Mars in a dynamic sextile with Mars the North Node. This is a positive expression of Warrior karma. You may be able to get your message across directly and actively, in speaking your truth or setting an example. Lines may be drawn (Mars has a short fuse at times, and is not suited to long-drawn out debate). I am currently enjoying reading “The Power of Past Lives” by Steve Burgess, so make that a recommended read.
We have a square on Tuesday (30th) between Saturn and Mercury, which brings up mental weariness. Is there a term for end of year weariness? So much so that you may have to put your thought processes on the back burner for a while, trying meditation or gentle exercise instead. This may give your mind a rest and a refresh or a reset.
2026
Thursday brings us a New Year, and a choice of whether or not to do any Resolutions! It has been revealed that the youngsters are keener than the oldsters on the practice, though I am not sure that is true. For myself, I am pretty vague on them, though.
On New Year’s Day, Neptune squares Mercury. This can sometimes bring difficult weather patterns. I don’t this is true for the UK for that day, but the US are suffering difficult conditions at the moment. Some undefinable snag may be nagging at you. If so, allow your subconscious to bring it up in its own time, but don’t shut up shop until you have identified the rum note. Then you can deal with it, move on and let it go. There could be some scandals in the news, too. Don’t forget to operate from the optimum mindset of Neptune (compassion) rather than its underside of fear and paranoia.
Also that day, Mercury enters Capricorn, which is supportive of establishing sensible new habits and resolutions. The mental mode of Capricorn is practicality, and systematic and methodical thinking. Mercury in Capricorn favours planning (so helps with planning events for next year. Official documentation may need to be worked on, forms to fill, authorities to interview, etc. Mercury will be in Capricorn until 20th January.
Chiron is Stationary prior to going Direct on Friday (2nd) which is a helpful turning of the path on your healing journey. If you are hospital visiting or having a health check up on that day, this development may help you see things in a new light, e.g. realizing the purpose behind the condition. You may start to find new healing avenues.
The last day of the week, Saturday (3rd) provides us with a congenial conjunction between Venus and the Sun at 12 degrees Capricorn. If you are an artist or a musician, it is the day you can produce your best creative output or performance. If neither, then love or money may be beneficiaries of this combination.
Also on that day, we have a Full Moon in Cancer – a high tide of emotion. Tears may flow in private or public, as this is one of the most emotional of the Full Moons in the astrological year. In your personal life, you may be torn between personal and professional loyalties. Therefore it may be a suitable time to address your work/life balance.
As we turn into the New Year of 2026 I would like to wish all my readers a heartening and peaceful New Year, and healing for the World.
The week in bullet points:
- Monday – dynamic karma
- Tuesday – mental weariness
- Thursday – mental confusion; then mental practicality
- Friday – healing ways;
- Saturday – love; emotional high tide
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