Aspects for the week beginning 25 January 2026

Brand it like the Beckhams

“I remember his birth [Brooklyn’s] being announced like a royal baby.”

~ Frank Skinner

It has been a tricky week for the Beckhams.  Victoria and David’s eldest son Brooklyn has thrown accusations about them, questioned his childhood, and said he does not want reconciliation.  He has told the world that his mother upset himself and his bride on their wedding day.  Subsequently, some supporters have come to the aid of Victoria and achieved a number 1 hit for a song she recorded way back in the year 2001 “Not Such an Innocent Girl”.  David meanwhile made an unusual entrance at the Davos economic forum in Switzerland, in a week where everything was going on with the aspects (see last week’s blog) and Donald Trump continued to shock the world.  David’s advice at Davos and perceived wisdom was to say that children have to learn from their own mistakes.

I haven’t written about the Beckhams before on my blog.  So, today, I will take a simple look at the four people at the heart of this sad tale: Victoria, David, Brooklyn and Nicola, and see what their current transits are saying.  It may or may not throw some light on the matter.

Victoria Beckham

Vital Statistics: Sun in Aries, Ascendant in Cancer, Moon in Aquarius

Self-orientated, Family-loving, likes to look Cool

Birth Chart

Victoria has a lot going for her in her natal chart.  Her Part of Fortune is situated in her 11^th House (of Friendships and Groups), and so her Path to Fortune was through the band “The Spice Girls”.  She has the Warrior Archetype (Sun closely sextile Mars, Moon closely trine Mars, and from past life warriorship Mars on the South Node).  Success in society, singing and fashion career is shown in Venus conjunct Jupiter on her Midheaven (career).  Her possible controlling nature would be shown in a close conjunction between her Mars and Saturn.

David Beckham

Vital Statistics: Sun in Taurus, Ascendant in Taurus, Moon in Capricorn

Practical in mind and body, and Pragmatic

Birth Chart

David has a very solid chart, with the Sun, Mercury and Ascendant in Taurus, and lives up to the money-making reputation of Taurus (he has helped her in the past with her fashion business).  His career in Football is shown by Mars in his 10^th House of Career.  But his life purpose may be as a Teacher: witness Mercury closely conjunct the Ascendant and loosely conjunct the South Node.  That would include football coaching.  His life in the public eye is shown by his Moon conjunct the Midheaven and trine the Mercury/Ascendant, across his 8^th/9^th House cusp.  He would be intensely involved with his children, with Pluto in the 5^th House, but Pluto could include ruptures such as that involving Brooklyn now.

Synastry

They’ve had a long and fairly solid marriage, so let’s look at their Synastry:

Victoria’s Sun is conjunct David’s Chiron, often seen in close family bonds, especially where one is seen as the healer of the other.  Her Moon is exactly conjunct his 10^th House cusp of Status.  Her Mercury is conjunct his Jupiter, so they can assist each other in business ventures (that includes “brands”).  Her Venus is exactly sextile his Sun (a love match).  Her Mars trines his Uranus (that’s the “spark”!).  And his Venus is sextile her Chiron (another healing interaspect).

Brooklyn Beckham

Vital Statistics: Sun in Pisces, Ascendant in Libra, Moon in Libra

Sensitive, People-Pleasing by habit, and emotionally prioritizing relationship

Birth Chart

So into their lives in 1999 came their first-born son, Brooklyn.  The Moon in his chart is exactly opposite his natal Venus, signifying problems between the women in his life.  That goes to the heart of this present problem!  He has Mercury conjunct Jupiter, so he’s a bright lad.  The sensitivity of Sun in Pisces is compounded by Mercury closely sextile Neptune.  He has his own power, though, with Jupiter trine Pluto.  He has Neptune in his 4^th House of Home and Family, which shows complexities, and enigmas in that sphere of life.  His Ascendant and Moon ruler Venus is in his 7^th House of Marriage, highlighting the importance of that bond.  Pisces is the photographer’s sign.

Synastry with his parents

With Victoria: You would expect a lack of harmony between his chart and his mother’s, given recent developments.  But in fact there is a great deal of harmony in their interaspects, for example his Sun in Pisces is conjunct her Venus.  A possible conclusion might be that the turnaround happened when he met Nicola and bonded with his future wife, and that became a stronger influence.  Interestingly there is a tricky aspect connected with her Part of Fortune, in that his Uranus (Inner Rebel) is square to that point in her chart, catching her off guard in a possible estrangement.

With David: Brooklyn’s Mars is exactly opposite David’s Sun, and David’s Mars is conjunct Brooklyn’s Sun, indicating some strife between them.  But there are some good connections between them, such as their Suns being sextile.  Both Victoria and David have Pluto conjunct Brooklyn’s Ascendant, which could make him feel they are always “on his case”.

Nicola Peltz

Vital Statistics: Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Aries or Taurus, without birth time

Status-conscious, emotionally not so complicated

Birth Chart

Nicola comes from a wealthy family, her father Nelson being a self-made billionaire.  Nicola’s Sun in Capricorn can be quite status-conscious, and ambitious.  She is an actress.  Her Sun conjunct Neptune gives her some affinity with Brooklyn’s Sun in Pisces, and she is likely to be very emotional.  She has the complexity of Uranus conjunct Neptune present in many charts in the early 1990s, though she was born when the two planets were separating in 1995.  She, like Brooklyn, has power play in her chart, in her case through Jupiter conjunct Pluto.

Synastry between Brooklyn and Nicola

There will be good communication between them, with his Mercury trine her Venus (and she has her Venus sextile her natal Mercury).  Her Mercury is conjunct his Neptune, and sextile his Jupiter.  His Mars is exactly conjunct her North Node (possibly “us against the world” mentality).

Synastry between Nicola and Victoria

Victoria’s Sun is square Nicola’s Uranus, which can be a sign of estrangement.  And there seems to be very little affinity or connection between their charts.

Synastry between Nicola and David

David’s Sun is on Nicola’s South Node, which could indicate a power struggle going back to previous lives.  But there is some harmony there, as his Mercury forms a Grand Trine with her Uranus and Chiron.  Her Mars squares his Nodal Axis (some karmic strife) but her Venus is conjunct his North Node (so they are likely to have known each other in a past life in a closer capacity).

Transits this week

For Victoria

Neptune is square to her natal Saturn, forcing her to relinquish control.  Her consolation prize of her song going to No. 1 in the charts may be down to a healing Chiron transit trine her natal North Node, a karmic gift.  Saturn also squares her natal Mars (harsh). Mars squared her Sun, which can be very triggering.  And the North Node was on her natal Venus (a personal karmic reckoning, which can go either way).

For David

Uranus is exactly on David’s Ascendant at the moment, which can bring a shock, though steady Taurus as he is he looked quite calm walking into Davos…And Saturn sextile his natal Ascendant working with Uranus, helped stabilization.  Entering his 11^th House of groups, symbolically expressed his entry into the company at Davos.  Mars was square to his Midheaven, a relatively minor threat to “Brand Beckham”.  The karmic element in his transits was the Nodal Axis squaring his natal Neptune, causing a scandal of sorts, and intrigue.

For Brooklyn

Pluto on Brooklyn’s Neptune, cathartic for him, at the end of his 4^th House of Home and Family  and sextile his natal Chiron.  It’s as if he has consulted an Astrologer as to the correct time to come out with it.  A catharsis for him.

For Nicola

Pluto is on her natal Mercury, the hurt goes deep for her, which is certainly what Brooklyn was trying to convey.  However, Neptune trine her Pluto may enable her to release some of that hurt.  At the same time, Chiron squaring her Neptune may raise new traumas in the matter.  There may be consequences…Jupiter is opposite her natal Sun, she may be pleased on some level, too.  The North Node is trine her North Node, so she may be regarding this as a karmic win.

A few interesting astrological nuggets there…but what a sad family story.

“Shakespeare knew about tragedy: how we love to see the great brought to their knees by the suddenly spinning wheel of fortune and, indeed, “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child” [King Lear].

~ Frank Skinner

Aspects

I have only three aspects for you today.  My goodness, they were all used up last week.  And what an eventful week it proved to be…

Tomorrow (26^th) Neptune will re-enter Aries, preparing to make its momentous conjunction with Saturn at 0 degrees Aries (see my first blog of the year).

As I wrote last March:

“Neptune in Aries is almost the antithesis of Neptune in Pisces in many ways: it represents the self-awareness leading to self-assertion rather than victimhood.  It represents the “enough is enough” attitude of the populace.  There are signs that the extreme right wing and authoritarian governments are starting to experience a backlash, e.g. in Turkey.  So Neptune in Aries is about divesting yourself from illusion and moving towards personal emancipation.  We are at the beginning of this particular journey.”  It is a spiritual shift.

Incidentally, that blog was written when Donald Trump first made his sensational announcement, which occasioned my first blog on the subject:

“We need Greenland.  And the world needs us to have Greenland, including Denmark.  Denmark has to have us have [sic] Greenland.”

~ Donald Trump

Here we are, with Neptune’s re-entry, and it is still a sore point.  We may hear more, this week.

On Tuesday (27^th) we have one of the most volatile conjunctions of the year, if not the most…Mars conjuncts Pluto.  Yesterday, as it approached, we heard of further bloodshed on the streets of Minneapolis, and more ruthless battering of Ukraine from Russian forces.  Man’s inhumanity to man, indeed.  This conjunction It occurs once every two years.  Keep out of mischief, and try to work out your strategies for peace in advance; organize a group meditation if possible.  As you know, I am a great advocate for meditation, and nowhere or time is it more suitable than during a Mars/Pluto event.

The third aspect of the week is another conjunction, and it takes place on Thursday (29^th) in the shape of Mercury conjunct Venus.  This may spark a sunburst of ideas to be communicated, discussed, and start the ball rolling towards making practical use of what comes to you.  This conjunction is ideal for socializing, conversation, artistic (get yourself a box of watercolours) or literary endeavours, or negotiations.  Your communications will have an artistic flair, so it’s a good time to get creative.  I associate this conjunction with Cafe culture thrives and conversation flowing ~~~

The week in bullet points:

• Tomorrow – grounded spirituality
• Tuesday – stay away from contention
• Thursday – good conversation