Aspects for the week beginning 2 June 2019
It’s over two weeks since I dislocated my shoulder, and I have an x-ray on Tuesday so I’ll know how the healing is coming along. So I will plough on with the next 5 candidates for the Conservative Party Leadership!
Conservative Party Leadership – Part 2
I wrote about five of the candidates last week, and since then some more candidatures have been announced, and Liz Truss ruled herself out of the race. Some of the prospective candidates have appeared in interviews or panel discussions (e.g. Rory Stewart on Question Time) and some have kept a lower profile (e.g. Boris Johnson, though endorsed by Donald Trump this week). Meanwhile, Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party triumphed at the European Elections, and Farage hinted that he might go for the top job.
So here is my next batch of contestants:
Dominic Raab (odds 4/1)
Dominic Raab is considered to be even more of a threat than Boris Johnson, among moderates. Apparently, there is a new slogan in town, “Stop Raab”. The former Brexit Secretary, who spent a few months negotiating Brexit, then ditched the withdrawal agreement, is very keen to become Prime Minister. He reminds me of an X-Factor contestant who “really wants it”. The ambition is plainly written on his face. But like a lot of the contenders, he is not hugely experienced in Cabinet. Do we have the right to expect true statesmanship in our party leaders (let alone Prime Ministers) these days? What he does know, is what he thinks and has learned about Brexit. On the other hand, he has claimed he is not a feminist, which may lose him some support.
I wrote about his chart last September:
“He is a Piscean, with his Sun/Mercury square Neptune. So he has sensitivity but also stealth, and may encounter complicated problems. His natal Jupiter trine exactly Saturn is good for balanced judgement. Very favourably, he has an exact Grand Trine in Air between Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, which may stand him, and us, in good stead.”
Transits for 7th June (Theresa officially leaving)
Uranus sextiles his Mercury, which gives him a chance to express himself eloquently, but that may be the extent of his achievement.
Transits for 31st July (by which time a leader should have been chosen)
Uranus sextile his natal Sun, which is more promising as it can be very personally successful, and offers up an opportunity to be fresh and original.
Transits for 31st October (the deadline for Brexit)
With a Mars Return and Mars trine his Venus, he may be seen as Action Man around this time. Perhaps he has taken a crucial role in some negotiations. Jupiter is transiting his natal North Node, which can bring karmic reward for merit. This looks like a favourable period for him, whatever his role at the time.
Matt Hancock (odds 33/1)
Matt Hancock succeeded Jeremy Hunt as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care last July, and again would not seem an experienced enough Cabinet member to be going for the top job (call me old fashioned). At the time of his appointment, I wrote:
“His background suggests more of a talent for economics than an interest in health .. . He was born under a New Moon in Libra, with a keen, forensic type of mind (Mercury conjunct Pluto in Libra).”
He seems pleasant enough, but was quoted as using the F word inventively this week in relation to business and Brexit (…call me old fashioned).
Transits for 7th June
Neptune trines his Venus (his ruling planet), which is personally heartwarming, though not necessarily related to politics. The North Node also trines his Venus, so even if his political ambitions are not satisfied, he will be fulfilled in his personal life. Uranus squares his Jupiter, indicating he is taking a chance on life. Mars trines his Uranus, so he will put a lot of energy into his attempt.
Transits for 31st July
Neptune still trines his Venus, but Saturn squares his Pluto, which may spell disappointment politically. In addition, the Nodal Axis squares his Pluto, so the force does not appear to be with him.
Transits for 31st October
At the time of Brexit, his transits are very quiet, so his life may have calmed down considerably, and with it the ambition for the top job.
Sajid Javed (odds 20/1)
Sagittarian Home Secretary Sajid Javid (“my father was a bus driver”) clearly has great ambition, but seems to be a middle of the road candidate when vying for support among his fellow MPs. He has made a few high profile gaffes in his time in office, which may not have helped his chances. He has made it very clear this weekend that he does not support a second referendum, a general election, or the revoking of Article 50.
Transits for 7th June
His transits for this time of opportunity are very undistinguished. That could mean disappointment at the outset for him, perhaps he doesn’t achieve the support he hopes for.
Transits for 31st July
Prospects look brighter for him at the time of the settlement of the contest, with Jupiter on his Sun. Perhaps the new leader will offer him a plum role, or he will be pleased to keep his current role. He looks to have some happiness come his way at that time.
Transits for 31st October
Brexit time sees Chiron trine his natal Venus, perhaps some healing or personal satisfaction. Mars opposite his Neptune may see him bristling on some issue though. Perhaps the form of Brexit is not quite to his liking.
Andrea Leadsom (odds 10/1)
Andrea Leadsom’s resignation from the cabinet did seem to be crucial in its timing, and led to Theresa May abandoning the 4th vote on her withdrawal agreement, and led the path to the leadership contest. She and Theresa were rivals in the previous election contest, but Leadsom was criticised for intimating that Theresa would not make a good P.M. because she had not been a mother. However, in Theresa’s leaving speech she expressed a hope that in the future there would be more female Prime Ministers. She is a firm Brexiteer, and that will endear her to those on that side of the fence. The prevailing climate demands that someone committed to finishing the job takes centre stage at this point in time. Interviewed this morning by Andrew Marr, she stated that she is going for a “managed exit”.
She is a strong-willed Sun in Taurus (a financier), with the Sun in a T-square with Mars and Saturn, and her Sun is closely sextile her North Node (born to lead some). She seems to be a catalyst, as pulling out of the previous leadership contest paved the way for Theresa to win.
Transits for 7th June
Pluto trines her natal Sun at this time, which would seem powerful, but judging by the lack of support she has gained so far, the power may be in pulling the strings behind the scenes. This could be a tough period for her personally as well, as Pluto squares her natal Venus. Her vitality will hold up though, with Jupiter trine her Mars, and Mars trine her Neptune.
Transits for 31st July
Pluto will still be trine her natal Sun, but she will have lost the other transits of interest.
Transits for 31st October
It is interesting to look at the picture for her at the time of Brexit. Will she be overjoyed or dismayed? Mars will be on her Mercury, so she will be mentally excited by it. Jupiter will be trine her Venus, so something will be pleasing her. Pluto will be square her natal Venus again, causing some personal hardship. The Nodal Axis will be square her Venus (her ruling planet) so some of her past decisions may not prove to have served her quite as well as she would have hoped. But Uranus trines her Uranus, so there are surprises up her sleeve (e.g. a good cabinet post), or she may free herself in some way.
Esther McVey (odds 50/1)
Esther McVey was originally a television presenter (Mercury sextile Venus), before she entered parliament as an MP in 2010. With Mars in Capricorn sextile her Scorpio Sun, she is very ambitious. She also has tremendous energy and enthusiasm, with Mars exactly trine her Jupiter. I wonder if it is possible to get through a political career without making a gaffe…notably, as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions she misled parliament, skewing information regarding Universal Credit, and subsequently resigned. When making her pitch in an interview this week on daytime TV, she claimed to be more honest than the average politician because she had held her hands up to a mistake!
Transits for 7th June
Mars sextiles her natal Venus at this time, giving her a high profile. Pluto sextiles her natal Neptune, which will provide her with some profound lessons, and Pluto trines her Pluto, so she will feel empowered in some way, but she is not a serious threat to Boris.
Transits for 31st July
At that time, the North Node will be trine her natal Mercury, so she will be expressing herself verbally a great deal! Jupiter will be square her Venus, so she may take a knock to her self-esteem. Saturn trine her Venus indicates that those who are loyal to her will stay loyal. And Pluto will still be trine her natal Pluto.
Transits for 31st October
She is a hard line Brexiteer, so this period will be important to her. Accordingly, she has a lot going on astrologically. Uranus opposes her Sun, so she will be breaking away literally. Neptune will be trine her natal Mercury, so she will be spiritually in tune with what is going on. Uranus will be trine her natal Mars, so breaking away and warriorship will be fulfilled within her, both personally and politically. Uranus also trines her natal Jupiter, bringing out her Inner Entrepreneur: she may land a trade role. Pluto sextiles her natal Neptune again. The North Node trines her natal Neptune, so again spiritually she’ll be at peace too. Altogether, she may not do well in the race to the top, but in her Brexit hopes she could be quite satisfied.
There is still time for me to cover some or all of the other candidates, though I hope that next week I will find myself writing about something else! Maybe when the field narrows I can go into more depth.
Aspects
Happy birthday to Sarah, chief commenter, today!
Tomorrow (Monday 3rd) Venus trines Pluto, which is a deep and meaningful aspect for money and love. It helps us through changes and transformations on a human level. Artistic and musical projects also flourish, especially if they are not trivial or frivolous.
The New Moon at 12 degrees Gemini also occurs tomorrow. This brings a new beginning on the mental plane, such as a fresh outlook, new learning and progress in communications. New initiatives in the travel industry may also be helpful.
So Donald Trump has chosen well astrologically for his state visit to the U.K. It doesn’t mean he won’t encounter resistance, though! He is a Gemini, and the New Moon in Gemini is of course especially beneficial to people born under that sign.
Mercury goes into Cancer on Tuesday (4th), so where you may have been super-rational on Monday, emotion will enter into your mental conjectures on Tuesday. Family considerations for instance may be very much on your mind.
Friday (7th) brings an opportunity to bring mind, emotion and intuition together, with Mercury sextile Uranus. New ideas will be stimulating, and unexpected communications could be very synchronistic and exciting. The higher mind feeds enlightened information to the concrete mind. Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical gadgets come into their own – d’ya hear that, Alexa!
The week in bullet points:
- Monday – deep engagement; new beginning
- Tuesday – taking into account emotion
- Friday – mental brilliance
June 2nd, 2019 at 11:43 am
With three more candidates throwing their hats into the ring, there’s certainly room for you to complete the job next week, Lana (by which time there may be even more) – if you can bear it. But maybe there will be more interesting things to write about, like the interactive web of astrological influences swirling around as Trump visits the UK and meets the Queen, Mrs May and Johnson and Farage as he flaunts his trump card of being half Scots, half German (he is an immigrant American child as much as anyone else). I hope your shoulder will be mending by then. Asia
June 2nd, 2019 at 3:00 pm
Hi Lana
Thanks for highlighting my birthday today. Oddly it’s been a bit of a challenging day but I think transitions are around and I’m unsettled by that. Thanks for the blog, although the political confusions add to my strange feeling, plus Trump’s visit.
On better ground all the best for good news about your shoulder healing.
Love Sarah
June 2nd, 2019 at 8:09 pm
Birthday greetings to Sarah! I m reading the blog Sunday evening and have just seen it s her birthday today.
Thank you Lana for completing the line up for the aspiring conservative leadership contenders. I m not inspired with confidence looking at the list!
A lack of experience, statesman- like conduct and I m back at someone else s image mentioned here last week and pictured in last Saturday’s Times of the race to the top… Deadly ice picks at the ready.
The race to power looks unattractive from where I sit observing it.
Thank you for telling us of some positive transits and aspects we can work with and may healing of your shoulder continue well.
With love
Yaz
June 3rd, 2019 at 5:44 am
Dear Asia
Thanks again for your interest in the political wrangllings! And for your observations about Trump and Farage.
I may put the rest of the candidates in a separate blog next week, or wait until they are narrowed down.
The Trump visit today should be quite a circus, e.g. the question of whether he meets Meghan Markle or not…
Love
Lana
June 3rd, 2019 at 5:45 am
Dear Sarah
I hope you were able to salvage something from your birthday challenges which helped you celebrate the unique person that you are.
Have a lovely post-birthday!
Love
Lana
June 3rd, 2019 at 5:49 am
Dear Yaz
Thank you for your comment, and expressing what I feel, i.e. a lack of confidence in any of the candidates!
I agree with your sentiments about the race to the top, too – why do they even want it; why do they think they are up to the job?
Yes, let’s make the most of the astrological influences this week, especially today’s New Moon.
Love
Lana
June 6th, 2019 at 2:28 pm
Dear Lana
Wimbledon is at the door. I’m really looking forward to it!
Roger plays on clay much better than many expected. That gives me even more hope for Wimbledon.
I don’t think I’ll lean too far out of the window when I predict the semi-finals of the French Open with Federer-Nadal (tomorrow at 12:50) and then Thiem-Djokovic about four hours later. Who do you think Lana will win astrologically?
With thanks and love
Pitsch
June 6th, 2019 at 4:13 pm
Hey, Pitsch!
Thank you for your communication.
I was just about to pack up work for the day, and I have a physiotherapy appointment first thing in the morning.
So I will make it my first job after that. Look out for my comment mid-morning.
Have a good evening
Love
Lana
June 6th, 2019 at 4:16 pm
Thank you so much for your feedback. I really appreciate that. At the same time I would like to stress that you don’t have to do anything. If you write that you have no desire and/or time, that would be more than okay.
Get well soon
June 7th, 2019 at 10:22 am
Dear Pitsch
Thank you for your consideration and good wishes. Sorry I am late back from the physiotherapist. She was great, but told me I could get a frozen shoulder, then advised me to put a bag of frozen peas on it…!
I see I don’t have much time to research, as the match starts at 11.50 a.m.!
Roger has a Mars Return at the moment, so he will be on the attack with his full tank of energy!
Pluto is square his Pluto, so he has enormous challenges at the moment, testing himself psychologically, but it looks as though he is winning that battle because he is mastering the clay and the home territory of Nadal at Roland Garros.
Pluto trines his Chiron, and that is excellent for helping him to overcome his own challenges.
Rafael has the dangerous transit of Mars on his Pluto, but that is no more dangerous than Roger’s Pluto square his Pluto. Could be a very fast paced match, and fierce.
Rafael also has Saturn trine his Chiron, so he too is achieving a healing, but in a much more measured way, pacing himself.
Uranus is on his Jupiter, which is excellent for him, keeps him excited and positive.
He has two difficult transits: Neptune opposite his natal Mercury (mental confusion) and Pluto opposite his Uranus exact to the day (self-destructive?). He could make mistakes that cost him.
However Neptune trines his Uranus to the day, so he will be playing with finesse and complexity. Also Pluto trines his Mercury, protecting his mind from some of the confusion.
Quite a mixed bag! I will go with Roger, as he might have fewer distractions.
As it is getting near the time, I will post this now and get back with the other analyses a little later.
Love
Lana
June 7th, 2019 at 11:28 am
Part 2
Dominic Thiem has Mars sextile his Mercury, energizing his mind and stimulating his reactions. But Mars squares his Mars, so he could be facing a minor injury. Saturn is on his Uranus/Neptune, so there may be a shock to deal with. Neptune sextiles his Uranus (playing with finesse and complexity). Neptune sextiles his Neptune, so he is spiritually in tune with himself. The South Node conjuncts his Neptune, so there may be a weakness or distraction, possibly karmic in nature. Lastly, Pluto sextiles his Pluto, which is self-empowering.
For Novak, Uranus is on his Venus, which is exciting personally, but may not relate to the tennis. Saturn squares his Jupiter, so he could get stuck at some point during the match. The North Node squares his natal Jupiter, so he needs to be karmically on track and not get too arrogant. Jupiter is on his Saturn, which lifts him slightly. Neptune squares his Saturn, which is draining. Not a great set of transits. I know Novak is invincible, but maybe Thiem has a chance!
So I will go with Thiem.
June 8th, 2019 at 12:20 pm
Hi, Lana. With Thiem you were in the right place but against the furious Nadal Federer had no chance. Tomorrow at 15:00 o’clock is the final. Is Nadal to stop?
June 8th, 2019 at 3:49 pm
Thanks, Pitsch!
In hindsight it is easy to see that the astrological facts were there, and I made a wrong judgment. The case for Roger was flimsy, and there wasn’t much going for him. On the other hand, Rafael had a stand-out Jupiter transit to Uranus (which I put down as Uranus transiting Jupiter). Jupiter transiting Uranus is even luckier. Hopefully I have learned from that.
Tomorrow, for Thiem, Mars is still sextile his Mercury, energizing his mind and stimulating his reactions. Mars squares his natal Jupiter, so he’ll give it all he’s got, but the square of Mars to his Mars is on the wane. Saturn will still be on his Uranus/Neptune, so there could still be a shock to deal with. Neptune still sextiles his Uranus (playing with finesse and complexity). Neptune still sextiles his Neptune, so he is spiritually in tune with himself. Also still in place are: The South Node conjunct his Neptune, a weakness or distraction, possibly karmic in nature. And Pluto sextile his Pluto, which is self-empowering. In addition, Mars is on his Ascendant, providing fighting spirit.
Will things have moved much in a couple of days for Rafael? He will have Mars on his Venus, so will play to the love of the crowd for him in that venue. He will still have the dangerous transit of Mars on his Pluto. Jupiter will be square his natal Jupiter, so he will feel lucky, even though that may cause him to overreach himself. Chiron trines his Saturn, a measured healing force. Jupiter is still conjunct his natal Uranus (luck and surprise), but on the wane. Uranus opposing his Pluto (great tension) is on the wane (another transposition I made in a hurry yesterday). Uranus trines his Neptune, so his intuition will be strong.
Sorry about the misreadings yesterday. It is all good practice for Wimbledon. So to the choice…
Perhaps the Jupiter luck is on the wane for Rafael. Though mentally he regards the crown as his in that place, and who knows what his karma with Roland Garros is? It may go back to past lives. But I will say Dominic Thiem (another risky choice!)
Love
Lana