{"id":3163,"date":"2014-10-02T07:57:41","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T07:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=3163"},"modified":"2015-08-02T13:59:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T13:59:43","slug":"aspects-for-the-week-beginning-5-october-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=3163","title":{"rendered":"Aspects for the week beginning 5 October 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cilla Black and her Soul Group<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I have hugely enjoyed the three part TV biopic about Cilla Black.\u00a0 The actress Sheridan Smith who has portrayed her has drawn superlatives for her performance.\u00a0 She has completely brought her subject to life, brought out her essence, seeming more Cilla than Cilla herself.<\/p>\n

The screenplay was engaging and fast-paced.\u00a0 When reading Cilla\u2019s autobiography written after her husband Bobby Willis\u2019 death, I did not notice an emphasis on his role and character.\u00a0 But this is one of the themes which was brought out really well in the biopic. It seems that Bobby was a good songwriter.\u00a0 \u00a0The new facts on which this portrayal was formed seemed to come from last year\u2019s show \u201cThe One and Only Cilla\u201d.\u00a0 The other highlights of the screenplay for me were the character of Cilla herself, feisty and ambitious, and the poignant life and death of Brian Epstein.<\/p>\n

Cilla was lucky enough to have been at the right place at the right time with the right people.\u00a0 It seems as though the soul group came into incarnation with the script that Brian Epstein would act as their Svengali.\u00a0 He had a genius for knowing the direction the careers of his prot\u00e9g\u00e9s should take.\u00a0 He managed other acts, but the biopic focuses on Cilla and the Beatles.\u00a0 Cilla had the courage and faith in herself to take part in the emergence of this rock and roll phenomena, and be one of the prominent female artists of her era, \u00a0but she also had a karmic link with the Beatles and Brian Epstein, which is shown in the astrology of their chart comparison.\u00a0 Cilla provided the female balance for the group, and her advancement was a karmic reward, or a karmic calling in of favours.<\/p>\n

Cilla <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cilla has an electrifying exact conjunction of the Sun and Uranus in Gemini, and this conjunction keys into many of the main players in the group.\u00a0 Notably, her Sun is exactly trine the Sun of Bobby Willis in Aquarius, who was her road manager, and a great support to her, later marrying her.\u00a0 This would be a true Soul Mate connection, according to Linda Goodman.<\/p>\n

Brian Epstein<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sheridan Smith manages to look exactly like Cilla, but the Brian Epstein and Bobby Willis characters were not so well matched.\u00a0 However, their performances were utterly convincing and very sympathetic.\u00a0 The script really brought out the struggles of these two men in their lives.<\/p>\n

The poignancy of Brian\u2019s emotional life, but also part of his genius and sensitivity to music, is shown in his chart by a conjunction of Venus and Neptune in the 1st<\/sup> House squaring Chiron.<\/p>\n

Karmic Link between Bobby and Brian<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There was a lot of interplay and jostling for power over Cilla\u2019s career between Brian Epstein and Bobby Willis as portrayed in this biopic.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One can conclude that this was karmic.\u00a0 It is shown in their charts by Brian\u2019s North Node conjunct exactly Bobby\u2019s Sun, and trine Cilla\u2019s Sun.<\/p>\n

Cilla and Brian<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There was obviously a strong bond between Cilla and Brian.\u00a0 Cilla\u2019s Mercury\u00a0 (her Sun ruler)was exactly trine Brian Moon, which fostered their mental and emotional communication.\u00a0 Cilla\u2019s Mars was also \u00a0exactly sextile Brian\u2019s Moon, which is a strong emotional connection. Cilla’s Neptune trined exactly Brian’s moon, and she inspired him.\u00a0 Her Pluto was two degrees away from Brian’s South Node, which is a profound karmic connection.<\/p>\n

John Lennon’s relationship with Brian<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A feature of the connections within the soul group are exact Sun and Moon links, which are very personal. John\u00a0 Lennon’s Uranus trined exactly Brian’s Sun, and his Neptune was exactly conjunct Brian\u2019s Sun, also providing inspiration for Brian..<\/p>\n

Cilla Karmic Link with John Lennon<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

John Lennon Ascendant in Aries was exactly trine Cilla\u2019s North Node \u2013 More karma, and lives intertwining.\u00a0 Moreover, John Lennon\u2019s Jupiter was exactly sextile Cilla\u2019s Moon \u2013 he brought her luck!<\/p>\n

Close Links between Paul and Brian<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Paul McCartney\u2019s Venus was conjunct exac<\/span>tly Brian\u2019s Midheaven\/Careerpoint: Paul provided an artistic\/musical standard for Brian\u2019s career path.\u00a0 Paul\u2019s Ascendant was conjunct exactly Brian\u2019s Sun in Virgo: another intensely personal link.<\/p>\n

Paul and Cilla<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Paul has three exact Sturn links with Cilla\u2019s chart, indicating that Paul may have been more critical in shaping Cilla\u2019s style.<\/p>\n

Lennon\/McCartney<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This songwriting due deserves more than a few lines, but in the context of this theme, I would pick out their Marses exactly sextile, making for a good working relationship, and a laddish culture. Paul\u2019s Ascendant was also trine exactly John\u2019s Uranus, so they were able to spark each other\u2019s brilliance.<\/p>\n

George Harrison<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In his natal chart, George had North Node exactly conjunct Chiron, a karmic mission of healing through creativity in Leo.\u00a0 With Brian, George had Moon sextile exactly Brian\u2019s Asceadant, and George\u2019s Uranus was trine exactly with Brian\u2019s Moon, both emotional connections.<\/p>\n

George and John<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

John Lennon\u2019s Uranus was trine exactly George\u2019s Sun, another brilliant Sun-Uranus connection.\u00a0 Uranus also rules groups, and that is another reason why it figures so strongly in the synastry of the group. George\u2019s Neptune was conjunct exactly Brian\u2019s Sun, another inspirational aspect.<\/p>\n

Ringo <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ringo\u2019s Jupiter was trine Brian\u2019s Venus exactly, so Brian may have found Ringo uplifting in some ways,\u00a0 However. Ringo also had Saturn square exactly Brian\u2019s Mars, so there may also have been a sense of frustration with each other. Ringo\u2019s Ascendant was also opposite exactly Brian\u2019s Sun.\u00a0 It is interesting that Ringo came into the band later than the other three, and has a different plantetary emphasis.<\/p>\n

Brian Epstein Death<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Without giving too much away about the biopic for those who have not seen it, it does conclude with the suicide of Brian Epstein, and very heartwrenching it is.\u00a0 Pluto was exactly trine his Midheaven at the time of death, possibly indicating he had concluded a phase of his work.\u00a0 There may also have been a sense for him that he was not needed as much as before.<\/p>\n

Jupiter at the time was conjunct Cilla\u2019s natal North Node, and she was embarking on a new phase of karma and work, in T.V. which proved to be a medium to which she was ideally suited.<\/p>\n

Jupiter was trine exactly Lennon\u2019s Ascendant, so he may have been feeling that his creativity and\u00a0 life were flowing freely.<\/p>\n

In contrast, Saturn was trine exactly Paul\u2019s Chiron, so he would have been feeling a healing crisis, plus with Uranus square his Midheaven, a new career direction may have been forced on him due to the shock event.\u00a0 It seems to register very strongly in his chart.<\/p>\n

Sheridan Smith<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sheridan Smith, the actress who plays Cilla seems to have been born to play her, and her mannerisms and body language were a perfect portrayal.\u00a0 One would have expected a close connection between her chart and Cilla\u2019s.\u00a0 The connection is not stunning, so it appears that with a lot of hard work Sheridan has carried out a very skilled work of art. Sheridan\u2019s Mercury is exactly trine Cilla\u2019s Midheaven, and her Mars is conjunct Cilla\u2019s Saturn, but most strikingly her Sun in Cancer is close to Cilla\u2019s Ascendant.<\/p>\n

Aspects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday (5th<\/sup>) begins a week of mixed aspects, but begins on a high of Mars trine Uranus.\u00a0 This favours electrical goods, engineering and sport (such as cricket on the village green).<\/p>\n

The Sun opposes Uranus on Tuesday (7th<\/sup>) and almost the opposite occurs: electrical goods play up, and sport is incident-prone.<\/p>\n

We have an eclipsed Full Moon on Wednesday (8th<\/sup>) in the sign of Aries.\u00a0 There will be a tussle between selfish aims and co-operation. Following on from this high tension, Venus squares Pluto, and relationships continue to flounder.\u00a0 However, by the evening a trine between Mars and Jupiter may bring new energy which saves the day, or part of the day.<\/p>\n

Retrograde Mercury re-enters Libra from Scorpio on Friday (10th<\/sup>) so a softening of words could occur where recently there was abrasiveness.\u00a0 The same day, the Sun sextiles Jupiter, and you could glimpse and make use of a lucky streak, so look out for this opportunity!<\/p>\n

Finally, on Saturday (11th<\/sup>) Venus opposes Uranus, which brings more testing of relationships, but with the Sun conjunct the North Node in Libra, there may be a sense of karmic fairness, either karmic rewards or just desserts. If you are involved in such a scenario, ask yourself what you have contributed.\u00a0 It\u2019s only half a week to go before the Great British Bake Off final, and with 20 layers requested for the semi-final, could they ask for more?\u00a0 What will you be serving as your showstopper?\u00a0 Next week will be exacting karmically, but fair.<\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n