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The Great British Bake Off<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In my blog on Mary Berry two years ago there was a piece of the jigsaw missing\u2026Paul Hollywood\u2019s birth date!\u00a0 Now that is available, and the two of them are back with the super successful Great British Bake Off, together with Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc who are enjoying a career renaissance.\u00a0 In addition, Paul Hollywood is appearing in a new series of \u201cWho Do You Think You Are?\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mary Berry \u2013 A Reprise<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From my blog dated 1\/12\/13:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is her enduring appeal?\u00a0 She has the resilience and energy of Sun in Aries, and its directness and simplicity, a real English rose (she was brought up in the quintessentially English city of Bath).\u00a0 Aries is not traditionally associated with baking, but we do not have her birth time and Ascendant, which could sway her towards baking (a Taurus or Cancerian Ascendant would suit the profession).<\/p>\n

She has amiability (in her Moon\/Jupiter conjunction) and diplomacy (Mars in Libra \u2013 see Saturday\u2019s aspects).<\/p>\n

The Sun in her chart sextiles Chiron, so she is a healing antidote to her more intense screen partner Paul Hollywood.\u00a0 Chiron does exert pressure on her Mercury\/Saturn however, so she would have experienced mental strain in her life.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mercury conjunct Saturn can be associated with struggles at school.<\/p>\n

Her baking talent, and the force of her personality, are likely to be due to a conjunction\u00a0 of Venus at the beginning of Taurus (baking) and Uranus at the end of Aries (an out of the ordinary talent, plus social skills combined with Venus).\u00a0 She has also been praised for her sartorial (Venusian) elegance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Hollywood<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul is a Sun in Pisces; well he certainly has the eyes to go with it!\u00a0 Part of him wishes to stay out of the limelight, which is possibly why he found success in mid-life.<\/p>\n

He is his own man, and has 0 planets in Cardinal signs, so doesn\u2019t have a desire to lead, but likes to do his own thing.\u00a0 He has 8 of his 10 planets in Mutable signs (unusual!) so is extremely versatile and adaptable.\u00a0 He is emotional, with 5 of his 10 planets in Water, and has 0 Fire planets.\u00a0 Referring to his experience in \u201cWho Do You Think You Are?\u201d he says: There was a time when I was talking to a historian and I had to walk away, because I was crying like a baby for about half an hour.\u201d\u00a0 His fieriness comes up in his Moon aspects (which are vague as we do not have a birth time) and in Mars square Jupiter.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But he does not let himself go overboard, with Mars conjunct Saturn.\u00a0 Another set of checks and balances is seen in his Saturn exactly opposing his Uranus \u2013 he is conflicted between the old and the new.\u00a0 Certainly Bake Off represents the traditional side of the equation.\u00a0 He is a teacher, as seen by his Mercury closely sextile his North Node, and Venus (baking) trines his North Node as well.\u00a0 He has the Wounded Healer Archetype, in Mars conjunct Chiron.<\/p>\n

At the outset of Bake Off, Jupiter was exactly sextile Paul\u2019s baking planet Venus, and Uranus was exactly sextile his natal North Node.\u00a0 Saturn was trine his natal Venus, creating a Grand Trine together with his natal North Node.<\/p>\n

Culinary Chemistry<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary and Paul have a very energetic and dynamic partnership, with her Jupiter exactly trine his Mars, and his Mars trine exactly with her natal Pluto.\u00a0 His Mars therefore completes a Grand Trine with her natal Pluto\/Jupiter trine.\u00a0 That is the recipe for their success!<\/p>\n

Sue Perkins<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mel and Sue are the Ant and Dec of Bake Off.\u00a0 They met at Cambridge University, and found success with their show Light Lunch in 1993.\u00a0 After a few years where their careers diversified and faded slightly, they were offered the presenting of Bake Off, and were surprised to find that the formula worked.<\/p>\n

Sue Perkins cannot have had an easy ride in life, with Sun conjunct Pluto square Mars.\u00a0 There is a sense she may have had to fight for survival at times.\u00a0 Her comic genius is shown in a classic comedian\u2019s witty exact conjunction of Mercury and Jupiter.\u00a0 Her own male and female energies are balanced (Venus trine Mars) but relationships with others not always easy (Venus square Neptune and Mars square Uranus).\u00a0 She also presented a show about the Mekong River, which develops the love of travel from her Mercury-Jupiter conjunction.<\/p>\n

When she was asked to present the Great British Bake Off she did not think it would be a lasting phenomenon.\u00a0 Her transits of the time look like an event which changes her life radically: Uranus was opposing her Sun and squaring her natal Mars, and Neptune was square her Neptune.\u00a0 It looks like quite an explosion in her life, astrologically.<\/p>\n

Mel Giedroyc<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mel is said to have taken the presenting role on Bake Off\u00a0 \u201cjust for the money\u201d as money was very tight at the time.\u00a0 Certainly she had a lot going on in terms of transits at the point Bake Off came into her life.\u00a0 Transiting Jupiter conjunct her natal Chiron may literally have saved her maple syrup coated bacon.\u00a0 Like Sue, she has a tie-in between her intellect (Mercury) and humour (Jupiter), in this case a sextile.\u00a0 She has a charming triple conjunction of Venus\/Sun\/Mars in Gemini, which may give rise to the melodious tone of her voice, used in commercials.\u00a0 Her sparky comedy duo partnership with Sue may be symbolized by her Moon conjunct Uranus in Virgo (Sue\u2019s sign), although there is an equal chance her Moon is in Libra as we do not have her birth time.\u00a0 Like Sue, she has a high energy square between Mars and Pluto, in Mel\u2019s case exact.\u00a0 They were born over a year apart.\u00a0 Mel also has the chaotic Uranus\/Pluto conjunction common to her year group, though by the time Sue was born it was waning.\u00a0 She could suffer from high anxiety, with Mercury exactly square Chiron, too.\u00a0 But she has leadership qualities in her Sun exactly sextile her natal North Node, and though she is equal billing with Sue and equal third in billing on Bake Off, it is possible that a later role in her life may fulfil that potential.<\/p>\n

She has warm compatibility with Sue: Her Venus trine Sue\u2019s Jupiter, and Sue\u2019s Venus conjunct exactly her Jupiter.\u00a0 In addition, they have some dynamic and complex interactions involving their outer planets.\u00a0 In particular, some dramatic past lives together judging by Mel\u2019s Pluto conjunct Sue\u2019s South Node, perhaps saving each other\u2019s lives and getting to know each other on a very deep level.<\/p>\n

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

In the big event of the week, Jupiter enters Virgo at 11.11 Hrs on Tuesday 11th<\/sup> August.\u00a0 This is good news for the coming year for people with Virgoan Sunsigns and Ascendants, who will be able to expand their talent and success.\u00a0 It will though seem to be an exacting and to some extent constricting year for Sagittarians, who are more used to expansive living.\u00a0 For the general astrological population, Jupiter\u2019s time in Virgo may be helpful for jobseekers, farmers, professions which require skills of precision, breakthroughs in health research and awareness, and there may be advances in ecological areas and the battle to arrest climate change.\u00a0 It will be a good period for creating your own job opportunities.<\/p>\n

On Thursday 13th<\/sup>, interestingly at 1.11 a.m. (numerologists take note this week), Mercury opposes Neptune.\u00a0 That\u2019s a very confusing aspect, and the confusion can run to your thought processes, your travel plans, or weather conditions.\u00a0 You will need to make an effort to see through the fog.\u00a0 As it occurs in the very early hours of the morning, drive carefully if you are late out from the night before, and sip some chamomile tea if you are awake trying to solve mental mysteries.\u00a0 Otherwise, your dreams may seem confused, and their meaning obscure.<\/p>\n

Late morning the same day the Sun trines Uranus so you may have a sudden flash of insight as to what it was all about, or futuristic vision of the way forward.\u00a0 Any creativity undertaken later in the day could hold originality and inventiveness.<\/p>\n

Friday (14th<\/sup>) brings us a New Moon at 21 degrees Leo at 14.53 Hrs, a happy prospect with the promise of a new beginning in the areas of leisure, sport, holidays, creativity and the dramatic arts.\u00a0 If you are involved with children or grandchildren it would be a good day for play and amusements.<\/p>\n

Saturday (15th<\/sup>) is well-starred, with a conjunction in Leo between Venus and the Sun, which should warm the cockles of your heart in some way.\u00a0 This conjunction takes place at 22 degrees Leo at 19.22 Hrs, and love rules the day.\u00a0 Only 33 minutes later, at 19.55 Hrs, Mercury trines Pluto, so the love you have felt could give rise to some profound thinking and ideas.\u00a0 Conversation will be deep and satisfying on a psychological level.\u00a0 Though these influences may permeate the whole day, the evening activities will show their effect most intensely.<\/p>\n

Read my analysis of the four Labour Leadership candidates, below<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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