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Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Keir Starmer, Leader of the Oppositon, put together his Shadow Cabinet this week.\u00a0 Some of these I have already written about, and some are new to my researches.\u00a0 There are nearly 100 listed, so I can only write about a few this week, and maybe come back to this theme another time.\u00a0 Among the top members, Keir has tried to incorporate a spectrum from the left to the right of the party.<\/p>\n

Keir Starmer – Leader of the Labour Party<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I last reviewed the Labour Party at the time of the commencement of the Leadership Election in January.<\/p>\n

I wrote in 2017:<\/p>\n

\u201cKeir Starmer, the Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has been a solid presence by Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s side since 6 October 2016, having previously established his integrity in the role as Director of Public Prosecutions.\u00a0 With Sun exactly conjunct Pluto in Virgo, he has great depth of character \u2026Keir Starmer has a quiet but determined air about him which conveys confidence.\u00a0 One of the greatest assets he has in his chart is Mars exactly trine Jupiter, action combined with confidence and enthusiasm\u2026Starmer also has a Grand Trine in the Water element, of Mars, Neptune and Jupiter\/Chiron, which can bring healing to situations.\u00a0 Pluto on the Sun is not easy, however, and Saturn on the South Node means he has brought some difficult karma in with this incarnation, but so far in his career he has performed well and overcome obstacles.\u201d<\/p>\n

I wrote in January that he had some challenging squares in his transits for 4th April, and “This may mean he does not win, or it may mean that he wins and is faced with enormous hurdles.”\u00a0 Now of course, he is not just the Leader of the Opposition, but also charged with the responsibility of co-creating a constructive response to the coronavirus epidemic.\u00a0 He has promised to collaborate in this effort, while also holding the government to account, a much more complex role than is usual.<\/p>\n

How does he square up to Boris Johnson (Prime Minister) and Dominic Raab (Foreign Secretary, currently standing in for Boris)?\u00a0 Keir’s Uranus squares Boris’ Mars, which can be quite a confrontational and sparky relationship, but we don’t know when Boris will be returning to work.\u00a0 He is currently making good progress in his recovery in hospital, but may need a long recuperation period.\u00a0 Boris’ Uranus sextiles Keir’s Mars, so that is a similarly energetic dynamic but not so harsh. Keir’s Jupiter opposes Boris’ Uranus, so again high energy, and challenging.\u00a0 And Boris’ Pluto sextiles Keir’s Neptune, working together at a deep level, but with Boris actually wielding the power.<\/p>\n

With Dominic, Keir has his Mars exactly trine Dominic’s Sun, again some conflict but can be constructive, and certainly high energy.\u00a0 Keir’s Jupiter is on Dominic’s Sun, and so he is in a position to help him.\u00a0 Raab’s Neptune squares Keir’s Sun, so he may hold back secrets from Keir.\u00a0 Raab’s Neptune squares Keir’s Pluto, and Keir’s forensic nature may see through more than Raab realizes.\u00a0 Raab’s Pluto trines Keir’s Saturn, so they can work together constructively on matters of grave importance, and Raab’s Pluto sextile Keir’s North Node, so they may be karmically destined to work together on such grave matters.<\/p>\n

Angela Rayner – Deputy Leader<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Angela Rayner was successful in her bid to become Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.\u00a0 She proved a popular candidate, without the controversial baggage which some of the Leadership candidates brought to the table.<\/p>\n

It is the first time I have looked at her chart.\u00a0 She has a strong individuality, with her Sun unaspected, or untramelled if you look at it from another angle.\u00a0 Mercury only has an exact sextile to Chiron, which gives a problem-solving mind.\u00a0 She has good values, with Venus closely trine Saturn.\u00a0 Mars conjunct Jupiter produces super energy allied with enthusiasm, and a can do attitude.\u00a0 Mars closely square Uranus gives a sparky energy, and Mars trine Neptune sensitivity in action.\u00a0 Mars exactly conjunct the North Node in Leo and trine the Galactic Centre produces a powerful Inner Warrior, especially combined with Sun in Aries.\u00a0 Jupiter square Uranus is entrepreneurial.\u00a0 All that Mars gives her the red-headed image, too!\u00a0 A flat mate of Rebecca Long-Bailey, her politics is described as “soft left”.<\/p>\n

At the announcement of the result of her appointment, Jupiter was sextile her natal Uranus (success and breakthroughs), and Pluto was sextile her natal Uranus (big changes in her life).<\/p>\n

Anneliese Dodds – Shadow Chancellor<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Anneliese has the plum role of Shadow Chancellor, and hers is another fresh chart to view…Anneliese has 0 Earth planets, but she does have the asteroid Chiron (Inner Healer) in the sign of Taurus (finance).\u00a0 Her Sun in Pisces has a trine to Mars in Cancer, so she has plenty of emotional energy.\u00a0 She has writing and speaking ability, in a conjunction of Mercury and Venus in Aries.\u00a0 With Jupiter sextile Saturn, she should have a fairly balanced judgement.\u00a0 Anneliese is the first woman to hold this important post.<\/p>\n

Her main transit this week was Jupiter\/Pluto sextile her natal Sun (success and power).<\/p>\n

Lisa Nandy – <\/strong><\/em>Shadow Foreign Secretary<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I wrote in January:<\/em><\/p>\n

“Of all the charts, Lisa Nandy\u2019s inspires me the most.\u00a0 She is a strong willed Leo, a sign known for leadership.\u00a0 She was born a month before Rebecca Long-Bailey in the same year. Whenever I have watched her, say on Question Time, she has seemed eminently sensible, and just nice (and that\u2019s her Sun conjunct Venus).\u00a0 I hadn\u2019t thought of her as leadership material, until looking at her chart. With the Sun conjunct Jupiter, she could get lucky.\u00a0 She has certainly surprised many with her success in impressing MPs in the initial weeks of her campaign.\u00a0 Another surprise is that she has the Sun square exactly Uranus \u2013 The Rebel Archetype.”<\/p>\n

She has landed a good, meaty role in that of Shadow Foreign Secretary, and I think she will shine.\u00a0 I wrote for this period: ” But with Mars opposite her natal Mercury at the final, this does not seem momentous or\u00a0 helpful enough to indicate a win.”\u00a0 But she was one of the first appointments Keir Starmer made, and that is testimony to the good campaign she fought.<\/p>\n

Nick Thomas-Symonds – Shadow Home Secretary<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Born two months after Angela Rayner in the same year, that may bode well for their work together.\u00a0 He has Sun square Mars, a strong Inner Warrior, which he may need for squaring up to his Conservative counterpart Priti Patel.\u00a0 Like Angela Rayner, he also has the conjunction between Mars and Jupiter (super energy allied with enthusiasm, and a can do attitude).\u00a0 He has a couple of challenging aspects to his Mercury (mind), but a superb exact trine between his Mercury and Pluto, which may overcome them, and produce work of forensic depth.\u00a0 Priti Patel did the daily briefing on the coronavirus yesterday for the first time (which was interesting!), and hopefully he will find the right way to approach the challenge of holding her policies to account.\u00a0 He should be fairly affable and conduct good relations, with Venus exactly sextile Jupiter.\u00a0 Like Angela Rayner and Anneliese Dodds, he has Chiron in Taurus, so between them they may have a sound economic overview.\u00a0 He previously worked as a chancery and commercial barrister.<\/p>\n

This week he had Neptune square his natal Mercury and opposite his Saturn, so he may initially feel a bit thrown in at the deep end.<\/p>\n

Rachel Reeves – Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rachel Reeves now holds the counterpart role to that of Michael Gove in the Conservative Party.\u00a0 Michael Gove’s role includes advising the Prime Minister on policy development, in particular in relation to Brexit.\u00a0 Rachel’s has a Sun\/Mercury conjunction in Aquarius, an ability to focus on social issues.\u00a0 Mars is also conjunct the Sun, so we have another Warrior here.\u00a0 Uranus (her ruling planet) squaring those three planets means that she will be very strong willed and individualistic in her style, and increases the Aquarian quotient in her chart.\u00a0 She has a helpful Sun\/Pluto trine, giving her some grit and more determination.\u00a0 Her Mercury squares Uranus, so she is not afraid to be controversial (and has already been involved in some controversies).\u00a0 Mars trines Pluto, giving her a powerhouse of energy.\u00a0 The question is: is she an intellectual match for Michael Gove?\u00a0 Sun conjunct Mercury in Aquarius is a pretty good credential, and the fact that at school, she won a British under-14 chess title.\u00a0 She became a member of the Labour Party at the age of 16.<\/p>\n

Her transits last week show Saturn opposite her natal Jupiter (responsibility, restricting movement), and Neptune square her Neptune (she may be initially confused and unprepared for her role).<\/p>\n

Jess Phillips<\/em><\/strong> – Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I wrote in January:<\/p>\n

“With Sun in Libra, she has a strong drive for justice.\u00a0 She has great energy allied with enthusiasm (Mars sextile Jupiter), the sign of a Motivator Archetype.\u00a0 Her second book… is very much a motivational, self-help book.\u00a0 The Moon in Aquarius gives her future vision, especially about society matters, caring about the underdog.\u00a0 Mercury in Scorpio adds a forensic mind.\u00a0 Venus conjunct Uranus makes for a social reformer, and her Uranus trines her North Node exactly, giving her a karmic mission as a Reformer.\u00a0 Her Mars sextiles exactly Pluto, giving her a storehouse of energy which can move mountains, but her Mars is quite complex, as it squares Uranus and Chiron!”<\/p>\n

The role she is now taking up has been highlighted since lockdown, because domestic abuse has been on the rise, for obvious reasons.\u00a0 Therefore, she is the right person at the right time – she certainly has the character for this, and a record of standing up for the underdog and women’s rights.\u00a0 My observations for her chances in the Leadership contest were:<\/p>\n

“The planetary positions continue to make life difficult by the end of the game: Pluto still squares her Pluto (which may spell conflict), and Jupiter also squares her natal Pluto, which is unhelpful in seeking power.”\u00a0 Although she does not hold a top post, she will give it all she has got.<\/p>\n

Seven Shadow Cabinet members down, only 91 to go.\u00a0 Sorry if I have missed out your favourite.\u00a0 Oh well, I will have to save the others for later…bear with!<\/p>\n

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

Happy Easter to all my readers!\u00a0 Mercury squares the Nodal Axis today, and it is an opportunity to tackle your karma!\u00a0 With lockdown, we are able to give thought to a lot more of our processes and actions.\u00a0 As a human race, we are waking up to what we neglected to do, perhaps, and the revival of nature without our pollution and consumerism is showing us that very clearly.\u00a0 So whether it is personal relationship karma or environmental karma, we can put our minds to what needs to change for the future.\u00a0 A phrase we are hearing a lot is “After this is all over…”\u00a0 It is time to make a list!\u00a0 And put into practice what we can do now.<\/p>\n

Tuesday (14th) is more challenging, with a square between the Sun and Pluto.\u00a0 That brings up the darkness for healing with the light.\u00a0 This is a deep soul searching aspect.\u00a0 It is the sort of day which can be looked upon as a gamechanger, or watershed.\u00a0 So if you are in integrity, you may be able to influence what side the coin lands on.<\/p>\n

The aspects on Wednesday (15th) may also be challenging, but much more easily constructive than the previous squares.\u00a0 With Mercury conjunct Chiron in Aries, this is a day you can focus on problem-solving.\u00a0 If you don’t have a problem pre-prepared, the Universe will kindly oblige by alerting you.\u00a0 There may also be a high degree of mental tension or anxiety in the air.\u00a0 But use what comes up to find solutions, at whatever depth you need to engage with them.\u00a0 One area which is especially suited to this conjunction in Aries is finance and economy.\u00a0 Chancellor Rishi Sunak may have an important announcement.\u00a0 Another is in the area of alternative health – G.P visits are down as people are hesitant to engage outwardly in bringing their symptoms to the medical profession, and try to find their own path to healing.<\/p>\n

On the same day, a square between the Sun and Jupiter may make things more tricky than they need to be, as that aspect exaggerates everything it comes into contact with.\u00a0 It may make it more difficult to focus on the solution-making from Mercury\/Chiron than it would normally be, but it may also suggest extra avenues of thought and ideas you could consider while you focus.\u00a0 Just try not to get side-tracked.\u00a0 There is also a joyful, humorous side of Sun square Jupiter, so try some laughter-yoga from time to time during the day!<\/p>\n

The most congenial aspect of the week comes on Saturday (18th), when Mercury sextiles Venus.\u00a0 It is a very social aspect, so it may take some ingenuity to work out how you will socialize while social-distancing.\u00a0 Some of you will have regular Skype or Facetime slots with friends, or are cultivating over-the-fence relationships with neighbours, for instance.\u00a0 This week our neighbour handed over a coronavirus poem he had written over the fence, to hubby.\u00a0 We are living in unusual times!\u00a0 The other main strand of activity for this aspect is writing, so get down to your writing projects, be it a poem, a journal, or a novel.<\/p>\n

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