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Strictly Come Dancing 2020 – Part 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In this series of Strictly Come Dancing, there have been some unexpectedly high scores from the word go.\u00a0 It will be interesting to see when they score a first 10, as there have been 9s already.\u00a0 In this look at a further four contestants, I continue to assess their prospects for winning, and the chemistry between the couples.<\/p>\n

Jamie Laing<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jamie hails from the show Made in Chelsea, <\/em>and is a descendant of the inventor of the McVitie’s digestive biscuit.\u00a0 He has a tricky, incident-prone birth chart, and signed up for last year, only to fall at the first hurdle through a foot injury (natal Neptune, ruling the foot, opposite Chiron, representing a wound).\u00a0 Then, occupying second place from bottom on the leaderboard for two weeks resulting in a place in the dance off…things looked quite dicey for him.\u00a0 But last night, with his portrayal of Hercules in the musical, he turned things around miraculously, in a fun, committed and high-spirited performance!<\/p>\n

In his birth chart, Jamie has a close conjunction (an orb of within 1 degree) of the Sun and Pluto in Scorpio, which can be dramatic.\u00a0 His accident at that crucial moment early in last year’s series changed the whole tournament, with his replacement Kelvin Fletcher winning with Oti Mabuse.\u00a0 He has the Sun exactly trine the North Node, which can make him an agent of karma.\u00a0 To his credit, he was not put off, and in true Scorpionic determined style looks as enthusiastic as ever (he literally threw himself wholeheartedly into last night’s performance).\u00a0 His Sun in Scorpio is strong, being sextile Neptune and trine Chiron, in addition to the aspects to the Sun already mentioned.\u00a0 Scorpio is the master of transformation, too, so we don’t need to write him off.\u00a0 Moon square Jupiter is represented by his huge smile, but there is a real ability to concentrate in his Mercury sextile Saturn, with flashes of brilliance from Mercury sextile Uranus.\u00a0 His Venus (relationships) has a lovely sociable trine from Jupiter, but huge challenges of squares from Saturn\/Uranus\/Neptune (a triple conjunction) and Chiron.\u00a0 The square of Chiron to Venus may be responsible for some of his incident-proneness, as well as a brittle Mars-Saturn square.\u00a0 Mars in a T-square with Uranus and Chiron (wounding) gives an electrical quality to his energy, but again inclines to incident-proneness.\u00a0 However, with Mars sextile Jupiter, he has a joie de vivre and energy which can quickly see him dusting himself down and starting again.\u00a0 Motsi and Craig (Revel Horwood) have remarked on his high energy, and Shirley has pointed out his enthusiasm.\u00a0 Neptune sextile his North Node will help him on the dance floor.<\/p>\n

He is partnered by Karen Hauer<\/u>, who will put him through his paces with her Pluto conjunct his Mercury.\u00a0 His Jupiter trines his Mars, which shows enthusiastic energy between them, and his Jupiter opposes her Uranus (so they would take risks together).\u00a0 At the same time, his Saturn trines her Sun, so he takes her instruction seriously.\u00a0 His transits now show up Uranus trine his natal Neptune, encompassing greater complexity.\u00a0 Her transits now show Neptune (the inspiration of dance) trine her natal North Node (karmic mission) – she will feel at one with her life path.\u00a0 For the final, he would have Chiron opp his Venus (ouch, a minor injury?), but Saturn and Jupiter sextile his Mars likely to bring about an enjoyable final show, and a feeling of belonging in this special lockdown group.\u00a0 He won’t have any regrets about taking part.\u00a0 Karen’s transits at the final are more challenging: Jupiter square her natal Sun (she will enjoy the sense of occasion), with Saturn square her natal Sun (a personal obstacle or challenge) and Uranus opposite her natal Jupiter (feeling restless).\u00a0 Not a partnership likely to reach the final, but I hope to see more of them – they have been very watchable so far.<\/p>\n

Nicola Adams<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nicola is a recently retired Olympian boxer, and making waves this year in the first same sex partnership for Strictly Come Dancing.\u00a0 Like HRVY and Maisie last week, she has 0 Earth planets in her chart, from which\u00a0 you would expect a lack of grounding, but it hasn’t held any of them back!\u00a0 Like Jamie, she has the Sun in Scorpio.\u00a0 The Sun is conjunct Venus, providing musicality, in a sign which has a great drive (to win?).\u00a0 Nicola has the Sun conjunct Saturn and Pluto (discipline and depth).\u00a0 Mars in Sagittarius gives her a sense of adventure and love of sport, but is exactly sextile Saturn, which is deliberate in action, and useful in boxing.\u00a0 Mars is conjunct exactly with Neptune, a sensitivity in movement.\u00a0 Mars closely sextile Pluto provides a powerhouse of energy, which may help to make her quick on her feet in boxing (and now dancing).\u00a0 She retired from boxing due to a torn pupil (a sensitivity which may be seen in her natal Mars representing Vision conjunct Neptune).\u00a0 At the time of her injury, Mars was square her natal Neptune\/Mars conjunction.\u00a0 Her transits on retirement were peaceful and harmonious: Neptune trine her natal Jupiter, Chiron trine her natal Uranus and Jupiter on her natal Neptune.<\/p>\n

She is partnered with the extraordinarily creative Katya Jones<\/u>, who has taken up the challenge of providing ingenious same sex routines with gusto.\u00a0 My favourite performance of theirs was during Week 2, in the couples’ choice, which told the story of Nicola’s life.\u00a0 The costumes were beautiful, and Nicola’s smile and verve were memorable.\u00a0 Motsi enjoyed “her enjoyment”!\u00a0\u00a0 They are doing a grand job.\u00a0\u00a0 Their Synastry shows opposite Moons, Katya’s Mars conjunct Nicola’s North Node (kind of symbolic in relation to the same sex theme, and purpose of their partnership with their malleable roles, in the sign of Cancer, a female sign).\u00a0 Nicola’s transits now are challenging: Saturn square her natal Saturn (it’s a difficult thing for her to do, challenging the existing order), and Saturn square her natal Pluto in Libra (symbolizing the transformation of relationship).\u00a0 For Katya now, Jupiter trines her natal Sun (success), Chiron sextiles her natal Mercury, and Uranus sextiles her natal Mars, electrifying!\u00a0 Her efforts are paying off.\u00a0 For the final, Jupiter and Saturn square Nicola’s natal Venus (it could be that her private life intervenes).\u00a0 She may make it to the semi-final.\u00a0 For Katya at the final, Chiron squares her natal Uranus, maybe a minor injury intervenes or hinders progress.<\/p>\n

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

Max follows in the dance steps of his fellow band member from The Wanted, Jay McGuiness, who won the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2015.\u00a0 He could also do very well!\u00a0 Max is a discerning Virgoan, who held back a little at first (he is gradually coming out of his shell), but you could see he had potential.\u00a0 His partner Dianne Buswell praised him at the outset for his “long neck”!\u00a0 In his chart, he has the Sun trine Neptune, a happy dancing aspect (which features as one of this week’s aspects).\u00a0 The Sun in his chart is also sextile Pluto, which also features in this week’s aspects.\u00a0 His Moon conjoins Venus in\u00a0 Cancer, showing a great gentleness.\u00a0 At the same time, Mercury closely opposite Mars means he can be a bit fractious – he certainly does get very nervous, according to Claudia Winkleman.\u00a0 Motsi has praised him for his great energy (Mars in Aries).\u00a0 Mercury trine Jupiter means he is a good learner, though with Mercury also square Neptune and Chiron (a T-square), he could zone out at times.\u00a0 Together with Sun in Virgo, he has a need for quiet space at times.\u00a0 He also has a challenging Grand Cross formed by Mercury opposite Mars and Chiron opposite Neptune.\u00a0 He has had quite a versatile career, starting out as a footballer, and then after The Wanted disbanded he took up modelling and acting.<\/p>\n

He is partnered with Dianne Buswell<\/u> and they portrayed Homer and Marge Simpson astonishingly well in a very entertaining performance last night.\u00a0 Their Synastry shows that they are extremely well connected: Her Mercury is conjunct his Jupiter, so they have excellent communication, and he is a fast learner.\u00a0 Her Jupiter is sextile his Mars (similar to the energy between Jamie and Karen, above); her Saturn trines his Sun (also similar to an aspect between Jamie and Karen); her Saturn sextiles his North Node, her Pluto trines his North Node, and her Pluto sextiles his Sun (it is their destiny to shape each other’s progress – a strong theme\u00a0 in their relationship).\u00a0 His transits now show Uranus trine his natal Neptune (just easing himself into the complexity of it all) as with Jamie Laing (they were born two months apart in the same year).\u00a0 Dianne’s transits now show Neptune sextile her natal Sun, so it’s a dream for her – she senses there is something really special about this partnership and series.\u00a0 He still has Uranus trine his Neptune at the final, so he will have learned a great deal.\u00a0 I don’t think this tells the full story, because he could well make it to the final.\u00a0 For her, at the final, Uranus sextiles her natal Mars – she could do surprisingly well, and enter the final with electrifying performances.\u00a0 Neptune will still be sextile her natal Sun, pointing to inspiration and perfection.\u00a0 Motsi has said that Max “has it all”!<\/p>\n

Ranvir Singh<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Newscaster and television presenter Ranvir Singh went spectacularly to the top of the leader board last night with a score of three 9s. (closely followed by another brilliant performance by Bill Bailey, who Craig tipped for the final).\u00a0 Ranvir has the performer’s Sun in Leo.\u00a0 She certainly has the energy needed (Sun closely sextile Mars) but can be serious minded too (Sun closely conjunct\u00a0 Saturn).\u00a0 The Sun trine Neptune inclines her to dance (as with Max George).\u00a0 Like Max as well, she has the Moon conjunct Venus in Cancer (capable of great gentleness).\u00a0 With Mercury square Mars, she has a strong Inner Critic Archetype (which can make her irritable, but can also result in perfectionism). Like Max, she can get distracted (Mercury square Neptune).\u00a0 She and Max might understand each other well, off the dance floor.\u00a0 She has Mars sextile Saturn like Nicola Adams, signifying disciplined action, and Ranvir is also a powerhouse of energy (from Mars trine Pluto).\u00a0 Her dances have all been highly praised.\u00a0 At the outset, Shirley declared that she had “exquisite hands”, and Craig observed that the partnership “works well”.<\/p>\n

She is partnered with Giovanni Pernice<\/u>, and they put in a beautiful performance last night (a foxtrot, to Dream Girls) which gave them the highest score so far in this series.\u00a0 Analyzing this successful partnership, we find: \u00a0Giovanni’s Sun square Ranvir’s Neptune (some glamour and illusion), Giovanni’s Venus sextile Ranvir’s Jupiter (they would get on well socially), Giovanni’s Uranus trine Ranvir’s Chiron (dynamic healing), and Giovanni’s Pluto sextile Ranvir’s Mercury (intense learning for her), as well as some extra challenges.\u00a0 Transits for Ranvir now include her Uranus Opposition (an important astrological cycle which expresses the element of a Mid Life Crisis or Rebellion).\u00a0 This still pertains at the final, but is resolving.\u00a0 The final pass of this transit comes around 10th March, so perhaps at that time some conclusions she has come to throughout the process will lead to a new strand of her career or personal life around that time.\u00a0 For Giovanni now, Neptune opposes his Mercury (some mental confusion) but Neptune also sextiles his natal Saturn, which is more stabilizing: it’s icing or inspiration on the cake.\u00a0 But Chiron squares his natal Uranus, so he has to take care of himself physically.\u00a0 At the final, all three transits still pertain, so these are long running processes for him throughout this period.\u00a0 This pairing certainly has the ability to reach the final, but something may challenge them along the way.<\/p>\n

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

We start the week with a sensuous opposition between Venus and Mars tomorrow (Monday 9th), which may add zest to life.\u00a0 Jamie Laing has this opposition in his natal chart, so you may capture some of his zest.\u00a0 However, Venus opposite Mars may bring tension between the sexes or a tussle between your own inner male and female.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (10th) we have the Sun trine Neptune (an ideal day to practise your dancing).\u00a0 Max George and Ranvir Singh both have this aspect in their birth charts, so you may capture some of their grace! \u00a0\u00a0Expand your consciousness, and allow your imagination to embellish your work, or project in hand.<\/p>\n

In the evening, Mercury re-enters Scorpio, on its now forward journey.\u00a0 Collectively, we will look into matters more deeply and forensically.\u00a0 In your own personal life, you will have more courage to look at what really matters, and to worry less about how things appear to others.<\/p>\n

The most important aspect of the week occurs on Thursday (12th), another experience of Jupiter conjunct Pluto (which we met in April and June).\u00a0 It occurs at 22 degrees Capricorn, the same degree and sign as the inception of the conjunction of Saturn and Pluto on 12th January, which was responsible for the coronavirus.\u00a0 This may, during lockdown, concentrate our minds wonderfully on the task in hand: to keep ourselves and others safe.\u00a0 The impulse may be entirely the opposite, wanting to take risks, jump ship, etc.\u00a0 But information at that time may cause us to look within at more constructive pathways moving forward.\u00a0 Often Astrologers issue warnings under this conjunction, but I always see it as the germ (excuse pun) of \u00a0possibility and potential.\u00a0 Which way you go is to a great extent up to the individual, and collectively our response stems from that.\u00a0 So it is a day to make good choices…the power is there, but some will misuse it, e.g. world leaders who are inclined to tantrums may play up.<\/p>\n

Friday (13th) – lucky for some – gives us Venus trine the North Node.\u00a0 Love and the Arts flourish under this aspect.\u00a0 These song lyrics are coming to mind:<\/p>\n

“What the world needs now is love, sweet love
\nIt’s the only thing that there’s just too little of
\nWhat the world needs now is love, sweet love,
\nNo not just for some but for everyone.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lord, we don’t need another mountain,
\nThere are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
\nThere are oceans and rivers enough to cross,
\nEnough to last till the end of time.”<\/em><\/p>\n

~ <\/em>Burt Bacharach and Hal David<\/p>\n

Saturday (14th) is another day which can bring our lives forward, for Mars is Stationary prior to going Direct that day.\u00a0 We may no longer feel we are pushing the boulder up the hill…we may be able to roll it gently along the flat (hopefully it is not likely to be rolling downhill).\u00a0 For the Ariens among you, you could experience a literally physical renewal.<\/p>\n

This is followed towards the evening by a sextile between the Sun and Pluto.\u00a0 This finishes the day and the week on a profoundly satisfying note in some way.\u00a0You may have to put in the inner work of soul searching to find the treasure, but the force is likely to be with you.\u00a0 It is a profound aspect which may help to show us the direction we need to solve our collective problems, and understanding the meaning behind our dilemmas.<\/p>\n

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