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Review of the Year 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

That was the Year that Was.\u00a0 You may not be eager to read it!\u00a0 It is slightly more serious than earlier summaries.\u00a0 \u00a0But contains selections from the blogs, as usual\u2026<\/p>\n

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

12th:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturn conjunct Pluto<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As you may know by now, the two great planets Saturn and Pluto make a grand conjunction today, a conjunction which heavily impact our lives, and the world in general.\u00a0 For ourselves, the conjunction may highlight a challenge which we may already be aware of.\u00a0 In the world, there are current challenges connected with international relations, climate change (witness the Australian bush fires), and particularly in the U.K. Brexit challenges, and a crisis for the monarchy.<\/p>\n

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

9th:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There is merely one aspect this week, which is highly unusual.\u00a0 It is the Full Moon in Leo (an opposition with the Sun in Aquarius), and it has already happened (at 7.33 a.m. today).\u00a0 Moon in Leo can be dramatic, and bring about power struggles.\u00a0 But Leo is creative, and can write its own screenplay, especially if working in a balanced way within a group.\u00a0 It has been quite a turbulent morning in terms of the gales lashing the British Isles (storm Ciara), and the declaration that the Coronavirus crisis is now possibly deemed a pandemic and already outstripping the 2003 Sars outbreak in seriousness and casualties.\u00a0 There usually is a crest of emotion at the peak of the Full Moon.\u00a0 So this Full Moon may leave you with material to ponder\u2026<\/p>\n

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

8th:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Democratic Leadership Contest<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On \u201cSuper Tuesday\u201d last week, the search for a hopeful to oust Donald Trump from office took an unexpected turn, when candidates pulled out and gave their backing to Joe Biden, and he experienced a huge upturn in his chances against Bernie Sanders…<\/p>\n

Joe Biden<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Joe Biden has many points of similarity in his chart when compared to Bernie Sanders, and some of those are due to his being a similar age (now aged 77, he was born 14 months after Bernie).\u00a0 One way in which he is opposite in nature is that Bernie has 0 planets in the emotional Water element, while Joe has half his planets (5) in Water. Joe also has over half his planets (6) in\u00a0 the Fixed signs, giving him a very strong will.\u00a0 He has the Sun plus three other planets in the sign of Scorpio in his 12th House, and has had more than his fair share of drama during his life.\u00a0 He has endured much hardship, but with the Sun trine Jupiter he has been strong and positive.<\/p>\n

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

12th:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Keir Starmer\u2019s 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

Lisa Nandy \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>Shadow Foreign Secretary<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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

\u201cOf 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.\u201d<\/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: \u201d But with Mars opposite her natal Mercury at the final, this does not seem momentous or\u00a0 helpful enough to indicate a win.\u201d\u00a0 But she was one of the first appointments Keir Starmer made, and that is testimony to the good campaign she fought.<\/p>\n

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

31st:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jacinda Ardern revisited<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, kept her cool this week when an earthquake struck.\u00a0 She has also been praised recently for her exemplary handling of the pandemic in her country.\u00a0 I last wrote about her in March of last year after the massacre in Christchurch, so it may be time to revisit the astrology around this amazing woman.<\/p>\n

It has also been pointed out that female leaders (e.g. Angela Merkel) are prominent among the nations which have produced low casualties in the epidemic.\u00a0 In India, K.K. Shailaja a female health minister and former teacher produced a remarkably proactive regime in her state of Kerala. Could this be a sign of things to come, the rise of the wisdom of the divine feminine, replacing the age old patriarchy?<\/p>\n

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

21st:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Marcus Rashford<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not about politics; this is about humanity\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Marcus Rashford<\/p>\n

Young footballer Marcus Rashford, aged only 22, procured a stunning U-turn from the government this week, on behalf of children living on the breadline.\u00a0 The government had refused to extend lunch vouchers through the summer holiday for schoolchildren who needed them.\u00a0 Marcus wrote an open letter to Parliament, and also opened up in an interview about his own dependence on lunch vouchers growing up, and how his mother struggled to make ends meet, bringing up several children.<\/p>\n

His letter:<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a week that would have opened Uefa Euro 2020, I wanted to reflect back to May 27th, 2016, when I stood in the middle of the Stadium of Light in Sunderland having just broken the record for the youngest player to score in his first Senior International match. I watched the crowds waving their flags and fist-pumping the three lions on their shirts and I was overwhelmed with pride not only for myself, but for all of those who had helped me reach this moment and achieve my dream of playing for the England national team.<\/p>\n

Understand: without the kindness and generosity of the community I had around me, there wouldn\u2019t be the Marcus Rashford you see today: a 22-year old Black man lucky enough to make a career playing a game I love.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

26th:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I was touched this week by the words of support given this week by Kim Kardashian on behalf of her husband Kanye West, a few days after an outburst he made when addressing his declaration to run for President again.\u00a0 Her words can be used as a plea for consideration for those with bi-polar syndrome, or with any other form of mental illness.\u00a0 For this reason, I will print her words at the foot of this short blog.<\/p>\n

Kim\u2019s Message:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs many of you know, Kanye has bi-polar disorder. Anyone who has this or has a loved one in their life who does, knows how incredibly complicated and painful it is to understand.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never spoken publicly about how this has affected us at home because I am very protective of our children and Kanye\u2019s right to privacy when it comes to his health. But today, I feel like I should comment on it because of the stigma and misconceptions about mental health.<\/em><\/p>\n

I understand Kanye is subject to criticism because he is a public figure and his actions at times can cause strong opinions and emotions. He is a brilliant but complicated person who on top of the pressures of being an artist and a black man, who experienced the painful loss of his mother, and has to deal with the pressure and isolation that is heightened by his bi-polar disorder. Those who are close with Kanye know his heart and understand his words sometimes do not align with his intentions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Living with bipolar disorder does not diminish or invalidate his dreams and his creative ideas, no matter how big or unobtainable they may feel to some.\u00a0 That is part of his genius and as we have all witnessed, many of his big dreams have come true…”<\/em><\/p>\n

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

16th:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kamala Harris<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have the great honour to announce that I\u2019ve picked @KamalaHarris \u2013 a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country\u2019s finest public servants \u2013 as my running mate\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

~ Joe Biden<\/p>\n

On Tuesday last week, the Democratic presidential candidate in the U.S., Joe Biden, made his long-anticipated choice for a running mate.\u00a0 In this crucial time, when many hope for someone with that extra something special which might oust Donald Trump, and prove a strong back up for the elderly Joe Biden, a seemingly promising choice has been made in Kamala Harris.\u00a0 She is young, female and black, making this a historic moment.\u00a0 What is more, she is more than capable of taking on Trump and Pence in debate.\u00a0 This event enables us to take a fresh look at the prospects for the presidential race.<\/p>\n

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

27th:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ruth Ginsburg (1931 \u2013 2020)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about time. For so long women were silent, thinking there was nothing you could do about it, but now the law is on the side of women, or men, who encounter harassment and that\u2019s a good thing.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

~ Ruth Ginsburg<\/p>\n

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on 18th September, was an amazingly influential figure in the American justice system, as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for 27 years until her death.\u00a0 She was notably a great champion of feminism and equal opportunities, and pushed forward a great number of progressive reforms. The timing of her death could not have been more poignant, for those hoping for a change of party, let alone a change of president in the United States in November\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

Birth Chart<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

She was born under the Sun sign of Pisces, the sign of compassion, and\u00a0 could well have been an advanced Soul \u2013 symbolically Pisces represents the completion of the zodiac, and sometimes can denote a final lifetime on the wheel of incarnation.\u00a0 She certainly worked all her life painstakingly for the betterment of conditions for society; at first she was moderate and non-confrontational, but later as she gained confidence and power, she asserted her voice increasingly.\u00a0 With the Sun trine Pluto and the Moon in Scorpio added to her Pisces Sun, there was great depth and power about her work and character.<\/p>\n

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

4th:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

David Attenborough<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With travel restrictions this year, the naturalist Sir David Attenborough has recently taken to social media to get his urgent messages across to humanity.\u00a0 Among other vehicles,\u00a0 he has recently set up an Instagram account (now totalling 5.1m followers).\u00a0 Not surprisingly, he has a record number of followers, wherever he goes.\u00a0 Among other transits for his social media expansion is Jupiter trine his natal Sun.\u00a0 Governments may not listen, but his popularity grows.\u00a0 He has been telling us about the effects on nature of climate change for years, with increasing urgency.\u00a0 In the last couple of years, young Greta Thunberg has been bringing fresh pressure to bear on the cause, and they have become allies.<\/p>\n

Birth Chart<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Sir David has 5 (half) of his planets in the Water element, so he is really at home in that element (witness his Blue Planet series).\u00a0 His Sun is in Earth sign Taurus, and he has done more to illuminate Life on Earth than anyone.\u00a0 At the age of 94, he has made a huge contribution to its study, which is impossible to exaggerate.\u00a0 Taurus also gives him a great deal of grounding.\u00a0 His Sun is opposed by Saturn, so he feels a huge weight of responsibility, which he carries and conveys admirably.\u00a0 His Sun is also square Neptune, showing great sensitivity, and again emphasizing the role of the oceans in his life and work.<\/p>\n

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

29th:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Diego Maradona (1960 \u2013 2020)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>When Diego scored that second goal against us, I felt like applauding. I\u2019d never felt like that before, but it\u2019s true\u2026 and not just because it was such an important game. It was impossible to score such a beautiful goal. He\u2019s the greatest player of all time, by a long way. A genuine phenomenon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

~ <\/em>Gary Lineker<\/p>\n

The passing of Diego Maradona this week was mourned by football fans all over the world, but especially in the hearts of his homeland Argentina and his adopted home for a while, Naples.\u00a0 He is hailed by many as being the greatest football player of all time.<\/p>\n

Birth Chart<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The film of Maradona\u2019s life by Asif Kapadia was aired last night on television.\u00a0 He also wrote an article about the making of the film in yesterday\u2019s Guardian.\u00a0 He pointed out some Archetypes, which were put on a poster:<\/p>\n

\u201cRebel, Hero, Hustler, God. He didn\u2019t like \u2018hustler\u2019 \u2013 he interpreted it as thief \u2013 and said: \u2018This film is a lie, they\u2019ve cheated me, I\u2019m never going to watch it, I trusted them and they betrayed me.\u2019 \u201d\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

I found the film very sympathetic, and very illuminating, and you may spot some of the Archetypes in his birth chart.<\/p>\n

Maradona had half his planets in Water, which made him highly emotional in make up.\u00a0 He also had 0 Air planets, so he worked very much on instinct.<\/p>\n

His Sun was in Scorpio (the sign of Light\/Dark) conjunct closely Neptune\u00a0 (the planet of the Saint\/Sinner Archetype).<\/p>\n

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

13th:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Barbara Windsor (1927 \u2013 2020)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Another national treasure, Dame Barbara Windsor, has left us this week\u2026Whether you were a fan of the Carry On Films, or a regular viewer of Eastenders, she will have been part of your lives.\u00a0 Even if you weren\u2019t a fan of either, you would have known her cheeky blond persona.<\/p>\n

Birth Chart<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Barbara Windsor had 0 Air planets in her chart, so operated very much on instinct.\u00a0 She was born around a New Moon in Leo squaring Uranus, a born performer and a headstrong individual.\u00a0 Her Ascendant was in Capricorn conjunct Jupiter and the Part of Fortune, and so comedy and cheeky laughter were very characteristic of her personality.\u00a0 She had Mercury trine Uranus, which gave her a quick mind (she did exceptionally well in her 11-plus).\u00a0 Romantic sorrows and heartaches are depicted by Venus square Saturn and conjunct Chiron (she was involved with a string of unsavoury characters).\u00a0 She did not want children, but she had an undeniably sexy side: Mars exactly trine Pluto (a powerhouse of energy), and Mars conjunct the Midheaven in Scorpio (very Carry On!)\u00a0 She also had great inner strength, with Saturn trine Pluto, which she especially displayed late in life in her courage in the face of Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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