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Victoria Coren and David Mitchell<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Victoria Coren surprised us by concealing her pregnancy and giving birth at the age of 51 to her second daughter on 26th October, revealing the happy news a few days later.\u00a0 She and her husband are an intriguing couple, by virtue of their sharp wits and endearing love story.\u00a0 What must it be like in their comedic household, one wonders?<\/p>\n

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

Victoria, like her brother Giles (the food critic) has the Sun in Leo.\u00a0 As well as presiding over her mental-gymnastic quiz show “Only Connect”, she is a professional poker player. I wrote under the Gambler Archetype: “Victoria Coren has the perfect chart for a gambler: Sun in Leo (speculation) trine Jupiter in Sagittarius (luck and gambling).”\u00a0 Leo is the sign of “speculation”.\u00a0 Jupiter is also the planet of humour, and her comedian husband David Mitchell (and outstanding in humour, he is) also has the Sun trine Jupiter.\u00a0 Victoria and Giles’ father, Alan Coren, was a high profile Satirist, and Victoria’s own brand of humour I would say is satirical, like her father’s. An interesting feature of their synastry is that Victoria’s Mercury at 10 degrees Leo is exactly conjunct her father’s Venus, and her Venus at 10 degrees Cancer is exactly conjunct his Mercury!\u00a0 Victoria has the Sun conjunct Mars (the Warrior Archetype) which provides the killer instinct needed for a poker player!\u00a0 Another feature which is part of the poker player’s persona is a love of power – she has that in Jupiter square Pluto, and North Node trine Pluto.\u00a0 She has a secretive streak, in Mars exactly square Neptune, which she used to advantage in concealing her pregnancy!<\/p>\n

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

David Mitchell, like Victoria’s father, has the Sun in the family-orientated sign of Cancer.\u00a0 We do not have birth times for David or Victoria, but we do have one for Alan Coren, which reveals his Ascendant as Libra.\u00a0 David Mitchell does a sterling job heading one of the teams on “Would I Lie to You?”, and he is undeniably a comic genius.\u00a0 My hubby is a great fan of one of his other enterprises, the sitcomn “Upstart Crow”, in which David Mitchell plays Shakespeare. So it is very fitting to find that he has the Sun trine Jupiter comedy gene, as well as having Jupiter exactly square his Nodal Axis.\u00a0 David also has the Sun square Uranus, a desire to surprise.\u00a0 He also has a dour side to his persona, depicted by Mercury conjunct Saturn, which he uses to great effect on “Would I Lie to You”.\u00a0 That, combined with an exact square from Pluto to his Mercury, can incline him to despondency at times, as detailed in his autobiography “Back Story” (2013) in which he describes secretly pining over the impossibility of winning Victoria for years, before they got together.\u00a0 Where he sparkles, is in his sextile between Mars and Uranus, which I think is the secret to his likeability.<\/p>\n

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

The two of them first met at Jonathan Ross’ Halloween party in 2007.\u00a0 Mars was on her Venus, and simultaneously on his Saturn, sparking something.\u00a0 But Saturn was square his Neptune, beginning the long struggle to hide his feelings.\u00a0 They were dating by December 2010 and married on 17th November 2012.\u00a0 As mentioned, in their synastry, his Saturn is exactly conjunct Victoria’s Venus.\u00a0 She is able to soothe some of his natural despondency.\u00a0 They have a double whammy because his Venus is also conjunct her Saturn.\u00a0 His Uranus also squares her Nodal Axis, so there is a mutual fascination.\u00a0 They had their first daughter in May 2015.\u00a0 It is interesting that their second daughter did not appear until literally Victoria had her Chiron Return.\u00a0 Both parents have Chiron in Aries, and Victoria’s is at 16 degrees of that sign, and Chiron is exactly at that position now. \u00a0It suggests that perhaps something needed to be healed, for her, or for both of them, before daughter number 2 came along.\u00a0 It’s a very personal healing for Victoria, but the synastry between David and his second daughter is sparkling (his Sun sextile her Uranus, his Mars square her Uranus, his Saturn trine her Mars, and karmically his Uranus on her South Node) and she will be a real daddy’s girl.\u00a0 We do not have an exact date for their first daughter.<\/p>\n

There is a strong theme of both Saturn and Uranus in their charts and in their interaction, which suggests that in addition to high humour in their household, there are also rules, conventions and surprises in their lifestyle.<\/p>\n

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

Tomorrow starts the week with a trine between Venus and Pluto, which is not a bad way to start.\u00a0 It is helpful for money and love.\u00a0 Pluto settles your deepest feelings into a more comfortable psychological context.\u00a0 This aspect helps us through changes and transformations on a human level.\u00a0 It is about deep love, deep awareness of your relationship with money, and profound artistry.<\/p>\n

Tuesday (7th) brings another trine, that between Mercury and Neptune, in the early hours of the morning.\u00a0 This aspect brings the possibility of mysteries being solved, e.g. around health conditions.\u00a0 In personal applications, things may fall into place spiritually, and you may be ready to talk about a sensitive subject.\u00a0 This trine brings mental inspiration, transcendent wisdom, higher harmony, spiritual journeys, and insight.\u00a0 A small kindness can bring about significant mental healing.<\/p>\n

Equanimity is on the cards on Wednesday (8th) when Venus enters Libra.\u00a0 Venus is very comfortable in Libra, one of her own signs. If you have design skills in art or music, they could be heightened now, and in the near future.\u00a0 At the very least, polish up your vocal skills.\u00a0 She is in residence here until 8th December.<\/p>\n

Thursday (9th) brings a sextile between Mercury and Pluto, in the first hour of the day (in the U.K.)\u00a0 You could make real progress, or have deeply meaningful dreams.\u00a0 This aspect can produce profound thought and communication,\u00a0 honouring the gravity of a situation if necessary, and enabling meaningful debate to occur.\u00a0 If you have something important lined up, you may be successful in getting your point across.<\/p>\n

Another ingress takes place on Friday (10th), that of Mercury entering Sagittarius, around breakfast time.\u00a0 Mentally, that brings more lightheartedness and expansion.\u00a0 There’s an opportunity to hone your sense of humour, sarcasm-free; quick-fire wisecracks could bring a laugh a minute.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, Saturn squares Mercury.\u00a0 This brings up mental weariness, in contrast to the new mindset for Mercury.\u00a0 So much so that you may have to put your thought processes on the back burner for a while, trying meditation or gentle exercise instead.\u00a0 This may give your mind a rest and a refresh or a reset.\u00a0 If\u00a0 you are worried, send healing to the situation to your best level.\u00a0 The stuckness may suggest a new strand to your philosophy of life, incorporating the quality of resilience.\u00a0 “What is being required here?” is a useful question. More haste less speed may also be a useful mantra to follow. Travel and communications could be slow, and mirror this process.\u00a0 There may be talks, or a further impasse highlighted, in the rail disputes.<\/p>\n

The last aspect of the week, occurring on Saturday (11th) is an opposition between Uranus and Mars.\u00a0 Be vigilant for the element of the unexpected.\u00a0 If you are driving, for instance, check your tyres or any safety issues which may be on the brink.\u00a0 Another possibility is tempers fraying.\u00a0 It is also the sort of aspect which brings out the Activist Archetype, so you may be campaigning for a particular party or against climate change, or whatever is your highest priority.\u00a0 Of course, it is Armistice Day, and there is already controversy surrounding proposed protests and marches planned for that day.\u00a0 Very descriptive of this particular planetary opposition.<\/p>\n

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