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Michael Gove<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In a week where Rishi Sunak called a surprise General Election (on the Sun\/Pluto trine), there have been more Tory MPs announcing they are standing down.\u00a0 None more prominent than Michael Gove, often regarded as an Architect of the Tory Party in the last 14 years, despite two unsuccessful leadership bids.\u00a0 Regarded as a great intellect, he could always be relied upon to defend the indefensible when interviewed on a Conservative controversy of the day.<\/p>\n

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

He has of course featured constantly in this blog, so I will draw upon some of those references.\u00a0 As for his birth chart, my first reference was during a spat with Theresa May on 8\/6\/14:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Michael Gove has a strong chart, and like Theresa May, has endured in a cabinet post since the Tories came to power under David Cameron in 2010.\u00a0 He has never been a teacher, but has been in charge of education policy, introducing measure after measure of policies which hark back to his own childhood.\u00a0 The latest of these this week is a suggestion of punishing parents for children\u2019s misdemeanors.\u00a0 I think his awareness of psychology is fairly superficial.\u00a0 He has a studious chart, with 5 planets in Virgo and the Moon harmoniously placed in Taurus, so that he is secure in his own childhood memories and plays them out through trines to his Virgo planets.\u00a0 He is also a warrior, with a powerful Mars in Scorpio exactly sextile Pluto.\u00a0 Mars is also conjunct Neptune, so some of his warriorship is subversive, but then so is Theresa\u2019s, with her Mars being in Pisces.”<\/p>\n

I would add that he has over half his planets in Earth signs, making him grounded in some ways, and half his planets in the Mutable signs (able to adapt his argument to any scenario).\u00a0 With Uranus closely sextile Neptune, he can deal with complexity.\u00a0 But with Jupiter square Neptune he is confused and conflicted in matters of religion and spirituality.\u00a0 He stated in The Spectator in April 2015:<\/p>\n

“To call yourself a Christian in contemporary Britain is to invite pity, condescension or cool dismissal.”<\/p>\n

Life and Career<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Michael was born in Aberdeen, and adopted at the age of four months.\u00a0 He studied English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and went on to become a journalist, his natal conjunction of Mercury and Venus giving him a facility with words.\u00a0 He had joined the Labour Party in 1983, but switched to the Tory Party and met Boris Johnson during his time at Oxford.\u00a0 He was selected as a candidate for Surrey Heath on 5th July 2004 (with Pluto trine his natal Jupiter in Leo – taking power), and became an MP at the 2005 General Election.<\/p>\n

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

Gove was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families by David Cameron in 2007.\u00a0 When in 2010, the Cameron-Clegg Coalition came to power, Michael Gove became Secretary of State for Education.\u00a0 My first blog reference then was:<\/p>\n

7\/10\/12 Blog:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It is David Cameron\u2019s week, in terms of hosting a party Conference, and it is interesting that the Mayor of London Boris Johnson now has a popularity rating much higher than the Prime Minister.\u00a0 What is also interesting is that Cameron\u2019s governmental U-turns have now been counted to number as many as 30.\u00a0 And the government policies are proving to be Conservative<\/em> in the true sense of the word.\u00a0 Or maybe Retro would be a better word, as Education Minister Gove puts forward examination procedures which hark back to his childhood”.<\/p>\n

He set about unnecessary reforms to the education system, while neglecting necessary ones, in my opinion.\u00a0 I believe teachers in general, of whom I know a fair few (!) were not enamoured of his reforms in this tenure.\u00a0 Teachers’ Unions passed motions of no-confidence in his policies.\u00a0 He was, due to his unpopularity and failure, removed from the post on 15th July 2014, with Neptune opposite his natal Venus (a personal failure) and Pluto square his natal Saturn (forcible removal).<\/p>\n

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

He was moved on to the position of Chief Whip in 2014, then after the 2015 election he became Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor.\u00a0 When David Cameron announced a Brexit referendum in February 2016, Michael felt it was time to make his mark, and became a prominent architect of the Brexit movement to leave the EU.\u00a0 Gove argued: “Britain would be “freer, fairer and better off” for leaving…the day after we vote to leave, we hold all the cards and we can choose the path we want.”<\/p>\n

From the blog:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday 24th February 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Michael Gove tried to imply the European deal was not legally watertight, and could be overturned by a European Court.\u00a0 That day he was feeling brave, with the Chiron trine to his natal Mars exact.\u00a0 I think he has underlying emotional issues with Dave who removed him from the prestigious top Education job as he was so unpopular.\u00a0 These two best buddies have a close relationship, but a wild exaggerated karma with Michael Gove\u2019s Nodal Axis exactly square Dave\u2019s Jupiter: Michael Gove was essential to David\u2019s success, but only up to a point, beyond which the friendship became an embarrassment.”<\/p>\n

A leadership contest for the Conservative Party ensued, and Gove first endorsed Boris Johnson, then pulled out his support at the last minute.\u00a0 This was one of the events which gave him a reputation for mendacity and for a Machiavellian mindset.\u00a0 He withdrew his support for Johnson on 30th June 2016, with transits including Mars sextile his Uranus (pulling a surprise) and Saturn trine his natal Saturn (a deliberate act).\u00a0 He then put himself into the contest, finishing third to Theresa May, who took over as Prime Minister. \u00a0In 2017 he was\u00a0 appointed as Secretary of state for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.<\/p>\n

Levelling Up<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He made another play for the Conservative leadership in 2019, which was won by Boris Johnson, coming third again, this time to Boris Johnson. Gove then became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, during which time he threw himself into preparations for the Brexit deal (or no-deal) to come, to ensure that supplies would be maintained in the event (“Operation Yellowhammer)..\u00a0 Then in 2021, during the Covid period, he became Secretary of State for Levelling Up, but public opinion seems to have judged his achievements in this role as being paltry.\u00a0 During the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, he announced the Homes for Ukraine scheme, enabling families to take in Ukrainian refugees.<\/p>\n

Gove was dismissed from the Johnson cabinet, on 6th July 2022, for alleged disloyalty, and was described as a “snake” by a Downing Street source, reinforcing his earlier reputation.\u00a0 The astrological transits were emphatically karmic, with the Nodal Axis square his natal Jupiter, and the North Node trine his natal Pluto.<\/p>\n

Under the premiership Rishi Sunak he has continued to front Levelling Up, but with no significant results.\u00a0 His transits this week show Uranus exactly trine his natal Uranus (a conscious break with the past), and for when he stands down at the Election on 4th July, Jupiter square his natal Sun (a new freedom) and paradoxically Saturn opposite his natal Pluto (a wrench).<\/p>\n

Sarah Vine<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Married since 2001 to Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine (responsible for some vituperative headlines in the paper over the years), their split was announced in mid-2021, and they were divorced on the grounds of his “unreasonable behaviour”.\u00a0 Their synastry is not super-warm on a personal level, but sparky (her Uranus sextile his Mars) and with shared values on a deeper level (her Uranus sextile his Neptune, and her Neptune sextile his Uranus).<\/p>\n

I feel that, given his personality, and his transits, he may find it difficult to adjust to a non-political life come 4th July.\u00a0 So it may take him time to make the psychological adjustments for a new path, but with all that mental energy he’ll find a way, reflecting on his time in power along the way.<\/p>\n

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

After the flurry of aspects last week, which included Wednesday’s Sun\/Pluto trine coinciding with the surprise announcement of a General Election (“There may be the sense of an ending, which clears the way for a new beginning or rebirth”)<\/em>, our aspects start this week on Tuesday (28th) with a sextile between Mercury and Saturn.\u00a0 Thoughts and feelings can be channelled and harnessed into constructive plans and ideas.\u00a0 Mental foundations can be laid.\u00a0 You may have taken in all the facts for dealing with an issue or project, and are ready to put in serious and solid plans based on sober thinking. The aspect favours documentation and knuckling down to form-filling etc.\u00a0 Geminis and Virgos have the chance to regain their balance, if they need to.\u00a0 Progress can be made, including possibly for health related checks.<\/p>\n

On the same day, our Sun aligns with the Fixed Star Hyades Cluster in Taurus.\u00a0 \u201cStarlight Elixirs\u201d by Michael Smulkis and Fred Rubenfeld advises us:<\/p>\n

“This is an energy of inspiration that can be brought into works of art, music, dance and poetry.\u00a0 It can be used as an additional force for civilization or for people to grow and learn.\u00a0 This force of\u00a0 inspiration can be very powerful in times of stress or difficulty for the artist or for the people who would receive what is being shared.\u00a0 The energy from this cluster can be very helpful to people involved in artistic pursuits when a blockage is felt and one needs to have an extra push of energy, a breaking down, or a shifting of perspective.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday (30th) links us to another Fixed Star, Aldebaran, the Alpha Tauri star.\u00a0 From the same source, we learn:<\/p>\n

“By the very nature of the broadcast energy from this star and its connection to other life forms and other stars, there has been occasionally set up a network of many other stars all around Earth.\u00a0 These beings understand how loss and the understanding of it is unnecessary.\u00a0 Yet they broadcast an energy to Earth to tell you that your creation of this as a learning principle is bold, is to be admired, is to be understood, and eventually when the lessons are understood from it, then discarded.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Finally, on Friday (31st), a mentally enlivening aspect of Mercury conjunct Uranus appears for us to work with.\u00a0 Communications are spiced up by this conjunction.\u00a0 We will certainly see speedier communication, though with a possible touch of unpredictability.\u00a0 It’s likely to keep you on your toes, on a mental level.\u00a0 It could be exciting mentally, and unusual phenomena may happen, such as startling coincidences or undeniable telepathic experiences.\u00a0 You’ll be thinking inventively and out of the box.\u00a0 People will realize their connectedness in non-physical ways.<\/p>\n

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