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Richard Osman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a new pinnacle in the career of television presenter, producer, and novelist\u00a0 Richard Osman this week, with the premiere of an all star film based on his first book in the series \u201cThe Thursday Murder Club\u201d.\u00a0 With the book series numbering four, soon to be five, this could be the beginning of a whole new franchise.<\/p>\n

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

With half his planets (5) in Mutable signs, Richard can turn his hand to anything.\u00a0 The Sun in Sagittarius often produces physical height, but with his out of the ordinary stature of 6 feet 7 inches, I suspect a long-limbed Aquarian Ascendant (we do not have his birth time).\u00a0 Richard is predominantly Sagittarian, having a cluster of planets in that sign (a satellitium of Neptune\/Sun\/Moon\/Mercury), and being born under a New Moon in that sign.\u00a0 New Mooners have an ability to easily start afresh, with new ideas, and that has characterized his career.\u00a0 He has some interesting natal aspects, including the Sun exactly trine Chiron, which indicates a highly-developed ability in problem-solving.\u00a0 The next exact aspect he has is Mercury sextile Mars: a quick and incisive wit.\u00a0 Mercury is sextile the North Node in Aquarius, linking his mental prowess with his karmic mission.\u00a0 Mars is closely trine the North Node, giving him a strong Inner Warrior.<\/p>\n

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

Richard Osman was born in Billericay.\u00a0 His father left the family when he was nine years old, and his mother attended teacher training college to try to support the family.\u00a0 He obtained some experience in broadcasting while still at school, in local radio, before attending Trinity College, Cambridge where he studied Politics and Sociology.\u00a0 In television, he has worked for many years as a producer, especially on game shows, including on \u201cDeal or No Deal\u201d.\u00a0 He worked for Hat Trick Productions, and then became creative director at the TV company Endemol for a number of years.\u00a0 It was in this capacity that he came up with the idea of the quiz show \u201cPointless\u201d, which made him a household name as co-presenter.<\/p>\n

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

The hugely successful show Pointless was launched on 24th<\/sup> August 2009, and is still part of our daily tea-time fare today.\u00a0 Neptune was sextile his natal Mercury at the time and trine his natal Mars.\u00a0 Mars was also square his natal Pluto, a huge challenge, but crucially the North Node was trine his natal Pluto (karma supporting his power).<\/p>\n

Until he left the programme in 2022 (a thirteen year stint), the format was Alexander Armstrong as main presenter, and Osman as fact checker (in fact he was much more than that, in the production of the programme).\u00a0 The easy camaraderie between the two presenters was a warm feature of the programme.<\/p>\n

Alexander Armstrong<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The two friends met while at University.\u00a0 Born the other end of the same year (1970), there are similarities in their charts which are not connected with their year of birth, such as both having 5 Mutable planets, and both having Mercury sextile Mars.\u00a0 Notably they both have Jupiter opposite Saturn, a feature of their year group, an internal set of checks and balances.<\/p>\n

In their synastry, their Mercuries exactly sextile (mentally in sync); Armstrong\u2019s Mercury is exactly trine Osman\u2019s Mars, adding to their communicative vigour; and Armstrong\u2019s Venus exactly trine Osman\u2019s Jupiter, a great inter-aspect for friendship.<\/p>\n

And Alexander Armstrong\u2019s transit at the time of the inception of Pointless also owed backing from Neptune (pointlessness?), with Neptune transiting his natal Mercury.\u00a0 At the same time, Uranus was opposite his natal Pluto, indicating a huge change in his life<\/p>\n

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

Richard\u2019s debut as a novelist came in 2020, with the publication of \u201cThe Thursday Murder Club\u201d on 3rd<\/sup> September.\u00a0 It immediately became a bestseller.\u00a0 It was launched under a superbly entrepreneurial aspect of the Sun trine Jupiter\/Uranus (budding authors take note). Supporting transits for this next huge step in his career, were as follows: –<\/p>\n

Jupiter trine his natal Saturn in Taurus (his natal planet supporting his efforts); Mars sextile his natal North Node (movement in his karmic mission) and the South Node on his natal Mercury in Sagittarius (a karmic potential of his mental output realized).<\/p>\n

He announced that he was leaving Pointless on 8th<\/sup> April 2022, to concentrate on his literary work, after 1,300 episodes across 30 series.\u00a0 This announcement came as Pluto trined his natal Pluto \u2013 Self-Empowerment, leaving a long-running programme; Neptune square his natal Mercury (changing his mental focus); Chiron was opposite his natal Uranus, just after his Chiron Return in Aries (a re-assessment of what he needed for his own<\/em> healing); and Mars trine his natal Mars, decisive action.<\/p>\n

Three more books followed: The Man who died Twice (2021), The Bullet that Missed (2023) and The Last devil to Die (2024).\u00a0 The next book is due later this month.<\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg immediately signalled interest in the potential of the first book to be made into a film, which at the time I thought was remarkable.\u00a0 He is another Sagittarian, and Sagittarians can often magnify each other\u2019s work, through the joint application of their ruling Jupiters.\u00a0 As Sagittarians, some of their personal planets do jostle with each other.\u00a0 In addition, they do have a strong karmic link: Osman\u2019s North Node is exactly sextile with Spielberg\u2019s Sun.<\/p>\n

Spielberg has his natal Sun at the Galactic Centre, accounting for his power. It was confirmed in August 2020 that Spielberg\u00a0had acquired the film rights. In the event, Spielberg was not directly involved in the film adaptation, but remained associated with the project as an executive producer through his company, and regularly visited the set.\u00a0The film was directed by Chris Columbus.<\/p>\n

The Film<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As with the book, the story centres itself in a retirement home, with some powerful inmates: one was a spy, one a nurse, one a trade union official and the other was a psychiatrist.\u00a0 Together, they have all the tools they need to solve murder mysteries. The star-studded cast included Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie.<\/p>\n

The transits for Richard at the Premiere included Chiron sextile his North Node.\u00a0 With Chiron exactly trine his Sun natally, Chiron transits feature prominently in his life.\u00a0 A positive Chiron transit such as this one signals that he is on the right track in his life.<\/p>\n

Helen Mirren plays the lead protagonist, Elizabeth Best, the former MI5 agent.\u00a0 Helen has natally Chiron at 0 degrees Libra and Mars at 1 degree Gemini, and so with the current dance of Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn at these degrees, there is a high impact at this time for her, and this role is important to her.<\/p>\n

I have read the first book, but I confess not the subsequent sequels, as crime fiction is not my genre.\u00a0 But I am fascinating by the multi-faceted talent that is Richard Osman.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no interest in watching someone from the far right <\/em>and far left argue on Question Time. We want to be the best society we can, where everyone thrives, and it’s not going to be achieved by extremists shouting at each other.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Richard Osman (Mars in Libra)<\/p>\n

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

Today we have Mercury trine Chiron, hopefully bringing some healing balm to the beginning of the week.\u00a0 This aspect describes healing on a mental level (positive thinking, writing and affirmations), and helps to combine conventional and alternative or complementary healing approaches.\u00a0 This is also a problem-solving aspect.\u00a0 You may receive some re-assurance on the health front.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow (Monday 1st<\/sup> September), Saturn returns temporarily to Pisces. Saturn entered Aries in May, ushering in a huge dose of reality, and letting go of the unreality and illusions of Saturn in Pisces.\u00a0 For the population in general, it is about personal growth, accountability and maturity.\u00a0 You may have done some work on this in the last few months, but sense there are t\u2019s to cross and i\u2019s to dot in terms of evaluating the illusions of the Saturn in Pisces era (of two or three years).\u00a0 These may be personal (e.g. trust issues) or political (e.g. trust issues).<\/p>\n

There is another ingress on Tuesday (2nd<\/sup> Sept), with Mercury entering Virgo.\u00a0 This signals a more studious change in focus at the beginning of the next academic term.\u00a0 We will be plunged into September schedules, as if we\u2019d never been away from them!\u00a0 Students and teachers will be immersed in their new schedules.\u00a0 Businesses will be hoping for an extra push in efficiency for after the holiday period.\u00a0 Parliamentarians will be firming up their policies, with a glance at Nigel Farage or Donald Trump, over their shoulder.\u00a0 Mental application will be needed all round.<\/p>\n

All this need for focus may take its toll, with Uranus squaring Mercury on Wednesday (3rd<\/sup>).\u00a0 People might feel overwrought, and needing to take a moment for mental health.\u00a0 Be prepared for glitches as you open up your devices first thing.\u00a0 Back up your computer files, and consider I.T. loopholes.\u00a0 Speech may be controversial.\u00a0 Use your intuition to be one step ahead – the Universe may be trying to show you new pathways, and possible new perspectives.\u00a0 However, some new pathways may prove to be cul-de-sacs.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not all bad news for Wednesday: in fact, there might be some jolly good news, for Jupiter trines the North Node.\u00a0 This favours future vision, reaping karmic rewards, and looking at life positively.\u00a0 A good day to refresh your hopes, and to observe how everything is happening at the right time in divine right order.\u00a0 Indeed the challenge from Uranus on the same day may provide a twist in your higher thought which proves beneficial.<\/p>\n

Going towards the end of the week, we have Mars square Jupiter on Friday (5th<\/sup>).\u00a0 Excitement may spill over into uncontrolled action.\u00a0 This combination can produce high jinks, fun and games, or just sheer over the top enthusiasm allied with energy – that’s what I would normally expect.\u00a0 Emotions may be volatile.\u00a0 Look for enthusiastic activity and fiery exchanges in your personal environment, and channel the energy constructively.<\/p>\n

The last feature of the week occurs on Saturday (6th) in the shape of Stationary Uranus prior to its Retrograde motion.\u00a0 Once again, the element of the unexpected is operating this week.\u00a0 Uranus of course is the trickster, so things may not necessarily go according to plan. Plan for the unexpected, if you can.\u00a0 You may see some goalposts moving.\u00a0 The new regimes of the Autumn require adjustments.<\/p>\n

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