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Prince Harry and Meghan <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Harry and Meghan announced this week that they will be moving back to England from California before the end of the month, to live just outside London, and have enrolled their children in school for September.\u00a0 This was unexpected, and we do not know their reasons, or how their security will be funded.\u00a0 So I thought I would take a brief look to see what is going on for them astrologically.\u00a0 The South Node currently conjunct the Fixed Star Regulus shines a spotlight on the royal family at this time karmically, as Regulus is associated with royalty.<\/p>\n

First, their relationship, as described in a blog of 2017:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe interaspect between them are not all smooth sailing, which is possibly why they both needed to build some maturity before meeting.\u00a0 Her Neptune squares his Sun, so he is arrested by her glamour.\u00a0 Her Chiron is exactly conjunct his Moon, helping him to deal with the wounds surrounding his mother.\u00a0 Her Sun is exactly square his Saturn, so involvement with him brings the need for more discipline and commitment in her life.\u00a0 Her Venus is sextile exactly his Saturn, which is an aspect of loyalty and commitment.\u00a0 Her Nodal Axis is exactly square his Pluto, so their lives together will bring never a dull moment, and be demanding psychologically.\u00a0 Her Mars is exactly opposite his Ascendant, so there is some fieriness between them, but it does also emphasize the passion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Written at the time of their engagement, there does seem to be some naivete on my part, but the potential mismatch does come out clearly.<\/p>\n

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

Losing his court case<\/u><\/p>\n

He lost the court case with the Daily Mail on 7th<\/sup> July, leading a group of celebrities including Elton John, Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost.This event happened before Barbault\u2019s Cradle came into sharp force, but his Mercury is in a feminine sign (Virgo) so was not in a position to profit easily from that, with Uranus directly squaring his Mercury (a mental shock).\u00a0 Mars was also square his natal Mercury, adding to mental stress, stemming from a mental battle. Chiron was exactly opposite his natal Pluto, re-opening a long-held wound.\u00a0 And Jupiter was squaring transiting Chiron and natal Pluto, creating a difficult to take T-square.<\/p>\n

Ordered to pay<\/u><\/p>\n

This week he and his fellow claimants were ordered to pay legal costs.\u00a0 The stakes of this whole enterprise were very high.\u00a0 \u00a39.54m has to be paid by 4pm on 28 August.\u00a0 Some of the transits from the original ruling were still in operation.<\/p>\n

Uranus is still directly squaring his Mercury (a mental shock, or aftershock).\u00a0 Chiron is still exactly opposite his natal Pluto, re-opening a long-held wound, again.\u00a0 Jupiter is on the cusp of his 8th<\/sup> House, a new phase in his financial dealings with others.\u00a0 There may be better news on that score during the course of the year.<\/p>\n

Relocation to England<\/u><\/p>\n

At the end of the month, Jupiter entering his 8th<\/sup> House heralds a hope for a better balance in finance with others, including with Meghan. Chiron is also still exactly opposite his natal Pluto, re-opening a long-held wound, again.\u00a0 Maybe addressing it, in terms with relation with his father.\u00a0 The relationship with his brother William seems unsalvageable for the moment.<\/p>\n

Uranus is still directly squaring his Mercury (a mental shock, or aftershock).\u00a0 Another shock to the system is inevitable when switching countries.<\/p>\n

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

Again, I wrote about Meghan in 2017:<\/p>\n

\u201cMeghan Markle has been an actor in a Canadian TV series Suits since 2011, showing commitment, skill and steadiness.\u00a0 In addition she has undertaken responsible roles outside the acting profession, in raising awareness of various causes, such as feminism, and clean water in Rwanda.\u00a0 Some have found her mixed race background controversial, but many see this as an asset, bringing diversity to the royal table.\u00a0 Meghan has Sun in Leo, so she is at home with royalty, and has pursued the Leo profession of acting, having a degree in theatre studies.\u00a0 She also has the Sun, Leo’s ruler, in the 1st House and trine exactly the Midheaven, reinforcing the Sun\/Leo theme.\u00a0 She has a complex triple conjunction of Sun\/Jupiter\/Saturn in Libra, so weighs things up very carefully, seeing both sides of an issue.\u00a0 Mercury is conjunct the North Node in Leo, so the royal role may be part of her karmic mission, and teaching may also be a role in the future, or educating people in some way.\u00a0 She has great enthusiasm, as evidenced by Mars square Jupiter, and has already taken up some passionate causes in her life, though she is to wind down her roles and take up new ones in Britain.\u00a0 With Saturn also squaring her Mars, she combines these interests with a deep sense of responsibility.\u00a0 Karmically, she is a mover and shaker, with Ascendant conjunct the North Node.\u201d<\/p>\n

Again, written at the time of their engagement, there does seem to be some naivete on my part, and hindsight is a wonderful thing!<\/p>\n

Relocation to England<\/u><\/p>\n

Regarding the synastry with Harry, natally her Mars opposite his Ascendant is a battle royal!\u00a0 This may explains why they have had to relocate a few times.\u00a0 Harry\u2019s Ascendant is 11 degrees Capricorn and her Mars is at 11 degrees Cancer, but additionally she has her Sun at 11 degrees Leo, and her Midheaven at 11 degrees Aries.\u00a0 The Sun in Leo exactly trine the Midheaven in her natal chart depicts an acting career plus association with royalty.\u00a0 With Jupiter just passing 11 degrees on Harry\u2019s 8th<\/sup> House cusp, it also shows up her intention to revive her acting career.<\/p>\n

The three outer planets involved in Barbault\u2019s Cradle connect with Meghan\u2019s Moon in Libra, so that affects her home and her emotions.\u00a0 They also benefit her natal Mercury in Leo, and Jupiter will have transited that point during the peak of the Cradle.\u00a0 Her Saturn, at 5 degrees Libra, will also have been involved.\u00a0 With natal Moon exactly conjunct Saturn, she has the Ivory Tower Archetype emotionally.<\/p>\n

Guy Ritchie<\/u><\/p>\n

It has been rumoured that Meghan is in talks to take on a role in Guy Ritchie\u2019s Netflix drama The Gentleman.\u00a0 Apparently it depends on there being a third series.<\/p>\n

If this has had any role in the couple\u2019s decision, it is interesting to look at Guy Ritchie\u2019s synastry and transits in relation to this issue.\u00a0 We do not have a birthtime\/Ascendant for him.<\/p>\n

His synastry with Meghan is very mixed and contradictory: Her Chiron squares his Mars but his Mars sextiles her Pluto and his Pluto trines her natal Chiron; His Nodal Axis squares her natal Mars but his Chiron trines her North Node.<\/p>\n

Not necessarily an easy combination if they should work together, nor spelling too much commitment.\u00a0 There are probably more important reasons for the move to England.\u00a0 His transits for the end of this month are fairly quiet.\u00a0 He does not seem too involved, at the moment at least.\u00a0 And one or two of this morning\u2019s newspapers say the project or role may be shelved.<\/p>\n

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

How will the move affect their children?<\/p>\n

You could say that for their firstborn Archie he born to royalty, with the Sun rising within a degree of his Ascendant in Taurus!<\/p>\n

His transits for the end of August show:\u00a0 Pluto squares his natal Uranus in 12th<\/sup> House \u2013 the whole thing will on some level take him unawares.\u00a0 A big Change for him.<\/p>\n

Neptune is on his Chiron in 11th<\/sup> House \u2013 a confusing time for him, socially<\/p>\n

Saturn will be entering his 12th<\/sup> House \u2013 some inner sadness, maybe not acknowledged<\/p>\n

Jupiter will be entering his 4th<\/sup> House of Home and Family \u2013 the actual change of home will in some ways benefit him, and closeness to another branch of his family<\/p>\n

Mars entering his 3rd<\/sup> House of Communication will speed up his learning about a culture new to him.\u00a0 This is reinforced by a positive contact to his natal Mercury by the Nodal Axis.<\/p>\n

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

Gemini daughter Lilibet has Regulus (the royal fixed star) on the Ascendant (29 degrees Leo), so she too has indications of being born to royalty in her natal chart, and was even named after the late Queen.<\/p>\n

There is therefore a great similarity between them, possibly based on strength of will (Leo and the Sun).\u00a0 However, Lilibet has the Moon exactly conjunct Chiron in 8th<\/sup> House, which indicates a wound on the female line, possibly going back to ancestors or past lives.<\/p>\n

Lilibet currently has a transit of the South Node on her Regulus\/Ascendant, which is very significant.\u00a0 A powerful karmic shift in her life.<\/p>\n

In addition, Neptune squares her natal Venus, leaving her potentially socially confused.\u00a0 But Saturn will be exactly sextile her natal Saturn, which will help her stabilize. And Jupiter will be sextile her natal Sun \u2013 so she could see it initially as a holiday.<\/p>\n

However, Jupiter will also square her natal Uranus in the 9th<\/sup> House of Foreign Lands, so there will be surprises and shocks, too.\u00a0 Uranus in the 9th<\/sup> House natally can indicate changes of country.<\/p>\n

This will undoubtedly be a time of challenge for the family, not least in terms of relations with Harry\u2019s brother William and his wife Kate.\u00a0 As we are unclear about the decision-making process, we are also unclear about how long their stay will be.\u00a0 To look at the positives, from the transits of Jupiter in their Houses this coming year, while Harry could make financial gains (however counterintuitive that may sound), Meghan still has Jupiter in her 1st<\/sup> House in Leo the sign of acting (if the Guy Ritchie role falls through, she may make a comeback in another role).\u00a0 Some sofa pundits on the television have suggested Coronation Street, in jest.\u00a0 The area of growth for Archie is in his 4th<\/sup> House of Home, as has been mentioned.\u00a0 And for Lilibet, Jupiter going through her 12th<\/sup> House is largely an unconscious process, with hope on the horizon when Jupiter goes into Virgo in the second half of July 2027, when she should regain confidence.<\/p>\n

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

The Sun has been conjunct the South Node this weekend.\u00a0 The upside of this aspect can bring light and insight into past actions and memories, and fostering existing talents.\u00a0 It can bring forward the talents you developed in past lives, but also enable you to release habits you no longer need.<\/p>\n

Coming so recently after the North Node entered Aquarius, it highlights karma around technology, and past life memory around Atlantis (Aquarius), and also the history, memories and mythology of Egypt (the South Node in Leo).\u00a0 I have felt this in a big way this weekend.\u00a0 You may need to look deep into your inner life, to mine the richness of this conjunction.<\/p>\n

To provide an alternative point of view on this conjunction, I turn to the American Astrologer Adam Elenbaas, who says:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat if disappointment isn’t a dead end but evidence that your heart is real? This weekend, the Sun meets the South Node in Leo\u2014a moment to release old patterns and trust the path, even when it doesn’t make sense. In today’s episode [you can find this on YouTube], we explore what it means to stay curious when life deflates you, to find the middle way between attachment and avoidance, and to let the heart itself become the source of lasting fulfilment.\u201d<\/p>\n

You may find that helpful.<\/p>\n

Also on the internet, a teacher who calls himself the \u201cAbundant Alchemist\u201d (who sometimes talks about Astrology) makes reference to this event, saying: \u201cThe contracts you made with struggle, with hiding, with carrying, with proving \u2014 they were written for the old world. And the old world is closing. You\u2019re not falling apart right now. You\u2019re being handed back your freedom, clause by clause.\u00a0 The question is whether you\u2019ll keep living by agreements that have already expired.\u201d<\/p>\n

I am including that because the experiences I have had over the weekend directly involve Soul Contracts.\u00a0 So I don\u2019t wish for you to miss out on the potential of this influence.<\/p>\n

In the early hours of this morning, the Sun entered Virgo.\u00a0 It may seem too early (and I don\u2019t mean the early hours of the morning!) but the need for knuckling down conscientiously to work and study schedules is reinforced with this ingress \u00a0\u00a0The Sun in Virgo will underline the need for a sense of focus and purpose, and bring people together in common objectives.\u00a0 Efficiency and economy will be watchwords for how we organize the second half of our year.\u00a0 There may be a new resolve to institute health and fitness regimes, and work rotas and practices.\u00a0 Perhaps think about enrolling for training in new skills, in September courses.\u00a0 It may also be helpful for decluttering attempts.<\/p>\n

We have another aspect today, that of the Sun trine Chiron.\u00a0 This aspect favours both physical and psychological healing, and a trip or leisure activity may be just the tonic you need.\u00a0 You may put the world to rights, theoretically at least, over a coffee.<\/p>\n

Tuesday (25th<\/sup>) holds another karmic transit, that of Mercury conjunct the South Node.\u00a0 The karma of consequence continues its theme.\u00a0 This favours the exercise of the mind in relation to karma, intelligent wisdom.\u00a0 Review the teachers and teachings of your life prior to this moment, and review how you receive and process information currently: that will help you evaluate karmic factors.\u00a0 Also under scrutiny is where you may play the role of teacher and student in your life.\u00a0 Information about past lives may be more specific.<\/p>\n

Late morning, Mercury enters Virgo.\u00a0 Mercury is at home in its one of its own signs here.\u00a0 This signals a more studious change in focus and preparing for the next academic term.\u00a0 We will be thinking ahead, planning for our imminent September schedules.\u00a0 Students and teachers will be ready in their plans for the term ahead.\u00a0 Businesses will be hoping for an extra push in efficiency for after the holiday period.\u00a0 Parliamentarians will be setting out their policies, in their new roles, trying to balance out their difficult decisions, and oppositions to difficult decisions.\u00a0 Mental application will be needed all round.<\/p>\n

Following the path of the Sun, Mercury then trines Chiron, a problem-solving aspect with real healing potential.\u00a0 This aspect is all about finding solutions, especially in health matters.\u00a0 Mercury trine Chiron describes healing on a mental level (positive thinking, writing and affirmations), and helps to combine conventional and alternative or complementary healing approaches.<\/p>\n

The Sun and Mercury catch up with each other and conjoin at 4 degrees Virgo on Thursday (27th<\/sup>).\u00a0 This may bring an opportunity to apply your mind with clarity,\u00a0concentrate, focus,\u00a0and make important statements.\u00a0 The focus may be on working schedules and documentation or environmental projects.\u00a0 Mentally you may be able to see things clearly. If you know which House Virgo occupies in your chart, you’ll find that area of your life to be exceptionally busy.<\/p>\n

Emotion may be ramping up towards the end of the week, prior to a Full Moon and Eclipse at 4 degrees Pisces in the early hours of Friday morning (28th<\/sup>). This is an especially tender, sensitive and emotional Full Moon, so tears may flow.\u00a0 Issues which may come up may be plastic in the sea, the fishing industry, or flooding.\u00a0 The Pisces Full Moon reminds us that we are all One.\u00a0 Eclipses can be turning points, relating to a six month effect, and events may be triggered on the day but the consequences may not manifest immediately.<\/p>\n

At breakfast time the same morning, Uranus will square Mercury.\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.\u00a0 The day is likely to be especially impactful on Prince Harry, who currently additionally has a transit of Uranus square his natal Mercury (which is situated at 5 degrees and 12 minutes of Virgo).<\/p>\n

That aspect is followed in the evening by a square to the Sun from Uranus.\u00a0 That aspect may make you aware of possible loopholes through which the element of the unexpected can enter.\u00a0 Disruption can occur, but unexpected twists and turns may give you new ideas for future reference.<\/p>\n

If you want something doing this week, don\u2019t leave it to the end of the week.\u00a0 Unless you are very clear<\/em> about completing something which began at the last eclipse at the New Moon on Wednesday (12th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

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