25th June 2007 ALAN JOHNSTON
BBC journalist Alan Johnston is being held hostage in Gaza since March 12, 2007, and his situation is dangerous (the kidnappers say they will blow him up). His birth chart shows that he is not afraid too soon. His Sun square Uranus combined with the calling Mercury (in a creative biquintile with Neptune) and Saturn opposed to the Northern Node tell us about independancy and creative communications. With the oriental Mars sesqui square Pluto there is always the prominent danger of having to defend yourself and the nearness of acts of violence. The midpoint Mars/Pluto squares Aries Point and so does Mars/Jupiter: the combination of danger and enterprise shows successes.
There are several 'obsessive' aspects (in the 15degree range) in his chart: Venus-Pluto, Uranus-Neptunue, Sun-Saturn, Saturn-Uranus (!) and Sun-Neptune. Note the Sun-Saturn-Uranus combination (Saturn in Aquarius, Sun 165 degrees away from Saturn and square Uranus) that is frequent in the charts of people who experience limitations in freedom of any kind.
This year his progressed Sun semi squares the telling Mars in his birth chart and the conversed progressed Sun is sesqui square to Uranus. Later this year the progressed Sun will trine Jupiter. On the day he was kidnapped transit Mars is conjunt Saturn, inconjunct the Sun and opposed to the Northern Node. Transit Saturn had been close to his Sun in December 2006 and will again conjoin the natal Sun end of July/beginning of August. He is also in the middle of the trine produced by transitting Pluto with Uranus in 26d28 Leo (between mid December 2006 and October 3, 2007). Uranus is squaring Mercury now, a sign that there is news being made, even now.
I have tried to find corresponding aspects and positions in the chart of Arjan Erkel, a Dutch victim of kidnapping (607 days) in Dagestan. Arjan Erkel (working for Médecins sans Frontièrs and born March 9, 1970) has Saturn inconjunct Uranus (Alan has Saturn 165 degrees Uranus) and Mars biquintile Pluto (Alan has Mars sesqui square Pluto). Both have Mars square to the midpoint of Neptune and Aries Point. An indication for sharing a violent event that limited their freedom and for crime playing a crucial role in their lifes (Neptune is the planet of the victim). I hope the story of Alan Johnston ends up as well as it did for Arjan Erkel, who is now a married father and politician.
23rd June 2007
EDDY MURPHY: HE IS THE FATHER...
Eddy Murphy ( denied to be the father of Mel B.'s baby, but now a test has proven him wrong. Interesting transits accompany this message: Venus and Jupiter both trine the natal Sun. And the progressed Sun is about to trine Saturn for taking responsibilities and reads like this: I am (Sun) a parent (Saturn), if you like. Living happily ever after?:) Well, with his Moon conjunct Neptune on the IC (need for romances) and Uranus close to the ascendant in Leo (independent), Sun inconjunct Moon (not easily fitting combination) and Venus square Saturn (business before love) he does not seem to be very willing to get married and to stay married as long as both shall live.
Eddy Murphy does sometimes controversial acts. To be blamed for that are Uranus on Ascendant and Sun sesqui square Uranus/Pluto for radicalism and being impulsive, added by Mars semi square Uranus/Pluto and the fact that Uranus and Pluto are places in the first house. The unaspected Mercury makes communications 'calling'. The meridian (vocation/profession) is linked to the need for fantasy (Moon with Neptune) and to pretentions, square to the Leo ascendant. Typical for a movie star.
Interesting: his solar return chart for this year 2007 shows Moon trine MC (orb 0 degrees) and sextile Pluto on the IC. Mind if I see the pregnancy and the test in these positions?
22nd June 2007
TONY BLAIR
On 5th May 2006 I reported abouty TONY BLAIR:
"There is a rumour going that he is planning to be converted into Roman Catholicism. His wife is a roman catholic. "
Today the newspapers are again telling us that he will soon be a catholic (probably after his resignation as a prime minister, because British law does not permit a prime minister to be a catholic). Now would it be an (astro-)logical step for him?
Jupiter and Neptune refer to religious convictions (the concept of imagination together with the concept of conviction). Jupiter is in a wide biquintile with Neptune in his chart. For more about this concept read the articles about popes and monks.
For being converted I look at Uranus or Aquarius. In the equal house of his birth chart Aquarius is on cusp nine (the house of conviction) and the Moon is in the ninth house in Aquarius. That expresses the need for a change and a better world. The Moon is also opposed to the midpoint Jupiter/Neptune. I see that midpoint combination as indicative for a need to belief and for religious habits. This year his solar return chart has Uranus in the ninth house. In the solar return chart Moon (29th of Sagittarius), Pluto (29th of Sagittarius), Ascendant (last degree of Gemini) and MC (last degree of Pisces) are in aspect with natal Jupiter in the last degree of Taurus. Neptune is conjunct the MC and sextile Jupiter. There is Jupiter-Neptune again! A very astrological next step, indeed...And did you notice Saturn - for stepping back - on the IC?
18th June 2007
ANGELIKA MERKEL
In the European top Angelika Merkel gets her credits these days. 'A New Tony Blair', is one of the qualifications. She is born 17th of July 1954 in Hamburg at 17h45, with the 14th degree of Sagittarius on her ascendant. Transit Jupiter (the succes bringing planet) is there as well. That explains!:) But there is more...Transit Venus - for diplomacy and sympathy - is now on the progressed descendant. Two planets for pleasure and profit are on her horizon. In the past months Jupiter was on her Progresssed MC as well! She needs all of the beneficial planets as there is, with Pluto conjunct her Mars in Sagittarius a challenging and difficult job to do.
17th June 2007
ABDEL BASSET ALI AL MEGRAHI Abdel
Basset Ali al Megrahi is a Libian secret agent. He was convicted fot the bombing of a Pan Am plane that crashed in Lockerbie on December 21, 1988. There is a theory now that he might have been convicted while innocent. And right now, this year, his progressed Sun is sesquisquare Neptune ('I am a mystery').
On his birthday there were more than 3 indications for a possible limited freedom: Sun opposes Saturn and squares Uranus. Midpointcombinations in threefold between Sun, Saturn and Uranus. And Venus connected to Saturn/Uranus. And unlike the terrorist and freedom fighters I studied before, Al Megrahi lacks a connection between Mars and Uranus or any connection with the midpoint of Mars/Uranus. Mars is square
Pluto and Saturn is in the middle of the two. Read about Mars and Pluto here .
Al Megrahi was born 1st April 1952.
17th June 2007
JACQUES CHIRAC
Jacques Chirac, the former French president, has Saturn opposed to his ascendant today and Pluto is conjunct his Moon. The secondairy Sun will soon be inconjunct Pluto and so will the Progressed MC. Hard confrontations (along with this mix of Saturn and Pluto) are waiting for him, because today, 17th of June, is the day that he can be prosecuted for a over 10 cases of fraude from the past. Jacques Chirac was born 29th November 1932 at noon (really!:) and in Paris.
16th June 2007
SALMAN RUSHDIE
Salman Rushdie, the controversial author, is a British knight now. Both qualifications (controversial and nobel) are to be seen prominently in the positions of the day he was born (19th June 1947 in Bombay, there are at least 4 hours of birth given...).
His Uranus is prominent for being oriental and in a wide conjunction with the natal Sun (an indication for controversity). And this Sun is semi square to Pluto. The 3 planets are parallel (in occultation), a condition that makes the conjunction even more important. The combination of Sun, Uranus and Pluto is a sign for a dramatic change in life, like arrests, complete transformations and...like a revolutionairy change such as Salman Rushdie experienced since his life has been in danger. In addition, Saturn is semi square to Uranus, thus giving a sign that freedom (Uranus) will be restricted (Saturn) and there is a revolt (Uranus) against limitations (Saturn). Another sign for danger is that both Mars/Saturn and Mars/Pluto are square to Aries Point. BTW Uranus and Pluto in combination is also an indication for being impulsive.
Now that Rushdie became a knight Jupiter trines both progressed Mercury and progressed Pluto AND Saturn: a combination for a succes at last. At the same time Pluto is opposed to the Sun and very soon Saturn will be conjunct the progressed Sun. In 1988 Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwah and very soon after that Rushdie's progressed Sun was conjunct Saturn and progressed Saturn was conjunct Pluto (a combination for very hard confrontations and 'the prize to pay'). This means he must still be vigilant.
PS: the government of Iran has made known that they are very angry with the honour given to 'the most hated man' in their country.
15th June 2007
Bill Clinton (born 19th August 1946 at 8h51 in Hope Arkansas) earns a lot of money these days and filantropy is not exactly part of the job. He asked 75.000 fee for a speach for an institution that investigates the causes of leukemia. It is not surprising, because Pluto is oriental in his chart (and in a creative quintile with the planet of growth: Jupiter. This makes a succesful combination). Knowing the right people, and money/power/sex/politics in the first place. Pluto is part of a conjunction of Mercury, Saturn and Pluto. This combination of planets is frequent in the charts politicians and points at a strategic mind and dito communications. Perhaps next message about the Clintons will be about the amount of money they give away...:)
11th June 2007
GENARLOW WILSON
UPDATE: A judge has now ordered his release from prison but the order has not been followed yet...
Today I read the incredible story of a young man who was convicted for having sex at age 17 with a 15 year old girlfriend (there was no force). The sentence was TEN years in prison. Hard to believe, is not it, but true. You can help him by signing the petition on this site, where you can read all about it. He is born 8th April 1986 in Georgia, USA and has been in prison since 25th February 2005. His progressed Sun was in between an affliction with Uranus and one with Pluto. The combination is often found in the progressed charts of people who's lives is suddenly changing completely and many times this is due to an arrest.
Genarlow Wilson has a perfect conjunction of Mars and Neptune. There is a small trine of Venus opposing Pluto made with this conjunction. Uranus is semi square to Pluto in his natal chart. This could be read as the story of his life: an arrest (Uranus-Pluto) for inapropiate - according to the law in Georgia...- sex (Neptune with Venus and Mars). See the chart (no birthtime available) below.
7th June 2007 BANDAR BIN SULTAN
Prince Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia is trying to sell his $135 million house in Aspen USA, but that is not the reason he is in the news. That is because he negotiated a 40 billion pounds arms deal (to sell > 100 warplanes to Saudi Arabia) and he is alleged to have kickbacked a few hundreds of millions of the sum to pay for his Airbus. The prince has been a diplomate in the U.S.A. for many years and is said to be very charming. Jupiter in his chart is calling (there are no major aspects) and oriental. This is indicative for the international (having lived many years abroad). Pluto is also prominent (sesqui square Aries Point) and so is Mercury (opposed to Pluto). Do you see the prominence of Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto? The combination is a garantee for succesfull communications. For the money issues we see Venus in a 165 degree obsessive aspect with Pluto, a.o. And I bet he is born with Venus or Pluto on a prominent place.
Another interesting observation is that Mars is inconjunct both Neptune and Pluto. That makes Mars the apex of a Yod. And Mars is parallel the Sun (and occulted). So I am sure this chart would be very interesting, I wished I knew his HOB.
The former diplomate has close relationships with the family Bush and with Dick Cheney and there was gossip that the oil prices were reduced just before the November 2004 elections to please George Bush. Mars connected to Pluto is telling us about 'having to defend yourself' or 'using power or force'. With this combination he also might be a workaholic. There is also a 105 degree aspect between Sun and Uranus: he might be obsessively independant (stuborn perhaps). And eh...disputed. See the link This is the drawing of the astrological positions at noon on his birthday, March 2, 1949.
7th June 2007
UPDATE PARIS HILTON
She has been released after only 3 days in prison, so now we can be sure that it is an advantage to be beautiful, rich and wellknown. Today the transitting Sun trined her prominent Venus and Jupiter by transit trined her IC (maybe indicating help from her family). A day later she was snet back to prison again..., however.
5th June 2007 PARIS HILTON
Paris Hilton is in jail for driving without the licence that was taken from her when she was convicted for driving with too much alcohol. The rich and notorious heiress has in her chart (17th February 1981, 3 a.m. New York):
- Sun square Uranus (for being rebellious and controversial);
- a calling (unaspected) oriental prominent Venus on Zero Aries for beauty, charm and comfort in life. She is a model, so that fits (Venus is also disposing of the MC in Libra). A nice life, but not at the moment. How did this happen (astrologically)?
There is a quindecile between Saturn and Neptune in her chart (a 75 degree aspect) pointing at the disadvantages of alcohol, the media, illusions and weaknesses. Saturn joins Jupiter, ruler 1 and breaks the joy of being an idol, moviestar, on tele and in the media.
That she is in jail now is due to the conviction of September 2006 (Progressed Sun inconjunct Pluto and sesqui square Moon). Those aspects were followed by Progressed Sun inconjunct Progressed Pluto in March 2007. That was whit the last conviction, for driving without a license. That moment in time was marked by Progresses Sun square Neptune: humilation, scandals, the media in the negative sense. On and around the 27th June, when she will be free again her Progressed Sun will sesquisquare the Northern Node: she will then have to face the world again.
RATAN TATA BUYS CORUS
The Corus Company will be bought very soon by the Indian businessman Ratan Tata, born 28th December1937 in Mumbai. His great greatgrandfather founded the Tata Concern, so Ratan Tata owns his positon to family and inheritence. The Moon (symbol of involvement, family matters and arrangements) is oriental in his chart. Between Sun and Moon are Venus and...the Northern Node, pointing at relationships and community. That Node is connected to the most favorite midpointcombinations for successes: Sun/Jupiter, Sun/Pluto, Mercury/Jupiter and Mercury/Pluto. That business is his concern is to be been: Saturn is on Aries Point. The most narrow aspect is Mercury trine Uranus, good for calculations and for having an independant mind. Last but not least: he has a strategic 'die hard' combination of Sun in Capricorn and Moon in Scorpio. There is an article in the Economist calling Ratan Tata 'the shy architect'. That is perfectly fitting the 80 % placements in earth and water: he is an introvert.
30st May 2007
NATALEE HOLLOWAY, MISSING 2 YEARS
Two years ago Nathalee Holloway stepped into a car with 3 unknown boys and she never came back. The boys now say they left her on the beach, before that they lied that they brought her back into her hotel. Nathalee Holloway had several indications for danger in her chart, because on the day she was born Mars was in a tight square with Pluto and sextile Saturn and all three of these planets are connected to Mercury. We see a socially involved person (air and water signs mostly and the Moon is oriental in Gemini) who will have to defend herself (Mars-Pluto connection). We know little more about Nathalee than that she vanished. How is that visionalised in her chart?
27th May 2007
TONY BLAIR AND THE QUEEN
British prime minister Tony Blair is not the most beloved prime minister as far as Queen Elisabeth is concerned. In The Sunday Telegraph an article reveales that the queen is 'exasperated' after 10 years of Blair, but at the same time the working relationship of the two is described as good. Here below you see their charts. The Queen's chart in the circle and the posititons of Tony Blair outside the circle. We immediately notice that their Moon's are in opposite signs. You can read in the article about the Moon that having the Moon in similar signs often indicates friendship. In opposite signs however it is very difficult to feel comfortable in a relationship because of the differences in attitude. Moon in Leo (the Queen) is rather sophisticated. Moon in Aquarius (Blair) is the more friendly and 'democratic' attitude. There are more conflicts between their charts, such as Pluto of Blair opposing to the oriental Mars and Jupiter of the Queen. And very interesting: Chiron of Blair sits on her Ascendant. The good working relationship might refer to the trine of Jupiter and Saturn between their charts. They share a natal aspect between these planets.
HOB's: Queen Elisabeth 21st April 1926 at 1:40 a.m. London and Tony Blair 6th May 1953 at 6:10 Edingburg. Today, with this revalation, Tony Blair's progressed chart shows an inconjunct between MC and Saturn...while her Majesty's Neptune (planet of secrets and media) receives an opposition of transitting Neptune (the media, yes...:).
>25th May 2007
100 YEAR OLD
Nellie Davis (originally from Wrexham) celebrated her 100st birthday yesterday, 24th May, after finding out that she had been celebrating her birthday on the wrong day, 2nd of May, for 99 years. The second of May was a good day for celebrations anyway: it is a Sun transit sextile Jupiter, trine Uranus and...(for the mistake being made, I guess:) semi square Saturn day for her. A hundred years old is special, so this year she had two celebrations. In the article about 'elements and length of life' earth and air signs are named as supporting the length of life and mrs. Nellie Davis has 70% of the placements in air and earth. She also was born on a day that Jupiter opposed to Uranus and that is a good sign, too. A dash of whiskey in her morning tea and port with lunch keeps her fit, she claims, according to The Sun. Her Sun is in Gemini and her Moon in Libra, while Venus is oriental and 'calling': she must be a nice lady.
18th May 2007
BOKITO, the gorilla that escaped on May 18th in the Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam and bit one of his female admirers over a 100 times, is world news. In his chart you might immediatelly notice the prominent position of Mars, being oriental and conjunct the Sun. Such a position gives enterprise and whit difficult aspects: agression. In his chart Mars is conjunct Saturn, so that the energy and drive is being limited and blocked. That might make angry. Dogs with this aspect sometimes bite out of fear. On the 18th of May Transit Pluto was exactly square to Bokito's progressed Saturn, indicating a hard confrontation and limitations and blockades (Saturn) turn into a challenge (Pluto).
BERNARD KOUCHNER
Bernard Kouchner is a socialist and he has been appointed minister in the government of the conservative Sarkozy. Now his party cancelled his membership. We see indications for growth in carreer and at the same time desillusion in his chart. For his actual success we look at the progressed chart and there is transit Mars trine his prominent Pluto and conjoined to his Jupiter on Aries Point. This is joined by transit Jupiter sesqui square Progressed Pluto and inconjunct Progressed Uranus (succes on impulse).
For deception and cancelling membership Neptune sesquisquare progressed MC. The Progressed Moon is opposing to natal Moon, adding emotions related to a 'home' or family', that a long lasting membership is. His Solar Arc Saturn is semi square Uranus and Saturn opposes his natal Mars: the farewell is an attack to his nerves.
Kouchner, born 1st November 1939 at 6 a.m. in Avignon, has an oriental Neptune. That makes him idealistic or focussed on an ideology or belief and...sensitive. Pluto, the planet of politicians, is crucial (highest planet in the chart) and we see Jupiter at Aries Point for the international. Good choice to make him minister of Foreign Affairs!
The most prominent planets in his chart indicate growth and succes. Jupiter is also in a narrow trine with Mercury and both are aspecting the MC. Last year Mars and Jupiter conjoined in progression...But we also see Saturn square that MC and opposing the Nodes. In my book Astro Trio I mention this to be an indication for being responsable for a group of persons and feeling that as a heavy load to bear. And with Saturn square the MC it is no surprise to have to wait long for such a position, with all the disadvantages included. It is lonely at the top...
18th May 2007
PAUL WOLFOWITZ
President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz (born 22nd December 1943 in New York) was in the picture in January 17th, wearing socks with hugh holes near the toe. It was the prologue to a gap in his reputation that forces him to step back end of June 2007. Today, with the announcement, we see Saturn inconjunct ruler 10, Mercury (time to say goodye...).
Just like is the case with the chart of a man like Mitterand (famous for having a lot of mistresses) and Chirac, Venus and the Moon are oriental in his chart. His prominent Venus in Scorpio, related to Aries Point, is very prominent (oriental and sequisquare Aries Point) and Venus is biquintile Saturn: a die hard in matters of love, money and comfort with a creative way to economic (business first...). The same placement made him a diplomate.
BTW I thought I had his birthtime from Astrothème.fr (7.00 a.m.) but checking this I see Astrothème has a time unknown (now).
17th May 2007
GORDON BROWN
Gordon Brown will be the next leader of the Labour Party, once Tony Blair stepped back. His Sun is inconjunct Saturn in his chart and I wonder if that is a good position for a man in charge. His ambitions might not catch up with his health or he cannot combine leadership with administrations and control. His is first of all a man with ideals (Neptune is oriental) and his calling Jupiter will make him want to travel, publish and 'be international'. Mars is now opposing to Saturn and at the same time semi sextile the Sun in his chart and sesqui square to Pluto soon. It seems there is a hard struggle going on or a lot of work to do. At the same time Jupiter is making a trine with Progressed Pluto and square to Progressed Nodes. Pluto on the other hand is squaring his Progressed Jupiter. It is easy to see the succesful combination of Jupiter, Pluto and Nodes (the party). Gordon Brown was born in Edinburgh on 20th February 1951.
BERNARD KOUCHNER
Bernard Kouchner is a socialist and he has been appointed minister in the government of the conservative Sarkozy. Now his party cancelled his membership. We see indications for growth in carreer and at the same time desillusion in his chart. For his actual success we look at the progressed chart and there is transit Mars trine his prominent Pluto and conjoined to his Jupiter on Aries Point. This is joined by transit Jupiter sesqui square Progressed Pluto and inconjunct Progressed Uranus (succes on impulse).
For deception and cancelling membership Neptune sesquisquare progressed MC. The Progressed Moon is opposing to natal Moon, adding emotions related to a 'home' or family', that a long lasting membership is. His Solar Arc Saturn is semi square Uranus and Saturn opposes his natal Mars: the farewell is an attack to his nerves.
Kouchner, born 1st November 1939 at 6 a.m. in Avignon, has an oriental Neptune. That makes him idealistic or focussed on an ideology or belief and...sensitive. Pluto, the planet of politicians, is crucial (highest planet in the chart) and we see Jupiter at Aries Point for the international. Good choice to make him minister of Foreign Affairs!
The most prominent planets in his chart indicate growth and succes. Jupiter is also in a narrow trine with Mercury and both are aspecting the MC. Last year Mars and Jupiter conjoined in progression...But we also see Saturn square that MC and opposing the Nodes. In my book Astro Trio I mention this to be an indication for being responsable for a group of persons and feeling that as a heavy load to bear. And with Saturn square the MC it is no surprise to have to wait long for such a position, with all the disadvantages included. It is lonely at the top...
18th May 2007
PAUL WOLFOWITZ
President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz (born 22nd December 1943 in New York) was in the picture in January 17th, wearing socks with hugh holes near the toe. It was the prologue to a gap in his reputation that forces him to step back end of June 2007. Today, with the announcement, we see Saturn inconjunct ruler 10, Mercury (time to say goodye...).
Just like is the case with the chart of a man like Mitterand (famous for having a lot of mistresses) and Chirac, Venus and the Moon are oriental in his chart. His prominent Venus in Scorpio, related to Aries Point, is very prominent (oriental and sequisquare Aries Point) and Venus is biquintile Saturn: a die hard in matters of love, money and comfort with a creative way to economic (business first...). The same placement made him a diplomate.
BTW I thought I had his birthtime from Astrothème.fr (7.00 a.m.) but checking this I see Astrothème has a time unknown (now).
17th May 2007
GORDON BROWN
Gordon Brown will be the next leader of the Labour Party, once Tony Blair stepped back. His Sun is inconjunct Saturn in his chart and I wonder if that is a good position for a man in charge. His ambitions might not catch up with his health or he cannot combine leadership with administrations and control. His is first of all a man with ideals (Neptune is oriental) and his calling Jupiter will make him want to travel, publish and 'be international'. Mars is now opposing to Saturn and at the same time semi sextile the Sun in his chart and sesqui square to Pluto soon. It seems there is a hard struggle going on or a lot of work to do. At the same time Jupiter is making a trine with Progressed Pluto and square to Progressed Nodes. Pluto on the other hand is squaring his Progressed Jupiter. It is easy to see the succesful combination of Jupiter, Pluto and Nodes (the party). Gordon Brown was born in Edinburgh on 20th February 1951.
BERNARD KOUCHNER
Bernard Kouchner is a socialist and he has been appointed minister in the government of the conservative Sarkozy. Now his party cancelled his membership. We see indications for growth in carreer and at the same time desillusion in his chart. For his actual success we look at the progressed chart and there is transit Mars trine his prominent Pluto and conjoined to his Jupiter on Aries Point. This is joined by transit Jupiter sesqui square Progressed Pluto and inconjunct Progressed Uranus (succes on impulse).
For deception and cancelling membership Neptune sesquisquare progressed MC. The Progressed Moon is opposing to natal Moon, adding emotions related to a 'home' or family', that a long lasting membership is. His Solar Arc Saturn is semi square Uranus and Saturn opposes his natal Mars: the farewell is an attack to his nerves.
Kouchner, born 1st November 1939 at 6 a.m. in Avignon, has an oriental Neptune. That makes him idealistic or focussed on an ideology or belief and...sensitive. Pluto, the planet of politicians, is crucial (highest planet in the chart) and we see Jupiter at Aries Point for the international. Good choice to make him minister of Foreign Affairs!
The most prominent planets in his chart indicate growth and succes. Jupiter is also in a narrow trine with Mercury and both are aspecting the MC. Last year Mars and Jupiter conjoined in progression...But we also see Saturn square that MC and opposing the Nodes. In my book Astro Trio I mention this to be an indication for being responsable for a group of persons and feeling that as a heavy load to bear. And with Saturn square the MC it is no surprise to have to wait long for such a position, with all the disadvantages included. It is lonely at the top...
18th May 2007
PAUL WOLFOWITZ
President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz (born 22nd December 1943 in New York) was in the picture in January 17th, wearing socks with hugh holes near the toe. It was the prologue to a gap in his reputation that forces him to step back end of June 2007. Today, with the announcement, we see Saturn inconjunct ruler 10, Mercury (time to say goodye...).
Just like is the case with the chart of a man like Mitterand (famous for having a lot of mistresses) and Chirac, Venus and the Moon are oriental in his chart. His prominent Venus in Scorpio, related to Aries Point, is very prominent (oriental and sequisquare Aries Point) and Venus is biquintile Saturn: a die hard in matters of love, money and comfort with a creative way to economic (business first...). The same placement made him a diplomate.
BTW I thought I had his birthtime from Astrothème.fr (7.00 a.m.) but checking this I see Astrothème has a time unknown (now).
17th May 2007
GORDON BROWN
Gordon Brown will be the next leader of the Labour Party, once Tony Blair stepped back. His Sun is inconjunct Saturn in his chart and I wonder if that is a good position for a man in charge. His ambitions might not catch up with his health or he cannot combine leadership with administrations and control. His is first of all a man with ideals (Neptune is oriental) and his calling Jupiter will make him want to travel, publish and 'be international'. Mars is now opposing to Saturn and at the same time semi sextile the Sun in his chart and sesqui square to Pluto soon. It seems there is a hard struggle going on or a lot of work to do. At the same time Jupiter is making a trine with Progressed Pluto and square to Progressed Nodes. Pluto on the other hand is squaring his Progressed Jupiter. It is easy to see the succesful combination of Jupiter, Pluto and Nodes (the party). Gordon Brown was born in Edinburgh on 20th February 1951.
16th May 2007
INSTALLATION OF FRENCH PRESIDENT SARKOZY
In the afternoon of 16th May 2007 the chosen French president Sarkozy will take over from mr. Chirac, exactly at midnight. I quote from Elections.lesechos.fr: "Le mandat de Jacques Chirac s'achève le mercredi 16 mai à minuit. La passation des pouvoirs se fait normalement ce jour-là, mais elle peut se dérouler avant, entre la proclamation des résultats de l'élection présidentielle par le Conseil constitutionnel et cette date butoir. "
So 16th May at 0 Mid European Summer Time the presidency of Sarkozy will start. And he starts this with Pluto and Ascendant conjunct the Galactic Centre, the Neptune of Sarkozy on the moments'MC and the ascendant of the moment on his natal MC. An important and somewhat mysterious or mystical moment to start a presidency. Pluto is for politics, Neptune for dreams and ideals and 'hélas' sometimes for being disappointed. My advise would be to officially hand over the 'keys of France' at 14 or at 16 hours that day (with Venus or Jupiter of Sarkozy on the meridian). His progressed Sun recently changed sign, an indication of a different way of living.
16th May 2007
JACQUES CHIRAC CITIZEN AGAIN
On the 16th May Jacques Chirac (born 29th November 1932 at noon in Paris) will be an 'ordinairy' citizen again. It won't be easy to get used to that, because I see the next aspects working:
Progressed Moon conjunct Neptune (homesick?)
Progressed Ascendant sesquisquare progressed Saturn
(frustrating step back)
Transit Neptune conjunct progressed Sun (giving up, withdrawell)
Transit Neptunus conjunct progressed MC (giving in in a carreer)
Jacques Chirac is now 74 years old. Having his posittion at that age is very special in western nations. Interesting is that Sarkozy's Jupiter is conjunct Chirac's Pluto and the oriental (prominent) Jupiter of Chirac is sextile to the oriental (prominent) Saturn of Sarkozy. Sarkozy will continue (Saturn) the succes (Jupiter) of Chirac.
7th May 2007
ANTE GOTOVINA
The trial against the Croatian general Ante Gotovina started in The Hague today with transit Pluto square his natal Mars and trine his natal and progressed Pluto. This means: having to defend oneself. See the article about Mars and Pluto. On December 9 2005 I wrote about him:
'......a general accused of war crimes has been arrested on December 8, when Uranus was conjunct his Mercury - conjunct his Sun -. Ante Govina, was born 12th October 1955. During the war events he had Progressed Sun square Pluto. Now he has Sunarc Pluto conjunct Sun. In his natal chart there is a septile between Sun and Pluto. The circle is round..'
Note: Uranus is for upheavel, riots and sensation and together with Pluto not seldom involved with arrest. On his birth day Gotovia had the midpoint of Uranus and Pluto on 15d0m29s Leo: almost exactly sesquisquare Zero Aries: for a well known arrest. Mars semi square Uranus/Pluto is making him impulsive and radical. More about
Uranus and
Pluto here....
You see his chart (no time available, so ascendant, Midheaven and degree of the Moon are unknown). As to be expected for a militairy man we see a prominent Mars (oriental and opposed to Zero Aries). On his birth day the Moon is not making major aspects. A calling moon is a sign for a screaming need to belong (to a group, nation or family) and sometimes extreme involvement and emotions. Combined with the action and agression of the prominent Mars I think we clearly see a (too) involved militairy man.
6th May 2007
TONY BLAIR's BIRTHDAY
Please see 1st May for his solar return chart.
5th May 2007
KARL MARX
Today it is 189 years ago that the founder of 'Marxism', Karl Marx, was
born in Trier (nice place in the German Eiffel area), at 2 at night LMT (5th
May1818). When he wrote his master piece (Das Kapital) he had a
progressed conjunction of MC and Jupiter (end dispositor of the MC and
planet of publications) in the sign of Capricorn. His ascendant was (not
surprising) Aquarius and ruler Uranus was close to the MC, but not conjunct.
Mercury (communications - written and spoken-,& transportations) is calling
in this chart. Being a writer or teacher is strongly coming forward. And the
fact that 'kapital' (money, capital) is the issue could be related to Sun, Moon
and Venus in Taurus (sign of 'to have') and Pluto in the second equal house
(personal problems with money, too). His Moon is oriental and that makes
him 'involved', caring and emotional. The moon, conjunct the Sun, trines his
Jupiter, ruler 10. He was very much supported by his wife, although he
should better not have married with the Moon sesqui square and Venus
inconjunct Neptune and Mars inconjunct Uranus (but he did). Three of his
seven children died - also due to the severe economic circumstances - and
he had a child with a maid (Moon oriental, strong Venus in Taurus inconjunct
Neptune). Let's not forget that the first hit of the ascendant is with Saturn in
Pisces, pity with the poor, losing positions sometimes, too. 4th MAY
2007
See this: the V of Vulcanus and the famous V of Victory placed on the
descendant of Churchill. Too strange not to mention it...
2nd May 2007
MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD
Today the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, born 20th Ocotober 1956 in Iranshar with Sun conjunct Neptune and Jupiter oriental, Mercury calling has been critisized. What did he do? He kissed the hand (in glove) of his former teacher (age 76) and now he has been accused of indecency. This happens to him with transit Uranus square the Progressed Sun, a transit that often brings people in the news in a unwanted way. Luckily for him Jupiter is supporting the progressed Sun and so is Saturn. That planet trines his Sun (and that means, he is being respected as well).
1st May 2007
TONY BLAIR
Just to add more food to speculations that Tony Blair is to resign within a year, I present his solar return chart (his birthday's chart for 6th May 2007). We see Saturn right on the IC, Pluto on the descendant, Neptune close to the MC and Venus on the ascendant. Time to step back (Saturn), give it up (Neptune), have a good rest (Venus) and ...we see pressure on him (Pluto).
29th April 2007
ABDULLAH GÜL
In Turkye people protests against candidate for presidency: Abdullah Gül. With the army, they fear religion will be mixed with politics when he is to become president. The army in Turkye is strongly guarding the secularity of the state. Who is Gül?
Minister Gül is born 29th October 1950 in Kaiseri. He is a Scorpio with Moon in Gemini, Mercury is in Scorpio, too. Neptune is oriental in his chart and that says that ideology and vision comes first. It is an indication for religious people, people in politics and artistic talents. The inconjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is the closest aspect and that might point at late development and success. At the moment Transit Saturn is sesqui square the progressed Sun and inconjunct progressed Mercury. Transit Pluto is making a dangerous sesqui square to the progressed Vulcanus.
In the natal chart of Turkye, see below, you see Uranus on top. Early in June the Progressed Ascendant
will oppose to Uranus and the Sun will change sign, to Aquarius. I hope this does not mean upheavel... 26th April 2007
RICHARD GERE/SHILPA SHETTY
In the article about people meeting you can read that sometimes lifes get related due to a progression. Here you see the progressed positions of Richard Gere (inner circle) and Shilpa Shetty (outer circle). Notice that her progressed Venus is exactly conjunct his progressed Mars! And what happened: they kissed in public (it looked like an embrace dancing the tango:
see the BBC-link. For some reason that caused a big scandall in India and even provoked death wishes. Transit Neptune is inconjunct Shilpa's progressed Saturn and Transit Saturn is conjunct Richards' progressed Pluto: should this mean she is sad that he is in danger now?
Shilpa Shetty was in the Astromarkt news before on
20 January 2007:
"Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is in the British Big Brother house in between two fires. Two of the other inhabitants keep making racist remarks. She responds with emotion and that is to be expected with the Moon oriental (most possibly in Taurus). She was born 8 June 1975 in an area where Tulu is spoken, in India. She has Sun semi square Venus and Jupiter square Saturn as the most narrow aspects in her chart. That is indicative for estetic values and...for the disadvantages of advantages (sort of quoting Johan Cruyff). For her succesful efforts we find Mars square Jupiter/Pluto (and Saturn/Pluto). Jupiter is sesquisquare Venus/Pluto and Nodes is sesqui square Mars/Jupiter. With Mars in an obsessive quindecile with Uranus impulsive and explosive situations are to be expected in her life"
25th April 2007
JORAN VAN DER SLOOT
Yesterday Dutch television presented Joran van der Sloot as he has published a book about his younger years (and in that book a few pages about the affair that made him notorious and - still- a suspect: the disappearance of Natalee Holloway). In the article>U> about sharing aspects you may see how many similarities there are in the charts of Joran and Natalee. At the time of his arrest in 2005 there was an transit of Uranus over Pluto. Now in progression the Sun is perfecting the conjunction with progressed Mars in his natal chart. That conjunction is afflicted by Uranus. And Transit Pluto is semi square the natal Sun. Uranus and Pluto again...not for an arrest, however (yet?). The closest aspect in his chart is that of Mercury square Jupiter (an oriental combination) and sesqui square Saturn: an indication perhaps of the disadvantages of publications?
JOHAN CRUIJFF 60
Because of his 60'st birthday Johan Cruijff is all news in Holland. His prominent Jupiter trines the Dutch Sun: almost everywhere Dutchmen are welcomed like this":"Aha, Holland! Cruijff!". See his chart drawing and data in the Astromarkt Magazine (in Dutch), select 20th april in the calendar...
PS Virginia Tech University (with thanks to Roberto for his suggestion to try 1:30 a.m. for Cho's birth time)
Using 1:30 a.m. for Cho's birth time on the event day Neptune squared the progressed Ascendant and Saturn squared the Progressed Moon. These are extra indications for a sad event and for sickness (Saturn and Neptune), apart from Uranus sesqui square Pluto and Pluto semi square Progressed Mars. See the former messages.
I already mentioned the very tight aspect between Mars and Pluto in Cho's natal chart. Using 1:30 a.m. for HOB that conjunction would sit on the Ascendant AND on the solar return chart's descendant for this year. Mars is exactly conjunct the solar return's descendant AND prominent another time, because Mars is square to Aries Point.
We see Mars and Pluto coming back prominently in this 1:30 a.m. chart. Mars and Pluto on the ascendant square (and inconjunct Vulcanus on cusp 8 Placidus) and the midpoint of Mars and Pluto squares the natal MC, together with Saturn/Pluto. That goes with a chart lacking air placements, so that (in certain circumstances and with other indications added) there is a risk of unreasonable violence. In his solar return Mars is squaring Aries Point and sits (together with Pluto again...) on the descendant, another prominent placement. Progressed Pluto was conjunct Progressed Mars in the time before and Saturn (placed in the natal 1st house) had crossed his MC and was in the 10th house. I think this might be a correct time of birth. The prominence of Pluto, ruler of the ascendant, combined with the ambitions of Sun in Capricorn, semi square Uranus and quintile Saturn: do you see the 'die hard' who wants to break free?
Interesting is also the conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune in the last degree of Sagittarius. His fantasy world and dreams of progress were blocked by reality (Saturn: semi square this conjunction) and limitations and he became aware of that during the transit of Saturn over his MC.
19th April 2007
PS CHO SEUNG-HUI
Progressed Saturn in the USA chart ( 04071776 072036 GMT
Philadelphia) is exactly square the Mars-Pluto conjunction of Cho and the combination of Mars/Saturn/Pluto = violent death.
19th April 2007
TANJA HALONEN
Tanja Halonen is the president of Finland. I name her because in her country the majority of the new gouvernment is female. That is unique in history! Tanja Halonen has a Scorpio Moon, like many women on top, and the Sun in Capricorn. Saturn is semi square Pluto. We see twice the 'die hard' construction, here. But she is not just a tough lady, she is also 'explosive (Mars conjunct Uranus) and she is deeply involved in what she does (the Moon is oriental!). And so is Venus: the female touch comes first...
She is born 24th December 1955 in Helsinki.
18th April 2007
CHO SEUNG-HUI
This is the chart (without hour of birth) of Cho Seung-Hui, the shooter at the Virginia Tech College. Even without birth time we can see a lot in this chart of 18 January 1984 in Seoul. This date of birth was mentioned on the discussion forum of Noel Tyl.
The chart lacks placements in the element air (a sign for not always being reasonable). We see Mars in a tight conjunction with Pluto, inconjunct Vulcanus (frequent in case of violence). Saturn is crucial sesqui square Aries Point and semi square with the oriental Neptune: prominent sadness or illness. The Sun is quintile Saturn, semi square Uranus and in a wide out of sign square with Pluto. Transit Uranus is now sesqui square Pluto (a revolution) and Transit Neptune conjunct the Progressed Sun (giving up). The event was on a day of a solar transit with Uranus. We see a combination of a troubled impulsive person, temporarily being isolated (Neptune) on a hectic day, using violence (Mars-Pluto).
For more information about the mentioned aspects, read the articles about Mars-Pluto and Uranus-Pluto
16th April 2007
POPE BENEDICT
Today is his birthday, but the celebrational event in church was on Sunday 15th April and according to the Sun that was correct. The actual moment of the solar return was at 12:00:53 p.m. Rome on the 15th. Here is his solar return chart with Saturn and Neptune on the horizon. Saturn and Neptune together often indicate illness and Neptune is in his natal 6th house and ruler of the Ascendant. Saturn is on top of his natal chart. This year September he will have Sun semi square Venus (ruler 8). I hope he will have a better year than the SR indicates.
15th April 2007
Today it was a historical day in Rotterdam. It was the hottest 15th of April ever noted. The recreational marathon was cancelled half way when 19 persons had to be taken to hospital. At that moment (14:30 MEST) Neptune was on the ascendant...
15th April 2007 GARY KASPAROV
His protests against the regime of president Putin has lead to another arrest of Gary Kasparov, former world chess champion, now leader of the Russian opposition. He was freed after paying 38 dollar (1.000 rubles). This all happens to him with Pluto near the ascendant and transit Mars square the progressed Sun. Moreover: his progressed Sun is exactly on the progressed midpoint Uranus/Pluto these days. That - the combination of Uranus, Pluto and Sun in progressions and transits - is a sign for a big change in life and often for arrest. What in the natal chart makes this man a politician?
We see Saturns'crucial placement on the ascendant sextile to the Sun ( crucial on the IC). Ambition go swiftly together with leadership and both are prominent. Neptune on top and sesqui square Aries Point is indicative of ideals 'above all'. For the strategic mind we find Mercury square Pluto and Quindecile (75d) Saturn. The combination of Mercury, Saturn and Pluto is found often in the charts of politicians and...chess players, of course.
14th April 2007
DON IMUS
Don Imus lost his controversial radioshow when he started insulting a black girls' sport team. Don Imus was born 23th July 1940 in Riverside CA with Sun in Leo conjunct Pluto oriental (so a prominent fanatism) and Moon in Pisces. There is a tight square of Mars with Jupiter and Saturn (work that goes together with (dis-)advantages). The narrowest aspect is Mars square Jupiter (maybe going too far to 'score'...). Venus is in the 27th/28th of Gemini and Transit Pluto in Sagittarius is now retrograding to make a second opposition to Venus (values being tested, is this worth it?).
Pluto is very active: inconjunct natal Mercury and sesqui square natal and progressed Saturn, but also sesqui square progressed Jupiter. Uranus is making a sesqui square with natal Pluto. And transit Mars is inconjunct the progressed Sun. We see a lot of challenges, problems and hard confrontations here going together with the possibility of sudden change (Uranus with Pluto) and hurt (Mars with the Sun).
14th April 2007
PAUL WOLFOWITZ
The president of the World Bank, who said he would stop corruption, has given a fine job to a mistress, says a commission lead by Dutchman Herman Wijffels. What kind of a man is he?
He is born 22nd December 1943 in Ithaca with an unaspected Saturn (prominent ambition for administration and business) and the Moon and Venus - connected to Aries Point - ahead of the Sun. That is something I have seen before, with f.ex. Mitterand. It is the picture of someone running after the ladies. Mars conjunct Uranus is often seen in the case of persons with an excesive energy and drive.
Transit Pluto is about to conjunct his natal Sun and Transit Uranus is inconjunct the prominent Venus. The progressed Sun is square to the progressed Uranus this year. You see the impact and scandall in the aspects. And what is more: Jupiter is opposing transit Saturn and he is being called a hypocrite. There is a growing (Jupiter) opposition against his status (Saturn).
12th April 2007
KURT VONNEGUT DIED
Kurt Vonnegut, an author that I really liked to read, died today, age 84 after falling a few weeks back due to a stroke with Saturn conjunct natal Neptune, Uranus semi square Progressed Mercury and Saturn trine Progressed MC. Transit Pluto was semi square the Progressed Sun and Transit Uranus inconjunct Progressed Neptune. We see a lot of indications here for dying, but what a lot of testimonies are there for being an artistic writer! We see Venus crucial on the Ascendant in Sagittarius, Jupiter conjunct Mercury and oriental, Venus squares Uranus (often a sign for sense of rythm) and the Sun square to Neptune for living (too much perhaps) with fantasies. His MC is in Virgo, ruled by Mercury conjunct Jupiter. Kurt Vonnegot was born 11th November 1922 at 8 AM in Indianapolis. See the chart below. 11th April 2007
LISA NOWAK
Today it was news that Lisa Nowak had pornographic material in her car about tied up women, when she was arrested on the way to get rid off her rival in love. Lisa Nowak is an astronaut and she was regulary tested by psychologers. Still the difficulties in the chart were unnoticed.
On 7th February 2007 I wrote:
Lisa Nowak is an American astronaut and she is married, but she fell in love with another. She walked to the house of a rival in love with a knife and says she just wanted to scare her off. How did she pass the psycological test? There is a tight square of Sun and Mars, connected to Saturn and Neptune in her chart. And transit Neptune today is square her Sun and Mars: shame and scandall, the media etc., all that Neptune brings along...Lisa Nowak was born 10th May 1963 in Washington D.C.
11th April 2007
ANN NICOLE SMITH and the fathers of her baby
Ann Nicole Smith died and left a new born baby with an unknown father, but now DNA proved the father was not the person she lived with (Howard K. Stern) but Larry Birkhead, a photo journalist according to Wikipedia and born 22 January 1973. His Mars and Saturn square his daughters'Sun.
At the moment his Mars is squared by transit Uranus while his progressed Sun is getting closer to a sesquisquare with Uranus. Uranus is the planet of sensation and change. Interesting is that Transit Mars was right on top of Anna Nicole Smith's MC during the revalation and inconjunct the Uranus of Howard K. Stern.
8th April 2007
URBI ET ORBI
Pope Benedict is in the middle of the centre of attention with Easter, of course and it crossed my mind that his chart shows Uranus oriental. Recently I discovered that extremely old people frequently have Uranus oriental in their natal chart. I remember one of the reasons for electing Benedict (cardinal Ratzinger) was that he was old enough to not be a long lasting pope like JP2. I think they made a mistake about that!:) See his chart below for 16041927 041500 MET Marktl. Saturn on top for being conservative above all, Jupiter on the ascendant for being wise and tolerant, Mars on the IC for being a fighter and 'do-er' and a narrow trine of Sun and Neptune for spiritual leadership. His chart and that of other popes are compared in the study of popes.
4th April 2007
KEITH RICHARDS
Keith Richards showed to have a strange sort of humor when he joked that he blowed his fathers' ashes. Keith Richards is born 18th December 1946 at 6 a.m. in Dartford (according to Astrotheme.fr). We see Neptune oriental (artistic, romantic, idealistic) and the Moon on the MC (popular), Jupiter and Pluto near the top of the chart for succes. Shortly he will have the progressed Moon trine Jupiter and that is the best aspect a person can get. At the same time Pluto is crossing over the Moon to intensify this. It might be an increasing populairity. At least, he is in the news today and Uranus is trining his P MC to support this. His progressed Sun is about to change sign and usually that is an indication for a change in life style. We will see about that!:)
30th March 2007 CHAVEZ AND AHMADINEJAD, a synergy The president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, recently visited his friend, the Venezolean president Hugo Chávez. Even now Iran holds a group of British soldiers saying they crossed their borders, Chávez is supporting Iran and asks the world to leave them in peace (...). What do the charts of these men say?
Ahmadinejad was born 20th October 1956. On that day Mercury was unaspected and oriental, calling and prominent. Saturn conjunct the Northern Node is in a perfect square with Pluto and this combination of Saturn, Pluto and Node is repeated 3 times in midpoint combinations. It is exactly that midpoint combination that he shares with Chávez.
The shared combination indicates that both will have hard confrontations in the community, that they will experience hard times, that they will put heavy pressure onto others. They are 'die hards'.
The prominent Mercury is pointing at communication (a verbal profession, f.ex.). The Sun in Libra and Moon in Taurus - a combi for diplomacy - apparently do not make Ahmadinejad more diplomatic towards the Western world.
There is a full article about Hugo Chávez, click here. Intersting is that Moon, Mercury and Nodes of Chávez make frustrating semi squares with the important Saturn-Pluto conjunction of his friend. Also the ascendant is in an obsessive quindecile That might indicate that relations will be under pressure as well and circumstances might not improve because of the friendship. Right now Chávez feels succesful. His Sun receives a sesquisquare of Jupiter and the progressed MC squares the Sun. A combination for succes and feeling good. MORE BONO: THE DISADVANTAGES OF NIEWS
I searched for another reason for the aspect of Transit Saturn conjunct Uranus in Bono's chart and found the explanation for it. Lately there is bad (Saturn) news (Uranus) about his fund RED, ment to fight AIDS. There has been spent many more dollars on promotion activities then on the humanitairy goal. It might have been necessairy for setting up the site and commercial activities, of course, but the result of the news is in his and the funds disadvantage. Uranus is ruling his equal second house.
29th March 2007 PAUL DAVID HEWSON (BONO)
Bono (U2) is a knight now. That happened to him with transit Saturn exactly conjunct progressed Uranus. At first that was really surprising me, but...Saturn is for status and limitations, Uranus is for rebellion. It seems the authorities manage (Saturn) to join (conjunction) the rebels (Uranus). OK, this is just for fun, but...there is a pattern of Saturn and Uranus that I will show you.
In his natal chart (10th May 1960, 2 a.m. Dublin) the Sun is trine Saturn and square Uranus. Saturn is crucial (conjunct the Ascendant and ruler 1), Saturn is quintile to both Mars and Neptune. and ....Saturn is inconjunct Uranus. So there is a discrepancy between ambition and rebellion in his birth chart already. Sixty percent of the placements in his chart is in earth signs (that makes him a realistic person, earth bound) and he lacks air placements (that makes communications prominent, see the article about lacking elements and aspects.
Venus, end dispositor of the MC-vocational routing is in Taurus and in a perfect opposition with Neptune: we see arts here, conjunct Mercury (using the voice or pen). The most prominent planet in his chart is Mars (Mars is on Aries Point and oriental, rising before the Sun). Mars is in the 3rd equal house of communications. But what is that Mars doing, making a trine with the MC? I think it is for being a knight. Is not a knight a fighter, after all? And how peculiar, Mars is right on the IC in the Solar return for his birthday in 2006...
28th March 2007 PRINCE WILLIAM
Prince William was touching a girls' breast under the influence of beer and sambuca and the Sun has the picture of it. Not very good for his relationships with Kate, and maybe he felt the pressure too much, who knows. With transit Pluto on the ascendant I have seen a few people feeling haunted before. Relationships become challenging and problemous and the native has to defend his or her self or feels that way. See the chart and transtis here below. .
26th March 2007 BOB WOOLMER Bob Woolmer's murderer is probably and hopefully on tape. The coach of Pakistan was born 14th May 1948 in Kanpur and was recently strangled to death. In his natal chart we see a prominent and calling (unaspected) Saturn sesquisquare Aries Point conjunct Pluto. Saturn and Pluto both square the Nodes and the midpoint Saturn/Pluto is sesquisquare Aries Point.
Mars/Saturn and Mars/Pluto are both square Sun and Chiron.
There is something special about the Mars/Saturn and Mars/Pluto connection. This year SA Saturn is sextile his natal Pluto and SA Mars is quintile to natal Pluto, while SA Mars is semi square to natal Mars. We see the indications in the birth chart being repeted here.
BTW: the Northern Node is oriental and also conjunct the supposed to be planet Vulcanus. I find Vulcanus in so many violent cases that I am beginning to believe there is a Vulcanus... This year secondiary Mars is sesquisquare to his natal Vulcanus and later semi square to Pluto. Finally: transit Jupiter is inconjunct his progressed Sun, Transit Pluto trines Mars and is sesquisquare to...the Nodes and Saturn/Pluto. We see that a lot of indications in the same directions are needed to see a result such as this violent death.
25TH mARCH 2007
ELTON JOHN 60!
Big party for Elton John on his 60'st birthday. He was born at 25th March 1947 in Pinner UK. Elton John has Venus in Aquarius, sesquisquare Neptune and trine Uranus, just like a lot of other pop singers in my files. Venus is the end dispositor of the vocational routing through the MC Taurus and in a wide conjunction with the descendant, square the MC. The most narrow aspect in his chart is Moon in Taurus square Pluto and you cannot deny him extreme habits and behaviour, such as this hugh party in New York. And how about the glasses? Jupiter is ruling the 5th house of pleasure and squares the Ascendant, so that he is always overdoing it.
His breakthrough was in the year of Moon trine Jupiter, right after MC sextile Pluto and Sun inconjunct Jupiter. Jupiter and Pluto together form a combination for succes.
21st March 2007 CAMILLA GRANDMOTHER TO BE
Princess Camilla is going to be a grandmother. In her Solar return chart Venus, ruler 1, is in the 9th housse of childrens' children. The Moon squares the MC (change in position of a female) AND the MC is conjunct the natal Moon (confirmation of the change). Also Jupiter is involved, trine the MC of Solar return and trine the natal Moon. Jupiter is in the birth chart ruler of the 5th equal house (children). Camilla was born 17th July 1947 at 7 a.m. in London.
19th March 2007
PHIL SPECTOR
According to Astrothéme he was born on the 25th, but most say he was born on the 26th of December 1940 in New York: Phil Spector, a genious in music and today on trial for shooting his lover, Lana Clarkson, right into her mouth on the 3rd of February 2003. He says he has a bi-polar disorder and is 'relatively insane'.
Spector is a man with Sun Capricorn and Moon in Sagittarius. The Sun is trine Jupiter, conjunct Saturn and inconjunct Pluto. Mars is opposed to Uranus for having a quick temper (see the article about Mars and Uranus). Venus is inconjunct the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter and Mercury squares Neptune.
As he is a musician we might expect an important placement of Neptune, maybe on top of the chart and also Venus could be of importance. So I make a guess that he is born at 10h17 Greenwich Mean Time with Venus on the Ascendant and Neptune on the MC. Pluto is in the 8th house and at the moment square Neptune, the planet on top. That this time of birth might be correct is to be seen in the aspects of the day of the murder: Uranus square progressed MC, Saturn sesquisquare Progressed Ascendant, Mars inconjunct progressed Saturn and progressed Jupiter (ruler 1) and Neptune square progressed Jupiter (ruler 1). In his solar return chart for 2002/2003 Saturn resides on the descendant. Today Pluto is square to the important Neptune on top.
14th March 2007
THIERRY HENRY
Arsenal has to go on without Thierry Henry for at least 3 months now that he is exhausted. What we see in his chart that is important for now is Saturn oriental and conjunct Sun and that aspect has not changed since he was born. Now Saturn is coming close to the Sun and Transit Neptune is opposed to Saturn and Sun: he'd better do what the doctor tells him, even though he is heavily (Saturn) disappointed (Neptune).
DOB: 17th August 1977 18h45 in Les Ulis, France
13 March 2007
WHITNEY HOUSTON
I have often seen Pluto envolved in a comeback and so it is with Whitney Houston. Transit Pluto is square the progressed Sun, right after Saturn on the progressed IC indicated a very low point in life. Time for a change! Check it yourself: she is born 9th August 1963 at 20h55 in Newark with ascendant 8d25 Pisces, Mercury (voice and communications) crucial in own sign and Venus square the planet on top, Neptune, ruler 1. Sun is end dispositor of the MC and sesquisquare Zero Aries: leading, show, drawing attention by performing.
BILL GATES
He is still nr. 1 richest man in the world and you can read about his chart and progression HERE
NEWS THIS WEEK (3-10 March)
JOHN INGMAN
On the 8th March John Ingman, the actor in the role of mr. Humphries in 'Are you being served', passed away. In his chart (see below) we see Mercury as the most prominent planet (end dispositor of the MC, calling - not aspected - and in own sign, also oriental). Nice to see that this time too Pisces on the MC refers to the immaterial, the media (TV) in this case. You see a man working in that field, communicating. The Moon in Gemini expresses the need to speak and write and there is a Cancer Ascendant: imitations! Pluto on the ascendant, ruler 5, cannot be explained otherwise then in the sense of expressing the sexual preference. On December 2005 he had a partnerhsip registrated with Ron Lynch.
His death is marked by aspects of Saturn and Neptune:
Neptunus inconjunct Ascendant
Neptune sesquisquare Sun,
Saturnus inconjunct MC,
Saturn semi square Sun
Progressed Ascendant aproaching to Saturn.
Uranus in opposition with the progressed Sun, Venus and Neptune ruler 10, brought him in the news. And Uranus rules the 8th house of death.
NAOMI CAMPBELL
Naomi Campbell has been convicted: she has to clean a building for five days. This happened to her when Saturn became semi square to the progressed Sun and progressed Uranus and sesquisquare to the progressed MC. Naomi was born 22nd May 1970 in Westminster at 1:00 a.m. Prominent in het chart: a crucial Sun and Neptune on the meridian (for moviestar f.ex.), Venus on Zero Aries inconjunct the ascendant (for beauty), a calling Moon (for clothes) and Jupiter on top (the international), but she also has Mars square Pluto (using violence). In her progressed chart Mars is ruler 1 and on the lowest spot at the moment...
ANGELINA JOLIE
Angelina is searching for a third adoptive child. In het chart Neptune is in the 5th house, an indication for charity towards children and often it means: adoption. Angelina Jolie ws born 4th June 1975 at 9:09 a.m. in LA.
PRINCES CAMILLA
Camilla, born 17th Jly 1947 at 7 a.m.) has been taken to hospital in the night of 4 to 5th March 2007 for an operation to remove the uterus. Jupiter was exactly sesquisquare her progressed Ascendant, a good sign for a doctor around:). Transit Mars sesquisquare Progressed Sun and Venus inconjunct the Progressed Ascendant together with Uranus opposing the Progressed Ascendant: that combined is a sign for fysical cut and operating a female.
BROOKE SHIELDS
Brooke Shields says she wants to help Britney Spears to get out of her deprresson. Shields' Sun square Uranus is however in conflict with the Sun of Spears. Mars of Britney is on the descendant of Brooke. Pluto of Spears is now exactly on the progressed Ascendant of Shields and the progressed Sun of Brooke Shields is square the Saturn of Britney: Shields is playing the part of the parent!
28th February 2007 FLU
In parts of Europe and the USA the common flu is epedemic now. Saturn opposed to Neptune, actually, and it occured to me that this aspect drove some astrologers into speculations about the avian flu. I studied the history of deadly mass flu epedemics and Saturn-Neptune aspects and for those interested there is an article ,'Avian Flu'.
STOCK MARKET DOWN
Ben Bernanke does not see a problem now that the stock markets are showing losts. And because of the fact that his progressed Sun will trine Jupiter later this year and Transit Jupiter will get over his Sun while Neptune makes a sextile, I am not worried either. Ben Bernanke is the successor of Greenspan. His Sun is in Sagittarius (ruled by Jupiter) and Moon in Pisces (ruled by Neptune). Greenspan had these positions the other way around. Bernanke also has the Sun opposed to Jupiter and sextile Neptune (another combination for speculation). And a 'calling' oriental Saturn in Scorpio for ambitions and security with other people's money! Bernanke's date of birth is 13 December 1953 in Augusta.
BTW Venus and Pluto rule the financial axis. The present opposition of Saturn and Neptune is connected to the midpoint Venus/Pluto right now. Saturn is opposed to Venus/Pluto (forming a midpoint Yod) and Neptune is conjunct.
27th FEBRUARY 2007
DICK CHENEY
There was an attack in Afghanistan and Dick Cheney was near. But too far away to get hurt. Today Jupiter was conjunct Mars and sesquisquare Pluto (good luck in an attack) and trine the Progressed Sun (for being lucky) while Pluto is inconjunct his MC AND his progressed MC, so that Pluto is a sort of an apex for these two MC's and shouting: DANGER! Uranus sesquisquare the Progressed MC points at getting in the newspapers in a frustrating way.
Dick Cheney was born 30 January 1941 19h30 Lincoln.
26th February 2007
ANGELINA JOLIE: SEXY
Channel Four says Angelina Jolie is the greatest sexsymbol of ALL times! In her birth chart Jolie has Jupiter on the MC, crucial AND oriental, Venus is exactly on the feminin ascendant Cancer in an exact square to Uranus, dispositing the 8th house of a.o....sex. Jupiter is trining both Jupiter and MC to confirm the present succes. There is a 3rd indication to make it a rule of 3 today: the transit Sun semi square progressed Jupiter. Uranus trine progressed Sun is bringing her in the news in a positive way. Pluto is trine Progressed Venus and the other way arount Venus opposes the progressed Pluto. There are less funny aspects, such as Saturn square progressed MC and Progressed Sun sesquisquare progressed Northern Node. Both aspects have to do with relationships or partnerships and cooperation. Angelina was born 4th June 1975 at 9:09 a.m. in London.
26th Februaryi 2007
ACADEMY AWARD for SCORSESE
Martin Scorsese has received an Academy Award for the best movie (The Departed). In his birth chart communications is prominent and you see arts, but also that he works very very hard.
Astrodatabank tells me that he is born 17th November 1942 at 0:24 in Flushing (NY) and that birth chart is having difficult transits at the moment...:(
Sun and Venus in Scorpio are on the IC (crucial) and trine to Jupiter. Mercury is on the IC, too, and connected to Aries Point and oriental (as the most prominent planet). Neptune opposes to Aries Point and the Moon is in Pisces. Pluto is enddispositor of the MC and is in the 12th house of immaterial things like movies. Both NNode and Ascendant en de Maansknoop are conjunct Jupiter/Neptune: a beautiful indication for an environment where nothing is what it seems and nothing is material (like is the case with movies and religion). Jupiter is conjunct Neptune/MC and you see that the roman catholic religion is important in his movies. Sun and Venus are connected to Ascendant/MC (artistic leader. Excapt for the connection of Jupiter, Sun and Venus with the MC and this combined with Pluto as end dispositor of the MC there is not much that shows succes in his chart. But there are a lot of midpointcombinations for that (18!).
Sun 112.5 Jupiter/Pluto
Sun 67.5 Mars/Jupiter
Moon 135 Jupiter/Pluto en
Moon 112.5 Ac/MC, so Jupiter/Pluto is also connected to Ac/MC
Venus 67.5 Mars/Jupiter
Venus 112.5 Jupiter/Pluto and Venus 135 Ac/MC
Mars 90 Jupiter/AC
Jupiter 67.5 Zon/Pluto and Venus/Pluto
Jupiter 0 Neptunus/MC (to be read as: succes in the world of movie)
Jupiter 112.5 Sun/Mars
Uranus 112.5 Sun/Jupiter
Pluto 45 Mercury/Jupiter
Ascendant 22.5 Mars/Jupiter
Ascendant 0 Jupiter/Neptune
Node 67.5 Jupiter/MC en 0 Jupiter/Neptune
Node 22.5 Mercury/Jupiter
Node 22.5 Mars/Pluto
MC 0 Moon/Jupiter
The fact that the succes is not seen immediately corresponds to the fact that he is working behind the screnes!
His progessed Sun moving to another sign within half a year should be an indication for another way of living, but it seems there are plans for another 2 movies at least. Progressed Moon is about to conjunct progressed Jupiter: feeling satisfied. Transits of this moment:
Mars conjunct progressed Sun (hit, strike...)
Uranus semi square progressed Sun (frustrating news, tension)
Mars trine progressed Uranus in 10 (special efforts)
Venus ruler 10 trine progressed Pluto (enddispositor MC)
Neptune EXACTLY square to the MC (disapointment or weakness)
Saturn square the MC (backwarding position or condition)
Jupiter square Moon (happy moment, confirming the P Moon conjunct Jupiter)
Node trine Mercury (communicating with a group)
The solar return chart for his birthday to come has Neptune on the MC. But the solar return for his birthday in 2006 (so valid for this year) has both Jupiter and Venus on the MC as a double statement of happiness. Seen in the light of the transits of Saturn and Neptune I do hope he is not feeling ill at the moment.
25th February 2007
On the 16th June 2006 DIDIER DROGBA made the game Ivory Coast - Netherlands and today Didier Drogba made Chelsea a winner! He is born 11th March 1978 in Abidjan with 50% of the planets in fire! Sun opposes Mars/Uranus and Saturn/Pluto and you can read that as a 'die hard' with special energy.
24th February 2007
JUDGE LARRY SEIDLIN
The dramatical judge Seidlin may soon be having a television show. Judge Larry Seidlin became famous for his tearfull judgement in the Ann Nicole Smith burrial trial. He was born 24th May 1950 in the Bronx, New York, with Sun in Gemini and Moon in Leo if born before 12 p.m. (I think that is true, because Leo is perfect for theatrical behaviour and Moon in Leo would be calling, without majour aspects, and that adds emotions at any possible level). Pluto is connected to Aries Point and that makes him know for a case related to life and death.
Wikipedia about Seidlin
22nd February 2007
21st February 2007
PPS BRITNEY SPEARS
And she left again...The Moon quintile Uranus and quindecile Pluto drives her to ad hoc impulsive behaviour, apparently...
PS BRITNEY SPEARS
Britney Spears is now in a clinic to stop her addiction to drugs. See her most narrow aspect: Mars square to the planet of drugs, Neptune. We could read this as a fight (Mars) against (square) addiction (Neptune). I already pointed at the aspects transit Saturn and transit Neptune are making with her progressed Sun and progressed Mars. Transit Mars square Pluto and opposed to the MC is another heavy aspect. These are hard times for Britney and soon the progressed Moon will square Saturn. Usually that is about breaking with a habit and depressions.
17th February 2007
BRITNEY SPEARS: BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL!
Britney Spears shaved off all of her hair. She did this with Mars square Progressed Ascendant (for the cutting), Saturn sesqui square Sun and semi square Mars (frustrations) and Neptune sesqui square Mars and semi square Sun. Saturn and Neptune together connected to Sun is mostly not a healthy sign. Interesting is that Venus trines her Progressed MC, so that she might feel happy about it. Britney was born 2nd December 1981 at 1h30 a.m. in Mahon USA with a rebellious Uranus oriental and the Sun semi square Pluto: a combination for a drastic person.
PUTIN and then: MEDVEDEV OR IVANOV?
There is speculation about the possible next Russian president. Will it be Medvedev or Ivanov? The elections are in 2008 but here we can take a look at their charts. I think Medvedev has a better chart for a leader, but Ivanov has the most fortunate progressed aspect in 2008: Moon trine Jupiter.
DMITRI MEDVEDEV
Observations: Pluto oriental with Uranus; Mars strong in Scorpio and Jupiter connected to Zero Aries. Dmitri Medvedev was born 14th September 1965 in Leningrad. His Sun is conjunct the oriental Pluto and Uranus (sign for a fanatic reformer). Mars and Jupiter are connected to Zero Aries: good sign for succes. Unfortunately the stellium in Virgo is opposed to Saturn in Pisces and that enlarges the chance for becoming a dictator. Midpoints of the Sun are with Mercury/Jupiter, Jupiter/Saturn, Jupiter/Uranus and Jupiter/Pluto) and there is a midpointyod of Saturn with Mercury/Pluto, confirmed by Pluto conjunct Sun/Mercury and square Sun/Saturn - a succesfull strategic open minded person. The lack of fire might make him hyperactive and specialised. Mars in Scorpio has good aspects and that shows the power of his actions. Combine the prominence of Mars, Pluto and Jupiter and you see success.
SERGEJ IVANOV
Sergej Ivanov is born 31 January 1953 in Leningrad. Saturn is oriental. That makes him administrative and carefull/conservative. His chart seems not be as colourfull as Medvedev's, but he does have passion (Venus-Mars!). The Sun square Jupiter is connected with quindeciles to Saturn for a late in life success. The midpointcombinations show a 'die hard' strategic and maybe 'dangerous' politician:
-Sun connected to Saturn/Pluto and Mercury/Jupiter,
- Mercury sesqui square Saturn/Pluto,
- Mars in a midpoint yod with Saturn/Pluto.
Ivanov has a closed Yod with Mars, Neptune and Pluto, indicating personal magnetism. He has more of the characteristics of a manager with success (7 lucky midpoint combinations), while Medvedev has indications for being influencial (4 succes combinations and the Mars-Jupiter-Pluto prominence).
PUTIN
Putin was born 7th October 1952 at 9h30 a.m. St. Petersburg. Pluto is very prominent: on the MC and oriental. Power, influence and politics come first and above all...
What will it be? The clever and flexibel reformer Medvedev, the energetic leader with a tendancy for growing intolerance? Or will it be the bureaucratic but charismatic Ivanov, the 'die hard' strategist who shares Putin's passion and might get more of his support?
In 2008 we will know.
14th February 2007
OMAR SHARIF
In june 2005 (!) according to the LA Times, Omar Shariff struck a parking valet. Now a judge ordered him to pay a 100 dollar fine, attend to anger management classes (15) and 2 years probabation. Sharif has an oriental Uranus conjunct the Sun AND opposed to Pluto (impulsive and suddenly changing person) and a strong Mars in Aries is on the descendant, inconjunct Neptune. Maybe that explains the need of anger management... I think the judgement did not help making him less angry. Transit Mars is opposed to Pluto and square to the conjunction of Sun, Mercury and Uranus. Omar Sharif was born 10th April 1932 in Alexandria.
12th February 2007
BRIGITTE MOHNHAUPT
Brigitte Mohnhaupt is in the news. It is said that in the attack on the banker Jürgen Ponto she was the one who gave the final shot! Her Saturn is right on the MC of Ponto her Pluto is square his ascendant. A hard confrontation indeed! Brigitte Mohnhaupt never said she was sorry for what she did, but still she will be released. More about her: Wikipedia, Mohnhaupt
In her birth chart (24 june 1949 Rheinberg) we see a very prominent Uranus; narrow conjunct the Sun, square to Aries Point and oriental (first of all known for being a revolutionairy, changing the world), Jupiter 'calling' (NA) in Aquarius. She was a filosopher when she joined the RAF. According to Rudhyar the degree for Uranus (first of Cancer) symbolises a point of no return (a sailor on a ship raising a new flag).
Now that her freedom is near Jupiter trines her Pluto and T Pluto trines her Progressed Sun: a victory (!).
11th February 2007
GENERAL PETRAEUS
A new chief commander in Iraq has been asigned: general Petraeus, son of Dutch immigrants and born in New York on 7th of November 1952. He is a Scorpio with Sun opposed to Jupiter, both related to Aries Point (an international leadership). Mars is opposed to Uranus in his chart and that seems to make him the right person in a conflict with terrorists and rebellion. Within a year his progressed Sun will trine Jupiter and make him succesfull if not his HOB would prove otherwise.
11th February 2007
VLADIMIR PUTIN
The Russian president Putin accused the USA yesterday (visiting Germany) of...making the world an unsafe place. Interesting to see that the actual transitting Mars is opposing Uranus in his chart. Connections of Mars and Uranus refer to 'blowing up':being angry and unexpected attacks.
Vladimir Putin has a very prominent Pluto on the MC and oriental, disposing the Ascendant. Plut is the planet of power, influence, money, life and death, sex and...politics. Pluto on the MC indicates a challenging and dangerous position.
Putin is born 7th October1952 at 9h30 a.m. in St. Petersburg
10th February 2007
JORGE VIDELA
Spain asked for the delivery of Jorge Videla, former Argentine dictator (between 1976 and 1981) and responsable for many crimes,such as disappearances, torture and murder. He is born in Mercedes, Argentine, on August 2nd 1925 and now 81 years old. I doubt that he will ever leave Argentine. His time unknown birth chart has the midpoint of death (Mars/Saturn) in a midpoint Yod with Zero Aries. Sun in Leo combined with Moon in Capricorn makes him ambitieus. Sun is square Saturn. That is an aspect he shares with Chavez and Stalin. It might point at limitations (due to prison f.ex.).
Videla has Mars inconjunct Uranus and the lack of placements in air signs makes him an unreasonable explosive person. Pluto oriental is for power and politics. Pluto opposes Jupiter and Moon and that is sign for an enormous popularity and success. He is able to use and abuse that last aspect.
10th February 2007
ELIE WIESEL
Holocaust survivor and scientist Elie Wiesel was born in Rumania 30th September 1928with an idelological Neptune ahead, an active Mars square Aries Point and a 'calling' Jupiter (not aspected) for being an international publisher and academic. His Mars is in an obsessive aspect (a quindecile) with Saturn and that might refer to the fact that death and disaster is so prominent in his personal and professional life.
An anti-semite man - who announced his attack on a website, as it seems - attacked him in his hotel in San Francisco. This happens to Elie Wiesel while transit Mars opposes Pluto and at the same time transit Pluto opposes Mars. Transit Saturn semi squared his natal Sun and it was a day with a solar transit semi square his Uranus and Transit Uranus square his Saturn. Lucky for him Progressed Venus trines his Sun this year.
10th February 2007 BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA
Barrack Hussein Obama is now an official democratic candidate for presidency and he is the second most popular one (behind Hillary Clinton). He was born in Honolulu 4th August 1961. Venus seems to be his most important planet (on Aries Point and without major aspects) so we might expect him to be diplomatic, charming or in design. It s interesting to read on Wikipedia that he has an absent Kenyan father. The Sun is square Neptune....
8th February 2007
ANNA NICOLE SMITH
Anna Nicole Smith was only 39 years old and the mother of a recently died son (methadon user). He died 3 days after she gave birth to a daughter (born 7th September 2006 - father unknown). She died today. A sad story.
She is known for a.o. having married a very old millionaire who died within a year, leaving her alone with 88 million dollar. Sun square Jupiter in her chart says: too much is not good for you. Jupiter is inconjunct Saturn: the disadvantages of being rich. Neptune is oriental and that refers to her drug abuse and to her professional activities: modelling.
PS on 10th February: The little girl born 7th september 2006 at present has Mars inconjunct Progressed Saturn and at the same time Jupiter square progressed Sun. Very descriptive, I think, for death and fortune at the same time (as the death of her mother prevents that the inheretance would have been spilled before her daughter grew up). Cynical perhaps, but Jupiter gives sometimes cynical presents away (like a wrong judgement for a true killer a.s.o.)
7th February 2007 LETITIZIA ORTIZ
The youngest sister of the Spanish princess Letitzia (married to the next king of Spain) died. In the progressed chart of Letitzia Saturn is in 20d19m09s Gemini. In her birth chart at 20d20m16s Gemini (retrograde). On the 8th of August last year the progressed Saturn returned to the initial degree. Gemini is the sign of brothers and sisters, Saturn the planet of finals and borders. Maybe the given hour of birth is not completely correct (astrothéme syas 15th September 1972 at 18h24 in Oviedo). Transit Saturn is now at 21d30m Leo and that is opposed to her natal ascendant (24d46 Aquarius).
7th February 2007
LISA NOWAK
Lisa Nowak is an American astronaut and she is married, but she fell in love with another. She walked to the house of a rival in love with a knife and says she just wanted to scare her off. How did she pass the psycological test? There is a tight square of Sun and Mars, connected to Saturn and Neptune in her chart. And transit Neptune today is square her Sun and Mars: shame and scandall, the media etc., all that Neptune brings along...Lisa Nowak was born 10th May 1963 in Washington D.C.
6th February 2007
RYAN O'NEAL/FARRAH FAWCETT
Farrah Fawcett, celebrating the news that she is free of cancer and celebrating her birthday, saw her friend Ryan O'Neal shooting and figthing her son (but he missed). Ryan O'Neal is more often in the news with accidents and incidents. Mars in Aquarius square the crucial Saturn on the descendant and related to Zero Aries might point at that, but there is also a Sun square Pluto and Moon square Uranus. At the moment Neptune squares his progressed MC and Uranus is near the Nadir. Both are connected to news, media and scandals.
Farrah Fawcett has Ryan's Mars on her Sun. Transit Pluto is now semi square her Sun and square MC. Venus trines her Ascendant. An astrological statement for celebrations (birthday and victory over cancer) and...problems. Her solar return shows Mars near the ascendant with the Sun in between Mars and Uranus.
Farrah Fawcett is born 2nd February 1947 at 11h05 a.m. in Corpus Christi and Ryan O'Neal 20 April 1941 at 21h34 in LA, according to this Finish site:Koti.welho.com
1st Februrary 2007
JACQUES CHIRAC
Transit Uranus square the MC (your name in the newspapers, a scandal), transit Saturn opposed to the progressed Sun (guilt and conscience) and transit Pluto conjunct the Moon (political painfull event): that is what the chart of Chirac (born at noon 29 November 1932 in Paris) shows now that he is in the news because of a political error. He asked journalist not to publish what he said about atomic bombs and Irac, but he failed.
31st January 2007
HUGO CHAVEZ
As from now Hugo Chavez will rule by enactment. The parliament will have no voice for 18 months. What man is he? See his chart in English or in Spanish
SILVIO BERLUSCONI
After a verbal flirtation with a young woman Silvio Berlusconi publicaly (in one of his papers) apologised to his wife (who had demanded that since he hadnot said he was sorry in private). Saturn semi squares his progressed ascendant and that says: being blamed and having to face the consequences of it. Berlusconi was born 29th September 1936 at 6h30 a.m. in Milano, Italy with a Sun Libra, Moon Pisces (widely opposed to Neptune) and Venus in Scorpio in the first house, sextile Mars in Virgo. His Sun is on the ascendant and you have got to admit that he does know how to draw attention.
31st January 2007
PAUL WOLFOWITZ
President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz (born 22nd December 1943 in New York) was in the picture. He is on a photo wearing socks with hugh holes near the toe. No money to buy new ones? His Venus in Scorpio is very prominent (oriental and sequisquare Aries Point) and Venus is biquintile Saturn: a die hard in matters of love, money and comfort with a creative way to economic (business first...). Well, we can see thAt... :)
30th January 2007
ROBERT WILLIE PICKTON
A pig farmer from British Columbia killed at least 26 women and is now on trial. The jury is told the most horrific stories. Robert Pickton was born 24th October 1949 (no hour of birth yet), a Scorpio with an unaspected Sagittarian Moon. In the study of Joanne Wickenburg 74% of the sociopathic personalities had Sun or Moon in Sagittarius. Venus is in the 17th degree of Sagittarius. Remarkably often we (in a study on a forum) found placements in the charts of serial killers between the 16 and 19th degree of Sagittarius.
Just like the Moon Mars and Jupiter have no major aspects. Mars is in between Saturn and Pluto. Venus and Sun are connected to Saturn and Pluto (a.o. Sun quintile Pluto). We see a 'die hard' who associates women and love with frustrations.
26th January 2007
BB KING
BB King is in hospital but in good condition, they say. BB is born 16th September 1925 in New Orleans and this year on his birthday he had the Sun square Pluto in his solar return and Solar Arc Sun is to make an inconjunct with Pluto. There might be a severe health issue going on or coming up, or a surgery. At the moment Saturn is conjunct Neptune, and in many cases that shows being ill. BB King is such an active man that I hope he can go on a few years more to have a well deserved rest. But with Sun conjunct Mars and Mars oriental I doubt that he even CAN rest...:)
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
The LA Times shows, today, a not very flattering foto of the governor on the beach, comparing them with one of his earlier days and with the title:'Bodybuilding governor feels the unforgiving weigth of time". He refers to himself as the 'bionic man' (lots of artificial parts have replaced the disfunctional old ones in his body already), but I do not think he likes the pictures:). With Venus in his first house near the ascendant you might expect him to have some vanity...Venus is inconjunct natal Venus today and that seems rather significant: a discrepancy in beauty and a comparisson between two beauties...Transit Sun is sesquisquare Mars and opposes the Sun, while Progressed Moon is about to opposes to progressed Ascendant. And in his solar return Neptune was on the ascendant already, and Neptune is for foto's:)) He was born 30 July 1947 at 4h10 in Graz, so he will be 60 this year...
25th January 2007
DALIA ITZIK
For the moment Dalia Itzik is the first Israelian female president. She was born 20th november 2006, so that her solar return for this year gave her Sun conjunct Jupiter. In her natal chart Jupiter is semi square Aries Point. It seems now was the time and the moment for succes. Saturn and Neptune are tightly conjunct and oriental in her chart so that responsibilities and ideology go strongly together in her life.
22nd January 2007
ABBÉ PIERRE
In 2003 he was the most popular Frenchman and today he died: Abbé Pierre, born 5th August 1912 at 11 a.m. in Lyon. He has an interesting chart with four (4!) planets peregrine: Sun, Venus, Neptune and Pluto. Pluto is also on Aries Point. That refers to leadership/drawing attention, diplomacy/arts, ideology/arts and questions of life and death, sex and influence at any level and being known for being of influence and strong. He was a member of the French resistance in WW2 and saved the lives of many refugees, also Jewish lives. Strang enough he is a close friend of holocaust denier Roger Garaudy (born 17th July 1913 in Marseille, with Pluto on Aries Point, oriental and peregrine and Sun conjunct Neptune). His Neptune is on the Sun of Garaudy and their Mars make a perfect trine. Another friend is the controversial bisshop Jacques Gaillot, born 11th September 1935 in Saint Dizier with Neptune oriental, Mercury peregrine and his Saturn square the Jupiter of Abbé Pierre and that last one reflects the fact that he is higher in the hierarchy than Abbé Pierre was.
For his populairity we see Moon sesqui square Jupiter/Pluto and Venus opposed to Moon/Jupiter a.o. Uranus opposed to the MC says he ws rather controversial and modern in his profession and we see Neptune on top, oriental, for belief and ideals above all and first of all. There is a T-square of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn (changing opinions) and we see the Libra ascendant square Neptune for 'no limits' and possibility of begin naive or 'too good' if that is possible:).
Abbé Pierre died with Uranus inconjunct Sun and opposed to Mars. Pluto was sesqui square Sun. Jupiter squared Mars and trined the Sun. A complexed pattern of change, an attack (probably the heart) and being happy.
21st January 2007 PAUL VERSUS HEATHER UPDATE
Here is the chart of McCartney (18th June 1942 Liverpool, possibly at 2
p.m., I also saw 00h30 once) with the positions of Heather Mills (12th
Januray 1968, Aldershot, acc. to Wikipedia) wrapped around. The most
narrow aspects between the two are their Mars inconjunct . That is not
very favourable for working together or for sex, though their is the trine
her Mars makes with his Jupiter: reproduction, a child. Mars inconjunct
Mars in synastry can lead to a struggle (example in the world of sports:
Marco van Basten and Ruud van Nistelrooij). Her Jupiter squares his
Saturn (did not she say she would never marry a pensionado again?)
and her Neptune is inconjunct his Sun (disappointment). His Venus trines
her Sun and his Moon trines her Venus, so that will be the atractive part
of this relationship. His Saturn and Northern Node are sesquiquadreate
her natal Sun, and that is not making a partnership grow.
In 1999 when they met Paul had the Moon trine Venus (a need for love
and a partner, being easily fullfilled) and in 2002 his progressed Moon
trined his natal Sun (he married her). But now in 2006 progressed Venus
is conjunct Pluto and progressed Moon is inconjunct Venus and
sesquisquare Pluto. Also Saturn is coming close to his Moon. It is
obvious that there is a problem (Pluto) with a lover (Venus) and that
this hurts his feelings (Moon aspects). Apart from that Transit Saturn is
sesquiquadrate the ascendant (for 2 p.m.)
Heather Mills and Paul McCartney share a Sun-Jupiter aspect. They were
both optimistic and ready to be happy and grow together. But in their
composite chart Venus is afflicted by Uranus and Pluto. And Uranus and
Pluto of Heather Mills are both near the Neptune on the ascendant of
Paul, as to fullfil the prophecy. Of course there is more to see, for
example in their natal charts.
Heather had Sun square Neptune in 2002 (when they got married) and
her Neptune is inconjunct his Sun. This might mean she does not see
him in the right light or that she puts him in the wrong light....At the
moment the progressed Sun is moving from Aquarius to Pisces. When
the sunsign changes in progress, life changes and I have seen more than
one example of a divorce as a way to make a complete change. Also
Uranus is square to her natal Venus.
For those who like to keep it simple and look at signs: his Sun is in
Gemini, hers in Capricorn (no easy combination). His Venus is strong in
Taurus, hers is in Sagittarius (another inconjunct between signs, but
both loving material growth). His Mars in Leo and hers in Pisces is the
most uneasy combination as the aspect is exactly inconjunct.
There is a real battle about money going on now. Heather has a Sun
trine Pluto, an aspect for those who survive and dare. And yes, she
dared asking one quarter of Pauls'money, when he offered her 30 million
pound...
On the 24th October 2006 Paul had transit Pluto right on the MC at the
moment that his former wife was accusing him of abuse. I do not wish
to speculate about that accusation.
Today (21st January 2007) the newspapers report that there is a deal.
She gets several tens of millions and a nice little house and in change she
must keep silent. Can she, having Moon in Gemini, I wonder?
Paul has a.o. the progressed Moon opposed to the Sun, a beautiful
symbol of divorce. Mars is on his descandant. And Heather has Mars
square Mars. It must be a battleground over there.
20 January 2007
SHILPA SHETTY
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is in the British Big Brother house in between two fires. Two of the other inhabitants keep making racist remarks. She responds with emotion and that is to be expected with the Moon oriental (most possibly in Taurus). She was born 8 June 1975 in an area where Tulu is spoken, in India. She has Sun semi square Venus and Jupiter square Saturn as the most narrow aspects in her chart. That is indicative for estetic values and...for the disadvantages of advantages (sort of quoting Johan Cruyff). For her succesful efforts we find Mars square Jupiter/Pluto (and Saturn/Pluto). Jupiter is sesquisquare Venus/Pluto and Nodes is sesqui square Mars/Jupiter. With Mars in an obsessive quindecile with Uranus impulsive and explosive situations are to be expected in her life. If you have a time of birth, please let me know. Wikipedia about Shetty
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JULIE WINNEFRED BERTRAND
The oldest woman in the world, Julie Winnefred Bertrand, died today. She was Canadian and born 16th September 1891. In 2004 Julie was still seeing the hairdresser each week! In her chart there are no planets in firesigns, 50% is in earth and 30% - 50% in air. That corresponds (again) with my study about the relationship between age and elements. Click for more about the subject in the specific artice. What is even more remarkable is that all the planets and object are in movable signs, except for Uranus.
Now that she died Transit Saturn was square progressed Northern Node (saying goodbye) and Uranus was conjunct Jupiter (a relief).
Julie was a Virgo with Moon in Aquarius or Pisces. The most narrow aspect was Sun conjunct Venus (within one degree). Saturn was oriental (for being carefull, among others).
HUGO CHAVEZ
Hugo Chavez is allowed to rule by enactment for a period of 18 months. His party does already have the majority in parliament. He recently closed a critical television transmitting station. He was very rude towards mr. Insulza, secretary of the organisation of American Nations after Insulza said that censorship does not belong in a democracy. You can reed more about Chavez in English and in Castellano.
His solar return chart for 2007/2008 has Pluto on top (symbolic for being on top of your power?)
17 January 2007
PETER HARTZ
Volkswagen chief manager Peter Hartz is involved in a public scandal. He used the company's money to invite clients to join him when he visited expansive sexclubs. He is born 9th August 1941 in Sankt Ingbert, with Pluto oriental (for money, politics, influence, life and death or...sex) and the Moon in Pisces opposes Venus in Virgo. A rather significant combination for astrologers. Now that he is in trouble transit Pluto is inconjunct natal and progressed Saturn (hard confrontation with a lost in the end). This year Sun Arc Uranus is conjunct Pluto (revolutionairy change) and Sun Arc Neptune opposes Uranus (scandals, in this case).
17th January 2007
EDMUND STOIBER
Stoiber is a minister in Bayern (Germany) born 28th September 1941 in Oberaudorf. Recently it was known that he had someone spy on Gabriele Pauli, his opponent in the conservative party.
Venus is peregrine and connected to Aries Point. Neptune is oriental. We see an idealist or a believer with diplomatical talent. His radical ideas are to be found in Mercury in Scorpio, inconjunct Uranus and square Pluto. It is a combination for tense nerves and that is what he has right now with Transit Pluto inconjunct progressed Uranus, confirmed by Sun Arc Uranus conjunct Pluto. Saturn square Saturn adds heavy times for Stoiber.
15th January 2007
REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING
It is Martin Luther King day. Martin Luther King was born 15th January 1929 in Atlanta at 1300 hours CST. Mercury, ruler 1, is on the MC (communications in public appearance) and in Aquarius for the human interest. The Moon is involved in a T-square with both Mars and Saturn and Moon trines Pluto. This indicates the need to fight against limitations or laws and the courageous attitude. Do you notice the endangering Mars-Saturn-Pluto combination?
There is a biquintile of the Sun and Neptune (I have a dream...). Neptune is prominent in this chart, being on the lowest point of the chart: showing the religious and idealistic background.
14th January 2007
95 YEAR OLD BLOGGER
Maria Amelia was born on 23 December 1911 in Muxía in
Spain and on her 95th birthday her cousin or nephew gave
her a blog that is now very popular. Lovely to do these
kind of things at such an age (and look as good as she
does)! What did her chart say about that?
2. Jupiter oriental (ahead of the Sun) for optimism,
pulbications and begin an international (she writes
about her experiences with Dutchmen in Spain, for
example and has been mentioned on a Dutch
newssite)
3. Sun and Venus connected with Aries Point for being
famous (though late in life, Saturn is sesquisquare Sun)
and for being loved.That goes with Jupiter/Uranus
(fortunate for getting old and enjoying life).
Jupiter/Uranus is the midpoint for a.o. unexpectedly
getting known and often seen in the charts of progressed
students in astrology and astrologers.
13th January 2007
SHAWN DAMIAN HORNBECK
On Sunday, October 6, 2002, Shawn Damian Hornbeck left his home by bike. He went to see a friend, but never arrived there. He was last seen, at around 4:30 p.m., riding his bicycle approximately 1/2 mile from his home. Hornbeck was expected to return home by 5 p.m. His family reported him missing, after his whereabouts could not be determined. Local law enforcement authorities then initiated an investigation. On January 12 2007 he was found back alive in the house of his abductor.
Shawn Damian Hornbeck was born 17th July 1991, and when he disappeared he had the progressed Sun opposed to Saturn. Now that he was found Jupiter had recently trined his progressed Sun and semi square natal Sun. On the day that he did not come home, Neptune was in the 9th degree of Aquarius and now that he was found (12th January 2007) Venus was at that degree. No hour of birth available, but still we see Saturn opposing (a disadvantage or limitation coming up in life) and I bet the 9th degree of Aquarius is prominent in his chart (ascendant or MC) so that when he vanished Neptune (for misty situations) was at play and now that he is well there is Venus (for joy).
12th January 2007
KEITH RICHARDS/JOHNNY DEPP
Keith Richards will be part of the cast of the 3rd volume of Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp (born 9th June 1963 at 8:44 in Owensboro, KY, USA) once said that he was inspired by Keith Richards for the way he acted as Captain Jack Sparrow. Pluto of Johnny Dep is EXACTLY on the MC (= image) of Keith Richards and Pluto is a.o. the planet of influence.
But there is another remarkable connection between the two. Jonny Depp was born with Neptune right on the lowest spot in the charts (and that is a prominent place). Jupiter is oriental. The combination of Jupiter and Neptune prominent is inidicative for a.o. actors.
Keith Richards (18th December 1943 at about 6 in Dartford, UK) has Jupiter on top and Neptune is oriental (sort of a reverse of Depp!). Now that he finally can be and actor Keith has both Mars and Pluto trine Jupiter (a combination of success).
For music we see in the chart of Richards Venus and Uranus both in aspect with the MC. And as astrologers we are immediately struck by the combination of Moon, Jupiter and Pluto on top: indication for an enormous popularity!
10th January 2007 SOPHIA LOREN/CARLO PONTI
Today Carlo Ponti, the husband of Sophia Loren, died. Mars and Pluto are starring...
Sophia was born September 20 1934 at 15hours in Rome. She has Mars and Pluto in the seventh house of relations and marriage. Today the midpoint of Mars and Pluto was exactly square her natal Sun and Transit Mars was inconjunct progressed Pluto. In the solar return chart Mars quindecile Pluto (orb 1,5 degree)and in the solar return chart for her next birthday Mars opposes to Pluto.
Carlo Ponti's chart reflects the Mars-Pluto in the chart of Sophia Loren.
He is born 11th december 1912 at 13.00 hours in Magenta and died today with Transit Pluto square ascendant and opposed to progressed Pluto, while transit Saturn is inconjunct progressed Sun and transit Mars squares progressed Sun.
Is it possible that two charts 'fit'more? His Mars and Pluto are prominent. Mars is oriental and Pluto on the IC! She has Mars and Pluto in the house of the partner (that is descriptive of the partner) and both have Mars and Pluto active and activated in their (progressed, birth or solar return) charts today.
8th January 2007
OPRAH & BLACKMAIL
Oprah Winfrey (29th January 1954 19h50 Kosciusko) has been blackmailed in November 2006 by a man named Keifer Bonvillain. He has been arrested on December 15th. The blackmailer said he had tapes of telephone conversations of Oprah with an employee and what she said should place Oprah in a bad light.
This happens to Oprah with Saturn conjunct Pluto and square Mars. Saturn was exactly conjunct Pluto on November 4th and this was repeated on January 7th. More over: transit Pluto is now inconjunct her progressed MC (this endangers the position). One of the most narrow aspects in her chart is Mars square Pluto, that indicates the use and abuse of power and...danger coming from men. Read about this aspect here. Oprah has indications for hard confrontations in her chart. Sun square Saturn and quindecile Pluto (165d), Saturn quindecile Pluto (75d): the 'die hard' construction! Again we see that Saturn over Pluto activates this construction in the chart of an influencial person and causes problems (having to pay a price, in this case: blackmail). In 2006 the Saturn-Pluto conjunction causes the fall of famous politicians (in Holland: Hirsi Ali, Wiegel and Verdonk).
7th January 2007
FOLLOW UP ON WIELGUS
Today Stanislav Wielgus resigned and is no longer arch bishop of Poland. This happened during a solar transit trine Uranus (comfortably getting rid of tensions).
6th January 2007
STANISLAV WIELGUS
Stanislav Wielgus is the archbishop to be of the Polish
city of Warshaw. He was born 23rd April 1939 with Sun in
Taurus and Moon in Gemini. Saturn was (possibly
peregrine) oriental and Mercury was peregrine (not
aspected). That shows that he is first of all a
conservative (and maybe a person who is very carefull
and easily scared). It also point at the importance of
communication and passing through messages (Gemini and
Mercury!). That is exactly what he did. He was a spy for
the communist government and was rewarded for that.
The world is informed about that in a period
that the present conservative government uses to
'eliminate' those civil servants who were former
informants of the communist.But the catholics in Poland
are also conservative. So Wielgus is protected. Not only
by conservatives, however. The progressed Sun is now
square progressed Jupiter and natal Mercury. Progressed
Jupiter is conjunct natal Mercury. Jupiter, with a
blinfold, helps as well...And so does the pope!
In his birth chart Jupiter is in the sign of Pisces,
conjunct Venus and square Neptune. That is a double
combination of the Jupiter/Neptune influence that I also
found in the charts of popes and monks. Mars is trine
Uranus for the working community of men (please read
also the relevant articles mentioned below).
This news does not only endanger the position of
Wielgus, but also that of the government. And that was
to be foreseen. This was my message dated 22nd Jyly
2006: "
The Kaczynski brothers - twins and Gemini - rule over
Poland as president and prime minister and they
announced, 16 years after the revolutionairy change of
regime, to purify Poland and get rid of the tens of
thousands of people who spied during the communist
period and are still active in gouvernment offices.
There are critics who are afraid of a witch hunt and
that is to be expected. Because Saturn is going to
conjunct their natal Pluto and lately several
politicians (mentioned on this site) were challenged to
be very strict in the rules (and later had to go...:).
The brothers were born 18th of June 1949 in Warschow and
are conservatives (Mercury is square Saturn). Ahead of
the Sun are Mars and Mercury, so they might act (Mars)
as they say (Mercury) or just speak with agression. This
Mars however squares Saturn and that is often a sign for
hard and brutal activity. Pluto is sesquiquadrate Zero
Aries and soon Saturn will conjunct Pluto. A crucial
moment to gain or loose respect. Transit Pluto will
oppose to their Suns in December and in 2007: a forced
change will be made then."
PS: noticed the amount of Twins/Gemini in this message?... Interesting to read, too, are the articles about: Monks and martyrs Popes Mars and Uranus
5th January 2007
GEORGE W. BUSH
George W. Bush, as it is the rumour, should be planning to send even more soldiers to Irak, in spite of the democratic majority in the senate that would like to withdraw all soldiers. This rebellious attitude is related to transit uranus opposed to the progressed Sun and inconjunct progressed Pluto. That is bringing him in the news and in trouble... More about Uranus and Pluto and more about presidents under the links...
5th Januari 2007
NANCY PELOSI
Sun Arc Saturn square Sun, Sun Arc Pluto opposed to the Sun coming up for Nancy Pelosi this year and that means: hard confrontations. Nancy Pelosi is the democratic chairman of the USA Senate and she is fit to be confronted. She has the political strategy combination of Mercury with Saturn and Pluto and Jupiter is conjunst the midpoints Sun/Saturn and Saturn/Pluto to indicate a succesfull 'die hard'. Nancy Pelosi was born in Baltimore on 26th March 1940 with a missing element (air). More about missing elements (and lack of aspects) here...
She has the Moon in Scorpio and that is seen in more charts of woman with a strong carreer. Maybe the Moon in Scorpio makes tough women!:)
4th January 2007
JOHN NEGROPONTE
John Negroponte is a diplomate of origin (his Venus is peregrine and Venus is for diplomacy). He was a director of National Intelligence and will now become the first man behind Condoleezza Rice and people wonder why. He was born 21st July 1939 in England. His present astrological position is that both transit Pluto and transit Uranus aspect his natal Sun (sudden change in life) with a frustrating Jupiter sesquisquare the Sun that is at the same time pointing at his new job: to do foreign affairs (and travel more)!
2nd January 2007
QUEEN NUMBER ONE
The most popular rock group in the UK is Queen! See the chart of Freddy Mercury. Freddy Mercury was born in Zanzibar at 5:10 Local Mean Time on the 5th of September 1946 with Mercury (!) on his ascendant. See below! Today the transit Sun trines his and Venus is on his progressed IC.
SHOP
In the bookshop you find a selection of astrology books.
Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote:
*** ex libris "Maud"
Here will I lie, while these long branches sway,
And you fair stars that crown a happy day
Go in and out as if at merry play,
Who am no more so all forlorn,
As when it seemed far better to be born
To labour and the mattock-hardened hand,
Than nursed at ease and brought to understand
A sad astrology, the boundless plan
That makes you tyrants in your iron skies,
Innumerable, pitiless, passionless eyes,
Cold fires, yet with power to burn and brand
His nothingness into man.
MORE BONO: THE DISADVANTAGES OF NIEWS
Putin is born 7th October1952 at 9h30 a.m. in St. Petersburg
