Gemini 2020 Yes, I’m aware my title sounds like a group – maybe a heavy metal or blues band. But of course I am going to discuss the sad and shocking case of George Floyd, who was murdered by police in Minneapolis on May 25th. Sometimes the right person comes along to mobilise the world at the right time. The …
Will the real UK please stand up?
Aquarius 2020 Back in 2016 in my Leo post, I asked Will the real USA please stand up? I started with a quote from Obama: “It’s not just a choice between parties or policies; the usual debates between left and right. This is a more fundamental choice – about who we are as a people …” Sadly, recent events surrounding …
Sex, lies and deep fake
Scorpio 2019 Way back in 2001, I wrote an article about a planetary cycle that is very relevant now. It involves Pluto – the planet that in modern astrology rules our sign of the month – Scorpio. The other planet involved is Saturn. At the time, in 2001, the cycle was at its halfway point. Now the reason that this …
Democracy strikes back
Virgo 2019 This month I am suffering from information overload – a typical Virgo problem. Yes, I know – we always have too much information. But this month I have so many charts I want to share with you on the extraordinary events taking place, particularly in the UK, that I am having trouble deciding how to sift wood from …
What is it with all these Geminis in politics?
Gemini 2019 Yes, I know it’s that time of year, but really – we seem to have a plethora of them in the news here. Geminis! Trump, President Xi of China and, in the UK, Boris Johnson, and Jeremy Corbyn. Apart from Boris, London has had another Gemini as mayor – Ken Livingstone. And then there are the other air …
Brexit and the 23s
14 March 2019 Astrologically I find Brexit totally addictive. And Pisces time can result in addiction (my main Monthly Planet will be about this) so I guess that’s OK. After my post yesterday on Theresa May, Michel Barnier and Jeremy Corbyn, I thought I’d take another look at the UK chart. I use the one most astrologers use which I …