One more thing regarding the last time Saturn and Pluto were conjunct in Capricorn, in 1518, was that this was also the year denoting a significant turning point regarding the African Slave Trade. In August 1518 King Charles of Spain authorised the transportation of slaves directly from Africa to the Americas for the first time. [...]
The major astrology of this time relates to the conjunction of Saturn and Pluto. While this was exact in mid January, it is such a big cycle that the energies and themes of this transit will be present for the next few years. It is the connections between the slow moving outer planets that describe [...]
When Saturn shows up in astrology, either in a difficult aspect in a natal chart, or as a transit to a key element in our chart, fear is often the initial reaction. It’s not uncommon for astrologers and people who understand some astrology to suffer from ‘Saturnophobia’. This is because Saturn transits do tend to [...]
Anyone who follows the movement of the planets will be acutely aware that January 12th, 2020 is the day of the exact Saturn Pluto conjunction in Capricorn. There has been much already written about this, and what it could mean on the world stage. Undoubtedly it is a huge transit, symbolic of big changes being [...]
Just like people, countries also have an astrology chart, and I wanted to share with you some things I’ve noticed about the charts of the UK and its leader, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, given that our country is at such a significant moment in its history. The United Kingdom officially came in being on [...]
Last week, BBC radio show host Danny Baker was sacked after tweeting an image of a chimpanzee dressed in a top hat, overcoat and cane. His caption, ‘Royal baby leaves hospital’ was a reference to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new baby. The BBC fired him because they said the chimp image of the mixed-race [...]
South African athlete and Olympic gold medalist, Caster Semanya, has been embroiled for some time in a legal battle with the governing body of athletics, the IAAF, over the nature of her gender. She is female, but was born with XY chromosomes, normally associated with being male, and has a high level of testosterone, which [...]
I watched Bohemian Rhapsody recently and was curious as to Freddie Mercury's choice of surname (he was born Farrokh Bulsara). I had a look at his birth chart, and not only is Mercury the ruler of his Sun and Ascendant (both Virgo), but also the planet Mercury is situated at 2 degrees Virgo, the exact [...]
The Goddess of Love meets the God of War… On April 20th, Venus moves into the sign of Aries and will be there until the 15th May. With Aries being the first sign of the zodiac, this marks the beginning of a new trip around the wheel for the Goddess of Love. While in the [...]
A time to dissolve the boundaries of separation between you and your beloved and experience the truth of Divine love. On March 26th, Venus moved into the sign of Pisces and will be there until the 20th April. This is a wonderful period for connections with others and relationships of all kinds, since Venus is [...]
