Donald Trump & the Great American Eclipse of 2017

2017 continues to be a relatively volatile year, with much instability and uncertainty over Brexit, increasing tensions between the US and North Korea, a large number of wildfires breaking out across the globe and growing political instability and demonstrations in global flashpoint regions such as South America (Venezuela) and Africa (Kenya and South Africa). Eclipses are, by…

UK 2017 Election – An Astrological Sneak Peak

It is no small exaggeration to say that the 2017 UK General Election is probably one of the most important elections the UK has held in a very long time. What happens in June 2017 stands to have a major impact on its future direction - and potentially also it's very existence! Naturally, as an astrologer, I couldn't help myself from 'having a punt' at what the potential outcome may be. Having spent the last two elections 'getting my eye in,' hopefully this time I will be in a better position to avoid the common assumptions and pitfalls, and get things right first time round... Here goes with my election predictions!...

South Africa: Ready for a Revolution?

On Friday the 30th of Mar 2017, Jupiter squared Pluto. This dramatic transit coincided with the triggering of Brexit by Theresa May but also with a rapidly growing leadership crisis in South Africa that lead to the Rand, going into freefall and culminating just a few days later with one credit ratings agency re-assigning their currency to junk status. Just a year before, the scenario looked very different and a lot more hopeful...

2017 Mundane Astrology Forecast

2016 was, in many ways, an annus horribilis for many of us. Brexit, the US elections – these shock events had the signature of Uranus all over them In many ways, then, you could say that 2016 was an extension of the shocking and radical energy epitomised by the planet Uranus which has, since the…

An Astrological Profile of Donald J. Trump

The 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, is due to take office in just under 20 days. Here is a breakdown of his natal chart for those interested in getting a sense of just who he is and what makes him tick... Trump's natal chart is interesting in many ways. Here is a…

Does George Washington hold the key to choosing America’s next President?

Last time there was a US Presidential Election (2012), I stuck my neck out and made some predictions about the outcome based on fairly traditional astrological methods. Although my predictions came true, this time around I wanted to do something different. There are already so many astrologers out there making predictions for the 2016 race…

Figuring out Hillary Clinton’s natal chart

There is much speculation about the former first lady's time of birth, which is one of the reasons why it was so hard for astrologers to make hard and fast predictions about Hillary Clinton's chances of becoming the 45th US President. You just have to look at the source notes on Astro Databank to see…

Just who is Theresa May?

Can astrology provide us with some insights into the character of this enigmatic woman? On Wednesday the 13th of July, a day after Venus enters the sign par excellence of world leaders and kings: majestic and proud Leo - emblem of Britain since the 12th century  - Theresa May will become the second woman ever to hold the…

Shock & Awe: the Brexit vote postmortem

On Friday the 24th of June 2016, many Brits woke up to the shock of their life - the EU Referendum poll had yielded a voting result no one had expected - the Brexit camp had won by a margin of 4%. As the reality began to sink in, Leave voters began to celebrate, whilst elsewhere, there…

To Brexit or not to Brexit, that is question…

In less than 10 days, the UK population will go the polls to decide whether or not they want to be a part of the European Union or not. This is a fairly landmark vote, and one that has massive implications, not only for the fate of Britain, but also potentially for the rest of…