Current Affairs & Mundane Astrology
A look at the Scorpio New Moon and the US mid-term elections... As Americans take to the poll to vote on who they want in Congress, it's time to take the temperature on where America is in relation to the Trump presidency. As an astrologer, I can't help noticing that the 2018 US mid-terms are… Continue reading A Victory with a Sting in its Tail?
2018 has been a busy year for the younger members of the British royal family. No sooner was the second royal wedding of the year over when the first couple to wed Harry and Meghan, announced that they were 'pregnant'. Just days after Prince Andrew's daughter, Eugenie got hitched, Kensington Palace announced that the Duchess… Continue reading Another Royal Baby on the Way…but when exactly?
A union written in the stars? How well-matched are the royal newly-weds astrologically speaking? I take a look...
Today, a third child was born to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Catherine gave birth to a baby boy at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, just after 11am local time. It is not yet know what Prince George and Princess Charlotte's younger brother will be called. Once again, this child's birth defied my expectations and… Continue reading A First Look at the Birth Chart of Prince Louis of Cambridge
It's spring in the northern hemisphere, which means lambs, daffodils - and, well royal babies. Aside from all the excitement about the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018, there is also plenty of excitement and speculation about the likely birth date of the third child of royal rockstars, the Duke… Continue reading Royal Birth Date Predictions 2018
Since the ANC's leadership elections in December 2017, where Cyril Ramaphosa, seemingly against the odds, managed to emerge as the victor, there has been much speculation about how long Jacob Zuma had as SA president before he was forced to step down. According to party insiders, that moment has been imminent since the lunar eclipse… Continue reading Et tu, Brute? Has the cat with nine lives finally run out of chances?
What can astrology tell us about the leadership style of the man tipped to be South Africa's next president? I thought this an apt moment to have a closer look at his natal chart to scan for clues...
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… Continue reading Donald Trump & the Great American Eclipse of 2017
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!...
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...
