Jul 21

Andy Burnham and the Astrology of Now

It is striking that on the day that Andy Burnham became the UK’s 7th Prime Minister in 10 years, the Jupiter/Pluto opposition, which forms the rim of the Barbault’s basket, became exact. So what is the relationship – if any -between Burnham and the current astrological picture? What might Burnham’s premiership reveal to us about the astrology of now? (all charts follow on from the text)

On the morning of his big day, Andy Burnham was up early, helping to prepare breakfast at a London homeless charity—a gesture that spoke of leading by example. With Jupiter now in trine with Neptune, attention was drawn towards those who live less fortunate lives. 2026 is the year of a Saturn–Neptune conjunction at zero degrees Aries, and this is a planetary pairing that has long been associated with socialism. The Communist Manifesto appeared in the wake of the 1848 conjunction, while many of Europe’s major socialist parties were founded around the time of the 1882 conjunction. Listening to Burnham’s first speech outside Number 10 Downing Street yesterday, I was struck by its distinctly left-leaning tone. Meanwhile, in the background, a man with a good voice, sang Beethoven’s Ode to Joy—the anthem of the European Union—a thought provoking musical commentary on the moment.

In his speech, Burnham talked about the wrong turn that Britain took in the 1980’s and this was an ‘aha’ moment for me. The Jupiter/Saturn conjunction in Libra in 1980, that heralded the start of Ronald Reagan’s first presidency, also saw the emergence of new political consensus that would become known as neo-liberalism. Together, Reagan and Margaret Thatcher forged a close ideological partnership that reshaped the economic landscape of Britain and the United States. In Britain, privatisation, deregulation and the shrinking of the state was accompanied by the sale of council housing, the decline of many industrial communities and a growing emphasis on market values over collective institutions. The miners’ strike, the Battle of the Beanfield, the Criminal Justice Act, the policing of traveller communities and free festivals, led to a crushing of the cultural margins and a homogenization of culture. What we have witnessed in the decades since, is the Americanization of everything. I find it hopeful, that in the year of a Saturn/Neptune conjunction there is a a possibility of recovering compassion, community, collective imagination, and some of those core human values that have become lost to us.

So, a taste of Burnham’s first speech:

We will make this moment a circuit breaker for Britain, bringing forward the biggest changes in the last forty years. A new political model and a new economic model. In the 1980s, Britain took some wrong turns. Political power was centralised, economic power privatised, large parts of the country de-industrialised, and they still haven’t recovered. …….. And that’s why we will change politics, to make it more collaborative, more about problem solving than point scoring…. But I can do something to give people some breathing space now…… We will help more young people into work by changing the education system and giving them more support, more mental health support……And we will build more council homes.

The Astrological Take

I have already seen a number of astrological posts suggesting that Burnham’s natal chart is ill-equipped for governing at this particular moment. It is true that his horoscope is not brimming with air and fire. Instead, earth and water dominate, lending it a quieter, more pragmatic quality. Yet this assessment overlooks one crucial factor. Burnham’s single air planet—Uranus in Libra—forms a close conjunction with the United Kingdom’s Ascendant. In mundane astrology, contacts to a nation’s Ascendant often coincide with a noticeable shift in public mood or national identity. Yesterday, that Uranian quality was palpable. There was an unmistakable sense of excitement and freshness. Burnham’s speech was informal; there was no rostrum, no prepared script, and he spoke directly to the nation. Uranus always sets things in motion, always heralds change. Burnham’s Venus in Capricorn is closely conjunct the UK Sun. Given that the UK also has Libra rising, Venus assumes particular importance in the national horoscope. This contact suggests that Burnham is likely to resonate with the country’s sense of identity and values. Whatever one makes of his politics, he possesses a warmth and ease in public that contrasts noticeably with Keir Starmer’s more reserved style.

 Although we do not have a recorded birth time for Burnham, we do know that his Moon is out of bounds, just as the UK’s Moon is out of bounds. Astrologers often associate an out-of-bounds Moon with behaviour that falls outside conventional limits or expectations. Whether this shared signature proves significant remains to be seen, but it may suggest a capacity to lead the country in a completely new direction.

The dominant configuration in Burnham’s chart, is an out of sign t-square with Mercury as focal planet. Mercury retrograde, in 29+ Capricorn squares Jupiter in 3+ Scorpio opposite Saturn in 2+ Taurus. When the UK’s radix Jupiter in 1+  Leo is added to the picture,  Burnham’s natal configuration becomes a grand cross. The UK’s horoscope places both the Moon in Cancer and Jupiter in Leo in the tenth house. The Moon reflects Britain’s parliamentary democracy, while Jupiter symbolises the enduring influence of the aristocracy and the constitutional monarchy in UK public life. As Guy Shrubsole has shown, land ownership in England remains astonishingly unequal. Around 25,000 landowners—predominantly aristocratic estates and large corporate interests—control roughly half the land. While Burnham clearly has some vision, the Jupiter-Pluto opposition, exact as he assumed office, symbolises the scale of the challenge before him. Pluto rarely relinquishes power willingly. Entrenched structures—economic, political and institutional—have their own momentum. Perhaps, Burham can sprinkle a bit of Northern magic over the whole country. His record in Manchester, suggests he might.

It is the Jupiter/Pluto opposition that draws Burhnam into the current energy. His task is momentous. Post-Brexit Britain remains a divided nation, with many fractured relationships—both at home and abroad—in need of repair. The UK is at the beginning of a triple transit of Saturn in Aries square to the Sun in Capricorn. Circa Regna Tonat –  ‘about the throne, the thunder rolls’. These first months of Burnham’s premiership will be a baptism by fire and air. Steering a vessel through stormy seas is no easy task. Certainly, he is now a man to watch.

Burham himself will have one Saturn square to the Sun, on March 31st 2027,  a classic test of leadership and resolve. If he survives, if he proves himself up to the task, Burnham will lead his party into the next election, and likely be crowned again. Only time will tell.

Jun 21

The summer solstice: a celebration of light

In less than an hour, the Sun enters Cancer, marking the summer solstice. This one of the major turning points in our astrological calender. Not only do we celebrate the Sun’s highest point, but we also recognize that as of today, we start to surrender some of the light as the Earth slowly moves towards the September equinox point. To me, the cardinal points say something very fundamental about the Earth’s relationship to the Sun. The solstice and equinox points, remind us that we are subject to the laws of nature and that we are subordinate to a higher authority than our own personal ego’s.

The solstice is celebrated in different ways across the globe. We now know that many of the great neolithic and later sites, have aligned themselves to the crossing of the Sun at the important cardinal points. Certainly at Stonehenge, prominence goes to the summer and winter solstices. I actually celebrated solstice at Stonehenge in the late 1970’s. It is a vague memory now, but what is cemented in my memory, is touching the stones. The sense of place there is formidable. Neolithic sites have tremendous presence. I love the dolmens in Emmen – where you can also find one of the few earth-works of the American artist Robert Smithson, Broken Circle, Spiral Hill. Smithson was tragically killed in a plane crash not long after finishing this work. Sites such as these have great personality and enormous presence in the landscape. Given my love of all things ancient (I am a Capricorn after all) it is a delight to have been asked to talk at a wonderful conference in Turkey this autumn. We will be visiting a number of sacred sites, such as the quite recently discovered Göbekli Tepe in Eastern Turkey. This site is part of ancient Mesopotamia, where our wonder for the heavens really has its roots. There are some great talks planned, and astro-astronomer Rod Chang, will be inviting us to look through his telescope at the stars. Remember, we are talking dark sky here. Anyway, if you have ever dreamt of a visit this part of the world, this is your chance.

Anyway, let’s take a little look at the ingress chart. What strikes me, is that we once again have Mercury in a water sign. Remember, Mercury was stationing in Pisces in the Aries ingress chart. We know that all the retrograde cycles of Mercury this year, fall in the water signs, whereby introducing a highly emotional element to our thinking. Water is personal. How does this or that effect me and my family? Concerns of places far away? Not our business. Own people first. In the chart Mercury is in its pre-shadow period. It will go retrograde on June 29th (on the day I travel to Dublin – I will let you know how that goes) and actually returns to the same degree as in the ingress on July 8th. Mercury goes direct on July 24th and moves out of the shadow zone, on 3 August. Why is this relevant? Well, look at the chart. The Sun in Cancer is Moon ruled and the Moon is in Virgo. Where is Mercury? In the Moon’s sign, in Cancer. The relationship here between Mercury and the Moon is called a mutual reception. Moon and Mercury are also in aspect with each other, so feelings and action are working well together. There is opportunity to act, albeit perhaps on an inward level as we prepare to launch something, or begin a new project. I think, that on a personal level, there is a highly productive Moon/Mercury relationship. However, the fact that Mercury will station retrograde, suggests that around the time of the solstice, themes start to emerge and these themes will become important during the retrograde period. At this time, we will work these themes out – feel our way through them – gestate or nurture our own plans. Anyway, at the end of the post-shadow period around August 3rd, things will start to move forward. This makes this solstice, a very good time for doing ground work. If you would like an in-depth look at the solstice horoscope, take a look at the recent CIA panel on YouTube.

I will conclude by wishing you all a wonderful summer solstice. Today and everyday, let us honour the light in ourselves, in others, and in the world around us. Happy solstice everyone.

May 26

This Beautiful Life: Four Reasons Why Chiron in Taurus Matters

On June 19th, Chiron will briefly enter Taurus, where it will remain until September 18th. Although Chiron does not move beyond zero degrees, we are nonetheless being gifted a valuable opportunity to prepare ourselves for Chiron’s seven-year transit through Taurus, which begins on April 14th, 2027. Remember, Chiron has an eccentric orbital path; he does not move with the regularity of Saturn. Chiron spends 8.4 years in Aries, but only 1.6 years in Virgo. So why might this upcoming Taurus ingress matter?

Reason One: On November 1st, 1977, when Charles Kowal discoveredChiron, it was in the 4th degree of Taurus. This means Chiron is now approaching his own first Chiron return. The Chiron return occurs around the age of fifty and, for many people, marks a profound recalibration of what we truly want and need from life. It is a period of major realignment, aimed at helping us stay connected to our inner centre and remain faithful to our essential self. Depending on how we have lived up to this point — how true we have been to ourselves — this process may involve a greater or lesser struggle as we attempt to re-establish that connection.

Chiron is a centaur: the animal instinct and the human meet near the navel, the area of the solar plexus, the Manipura Chakra — representing inner power, personal vitality, identity, and transformation. All of Chiron’s main themes are surfacing now and asking to be reassessed. Healing the mind through the body, the mysterious connection between body, mind, and soul, is just one of them.

Reason Two: Under the five exact trines between Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius — the first on July 18th, 2026, the last on May 10th, 2028 — the pace of technological development really starts to pick up pace and a tipping point will be reached. We will be required to hit the ground running if we are to keep up. Go hard or go home. Hustle. Get ahead. Meanwhile, our own lives begin to feel increasingly fleeting and transient, with truth becoming little more than a temporary construct: endlessly updated, contradicted, revised, or replaced by new narratives. Remember, we are now in a new era of air and fire, and the ground beneath our feet may begin to feel more like shifting sand than solid earth. Truth, opinion, fact, and fiction blur into a vast ocean of uncertainty which, for many, may create a profound sense of drift — of being lost at sea — born from the growing difficulty of knowing where the truth in any situation, actually lies. Holding on to anything becomes undesirable. What’s the point in investing in anything? It seems we have little choice but to go with the flow. ENTER —Chiron in Taurus.

Reason Three: SANITY

Just as time speeds up, Chiron in Taurus calls us to slow down. To stop and take the time to read that book. Not to fast-forward that movie to see what happens in the end. To take the time to slow down and cook a meal. To step back from endless busyness. To make time for our friends and our hobbies, and create a space where we can patiently observe and simply be. Chiron reminds us of the healing power of nature that is encapsulated in a warm summer breeze or rain hitting against a windowpane. Chiron invites us to sit with ourselves and just be — quiet, rested — without the need to be productive, to stay on top of everything, or to outrun ourselves. ‘Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these’ (Matthew 6:28-29).

Chiron in Taurus speaks of the healing power of rest, of restoring the body to health. At a time when everything is moving so quickly, we need to cherish and hold on to our own thoughts, and find an anchor within ourselves. Chiron in Taurus is an invitation not to forget the needs of the body, and the value of giving time, time. It speaks to the importance of allowing things to unfold organically.

Reason Four

With Chiron in Aries, we wrestled with questions of identity:

Who am I really?
Do I dare to be myself?

With Chiron in Taurus, the emphasis shifts. The questions we should be asking now, are:

What is my true worth?
What do I really value in life?
What matters most?

When Chiron re-enters Aries in September, old pain — particularly around identity — may come sharply back into focus. This brief sojourn of Chiron in Taurus feels like a vulnerable opening toward a different way of being in the world, as we start to see our selves through different eyes.

Liz Hathway Astrologer

Apr 08

Mars conjunct Saturn, Aries eclipse

Today we enter the heart of an eclipse. Do we tremble? Should we be afraid? No. But just remember the most basic rule of eclipse season, i.e.  things planned in weird season, seldom pan out as expected. At their heart, eclipses symbolize an interruption in the natural flow of the cosmos, a tear in the lining, a distortion, and always a play of light and shadow.

North Node in Aries/ South Node in Libra – the Axis of War and Peace

The solar eclipse that accompanies the upcoming North Node eclipse, took place on October 14th last year on the South Node in Libra, and so directly related to the Hamas attack in Gaza, which took place on October 7th. Remember, eclipses are like black holes, they warp our normal perception of time, so events happening weeks before and after the eclipse, still have a direct bearing on it. The Libra South Node, relates to past relationships, past actions, and represents a tipping point or a place of precarious balance. Since October 7th and the Israel reaction to the Hamas attack,  the always delicate, precarious balance in the entire Middle East has been literally shot to pieces.

So now we have the Aries, North Node eclipse. Where Libra is reconciliatory, Aries is forceful, its charge ahead and ill thought out action, oft times leaves a heap of debris in its wake. Aries has the reputation for acting first and thinking after. We live in dangerous times and the ability to show patience, and a willingness to think ahead, are important prerequisite to solving problems.  In the warm up to the eclipse on April 8th, we see a number of aspects coming into play. Firstly the Moon must pass through a phase of besiegement, moving as she does, between eclipse ruler Mars and Saturn in Pisces (on Saturday 6th April). The conjunction of Mars and Saturn, is a problematic coming together of the two malefics. Mars quickens and Saturn shapes or at least, tries to. Here in mysterious Pisces, I sense a tendency for actions to morph into something else. Shapeshifting. Nothing is quite what it seems. Somewhat elusive or possibly even deceptive action. Saturn in Pisces, has no solid ground under under his feet –and Mars not reigned in – has no borders (or very fluid ones at best) – so Mars has freedom to move. Mars rules this eclipse and this conjunction takes is right through to the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in Taurus on April 21st.

Though much is made – rightly so – of the upcoming Jupiter/Uranus conjunction, the great French mundane astrologer Andre Barbault reminded us that in situations where there is already great tension, the conjunction of Jupiter/Uranus can act like a powder keg. Jupiter and Uranus were conjunct at the start of WW1, the conjunction in 1941 saw an escalation in WW2, between the US, Russia and Japan. A series of triple Ju/Ur conjunctions beginning in December 1968 led to a worldwide increase in social conflicts, which were predominantly characterized by the rise of left-wing politics, anti-war sentiment, civil rights urgency, and in youth counterculture. The upcoming conjunction is in Taurus, makes me think, things will stay radically the same. (source: Barbault article in an old Astrological Association Journal)

I started work on this text a few days ago, this is today’s paragraph. Yesterday, news broke of the Israel Defence Force withdrawing from Khan Younis. Arab sources prefer to talk of redeployment, the movement of troops from A to B. I think we need to be alert to the movement of Mars towards Saturn, even though it is a relatively short planetary cycle (2 year cycle), it is tuned into eclipse season and Jupiter/Uranus. Traditionally Mars rules the king’s allies but also those who rebel against the king. With support for Israel waning and growing calls within Israel for Benjamin Netanyahu to stand down, tension is ever present in the Middle East. What happens next ?

The Mars/Saturn conjunction falls exactly opposite Benjamin Netanyahu’s own natal Saturn in Virgo, in the ninth house, foreign intervention. The growing opposition in the United States to Joe Biden’s policy in the Middle East, could be starting to bear fruit now. All eyes on Netanyahu. Light or shadow?

Jun 14

Upcoming Lectures

On August 3rd I will be giving the following talk for the Aquarius Severn Astrology Group.

The discovery of Pluto : Herstory – What would Persephone say?

The first planet to be discovered in the New World, Pluto’s emergence into collective consciousness has been associated with the splitting of the atom, the nuclear age, the rise of fascism, and to the criminal underworld, the mafia. However the planets arrival is also connected with an unheard voice, which I refer to as Persephone’s. As Pluto himself emerged, so did SHE. ‘Beauty in a jar’, beauty as power, androgynous women and in England the emergence of the sacred feminine and the Goddess Movement, the discovery horoscope of Pluto also points to a re-emergence of the feminine – a validation of female spirituality, sexuality and a validation of feminine political power.. In this talk, Liz will look at Pluto’s discovery from a different perspective.

The group has a newsletter with information on all talks and I believe my talk will be made available on-line for free post event.

On August 8th I will be giving a talk for ISAR UK. It appears the website is down – so I will add the link later. From 7pm UK time

The Ninth House: Dreams, Visons and Visionaries

In astrology, the ninth house is most commonly associated with higher learning, religion, beliefs, philosophy and more generally, the search for meaning. One of the least explored facets of the ninth house relates to dreams, visions and divination in general. In this talk, Liz will take us on a deep dive into the history of the ninth house and will consider the importance once given to dreams as the most reliable means of contacting the divine. In this talk, expect to find out more about famous dreams and those who dreamed them.

On Saturday 14th October, I will be lecturing at the Astrological Association of Great Britain’s annual conference at Yarnfield Park in Staffordshire. All talks are also available as an online package – so do check out the AA website. Looking forward to this talk ..which concludes just 24 minutes before a solar eclipse in 22 degrees Libra. This eclipse falls in my 12 house.

Letting out the Light
‘Out of what storm of darkness .. came this incandescent stone’. Tales of iconic diamonds, gems, curses, fascination and thievery. Why do we love jewels so and what mysteries do they hold ? An astrological journey into the fascinating world of rocks, crystals and gem stones.

Liz Hathway, Master of Arts in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology (with distinction), DFAstrolS, Qualified Horary Craftswoman (Frawley school) is an independent researcher with a special interest in rituals, sacred space, shamanism, magic and transformation.

Aug 13

Salman Rushdie – Shooting the Messenger

Shocked but not surprised – I guess is how I would describe my reaction to the attack on Salman Rushdie. Since shortly before 2pm on Valentine’s Day in 1989, when the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa (which is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law) sentencing Salman Rushdie to death, I often felt concerned for his safety. Yesterday – more that 33 years later – in Chautauqua, a young man tried to carry that fatwa out. With an absolutely humungous full moon just behind us – like many astrologers I’m sure – I wanted to look at the horoscopes.

In Rushdie’s chart – the Moon and Pluto are OOB – and the Moon is in cazimi in Gemini- reflecting his amazing resilience while living under extreme circumstances of emotional uncertainty, anxiety and certainly in the early days of the fatwa, fear. Striking in the light of yesterday’s events – is Rushdie’s Mars/Jupiter opposition – which very much plays into the aforementioned Leo full moon -and the fixed grand cross it created (Sun opposite Moon, squaring the Nodal axis, and Mars/Uranus).

The most important and defining horoscope – is for the fatwa itself. Issued under a stationary Mercury in Capricorn (strict interpretation of and adherence to the rules). A cluster of outers setting in Capricorn, Uranus/Saturn/Neptune in that order. Three new planetary cycles gearing up here, and the flavour is Capricornian – no frills, no thrills, ‘sober up’ ‘get real’, highly authoritarian. Thatcher was still in power too!! Pluto stationing in Scorpio, opposite Mars and squaring Venus in the fatwa horoscope – tied tightly in to Mars/Jupiter in Rushdie’s birth chart. The fixed signs dominate, as you can see in this bi-wheel, fatwa is inner wheel, yesterday’s assassination attempt outer wheel.

Communication is so important to writers and to Gemini’s too. Born under a new moon – with Mercury in Cancer, talking is personal and as a result, powerful. Rushdie has become a symbol of free speech and in some ways, a representative of what we have lost. In a discussion on the radio today, it was said that no publisher nowadays would touch ‘The Satanic Verses’ with a barge pole. Essentially the 1989 fatwa put a kibosh on free speech as we know it. Yet, shining like a beacon, Rushdie’s book remains defiantly in print. You can still buy a copy. Fixed signs are tenacious and Rushdie’s Mars/Jupiter opposition, bestows him with courage a plenty.

The chart is for the first publication date. I chose 9 am – because this is the time bookshops would have opened in 1988. We can see Saturn/Uranus moving towards conjunction here, on the galactic center – which to my mind – always introduces a degree of chaos. (Some of my thoughts on the GC can be found here). Uranus is also OOB – so you can definitely expect the unexpected. This is a predominantly fire/air horoscope – dealing with big ideas, grand theories but with Mars in Aries also opposite the Sun (in detriment) – something is striking a very discordant note.

Like many others, I am sending a prayer to Salman Rushdie today. Mars in Taurus – tough cookie. You got this…

Liz Hathway Astrologer

Jul 13

The Conservative Leadership Battle

The race for the leadership of the Conservative Party (CP) is gathering pace. Eight candidates through to the voting stage. With Uranus approaching opposition to the Sun in the CP’s horoscope – it is interesting to see a number of young outsiders vying for the job: Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman all born in 1970 with Uranus in Scorpio conjunct the Party’s Sun/Saturn conjunction.

The CP has a Sun/Pluto opposition – discussed in an earlier post on my Liz Hathway Astrologer FB page – so to do this job a certain degree of ruthlessness is required. Maggie Thatcher for example – listed in the top of best Tory Party PM’s  – has a Sun/Pluto square in her chart. Thatcher decimated whole communities in the North of England and in South Wales, she brutalized travelling communities (think Battle of the Beanfield fought around Stonehenge), and was finally brought to her knees by the Poll Tax riots. Another oft listed successful CP, PM is Winston Churchill (Boris Johnson’s hero). Churchill has a tight t-square between Mercury in Scorpio opposite Pluto in Taurus – with Uranus in Leo as focal planet. An inspirational motivational speaker, a verbal cannonball – who also promoted the use of chemical weapons against ‘uncivilized tribes’, brutalized the miners in South Wales and among other crimes, was held responsible for the famine in Benghal.

We don’t have a reliable time for the Party, but the secondary progressed Moon will be somewhere in Capricorn. With the steamy days of Johnson and Brexit behind – a rock steady hand,  a true blue,  tried and trusted candidate, will surely have the preference of those members who will vote. The new PM has a lot on his/her plate, the Northern Ireland Protocol for example !!! Mercury in the CP secondary progressed chart teeters on the edge of Aries – where it will join the gang of three – Mars, Neptune, Sun in that order. Given the Scorpio Sun in the CP chart – this makes Mars in Aries by a long shot,  the loudest voice in the room. Very masculine edge here – bring out the sharp knives. The four female candidates are  Suella Braveman- Aries (Sun/Pluto opposition), Liz Truss – Leo (Sun/Pluto sextile), Penny Mordaunt (who astrologically speaking and imho – doesn’t have a chance in hell – messed up her launch ad for starters) Pisces, Kemi Badenoch – Capricorn (applying Sun/Pluto square 8 degs.). Liz Truss and Suella Braverman good contenders astrologically speaking.

Of the men, Jeremy Hunt is of the Uranus/Pluto generation in Virgo – opposite Saturn in Pisces. Hunt would really be a safe, but very boring successor to Boris Johnson. Hunt has Venus as practical director, so he does seek consensus, and a stationary Mercury in Sag – so an enquiring mind. Hunt’s Neptune is conjunct the CP Sun – so he might bring some soothing energy to a clearly tormented Tory Party. On the other hand… we are talking Neptune… Hunt’s Mercury is also stationary. Feels a bit dithery.

Tugendhat (who?) Tom Tugendhat – never heard of him. Ex-army man (thinking of that progressed Aries energy) has the Sun in Cancer square Pluto. His Mars in Aries is conjunct the CP’s sec.prog Mars too. A bit of a wild card, which seems to fit the CP progressed chart – with Mercury moving sign – into Aries very soon.

Rushi Sunak’s chart reverberates very strongly with the CP horoscope. Sunak has Sun in Taurus opposite Uranus in Scorpio. Sunak’s Uranus is tied into the CP’s Sun/Saturn conjunction in Scorpio and makes him a very strong contender.  

My thoughts at the moment, based on the astrology… tends towards the following candidates,  Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat or Suella Braverman for next PM. As the race narrows, charts will be posted.

For now – just the CP – inner wheel the Party, outer the sec. prog.

Liz Hathway

Jul 02

Reflecting on Neptune’s Stations

On Monday June 27th, Neptune stationed retrograde in 25 degs 27 Pisces. This station was in a loose square to Mercury in Gemini – which becomes exact today (2 July). Like all the outers, when Neptune stations it hangs around in a specific degree for days at a time and so impresses its presence upon us in profound ways.

The overturning of Roe vs Wade (24 June 2022, 10.00 – Supreme Court, District of Columbia) carries the hallmark of Neptune in Pisces. The new ruling makes victims of millions of women in the US (and those who are poor will suffer the most). The amniotic fluid, the water of life, an inflicted trauma, a shared (political) experience, feelings of anger and outrage which will unite women across the globe. Neptune loves a political cause, a cross to bear, and on both sides of the divide (Pisces is a mutable/double sign) people will surge forward to attack and defend this decision.

A second example of quite how devastating Neptune’s stations can be, involves some of the most vulnerable people on our planet. I am of course referring to the enormous loss of life in the back of a swelteringly hot truck, near San Antonio last Monday. Fifty three human beings like fish out of water, trapped in the back of this vehicle, exchanged the earthly for the eternal. Many years ago during an extremely stressful period, I suffered from hyper-ventilation, the inability to properly fill my lungs with air, was awful. The Moon in Gemini – square Neptune in the discovery of the bodies horoscope – see below – speaks volumes Miraculously, a small number of people survived, children and young people mainly, traumatized for the rest of their lives. Neptune has an affinity with lost souls, these people died without dignity, and are little more than numbers, invisible victims in the global human trafficking trade

But Neptune also allows us to connect, to re-connect, to offer thanks, to say a prayer, to light a candle, to participate in imaginary ways in acts of remembrance. I have done all of these things these last days. A dear friend burying her brother, a dog walking friend who I have missed these last weeks, and I just yesterday discovered is incurably ill. Under the tidal wave of a Neptune station we can get swept away. We need to stay grounded. We need to keep solid ground under our feet.

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    Feb 11

    Venus conjunct Pluto in Capricorn

    The current Venus retrograde cycle in Capricorn will see Venus thrice conjunct Pluto, which is a pretty rare astrological event. When Venus last retrograded in Capricorn in 2013, Venus stationed direct tantalizingly close to Pluto, just a degree separated them – but they did not quite ‘hook up’. This means that for an exact repeat of this particular triple Venus/Pluto/Capricorn conjunction we have to look back to Pluto’s previous transit through the sign, from 8 Jan 1762 – 4 April 1777*. Again, during this transit, while Venus did retrograde twice, only one of those retrograde periods involved a triple Venus/Pluto conjunction (these conjunctions were on: 19 December 1770, 12 January 1771 and finally 19 February 1771 in 19 degrees + Capricorn) during which time Beethoven was born. While Venus turns retrograde every 18 months, she will only make a long stay in a handful of signs and these longer retrograde stays recur at 8 year intervals. We will have to wait until Pluto enters Pisces for the next triple Venus/Pluto conjunction, a series which fall between 20/1/2057 and 16/4/2057 in 17-19 degrees Pisces. Just let that sink in a minute. That’s 35 years away, so we have a long wait.

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    Feb 22

    Jupiter Trine the North Node: Applied Wisdom Promotes Growth

    With Mercury now moving forward in Aquarius, Jupiter’s beneficial trine to the North Node in Gemini and the Sun’s sextile to Uranus (both on Thursday) – there is a sudden openness to new and innovative ideas.  Expansion is the key. The North Node in Gemini brings progress through important meetings with the minds of others. The element air remains prominent- and it offers us a new perspective, a bird’s eye view of situations. The ability to transcend, analyse, share knowledge and gain new insights which the element air offers us, serves to open up new pathways. Continue reading