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The death of Anne Widdecombe (4 October 1947, 8am, Bath, England) was announced this morning, and police have now said they are treating it as a murder inquiry.
Nigel Farage resigns to trigger a by-election and spins it as the people vs the establishment.
Really interesting bit of astrology with transit Saturn conjunct his Aries Sun.
Transit Neptune conjunct his Aries Mars (in its rulership).
Ordinarily I’d have said this astrology looks damning – neptune transits always seem to end in disappointment and saturn on his sun is looking to hold him accountable. But will it play out like that?
Retrograde Mercury square his 8H Jupiter at the moment aswell. Hubris?
Yes that can’t be good either.
All the major parties saying they won’t stand against him. That probably allows him to be re-elected but it will be a small turnout with many of his previous supporters abstaining. I suppose Saturn might re-elect him to make him face the music.
That said, perhaps there will be a surprise independent candidate (please let it be Lord Binface). Certainly an independent candidate could make promises to the locals that appeal.
Ultimately I don’t think Nigel really cares. His Aries planets / Sag moon just enjoy the cut and thrust without ever getting too involved. He’s been under a lot of scrutiny recently and he clearly doesn’t like it – this is his easy way out.
Harry has lost his case against the Mail. I notice that the transit Uranus/Mars conjunction in Gemini is squaring his litigious 8th house Mercury, as he approaches his Uranus half-return and 42nd birthday.
US politics again. New controversy. Graham Platner. throws the Senate battle into disarray as their is no great candidate to oppose Collins in Maine and then the US Senate balance as well.
Marjorie, how about something new. Arthur Fery, a wild card, who is now into the quarters at Wimbledon after stunning win yesterday.
DOB : 12/7/2000, No TOB
Great pic of flaming football BTW
Thanks.
For a light-hearted look at the next few England matches, from Twitter,
“1066 suggests we’ll have a short-lived North Sea victory before being beaten by the French.”
Our next two matches will be against Norway, followed likely by France.
If such were the case, would it be 1066 and all that, with the Battle of Stamford Bridge (in this instance, nothing to do with Chelsea) followed by the Battle of Hastings?
Given last night’s England victory against Mexico – well, the early hours of this morning for those in the uk – I notice that Marjorie wrote weeks ago:
‘A totally non-sporting comment – the UK will have its Jupiter in Leo return this July – which – might – be a hint of success.’
Now that England are in the final 8, I think we can claim some success. I was very wrong about the staging of the event. It has actually been an enjoyable tournament and seeing all those African teams participating has thrown up some wonderful surprises, such as Verde’s remarkable performance against Argentina a gew days ago.
Thomas Tuchel’s chart is activated by Jupiter and Uranus transits which makes me think England will win the WC. His chart would be good to look at. Once I had a quick look at his chart I placed a (very small) bet on England winning..
UEFA v’s FIFA might be interesting too!
Indeed. Belgium is rightly upset about ut.
Well, I’m doing my best to help. I didn’t watch in 1966 (yes, that old) and I’m not watching now. I did watch the intervening ones. So far so good!
Astrology works! I knew the Full Moon would be significant for me, given my Sun completing the the T-Square on the skies and Uranus transiting on my MC. Now, I have been offered a job I applied to less than two weeks ago and interviewed for twice last week. It’s starts with a 6 months contract, but that’s more a rule than an exception at medical device business here right now due to cuts to our healthcare funding facing cuts.
Congratulations, Solaia!
Ah congratulations! If it’s anything like an NHS tech rollout, trust me it will go beyond 6 months 😉
@tara, LOL, indeed! But these are existing devices with a solid user base. The company I won’t name is in the middle of restructuring, but I would say this role is isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. There might even be some opportunities for growth.
Well done Solaia! Trust the universe, or stars at least.
Hi Marjorie, can you look at Sony Playstation, please? They have announced they will stop physical copies from January 2028 and the backlash has been overwhelmingly negative. They’re collecting one class action lawsuit after another for their walled-garden greed. I think the UK have a lawsuit over them about their antitrust tactics and being such a huge monopoly they have edged out any competition.
Sony say it’s to help cut costs but these costs are never passed onto the customer. Secondhand copies of games sell at affordable prices but on the Playstation store old games can be 4-6 times higher than secondhand copies in a store chain. I saw one old physical copy sell for around £25 but in the Playstation store it was £99. It’s disgusting behaviour. Stopping physical games will also have devastating effects on chains such as CEX and Game.
The thing is with digital, as people are now finding out, is you don’t buy a copy of anything and own it, you basically rent it. But major platforms charge staggering amounts. Also, Sony have now announced they will delete over 550 films from their catalogue and customers are kicking off who bought these titles for their own library. I think we really need to preserve physical media and be given options on how we’d like to view it. But it’s all so depressing. We really are moving into the, ‘You will own nothing and be happy,’ era. 🙁
When I read your post I can’t help but reminded of the Superpoke Pets Saga. I was playing the game back then then stopped long before Slide.com got sold to Google in 2010. The class action lawsuit eventually got thrown out in 2013. I did know some of the people who spent 1000s on that game. It was around the era of Farmville. Majorie had a post on it feels like 2008 but was not earlier this year.
Digital goods is about buying experience not ownership. Sad.
Can you please read Tom Brady? He also just went to T&T nuptials. He’s been single for a long time, what’s in the romance department?
Yes! Him
I’ve read that the betting sites in the US are giving odds on whether Putin is still in office by the end of the year. I wonder what the stars say about that.
Signs are pointing towards a food crisis. So if there can be an update on Russia again might be great.
Fuel shortages too. Huge queues for petrol several miles long, fighting breaking out at garages which aare now beeing guarded by Cossacks, following Ukrainian strikes on Russia. 25% to 40% of Russia’s primary oil refining capacity has been affected. Transit Neptune of course triggering the Russia 862 chart, conjunct the nadir and opposing Sun/Saturn in Libra on the midheaven while squaring the Moon in Cancer in the 8th.
Is it worth casting a Solar Return chart for the US’s 250th birthday tomorrow? Will that chart be valid just for the next year or for the next 250 years?
Well, the State Fair has been a bit underwhelming to put it mildly. 😀
Not to mention the Nazis matching through the Streets of DC gestern … It’s giving Charlottesville … smh
… Masked Patriot Front White Nationalists that is
Did you see the post blaming the “libs’ and those with ‘TDS’ for the stormy weather? Kylie Jane Kremer, a diehard believer wrote:
“Someone with an extreme case of TDS geoengineered this weather in DC. Same way they geoengineered Trump’s inauguration to be one of the coldest in U.S. history. People with TDS hate Trump more than they love America.”
1) the libs didn’t steal all the good weather for themselves
2) TDS does not appear in the DSM 5, nor is it a legit mental health condition. Rather, it is the equivalent of narcissistic gaslighting.
Yes I saw these batshit geoengineering conspiracy theories *smh* as well als Laura Ingram claiming that the marching fully masked confederate carrying White Supremacists are actually Antifa … loony tunes indeed …
Solar return chart is only valid 1 year, until the next Solar return. Moon return is about 1 month, Venus return about 2 years. Heard Jupiter return is good. But I don’t see people casting jupiter or saturn return or I am ill informed? And what about Uranus return? Can the chart last 84 years?
It is being reported in one paper that Andy Burnham will become the country’s – unelected by the voters- PM on Friday 17th July. This will have Mars in Gemini sextile Saturn in Aries and an air/ fire alignment of Neptune, Uranus and Pluto all at 4 degrees in Aries, Gemini and Aquarius – some line up, along with Jupiter in Leo. With Mercury retrograde in Cancer and Sun in Cancer. The only Earth planets may be the Moon – the people – along with Venus in Virgo . If this is true not a very grounding day is it?
The UK constitution (and yes, it has a constitution, albeit an uncodified one) is a strange beast.
The UK elects neither its head of state (the King) nor its head of government (the Prime Minister).
The people of the UK elect the House of Commons. Anybody acceptable to the House of Commons can be appointed as Prime Minister by the King, indicating that the MPS who have been elected by the public have confidence that that person, the Prime Minister, will do a good job guiding the country.
Similarly, the Prime Minister has very little legal authority. Almost all legal authority of the government is vested in either the King (whom the Prime Minister advises), the Privy Council (in effect, the Cabinet), the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State (any Secretary of State can exercise all those powers). Very little legal authority belongs to the Prime Minister themselves. Their power comes from the political power to direct the actions of all the people listed above who do actually have the legal authority to get things done.
Shocking news in the sporting world as LeBron James leaves the lakers after 8 yes. He’s going on 41 and seems this could be his last year. Could you look at his chart/transits?
Omg, what do we think about Taylor and Travis reportedly getting married during Mercury retrograde directly on the Mars Uranus conjunction?
Guess we’ll have to wait for the day, but I wouldn’t have picked it.
Yes I wasn’t sure they would go through it but seems the wedding will have at 530pm est on July 3. Solar return has Jupiter aspects but there’s also tough squares?
Would love your insight Marjorie
I wouldn’t put it past them to change dates and times so will wait until after the event.
They’ve probably already got married. This could be their ‘re-do’ for wider guests.
Maybe the Mercury Retrograde is a clue? The internet tells me Taylor Swift is interested in astrology. If true, she would recognize the less than ideal implication of Mercury Retrograde in a wedding chart.
So what if they officially got married beforehand? In an intimate, secret ceremony with family and friends. And this MSG event is just a huge After Party celebration.
High likely. But to plan a big event on a Mercury retrograde is like whatever can go wrong will go wrong. Not wise. I think Taylor Swift had exhibited signs of perfectionism throughout her career. Eg where her mom film her during her lasik surgery and shared with the world.
So wait and see.
If they did a private ceremony beforehand would their wedding chart be based on that or the public event happening Friday evening? Or would you attempt to use both? Just curious as I’m learning astrology.
Lovely Cosmea, Cosmos Blooms dear Majorie 🙂
LeBron James moving on from the Lakers. When is his retirement?
Topics for some lighter-hearted chart-gazing.
Humphrey Smith, co-owner of the Sam Smith chain of pubs, born in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire on 17 December 1944 and died on 29th June this year. His brother and he inherited the brewery and chain in their teens. And he went on to put his own distinct mark on it. Music, TVs, computers and mobiles are banned in the pubs owned by that chain, for instance.
I will declare my interest that for a while, a Sam Smith was my local. It was quite a cozy place, even in London, with leather seats and an actual wooden fire in a fireplace around Christmas time.
And changing the topic, could you have a look at the charts for Louis XIV and more importantly, his brother Philippe, Duc d’Orleans? Their uncle, Gaston Duc d’Orleans, was supposed to have been a thorn in the side of their father, Louis XIII. And their mother, Anne of Austria, is supposed to have raised Louis XIV in a particularly masculine environment and Philippe in a feminine environment to avoid the younger brother causing issues for the elder brother.
Philippe had many male lovers, famously the Chevalier de Lorraine, in addition to his two wives, with both of whom he had multiple children.
I would be interested in the mother-child relationships in both their charts, as well as the fraternal relationship between the two of them.
I have always been interested in how the same parents can be perceived so differently by siblings who lived together with the parents under the same roof.
Humphrey Smith was definitely an interesting character. I have experienced a few London ones over the years, including Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street, the John Snow in Soho and of course the Swiss Cottage. They were always a bit odd but well preserved.
The death of Anne Widdecombe (4 October 1947, 8am, Bath, England) was announced this morning, and police have now said they are treating it as a murder inquiry.
Nigel Farage resigns to trigger a by-election and spins it as the people vs the establishment.
Really interesting bit of astrology with transit Saturn conjunct his Aries Sun.
Transit Neptune conjunct his Aries Mars (in its rulership).
Ordinarily I’d have said this astrology looks damning – neptune transits always seem to end in disappointment and saturn on his sun is looking to hold him accountable. But will it play out like that?
Retrograde Mercury square his 8H Jupiter at the moment aswell. Hubris?
Yes that can’t be good either.
All the major parties saying they won’t stand against him. That probably allows him to be re-elected but it will be a small turnout with many of his previous supporters abstaining. I suppose Saturn might re-elect him to make him face the music.
That said, perhaps there will be a surprise independent candidate (please let it be Lord Binface). Certainly an independent candidate could make promises to the locals that appeal.
Ultimately I don’t think Nigel really cares. His Aries planets / Sag moon just enjoy the cut and thrust without ever getting too involved. He’s been under a lot of scrutiny recently and he clearly doesn’t like it – this is his easy way out.
Harry has lost his case against the Mail. I notice that the transit Uranus/Mars conjunction in Gemini is squaring his litigious 8th house Mercury, as he approaches his Uranus half-return and 42nd birthday.
US politics again. New controversy. Graham Platner. throws the Senate battle into disarray as their is no great candidate to oppose Collins in Maine and then the US Senate balance as well.
Marjorie, how about something new. Arthur Fery, a wild card, who is now into the quarters at Wimbledon after stunning win yesterday.
DOB : 12/7/2000, No TOB
Great pic of flaming football BTW
Thanks.
For a light-hearted look at the next few England matches, from Twitter,
“1066 suggests we’ll have a short-lived North Sea victory before being beaten by the French.”
Our next two matches will be against Norway, followed likely by France.
If such were the case, would it be 1066 and all that, with the Battle of Stamford Bridge (in this instance, nothing to do with Chelsea) followed by the Battle of Hastings?
Given last night’s England victory against Mexico – well, the early hours of this morning for those in the uk – I notice that Marjorie wrote weeks ago:
‘A totally non-sporting comment – the UK will have its Jupiter in Leo return this July – which – might – be a hint of success.’
Now that England are in the final 8, I think we can claim some success. I was very wrong about the staging of the event. It has actually been an enjoyable tournament and seeing all those African teams participating has thrown up some wonderful surprises, such as Verde’s remarkable performance against Argentina a gew days ago.
Thomas Tuchel’s chart is activated by Jupiter and Uranus transits which makes me think England will win the WC. His chart would be good to look at. Once I had a quick look at his chart I placed a (very small) bet on England winning..
UEFA v’s FIFA might be interesting too!
Indeed. Belgium is rightly upset about ut.
Well, I’m doing my best to help. I didn’t watch in 1966 (yes, that old) and I’m not watching now. I did watch the intervening ones. So far so good!
Astrology works! I knew the Full Moon would be significant for me, given my Sun completing the the T-Square on the skies and Uranus transiting on my MC. Now, I have been offered a job I applied to less than two weeks ago and interviewed for twice last week. It’s starts with a 6 months contract, but that’s more a rule than an exception at medical device business here right now due to cuts to our healthcare funding facing cuts.
Congratulations, Solaia!
Ah congratulations! If it’s anything like an NHS tech rollout, trust me it will go beyond 6 months 😉
@tara, LOL, indeed! But these are existing devices with a solid user base. The company I won’t name is in the middle of restructuring, but I would say this role is isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. There might even be some opportunities for growth.
Well done Solaia! Trust the universe, or stars at least.
Hi Marjorie, can you look at Sony Playstation, please? They have announced they will stop physical copies from January 2028 and the backlash has been overwhelmingly negative. They’re collecting one class action lawsuit after another for their walled-garden greed. I think the UK have a lawsuit over them about their antitrust tactics and being such a huge monopoly they have edged out any competition.
Sony say it’s to help cut costs but these costs are never passed onto the customer. Secondhand copies of games sell at affordable prices but on the Playstation store old games can be 4-6 times higher than secondhand copies in a store chain. I saw one old physical copy sell for around £25 but in the Playstation store it was £99. It’s disgusting behaviour. Stopping physical games will also have devastating effects on chains such as CEX and Game.
The thing is with digital, as people are now finding out, is you don’t buy a copy of anything and own it, you basically rent it. But major platforms charge staggering amounts. Also, Sony have now announced they will delete over 550 films from their catalogue and customers are kicking off who bought these titles for their own library. I think we really need to preserve physical media and be given options on how we’d like to view it. But it’s all so depressing. We really are moving into the, ‘You will own nothing and be happy,’ era. 🙁
When I read your post I can’t help but reminded of the Superpoke Pets Saga. I was playing the game back then then stopped long before Slide.com got sold to Google in 2010. The class action lawsuit eventually got thrown out in 2013. I did know some of the people who spent 1000s on that game. It was around the era of Farmville. Majorie had a post on it feels like 2008 but was not earlier this year.
Digital goods is about buying experience not ownership. Sad.
Can you please read Tom Brady? He also just went to T&T nuptials. He’s been single for a long time, what’s in the romance department?
Yes! Him
I’ve read that the betting sites in the US are giving odds on whether Putin is still in office by the end of the year. I wonder what the stars say about that.
Signs are pointing towards a food crisis. So if there can be an update on Russia again might be great.
Fuel shortages too. Huge queues for petrol several miles long, fighting breaking out at garages which aare now beeing guarded by Cossacks, following Ukrainian strikes on Russia. 25% to 40% of Russia’s primary oil refining capacity has been affected. Transit Neptune of course triggering the Russia 862 chart, conjunct the nadir and opposing Sun/Saturn in Libra on the midheaven while squaring the Moon in Cancer in the 8th.
Is it worth casting a Solar Return chart for the US’s 250th birthday tomorrow? Will that chart be valid just for the next year or for the next 250 years?
Well, the State Fair has been a bit underwhelming to put it mildly. 😀
Not to mention the Nazis matching through the Streets of DC gestern … It’s giving Charlottesville … smh
… Masked Patriot Front White Nationalists that is
Did you see the post blaming the “libs’ and those with ‘TDS’ for the stormy weather? Kylie Jane Kremer, a diehard believer wrote:
“Someone with an extreme case of TDS geoengineered this weather in DC. Same way they geoengineered Trump’s inauguration to be one of the coldest in U.S. history. People with TDS hate Trump more than they love America.”
1) the libs didn’t steal all the good weather for themselves
2) TDS does not appear in the DSM 5, nor is it a legit mental health condition. Rather, it is the equivalent of narcissistic gaslighting.
Yes I saw these batshit geoengineering conspiracy theories *smh* as well als Laura Ingram claiming that the marching fully masked confederate carrying White Supremacists are actually Antifa … loony tunes indeed …
Solar return chart is only valid 1 year, until the next Solar return. Moon return is about 1 month, Venus return about 2 years. Heard Jupiter return is good. But I don’t see people casting jupiter or saturn return or I am ill informed? And what about Uranus return? Can the chart last 84 years?
It is being reported in one paper that Andy Burnham will become the country’s – unelected by the voters- PM on Friday 17th July. This will have Mars in Gemini sextile Saturn in Aries and an air/ fire alignment of Neptune, Uranus and Pluto all at 4 degrees in Aries, Gemini and Aquarius – some line up, along with Jupiter in Leo. With Mercury retrograde in Cancer and Sun in Cancer. The only Earth planets may be the Moon – the people – along with Venus in Virgo . If this is true not a very grounding day is it?
The UK constitution (and yes, it has a constitution, albeit an uncodified one) is a strange beast.
The UK elects neither its head of state (the King) nor its head of government (the Prime Minister).
The people of the UK elect the House of Commons. Anybody acceptable to the House of Commons can be appointed as Prime Minister by the King, indicating that the MPS who have been elected by the public have confidence that that person, the Prime Minister, will do a good job guiding the country.
Similarly, the Prime Minister has very little legal authority. Almost all legal authority of the government is vested in either the King (whom the Prime Minister advises), the Privy Council (in effect, the Cabinet), the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State (any Secretary of State can exercise all those powers). Very little legal authority belongs to the Prime Minister themselves. Their power comes from the political power to direct the actions of all the people listed above who do actually have the legal authority to get things done.
Shocking news in the sporting world as LeBron James leaves the lakers after 8 yes. He’s going on 41 and seems this could be his last year. Could you look at his chart/transits?
Omg, what do we think about Taylor and Travis reportedly getting married during Mercury retrograde directly on the Mars Uranus conjunction?
Guess we’ll have to wait for the day, but I wouldn’t have picked it.
Yes I wasn’t sure they would go through it but seems the wedding will have at 530pm est on July 3. Solar return has Jupiter aspects but there’s also tough squares?
Would love your insight Marjorie
I wouldn’t put it past them to change dates and times so will wait until after the event.
They’ve probably already got married. This could be their ‘re-do’ for wider guests.
Maybe the Mercury Retrograde is a clue? The internet tells me Taylor Swift is interested in astrology. If true, she would recognize the less than ideal implication of Mercury Retrograde in a wedding chart.
So what if they officially got married beforehand? In an intimate, secret ceremony with family and friends. And this MSG event is just a huge After Party celebration.
High likely. But to plan a big event on a Mercury retrograde is like whatever can go wrong will go wrong. Not wise. I think Taylor Swift had exhibited signs of perfectionism throughout her career. Eg where her mom film her during her lasik surgery and shared with the world.
So wait and see.
If they did a private ceremony beforehand would their wedding chart be based on that or the public event happening Friday evening? Or would you attempt to use both? Just curious as I’m learning astrology.
Lovely Cosmea, Cosmos Blooms dear Majorie 🙂
LeBron James moving on from the Lakers. When is his retirement?
Topics for some lighter-hearted chart-gazing.
Humphrey Smith, co-owner of the Sam Smith chain of pubs, born in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire on 17 December 1944 and died on 29th June this year. His brother and he inherited the brewery and chain in their teens. And he went on to put his own distinct mark on it. Music, TVs, computers and mobiles are banned in the pubs owned by that chain, for instance.
I will declare my interest that for a while, a Sam Smith was my local. It was quite a cozy place, even in London, with leather seats and an actual wooden fire in a fireplace around Christmas time.
And changing the topic, could you have a look at the charts for Louis XIV and more importantly, his brother Philippe, Duc d’Orleans? Their uncle, Gaston Duc d’Orleans, was supposed to have been a thorn in the side of their father, Louis XIII. And their mother, Anne of Austria, is supposed to have raised Louis XIV in a particularly masculine environment and Philippe in a feminine environment to avoid the younger brother causing issues for the elder brother.
Philippe had many male lovers, famously the Chevalier de Lorraine, in addition to his two wives, with both of whom he had multiple children.
I would be interested in the mother-child relationships in both their charts, as well as the fraternal relationship between the two of them.
I have always been interested in how the same parents can be perceived so differently by siblings who lived together with the parents under the same roof.
Humphrey Smith was definitely an interesting character. I have experienced a few London ones over the years, including Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street, the John Snow in Soho and of course the Swiss Cottage. They were always a bit odd but well preserved.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/dec/19/humphreys-world-how-the-samuel-smith-beer-baron-built-britains-strangest-pub-chain