COSMIC UPDATE: May 14^th

Cancer rising and ruler, the Moon in perfect trine to an elevated Venus, suggests a win for the home team, which in this case is Labour.

The Moon in Capricorn, which is representative of the people of Britain, forming this helpful trine to Venus suggests that the outcome positively reflects the voice of the people. And, unlike the recent election debacle in the USA, this chart gives no indication of a hung parliament and certainly no hanging chads! (Yes, I have noticed retrograde Mercury, which indicates recounts and delays… of which more later)

In a chart like this where two parties are involved, the 7^th house represents the opposing team. And with Saturn ruling this house and Neptune in residence, the picture is not a happy one for the Tories. A debilitating experience and a party in chaos and despair could fairly sum up the Tory position.

However, Neptune is trine Saturn so the prospect is not completely gloomy for the Conservatives. Good will come out of this election in the sense of positive lessons learned and the Tories will claim back some of the land they lost in the previous election.

The sun is applying to Jupiter and the Moon is conjunct Mars (yes, I know they are in different signs and the moon is separating from Mars) but nonetheless a healthy turn out is indicated. However, this latter aspect combined with the retrograde Mercury, implies some disagreement and controversy. And since Mercury is closeted in the mysterious 12^th house of the chart, there is a concern for missing votes and serious miscounts. To counteract this tricky factor Mercury is in its own sign of Gemini, which strengthens its properties – hence no hanging chands!

So why do I feel there is a cloud hanging over Labour’s win?

The run up to the Election is an astrological minefield. On Monday, 4^th Mercury turns retrograde and the sun opposes Pluto. On Wednesday 6^th the full moon illuminates this challenging aspect.

Power struggles epitomize hard sun-Pluto angles and retrograde Mercury’s make for communication blips, if not lies, lies and more damned lies. By Tuesday evening the moon will pass over Pluto bringing out the full power of the sun-Pluto opposition, so we can expect some major fireworks less than forty-eight hours before the Election. Adding weight to this prediction is a full moon in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Full moons denote endings, which is highly applicable in this case because it marks the end of a cycle of Government but it could still pose a problem for Labour in that it could signal the demise of its power.

I doubt that these inauspicious aspects will be enough to end Labour’s reign of power but I do think they will make the latter days of the election campaign far dirtier than they might otherwise have been. Eleventh hour revelations, scandals and ferocious debates could all result from this alignment. Of course, there could be factors other than election dramas that reflect these stirring aspects, but my gut feeling is that they will diminish the expected landslide victory.

In my next Cosmic Update I will look at Tony Blair’s chart but suffice to say his horoscope does not bear the stamp of a defeated man.