Let's see what happens during Eclipse season, as we have a South Node eclipse at 10° Libra hitting a sensitive point on the Jan 1801 UK chart
We had the election and switch to Labour right on a New Moon Cancer at 14° on 5th July - only 5° away from the natal Moon Cancer.
Naturally this has stirred the public (Moon) with emotional (Cancer) narratives, both good and bad. The public reaction (Moon) has been focused on preserving home security, issues of
safety, protecting the
homeland (in this case, the country), themes of nurturing and family (the NHS and Care sector), "tribal" or nationalistic mindsets. Cancer can have a militant side.
The new switch in power has been emotionally triggering. Labour/Starmer is deemed detrimental to the above issues of safety, family, nationalism, homeland. Labour's Neptune Cancer was activated by the New Moon, hence confusion and uncertainty, and a perception of deception (yeah I know it rhymes!
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The UK riots started when the Moon Gemini had joined an applying Mars/Jupiter conjunction in the 9th house, making an opposition to Mercury Sagittarius in the 3rd. Themes of immigration, our "neighbours being immigrants" being the subject of much discontent, leading to outright violence (Mars) based on ideology (Jupiter)
Mercury Sagittarius in 3rd activated, with calls to be heard on the topic, the feeling of being pushed aside and ignored by governments - note the transit Mercury Virgo, stationing retrograde square the natal Chiron Sagittarius in 3rd (unresolved wounds linked to immigration. Also wounds stemming from freedom of speech, literally!)
Note that Mercury rules
youth too, most of the rioters were quite young. Only a handful that were in their 40s, 50s, very few in their 60s.
Jupiter Gemini transit makes a mutual reception to the natal Mercury Sagittarius, which is why the riots gained traction and was (astrologically) able to happen. Mars being the instigator.
Jupiter rules the 3rd house, hence the dominant theme of social media, and misinformation about the identity of the killer of those three young girls. A social media
messenger (Mercury)
Jupiter is in detriment in Gemini, hence difficulty reconciling raw data with ideology.
I don't know which house(s) would indicate left or right wing in a country chart? If anyone could shed light on this? If it's the case? Astrologically I can't therefore comment on the "far right" issue yet.
Anyway, come October, we will see the Libra Eclipse square the Moon Cancer, and conjunct the Ascendant. Libra is about laws, justice, equality, fairness, diplomacy, compromise, negotiations. The legal system. Courts, judges. Starmer is a former lawyer, so quite literal there.
Mars will be around the same-ish degree of the Cancer New Moon of early July. So there could be a crisis point, similar to a first quarter lunar phase. Mars is in fall in Cancer, difficulty reconciling bold action with staying safe.
I haven't decided what potential could occur during the Eclipse, only that Starmer may be pushed right to the forefront of the UK stage, as the "Libra", whereas currently he seems somewhat behind the scenes most of the time/saying very little.
A force for good or ill, I'm undecided on that part. Maybe it will become clearer near the time.
It's a South Node solar eclipse, so
something or someone may even be eclipsed out. Will it be Starmer himself that is eclipsed out. Maybe not, he's far too
new on the scene, so it doesn't fit in with South Node themes.
Maybe some long standing laws, policies, justice systems, some of the current legal systems (especially old laws that have served their purpose - South Node) being eclipsed out? 9th house ruler, Mercury Libra conjunct the Eclipse, so quite likely.
It may not be received well, or there may be a backlash, given the Eclipse squares the Cancer Moon (public). The ruler of the Eclipse, Venus is in detriment in Scorpio, so it may even be perceived as
ruthless.
Edit to add: the Solar Eclipse
exactly squares the Sun Capricorn! Hmm, I hope King Charles will be okay
Chart below (with Eclipse)
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