Credit card use in Vatican City banned by Italian Banks

If you are visiting Rome and you want to pop into the Vatican City to see the wonderful architecture and the Sistine Chapel you’d better have a lot of cash in your pocket, or you won’t get in. From New Year’s Day, Italian Banks have banned the use of cash machines and credit card sales in the Vatican as the state is not complying with international money laundering laws. Interestingly this shows up very clearly in the astrology of the state.

Venus conjunct Ras Alhague - Healing with love

This aspect is now active and is valid until 4th January 2013

After the rather traumatic energy of November and December last year, this aspect comes along and brings a notion of calm and a real chance to repair some damage. Ras Alhague is a star in Orphiuchus, the serpent holder. The sign of a stick with a snake coiled around it is the sign of health and medical services around the world, and the stars of this constellation of the man holding a coiled serpent take on the same meaning. Ras Alhague is a star of teaching, of healing, rejuvenation, knowledge and rebirth.

Venus arriving to conjoin with Ras Alhague brings the nature of social healing. Where there is discord between peoples this gentle conjunction will smooth away the differences. In the house of representatives where a vote on taxes and financial cuts needs to be passed, I think over the next day or so the opposition will lessen as it becomes apparent to the politicians that the people and the economy of the US needs mending, and this will only be achieved through agreement and compromise, and not through having entrenched points of view . Venus is the planet of diplomacy and of money, and her powers will be given a chance here to work her magic.

If you are in a troubled relationship or you have had arguments with people in the recent past, something may happen now or in the next couple of days to soothe the pain. Through this aspect we learn the lessons of our ways and find that a little love and caring can go a long way, not in your own life but in other people's lives too. As the New Year gets going, this is just the tonic we need...

Hillary Clinton – Blood clot drama predicted by November’s Solar Eclipse

Hillary Clinton, the current secretary of state has been struck down with a blood clot on her brain and is being monitored in hospital. As I understand it, early in December Hillary fell ill with a stomach bug in Europe on a trip to meet European Union leaders, after which a few days later she collapsed from exhaustion hitting her head later causing a concussion. Now a blood clot has formed and affected her a couple of weeks later. Looking at the astrology, there is a definite link between her natal chart, this incident and the recent Solar Eclipse in Scorpio.

Tony Greig - Former England cricket captain and TV commentator dies from heart attack.

Tony Greig, the very opinionated former England cricket captain and TV commentator for Channel 9 sports in Australia passed away suddenly from a heart attack ,aged 66. Tony was born in South Africa to Scottish parents and so this qualified him to play cricket for England. He was a huge man standing at 6ft 6 inches tall, an all rounder and he played cricket with his heart on his sleeve. I will never forget a TV interview when as captain before a series against the West Indies and their ferocious famed fast bowling attack in the late 70’s, he claimed that England would make the West Indies players “grovel”. Needless to say, the West Indies never forgot those insulting words and they trounced the English team in the following test matches. His commentating style was direct yet so knowledgeable and in the world of cricket he will be greatly missed.