A Macron marital spat or a jovial moment of horseplay? An unguarded moment before exiting the French presidential plane in Vietnam invited a good many mischievous comments, when Brigitte appeared to strike Emmanuel in the face. She declined to take his hand on descending the stairs a minute later and his clenched fist and jaw hinted at a tense mood.
Their 24 year age gap has always attracted raised eyebrows, especially since she met him as a teacher and mother of three when he was 15. She is now 72 to his 47. With his second Presidency creaking unhappily to a close with less than two years to run there will be tensions in the air.
She was born 13 April 1953 3pm Amiens, France and has an intense, secretive and determined 8th house New Moon conjunct Venus in Aries opposition Saturn Neptune in Libra; with a 12th house Pluto (= pulling strings behind the scenes) in an ultra-determined, can-be-dominating square to Mars in stubborn Taurus and a pushily confident square to Jupiter. Her Sun/Moon midpoint, the marriage significator, is conjunct her New Moon Venus so she will attract an affectionate partner.
He was born 21 December 1977 10.40 am Amiens, France, and has an 11th house stellium in Sagittarius of Neptune, Venus, Sun, Mercury in a laid-back opposition to Jupiter in Cancer; with a flamboyant Mars in Leo in his 7th on the focal point of a Fixed T square to a Taurus Moon opposition Uranus, and a publicity-attracting trine to Neptune – indulgent, stubborn, attention-seeking. He has Saturn on the cusp of his 8th with Pluto at the far end of his 8th – so much goes on below the surface.
He’s a very different personality type to her – more out there and changeable, though both are obstinate. Both have their respective Moons in hard aspect to Uranus so will be drawn to an unconventional domestic life.
His Taurus Moon is conjunct her Mars and her Aries Moon is opposition his Pluto – so it will always have been a volatile and intense relationship.
Their composite chart has an affectionate Sun Venus conjunction though it is in an over hopeful square to Neptune which can suggest disappointments when reality creeps in. Plus a composite Mars square Saturn hinting at underlying resentment since one partner has to submerge their needs and personality to make togetherness work. Plus a power-couple though changeable Jupiter square Pluto Uranus.
Their bond has hit a bumpy patch recently with an unsettling and separating tr Uranus square the composite Sun through late April to mid May (continuing on from last year); and an impatient/irritable tr Saturn square the composite Mars until a few days back – so tempers will have been simmering. They will continue to flounder and snap with tr Saturn Neptune undermining their composite Mars till early 2026. They also have an unaspected composite Moon at 2 degrees Taurus which will be under pressure from tr Pluto square until the end of this year.
He has tr Saturn moving through his 2nd house at the nadir of his First Quadrant, so not a successful time – and on when unresolved psychological issues can surface.
She has tr Saturn moving through her 7th and now into her 8th which can be a time of feeling separated from close partners.
Life in the goldfish bowl can be unkind. But it comes with the territory.
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