Guy Bradshaw, managing director at Sotheby’s UK, picked up his phone. It was about a super prime London home he was due to put on the market, valued at more than £40 million. But it wasn’t his client — a “young, spiritual billionaire” — on the end of the line. It was her consultant astrologer. Mercury was in retrograde, and the house sale would have to wait.
“Her consultant advised her to pause before entering into any arrangements or purchases of high value until Mercury has passed through the retrograde period to avoid potential hiccups and problems,” says Bradshaw, who put discussions on hold until January 18. “It did come as a surprise — but I guess in today’s world, maybe it shouldn’t.”
