Dear Fellow Star-Gazers,
There's only one way to start this letter, and that's by saying: 'Apologies for the late-running Full Moon'. Yes, this is the first time one of these letters has been well and truly late (The Full Moon was on Thursday Aug 2nd).
This week I've been engrossed - totally - in solar studies and in researching Canada's property cycle. The latter task has been on my agenda for many months. Two years ago I made some progress with the UK (astro) property cycle which, taken as a whole, should 'bottom' in July 2013. Of course different areas will reach lows earlier and slightly later than this. Already building societies here in the UK have noted falling prices - even in the London area. If these escalate, as seems astro-likely, then July 2013 could mark a turning point.
Yet this will not be true of every property. It will surely apply mainly to flats and apartments: family sized properties might even swing the other way and increase in value. If you are buying or selling, then your own chart - and the chart for the moment when you bought your present property would be taken into consideration.
But back to Canada: the sheer vastness of the country is such that more than one cycle is operative. My focus this week has been on Ontario. To cut to the chase it seems to me that a bubble is emerging. I don't suppose it will burst until 2014 but do suspect that from the fall of 2013, the price of flats, apartments, condominiums (especially new-builds) will decrease.
Having chosen not to travel into London during this fortnight, I was looking forward to two weeks of writing time but of course, was mesmerised by the opening ceremony. Watching it with my laptop to hand, it was quite amazing to witness the cauldron lit as the Moon was setting. There it was - the 'planet' associated with the people holding angular position in the opening chart.
Mercury is still retrograde. Pleasingly the expected travel chaos has not materialised and so far, with few minor hitches, the Games have gone well. I'll still feel happier when they are over - that Moon placement is too close to a degree held by one of the so-called 'evil stars'. Given the present planetary backdrop - a violent one and, in Syria at least, human kind responding to these aspects as they have done in the past - we will surely have much to thank the security forces for if there are no 'evil' events.
This same Moon was captured forming an apparent sixth ring to the Olympics logo suspended from Tower Bridge. If you haven't already seen this, then do go to: https://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSZzzoA2vSO7aIotQowIHMqHoY00gLezZVTUzWUdDKGbDPv6Zm-Nhk0G8Q
But what of the next month market-wise? Revelations of the Libor scandal where actions taken in October 2008 were not fully recognised until recently, are a salutary reminder that though the astro-patterns are obvious at the time, we do not always know what really happened until sometime afterward. The Libor decisions were taken against a backdrop of Scorpio New Moon opposing Vesta - not a situation that will soon be repeated.
A challenging series of aspects mid August might not be so easily 'hidden'. This will surely be a week (Aug 13th - 20th) of high financial activity. Given that I still feel that September 2012 is the key month for the Euro, what happens mid August may be a major step en route.
Friday August 24th should also be a day of significant - and probably negative - market activity. I am looking for moves over 2% that day.
As explained at the start of this letter, I have been working on a chapter of the new book that focuses purely on solar activity. This research is always fascinating. If you haven't already done so, do download the FREE app: 3D Sun. The pictures here are every bit as stunning as those of that Olympic Moon.
I will reveal some of my work at the seminars and workshops in Dublin mid September (more details www.financialuniverse.co.uk).
For now, assuring you that the next Full Moon letter will be on time!
Yours from the stars
Christeen
