Dear Fellow Star-Gazers,

Happy Full Moon!

This is the Oak Full Moon or the Full Moon of the Long Nights or, alternatively, the Cold Full Moon.

The light of this last Full Moon of the year seems piercingly bright and seems an apt time for review of the last few months.

The actual planetary configuration surrounding this lunation shares similarities with last September's Full Moon. In our family, that heralded drama from which we are only now recovering. I fervently hope that this lunation doesn't bring an echo of that earlier period - especially since those of us who felt this most keenly are now involved in new jobs and projects that offer opportunity to hone our skills.

These last few months haven't been all bad. Indeed, being effectively confined to base has had its blessings: notably giving me time to re-read old manuscripts and to make more detailed study of daily market activity. Through this period too I created a fresh astro-fantasy-trading portfolio which achieved astonishing results in a matter of weeks. My intention is to write this up during February.

In keeping with the planetary patterns of this period, my astro-thinking has been turned upside down - but all, I hope, in a good way. I am looking forward to presenting some of my findings in Florida next week.

First though I want to thank the very many of you who responded to the paragraph I wrote about December 21st. The Yod formation that day certainly seems to have provided a 'fork in the road' moment for many people. Jupiter returns to the midpoint of Saturn and Pluto close to the coming March Equinox. It may be that decisions as to which fork to take aren't made until that date. The coming weeks hold considerable promise I think - exciting times when habits can br broken (which augers well for New Year Resolutions!)

I am still hopeful that there will be an eleventh hour solution to the US Fiscal cliff difficulty but, if not, then perhaps time will be bought and a deal reached in about 12 weeks.

A sequence of lunar occultations of Jupiter has been in place for some months (think legal challenges). This sequence completes in February. It may be after that last occultation of the series when real progress is made on the International and financial stage.

In preparing for the Florida talks I've been focused on the trends through to Spring 2015. As you will read in many astro-commentaries, social and political upheaval in all areas of the world is set to continue - likely building into a crescendo later in 2013 but then reducing though still apparent into 2015.

From the economic perspective two months in 2013 stand out - May and September. Many of you will no doubt know the old adage of 'sell in May and go away'. My own broad brush strategy will be to exit equities before the Sun enters Taurus (April 20th) and to be ready to purchase selected stocks in September.

When I wrote the Financial Universe book all those years ago, I came to the conclusion that gold prices would peak before a fall in May 2013. I'd like to add to that now by saying that there may yet be a buying opportunity around the September Equinox. Certainly I can't argue with those who feel the price should still rise above $2000.

This is not the only commodity that has my interest. I continue to be fascinated by other minerals and precious metals - especially silver which, I think, could enjoy a small spike around January's Full Moon.

Market-wise, the tricky days in January look to be Monday Jan 7th and Wednesdays Jan 16th and 30th.

Friday Jan 18th may be significant for commodities - especially the metals.

The weekend of Jan 11th - 14th should be politically significant - perhaps especially in China. I will be monitoring this closely.

As some of you may know, with the North Node of the Moon now in Scorpio, we end 2012 on an apparent upward trend in one business cycle though another, and equally important cycle, doesn't move forward until May 2014. Such contrary pictures are not at all unusual. What is probable is that several new players (young technologies) will advance at greater speed than long-standing enterprises. If you'd like to use a 'quick and easy' astro-technique to see whether or not one of the young companies you're considering for investment will bring rewards, then look at the chart for close of day on its financial year end (in the UK, this information can is available at www.companieshouse.gov.uk ).

One of my Christmas gifts was a book on North America. I was particularly intrigued by a story about Sequoya and, specifically, the launch, on Feb 21st  1828, of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper. Naturally I couldn't wait to see that chart. Astonishingly I find there to be an echo here with a formation that occurs this June. I'm well aware of the challenges facing publishers in this digital age but I'll still be on the look-out for an enterprise - most likely launching around the June solstice and which, as a 2 year investment could prove rewarding.

From the people watching perspective I note that Mars crosses President Obama's Ascendant over the weekend of his inauguration: interesting timing that may be indicative of an angered President who shows steely determination in his speech. Sticking with the angered theme, David Cameron could find the last days of January tough. I don't see this coalition breaking down but do think he'll take a stance which is later recorded as being one of the most important of his time in office.

At a different level, I wonder how my many Fixed signs friends (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius) will handle cosmic challenges in early January. The Aquarius born people could give us all something to talk about over the weekend of 11th -13th January.

As you'll gather, I'm interested in your astro-stories.

Now I'm off to put the financial touches on the 5 presentations for Florida next week (St Petersburg on Thursday 3rd, followed by Ft Lauderdale on 4th and 5th).

Wishing you and yours a healthy and happy start to 2013

All good wishes

Christeen

 

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