Dear Fellow Star-gazers,

Happy Full Moon

Those of you who attended the workshops in Montreal and Toronto in July will know just how concerned I was about these first few days of September: The planetary pictures suggested turbulence.What I didn’t know then was that the solar action this week would also be significant:

Sunspot activity is increasing. Given the concentration of sun-spot activity facing Earth comes the possibility of solar flares headed toward Earth – bringing with them the potential to knock out working satellites and so bring disturbance to many, many areas of modern-day life. Though insufficient research has been done, even now we can draw the conclusion that with increased flares comes the probability of high levels of excitement and – at least market-wise – frenetic activity.

Mars has now crossed the eclipse degree and with this Full Moon – itself aligned with Neptune, there is much to be emotional and yes, distressed – about. The list of Mars-related events as the planet crossed the eclipse degree is remarkable even without N.Korea’s hydrogen bomb test: the unexploded WW11 bomb in Frankfurt, the destruction of homes in Beijing, the fire in Los Angeles etc etc. Correlation between patterns in the sky and events on Earth are not hard to find.

 As suggested in last month’s letter, the pressure on Pres. Trump is considerable and unlikely to draw to a conclusion any time soon. Though I would agree with colleagues that there are many links between present planetary positions and past nuclear action, I don’t want to write about that here – at least for now. I am as concerned about the potential for further natural calamity in the coming weeks:

With Uranus and Neptune an eighth of a circle apart, and the latter travelling through its own sign of Pisces, it is perhaps not surprising (Uranus) that so many parts of the world are under water. I want to be ‘wrong’ but sadly fear that there may be more storm catastrophe still to come – and before the next Full Moon (October 5^th). Dealing with this will take considerable effort. Looking ahead, greater disaster could befall some regions in June 2018. If history repeats, then the Mississippi delta could be under water again and other regions deluged before they have had chance to recover this year’s torrential rains.

Market-wise, many are of the opinion that a major correction is just around the corner. It would be understandable if the reaction of traders - over September 5^th and 6^th especially - resulted in a major down-turn. It is not unknown for Asian markets especially to react adversely to Saturn’s transit of a Mutable sign (as with its present transit of Sagittarius). The coming weeks could see those markets dragged down considerably, though those in the West might not suffer in the same way.

It is now ten years since what’s been termed the ‘Global Financial Crisis (GFC)’ and memory of that time may be such that many who were negatively affected are fearful of a replay. Certainly I feel that the GFC ought to have a sub-title of ‘Part One’ as I am sure that there is more to come.

Appalling as that earlier crisis was, it was NOT all bad news and some people gained. That will presumably be true next time as well. The art, as always, is in positioning. For now, yes, it seems that financial storm clouds are gathering. It surely would take just one other weather storm in the US to bring financial catastrophe to Wall Street. I am concerned about many dates in September: notably 11^th, 13^th/14^th (Asia especially) and the week beginning Monday 18^th.

An alignment of the Moon, Vesta and Chiron at the next Full Moon (October 5^th) could coincide with significant turbulence affecting Forex markets particularly – with the US dollar caught in the headlights. Even if that first week of October brings recovery from earlier falls in all markets, I would anticipate further negativity in the following weeks (more on these in the next letter).

For now, suffice it to say that my reading of the situation is that a correction is on the horizon and that it will not be possible to stave the inevitable.

It might not be possible to stave off conflict either – though I have more concern about that in 2018 than at present. Next year the lunar node picks up a series of midpoints in the US chart which, when triggered in the past, has led to ‘naval incident’. Saturn has recently stationed on a degree connected to this particular midpoint tree. In a sense that’s ‘good’ news in that Saturn may well have stayed the hand of those determined to see action. That’s unlikely to be true in 2018 however – and especially through July when the combination of lunar distance with a lunar eclipse could bring dark moments.

Fears as to who will govern Germany after their election on September 24^th could seriously destabilise European markets from Sept 18^th.  The presently indicated confusion as to the result is seemly given the opposition between Mars and Neptune on the day of the vote (aspects are often ‘heard’ in advance). Moreover, the Moon is in Scorpio that day. Opinion polls are likely to be wrong (again). I think it most likely that Mrs Merkel will hold her position and that that will result in euro-market rebound later.

On September 28^th,  the last opposition of Jupiter to Uranus across the Libra- Aries axis (won’t recur on this axis until 2099!!), coincides with Pluto’s station, and could bring the last significant high of this quarter in the West. This though could be the moment to consider purchasing precious metals whose price, I think, will rise significantly within a few short weeks.

I will be covering all this and more in the Finance webinar on Saturday 16^th September. The cost is £55 and you can reserve a place for this via office@cityscopes.com. This will be recorded for those unable to attend the live event at 14.00 GMT.

The Draconic Zodiac webinar will be held the next day, Sunday 17^th September, at 15.00 GMT at a cost of £36. This will NOT be recorded as it is hoped that students will offer their own charts for study. Again, you can reserve a place through office@cityscopes.com

Those of you awaiting the Draconic Newsletter – the wait is nearly over! We hope to send the first issue this weekend or early next week.

Since the last Full Moon letter it has been my very great pleasure to speak at the Faculty of Astrological Studies Summer School in Oxford. This was an addition to this year’s diary and was delightful with 135 students from many countries in attendance. My Sagittarius Moon is very happy! It is also excited about the possibility of a return to Ft Lauderdale before the end of the year – more on that in the next letter.

For now, looking forward to connecting with some of you at the Astrological Lodge in London on Sept 25^th or in Dublin (October 14^th- 16^th) or with the new Jupiter group in London on October 26^th

With all good wishes

Yours from the stars

Christeen

The Beginner’s Guide to Financial Astrology (February 2017) is now available through Amazon as is ‘Exploring the Financial Universe’ (October 2016)