Dear Fellow Star-Gazers

And Happy Flower Full Moon over Lake Michigan!

It’s a bit of a challenge to get this letter out just as the United Astrology Congress closes – especially when this is the largest gathering (over 1500 attendees) and there are so many friends to meet and new friendships to form. A warm welcome especially to those receiving this newsletter for the first time.

I am still processing all the information gleaned since arriving here last week. Of course we’ve been talking about the upcoming Saturn-Pluto conjunction (already formed via declination) and what this might mean for currencies, stocks, bonds and banking. (You can buy these lectures via www.uacastrology.com). Bottom line is that a financial re-set is taking place and yes, in keeping with the Saturn-Pluto’ cycle correlation with times of pare-down (austerity) and ‘get real’, many people are already tuned in and fearful of what lies ahead.

In my lecture on eclipses, I showed how there were clear links between 2018 and 1934: not only through the Uranus-Taurus ingress but also through the lunar eclipse cycle. If the correlation from the start of 2018 continues, then we should expect to see market correction – probably beginning late June/early July, with a turning point reached at the lunar eclipse at the end of July. With Mars stationing (June 26^th) slightly ahead of the next Full Moon (28^th) – and which aligns with Saturn, the stage for that correction could be set by events taking place over those dates.

The line-up of the planets in 2020 is indeed extraordinary and yes, to find a similar planetary shaping in Capricorn, you have to go back to the late 13^th Century. True, there were banking crisis then – but this was also a period when great works were accomplished. These – especially the great cathedrals of northern Europe built through those ‘Capricorn times’ are still appreciated today. The craftsmanship of that period held genius – as might well be the case this time around.

As you might expect, there has been considerable discussion about investments and what might be at least ‘safe’. My advice would be to have a portfolio biased toward shares in ‘quality essential goods and services’, recycling and repair, but also something from the high-tech (Aquarius) sector.

SOLAR ACTIVITY: You may not be aware – especially given the heat in Chicago! - but the Sun has been ‘dimming’. Since the start of the year, there have been many weeks when no sunspots have been observed. We are headed toward solar minimum (anticipated in 2019). This minimum may well be extra-ordinary – almost ‘spot-less’. What’s important about this is that it could increase the possibilities of our planet being affected by CME’s (coronal mass ejections) and solar winds and radiation. Without the usual protection offered, we will all be bombarded by waves and energies with which we are unfamiliar. Of course this may not be a ‘bad’ thing – this might even by part of the process of evolution to a higher state. Rather than panic then, we might collective do better by being receptive to the possibility of growth and enlightenment.

That said, we need to eat which means we need plants to grow! With terrestrial weather likely to be ever more deviant, commodity prices may well rise. If you can’t grow your own food, then consider investing in companies that know how to preserve and distribute locally. Locally is the key word as – if communication systems are knocked out by CMEs, then those with good local systems will surely be best placed to cope.

Leaving aside the eruption of the Hawaiian volcano and storm Alberto presently battering much of the United Stations, other factors suggest that mid-June will also bring severe weather patterns potentially seriously affecting crops. We might consider this to be a heads up for the greater difficulties likely to be experienced in 2019.

POWER AND MANIPULATION: The planetary picture through the summer months suggests the potential for considerable turbulence on the world stage. From the Muller investigation in the US, to the various and many scandals in many other jurisdictions, it is probable that more than one leader will be toppled from position – perhaps after the July solar eclipse and before the lunar eclipse on July 27^th. Indeed we should expect an acceleration of legal activity after Jupiter stations just two days before the July 13^th eclipse.

WAR: For many years I followed the work of Larry Acker – not an astrologer, but a brilliant forecaster who took into account many natural cycles. He was of the opinion that war cycles were building and would peak in the early 2020s. It can be shown that phases of the Saturn-Pluto cycle correlate with increased conflict in the Middle East. Since Saturn and Pluto moved into parallel aspect earlier this year, tension has grown. If history repeats, then this is unlikely to decrease in the coming months – and could escalate.

Singapore is the setting for the proposed meeting between the leader of N.Korea and the US President. This meeting will take place at the quarter Moon (in Gemini) mid-June. That this is within days of a key phase in the Uranus-Neptune cycle is curious. We should hope that this is but the first stage in dialogue but be prepared for either or both sides to renege on any deal before the end of June. It must though be viewed as a step forward.

With my flight back to London due to be called shortly, I will conclude this with the wish that we reconnect either at the AA conference in June next month, or in Toronto in July or Oxford in August!

Until then – and asking for you to be patient waiting for replies as I adjust back to UK time,

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)