Happy New Year!

And Happy Full Moon (tomorrow, Monday 5^th)

I am sending this out a few hours early as I expect that tomorrow’s trading will be volatile –especially on Wall Street where trading will close with Chiron exact on the Midheaven. This particular planetary picture has coincided with days of sharp falls in the past. This particular Full Moon is closely configured with both Uranus and Pluto. Similar lunations have coincided with extreme volatility. True, the more troublesome Full Moon is the lunar eclipse on April 4^th , but even this January one could provide a few headaches.

Of course oil will be a factor. The news here is not good. Saturn last transited Sagittarius between late 1985 and 1988. The early part of 1986 when Saturn opposed Chiron was particularly challenging. This aspect will not repeat though the two will be at apparent right-angle in 2016. The outlook for oil then is not promising. This is not the only commodity to be affected in the coming months. With Saturn and Neptune moving into a right angle formation, it’s likely that many prices will fall in the coming months – though I remain convinced that gold will yet yield excellent reward for those with the patience to hang on in there (possibly until 2017).

2015: How best though to describe the year ahead? It could yet be a ‘year of reckoning’. Recall that we are still in a period of Blood Moons. If the past repeats, then this year should see further blood shed in the Middle East with continuing destabilisation in many parts of the world. This may not be the only factor that gives rise to financial calamity. A series of cosmic alignments close to the March Equinox could result in considerable pressure being put on the Earth’s crust with probably natural disaster (dates to be concerned cover March 17^th through to April 5^th) It’s this as much as human behaviour that could give rise to major correction.

True, using the McWhirter cycle (which works very well with US prices), it’s likely to be early 2016 before a consistent downward trend in (US) equity prices is apparent. That said, there are some treacherous dates in 2015 – though yes, these could be regarded as buying opportunities. The first of these could occur as early as Tuesday of this week. As explained above, it is early April when markets could suffer greater falls – and late September when these could be even greater. The last few days of this month could prove highly treacherous with losses over 10% if not more.

JANUARY MARKETS: It is not at all abnormal for there to be a change of market pace (and often direction) as planets move from one sign to another. This method underscores the probability of January 5^th (tomorrow) and Monday (12^th) seeing above average movement. It is the days surrounding the Sun’s move into Aquarius (January 20^th) that could prove particularly interesting however. From Monday 19^th through Friday 23^rd could see strong undercurrents at work with the middle of that week (Wednesday 21^st and Thursday 22^nd) particularly active – most probably as a result of oil price movement and political reaction. The last day of January could also bring sharp moves ahead of negative trending in the lead into the next Full Moon on February 3^rd.

POLITICS: Whereas the last few years have been dominated by the apparent right-angle between Uranus and Pluto, as that aspect abates it is replaced by another: this time between Saturn and Neptune. Whereas the former has coincided with uprising, revolution and shock, the latter pair of planets are associated with a rise in socialism. By the end of 2015, those parties are likely to find a louder voice than at the start of the year.

Here in the UK, there will be an election in early May. Before then we should expect many surprises on the global political stage. Unless new players step into the arena between now and May (and with the last Uranus-Pluto square still to come in March, that’s always possible), then of the various leaders likely to be involved, it seems (for me anyway), that David Cameron will be Prime Minister at the end of May. But we shall see….

LOOKING AHEAD: The next letter will be sent from, I hope, the warmth of Florida sunshine. I will be speaking in Ft Lauderdale from 5^th to 7^th. The plan then is to run a one-day financial course in London on Saturday Feb 21^st. Once again I will make full use of the excellent astro-module on Market-Analyst.

The next 6 week web-based course will run from late April. Please do email me for more details if you are interested.

Last but not least, the recording of the Solstice Webinar: a one hour long presentation covering 2015, is still available. The cost is £24. Again, simply email to arrange payment and access.

For now, wishing you a safe, healthy and prosperous 2015

Yours from the stars

Christeen

Event dates:

Ft Lauderdale, Florida: February 5th to 7th

Dublin, Ireland: May

Toronto, Canada: late August

South East Asia and Japan: October 1st - 6th