Dear Fellow Star-Gazers,

Happy Full Moon!!

This is the second in a series of four Super Moons i.e. the Moon is closer to us than usual and will appear larger than normal. We know that lunar position affects terrestrial weather, and across the world, the last four weeks have certainly seen evidence of tidal and climate change. Although the Moon is not at extreme declination for this Full Moon, there should - over the next few weeks - still be evidence of disturbance in the form of earth movement, strong air and water tides.

We are also nine days into the 40-day Venus retrograde period that concludes in early September. On August 13, Venus appears to kiss the Sun (their conjunction). Not only might this coincide with a significant earth-moving event, at another level this could yet prove a key date in the discussions surrounding the union dispute in Hollywood, CA.

It is fascinating to note that as Venus moved to the midpoint of Neptune and Pluto (forming a yod shape), strikes affected Hollywood productions. The Emmy awards originally scheduled for September have been postponed. Whilst August 13^th should prove a key date, resolution is unlikely until the September Equinox at the earliest.

As Venus turned retrograde and the Lunar Nodes reached right-angle with Pluto, clients, colleagues, and friends all reported crisis-type developments whose roots stretched back a few months but reached urgent status soon after Venus’ station on July 23^rd. As with the situation in Hollywood, resolution is not on the immediate horizon.

My office was not unaffected! My assistant broke her wrist and we have had to adjust our work schedule. The next finance monthly event (August 20^th) will go ahead as planned and will cover Full Moon Trading and more examples of Time and Price as well as analysis of the forthcoming Sun-Moon-Saturn formation that should coincide with a market downturn around August 24^th.

Please note that these monthly seminars are now available for block (3 or 6 month) booking with discount. You can reserve a place via www.financialuniverse.co.uk

The proposed Astro-crypto event is moved to Sunday September 3^rd. We hope to get details and reservation information on to the website this week, (Kris’ arm permitting!)  but if you don’t want to wait, please email office@cityscopes.com and we will send full details when they are ready.

ECLIPSE

The coming Solar Eclipse on October 14, and visible across much of America, is in the sign of Libra (associated with the Arts). It is almost 20 years since there were eclipses in this area; coinciding neatly with the last time that the Emmy awards were postponed.

There is much to write and discuss about this October eclipse: the second in a series of three (2017, 2023 and 2024) with paths crossing the United States. In my original ‘Finance Universe’ published in2004, I suggested that the United States would undergo sweeping change and that by 2020 there would be a fractured society. If history repeats, then there could yet be civil war in 2027-2028.

This is not the only eclipse sequence affecting a particular geographic area: last Sunday, there was a general election in Spain. As I pointed out in my recent future for Europe presentation, a series of eclipses affects that country through 2027-8. Spain too could be divided before the end of this decade.

A ‘World Astrology Summit is taking place on September 23^rd and 24th, 2023. I will give two presentations. One continues my thinking on the Future of the Eurozone, and the other covers Cycles in property and Commodity Prices. You can find details here: Conference site & registration portal: https://sta.co/conference. Cost: $95 USD.

INTEREST RATES and ENERGY CYCLES

Analysis of rate increase over the last couple of hundred years gave clear indication of the astro-codes at work. On cue, July brought the expected rate rise. Using the same methods, more are to be expected in 2025 - but not in 2024.

It has been suggested that inflation is now falling. That may, in part, be due to the fact that in the northern hemisphere at least, we are experiencing summer months and the demand for energy - a primary cause of rising prices - is much reduced. Inflation figures will surely rise at the end of 2023. 

For some months, I have been working on an astro-energy cycles report. Pluto last transited Aquarius at the time of the Industrial Revolution when the demand for energy grew. We are now on the brink of the artificial intelligence revolution. Developments in robotics engineering will surely increase the demand for electricity and alternative power sources. It is worth noting that the World Trade organisation states that global commerce is worth $32 trillion, and will be transformed as the shift from fossil fuels, the effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the proliferation of artificial intelligence gathers pace.

Astrology is helpful in determining the timing of this transformation which is surely linked to Pluto’s transit of Aquarius (2023 – 2043).

HOME

Our unwelcome guest, Parkinsonism with Lewy Bodies, continues to make its presence felt. We have, however, managed to create a sanctuary space free of all medical equipment (no mean feat!). So life is not all bleak – though certainly challenging. Through reading to Michael, I now know more about the attack of Pearl harbour than I ever wanted or needed to know! Of course, it now being school holiday time, we are welcoming the children of our carers - with both of us much energised by their presence.

Wishing you good health and joy,

Yours from the stars

Christeen

EVENTS

August 20th  MONTHLY ASTRO-FINANCE CLASS 

https://www.financialuniverse.co.uk/events-by-christeen-skinner/

(with discount for advance booking)

September : STA Conference: