Dear Fellow Star-Gazers,

Happy Full Moon!

And greetings from Toronto where I will give a talk on the Astrology of  2025 (Friday evening) and share a workshop with my colleagues on Saturday (19th). (Toronto event info and reservations )

I acknowledged the anniversary of Michael’s passing yesterday with a glass of red wine as I flew across the Atlantic - knowing that he would be watching and enjoying this year’s many adventures - even if disappointed that my 6 module financial course is still on the launch pad. (He would orgive the delay knowing that the legal drama surrounding his care funding has been exhausting and demanding).

Launch is delayed until after this North American adventure, but be with you in time for Pluto’s Aquarius ingress mid November. The good news is that a wonderful administrator, Julie, will be looking after the admin of enrolment and the monthly classes.

Yes, I am moving forward.

Sadly there are times when it seems that the world is not…………..

You may recall that I was negative about last month’s Full Moon – which was also a Lunar Eclipse. I expected a drop in global indices. Several big companies (including Microsoft) did indeed see prices fall on cue, but indices generally  did not. 

In fact, the Hang Seng index moved sharply upward fulfilling the promise of the chart when set for Hong Kong which suggested the unexpected. It certainly was a surprising and sharp move that day – just not in the direction I supposed. Timing-wise it was exact however.

WAR

I hoped that the position of asteroid Astrea (goddess of justice) in the Solar Eclipse chart for October 2^nd might see peace talks dominate news bulletins. Sadly, the right angle to Mars had greater effect and daily it seems we are on the brink of war.

At a recent investment conference in Slovenia, Claude Weiss, arguably one of the greatest Mundane (world) astrologers, introduced me to a chart for the eclipse that preceded the most recent Neptune-Pluto conjunction in 1892. The planetary geometry of that chart is certainly powerful and not hard to find connections between it and the wars of the 20^th Century, stock market catastrophes and nuclear disasters. Positively, that same chart yields the dates of various scientific discoveries. 

There is no getting away from the fact that Mars will station in early December almost exactly on the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  Various other ‘war’ charts are also activated. This, together with the approaching right angle between Pluto and Haumea (which we definitely haven’t experienced in our lifetimes) suggests dark forces at work.

Going back to the October eclipse (visible across South America), I also wonder if – to add to the chaos elsewhere –war in the Falkland Islands will recur in the coming year. Multiple theatres of war would surely be the definition of global war – which can’t be ruled out.

And yet:

Even those who have little interest in the cycles of the planets seem intrigued by activity in the solar system presently. From unusual high level sunspot activity in August to the recent solar flares and subsequent spectacular auroras - to the passing comet, eyes are turned upward – which surely can be no bad thing. Perhaps ‘light’ in some form will arrive and stem the trajectory toward destruction.

PLUTO

Pluto – it appears – is not leaving Capricorn quietly. Its arrival in that sign coincided with the global financial crisis. Now, as it leaves, there is talk of Google being broken up. It may not be the only company to experience fragmentation as Pluto moves on into Aquarius. Tempting as it is to think of the world as a global village with certain companies dominating, the planetary gear-shifts indicated for the next twelve months suggests the opposite.

It is interesting to note too that for much of this year, there was high expectation that demand for semiconductors  would increase - pushing the value of related stocks. This week, as Pluto stationed in Capricorn for the last time, the value of ASML shares plunged. This might not be the end of bad news for this sector – though it might also bring buying opportunity – something we will discuss in the next monthly event on November 17^th.

INVESTMENTS

The varied presentations at Ray Merriman’s Investment conference, last month were riveting with a variety of different techniques for trading precious metals, oil, grains and currencies shown. Unanimity focused on long term trends for 2028-2029: years which most saw as major turning points.

Of more immediate concern is the alignment of Saturn and Neptune at the World Axis (0 Aries) in February 2026. We know this cycle to have particular relevance for Russia and for oil. 

The political and economic landscape is set to undergo radical and deep change. Needs will alter and with that comes the necessity to focus on what is needed TODAY. History never repeats exactly.  Different generations experience challenges peculiar to their particular time on Earth.

Co-creating our financial universe and building an appropriate safety net varies from individual to individual. Astrology and the understanding of planetary cycles gives you the timing edge!

I will be presenting my thoughts on precious metal trading: showing the back testing of planet-driven trades at the Convergence Conference in Orlando next March. https://cosmicpatternsconference.com   

It would be wonderful to see you there.

For now, wishing you all a happy autumn season

Yours from the stars

Christeen

EVENTS:

October 18^th and 19^th: Toronto event info and reservations 

October 26th: Astrological Society Kentucky

November 1-3: Astrology of the World Conference https://www.academyofastrology.co.uk

November 17th: Monthly class