Wednesday, 10 April 2013

April 2013: the Astrology of Sex & War

The New Moon in Aries on April 10 
and the Full Moon Eclipse in Scorpio on April 25
sum up the strong sex & war themes for April 2013
Lunar events begin their field of influence days before exactitude
 & have potentials to be triggered in the lunar month ahead

Aries New Moon keywords:
 aggression, bad temper, impatience, impulsiveness, love of danger, speed, excitement, selfish, immature, militaristic urges, weapons, hardware, tools, knives, guns, fire, arson.
This is high testosterone, high adrenalin energy needing a safe outlet - or risky ones will be impatiently selected. Sexual conquests will be on the minds of many. Frustrated drives create anger. Warlike inclinations, aggression, or at the very least military posturing are likely in global flashpoints 
Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars all aligned in a tight Aries combo plus Uranus in the same territory.
Venus and Mars conjoined in any sign is hormonally charged but in Aries it is similar to Scorpio -very intent -but without Scorpio's dominance agenda
If April 9,10 or 11 is your birthday you are likely to feel very boosted, fuelled & driven -but avoid excessive risk.
Those born on/around July & Dec 15 [any year] may be most stressed by this shot of adrenal hormone & either act out accordingly or be on the receiving end.
How can you use Aries energy positively?
Brave, fearless and pioneering risk takers, across all fields of experience, also have an important place in human evolution - but those who miscalculate are at risk of attack & injury.


The picture is further complicated by the exact [150 degree angle] Saturn-Uranus alignment on April 13.
These two forces are fundamentally incompatible;
Saturn: control, authority, discipline, restraint, conservatism, a slow, measured response, status quo
Uranus: rebellion, anti-authoritarian drives, suden urges and changes, instability
A familial archetype would be a grandad trying to caution a teenager -and with the current Saturn-Uranus standoff between Aries-Scorpio energies - that might be a warning about birth control/ sexual activities.
But energy dynamics are not one-dimensional so the impulse could initiate from either source or be synchronous.
On the global stage, an angry, aggressive, immature [Aries] rebellious force [Uranus] could act against a perceived powerful established parental overlord -with potential fatal consequences [Saturn in Scorpio]
The already developing irritations between The US & North Korea come to mind, though not exclusively resonant with this energy, in the whole global context.
Observers already have noted April 15 as a possible time for North Korea to make at least a show of force [birthday of prior leader Kim-Il Sung]
update April 15: The Saturn-Uranus pattern was locked in on the 13th but its period of effect is much longer. This alignment of Saturn Uranus is strongly implicated as adding further to aggressive potentials outlined, in respect of the bombing events in Boston -see further below.

updated : In geophysical terms:
Uranus stressing Saturn is sudden change in earth's crustal integrity.
Uranus in fiery Aries has a connection to movements in the hot molten core of earth.
Saturn is the crust and solid layers surrounding the core. Saturn in Scorpio is transformational change. The result = earthquakes and a definite uptick - many over M5.5 in mid-April includes events up to M7.8 in Iran and so far the most fatalities in China -  -the enhanced quake period could extend over 6 mnths ahead. USGS records of just the M6+ events within a week:
plus a strong shake in Mexico April 22 makes the recent period very interesting in terms of the bigger picture of widespread crustal movement [ evidence of Uranus-Saturn process]

In environmental terms:
Uranus in Aries is warm wind. Saturn in Scorpio is transformed land - which is likely to dry out and add to drought issues in vulnerable areas - particularly as the pattern ranges over the next 6 months -being exact again in early October 2013 [Saturn 10.27 Scorpio, Uranus 10.27 Aries on  October 5]


update April 12
A strong solar flare M6.5 occurred at 07.16 UT on April 11. This event produced a coronal mass ejection [CME] which will have a disturbing effect on earth's geomagnetic field - particularly from late on April 13 -peaking around 23:00 hrs and into the 14th [universal time]. This produces a geomagnetic storm event with subsequent effects on biological, environmental and electronic systems [ search Sun Flares Earth Storms on this site for background info]
screenshot from solarham shows green dot earth in the CME plasma cloud at 21:00 UT
In coinciding with the Saturn-Uranus event and the Aries New Moon period of effect, this adds a more dangerous potential to conditions already outlined. Impulsive, anarchic and hive mind responses are triggered in susceptible people in periods of disturbed geomagnetic energy

update : April 15 2013 Two near simultaneous explosions reported at finish line of Boston Marathon. Injuries and fatalities reported on this Patriots Day event

The explosions occurred at about 2:45 p.m., more than two hours after the first of the race's nearly 27,000 runners had crossed the finish line, CNN Producer Matt Frucci reported.
This development is in keeping with all recent predictions posted here due to the energy of the recent New Moon, the tensions of the Saturn-Uranus standoff, the connection between strong solar flare activity and bombings, and the indicators of the last Full Moon [ posted under March 2013] where it was forecast:
Angry, aggressive & militaristic drives are exaggerated in this phase.
Refer to Boston Bombs astro-analysis on Astroblognz

update April 26 2013
Though Sun and Mars are still close, they are now in Taurus - but still close enough to be having enduring combustible effects - NZ news reports include methamphetamine drug lab explosion; electric power line explosion - plus UK pavement explosion Pimlico London;  domestic gas explosion North Toledo; bomb explodes Karachi, Pakistan

Note: Lunar events have a period of influence from days prior to exactitude, through the lunar month ahead until the next new of full moon -event potential identified are capable of being triggered multiple times in the lunar month period of effect

update April 21 2013 & Full Moon Lunar Eclipse notes
The astrology of sex and war has definitely been reflected in global news - from explosions & war-like scenes in Boston & West, Texas, to actual military encounters in Syria,  a swarm of suicide bombings in Iraq, the darker side of male sexual aggression also in the news with the rape of a 5 year old in India, the brutal rape of a researcher in PNG

Mars has left Aries and entered Taurus, as has the Sun - which reduces some but not all of the fiery fuel & combustibility associated with Mars in a prominent alignment.
This situation will extend into the eclipse pattern, where sun, moon, venus, mars and saturn  are all connected and Uranus moves on to reconnect potently with Pluto
Essentially a Taurus-Scorpio eclipse but with the bedrock relationship of Uranus to Aquarius and Pluto to Scorpio this energy pattern will resonate strongly with all four of the fixed signs -the fore-mentioned 3 plus Leo.
So fixed-sign themes are on the agenda from the building days prior to exact eclipse on April 25th  - for a 6 month time frame.
Money, consumerism, the agricultural & horticultural sectors, the food supply, what we eat, institutional finances, death, use of power, power abuse, violence, sex, sexuality, sexual issues rape, transformational changes, the arts, electronics and inventions, children, dramatic situations, protest, people power...  
these are a sprinkling of the enormous bank of keywords of relevance to fixed signs. Astrology is a language - but one like no other. It is simultaneously ancient and futuristic in it's capacity for  being a wholistic, multi-referential system. It's relevance will be increasingly be reinforced by further scientific discoveries related to the wholistic, quantum nature of reality - consistent with the perpetual teachings of Buddhist philosophy.
The sort of mind required to comprehend astrology, Buddhist concepts and quantum reality is one capable of whole brain processing - the wholistic mind.
The involvement of Saturn, Uranus and Pluto in the mix adds stress factors to the keyword interpretations making it more likely that difficult and destructive experiences related to those categories are prominent -eg deaths related to food consumption -particularly throat constriction i.e. choking and violence/death involving strangulation; death by hanging; problems related to greed. Issues around power, control, possessiveness, jealousy
Difficulties and lessons arise in order to change and grow [a slow process with stubborn fixed signs] The fundamental Taurus security issues that relate to possession, ownership, possessiveness, jealousy, greed are based on erroneous thinking: that anything external makes a scrap of difference - because it is internal, or more accurately energetic power [Scorpio] which is the only effective state of balance, based on a state of mind that knows its inherent and natural relationship and connectedness to all things. But even Scorpios abuse their energetic power if they are yet to see the bigger picture [ accessed via Sagittarian consciousness]
So with people operating at all different levels of awareness - individual experiences with the Taurus-Scorpio issues will range from the most basic food, sex and money issues/problems right through to those seeking self discipline in food, consumption, hedonism in general including sex. There will be millions occupying both camps but few seeking the ultimate goal of energy mastery via mind training. 
Accordingly, as is the state of humanity most news in the effective period will cover difficulties people experience at the fundamental levels of energy misuse.
We are in a period of evolutionary shift due to the Uranus-Pluto combination, but not predominantly in the nature of physical evolution as in the past. 2012 marked the beginning of an evolutionary shift in consciousness which will be the hallmark of the coming Aquarian Age where the emphasis is primarily on the mind and the non-material - and digital, data, electronic versus the body and objects so fixated upon under the influence of prior earth-focussed cycles -which held reign from 1802 up until 1981 [aside from a materialistic anomaly in the present period influencing the period May 2000 till late Dec 2020]. This transition phase will see the new focus growing away from the old. By 2020 humanity faces another extensive period of emphasis away from things and concerned with ideas, concepts, information, relating.

update April 26 2013
To reinforce the intensity of Aries energy during April 2013 -the declinations graph provided by Moontracks shows how Sun, Venus, Mars  all occupied at times the same celestial latitude [parallel declination] in relationship to earth plus Mercury was in the mirror position [south, contra-parallel, April 6] -  making the emphasis on Aries even stronger -no wonder all manner of combustible and aggressive events have been noted across the globe.
At the end of April Sun and Mars remain in close parallel, maintaining the Aries theme, despite both being in Taurus
The holographic nature of the solar system means themes can be identified using diverse methods  - simple or complex and whether that is in individual or event analysis.  - visit Moontracks

update May 3 2013
In keeping with the significant Aries energy prevailing in April, the UN has noted April 2013 as the most violent in almost 5 years, in Iraq  - report




Monday, 8 April 2013

Mighty River Power Shares -astro analysis of the float

Mighty River Power Float 
coincides with May 10 2013 Solar Eclipse
A flurry of activity is anticipated
Abundant trading
Dreams of riches
But. And there are buts in this astro-analysis...
The May 10 eclipse chart created for New Zealand, using Wellington as locality
                    scroll to end for latest updates on NZ asset sale programme
The controversial partial asset sale of Mighty River Power is about to become a sharemarket float in New Zealand and Australia on May 10 2013.
Being in the range of a strong planetary event such as an eclipse, the event chart is very influential over events of similar timing.
At the time of the exact eclipse - as shown at the top of the eclipse chart - there is:
- a bunching of planets in Taurus -Mars, Mercury, south Node, Sun, Moon
- Taurus is the symbolic signifier of money, income, materialism, assets, sales & one's sense of security
- Jupiter the signifier of excessive or abundant activity is positioned in Gemini - communications
This combination of connected ingredients creates the picture of
a strongly fuelled acquisitive urge initiating a flurry of activity, a very speculative mood, abundant trading
The float is likely to be very popular - despite any or all warning signs -many are likely to fall for this one.
But the leaky flaw in this superficially happy tale lies with the element of water and all its associated esoteric astrological associations when in a difficult phase.
Neptune and Chiron in Pisces territory are at odds with the inflated optimism and fundamental greed generated by Venus in cohorts with Jupiter
And what Venus is doing is of ultimate significance here: Venus is in control of the 5 factors in Taurus.
There is significant potential here for Neptune to bring about a dissolving asset and for people to be confronted with dreams of riches, that indeed turn out to be just dreams.

The ongoing period of global transformation -politically, economically and environmentally also has a role to play in this partial asset sale, since the relevant astrological factors Pluto & Uranus are linked to this eclipse. Any or all of these factors has a possible role in upsetting the apple-cart. A significant aggravation of drought factors in New Zealand is one such environmental scenario indicated.

If this were an Aesop's Fable the lesson would be about how true strength comes from within -not from external sources of empowerment - like money & possessions as a source of security. but even this basic truth will not deter those afflicted with the fatal flaws of greed and blind optimism.

Note on eclipses: an eclipse [ like a New or Full Moon] builds in strength in the days prior to exactitude -and has a potential period of influence over the ensuing 6 months. The eclipse influences can be triggered repeatedly during that period  - when other planetary factors emphasise the ingredients

update April 9 2013
Maori are challenging Mighty River Power over water rights ownership [ Lake Taupo is used by MRP for storage ] -this issue has laid under the radar as discussions have been ongoing for some 9 months - report
April 10
Bernard Hickey examines the MRP offer and asks:
What could possibly go wrong?"
Quite a lot, it turns out, if you read the 257-page offer document, as all potential investors should"
-report
April 15
Seasoned financial adviser puts his case against buying MRP shares -and business editor Tim Hunter explains why he will buy.
Hawes quotes the risk factors outlined already -  including iwi claims, drought
-report

update May 8 2013
The share price announcement this evening is at the lower end, being $2.50 in a range of $2.35-$2.80. Just one in four of the pre-registrees has ended up buying shares - report
The only fascinating aspect in this saga is that trading in MRP shares will be available from 12.30 pm - the exact time of the eclipse, as shown in the chart calculated above - making this newborn's journey through life rather confusing & complicated as forewarned in the above analysis published April 7 2013

updates
May 20 2013
Within 2 weeks of issue, MRP share price dips below float offer - $2.48 on May 20 report
May 23 - $2.52
It is evident that few of the "Mums and Dads" touted by the government ended up being earlybird shareholders: instead, organisations & the wealthy were left to swallow up the shares on offer.
John Armstrong The Herald:
The partial float of Mighty River Power is starting to show symptoms of becoming a Mighty Big Headache for National. And there is not a lot the governing party can do about it. -report
May 24 - new low $2.47
May 27 - new low $2.36
May 29 -bouncing around $2.45
Directors buy up shares
June 10 - very low $2.35
June 13 - even lower $2.26 new low


August 5 -   $2.37
MRP has never exceeded its float of $2.50 in the period so far since being listed
August 25 - $2.18 low low

September 20 - $2.25

September 2013: news that NZ power co Meridian will also be floated  - on October 29 2013 - report  report
The omens don't look great for this offering either as the energy on that date is very complicated by the long-term prevailing pattern of upheaval [Pluto square Uranus] which has political, social and economic consequences. These 2 planets are extremely close to their 4th exact angle on the day of listing. The potential for difficulties and negative outcomes is raised by the exact link to the Sun-Node-Saturn-Mercury alignment in Scorpio. This energy does not bode well on many levels -not just the listing of Meridian in the period late October into early November 2013

Oct 10 2013
Now that their shares remain in the doldrums [ hovering around 2.20]      MRP want to buy back their own shares ???

October 24 2013
Lukewarm response to Meridian shares 

November 2013 
NZ government arranges a sell-down of Air New Zealand shares in the same climate affecting MRP & Meridian.
The astrology links are revealing:
MRP -floated on a Taurus New Moon solar eclipse, while Uranus & Pluto approached their 3rd exact 90 degree square
MERIDIAN - floated within the building phase of the November 2013 New Moon solar eclipse in Scorpio & within days of the 4th exact Uranus-Pluto square
AIRNZ - sell-down within days after the November 2013 Full Moon in Scorpio-Taurus  and in the context of the close square of Uranus-Pluto.

To understand the deeper meaning and significance of these policies a reading of the explanation of the Scorpio-Taurus implications & their relevance to money, materialism, assets [Taurus]- and the annihilation of such things [Scorpio] read the November 2013 forecast

The deeper meaning and significance of the role of the revolutionary pairing of Uranus & Pluto  - includes extremes, massive upheavals, major change, unexpected sudden upsets - and yes the word "volatile" is relevant:

Lister [Craig's Investment Partners] said airline stocks were more volatile because they had to ride out the ups and downs in fuel prices, exchange rates, consumer demand and one-off events like the 9/11 terror attacks.
"They can get buffeted around by all manner of things that are beyond their control." - REPORT
To read a fuller societal context analysis involving the social, political, economic & environmental processes of rebalancing and change that historically have been shown to associate with a Uranus-Pluto dynamics - refer to
The 2012 phase of Renewal  & Massive Transformations Ahead - archived on this site
Revolution & Revelation The Uranus-Pluto Square 2012-2015 -an extremely in-depth report for the advanced reader

Fundamentally, taking into account the energetic profile of prevailing influences , the position that could be concluded regarding the NZ govt asset sale programme in this time frame, is that on account of fast changing global conditions, losses are more likely than gains over the longer term & that these will prove to be significantly risky gambles rather than investments

Use the NZX tracking page for MRP, MELCA & AIR





Monday, 1 April 2013

The West Declines - astro analysis of Niall Ferguson's premise

A minority of humanity
 originating on the western edge of Eurasia
 has dominated the world
for the better part of 500 years
A profound shift in the global balance of power is underway
Is the West history, giving way to the rest of the world? 
These ideas are expounded by Professor Niall Ferguson -
and examined from an astrological perspective to see what cycles might be in process


click on maps to enlarge Top: global economies March 2012; Below: territories once part of the British Empire
Harvard history professor Niall Ferguson, in his documentary series Civilization - is the West history? - looks at changes in western economies and their demise - and how the rest of the world may well be in the ascendency.
If in the year 1411 you had been able to circumnavigate the globe,
 you would have been most impressed by the dazzling civilizations of the Orient...
By contrast, England would have struck you as a miserable backwater
ravaged by plague, bad sanitation and incessant war
Ferguson: Civilization The West and the Rest

 Looking at the contrasting histories of North & South America as an example of different pathways of development within the past 500 years. The overall economic pathways of North and South America diverged greatly despite both territories being subjected to colonizing powers. Democracy and private ownership featured principally in the new north American colony. The north had embraced European concepts of law, politics and the capacity for the individual citizen to have some semblance at least of sharing in the bounty and management of their nation.
In South America, the supposed great liberator [from the Spanish] Simon Bolivar concluded the people were not ready for the politics of the north and thus authoritarianism was the way forward: he proclaimed himself dictator in 1828 and exclusive elites, says Ferguson, prospered at the expense of the general citizenry. Large estates under the control of a few led to the concentration of wealth and thus the enduring empoverishment of many.
 [Interestingly in the West the identification of the 1% and their concentration of wealth has led to the Occupy Movement aimed at redressing increasing power-wealth imbalances]
So the Western economic model and ensuing global power position has been highly successful in building wealth and influence compared to the Rest [though not equally or proportionately across social sectors] and Niall Ferguson proposes the reasons why:
He identifies ...six killer applications he calls the killer apps – that allowed a minority of mankind originating on the western edge of Eurasia to dominate the world for the better part of 500 years
For the sake of simplicity, I summarise them under six headings: 1. Competition 2. Science 3. Property rights 4. Medicine 5. The consumer society 6. The work ethic.

Ferguson says that only by assessing the causes of the West's rise to prominence can we gauge the imminence of its decline - and fall.
The rest of the world has clearly begun to utilise many, and in China's case, most of these killers apps while in the West, it seems, the less dominant will to succeed in education, a decline in the work ethic, the economic factors inhibiting rampant debt & consumerism show key areas where western values are shifting significantly. 
A profound shift in the global balance of power is underway - says Ferguson.
This can be tracked economically since the 1980's in % of GDP - and in particular in that regard since around 2003 when comparing US with China -after a reign of western dominance from the 1500's
He sees the world tilting back to 600 years ago -when the East was dominant.



As an astrologer it intrigued me to consider what long term cycles might match up with Ferguson's proposal.
Pluto in Scorpio comes as first prime suspect.
It's full cycle is 248 years - so 2 cycles cover a 500 year period.
Ferguson nominates the year 1500 approximately as the dawning of Western ascendancy
Pluto was in late Scorpio at the start of 1500 (Julian calendar)
But Pluto alone is insufficient
The karmic signpost [lunar nodal axis] came to exact alignment with Pluto in December 1500 - mean position 26Taurus/Scorpio35 -  or true node position of 27.09 in January 1501 [Julian calendar]
It is not until February 1994 that Pluto in late Scorpio again aligned with the nodal axis -  but the flipside occurred in terms of the polarity -i.e. with Scorpio now the North position and Taurus the South - the reverse of 1501.  [mean nodal position of 28.04, true position 28.03]

So in simple terms with rounded figures
1501 - Pluto is opposite the North Node in Taurus at 27 degrees & conjunct the south Node in Scorpio
1994 - Pluto is conjunct the North Node in Scorpio at 28 degrees & opposite the south Node in Taurus

Why would Pluto, the lunar nodes and the signs Taurus-Scorpio have any bearing on global economic dominance?
In the simplest of terms these factors have the following keyword associations:
Taurus - individual money, wealth, materialism, the physical everyday world
Scorpio - institutional wealth, transformational & regenerative forces; the metaphysical level; power issues
Pluto - the cosmic force that delivers the cards dealt by Scorpio
Lunar Nodes -  collective destiny; the wheel of karma -what has been and what is to come

Pluto, when in contact with the lunar nodes, whether viewed collectively, or in the life of an individual, is regarded as a signifier of accelerated evolutionary energy.
The Pluto-Taurus-Scorpio-Nodes combination is easily equivalent to the essence of Ferguson's investigation:  shifts in the global balance of power

Does this suggest Ferguson is right in his sense of the shift from West to East & the Rest?
Most definitely. 
The long term astrological picture as described coincides with the timing as outlined by Ferguson.
The ingredients conform to the nature of his focus: a reversal in global economic & cultural dominance.
When Pluto exactly aligned with the transformational energy of the Scorpio South node in 1501, the rise of the West as the dominant economic power, was beginning
When Pluto exactly aligned with the transformational Scorpio forces of the North node in 1994, the rise of the East as the dominant economic power, was beginning.

If this pattern holds true, there truly is a colossal flip going on, and the West is in decline -and one which could extend until 2487. Warning signs in the West include signs of systemic failure - of economics, government policies, social fabric in meltdown. If you reflect on the opposing question: Is the West in an ascendant phase?, the answer is clearly No
It is, after all, all about cycles and their natural waxing and waning.

Update:

November 17 2013
I recently watched Niall Ferguson's series China Triumph & Turmoil [ You Tube has 4 episodes] in order to understand the mind of the dragon nation - now as we face an increasingly easternized world - see this post also related to Ferguson's proposals for an historical shift

While watching the episode related to the famine in the years surrounding 1960 -the Great Chinese Famine 1958-1961 with mass fatalities from starvation on account of a mega failure of Maoist policy involving greatly reduced food production, coupled with drought & adverse weather I was very interested to see the astrological picture in effect at that time and the connections to the astrology of China

To select a "birth" chart for a nation is not easy because there can be many new beginnings. When the Chinese Soviet Republic chart [1931] is considered there is much more of current relevance than the People's Republic chart [1949]
   I believe the austerity, famine, drought, large scale transformational energy of this chart was activated during the Great China Famine - and that it will be activated again in the period starting in the middle of 2015, further strengthening from March 2016, noticeably as 2017 begins, throughout 2017, sustained through 2018, 2019

In the China Soviet chart:

  • Saturn 18 Capricorn-Pluto 22 Cancer both at 90 degree angle to Uranus at 16 Aries with midpoint of 19 Cardinal are the energy points about to be re-awakened
The Energy Re-visited:
  • The process begins from 2015 with Uranus, Pluto and Saturn all activating the 16-22 degrees of the cardinal signs Aries and Capricorn 
  • The spectre of drought-related food shortages and severe reductions in production is revisited with Saturn passing through the growth and production sign Sagittarius in the period 2015-2017

The Consequences
  • The scale of impact gives rise to considerations of an economic meltdown impacting the world -but which originates in China -not in the West as many expect. Global effects are now the consequence of globalisation & the expanded footprint China has in multiple countries

The Deeper Meaning:

Activations of the cardinal signs Aries, Libra, Cancer, Capricorn signify gross imbalances come to light and must be corrected.
Humanity faces the agenda preprogrammed by natural forces


In the Great China Famine:
Saturn was in Sagittarius in 1957-1958 = the decline in growth & production
Environmental factors very relevant as well as policy effects
Saturn was in Capricorn 1959, 1960, 1961 = extreme austerity phase

With Sun-Mercury-Venus in Scorpio in the China-Soviet chart - transformational periods are very natural in the course of China's modern history.
Pluto [by connection to Scorpio] is therefore very relevant and having intense links to Saturn [by opposition] and Uranus [by 90 degree square] the potential for cycles of mass disaster, death, annihilation and destruction are anticipated both in the human and natural environments

Update February 14 2014
Economist Nouriel Roubini is quoted as follows in a recent Guardian article:

Then, there are the over-hyped Brics countries, now falling back to reality. Three of them (Brazil, Russia, and South Africa) will grow more slowly than the United States this year, with real (inflation-adjusted) GDP rising at less than 2.5%, while the economies of the other two (China and India) are slowing sharply. Indeed, Brazil, India, and South Africa are members of the Fragile Five, and demographic decline in China and Russia will undermine both countries' potential growth.

The largest of the Brics, China, faces additional risk stemming from a credit-fuelled investment boom, with excessive borrowing by local governments, state-owned enterprises, and real-estate firms severely weakening the asset portfolios of banks and shadow banks. Most credit bubbles this large have ended up causing a hard economic landing, and China's economy is unlikely to escape unscathed, particularly as reforms to rebalance growth from high savings and fixed investment to private consumption are likely to be implemented too slowly, given the powerful interests aligned against them.

Moreover, the deep causes of last year's turmoil in emerging markets have not disappeared. For starters, the risk of a hard landing in China poses a serious threat to emerging Asia, commodity exporters around the world, and even advanced economies.

Also refer to January 2014 report on China's risky credit boom



Notes:

1994-1501 = 493 year separation which equates to 26.5 lunar nodal cycles [ the 27th cycle was reached in 2003 when the nodes again were 27-28 Taurus/Scorpio but Pluto was not in range - having moved ahead to 18 Sagittarius] ] The lunar nodal cycle is 18.61 years.

If you google lunar nodal cycle you will find various scientific papers of lunar effects on tides/sea levels/climate -  along with astrological interpretations on other sites

further reading;
Ferguson's book: Civilization The West and the Rest
Mao's Great Famine by historian Zhou Xun








Saturday, 9 March 2013

Real Estate by Numbers

Number 2 would suit a loving couple
Everything in existence has a vibration that relates to movement and numbers get their movement by virtue of the sound waves or vibration produced when the number is spoken or thought. So this information relates to numbers as they are known in the English speaking world. Other cultures are very likely to have their own knowledge system regarding the meaning of individual numbers - and the numbers they prefer to avoid.

How does this relate to real estate or simply choosing which address to live at?
By virtue of your own personal vibration, you will attract certain locations or addresses unconsciously, but there are conscious ways of choosing too.  It helps if you have some idea of the sort of package deal you get with each number. Just as the number energy of your names are very important - and the first letter's number is extra important - the first number of your address is very important.

Firstly, browse these notes on the basic or leading numbers:

1. Best suited to single people or those couples who "do their own thing" a lot. Can be selfish neighbours.

2. The couples number - partners, people who want to be with a partner, enjoy getting on well with others

3. A writer's address or great for those who have lots of books, love to read,  for those who love pottering about at home or always in and out, lots of little local trips, walks, bike rides

4. Problematic. A burden in any form - e.g. a financial drain due to repairs, faulty renovations, hard to sell, suffers from damp or dark or cold. Not a good vibe here. Looks or easily becomes run-down. Hidden or obvious faults.  Avoid like the plague if you can. Scrooge or The Grinch would suit this address

5. A good vibe. Happiness derived from an interesting, free-wheeling, variable life

6. A domestic and family feel is easier to achieve here than under other number vibrations. A good dose of creativity here too.

7. The spiritual side of life is part of the fabric of this place

8. Suited to people in high managerial, executive career roles especially in the realm of business

9. The humanitarian household. People who care about others

Now look at combining because the final digit, from adding all numbers, is important too
So 69 =  a humanitarian family home - especially when all numbers added to reach a single digit:  6+9=15=

13 = a solitary writer's home -  but the reduction to 4 might involve repair or financial problems

Long numbers have more complex stories - each number tells part of the story, but give extra emphasis to the first or leading number and the final digit after adding.

A double number is a double emphasis in addition to the final digit
e.g. 44 = 4,4 =8  Problems with the dwelling but hard work and serious responsibilities could pay off career-wise.

So next time you scan the real estate with a view to buy, or you hunt for a different rental - check the numbers first

Also:
Numbers 11 and 22 are termed Master Numbers and so are not reduced to a single digit.
They both involve a strong requirement to live a life involving a higher than usual level of responsibility -or risk big problems. Both numbers show strong leadership potential but the 11 vibration is about responsibility to provide to others, using mystical or spiritual talents. So address numbers 11, 47, 74, 56, 65 are examples resulting in an 11 vibration and thus the home of a meditator, healer
The 22 is firmly grounded in civic and community responsibilities of a more managerial kind often related to government or organisations.  A highly ethical  judge, magistrate or Prime Minister or political party leader could suitably live at a number 22

Monday, 4 March 2013

March 2013 astrology forecast - Death & Destruction

Scroll down for sections on New and Full Moon for March 2013
Note: updated material will be regularly added

Saturn and Pluto remain locked in to a pronounced theme of  death & destruction  [notable in February and continuing through March 2013 with significant high profile deaths: people widely known and important to their larger community ] [update Hugo Chavez , President of Venezuela, died March 5 & further hi-profile deaths are noted into April 2013 -Margaret Thatcher - with the planetary factors still in play until October 2013]
As usual, particular persons and places are affected, dependant on individual resonance with the prevailing pattern. Your friendly local astrologer can give you guidance on that
In fact 2013 may be remembered for the overdose of death and transformational experiences in the news - September looks even more intense in this respect, with Saturn-Pluto-north node all locked together at 8 degrees. Transformational means a life completely changed, due to powerful changes affecting the self or those in meaningful connection to a person. This can be the result of an "accident", an environmental disaster, disease, being the victim of a criminal act or personal criminal liability - or any circumstance that arises [karmically] that enforces a dramatic new adjustment.
Death & transformation are very clearly being expressed in our environment
The worst drought in almost 70 years now affects most of New Zealand's North Island. for the farmers this means the death of pastures, the transformation of their landscape & the decline of healthy animals. Growers and home gardeners face the loss of crops, vegie plots, cherished ornamentals
[Update March 10: UK Met Service reports on weather extremes from drought to deluge.
 & refer to posts on this blog re Dust Bowl Drought & Water issues: too little-too much for prior forecasts into the future

In New Zealand, March began with a destructive arson affecting 3 homes in Westmere, Auckland. On the day in question, March 2, Sun-Saturn Pluto were all tightly linked - with the sun being the trigger point for the destructive actions of the offender[s] & resulting fire. The death aspect did not involve human fatalities, but the death of a lifestyle, or phase of life, for those directly involved.
A second arson reported March 4, West Auckland. 
[in fact a google search for arson news over the first days of this month showed several reports on arson, so it seems the prevailing energy has deliberate fire-setting as one of its signatures]
Destructive & aggressive energy also associated with a car crash involving 4 teenage girls in east Auckland.
A gas leak forces domestic evacuations at Hatfield's Beach north of Auckland [March 4] This issue indicates Pisces [gas] with Saturn causing failure/problems.

With news of the illness of Queen Elizabeth of England her chart is referenced
A life of duty - and difficulties, restraint & responsibilities personified by Saturn exact at the top point [MC] of the vertical [angled] axis and a double-whammy effect with the related sign Capricorn rising at the time of birth.[AC] The Queen's well known abundant energy and fitness derive from the Mars-Jupiter tight connection - but contradictory weakening forces come via Neptune opposite these two and Saturn at right angles - all outlined by the red triangle.
2013 has seen the lunar north node and Saturn in transit both in strong relationship to her birthchart positions, the node crossing the MC point and the other, Saturn en route to the 3rd Saturn return. Pluto, in transit, has now twice been at the midpoint of the Saturn-Mars-Jupiter factors, but there is more to come - at least 5 months of systemic stress starting in July, with Pluto eventually joined again by Uranus in November, giving rise to obvious concern re the monarch's ability to sustain such a strongly transformational period. Interesting to look further and see whether abdication is the option at hand.

The New Moon
Falls either on the 11th or 12th -in your own timezone. The phase begins up to 3 days prior and has potential effect - i.e. themes can be triggered by activating planets within the period till next New Moon
As in February, a big collection of planets remain in Pisces so some of the keywords which may be in the news:
sea, water, boats, alcohol, drugs, medicines, chemicals, gas, oil, petrol, movies, dreams, escapism, trickery, fraud.
Aggressive energy is associated through Mars with this Pisces line-up, particularly a Sun-Mars connection which will trigger the Saturn-Pluto theme.
There is potential here for alcohol/drug or religiously inspired aggression resulting in a death & destruction outcome. Several events of this/related description are likely to feature in global news.
[update: The Vatican conclave meeting, to elect a new Roman Catholic Pope, in the middle of March 2013 represents another Pisces theme: the Church & religion. - refer to detailed report on the process & top candidate profiles.
It is interesting how much Scorpio energy is in the prominent candidates [Scola, Turkson, Bertone, Sandri] at a time when sexual issues at high on the agenda. A transformational opportunity for one of these, including Scorpio Cardinal Leonardo Sandri [ an Italian native, serving in South America]. Looking at his basic astrological factors [full chart not available] he seems to have strong energy at this time -  as does Cardinal Christoph Schönborn (Aquarius).  It's too big a job to reach any definitive conclusions -and without any birth times to make proper charts - so just a slightly educated guess based on some presently strong planetary influences.  Watching this process is like a live episode from the Da Vinci Code
[updates March 16: Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, on Dec 17 1936, was declared Pope on March 13 2013. The new Pope has a chart loaded with spiritual destiny. viewing just his birth date, since no time is known, Saturn's position in Pisces is very relevant and particularly being linked in direct opposition to his Neptune in Virgo.[ significant spiritual leadership & responsibilities] His natal north lunar node at 24 Sagittarius is in tight conjunction to his sun at 25 Sagittarius [ karmic destiny in the realm of belief]. Pluto at 28 Cancer is linked closely to the Sun-Node pairing bringing transformational energies at his disposal. [ Pluto being the planetary expression of the sign Scorpio can manifest, as in all energies, at the highest or lowest level - as noted regarding the Church's sexual abuse scandals. The time is ripe for the past to be overturned, transformed and healed via a fresh leadership.
In terms of other pisces keywords - a report on the pending disastrous failure globally of antibacterial drugs. With resistance spreading, the world faces a return to conditions only known prior to the modern era of pharmaceuticals, when people risked death as a result of minor infections.
report
And - regarding water - the connection of this commodity to the economy is explained by Brian Fallow NZHerald - report March 14

updates March 21 2013
Have to insert here a note about the abundance of accident energy around in the period March 21-23 in particular due to Mars and Uranus teaming up in Aries. Sharp objects, knives and guns often feature, along with vehicle accidents and fires.  Angry, aggressive energy is also part of the picture with Sun & Venus in tandem in Aries on 27th-28th March coinciding with the Full Moon in Aries-Libra. -refer to Full Moon notes below As usual particular people & places more affected due to individual resonance with this rather dangerous Aries then Plutonic/Scorpionic energy.

NZer living in Australia, Hohepa Morehu-Barlow sentenced for multi-million dollar fraud sentenced to a term of 14 years jail this week in March 2013,  report
This  is a classic 'fall from grace' though his fans and reputation were based on a fantasy royal lineage. He now suffers the death of a lifestyle and due to the large amount embezzled & the auctioning of $1 million of luxury goods to reclaim some of the losses, so complies with the March theme of 'high profile deaths'. born Feb 13 1975, time unknown, Barlow has some classic fantasy factors - Moon, Venus & Jupiter in Pisces -an emotional need for escapism and material abundance fuelled by fantasy & deception - the result of a wounded sense of self [link to Chiron in Aries]
[update March 22 2013: refer to recent updates in post titled Sun Flares Earth Storms which, along with other solar activity writings on this blog, considers human, biological, environmental, technological responses to raised geomagnetic conditions induced by electrical discharges from the sun. The timing of the recent March 17 2013 geostorm has flowed into a hi-intensity Aries period of planetary mix as noted on March 21. Aries with its link to Mars [sign-planet] bears many of the hallmarks of the rush of blood to the brain -type behaviours seen to cluster after the sun sends its highly charged wind out into space, as it did recently, when that wind engulfed earth. anger, aggression, violence, impatience resulting in all kinds of accidents, arguments, murder, protests -and at the extreme end involving mass panic, explosions, bombings. The solar effects seem to add jet fuel to the Mars/Aries influences, and here in March 2013 have preceded the growing collection of Sun-Venus-Mars-Uranus all in Aries and being accentuated by the events detailed below. What is highly interesting is the timing issue, because constructed time is not the same as natural time - and even the issue of linear time can be seen as a construct versus the notion of simple simultaneity - so many questions arise re the coinciding solar and planetary events]    Scroll down to WATCH video of the March 17 geostorm

update:March 23 2013
Reports of destruction from extreme weather:
An unseasonal late snowstorm brings destruction in the UK -report
Homes, caravans destroyed, Australia, north Victoria after unusual tornado rips through -report


Looking ahead to March 24 2013
The energy is now bunched in Aries - Venus-Sun-Uranus-Mars and Saturn-Pluto are triggered by an exact Jupiter position in Gemini
Around/on this date there is significant accident or aggression energy related to a form of transport, and with a considerable number of deaths. One example could be a terrorist car bomb killing many or a train derailment - but the keywords are indicating some form of transport. Gemini is land transport, but Jupiter adds in the potential for long distant transport - ie a plane.
updates: globally lots of crash reports in the March 23-25 window being reported -car, bus, plane
 Pakistani bus crash with large number of fatalities & injuries reported March 23
Plane crash Queensland reported March 25

With energy patterns such as these clearly most of the planet's population will not experience the full force of these effects. Those most affected have planetary positions which are in mathematical-angular range of being triggered. Places, specific locations have an accumulated energy which also is capable of being activated by corresponding energy in transit. Lesser effects such as difficult,dangerous, but not fatal, life-changing experiences are experienced by those with a partial connection to the energy - for example a person who comes to the aid of a person severely injured or dying. The helper is strongly affected, but not to the extent of the person they are attending.
Aries energy expressed as military action:
The president of the Central African Republic has fled the country's capital and rebels have seized control of the city
Military action by Israel against Syria - reported March 24

March 27 Full Moon Aries-Libra
A bundle of planets in the range from 6-11 degrees
Sun-Moon-Mercury-Venus-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Pluto-Chiron
So out of the whole range of commonly referred to factors -only the nodes of the Moon and Neptune are placed outside of this range - and with Neptune close to 5 degrees, it could be included.

Aries-Libra is the classic balancing act and issues of balance, fairness, peace, mediation - measured against imbalance, unfairness, aggression, violence.
Aries is the viewpoint of the individual self and Libra is the partnership perspective, so issues always arise in this phase - active when triggered from 24 March 2013-next full moon - re how to meet the needs of the self while also trying to be a partner.

With so much emphasis on Aries [Venus-Sun-Uranus-Mars] in this March 2013 lineup -there's quite a lot of scope for disputes over selfish behaviour -whether on a personal, national or international level.
Angry, aggressive & militaristic drives are exaggerated in this phase.

[update April 15 Patriots Day Boston Marathon finish line is the scene of 2 explosions reported as bombs; other devices located; fatalities and injuries reported]

Secret sexual & romantic/escapist encounters are more likely than usual to be the cause of relationship strife. Some influenced by these urges will have an attack of the guilts that stops them in their tracks - or  it could be a conception or sexual infection that gives the game away on the hidden activities.

Lots of scope here for heat, fire, explosions - on the human and environmental levels.

Under these influences, best to back off from confrontations and from those releasing frustration around you, as outcomes are not looking pleasant once the combustible factors synergise

update March 27
A report from the UK on March 26:  a fatal attack by 4 dogs inside a residential address has led to a 14 year old girl losing her life. This occurred in the building phase of this potent full moon and is an example of how animals are equally affected by the aggressive triggers.
And in a strikingly similar case: update March 29: a New Zealand woman found dead after being mauled at a residential address by 2 dogs - report
update March 28
Hi profile NZ cricketer Jesse Ryder seriously injured in one or more assaults by at least two men, around 12.30 am March 28, in Merivale, Christchurch. One witness reports 3-4 men attacking Ryder.  His initial condition is critical, with a fractured skull, other injuries and then reported to have been placed in an induced coma. - report
Astrological factors:
Born August 6 1984 [Sun Leo, Moon Sagittarius with a significant [sesquiquadrate] Neptune link to the Sun - Ryder has a history of alcohol issues. The assault is reported to have happened outside a bar where Ryder & fellow cricketers had been after a match day. With Neptune and Pluto in tight connection [sextile] in his natal chart, Pluto's position in Libra has a role to play in creating significant relationship issues.
The primary factor at present is clearly the return of Saturn to its birth position [ Saturn return] in Ryder's chart: born with Saturn at 10 Scorpio, this planet on March 28 2013 is at 10.23 Scorpio.
Scorpio is death, transformation & the use/abuse of power.
Saturn brings major life lessons and new phases of maturity - often experienced through difficult experiences if a person has resisted or delayed growth.
The Saturn Return emphasises the Saturn issues & occurs at critical points in the lifespan of an individual -firstly around the age of 28-29, next late 50's -[specific to each individual due to cycle length variations]
The assault happened in the wake of a very dangerous full moon.
If Ryder survives this attack -clearly a dynamic of power abuse involving violent assailants - he will clearly be a transformed man.
note: fuller analysis is not possible due to lack of a complete chart based on time of birth
Here is a chart based on possible time of 25 past midnight in Christchurch.
This shows the energies in play in the general region.
The birth charts of all 5 individuals involved would show strong resonance with the energy picture prevailing
click to enlarge

The Moon at the top of the sky is the timing trigger. Position 8 Libra.
Opposite the Moon is a gathering in Aries: Venus-Sun-Uranus-Mars from effectively 6-12 degrees and midpoint of 9
At right angles is Pluto sitting exact on the left horizon line - at 11 Capricorn

Another grouping clusters around 11 degrees:
Saturn in Scorpio top left at 10 degrees
Mercury-Chiron combine at 10 Pisces
Mars at almost 12 Aries
Jupiter at 11 Gemini
Ascendant and Pluto together at 11 Capricorn
The mathematics consistently line up in times of extreme energy eruptions

This amount of tightly knitted energy and particularly with so many intense angles - especially opposition and 90 degree range squares - the combination is a picture of explosive & violence - with likely fatal or majorly transformational consequences.
This happened in Christchurch but the pattern was global - like a lightning bolt seeking earthing points emerging where resonant conditions exist. Other news examples around this time [ universal time of 11.25 am on Weds 27th] will include more than usual reports of acts of violence, bombing, war zone activity and destructive use of power.
update: March 30 Jesse Ryder reported to be out of coma and talking with family. Two related men have now been arrested

Note as well March 31-April 1st 2013
A collection of planets at 10-11 degrees
Sun-Moon-Mercury-Venus-Jupiter-Saturn-Pluto-Chiron, all amplified by Uranus-Mars 11 degree midpoint in Aries means potentials are high in resonant people & places for a lot of energy activation with agressive-dangerous-explosive-violent-injurious-fatal consequences. Destructive urges, accident energy and dangerous situations involving transport on land,sea & in the air] are higher than usual risk factors.

updates March 30 3013
North Korea declares war on South Korea this event occurs admidst the powerful Aries aggressive-militaristic energies, already identified in this blog post, as building continually during March 2013 due to multiple planets Aries fuelled by Pluto in Capricorn.
This is the type of B-2 stealth bomber being flown over the Korean Peninsula in March - report
Explosion in China coal mine kills 28
Camp stove gas canister explodes -March 29 NZ
All Black Dan Carter announces birth of son Marco on 28th -no time yet reported - but this little boy born in the wake of a potent full moon with many intense planetary interactions going on has the potential to be a force to be reckoned with. The birth was expected in mid April so an early, probably cesarean birth, is consistent with the impatience of an Aries child. - may be updated 
High profile death in NZ - Eric Hertz CEO of mobile phone company and wife presumed dead after light plane crash March 30, in New Zealand - report
Eiffel Tower evacuated due to bomb threat March 30

further material:

Wikipedia -Jesse Ryder

                         view the strong geostorm of March 17, shown in the aurora borealis
Significant disturbances to earth's magnetic field appear to have flow-on effects upon human & other biological systems as well as electrical/electronic technologies


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