Dear Fellow Star-Gazers,

Happy Full Moon -or Happy Full Worm Moon (so-called because at this time of year in N.America, the earth softens and worms reappear)!

Greetings too from a snow-covered London – a perfect day for some quiet research and reading - and for writing to you.

As some of you know, I am still puzzled by the lack of correlation between certain key planet alignments and major stock market activity that I expected to see in recent months. True, I caught some (around the eclipse) but a major correction has yet to happen.

Perhaps I didn’t give enough attention to Chiron………..

CORRECTIONS, RE-ALIGNMENTS AND GLOBAL FINANCES

Chiron, the planetoid orbiting the Sun between Saturn and Uranus is within a degree of right-angle to the Galactic Centre. At this Full Moon, with Neptune at opposition, falls and loss are to be expected. Many will recall that March 9th has seen significant stock market moves in the past. This date could again prove a turning point.

Yet I am as interested in the next New Moon (March 17^th) when Chiron conjoins the Pisces Sun and makes right angle to the Galactic Centre whilst Pluto continues its slow progress across the  critical 19-20 Capricorn degree area and parallels Saturn.  There is more going on than this, but suffice it to say that I think a major financial readjustment may have begun (changed taxation rules in the US being only a part of a hugely complicated story).

If you are a planet-watcher, then you know that we are living through interesting times: within two days of the next Full Moon (March 31^st), Mars joins Saturn in Capricorn for the first time in almost three decades. If you take Pluto’s position into account, then you have to go back to January 1518 (King Henry VIII)  to find a similar cluster of activity in Capricorn.

Capricorn  is the sign of government and these – right across the world – are likely to find the coming weeks more demanding – and costly - than they have yet known. 

Leaving aside the political squabbles with which we are all familiar, and viewed purely from the financial perspective, one cannot help but wonder if developments in the way in which global finances are ordered and exchanged will occur. This would surely affect all currencies and the commodity markets to which many may return for safe haven. The price of the latter may well move sharply in the coming weeks.

I really do wonder what is going on behind the scenes and, in particular, the effect the effect decisions will have on the US dollar whose solar arc directed Vesta (currency) is at 19 Capricorn. The dollar's position on the world stage is likely to be usurped. Indeed, by  the July 13^th the US dollar may have lost much value against other major currencies.

For now,  I anticipate a bumpy investment ride as Chiron (which I view as an auditor) moves from Pisces to Aries on April 15^th.

DECEPTION and WORLD LEADERS

If there is a ‘planet of deception’ it must surely be Neptune. At today’s Full Moon, the Sun and Neptune are aligned with the Moon opposing both. It may well be that there really is much going on behind the scenes, with many smokescreens also being placed. (As an aside it’s interesting that on Wednesday, the five incoming calls were all from Virgo-born clients who were clearly caught up in attacks of full moon-it is).

Prime Minister Teresa May is caught up in this. Though her time of birth is not known, we can be sure that Mars was at 13 Pisces at her birth – the exact degree of Neptune’s present position: arguably this is not the best time to be involved in negotiations which will surely at best be convoluted. She lacks the support of even past prime ministers and must feel daily as though she is skating on thin ice – though perhaps never more so than this weekend.

(Incidentally, I have put a new piece about the Brexit March 29^th, 2019 chart on to the website www.financialuniverse.co.uk)

Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, we woke this morning to the news that President Trump’s Press Secretary, Hope Hicks, has left her post: just one manifestation of Uranus square to his natal Venus. There are probably more shock moves yet to come.

Of course it’s true that every week is a challenge for someone holding high office. Yet President Trump has surely seen nothing yet. Mid-April, Mercury stations within a degree of opposition to his Jupiter: his legal fights look set to move up a gear.

All this must surely be a fabulously timed distraction for the financial war-lords who even now may be priming their weapons of mass financial destruction.

I remain convinced that the optimum position for individuals is to be free of debt, have assets split between property, cash, precious metals and equities but – and most importantly – investment in friends and family.

CRYPTOS

Pre-occupation with the cryptos continues. These are clearly not going to go away and, by the early 2030s will surely be common-place. For now, they appear mysterious, confusing and as yet an unknown quantity to many. That situation will change as Saturn and Uranus, between this time next year and 2020 (a year already suggested as being the time of the great financial re-set), move into a bi-septile aspect. This backdrop offers near perfect condition for these currencies to infiltrate and become mainstream. First though there is the complicated issue of taxation and regulation to be resolved. With this in the offing I don't expect Bitcoin to return to the dizzy heights of December 2017. More on this in the coming weeks.

LOOKING AHEAD

As you will see from the list at the foot of this, I am speaking at many major astro-events this year. Please do say hello if you are attending any of these.

For now, and with thanks to the so very many of you who offered both emotional support and encouragement as we coped with losing our daughter in law a month ago and then with my husband’s ill health.

Thankfully – and barring the ‘Beast from the East’ weather – things are slowly improving.

For now, stay safe and warm

Yours from the stars

Christeen