Dear Fellow Star-gazers

Happy Full Moon – and happy Lunar Eclipse!

And heads up to a special event next weekend where I am giving a presentation entitled:

WORLDS IN COLLISION: STAR WARS, DIGITAL CURRENCIES AND COLLAPSING BORDERS

You can register for the event using the link at the bottom of this letter.

CME

For now, we all need to be on high alert for exceptional solar activity. A CME is due to reach Earth within hours of today’s Lunar Eclipse. This CME is related to the merging of two separate sunspots : bursts of phenomenal energy.

EQUITIES

Research reveals that following solar activity, the NASDAQ can fall around 3% before recovering.

Also note that this weekend, Mars moved into Pisces (geocentric). Again, with an ingress often comes altered market direction. 

This Full Moon is at 5 Libra – as was the one in March 2005. Astrology is all about finding patterns: we look to see what happened ‘last time’ - although unlike a Broadway show, the cosmos doesn’t do exact repeats as the background is always changing. In 2005, Pluto was moving through Capricorn, now it’s in Aquarius. The 2005 Full Moon wasn’t an eclipse. Yet the S&P did drop sharply and may do so again.

Also noteworthy is that before the Solar Eclipse (April 8^th) that will be viewable across an arc from Mexico, through central and Eastern USA and Canada, Mercury turns retrograde in Fiery Aries  - as it did in both 2005 and 2018. 

In 2018, the S&P dropped sharply some days before the retrograde station – a trend that could recur this week – before recovering at the Sun-Mercury conjunction. If history repeats, then April 11^th should prove a key date.

The present sunspot cycle (number 25) has taken solar scientists by surprise as it is busier than had been expected and may peak early. Solar Maximum was anticipated for 2025, but could occur this year. It has long been recognised that solar maxima coincides with significant stock market activity - often taking the form of a bull run. 

If we do experience even a minor correction before the next Full Moon, this is probably a buying opportunity. Given that Jupiter is travelling at top speed presently, recovery is indeed likely to be swift.

BITCOIN 

Bitcoin suffered an over 7% fall as Jupiter and Uranus formed their heliocentric conjunction. Similar volatility could recur as the two planets form their geocentric conjunction on April 21^st. Whilst that event takes place over a weekend, it is only just ahead of the Scorpio Full Moon and significantly close to the expected Bitcoin halving after which – if history repeats – Bitcoin’s price should rise once more.

Bitcoin is now fifteen years old and – like any ‘teenager’ – is baulking at restrictions and trying to do things ‘its way’. Inevitably it has to deal with restrictions and prove that it ‘knows what it is doing’ and able to ‘accept responsibility for its actions’. It could do this satisfactorily and when Pluto returns to Jupiter’s natal position in a few months, reach over $100K. (I will be looking at this in depth in the next astro-crypto event in late June).

ECLIPSES 

It is not hard to find evidence of events that have coincided with eclipses – either lunar or solar. As either the Sun or Moon blocks the light of the other, we arrive at the end of one cycle and the beginning of another: ‘As one door closes, another opens’.

Yes, it is true that many people view eclipses as portending negative event, but arguable that positive events don’t make the headlines. What can be said with surety is that these celestial dramas demand attention and signal a change of pulse.

The charts of both Haiti and Egypt both show Saturn (regulation) at 5 Libra. The news from Haiti makes clear that presently there is lawlessness i.e Saturn is not working! Whilst in Egypt, there are issues with border control delaying the inflow of aid to Gaza. Once again, Saturn seems to be ‘on leave’. It is to be hoped that in both cases, that soon after this eclipse, Saturnian order will be restored.

The coming solar eclipse on April 8^th, which could be viewed as a sophisticated New Moon, occurs at 19 Aries – the exact degree occupied by Chiron (the wounded healer or auditor). The Ascendant degree of the United Nations is within minutes of arc of this degree indicating the need for a ‘new face’. By late May when Mars reaches the eclipse degree demand for re-formation should reach crescendo. The position of this eclipse is just one major transit indicating the need for review of its remit and eventual re-organization and revival.

FINANCIAL COURSE & MONTHLY EVENT

I am delighted to report that copy for the financial course is nearing completion. I will be using the Mercury retrograde for final edit. Meanwhile, the Introduction to Financial Astrology is ready for record (later today). Thank you to those of you who have expressed interest. I will be in touch.

The next Monthly event (40 GBP or 220GBP if booking for a series of six) will be on Sunday April 14th. Register at www.financialuniverse.co.uk

TRAVELS AND THANKS

As many of you know, for over four years my movement was limited as the demands of 24/7 nursing and running what came to be the ‘cottage hospital’ increased. I am making up for lost time! My two weeks in Florida became five and I will return there soon. It was just wonderful to reconnect with my South Florida friends – thank you all for your warmth and care.

For now,

Yours from the stars

Christeen