The US and World Economic meltdown

At the time of this article Wall Street seems to be on the mend. However,
even if the economy seems to be improving, we must recognize that at the
core of the US economy are some very disturbing concerns, such as the
unimaginable government debt, the cumulative loss of manufacturing jobs,
the trade imbalance, reliance upon Chinese investments, and limited energy
resources. I suspect that the events of the past weeks are an indication of
further changes to come.

I am not a mundane Astrologer, but the recent melt down of the US
investment system concerns me because of the tremendous impact it has
upon so many people. A quick comparison of the horoscope for the
September full moon and the US horoscope (Gem ASC) indicates a number
of amazing insights, suggesting that the current crisis in the US market was
to be expected. Transit Jupiter was in exact conjunction with the US Sun,
suggesting tension resulting from excessive expansion of financial
obligations (2nd house). The North Node transit is also conjunct the US
Moon, suggesting the driving need of the US government is to re-focus on
the public sector. The transit Sun applying to a conjunction with Neptune
would also suggest a time of great confusion. However I suspect that this
process actually began back during the Reagan presidency, and an
Astrological study of that time period would probably also yield interesting
results.

Neither psychic or a mundane Astrologer, I hesitate in suggesting how the
world wide financial concerns will be resolved. However, I can not help but
note that the events of September and October may be related to a series of
horoscopes leading up to the year 2012. This end date for the Mayan
calendar seems to correlate with many Astrological indications of large scale
systemic change. I find personal horoscopes much more reliable and
predictable, but who can ignore these amazing indications of dramatic
change?

In mid July 2009, Neptune and Jupiter (in Aquarius) are conjunct and square
Mars. In very general terms this suggests large scale potential change
related to spiritual or philosophical perspective. I must say that I was quite
amazed to see the resurgence of traditional religion in the late ‘90’s and
during this first decade of the 21st century. However, in the past year it
seems that large non-denominational churches have been struggling to
maintain their membership. My over all impression is that people in general
are becoming more open minded and willing to consider other less restrictive
forms of spiritual practice. I suspect that the July horoscope, and other
dates, suggest that the winds have changed, and that people will
progressively see spirituality in more humanistic terms and practices.
Wiccan type practices seem to be increasingly popular, because of demand,
even the US military is being forced to recognize Wicca as a spiritual
discipline. I am not advocating Wicca, but because of its deep respect for
nature and considering the terrible mess the human family as made of the
earth, I would suggest that a focus on any practice that respects the earth
may be a good thing.

Successfully adapting to a changing world should be an objective for all
people. Ideally, individually and collectively we will use energy and other
resources in such a way as to not only protect nature but perhaps even help
restore nature to its natural wonder. Astrology at it’s core represents each
man as an integral part of the natural world, and I suspect that as we are
willing to live holistically, we will find a deep connection to nature and a great
satisfaction with life.

Although as we study the earth we can see that mankind has inflicted
massive damage and numerous Astrological events suggest the world is
moving to a point of crisis, there is also a suggestion that many people are
becoming more conscious and aware, perhaps humanity will awaken
sufficiently in order to do the necessary housekeeping and repair.

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