Merriman Market Analyst

The majority of world stock indices we look at topped out in the middle of last week, and then started a decline into Friday. This includes the AEX of Netherlands, DAX of Germany. FTSE of England, Nikkei of Japan, and the Hang Seng of Hong Kong. Others topped out late the previous week as Saturn turned direct, and then declined into this past Friday as Jupiter turned retrograde. This includes the Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ Composite in the United States, and the Swiss Stock Market Index (SMI).

 In the study of Financial Astrology, Jupiter and Neptune co-rule Pisces, which in turn has domain over crude oil prices. As Jupiter turned stationary retrograde on Friday, Crude soared to yet another all-time high, hitting 126.25/barrel. Everyone is talking about the high price of gas these days – even the politicians. You know the top is close at hand when everyone – including the politicians – starts talking about it. You especially know it is close at hand when pundits start calling for it to double in price. There are four major Jupiter signatures in effect May 8-21. It is a good time frame in which to look for a top, based purely on Financial Astrology principles. Plus the Sun will, square Neptune on May 14. Of course, with this type of momentum and hysteria (another Jupiter emotion), the euphoria and irrational exuberance for Crude can spill over slightly beyond these signatures. But the point is: don’t follow the crowd here… not now.

Standing like a huge monolith rising out of the earth in the middle of nowhere, and casting a very long shadow over all the other signatures within the forthcoming “Cardinal Climax,” stands Pluto in Capricorn. This is the initial signature that starts the complex and fascinating cosmic pattern of the “Cardinal Climax,” and it is the last to leave. The principles of these two astrological symbols – Pluto and Capricorn – are intertwined very closely with all the other signatures and patterns in effect between 2008 and 2015, and even into 2020 when Saturn and Pluto return to their 32-37 year conjunction.

The United States of America is in the midst of powerful conflicts that are likely to define the legacy of President George W. Bush during his last two years in office. These conflicts are reflected in the progressions and transits to the horoscopes of both the nation and Mr. Bush. So too are the hopes for a resolution to these conflicts, and new paths that could benefit not only the American public, but the world community as well.

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