Weekly Column: Opportunity for humankind

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Prices rose 0.8% in the month (of February), the fastest rate in four months. That’s 7.9% over the last 12 months and 8.4% over the last three months. That’s the bad news from Thursday’s consumer price index report and the White House can’t blame Vladimir Putin for this one, though it is trying. “It’s Joe Biden’s Inflation: He Blames Putin, But His Policies and the Federal Reserve Are at Fault,” Wall Street Journal Editorial, March 11, 2022.

In the week that witnessed Gold and Crude Oil testing their all-time highs, while stocks and Treasuries continued to be pressured by the relentless bombardment of Ukraine by Russian military forces, as well as further economic signs of rising inflation, our three-star geocosmic critical reversal period of March 4-7 +/- 3 trading days has coincided with at least a pause – if not a major reversal – in several financial markets.

However, with the war carnage continuing, and more geocosmic conflict signatures on the horizon, it is unclear if these reversals will be any more lasting than the Great Bear’s promises of cease fires and protection of humanitarian evacuation routes. The cosmic picture is currently supportive of an effort towards resolution, but leaders have to make and honor that choice in order for these cosmic indicators to work as they could and should. Geocosmics are only half the equation of a result. Choice (on the part of world leaders and actors) is the other half. But deception and lies and posturing as “the victim” are all good roles for the approaching conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces. This also seems to be a central part of a military execution model, just as assassination of one’s enemies is part of the business model according to a recent Wall Street Journal editorial. For further insights on the “I am the real victim” propaganda, or “I am doing this because I love Mother Russia,” you may want to read “Putin’s People” by Heidi Blake. It is available through Amazon as a printed or audio book.

But let’s get back to the markets and their performance under the important geocosmic signatures of February 16-March 6 and especially March 3-6. Several world stock indices made new multi-month and even yearly lows last week. In Europe, the German DAX crashed to a low of 12,438 on Monday, March 7, a loss now of 23.6% off its all-time highs of November 18 and January 5. The Netherlands AEX fell to 652.80, a new yearly low and off 21.3% from its all-time high of November 18. Switzerland’s SMI and England’s FTSE indices also bottomed on March 7, down 16.35% and 12.2% from their all-time highs recorded earlier this year.

In Asia and the Pacific Rim, the Hang Seng of Hong Kong has now fallen to its lowest level in nearly 6 years. The Japanese Nikkei fell to a new yearly low and down 19.85% from its 31-year high recorded on September 14, 2021. China’s Shanghai Composite fell to 3147, its lowest mark since July 2020 and 15.1% from its triple top on December 13, 2021. India’s Nifty is down nearly 15% from a high made January 18. In Australia, however, it wasn’t so bad. There was a low on March 9, but it was higher than the low of February 24, which was higher than the low of January 27. The pattern of higher lows is encouraging.

The American indices have all held above their February 24 lows, although the DJIA, S&P, and NASDAQ came close to breaking them on their weekly lows of March 8. The Bovespa of Brazil is still trading closer to its multi-month highs than lows.

The performance of the commodity markets was even more stunning than equity markets. Crude Oil soared to a new 14-year high of 130.50 on our March 7 critical reversal date. Two days later it was down to 103.63. Gold soared to 2078.80 one day later on March 8, just slightly below its all-time high of 2089.20 recorded in August 2020. Three days later it traded as low as 1960. Silver rallied to 27.49, its highest price since June 2021. But there was even more drama in the grain markets. Wheat posted a new all-time high of 1425 on the spot market on the March 7 geocosmic reversal date and by Friday it recorded a low of 1020. With the geocosmic signatures coming up in the next 10 days, the volatility is likely to continue.

Short-term geocosmics  

This will be another power-packed week of geocosmic activity.

First, the Sun will conjoin Neptune on Sunday, March 13, completing the first translation of the forthcoming Jupiter/Neptune conjunction in Pisces of April 12. The Sun/Neptune conjunction is a Level 1 signature (the most consistent and powerful type of signature). It has a 79% historical rate of frequency to sudden and sharp price swings within 4 trading days, plus a 79% correspondence to primary cycles within a time band of 14 trading days. But in Pisces, it can also relate to deception and lies in negotiations, violations of promises and agreements. It is a time to be cautious of whom you trust, for people are naïve and vulnerable with romantic and misguided notions of reality.

Just as important will be Venus and Mars entering into a square aspect with Uranus, March 19-22. Venus rules Taurus (money) and is in Aquarius. Uranus rules Aquarius (chaos and disruptions, and a sudden turn of events) and is in Taurus. In other words, Venus and Uranus are in each other’s signs, which is known as a mutual reception, making it even more pronounced in terms of events and behaviors. This is a classic reversal signature for financial markets. Historically, it too has a 79% rate of frequency corresponding to sudden changes of direction in stock markets within a  period of 4 trading days. Based on current studies, this may have a pronounced effect also on the crypto currency markets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Three days later, Mars then makes its square to Uranus from Aquarius to Taurus. This is totally different, for it smacks of a sudden and unexpected burst of new military outbreaks or even cyber-attacks. It is also indicative of violent moves in financial markets (and possibly world affairs). Mars is the god of war and aggression, and Uranus is the ruler of smart weapons, terrorism, unexpected surprises, and cyber-attacks. Of course, it doesn’t have to be that way. It can be a time for inventive new solutions if those involved act in good faith with regard to the safety and well-being of the masses (Aquarius). Otherwise, in today’s climate, we have to read this as more likely a dangerous period for the masses and investors as well.

The danger may even continue into April 5 when another aspect of frustration and anger arises when Mars conjoins Saturn. This can also be a period of long-term cycle highs or lows – reversals – in grain prices within 1-3 weeks.

After April 5, the theme of the cosmos switches again towards resolution and peace. We just have to protect ourselves until then. To a great extent, the themes of Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces are already evident. These are cosmic indicators of inflation. They also contain themes of speculative frenzies, which we see happening in Gold and Crude Oil, the latter even more so because it is ruled by Jupiter, Neptune, and Pisces. But with speculative frenzies come the presence or aftermath of hysteria and even panic.

On another level altogether, Jupiter, Neptune, and Pisces point to the importance of faith in a greater power, the belief in miracles, and existential acts of heroism against all odds to the emergence of a new world martyr and/or hero. This is the time to be a hero, and not a despot, to be a saint and person of virtue, and not one cynically betraying the faith that others place onto him or her through deception, manipulation, and betrayal. It is a conjunction. With conjunctions especially, we have the choice as to which role we want to play, and which people we choose to admire.

Are we going to be soldiers of truth willing to sacrifice for the healing of the planet and helpers of those who suffer? Or are we going to play the role of deceivers presenting and supporting false narratives that lead others into suffering? That is the challenge of Jupiter conjunct Neptune in Pisces at the same time Mars conjoins Saturn in Aquarius, square Uranus in Taurus.

This is all happening following the conjunction of Venus (peace) and Mars (war) in 0 degrees of Aquarius last Sunday, March 6, which is also the cosmic point of the “New Era” represented by the December 21, 2020 conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in the same degree of zero Aquarius. Either this is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius and the start of a brilliant renaissance, or it is a regression back into the age of the Neanderthal through collective self-destruction through complacency and unwillingness to make the decision for fear of angering others who come from the camp of the primal Neanderthal. Given all these fixed signs, they aren’t going to change by our acts of appeasement.

It is easy to dismiss this as an exaggeration, unless you understand the importance of the “Great Conjunctions of 2020” and the Saturn/Uranus square that followed in 2021, all while the U.S. goes through its Pluto return and Pluto conjunct its Moon in Capricorn, 2021-2023.

There is danger. This is also a time of opportunity for humankind.