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December 2009

The Great American Scheme

Scheme No. 1:  President Obama is announcing his decision to send another 30 to 35 thousand troops into Afghanistan with the hope of “eventually” stabilizing an ungovernable, fragmented, tribal, dry, mountainous region with a long history behind it  of nations defeated in their efforts made at doing the same thing.  We know that the terrorists we were looking for have left and the Taliban simply gets stronger the longer we are there.  We know our nation is already going bankrupt from the mind-boggling expense of conducting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at the same time our financial system teeters on collapse.  So, what are they thinking?  The giant trans-Afghan gas pipeline was built there in the 1990’s with the explicit purpose of bypassing Iran and Russia.  This is another war about control over fossil fuel deposits.  Secondarily, one of the few areas where employment still exists is in the military service.  Many recent veterans are returning home, unable to find jobs and, worse still, many are homeless.

Scheme No. 2:  Goldman Sachs’ CEO is apologizing for the trouble they may have  created for the economy, while they are raking in giant bonuses and trading trillions of dollars in derivative casinos and, like other financial institutions, are not lending money.  The bubble machine keeps bubbling in financial markets with traders hoping to make a buck or two before reality sets in and a second stock market crash occurs in 2010.   The financial scandal I predicted last month happened exactly when I said it would, and Dubai announced that it will not use its sovereign wealth to bail out its private debtors.  Dubai may be a template of what is to come in many other nations.  New questions are being raised about sovereign wealth funds and their capabilities in a global financial crisis.  Here in the U.S., we are chafing from bailing out the banksters and abandoning ordinary citizens as they lose their jobs, their homes, and the lives they thought they had.  I roar with laughter at the Republicans whose only solution is to lower taxes.  On whom?  We could list the already rich bonus-laden CEOs, or the unemployed who have no income or property to tax, or maybe those in Congress who live off taxpayers’ money.  The American Dream has officially become the American Scheme.  And it will inevitably get busted!

The Economy:

This month’s lunations, including a lunar eclipse in Cancer on the 31^st, are lead-ins to the January 15, 2010 solar eclipse conjunct Venus.  Along with the Pluto/Saturn square, they target the dollar and our U.S. financial axis.  These configurations also target our relationship with China and Japan and their national charts.  Japan’s economy has gone from bad to worse as the U.S. consumer is disappearing and they own large amounts of U.S. treasuries based on a continually weakening dollar.  The Mercury/Mars inconjunct this month (both going retrograde) hits Japan’s chart and is very negative for their stock market.  China has already announced they will reduce their involvement in our debt and they realize the dollar is declining in its international status and viability.  Our relationship with these two nations will suffer significant strain.

The Cancer/Capricorn axis also dominates the chart of the U.S. Federal Reserve.  The bill to audit them has just come out of committee in Congress and will go on the floor for a vote.  Will the legislature have the guts to do this or not?  If it doesn’t do it now, it will probably do something of this magnitude later.  The chart of the Federal Reserve is being hit with planetary patterns ensuring either its destruction or its significant restructuring.  Aspects are presenting themselves that have not occurred since the Andrew Jackson presidency, and we all know he closed down the federal central bank.  Jacksonian Democracy may be making a comeback!

The gold bull market continues to show considerable strength, even when the dollar goes up a little and some gold is sold.  Mars goes retrograde on the 20^th and Mercury goes retrograde on the 26^th.  There may be some trend reversals at this time, but as the dollar and other fiat currencies lose status, more big money, including sovereign wealth funds will be buying gold.  The corporate media is still pushing the notion that instability in global markets (such as the recent Dubai fiasco) brings people back into the dollar, but this is much less a factor than it was in the past.  Gold is now seen as money that has no national stamp on it.

Financial markets are likely to be up this month, through the 21^st, as Jupiter and Neptune are conjunct and sextile Venus.  Venus in Sagittarius points to consumers increasing their buying, but much of their shopping will be for discounts, so real profits may be slim.

Health & Medicine:

As Mercury and Mars go retrograde in a tense aspect to one another, rumors about Swine Flu  vaccines being dangerous will discourage many people from getting them.  There is also likely to be confusion around the issue and poor communication with the public in general.  Although the Swine Flu is present all over the world, it is not as severe as originally thought.  My take is that there is another infectious disease brewing that we know little or nothing about.  All this points to the importance of a good diet, taking supplements (such as Vitamin D-3), regular exercise, and a positive mental outlook.  We need to envision ourselves operating on a new level of consciousness at a “higher” vibratory level. 

Healthcare reform is still languishing in the Senate.  There is nothing in this that will truly fix what is wrong with our system.  If anything passes, it will be before the 26^th, when Mercury goes retrograde.  A better time would be between February and March of next year. 

Final Thoughts:

Amidst all the chaos and crisis that seems to envelope our planet day after day, there is a growing undercurrent in our mass consciousness that is amazing and inspiring.  Ordinary people who struggle every day are reaching out to others in this season and giving more than ever, of their time, their talent, and their compassion to those less fortunate.  While the mass media is absorbed with stories of hate, violent acts, and foul mouthed shouting matches, the less visible are quietly reaching out to their neighbors with baskets of food, toys, and donations.  From the grass roots and off the record, we are partaking of a new energy, participating together in a new vision for humanity.  This vision has been with us through the ages; the journey into the “promised land”, a dark night in Bethlehem lit by a single star, a prophecy of a new earth divested of the pain and suffering that has characterized the human journey for so long.  The Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year, is a reminder that rather than the end, it is the beginning of our heart’s humble journey back into the light where all is understood.

May your holidays be filled with fellowship, peace, and joyous reunions.

Linda Schurman

 Linda

Linda Schurman