THE SOOTHESAYER INTERNET

 July 2007

Those of you who have been regular visitors to this site are familiar with my warnings with regard to a global economic meltdown due to unrestrained speculative “bubbles” in real estate and, more importantly, the unregulated derivatives trade.  Last month’s Bear Sterns’ hedge fund debacle points to what is in store for us as we march toward collective financial suicide.   These implosions will soon be too extensive to stop by the usual Fed bailouts or bank mergers that have stemmed the tide in the past.

Mercury is still retrograde this month until the 10^th.  Last month, information was released about the history of the CIA in the U.S. and its evil plots, sometimes executed and sometimes not, since its creation.  More will come out this month.  Is the public paying attention?  I recommend the book “America’s War on Terrorism” by Michael Chossudovsky, a Canadian economist.  He writes about an “imperial crusade” in the U.S. to control the planet for its markets, resources and cheap exploitable labor.

This is not a particularly good time for Vice Pres. Dick Cheney, the guy behind Pres. Bush’s “prime directive”, giving him the right to put the U.S. under “martial law” in the event of any type of crisis.  Already, provisions in the Patriot Act have divested us of our constitutional rights, but this does not seem to bother either of our leaders.  Congress is investigating the illegal wiretapping, and other illegal maneuvers.  The worst one is the right to arrest a citizen without the right to a trial if judged an “enemy combatant” by either one of these “gentlemen”. 

The tragedy is that most Americans hardly know what they are losing – their civil rights, their republic, their democracy.

Mars in Taurus this month would indicate the Vice President may have to have medical care – the best the world has to offer, while 48 million Americans are without health insurance altogether. This weekend is a good time to see Michael Moore’s movie “Sicko”, widely acclaimed by critics and commentators.

The Economy:
The financial “Cabal” has been hard at work this past month, painting lipstick on a pig.  The real estate market has fallen like a rock, inflation is following the price of oil (up on Friday over $70 a barrel) skyward, food prices are rising rapidly due the insane rush to use corn for ethanol (corn products are in everything) and hedge fund trading is the cause of many people headed toward cardiac arrest! 

Homeowners’ insurance on all the coastal areas of the U.S. has skyrocketed as we get ready for the hurricane season.  July 23^rd through August 2^nd will be a tough time for financial markets as Mars is square Neptune and Saturn.  This is also bearish for gold.  The August 12^th new Moon in Leo followed by Venus in Leo trine Pluto on August 16^th may bring gold back for a while until it comes down again, with everything else under the critical aspects to the September 11^th eclipse.  Hang onto your gold shares because they will pay off in a major way in 2008.

The transit of Mars in Taurus will lead to more sub-prime loan foreclosures and plunge in the stock of real estate corporations.

Politics and the War:
The same transit of Mars in Taurus squaring both Neptune and Saturn this month is extremely difficult in the astrological charts of Israel and Palestine.  These tensions will be reaching crisis proportions, to the point that the U.S. will have to intervene.  Pres. Bush’s policy of abandoning the peace talks since he took office in 2001 have been catastrophic for both nations and many feel it was one of the causes of the 9/11 attack.

The other cause is U.S. military occupations in the Middle East, in order to dominate the oil reserves. In my opinion, the real reason for the Iraq war is we have already reached global “peak oil” and our current leaders believe military takeover is the only way to insure American civilization will not collapse.

Instead of leading the world in the direction of sustainable energy, new inventions, and significant reduction in the use of fossil fuels, U.S. leaders are going for a military dictatorship both here and abroad.  A “fuse” will be lit this month in the imploding relationship between the Israelis and Palestinians.

This month, the war in Iraq will continue to escalate its destruction far and wide.  When Saturn goes into Virgo in September, this administration will be forced to make “withdrawal” noises.

Other Nations:
No. Korea took steps last month to dismantle its nuclear capability as Uranus stationed opposite their natal Sun.  This is good news.  However, we must watch the unstable Solar Eclipse this September 11^th, opposite Uranus and square Mars, all of which point to extreme instability there.

Pakistan still has problems with ethnic upheaval this month through early August, as Mars in Taurus marches toward it’s square with Saturn on August 1^st. The President of this nation is a Leo and the Mars/Saturn square at the end of this month hits him hard.

Cuban President Fidel Castro, (also a Leo) recovering from a serious illness, will have difficulty at the end of this month with this harsh aspect.  He is currently gloating over the release of the CIA’s records highlighting their attempt to kill him back in 1960.

India will have difficulty with the Mars transit with respect to severe weather and earthquake activity.    
 

Weather and Travel:
Watch out between the 22^nd and the 31^st as severe weather, flooding and high winds (hurricanes and tornadoes) are more likely to occur in the U.S.A. at this time.  Mercury goes direct on the 10^th and will help travelers between the 9^th and the 10^th.  Mars inconjunct Pluto on July 31^st is a severely dangerous aspect and I would avoid traveling on that date.
 

Final Thoughts:
I am often struck by how frequently I hear from politicians and CEOs that we have to “be practical” concerning solutions to the monumental issues confronting us today.  We can’t possibly manufacture (already designed and engineered) cars that could get 60 to 100 miles per gallon; solar energy is not a viable solution to energy concerns; small organic farms cannot possibly replace giant agri-businesses; we certainly could not have fair and universal healthcare; affordable public transportation is not economically viable; we can’t just “leave” Iraq, etc.,etc.,etc....

As long as militant corporate America dominates the discourse, finances all the campaigns, manipulates markets, lobbies the legislature literally to death, and continues to prop up the credit/debt bubble, little or nothing will be accomplished.  It will take a shake-up of historical proportions and a massive capital failure to fundamentally change everything and, unfortunately, this will be the ultimate practical solution.

In the meantime, many of us are building our solar houses, planting our local organic gardens, writing books and articles, inventing new energy technologies, joining community cooperatives.  We are experiencing an awakening and a new energy we have never quite felt before.  Whatever time we have left on this magnificent life-giving planet, we are determined to bring it back from the brink of extinction, and ourselves with it.  All in all, we are very, very practical.

Stay tuned,

Linda

Linda Schurman