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June 2008

Gemini, the Twins – Our Favorite Tricksters!

 As the Sun, Venus, and Retrograde Mercury pass through the sign of Gemini, meeting up with a trine (harmonious) aspect to Neptune and a square (inharmonious) aspect to Uranus and an eventual set of oppositions (stressful) to Pluto who is back in the late and critical degrees of Sagittarius, we will (as last month) be deluged with whistleblowers on the one hand and spin masters on the other.  The fascinating trait of persons with emphasis on Gemini in their horoscopes is the dual emphasis on absolute truth-telling on the one hand, and manipulative propaganda on the other.  We will wonder which expansive personality is standing up to be heard and which charmer is cleverly waiting in the wings to contradict everything we thought we understood!

Last month’s terrible disasters have saddened us all.  The huge earthquake in China, the catastrophic typhoon in Burma (Myanmar) and the sequenced tornadoes in the U.S.A. demonstrate to us the accelerating warnings that nature and the environment can no longer be ignored.  Gemini and Mercury, its ruler, continue to emphasize high winds and difficulty with travel.  We have had two train wrecks in the U.S.  The airlines are facing dueling problems of malfunctions and bankruptcies.  Gasoline is at an all-time high.  We cannot “trick” ourselves into believing that our “leaders” either know what they are talking about or have our interests at heart.  Events speak for themselves.

The Bank of International Settlements’ official estimate of notional derivatives trade is $596 Trillion.  This does not count the unofficial over-the-counter derivatives contracts.  Last month, I spoke of a $700 Trillion estimate.  The point is: nobody really knows because this is so absolutely out of control.  There is a gap the size of the Grand Canyon between the world of finance – the licensed gamblers, and the people who are experiencing the “real economy” who can no longer afford their mortgage payments, their credit card loans, or what it costs to fill up their gas tanks.  Facts speak for themselves.

The chart of the U.S.A. has Uranus (innovation and liberty) and Mars (war) in the sign of Gemini, which reveals why we have advanced so far technologically and yet been involved in wars either overtly or secretly almost continually since the early 20^th Century.  Like the Roman Empire and the British Empire before us, we are tragically depleting human capital, financial capital, and natural resources.  Many of those in the greatest positions of power in our nation are insulated, greedy, power-hungry and arrogant to the point of blinding themselves to the global damage they are doing, especially to the climate and economies of the poorest nations.

Mercury is announcing to us that change is at hand.  He goes “direct” on the 19^th and will oppose Pluto on July 10^th.  As they used to say on “The X Files”, “The truth is out there!”

The Economy:

 The Cabal is busy propping up the dollar and the stock market and tanking gold.  Last month, I warned my fellow gold bugs to be patient and that warning still holds.  Currency instability will continue to haunt us and gold is the only “currency” with an innate value.

Expect frequent and crazy fluctuations in markets this month.  Watch for trend changes between the 19^th and 20^th when Mercury goes direct and Mars opposes Neptune.  Oil prices have gone up and down but the long term trajectory is up.  The fact is, we have reached peak oil in the developed fields throughout the world.  There are new deposits, but very little movement is being made toward developing them.  Global warming melting the glaciers at the poles and on the world’s mountain chains has accelerated and weather extremes predicted by climatologists are now a fact.  Even the most hardened oil magnate recognizes this.  This month, you will hear talk about investment in windmills (Gemini) and solar (Leo) technologies.  With Mars in Leo, there will be talk about nuclear plants, but there is no known way of disposing of the toxic waste, thus, there will be a resistance to this.  As I have said in previous newsletters, transportation industries are in trouble as Gemini co-rules that industry.  Auto companies who have emphasized big gas guzzlers (Ford) are in major trouble.  Those on the cutting edge of fuel efficiency will survive.

Politics:

 This month, Barak Obama has the advantage and is the apparent nominee of the Democratic Party.  Mercury goes direct in a nearly exact sextile to his Sun on the 19^th.  This means that although the Democrats are meeting to decide about Florida and Michigan on May 31^st, there will still be some opposition from Hillary Clinton’s camp until that direct station.  Next month, I will do an analysis of both Obama’s and McCain’s charts.  I have waited because McCain’s “sharp as a tack” 96 year old mother recently said he was born at 11:00 AM rather than at the 8:00 AM time most of us originally had.  This is the problem that plagues astrologers and makes it difficult for us to predict the probable outcome of elections.  If the time we have for Obama is correct (1:06 PM), Mars is square his ascendant between June 9 and June 11^th, symbolizing a brief accident prone period.  He needs to be careful about what he says at this time.  Otherwise, it looks like more delegates will be getting on board with his campaign.

The War and the Middle East:

 The transit of Mars in Leo, affecting many of the nations in the Middle East, including Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran and crossing Pres. Bush’s ascendant, is troubling.  It would indicate that this administration would still like to strike Iran before it leaves office.  However, Israel, is becoming destabilized as their Prime Minister has been accused of accepting bribes and may be leaving office.  They have also been having talks with Syria which is a positive sign they may be moving toward diplomacy rather than force.  Lebanon is torn by civil strife between their government and Hezbollah.  There are two eclipses coming up; a solar eclipse at 9 degrees of Leo on August 1^st and a lunar eclipse at 24 degrees of Aquarius on August 16^th  Mars will oppose Uranus between the 6^th and the 7^th of August and oppose Pluto on the 17th.  I would not be surprised if the Bush administration is planning something aggressive toward Iran in August.  This would also coincide with the Democratic Convention, taking the show away from them.  A lot will depend upon whether our military hierarchy will go along with this.  This administration operates almost entirely behind closed doors and we know almost nothing about what is really happening.  Astrology can describe probabilities, but people decide on events.

Weather and Travel:

 With Mercury retrograde in Gemini, expect the unexpected.  However, I think that the most difficult stormy weather and high winds will likely be in the first two weeks of July when Mercury, once again, is square Uranus and opposition Pluto.  Mercury is conjunct Venus between the 7^th and the 8^th making that the best time for travel. 

Final Thoughts:

 We live in an age of mass communication and media inundation.  The noise is everywhere and the volume has been turned up so loudly that we frequently want to turn everything off.   Commentators on both radio and television are often in shouting matches with one another and, worse still, are really saying nothing significant that would be enlightening or even thought-provoking, as illustrated by recent campaign debates whose questioners are more concerned about pins in lapels than the coming economic depression or the energy crisis.  Except for PBS and NPR, idiocy lives alongside a landslide of commercials that take up more time in a program than the content of the program itself.  Too many people are shutting down on being informed at all because of the presentation of the news and the lack of truth or substance therein.

What we need is introspection; thoughtful and intelligent dialogue in a calm and uninterrupted environment in which differing opinions can be heard and respected.  The closest to this I have found is PBS’s Bill Moyers Show airing on Friday evenings and Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now, airing on satellite radio and TV.   The real last bastion of journalistic democracy is the Internet and the many excellent truth-saying blogs such as The Huffington Post.com and Common Dreams. Org. 

Most of all, we need to connect with ourselves in the innermost parts of our psyche.  Reading inspiring books, daily meditations, and walking along beaches and in the woods, are necessary to reignite our desire to go on living.  Real communication is expressed  between ourselves and those we love and respect.  Real truth resides within our relationship to the spiritual light that is deep within each and every one of us.

Linda 

Linda Schurman