THE SOOTHESAYER INTERNET

June 2009

 In the ballroom of the Titanic, the band plays on . . . . .

 Amidst the biggest financial collapse in modern history last November, we voted for change.  Guess what!  The same military/financial complex still rules America as the banksters and derivatives traders are now being financed and propped up by the increasingly depleted taxpayer.  The Feds’ philosophy is that they ARE the system.  We have escalated the “war on terror” into Pakistan, seeking to put up a so-called diplomatic center (like the walled-in green zone in Iraq) there, in a modern version of the Roman Empire’s occupation of outlying areas that eventually led to their demise.  The same ‘ol music is playing while our ship is sinking.  About 400 billionaires have manned their lifeboats, holding onto their cash and watching the rest of the population listing on the deck as their retirement funds, their homes, and their jobs are washed away.  “Bye,Bye Happiness” is being heard  as Chrysler and GM filed for bankruptcy (whose majority shares are now owned by the taxpayer), Bernanke had to buy our Treasuries in the most recent auction because the smart Chinese are no longer investing in our escalating debt, and unemployment is spreading faster than the Swine Flu.

The Economy

Last month’s transits of Venus and Mars in optimistic Aries that were sextile Neptune (illusion), Jupiter (optimism), and Chiron (healing) led to Wall Street overlooking the facts and figures and continuing the Bear Market Rally.  A few economists publicly stated that the recession has “bottomed out” and may end later this year.  I would ask: “’What are they smoking?”  This month, as Mercury goes direct in Taurus, joined by Venus and Mars, the accountants and the realists will win the day.  Gold rose considerably the last week of May, as I predicted last month, as the dollar fell with fears of hyperinflation on the horizon.  More nations are trading in a “basket of currencies”, which I also predicted in this newsletter.  Timothy Geithner is scheduled to go to China to discuss “God knows what” as they smartly announced recently that they have been buying gold for some time.

The fall of the dollar as the global currency continues, as planets in Taurus form squares with Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron.  My take is that several catastrophic tsunamis are ahead:   1) the interest rate swap derivatives market with the potential for unlimited losses, 2) the credit default swap derivatives market counter-party losses, 3) the Feds creating massive currency inflation in bailouts and their buying U.S. Treasuries because nobody else is buying them.  Countries like China, Russia, India and Saudi Arabia who were prior strong holders of U.S. bonds, are no longer buying our debt.  In the case of J.P. Morgan Chase in particular, it is likely that their interest rate swap book is so large that there is  probably not going to be enough U.S. government bonds issued or in existence for them to adequately hedge their positions.  As I have said above, my take is that people will be trading in a basket of currencies, including gold.

Although the “cabal” will be hard at work trying to manipulate gold, ultimately they will lose control and gold will make new highs, toward the end of this year.

Last month’s Bilderberg meeting of the most powerful people on earth has been reported on a number of blogs.  My take, as an astrologer, is that with Pluto in Capricorn, they will attempt to create a global treasury and a global currency, giving the financialists control over the world economy.  We would say “good-by” to sovereign nations, constitutions, the rule of law determined by legislators, and most of all, any notion of real democracy.  The only hope is decentralization of power, not centralization of power.  The writers of our constitution understood that a balance of power among different parts of the government was the only hedge against tyranny.  As Pluto moves into a square with Saturn and Uranus in the next several years, my take is that their plans for this will be shattered.  Nations will move into revolutionary modes, institutions will be toppled, and the “masters of the universe” will lose their footing.

Weather and Nature:

Watch for storms between June 8^th and June 10^th.  These dates could symbolize earthquake activity as well, ( along with July 2^nd through July 7^th).  Mercury is square Saturn between the 25^th and the 26^th, which may inhibit travel due to weather conditions.

Foreign Affairs:

The Israeli/Palestinian issue will be front and center this month and is a priority for the Obama administration.  The planets in Taurus strongly activate Israel’s chart and rules the issues pertaining to wars over possession of land.

North Korea is experiencing Saturn transiting their Sun, which hits exactly the week of July 19^th.  Something will have to be done to deter their recent nuclear tests born of desperation on the part of their government.  The U.S. cannot do this alone, but must lead the way.

Iraq and Afghanistan continue to fight our forces of occupation.  The primary reason for these wars is not the so-called “war on terror”.  It is to control the flow of oil long enough that a transition to alternative energies will be less of a catastrophe.  For years, our policy has been to dominate oil reserves in the Gulf States.  As our money runs out and people here are seeing the human toll taken in these wars, there will be an escalating movement to get out of these nations.  The Obama administration is back-tracking on promises and I am beginning to believe there never was a real intention to change these policies.  Just as the President is keeping the same financialists on board, who presided over the crashed  economy, he is continuing the wars he promised to end.

Final Thoughts:

Transitions from one great historic era to another are never easy.  They involve the collapse of systems, institutions, and belief patterns that have engrained themselves within the collective human psyche.  The twin meltdowns of the global climate and the global economy are, oddly, related to a certain amount of success.  Thus, the global population has increased to presently unsustainable levels.  It will likely be reduced either voluntarily or the “hard way” by the spread of poverty and disease.   We will be moved to contemplate a change from unrestrained greed and consumption that excludes the majority, to careful and thoughtful ways to prosper through restraint and a larger vision for the greater good embracing all.

As we move through a very dark and painful era, the constellations light the way as the promise of the sages and prophets through the ages is fulfilled.

Stay Tuned!

 Linda

Linda