THE SOOTHESAYER INTERNET

November 2008

 Pluto transits into Capricorn

Welcome to the Great Awakening!

Coming out of our collective coma has been a riveting and painful experience, but it sure beats being in a coma.  The unconscionable manipulation of the United States financial structure and its ensuing destruction (while we were asleep) was a collaborative effort.  The global gamblers on Wall Street trading in the most exotic derivatives and financial instruments ever conceived were aided and abetted by the Federal Reserve, the Dept of the Treasury, and a president whose “religion” had nothing whatsoever to do with the teachings of Moses (remember his dashing of the tablets when the children of Israel were caught worshiping the “golden calf”), or Jesus Christ (whose only known outburst recorded in the Bible was throwing out the money changers).  Nor did the teachings of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, the Sikhs or any other surviving historic religious tradition support anaesthetizing ourselves with the notion that we are entitled to make big money at any cost to the greater good.  Well, the drugs have worn off, we have “come to”, and the Faustian bargain we made with Gordon Gekko  has stolen many American souls, along with those of much of the rest of the world, who got on board the somatic cruise to Greed-is-Good Island.  Yes, the financial tsunami has now hit, we have washed up on our own shores, wide awake and looking around for other survivors, if, indeed, they do exist.

What Now?

Those who have been visiting this site know that I am a proponent of being awake.

It may hurt at first, facing the landscape of foreclosures, job losses, homelessness and despair that is the result of the sort of Mafia Capitalism that brought on the last Great Depression of the 1930s.  And we have, as collateral damage, generations of young people, many of whom have grown to expect a largely materialistic life, consisting of instant gratification.

 However, I now think we may be on a long march to sanity, an entirely new economic system, the restoration of our lost democracy, and an unprecedented raising of consciousness.  By 2017, we may witness the “bottom” of this economic and political cycle and a movement to rebuild new societal institutions on the ashes of the old.  We may be implementing a “Green New Deal”, reconstituting our infrastructure with sustainable energy, a coast to coast magnet train system, recycled water systems, and local organic farming.

The Election:

I have avoided trying to predict the outcome of the presidential election.  Astrologers are  pretty much split down the middle and do not have a great track record in this regard.  The American electorate will decide, that is, if it is an honest election.  That is my greatest concern.  With Neptune square Mars and Uranus opposite Saturn, there will be doubts concerning fraud and rigging of election machinery.  On the positive side, Mercury sextile Pluto promises a great turnout.  As Gandhi said, “We must be the change we wish to see in the world”.

The Economy:

Between Nov. 10^th and 12^th, Venus is conjunct Pluto at a critical 29 degrees of Sagittarius, representing currency crises and more wealth destruction.  Venus in Capricorn in favorable aspect to Saturn and Uranus, especially toward the end of the month, points to bullishness in gold.  Last month’s downward spiral in the gold Comex, was a result of the stock market collapse and people’s propensity to sell anything they had that would be worth something, to stem massive losses.  Real gold was selling at a much higher rate throughout the month, and there are shortages in the availability of gold.

Oil prices will start to rise again this month as the demand starts to rise due to an expected colder and snowier winter.

 The full moon in Taurus on the 13^th, square Neptune, highlights confusion and pessimism about the economy and the ineffectiveness of Sec. Paulson’s policy of handing over money to bank executives rather than into the accounts of real people ready to enter foreclosure.  These “people in charge”, the CEOs of the banks that implemented the massive destruction of credit in the first place (and were not fired), are busy buying out other banks, NOT renegotiating mortgages with the hapless citizens in foreclosure.  And, by the way, they are busy as bees budgeting in their end-of-the-year bonuses.  Mars enters Sagittarius on Nov. 17^th through Dec. 27^th.  This activates military adventures and points to more spending of billions of dollars we no longer have.  We are marching toward making debt payments by printing lots and lots of money, thrown from helicopters.

 There will be high hopes that a new president will generate new ideas and move us in a different direction.

Israel:

The news media has neglected the Israeli election and the fact that Prime Minister Omert resigned and is under indictment.  Tzipi Livni, is running against former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently ahead in the polls.  Conflict abounds in this nation as Neptune, Mars and Mercury hit their national chart.  They have been itching to attack Iran and are at odds with each other over Lebanon and Syria.  Anything they do this month of that nature will be regretted later on.

Pakistan:

This nation continues to suffer planetary patterns that destabilize.  I focus on this nation because they are crucially connected to the war in Afghanistan.  They have nuclear weapons and may be headed toward a civil war and/or a failed state.  Recently, they suffered an earthquake near the disputed border.  The next U.S. president races a real nightmare here. 

Venezuela:

Pluto in late Sagittarius is hitting this chart and threatening Hugo Chavaz’s control of the state.  He will likely fight back.   His enemies are at the gate.  We’ll see who wins the conflict.  Lower oil prices have hurt their economy.

 Russia:

The Russian stock market collapsed recently.  Their only major product is oil, but they have a lot of gold in reserve.  The Scorpio planets are stirring them up this month.  In one sense, their gold reserves protect them from insolvency.  In another sense, the collapse of western financial markets affects their economy.  They will react aggressively to any perceived threat from NATO or the USA, reigniting fears of another Cold War.  They have enough in reserves to weather the financial meltdown.  Our focused attention needs to be here.  With Pluto going into Capricorn, they will reassert themselves.

China:

This nation is experiencing a Jupiter return and a Saturn return.  A change of leadership is arriving.  Next year, Jupiter in Aquarius would seem to generate optimism on their part, but Jupiter was in Aquarius in 1997, when Asian currencies melted down.  Massive and rapid industrialization without pollution controls have poisoned their air and water and the toxic substance, melamin is appearing in their food chain.  The now- troubled American consumer has fueled their great economic expansion, the American dollar is in question, and they have to decide what to do with their currency, the yuan.  In addition, they own an enormous stake in the U.S. debt through their purchase of our treasuries.  In recent years, they have been accumulating gold reserves, which may help stabilize them within an otherwise chaotic environment.  They have oil deals with Iran, disapproved of by the U.S.  New leadership in the U.S. could project either pessimism or hope.  There are struggles going on behind the scenes, as Jupiter returns to their 12^th House of Secrets.

Turkey:

This is a key ally of the U.S., is a key location in the Middle East to oil commerce.  Unfortunately, it has received very little attention from our news media.  As I predicted, as Pluto is opposition their Moon, they have been struggling with the Kurds in Iraq and civil conflicts within their own borders.  The Mars/Neptune square this month is right on their Venus/Neptune square, highlighting their struggle in defining themselves economically and ethnically.  There also may be earthquake activity in this area.  This nation needs to be high on the agenda of the next U.S. president.

Weather & Travel:

Temperatures in the U.S. will likely be mild until Venus goes into colder Capricorn on the 12^th.  Travel this month does not look too bad.  The first two weeks of December look problematic as Mars and Mercury in traveler Sagittarius are square Uranus and Saturn.

Neptune’s square to the full moon in Taurus would seem to stimulate earthquake activity.

Final Thoughts:

Throughout the world, humankind has experienced an unprecedented explosion of population.  We have plundered the topsoil, the forests, the fresh water supplies, oil, gas, coal as if there were no tomorrow.  Well, tomorrow is here.  Global climate change, the loss of topsoil, scarcity of fresh water may lead to mass starvation.  Aggregate pollution threatens to warm the climate to unsustainable to life levels.  A wave of collective greed and unfettered pirating of the global financial system by a handful of Plutocrats will cost all of us beyond any present perception. 

 The greater mystery lies in the choices we make, both as individuals and collectively.  I happen to think, in my better moments, that we may just possibly be seized with a passion to save the planet, and ourselves with it.  It will take an epiphany of such magnitude that we authentically contact a greater light, shining deep within our better selves.

 Residing in deep space around the constellations are truths we have never clearly understood, but nonetheless instruct us.  We must grasp the historic themes they present to us, like a gift of illumination beyond anything we have ever known before.  The mandate is upon us.  The future is here.

  Linda 

Linda Schurman