Stock Market Chart

Updated October 9, 2008

The progressed Sun in the  stock market chart, has reached 29 degrees of Sagittarius, a critical degree. The Sun in any chart always moves at approximately one degree a year. In 2009 the Sun  will move into Capricorn, but the incoming influence starts its effect at the last degree of the outgoing sign. It is as if the sign is trying on the last minute to recuperate from its mistakes, most often it doesn’t quite make it.

For approximately thirty years we have seen major periods of great wealth achieved through the Sun’s sojourn through this sign. Sagittarius, ruled by the planet Jupiter, expands ones world, it rules long distant travel, education, legalities, publishing, advertising, foreigners and foreign affairs. It is a global sign that expands and sometimes exaggerates ones importance.

This sign also increases ones urge to speculate and over extend itself. It rules gambling, and it is interesting to note that New Jersey, a Sagittarius ruled state, sold its first lottery ticket on December 16^th 1970, when the progressed Moon in the stock market chart was exactly conjunct Jupiter. I have no clue if there is any connection but it is interesting.

When the Sun moves into Capricorn a sign it has never occupied before in this chart, (remember it would have been 365 old or wait another 360 years before this could happen again) we will see a more serious side of the market. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, a serious and more stable planet. The negative side of Saturn is paranoia, the positive is  wisdom, which side will we see? I believe we will see both.

On the 14^th of October there will be a Full Moon which will conjunct Jupiter and opposite the Moon, in the stock market chart, followed by Mercury turning direct the next day. This could cause a lot of blown out of proportion emotional re-action to the market or those within it.

The Moon in opposition to Jupiter in a birth chart, always indicates emotional swings, over extended optimism and dread of a big fall. The Moon always represents the public in this type of chart. 

Till after the elections, or about the middle of November Saturn will be sitting on Mars in this chart. Saturn and Mars are not nice bed fellows. Mars is rash, in a hurry, impulsive, arrogant, when he is not behaving. On the positive side Mars is brave, courageous and fearless. Saturn sitting on Mars will not allow him to be reckless, but Mars, which wants action, could feel that pressure as oppressive.  If Saturn wins, and I think he will, he will bring things into a more stable place, but this could take as long as six months when Saturn returns in retrograde to this degree.  The Planet that I am looking to in the immediate future is Jupiter and its beneficial angle to progressed Mercury, which is in a good angle to Mars. The whole month of November we find Saturn sitting on this Mars, Jupiter sitting on progressed Mercury which is making a positive angle to Mars. For those who can stay optimistic but well balanced, this time should pay off, but will it last?

We are in for major, major changes in how the market works when the progressed Sun enters Capricorn, we are experiencing the pre-view now of what has to change.

The progressed Sun will move into Capricorn in about a year, from where it will approach a beneficial trine to Venus. When this occurs it will bring a boom to the market, but this is a few years away. In the mean time we look at the slow long term planets for big effects.

 This year we see Neptune, the planet of illusion or illumination, conjunct Pluto. Pluto already makes a tension friction aspect to Mercury in the stock market chart.

In the chart I use, Mercury is in the 9^th sector, ruling foreign issues, governmental issues, and the media. While Mercury rules the mid-heaven, the destiny part of the chart, Mercury also rules the ascendant, how the market projects itself.

In Merriman’s chart, the Sun rules the ascendant, projecting a more dramatic picture to the world. Mercury is on the mid-heaven and therefore close to the 9^th sector. Mercury rules part of the 11^th, hopes, dreams and wishes, and the 2^nd, self earned money and self-value. Both charts have Pluto in the 6^th house of health and work.

Neptune rules Gas and oil, drugs, pharmaceuticals, anything to do with the sea, the film industry and the entertainment industry. Pluto rules death and destruction that is volcanic in nature. From Pluto’s destruction we always find fertile land. Pluto mundanely rules issues around death, taxes, investments and sexual issues. Because Pluto also rules the underworld, or under the earth, we get the combination of both planets with gas and oil.  If Mercury rules communication and how we think, then this aspect will destroy the old way of thinking and communicating, especially around 6^th house issues. I believe the government will be forced into making changes with health care. Taxes will be a big issue, especially the inheritance tax, money that has already been taxed. The banking industry will be also be forced into making changes.

The good thing is, that while this action is being forced by the square aspect, this Neptune/Pluto conjunction makes a beneficial aspect (trine) to Jupiter, the benefactor. It is because of this trine that the market has always recovered and done even better.

The last time this was activated was in 1845/1846.  In this time period Ether was used publicly for the first time (Neptune) and a book (The Year of Decision) was published.  Dr. Abraham Gesner, developed the distillation of kerosene from crude oil in 1846. ....

Most geologists view crude oil and natural gas as the product of compression .... The modern history of petroleum began in 1846

It looks like we have to re-invent our energy source. It is interesting to note that Neptune also rules the sea and we may find new uses for sea water.

This aspect is slow moving and we will see the results of this transit through 2008 and 2009. A touchy time for the market could come from the opposition of Uranus to Mars.

We had a preview of what these planets might do back in February of 2007. We will saw this again in February/March of 2008 and again in November when this planet will station and turn, in exact opposition, making this a very volatile time. In June, the progressed Moon  opposed Mars and set the stage for the November opposition.

Mars is considered the war planet, while Uranus is sudden, unexpected and volatile. This is also the time of elections. As we look to the planet Saturn, do we receive fear or wisdom? Saturn always calls upon us to act with responsibility, wherever he transits in the chart. In October/November 2008 Saturn will conjunct Mars, while Uranus opposes it. Not a pretty picture. Let’s look to see if Jupiter will save the day or just exaggerate what is happening. Jupiter will be transiting Capricorn from where it made some beneficial angles to Mars in March and June/July  when we looked for some  beneficial relief. However  it comes back to join the party in November and it will be anyone’s guess who will benefit from it, but believe me, some will. After the elections, Jupiter will make wonderful aspects to Mercury and the Sun in December.

As New Moons and eclipses affect the chart during the year I will update.