Astrology equation of this week - October 1

An aura of confusion will flood the atmosphere during this week. Neptune turns direct on Wednesday (October 31) and Mercury follows with the same pattern the next day, November 1. That means a Mercury-Neptune theme will be strong in the world for a few days surrounding these days. Since Mercury relates to mental processes and the disbursement of information (like news), and NEPTUNE rules the imagination, and what is happening psychologically is that your creative perception of what is occurring in your world is beginning to change. If you are born on or near 11th and 16th of any month, you will see this uncertainly , confusion and lack of clarity more. Neptune also rules water, oil, gases, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and fluids of all kinds.

Retrograde Neptune is a time to reassess these guiding visions in our lives. . Jupiter is making great aspect with technically stationary Neptune on October 30. The sextile between Jupiter and Neptune shows imagination and much hope about the future. Venus , lord of fun, is not supportive to this aspect that could make you little unsettled.

Most active Sun – ascendant signs this week are Virgo and Sagittarius. It indicates Virgo (born between 12 PM to 2 PM and 6 AM to 8 AM ) and Sagittarius (born between 12 AM to 2 AM and 6 AM to 8 AM) will see high activity than any other signs.

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Most of the markets ended in green this week, after seeing huge volatility throughout the globe. In typical Mercury retrograde fashion, equity markets around the world gave mixed messages last week. It is typically a time of mixed messages from political leaders and economic data and it often times results in such large price swings and fake outs. In other markets, Crude Oil and the Euro currency continued their torrid advance to new all-time highs. Gold also advanced strongly to its highest levels since the all-time highs of January 1980. There seems to be no end in sight to these “blow-offs.” T square formed between Venus , Uranus and Jupiter could be a reason of this. You can expect this trend for this week too as Venus is still in this aspect.

Last week, we also heard about recession in housing market. In astrology, this could be explained by Saturn presence in earth sign of Virgo, and its conjunction with South node. Some astrologers linked the north node with property prices. That should continue in 2008 as well when Saturn will be in retrograde.

In this coming week, Neptune turns direct on Wednesday (October 31) and Mercury follows with the same pattern the next day, November 1. That means a Mercury-Neptune theme will be strong in the world for a few days surrounding these days. Since Mercury relates to mental processes and the disbursement of information (like news), and Neptune's nature is to hide, or retreat, we might anticipate a lot if misinformation to be released. It can be a very confusing time for investors. It is interesting that the FED will make an interest rate announcement around this time. Neptune also rules oil, gases, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and fluids of all kinds. Jupiter is making great aspect with technically stationary Neptune on October 30. The sextile between Jupiter and Neptune shows imagination and much hope about the future. That can make investors extremely bullish, especially in gold and currency, as Venus is not supportive to this aspect.

In conclusion, this could be the week of miscommunication and uncertainty. If you feel something fishy happening in market, you can expect this to come out in open. Gold and currencies could continue the same volatile run.

It was a very significant and very volatile week. I wrote about it in last week's column “The major planetary cluster in effect was centered on October 11 of last week. It involved the third and final waning square of Jupiter-Uranus (October 9), the Libra New Moon and Mercury retrograde station on October 11, and the third and final conjunction of Venus and Saturn on October 13. Impact of these aspects will also be felt this week as well”. It looks like that all markets reversals were centered around that crucial point, October 11. That was additionally amplified by Moon in Sagittarius. Let's discuss them one by one.

Mercury retrograde is still going on. That is creating miscommunication, misinterpretation of P- note issue in Indian market. Subsequently, there was huge volatility in stocks. This issue will keep its impact till month end.

Saturn, Venus and South node conjunction made people to be realistic in their expectations in currencies, T- note, silver etc.

Jupiter – Uranus square amplified oil prices to nearly $90. We also note that the all-time highs of the stock market occurred with the New Moon in Libra, when the lunation in Libra coincides with a high, stock prices can fall sharply into the Full Moon two weeks later. he Full Moon occurs this Friday, October 26. I would suspect that if stocks continue down into the end of this week.

We also note that transiting Venus will translate the Jupiter-Uranus square of October 9, from October 25-29. I would expect that to be close to the end of this sharp sell-off. It will be approximately T- square between Venus (planet of currencies), Uranus (planet if sudden swings) and Jupiter (planets of big swings). Other negative sign is Saturn and South node conjunction peaking out this week. That will lead to fear in currencies, T- node, P- note, and silver etc. That Emotionality will be high near full moon in Taurus on October 26. And, Mercury (planet of commerce) is also in retrograde. So platform is set for any major correction in market.

In conclusion, geocosmic energies are indicating a very volatile week ahead. Dow has shown some sign of fall on Friday for it. I will suggest not panicking, and crosschecking information before taking any big decisions. Ideal way will be to be away from this volatility as November 9 to 13 may be right time for taking any major decision.

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Major event of this week is full moon in Taurus on October 26.On personal level, this will impact area ruled by Taurus in your chart. The full moon in Taurus (Exact on Friday, October 26th at 12:51 a.m. EDT) is a celebration of the senses, a time to enjoy the earthly pleasures. Taurus stabilizes the lunar moodiness, lending the focus of fixed sign, so you can get things done in a calm, grounded way. This full Moon inspires actions that bring stability and comfort. Venus and Saturn are present in fellow earth sign. Venus, ruler of Taurus, is in bad mood this time. It is opposing Uranus (planet of surprises). So you could hear some surprise news near this time. This full moon will be beneficial for all water and earth signs. Romantically, this time could be little difficult for Virgo, Sagittarius, Gemini and Pisces. The T- square between Venus, Uranus and Jupiter could make it happen.

If you are born on or near 22-30th of any month, you will be most impacted near this time. Additionally, Saturn and North node are making conjunction with each other on October 23 for you. On personal level, this aspect creates isolation. In order to overcome it, you must learn to co-operate with the ideas and the methods of their society.

Keep in mind that Mercury is now retrograde through November 1. You could feel frustration in communication. When Mercury is retrograde, everyone's thinking is more introspective and we tend to think about issues and concerns which relate to the sign involved. Mercury retro in Libra suggests trouble by lawsuits through partnerships or an unfaithful marriage partner. Art and music tend to be a focus, but be sure to keep track of the tickets and make those bookings carefully. All areas of communication are affected, especially in matters related to the family, business, particularly home business, travel, domestic relationships and real estate purchases in general. So it is advisable to crosscheck information provided twice.

Most impacted Ascendant and Sun combinations are Taurus, Pisces and Sagittarius

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I wrote about sharp price swings in last week's forecast. Subsequently, the U.S. stock markets made new all-time or multi-year highs last Thursday, as did Gold and Crude Oil. New all-time highs were also registered in India's Nifty index, Australia's All Ordinaries, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng. Japan and all European indices rallied smartly into Thursday as well. It happened when most of technical experts were expecting a correction. Uranus works opposite to majority and loves independence. Its square with Jupiter (big swings) makes this mood dramatic.

The major planetary cluster in effect was centered on October 11 of last week. It involved the third and final waning square of Jupiter-Uranus (October 9), the Libra New Moon and Mercury retrograde station on October 11, and the third and final conjunction of Venus and Saturn on October 13. Impact of these aspects will also be felt this week as well.

This week Venus could play crucial role this week. Venus (planet of stocks, currency, gold) is ruler of Libra where this new moon happened last week. It is making conjunction with Saturn, south node of moon, and sextile with Mars on October 15 and 16. This aspect is correlated to market reversals. So there is a possibility of market reversal at start of this week. Other than this market is placed well this week, as there is no major aspect pending at weekend.

Keep in mind that Mercury is now retrograde through November 1. This is typically a time when technical studies become most unreliable. It is happening at the time corporate earnings. It indicates that results could give you mixed signal.

In conclusion, the week ahead is not that great as last one. It could be consolidation time in stocks. You could see high volatility to continue at start of the week, but weekend aspects looks positive.