Monday Opening Bell, Nov. 10, 2008

The Opening Bell Charts these days are ruled by Jupiter and Jupiter is in the 1st House of the Chart so there should be a general sense of optimism and expansiveness but also anxiety as Jupiter is in Capricorn, a placement that it's not comfortable in. Overall this time of year in the Stock Market is concentrating on International Affairs, Long Distance Affairs, Lawyers and Policies, Higher Learning, Religion (?, that's an interesting combination). Jupiter would be in the first house though every 12-13 years which makes its influence right now more prominent. Tomorrow he will be squaring the Moon in Aries which is conjunct the IC from the 3d House. That could bring some direct actions which could shake things up a bit.

Venus' influence is extremely prominent in this chart. She is still conjunct the Ascendant which she's been in one way or another for a while, probably almost two months. Now she rules the Libra Midheaven so her influence is more Libra style than Taurus style. This shows more interest in Government than in Banking. Venus is out-of-bounds at 25 degrees 26 minutes South Declination. And she's conjunct Pluto. These two are conjunct the Ascendant but otherwise not aspecting any planets by major aspect. Venus and Pluto working together don't express themselves "on the open market." They may be powerful or they may be impotent. Combined with the Moon they could show volatility. Venus and the Moon rule women, interesting how Women have failed in this last election. Maybe a Woman will be chosen for a top post in Obama's new Cabinet? Venus ruling the Midheaven shows strong emphasis on Politics and Government. Pluto equals Power and this is perhaps a sign that some powerful leadership is forming in the Government? Hope so. Maybe it's just a good day to invest in the Sex Industry.

The 2d House of Money and Banking is still ruled by Saturn as Capricorn is on the cusp. Aquarius is intercepted within the 2d House. This means that the Saturn-Uranus opposition is ruling everything having to do with Banking and Money. I'm sort of thinking that Saturn-Uranus has an expression in dealing with Regulations/Anti-Regulations as the two planets working together deal with Authority and Rebelling Against Authority and Paternity.

A few years ago I attended a Lecture on Money by Georgia Stathis and hopefully my memory about what she said is accurate but I can't promise anything. Stathis was mentioning how Saturn and Uranus are linked together in a sort of transitional hybrid type of state which manifests through Chiron because Chiron orbits between the two. Interesting that Chiron is now placed in the 2d House which, as I said, is co-ruled by both Saturn and Uranus. And Chiron is conjunct the North Node in Aquarius. They are still in conjunction with Neptune. I wonder if cloned meat will be making its way into the food stores during this opposition. I haven't been following that story but do know that the FDA declared cloned animals as healthy to use for food purposes. Gross.

It's very interesting to look at the Astrolocality Maps to see if this will show any particular geographic areas of activity relating to the Stock Market tomorrw. This shows Neptune-Chiron-NN Lines running through Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia. They might somehow be related to the money markets tomorrow. The price of Gasoline has fallen drastically and is certianly in the news these days. Perhaps Hollywood will move to Riyadh.

I have no idea if these Astrolocality Maps show anything in particular relating the U.S. Stock Market Opening Bell so this will be interesting to watch for in tomorrow's news. London and that whole part of Europe certainly look like a hot spot. This is where Venus-Pluto-Saturn and Uranus lines all converge. Venus-Pluto lines run through Cuba, Honduras and Nicaraqua as well as the Eastern Side of India.