Opening Bell and the Stress Test

Just surfed over to Lynn Hayes' blog and found her entry about how My Magic Federal Reserve Chairman Boyfriend Ben Bernanke is going to reveal the results of the Stress Tests for the Banks. I guess this is also Timothy Geitner's gig as well these days, but Bernanke, being a Sadge and a College Professor to boot gets the glory for this Jupiterian activity of administering tests.

Anyhoo, Lynn Hayes points out that the Feds will reveal these results on Thursday just as Mercury goes Retrograde at the beginning of Gemini. You can read her excellent interpretation here:

http://blog.beliefnet.com/astrologicalmusings/2009/05/interesting-timing-of-bank-str.html

Haven't looked up any Opening Bell Charts lately so thought I'd look up Thursday's.

Opening Bell Chart for Stress Test Day
May 7, 2009 9:30 am New York, NY

Sun 18 Taurus; Moon 29 Libra; ASc 14 Cancer; MC 24 Pisces; NN 5 Aquarius.

The Sun will be in Taurus, sign of the Banker. That's appropriate. Spotlight on Bankers. Then I noticed that Mercury's Retrograde will be mostly in Taurus and will perhaps do the review thingee that Lynn Hayes talks about Mercury Retrograde. I don't know about making a big announcement on a Mercury Rx. That could indicate that people just won't understand what's going on but it will keep the communication going concerning all things Taurus, which is the ruler of Banks and Banking and Bankers.

The Moon rules the Chart and is placed in its natural 4th House. That says something about feelings of Security, Housing, the Public, Mom, The U.S. which is considered a Cancer Sun? Both the Sun and Moon disposit to Venus who rules Banking. Venus is placed up in the 10th House of Government and is conjunct Mars and is squaring Pluto. That's can certainly be a signature for stress. The Stock Market in Turmoil, that's nothing new. Emotional volatility? Willfulness? The head of Freddie Mac just committed suicide, did his death foreshadow these results?

What really stuck out when I first looked at the chart was Uranus. He is conjunct the Midheaven (Government) and is unaspected in this chart so, as Noel Tyl says, his influence will "run away with the chart." Will there be a Shock? Or does it mean that the Fed will Awaken the Stock Market? The Government (MC) will inspire Hopes, Wishes and Entrepreunial Spirit? Uranus rules the 8th House of Investments and Stock Markets so the Stock Market will react in some sort of unexpected way? The North Node (Destiny, Direction) is conjunct the 8th House cusp so it looks like the Banks may have to play second fiddle to getting the Investment Markets and Credit Markets and Bankrupties under control.

The Sun will rule the 2d house of Banking which is empty. It will be trining Saturn in H3. Perhaps there will be a fear of Big Brother? Maybe just better management and control. It's expected when the Stock Market is full of greed but when the Bankers get greedy and devious seems things really run amock.