The spring season arrives with intensity in politics and economics. The collective temper is steaming hot. We are still learning about how the economic crisis developed, which is going to help us to understand how to prevent such events in the future. At the same time, it is hard to believe that all the details are being presented to the public.
The bright side to the crisis is the potential for exciting and innovative developments. New businesses will come out all aspects of society as people begin to think of new ways to replace their lost jobs. Now that there is a more realistic recognition of personal value as earning power, people will be finding ways to make a living on what they are good at and by what they know.
The spring Equinox is an important beginning cycle for the year. On March 20, the chart featured Venus the planet of love and values on the horizon, essentially putting the focus on relationships and economic issues. The fact that Venus is retrograde points to re-evaluation. The American workforce is an arena that needs attention. All the energy seems to be focused at the top of the pyramid, while the actual force comes from the bottom; the workers. Jobs are the first place that companies cut costs. The self-protection built into the corporate model has been giving bonuses to the top, while seeing the workers as expendable. The Equinox chart suggests that this model of business needs to be adjusted. Tension will continue to brew with the public that is feeding the potential for civil disobedience in some form this month.
The new lunar cycle that began on March 26 conjoined with Venus, the planet of values, that is retrograde until April 17. This highlights all of the issues of greed and selfishness that seems to be the root of the economic crisis. A tight grouping of planets that brings a culmination of energies to focus on the need for deep healing is the internal challenge presented at the new moon. Put this into the perspective of a healing of social and cultural wounds that is dramatized by millions of Americans struggling for economic survival. There are still feelings of distrust and disgust focused on Wall Street, but soon we will find the optimism generated by new ideas and new beginnings.
President Obama became an international ambassador of America’s changed world attitude as he traveled through Europe meeting with world leaders. He addressed the international economic crisis by bringing about a surprising consensus among the G20 Summit leaders to collaborate and invest in the International Monetary Fund to improve the economy of third world countries. He ended his trip in Iraq meeting the troops and reaching out to the Iraqi government and people. President Obama’s trip coincides with astrological symbolism that represents a transformation of America’s values and political power.
While the President tries to polish a tarnished national persona, there continues to be a blending of the old and new administrations. One issue slipping into the current picture is the legalization of domestic wiretapping. It is disheartening to have the new administration reinforce the legal language that will essentially leave the American right to privacy a hollow statement. Obama’s own horoscope has some strong contacts to the USA horoscope express his personalized influence while acting as the head of government for the nation. He holds the influence to set controls on the silent and secret activities of the government. Such things as how the military acts against the ideals and beliefs of the general public. He can mesmerize or he can dash our hopes. There is more to discover in the new administration.
Mid-April has some strong energy that will prove to be instrumental in redirecting activities to stimulate the economy. Expect turbulence before the stabilizing of the market place. May has Mercury retrograde from the 7th to the 31st. This brings another review of the bailout process, which began back in October. The blockade happening in Congress continues to stall progress on into early June, when we might see some stabilizing events.