Western electional astrology is a system of astrology based on date, time, and location of events that mark the beginning of an important venture or event. These events include marriage/wedding dates and times, the date and time for start-up of a corporation or country, date and time for an important announcement, etc.
Enclosed below is chart I use for the N.Y.S.E. (New York Stock Exchange), based on the time of the alledged first trade (AND IS CURRENTLY A HIGHLY DISPUTED AREA IN THE ASTROLOGICAL COMMUNITY. Hence, there are a lot of different horoscope charts for the N.Y.S.E..) This N.Y.S.E. horoscope chart I provided is pretty much the "old school" chart; Uranian astrologer Bill Meridian (who worked for Paine Webber) used this chart, which is 05/17/1792, 8:52 AM, New York, NY. Meridian actually worked on Wall Street in the 1980's, and he's a Taurus using Uranian school applications (WOW). I am aware of the other charts with different times and dates.
The Midheaven of this N.Y.S.E chart is really in focus right now by those who use this old school chart, as Uranus is about to transit over this point and enter the tenth house, while forming a square to Pluto in Capricorn at nearly the same time (double WOW). The Midheaven, or MC point, is the point in the sky directly above the person (or the event) that also divides the 10th and 9th house of the horoscope chart for this person (or event). My favorite interpretation for the Midheaven is the reputation of the entity/person or how the entity/person has standing before others. Individuals born with planets overhead and closest to this point are usually known by others by attributes of this planet overhead. But also note that transiting planets (especially those beyond Jupiter) that transit over this MC point are known for having changes in one's standing before others, as well as reputation with others, depending on the nature of the transiting planet and its placement in the tenth house..
Uranus crossing the Midheaven point (MC) can define "shocks" and "surprises" to the reputation or standing of the person/entity, and Uranus will cross the N.Y.S.E. midheaven in April of 2013. The last time an Aries-placed Uranus transited over the N.Y.S.E. midheaven was September through March, 1929-1930. Uranus was conjunct the Uranian planet Admetos at 8 degrees Aries in September of 1929, and the midpoint between these two conjuncting the N.Y.S.E. Midheaven (MC) was strongest from September through October of 1929. Note that some texts/writings have Uranus/Admetos has being defined as "chaos," "earthquake," and "things ripping apart." Note that the Uranus/Pluto midpoint ("shocking transformation," "revolution," and "banking technology") will be applying to the N.Y.S.E. MC in February 2013. I don't know if this will define a bear market in the making (there's too much pessimism right now!) But watch out if the Dow Jones Industrial Average is screaming to new highs at this time (or already has). I would be scared to death regarding entering the stock market if this manifests.
Pluto will square the N.Y.S.E. MC in January of 2013, and it will be a part of major Uranian picture that will include two important Uranian midpoints (related to business). These midpointst will be very close to equaling the N.Y.S.E. MC at this time, and these two midpoints are Cupido/Apollon ("travel corporations/organizations," "financial/banking corporations," and "organizations with money for charity") and Cupido/Vulcanus ("powerful corporations or organizations," "powerful relationship(s)," and "political party"). If Pluto is "the transformer" as far as transiting planets go, we could see major changes in corporate America start to set in at this time, or introduction of legislation for initiating major changes in corporate America during the first half of 2013.
Gold and silver (i.e. "real money") are areas I follow, and silver is a good example of an item sensitive to the emotions of the investing crowd. When one notes that the bullish concensus for silver was 92% in September of 2012, and silver has been down since then, one must consider avoiding the madness of crowds with money to invest (Isaac Newton lost a great deal of money investing in Dutch tulips, which was "the rage" at that time). Hence, one should avoid joining in on what a significant number of others are doing with their investing money (at the same time). Please also note that the silver bullish concensus numbers were as high as 95% bullish in May 2011, with silver edging in on $50/oz. Silver would then plunge to a nearly 50% loss afterwards in 2011, and now the silver pits seemed to be overly excited again in September 2012 (and again the metal came down). I really believe we need to see some despair in the silver market before considering it worthy to invest in. Billionaire Jim Rogers stated in 2011 that he likes silver under $25/oz, and stated he would "get excited" if silver dropped below $15/oz.
Financial panics and crashes have always been ruled by market psychology, and always will be ruled by this psychology that defines the sentiment of the investing public. Astrology may offer a variety of potential "triggers" to start financial sell-offs, but overall investor sentiment (optimism vs. pessimism) is notorious for being a very reliable and a very accurate contra-indicator for changes in market trend due to investor sentiment excesses. Currently there is too much pessimism right now in the stock market, and there are reasons for this. This may be due to the re-election of a Democrat favoring heavy taxes on wealthy individuals (unless they have offshore accounts similar to his Republican opponent) or the potential impact of Obamacare on U.S. business (unless your business is McDonalds or a similar corporation not required to buy insurance for their employees under "special provisions" of Obamacare).
2012, Israel vs. Iran, the Syrian U.S. diplomat scandal, Hurricane Sandy, and the list goes on and on. I really think we need some optimism, and Obama's "Forward" signs are not cutting it. Until the end of 2012, it is probable that the Dow Jones Industrial Average will either be higher than where it was at the beginning of this year, or somewhere between that point and its 2012 low. I'm betting it will be higher due to the increased pessimism, but financial astrology has destroyed many an astrologer who fails to look at overall market psychology and concensus. So don't be too sure a financial cataclysm is about to manifest with all the changes affecting the N.Y.S.E. Midheaven in 2013.
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