Richare Nolle December forecast
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> Richard has been rather accurate in calling the market, and I think his understanding and explanation of Saturn square Uranus is a pertinent theme: I view Mars aligning with Uranus to perhaps be a trigger to something bold and unexpected along Nolle's general theme.<
AN OVERVIEW
Looking into the skies of December, three major themes are clearly preeminent. First and foremost,
there's the waxing Saturn-Uranus square (90-degree arc): it's in effect all month, and it comes only once
every couple generations. This is the Y2K aspect, signifying both vulnerability and breakthroughs on the
high-tech front. Closely related, because these same two planets are involved, are December's two
major Mars aspects. The waning square (270-degree arc) from Mars to Saturn and the Red Planet's
conjunction with Uranus each happen only once every two years or so - and they're happening virtually
simultaneously this month, on the 10th and 14th respectively. It's a combination that shortens tempers
and stirs anger, and it points to nefarious assaults on high-tech infrastructure. Last but not least is this
month's SuperMoon alignment on the 22nd, a celestial signature of an upsurge in strong storms and
moderate to severe seismic activity.
THE SATURN-URANUS SQUARE: STILL TICKING
All of December is very much under the
shadow of Saturn's square to Uranus, which
I long ago dubbed the astrological Y2K
signature. For one thing, the geocentric
Saturn-Uranus square that made the second
of its "three-peat" appearances in
November remains within 3-4 degrees of
being exact all month. What's more, the
heliocentric Saturn-Uranus square that will
become exact on January 29, 2000 is
growing in strength throughout December.
The aspect is just a degree and a half from
exact as the month opens, and within just
over a half-degree of partile at month's end.
As I've already pointed out, these two
planets haven't been more than five degrees
from an exact geocentric square since the
end of May '99, and won't get outside that
range until January 2000 - only to
regenerate in March. And the heliocentric square has been within five degrees of exact since mid-July
'99, remaining so until mid-August 2000. So we've been more or less continually in the shadow of
Saturn's square to Uranus for months now, and will be for months yet to come.
Also as previously indicated, I see the Saturn-Uranus square as the aegis of Y2K disruptions and other
accidental or design-flaw outages in, as well as criminal or terrorist assaults on, the communications
network that is the backbone of the global information civilization. Although Saturn being in Taurus
suggests that the financial infrastructure will be a natural target for much this kind of thing - the banks,
as Willie Sutton observed, are where the money is - the communications network itself is vulnerable to
outages whether by accident (or short-sighted planning) or by nefarious design. And that can have
wide-ranging effects.
We've already seen an increasing number of minor
Y2K problems, computer virus flaps and other
computer security incidents - as well as stepped-up
hacker attacks - since July. The fun is just
beginning. Expect more of the same, and more
virulent. After all, this current crop of
Saturn-Uranus hard aspects is the first in the waxing
square phase since the triple conjunction of these
two planets in 1988. The final (geocentric) alignment
in that particular conjunction series took place on
October 10 of that year - some two weeks before the
"Morris Worm" wrecked the Internet. So be
Y2K-ready: have extra cash and at least a few days
worth of food and fuel on hand, and stay on top of
computer security issues. (Make and keep good
backups, use and update your antivirus software,
and ensure that your machines are Y2K updated as
much as possible.) Don't be fooled into thinking this
is just a January 1, 2000 vulnerability. It isn't. It has
already appeared, and it will linger off and on for months. January 1 may well usher in a simultaneous
rash of high-tech problems, but it won't be the end of them.
While the kind of disruptions I'm talking
about will generally increase in number as we
head to the rollover date of January 1 (and
get closer to the January 29 heliocentric
Saturn-Uranus square), there are a few dates
that seem to stand out. The period of the new
moon (December 4-10) is one of them. The
new moon itself is in aspect to Uranus and
falls at the midpoint of a Venus-Neptune
square. It's also conjunct Pluto, which is in
turn in quincunx aspect (150 degrees) to
Saturn. Mid-December also shows some
vulnerability, with Mars squaring Saturn on
the 10th and then aligning with Uranus on the
14th - followed by the Venus opposition to
Saturn the next day. Mars remains well
within orb of its conjunction to Uranus on the
20th, the day Jupiter makes its direct station. And then as the month draws to a close and the rollover
date looms large . . . well, you get the picture. As I've said many times before, I think this is more a time
to take reasonable precautions than a time to prepare for a Megiddo-style meltdown. Stock the pantry,
in other words - instead of holing up in a bunker somewhere. I'm betting we'll see nuisance-type stuff -
temporary disruption of basic services akin to what we'd experience in a hurricane or snowstorm - rather
than an apocalypse. But even nuisances can be a real pain to the unready, so do make reasonable
preparations.
Not to dwell on the negative, I see this same planetary configuration as the herald of savvy innovations
in the computer and technology fields: new operating systems emerging or gaining a larger foothold,
communication break-throughs that deliver ever greater functionality for an ever smaller price. So even
as we're all busy fixing messes of one kind or another, there will also be new and better technological
toys coming on line to play with. In other words, even in the midst of chaotic unplanned (but not
unexpected) breakdowns and devilishly ingenious assaults on computerized systems and the like, there
will also be progressive innovations coming on line: clouds yes, but silver linings too.
RED PLANET REPRISE
Continuing a comeback begun in November is
Mars, which makes a couple major aspects
this month. The Red Planet's waning square to
Saturn on the 10th remains within five degrees
of being exact from the 4th through the 20th,
and is particularly strong while within a single
degree of exact aspect (i.e. from the 9th
through the 11th). Aggression, avarice and
conflict are prime keynotes of this particular
configuration. If that sounds like saber-rattling
at the international level, riots and subversion
at the national level, and old fashion thuggery
at the personal level . . . well, I think that's
pretty well got it surrounded. Except to
mention the heightened potential for accidents,
building fires and other dangerous mishaps due
to reckless behavior or poor judgment. The
elderly and teens are at special risk, but we're
all vulnerable. So stay focused, keep your
mind on what you're doing, steer clear of the
kind of places where trouble is likely to strike.
Mars lines up with Uranus at 14 Aquarius on the 14th, although the Red Planet remains with five
degrees of this aspect from the 7th through the 20th, and within a single degree from 12th through the
15th. This is a period when technological mishaps and foul play are likely to be a major theme in world
events. High-tech infrastructure breakdowns are bound to be in the picture at times like this.
LUNAR ALIGNMENTS & EXTREMES
There are only seven winter solstice full moons in
the entire 20th Century. (Past instances occurred in
1904, 1923, 1942, 1965, 1980 and 1984.) The last of
them, and the only one that happens to be a
SuperMoon, takes place on December 22nd this
year. It's the crown jewel in a string of lunar
activation that punctuates the last month of 1999.
And it's the continuation of a series of them that
started with the November 23 SuperMoon and
stretches into the first couple months of the year
2000. (Going forward, these include the January 21
SuperMoon lunar eclipse and the February 5 solar
eclipse.)
If you don't already know by now, here's what to
expect during these pronounced lunar activations: an
upsurge from normal background levels of strong
storms (and the attendant flooding) as well as
seismic activity (including volcanic eruptions as well
as Richter 5 or greater earthquakes). These are also times when you can expect an upwelling in the tide
of human emotions - an intensity of feelings that can put reason out of the running.
It all starts with Luna crossing the celestial equator southward on the 2nd, ushering in a mild increase in
storm and seismic potential from the 1st through the 3rd. Next comes the new moon at 15 Sagittarius on
the 7th (conjunct Pluto, at the midpoint of a Venus-Neptune square) - a much stronger signal of increased
storm and seismic activity. You'll start seeing events of this sort making the news as early as the 4th,
and similar headlines will extend all the way to the 11th. (That's because the Moon reaches maximum
declination south of the equator on December 10.) The storm and seismic potential subsides to normal
background after that, until a brief surge centered a day either way of the Moon's equatorial crossing on
the 17th. None of these lunar events rises to the level of an eclipse or SuperMoon, but they'll still be
noteworthy.
SUPERMOON SOLSTICE
The major storm and seismic peak of the
month comes as the Moon reaches perigee -
closest approach to Earth - within seven
hours of the December 22 full moon at 0
Cancer, and attains maximum declination
north of the celestial equator some 17 hours
later on the 23rd. This makes for a very
strong SuperMoon indeed: a notable spike
in severe storms, with inland (from
precipitation) and coastal (tidal) flooding,
plus moderate to severe seismic activity
(Richter 5+ quakes as well as volcanic
eruptions) may be expected to last from the
19th through the 25th. The seismic and
meteorological extremes largely subside to
background levels after that, with only a
moderate up-tick a day either way of the
Moon's southward crossing of the equator
on the 29th.
Add 'em all up, and you get quite strong lunar signals for December 4-11 and 16-25. These are the major
periods when strong storms, flooding and moderate to severe seismic events (including volcanic
eruptions and Richter 5 or greater earthquakes) are most likely to surge above and beyond their normal
background levels. And by far the greatest disturbances of this sort can be expected during the
December 19-25 SuperMoon window. Because they're planetary in scale, these effects can be felt
practically all over Planet Earth. But among the standout SuperMoon target zones, some of the most
notable are likely to lie in the eastern US and Canada, on a north-south line that runs through Florida
and western Cuba down through Central America. Southwest Africa, western Russian, the Middle East,
and central plus southeast Australia also fit into this pattern, along with Southeast Asia and much of
Japan.
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