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Market Week September 12, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
ISAR abd this article |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/13/2011 |
| NAME: |
D A Y Balgenorth |
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Reading both articles, had me read November Dell Horoscope again.
Bill Meridan pg 17 writes of Hillary Clinto become next President.
Now that she is resigning from Sec, if State, what do you think of Meridan's suggestion. |
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Market Week August 22, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply to Helena |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/30/2011 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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Hi Helena: Thank you for your kind comments. The source of my report of USA tax revenue receipts is the Tax Policy Center at http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Docid=200.
All the best, Ray |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week August 29, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Bush tax cuts and revenue |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/27/2011 |
| NAME: |
Helena |
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Hi Ray,
I enjoy your column. I'd be interested to know the source for the claim that revenues increased due to the Bush tax cuts.
According to the CBO, individual tax receipts fell by $10 billion or 1 percent in fiscal year 2001.
In fiscal 2002, total revenues declined by $138 billion and nearly 71 billion in 2003. Revenues were up in fiscal year 2004, "but did not reach pre-tax cut levels until 2005."
http://www.factcheck.org/2011/07/sessions-wrong-on-bush-tax-cuts/
On another subject, it's looking to me like the turmoil in the markets will continue in September/October. The last week in September there's a Venus/Saturn conjunction, a Sun in early Libra opposition Uranus and square Pluto.
Meanwhile, transiting Saturn is approaching a conjunction to Goldman's Venus. (Blankfein just hired a lawyer.) In October, JP Morgan Chase has transiting Uranus opposition natal Uranus and transiting Saturn opposition natal Saturn, while Citibank has transiting Uranus square natal Saturn. Transiting Saturn is also conjunct the EU's natal Venus as the Euro is under siege. I understand several U.S. big banks have indirect exposure to EU banks and sovereign debt through CDOs, although how substantial this exposure is unknown. I'm preparing for the worst. If nothing happens, no harm done. But, I don't think nothing will happen, it's just a matter of when!
Thanks for your insights.
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Market Week August 22, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
recent column |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/20/2011 |
| NAME: |
Suzanne Schroedl |
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lovely column, Ray. I always enjoy your columns but especially enjoy when you make it real and bring your personal life into it... |
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Market Week July 11, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Aspects and alignments, Ray Merriman article, economy, etc. |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/13/2011 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Hey Ray, all... Transiting Saturn shall exactly Square the U.S. natal Sun on August 2nd (ironically the deadline of all this debt ceiling stuff). Saturn leaves Square with U.S. Sun by November 21st, I think it was (and enters Scorpio by October 5, 2012). Lots of challenges to the President and economy (U.S. Sun in 2nd House) and debt, taxes, etc. (Transiting Pluto, 8th House U.S. chart).
In other news, more about Elenin. Please check my blog about the most interesting alignments! http://eyeamsmf.blogspot.com/2011/06/elenin-alignments-disasters.html It'll blow your mind. :-) We may have a dwarf star coming. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week June 27, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
The Empires Strike Now |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/28/2011 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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Ray also said:
"The key to coming out of a recession like this is to increase employment..."
He's right about that, and not just for the "little employers". It's the really big ones that need and can hire people in the thousands and ten thousands who might be able to make a real difference in the economy. But, while most of the bigger companies are making money hand over fist right now, they are NOT hiring US workers... not because of taxes but because in the US we have an educated class of employees who care about the conditions of their work.
Overseas that's not the case.
So even the big companies are either re-tooling in order to evade the need to hire local human beings or finding ways to out source or outright replace American workers with people from other countries, right here on US soil.
Employers have decided that American workers are an opt in only investment. So they replace them any way they can.
Dropping taxes wont's solve the problem of a global economy. History has no precedent for this kind of an economy, unless you go way back to the founding of empire cultures like Rome, Amsterdam in the late 16th C., or London in the 19th C.
The New Empires are the multinational corps. They aren't interested in anything but staying alive and swallowing up as many resources as possible. |
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Market Week June 27, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Tea Anyone? |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/28/2011 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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SUBJECT: Reply
DATE POSTED: 6/27/2011
NAME: Raymond Merriman
I don't think I said "all the blame" for the economic problems was high taxes and social programs. I think I said 'too much government spending" was a major problem for the debt crisis and raising taxes was not a long-term solution...
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Ray
I don't think the question here is "should we or should we not raise taxes in order to generate capital to pay honest our bills?" It's "Why are we in such a deep financial short fall in the first place?"
The answer is simple - taxes slashed to the bone for the very very wealthy (I am talking about people with personal income above 1M or even 1B, not professionals in the 200 to 999K class like you) along with 2 wars that do, in fact cost serious money (ah but there is ENDLESS money available to bomb and re-civilize other nations!) that comes out of the general till.
NOBODY WHO LOVES WALL ST EVER TALKS ABOUT THE OBSCENE COST OF THESE WARS. It's always welfare, social security, housing subsidies (note - not FARM subsidies for Agribusiness and Big Pharma - housing and winter heating assistance for poor people)...
"Less taxes... check your history" is a dog whistle for an economy based on libertarian principles which, if I remember correctly, predated the New Deal. There are financiers who desperately want to see the US return to that kind of an "economy"... with similar results.
You saw them in the fall of 2008.
Good luck, if you want a "No Taxes No More" candidate warm up the teapot because tea is coming, and coming in strong.
But so is the ill wind that's driving that ship of fools to shore. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week June 27, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/27/2011 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
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I don't think I said "all the blame" for the economic problems was high taxes and social programs. I think I said 'too much government spending" was a major problem for the debt crisis and raising taxes was not a long-term solution, but rather would create longer-term economic pain because it would take the small business person out of the ability to hire more people. The key to coming out of a recession like this is to increase employment. Higher taxes don't accomplish that. To the contrary, raising taxes is a disincentive for businesses to hire, and actually becomes an incentive to lay people off, which in turn hurts the economic recovery chances longer term. This is not just a "belief," but based on actual studies on the subject over long periods of time.
But let me ask you: do you honestly believe that raising taxes will solve the problem long-term? And in the waning phase of Saturn-Pluto cycle, that is usually what happens, and usually it results in lengthening the time of recessions plus increasing the number of recessions. My I suggest you simply go back in history and study the times that Saturn and Pluto were in their waning phase, what was economy like, and what were the changes in taxes during that period? Then compare it to the time Saturn and Pluto were waxing, what the economies were like, and what the changes in tax policies were? Kindly tell me what you find, and whether or not it conforms to your political beliefs or not, objectively.
Sincerely,
Raymond Merriman |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week June 27, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
your 'choice' |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/26/2011 |
| NAME: |
Terri |
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I have always respected your astrological opinion, but this time you appear to be letting your personal political, or economic beliefs color your judgment regarding the 'choice' that Americans are facing. To the point where I feel compelled to write.
How can you possibly place all the blame on the economy on the social programs and taxes, as if the 'positive' alternative you offer hasn't been precisely the reason this nation is in economic decline for decades ? You yourself state that doing the same thing again will only lead to the same result, and yet that is what you are clearly urging.
I am left with the disheartening impression that there are few people who follow the economy and stock market, astrologers included, and can remain at the very least impartial in policy, by clinging to ideology and refusing to see how their own belief has been capable of real destruction.
Terri
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week June 27, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
the end of capitalism |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/26/2011 |
| NAME: |
linda |
| EMAIL: |
choctawcherokeewriter@ymail.com |
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Well Raymond,
what you and other econastrologers are missing is the fact that global predatory capitalism in the hands of the Rothchilds, the global banking system and the Fed Reserve is near IMPLOSION.
Then we will all go down like dominoes -- one by one -- until capitalism as we know it will collapse.
Perhaps this is the real reality you and others should finally get a grip on.
Capitalism is a horrendously corrupt system that humanity will either abolish or perish. It's that simple.
www.thevenusproject.com
please go there Raymond and EDUCATE YOURSELF. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week June 6, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
ELEnin and Comet Honda, September 26 and 27th LIBRA stellium |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/9/2011 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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I wanted to pass this bit of info along to other astrologers--worthy of checking out. YouTube video (search for "ELEnin Warning". If it's true, a *dwarf star* (Nibiru? Planet X? Wormwood? Nemesis?) heads now toward earth, to rendezvous with Comet Honda between the Earth and Sun on the day of the LIBRA stellium, September 26th and 27th. Days, also, of the T-Square involving Pluto and Uranus. A grouping of planets with Saturn. Some compelling evidence NASA is covering up. IF a dwarf star, it may have a mass or magnetic density 2-to-4 times the mass of Jupiter. A certain Mother Shipton poem comes to mind (regarding the Dragon's tail). |
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Market Week June 6, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saturn and the housing industry (both soon to change again) |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/6/2011 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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In late 2008, Saturn slowed and turned Retrograde. By the Spring of 2009, Obama was boasting 'recovery', which I foresaw ahead of time, thanks to astrology, but which I knew it would be short-lived (seeing the coming Direct motion of Saturn that Summer).
The 'recovery' was not as good as I had expected it would be. This did not bode well, and told me when Saturn turned Direct (in 2009), the housing industry would suffer even more. Transiting Saturn in Libra Square the United States Natal Sun in Cancer (indeed, the entire Stellium). A 'Saturn Return', and re-triggering of the natal aspect (it's own Square, as well as the Grand Square with Pluto and Chiron, in the U.S. chart).
Here we are again. 2011. Saturn turns Direct days from now. At 10-degrees, approaching exact Square with U.S. Sun (12-degrees 44'). A rather testy Summer ahead, replete with eclipses and stelliums and ongoing T-Squares and Grand Squares. Tornadoes in April destroying homes (may provide jobs for the housing industry, but who will pay? Another bailout?). Difficult situations are ahead. Stand-offs, especially in August. Oh, and that Libra stellium at the end of September. Gloomy times. |
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Market Week April 18, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Silver (re: Ray Merriman article for April 16th) |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/16/2011 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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I've thought for awhile now that Silver was going to be a better investment than even Gold. It will, of course, because those who can't invest much to begin with would have to 'settle' for Silver, since it's cheaper than Gold, which has risen to the point of being cost-prohibitive for the average citizen. Moreover, Gold will only rise so high before it's on its way back down (I think there's only so much head-room, despite the fact that Gold has always been a good investment). Silver has MUCH more room to appreciate, and still have investors. Buy cheap, sell high later; it'll be Silver that one can do that with much more readily.
Sun|Leo rules Gold. Moon|Cancer rules Silver. I wish I could add something more astrological here about it at this time, but I can't. Other than transiting Saturn AND Pluto are beating up on the U.S. Sun, and aren't really hurting the U.S. Moon. :-) I think the U.S. is being presented a challenge to re-think the Gold standard. It'll be resistant still, for awhile longer. |
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Market Week April 11, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
The Donald |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/9/2011 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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The Donald - Exactly! What Americans love are spectacles and The Donald will deliver. Is he "Trumping" his plans to run? I don't know but he certainly has the ruthlessness to make 2012 race the spectacles of spectacles.
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Market Week April 4, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Debt bomb or real bomb |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/3/2011 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Considering the aspects in play, in relation to the U.S. chart, might see a bombing of the New York Stock Exchange. Pluto continues to apply toward exact opposition with the U.S. Sun, but is already technically within orb of opposition--and to the U.S. 2nd House stellium of planets in Cancer (Venus and Jupiter included). It's the triggered natal Grand Square; and ongoing Transiting T-Squares.
I still think we're going to see a MAJOR stock market crash, if not something worse. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week January 3, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Ripoff |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/22/2011 |
| NAME: |
Matthew Currie |
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Did you know this site was reprinting your stuff?
http://www.2011horoscopes.net/merrimans-market-week.html |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week February 7, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
planets in signs |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/6/2011 |
| NAME: |
Omphale |
| EMAIL: |
oomphale@hotmail.com |
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Ray:
In your most recent article, you illustrated how a predominance of planets in fire, air, and earth signs will each affect the market mood. But you didn't say how the market mood would be affected by a lot of planets in WATER.
would like to know..... |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week January 31, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Clarity! |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/29/2011 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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Ray:
"And you can quickly dismiss the recent notion that there are 13 signs to the zodiac. If they wish to include a 13th constellation, then why not include the other 50+ constellations? The astrology we practice is not constellational-based. It is seasonally based, and the zodiac refers more to seasons than constellations."
THANKS for this! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week January 10, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Taxes and Tea Parties |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/13/2011 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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....the very issue that polarized this nation so greatly, gave rise to the tea party rebellion...
Ray
As always thanks for your great astrology writing and your better than average take on the political climate in the US.
I would like to suggest that whether or not people get a tax break a la George Bush is not what's dividing this country to the breaking point. There is a serious class war going on in this country - a war being won by the top 2% of the asset holders in this nation.
The Tea Party Rebellion was not a movement started by small business owners who didn't want to see their taxes go up. It was started, bought and paid for by conservative power brokers like Rick Santelli, Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe. You and your readers might want to take a look at this, it's online here:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/matt-taibbi-on-the-tea-party-20100928?page=3
Personally I think that's the real Pluto in Capricorn issue - big money secretly building in huge corporations, voted into power by a religiously based super voice (Pluto in Sag), followed by the collapse of major public institutions, some of them federal caregiving (Cancer opposition) programs... vulnerable because they are near to the USA JupVenus.
You can see how this extends the lessons of the last Depression when Pluto was in Cancer, conj. that JupVenus.
That's all from me for now. Happy New Year to you and your readers. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week January 10, 2011 |
| SUBJECT: |
Taxes and the 2012 election |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/8/2011 |
| NAME: |
Paul Crumby |
| EMAIL: |
pcrumby13@comcast.net |
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It seems that the White House wants to pit the Republicans against the tea-partyers over the tax issue in the next election. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week December 6, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Bush Tax Cuts |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/5/2010 |
| NAME: |
Paul Crumby |
| EMAIL: |
pcrumby13@comcast.net |
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Another point of view is to note that on December 31, 2010 the 8 year Bush tax holiday will end. Now we will have to start paying our bills. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week September 20, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
"DO SOMETHING!" |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/21/2010 |
| NAME: |
Heidi C. |
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Ray asked: "Why is it that every new president or Congress of the United States ... feels compelled to change the tax laws once they come into power?" Good question. Probably because misguided people keep clamoring for our overlords to "DO SOMETHING!" In fact, we are in deep trouble as a direct result of all the misguided things they already did. Each bone-headed Keynesian intervention further distorts markets and misallocates resources, necessitating another intervention, and another, and another, and another....
And then there's the fact that these endless "reforms" rarely get to the root of the problem, such as the very existence of a privately owned central bank (The Fed) that creates boom-bust cycles by manipulating interest rates and the supply of money and credit.
Ray also wrote, "What I don't like is that so many of the points in the [financial reform] act will be determined by new regulators." Considering that SEC regulators were asleep at the switch (or on the take) for many years while Bernie Madoff was running his Ponzi scheme, does anyone actually believe that the "new" regulators will be any more competent? The regulators used to work on Wall Street, they've been through the revolving door, and now they protect their own. It's called "regulatory capture" and it's systemic in every industry. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week August 9, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply to Betty |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/11/2010 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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Betty, please do keep your idealism! With realism and the belief that anything is possible. I may be a bit cynical because I don't see all the gifts the act may bestow to individuals. I see the gifts it will bestow are mostly to the very large banks, like more fees on individuals, and the fact that the bigger banks will get bigger and bigger as more small banks will be unable to compete and will be forced to close their doors and sell out their interests to the larger banks who are still "too big to fail." What I don't like is that so many of the points in the act will be determined by new regulators. They will be able to interpret the rules, because Congress did a very incomplete job here of defining. So once again, it is hard for businesses and individuals to make plans, and there is still no incentive for banks to make loans. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week August 9, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply to Paula |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/11/2010 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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Heliocentric Mercury is - was - in Sagittarius from Aug 2-12. This where Mercury appears as seen from Sun, not form Earth. Mercury as seen from Earth is referred to geocentric, and it can be quite different than Mercury seen from Sun as the center of the solar system. I don't use heliocentric positions too often. But I do pay attention when helio Mercury is in Sagittarius. Thank you for your kind comments Paula. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week August 9, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Ray Merriman's report - Aug. 9th 2010
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| DATE POSTED: |
8/9/2010 |
| NAME: |
Paula |
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Ray is excellent, I really get a lot out of his reports.
However, I don't know why, but in his week of Aug. 9th review he wrote that Mercury is in Sagittarius. I believe it's in Virgo.
Also, what significance is heloiocentric Mercury in this analysis.
Thank you. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week August 2, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week Aug 2 |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/1/2010 |
| NAME: |
Betty |
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Perhaps my Moon/Nep/SN Libra 9H (!)conjuction is too "dreamy", idealistic, and naive, but I'm holding a positive intention that the regulation reform act will result in some positive change especially IF E. Warren is appointed. She certainly has a grasp on what's been happening and why. No wonder the "Banker Boys" dislike her. She'll reveal all their secrets! ALL the "buried stuff" (and there's sure to be more!) needs to be exposed. Like the horror of the gulf oil spill, perhaps what's yet to be learned as a result of the act's passage will motivate people to action (quite Arian and cardinal)and wake up those who are still unconscious. I'm not saying it will be easy, just that the reform act can be viewed from a positive perspective. Who knows what "gifts" the act may bestow. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week July 19, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
capitalism-facism-communision OR SAGITTARIANISM |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/20/2010 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Big Banks, Big Government, Big Corporations, Big Media, Big, Big, Big - it's sounds as if we are living the results of Sagittarianism, not Capitalism. Frankly, capitalism died at the US at the beginning of the 20th century. I think we are now a Corporate State - or Corporatism would be more valid. Multi-national corporations rule the world and governments do their bidding as clearly evident with the Gulf oil spill, the financial reform bill and the health care reform bill.
A good book on the state of our country and Corporatism is "Gangs of America - the Rise of Corporate Power in America" by Ted Nace. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week July 5, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply to D.D. Delaney |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/4/2010 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
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D.D.’s question is an excellent one because it gets to the root of the increasing polarity in American politics. The problem, as I see it, is not the system of Capitalism. It is, rather, the second point you make, which has to do with “honesty.”
Let me correct a misconception here. I am not saying we necessarily need less taxes and relaxed regulations. I am saying we do not need an increase in taxes and we do need clarity on taxes (versus uncertainty.) And we also need current regulations to be enforced, as opposed to creating new ones that really don’t change things, but only grow the government’s work force and influence over our lives. The Panic of 2008 wouldn’t have happened if regulators had just done their jobs. The BP oil disaster in the Gulf wouldn’t have happened if government regulators would have just done their jobs. It wasn’t the failure of capitalism that caused this, any more than it was the failure of government that caused each. In fact, government’s failure was arguably more responsible than Capitalism’s failure. In each case, though, it was also a failure of individuals – leaders - within each. It is combination of the dishonesty (and greed) that you correctly identify (but in both government and banks) as well as incompetence (in government). And whenever there is an economic crisis, governments will also opt to increase regulations in order to take advantage of the collective’s need for psychological assurance that “it will never happen again.” The assurance helps stop the possibility of a run on banks, which is a positive. But it also opens the door to more government involvement and control over the individual – especially the entrepreneur’s “audacity to hope” for a successful career in business, that is so essential for future long-term economic growth in society.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week July 5, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Latest Market Week |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/3/2010 |
| NAME: |
D.D. Delaney |
| EMAIL: |
namewon@verizon.net |
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Though your astrology credentials are pretty impecable, your unwavering commitment to capitalism disturbs me. I'm no economist but aren't the hands-off policies you keep saying will solve our problems the very policies that created them? Low taxes, relaxed regulations, and giving investors all the breaks have plunged us into this mess, haven't they? Why will more of the same get us out of it? When did Wall Street, banks, and corporations become honest? I missed that development! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-3-2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply to Helena |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/17/2010 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
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Helena: I'd say you got it just about right. Good piece of thinking. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week June14, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Financial regulation |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/13/2010 |
| NAME: |
Helena |
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"But will more government regulations prevent crises? Or will they have an unforeseen opposite effect of actually creating more crises?"
Ray,
Thank you for your column. Considering the fact that Wall Street and corporations have been allowed to regulate themselves - and we see how well that worked out - more regulation is necessary. But aside from that, we need effective regulation. The Financial regulations bill does not address too big to bail, the big banks have gotten even bigger and constitute an even graver threat to the economy. Yes, another crisis is inevitable. Another time bomb is derivatives. We'll see if this piece survives conference. I doubt it. The reforms that were instituted in the 1930s worked quite well for 50 years, until the 1990s when Glass Steagall was repealed. The financial regulations bill currently working its way through Congress will not prevent another crisis or future bailouts to the financial services industry, and purposely so. The big banks are firmly in control. The real danger lies in government's being captured by the big banks and Wall Street at the expense of the broader economy and the public interest. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week May 31, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Jupiter Uranus Pisces - Gulf Oil and Jittery Stocks. |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/1/2010 |
| NAME: |
Phil |
| EMAIL: |
p_sorensen@live.com |
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Do you think that the huge oil release on the bottom of the sea bed in the gulf has anything to do with Jupiter (expansiveness) and Neptune (chaos) in the last minutes of Pisces (oil, under ground). Its very interesting that as the oil began to spew, the stock markets became erratic.
Maybe this was Uranus' last calling card before it entered Aries.
Enjoy your articles !
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week April 12, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
long term stock |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/10/2010 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Great information! Thanks for sharing this. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-22-2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
resource based economy |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/22/2010 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Linda,
What is a resource based economy? Can you explain?
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-22-2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
OBSOLETE MONETARY SYSTEM |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/21/2010 |
| NAME: |
linda |
| EMAIL: |
choctawcherokeewriter@ymail.com |
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The sad fact is that those who are in positions of power have FAILED to realize that CAPITALISM is a FAILED SYSTEM that has become OBSOLETE and must be ABOLISHED within the near future.
Sadly, this realization has of yet not been recognized by either the PREDATORY CAPITALISTS, STAR IQ and the POLITICAL POWERS that be, as they ENGORGE themselves on PROFIT at the EXPENSE of ALL HUMANITY. But in order for HUMANITY to SURVIVE and even PROSPER, without further jeopardizing of our PLANE, the MOTHER EARTH that SUSTAINS and NOURISHES us ALL, we must on a GLOGAL SCALE CONVERT to a RESOURCE BASED ECONOMY for the BETTERMENT of all MANKIND.
Sorry to say that STAR IQ and its faux astrologers have yet to grasp this knowlege. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week February 22, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saudra and Lloyd |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/22/2010 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
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Thanks for your feedback Saudra. yes, you are correct. The connection ebtween private enterprise and government is well documented and it goes far beyond Goldman and White House. Big multinationals have absconded with the Republican party via their contracts with lesser developed countries to rebuild their infrastructure - with our taxpayer monies that are given to these countries as loans to improve. And the Democrats have been hijacked by the bankers, although you wouldn't seem to think so with the banker bashing going on as of late.
To Lloyd... I do believe in democracy. I don't trust bankers or polticians, but I don't think Bernanke or Merkle are truly polticians and bankers who don't really care or get it. I also think Alan Mullay gets it. But the rest... kind of how you describe it, I think. Regardless of my support for Bernanke, I also favor an audit of the Fed because ... well, what should they fear if they are transparent and truly open? I don't share Bernancke's wish to not have the Fed audited. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week February 22, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
federal reserve system |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/21/2010 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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From your article this week, it seems that you think there is a distinction between government and private industry. This is an illusion. Let's take Goldman Sachs, who is a primary owner of the NY Fed. The revolving door between Goldman Sachs and the Department of Treasury are well documented. They have set up a global casino where they make the rules and before the public knows the rules, they profit from them. Once the profits are privatized, then the losses become public.
This systems is so disgusting I can't even comprehend the moral justification that these profiteers make up.
The issuance of money is the key to the economics of a nation. There is absolutely no reason we should be paying interest on national debt.
I believe there are really good people in this country who understand economics and the monetary system. I have met many of them, as I have taken responsibility for my role in civics and come face to face with the governing world.
The Bank of North Dakota is a really good example of responsible governance. More and more states will adopt this and the bankers won't like it, just like they didn't like it over and over again in our nations history.
Monetary reform is the single most powerful action we as a populace can support. But it take courage...... |
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Market Week February 15, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week of February 15
Market Week of Feb. 15 |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/18/2010 |
| NAME: |
Lloyd Giebler |
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Mr. Merriman, You sound, perhaps, like Mr. Greenspan, prior to his realization that his financial philosophy was wrong. Mr. Merriman, you say you love this country, but don't trust it's instructions. You'd rather trust faceless/nameless men whom we, as a country, have to pay an increasing burden of debt "interest" You don't trust the people who were elected to represent us. Of course, you know they don't really represent us. They represent the Special Interests. So I guess you don't believe in democracy. No, you trust the people of the Fed. Whom no one has elected, but obliviously they are very powerful, and also very rich men. What a welfare system they have! We mere citizens of this country don't even have the right to audit the Fed's books. Too much government tampering with our banking system will cause a lack of confidence in our banks by our foreign investors? Perhaps, truth be known maybe these foreign "investors" might like to know our banks are acting in a rational business manner, and not operating some "dark" Ponzi scheme, bilking them and their unsuspecting customers out of millions, perhaps billions of dollars. Or, perhaps they, like our too big to fail banks, don't want close scrutiny of their practices. Who knows what we may find out? I suggest you view PBS Frontline latest program, "The Warning." You can view it online at any time at this location: http://video.pbs.org/video/1302794657/ I hope the readers of your column take the time to view it as well. It is about a lesson we, as yet, haven't learned. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week February 15, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Federal Reserve Board |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/16/2010 |
| NAME: |
Ray Merriman |
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It is not that I like the Federal Reserve Board so much. It is that I don't like the alternative of having the government and all its various conflicts of interest that would be opened up, in charge. It is also that I think it is the person (leader) more than institution that is of paramount importance right now, and I happen to love my country and wish it not to fall to the depths of economic ruination that I think could happen by removing Bernanke from this position right now, in this crisis climate. In my view, he is one of the few people holding the economy together, on the basis of knowledge and competency. I do not believe Congress, White House or Treasury would succeed, and certainly not all of them together with their lines of connectedness to one another. Just my view, but I think the planertary aspects are in favor of the view that you postulate, Lorin. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week February 15, 2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
Fed Reserve |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/13/2010 |
| NAME: |
Lorin Baker |
| EMAIL: |
reikimstr@aol.com |
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Ray, I, like a growing number of Americans who have been steeped in American history; do not share your enthusiasm for the Federal Reserve. A cartel of European central bankers.
Its not Federal and its not a Reserve. And technically it is bankrupt today.
There is something wrong with the concept of allowing foreign interventionist to create money, out of thin air, with a electrical impulse, and then charging the American public interest on that imaginary money which is paid to the charter stock holders of the Fed Reserve.
We would embrace a return to Constitutional control of the finances of our nation.
Dept of Treasury is quite capable of performing the same function and then paying interest solely back into the treasury.
Interest payable to the Fed is becoming the Elephant in the Room, and has only led to the dissolution of our financial sovereigty.
And it was by plan! |
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Market Week 1-18-2010 |
| SUBJECT: |
crude oil |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/15/2010 |
| NAME: |
sunflower |
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I read your column weekly.
you told us that the price of the crude oil will fall down when the uranus will be near the 1/3 end of the pisces. now with the jupiter what you think? is the price will drop down? thanks a lot for your weekly column.I enjoy it very much. |
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Market Week December 21, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
thank you |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/20/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.et |
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Thank you Mr. Merriman for doing these entries every week. I have learned alot from your weekly columns.
May 2010 be a wonderously properous year for all of us!
Happy Holidays! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week December 21, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Thanks |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/19/2009 |
| NAME: |
Brian McNaughton |
| EMAIL: |
psycles@idcomm.com |
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Thanks for sharing your insights and knowledge these many years. I'm a long time reader. I really appreciate having your perspectives as i look at the times ahead.
Regarding next summer and the changes you are forecasting, i respectfully suggest you check July 30 2010 for a big pile-up on the cardinal axes.
Best wishes to you for pleasant holidays and a wonderful year ahead. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week November 30, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply to Eric |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/29/2009 |
| NAME: |
Ray Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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Couple points here, Eric. The purpose of this free weekly column is indeed education, as clearly stated many, many times before. Never was it stated that the purpose of this column is forecasting. That is the purpose of subscription reports, where we "step up" every single day as part of the professional aspect of being a Financial Astrolger and market timer for our subscribers.
But beyond that, what honest, professional astrologer really knows what to expect under a Uranus station, other than the markets will be wild? But as an astrologer for 20 years, as you write, do you honestly know which ways the markets will go this week under a Uranus statio after what happened at the end of last week, Eric? If you do, LOL. Your services would be of value to all of us. Astrologers, however, aren't fortune-tellers, which after 20 years in the field, I would guess you know that. And the purpose of this free wekly coilumn is definitely not to encourage astrologers to fall into that trap of an uninformed public. It is to educate, not entertain. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week November 30, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Astrologer or Simply Astrology Teacher? |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/28/2009 |
| NAME: |
Eric Poullain |
| EMAIL: |
eric_poullain@yahoo.com |
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Thus we wait and see if this development in Dubai is only a temporary setback and if investors will quickly return to the market, driving prices right back up into the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction of December 21. Or, will the crisis begin to escalate, causing investors to panic and withdraw their monies from equities, resulting in sharply falling stock and commodity prices into the holiday season.
An astrologer, with years of experience, would give his forecast or prognostication.
WHERE ARE YOU ???? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week November 30, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Re: |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/28/2009 |
| NAME: |
Eric Poullain |
| EMAIL: |
eric_poullain@yahoo.com |
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I only read your column sporadicly these days, and I must say I'm all the better for it. I also keep just a distant eye on the markets, just to stay abreast.
As a student of astrology myself, and having observed the markets over the last 20 years, I would expect more from someone like you, who is a veteran market pro and an experienced astrologer. You call this a forecast, but cannot commit to a position. Therefore, you can never be wrong. A bit too easy, don't you think ? You are only contributing to the CONFUSION that is fed to us by all media sources. One might wonder who you are really working for?
One typically looks to an "ASTROLOGER" for his vision, not just a class on the meaning of aspects, ingresses, etc.... One can get all that in astrology books.
When are you going to STEP UP ??
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week November 23, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Tiny Tim |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/21/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Maybe Neptune will dissolve Mr. Geithner? Or Obama's Uranus will sap him? We can only hope.
Mr. Geithner's squawk - "What I can’t take responsibility is for the legacy of crisis you’ve bequeathed this country.” Well, he has to because he was the president of the NY Fed while the pumping of our country of federal reserve notes was in high order and well....he has taken a position of authority. Capricorn will demand that he take responsibility or meet his demise. It is very sad to think that a member of authority actually says - I can't take responsibility - oh dear. Not good.
Legacy is an interesting thing with Pluto - Consider Geithner's own father and Obama's mother working for the Ford Foundation in Indonesia when these two were just little ones? One wonders if they played World Government together? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week November 16, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Andrew Jackson |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/14/2009 |
| NAME: |
Protonrick |
| EMAIL: |
protonrick@gmail.com |
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Looking at 1834, we see that Saturn opposes Pluto on Sept 30. Eight years earlier, Sept 4, 1826, Saturn hit a waxing square with Pluto. This time the waxing second quarter pulled the nation down into recession. (What is different is that undiscovered Pluto was in Aries, not Capricorn) Perhaps one could say that the cycle dominates and anything Jackson, or anybody else, did or did not do would not have mattered much. The cycle played out, and the country went down. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week November 16, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
And another thing..... |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/14/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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The fraudulent behavior is not with the Federal Reserve Board, though they have their compromises. It is with the privately-owned, for-profit Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Chris Dodd is just a diversionary tactic. Check and see where his contributions come from and trace them.
A government for the people can not operate with an ignorant populace - nor can the Federal Reserve Board. If we had an educated and liberty minded populace, the Federal Reserve Board could function properly - because we would demand it. The government, as it is currently operating, is working for the best interests of the privately owned, for-profit corporations that funds and staffs the administrations, leaving the American populace with a devalued currency and diminished wealth, antiquated energy systems, war after war after war......after war......after war.......
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week November 16, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
the fed |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/14/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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The myth of Andrew Jackson and the central bank
Yes there was a depression when Jackson ended the charter of the central bank AND there was another depression in the 20th century when we had a central bank. So, I ask, what is your point?
After the depression in the 19th century and the demise of the central bank, there was the greatest expansion of small business and American prosperity for the vast majority of Americans ever. This is what decentralization can provide. PLUS, the American people were educated on the matters of banking and credit because they had to be for their economic survival.
Today we have the most uneducated populace on the matters of economy, monetary system and credit EVER. It is not taught in our public school system or even in a graduate degree for MBA's.
Many say there was so much fraud in the early 1900's that we needed a central bank to regulate our monetary system. Today we have the fruits of this monetary system and there is still fraud and it is unaccountable fraud and the biggest players win in a centralized monetary system - bankers.
It's the bankers that win in a centralized monetary system - not the people. The only way a government run monetary system would be effective is if we have a populace that knew how it worked and were educated enough and had critical thinking abilities to see when the keepers of the money supply became fraudulent - which is just a matter of time when it comes to money and humans. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week October 19, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
END OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/19/2009 |
| NAME: |
CHOCTAWCHEROKEEWRITERGIRL |
| EMAIL: |
choctawcherokeewriter@ymail.com |
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By the time Pluto enters Aquarius, Capitalism and the American Empire will be no more -- or at least predatory capitalism in the U.S.
Pluto in Aquarius on the US moon will spell REVOLUTION in every sense of the word as the US reverts to, hopefully, a RESOURCE BASED ECONOMY devoid of the MONETARY SYSTEM altogether. So get ready, it's in the Stars.
If you want more info on what a resourced based economy is, please visit Jacque Fresco's the Venus Project or view Peter Joseph's two videos the Zeitgeist Movement on the web.
Get ready folks cause change is gonna come and it will be REVOLUTIONARY! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week October 19, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Surviving financial turmoil |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/18/2009 |
| NAME: |
Jane |
| EMAIL: |
janevalery@verizon.net |
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Dear Mr. Merrimon,
Reading your October 19th Market Week article brought tears to my eyes because I am one of those retirees you spoke of who had a savings to live on when at least 5% was being made with investments; and now find myself spending the capital. It sure would have been nice to leave something to my son and his family. I am not feeling sorry for myself because I know that I have been blessed. Being a Libra, I am extremely aware when things are not fair for me and for others. I am also aware that this financial danger will affect how I live. The experts all seem to be at odds on what to do or even what is going on– leaving me to realize I must make financial choices not knowing what the results will be – (a real quandary for a Libra) I believe the tears came because you seem to be the first to write it in black and white what is going on – and to know someone else understands is always touching.
Sincerely,
Jane Valery
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week October 12, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
superficiality |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/16/2009 |
| NAME: |
Rockets |
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Excuse me? "The advantage of a VAT, or consumption tax, is that everyone pays, and it greatly eliminates the tax revenues that are lost by those who avoid, hide, or cheat on reporting their taxes." I've read your posts with interests for years, but this statement tells me you're pretty out of touch with the history of 'income tax' law in America. Such a bright man. I do hope you gain a better understanding of the income tax fraud in America, and respect for those who take risks to not perpetuate and support it, in loving care for ALL. And don't assume people who choose not to support the fraud "avoid, hide, or cheat." Shame on you! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week October 12, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
bomb on moon |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/10/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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"Nothing exploded, although two spacecraft — one about the size of a bus, the other a subcompact car — did crash on the surface of the moon."
Christian Science Monitor
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/10/09/nasa-moon-bombing-did-nasa-really-drop-a-bomb-on-the-moon/
It's still disturbing to think we're doing this - humans are not too good playing with nature.
Obama = Peace Prize? Hummmmm.....What is a Peace Prize these days - War in Iraq, War in Afganistan, War beginning in Pakastain and the mess with Iran. I sure hope Uranus to Obama's Mars shakes some sense into the man.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week September 7, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
What is the crisis? |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/8/2009 |
| NAME: |
WhatsInAName |
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Perhaps it will have something to do with these issues? Just saying...
http://thefundamentalview.blogspot.com/2009/09/china-derivatives-threat-updated-and.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=aSp9VoPeHquI |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week August 31, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Markets hit by China commodity default
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| DATE POSTED: |
9/1/2009 |
| NAME: |
Kenny R. |
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Does this mean the jig is up? End game?
http://www.businessworld.ie/livenews.htm?a=2470412
Seems like China is calling in their chips and going home - they think the U.S. casino is rigged in favor of the house. Imagine that! What a shock to our 'system'.
You gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away...
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week August 10, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Health Care and new taxes
health care and new taxes |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/10/2009 |
| NAME: |
Patricia Smith |
| EMAIL: |
psmith@ccga.edu |
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Just curious for your opinion...yes, health care is going to cost a boatload for sure...how would I pay for it? STOP GOING TO WAR!!!! What we've wasted in Iraq could have paid for health care and education combined. I've been assured that we on in Iraq mainly for to establish dominance over the rich oil fields. I've also been advised that we have enough "reserve" oil to last 50 years. If yankee ingenuity can't come up with an alternative energy solution in that amount of time, we deserve to sink in a quaqmire of debt.It is time to re-invent what America is all about and I for one, believe any thoughtful elected official would absolutely demand a universal health care plan AND resonable acess to education for every one of its constituents. Anything less would be an embarassment in the eyes of humanity.
Thanks for letting me vent! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week August 10, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
the big dream |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/9/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Why we do not have Universal Healthcare or Renewable Energy – THE BIG NEPTUNE/JUPITER/CHIRON DREAM on the US Silby Moon.
Let’s explore the Empire’s Military Industrial Complex (EMIC). The Empire is based in the USA where they require OUR government to spend approximately $522 BILLION a year on defense, whether there is a Democrat or Republican run Congress. Of all military spending in the world, the US has 47% of it. The countries that have Universal Healthcare, which are referred by some as desirable, are France, Norway, England and Canada. Upon reflection of defense spending, France spends $42 Billion, Norway spends $5 billion, England spends $51 billion and Canada spends $11 billion.
What if we reduced defense spending by $250 billion over the next 4 years and funnel it into healthcare and energy initiatives across our country? Bring our troops home from Afghanistan and Iraq - let large oil companies fend for themselves. Forget about Pakistan’s new US Embassy that will cost us $750 million – we don’t need it and can’t afford it. It’s a good start.
We don’t need to raise taxes. We need to transform our value system (Venus in Cancer) in the US to match the BIG DREAM. Do we continue to allow international corporations to run OUR country or do we take responsibility for our own governance? Or would we rather remain as children and HOPE that our savior will come someday and save us all from the EMIC.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week August 10, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
The Fed |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/8/2009 |
| NAME: |
David Gluck |
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I think you would be interested in this article from The Nationhttp://www.thenation.com/doc/20090803/greider |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-27-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Banking fiasco analysis |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/5/2009 |
| NAME: |
Peter Duray-Bito |
| EMAIL: |
peter@bullandbearwise.com |
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The first great depression for the United States occured during the Panic of 1837 when Andrew Jackson revoked the charter of Second Bank of the United States. During that period, Neptune and Uranus were in mutual reception as they are now. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-27-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Replies to comments here |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/26/2009 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
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Thanks to all (espceially Sondra) for your recent comments. I am sorry I don't answer every comment individually, just not enough time in the day. But in regards to the matter about Goldman Sachs, you,,might find the following YouTube snippet of great interest http://www.zerohedge.com/article/glenn-beck-explains-goldman-web.
It is from the Glenn Beck show, and I am not a great fan of his or FOX, but this is educational. And for the record once again,I am not a class warfare enabler of the 21st century Republicans OR Democrats. I think the leadership of both parties in the past decade is bringing down the USA. For the records, I like many of Obama's visions (i.e. universal health coverage, energy independence, incentives to encourage alternative energy sources, etc), but I do in fact think his policies to attain his visions could lead to economic disaster. Right visions, wrong processes to attain them. The key is to grow employment and get people back to work whow will pay taxes, instera of receive tax payers monies. And these economic proposals and policies are contraproductive to that goal. Yet the disparity of the rich and poor (exaggegrated under Bush) has to be corrected, or you face social revolution. Those are my thoughts, and I will continue to elaborate in future columns, because these very issues do indeed pertain to the principles (and realities) of current astrological signaturs, as seen historically. |
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Market Week 7-20-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
goldman sachs |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/23/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/28816321/inside_the_great_american_bubble_machine
Here is a story about Goldman Sachs and it was in the Democratic world that Goldman was able to really get the ball rolling.
So what does Astrology have to do with all of this?
Who is doing astrological analysis on the biggest banking fiasco in history? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-20-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
nadine |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/23/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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So Nadine - what is YOUR analysis if you think Mr. Merriman is a Republican. What is a Republican? What is a Democrat? Does it matter anymore?
This is a link about Detroit - Mr. Merriman should know if this is true or not.
http://almartinraw.com/public/column417.html
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week July 20, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
your analysis |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/21/2009 |
| NAME: |
nadine smith |
| EMAIL: |
ns_3604@hotmail.com |
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Your analysis the present situation is simplistic and as per usual in your analysis of the astrology, your personal opinions cause your interpretations to be wrong. You are so a republican just because your running from the party of stupidity makes no difference. |
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Market Week 7-20-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
fed connection |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/18/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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http://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/bios/banks/pres02.htm
The NY Fed and Goldman Sachs connection - William C. Dudley.
See link above from the federal reserve website.
I'm interested as well in the "pandemic" letter from the Obama Administration and the Jup/Nep conjunction and the signing of the Bill 2346 which "appropriates" $1.850 billion to buy vaccines - see Title VIII of the Bill. Pharma companies are very happy with their political contributions as well as Goldman Sachs - one of the top contributors to the Obama campaign.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Letter-from-the-President-regarding-H1N1/ |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-13-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Sacks Of Gold For Goldman Sachs |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/16/2009 |
| NAME: |
calhoun |
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Thank you for that insight on Jupiter/Neptune.
Well, most of us are far from "euphoric" with the exception, perhaps, of Goldman Sachs whose recent profits report distinguished them as 'golden' relative to the rest of the country's dismal status.
Perhaps they are the poster child of the insatiable greed and growth which can describe the negative side of Jupiter/Neptune.
I'm curious if you've read the recent article in Rolling Stone (July 13) about Goldman Sachs titled, The Great American Bubble?
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/29127316/the_great_american_bubble_machine
Beyond any commentary about the author's findings, I wonder if you have done any chart analysis of Goldman Sachs or could provide a chart for your readers to look at?
They are a major player and it seems that pieces to the puzzle are beginning to fit together for those of us who were left scratching our heads after the last bubble and bail out.
Also wonder if the Fed Reserve is simply an extension of Goldman's long arms?
Also noticed there was another major agreement signed for oil/gas transfer under the influence of Jup/Nept. The Nabucco pipeline deal through Georgia, the Balkan states and Turkey which was reached last week offers an 'alternative' route for those not wishing to deal with Russia's pipeline equivalent. It is only the latest in the ongoing saga of competitive pipeline wars going on in Europe/Middle East/Eurasia.
Thanks! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-13-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
jefferson quote |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/12/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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"I sincerely believe... that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity under the name of funding is but swindling futurity on a large scale." --Thomas Jefferson to John Taylor, 1816. ME 15:23
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Market Week 6-29-2009 |
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Thomas Jefferson on Money and Banking |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/12/2009 |
| NAME: |
Lee |
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Here's a link to more quotations attributed to Thomas Jefferson on the subject of money and banking including a source for the quote in the 6/28/09 Market Week:
http://dailybail.com/home/can-we-party-like-its-1776-and-just-start-over-thomas-jeffer.html
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Market Week July 13, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
corporations and governments |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/4/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Mr. Merriman's question about whether a corporation (the FED) or a government (ie. China's system) is better or worse at monetary policy has my questioning and attention these days as well. It seems to me that really the question is more the monopoly of the monetary policy and system that establishes the framework for power entrenchment that has the world in economic seizure. Also, I think the structure of a DEBT monetary system is also in question. Why do we need interest? Why do we have to have deficit spending? If the taxes we pay go to interest on the national debt, why do we need the interest? Why do we need fractional reserve banking? I don't think any of these questions are being discussed. As the saying goes - "keep doing what we're doing and we'll keep getting what we're getting". Jupiter and Neptune are a symbol of big dreams but also are a symbol of big questions. |
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Market Week July 13, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Green Shoots turning into Manure in the American Economy |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/4/2009 |
| NAME: |
linda laurin |
| EMAIL: |
lindalaurin@hotmail.com |
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Guys,
I think you ought to read Nouriel Roubini's recent article posted this week on Green Shoots and what the American economy is in store for in the coming years. Also, the recent speech given Noam Chomsky at the Riverside Church , which can ve viewed on www.democracynow.org, as well as Bill Herbst's July article are must videos and reads for you wallstreet astrologers.
Thanks. Linda |
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Market Week 6-29-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Replies |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/28/2009 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
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To TL... no, I couldn't find the quote attributed to Jefferson, which is why I indicated who I heard it from. The point is that the control of the US money has been a major issue for presidents and congress, and it is being rekindled again now with the hard aspects to the FRB chart. Whether this is a good or bad thing depends on your position on this matter. I don't think having the government control the banking system would be any better than a central bank. But whoever controls it can be tempted to make decisions that are in its best interests, and not necessarily the bestt interest of the people who provide that money through taxes. The point is to show that importnat history is unfolding right now in regards to the USA banking system.
To Tim: Bernanke's chart is much more besiged right now than Paulsen's... I don't have Ken Lewis' data. I am not passing judgment on Bernanke... I am relating what is happening to his chart and that of the FRB. It seems like Bernanke is doing a great job... and in spite of that, he is in danger of being burned at the stake, ala Pluto transits (and others)to FRB sun. |
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Market Week 6-29-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Thomas Jefferson quote |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/28/2009 |
| NAME: |
T L Brouillette |
| EMAIL: |
eremaled@msn.com |
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Just wondering, did you check the veracity of the Thomas Jefferson 'quote' before you included it in your article?
My research suggests the quote might not be entirely true and, it might not be completely applicable to whatever point you were trying to make.
http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/
index.php/Private_Banks_(Quotation)
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Market Week 6-29-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Ben Bernanke |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/27/2009 |
| NAME: |
TIM |
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To be fair to Ben Bernanke, you should be analysing the charts of Ken Lewis and Hank Paulson. Only then you might be able to discern the truth in the BofA takeover of Merrill Lynch. |
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Market Week 6-15-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Silver |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/13/2009 |
| NAME: |
Jim |
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In your 2009 forecast book, my understanding is that silver should be about to enter a trough period about now. You recommended not buying silver until 2010. Do you still think this way? Might this be a good time to hold on to numismatic silver coins or to sell them and possibly purchase silver during its trough in 2010? Do you think silver could drop to half or more of its current value in the months ahead? I was thinking of selling the silver for numismatic gold coins at this time. DO you think that would be a smart move? Your feedback is most appreciated. |
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Market Week June 1, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Powerful 30 & 60 year cycles |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/1/2009 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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More examples besides ones below:
1929 crash & 1987 crash - 58 years.
Now 1979 chrysler bankruptcy, add 30 years 2009 - chrysler & GM bankrutcy. But the main theme here is not the companies but auto industry crisis in 1979 & 2009, 30 years apart. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week June 1, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
6/1/09 Article |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/1/2009 |
| NAME: |
Antie |
| EMAIL: |
Aweber8412@aol.com |
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Thank you for your weekly analysis which I enjoy reading every Monday. This morning when I heard stories on GM's reorganization under Chapter 11 I instantly and counterintuitively arrived at the conclusion that the market would go up. Defying common sense - Neptun conj. Jupiter? - it is up. I hope we can get grounded without enonomic disaster.@ |
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Market Week June 1, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
You're on fire |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/30/2009 |
| NAME: |
Ben Baker |
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Just wanted to say thank you. You haven't been this clear in (ever?).
BB |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week May 18, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
US economy indicator |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/18/2009 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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In the year 2015, dow will be same as it was in 1985. 30 year cylce had
repeated before when dow in 1955 was
same as in 1925. |
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Market Week April 27, 2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Jupiter conjunct Neptune and Swine Flu |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/30/2009 |
| NAME: |
Phillip Sorensen |
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With Jupiter (expansion) fast approaching its conjunction to Neptune (rules viruses) in late May through mid-July, is there a basis for thinking that the swine flu may spread during this period, possibly impacting the economy in August when the Saturn / Uranus / Pluto T-square occurs? |
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Market Week 4-27-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Investigation/Prosecutions for Torture: Revenge or Upholding the Rule of Law? |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/25/2009 |
| NAME: |
Helena |
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The OLC memos that were recently made public, the Holder memo, the bipartisan Senate Armed Services Committee report, as well as the report of the Red Cross have revealed that a systematic program of torture was implemented against detainees in U.S. custody and that the policy was authorized at the highest levels of the Bush Administration, beginning and ending in the White House.
The U.S. is a signatory to the UN Convention Against Torture which requires "states to take effective measures to prevent torture within their borders, and forbids states to return people to their home country if there is reason to believe they will be tortured." The U.S. is therefore in violation of the UN Convention Against Torture as well as the Geneva Conventions.
This is not a matter of revenge or retaliation against those officials responsible for the policy. These officials of the U.S. government broke the law and when and if a determination is made by the U.S. Justice Department that the law has been broken, it is a matter for the DOJ to prosecute. This is a requirement of a country whose founding principle is based on the rule of law. To enforce the law is not a partisan witch hunt or retribution.
The person to watch is Eric Holder. With his Saturn in early Libra, in a t-square with a Mercury opposition Uranus/Moon being triggered by the Saturn Pluto square, from about November 2009 to August 2010, it looks like he will be embroiled in our nation's moral crisis over torture. I believe it is the moral crisis that is at the heart of the financial one. How we handle the former will determine our country's future.
Ray, you may very well be right about the markets upward trajectory during the Jupiter Neptune conjunction, but with the Saturn Pluto square tightening this November, it looks to me it will go south at that point, if not a little earlier, say a month or so. Thanks for your insights. |
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Market Week 3-23-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
NYSE chart... |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/25/2009 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Thanks, Ray. (heh. yet *another* NYSE chart, haha). I'll have to look closer at each of these and do some rectification of my own. In the meantime, I've discovered an astrological key to Wall Street and, so far, it's been running at 100% accuracy for predicting the UPs and DOWNs of the DOW. :) Will have to study further, though, and expect some tweaking (as the heavens never sit still). But, so far so good. |
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Market Week 3-23-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
reply |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/22/2009 |
| NAME: |
Ray Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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Thanks for your note. I don't use my MYSpace account :-((, and occassionally (but more often) my Facebook one. Sorry I didn't answer you letter to MySpace... haven't been there in a while. The chart for NYSE that i use is May 17, 1792, 11;30 AM, New York. I don't know the exact time, and many different rectifications have been offered. I only use transits to the Libra-Aroes opposition and the Mercury-Pluto square. It is all I pay attemtion topo. Hope this helps. All the best, Ray |
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Market Week 3-16-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Stock market UPs and DOWNs, and trends. |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/20/2009 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Hi Ray. I email|messaged you awhile back on your myspace page, but you haven't been there in awhile (last I checked, anyway). myspace.com/foadiyops is my profile if you want to visit and see my astro charts on the market crisis. I sometimes post about them, too.
The Full Moon of March, I believe, set off a temporary UP trend (within the ongoing DOWN trend and crisis that we're in) for the stock market. The market rallied at the onset of the Full Moon. I believe things will take another turn in June, toward the worse, but will really hit bad times come August and September. September 18th sees a New Moon Conjuncting Saturn within mere minutes of orb--and, of course, opposing Uranus.
Anyway, I wanted to ask what chart you use for NYSE? I have two alleged 'Buttonwood' charts, same date, but different times--one for 8:52AM and one for 10:10AM. Also, do you have an actual chart for the DOW? |
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Market Week 3-16-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
heavy handed |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/16/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Mr. Merriman is probably the last person I would consider "heavy handed" but welcome to Pluto in Capricorn - and we are just beginning. How heavy handed do you think it will be by 2023?
Regarding Obama's "values conflict" - Obama's conflict began when he put into his administration all the cronies from the Clinton administration. What "Values" did he use when he allowed Timothy Giethner to head the Dept of Treasury after it was shown that Giethner did not pay his taxes and the Dept of Treasury is the head of the IRS. Not to mention Rahm Emmanuel, who spent time on the board of Freddie and Fannie - hummm....but let's not just talk of money - how about stem cell research - now that's a Pluto to Venus value conflict!
No change I can believe in.....yet.
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Market Week 3-16-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply to Scorpio Rising |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/15/2009 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
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In reply to Scorpio Rising...interesting. This week my personal mailbox was more weighted with Conservatives respnses, who were disappointed in my liberal "favoritism" towards Obama. As many readers know, I am an independent, and I will continue to point out conflicts - and resolutions that are working - that I see related to my understanding of planetary signatures and financial markets,regardless of which office is in power. I was plenty critical of Bush (arguably the worst president in history, IMHO)and Clinton as well. And when I felt progress was being made and it related to current transits, I was also supportive. My intention is astrological education and awareness, related to financial markets and current political trends and events. Sorry if it comes across heavy-handed, but readers want it that way, and that is how I both think and write. |
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Market Week 3-16-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Merriman sounds like Fox "News" |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/15/2009 |
| NAME: |
Scorpio Rising |
| EMAIL: |
mjohndrew@cox.net |
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Enough! I am very disappointed in Merriman's heavy-handed political bias. I've been reading his column for the past 5 years or so and I don't recall that he ever criticized Bush's policies. He was silent on the subject. In the latest column he's critizing BHO for not eliminating "earmarks." Please tell Mr Merriman that Obama should not be faulted for not honoring John McCain's campaign obsession. This incessant GOP truth twisting and selective memory really needs to stop. I don't want to see it in an astrology column of all places! Thank you |
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Market Week 2-23-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
gamblers are dead |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/23/2009 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Unfortunately, with the movement of Pluto into Cap, no more Sag remedies will work - the only thing that will get us out of this mess is hard work, sacrifice, quality, responsibility, self sufficiency - all the Cap traits that make the Capricorn archetype so strong.
I don't know how the generation of video gamers are going to handle the hardships that Capricorn imposes. It is a new era - hopefully we can move into it without violent video games made real. |
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Market Week 2-23-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Stanford Financial Group |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/22/2009 |
| NAME: |
Ana Cristina Castro |
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I read your very interesting articles every week. However, I was a little surprised because nothing is said in this week´s article about Stanford Financial Group, the alleged US$8 billion financial fraud, SEC´s investigation, complaint, and order freezing assets and accounts. |
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Market Week 2-16-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Transits re Economic Recovery bill |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/15/2009 |
| NAME: |
Helena |
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Actually, there was a good deal of good will on display in the actions of the president, who met with the Republicans on Capitol Hill. One member in attendance said publicly how extraordinary the meeting was and how impressed he was with the president. The White House before the negotiations began included tax cuts in order to obtain the support of Republicans. While initially expressing their approval of these tax cuts, the Republicans later chose to oppose the bill. The Democrats in the House made concessions, removing some provisions objected to by their Republican colleagues and yet not a single Republican voted for the bill. Senate Democrats stripped provisions in order to make the bill acceptable to the three Republicans who were willing to negotiate. Yet, the media and the Republicans have put the blame for the failure of bipartisanship on the Dems. To suggest that both sides are guilty of entrenchment is not borne out by the facts.
On Venus Pluto, the president is not a jilted lover, he is an incoming president who is confronted with an economy teetering on the edge of a depression and is attempting to unify and mobilize both parties and the country to solve the crisis because he recognizes that is what is required. As you rightly point out, we are seeing a manifestation of the Pluto opposition to PBO's Venus in the dynamics of how the bill has worked its way through congress. I'd like to add that Pluto Venus is also about power struggles. Also, the struggle between the insurgent forces for change vs. the conservatism of the power elites in DC and Wall Street is taking on a hostile and warlike expression with the t-square to the US Mars.
Ray, iirc, as if the situation weren't challenging enough, Geithner is under hard Neptune transits for the entire term. |
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Market Week 1-12-2009 |
| SUBJECT: |
Obama redoes his oath |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/21/2009 |
| NAME: |
adreanna |
| EMAIL: |
amandria1@aol.com |
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According to the Washington times, due to legal reasons, the original oath of office's words were transposed therefore they needed to redo it. The time is listed with the washington times as to when Justice Roberts redid the oath of office. The time was 7:35p.m. Wed Jan 21st
Adreanna |
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Market Week 12-29-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
U.S. Progressed chart and Pluto, and financial crisis. |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/27/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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I wanted to also mention this reminder: the U.S. Progressed chart passed the 'flipped' mark in the 1990s, so Pluto's current transit is moving into the U.S. Progressed SECOND house; and natal 8th.
Money, money, money. :) Economic destruction is the hallmark here; as well as economic resurrection (Gold Standard?), and everything financial. This entire crisis is financial--about how the U.S. earns its money, where it gets its money, how it (or us) makes money. Taxes, other people's money, (well, and sex and death, ruled by the 8th, too). Inheritance, death tax, investments, stocks, bonds, returns, you name it.
In a way, it's almost a clash between the 'old United States' and the 'new United States' (or what we became). |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-29-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week, week of December 29 |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/27/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Another nice article, Ray! :-)
"In other words, he is looked upon as a “savior” (Neptune)."--Ray M. In response to this, about Obama, and filed under the Semiotics category, the word 'messiah' IS in Barack Hussein Obama's full name. ;-P (not to mention quite a few foreign countries and some other interesting words). Said this before, but 'Obama' is found in the name Abraham Lincoln, and most of 'Barac(k)' is, too. The irony. I hope he makes it through inauguration. (FEB 5th, 2nd exact hit of Saturn-Uranus is a little too close for comfort to January 20th, eh? At the very least, watch for 'gay marriage' related news to pop up around there, since the first exact hit was Election Day. Three more after February).
Regarding U.S. tax system: it'll be destroyed, as I've said before. The IRS faces...well, PLUTO's transit. :-) Bye-bye income tax. It shall be no more, in America. Watch and see. If those in office don't know this by now, I'd worry. They will have to transition (metamorphose) into a new scheme (let's hope it's not as underhanded as the last).
Right now, the U.S. Sun is getting whacked by a stellium in Capricorn. So many opponents or challenges to the U.S. (us).
Last: Here is a chart for I did not long ago, about the U.S. financial crisis:
http://i275.photobucket.com/
albums/eyeam2000/USAnatalAndProg.jpg
As one can see, Pluto's transit hits Venus, Jupiter, and the Sun. No natal opposition between the U.S. Sun and Pluto (only by sign), but the government got into it via Jupiter. Thank you, 'translation' of aspect (*sigh* it should have stayed out of it). The one to watch will be Transiting Pluto Opposing U.S. natal Mercury, down the road. That will be major lawsuit time for big corporations (government suing to get money back?) :) |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-24-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
paulson |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/22/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Hum...why don't we trust Paulson???Maybe everyone knows that Paulson, former Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, is trying to help his buddies in the Federal Reserve system. Maybe we can see FRAUD and EXTORTION a mile away. Maybe the American people are not as stupid as the bankers think they are.
Maybe, just maybe, the Federal Reserve system will be shown for what a corrupt institution it really is.
The question that I have never gotten a straight answer on is - "If a government can issue it's own currency, why do we need bankers to do it for us?"
The party line is that they are a separate enity, not connected to the winds of political whims of government - Yeah Right!!!
End the Fed!!! 11/22/08!! Anniversery of JFK assasination. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-17-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
pay back |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/15/2008 |
| NAME: |
DHochman |
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The State Attorney General in NYS has asked Congress to give them or him a list of executives who received a bonus which toppled $250,000.00 and he is going to bring this up to our Governor in order to have these executives pay it back to the companies in the bail out plan. |
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Market Week 11-10-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saturn-Uranus Opposition (2008-2010) |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/8/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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The Saturn-Uranus Opposition kicked off the first of its 5 'exact aspect' hits on Election Day (though the aspect itself began quite awhile before then). On that day, California voted on Prop 8 (the pro man-woman marriage bill, and anti-gay marriage bill), putting it into the State Constitution. It's being opposed by a lawsuit now, with Gloria Allred representing the gays (Uranus).
Saturn rules the clergy; religious authority (to some extent; though Jupiter and Neptune also covers religious areas).
At any rate, this battle is going to rage. Expect some bizarre demonstrations on the gay side of things. And, considering the North Node (akin to Jupiter), and forthcoming Jupiter in Aquarius, the successes should not be on the side of the Mormons (who raised over $20-million to get that amendment). Like McCain-Palin losing, the side represented by Saturn in Virgo and the South Node in Leo, should have set-backs.
Now, another thing all astrologers reading this should bear in mind: the Saturn-Uranus opposition is going to bring challenges from authorities...against astrologers and astrology sites. Beware! :-) Be prepared. But that said, it is still the time to expand your sites and studies. Jupiter is in Aquarius in 2009. Expand! Launch new astrology groups and initiatives. It should be a time, too, to successfully challenge skeptics (Saturn in Virgo; South Node in Leo), or those hyper-critical of astrology.
Saturn, this time, is going to have to evolve. Obama's win is more than a clue as to which side has favor. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-10-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Correction? |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/8/2008 |
| NAME: |
Cathy LaScola |
| EMAIL: |
cathy470@optonline.net |
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In your column today you state: "These surround the full moon of November 13. On the day before, geocentric Venus will change signs, from Sagittarius to Capricorn. On November 13, heliocentric Venus will change signs, from Aquarius to Pisces. On November 14, heliocentric Mercury changes from Libra to Scorpio."
What planet changed from Aquarius to Pisces on 11/13? Mercury went into Scorpio on 11/4-5.
Do you want to issue a correction or am I missing something? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-3-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Election eve |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/3/2008 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
| EMAIL: |
ald@rain-zone.com |
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It seems most likely that Obama and the Democratic Party will be victorious, with a much wider margin of victory than anyone thinks. - Ray
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That would be nice but really, with so much well intended (and not so well intended) human error in the voter registration process this year, the machine malfunctions we've seen before and are seeing again, and a surge of violently negative advertising by McCain at the last minute (Sco Mars sq Aqua Neptune) I think this election will be close, though as you say "even if McCain wins he loses."
As for your comments on "welfare" my mind keeps going back to the biggest welfare check in the history of the US, the one recently written to bail out the banks and other lending firms.
I don't see what Obama's proposing as an example of class warfare. I see it as an example of sensible thinking about tax policy, something Americans haven't seen in a very long time. Still, I believe that when the full impact of the Wall St "correction" makes landfall in the present economy, much of what Obama proposed will have to be revisited.
There is the dream of a certain kind of change (Uranus), but then there will be the reality of the change that comes with consequences (Saturn) faced.
If the Dems win the White House but not the Senate and/or the Congress (more likely to me than a full out rout, IMHO) expect more of the same in Washington, with Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin especially looking to their future the day after the last vote is counted.
Still, Ray, thanks for your consistently insightful comments on the economy and on the election. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-27-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
My own thought about this election |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/28/2008 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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Not that I'm any kind of expert but I'd like to state some of my own thoughts about this election.
In January of 2006, I took a look at the solar aspects for the election in 2008 because I knew it would be under serious discussion for the better part of 2007. That day on 2006, I wrote in my diary that I believed the winner of the 2008 contest would be someone whose attributes matched the Mercury 29d Libra sextile Pluto 29d Sagittarius. I thought this person would be an orator of prodigious skill, and would win after a particularly vicious (Saturn/Pluto/Uranus) contest, but the victory might either look like an unexpected rout or it might be contested due to charges of voter fraud.
I have come to see Obama fitting this profile. If the press is right, he's already been "elected" by a comfortable margin.
I do think the press underplays McCain's closing arguments about the economy, which may resonate with far more Americans than their polls currently indicate. There may be people who make a last minute decision to vote for the GOP candidates as an act of rebellion against commentators who are already calling the election a week ahead of time.
If Democrats stay home because they think Obama already has it in the bag, and the GOP rebels get out their factions, McCain might just squeak in on this basis, especially if computer errors get into the mix.
What if the polls are the Neptune influence in this political contest? One could see them as the "projected ideal" of an election, one more in the minds of their creators than on any social reality attributable to them. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-27-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Obama Citizenship lawsuit |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/28/2008 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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Ray and all;
Ray, I know you really want to write impartially in the discussion about the upcoming election but I sometimes wonder if you don't have a clear preference for Republicans generally and for McCain specifically during this election.
Here's what I found at the website you bookmarked:
Federal judge dismisses Obama citizenship lawsuit
Oct 26 2008 2:55 PM ET
Judge R. Barclay Surrick of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the citizenship status and eligibility of Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to become US president. The lawsuit, filed by Pennsylvania attorney Philip Berg, had alleged that Obama did not meet the constitutional requirement of being a "natural born" US citizen, arguing that Obama had lost his citizenship as a child when his mother married an Indonesian man, and had failed to reclaim it upon becoming an adult.
Berg also alleged that there was insufficient evidence that Obama had been born in the US, and challenged the veracity of his Hawaiian birth certificate.
Surrick dismissed the case, finding that Berg lacked standing to bring the suit because he did not face direct harm even if the allegations were true. Berg has said that he plans to appeal the suit's dismissal.
NOTE: A similar court challenge was previously made to the citizenship of Obama's presidential rival, Senator John McCain (R-AZ), arguing that McCain did not qualify as a "natural born" US citizen because he was born at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone, a military installation outside of US territory. US District Judge William Alsup dismissed that lawsuit in September for lack of standing. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-27-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply to D'Arcy about oil |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/27/2008 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
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Yes, my comment was that the 18-month cycle would end by October and we wou,d then have a strong rally, followed by further decline while Uranus remains in Pisces. The total decline would end up 50-90% off the all-time high.
On September 16, that 18-month cycle bottomed just above $90.00. And one week later, on September 22, it shor up a record in one day, to a high of $130.00. And now it is coming back down again, having fallen to 61.30 today (Monday, Oct 27). |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-27-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/27/2008 |
| NAME: |
Ray Merriman |
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Thank you all for your kind letters and interdssting discussions.
As far as Suzanne's comment about Bush not winning but stealing the elections... yes, in 2000, Jeb Bush and Kathleen Harris and the Supreme Court made a decision which effectively appointed 'W' as the president. And in 2004, there were reprots that the voiting machines, set up by a compnay called Diebolt, was a big contributor to the Republican party and the results from their booths in Ohio raised a lot of suspicions. And as another reader comments herein, this election continues the concerns with allegations that ACORN falsely registered tens of thousands of false voters... concerns that this favor the Democrats because Obama worked for ACORN and apparently contreibuted much campaign funds to its organization this year. With Mars in hard aspect to Neptune on election day, it seems probable there will be curses of voter fraud again. I am also curious what, if anything, becomes of the Court ruling last Wednesday in Pennsylvania, read at
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-paedce/case_no-2:2008cv04083/case_id-281573/
"District Court judge ruled O ineligible to run for POTUS. The DNC is to stop campaigning in his behalf and his name it to removed from the ballots." Is this Saturn-Uranus opposition? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-27-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/27/2008 |
| NAME: |
Ray Merriman |
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Thank you all for your kind letters and interdssting discussions.
As far as Suzanne's comment about Bush not winning but stealing the elections... yes, in 2000, Jeb Bush and Kathleen Harris and the Supreme Court made a decision which effectively appointed 'W' as the president. And in 2004, there were reprots that the voiting machines, set up by a compnay called Diebolt, was a big contributor to the Republican party and the results from their booths in Ohio raised a lot of suspicions. And as another reader comments herein, this election continues the concerns with allegations that ACORN falsely registered tens of thousands of false voters... concerns that this favor the Democrats because Obama worked for ACORN and apparently contreibuted much campaign funds to its organization this year. With Mars in hard aspect to Neptune on election day, it seems probable there will be curses of voter fraud again. I am also curious what, if anything, becomes of the Court ruling last Wednesday in Pennsylvania, read at
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-paedce/case_no-2:2008cv04083/case_id-281573/
"District Court judge ruled O ineligible to run for POTUS. The DNC is to stop campaigning in his behalf and his name it to removed from the ballots." Is this Saturn-Uranus opposition? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-27-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
most recent column |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/26/2008 |
| NAME: |
Suzanne Schroedl |
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I love your column and am always impressed with your analysis. You keep referring however to George Bush "winning" the election. George Bush did no such thing--he stole it. That is an important distinction. You could say that because Americans did not challenge the theft that he "won" the election---but that's not really the same thing. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-20-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Re: D'Arcy Mackenzie |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/23/2008 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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Given where the polls are now, regardless of what the astrology tells us, if McCain wins I suspect most of the world will conclude that the cause will be racism or electoral fraud - and that will be a huge negative impact, at least initially.
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I would agree with the assessment above, not either or but both. I tend to think that there will be either out and out fraud or some charge of fraud no matter who wins.
As it is the McCannanites are accusing ACORN of committing fraud while there are reports that GOP elected officials are engaging in Draconian measures to limit the electorate by purging the voter pool.
Same as 2000, same as 2004.
Ray, I am trying hard to imagine a McCain win in 10 days and the only thing that comes up for me is that the negative GOP campaign puts enough doubt in the minds of undecideds that the swing states split along racial lines, with some areas succeeding in limiting or on some way nullifying Democratic votes.
Palin turned out to be far more of a wash for McCain than I expected. It seems she's already playing the GOP base against him, thinking ahead to her own uncertain future.
I don't know how the Saturn/Uranus thing plays out here. Maybe Obama represents both - in Classical Astrology Saturn influences are described as, among other things, dark in appearance. Obama has both Saturn and Uranus expressed in his appearance and his demeanor.
And the Capricorn moon on that day? People are thinking about the economy, the corporate bail out. They are not thinking about electing someone "tried and true", they are thinking about electing someone sound and stable.
This simply does not describe the McCain ticket or campaign to date. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-20-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Inconsistencies on oil? |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/22/2008 |
| NAME: |
D'Arcy Mackenzie |
| EMAIL: |
dmac@popecompany.com |
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Mr Merriman - you said that oil, now down over 50%, could drop further over the next two years. Yet in the Aug 11 column you seemed to suggest that this drop would end sometime between Oct and next Spring. Any comments?
Re the election. As of this date - Oct 22 - the US is poised to make a huge statment - either positive with an Obama win - or negative if McCain wins. The reason that I characterise it this way, is that Obama has clearly run the better campaign, been more poised, more thoughtful, more articulate, more disciplined, more respectful, etc. I wouldn't make this comment if McCain had run a good, respectful campaign, chosen a respected VP candidate, and focussed on legitimate issues like taxes, economic fundamentals, and not character charges, etc. Given where the polls are now, regardless of what the astrology tells us, if McCain wins I suspect most of the world will conclude that the cause will be racism or electoral fraud - and that will be a huge negative impact, at least initially. I understand though that you are not expressing preferences and that astrology is much more nuanced and insightful than such a simple sentiment.
Cheers
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-20-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Election observation |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/19/2008 |
| NAME: |
Nita |
| EMAIL: |
geminita@hotmail.com |
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I'm a big fan of MMA and was disappointed that Mr. Merriman was subject to nasty attacks on his professional opinions.
It's a surprise to me why the professional astrologers overlook how Obama's Mercury-Jupiter opposition as an exaggerator, over promiser and Sun-Mercury square to Neptune as less than truthful. Those characteristics are certainly starting to show themselves now.
It's my opinion that McCain will win the election. I also belief the results will be a surprise as many are not voicing their opposition to the thug tactics now coming to light by the Obama supporters.
The Saturn-Uranus opposition might indicate a change in the two party election system. Many will leave the Democrat party and form another party of their own, so disenfranchised and unable to support such a radical shift to the left. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-20-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
1964 election aspects; 2008 possibility of election nullification |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/18/2008 |
| NAME: |
Karl F. Berger |
| EMAIL: |
berger3@pacbell.net |
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Hi Ray;
Thanks, again, for your wonderful "Market Week" news letter. Look out for Mercury retrograde, lest it bite when you least expect it.
But, that's o.k. We are all still human.
For example, at the time of the 11-03-1964 election, Saturn was at 28AQU21R 13S37, and Uranus was at 13VIR50 7N03, 15deg 29min from the perfect opposition, outside the orb of 12deg "allowable" for the opposition of angular planets. Also, these 2 planets are not making parallel or contra-parallel aspects. And, it was not a US Election resulting in a change in the Party of the Presidency.
Also, consulting Michelsen's "Tables of Planetary Phenomena", Page 101, the Saturn-Uranus opposition (perfect) appeared April 1, 1965, in that cycle. It moved to within a 12deg orb on January 14, 1965.
I like the , 2:20 PM July 4, 1776 USA chart. The current transiting Saturn-Uranus opposition aspect axis, only 2min from the perfect at 7:00 AM, Nov. 4, 2008, falls in the 10th-4th Houses. Also, on November 4, 2008, transiting Mars and Pluto are both contra-parallel to natal Mercury. T-Moon will have conjoined P2-Pluto, and N-S-Node, by the time the "far west" polls close.
Election nullification?! Will "Dubya's" first house Mercury-Pluto conjunction in Leo make him not just "The Decider", but the first "Election Nullifier" in US history?
Pray this negative imagery has no real basis in astrology, or in upcoming history, but just my reaction to the current Mercury retrograde.
Karl F. Berger
Northridge, CA |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-20-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Astro themes |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/18/2008 |
| NAME: |
Steve |
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Mundane astro signature for election is the autumn ingress chart for Washington,DC - Sept 22 2008, 11:35 am |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-20-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Election outcome |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/18/2008 |
| NAME: |
Michael Fagan |
| EMAIL: |
sharchen@earthlink.net |
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Dear Ray,
I am a friend of Joseph Crane, who pointed out in a newsletter recently that the inauguration day horoscope strongly favors Obama. I ask you to take a look at it, since this may have a real bearing on election results. It may well be worth a study.
I can forward you the newsletter if you like.
I thank you for your work as an astrologer and salute your contribution to the understanding of planetary cycles as they apply to economic and social realities.
All good wishes,
Michael Fagan
Newton MA
(also an astrologer) |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-13-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
You are ggod astrologer!!! |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/16/2008 |
| NAME: |
mercury |
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As an Astrologer,I was thinking that the nomination day, the hour that McCain gave the declaration, it is the important day and chart to forcast the results.you can also see the composite for the nomination and U.S.A. I Think that you are right. McCain have the better chart. I do not belive to the pools, as it was in 2004.and also in 2000. I love your way to forcast anything you see. You are the best one. I follow few astrologers in the media.
You are number one!!!!Stay as you are. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-13-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
commentary |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/15/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Ray - you are truly loved by astro community and those who I pass your article on to ever week - Liberals, conservatives, independents, and just regular Americans.
You're the best! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-13-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
I'm truly sorry you were attacked ~ |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/12/2008 |
| NAME: |
helen |
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I know you have the wisdom to be above the degrading barbs that you mentioned were sent to you regarding your observations on the candidates. However, it is still important for you to hear from readers like me - the vast usually silent majority of readers - who very much appreciate your skills, your objective approach and the astrological teaching and insights that you freely offer to us. I look forward to your political column next week.
Please ignore the crazies and the meanies, and accept this email as a healing from the wounds of anger that they so carelessly spread. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-13-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
municipal bonds
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| DATE POSTED: |
10/12/2008 |
| NAME: |
Sandhya Abee |
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This is not a comment but a question.
Although I will express my appreciation for your invaluable knowledge and your willingness to address the election again. You are just another one of those people who's heads have been offed by offering any kind of commentary. The culural war is fierce and quite scary.
My question is this.
What is your opinion about the safety of municipal bonds, ie. California, and how much of one's portfolio should be invested in them? In this time in which anything can happen I am worried that they too will become a casualty of the next 4 years of economic meltdown. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-13-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Oct 12 article |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/12/2008 |
| NAME: |
Ashleigh |
| EMAIL: |
abizzelle@cfl.rr.com |
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Hi Ray,
Brilliant, as usual! I would like to ask a question. Is it true that the first pass of a transit is usually the most difficult? Thank you. Ashleigh |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-13-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
About Politics, and then money |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/12/2008 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnely |
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"Correlations that favored McCain would be followed by emails attacking my character and credibility as a professional astrologer (i.e., I didn’t really know astrology, or I was using it to promote my obviously far right agenda, and more than one reader assumed I had crossed over to “the dark side”)."
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Well, I don't know how you took the only comment I made that referred to your possible conservative bias but the above certainly doesn't describe me! I have nothing but respect for your abilities both as an astrologer and as a money market consultant.
I did intuit that you might tend toward a bias in favor of conservative candidates, because look what you do for a living! But for heavens sake Ray, you were right about the viability of both Bush candidacies well ahead of the rest of your profession.
If there's need of an apology to you from my end please allow me the privilege to deliver it now, but really, I am just as sorry as Josie that some of the folks here have publicly attacked your character and your skills (both of which are beyond reproach).
I only wish I understood your financial analysis better! If you can suggest a text to help people like me sort through some of the technical writing in this column, I'd be deeply grateful.
all the best, honestly :)
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-13-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
criticism |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/12/2008 |
| NAME: |
Josie Stephanchick |
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Dear Ray,
I was surprised to hear that you were criticized for your astrological observations of the Presidential candidates!! I never got the impression that you were favoring anyone! You always take an objective view of the possibilities of financial projections and that is what I felt you were doing with the planetary potential for the candidates. I do tarot readings and often people will twist what I tell them. So I think this is what has happened for the people criticizing you. They are twisting what you have said for their own benefit and projecting their biased view onto you. Know that not everyone who reads your columns think like they do!! I hope you will keep writing as you see things. Namaste, Josie |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-22-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
1966 and all that - or was that 1066? |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/24/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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For those interested in gold and astrologers who understand the conjunction of 1966 - here is what Greenspan had to say in 1966
https://www.europac.net/greenspan.asp
We are leading up to the first quarter moon of the Urn/Pluto conjunction - what will our economic world look like? Is it going to be socialism of the New World Government? Or all out rebellion?
Follow the Yellow Brick Road..... |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-22-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
#1 rape of a country |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/21/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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The reason I do not think Mr. Merriman can truly understand the corruption we are faced with is quite frankly – he is a good man. Good men cannot think how bad men think - the ideas are too far apart. Only those of us that have been raped by Pluto can truly understand bad men.
Bad men – what to do with the rapist? What justice is quite adequate to restore the innocence of a nation? What justice is adequate for us to trust each other again? What justice will restore the Sun?
The answer lies not in a “New Deal” – but the “Real Deal”. I have read Secrets of the Temple. I submit that what has happened in our country is that there is a ruling party that governs both free-wheeling free markets (Republicans) and social justice (Democrats). They will use whatever social cycle they can to keep their power. Tell me why Clinton or even Biden (Head of the Judiciary Committee at the end of the 80’s) didn’t clean up the S&L scandal and Clinton allowed the dot.com bubble? Now Biden is coming back to roost. This does not feel good to me because all I am left with after being raped is my Intuition. I no longer trust the ones who govern us – they work for corporations (Pluto) not us.
Shall we as a people rise up and demand that our government bail us out? Do we demand Justice? More laws to keep those bastards in check? Truly, the bastards are only the current scapegoats. Even Karl Rove seems to be on our side now………..As we end Pluto in Sag, it truly has been death to our Rule of Law.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-22-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
#2 rape of a country |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/21/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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So when the one who has been raped looks in the mirror, what does he or she see? Is it resignation? Is it rage? Is it a demand for the imprisonment for the rapist? I’d say yes to all of these. But the “Real Deal”, if we have the courage, is to look in the mirror and ask – How did I contribute to the rape? How did I put myself in the situation of being raped? Am I truly a victim?
What I submit is that we are all complicit – We the People – in the rape. We did not govern ourselves and now we need to accept the consequences and take responsibility for our own welfare and not think that our fascist government will do it for us. George Carlin was right – “they don’t care about us.” We are only numbers on their balance sheets and income statements. We are their stocks and bonds, commodities that they trade back and forth with complete disregard for our humanity. Thank God for Uranus.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-22-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
#3 the rape of a country |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/21/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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So in the shambles of a representative government that we find ourselves, as we wipe the tears from our face, the blood from our lip, what do we do now? I say we take a deep breath, forgive ourselves and begin to help and support the Good Men and Woman in our government that have more courage and bravery than any bad man I have had the Providence to meet.
We have a Constitution that some really smart men in wigs over 250 years ago composed. Why not start there and do what Ron Paul suggests and dissolve the Federal Reserve, the third party that runs our fascist government.
eyeam - do you think we have any gold at Ft Knox? I think it’s at the BIS and/or World Bank. But I do not have the facts to back that up.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-22-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Alternatives to Reaganomics and Free Market Fundamentalism |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/20/2008 |
| NAME: |
Curtis Lang |
| EMAIL: |
cj@satyacenter.com |
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Ray -- You're a very smart man and a top-notch astrologer, but I worry that you are blinded by adherence to free market fundmanetalism and Reagan era ideology which has been shattered this week. I recommend you read what NYU Professor Nouriel Roubini has to say about the need for a visionary strategic approach to the financial crisis. Roubini predicted the subprime meltdown, the fall of Bear Stearns, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, etc. Roubini believes that we need New Deal type debt relief for homeowners more than any other type of government bailout. This of course flies in the face of "free market fundamentalism" in which the rich and well connected get bailed out and the rest of us pay the price. See this: http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/253653/we_need_a_new_holc_-_more_than_a_new_rtc_or_rfc-_to_provide_massive_debt_relief_to_the_household_sector_we_need_to_create_the_home_home_owners_mortgage_enterprise
Also I recommend you read an article by Bill Greider, who has written perhaps the definitive book on The Fed entitled Secrets of the Temple.
It's called Historic Swindle
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081006/greider`
Greider says Paulson's rescue plan is all sugar for the villains, lasting pain for the rest of us. He says, Don't let Wall Street get away with this without enacting significant reform.
Believe me Ray, I have seen the future and it is not free market Utopia, it is a much more people friendly small d democratic financial and political system. Open your eyes and don't think like the Marie Antoinette types who run Wall Street and Washington. I look forward to hearing more from you as you think outside the box. It's safe to do so, your readers are over the conventional wisdom and the political pablum served up by the two parties of financial deregulatiion who brought us this financial collapse. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-22-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week (Sept. 22nd). Sun-Pluto opposition |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/20/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Another cool article, Ray! :)
It'll be interesting to see how the U.S. responds to the forming Sun-Pluto opposition.
Pluto now opposes the U.S. natal Venus and Jupiter both, and because those two conjunct the U.S. natal Sun in the 2nd House of Finances (and security), the Sun already gets pulled into the mix due to "translation" of aspect. And it'll hold, as the aspect tightens into the real Sun-Pluto opposition.
The Sun is one's integrity. It is the constitution; and its individuality. Now the question is: will the United States "be itself" AND conquer the corruption represented by Pluto, or will that Sun (and nation) be destroyed in the face of the challenges coming? It's like: pick one, government.
I also think there is another economic question here: will we go back to the GOLD standard? (Sun rules Gold). Backing the Dollar by Gold again would increase the real value of the Dollar many, many times over what it is currently valued at. It would actually be worth something again (well, for paper) globally.
I see this: picking the Gold Standard, we side with the Sun, and preserve the integrity of the nation, and can fight (or will fight) the corruption (Pluto), and all of the *psychologies* that are anti-American. :)
If the Pluto side is chosen, the nation is dead. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-8-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
eyeam - brilliant #1 |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/11/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Okay – eyeam – out with the goods. I agree with amylouise about your commentaries. I look forward to your take on the election as I do the current writers of StarIQ. I would love to see YOUR commentaries on the front page of StarIQ once in a while. So put it out there to Jeff and Rick – if you want……..no pressure here….. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-8-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
eyeam - brilliant #2 |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/11/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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I get what you are saying with Uranus in Pieces and Neptune/North Node in Aqu opposing south node in Leo and Saturn in Virgo and Jupiter moving into Aqu on inaugural day – that is really a brilliant analysis!
So your premise is that we are moving toward Aquarian ideals because North Node is in Aqu (ie. Democrats) and moving from South Node in Leo (ie. Republicans) and that Aquarian ideals are best exemplified by the current Democrats. This is an assumption actually that I’m not so sure I agree with. I have Saturn in Aqu like Palin and my personal experience is that I cannot stand big government – I hate it with every ounce of my Aquarian being because it is NOT in anyway shape or form what our founding fathers came up with when they were trying to figure how they would rule themselves and Uranus was just discovered. Aquarian ideals to me are that I don’t need a “ruler (Leo – big government)” to tell me what to do, ie. how I spend my money and how I make it, what doctor I will go to for healthcare, how much money and when I am going to retire. Uranus is freedom of the Individual human spirit. What we have in our country today is just another form of the Middle Age’s serfdom – big government (and those who run it) as King and the masses as slaves/serfs.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-8-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
eyeam - brilliant #3 |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/11/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Wake up Serfs!!!! Who really is your ruler (Leo)???? More government “projects” as Obama has come up with? And who is going to pay for them once Serfdom has woken up to the fact that we’re broke – the King and all the Kings men have taken the money – yet again……..
This is the call to Social Justice that Jup in Aqu is talking about – we’ve been robbed of our liberty, we’ve been robbed of our economy, we have been robbed of our peace – and it’s not because the Republicans don’t want to “redistribute” their wealth. It’s because we have allowed all the kings men to “govern” us – we gave up our political and economic imaginations to a group of traditions from the Middle Ages – that serfs need kings to govern them – or maybe kings need the serfs more……
This tradition is within each of our political parties and it is all the kings men who want us to keep fighting back and forth, just enough……so we are distracted just enough….. to think we don’t notice they are destroying our planet and destroying the great call of humankind to break free the chains of inner tyranny. We are sovereign Beings – each and every one of us.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-8-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
eyeam - brilliant #4 |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/11/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Within each political party is the urge to awaken to this ideal of Liberty. So search within each party for the outsiders (Aqu/Uran), the ones who are ridiculed by the “main stream media” – the ones who have “wacky” ideas – you will find them and THAT is who we need to follow and support…….in my humble opinion.
BTW – Chiron – Neptune – Jupiter will make an unprecedented conjunction next year – that is why - eyeam - you need to write an article on what you are seeing with Chiron – he/she is the one that will lead us forward in the healing of humankind – Chiron is the bridge.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-8-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
More for EyeAM |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/8/2008 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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Also - though Obama has Aqua on the ascendant, Palin has a radiant Sun/Mars/Saturn stellium in that Uranus ruled sign and thus has far more Uranian energy in her character than Obama. Note that her Moon and her Mer are also in that sign, by solar analysis in Hse 11.
That's FIVE planets in Uranus ruled Aquarius, some of them within 8d of Obama's ascendant (18d Aqua) and SOuth Node (27d Aqua - her Mars/Saturn hits that on the button).
She can throw him completely off his game, and take over the whole show.
Her Sun/Mars/Saturn is nearly on the US Moon. Yes, she can grate (Mars) and she can push for authority (Saturn) before proving her metal but the fact is, she's making a charismatic (Sun) connection to the American psyche (Moon) a mere 60 days before the election.
Right now McCain is hiding (Me in early Lib, Venus/Ne in Virgo Hse 12) behind her playful (his Hse 5) charisma, using her to make his way into "public service" via their shared ruse identity (her Neptune sq in Sco) of The Maverick Mates. If the election turns course and it's more about him than her, he'll lose.
But if he continues to follow her lead, she'll pull him into office, then overpower him (her Uranus/Pluto dead on his Neptune) and become the first female president by ascension.
Given the placement of his Nodes and her Venus, I'd say he's more than a little blinded by her sexuality. It shows bad judgment that will cost him dearly if he does win the election. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-8-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Comments for EyeAM |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/8/2008 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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EyeAM
Thanks for your consistent commentary on the election, both here and in the FB section of Michael WolfStar's NewsScope. I read your posts carefully because I've come to trust some of your work and I value your input in both forums.
Your comments about Hillary Clinton eventually hit the mark, but I'm having trouble following your logic here, perhaps because I don't understand the language you are using.
Could you explain what you mean by the use of the word "polarity"? Are you referring to the North and South Nodes of the Moon? I'm getting the Leo/Aqua polarity but I'm lost on the Aqu/Pisces reference. There is no polarity there - Pisces is polar to Virgo, Aqua to Leo.
I'll await your reply to this query. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-8-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week - feedback/question |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/8/2008 |
| NAME: |
Constance De Martino |
| EMAIL: |
constancedemartino@hotmail.com |
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Regarding "Market Week" column for 9/8, does the top 2% actually pay 39% of income tax, or because of loopholes, pay much less than that? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-8-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Obama-Biden, McCain-Palin, and the election. |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/8/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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In response to Market Week (Sept. 8th)...
You're right, Palin is the 'new Obama'. She was the final piece in the completion of the polarity scheme. Real fast:
1. North Node (akin to Jupiter) is destiny (we're gravitating toward that). It's in Aquarius.
2. South Node (akin to Saturn) is the past (we're leaving that). It's in Leo.
Obama-Biden is on the side of Aquarius and Pisces, and McCain-Palin is on the side of Leo and Virgo. Look where the Nodes are. Look where SATURN is. Look where Neptune and Uranus are.
CHANGE is on Obama's side.
Obama is pursing the 'top spot', and chose an established, older person from the past (Biden). The polarity points up. Biden follows Obama.
McCain is also pursuing the top spot, but he is old and of the past. He chose a younger person (and a woman). Like Obama, she represents the Aquarius|Pisces side of the pole (when thinking of McCain's side). The polarity points DOWN (which can be an indicator that she replaces McCain at some point...IF he could go in as President).
McCain's chart shows a natal adverse aspect between Saturn and Jupiter. He will not benefit from the Trine.
I believe it is IMPOSSIBLE for McCain-Palin to win. Everything points to a Democrat going into office. At Inauguration, Jupiter is in the 10th House, at the MID. Mars (ruler of Republicans is in the 9th--Republicans will still be occupied with war abroad, on an international front). |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-8-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Election chart data |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/7/2008 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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Ray Merriman said:
To me, the most important chart is the moment in which the first vote is cast on the day of the election. In this case, November 4, 2008, 12:01 AM, Dixville, NH. To me, that is more important even than the candidates' natal chart, because it shows the chart of the voters on that day.
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Ray
I completely agree, thx for the specifics of the election day chart. I'll give it a further look and keep it in mind over the next two months.
Until I saw Sarah Plain's chart I really thought Obama would pull off a win this Nov, your business minded conservative outlook notwithstanding.
As soon as I saw her chart and how it interacts with Obama's at the soul level (equal houses, both cast for 12:01 AM) I knew Obama's chance for a win slimmed to almost nothing.
I'm not happy with this outcome but I believe you may be right, just as I believed you last time you predicted a Bush win in the midst of Kerry Mania among the astro-glitterati.
Like many of the writers I am reading, I also believe voter fraud will have an influence on the final outcome of this contest.
Nobody will win it clean.
If that's the case, then based in what I've observed over the last 20 yrs, GOP has the edge.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-8-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Who wins in Nov. |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/7/2008 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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Ray
I've been watching your writing about this election carefully and I'm beginning to fall into your line of thinking about the winner.
Venus/Mars in Libra would suggest an agreement specifically between a man and a woman, with the woman's (Venus) energy predominant. Almost everyone agrees that the GOP ticket heavily favors the woman candidate and not the man.
Sun/Saturn trn Jupiter really does look like a winning signature to me.
Moon sq Neptune in Hse 7 looks to me like some kind of fraud. In Hse 7 I believe it could reveal that the "partnership" between Palin and McCain features concealed realities, esp with the moon in Sco.
But that's sextile to the Venus/Mars so I think this "power couple" is going to pull it off.
I think the VOC moon shows that the GOP win't really be able to control the story about Palin's nomination though with her Saturn Mars in Aqa this Leo rising cat thinks fast on her feet and will use it to her advantage, right into and past the debates, looking far better in the end than she performs.
Palin is definitely the Anti-Obama, Anti Hillary candidate, both astrologically and ideologically.
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I also tend to believe she is not the soul match McCain sees in their partnership. In time their Mars opp Mars will clash and McCain will become overpowered by her youth, her ambition and her popularity.
If the GOP wins the election the success will go to Palin, as will the iconic presidency if she finds the right team to sell her to the public in 2012. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-1-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Time of Obama acceptance and its importance |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/5/2008 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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There is a lot of debate over the correct time of Obama's acceptance. Which moment and chart is really the "right one?" And more importantly, how important is that event compared to all the other "event" charts related to the election? My view is that the acceptance moment is when the candidate formally states "I accept." It is like forming a corporation. You know you are going to do it, but it is not offical until the State government actually puts its stamp on your application and accepts you - even if you have been collecting monies before then. But I also consider the "acceptance" moment far down my list of priorities in forecasting who will win. To me, the most important chart is the moment in which the first vote is cast on the day of the election. In this case, November 4, 2008, 12:01 AM, Dixville, NH. To me, that is more important even than the candidates' natal chart, because it shows the chart of the voters on that day. All the best, Ray |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-1-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Obama nomination acceptance. |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/2/2008 |
| NAME: |
Fumi |
| EMAIL: |
LUCKYRICHMAN@AOL.COM |
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Dear Mr. Merriman,
I would like to put the case forward, that the time of Senator Obama's acceptance speech, was not in actual reality the the time he was taken by the world and himself, to have become the successful nominee of the Democratic Party.
In the hearts and mind of the world at large, that point was between the time that Hilary Clinton declared that he be accepted by acclamation and Nancy Polosi accepted it to be so with the Gavel.
Given that there was never any chance that Mr. Obama would turn the nomination down, this was the overwhelming point at which he was accepted by all, to have taken on this positon.
Of course the moon was not void at this point.
Govenor Palin, on the other hand, being nominated on the dark of the moon...
Well I could see that being very short lived.
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Market Week 9-1-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
oopps |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/1/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Oooppss - Linda not Sarah - sorry. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-1-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
new and old |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/1/2008 |
| NAME: |
saundra |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Sarah - he is talking about the chart of when Obama accepted the party's nomination for president - not Obama's chart.
The parties themselves are going through their own Saturn/Uranus - Obama-Biden and Cain-Palin; old and new. I can't wait for your analysis her chart - hopefully next week!
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-1-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
the election |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/1/2008 |
| NAME: |
Linda |
| EMAIL: |
stardoor@sbcglobal.net |
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According to recent information printed in Mountain Astrologer, Senator Obama's birth time is 7:24 pm giving him an Aquarius rising at 18 degrees. You article suggests a Pisces rising. Could you please clarify this. And thanks for your insightful analysis of the history of Saturn/Uranus aspects and their effect on elections. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-1-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saturn Uranus and Presidential Elections |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/30/2008 |
| NAME: |
Helena |
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Three examples hardly seems substantial enough evidence to make a case that Saturn Uranus favors a Republican winning a presidential election. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-25-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Sat-Ura opposition roadmap |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/28/2008 |
| NAME: |
Peter |
| EMAIL: |
peter@bullandbearwise.com |
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Here's a quick comparison of how the Dow performed during the 1965-1967 Saturn-Uranus opposition:
http://www.bullandbearwise.com/images/SatUra2008-2010.jpg |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-18-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Reply to Jeff |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/16/2008 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
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Thank you Jeff. Yes, I was thinking of writing it from that point of Neptune too... that this is just a case of "fear sells" leading into the election, to help Republicans defeat Obama. I may return to it next week. But the more important point I wanted to convey was that, in the last week, Mars is translating the Uranus-Pluto square (and the Saturn-Uranus opposition the week before), which concurrently are in effect 2008-2015, so this could be a return to the Cold War mentality for the next 7 years.
I don't dispute the possibility that this is part of a Bush bluster and White House distortion of information (propaganda), and perhaps next week I may write more from that angle. The problem is: there are so many angles related to so many transits right now, that I have to pick one or two and try to keep a focus in the column. It is like the election itself: there are so many reasons to support - or oppose - Obama or McCain and to think that either could win, that I needed six weeks to express them all (well, as many as I thought were necessary).
All the best,
Ray
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-18-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Russia-Georgia |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/16/2008 |
| NAME: |
Jeff Jawer |
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There is much more to this Russia-Georgia story. I'm not denying that Russia acts like a bully, but the U.S. helped create this by pushing NATO to its border. What do you think the US would do with Soviet missiles or Warsaw Pact troops in Mexico? The idea that the U.S. military is spread thin is true, but how does that explain U.S. inaction when Soviet tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia and Hungary decades ago. We were armed to the teeth and did nothing. That's because we couldn't then and we can't now. Bush baited Georgia into thinking that we would stand up for them but we will not, just as the first George Bush encouraged the Shi'ites to rise up against Saddam Hussein and did nothing when he slaughtered them. Our European allies are smart enough to know that bringing Georgia into NATO is a bad idea. Whether one likes Russia or not, they are proud, strong and won't be bullied. This is another case of Bush bluster, which is great for defense contractors but not for anyone else. That's a big part of Neptune's role in this sad story.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-28-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Bush's Job Approval Ratings |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/27/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Just a note in response to this week's Market Week, about Bush's Job Approval Ratings. 29% is what the article mentioned as the lowest poll numbers ever, for a President. But Bush set an even lower record in June, at 23%
http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm
Currently (at this writing), he is at 27%, according to the FOX/Opinion Dynamics poll.
Guess that Progressed Saturn is catching up with his Progressed Sun in Virgo (and his Progressed 12th House). |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-21-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
McCain's Mars and the military |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/21/2008 |
| NAME: |
Selene |
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Per your fascinating comments on the relative values of Mars, Uranus, Saturn etc in the candidates' respective national charts, I note with some sadness that John McCain - the 'militant' candidate - nevertheless graduated at the bottom of his class (894th out of 899 grads)at the U.S. Naval Academy. He may be more inclined to take the militant approach, but that doesn't bode well for his good judgement as Commander in Chief, does it?
Many thanks, as always, for your wonderful commentaries. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-14-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
July 14, 2008 post |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/12/2008 |
| NAME: |
L A |
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You wrote, "The last time Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto came into a cardinal T-square was…. 1930-1931" There were also some pretty major climate changes back then too. The market crashed in 29, the dust bowl commenced early 30s (hence the name 'The Dirty Thirties')... and then (from what I understand) the money managers tightened the purse strings causing the interest rates to rise and was considered the final nail in our economic coffin (so to say). So, I think, we have learned from that experience... but, that may not mean much... because, maybe sometimes, no matter what yea do... the outcome will be the same... |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-7-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
reply to eyeam2000 |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/9/2008 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve#The_Federal_Reserve_Act, where it gives a nbewsspaper clippiong on Dec 24, 1913, announcing the creation of ther FRB. |
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Market Week 7-7-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Chiron |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/7/2008 |
| NAME: |
Saundra McInnis |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Hey, eyeam2000 – I want to hear you go on and on about Chiron – he’s in between Saturn and Uranus – right? He’s the one who can help us make the shift from old technology to new technology, the old structures to the new structures, right? Didn’t he show up in our conscious collective in the 70’s as Saturn/Jupiter and Saturn/Pluto were in their waning phase – and we were dealing with “oil shortage” as well? What do you think of fuel from Algae – Uranus in Pieces or Neptune in Aquarius – what is the differentiation?
There are so many investment opportunities right now. Mr. Merriman, when do you see the best time to shift our resources from the old to the new?
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-7-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Neptune Conjunct Chiron is the culprit behind much of the current mess. |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/7/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Neptune Conjunct Chiron is the culprit behind much of the current mess in the marketplace. From gasoline (Neptune) to beer (Neptune rules alcohol) prices, Chiron has 'broken' things and driven up the cost due either to a 'great shrinking' of resources or just the fact that particular system is broken (Chiron rules breakages).
This is apt to go on as long as the two are Conjunct. Chiron rules Virgo, and relates to the medical field, too. I could go on and on about Chiron. Suffice it to say that it is like an astrological compound influence of Saturn + Jupiter. It rules Cold Fusion, Implosion devices, Cryogenics...etc. Just think rapid freezing or shrinking (Saturn). Abundant (Jupiter) freezing (Saturn), for example.
Regarding gas... notice the recent prayer vigils going on at gas stations? Reported in the news, I kid you not :) Neptune (spirituality, gas, oil) in Aquarius (new, bizarre; media).
Also, Neptune rules the film industry. Illusion, magic, celluloid... Writer's strike, and now a threatening Actor's strike.
Neptune rules tea and tobacco, too. But, back to gas--don't be surprised if we see something similar to the 'Boston Tea Party', except for gas. Maybe gas station fires, in protest. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-7-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
The Federal Reserve Board |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/5/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Regarding this part of Ray Merriman's article this week, "Reserve Board chart. Pluto’s orbit the Sun is 248 years. The Federal Reserve Board was officially created on December 23, 1913...", I thought that the origin date for the Federal Reserve Board was MAY 18, 1914.
Will the real Fed please stand up? :-) |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-30-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
prosperity three |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/2/2008 |
| NAME: |
Saundra McInnis |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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So what did we do as the waning phase began - start a war. But what could have we done? We could have taken our surplus and reinvested it in our country and decentralized. We could have reeducated our work force (Gemini/Sagittarius), researched and developed new energy sources and had our army of beautiful souls who want to do well by their country - our troops - rebuild our infrastructure and communities so that by the time in 2020 when Saturn and Pluto conjunct again, we're ready...we're strong, healthy, educated, we're leading the way for the world to see how real prosperity works and centralize the new innovations to take our civilization into a tomorrow of greater possibilities than we could never have dreamed before.
So why didn't we???? I submit that we just weren't ready to be prosperous. The lie that there is "lack" is still pervasive in our minds and "fear of this lack" is in our energy bodies (lower Saturn/lower Pluto).
We get another chance as the last phase of Saturn/Pluto comes into contact in 2015 - we will have decentralized - which is the nature of waning phases. If we wake up, quit name calling and start talking to each other, we can do it! Yes we can! Obama has something going for him as the masses can attest - it really is in the hands of the small segments of our centralized society to get out of fear, relax and meet and talk to the other, boarder segment of society - we don't have coodies, we've got passion and we love our country and we actually know prosperity too, we just don't own stock and bonds. Clearly, "We the People" need to stop pretending we're victims of the "Empire", that we have to be told what to do and just get on with the business of developing what we know to be true and noble.
Uranus in Aries is just around the corner - I can't wait!!!
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-30-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Prosperity two |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/2/2008 |
| NAME: |
Saundra McInnis |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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"Prosperity" for many Americans is that the government gives them $300 to buy the products the corporations produce. For many Americans, interest rates have gone up - alot! ie. credit card debt, mortgage interest, etc.. and for those of Americans that still own a home and land, property taxes have jumped considerably - so taxes have gone up, interest has gone up and the real whopper federal tax - inflation - is soaring - raising federal taxes is already done - we don't need Obama to raise taxes - they've been raised by the central bank printing fake money.
So what does all of this have to do with astrology? The way I see it, when Saturn/Pluto made their conjunction in the early '80 in Libra, a partnership between government and business was the economic idea that spread like wild fire. We jumped on board, made products for corporations, bought the products from corporations, invested in the corporations, made the corporate process for most profit easier and easier, so that by the time of the full moon phase of 2001, we got the reflection back to us of what our earlier great idea of the conjunction has produced - 9/11, Enron, etc... and also that centralization did have it merits of generating wealth.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-30-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
prosperity |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/2/2008 |
| NAME: |
Saundra McInnis |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Whoa...wait a minute...hold the horses!! From your article, "And the fact that neither interest rates nor taxes have gone up may account for the long period of stock market and economic gains from Oct 02 to Oct 07. But that very period of prosperity is now threatened as another part of the historical equation - commondity prices - have soared, causing inflation to also soar throughtout the world."
For a segment of our society, this statement is very true and makes total sense. However, I submit that for a larger, more board section of our society, this statement does not at all reflect accurately the situation many Americans find themselves in. But I agree that it does play into a part of the historical equation as well, which is the centralization of authority (government - Saturn) and business (corporations - Pluto).
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-30-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Response to Matthew |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/28/2008 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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Dear Matthew:
I would be more than happy to respond to any intelligent and respectful discussion on these matters that I bring up in my free weekly reports... matters that do relate to astrology and financial astrology and their correlations to cycles in human activity. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-30-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
higher taxes in Michigan |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/28/2008 |
| NAME: |
Matthew Alexander |
| EMAIL: |
mattalaird@rcn.com |
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your example proves nothing at all. unemployment rose because the corporations that were in the state, when faced with the higher taxes, are perfectly able to pack up and move to another state where the goons are perfectly willing to provide big business with the state welfare they expect, funded by the taxes squeezed from the idiot middle classes. If the state had decided to penalize any corporation and business that chose to leave then the jobs wouldn't have gone south-literally. You cannot pick and choose your examples and "loose your data". As long as stooges like you continue to shill for the oligarchs there will be no national policy to curtail the plundering of the nations' riches by the few.
speaking of which-your claims of a so called period of prosperity are pure fantasy. for who- a few thousand people in a land of almost 300 Million. that is not prosperity, it's just a sign of the unbelievable and criminal disparity of wages, wealth and power that exist in the country that is due to idiot-savants such as yourself drumming this nonsense into the wanna-bes heads-the greed of believers trapping them into a cycle of continually loosing more.
You should be ashamed of yourself but you are incapable of it, using astrology to justify silly notions. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-23-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
The coming tax revolution |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/23/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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In this week's article you state, "After all, what is the real purpose of a tax on individual income, other than to take away the hard earned money of the people and put into the hands of a government to use as they see fit, to fund their pet projects? I think these are the kind of questions Americans will be asking themselves in the next year as Saturn comes to square Pluto. And when Uranus follows that with seven passages of a square to Pluto in 2012-2015, it would not be surprising to see a tax revolt erupting."
There has already been one brewing. We The People (www.GiveMeLiberty.org) filed a lawsuit awhile back and it has been in the system awhile, with knocks being taken on both sides. They succeeded in causing a new reality for the Internal Revenue Service, where the IRS can no longer harass anyone about paying taxes--and no seizures, etc., without a court order. The group, of course, contends that income tax is illegal and unconstitutional--and that the 13th Amendment only applies to 'excise taxes' (essentially taxes on corporations, foreign and domestic, for the right to do business here and be an entity).
Astrologically, Pluto transiting into the U.S. natal 8th House is going to destroy the taxing system as we know it. A transformation will take place. Pluto will oppose the U.S. Sun, challenging its identity and integrity (and constitution, no pun intended). If the government presses the issue of taxes, it may lose its identity and Self. It has to opt for being itself, and do away with what isn't working (which is what Pluto's transit shall take care of in great measure). |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-23-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
central banking system |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/21/2008 |
| NAME: |
Saundra McInnis |
| EMAIL: |
astrosaundra@earthlink.net |
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Thank you Mr. Merriman for your insights every week. Because of your articles and my interest in Ron Paul and his "Revolution", I understand that the income taxes we pay go directly to the central banking system for payment on the national debt (ie. private bankers who are funding the Iraq war) - not necessarily to fund social changes, which are funded by other taxes, ie. excise, communication, etc...
Also, even if the elected president and congressmen do not raise federal income taxes, the states will most diffenately do so as being proposed here in Washington state, which currenly do not have a state income tax. I'm not sure that humans can buck this current of Saturn/Pluto waning phase. Governments, small and large, seem to have clevers ways to pay for the social programs that the public demands.
I have two questions:
1 - when was the last time Uranus was in Aries squaring Pluto in Capricorn?
2 - Do you see during this coming period (2008-2020) the end of the North American currencies and the installation of a North American Union currency that would replace Canadian, Mexican and US dollars/pesos? Much like the EURO coming into being at the beginning of the 21st century. I am wondering if the Uranus in Aries squaring the Venus of the USA will bring this idea to the surface and be touted as the great fix to the woes of American investors, immigration problems and worker depression, maybe even social security/medicare rescue.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-16-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saturn/Uranus and Nov. 4 |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/20/2008 |
| NAME: |
J. Calhoun |
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I've heard a lot about the Saturn/Uranus opposition and it's exact aspect on election day. But few have mentioned Jupiter's role in that equation (in Cap). What are your thoughts?
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-16-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
The term "Translation", in astrology |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/15/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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The term "Translation", in astrology is like this:
Imagine Neptune conjuncting the Midheaven in someone's chart--well within orb. Imagine that Neptune being in conjunction with a planet (say, Venus) sitting in the 10th House, but that other planet itself not in a proper conjunction with the Midheaven. Translation comes into effect here, and it CAN be said that Venus is (through Neptune) conjuncting the Midheaven. Or,...conjuncting by translation.
How that could be read: Two people standing side by side, working on something. Neptune represents one (its his actual job), Venus represents a helper (who doesn't work there, but is just helping). Any aspects to that Neptune of a beneficial nature would also be aided by Venus (as if Venus were in those same aspects).
That's basically it. :) Translation is through another planet or point in the chart. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-16-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
reply |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/13/2008 |
| NAME: |
Ray Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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vishal writes
last time u say that dow jones make new high above 15000 level end of this summer.
now ............... so i think disoppint,,,,,
plz. dont be false predictions..
Vishal...I don't make predictions. I make forecasts based on information available at the time, and informatioin changes constantly, and thus my forecasts are modified ac cordingly.
The forecast was that the stock market would li,klely rally into May 8-21, as there were a series of Jupuiter transoits in effvect then. The market could rally as high as 15,000 by end of the summer - of certain conditions remained in play. There is always that caveat. The market did rally into May 8-21, as forecasted. The highw as May 19. The technical picture then deteriorated, and the market has come down. Once this low forms, we will see if the DJIA can make a new high or not. It is still possible. Nothing has negated that forecast, and it is not even summer yet. But declines to corrective lows shorter-term are indeed happening right now. There is nothing unusual in this. But if it startas to fall under the lows of January, we will have to adjust the forecast of new highs by the end of summer. To fail to make that adjustment in one's forecast would be a bigger error than to remain fixed on an absolute outcome that no longer confoirms to the data available. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-9-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
complations |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/7/2008 |
| NAME: |
vishal |
| EMAIL: |
wow_ktk@yahoo.com |
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sir
last time u say that dow jones make new high above 15000 level end of this summer.
now ............... so i think disoppint,,,,,
plz. dont be false predictions..
bye
take care |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 4-28-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
nuclear reactor |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/26/2008 |
| NAME: |
Matthew Alexander |
| EMAIL: |
mattalai |
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You should pay attention to your own advice. A more detailed fact-filled article about the illegal bombing of the building in Syria (Hersh)raises considerable doubts that it was anything other than empty. Once again bullshit baffles brains.
Regarding any information from this administration that has a history of lying claims should be met with immediate disbelief. It may be more circumspect to use the work alleged before descriptive term coming from the mouths of deceivers.
But again, you are correct about the ploy, selling fear-but you fail to mention the other part of that equation-greed. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 4-21-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Crude Oil |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/20/2008 |
| NAME: |
Sunny Jonynas |
| EMAIL: |
sunny03@earthlink.net |
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I have been wanting to wright to you for some time regarding your crude oil forcast; Oil Prices making 50% corection in May: Commodities are the only ones bucking free fall of US dolar. Prices in Europe have been way higher than here, six and a half in England. You have been traveling, so you should know.You mention Neptune sextile to Jupiter ending in May, But how obout Uranus Neptune mutual reception?
Also regarding US election. Neptune is getting closer to US Moon in Aquarius and poeple prefer Neptunian person, who Obama is: Sun sqare his Neptune, but if you do his progretions for elections, you can see that his life is in danger.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-17-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
Currency Manipulation and Central Banks |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/16/2008 |
| NAME: |
Gloria Renouf |
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I find it hard to understand your interpretation of the "translation" assessment of the Saturn/Uranus opposition. IMO, I see the current market conditions more as "fallout" from last summer when the central banks first stepped in to keep the markets stable ( unlike 1929). The US Federal Reserve along with all other world banks keep the market afloat as one after another Hedge Fund or Investment Bank has a liquidity crisis due to the maniputalion of "money" products (AACP). I think that the chart of the Federal Reserve is so relevant in reflecting the market. One more Mars/Pluto to go and I hope we are out of this mess. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-10-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
The Price of Oil |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/8/2008 |
| NAME: |
Tim Volas |
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Raymond, I'm in full agreement that the price of oil will drop by at least 50% sometime between 2010 & 2012. Right now, new technology is being used in the Oil Shale fields in Utah, Co., and WY. This new tech will begin to produce right around that time period. It involves 'cooking' the shale in situ, which takes 3 to 5 years, and then pumping a high grade, semi-refined oil out. There are an estimated 2 to 4 trillion barrels of oil in the Green River Shale, and another 8 to 10 trillion barrels locked up in oil sands globally.
You think the Oil Barons are gonna leave all that there now that the price of oil has gone up? Even at 50% less than what it's trading at now...which is still $30 to $40 higher than when Bush was appointed.
Thanks for your service! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-25-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
typo in today's report |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/24/2008 |
| NAME: |
David Webster |
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"And as we know from previous discussions, this trend could continue until the Saturn-Pluto cycle ends and begins anew, which is not until January 2000 +/- 18 months."
I think you meant to say January 2020
It's an excellent article, as always!
Thanks, David Webster |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-18-2008 |
| SUBJECT: |
MarketWeek, Feb 18th... Economic Change in the U.S. |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/16/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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One can debate that change is *always* on the way :) But, I look toward Saturn's ingress into Libra as the real start of the problems for the U.S. economy. Or, when things begin to reach a crisis point. Pluto already in Capricorn, will be opposing the U.S. Sun then, as Saturn will be Squaring it. A revolution is coming in the way the U.S. makes its money (i.e., taxes, incomes taxes, etc.) will undergo destruction. It's inevitable--the governmental system must change or it will be changed (in the way we know Pluto can denote). I say, "Bye income taxes!" :-) Hello to a return of the Gold Standard, but probably with a new twist this time. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-31-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week, week of January 7 -- regarding Jupiter-Saturn Trine |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/5/2008 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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In the article, you state "Jupiter and Saturn will commence the first of their three trine aspects in earth signs later this month (January 21)."
What orb are you using--zero degrees? :-)
I use 8-degree orbs; which, of course, has the Jupiter-Saturn Trine beginning in December 2007--already underway. As an Applying aspect to that 'ground zero' (0-degree, perfect Trine) aspect of January 2008.
The Jupiter-Saturn Trine ends when the two separate at 8-degree orb (from exact Trine point) in February. But, since Saturn is retrograding, it will turn around and go Direct, hitting another Trine with Jupiter later in 2008. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-31-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Martyrs and their work; Dreamers and their dream. |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/29/2007 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Quoting your article (because it's so good it needs to be said again!)...
" The mistake that assassins and their agents make is in failing to understand that you can’t kill the idea or the ideal. You may eliminate the messenger, and you may discard the temple – the body - that voiced the words that threatened the status quo. But in initiating that act of violence, the ideas and the ideals of that person who was violated become empowered and given a greater life than before. In the study of metaphysics and several religions, the act commences a cycle that affects all those who were involved, both in committing the atrocity as well as those committed to carrying on the spirit of the messenger. This is known as the Universal Law of Retribution, or more commonly called “karma.” And both growth and creativity (creation) are more powerful and enduring forces than those of destruction and apparent elimination. The primal urge of living beings is to create, and the initial act was a creative one, not a destructive one. In the end, destruction and violence always leads to rebirth and the resurrection of the creative force. It does not eliminate it, as the perpetrators would wish, and falsely believe."
Most excellent words from Raymond Merriman! :-) And again, another great article. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-17-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saturn transit to Bush's natal Mars |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/18/2007 |
| NAME: |
Helena |
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"The last two weeks have not been good for President George W. Bush. This station of Saturn is taking place right on his natal Mars."
Yes, I've been aware of this transit for several months and expected to see significant roadblocks to Bush's agenda.
1. The recent NIE which discredited the Bush Administration's claims re Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program. It's highly unlikely that Russia and China will support sanctions against Iran, weakening the position of the administration further.
2. The CIA tapes which were destroyed. The administration has attempted to quell any investigations by a Federal judge and the House Intelligence Committee, both of which are going forward. The Federal judge has ordered the respective parties to appear in Court, and the House Intel Committee is proceeding with hearings, even threatening to issue subpoenas.
3. The FISA bill. The administration's aggressive push for retroactive immunity for the telecoms was stymied Monday when Majority Leader, Harry Reid, pulled the bill, after Chris Dodd's filibuster.
Looks like Bush is getting a lump of lead in his stocking this Christmas. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-3-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Jupiter and Pluto |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/2/2007 |
| NAME: |
Gloria Renouf |
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Hi Ray,
Although I do not trade commodities, I appreciate your astrological perspective on the whole market very much. After reading your column this week, I have been thinking about positive characteristics of Pluto,ie-transformation ( face the fear), and also,the philosophical side of Jupiter which will be aspecting the Sun of the FRB. I hope that the FRB can make rule changes re: derivatives and how the market trades "risk". |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-19-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Karl's observation |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/23/2007 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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That's a wonderful observation Karl. Thanks for sharing it with us. It certainly fits as we prepare for the 15 years of "Pluto in Capricorn" cycle.
Thank you everyone for your kind and supportive comments. I look forward to sharing my insights with you as we go through these coming monumental years. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-19-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week Newsletter; "Plutonomy" |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/22/2007 |
| NAME: |
Karl F. Berger |
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I read your newsletter every week. Thank you very much for this welcome insight to events that affect us all so profoundly. While listening to the TV yesterday, I think it was one of the numerous financial programs, "European Squawk Box", or "Bloomberg's", or some such, I heard out of the "corner" of my ear, so to speak, the term, "Plutonomy". It was described as a descriptor for large nation states with broadly diversified economies, well integrated into the world economy, such as the US is. It seems like this is a term we will hear a lot more of when Pluto moves into Capricorn. As I have followed "Market Week", and read your "Forecasts" over the years, it has occurred to me that this term is quite an appropriate descriptor. Just thought I'd share this with you.
I am looking forward to receiving my Forecasts 2008.
Karl F. Berger
Northridge, CA |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-12-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Week of November 12 |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/14/2007 |
| NAME: |
Helena |
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Ray's forecast for this week is right on. The market tanked last Friday, and continued on the following Monday, followed by a 300+ rally Tuesday.
As for the Sun/Neptune, it seems to me the "core inflation" number is highly deceptive, given the rising costs of oil and food. I also wonder if Goldman's announcements are downplaying the impact of the sub prime mortgage crisis on its bottom line. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-12-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week Articles |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/12/2007 |
| NAME: |
Leanore |
| EMAIL: |
nes123@shaw.ca |
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Enjoy reading your market week predictions and summaries, even though I haven't the resources to enter that field. Still ... helps in small ways. Certainly a good practical learning tool in the astrological field.
QUESTION: I heard either over the radio or tv or somewhere, that the French President declared bankruptcy for France !!!
IS THAT TRUE ?? or someone trying to start a panic.
Many thanks. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-5-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week of November 5 |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/4/2007 |
| NAME: |
Carole Hemingway |
| EMAIL: |
Starhem@aol.com |
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Your comment regarding Jupiter moving to Capricorn and conjuncting
the Federal Reserve's Sun left a lot
to be desired. You neglected to tell your readers, that the Fed Sun
is opposite their natal Pluto 0-Cancer in their 12th house and in square to their MC 0-Aries and 4th house 0-degrees Libra
and Alan Greenspan's Mercury is in 0-degrees Aries. When were you planning to finish this reading about
the Fed???
Carole Hemingway, Astrologer |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-29-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Charlie Rangel's tax reform package |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/27/2007 |
| NAME: |
Helena |
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"Which brings us finally to Charlie Rangel, Chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, who just this week released his “Mother of all tax reforms” package. But consistent with Mercury and Neptune changing directions together, what Mr. Rangel is actually proposing is quite possibly the largest tax increase in history, according to Republican critics."
No, Ray, what "Mr. Rangel is actually proposing" is in large part tax relief for the shrinking American middle class, which has not been the beneficiary of Bush's economic policies, by eliminating the AMT, which you make no mention of. So, a more accurate description of Rangel's tax reform is tax relief for the majority of Americans who earn less than $200,000 per year, as well as those in the $200,000-$400,000 income level, and a tax increase for those who have been getting generous tax relief for the last seven years. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-24-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
"worthless currency" |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/24/2007 |
| NAME: |
Gloria Renouf |
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Hi Ray,
I am wondering if you would link the US "worthless currency" to the US debt astrologically --- and it all fits with Saturn out of Leo and gold ( the inflation hedge) on the rise. Thx. Gloria |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-3-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saturn Uranus opposition |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/1/2007 |
| NAME: |
H |
| EMAIL: |
centralcoasthousing@hotmail.com |
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RM writes:
"The world is entering a very critical point where the masses are likely to stand up and demonstrate their power over management and government. And if the latter do not come to the table and rectify this huge gap that has been created between the rich and the middle class, a revolt of the likes that haven’t been seen since the mid-1960’s could erupt. Not only is Saturn going through Virgo, the sign of the working class, but during that transit it will oppose Uranus, planet of the large gatherings and signifier of revolt due to inequities in society."
The astrological configuration which links the 1960s (1964-1967) period to the upcoming one (2008-2011) is the coming t-square of Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto. I would agree that under the Uranus Pluto square and Saturn Uranus opposition, we may see similar manifestations in combination as the 1960s (social and political revolution, a rise of popular movements, advanced technological breakthroughs) a well as the 1930s (economic upheaval). When you talk about a revolt among the middle and working classes, this seems right based upon the archetypal configurations involved. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-3-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Venus/Pluto
Venus/Pluto, Saturn in Virgo |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/1/2007 |
| NAME: |
Gloria |
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Hi Ray,
Good to read your column during these turbulent market times.
I tend to think that Venus/Pluto turning direct may have more to do with currency manipulation in reference to the markets. It will be interesting to look back on this time at all the infusions of liquidity by central banks and sort out the benefits or negative results.
Saturn in Virgo - the working man and unemployment? Health care is in the spotlight -at last health care legislation providing for the needy?
I am concerned about the unemployment rate during Saturn in Virgo and I think that is what is going to push the US into recession during Saturn in Virgo. Virgo worries- at best, maybe worrying about a recession that doesn't happen. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-13-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Iraqi War |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/16/2007 |
| NAME: |
James Mola |
| EMAIL: |
jmola2000@yahoo.com |
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You say in your "Week of August 13th Market Report" that the right wing's best attempt to hold on to power in the next election is by expanding the war. I see ourselves in a no-win situation no matter what we do. I know you're primarily a financial forecaster, but since you made the comment, my question is "What happens if we pull out of Iraq?" The civil war carnage, the spread of the war throughout the Middle East, the endangerment to oil supplies, the involvement of Russia and China who may be quick to fill the power vacumn of our withdrawal, the expansive spread of radical Islam throughout other parts of Asia and Africa due to the headiness of their success? I can't find any astrologers who address this question? Might not our retreat or our not expanding the war result in the war expanding anyway? Might we have to go back into the Middle East again with even larger forces? Might skyrocket oil prices throw us into a major depression? If World War III is not inevitable, then how can it be avoided astrologically speaking? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-13-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week (of August 13, 2007), President Bush and the election of '08 |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/11/2007 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Great article as always, Raymond Merriman! Considering the significance of Venus Retrograde, and Jupiter's turn to Direct, one gets the sense from your recent articles you are close to the books, facts, figures, ephemerides, and astrological software programs more so than ever. :-)
But I want to comment on this: "With the first passage (of five) of the major 45-year long-term aspect of Saturn in opposition to Uranus coming up on election day 2008, we may witness something truly awesome in the how far people in power will go to maintain that power."
What immediately springs to mind is President Bush (or, heck, by then maybe President Cheney) grabbing hold of a NINTH year due to martial law, suspension of the Constitution or who knows what else. Hopefully, this isn't the case, but it has already been the third likely speculative scenario to cross my mind regarding this President (the first to still being possible: jail or death before the term ends).
Which reminds me, I need to get some baking supplies to make a cake. ;-P |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-6-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Meltdown... |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/6/2007 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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This is for Raymond Merriman (and anyone else who wants to look). Drudge Report had the link posted. CNBC's Cramer going ballistic about the market about to go south:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWksEJQEYVU
and his later explanation of his anger/passion:
Venus (a money planet) being retro, at a time when other astro signals are forthcoming, or already present, doesn't seem to bode too well, does it? Even President Bush is about to enter a...bad period (no doubt due to the coming 'Iraq report card' month of September, before Congress). But even Jupiter will be part of some very adverse aspects--particularly a Grand Square in September (the month I expect Florida to be hit by an over-due hurricane, probably between September 11th and the 19th).
Guess we'll see on all this. :-) Just thought I'd share the video links above. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-23-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
P. Lundstedt, The Big Picture |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/23/2007 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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@ P. Lundstedt, re: The Big Picture
So long as George W. Bush (Sun at 13-degrees Cancer) is President, he'll drag the United States into his 12th House of Hell. The House of witchcraft, the house of self-undoing (i.e., our undoing). Not to be political, and really being astrological here, his Sun's placement for this country is NOT a good one at all.
Regarding Iran, I wrote President Bush to urge him to have direct talks at the highest possible level. Whether he read what I wrote and listened doesn't matter, they appear now to be meeting tomorrow (Tuesday), right here at the end of July. I think it's for the best that a foundation of Friendship be forged, rather than war. Especially since Iran has become 'key' (Chiron in Aquarius), and a war with it could not only be seen as possibly unending, but 'borderless', like many of Bush's enemies of late. I've noted also (and for Bush, in my letters) the forming reality of a triple alliance between Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia. Draw a line between the capitols of those nations and see where our troops sit right now, if you want to see a dangerous situation. We're more likely to attack Pakistan than Iran next.
The current war is about oil and gas. I look to the U.S. natal Mars Square Neptune for that one. Military and Oil--how many times have we seen this one? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-25-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
The Bigger Picture |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/27/2007 |
| NAME: |
P. Lundstedt |
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The Bigger Picture
Everyone complains about Bush and “his” war but nobody seems to be able the see the bigger picture. It’s not about Iraq. Iraq just provided a reason to go into the Middle East and 9-11 gave us permission politically. Billions of dollars (hence immense power) has been flowing from a stable region, “the U.S. and Western countries”, to an unstable region, “the Middle East”. As Sec. Rice said before a senate hearing, “we are finally addressing a situation that has been neglected for over 60 years”. And as Bush recently mentioned at the Governors Conference, “you would be doing the same thing I am doing if you were in my position”. No one realizes that these people in the Middle East, (as well as China and other places), have different values than we do, yet we are sending them billions of oil dollars. These people don’t think the way we do. Iran is the real issue here.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-4-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Define the terms? |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/5/2007 |
| NAME: |
Terrie |
| EMAIL: |
tnoll@sonic.net |
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"a very powerful Level 1 signature that has a 75% correlation to primary or greater cycles"
What us a Level 1" signature? What is a "primary cycle." |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-7-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
the expected 20% drop |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/5/2007 |
| NAME: |
Merrick Reburn |
| EMAIL: |
merrickor@yahoo.com |
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I'm really glad you spoke about this expected decline that has not yet appeared. I'm counting on it, and was getting to the point of thinking maybe we had missed it and I should put the egg money back into stock, but I'll stay out of the market until that dip hits us. And it will! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 4-30-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Big Picture |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/30/2007 |
| NAME: |
Gloria Renouf |
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Hi Ray,
Thanks for your feedback on what the Japanese say in the press - it was sooo Saturn/Neptune.
What I have been thinking about lately, considering the current pull-out debate with GWB, is what the astro configuration is going to look like when the US leaves Iraq. Moreover, what is the market going to look like- cp post Vietnam or Gulf War? Best- Gloria |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-19-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
upcoming cluster |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/17/2007 |
| NAME: |
Tony Gold |
| EMAIL: |
pythag@btinternet.com |
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Before reading this week's article, I had calculated March 8-9th to be an important node in FX price cycles. Mercury retrograde also ends then. However the FOMC rates meeting is not until March 20-21. This week's signature changes could benefit the buck and work against stocks, only in my opinion. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-19-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Ken Fisher theory-cheap global money- |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/17/2007 |
| NAME: |
angelika spaey |
| EMAIL: |
marccs@aol.com |
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I am a student of astrology and am learning to trade options. I watch the markets daily and have been puzzled by the specific stock price movements. I think, "it's different this time". Algorithmic global trading plus too many dollars chasing too few investments play a role in this new puzzle. Ken Fisher provided a plausible answer for the undervalued US equities in his new book. On Bloomberg he said that as long as long term global rates were around 4% and co's had a higher e/p and low debt they would be bought out. They were too cheap for global liquidity. Could this continue to drive up our equities especially those levered to global demand and make us redefine current views of industry specific business cycles.
thanks for your helf
angelika |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-12-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
lunar ingress |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/15/2007 |
| NAME: |
Tony Gold |
| EMAIL: |
pythagorea@safe-mail.net |
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Now is 7:25am EST. Today's (15th)lunar ingress to Aquarius may cause volatility in the market - might be a time to stand back! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-5-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
FX turn |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/9/2007 |
| NAME: |
Tony Gold |
| EMAIL: |
pythagorea@safe-mail.net |
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Your comments on the aspect changes from Feb7-10 could be as significant as you suspect. The 8th was a reaction day in dollar pairs that has followed through to today 9th. A new price cycle should commence Mon12th-Tues13th, according to my calculations. Change could also occur in stocks, and 13th sees Venus sextile with Mars. If the turn takes a week, then a further reaction day for FX is Sunday 18th, following the Sun sextile with Pluto on Saturday 17th. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-5-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week: Week of February 5 |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/6/2007 |
| NAME: |
Carole Hemingway, Astrologer |
| EMAIL: |
Starhem@aol.com |
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When do you plan to tell your readers about the "Plunge Protection Team" born on March 18, 1988? U'm'm'm'm'm? The group that is sucking up everybody's money giving everyone false hope in the stock market? Talk about manipulating the markets and wait until March 19th eclipse in 28-degrees Pisces hits the PPT Sun in the same degree. I would think this is worthy of sharing with your readers.
Carole Hemingway, Astrologer
(A whisker over 30 years) |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 1-22-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Your article January 22 |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/24/2007 |
| NAME: |
Gary Whitehead |
| EMAIL: |
garywhitehead_8@hotmail.com |
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Ray Merriman,
Just thought that I'd bring-to-your attention . . that Mahendra Sharma [HQ Santa Barbara] has just released in his January 23rd update . . that he believes the equity collapse will 'start' in the las 'hour' of trading TODAY [Wed.] -or- will start Thursday, January 25. He also opines that the U.S. buck will 'soar' and the Jap. Yen with it. He thinks the British L is toast [I don't know why]. It should be interesting. I get the feeling that something-is-about-to-happen . . on the world scene . . something expected but NOT expected . . coups or assassinations type things. How well can astrology guage that? I read your article every Sunday. I hope that the coming debacle in stocks is ONLY limited to 20%. U-know that with Jupiter it could easily be . . double that!
Best,
Gary Whitehead
Ottawa |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 1-15-2007 |
| SUBJECT: |
Nostradamus predictions |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/18/2007 |
| NAME: |
Leo De Porre |
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Do you believe in Nostradamus' predictions and interpretations by some that 2007 is the year when the trouble starts (rise of anticrist, world war etc). Also curious if your studies predict the year/decade or century of extinction of human race. |
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Market Week 12-11-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Answers to questions |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/10/2006 |
| NAME: |
Ray Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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To Seth:
The chart I use is for July 2, 1776, 5:43 PM (LMT), Philadelphia, PA. 17 Sagittarius rising.
To Nichole:
But that's the point. If there is intermarket bearish divergence, not all the indices are making new highs. Which means a masking of the true market is going on. The DJIA and South American markets are making new highs, but the NASDAQ and Nikkei are not. It's a technical warning sign, and the longer it happens, it is the same principle as "the bigger they are, the harder they fall."
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Market Week 12-11-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
U.S. CHART |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/9/2006 |
| NAME: |
SETH |
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Ray,
Can you give the data of the chart of the USA that you use (7/2/1776?) and the data for the commonly used chart.
Thanks in advance,
Seth |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-11-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Bearish divergence |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/9/2006 |
| NAME: |
nichole |
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i see this word "Bearish divergence" being used for US markets every week, but market keeps going up. If you keep saying every week that a scanario will happen, then you will be rite someday, but that's like "even a broken clock shows correct time twice a day" |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-27-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
You're always interesting to read |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/27/2006 |
| NAME: |
Edith G Thayer |
| EMAIL: |
ediethayer@aol.com |
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Hi Ray,
I always enjoy reading your columns in starIQ. NO one slse can get exact timing right all of the time either - whoever they are . I myself have been waiting for "the other shoe to drop" and expect 2007 to be a very tricky and stressful year for the market. May we all survive the potential confusion and tumult.
Thanks for your wisdom. See you again at some conference some time in the near future, I hope.
Edie (Thayer) |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-20-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
stock cycles |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/19/2006 |
| NAME: |
Tony Gold |
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I believe the 4-yr cycle is relatively minor. Stocks began torise in 1995 and did so for 5 years, spending 2000 in a topping out process. The downmove did not really begin until Sep '00 with a trend break in the monthly chart October '00. Stocks then spent 2 years declining with the price cycle and time cycle resolving late 2002 into 2003. Period 8 years total. Seven years ago, the high was not reached until March. If the S&P500 hits 1500 in March 2007, it will probably mark a top, with a fall commencing June-October next year. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-16-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saturn/Jupiter square |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/17/2006 |
| NAME: |
Gloria |
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I have a top-down opinion on this final pass and it has everything to do with Saturn's contraction qualities versus Jupiter's expansion qualities. That is either a global economic slowdown versus a resurgence in growth which has been debated these last months ( with Jupiter and Saturn in square aspect to each other) with each release of economic data from consumer spending and the decline in the housing market to the current rally in the Bond Market and whether the Fed will lower or raise interest rates.
As each Dow component releases it's earning this last quarter and again in the first quarter of 2007, depending whether earnings are lower due to increase costs( high oil prices to blame) than expected or earnings exceed expectations,the market will react. I hope that after this last Jupiter/Saturn square we will have some clarity. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-16-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
www.freedomtofascism.com |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/15/2006 |
| NAME: |
gerry greenberg |
| EMAIL: |
chiron7@enteles.com |
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Dear Ray.
I saw Aaron Russo's movie at a theatre last night. You owe it to yourself to watch it. Because of the removal of the Right to Habeas Corpus, the government can now arrest you, in your home and without a warrant, and incarcerate you without honoring your request for a lawyer. You can disappear for as long as they wish to hold you and you have no recourse. Russo said that due to this, his plan of theatre release will take too much time to get this film to the public so he will place it on the internet for free.
http://www.poodlecrap.com/Hateliars/HL_Video1.asp?Part=0
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-16-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Marketweek, October 16, 2006 |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/14/2006 |
| NAME: |
Heidi C. |
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Ray,
Thanks for sharing your insights. But I would like to take issue with this one:
"...the only thing ... that has held up this stock market and economy has been the lowering of taxes." (10/16/06)
THE ONLY THING? In my opinion, the primary thing holding up the economy is the availability of cheap energy -- the days of which are numbered. That underlies pretty much everything else.
Consumer confidence is another biggie. (Sad, we used to be citizens, now we're just consumers.) You would have to have plenty of confidence to buy into, e.g., the Southern California real estate ponzi scheme. This (misplaced) confidence reflects an obliviousness to the socioeconomic tsunami brewing on the horizon. Here is where we astrologers have the edge.
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Market Week 10-9-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Taxes and Democrats |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/8/2006 |
| NAME: |
C phillips |
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I think the debate over taxes misses the point entirely. Average Americans are sick of unbalanced tax policies because they're not seeing benefits from paying them, no matter what the rate. I know that your bias is a free market economy, but you can't ignore the value of well designed, well implemented social programs that, that in the long run, enrich the economy - not impoverish it, like universal health care (relieving the burden on businesses) or education (for a stronger labor force). If anything, I am betting that many Americans would gladly pay more taxes if they were confident it would secure their future. Furthermore, Republicans haven't exactly been good stewards of our national resources and your outrage at the possibility that Democrats, with their apparent penchant for "raising taxes" is, in my opinion, shortsighted and misguided and not interpreting correctly the underlying astrological meaning of the upcoming transits. It's not about taxes. It's about much bigger, more complex, issues - justice, equity, and governance, and, if I might hazard a guess, the last gasp of the free market economy, for better or worse. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-28-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saturn/Neptune opposition |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/26/2006 |
| NAME: |
Gloria |
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I thought that one of the possiblities of the Saturn/Neptune opposition had to do with oil and gas. Either a reality check and the prices come down or more fears about the supply due to hurricanes, Iran, etc. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 4-17-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Pres. Bush in November |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/15/2006 |
| NAME: |
Penn |
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Brilliant exegesis of all the planetary factors, thank you! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-27-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Exciting energies at the end of the decade (Market Week) |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/25/2006 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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"Everything right now is moving towards a climax at the end of this decade, when-- for the first time since 1930-1931 -- Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto will enter a cardinal T-square."--Raymond Merriman's Market Week, March 27th.
Absolutely! :) And, also, just beyond the end of the decade about a year or two over (2012, I *think* is the actual year), the Mayan Calendar ends (maybe we'll discover it's actually like ap pendulum, and reverses?), and the climax of Solar Cycle 24 occurs in 2012, bringing masses of people out to the streets for some reason (the peaks usually coincide with mass demonstrations, riots, and things of that nature). |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-4-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Transiting Jupiter & Uranus Trine Bush's Sun |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/4/2006 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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As always, enjoy your Market Week articles! :-) But I would just like to comment here on this part:
"...before my Liberal friends rejoice pre-maturely, or my conservative friends complain too bitterly, also keep in mind that Mr. Bush will find transiting Jupiter and Uranus forming a grand trine to his natal Sun July-August, with Uranus still favorable through the end of the year."--Raymond Merriman's Market Week, March 6, 2006
One of the most important rules of astrology anyone should know is: "If it isn't in the (natal) index, it isn't in the book (of life)."
Someone who has a natal Square between the Sun and Jupiter, as President Bush does, will never feel on a personal level the good aspects between the two. He'll never feel that Trine from Transiting (or even a Progressed) Jupiter to his natal Sun.
Transiting Jupiter in his Progressed 2nd... We'll probably see him raising money, but for others (8th House by reflective action; Uranus ruler of his natal 7th). It's a given he'll be on the road raising cash for his Republican (Mars) friends (natal Uranus in his 11th). But I suspect it'll be fewer than he anticipates. He's going to find many of his friends are no longer his friends and have turned on him in surprising reversals.
How many Republican candidates care to gamble by having the support of a President with such low numbers? :-) |
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Market Week 2-27-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Peak Oil |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/27/2006 |
| NAME: |
jon keyes |
| EMAIL: |
jon_keyes@msn.com |
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Interesting volatility going on in many markets right now- especially precious metals and oil. Wondering about your thoughts on the phenomena of Peak Oil, the idea that the world is reaching maximum production levels of oil and will soon begin a rapid decline, dramatically affecting all economic endeavors. |
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Market Week 2-27-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
U.S. Progressed Mars Turning Retrograde |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/25/2006 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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I found this interesting.
"...progressed Mars will turn retrograde in the U.S. chart for the first time ever in 2008. And it will last 70-72 years, representing an entire turn-about in terms of the U.S. military behavior."--Ray Merriman's Market Week, February 27, 2006.
It's actually a bit earlier than 2008.
Correlates to March 3, 2007
Progressed U.S. Mars turns Retrograde, 18-degrees Libra 42-minutes. (Aquarius decanate)
Data used: July 4, 1776, 2:23am, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
75w10, 39n57, Univ.Time: 7:23:40, Sid.Time: 21:14:27
Progressed Birthdate: February 19, 1777, 23:13:47 UT
Other Progressions for date:
Progressed U.S. SATURN, Retrograde 3-degrees SCORPIO 20-minutes
Progressed U.S. JUPITER, Retrograde 15-degrees CANCER 46-minutes
Progressed U.S. VENUS, 15-degrees ARIES 25-minutes.
Progressed U.S. MERCURY, 25-degrees AQUARIUS 43-minutes.
Progressed U.S. MOON, 4-degrees LEO 2-minutes.
Progressed U.S. SUN, 1-degree PISCES, 44-minutes.
Progressed U.S. ASCENDANT, 16-degrees SAGITTARIUS 31-minutes.
Progressed U.S. MIDHEAVEN, 6-degrees LIBRA 29-minutes. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 1-9-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
rebellious youth movement 1908=1910 |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/7/2006 |
| NAME: |
Jim Mola |
| EMAIL: |
jmola2000@yahoo.com |
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What astrological glimpses can you provide as to the direction of this impending youth movement? Will it build on the cultural revolution of the 1960's, eg. final legalization of illicit drugs, passage of gay marriage laws, removal of any final sexual taboos, greater narcissim, etc.? Will it be a reaction against the financial burden of the senior citizen generation? Or a final rebellion against the traditional religious structures and theologicl underpinnings of tradition religions and institutional churches? Or the finalization of rebellion on the part of much of the left against the capitalist economic structure to move us to a more socialist state, and incorporation into a world socialist government? Will we become a society that increasingly sheds its superpower status and remove itself into a more isolationist position and the world be damned.
Or will the change be just the opposite, by moving away from all the underpinnings of the previous cultural revolution of the 1960's? Changes that lead to a recommitment to less narcissistic and hedonistic life-styles? Or to a return to more traditional values and beliefs modified by new technological breakthroughs and scientific discoveries which provide new rationales and understandings of expressing and explaining traditional spiritual beliefs? Or to changes in a society that becomes more responsible and committed to family structures that support children, educational change that keeps America on the cutting edge? A country that grows more culturally conservative, but not to the degree of imitating Victorian standards and values, but less of a reflection of the values of a Howard Stern? Or is there a third generalized alternative? Thanks! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 1-2-2006 |
| SUBJECT: |
Week of Jan 2 2006 |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/31/2005 |
| NAME: |
Gloria |
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During this period of Venus retrograde we are re-considering Alan Greenspan's policy on interest rates. The new Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke will replace Greenspan when Venus goes direct. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-26-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Bush's natal aspects triggered... |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/24/2005 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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President Bush has a natal Square between Uranus and Mars.
Mars is 9-degrees 18-minutes VIRGO.
Uranus is 19=degrees 9-minutes GEMINI.
Traditional allowable orb for Uranus is 10-degrees.
Currently, Uranus is 7-degrees 28-minutes Pisces, and Mars will be in Gemini in 2006.
The current transit of Uranus has been touching-off the natal Square in President Bush's chart. But every time Mars also touches that natal aspect, it only compounds the influence.
Mars and Uranus in adverse aspects is historically prevalent in things like accidents of a sudden, unexpected or explosive nature. Uranus, of course, covers all modes of transportation, and Mars covers things like bullets and guns and bombs, police and soldiers, as well as fire.
Bush's progressed Sun is in Virgo, and always conjunct his father's progressed Sun.
Uranus' transit currently opposes Bush's natal Mars. It also opposes his progressed Sun, but he will feel that only environmentally and not peronsonally, due to the fact his Sun is in good aspect to Uranus natally.
I still feel his fate is death or jail (ala' impeachment), and do not believe he will complete this term (and doubt he'll see 2008 as President). What leads me to believe this is manifold: the aspects of his natal and progressed chart, current trends/transits; the so-called Presidential Death Cycle; the Solar Flare cycle when regarding significant events relating to Presidents; and intuition (I have Sun/Mercury Trine Uranus/Pluto, all Sextile Venus/Neptune/MID).
If President Bush moves the U.S. into a war with Iran, I also feel that will be his 'Alamo', if not the current so-called 'war in Iraq', which is his 'Albatross' and constant enemy already. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-21-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Making predictions |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/19/2005 |
| NAME: |
Kirk |
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"Well, I don’t use this column to make predictions,[...]"
Hello? So, what, you are for entertainment purposes only? You may not be aware of it, but you do it all the time. Why else talk about cycles?
"But sometimes I do exercise the right to make a forecast, after I have already discussed the outlook with subscribers."
Just what are you saying, and what are you doing? We get the hints and the subscribers get the nods? Either way, you are predicting. No foolin'. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-14-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
DJI 4 year cycle high |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/14/2005 |
| NAME: |
Joe |
| EMAIL: |
Joe2008@yahoo.com |
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In the first half of this year and also in the book Forcasts 2005, you predicted that DJI 4 year cycle will peak out by August end and that high will remain as a high for the rest of the decade, which is still true. Are you still firm on that view? You also predicted that if DJI makes a higher high after August then it means DJI 18/36/72 year cycles will peak out in 2008-2010. Can you please comment on that in light of the recent up-move in DJI. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-31-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Intelligent design? |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/29/2005 |
| NAME: |
Matthew Alexander |
| EMAIL: |
irontiger51@rcn.com |
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Hoo boy. Now I know you're a bit of a kook. Well, what can one espect from somebody who believes in the myth that lowering taxes on the rich is beneficial to the economy? Astrology has nothing what so ever to do with believing in something that doesn't exist-as in God, or Dog, or whatever eternalist fairy tale you want to cling to.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-24-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Great article! |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/22/2005 |
| NAME: |
Stephen Fox |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Raymond Merriman's MARKET WEEK article for October 24th, 2005 is one of the best I've seen him write. So clear and precise and articulate.
I especially liked this part: "And that brings us right back to the downside of the Saturn-Pluto signature, 2001-2020. As stated several times in the past in this column, this 16-20 year phase of the cycle is when federal deficits increase. To counter that problem, the government has to either raise taxes and/or borrow more money, which in turns drives up interest rates and stagnates the economy. During this phase of the Saturn-Pluto cycle, recessions are more frequent and longer-lasting, while rallies in the economy and stock market are shorter and shorter, even though they may be sharp at times."
THANKS! for a great article! :-) |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-17-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Predictions |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/15/2005 |
| NAME: |
Dev |
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Batra has just predicted what Mary
Ruioz has mentioned below. Batra in his latest book 'Greenspan's Fraud' has detailed exactly all these reasons, including greenspan's policy was taking care of the RICH and not the middle class or below middle class, also the HUGE disparity of salary between workers
and CEOs and control of running of government by corporate honchos for their own benefits and thus the existence of SHAM democracies and so called psedo 'free' market systems etc. His predictions area also in the time span circa 2008-2010. We shall see! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-17-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Class war possible |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/15/2005 |
| NAME: |
Mary Ruiz |
| EMAIL: |
lotustararuiz@yahoo.com |
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Dear Mr. Merriman:
Thank you for your very insightful article this week. I appreciate your keeping in touch with financial issues as they affect working people. I'm not a financial person myself, but a member of a labor union.
In particular, I liked the following passage from your article:
"In the October 10 edition of the Detroit Free Press, there was an interesting factoid printed, stating, “The ratio of average CEO’s pay to the pay of a production worker jumped from 42:1 in 1982 to 431:1 in 2004. And that’s just the average CEO. Imagine what the really good ones get…” And that, my dear friends, is the stuff that class warfare and social revolutions are made from. With Saturn in Leo, those seeds are being sown. By the time Saturn enters Virgo (2007-2010) and forms its T-square to Uranus and Pluto (2008-2011), a “common man’s revolt” could be erupting if constructive changes in this direction are not implemented very soon. The writing is not only on the wall, but it is also in the stars (as I see it)… and even right in front of our faces. Fortunately, through the stars, is also the path of understanding these dynamics, and application of actions, that can counteract these tendencies that seem so apparent—and even transparent—today."
Such analysis is inspiring as it is precise, and I think you bring as much clarity to these issues as it is possible to have.
Thank you again,
Mary T. Ruiz
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-10-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
some thoughts |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/14/2005 |
| NAME: |
Johanna Inglis |
| EMAIL: |
johanna.inglis@wanadoo.fr |
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Reading your reports here and there, I am thinking this: with all the ups and downs of the stocks, responding to this event or that catastrophy or threat - is there maybe some entity behind the scenes, who profits, no matter in what directions the stocks move?
And my mind wanders to the casinos, which used to belong to the mafia (or maybe still do) - but anyways - in the casinos we know that the bank always wins.
And I am wondering about the banks today, including the state banks of the different countries ( Federal Reserve)and the worldbank - and about the fact, that the whole globe is indebted to the banks today???
And I also wonder, to what degree global politics is really part of the money game??
Excuse me, for not responding specifically to your market report - I let myself be spontaneous in my response, because these thoughts came up while I read it.
And in regard to your travels, be aware, that the South of France is even worse than Italy in regard to finding internet access.People here are much more interested in a tasty meal and a good wine and a many hour long exchange with friends and family, than in a computer. One still finds the charme of old Europe in the southern countries.
It can be frustrating at times - but I find it mostly pleasant, as people here still have time for each other.
Best regards
Johanna Inglis
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-10-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Greenspan's Fraud
Fraud |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/8/2005 |
| NAME: |
Dev |
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Ray,
I want your opinion on this new book
This author really thinks out of the
'box' and previously predicted the fall of communism etc. I'm referring
to Ravi Batra, whose latest book lays bare the Greenspan's economic fraud as well as the current democracy frauds. He also predicts stock market burst by 2008 due to the last 20 yr. economic fraud policies and sham democracy(corporate controlled democracies)
and also the pseudo 'free' market systems. Also he predicts after the cleansing in 2008 we may get 'real'
democracies devoid of corporate controls. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-1-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market report wrong dates are 27thDec and noe 1st nov |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/24/2005 |
| NAME: |
Mr Amir Meghani |
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any analyses done on merrimans predictions |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-27-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Today's article |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/24/2005 |
| NAME: |
Ashleigh Bizzelle |
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Hi Ray,
I was so happy to see you focus on the positive here while still pointing out where things can and might go negative.
I do have a question for you. You seem to strongly feel that SS reform won't work but how do you explain the success of personal accounts in Galvaston and in Chile?
I really look forward to your articles. All the best, Ashleigh |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-19-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week Archives |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/17/2005 |
| NAME: |
Rajesh Srivastava |
| EMAIL: |
rajesh.srivastava@gmail.com |
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Hi,
I am a great fan and admirer of Raymond Merriman. I visit this site every week to read his Market Week column.
Being a self paced student of astrology myself I would like to have access to this column's archives which will help me in correlation of planetary positions and market reality.
Thanks & Regards,
Rajesh |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-8-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Nasdaq 4 year high |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/9/2005 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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Ray,
I guess you meant Nasdaq composite's
4 OR 5 year high and not a 45 year high. Anyway, this market is in great peril from now to October like
1987 October; only difference is that it can't crash now- so it will
be a gradual water torture like tail spin losing 3000 points over a period of 4 months. Also,in Japan
just like people here don't trust the stock market much- hence the oppostion against privatization of Post Office accounts/savings like the opposition here against privatization of Social Security. So
much of FAITH in all these capitalism and its off shoot called
stock market! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-1-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
I have a question: |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/30/2005 |
| NAME: |
Janet |
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When did this aspect begin?
This is the third and final passage of this aspect that began November 29, 2005 and returned a second time due to the Jupiter retrograde motion on March 14. You may remember the second passage. It was just |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-25-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Supreme Court Jurist |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/25/2005 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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"The -war to end all wars- in the selection of a top jurist in the U.S. is more likely to occur after Jupiter enters Scorpio, and forms a T-square to Saturn in Leo, and that Mars retrograde in Taurus."
Absolutely agreed, and I'd hazard a guess that Ms. Clinton will come under serious scrutiny at that time as well. She's looking more and more "podium presidential" but with Saturn in Leo well into 2006 I doubt she can ever win The Ultimate Race.
Unless Pallas or Juno come to the rescue? Unlikely.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-13-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Uranus Earthquakes |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/15/2005 |
| NAME: |
Malcolm Blazey |
| EMAIL: |
malcolm.blazey@btinternet.com |
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Ray,
You suggested (June 6th report) that we might have earthquakes in the June 12th/14th period. Having three major ones in your time slot is just plain greedy.
Can I come out from under the table now??
Malcolm
P.S. Nice one (or three) |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-13-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
The Peace President? |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/11/2005 |
| NAME: |
Matthew Alexander |
| EMAIL: |
irontiger51@yahoo.com |
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A Leopard can't change it's spots, no more than a serial killer and war criminal. It's way too late to unite this country. Sell everything you have and buy gold, drugs and cigarettes. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-23-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
More on pseudo exact sciences |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/24/2005 |
| NAME: |
Dev |
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Sun used to be cause for skin problems such as cancer, but now medically, sun is good for your skin
and you need more exposure to sun. But more screwed up psedu science is the one saying we're in NEW economy which just had a busted dot com and is heading towards another worse BUST
Case in point oil price went up from $22 to $55/barrel, increase of 150%
and then went to $47, decrease by 14%
and the market is all hyped up with
unrealistic exhuberance. for a 14% drop forgetting about 150% hike.
Same at the pump station where price went up from $1.10 to $ 2.65 - hike of 140% and then went down to $2.50,
decrease of less than 10% and economists are all going ape for 10% decrease, forgetting the original 140 to 150% hike UP! |
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Market Week 4-18-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
flip flop science |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/21/2005 |
| NAME: |
Dev |
| EMAIL: |
dev@hotmail.com |
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Adding to the comments below, more
flip flops from exact medical science. Till couple of months ago,
obesity was supposed to have killed 50,000+.Suddenly yesterday, obesity became a non killer. Till yesterday,
moderate driking was good for you but suddenly now non drinking has become better than moderate drinking
So much for the exact medical science! |
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Market Week 4-11-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Mocking at Astrology |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/9/2005 |
| NAME: |
Dev |
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Below,gunny had questioned about astrology being a science. Ya right!
Now let's objectively analyze how exact other sciences are - in physics, atom was the smallest particle and the scientist who postulated that won a Nobel prize and then a physicist who came later disproved that theory and split atom
proving atom is not the smallest particle and won Nobel prize for that. Physics a very exact science indeed! There are innumerable examples like this. Case in point,
firstly our EARTH was FLAT, then later another scientist disputed and said earth is ROUND. Again, first, SUN was going around our EARTH for one of those egoistic scientist thinking we're the most important thing in the UNIVERSE and later, another says earth goes around the SUN and that SUN is most
vital in our Universe. Let's question another science - medical. One day, coffee is GOOD for you, wil
help in reducing this disease and that disease.Next day, coffee is not
good for you, will increase your blood pressure and caffine in coffee
is not good for you. Same with all
the pharmaceutical drugs help on one side, kill you from other side
effects! Like this on& on and on. So
don't tell me that physics,chemistry
medical sciences are more exact than
astrology and then there is Economic
science(we already know about that with the pundits saying it is the NEW economy we're in now - the less
discussed about that, the better. So
as far as I'm concerned, Astrology is as exact as a science as the other so called sciences which gunny
thinks. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-14-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
3% liquid Savings account FDIC |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/13/2005 |
| NAME: |
Ken Kalb |
| EMAIL: |
alohaom@aol.com |
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Friends, here's a practical adjunct to this article: Emigrantdirect is offering a 3% Liquid savings account with no minimum balance. See www.emigrantdirect.com. |
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Market Week 2-7-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Euros |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/5/2005 |
| NAME: |
CheeryFats |
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Thank you ever so much for writing your latest article in a way that reaches more of us. Wall Street? Know nothing, don't want to. Stocks? You gotta be kiddin'!
And so on.
But I do know this country is going downhill. That's obvious. I am a stalwart patriot, but I almost don't want to use the term 'patriot' since it's been usurped by those who've never read Jefferson, Paine, the Constitution, Bill of Rights (I know I'm being redundant) and so on.
And as the country goes downhill, well, my goodness, so does the economy (or vice versa). I'd love to park what little I have in Euros, but have no idea how to do it.
Could you help us out? That would be wonderful! I've probably got another 15 - 20 years on this planet and I'd like to leave it as a non-destitute person.
Thanks. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-7-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
SS - this weeks comments |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/5/2005 |
| NAME: |
Lorin Baker |
| EMAIL: |
reikimstr@aol.com |
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Hi Raymond,
Nice article this week -- as you know research is the basis of truth.
Best Wishes,
Lorin Baker |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 1-3-2005 |
| SUBJECT: |
Feedback onf article Market Week for January 3rd, 2005!!! |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/3/2005 |
| NAME: |
John Saxman |
| EMAIL: |
Zodiacmac1@hotmail.com |
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First, let me say that I greatly appreciate the Market Week articles.
Second, since I have a large poster board Natal chart on my easel, and move magnetically collored balls (Colors respective to planets.) daily to their respective positions on it, I have been eacily able to see the cluster of the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto, all in square aspect to Uranus, on the Dec. 26th Full Moon. Therefore, I feel that future Astrological and High Tech analysis will be able to pinpoint and predict Earth disasters. It is through the works of such people as Raymond Merriman, Rick Levine, and Ralfee Finn that Astrological contributions can be brought to light.
Therefore, I fully commend the above mention Astrologers, and seriously hope they will keep up their great work.
Respectfully,
John Saxman
St. Petersburg, FL
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-27-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Freebie |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/30/2004 |
| NAME: |
Dev |
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JS and Gunny latecomers to this site want freebies on how stock market will perform in the future and these are the same capitalists will preach others that nothing is for FREE. They've to subscribe to
Ray to have future insight on stock
markets! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-13-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Information in Market Week Articles |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/14/2004 |
| NAME: |
SETH |
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To JS, and all that fail to see the worth in Ray's Market Week Column, it is obvious that you are missing the point of cycles studies and astrology forecasting. The column is not about predictions, it is forecasting. Forecasting has no absolutes as does predicting, but is based upon cycles and geocosmic occurrences and the probability of something happening based on past events and symbolic relationships.
The analogy is closer to weather forecasting. No one says what time the rain will start coming down but does venture to state the probability within a certain timeframe. Astrology and cycles research use that same approach.
As far as not getting any “advanced insight” maybe that is due to problems concerning comprehension or of having a strong enough base of knowledge to understand the incredible amount of information given (yes, for free!) in these articles.
Maybe picking up a couple of Ray’s books might help but be forewarned that they are a little tougher to read than Highlights magazines.
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Market Week 12-13-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Forecasts |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/14/2004 |
| NAME: |
Ray Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacyles@msn.com |
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As stated before, and at the bottom of every letter, the purpose of this column is to educate the reader on the relationship of astrology to financial markets. Reviewing the past is the best way to do that, in current times.
There is a saying that "you get what you pay for." But in this case, I would argue that this free column does in fact have real value even beyond the educational reasons that I state. It provides immeasurable insight and value for those who look at both the long-term and the short-term horizon. Almost every issue gives a long-term perspective on the future economy, and why, from an astrological and fundamental viewpoint. If one cannot see that in the last several weeks of issues, then one is woefully short-sighted and/or immature. At the same time, I also discuss the astrological climate for the next week, and in many cases, I will relate this to the types of cycles in financial markets that might be expected. To me, as a short-term trader, this too is invaluable - worth far more than the cost of the column to readers :-)). And worth more than the cost of most columns that one pays for. It is truly more than just entertaining reading.
But if a reader wishes to know exactly whether I am looking to buy or sell, and at what price, in what market... yes, they can take advantage of one of my subscription services that provides that type of specific service, just like many of my clients do. I offer it - just go to my website at www.mmacycles.com, under SERVICES, and you will see how to sign up for that.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-13-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
MKT WEEK 12/13 |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/12/2004 |
| NAME: |
JS |
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While the weekly column makes for
entertaining reading, and is free -after all- very little insight can be gained in advance. We know now
why gold and crude and silver dropped, but we did not have this insight prior to the events. To that
extent Astrology appears to be no different than the WSJ or Bob Pisani. They always know today why yesterday's news happened.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-22-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
your market predictions |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/21/2004 |
| NAME: |
Gunny |
| EMAIL: |
gunabcd1@aol.com |
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I'm sure almost every reader of these articles have this question.
I've been reading your articles for about 2 months now. In none of the articles you clearly said "Market will go up on/starting ..." or "Market will go down on/ staring...". Major part of the article is a discussion about what happened last week, which is of no use. Rest of the article says something like "this signature has 80% correlation with market.." , "this has significant impact on the market.." without suggesting up trend or down trend. Why do ALL the astrologers use ambiguous language while they say astrology is a science ?
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Market Week 11-15-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
The week of November 15 |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/12/2004 |
| NAME: |
paul feuermann |
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Bush peace president? Give me a brake! When going through this week`s report I got the feeling of an author that is projecting his fantasies into a world we may know what makes them readable in the first place. BUT then the conclusions are so far fetched and prosaic that it makes me wonder what the whole darn thing represents in reality... I have no answer but a suspicion.
Paul
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-8-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Re: Janelle/the future of the Right |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/10/2004 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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Not if recent cabinet retiree John Ashcroft gets a seat on the Supreme Court, as is the recently hopeful Right Wing gossip in Washington.
Anyone have an accurate chart for Ashcroft with progressed aspects for 2005? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-8-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Next election |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/6/2004 |
| NAME: |
Janelle |
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Now that the Hispanics have come into political power in the US and They tend to vote Republican, is there any hope that we will get the right wing out of the white house or is our democracy a thing of the past? |
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Market Week 11-8-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Cluster |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/6/2004 |
| NAME: |
Ben |
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Please explain if you are saying below that the stock market will reverese and go down or reverse and go up.
[One of the tightest clusters in now in effect November 4-11, with the midpoint being right now, this weekend. And the very important Saturn station takes place this Monday, and the equally important Uranus station unfolds Thursday. We’ve already had an earthquake (in Japan), symbolized by this combination. And eruptions in financial markets are also likely to occur now.] |
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Market Week 11-8-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
The Elections |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/6/2004 |
| NAME: |
Tova Safra |
| EMAIL: |
t_safra@netvision.net.il |
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I am an astrologer from israel reading your artical every week. I was thinking like you about the results of the election' but from another point of view. I took the day and hour of the candidates, in the convention,2.09.04 at 22.10 local time, for bush, it was the day hegot the nomination for being the next president' and for kerry the day was 30.07.04 2.22 G.M.T. It is importamt to see another charts also' the composite brtween Bush and U.S.A and Kerry's composite too. You can't predict mundane astrology only with the person chart. you must do few more to get more information. any way' I SALUTE you for being accurate. please forgive me if my english is not perfect. Tova Safra |
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Market Week 11-1-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Election Day |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/2/2004 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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Well, here it is.
The day we've all been reading for!
If the numbers of voters projected to show up continues to include a big margin of young voters, experts say Kerry could with this race.
We'll see.
Here's something I shared in Mike Wolfstar's feedback forum.
It mentions Ray's writing so I'm adding it here too.
What do you say, Ray?
I still say Bush can steal this thing.
From my FB to Michael:
I have been wondering for some time if the media are selling this idea - the statistical tie - hard and often in order to attract viewers to their increasingly self-serving broadcasts.
But I have also been reading evaluations of this election from several different writers, one of whom I mentioned in my recent FB to Ray Merriman. His name is Alex Miller Mignone. His predictions are based mostly on the Silby chart, which seems to favor a Kerry win.
Until you factor in the Black Holes.
When examining Mike's Scorpionic America chart, the election day aspects clearly favor Bush.
I think in the end the election will probably go to Bush (he seems to have all the natal chart factors for bearing the burden of the office).
But in time I think something may come to light about the *way* he won the race. The way it came to light that Bush took America to war under what amounts to false pretenses.
If it can be proved that anyone connected to Bush engaged in illegal activity to alter the results of the election, he could face impeachment.
Even as I expect Bush will win this, I see hard days ahead for him.
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Market Week 10-25-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market bets on change: Kerry |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/25/2004 |
| NAME: |
Devin |
| EMAIL: |
cather627@earthlink.net |
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-Saturn in Cancer is strong, but Uranus (see aspects quote below)is ALWAYS the wild card and pays on the bet of the dark horse.
Uranus is in synch with the U.S. Chart of Natal Moon in Aquarius (ruler Uranus). America traditionally, is intrigued by the dynamics of "change" (quite a contradiction-but such is the psyche of the U.S.)
"This U.S. election is really about one side wanting to make a major change, and another side that fears making such a change would create more chaos and uncertainty. These two dynamics are clearly shown in the chart of the United States, with the transits of Saturn through Cancer (fear of change), and transiting Uranus in a favorable trine aspect to Venus and Jupiter of the USA chart (desire for change)."
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Market Week 10-25-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Bush vs. Kerry (will the real winner please stand up?) |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/25/2004 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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I suspect--or at the very least, hope--that poetic justice plays itself out with the election and Bush wins by the popular vote like Gore did, but loses by the electoral college (votes don't actually count, eh?)
I had a dream last night about Bush and Kerry and the election, where the election took place, but shortly after it there was some kind of terrorist activity which put all of the election information into an unknown area. In the dream, no one knew who really won yet, and for some time. It felt like Bush was behind it.
The Innauguration chart for January 20, 2005 puts Chiron conjuncting the Sun (about 3-degrees orb) at the MID. I would remember Rob Hand's discussion of "Astrological Polymorphism" and say that: IF Bush wins, this Chiron position at the MID will indicate a wounded President--or one who gets wounded irreparably so during the next administration, likely indicating he won't finish his term; and IF Kerry wins, the Chironic influence played out could well be a pursuit of Healing the past wounds. Chiron still functioning either way. Those are just two examples, of course (though I don't really expect Bush to pursue any kind of healing, should he go back in). :)
It will be an interesting next administration, considering that Chiron. I'm one of the few astrologers who believe Chiron rules Virgo. Chiron covers a range of things, in its rulership: cryogenics, chiropractors, adjustments (financial and spinal), rainbows (and gay movement?), wounds, healing, therapy, teaching and teachers and students, the handicapped and wheelchairs, keys, locks, opening/closing (switches), implosion devices, time travel and relativity, cold fusion, keyboards (computer and musical types), hypochondria, bridges, and so on... (I wonder if we'll see a resurrection of Clinton/Gore's Bridge To The Future efforts).
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-18-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Jean's comment |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/21/2004 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacycles@msn.com |
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Dear Jean:
I certainly appreciate your support of my column.
But really, my bias is not for George Bush. My understanding of astrology leads me to believe he has an edge to win the election. But that is the extent of my bias - only in the outcome of this election. My personal bias, however, is not that I wish him to win.
For the record, the conservatives also write me that I am extremely biased towards the liberals and in favor of John Kerry. I guess I am doing a good job, because apparently both camps think I am in favor of the other party, depending on what I choose to write about, for any particular week.:-)). I am critical of both parties and the leaders they have offered to the public as candidates for high office over the past decade. I would write more supportively of someone who could inspire us... or at least, inspire me.
Thanks again for your comments.
Sincerely,
Raymond Merriman
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-18-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Star IQ |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/19/2004 |
| NAME: |
Jean |
| EMAIL: |
Stcg@hotmail.com |
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Ray Merriman's bias to George W Bush makes me want to PUKE!
Otherwise his commentary is excellent, but damned if he can't keep his bias to himself.. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-18-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
election |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/19/2004 |
| NAME: |
Karen Weidemann |
| EMAIL: |
kweidemann@MN.RR.com |
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The only chart I could find with a real winning hand was John Edwards. I think he ill be prersident of the US by tge end of
March 2005.
I think Kerry will win but is sick and not last long in office and it will go to Edwards.
If you look at Edwards chart after June of next year he will be doing very well. This is not true of either Bush or Edwaeds. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-18-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Market Week 10-18-2004 |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/18/2004 |
| NAME: |
amylouise donnelly |
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About the upcoming election:
I tend to favor Merriman's analysis of the outcome though for different reasons than the ones he offers.
If anything, the surprise for Bush supporters is that Bush did so poorly in the debates.
The Republicans and their supporters are so far in denial that they continue to suggest a surge in poll numbers for Bush when Kerry clearly won every one of the debates and has been moving out of the shadow of the Republican spin machine ever since the Libra Eclipse on October 13.
If an October Surprise is in the making I see no evidence that it is about to take place, unless it comes after the Scorpio/Taurus Eclipse of Oct 27 which I think is unlikely.
For the United States that is.
That Eclipse squares GWBs ascendant almost exactly. I see a need for him to take stock of his situation and to plan on some major changes in his personal and professional life.
That may not mean he loses his job.
I think what will ultimately happen is that people will go to the polls in record numbers again. Many if not countably most of them will vote for John Kerry. Bush will either squeeze by in the Electoral College again or steal the election outright again, then try to appease the nation with a number of firings and hirings, accompanied by a number of people walking out on him in disgust.
Check out Alex Miller Mignone's writing on this election cycle.
Change -- yes, but not the kind of change the Democrats want to see.
That kind of change can only occur when the Republicans no longer own this country, or run it like the Captains and Kings they see in the mirror of their own ambitions. |
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Market Week 10-18-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Chart vs Kerry |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/16/2004 |
| NAME: |
Matthew |
| EMAIL: |
irontiger51@yahoo.com |
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The possible astrological answer to who willwin is not to be found on the day of the election but the days after. IF there are signals of relief in store for the world, a little more peace and understanding, relaxation of some kind in store for Americans, then the win goes to Kerry. I suspect that a win by a democrat will be felt as a relief not only to the Kerry supports and anybody but bush citizens but for a good part of the Republican party who may not be able to bring themselves to vote for Kerry but are tired of being saddled with an embarassment.
However if the indicators are for rougher times ahead for a good part of the world's population as well as for the United States then Bush gets it.
I predict a ten point lead for Kerry will emerge on the fateful day. Let's see how good my prognostications are.
I actually though that bush would have it sewn up by now but not having done so displays real weakness in his message. If the fear factor was so much a part of the equation couldn't fear of being left out of the American dream be more important to most people, or the fear of being trapped in Iraq, or the fear of loosing our rights, a healthy environment, sanity, than the almost impossible likeliehood of being involved in a terrorist incident? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-18-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Why the bias? |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/15/2004 |
| NAME: |
ChimpLies |
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Its obvious, that the author is clearly biased to Bush. Why?
ALL post debate polls favored Kerry, some by greater margins than the first debate.
Only the Zogby poll favors Bush currently, and that may well be an abberation.
Kerry is leading Bush by almost double digits in battleground states according to the latest ABC/WashPost poll.
So clearly, despite what the right would like you to believe, Kerry still has the momentum. Bush can't get his approval ratings past 48%, and thats bad news for him. Its over for him soon. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-4-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Upcoming Financial Trends |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/6/2004 |
| NAME: |
Shelley Bailey |
| EMAIL: |
shellbgood@hotmail.com |
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Hi, I read your article every week and find it interesting and more accurate than most. I'm writing because I work for a major Metals Distributor(Reliance STeel and Aluminum based out of LA, stock code RS),and heard yesterday that over the next year the US will experiencing the worst Aluminum Shortage ever.
I'm not sure of all the dynamics but it has something to do with Boeing and the 70% reduction of certain grades of metal at steel mills in favor of other grades that have been previously produced in small quantities. I did note that we unexpectedly brought in enormous amounts of some grades to our division, apparantly Alcoa is only going to sell this grade to 10 metals distributors in the US and we're one of them. So...what are your thoughts on the economic repercussions? People in the business seem to be expecting higher profits but the work itself will be less and we've barely recovered from the Steel Tariff fiasco. If the price of common metals rises too much how do you see that impacting consumer goods like appliances, cars and such?
Thank in advance for your valued opinion.
VR, Shelley Bailey
Fremont, CA |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-4-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
draft |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/3/2004 |
| NAME: |
laura lary |
| EMAIL: |
spiritliving@charter.net |
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pertaining to the draft and hearing the stand taken by ferry and bush, kerry said nothing about his decision to recall the draft or not but bush in his closing 2 minutes of the debate definitely stated that he was not bringing back the draft. It is amazing to me how many people listen but hear only what the wish to hear. Two democratic leaders were the ones to bring up the bill about bring back the draft in congress. i find more often than not when i follow the smoke it is more often coming from the left and blowing to the right. |
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Market Week 9-20-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Re-election indicator |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/22/2004 |
| NAME: |
Bhavna |
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Re-election stock indicators are falling surely and steeply for a defeat of bush and astrologically October will be worse than what is
happening now in late September. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-13-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Mars, ruler of Republican Party |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/13/2004 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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Mars is the ruler of the Republican Party. It rules Red, the official color of the Republican Party (Jupiter rules the Democrats, and their color Blue).
Mars moves into Detriment when it enters Libra this fall, about September 27th. This doesn't bode well for the Republicans.
Jupiter enters Libra just prior to Mars' ingress; and, while it isn't the home sign of Sagittarius, it might as well be the second-best under the circumstances. Good for Democrats.
Expect the political tide to turn even more against Bush. Still too close to call right now, but it won't be easy for Bush. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-6-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Hurricanes and Florida |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/6/2004 |
| NAME: |
EyeAm |
| EMAIL: |
eyeam2000@yahoo.com |
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You stated, "On a mundane level, this signature can coincide with hurricanes, storms, earthquakes, and a whole host of unexpected and chaotic events.” If you live in Florida today, you know the havoc being wrecked on your state by Hurricane Frances right now."
This is absolutely correct. The astrological aspects for September are such that events of an extremely violent nature can transpire, particularly near September 14th, when the New Moon will be grouped with the Sun (of course), Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter--all but Mercury Squaring Pluto.
The Mars Square Pluto is the worst of the bunch, but with Jupiter swelling the martial influences, we're apt to see things exaggerated beyond what might be desireable.
Enter Hurricane Ivan ("the terrible"?). At this point, projections put it on a path that may claw up the west coast of Florida with the worst side of a hurricane. It is Category 5 already, and will arrive just prior to September 14th. By contrast, Frances may be nothing, if the astrological aspects indicate anything.
Florida has a dual rulership (due to the Civil War). Pisces and Taurus. The original is Pisces (the one accompanying the name of the state, and which holds stronger sway). Now consider the Virgo aspects this month.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-30-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Signatures, Part 2 |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/29/2004 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
| EMAIL: |
mmacyles@msn.com |
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In the case of Venus-Saturn aspects (all aspects, the broad ranking, given in Chapter 13), Venus-Saturn aspects correlated with primary cycles in 64.1% of cases studied, making the Venus-Saturn group a Level 2 type. But if we looked up specifically only the conjunction history, as shown in Appendix 1, we would see the correlation was only 50%, making that specific aspect a Level 3 type.
The same holds true with Sun-Uranus. As a group, all the aspects had a 67.7% correlation to primary cycles, which qualifies for Level 1 (strongest) type. But if we looked at only the opposition, the correlation to such powerful reversals was only 52%, making that aspect only a Level 3 type.
So it is a matter of choice. I prefer the more specific labeling, based on the Appendix and as provided by the FAR for the Galactic Trader software program. Maybe it is because I am a Virgo rising, and I like to dissect things down to their lowest denominator :-)).
Let's see which works in this case. because if it is the broader category that is more significant, the market may be topping out right now, and preparing for a decline that will fall under the low of August 13... and probably spell defeat for George Bush.
Thanks for your question, Rick.
Sincerely,
Ray
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-30-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Signatures, Part 1 |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/29/2004 |
| NAME: |
Raymond Merriman |
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Dear Rick:
You ask a very good question.. actually two!
The Level 1, 2, and 3 signatures given in Chapter 13 (pages 404-409) of The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Volume 3: Geocosmic Correlations to Trading Cycles, groups the results of all the aspects between any two planetary combinations. If the entire aggregate had a 66.7% or greater correlation to primary or greater cycles, they were considered Level 1. If 60-66.6%, they were Level 2 types. If less than 60%, then Level 3 types.
That is a general rule to follow when considering any two planets in any major aspect.
However, if you look at Appendix 1, pages 421-425, you can refine the classifications even further, to each major aspect involving any two planets (or stationary planets). Here, any two planets in a particular aspect that has a correlation of less than 60% to primary or greater cycles can be considered a Level 3 type.
The FAR for the Galactic Trader software program utilizes the more specific rankings of each planetary pair in each aspect. This relates to the Appendix 1, and not Chapter 13, which is more broad. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-30-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
I continue to enjoy your articles |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/29/2004 |
| NAME: |
Edie Thayer |
| EMAIL: |
Ediethayer@aol.com |
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Dear Ray,
I very much enjoy reading your frequent articles on starIQ on politics and the stock markets trends. Your ideas always add additional insight to my own thinking for when I put occasional articles up on my own website, "starsoveramerica". Thanks for your thorough work.
Hope all goes well with you.
Best Wishes, Edie |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-30-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
bush re-election |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/28/2004 |
| NAME: |
Bhakti |
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Re-election of bush by an oct/sept
surprise(or as here they call miracle) by magic producing osama is just a pipe dream and ain't going
to happen; forget it. For that magic
bush has to look for him and not wage a war against Iraq. Things don't happen by itself without effort, EVEN by astrology! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-30-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Venus-Saturn |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/27/2004 |
| NAME: |
Richard LaPoint |
| EMAIL: |
lapoint@adelphia.net |
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Hi, me again.
On page 406 of your Volume 3 you state Venus Saturn is Level 2, not level 3.
Now I am getting confused. Are the Sun-Uranus and Venus-Saturn Levels typos in your 8/27 article?
Rick |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-30-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Sun-Uranus |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/27/2004 |
| NAME: |
Richard LaPoint |
| EMAIL: |
lapoint@adelphia.net |
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On page 405 of your Volume 3, Sun-Uranus is listed as Level 1, #10, not level 3 as stated in your web posting 8/27/04.
Although Oppositions are stated as being weaker, I didn't see anyplace where that would change the Level 1 standing.
Did I miss something?
Thanks
Rick |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-26-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Bush |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/27/2004 |
| NAME: |
James B Pettit |
| EMAIL: |
jpettite@austin.rr.com |
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Dear Sirs..You,said....
"Maybe George Bush, who prides himself on being a "War President," will find a means to become a "Peace President."
Or maybe just an "Ex President". |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 7-19-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Is it a bull market? |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/17/2004 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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I don't think so. Just because,Aus and Arg. indices made new highs do not mean it can be compared to Two
Americas of Mr.Edwards'.99 out of 100 stock indices of the countries of the world are in real doldrums since 2000(ie.4 1/2 years) So it is
a REAL bear market.With this argument, even in this market I'm sure one can find 1 or 2 out of 1000
stocks gaining 20% or more but it does not make a bull market by a long shot just like one swallow does
not a summer make! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-14-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Insights on "macro scale" |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/12/2004 |
| NAME: |
Andy |
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Dear Sir,
I have recently started visiting your website, and am very impressed by your accuracy. The market does seem to be following planetary influences, at least on a week-to-week basis (I shall call this a "micro scale")
However, I was wondering if you could provide some "macro scale" guidance too. For instance, do you see the NASDAQ going to 2200 over the next six months ? or over the next one year ? I invest in LEAP options, and hence was wondering how I could get some guidance for these markets.
Thanks and regards,
Andy |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-7-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Sun Venus conjunction |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/10/2004 |
| NAME: |
Judy Morley |
| EMAIL: |
judymorley2001@yahoo.com |
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I would like to mention that the
invention cycle at the time of the last Sun conj. Venus from 1874 through 1882 was extremely active, especially in relation to where things were headed in the future.
During this time frame (1874 - 1882) there are several major inventions
In 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell patented the Telephone
and
In 1879 - Thomas Edison invented the 1st comercially practical incandescent light bulb
These inventions would eventually change a lot in our nation and the world
also
In 1876 Nicholas August Otto invented the 1st practical four stroke internal combustion engine
1877 - Thomas Edison invented the cylinder phonograph
During the earlier cycle 1761 - 1769:
About 1765 or 1769 - (Two references gave different dates) - James Watt invented the Steam Engine
1761 - John Harrison - England, invented the navagational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-3-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Political astrology |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/7/2004 |
| NAME: |
Lori Sandoval |
| EMAIL: |
lorisong@mac.com |
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Just writing to give you my support.
You mentioned letters you get from dems or Repubs. Concerning political bias etc.
I am with you. Peace and a respect for each other's culture would be so refreshing and more
real.
I am always shocked that people do not get it. What they don't get is that war starts with the My God is better than yours thing. From that Money, Ego, etc. all spiral together and get bent.
Wouldn't it be fun if people could go back to when they were young. Undo hurt, have Ego balanced, and then grow up thinking how great it is to have different cultures to experience and learn from?
Thanks for your good and hard work.
Lori |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 4-19-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Mars-Saturn Conjunction Affect On World Economies? |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/22/2004 |
| NAME: |
Bob Nicewander |
| EMAIL: |
jan61108@yahoo.com |
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I originaly posted this information on several lists on which I have membership. The oringinal posting goes back some months.
Feedback from members on another list prompted me to look at the charts I have connected to American and European money.
The results are as follows:
U.S. Treasury, Sep 2, 1789, natal Mars 11 Cancer 17
NYSE, May 17, 1792, secondary prog Moon 9 Capricorn 58
Dow-Jones Industrial Avg, July 3, 1884, Sun 12 Cancer 14
The Revenue Act, Oct 3, 1913,
Sun 9 Libra 47
Mars 9 Cancer 17
Jupiter 9 Capricorn 18
secondary prog Sun 10 Capricorn 47
The Federal Reserve, Dec 23, 1913
secondary prog Venus 12 Aries 34
secondary pro Mars 13 Cancer 22
OPEC, Sep 14, 1960
Moon 8 Cancer 18
Saturn 11 Capricorn 49
secondary prog Mars 15 Cancer 09
secondary prog Saturn 13 Capricorn 14
The Euro, Jan 1, 1999 and Jan 1, 2002
99 Sun 10 Capricorn 03
02 Sun 10 Capricorn 20
02 Jupiter 10 Cancer 40
02 secondary prog Venus 10 Capricorn 07
02 secondary prog Jupiter 10 Cancer 20
02 secondary prog Sun 12 Capricorn 46
Bob |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 4-12-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
currencies |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/12/2004 |
| NAME: |
Sherri Fedele |
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Thanks for addressing my concerns about currencies in the current Market Week. Actually, I sent the article to Chuck Butler, President of Everbank so that he could read your approach to analysis. Maybe you'll hear from him.
Sherri |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-22-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
highly charged period from Mar 22 to 28 |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/22/2004 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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It seems to be leading there with the
assasination of Yassin, so the next week could be catastrophic! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-8-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
very shady current administration |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/12/2004 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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this current administration is very crooked and shady for anyone with the least brain can fathom.PPI has been soaring last 2 months because of the rise in commodity prices such
as steel etc and also the energy prices, so PPI numbers have been not released for the past 2 months citing lame excuses such as new computers are needed to adjust into
new inflation adjustments/figures et
The reality is these numbers if released truthfully will spook the markets in its foundation, that's why. There can be no other excuses such as Labor dept. is responsible for this etc. because labor dept is
controlled by this admin. just like they controled the info on WMD from
the pentagon!
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-8-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Which chart decides, candidate or "jury" |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/6/2004 |
| NAME: |
Matthew Alexander |
| EMAIL: |
irontiger51@yahoo.com |
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An easy way to test your theory is to look back at other Presidential Elections, especially the last one. Gore accepted his nomination as Democratic Candidate when the Moon was Void of Course, maybe that had the most to do with the result than complicated analysis. Was it so-called patriotism (ie, fear, greed and stupidity) that dictated the Abomination would sieze the oval office by bloodless coup and a rigged election in his brother's state or the chart of the popular vote that should have carried Gore into the Presidency? I would say it was Gore who decided the fate of the election by letting the gutless Democrats convince him to give up his fight. Don't expect the anti-Bush and pro-Kerry voters to give up as easily as before, the stakes are too high. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-8-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Feedback / Thanks |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/6/2004 |
| NAME: |
Deborah Kittner |
| EMAIL: |
deborahkit@yahoo.com |
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Mr. Merriman:
You are a wonderful teacher of Astrology.
Thank you,
Deb Kittner |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-8-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Astrolgy and Fibonacci |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/8/2004 |
| NAME: |
Kevin Fry |
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I have been enjoying your column for several months now; your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Using fibonacci ratios of recent market tops and bottoms, I have been expecting a market turn during the second week of March.
This week's column mentions this same period. I am reminded at how intertwined everthing really is. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 1-26-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
Timing is everything II |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/31/2004 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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Continuing on this theme,as said before, 2004 is not going to be as
rosy for bushy election as 2003 was.
Also, there had not been back to back
2 term presidents in US history for
more than 200 years(last time was Jefferson followed by Madison, both
2 term presidents).Also candidate winning both Iowa and N.Hampshire primaries is almost 99% going to occupy WHouse in the following Jan(here Jan 2005).So bush is in very deep trouble! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 1-19-2004 |
| SUBJECT: |
awesome article! |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/19/2004 |
| NAME: |
Suzanne Schroedl |
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As an American who has travelled, I know the truth of which you speak. I am thrilled that you are sharing your viewpoints with readers of this column--US news is so heavily controlled that any forum in which news can be received is much needed. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-29-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
most recent article |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/27/2003 |
| NAME: |
Suzanne Schroedl |
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good article! I love it when you write not just about the financial aspects but the broader aspects.
What many people in business do not seem to realize is that everything is interdependent. We all can't prosper financially unless there is peace. If the environment is not healthy, there will be no basis for the economy. When we in the US bomb people in other lands, we create anger and hatred that comes back to us in the form of terrorist attacks.
The prosperity of everyone on this planet is interdependent and it is heartening to see you, as a financial astrologer, addressing this bigger picture.
Thanks for your very informative columns and have a great year. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-17-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Timing is everything |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/17/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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Ray, as usual another interesting anlysis of Nov.17.Timing is everything in life from birth.Be born with right timing(planets in the right houses, preferably exalted
or owning and the correct placement of Ascendant) person reaches dizzy heights or else in the dumps. It is here Bush has already blundered.His
manipulation of the economy has been
a year too early(any one believes that 7.2% GDP last quarter with spending down 0.3% the same quarter!
So 2004 the vital year for elections
will find economy and stock market a
downer and of no help for Bushies
relection. Another point is history has to be made, for his reelection -
after a two term president, there has not been another 2 term president since FDR(greatest president of 20 th.centrury Lincoln being the greatest in the 19th)- something to ponder! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-10-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Investing |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/13/2003 |
| NAME: |
Star Hawk |
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"Once again readers ask what should they do? And once again I reiterate, as I have since early December 2002: consider putting some liquid assets (cash) into money market funds denominated in Euro, Swiss Franc, Australian or Canadian Dollars. And, of course, if those currencies start to rise in value, so will the price of Gold and Silver in U.S. dollar terms."
In otherwords for more aggressive investors, now may be a good time to go LONG on gold, and SHORT some tech companies that have gone up 50% or more in the last 8 months and have a price to earnings ratio of 20 or higher.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-3-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Increased Volatility in December |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/2/2003 |
| NAME: |
StarHawk |
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"Fasten your seat belts. Another roller coaster-like period is about to commence. It will be good for inspirational new ideas. But it will play havoc for those wishing to hold onto the status quo."
In otherwords, increased volatility, a very profitable time for short term trading but not so good for the long term "Buy and Hold" investor.
Case in point, had someone bought a stock that tracks the Nasdaq closely on Monday at market open, and sold on Wednseday at market open, they would have made about 2.5% on their initial investment (too bad us Feedback Posters can't include charts or pictures in these messages) in 2 days, very good! But had they bought in January 2003 and sold last Friday, they would have been down a stunning -6% on their initial investment. Short term traders are dealing with tight trading ranges as evidenced by narrowing Bollinger bands over the past few months and so these popcorn +2% days are few and hard to time. This should ease when the Sun moves into Sagittarius next month, look for expanding Bollinger bands (increased volatility) and thus better trading ranges.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 10-20-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saturn Cycle |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/24/2003 |
| NAME: |
StarHawk |
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Those of us younger astro-investors out there who are looking to profit from Market Week by range trading QQQ or other similar funds that track the Nasdaq (see "Different Breed Of Timers Emerges" - Monday September 22, 2003, VOL. XIV, NO. 38) are remaining in a cash position since Oct 3rd. At this point, we are basically looking for an entry point, a weakness in QQQ that we can exploit. The Saturn influence is still building and that fact along with tech corporate earnings reports that should still be weak, along with volume analysis that show light volume at support levels, and end of year tax selling, have pushed the Nasdaq lower and so we wait for the maximum Saturn effect on the Nasdaq for an optimum entry point.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-15-2003
-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Mars Retrograde |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/13/2003 |
| NAME: |
Matthew Alexander |
| EMAIL: |
irontiger51@yahoo.com |
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Wow, is it really so "radical" to expect government officials-or business for that matter, to tell the truth, to refrain from selective censorship of facts, to be accountable and ethical in their behavior, to admit mistakes and failures, to act with some wisdom and restraint?
Silly me, I thought it was the right thing to be. I guess in this world these are radical concepts. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-15-2003
-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
History repeating |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/13/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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Continuing on my comments below, of
history repeating itself and different generations learning absolutely nothing froma previous generation, is a very prime and concrete example of the illegal bush
administration's invasion of Iraq concocted full of LIES just in the previous generation, america had another misadventure,invasion, war and all those unwanted stuff hodwinking the very gullible american public in Vietnam.In only
25 years, another generation of LIARS in the White House are again
hoodwinking the very next generation
as gullible as the previous one if not more gullible with all the advances in technology; talk about histroy repeating itself in less than 25 years with MAJOR LIES galore! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-1-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Week of September 1, 2003Y |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/30/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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Your comparison of 1834 market meltdown to current status of the market and similar configuration of planets Saturn,Pluto,Neptune and asking will histroy repeat itself, the answer, I'm afraid is an emphatic
YES.The reason history repeats itself
is because the new generation, which
was not there the first time it occured, as usual, thinks itself it is very different etc. and hence repeats the same mistakes commited by a previous generation. New generation always thinks like a teenager, it can't happen to me etc.
(cocky and arrogant) and in thinking such has to go through the pain all
over as the previous one! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-1-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Corporate America |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/30/2003 |
| NAME: |
Jannine |
| EMAIL: |
jannine37@yahoo.com |
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Corporate America is RUINING our country. What do the stars have to say about that? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-4-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Saturn and G W Bush |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/2/2003 |
| NAME: |
Matthew Alexander |
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Thank you for your insight into the effects of Saturn. I never until now though there was any bright side to any movemet of Saturn. Good advice.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-21-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Mr.Liability must step down |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/26/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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You know,who I'm talking about;yes
Mr.Greenspan,who has become a liabilty as far a guide to our economy is concerned.He had blundered
all the way the last 5 or more years.
Everytime,he acts the stock market
poo poohs him, economy goes no where
etc.Until he acts, stock market goes its merry way and that means the market has completely lost faith in his decisions. He must put our and his country's interests before his own BIG ego and for the benefit of US
must immediately step down, so that
a new economist with brave ideas can
lead our country economically. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-21-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
jobs by rate cut |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/24/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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Everyone is waiting with bated breath for tomorrow's rate cut 0.25/
0.5% whatever as if this is panacea for our economy ills.Even economists
like Diane Swonk of Bank One in Chic
and other so called expert analysts are of this ridiculous view.If that's the road to job creation, how come the last 10 or so rate cuts
from 7% in 2001 to current 1.25% have not done achieved the goals but
so called experts all believe this rate cut coming tomorrow will take the country to the rpomised land? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 6-7-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Economy in general and stock market in particular |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/7/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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Economy is not all that great but stock market keeps going up;there is
a complete disconnect here(even if one says market predicts 6 months from now etc. which is all lot of hogwash;in that case did the market predict 6 months in advance about bubble formation?).Also the big guys
sold stocks worth $3B in May, a record for any month by a long shot(
Balmer of Microsoft,Dell of dell,Ted
Turner were sellers to name a few of
big guys);so they're taking the money
and running(even if the optimists can say it for expenses etc.I don't know of sudden expenses of $100/$200M
even for rich people)So this stock market rally is not all that cracked out to be.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-24-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
about World Peace |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/31/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj Mahraj |
| EMAIL: |
@37.com |
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I entirely agree 100% with Jeff's statement below.Jeff cuts through all
the crap,hypocracies and calls a spade a spade and not beat about the
bush and claim that holier than thou
attitude you see among some here and
the current administration. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-24-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Peace in the world |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/29/2003 |
| NAME: |
Jeff Jawer |
| EMAIL: |
jjawer@stariq.com |
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You don't make peace by making war. Saddam was bad, no doubt, but there are other murdering despots that the US ignores. Instead of pretending that the US is the "good guy" with higher morals and purpose than other countries, perhaps we should look at our own massive prison population, declining education, corporate greed and contribution to world pollution. How can you be against war when you have the biggest military budget in the world and use aggression as the primary tool of foreign policy? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-24-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
struggling to understand |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/27/2003 |
| NAME: |
denise |
| EMAIL: |
dglssp@yahoo.com |
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I have spent so much time thinking about current geo-politics that it probably isn't even healthy. The thing I struggle with is, what does the world think should have been done about Sadaam Hussein. He certainly wasn't going to just go away. Even if he wasn't a threat to the US, what about to his own people? Just about anyone would agree that military force to remove Hitler or Stalin was just. I don't see Sadaam as any different from either one of those people. I don't understand how there came to be this huge chasm of thought between the Europeans and the US (even amongst Americans too really). Especially those in countries who lived under dictatorships like Hussein. I think everyone wants to see peace throughout the world, however, let's not forget that world consists of many more places than the United States and Europe. Much of the world does not live in peace-Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America. I think it's a little unfair for Europeans to blame the US for a lack of world peace. There's always plenty of blame to go around when you start playing that game. It truly saddens me that people are more polarized right now than ever before in my lifetime. I don't know how you achieve world peace when people can't get along inside their own countries. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-24-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
May 26 contents |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/27/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj Mahraj |
| EMAIL: |
rajmahraj@37.com |
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Ray, what you had discovered by going
to Europe and detailing the sme on your last report, I had mentioned on 3/3 below in response to your 3/2 rep
Exactly,as you had written, I'd then said unless Bush is ousted in 2004,I
can see no reconciliation at all between Europe and here.The damage is
too severe and too deep.But when we
can get a Democrat in 2004, a new leaf/chapter can start anew, reconci-
liation can start in real earnest etc
But your prediction of 1000/2000 is right on.As of now, if you take into account dollar's 50% decline to Euro,
yen etc.the dow is in fact @ 4200 and
dow-8600 is deceptive! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-24-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Overall view of the "Market Report" |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/25/2003 |
| NAME: |
Carolyn Precourt |
| EMAIL: |
carllycrone13@adelphia.net |
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Hi Ray:
I am still one of your biggest ( and by now, probably the oldest) fans. I am still busy in San Marcos with my "work" and don't plan on slowing down as I approach my 80's. I read with interest each week your market report and refer often to your forecast book. I , of course, am still learning from your Evolutionary
Astrology books. I hope this finds you and yours well , happy and being very good to yourself. With much affection and admiration from Carolyn |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-24-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Europe and United States |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/24/2003 |
| NAME: |
D A Y North |
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Have just read Market week, May 26, 2003, Ray Merriman
Europe wanted "peace" as Hitler and
Stalin started WWII. United States
saved the people. My friends and
husband were killed to save them. Our youth was to help them have "peace". Also, the bombing of
Pearl Harbor, why were we attacked?
Iraq invaded Kuwait. United States
helped free the country.
World Trade Building in NYC was
bombed. We did not react until the
September 11, 2001 attack in NYC..
We, too, want peace, but not at the price of our land being attacked.
Would any of us in USA want to live as the Iraq people have been
living? Would we want to be living as Israel is?
Study of history says basis of attacks on USA, and people in Europe
is religion and religioous beliefs.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5-4-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
2003 stock market |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/7/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
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Last 3 years(2000-2002) have been bear markets but October has been astrologically OK with not much damage done.October 2003 is looking like the old october sinking the Dow
index. So bewar of October 2003, even
though now markets are up from 5-9%
9 |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 4-13-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Kudos |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/14/2003 |
| NAME: |
denise garza |
| EMAIL: |
dglssp@yahoo.cpm |
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I look forward to reading your spot each week. It makes more sense to me than most of the other stuff I see and hear. Thank you for your insightful analysis of the universe. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-30-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Small window for peace |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/29/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj |
| EMAIL: |
rajmahraj@37.com |
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Your astro analysis is right on.There
is a small window of opportunity next
10 days until 4.10; that's when,US
is slowing down the pace of troop
advancement but like you have pointed out, the war intensity will
multiply after 4.10, when the troop
enhancement is complete.In reality we
will experience the calm before the storm and not the end of the storm!
Both the warring parties are hell bent on fight to the finish and there
is extremely slim chance of either even remotely listening to peace achieving common sense from any third
party!
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 3-23-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Opinion on your Mar.24 |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/28/2003 |
| NAME: |
Mahraj |
| EMAIL: |
rajmahraj@37.com |
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Not so fast Ray, your Mar.24 was painting a rosy picture for stock market after the run up of previous week.I do not agree. This economy and
stock market are in real quagmire brought about by the clueless bush administration.War against Iraq is absolutely not the solution to economic woes of our country.On the
other hand it would fuel the woes and
make it even worse and don't see any recovery until there is a change in the white house for sure! |
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Market Week 3-2-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Economy and G7 meetings |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/3/2003 |
| NAME: |
Raj Mahraj |
| EMAIL: |
rajmahraj@37.com |
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Mr. Merriman,
I wish to bring to your attention another huge problem, the world economy is facing. I see no light as
far as US and world economy is concerned until bush is thrown out of office;that's because G7 can't do
any constructive work to rectify the
drawbacks in world economy.Not that
they were capable before,but now it
is at its worst situation.I can't even visualize Chirac and Shroeder shaking hands with bush in a G7 meeting after all that has transpired
so far at UN etc. |
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Market Week 3-2-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
War commentary |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/3/2003 |
| NAME: |
Lisa Immen |
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Raymond: Your astrological commentary on the prospects of war has simply been the finest anywhere. You have helped greatly to make this horrendous situation understandable. Above and beyond your superb market calls, your geopolitical understanding is truly worth its weight in gold. Many thanks! |
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Market Week 2-22-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
Thank You! |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/2/2003 |
| NAME: |
Denise |
| EMAIL: |
dglssp@yahoo.com |
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Thank you for pointing out that Bill Clinton took action against Iraq (ironically timed with the impeachment vote) without so much as a mention of his plans to the UN or anybody else. Where was the public out cry for multilateralism then?
Sadly, I think that most (not all) of the current anti-war movement is really an anti-Bush movement. I could not agree more with Mr. Merriman about his hopes for the influence of Uranus-Neptune and the "New Peace Generation." Being against war is one thing. Who the heck WANTS a war? The irony is that so many (again, not all) of the people out marching for "peace" seem so angry. I am truly perplexed by this paradox.
ALL those countries who are now all of a sudden for "peace" signed a resolution saying that Sadaam Hussein was in material breach and that he had to disarm or face the consequences- period! And yet, our government (which is not comprised of only one man) still wants to follow diplomatic means by presenting another resolution.
I'm not a Republican nor did I vote for Bush. However, I am disturbed by the lack of critical thinking I see going around in much of the general public.
One more irony to point out- Russia, who is against military action, is already involved in its own war with Chechnya. If they are anti-war then what's going on in their own country? Most of the countries who are currently "anti-war" have similar reasons for opposing military action which have nothing to do with "peace." I absolutely support everyone's right to protest and have their own opinions. I just get a little annoyed when I see people acting based on clichés ("No blood for oil", etc.) instead of actual knowledge about world politics.
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Market Week 3-2-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
"war" on terrorism |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/2/2003 |
| NAME: |
Matthew Alexander |
| EMAIL: |
irontiger51@rcn.com |
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My object with your more recent columns is with the assumption you make about the core objection against his little war . The issue is not one of use of force against terrorism. Most people, especially myself are convinced that Bush is cynically playing on American's fears to pursue an agenda that has nothing to do with protecting human rights and lives and everything to do with property rights and the interests of Texas oil companies. War is not the option against terrorism, police action is, and I don't recall anybody anywhere objecting to that kind of force. Bush has only himself to blame for loosing the solidarity we had with the world after 9/11, nobody else. |
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Market Week 2-8-2003 |
| SUBJECT: |
corporate hubris |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/10/2003 |
| NAME: |
anne |
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Greedy corporate officers, and greedy shareholders who don't care what their money is doing and to whom are the cause for the economic downfall of this country. The eldery in the country are a huge drain on the economy as their entitlements suck away tax revenue despite the fact that they are the most prosperous group in this country. We are paying a huge price for corporate greed. The economic terrorism inflicted by corporate greed is no worse than the political terrorism of Saddam Hussain. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 12-21-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
Ray Merriamn's article on the end of the year |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/21/2002 |
| NAME: |
Patrick Downing |
| EMAIL: |
PadrigD@aol.com |
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Venus and Mars are also coming to the points of where Venus went retrograde. The passing and signing of Congressional Joint Resolution 114, which authorized the use of force in Iraq, was shortly after Venus and Saturn went retrograde.. Venus (14SCO55) was conjunct the malevolent star Zeuben Elgenubi (15SCO05) then. We are also approaching the Mars return of this admistration. Because this war is also a religious war.Bush will wait till after Christmas. This certainly looks like a very dangerous time. But it would be also be prudent to get the war going during the collest time of the year.
Antares (9SAG50)has been conjunct the South Node for most of the fall. Mars will be conjunct Antares late January, then conjunct the December 4, 2002 eclipse; the 5:10 pm July 4, 1776 ascendant, the Joint Resolution 114 ascendant, the Pluto for 9/11/2002.(11-14 Sag) in the first week of February.
These times look to ber very malevolent as does the third week in February when Mars conjuncts Pluto and opposes Saturn. Jupiter is also going to be conjunct Bush's Mercury and pluto in Leo while Neptune opposes these 2 planets in his chart and Jupiter. This point to overconfidence and grandiosity.
These 3 times look like either the start of this war or some sort of escation
Patrick Downing,
Albuquerque |
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Market Week 11-16-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
You are so right! |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/21/2002 |
| NAME: |
Ning Wong |
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Congratulations on your call. It was spot on. I've been following your column for a year now. I enjoy your column and look forward to it each week.
Keep up your good work!
Ning Wong
Elk Grove, CA |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 11-9-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
Week of 11/11 |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/9/2002 |
| NAME: |
Mahraj |
| EMAIL: |
rajmahraj@clubcyberastro.com |
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Intersting article as always. My prediction is that Bush and
his party has been set up for a fall in 2004 by what transpired on 11/5. By giving both houses to republicans
the quagmire in Nov.2004 will squarely fall on that party, and democratic party cannot be used as an excuse. Also
Nancy Pelosi,minority whip is a better leader than Gephardt
and will be clearly distinct with bold decisions and not be like sheep following the herd. So it is going to be real interesting 2 years to 2004! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-23-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
market week beg sept 23,2002 |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/22/2002 |
| NAME: |
Cheng-lan Choo |
| EMAIL: |
clchoo@affin-uob.com.my |
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I fully appreciate your stdy of the cycles. Indeed, you have been right many times too. That speaks for itself. I do believe that USA is probably facing a major cycle turn. My feelings is how is all that going to affect the other markets worldwide. Though you sound so pessimistic about the near future, there must be some "light in the tunnel". There are a number of trines manifesting itself at the moment like Jupiter trine Pluto, Saturn Trine Uranus. Would you consider that the trines would at least ease the tension of the squares? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9-16-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
article of Sept.16 |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/14/2002 |
| NAME: |
Mahraj |
| EMAIL: |
rajmahraj@clubcyberastro.com |
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Bushes and their party hijacked election 2000 and illigetimately hold
to the presidency of usa and if there
is a regime change required, it is in
the USoFA and the people of usa should stop war mongering from the illegitimate/usurper of our presidency. If anything,Bush must be
spending his energy in his real job of fixing the economy and not spread paranoid/panic in the country,like what happened in Florida last weekend
about some mideast looking medical students.When mcveigh did his terrorist activities, we didn't see
profiling of white people and arresting them etc. as it happens now to Asians.It is upto babyboomers
to elect a legitimate,competent president and not be fooled by morons like limbaugh and other extremists. Babyboomers must use their brain and not get brainwashed by media or anybody and not take sitting down any rubbish from executive or judidcial branch of this country, if we need peace in the
next decade. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 8-19-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
Accuracy |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/17/2002 |
| NAME: |
LanceJ |
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The problem that market predictors are having today can be likened to Fractal mathematics, the closer one looks, the deeper one can go; however, going to deep one looses sight of the forest for the trees.
There is a single, simple, natural, and elegant market prediction Astrological tool, that of the Saturn Pluto opposition.
I have made good profits with this stategy because of my underlying understanding of the single astrological factor of the Saturn-Pluto opposition.
The further we move away from this horrible opposition that repeatedly touched on 3 times last year, the better the financial markets will do.
Today we are still in the wake of perhaps the single most horrid and devestating energy alignment that two planets can be relative to Earth. It is going to take time for the wounds to heal, for a sense of stability to return, for the psychological scars to heal, perhaps 2 - 3 years from the last Saturn Pluto opposition, maybe longer.
The reason the single Saturn Pluto opposition factor works in market analysis and what has helped me to almost perfectly time this bear market for maximum profit is because the Saturn Pluto opposition represents a longer term trend line than does market analysis using the inner planets.
This is a great time to be buying stock, to gradually be accumulating wealth, especially for StarIq's younger audience who is in their 20's to early 30's; they have a longer time horizon.
The longer the market stays flat, the more time you have to accumulate stock before the next bull/bear cycle. In this market, Mutual Funds are the best way to go for they give you an added umbrella of protection in these uncertain times of cooked books and bankruptcies.
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Market Week 8-5-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
Aug. 5 weekly commentary |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/7/2002 |
| NAME: |
Monica Roman |
| EMAIL: |
monica_roman_60@yahoo.com |
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Thanks for taking the long view and telling us what we need to know to get through the next 8 years. Your columns are always excellent but I printed this one out to refer to in the future. |
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Market Week 6-17-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
mistake in the text! |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/17/2002 |
| NAME: |
barbara a everett |
| EMAIL: |
bevere@chmc.org |
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The date is incorrectly written. It SHOULD say, June 20, instead of July 20. Is it too late to correct it?
Barbara A. Everett |
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Market Week 6-3-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
Wall Street Analyst Whistle Blower! |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/3/2002 |
| NAME: |
Larry Lull |
| EMAIL: |
lonerangerll@hotmail.com |
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On PBS friday nite an analyst was interviewd and his whole comentary was how the CEO's have the analysts' under thier thumb ( thier paycheck ) and they have been inflating the prices of many stocks and the FEDs hacve become Wall Streets lap dog from watch dog. Any insight into this? Any insight into the wall street/Fed relationship karmically along with the karma of the 911 trade center? thanks larry |
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Market Week 6-3-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
Venus & Jupiter |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/2/2002 |
| NAME: |
nancy more |
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"And yet we also see Venus coming to Jupiter in Cancer this week as well, which is a large dose of good will and desire to work more and more towards compromise and peace."
I read somewhere that Venus can actually indicate loss. I guess because it's connected to things we value. And Jupiter transits can be present when someone passes over in the longest journey any of us takes--to the next life. Just wondering if these effects might be present as well. Anyone have any research of experience with these two darker manifestations of the benefics? |
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Market Week 5-13-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
peace |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/13/2002 |
| NAME: |
nancy more |
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on May 12, Larry King on CNN interviewed Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who spoke of realized his plan to create global peace in perpetuity by establishing a group of Vedic pandits and Yogic Flyers in India and around the world. So the peacefulness of the Venus/Mars conjunction etc. speaking out about the potential for long-term peace a la Neptune Uranus mutual reception in the future. Transcript of the show is on Larry King's CNN website. |
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Market Week 4-15-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
The Middle East Crisis and upcoming third Pluto Saturn Opposition |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/13/2002 |
| NAME: |
Maria Isabel Nobre |
| EMAIL: |
minobre@yahoo.com |
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Once again, you astonish positively by the clarity of vision you manage to include in your "equities" page! It is really wonderful how comprehensive you can be, managing to write a report that not only can be read even by "non-experts" in "finance", but also that include, in quite a "holistic" way, all the other consequences that may come from the referred aspects! One really must congratulate you! |
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Market Week 3-18-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
concern |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/22/2002 |
| NAME: |
susan johnson |
| EMAIL: |
sjcamel@msn.com |
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fyi:
the 29th degree of the last day of the last sign (pisces) is aligned with scheats as in causing extreme
misfortune, murder and/or suicide.
the taliban has saturn at 29 degrees pisces. the us progressed chard midheaven is 29 degrees pisces.
on april 11, 2002,mars is at 29 degrees taurus. there are many disturbing aspects using both the geocosmic and heliocentri charts. mars is square uranus. (an necessary
needed for change or "explosions" happen, anger, threats. accidents happen. vesta is oppose pluto.
a martyer sacrifices for a cause. iebocking one's power needs or releasing them destructively on a mass scale or focusing on the power of social change and transformation.
(adolph Hitler had Vest semisquare pluto. there is a relationship to mars in taurus and mass killing as in the colorado schood incident.
with saturn oppose pluto this is one of grief and loss and death.(from
about mar 27, 2002 through april 11.
hopefully this marks a time of
successful change but mer square
neptune. a confrontation can not be
avoided and negotiations are not
limited.
jupiter is oppose chiron. religious
extremists test the limits. hopefuly there is a saving "grace" unxpected
in this time of woo.
I am hoping that this is not another
terrorist attack but simply giving up
on peace talks for now.
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 2-25-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
Your financial articles |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/4/2002 |
| NAME: |
Maria Isabel Nobre |
| EMAIL: |
minobre@yahoo.com |
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What is so great about your articles is the way you make them inteligible and clear even for people who are no "financial" experts. Also, you manage to intertwine finance with other social and astrological tendencies, giving a full picture that makes sense for non-experts.
It is great! I also read yours in ISAR - CHTA. Thanks for your clarity. |
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Market Week 2-25-2002 |
| SUBJECT: |
Weather Influences |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/3/2002 |
| NAME: |
Carla Harkness |
| EMAIL: |
jagruti@bestweb.net |
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Observing currently weather patterns with knowledge of how they are effected by thought and effect thought. Last year there was a bad eathquake in India. Fault line thru NY City and ends nr Washinton State. We generally see Pluto in the earthquake configuaration. Expansion/contraction effect stock mkt. New York and parts of East Coast are having unusual unseasonally warm weather. Temps normally 20's-30's and below. War in Afganistan focus and no one is watching Planet Earth. "Global Warming" at this time from warming up of earth's crust along fault. |
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Market Week 10-22-2001 |
| SUBJECT: |
Thanks |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/22/2001 |
| NAME: |
michelle ehret |
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Dear Ray,
I always enjoy reading your articles. They are always very clear and astute. Thanks for the latest one.
Michelle |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9/18/00 |
| SUBJECT: |
Mercury and Venus Positions |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/21/2000 |
| NAME: |
Jeff Jawer |
| EMAIL: |
jjawer@stariq.com |
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Ray is correctly describing about the heliocentric (Sun-centered) positions of Mercury and Venus, which he uses in his work. The more commonly-used geocentric positions of the two are in Libra now. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 9/18/00 |
| SUBJECT: |
week of September 18 article. |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/21/2000 |
| NAME: |
Lila Kay |
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Mercury and Venus are not in Sag, they are in Libra. In October after the 20th only Venus is in Sag, while Mercury Retrograde is in Scorpio.
See you at ISAR. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Market Week 5/1/00 |
| SUBJECT: |
price of gold prediction in may,200 |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/30/2000 |
| NAME: |
r dhir |
| EMAIL: |
rd@kismetenergy.com |
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When markets crash in may, what do you expect will happen to the gold price? Would it go up and by your estimation, how much and how quickly?
Thanks in advance.
R DHIR |
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