Greetings!
Welcome to your weekly edition of the It's All Good Astrology News.
In addition to information on the coming week's most important celestial energies, I'm including information about:
- A serious US economic downturn forecast by a distinguished panel of astrologers,
- My Tuesday Night Online Mentoring Class resuming on Tues., Sept. 1, and
- My appearance on the "Anchored in Astrology" web radio show this Friday.
And please remember our August & September birthday discounts (20% off!).
Enjoy the issue, and thanks as always for subscribing!
-- Benjamin
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Astrologers Forecast Serious US Economic Downturn By Year's End
 by Benjamin Bernstein
The hottest news from the 2009 ISAR (Int'l Society for Astrological Research) Conference that I just attended is economic. An international panel of distinguished economic and mundane astrologers at the conference unanimously predicted a major US economic downturn that will begin this fall or early winter. Most of the panel felt that the US economy will not fully recover until 2020.
Is this a credible prediction? It's worth considering that financial astrologers were the only professionals who were able to predict the timing of the 2008 global economic crisis years before it happened. In one of his presentations, financial astrologer Ray Merriman quoted from the published predictions of several financial astrologers who gave warning of the 2008 downturn as long as eight years before it happened.
The ISAR panelists were Claude Weiss (Switzerland), Roy Gillett (UK), Hakan Kirkoglu (Turkey), Christeen Skinner (UK) and Karine Dilanyan (Russia). Ray Merriman (USA) was the moderator.
When Merriman asked the astrologers in the audience if they thought the US economy had already hit bottom, four people raised their hands. When he asked who thought that things would get more challenging economically, several hundred hands shot up.
However, the outlook is not globally gloomy. Some members of the international panel predicted that the Chinese and Asian economies would fare better than the US.
When asked what they would invest in now, the panel's most common answer was "yourself." The next most common answer was silver and gold, which Merriman feels will double or triple in value in the next 2-3 years.
The panel also agreed that the U.S. dollar would lose its place as the dominant world currency within the next 10 years.
I am not trained as a financial astrologer. However, these predictions are in alignment with my own thoughts about the extreme volatility of the next decade, as well as the challenging transits to the US chart over the next several years. I am passing along this information for you to do with as you will.
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Mentoring Class Resumes Sept. 1
 Benjamin's Online Astrology Mentoring Class resumes its usual weekly schedule this Tuesday, Sept. 1 at its new earlier time, 7-9 pm US Eastern time.
Students are welcome by the class or by the month. This customized learning experience is designed to address students' specific astrological questions.
For more information, click here!
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Benjamin to Appear on "Anchored in Astrology" Web Radio Show This Friday
Benjamin will
appear on "Anchored in Astrology," hosted by astrologer Debra Clement on Contact Talk Radio, this Friday, September 4 at 7 pm eastern time. He will be discussing, "Quantum Global
Shift: An Astrologer Looks at 2009 thru 2012 and Beyond." Listeners can call 877-230-3062 with
questions, and participate in
the chatroom.
Click here to listen on the web. (In Seattle, tune
to 106.9 FM HD Channel 3.)
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Mark Your Calendar...
 Thurs., Sept. 17. Benjamin's "Quantum Global Shift" Lecture in Hendersonville, NC, 7 pm.
Sept. 22 thru Oct. 27.
Online Beginning Astrology Class will meet Tuesdays from 1-3 pm US
eastern time.
Sept. 21 thru Oct. 26. Online Transits & Progressions Class will meet on Monday nights from 8-10 pm US eastern time.
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Celestial Forecast for Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2009
by Benjamin Bernstein
Whatever your sun sign, this forecast will help you choose how to best use the current astrological energies! Events are most powerful on the dates listed. However, their influence will be active for at least several days before and after. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone.
While everyone is affected by these global transits, you will be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate natal planets and other sensitive points in your birth chart.
VOID-OF-COURSE MOONS. It's best to avoid starting important new projects or making major purchases during these times. "Business as usual" is the best strategy for these periods, which occur when the Moon has made its last major Ptolemaic aspect but has not yet moved into the next sign. Learn more about working with void-of-course Moons here.
8/31, 2:09p
- 11:43p (Aquarius)
9/3, 1:20a -
11:59a (Pisces)
9/5, 12:54p
- 10:15p (Aries)
8/31 (Mon).
Had any
health issues come to your attention lately? Today's Saturn-Chiron quincunx
is a good energy under which to adjust the underlying behaviors that are
causing them.
SEPTEMBER: THE STORY SO FAR
New "Story So Far "Stuff: A
challenging T-SQUARE, with Mercury squaring a Pluto-Mars opposition, kicked up
back on 8/21 and peaked on 8/26. While it has passed its point of greatest
intensity, its potential for conflict, violence and wounding words remains thru
9/3. Use this energy instead to speak difficult truths with love or empower
new beginnings or nurturing loveplay!
As
September
opens, every planet from Jupiter out is retrograde except Saturn: Jupiter thru 10/13, Chiron thru 10/25,
Uranus 12/1, Neptune thru
11/2 and Pluto thru 9/11.
A New
Development in the Old "Story So Far":
We're now seeing some temporary dissipation in the energy of 2009's most powerful astrological alignment,
which has been in effect since May:
the triple conjunction of Neptune, Chiron and Jupiter. Jupiter is pulling
back, and is almost 5° away from Neptune. The three planets are still conjunct,
and will remain so thru January, but won't regain their recent "oomph" until
mid-November. But Uranus, now at 25° Pisces, is still connecting with Neptune
and Chiron thru its semi-sextile (and with Jupiter and Neptune thru their mutual
receptions).
This fusion of energies creates the opportunity for Spirit's
light to pour through with extraordinary power. As it does, it can bring
profound healing to the personal and societal wounds afflicting us all. Since
free will allows any astrological setup to be used for good or ill, this intense
energy can also breed fanaticism, delusion and insanity. (Just look at the current craziness around the health care reform debate!)
You can do your part to help keep his
energy on the high side by inviting in this light, allowing yourself to be
transformed and uplifted by it, and sending it back out to the world on the
wings of your healing prayers.
9/1 (Tue).
Creative
inspiration and performance are juiced by today's Venus-Pluto biquintile, as
well as inspired sexual expression.
9/3 (Thu).
The
Pluto-Mars-Mercury T-Square (see "The Story So Far" above) fades out today, but
with a bang rather than a whimper: the Mercury-Mars square which is part of it
comes exact today! Even without Pluto, this difficult aspect can lead to
squabbles and verbal duels. Remember that Mercury is in Libra (diplomacy) and
Mars is in Cancer (nurturing), and strive to embody the higher qualities of
these signs if an argument threatens.
9/4 (Fri).
September's
FULL MOON shines forth today at 12:02 pm (12°15' Pisces), a great time for
taking stock of your spiritual unity practices, divinely inspired creativity of
all kinds, and effectiveness as a channel for unconditional love. (Plus, amping
up these practices can help tone down cravings for drugs and alcohol!)
With
Venus quincunxing the Full Moon, also consider making any needed adjustments in
your creativity and important relationships.
This
Full Moon's Sabian Symbol is, "An ancient sword, used in many battles, is
displayed in a museum." Given the Pisces theme of unconditional love, one could
interpret this symbol as encouraging us to give up our warlike ways and relegate
weaponry to the place where such outworn relics of the past belong: a museum.
The sword is kept on display, however, to remind us of the horrors of war. This
will encourage us to avoid returning to our old barbarous ways.
Click here for the September forecast.
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In Closing
Thanks for taking the time to read this, . Your comments are always welcome. May the stars light your way!
Be well,
Benjamin Bernstein & Spiritsong
Holistic Astrologers
It's All Good Astrology
"Hope found here"
828-658-9073 / 800-461-3569 (Benjamin) or 828-777-6688 (Spiritsong)
www.ItsAllGoodAstrology.com
benjamin@ItsAllGoodAstrology.com; mary@SpiritsongOasis.com
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