2003 Traders Astrological Almanac Page 6

One of the great insights

of financial and mundane
astrology is that solar eclipses set
up resonant fields, harmonic
patterns that include hot spots in celestial longitude.
These hot spots persist as sensitive areas in the zodiac
long after the time of the eclipse itself, and in many cases
actually becomes sensitive points prior to the time of the
eclipse as well. When various planets resonate with these
hot spots by transit, by progression, or by arc direction,
the true effects of the eclipse become manifest.
Sometimes these triggering events take place within a
few days of the date of the eclipse; on other occasions it
is months or even years later when their impact is felt. In
interpreting eclipses, the challenge is often one of deciding
which particular planet will provide the triggering influence,
and of determining exactly how long the eclipses resonant
field will remain active.
When we apply astrology to the markets, we
discover that eclipses not only create resonant fields in
time, but in price, too. This added dimension can give us
extra leverage in determining the likely impact of a
particular eclipse. The equities markets and futures
markets are always a reflection of mass psychology, and
that psychological reality not only corresponds to the ever-
changing dynamics of the astrological realm, but also to
an intricate underlying pattern of numerical relationships
as well.
By taking a look at what is actually happening
with prices in the particular market we are analyzing, and
by coordinating that price information with the astrological
dynamics that are taking place at the time of an eclipse,
we can gain valuable clues about the likely behavior of
that market after the eclipse, or at least get some hints
about the specific time periods and price zones we can
most profitably examine for guidance and confirmation
as we develop a trading plan.
A Systematic Approach to Eclipse Analysis
Here is one approach to opening up the
forecasting potential of a solar eclipse. It is not designed
to be a hypothetical exercise or a long-range forecasting
tool, simply because it requires some direct observation
of actual price levels at or near the time of the eclipse
itself. In that sense, it is an active trading method, one
which links observed market behavior to the development
of specific trading strategies. When we use it to gather
price data and successfully uncover its astrological and
numerological connections to an eclipse, that data can
then be used to pinpoint the specific time frames and
astrological actions which can most reliably be taken into
consideration to set up high-profit future trades.
When we seek to unlock the price and time potential
in a solar eclipse, we can follow these specific steps:
1. We examine the horoscope for the eclipse. Note the
zodiacal position of the eclipse (the eclipse point),
converting it to 360 notation.
2. We calculate the cardinal mirrors of the eclipse,
including the equinoctial mirror point, and the eclipse
antiscion (also known as the eclipse solstice point).
To calculate the equinoctial mirror point, subtract the
eclipses degree position within its zodiac sign from
the constant arc of 30, then add the equinoctially
mirrored sign, with eclipses in Aries mirroring into
Pisces, eclipses in Taurus mirroring into Aquarius,
eclipses in Gemini mirroring into Capricorn, eclipses
in Cancer mirroring into Sagittarius, eclipses in Leo
mirroring into Scorpio, eclipses in Virgo mirroring into
Libra, eclipses in Libra mirroring into Virgo, eclipses
in Scorpio mirroring into Leo, eclipses in Sagittarius
mirroring into Cancer, eclipses in Capricorn mirroring
into Gemini, eclipses in Aquarius mirroring into Taurus,
and eclipses in Pisces mirroring into Aries.
3. Once we have calculated the equinoctial mirror point
for the eclipse, we use it to determine the eclipse
antiscionsimply change the zodiacal sign of the
equinoctial mirror point to its polar opposite in the
natural wheel of the zodiac (Aries to Libra, Taurus to
Scorpio, Gemini to Sagittarius, etc.).
4. We convert the equinoctial mirror point and the eclipse
antiscion to 360 notation. Keep a list of the 360
equivalents of the eclipse point, the equinoctial mirror
point, and the eclipse antiscion handy.
5. Examine the daily prices for the market we are
analyzing. Using decimal notation, we write down the
figures for the opening price, the daily high, the daily
low, and the closing price. We do this for the day of
the solar eclipse and for the days prior to and
immediately after the eclipse as well. Its especially
important to note the trading days preceding and
following the eclipse when the eclipse falls on a
weekend or a holiday.
6. From the eclipse horoscope, we record the zodiacal
positions of all the remaining planets, converting each
of them to 360 notation. Be sure to include the True
Lunar Node on the list.
7. We compare our two lists of 360 equivalent
astrological positions (the main list of eclipse-related
positions from Step 4 and the list of planetary positions
from Step 6) to your list of prices from Step 5. We are
looking for correspondences, which sometimes
necessitate moving a decimal point in the figures we
are examining. For example, a closing price from your
list might be $31.81, which could correspond to a
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By Tim Bost
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planetary position of 318.13 (the equivalent of 18 08
Aquarius, converted to 360 notation). On occasion it
may also be necessary to add increments of 360 to
a planetary position in order to bring its equivalent into
the appropriate range of a trading priceas in the case
of a planet at 9 48 Gemini corresponding to a price of
$78.98 (9 48 Gemini = 69.8; 69.8 + 360 + 360 =
789.8). At times finding the numerical correspondence
may involve some minor rounding-off, but in many
cases we will discover precise correlations that are
startlingly obvious.
8. We expand the comparison process by using a Gann
Wheel to uncover additional price and degree
equivalents. We can use a mechanical wheel like the
original 24/360 Price and Time Chart used by W. D.
Gann, or choose the streamlined Universal Clock
version featured in Jeanne Longs book The Universal
Clock: Forecasting Time and Price in the Footsteps
of W. D. Gann. There is also a Universal Clock feature
in the Galactic Trader software for astro-trading; click
on Planets in the toolbar at the top of the screen,
then select Universal Clock in the drop-down menu.
The Universal Clock makes it easy to find price and
degree correlations at different levels, based on adding
or subtracting increments of 24 to any existing price or
degree. For example, 100 (degrees or dollars)
corresponds to 76 and 52 by subtraction, and to 124,
148, 172, and 196 by addition.
9. Once we have selected the planet in the eclipse
horoscope that most closely relates to the trading
prices on the date of the eclipse, we use the transits
of that planet to the eclipse point, the equinoctial mirror
point, and the eclipse antiscion to forecast future price
levels. Again, we may need to move decimal points
to reflect market conditions accurately, and in most
cases we find that the Universal Clock is an
indispensable tool.
An Historical Example
How does this technique work in actual application?
As an example, lets take a look at the solar eclipse of
October 11, 1931 and its correlations to prices in the
Dow Jones Industrial Average. This was a partial eclipse,
with the Sun/Moon conjunction at 17 15 Libra. This
particular eclipse is of some current interest because it
was in the same Saros Series as the solar eclipse coming
up on November 23, 2003.
The eclipse point at 17 15 Libra corresponds to
197.25 in 360 notation, so we mark the numbers 197
and 198 on the inner, Time Wheel section of the
Universal Clock diagram. The equinoctial mirror point
for the eclipse falls at 12 45 Virgo, which translates to

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Tim Bost - Astrologer

2831 Ringling Blvd., Ste B-108
Sarasota, FL 34237 USA
941-953-3545 Fax:941-953-3732
Web: http://www.TimBost.com
Email: timbost@pipeline.com
Solar Partial Eclipse
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162.75 in 360 notation and 162-163 on the inner wheel
of Universal Clock; the eclipse antiscion is 12 45 Pisces,
corresponding to 342.75 in 360 notation and 342-343
on the Universal Clock.
The 1931 solar eclipse took place with the Sun/Moon
conjunction at one corner of a grand cross which also
featured Saturn, Pluto, and Uranus in cardinal signs. It
was not that grand cross pattern which proved significant
in market action, however. Instead, the planet Mars, in a
T-Square pattern with Jupiter and Chiron, was the
horoscope point which most actively connected with the
stock market activity of the time.
U.S. markets were closed on Sunday, October 11,
the exact date of the eclipse. There was active trading on
the preceding day, however, since in 1931 the markets
were regularly open on Saturday as the closing day in a
six-day trading week. On October 10 the Dow Jones
Industrial Average made a high of 106.51, a low of 103.33,
and closed at 105.61. It was the high of the trading day
that most closely resonated with the zodiacal position of
transiting Mars at the time of the eclipse.
Mars, at 16 33 Scorpio, had a position in celestial
longitude corresponding to 226.55 degrees in 360
notation. By using the Universal Clock we can easily see
that 226 matches 106 (5 X 24 = 120; 226 120 = 106), so
an exact equivalent to the position of Mars would be
106.55. Its correspondence with the daily close in the Dow
at 106.51 confirms that Mars is the specific planet to watch
in forecasting future prices impacted by this eclipse. We
will thus also want to mark the 226-227 position on the
inner wheel of the Universal Clock, as well as the 106-
107 position on the outer wheel, which is the Price Wheel
section of the diagram.
At this point we have four time zones associated with
the solar eclipse noted on the inner Universal Clock wheel:
the eclipse point at 197-198; the equinoctial mirror point
at 162-163; the eclipse antiscion at 342-343; and the Mars
point at 226-227. We also have one price zone marked in
the price wheel, the Mars price area at 106-107, derived
from our empirical observation of what the market was
actually doing at the time of the eclipse.
Our next task is to note the price zones that match
the other time zones we have marked on the Universal
Clock, taking into account the actual trading range of the
market we are forecasting. Historical records show that
between August, 1931 and March, 1932, the Dow Jones
Industrials traded between a low of 71.80 and a high of
145.80. We will thus be working in that price range as we
note price zone correspondences with the time zones. (If
we were working with an example from the markets in
2003, we would simply adjust our price wheel by adding
increments of 24 until we reached a price range for a
Dow above 9,000; the time wheel would remain the same.)
The price zones on the Universal Clock that match
the eclipse point are thus 77-78, 101-102, and 125-126;
the ones matching the equinoctial mirror point are 90-91,
114-115, and 138-139; the ones matching the eclipse
antiscion are 78-79, 102-103, and 126-127; and the ones
matching the Mars point are 82-83, 106-107, and 130-
131. These are the particular prices for the Dow that we
will be watching for as Mars transits the sensitive points
in the eclipse horoscope, namely the eclipse point, the
equinoctial mirror point, and the eclipse antiscion. We
also note that since the eclipse antiscion is so close to
being an increment of the eclipse point itself when it is
positioned on the Universal Clock, we are really actually
only looking at Mars transits to two positions, the
equinoctial mirror point and the combined eclipse/eclipse
antiscion zone.
Because Mars in the eclipse horoscope is at a
position in the zodiac that follows the eclipse point, we
begin our analysis by looking for the date prior to the
eclipse when Mars conjoined the eclipse point. If we
discover a price correspondence on that date, it will
provide further confirmation that Mars is the planet we
need to be watching.
A glance at the ephemeris reveals that Mars passed
over the eclipse point on August 28, 1931. On that day
the Dow Industrials traded with a high of 142.11 and a
low of 138.82. Since that exactly overlaps the equinoctial
mirror point price zone at 138-139, we have our
confirmation!
The next date we will consider comes after the
eclipse, giving us our first opportunity to test the Mars
transit as a forecasting tool. That date is October 23,
1931, when Mars passed over 24 45 Scorpio. This
degree position equals 234.75 in 360 notation,
corresponding to the 234-235 increment of the
equinoctial mirror point time zone. On October 23 the
Dow traded between 104.58 and 109.17, hitting the 106-
107 Mars price zone on the Universal Clock.
On November 7, 1931, Mars transited 5 15
Sagittarius, at the 245-246 increment of the eclipse point
time zone. On that date the Dow had moved up to trade
between 112.42 and 117.30, hitting the 114-115
equinoctial mirror point price zone.
Less than two weeks later, on November 26, 1931,
Mars transited 18 45 Sagittarius, at the 258-259
increment of the equinoctial mirror point time zone. U.S.
markets werent open on November 26 because of the
Thanksgiving Holiday, but on November 27, 1931, the
Dow traded between 90.65 and 93.79, hitting the 90-91
equinoctial mirror point price zone.
On December 11, 1931, Mars hit 29 15 Sagittarius,
at the 269-270 increment of the eclipse point time zone.
On December 11 the Dow Industrials traded between
79.26 and 83.11, a price range that hit both the 78-79
eclipse antiscion price zone and the 82-83 Mars point
price zone on the Universal Clock.
Then on December 27, 1931, Mars passed over 12
45 Capricorn, at the 282-283 increment of the equinoctial
mirror point time zone. December 27 was a Sunday
which followed a two-day market holiday with the NYSE
closed for Christmas on December 25 and 26, so the
most recent trading had taken place on Thursday,
December 24. On that day the Dow posted a low of 75.14
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and a high of 77.45, hitting the 77-78 eclipse point price
zone.
As the New Year got underway, Mars transited 23
15 Capricorn on January 11, 1932, at the 293-294
increment of the eclipse point time zone. January 11 saw
the Dow trading between 77.25 and 82.20. This trading
range hit the 77-78 eclipse point price zone, the 78-79
eclipse antiscion price zone, and the 82-83 Mars point
price zone on the Universal Clock!
On January 27, 1932, Mars transited 6 45 Aquarius,
at the 306-307 increment of the equinoctial mirror point
time zone. The trading range for the Dow Jones Industrial
Average on that date was between 76.66 and 79.20, hitting
both the 77-78 eclipse point price zone and the 78-79
eclipse antiscion price zone.
On February 11, 1932, with Mars hitting the 317-318
increment of the eclipse point time zone as it transited
17 15 Aquarius, the Dow gapped upward to trade
between 74.27 and 79.62. Again, this coincided with both
the 77-78 eclipse point price zone and the 78-79 eclipse
antiscion price zone.
A couple of weeks later, on February 26, 1932, Mars
passed over 0 45 Pisces, at the 330-331 increment of
the equinoctial mirror point time zone. On February 26
the range for the Dow was between 81.37 and 83.53,
hitting the 82-83 Mars point price zone.
Finally, on March 12, 1932, Mars conjoined the
eclipse antiscion at 12 45 Pisces. On that day the Dow
Industrials traded between 83.24 and 85.00, again hitting
the 82-83 Mars point price zone.
Significant Results. . . and a Word of Caution
This example, which documents eleven separate
transits of a single planet to sensitive points in an eclipse
horoscopetransits that precisely link time and price
clearly illustrates just how powerful the resonant effect
of an eclipse can be in the markets. With the Dow
Industrials covering a trading range of roughly 75 points
during the time frame under consideration, and with just
21 specific price points generated by the eclipse, this
string of price correlations is certainly remarkable.
A caveat is in order here, however. In this example
of the 1931 eclipse, the average trading range for the
Dow on the Mars transit dates was just 3.53 points. While
that makes the precision of the price correspondences
in the example even more significant, it presents a
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challenge when we seek to apply this technique to todays volatile markets, when a daily trading range of more than
100 points is not unheard of. That sort of market activity lights up every number in the Universal Clock! It suggests that
this technique should be used judiciously, with particular consideration given to the volatility of the market under
analysis.
In any case, this approach to eclipse analysis can be applied to futures markets or to individual equities just as
easily as it can be used with a market index. The key to the technique is in studying the planetary positions in the
eclipse horoscope, and then looking for an actual price correspondence in the market entity under analysis. When we
discover that kind of correspondence, we can then rest assured that the eclipse will soon reveal its secrets!