Next Wednesday morning there is a geocentric conjunction of Jupiter and Venus near Nasdaq's 18° harmonic, and forming a nearly perfect Grand Trine with Pluto and Mars.
Jupiter and Venus are currently visible in the western night sky (Venus is the brighter one). At their closest approach they will be only 3° apart.
From a financial standpoint, I'm not really sure how important this conjunction is. Venus tends to give good turn dates especially when aspecting another planet, and Jupiter is major for us. Furthermore, Pluto is near silver's 18° harmonic, and Mars is near Natural Gas' 18° harmonic, so if it
is important, it could affect all the instruments we typically watch. But 18° is a minor harmonic. And while Cowan does talk about 120° harmonics, he does not talk about trines at all. But there does seem to be something important about this particular configuration, so we will have to wait and see how significant it is for the markets.
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3/14/12: Geocentric Jupiter-Venus Conjunction Trine Pluto and Mars |
Symbolically, Venus is represented by Mary and Jesus = Zeus = Jupiter. There are some who theorize that the Star of Bethlehem was actually a Jupiter-Venus conjunction. But Jupiter and Venus conjoin about once a year on average, so what makes this conjunction special? The 3° proximity is one reason. (Occultations are much rarer.) But the Grand Trine with Pluto and Mars is what warrants special attention to this event. Mars of course is the war planet, and despite its tiny size, Pluto represents power, especially on a global scale. Jupiter is also the planet of expansion and abundance (in contrast to Saturn, the planet of contraction and destruction.)
And
Goro (on his paid site) has had his eye on this conjunction for some time, foreshadowed by December's
Christmas Comet Lovejoy as Venus = Love and Jupiter = Joy. (Possible conception date for the Royal Couple?)
In terms of disasters, although this is not a prediction, this configuration has the
potential to bring on some sort of event, because of the perfectness of the trine, the importance of the planets involved, and the combination with Mars squaring the Moon's nodes. The Virgo zone is the most likely focus
if a disaster happens, with Mars in Virgo being at the apex of both the trine and the square. But Neptune completing the square later this month brings on an even more dangerous element as discussed
here.