USA and the dollar 2023-4
The astrology of the US and dollar in 2023 and beyond
Inevitably we have to turn to the USA from time to time, as the country is too important to ignore. I don’t usually do forecasts here but I think in this case I will make an exception. For more details of likely rate change months and more detailed information on debt issuance etc. order a report.
So I thought I’d look at the conditions in 2023-4 as well as taking a quick peak at what is happening with the dollar.
I’ve set the USA chart for the day of the Aries ingress but rather than set it at the moment of the ingress I’ve used the New Moon which follows soon after. The fact that this moon happens on the US IC ( base of the natal chart) is likely to mean we have a significant year ahead. That the Sun is on the transiting MC at the time further emphasizes that.
The ingress happens after Saturn has moved into Pisces but before Pluto moves into Aquarius. Pluto is still at 29 Capricorn conjunct the US progressed Pluto (exact 1st March). The fact that the new moon is sextile this suggests matters highlighting some of the unrest of the past few years may be in focus then. As Pluto fluctuates between perfecting the trine with the MC and returning to 29 degrees in the next couple of years, this looks to still be something that requires ongoing effort to stabilize.
As well as the Pluto correspondence, Neptune continues to oppose its progressed position which suggests ongoing uncertainty and illusions – as well as politically this will reflect uncertainty regarding economic position. The reality won’t fully crystallize until Saturn reaches 20-25 Pisces in 2024-5.
Indeed there is some current positive potential in the chart as the progressed Moon is sextile progressed Venus and trine the US Venus and Jupiter- this may keep the economic wolves at bay at least for a few months ( the Moon) or even a couple of years ( the Venus), although this is in contrast to the Pluto position which refers to challenges to the current debt and inequality as it mirrors the astrological conditions of the country’s independence.
One of the most interesting factors in the chart, however, is Uranus. Or rather the approaching conjunction of the US progressed MC with the country’s progressed and then natal Uranus at 8 degrees. This suggests big, big shake ups in the next 2 years. The fact that 6 years down the line the progressed MC will reach the Descendant too should not be ignored.
Transiting Uranus, on the other hand is quincunx the progressed Mars, (and sextile progressed Jupiter). It has already formed this aspect in 2022 and I would expect the same contrary issues that were in existence in spring/summer 2022 to flare up again, especially as Mars continues to journey slowly through the US 7th house of partners and enemies.
As well as the country chart it is worth considering the dollar chart too. (We could also look at the FED chart but I’ll stick to just the dollar today for simplicity).
This charts screams “state of flux”. Pluto at 29 Capricorn is trine the MC but it remains in its square to the Dollar’s Neptune- Jupiter conjunction and the progressed Jupiter for the next couple of years. The progressed Sun is also coming up to conjoin the IC in a year or so. The fact that the new Moon at 0 Aries is in aspect with these points does nothing to dispel the feeling of an imminent shift.
Add to this the fact that Saturn will cross the Descendant in Pisces very soon and we have a situation which has reached a major turning point.
Of course, as I mentioned under the USA analysis above, no-one is quite sure about the true economic conditions and the dollar reflects this with transiting Neptune ( planet of illusion and inflation) in square to the Dollar Venus ( planet of value). And that uncertainty is not going to go away until Neptune moves away in 2025.
There is more: of course there is. Uranus is currently square the dollar natal Uranus and opposite the progressed Jupiter but it will soon (May) square the currency’s Moon and then (August) square its Pluto and progressed Uranus and with a trine to Mars in play as well suggest trading may go haywire. Watch for it this year and take notes, it will repeat in April 2024 with bells on as Jupiter conjoins Uranus around the same degrees then. And as the progressed Moon reaches the dollar Pluto then I would be worried.
The final thing to be aware of is the upcoming conjunction of the progressed Ascendant with the progressed Saturn. When it conjoined the natal Saturn in early 2020 we all know what happened in market-land. The fact that in another two years that Ascendant will also oppose the Jupiter- Neptune conjunction means we are talking about the problem of the monetary expansion and perhaps fully facing the consequences in this time-frame.
Now place your bets.
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