Wall Street Weather: Time to Clean Up: Saturn in Virgo (September 2, 2007-July 21, 2010*)

Saturn (foundations/structure/boundaries) enters Virgo (workforce) over the Labor Day holiday. Look for a lot more about Saturn in Virgo and how it blends with other planetary influences in future posts. For starters, here’s some fundamental concepts and predictions.

The Cycle: Saturn transits Virgo every 28.5 years.

November 18, 1977 – September 21, 1980
September 20, 1948 – August 13, 1951
August 13, 1919 – October 7, 1921

Key Characteristics:

The need to analyze, organize, clean up and fix things through common sense solutions.
Seeking perfection and critical of anything not deemed perfect.
Worries about work, health, and minute details.
Takes responsibility rather than finger pointing.
Need to be of service.

Economy & Investing:

Higher prices and shortages for products needed for daily survival – food, personal care, gas. (Remember the gas lines and high inflation from the last cycle.)
Workers demand higher wages. Labor shortages, especially highly skilled technical employees, healthcare. Also military personnel shortages.
Computer system breakdowns and outages requiring a major overall.
Problems with supply chains – need to bring production geographically closer, maintain higher inventories.
Accountability – Corporations will be scrutinized more than ever before.
Value investing in stocks with solid balance sheets paying high dividends are in.

Health & Healthcare:

Diseases that develop through uncleanliness (hospital infections, for example).
Virgo rules: intestinal tract, pancreas, spleen, inner workings of enzyme production in the liver. (Saturn relates to chronic, long standing health issues.)
Digestive ailments. Excessive fear and worry affects the nervous system.
Healthy, wholesome (unprocessed) food served in smaller portions.
As millions get dropped from employer (group) coverage and are unable to obtain individual coverage, the government will have to shift to a “Medicare for all” type plan or a single payer system.

Government:

Slashing wasteful government spending.
Fixing the nation’s infrastructure and solving domestic problems.
Stronger consumer protections.
Women take action to obtain greater personal freedoms worldwide. More women in the highest leadership positions.

Design & Fashion: Minimalist

Homes and appliances will be much smaller with an emphasis on energy efficiency and the highest building code standards rather than cosmetic flash. McMansions will become hard to sell.
SUVs will go the way of the dinosaur. Cars will be smaller but still possess luxury interior elements. High mpg, safety and reliability, will be important at all price levels.
Clothing will become more conservative and tailored, especially going into the 2009 season.

* Saturn will be in Libra from October 30, 2009 – April 7, 2010 before backtracking into Virgo.

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