August is another big month, with its pair of eclipses, Mars-Uranus opposition and strong Neptune-lunar node connection. This may be the most intense few weeks since February, with regard to storm and seismic potential - geophysical, political and economic. There's good news too, probably around the 21st, when Mercury and Venus align. But good news takes care of itself. It's the other stuff that requires some preparation in advance, so let's get to it.
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The August 1 total solar eclipse at 9° 32 Leo lies in the middle of a geophysical stress window that stretches from July 25 to August 8 ("probably peaking around July 29 as well as August 1 and 4," as noted in my 2008 World Forecast Highlights). Northeastern North America and most of Europe and Asia fall under the shadow of the eclipse, and that makes them obvious targets of the increased storm and seismic potential at work during this period. Astro-locality mapping picks up a few other possible danger zones, including a longitudinal swath through Alaska and Hawaii in the New World, and from Johannesburg up through St. Petersburg in the Old; as well as a horizon arc that sweeps across Alaska and northwest Canada down through the Great Lakes to pass over Washington DC into the Atlantic, across Hispaniola and passing over Caracas through southern Brazil. In the eastern hemisphere, this arc passes over Indonesia and the Philippines to skirt western Japan, the Korean Peninsula and Vladivostok.
Don't be lulled into a false sense of security if the solar eclipse finds you outside one of the target zones mentioned above. Eclipses are alignments of Sun, Earth and Moon; which makes them global in scope down here on our home planet. The August 1 eclipse signals a worldwide elevated risk of strong storms with high winds and heavy precipitation, plus enhanced moderate-to-severe seismic activity (magnitude 5.0 and higher earthquakes as well as volcanic eruptions). It's better to be needlessly prepared than caught off guard, for sure. Have your emergency supplies and preparations up to par, just in case.
The August 16 partial lunar eclipse at 24° 21' Aquarius, the last eclipse of the year, brings an elevated storm and seismic risk that extends from the 13th through the 19th; probably most intense around the 16th and 19th in particular. Such risks, as always, are planet-wide. However they may be most pronounced in areas where the eclipse is visible (mainly the eastern hemisphere, although eastern South America catches a glimpse), as well as along certain astro-locality zones. These include longitudinal swaths running through the Yukon in the New World and through Russia, the Middle East and East Africa in the Old; also along horizon arcs that sweep from Buenos Aires through Iceland and down through Mongolia and China, Indonesia and Australia.
Economic issues are likely to be a major concern in the world...cont'd
http://www.astropro.com/forecast/predict/2008-08.html