World Predictions by Hassan Jaffer

World Predictions

Here are some past World Predictions (made by Hassan Jaffer between Oct.'86 and 1990 in his monthly newsletter AstroTrends) to occur by Nov.'95: (some predictions to start from Nov. 1995 like those relating to Pluto in Sagittarius)

New planets will be discovered as Pluto moves into Sagittarius from Nov.9, 1995 onwards. There will be major advances in astronomy which will provide new insight into the origins of the Universe.

All major Wars will finish by Nov.'95 including Bosnia. Terrorism will finish and there will be peace in the Middle East. However, terrorism as relating to religion will continue for a few years before religion itself is redefined leading to religious tolerance by Nov. 2008.

Comment: All wars around the world did end by Nov.'95 as predicted in AstroTrends. The prediction about Bosnia's peace (which was reiterated in Jan.'95) materialized exactly in Nov.'95!

Intefadeh will lead to at least autonomy on the West Bank by Nov.'95. Real peace and a Palestinian State will be a reality by Nov. 2008.

Comment: West Bank was given to the Palestinians very close to Hassan's timing and another major territory given in Nov. and Dec. 1995!

End of Communism, End of Berlin Wall and Apartheid (predicted in 1987): Nov. 1995 will be the turning point for the world as Pluto moves away from Scorpio (violence, wars, terrorism, research, social diseases, dictatorships etc.) into Sagittarius (Universal Justice, mass education, religion, mass communication. mass transportation etc.).

Comment: The Internet is probably one of Hassan's best predictions indicated as mass communication. In fact, this is going to be the basis of his other forecasts relating to the educational system and religion. They are all going to be revolutionized by the Internet now. You find discussions on religion everywhere and all kinds of educational software is available free on the Net. Many archives and research articles are also available. (Shervin Shahrebani).

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The following Predictions are from AstroTrends written May2002

Freak Accidents, Aviation Accidents and NASDAQ: Mars makes adverse aspects to Uranus on 24 Aug.’02 and 11 Jan’03. For a week before till a week after, it will coincide with computer crisis, aviation mishaps and electric storms. This is also a time when NASDAQ is down. This is often within a day or two to the exact date. Other days when the NASDAQ is down is around the end of July 2002 and mid Oct. 2002 (this is the most accident prone period and unless you are buying into the market, I would be very careful. The stock market picks up again in mid Nov. 2002. Royalty in also in danger around this time.

Heart Problems and Legal Hassles: The following people in the news have Mars-Saturn aspects from Aug. 2002 till July 2003 and have to be careful of heart, accidents and legal problems. Barbara Streisand, Dick Cheney, Henry Kissinger, Jim Baker, Mohammed Ali, Patrick Swayze, Prince Albert, Prince Phillip, Sandra Bullock, Sean Connery, Suha Arafat, USA chart (accident prone and mood for war, Financial slump), has a similar aspect as we mentioned in our last newsletter and is already getting into legal hassles. Prince Charles is also in a dangerous configuration and has to be careful of danger sports and accidents.

The 60’s generation is getting a Mars-Neptune square from the last week of July till mid Aug. 2002. This transit points to scandals, phobias, nightmares, back stabbing, betrayal and a lot of mental stress. You will find a lot of movie actors and actresses from this generation going through a lot of stress and breakups during this period. This is the same aspect as when Princess Diana and JFK Jr. had their accidents. All of you born in the 60’s should be careful of doing anything underhanded, bad reaction from drugs or alcohol and taking unnecessary chances. Just keep a low profile and avoid obsessions.

Gold Market: Jupiter moving in Leo promises a shift in gold prices. However, the question is will the prices go up like they did in the 80’s or so much gold will be sold that it actually brings the prices down?! The best indicator will be the month of Aug. 2002. Whatever is the trend of gold prices at that time, it will continue till summer 2003. Some of the biggest budget movies will be made during the same period both in Hollywood as well as Bollywood (India).

Is Robert Blake Guilty? Robert Blake has Venus in Scorpio (crimes of passion) and Mars in Scorpio, which makes one very vindictive and prone to criminal activity. Mars in Scorpio sq to Saturn is the hallmark of criminal activity, trouble with the law and wrong timing. It is also indicative of guns, knives and explosions. At the time of his wife’s death, Moon was in his 12th house of secret activities and people often do things which will undermine their interests during this period. Interestingly, most of his life, he acted out such roles which probably offset his negative themes as he lived them vicariously.

F5 Tornado: On Apr. 29th, 2002, there was an F5 tornado in Maryland. This is the highest degree and points to an extremely dangerous event of nature which packs the power capable of doing tremendous amount of damage. The chart on that day is quite revealing: Mars conj Saturn (accidents) opp to Pluto (violence) and Moon conj Pluto (destruction of homes) opp to Saturn (sadness in families). A similar configuration occurs on 20th Feb. 2003, although the Moon in Virgo squares the Mars conj Pluto opp Saturn T-Sq on 18th Feb. 2003. On 24th Feb. 2003, the exact same pattern as the April tornado repeats itself. This will not be a good time for the stock market either and in fact points to a big drop. We also find increased terrorist activity during such periods.

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The following predictions are from AstroTrends written Feb. 2002

Planetary Alignment: You may have read that some planets are going to be aligned in the month of May. However, this is not a conjunction where two or more planets are close together as seen from the Earth. It is only Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn which are in the sign of Gemini. When Sun moves into Gemini on 21st May, Venus will go into Cancer. It is basically Mars conjunct Saturn which is a dangerous aspect. In a person’s chart, this aspect makes one angry very easily and is the classic aspect of heart attacks caused by frustration, running into obstacles and crisis situations. In terms of world events, it shows military operations, stock market slides and explosions.

Mars conj Saturn is exact on May 4th 2002. On May 8th, Mars also opposes Pluto which is a dangerous aspect for assassinations, explosions, guns and earthquakes. Moon will set off these aspects on 29th Apr., May 6, 14, 20 and 27th, which may coincide with storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, and a volatile market especially in May. As I was writing this article, there was an earthquake in New York just when the planets started going into Gemini, You may remember from a previous article about the Twin Towers that I had indicated New York as somehow being connected with the sign of Gemini (this is purely from the fact that the Twin towers represented this sign). This hypothesis is now confirmed and we fell that every time there is an adverse aspect in Gemini (even the Moon being there), it can be dangerous for New York and the US in general. It may also be because the planet will conjunct Uranus in the US chart (explosions and sudden shocks).

Dick Cheney and Crisis Situations: Dick Cheney has the dangerous Mars conjunct Saturn by transit from summer 2002 till summer 2003. This aspect warns of heart problems, crisis situations and danger to his health which may lead to major surgeries. The entire 30’s generation is also getting a Saturn-Neptune square which leads to a lot of phobias, nightmares, back stabbing, betrayal and a lot of mental stress.

It is not surprising that both Saddam Hussein and Yasser Arafat belong to this generation. May and June 2002 are especially stressful for Saddam and may represent when the US plans his overthrow.

Yasser Arafat actually has no control over Hamas and in fact has a genuine assassination threat from them (especially 2003). It is unfortunate that the US shows such a bias against Arafat knowing fully well that he cannot act when is like a prisoner. Ariel Sharon has blatantly committed a lot of atrocities by letting the army go into refugee camps full of women and children while Netanyahu and Lieberman keep supporting his actions along with most of the Senate. Justice cannot be relied upon at all and I have a feeling that the Palestinians will become a formidable army once they get some of their homeland back. The hypocrisy has been exposed and the Europeans are particularly aware of the atrocities committed by Sharon. You may remember that I had predicted he will win purely based on “Mars being in the cruel sign of Scorpio”! Ironically, this particular placement of Mars was the hallmark of the Nazis (but not Hitler himself!).

It is easy to create a situation where you can justify the army’s actions because of a few suicide bombers (including two teenage girls), who were able to derail the whole peace process. Unfortunately, the children and their generation will keep paying the price for the atrocities. I am convinced that a major peace treaties will happen when Jupiter goes into Libra in 2004-2005.

Pakistan’s Musharraf: The President of Pakistan is a Leo with Mercury in Virgo and his policies remind me very much of Shimon Peres. He has delays till July 2002 and then some excellent transits for major contracts and bringing in sweeping reforms.
India’s BJP: We indicated in our last issue that Pluto in Sagittarius promises a total mockery of religious values and so much abuse of it by power hungry politicians that it will necessitate a complete re-evaluation of spiritual values. This seems to be happening in India where the Vajpayee government is pinning its hopes of a victory at the elections by inciting hatred of Muslims. Sharon’s army shooting at the Church in Bethlehem and blowing away it’s centuries old door is also along the same lines.

Between Sep 2004 and Oct. 2005, major Peace Treaties will be signed between the Palestinians and Israel, Pakistan and India and North and South Korea.

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The following predictions are from AstroTrends written Oct. 2001

One Million Sq. Ft. for Movies: In our Sep.-Oct.2001 issue, we wrote about Ontario becoming more of a movie industry because of glamorous Leo in the US chart falling in its direction. Last week, the mayor of Toronto announced one million sq. ft. of space for the movie studios in Toronto so they can make some of the biggest films right here in Canada! Astrologically, this is very significant as it allows us to decode some of the most difficult elements of political predictions. It will also help us in guiding you in terms of which places in the US are best for you to live in.

Scandals for Bush Associates: In our last Editor’s note, we mentioned oil related scandals for Bush Jr. and Sr. about to surface, and soon after, the Enron saga started to unfold. Many Whitehouse people are implicated in it as the Enron company gave substantial contribution to the Bush campaign. However, the whole system is going away from freedom of speech so a lot of it may be suppressed. As we had mentioned before, George Bush has many hassles and a lot of frustration till summer of 2002. The coalition is falling apart and Saudi Arabia is finally waking up to the realities of the Middle East. Unfortunately, Arial Sharon will try his best to use force to bring about a military solution but will fail. A lot of people in Israel are fed up of violence even though retaliation always provokes passionate feelings in all sides. The latest missile success of the Palestinians where they blew up an 80 ton “invincible” tank brings a new dimension to the Mideast violence.

While the world turns a blind eye, the matter has taken a very desperate turn. If anyone can bring peace in the Mideast, it is Shimon Peres and he will become more popular now. Yasser Arafat has a very dangerous time starting very soon and I would give him a maximum two years (if that) to survive the Mideast injustice. Unfortunately, he is probably the most moderate as compared to the rest of his associates. Sharon will try to kill as many people as possible till summer 2002.

At least Jupiter in Libra in 2004-2005 promises major peace treaties!

Pakistan’s Musharraf: The President of Pakistan is a Leo with Mercury in Virgo and his policies remind me very much of Shimon Peres. He has delays till July 2002 and then some excellent transits for major contracts and bringing in sweeping reforms.
Sep 11th 2001: I recently came across an album cover which convinced me of what I suspected right in the beginning; that although the planes did some damage to the twin towers, it was impossible for the buildings to have collapsed the way they did. There was definitely conspiracy involved and the actions of the US, Arial Sharon and even Russia are suspect.

An album cover called “Coup” shows the twin towers burning with smoke coming at the top exactly as it happened, one rapper is holding two electrodes and the other rapper has a detonator in his hand! What is most remarkable about this picture is that it was made in June 2002! As soon as the towers fell, the albums were hastily pulled off from every store shelf! This is definitely not a coincidence nor was the alleged hijacker’s passport, which miraculously survived the burning inferno even as everyone in the place perished (he did not even need the passport for a local flight!). I am not going to go into details of who, why, how etc. but it is just to let you know that the aim of big governments is not justice but to impose their will on everyone else. In the scheme of nature, this will only go on for another year.
Pluto in Sagittarius promises a total mockery of religious values and so much abuse of it by power hungry politicians that it will necessitate a complete re-evaluation of spiritual values.

Pearl Harbor of 21st Century: In Moon Magic 2001 (written in Oct. 2000!), we wrote for late summer of 2001 that the “misguided Mideast policy of the US will lead to desperate acts similar to Pearl Harbor...”. On 11th Sep. 2001 at 11:08 pm, the President of the United States, George W. Bush, dictated for his daily diary, “the Pearl Harbor of the 21st century took place today”!

Unfortunately, these type of predictions have a price attached to them for your editor. The FBI and NSA requested the RCMP in Canada to investigate your astrologer. Fortunately, he was so impressed by our predictions (instead of seeing it as “proof” of our involvement!) that we have another client now!

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The World Trade Center Disaster: We mentioned in our last two newsletters that there will be increased violence in the Mideast and religious fervor would be high. We also mentioned almost two months ago about aviation disasters till mid Sep.01 under the heading "Accidents in the Sky". Our predictions sometimes become prophetic and we don't realize ourselves the usage of the words becoming so relevant. The WTC bombing was directly related to what is happening to the Palestinians and in Kashmir as well as Chechnya. We have a strong feeling that although Arab hijackers were involved and probably somehow linked to Osama bin Laden, there was the hand of the KGB and possibly a fore-knowledge by Mossad. Both had a lot of gain in terms of world sympathy as well as a justification to bomb the Palestinians even more and keep denying them their rights. Arabs would never have bombed the Pentagon although the WTC with its concentration of Jews in New York was a strong target for the Arabs. The Russians have been kicked out of Afghanistan mainly because of Osama bin Laden. He has also been supporting the rebels in Chechnya and some generals were recently killed there as a direct result of his organization. Russia stands to gain a lot as it has successfully manipulated the US and the British in trying to eliminate OBL. Another interest of the US, and possibly more important for them in the long run, is the oil pipeline which they want to run from Northern Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Helping the Northern Alliance and establishing a puppet government will help them gain this objective. In the meantime, the FBI and CIA will get all the help they need to deceive the public and make this a police state. They have tried their best in the past to do so but now they have a legitimate reason.

All they have to do is change their Mideast policy (we had actually predicted this in our Moon Magic 2001 (we are completely sold out of this but the Moon Magic 2002 issue will be ready by mid Oct.). We even mentioned Pearl Harbor as the similarities were strong.

We mentioned all this in our analysis of the US horoscope. US has a Mars Neptune square from the 9th to the 12th house (nightmare and danger through ocean, poison, chemicals and water supply). Mars was touching off this configuration exactly between Feb. and Aug. 2001. The US Mideast policy was very unfair towards the Palestinians during this period and Mars being in Sagittarius (religion), it led to major repercussions culminating in the WTC bombing. You cannot detach this from the Mideast issue. We are quite positive that Osama bin Laden was not involved in this bombing at all. However, since he had already threatened WTC, it was easy to frame him, weaken the rebels who are fighting so valiantly in Chechnya, give Islam a bad name in order to gain world sympathy and to keep justifying their uncreditable acts, and get the pipeline issue resolved through Northern Afghanistan.

Two things are against the United States and may lead to further disaster: 1- Mercury retrograde when the bombing raids and the plan to action was put into place. Nothing ever works out during the confused period. People come to wrong conclusions. 2- The sensitive Mars Neptune square in the US horoscope is getting touched off by Saturn till summer 2002. This is not a good omen for the US at all. Their foreign policy definitely needs to be re-evaluated in terms of the Palestinians. This is a nightmare period for the US as well. We will see further acts of terrorism (which is good for the FBI, the CIA and Ashcroft, as all of them want to regain public trust and this is easy by appealing to their patriotism. Mars-Neptune also points to chemicals being used to scare the masses (possibly by Americans groups themselves) and blaming it on the Arabs.

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Slowdown of the Manufacturing sector: As Mars moves into the sign of Capricorn from 8th Sep. till 27th Oct.'01, we will see a lot of negative news coming out of the manufacturing sector. However, around 3rd Oct., Mars opposes Jupiter which makes people feel like gamblers. Expect more bombing raids by the Americans and the British to satisfy their political aims. A few days before and a few days after (called an "orb" in astrology as events never happen on the exact transit days), people will be a bit more optimistic and there may be some big mergers. However, it is the beginning of the market slowdown. Even in the gambling mood, I have seen the market go really up or really down. Mars-Jupiter is a very unpredictable aspect and gives false hopes to people. Whatever the trends is gets really exaggerated (probably for the negative in Sep. 2001 due to some bold moves which may prove to be a real windfall for some and a real disaster for others. On 18th Feb 2001, Mars opposed Jupiter and on the 16th (just two days before), NASDAQ lost 128 points! Nov.2001 is when the market starts to take a dive and continues in Dec. 2001. mid Oct. onwards is critical (but no recession!). Even though the economic pundits may call the slowdown a recession, but there are two cycles which I look into. A 20 year Jupiter Saturn cycle which accounts for the slowdown and makes everyone work hard. The other cycle is Saturn in Sagittarius which occurs every 29 to 30 years. This points to the market being unrealistic. Although we do have the first aspect in effect, the market is not unrealistic at all. It is just a ploy of the government to get more taxpayers money. Billions of dollars spent to increase the military budget rather than doing anything about the foreign policy is asking for disaster in the long run. In the name of peace, thousands of bombs will be dropped and nations may come dangerously close to wars.

Aviation Firsts: We mentioned before that Mars in Sagittarius will coincide with major discoveries as well as inventions in the field of astronomy (as Pluto is also in the sign of Sagittarius), and we have had some very interesting events happen in the last two months.

On 13th Aug., NASA's Helios, a 247 foot unmanned giant solar powered flying wing, broke the world altitude record of jet-powered aircraft by reaching an altitude of 85,100 feet.

A new asteroid 2001 KX76 beyond Pluto has unseated the asteroid Ceres as the largest minor planet in the solar system, breaking a record that stood for two centuries.
The frozen rock has a diameter of at least 1,200 kilometers (745 miles). Ceres, which resides in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has a diameter of about 950 kilometers (590 miles). The new object is half the size of Pluto and slightly larger than Pluto's moon Charon. It orbits the sun in a ring of comets beyond the planets known as the Kuiper Belt.

In astrology, we sometimes use Ceres because it is between Mars and Jupiter but the new asteroid will not have any affect as it is beyond Pluto. It is just interesting that it is discovered when Mars is in Sagittarius along with Pluto, to help us understand the universe better.

Mars in 5th and Strife Through Children for those with TAU MC: We wrote this last time about Bush having problems with his daughter etc. Chandra Levy had Leo rising and Mars was transiting her 5th house. This points to strife with her boyfriend (Condit in this case) and also that she may have been pregnant. In fact, I am quite she was as she was getting a Mars Neptune aspect just like Princess Diana who I am sure was also pregnant).

End of Mideast Violence: We have indicated in our last few newsletters about increased violence in the Mideast as Mars is transiting Sagittarius and conjunct Pluto (violence) and opposed to Saturn till mid Sep. 2001. We have definitely seen the increased missile activity and bombings but after 8th Sep.'01, this may decrease a lot as Mars moves into the sign of Capricorn. This may point to rebuilding the schools and other buildings destroyed in the West bank and other parts of the world. Unfortunately, I feel it is the Russian Jews and the settlers who are radical and creating a lot of tension. Arial Sharon likes gangster tactics and we had correctly predicted that he will become the Prime Minister based on Mars in the cruel sign of Scorpio at the time (leading to much suffering). Shimon Peres has a much better attitude towards peace, the US too biased and the world too uncaring to do anything about the Mideast violence.

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Slowdown of the Economy: We wrote in our past newsletters that there will be no recession even though there will be a slowdown of the economy till Mar. 2002 (Jupiter Saturn conjunction). I based this on a discovery of mine that there are two different cycles involved in market crashes. There is a 29 to 30 year cycle (Saturn in Sagittarius) which brings the economy down because the market has become totally unrealistic. The other cycle is the one mentioned above which is a 20 year cycle. When both of these coincide, there is a market crash like in 1929 and 1987. The Jupiter Saturn does not have to be a conjunction (which also seems to coincide with a President not remaining in office when elected during this transit) but any adverse aspect between these two planets. This year only shows the slowdown of the economy as Saturn is not in Sag. and the market is not unrealistic. 2017 is the next recession. However, the last quarter is going to be the worst this year and most of the gains in the market will finish after mid Oct. '01. I would stay away from the market from mid Oct. till Dec. '01 (unless you are buying cheap longterm stocks).

As indicated in our last newsletter, the age group of Slobidon Milosovic has a lot of mental stress till end of Aug. 2001. Pluto is transiting his 4th house for a number of years (living in a prison). Mars is also transiting his 4th house till end of Sep.2001 which indicates strife and guns around his residence.

Mars in 5th and Strife Through Children for those with TAU MC: Those of you who have TAU M.C. Mars transiting their 5th house and have to be extra careful till mid Sep. 2001 of danger in the life of children. Although this transit also indicates that your children will become more aggressive and may take up sports, just be careful of danger sports. If you are born in the 30's or early 40's, then you also need to be careful that they don't get involved with drugs, alcohol or other scandals till end of Sep. 2001. If you are born between 1979 and 1985, then you have to be careful of out of wedlock pregnancy as well!

President Bush has had Mars transiting his 5th house from end of Feb. till 19th Sep. 2001. His daughter was in trouble with the law because of her drinking. A similar transit (Mars in 5th) plus Mars squaring Neptune in HRH Farah Pahlavi's chart, brought so much sadness in her life as daughter (Princess Leila) passed away at such a young age.

Accidents in the Sky and Mideast Violence: Mars in Sagittarius conjunct Pluto (violence) and opposed to Saturn till mid Sep. 2001 points to increased violence in the Mideast. The same transit also accounts for the Russian plane crash in Siberia. Unfortunately, it points to more aviation disasters and the market being very volatile as well till end of Sep. 2001 at least. However, expect new aerospace inventions as well.

Danger of Accidents for those with GEM, CAN, SAG and CAP MC: Those of you who use columns #3 or 4 (Gem or Can MC) have Mars transiting their 3rd house and have to be careful of danger near your home. This applies to short trips, car problems (thank your lucky stars if the car is in the garage!), and strife in the neighborhood. The place you are living in while traveling becomes your home so don't take unnecessary chances while walking or in the dark.

If you use columns #9 or 10 (Sag or Cap MC) have Mars transiting their 9th house and have to be careful of mishaps on long distance travel (where law is involved or borders being crossed) in foreign countries.

Mars transiting either the 3rd house or the 9th house (all the above mentioned cases) always indicates danger through speeding, car accidents and other incidents. As Mars is also opposing Saturn in the sky throughout July, August and the first two weeks of September, it becomes even more critical that you take extra precautions. Not everyone will get into accidents, but if you do under this transit, it can prove to be quite dangerous. I have done too many charts of vehicular accidents to just give hints anymore. It is not destined and you can certainly prevent a tragedy from happening.

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The Stock Market: The market, especially NASDAQ, is going to be very volatile till 8th Sep.2001. Dow will have setbacks but will be more stable than NASDAQ. There is a very productive technological period starting this June which will help the market but we doubt if NASDAQ reaches the highs of last year for some time. Car manufacturers will make major headways with new designs, faster, better and more fuel efficient cars, but by the time it translates into stock market gains, it will be at least into late summer. Food related companies and stocks will thrive this summer as Jupiter moves into Cancer from mid July 2001. People will be more nurturing as well!

The market will have highs from mid April 2001 till end of Sep. 2001. It will take a dive from the first week of Oct. till end of Dec.2001. The most volatile period is between end of Feb. and end of Aug.2001 but this is also the best time for shrewd investors when the market's volatility can be taken advantage of.

Nov.2001 will be particularly volatile and Microsoft stocks will be adversely affected as Mars in Aquarius squares Saturn for Bill Gates. Although the US economy will slow down, we do not see a recession. The tax cuts will only marginally help the market.

Peace in the Middle East: With Mars in the cruel, violent and vindictive sign of Scorpio, we expect Ariel Sharon to be the next prime minister. The peace process during the whole month of February 2001 will be without any direction or results (Mercury retrograde in Pisces). Till mid Sep.2001, politics will be driven by religious sentiments and the issue of Palestinian refugees will be continuously debated as will the status of Jerusalem (both Mars in Sagittarius themes). Violence around religious places and to preachers will increase between April and end of Aug.2001.

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As the new millennium begins, here is a look at the planetary influences surrounding us.

Starting from the slowest moving transit of Pluto, here are the rest of the planets reflecting the concerns of the masses at the beginning of the new century. We will deal with Pluto in this issue and continue with Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter later on.

Pluto (Radical Changes, Global Events, Mass Movements, Oil and Anything Which Comes From Under The Earth):

Pluto will be in Sagittarius until Nov. 26, 2008, then move into Capricorn for a short period on January 25, 2008, and back into Sagittarius on June 13, 2008.

Pluto has been in Sagittarius since Nov. 1995 and (as we had predicted in 80's) has already coincided with:

Mass education (Internet and video conferencing),
Global TV networks, no custom tariffs (on the Internet!).
Mass gambling (Internet Casinos), and beginning of radical changes in the education, political, and judicial systems.

Pluto in Sag. will continue to bring some of the best opportunities to understand what is out there in space, as well as:

Pictures of galaxies never seen before
Major revelations in astronomy
Possible answer to ET life in other planets as well as discoveries of other worlds.
Pluto in Sag. will finally bring peace in the Mideast and Kashmir (as much as we can only hope in that volatile region!)
Religious tolerance with emphasis on the roots and harmony between religions.
Transportation will radically improve
Tires will become self-repairing
Satellite guided electronic roadmaps will all but eliminate traffic jams
Arrogance of official working for the Customs, Immigration and Judiciary will be curtailed or even eliminated (most transactions through eCommerce!).
New methods of education will be discovered and other senses involved in learning (there are over 36 senses in the body!).
International language and symbology will be perfected (astrological symbology may play an important role here as well).
Astrology accepted as a social science
Treatment of lung related illnesses like asthma and pneumonia will be found and low back will benefit from this transit as well.
Combination of Planetary Influences: In many of our forecasts, we combine the influences of different planets. For example,:
Pluto in Sagittarius = Radical changes in transportation, education and mass communication.
Neptune in Aquarius = Videos, Films and Movies on the Internet, 3D and Holography.
Uranus in Aquarius = Digital technology and new inventions and computers.
Taking Pluto in Sagittarius, Neptune in Aquarius and Uranus in Aquarius, we have:
Digital roadmaps and new methods of transportation and communication.
Education will become a more enjoyable experience by utilizing 3D, Virtual Reality and holography.
Mass education available through the Internet and Video conferencing.
TV will become 3D and images will be projected outside the TV set itself!
Animated movies will have lifelike images and voices of digital actors!
Clean fuel and battery operated cars will make transportation more economical.

Similarly, Jupiter in Gemini from June 30, 2000 till July 12, 2001 will help tremendously with the upcoming communication revolutions of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Saturn in Gemini from 10 Aug. 2000 will standardize file transfer protocols and enable all computers and other gadgets to communicate with each other.

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Which Signs Will Be Affected Most by Internet and Virtual Reality?

The signs most affected adversely by the Information Age will be Earth signs (Taurus, Capricorn and Virgo) and the Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces). Unless they have Air and Fire planets in their charts, they will have to get used to a faster pace of life and less emotional contact.

Earth signs will miss the stability of tangible experiences and the slower pace of life. Water signs will miss their need for emotional closeness and game playing! However, these signs will also be in demand if they chose a profession where they conduct workshops or help people in getting away from the hectic pace of the Digital Age! They may even be the last refuge for people to turn to, as everyone will be going neurotic spending too much time on the Internet and having information overload!

Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) and Air signs (Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius) will thrive on new challenges and immediate gratification!

Neptune (Inspirational Ideals of the Masses, Fuel, Ships, Ocean, Movies):

Neptune has been in Aquarius since 1998 and will stay there until February 3, 2012. As we had mentioned almost ten years ago, Neptune in Aquarius has coincided with nature and inspiration combined with hi-tech in the form of the iMac, rainforest cafes, and spiritual music in digital formats everywhere. It will even help medicine find new ways of diagnosis using magnetic scans and holography. TV will become 3D and images will be projected outside the TV set itself! Animated movies will have lifelike images of digital actors and voices almost indistinguishable from the original human voice! Past singers will be reborn digitally to produce new movies and sing new serenades. Digital profiles of actors will be stored as plug-ins in Browsers to recall while viewing animated movies on the Internet. DNA databases will be formed and shared globally.

Hydrogen fuel will used more to eliminate carbon pollution. The greatest benefit of this transit will be realized in multimedia, film, movies, digital photography, and a combination of analog and digital signals will be used to produce the ultimate visual experiences. New boats and ship designs will take advantage of solar power and run on clean fuels.

Mood alteration through music will become more popular, space art, holographic art will emerge on the desktop. Video production will become even more popular for home use. Virtual supermarket shopping will become a reality. New ways of using sound, color and light will be discovered and help revolutionize the film industry.

Virtual Reality will be used more often to experience travel resorts. Poor people will be able to visit the poshest and the most exclusive resorts at least vicariously through VR sets. They may even be able to get some of the benefits through virtual experiences! Imagine visiting an beautiful resort in some remote Greek island and being treated to a guided tour by a digital actor, then to a virtual therapist who alters your mood through light, color, music and stimulating the right brain waves (you would need a VR helmet of course!), then stimulates any inspirational mood you desire.

Uranus (New technology, digital signals, break from past and innovations): Uranus will be in Aquarius until Dec. 30, 2003 except for a short period in Pisces from March 10, 2003 to Sep. 14, 2003. After Dec. 30, 2003 Uranus will be in the sign of Pisces for approximately seven years. As we had predicted before, Uranus has coincided with the Internet, digital photography and some of the most revolutionary advances in computer technology and interactive videos.

This trend will continue with new advances in the delivery of digital music and video on the Internet. Wireless Internet will allow thousands of radio stations and music channels to be broadcast to portable Internet walkmans. Streaming video is still in its infancy but soon become much easier and popular even for desktops. Major advances in 3D streaming technology will make it much more practical.

Uranus will bring about fundamental changes to our thinking. Instead of computers becoming just faster, parallel processing will be the next step. Apple's G4 is the fastest PC in the world right now and is considered a supercomputer but has only one CPU. From June 30, 2000 (when Jupiter moves into Gemini), parallel G4s will herald the age of desktop holography. Desktop radio, Digital editing and Internet TV broadcasting will give opportunities to anyone aspiring to communicate to the masses.

Wireless account transactions and transfers from your credit card will provide more security while shopping. Remote scanning at the Supermarkets will eliminate lineups Digital tellers will be used at many banks and will be available 24 hours a day.

New research in optical technology will revolutionize anything related to light including cameras, development of films and new forms of lighting methods. Solar lighting in streets will become more popular. Increased technological breakthroughs, a lack of personal touch and an accelerated pace of life will play havoc on the nervous system and spas, electronic mood relaxation techniques will sprout everywhere and become a corporate writeoff!

On a more mundane level, Uranus and Neptune in Aquarius will make people more aware of humanitarian, social and racial issues. People will suddenly change their relationships, career direction, Long distance romance will flourish on the Internet with higher bandwidth allowing exchange of audio and video in realtime.

Pay equity will be eliminated and new concepts and political ideologies based on uniqueness of individuals (no two people are alike and there is no such thing as equality in nature!) will be realized. Voting through the Internet will allow instant referendums.

Although more and more people will be able to communicate with each other from all over the world and be connected to events and places immediately, yet life in the millennium will become more impersonal and self satisfying. There will be less dependency on people as computers, the Internet and Virtual Worlds will eliminate the need to spend time, money, and emotional Relationships will be based on how much emotional investment is required! The need for individual freedom and self-expression will become more acute and there will be a sense of urgency to alter one's surroundings in order to bring more fulfillment in one's life. Ironically, Internet free relaxation workshops will also become very popular!

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Your Most Stressful Periods Based on Your Age Group

Locate your Age Group and find the dates when you are going through a stressful period under "Your Stressful Period". Read below for detailed guidelines for this period.

Children are more prone to infections now and adults have wrong hunches and act upon them! Be careful of scandals and fraud! You are more susceptible to allergies now and your immune system is depleted. Give yourself more rest and don't jump the gun. Be careful of lakes and the ocean (danger from drowning). Be careful of unwanted or out of wedlock pregnancies. This is an obsessive period and whatever you do will become a habit, so choose your obsessions carefully! Your plans usually backfire and even friends turn against you.

Your Age Group	Neptune in Sign	Your Stressful Period
1901 - 1913	Cancer	Feb. to Mar. 2000, mid Jul. to July 2000, Nov. to mid Dec. 2000.
1914 - 1928	Leo	mid Mar. to Apr. 2000, Aug. to mid Sep. 2000.
1929 - 1941	Virgo	May to mid Jun. 2000, mid Sep. to Oct. 2000
1942 - 1955	Libra	Feb. to Mar. 2000, mid Jul. to July 2000, Nov. to mid Dec. 2000.
1956 - 1969	Scorpio	mid Mar. to Apr. 2000, Aug. to mid Sep. 2000.
1970 - 1983	Sagittarius	May to mid Jun. 2000, mid Sep. to Oct. 2000
1984 - 1996	Capricorn	Feb. to Mar. 2000, mid Jul. to July 2000, Nov. to mid Dec. 2000.
1997 - 2011	Aquarius	mid Mar. to Apr. 2000, Aug. to mid Sep. 2000.

During the above mentioned dates, your generation has to be very careful that you do not set yourself up for a nightmare period and stress related illnesses. Refrain from gossips, fraud and get rich schemes.

Your immunity of the body is also reduced during this period and you should try to give yourselves much more rest. Be careful of infections and common cold and this applies to your children as well. Avoid false accusations and worrying unnecessarily or being paranoid.

Mars is adversely aspecting your Neptune. This is an obsessive theme but the form of obsession is your free choice. Avoid alcohol and Valium or anti-depressants but take bubble baths and listen to Chopin.

During the first two weeks of Aug. 2000, and again from the last week of Dec. 2000 till the end of first week of Jan. 2001, Mars opposes Neptune adverse which indicates:

Storms, Hurricanes, Scandals, Food Poisoning, Oil spills, Epidemics and Drugs in the news!!

In Japan, many people died from food poisoning when Mars was in Cancer (acidity in the stomach) opposed to Neptune in the skies between Jul.'96 and Sep.'96 . This is the classic aspect of major storms, nightmares, drowning, ship sinkings, drug raids and busts, subversive activities, epidemics, mass panic (like in Burundi) and mishaps in the ocean. (which we had predicted from Aug.'96 issue of AstroTrends).

The following Predictions are from AstroTrends Jan 1997 and still apply.

Pluto in Sagittarius till 2008: Free International Trade and Mass Communication

We mentioned in 1987 that Pluto in Sagittarius from Nov.'95 till 2008 will be reflective of free trade around the world after the North American Free Trade agreement. Now the APEC summit (whose 18 members produce 60% of world trade) have decided to have global free trade by 2010! President Clinton is trying for 0% tariff on hi-tech by 2000 as well!

Pluto (radical changes) in Sagittarius also led us to other forecasts involving global communication and foreigner lands. Sagittarius = immigration so we predicted major changes in the immigration laws leading to no custom tariffs and no passports and also a drive for global economy and global currency. Mass communication will radically change from mid Jan.'97 as more and more people find it so much easier to communicate with each other. Government laws are currently applicable to one country only but this will start changing very soon as universal principles and justice becomes more common. Mass discussions on the Internet will bring people together from many parts of the world discussing common human problems in their own languages as new technology allows simultaneous translation. The governments will feel extremely threatened and try their best to enforce regulations and encrypting codes but will be frustrated in their fight against global forces. Ironically, democratic governments will become very dictatorial in their pursuit to stop true democracy as their hype about freedom of speech is exposed! People at a global level are going to be talking to each other and politicians, educators, lawyers, judges, and anyone in the position to misuse power will be exposed immediately!

Aviation and Other Mergers

Three years ago, we predicted aviation mergers (Uranus in Aquarius) and now Boeing and McDonnell Douglas have merged. From mid. Jan.'97, Jupiter joins Uranus in Aquarius signaling many more mergers between computer giants, software manufacturers, telecommunication industry, media and the advertising companies.

Revolutionary Advances in Digital Use (Uranus in Aquarius)

From Jan.'97, Jupiter and Uranus in Aquarius will revolutionize all forms of transportation and mass communication including introduction of electric cars, new aviation entertainment using digital technology on planes, digital TV used to access the Internet, videophones, films available on CD ROMs, hand held walkman for viewing films on DVD's, new advances in digital cameras and fiber optics and many companies investing heavily in it, real estate values increasing in areas with high concentration of hi-tech manufacturing facilities, unique uses of infra red technology for computers, new optical devices used for computer data storage, more wireless communication used for audio and video equipment (elimination of wires for speakers, printers etc.), increased use of hand held notepads with thin screens, new technologies developed bridging the gap between analog and digital communication, new operating systems on ROM so you never have to worry about a computer crashing due to software problems, usage of lightweight, thin, flat screen TV and monitors instead of the heavy TVs we use, ultra light audio mixers and portable audio studios. Many of these are already in the making and from 1997, they will start being used on a commercial basis. Major advances in marketing and advertising with precision targets established through Internet and home TVs hooked up to central databases.

Danger to Personal Security

There will be increased efforts by government agencies and powerful authorities to get more control of people by digitizing fingerprints on credit cards, driver's license, health cards etc. under the guise of elimination of fraud. Encryption technology will be pursued relentlessly by the government and digital espionage and devices will be at their best but not obvious to the general public. Be careful of giving personal info. on the Internet (or to legal authorities) as there is a security risk once your identity is known.

Human values will become digital as identity is stored on computers and databases. The negative aspect of the advancing technology is that there is a neglect of emotional values. I have coined the expression "digital emotions" and "analog emotions" similar to analog films and the sterile high-tech digital videos to draw a parallel between warm human emotions of the real world and cyberspace. Interestingly, both analog and digital signals exist in Nature and within our body. The brain translates analog signals to digital. Voice and hearing are analog but the thinking process is digital like the nervous system and its neural activity!

Radical Changes in Gambling

Last year, we mentioned that Pluto in Sagittarius from Nov.'95 will bring about radical changes in gambling and new laws will be formulated to regulate it. With Uranus in Aquarius (digital technology), airlines are introducing gambling in planes now with a maximum limit of $350 US! Sagittarius is not only the sign for speculation and gambling but also transportation and Aquarius rules aviation!

World Leaders and Newsmakers

President Clinton, Benazir Bhutto, Benjamin Netanyahu, Boris Yeltsin, George Bush Jr., Jean Chrétien, Shimon Peres, Yasser Arafat, Prince Charles and Princess Diana

Religious Tension in the World

We have forecasted religious tensions throughout the world leading to eventual peace. As we had mentioned many times before, wars around the world finished by Nov. '95 but the religious wars are starting.

The radical elements around the world will gain at first and then become more moderate 1997. In India, the BJP almost came in to power fueling more hatred but will probably not be able to form a government and resign. On the positive side, there is a growing appreciation for each different religions.

Aug. 1997 is an extremely violent period in the Middle East. With Mars in Scorpio, the threat for political and religious assassinations is high. Governments will become more vindictive in their crackdowns as well..

Here are some World Predictions to occur after Dec. 1995
(made by Hassan Jaffer between Oct.'86 and 1990 in AstroTrends)

Religion will be totally redefined and the emphasis will be on Universal Truth.

There will be a complete overhaul of the judicial system and the legal system will seek to be closer to the Universal justice.

Distant learning courses (Pluto in Sag. and Uranus in Aquarius) will become very popular from 1996 onwards
Comment: This prediction is so simple yet remarkably accurate because the Internet has definitely made distant learning possible now. (Shervin Shahrebani).
Java software will become the hottest commodity in 1996. Microsoft Explorer will overtake the competitors but Netscape Gold will gain because of its ability to Publish online.

Our prediction about the "Animated Age of the Movies" to start from 1998 onwards (made in 1988!), seems quite plausible now. It will take at least two more years for much faster technology and platform independent animation software to be ready to produce the 3-D imaging. Virtual Reality and Holography will also be more common from 1998 onwards (Uranus and Neptune in Aquarius).
Comments: I just read a report on Digital Actors which is exactly what Hassan had predicted few years ago! (Shervin Shahrebani)

Commercial Real Estate and other investment properties will increase in price from Feb.'96 till Dec.'96 (Jupiter in Capricorn).
Jupiter in Capricorn in 1996 will help make Virtual Reality common for commercial real estate viewing.

Comment: All wars around the world did end by Nov.'95 predicted in AstroTrends. The prediction about Bosnia's peace (which was reiterated in Jan.'95) materialized exactly in Nov.'95!

Intefadeh will lead to a Palestinian State or at least autonomy on the West Bank by Nov.'95.

Comment: West Bank was given to the Palestinians very close to Hassan's timing and another major territory given in Nov. and Dec. 1995!

End of Communism, End of Berlin Wall and Apartheid (predicted in 1987): Nov. 1995 will be the turning point for the world as Pluto moves away from Scorpio (violence, wars, terrorism, research, social diseases, dictatorships etc.) into Sagittarius (Universal Justice, mass education, religion, mass communication. mass transportation etc.).

Comment: The Internet is probably one of Hassan's best predictions indicated as mass communication. In fact, this is going to be the basis of his other forecasts relating to the educational system and religion. They are all going to be revolutionized by the Internet now. You find discussions on religion everywhere and all kinds of educational software is available free on the Net. Many archives and research articles are also available. (Shervin Shahrebani).

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Summary of World Events (made by Hassan between 1986 and 1990)

On the positive side, 1996 is the beginning of the true space age era with Uranus in Aquarius. Absolutely revolutionary technology will start from Jan.1996. The Animated Age of the Movies will start in 1998 and you will also see revolutionary advances in holography by the end of 1997. Holographic furniture and jewellery will be some of the first projects in practical holography.

Expect Apple to be back to its normal innovative style by late Summer of 1996. In 1997, Steve Jobs will be back to lead Apple into a totally new era. He is a brilliant mind and is way ahead of everyone else and the whole world is finally catching up to his way of thinking.

Microsoft will start catching up to Netscape as soon as the Net becomes less user friendly i.e. by the end of 1996.

The Animated Age of the Movies will start from 1998 onwards when you will see digital actors instead of regular actors! This does not mean that we will only have digital actors or to reduce the cost of movie production. The main reason for this would be to revive actors which are no longer with us e.g. a film starring Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe! (this prediction was originally made by Hassan Jaffer around 1988).