2008 SPECIAL REPORT:

Election and...

by Bill Hansen

 

The beginning of the “bad times” as I and so many others have written and spoken about has begun. We are in the initial stage of the end of oil as the primary energy source. A detailed explanation of the oil era ending can be found in the article “Inflation Warning and the War in Iraq” under Articles.

My predictions concerning the economy have been right on the money. The weather predictions have also been amazingly accurate for the last several years. The precipitation, temperature, and sunspot indices (under Data) have also yielded correct predictions. The U.S. is currently experiencing a Saturn year based on my Diurnal Planet Progression Technique. Saturn years have been instrumental in a wide variety of historical events including the Peace of Paris, which ended the Revolution; the 1873 financial panic that was the worse depression up to that time; and the 1918 beginning of World War I. Although July 2008 – July 2009 is a difficult year, it will establish plans, laws, and structures for renewed growth. Be sure to read the News and Data sections, plus A Personal Message, on my website for more yearly predictions.

In this special report I want to highlight two important cycles to the U.S. chart. Both have a tremendous bearing on 2008 events and the future of our nation.
The transit of Neptune (what I call the 42-year cycle) is in conjunction with the U.S. Moon peaking Mar. 25, retrograde July 31, and the third contact peaks Jan. 25, 2009. The first conjunction that took place after the founding of our nation was Apr. 14, 1844. This was the first of five phases! The last phase peaked on Nov. 22, 1845. 1844 was an important election year. The annexation of Texas was the prime issue dividing the nation. Forces for and against annexation had slavery mostly in mind. Whig leader Henry Clay opposed absorbing Texas, whereas his presidential contender, James K. Polk, was for expansion. Polk won the hotly contested election with a solid lead in electoral votes; the popular vote was extremely close however: Polk received 1,338,464 to Clay’s 1,300,097.

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