| The American War of Independence ended in 1776 | | | | live beyond its means and shall spend heavily on |
| with the birth of the United States of America. The | | | | wars. Its impact on the economy of the country was |
| date of birth was 4th July 1776. My esteemed Guru | | | | bound to be negative. |
| Mr. K. N. Rao has taken the birth time of USA as | | | | In the Moon / Mercury phase the country had to |
| 10:21:30 AM on 4th July 1776 (Philadelphia) in his article | | | | suffer from recession and the financial market literally |
| in the Journal of Astrology. The horoscope of | | | | collapsed. The government had to come to the |
| America has been drawn on the basis of the same | | | | rescue of financial institutions and corporate houses |
| information. | | | | for pulling them out. The twelfth house placement of |
| The placements of planets in the horoscope of the | | | | Mercury indicated overambitious ventures. |
| United States of America are as follows:- | | | | Moon is the twelfth lord in the horoscope. With the |
| - The "lagna" (ascendant) rising is Leo. | | | | dasa in progress, it can re-trigger financial crisis. |
| - Saturn is placed in the 2nd house. | | | | Although, USA has pulled out of Iraq, its war against |
| - "Ketu" is placed in the 6th house. | | | | terrorism is still continuing. The increasing costs of the |
| - Moon is placed in the 7th house. | | | | military offensive may cause acute unemployment |
| - Sun, Venus, Mars and Jupiter are placed in the 11th | | | | problems. |
| house. | | | | 2. Are planets indicating security threats? |
| - Retrograde Mercury and "Rahu" are placed in the | | | | Rahu is placed in the twelfth house. This placement is |
| 12th house. | | | | highly significant because this may alienate the |
| Before analyzing the implications of the placement of | | | | Muslims. The policies of America may be perceived as |
| planets, it will be pertinent to take a quick survey of | | | | anti-Muslim. America and Americans may become the |
| some important events which took place during the | | | | target of Muslim fundamentalist organizations. |
| last two decades and its effect on the nation.a) With | | | | The period of "Mars / Rahu" will commence from |
| the collapse of the Soviet Union, the USA became | | | | March 2012 and will continue till March 2013. This is the |
| the superpower. It intervened in the Gulf-War after | | | | period to be watched carefully. The security and |
| Iraq's attack on Kuwait. This triggered a full-scale | | | | safety of the country will require close monitoring |
| expensive war for America.b) On 11th September | | | | during this phase. |
| 2001 the World Trade Centre was attacked by | | | | Moon is not supported by planets from either side. |
| terrorist organization. It sent a shiver down the spine | | | | This also indicates that arrogance has made USA |
| of the nation. It decided to wage a war against | | | | alone in foreign policies. They have created more |
| terrorism and the next expensive war began in | | | | enemies in the world than friends. This position is |
| Afghanistan.c) The American economy went into | | | | neither good for an individual or for a nation. |
| tailspin after the burst of realty bubble. A number of | | | | 3. Is number one position of USA threatened? |
| banks collapsed. Economic problems multiplied at | | | | China is fast emerging as a big competitor and is the |
| home and unemployment figures rose very high. The | | | | number two economy in the world right now. Its |
| economy started recovering with slippages.d) The | | | | military might is also increasing and it is bound to |
| World Trade Centre and 9/11 is again in news right | | | | become a natural threat to America. Its number one |
| now. The reason is the suggestion of President | | | | position will not remain unchallenged. |
| Obama to build a mosque at the site of terrorist | | | | In this situation the only way for America is to |
| attack. | | | | cultivate friendship with democracies around the |
| 1. Are planets affecting the economy? | | | | world. Saturn represents common man. Democracies |
| The "Mahadasa" of Moon started from October 2001. | | | | are ruled by the common man. Saturn will be in its |
| Moon happens to be the lord of the twelfth house. | | | | exalted state when America may be in crisis in 2012. |
| This house is seen for expenses. The period of Moon | | | | Close ties with democratic countries may help |
| prepared the country to pump money for financing | | | | America. It should carefully analyze the role of India |
| its offensive against perpetrators of the terrorist | | | | which is the largest democracy of the world and is |
| attack. This was an indication that America will try to | | | | very significant for its economy. |