Less than a year after his success in the election for Governor of New York, the Great Depression began, the greatest economic crisis of the 20^th century. Between Thursday 24 October and Tuesday 29 October 1929, the quotations on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. These days are known as Black Thursday (24 October), Black Monday (28 October) and Black Tuesday (29 October). These three fateful days are etched in the memory of the fellows. By mid-day on Thursday 24 October, the Dow Jones index fell by 22.6%, causing panic and a riot outside the Stock Exchange building after the police closed the doors. In the afternoon, the situation had improved when institutional investors decided to support the market. At the end of the day, the Stock Exchange market closed down by only 2.1%. On Monday 28, the banks were unable to intervene in view of the quantity of securities put up for sale, more than 9 million. The Dow Jones index lost 13%. On Tuesday 29, more than 16 million shares were traded, causing the Dow Jones index to fall by a further 12%. Between 22 October and 13 November 1929, the Dow Jones index lost 39% of its value. This stock market crisis caused an economic crisis that lasted until the beginning of the Second World War and had repercussions up to Germany.

• In Franklin Roosevelt’s Horoscope:
  On Thursday 24 October 1929 is positioned at 1° 54′ of Scorpio. This degree of the day is in conjunction with the transit of Sun in the House II. It is of Powerful force thanks to the Sun.
  The degree of the year is set in 11° 01′ of Aquarius. This is the exact degree of the natal Sun (at 0° 07′ near) in the House V, that of the speculation. It is of Very Powerful force with its conjunctions with the Sun and the Part of Fortune. At forty-seven years and eight months, it announces the Mars-Saturn period. Saturn is of powerful force because it is situated in the degree of the Moon in night birth. It is of Middle quality in Taurus through its conjunction to Jupiter which is of Beneficent quality.

  Franklin Roosevelt Wall Street crash – Analogies

  • The degree of the year is conjunct with the degree of the natal Sun. It is of Evil quality in Aquarius, its sign of Detriment. Its conjunction with Venus allows us to consider it is of Middle quality. That would be enough to make decisive losses in connection with the Stock Exchange market in the House V, that of speculation. But Saturn forms a bad aspect of square (90°) with the Sun (at 5° 05′ near), which makes it even more evil and that has the meaning of the financial crash because it is of Very Powerful force (Sun + PF).
  • The master of the Period is Saturn. It is of Powerful force. It is of Middle quality in Taurus thanks to its conjunction to Jupiter. The House VIII is in analogy with the greatest afflictions of life. His influence is double as master of the Period and because it is of square aspect to the Sun.
  • Sun is in transit in Scorpio and in conjunction with the degree of the day. It is of Middle quality and of Powerful force. It also is an omen of financial losses because this degree is in opposition to natal Saturn (Evil quality in Scorpio) in the House II, that of money.

• In the Solar Revolution of 1929 (SR 1929):
  On 24 October 1929 is at 0° of Scorpio conjunct with the Part of Fortune of SR, in the natal House II and the House IX of SR.
  The degree of the year is at 7° 44′ of Aquarius in the natal House V and in the first House of SR.
  The planetary period is Mars-Saturn still.

  The Plus of the Solar Revolution

  • This Solar Revolution is not catastrophic for Franklin Roosevelt. Even if he suffers a loss on the Stock Exchange market, he obtained the responsibility as Governor of New York. It is a protected period because the degree of the year is also conjunct with the natal Part of Fortune.