I was talking to the soldier the other day or rather he was talking to me about politics and he asked what I thought about something.”I don’t know. I don’t think about that stuff at all. I don’t listen to any of it, I don’t think it matters.”

Silence.

“Well I don’t. I don’t care what Obama said. I don’t care what Hilary thought or what some talking head is saying on the news tonight. I don’t track any of that; I don’t think it’s real. Do you think it’s real?”

No answer.

“Look, I’m sorry. I know you watch this stuff like a hawk but I do not. I watch things that are real. I watch the dollar for example. I watch the price of gold. I watch the price of oil for Godsakes! I see it’s going to break $100 a barrel and that’s supposed to be a big deal? Well now it’s at $112 and I know the effects of this first hand. I worked for Frito Lay for years. I know what happens when the price of gas goes up. I told you I saw 12 flour tortillas priced at $4.65 in the store last week. How are people supposed to pay $5 for a stack of flour and water? Tortillas are poverty food! People are going to get to the store and find they can’t afford to buy food. Now that is real and what some guy on CNN is saying to fill up air time is of no consequence whatsoever as far as I am concerned. How long can we stay in denial? Forever? Somehow I don’t think so.”

If you’re the type to pay attention, what do you track as indicators of where we are headed?

I track the price of gold and have for many years. Today I read that gold was connected to the Galactic Center… I have no expertise in this area but it prompted me to research and I came across this old thread on Kitco.com - the premier site for gold bugs (like me). Astrology and Gold

Here is another thread from a different forum:

LT Astrological Look Out Below, Astronomy on Charts

And then there is this:

Precious Metals Bull Market until 2006-7?

Gold is currently near it’s all time high of $850 per ounce in 1980 but if that figure were adjusted for inflation it would be about $2145 an ounce per this chart - Inflation-Adjusted Gold Price - 1915-2007

Anyone have anything they can add? In what direction do you think the price of gold is headed and why?

A couple days ago George Clooney spoke about the paparazzi breaking laws and putting celebrities in danger…

“What they’re doing is illegal, its high speed chases and they’re competing with each other. They’re not trying to catch me doing something stupid, they’re trying to create me doing something stupid. You don’t get to break all these laws and then say ‘I’m just doing my job.’ The guys that commit all these crimes are rewarded for it. It creates bounty hunters in a way. “

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“I am the son of an anchorman. I don’t want to restrict anyone’s rights. Take your pictures but don’t go 60 mph down a one way street. Don’t cause injury to people who aren’t involved.”

Continue reading Jupiter And Pluto Leaving Sagittarius For Capricorn: The Paparazzi, George Clooney, Dead Babies, Cocaine And The Shadow Side

Gold hit a 28 year high today. That’s a Saturn cycle. Gold hit an all time high of $850 oz in January of 1980 with Saturn in Virgo at 20 degrees.

What do you think? Will history repeat?

In April it was reported that Indians rushed to buy gold during the days of the Akshaya Tritiya festival.

Here’s another report of increased demand for gold due astrology from Mineweb:

“Year of the Golden Pig” helps boost gold demand to a record dollar level in Q1 2007

Rhona O’Connell writes:

“It is well established in Chinese Astrology that the Golden Pig is one of the most auspicious years for wealth and marriage. The World Gold Council notes in its latest Gold Demand Trends publication that Chinese consumer demand for gold was up by 31% over the first quarter of 2006, as the Chinese “flocked to buy gold jewelery and commemorative “Lucky balls”, especially around the Chinese New Year in mid-February…”

Mineweb - Gold Demand Trends

From Bernama.com: Indians Rush To Buy Gold On Auspicious Day

P. Vijian writes

CHENNAI (India), April 21 (Bernama) — There is always an auspicious day to perform any act in India - from a simple decision like buying a vehicle to a more important one like getting married.

April 19 and 20 are the auspicious days of the “Akshaya Tritiya” festival where it is customary for Indians to buy gold in the belief that it will bring prosperity for the family throughout the year.

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And regarding, “Akshaya Tritiya” from Astrouniverse.com

“Akshaya tritiya falls on the third lunar day from Amavayasya (new moon) which occurs during the suklapaksha month of vaishaka.The special fasts and feasts of the vaisaka month begins with Akshaya Tritiya. The reason for this day to be auspicious is the position of Sun and Moon on that particular day…”

Meet Henry Weingarten of the Astrologers Fund.

I have reading this guy for many years. And buying and selling stocks on his advice, for that matter. He has been touting gold for a long time…which is now at a 25 year high and climbing.

Weingarten is a Leo. I don’t know him, but he mentions this now and then. And he is calling for gold to reach $800 an ounce by 2008. And I was thinking about this in relation to the other Saturn in Leo blogs (here, and here). Saturn favors reality and Gold (Leo) has real value, as opposed to money that just keeps coming off a press…or the things you own, but you owe on.

But anyway, Weingarten sells subscriptions, but offers some of his work, a week delayed. See “Wall Street Next Week” which updates Friday mornings. He also writes a newsletter from time to time and it’d be nice to see him get some credit for his work.

Because at this point the mainstream is yakking about gold…they are calling for $1000 an oz and so forth, but Weingarten was waaaaaay ahead of the pack on this one.

So what do you think? Is gold the new platinum? How high will it go?