| The crash of 08’ and the financial demise in 2009 | | | | other words, when a retail chain closes down and |
| is now well beyond its infancy. Many people and | | | | there is a loss of a thousand management positions, |
| societies around the world are noticing significant | | | | there aren't 500 new management jobs being |
| changes occur. A difficult event to watch, and a | | | | created in another industry. If there are jobs being |
| cataclysmic event that will precede some of these | | | | created, they are often very low paying. But many |
| biggest changes anyone has seen throughout history. | | | | high earners don't get this, they keep holding out for |
| The full financial and economic collapse of the USA is | | | | a job close to what they were making before. Good |
| going to continue to play out and affect many other | | | | luck to them, because in most cases, these do not |
| powerful nations around the world. The changes we | | | | exist. They will go deeper and deeper into debt as |
| have seen in the last 12 months have been quite | | | | they wait for that job that isn't coming. |
| significant but nothing like those that we will see | | | | Those without jobs will have no other alternative but |
| develop over the next several years. Change is both | | | | to try and go it alone by starting their own business. |
| good and bad, but necessary for us to move | | | | Some will succeed if they provide products or |
| forward as a complex society and also as a human | | | | services that thrive during tough times. .ie. As an |
| race. | | | | example, home mowing or gardening services and |
| Trust has been misplaced, the people have been | | | | even garage sales which did well back in the last |
| betrayed, and the ship is sinking really fast. Once | | | | great depression. Unfortunately the others that try |
| people work this out, we expect to see rallies; | | | | to start up their businesses will fail miserably, because |
| protests and upheavals spill out onto the streets. If | | | | there isn't enough business and consumer spending to |
| such events do take place, this will further become | | | | create space for new endeavours. So not only will |
| an advertisement for others still asleep to wake up, | | | | you see big names and established corporations going |
| rise up and join in. In the process it will design and | | | | under, but very small businesses failing as well. |
| self replicate a huge movement against the rich and | | | | Those enraged from this will act out at the |
| powerful who have been dominating this scene for | | | | government and class them the enemy and the |
| many years. | | | | cause for their stress and extra burdens. |
| The Lunar eclipse that scientists say will occur at the | | | | Other problems, such as the housing industry are |
| end of July, plays a significant role with what is | | | | merely a symptom of people's greed, which is the |
| happening on a geographical and social level also. | | | | real issue. We're going to see a lot of realtors |
| Historically speaking, we have found proof that a | | | | migrate out of their industry in the next six months |
| major event such as this, has an effect on specific | | | | but the jobs they are going to find waiting for them |
| areas in which they occur and throughout the world | | | | will be very low paying, if at all. There is going to be |
| in general. Ground movements, Motional upheaval | | | | many people trying sales, and that is not the way to |
| (riots), governmental upheaval, volcanic activity and | | | | go. People need to go into high demand areas, and |
| quakes, along with hurricanes normally occur more | | | | at a much lower pay, because the stability is going to |
| frequently after such lunar events. As this ties in with | | | | be living with less. The people who make it through |
| a lot of our other forecasts related to the economy | | | | this are those that are willing to cut back their |
| and change of social conditions, it will be interesting | | | | standard of living significantly, learn to live with much |
| to see what events do come about. | | | | less, be willing to take a substandard job. In the |
| Being on the brink of this revolutionary change is | | | | end, they will likely be happier. |
| scary for some, and they have turned a blind eye on | | | | There is a way to find peace within the storm. |
| the entire situation. But those wide-awake to the | | | | There are people who are at peace, and it is |
| changes that lie just around the corner realise that it | | | | important that they stay back and simply remain as a |
| is not a simple fairytale story situation. The | | | | witness to these global events as they unfold. |
| transitional change is an imminent event that we all | | | | Those that prepare for the worst and expect the |
| need to prepare for mentally, physically and also | | | | best will lose nothing. |
| financially. | | | | Unfortunately, we don't see a lot of good news for |
| What we will witness is a general breakdown of | | | | the coming months. We do see the likelihood of |
| order into chaos. We each experience it from our | | | | another significant bailout, more job losses, continue |
| unique perspective, not ever seeing the bigger | | | | housing price problem and Gas shortages which could |
| picture, but pieces of an image. In our opinion the | | | | jump prices sharply up around October / November. |
| masses are not seeing this just yet. | | | | Christmas is going to be the worst we have seen in |
| We are each going to experience the continued | | | | decades. This will signal a major turning point for |
| decline in civility and the rules of society we've come | | | | retail as people have no credit and cannot buy. You |
| to expect. We have been seeing a class war | | | | will see malls, shopping centres and even popular fast |
| between those perceived as ultra rich and the rest | | | | food chains like KFC, Wendy’s and even |
| of the world, and that pattern is going to continue | | | | McDonald's closing doors throughout the country in |
| and intensify down the track. | | | | certain area's. Credit card companies will also go |
| The economy is in shambles, and many countries are | | | | bankrupt and people will begin to default on their |
| now in trouble. In the US for example, the state of | | | | credit card bills. Real estate will continue to drop and |
| California we believe is the warning sign. This once | | | | you will see an awful lot of million dollar homes sitting |
| flourishing state, is now up the creek without a | | | | empty for a long period of time. |
| paddle. They are badly in debt and in need of financial | | | | The consumer driven society will be over and |
| assistance. Arnold Schwarzenegger, or the | | | | everyone will begin to acknowledge this. We do see |
| ‘Governator’ as people call him, is trying his | | | | home invasions on the increase during Christmas |
| best to help with the situation but he's angry with | | | | time. This is a result of lower income people being |
| Obama and the situation as no one is really putting | | | | angry about having no jobs and no money so they |
| their hand up to come to their aid. | | | | go to the people they think have what they want. If |
| We have seen instances in the past where a | | | | you thought last year was bad, this year is going to |
| celebrity has used the Hollywood community and | | | | be joyless. |
| famous contacts to help with these sort of | | | | The good news is that families will be brought |
| situations, so we wouldn’t be surprised if Arnold | | | | together; and we will again begin to enjoy the simpler |
| used this to his advantage and got other famous | | | | things in life. Communities will be brought together on |
| actors to rally around him, attract coverage and try | | | | the notion that two heads are better than one. |
| to work out some sort of a resolution. He is quite | | | | Helping and giving to someone not only feels good |
| smart, and has a tendency to use the media and | | | | but also people will feel a sense of belonging and |
| paparazzi to his advantage | | | | contribution to the community. As karma does teach |
| For now there are also a lot of job shortages, high | | | | us valuable lessons, with giving comes receiving in |
| paying career type positions disappearing and not | | | | abundance. So we will learn many things as the |
| being created in a new sector of the economy. In | | | | economic conditions change. |