RULE NO. 3
MARS-MERCURY LONGITUDINAL DIFFERENCE OF 161 DEGREES 32'18"

While we are at differentials of Mars and Mercury, I shall give you a rule that has to do with a geocentric differential of these two planets. Each time these tow planets are in geocentric longitude 161 degrees32'18" apart, big solid up moves begin. (This has
nothing to do with speed!!)

Example:

April 6, 1935, Mars was at 16 degrees Libra retrograde (moving backward) while Mercury was then at 27 degrees Pisces, or 161 degrees apart. A sharp up ward move followed.

On april 17, 1937, Mars was at 5 degrees.29 minutes Sagittarius retrograde while Mercury was at 16 degrees 29' Taurus, or 161 degrees apart. A sharp run-up of two days occurred. June 20, 1937, Mars at 19 degrees 50' Scorpio and Mercury at 10 degrees 50' Gemini, 161 degrees apart. The market started a big up move at that time. August 21, 1939, Mars at 23 degrees 58' Capricorn, and Mercury at 12 degrees11' Leo, started the big up move before the War began.

We note that a distance of 161 degrees between the planets Mars and Mercury can only occur every two years at a time when Mars is retrograde. It takes Mars two years to get around the Zodiac. The moves that do come off are very strong. The positions of these planets belonging to the last case can be found in Raphael's Ephemeris for 1939 on page 17 under date of August 21.