necting the north pole, the zenith (the point in the sky directly overhead), the south
pole, and the nadir (the point directly opposite the zenith).MERIDIAN, BILL
Bill Meridian obtained his master’s degree in business administration in 1972 and
began to study astrology in the same year. He first began applying computers to finan-
cial astrology in 1983, and eventually designed the AstroAnalyst. He contributed the
efficiency test, first-trade charts, composite cycles, and many other useful tools to AIR
Software’s Market Trader program.
Meridian has authored Planetary Stock Tradingand Planetary Economic Forecast-
ing.His study of the effect of the lunar cycle on stocks was accepted as part of accredi-
tation for his CMT designation, a finding confirmed by two studies at the University
of Michigan. He currently is a fund manager. In the summer of 2002, Meridian’s
Cycles Research service was ranked number two in the United States for stock market
timing in the previous year by Timer Digest.MERLIN
Merlin, asteroid 2,598 (the 2,598th asteroid to be discovered, on September 7, 1980),
is approximately 16 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 4.6 years. It is
named after Merlin the magician. If prominent in a natal chart, Merlin may signify a
person for whom things seem to come together “magically” or, in rare instances, some-
one who is actually interested in magic. The sign and house position of Merlin in a
natal chart indicates how and where this “magic” manifests.Sources:
Kowal, Charles T. Asteroids: Their Nature and Utilization.Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Ellis
Horwood Limited, 1988.
Room, Adrian. Dictionary of Astronomical Names.London: Routledge, 1988.
Schwartz, Jacob. Asteroid Name Encyclopedia.St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1995.MERRIMAN, RAYMONDA.
Raymond Merriman is a contemporary astrologer best known for his work in the
astrology of the stock market. His formal education and training includes a bachelor’s
degree in psychology (Michigan State University, 1969); postgraduate studies in clini-
cal psychology (Michigan State and University of Michigan, 1969–71); professional
(certified) life member of the American Federation of Astrologers (PLMAFA since
1972); commodities trading advisor (CTA, 1982); and series 3 and 7 exams for com-
modities, financial futures, securities and investments (1986, 1989).
Currently, Merriman is president of the Merriman Market Analyst, Inc., an
investment advisory firm specializing in market timing products and services. He is
the editor of the MMA Cycles Report,an advisory newsletter issued 17 times a year,Meridian, Bill
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