The Solar and Planetary Cycles and World Trade
First published: 2012
Brief summary
Historical review of early 20th-century attempts to connect astronomical cycles (sunspots, Venus's orbital period, the lunar North Node) to economic trade cycles, from William Stanley Jevons's 1875 statistical work through Henry Ludwell Moore's Venus-cycle trade theory and Louise McWhirter's North Node trade model.
Article
The Solar and Planetary Cycles and World Trade is a historical review published by The Wise Magazine in 2012. It provides a historical review of early 20th-century attempts to connect astronomical cycles (sunspots, Venus's orbital period, the lunar North Node) to economic trade cycles, from William Stanley Jevons's 1875 statistical work through Henry Ludwell Moore's Venus-cycle trade theory and Louise McWhirter's North Node trade model.
Discusses specific claimed cycle correspondences: Venus orbital cycle (~225 days) vs. stock markets, lunar North Node cycle (~18.6 years) vs. trade volume. It also considers historical review, no independent statistical validation provided. This gives the cycle claim a specific numerical and evidential setting rather than presenting periodicity only as a visual impression.
The article reports the following result: William Stanley Jevons prepared statistical data on economic transformations in 1875, after which studies into the interaction between sunspot cycles and changes in the economy gained momentum; later researchers proposed the Venus cycle and lunar North Node cycle were similarly linked to trade volumes. The interpretation is strongest when the same cycle definition and statistical standard can be applied consistently across the different fields being compared.
For cycles researchers, the article brings together planetary cycles, world trade, sunspot economics, venus cycle. It is relevant to comparative cycles research because it links periodic behaviour across disciplines and encourages common methods for testing recurrence, phase and causation.
The source is useful for the Interdisciplinary or Other forum as an entry point into the topic. Its claims should be weighed against the quality of the data, the statistical test used, possible confounding factors and the availability of independent replication.
Source details and credits
- Source / publisher: The Wise Magazine
- Source type: Historical review
- URL type: WWW
- Credits: The Wise Magazine
- URL: https://www.thewisemag.com/astrology/the-solar-and-planetary-cycles-and-world-trade/