Speakers and their Sessions

Verena Bachmann

is a well-known international astrologer from Zürich, Switzerland. Verena's forte is synthesising the spheres of astrology and human development to aid in deepending our understanding of others and ourselves. Verena is also a psychotherapist trained in Gestalt and Psychosynthesis and is the co-owner/director of SFER, a professional astrology school. She writes a weekly column for a leading Swiss website, has authored many articles and co-authored the book "Pluto" in German and lectured internationally for major astrological conferences in the USA, Australia and Europe.  [De]  [En]

Family Dynamics

Three approaches to understanding how we carry imprints, habits and patterns of our family origins into daily life: Subjective experience with the family & personal family script from an individual's chart; Collective family patterns & myths through comparing charts of at least three generations; Family system & the role of each person living together through relating the individual charts.

New Moon Cycles and Individual Development

The New Moon before birth chart describes how the collective combines with the personal and how the karmic imprint explains unconscious behaviour patterns. The first New Moon after birth can be used as a metaphor for family dynamics. Using these wih the natal chart provides the consulting astrologer with powerful new tools.

Andre Barbault

egan his study of astrology at the age of 14. He never stopped his researches since then. French leading astrologer since decades, he introduced psychoanalyse in astrology. Mundane astrology has been and continues to be his first love and he is most widely known for his work with the outer planets Cyclic Index and for the Mundane theory he started developing just after world war 2. Internationally respected lecturer, prominent editor for 35 years of “L’Astrologue”, quaterly magazine for which more than 250 authors have written, and spirit of astrological organizations, he has written over 40 books on astrology. He recently opened a website : [andrebarbault.com] where many unpublished texts are available.  [Fr]

Historical study of the Uranus-Neptune cycle related to globalisation

When practicing Mundane astrology and when treating of history at the highest level, the temporal homogeneity of repetitive astral revolutions -as Uranus-Neptune conjunctions are- is the lign to follow. Nevertheless, it has to be emphasized that, since the discovery of both these planets, the history of Man on Earth has taken a new dimension instanced by the radical metamorphosis of the world society for the last two centuries. Life has never changed that much in only few generations.

Lynn Bell

has lived in France for twenty-five years, where she works as a consulting astrologer, writer, speaker and teacher of astrology. Since 1995, she has taught on the faculty of the Centre for Psychological Astrology in London. Much sought after as a teacher and lecturer, she moves in and out of a number of astrological cultures and has worked in many countries in Europe as well as the US and Mexico. She has spoken at conference throughout the world. Lynn is the author of Planetary Threads, and co-author of The Mars Quartet She’s currently writing a book an Solar Returns. lynnbell@noos.fr
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Caged glory: Saturn In Leo

As Saturn enters Leo, the focus shifts from issues of security,to the realm of courage. The courage to be, the courage to love, to stand up against pressure. What are the collective and individual issues that emerge as Saturn passes through the sign? How to be strong without going too far? To hold fast without losing heart?

Celestial Ancestors and Astrological Heredity

What does astrology say about our connection to the ancestors, to shared houses and signs, to planetary signatures passed from one generation to the next? How do we work with these celestial affiliations? We will see how to undo the ties that bind and yet still welcome their gifts of vitality and spirit.

Christian Borup

has been a professional astrologer since 1978 (PMAFA 1983); lecturing, writing and developing new client-centered methods/concepts combining traditional, horary and psychological astrology. Christian has owned and directed Scandinavia’s oldest and most prestigious school of astrology, The I.C. Astrology Institute, and was for many years the chief-editor of the popular Danish monthly magazine STJERNERNE (the Stars). Recently he starred in the famed nation-wide Danish TV-quiz-series “The 6th Sense”. A practicing astrologer for 25 years, Christian has lectured all over the world and is known for his refreshingly free teaching style. ChristianBorup@astrology.dk
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Your Birth Myth and it's Lifelong Psychological Implications

The Birth Myth is the story you were told about your birth as a child. For many years, Christian has collected these “welcome to the world”-stories from his clients and compared them to their birth chart and real life situations. Finding the Birth Myth reveals the hidden agenda ruling the person’s unconscious grownup habits. It enables us to strike up a valuable conversation with clients.

Special people have special Charts

We are taught, that each birth chart is unique and different, but “some charts are more different than others”. Can a person with rare planetary positions be understood by his/hers peers? New research into the rarity of certain aspects and configurations demonstrates how these warrant a special. Special people have special charts and deserve special consultations. How uncommon and exceptional is your Birth-chart?

Bernadette Brady MA, Dip FAA, Fellow FAA

is a Faculty member of the Astrological Guild of Educators, International, a Fellow of the Federation of Australian Astrologers, co-principal of Astro Logos, an astrological school dedicated to the education and qualification of practicing astrologers, and holds an MA from Bath Spa University in the Cultural Astronomy and Astrology.
Her publications are: astrological software – Starlight (Zyntara Publications) created with Barnswood Ltd., and JigSaw (Astrolabe, USA and Esoteric Technologies, Aust.), which she created with Esoteric Technologies; books – The Eagle and the Lark: a Textbook of Predictive Astrology (Weisers USA, 1992 & 1998) – which has been translated into Portuguese, Russian, Dutch and Bulgarian; and Brady’s Book of Fixed Stars (Weisers, USA 1998), translated into Russian. bnbrady@astrologos.co.uk ]  [En]

The Soul, the Life Path and the Nature of One’s God or Divinity Friday Masterclass

One of the features of both medieval astrology and visual astrology are their techniques for considering questions of one’s personal spiritual path, one’s journey through life and the sense of fulfilment that is or is not gained from this path. Although these techniques are ancient or from the Middle Ages, they are still important questions that we all have about our own charts and indeed that most of our clients have, also. Bring along your chart and an open mind.

Visual Astrology – Stars, Planets, Colours and Kings

For over two millennia we have focused our astrology on the ecliptic, so it is worth asking the question: is the rest of the sky relevant? Does it offer astrologers any tools for aiding in the delineation of our natal charts? This lecture comes from the work Bernadette has developed in the Visual Astrology Newsletter and suggests that the sky does still hold information for our 21st century astrology.

Fate, Complexity and Myths

The world was ruled by chaos when astrology emerged from the Mesopotamian culture. All things were connected and related and such views, disregarded by Newtonian science as naive or even evil, are now re-emerging within science under the guise of complexity and chaos theories. One of the major debates within these subjects is concerned with the definition of fate and freewill. Such ideas do have interesting implications concerning the nature of astrology itself and its role in the post-modern world.

Rafael Gil Brand

psychologist and examined astrologer (DAV), born 1959 in Madrid (Spain). Since 1980 intensive dedication to astrology, at the beginning as autodidact, afterwards training at the “Escuela de Cultura Astrológica” in Madrid. Degree in psychology at the University of Hamburg; training as Gestalt-therapist. Astrological counselor since 1986. In 1991 he founded an astrological school in Hamburg. He is author of the “Lehrbuch der klassischen Astrologie” (textbook on classical astrology) and several articles. His main interest is classical and vedic astrology. He is head teacher of the Dirah-Akademy Spain, a correspondence course service on vedic astrology.
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The Structure of the (Sidereal) Zodiac: Galactic Matrix and Solilunar Rhythms.

Old mythology perceives the heavens as the matrix of the solar system. The division of the original sidereal zodiac follows the rhythms of the systemic levels Earth, Moon and Sun. The galactic plane above these forms the zodiac in which the planets “dwell”. Recent findings on the harmonical structure of the planetary orbits explain the position of the planetary domiciles, specially the adjoining domiciles of Moon and Sun.

Nick Campion PhD DMSAstrol

Nick is past President of the Astronomical Association and Astrological Lodge. He is head of the Sophia Centre at Bath Spa University and director of the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology. He also teaches undergraduate classes in the History of the Occult and contemporary New
Age and Paganism, and lectures at Kepler College, Seattle on the History of Astrology.
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Friday Workshop (with Charles Ridoux) Mundane Workshop

Cutting edge mudane studies from France and UK.

Didier CASTILLE

joined French national institute for statistics more than 20 years ago and discovered Astrology at the late 80’s. While he was being trained to the astrological domain, he started connecting his professionnal skills and his new passion. He has specialized in astrological and demographic research, particularly by investigating natality seasonal rhythms and describing their astrological consequences on population. In this very perspective, he is now comparing international natality data. He also studied marriages and showed some synastric correlations between spouses in a scientific way. He is going into research projects about astrological heredity and relationships within families. This project intends to establish scientifically that astrology relies on effective schemes and to further astrological techniques. Francais  [Fr]  [En]

Using demographic data as astrological research tools

Human societies are regulated by seasonal natality rhythms which vary according to births places and time periods. Describing populations under astrological angles is precious for any researcher willing to explore astrology in a global way. In particular, these reports have been used in a promising research program on astrological heredity which brought to light temporal correlations within families.

Geoffrey Cornelius

Geoffrey Cornelius is a consultant astrologer with a background in
philosophy and divination. A former President of the Astrological Lodge of
London and co-founder of the Company of Astrologers, he has pioneered
astrology both in adult education and at university level. He teaches
cosmology and divination for the MA in the Study of Mysticism and Religious
Experience at the University of Kent, where he is undertaking postgraduate
studies in divination. Books include Astrology for Beginners (with Maggie
Hyde & Chris Webster - Icon 1995) and The Moment of Astrology
(Penguin/Arkana 1994; revised edition Wessex Astrologer 2003). Further
details: www.astrodivination.com  [En]

The Question of a Spiritual Foundation for Astrology Sunday evening workshop

The re-orientation of all horoscopic astrology as divination has radical consequences for practice, and for our understanding of its spiritual foundation. This seminar aims to clarify cardinal points of debate with a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session.

Bodhisattva in the Six Realms - the astrologer points back in each state of existence

We say that astrology shows us things but what truly does it show, and to what end? At a certain point in our practice we begin to realise that everything we are doing is subtly turning our attention in another direction to the one we thought we wanted.

Faye Cossar

completed an MA degree in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University in 2004. Her dissertation suggested a model for company life cycles, based on the Huber Age Progression method, and compared it to other business models. Another of her papers researched the techniques used in astrology to look at past lives and discussed the results with past life therapists. Since 1992 Faye has advised business and private clients in her practice in Amsterdam. She has a successful business background in consultancy and management and is also a trained (Regression and Inner Child) therapist.
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What time is it?: The magic of the cosmic 72 year cycle. How to tell the time in your life, your company and your country.

Faye will briefly explain the 72-year Huber cycle and provide case studies showing that it has relevance for companies and countries as well as individuals.

The universal language of past lives: An examination of patterns found during past life regression and the links to the horoscope.

Working with clients from many countries, Faye has collected regression examples from diverse world areas. Within these stories, she has discovered similarities which a knowledge of astrology can help explain.

Astrology and Business Sunday Evening panel

Whether for predictions of market prices, marketing and personnel strategies, or corporate structure and launching strategies, astrology can give us a better edge and greater understanding. Faye will join Geogia Stathis and Ray Merriman to help you explore the possibilities.

Darby Costello

first learned astrology in America and then went to South Africa where she became an astrologer. She came to England 21 years ago seeking an historical and contemporary astrological community. She spent ears studying astrology's history and building a wide clientele. Darby loves the richness and diversity of the English astrological world and has become a teacher (CPA, FAC, etc;), a writer (4 books - CPA Press; 1 – DK Press) and a student (Bath Spa) within it. Through teaching and affection she has become part of the wider community, working in Europe and America.See www.darbycostello.co.uk.
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Venus : The Rose and the Thorns of Love

The need to express love and to attract beauty is fundamental to being human. Bringing Venus into awareness, by sign, position and aspects, draws colour and sharpness into our field of experience. This talk will explore how love and danger are integral and necessary to each other.

The Secret Side of Saturn

There are those who love Saturn and those who hate Saturn but none can avoid the old 'Lord of Time.' Darby looks at the obvious and secret obstacles and treasures Saturn transits bring. We will concern ourselves particularly with its present transit in Leo and its relationship to the outer planets.

Monica Hable Dimino PMAFA, CAP, NCGR IV

is a professional astrologer from Boston, Massachusetts with a large international clientele. She taught nursing at Bellevue Hospital in New York before moving to Caracas, Venezuela in 1958. Her astrological studies began in 1960 with a French tutor. In 1970 she started working professionally. In 1980 she designed a teaching program for astrology in Spanish. In 1988 she returned to the US where she became an active member of the American astrological community. Her focus is professional astrology, to bring better astrology to the general public and thereby gain greater respect as a helping profession.
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Another Look at Astrology

In 50 years we've moved forward, putting a psychological frame on astrology, then moved back to rediscover our ancient roots. Neither has been successful in bringing astrology into a professional space respected by our intellectual peers. This lecture proposes a re-visioning of astrology which might do just that.

Mental Chemistry in the Birth Chart

Birth charts may not reveal intelligence per se, but the daily motion of the Moon and relative positions of Mercury can reveal reliable information about an individual's cognitive mode. This lecture explains the types and points out their relevance in chart interpretation. Illustrated with examples of well known people.

Adrian Ross Duncan

has had a full-time astrology practice since 1985. Author of “Doing Time on Planet Earth”, and the World of Wisdom software “Horoscope Interpreter”, “Astrology for Lovers” and the “Astrological Calendar”, his most recent book “Astrology: Transformation and Empowerment” – which is about astrotherapeutic techniques – was published in December 2002 by Red Wheel/Weiser. Adrian finished a 3 year stint as editor of the Astrological Journal of Great Britain in 2000. His work can be seen today at www.worldofwisdom.co.uk which features articles, predictions and the World of Wisdom software. ard@world-of-wisdom.com
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Desperate strategies for loving

Born with certain predispositions for giving and receiving love, and with a set of values and tastes reflected by Venus in the personal horoscope, we make or break bonds to those we love according to the placement and aspects of this planet. Adrian will show how to transform strategies that bring failure to strategies that bring success.

Persuasive transformation techniques

The horoscope is a brilliant diagnostic tool, but harnessing the chart to bring psychological transformation is something of a challenge. With a command of the word, formulation of questions and reframing techniques, it is possible to show problems in a new light and empower and transform the world view of the client.

Mike Edwards BA PG Dip Film (Slade) QHP

has spent 34 years studying, practicing and teaching the Art of Astrology in England and abroad. In 1986, at Sussex University, he reinstated Astrology in British Academia after three centuries of exile. For his work as editor of the Quarterly Journal of London's Astrological Lodge he was awarded life membership. Besides private practice and historical research he now teaches Hermetickal Astrology, as the proper Kosmos of Alchemy, at University College Chichester on Dr Marie Angelo's graduate programme: "Transpersonal Arts & Practice." A modern and classical linguist, now studying Arabic, he remains as ever a committed European.  [En]  [SCs]  [Fr]  [It]  [Gr]

On the Joys and Sorrows of Wandering Stars

In which Hermes plays his sacred harp, tuned to the key of the Harmony of Spheres which unlocks the portal to the Horoskopickal Temple, and brings to light subtle mysteries long hid within the dynamic geometria of the astrological Kosmos of his sacred Tradition, whereby to operate the mystical mutations of Alchymia.

Two Horoscopes of the World

Julius Firmicus Maternus has bequeathed us one version of a World Horoscope, and John Gadbury presents another, "derived from Valens of Antioch." Both are 'unreal', yet both offer profound insights, mundane and philosophical, into the nature, power and mystery of the dynamic Kosmos of our Muse Urania,such as may lead us to the proper understanding and practice of her sublime Art.

Dennis Elwell

Starting to teach himself the basics as a teenager, at 23 Dennis Elwell began writing regularly for American Astrology, the first popular magazine on the subject. The association continued for 20 years. A newspaperman for all his career, he became an international lecturer and contributed to many journals. The quest for the theoretical underpinning of astrology led to an interest in science on the one hand, and on the other to unorthodox thinkers like Rudolf Steiner. For ten years he taught his methods as a distant learning programme. An enlarged and updated version of his Cosmic Loom was published by the Urania Trust in 1999.
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Foresight Astrology Friday Masterclass

The techniques of predictive astrology can used in a life-enhancing way, not one that makes us anxious. As well as discussing the relative value of the various time-signatures, we shall explore the vital issue of how to interpret the data they provide, and how best to communicate these insights to others.

Astrology is a Foreign Language

Much astrology is confined to the language of talk over the teacups, which is seldom adequate to express its unique insights. Removing this self-imposed restriction will allow it to develop in its own terms, as other sciences have had to do, and reveal the true nature of the forces at work in our lives.

Astrology at the Races

Some of the leading figures in modern astrology, including Sepharial, Carter and Addey, have wrestled with the possibility of giving a practical demonstration of its tenets by predicting winners. How successful were their methods? We shall see how the heavens do indeed create a bias in favour of certain runners.

Juan Estadella.

Born in 1967 in Barcelona (Spain). President of the "Asociacion Astrologica de Catalunya" (Astrological Association of Catalonia), the biggest astrological association in Spain, from 1998 till 2000. Awarded with two prizes: Gracentro (Valencia, Spain) and Mercurio-3 (Barcelona, Spain), both in 2002. Eight astrological books published till now. Articles published in the most important astrological magazines: "Considerations" (USA), "Aspects" (USA), "Linguaggio Astrale" (Italy), "Realta" (Ireland), "Vlaams" (Belgium), "Mercurio 3" (Spain) and other. Since 1999, lectures in the main spanish and southamerican congresses. Regularly requested to select lectures in congresses, prizes or articles. With other astrologers, organized the "Astrological Congress of Barcelona 2002" (Barcelona, December 2002). Castellano  [SCs] English  [En]

Advanced techniques in predictive astrology.

This work is connected with some different techniques: from the past, like Primary Directions, or developed at the XX century, as the PSSR, discovered by Cyril Fagan. All must be used like a system, and we include Secondary Directions, Cyclic Charts and Transits (direct and prenatal), all with some technical variation.

Astrid Fallon EPFAB CAP

Former president of Belgian Federation of Astrologers, Astrid is now married to England. Her speciality in planetary cycles graphics led her to conclude the importance of declination matters. Her personal experiences with eclipses and occultations by the Moon have contributed to her holistic approach to natural astrology. Her books in English include Planetary cycles at a glance, and Graphic Ephemeris for Forecasts 1920-2040. She also produces the astro-data annual Tools for Astrology: the Rainbow Ephemeris and the Astro Fun Diary. Her ‘Fallon Astro Graphics’ website www.fallon.demon.co.uk displays an astro-art gallery.
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The hidden meanings of the declination zodiac

The astrology charts we use are always drawn in two dimensions; these two reveal the third dimension, called declination. Many graphic illustrations are used to give meaning to the natural declination cycle, in relationship to declination variation of the tropical zodiac, so central to astrology.

What Lunar and Planetary Nodes tell us ?

The lunar nodes cycle controls the oscillations of the Moon's cathedral with a pattern that affects global trends. This lecture uses many original graphics to explore the above and to show how to interpret the celestial keys for our mental calculations that are the planetary nodes.

Andrew Foss MA MSc

Editor of the journal Gochara and President and co-founder of the British Association for Vedic Astrology, adjunct Professor of Vedic Astrology at the Hindu University of America, a fully accredited university, and faculty member of the American College of Vedic Astrology. He worked for the Royal Greenwich Observatory (UK), has a degree in Physics from Oxford University and is completing a PhD in computing science. He has a strong interest in music, poetry and theatre. In addition to years of teaching and lecturing in astrology, Yoga and Ayurveda, he is the author of the widely popular Vedic software Shri Jyoti Star. His web site is www.VedicSoftware.com.

How Conventional Science and Astrology Can Research Together

Few people know that if one goes deep into astrological research one reaches a frontier where astrological knowledge can’t help. To turn our insights into predictions requires the tools of science and the marriage of the two will open a new future for astrology. Anyone interested in research is invited to attend and for collaboration!

Vedic AstroMapping

Using the Vedic approach one can get an amazingly accurate view of how a person will feel and experience in a particular place. One can also see such things as when a person will be drawn to a place and when she will leave it or where one’s marriage partner, success and fame may come from.

Peter Fraiss

has been working as a professional astrologer since 1980. He is a pioneer of psychological astrology in Austria, founder and director of the Vienna School of Astrology and author of Sarastro, one of the leading astrology software programs in German speaking countries.
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NO WINGS WITHOUT ROOTS – The Family Battleground in the Chart

How families work and how much space they create for happiness or unhappiness, for love or pain, depends on three key elements: order, balance and affiliation. These dynamics have evolved from the experience with family constellations of Bert Hellinger, the renowned German psychotherapist. The lecture gives you an idea of how to find the quality of these dynamics in a natal chart. You get a new valuable insight into the nature of chronic illnesses and disorders. An astrological study on suicides seems to confirm these new concepts.

PLACES OF DESTRUCTION – Critical Degrees in Locality Astrology

Critical degrees are considered to be sensitive points of the ecliptic, that strengthen or weaken any planet placed within a certain orb of them. With methods of the spatial oriented astrology (Local Spaces and Astrocartography) it is easy to show that not only the planet but the innate quality of the ecliptic point itself leaves traces on Earth. Thus, the locations of Hitler’s concentration camps can be derived from his radix as well as the places of aircraft accidents from the radix of the airline owner.

Benedetto Gazzolo

has been interested in astrological studies since 1955 when obtained the diploma of Captain of merchant navy . After seven years of sea life he began to study at the University of Genoa where obtained the degree of doctor in Economy and Commerce . For fifty years he has continued to buy books both on Astrology and Palmistry and now he owns about 5.000 books on these subjects . Benedetto loves to do reserches on the history of Astrology and has written two books : “L’Astrologia attraverso i secoli” and “Previsioni nel tempo” . He lives in a house in the middle of olives trees just in front of the Liguria sea.

Astrology during the Roman Empire

For about 400 years until the coming of Christianity, astrology was very important for emperors, artists, philosophers and most ordinary Roman people. There were many great astrologers and writings. We remember Manilius’ “Astronomicon”, Firmicus Maternus’ “Matheseos”, Trasillus and his son Balbillus served four Emperors. Most important was Claudius Tolomeus .

Liz Greene PhD, DipAnalytPsych, and DipFAstrolS

is a qualified Junian analyst with a docotorate in psychology, and has worked as a professionaol astrologer for thirty-eight years. She is Director of The Centre for Psychological Astrology and the author of around twenty-five books.
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Victims and Saviours

This talk will explore the astrological and psychological signatures of those who experience a repeating pattern of victimisation, and also those who are compulsively compelled to save others. The realm of human suffering and salvation is extremely complex and embraces our darkest power drives and our fear of separateness as well as our most compassionate feelings and enlightened ideals.

Talent, Career and Vocations - Tuesday Workshop

A full-day seminar on the astrological and psychological signatures for our aptitudes, our aspeirations, our conflicts and fears, and hnow we mught best find a place in the world which reflects our deepest values and capabilities.

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