THE ORGANIZATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ASTROLOGY PRESENTS

The Astrology Event of the Year

OPA Retreat2013

A Multi-Dimensional Program &

Celebration of Astrology Day!

4 Days of Cosmic Inspiration

for Astrologers at All Levels

Plan NOW to join us & take advantage of Early Bird Pricing!

opaastrology.com

March 21-24 2013Ocean Creek Resort

Myrtle Beach SC

Photos from OPA’s 2011 Retreat at Ocean Creek Resort

“The OPA retreat was the best event in my long historyof astrology conferences.” OPA RETREAT ATTENDEE, 2011

Fantastic Program features World Class Faculty

10 Immersion Tracks to choose from —Deep process learning

Conference style presentations – Fresh perspectives

Professional Astrology Module –Tools to better your professional practice

Celebration of Astrology Day - Honor our craft

Community Experience – La OPA Familia!

The OPA retreat is an uncommon learning experience. Our trademark small group settings are blended with largeconference-style offerings. Participants benefit from differentintensity levels—a unique combination of focus and diversity!OPA provides the knowledge, experience and practical tools totake your astrology experience to an all new level! Don’t miss it!

March 21-24 2013 Ocean Creek ResortMyrtle Beach SC

Silent Auctionopens Friday

night!

Retreat Priceincludes 4 fabulous

luncheons!

Complete Specialty Immersion Trackdescriptions & registration info inside!

Retreat ScheduleTHURSDAY, MARCH 21

MORNING SESSION WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR TOOLBOX?Five practicing astrologers will show how they prepare a chart for aconsultation and how they start a session. We will take an in-depth look at fivedifferent styles of how to frame a chart before you start talking to the client. Monica Dimino, Robert Corre, Bob Mulligan, Sandra-Leigh Serio, Michael Lutin

AFTERNOON Group Practice Sessions

EVENING Intro to Your Specialty Track

FRIDAY, MARCH 22

MORNING SESSIONSVictoria Peltz BEYOND WORDS Open your mind and use your powers of empiricalobservation. See that using examples like “bad old Saturn” or “lovely jolly Jupiter” is toosimplistic and narrow.

Donna Woodwell CELESTIAL FIREDANCING: ASTRAL THEURGY AND YOUWanted: Enlightenment Seekers! Ancient astral cults and alchemists imagined planetarypassages as the celestial template for incarnation and enlightenment. As such, astrology heldkeys to unlocking the secrets of self-transformation. Learn how you can use these ancientpractices - planetary invocations, sacred talismans, sympathetic magic and more — tomanifest the full potential of your own chart and bring a little stellar magic down to earth.

LATE MORNING & AFTERNOON Specialty Track Immersion

SATURDAY, MARCH 23

MORNING SESSIONSRichard Smoot ANTISICA POINTS When 10 planets are just not enough.

Hal Bahr HUMAN DESIGN Learn how to combine Human Design with astrology!

LATE MORNING & AFTERNOON Specialty Track Immersion

SUNDAY, MARCH 24

MORNING SESSIONSTwink McKenney THE FUSION OF YOGA & ASTROLOGY Using the chart as a blueprintfor yoga/meditation sessions crafted for the individual.

Barbara Hamilton, M.A., C.A.P. CONSULTATIONS AS HEALING & TRANSFORMATIONFOR CLIENT & ASTROLOGER All of life contains opportunity for greater awareness andongoing awakening. In this time of shifting paradigms and quickening consciousness, the oldmodel of authoritarian soothsayer no longer applies. For, it is our energetic resonance and ourpresence that can effect a dynamic process of transformation for our clients and ourselves.

LATE MORNING & AFTERNOON Specialty Track Immersion

CLOSING CEREMONY

Travel & LodgingThe Retreat takes place along the beautifulAtlantic coast at Ocean Creek Resort in MyrtleBeach, South Carolina.

Airport connections through Atlanta GA orCharlotte NC, and you can fly into Myrtle Beach.

Accommodations are incredibly reasonable! Luxury 2 bed-room suites are only $82. per night and can sleep up to 5.Book yours by calling the resort directly at 800-845-0353(mention code OPA 2013). Make your reservations early!

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7Beginning Astrology: Essential Principles that Form the Foundation of Astrology Sandra-Leigh SerioPlanets, signs and houses are archetypal in their expression and evident in our daily experi-ence. Whether you’re a newbie or someone who wants to deepen or review your knowl-edge of astrology’s infrastructure, this fun and interactive workshop will explore planets,signs, houses, elements, dignities, modalities, ascendant profiles, chart mapping and majoraspects. You’ll learn to observe and identify experiences through an astrological lens andrealize the secret, brilliant language astrology articulates.sandraleigh.com

Secret Messages in Astrological Practice Michael LutinIn every horoscope session between astrologer and client there are four conversations going on

simultaneously: One conscious conversation as well as conversations on three other levels,neither individual is actually aware of. By developing the ability to unite astrologicalinterpretations with these secret, unconscious messages, we achieve a deeper, more lasting and transformational effect that actually makes a permanent difference in someone’s life. Let’s start this process at this retreat. This practical method joining western astrology withcommunicative psychoanalytic psychotherapy forms the basis of all my clinical work.Currently published in English, French, Turkish, German and Korean, Michael Lutin isknown as an astrological journalist, has written four books, five plays, and has spoken before

the Harvard Business School Alumni and the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.michaellutin.com

The Pluto/Neptune Sextile Generations - An Interplay between Fate and FreewillMaurice FernandezPluto and Neptune have been forming a sextile aspect with each other since the early1940’s and will remain within range until the early 2020’s. During this track immersion,we will explore the dynamics and complexities of this sextile, now shared by the greatmajority of people living on the planet, but with emphasized focus on the different signsthat the sextile has progressed through: from Pluto in Cancer and Neptune in Virgo, tothe current combination of Pluto in Capricorn and Neptune in Pisces. From theory tohands-on chart analysis practice, we will identify how Pluto and Neptune contacts touchthe most fundamental existential dynamics: what we can and cannot change—theinterplay between fate and freewill.mauricefernandez.com

Introduction to Financial Astrology Grace K. Morris, M.A.All you ever wanted to know about financial and business astrology. Everything from howto choose the best stocks in the best sectors to how to read an incorporation chart and aFirst Trade chart. Using the study of planetary cycles to predict the economy, real estatecycles, inflation/deflation. Astro Economics® uses astrology combined with fundamentaland technical analysis and has an outstanding track record. We’ll look at the work of sev-eral financial astrologers who have the highest ratings by Timer’s Digest and Hulbert Financial Newsletter as well as the work of earlier Wall Street astrologers such as W. D.Gann, Barbara Watters, Ltd. David Williams, Louise McWhiter and many more. Bring

your questions and be prepared to learn how to add to your bottom line.astroeconomics.com

Timing Spiritual Transformation Bob MulliganThis workshop focuses on your path of spiritual development using your own birth chart.We will dive deeply into the foundation of your life and explore the various options forraising consciousness. We examine the situation in the world and how our lives fit into thelarger picture of planetary transformation. Understanding the cultural context that we allexist in today is the first step in understanding how we can utilize our own birth chart forgrowth. There are certain common features to everyone’s spiritual path, regardless of whenand where we are born. After acknowledging these fundamental principles we will use yourchart to find the most tangible forms of development for you. Isolating productive approaches to our ownpersonal path requires facing our karmic liabilities, responsibilities, and strengths. Other people play a rolein our spiritual unfoldment. Seeing the role that relationships play in our lives through the natal and pro-gressed chart, we are able to design a course for personal development. This process of finding the rightpattern of relating rounds out our course of personal transformation.theastrologycompany.com

Tracing our Evolutionary Journey through the Chart, from Past to Future UnfoldmentChris McRae, ISAR.CAP, NCGR.CA, PMAFAWe all know the great advantage of looking ahead to see what influences we will be workingwith in the days and weeks before us. We also know by looking at astrological events thatwere in place at important past events in our lives can add additional insight and under-standing many years later. Techniques or tools used will trace back to an understanding of thenatal chart dynamics; the art and nuances of progressions, returns and arcs; cycles that weave their way inand out of our lives; plus an assortment of other techniques gleaned from so many years of star-gazing andapplication. These are tools I use with my clients who invariably have a stressful issue they bring to the con-sultation that often reaches back to the natal chart patterns. Our life here on planet earth with its manychallenges is an evolutionary journey integrating with our soul pattern. Learn from Chris’s 42+ years ofworking with clients and thousands of inquiring students who have passed through her semester-structuredcourse. In this intimate group experience, you will tap this bountiful resource.astrologychrismcrae.com

Relationships through the Lens of Astrology Dvora Weil, PhD MFTThis track will focus on the role of others in our personal growth as reflected in thehoroscope. We will explore “the other” as a messenger for developing awareness, work toembrace the lessons set out in our charts and acknowledge the places where we “kill themessenger.” Participants will practice using these techniques to help both themselves andtheir clients get the best out of relationship.DrDvora.com

Advanced Chart Interpretation Monica DiminoThis three day presentation will go beyond basic chart interpretation. After a brief focus onthe philosophy underlying chart reading, we will work with natal charts. The work beginswith framing the horoscope, a necessary step, one which enables us to navigate charts com-fortably. Adding the moving parts to the picture we’ve framed. First transits, then progres-sions which inform us of current trends and issues to consider. Weaving the componentsinto a narrative. Adding loose ends. Simplifying our work. We will use the participants’ charts to illustratethese steps. The level of proficiency is intermediate. Students with the basics will be able to follow. Astrologers with advanced skills will find new ways to handle the tools in their toolbox.mhabled@aol.com

Astrological Writing Track Arlan WiseWe will learn basic journalism techniques while we use fun exercises to practice “translat-ing” astrological events and symbolism into plain English. We write various size pieces onastrological topics, read our work to each other, discuss the pieces of writing without criti-cizing, and help each other discover and gain confidence in our writing strengths. We en-courage each other to start/continue/finish our personal writing projects. The goal for thetrack is that by the end of the conference we will each have an article to submit for publi-cation. From a past participant: “We owe our group success to Arlan Wise, one of the best

group leaders I have ever had the privilege of working with. She was direct, inspiring, and articulate. Ihope she continues to have the writing track in the future ... I now know I chose the correct track for my-self and am certain I will leave here a better writer.” Arlan’s track is limited to 8 participants.arlanwise.com

OPA Professional Astrology Immersion Alexandra KaracostasThis track introduces OPA’s trademark learning process. Participants experience the peer-group process work to refine their skills and approaches as professional astrologers andemerge with new perspective and support in their practice. Together, we will discuss thedifferent issues of our profession, analyze each other’s chart, and work with problematicepisodes that emerged during client work. In addition, we will discuss how we each plan toenhance our professional practice as astrologers by laying down a business plan with goals forthe coming year. Your chart will be used as a backdrop to evaluate your goals. Participationcounts as one of three trainings required for OPA Certification.(Four participants per group leader)wisdomastrology.com

Sign up early—group size limited to maintain OPA’s intimate learning experience

OPA’s 2013 Astrologer’s Retreat Choose one of the following tracks for OPA’s trademark small group workYou can change your track until February 15, 2013. After that, the track choice cannot be altered. Limited number of participants per track — choose your track early to guarantee your choice.

� YES! Sign me up for the OPA Astrologer’s Retreat. Lodging & additional meals are not included and reservations at Ocean Creek Resort to be made separately. Call 800-845-0353 and mention code OPA 2013 for the special conference room rate.An extra $60 annual dues is added for non-OPA members. Space is limited! The OPARetreat starts at 9AM on Thursday, March 21 and ends at 6PM Sunday, March 24, 2013.

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For more information please contact Alexandra Karacostasat 530-520-9992, alexandrakaracostas@yahoo.com or Bob Mulligan at 239-261-2840, bobmulliga@aol.com

RETREAT PRICING Please note price does not include accommodations.

Early Bird Register before October 1, 2012 $365.

Register before February 1, 2013 $445.

Full Price (After February 1, 2013) $495.

Retreat Price includes 4 fabulous lunches!

Choose an Immersion Track You must choose a group at thetime of registration but can switch up until February 15, 2013.

� TRACK 1 Sandra-Leigh Serio Beginning Astrology: EssentialPrinciples that Form the Foundation of Astrology

� TRACK 2 Michael Lutin Secret Messages in Astrological Practice

� TRACK 3 Maurice Fernandez The Pluto/Neptune SextileGenerations - An Interplay between Fate and Freewill

� TRACK 4 Grace Morris Introduction to Financial Astrology

� TRACK 5 Bob Mulligan Timing Spiritual Transformation

� TRACK 6 Chris McRae Tracing our Evolutionary Journey throughthe Chart, from Past to Future Unfoldment

� TRACK 7 Dvora Weil Relationships through the Lens of Astrology

� TRACK 8 Monica Dimino Advanced Chart Interpretation

� TRACK 9 Arlan Wise Astrological Writing Track

� TRACK 10 Alexandra Karacostas OPA Professional AstrologyImmersion

Cancellation Policy: Refunds (minus $75) are available up until January 15, 2013. No refunds will be possible after this date.

Register for OPA’s 2013 Astrologer’s Retreat online at opaastrology.com or mail this form with payment to: OPA • P.O. Box 9237 • Naples FL 34101

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