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Pisces 2020 edition: FAA Conference Report - Cate Whelan Programme Update Who Sees The Moon?- Anne Fryer Reminders: FAASA Memberships! APA Scholarships Now Open
FAA Conference 2020: Astrological Crossroads and Conjunctions
In 'From the President' this month, Cate Whelan shares her recollections and thoughts on the recent FAA Conference.
It’s sad, but this conference was the last of its kind. People are moving away from the standard concept of a biennial late-January gathering at a university college. They want air-conditioning (Australia in January!), ensuites and ease of movement – not too many stairs, access to lifts etc. Many are exploring online webinars, conferences and other forms of networking. Certainly, access to the ideas and wisdom of interstate and overseas astrologers is much easier now with all the online options.
Meet the Speakers evening: Wade Caves, Frank Clifford, Kira Sutherland, Jason Holley
However, for me nothing comes close to the experience of mixing with other astrologers from around Australia, going to live interactive lectures and feeling the buzz that comes from the cross-fertilisation of ideas. This is what sets the live conferences apart. However, it’s time to re-examine the model and try doing things differently. Possibly the way forward is with smaller, perhaps regional gatherings, with options for online access. This is certainly being explored by a composite group from the National Council. Perhaps individual states will take up the challenge. I doubt that large 200+ conferences will happen again. More boutique conferences with a single focus might be the way to go. However, it’s easy to get international speakers here during their off-season in January. Can we entice them here later in the year when things are full-on at home? Lots of questions and ideas to be explored. So – to the conference itself. It began on Thursday 16th January with Pre-conference Workshops, Opening Ceremony Thursday night with a Meet the Speakers cocktail party. Then 3 days of fabulous lectures, and finally Post-conference lectures on Monday 20th. Saturday night was the Conference Dinner, where we were invited to come as our South Node. That was a lot of fun, there were kings and queens (Leo of course), Beautiful People (Libra), babies with bottles (Cancer) and even a sexy nun (Virgo of course!)
South Node Dinner: Kris strutting his stuff – Regency gentleman, South Node in Taurus
When you host a conference on a Saturn-Pluto conjunction you might expect some challenges. The bushfires helped with that. Some people couldn’t come as they were in bushfire areas being evacuated or fighting fires. Others were on flights turned back from Melbourne airport when it was too smoky to land. Kris and I arrived in Melbourne on the day when it had the worst air quality in the world. One international speaker was offloaded from his flight and arrived in the nick of time, very jet lagged, after spending a day in LA airport. But in the end it all happened, and happened brilliantly. What better place to explore the possibilities of the Saturn-Pluto conjunction than an astrology conference? Lijan commented that she wished she could attend all the lectures – it certainly was hard to choose – and she singled out Wade Caves and Jason Holley as outstanding presenters. I attended an eclectic range of lectures. Wade Caves, brilliant traditional lecturer, exploring the upcoming Jupiter-Saturn conjunction. Darby Costello musing on the Progressed Moon. Peter Burns on the impact of the 2020 cycles on Australia and the world. Jason Holley’s crazy, insightful take on Scorpio. Kerry Galea’s Fourth House networking. Sadly, I had to miss the final panel discussion to catch my flight home – which was delayed. The frustration of sitting around in an airport when I could have been listening to amazing minds. The relief that we flew out just before the hailstorm! And a final comment from Lijan: The organisers definitely deserve a big thanks for their effort, tireless hard work and creativity in the programming. Yes, indeed. Brian Clark, Glennys Lawton, Barb Thorp and the VAA did an amazing job putting on this final conference. We thank them, and all the convenors of past conferences, for the amazing gift they have given us over so many years.
Cate
Programme 2020
March 21, 2pm: Transits to Personal Midpoints - Kim Akinta (Qld) April 18, 2pm: AGM & Aspects: What are they? - Kris Svendsen May 9th, 2pm: Duads: The Zodiac Within Each Sign - Alice Portman June 13, 2pm: Mars and Saturn: A Marriage Made in Formula One Heaven - Vivien Lowe July 11, 2pm: The Crisis Degree - Miriam Laister August 8, 2pm: Lecture - Anne Fryer & Elaine Kane September 12, TBA - Something Innovative! October 10, 10am - 4pm: Workshop - Mark Smith November 14, 2pm: Lecture - Mari Garcia December 12, 2pm: - Xmas Party
Who Sees The Moon?
by Anne Fryer
If the sun rules the day and the moon rules the night - why do we sometimes see the moon in the sky during the day - but we never see the sun in the sky at night? It's all about movement. The earth takes roughly 365 days to spin round the sun. The sun has a 24 hour diurnal cycle. It rises every morning and sets every evening - to rise again 24 hours later. When it faces the earth - we have day, and when it spins away from the earth, we have night. The moon rises and sets every day just like the sun but because the moon takes 29.5 days to circle the earth, the rise and set times of the moon can vary but they are still very predictable and can be calculated to the minute years in advance. There are eight phases of the moon but only the four primary phases are shown in calendars - New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon and Third Quarter. In the Southern Hemisphere the points of the moon are shown facing the sun indicating a waxing or growing Moon or facing away from the Sun to show a waning or decreasing Moon.
The moon is visible in daylight nearly every day because its reflects the light of the sun but how much we see depends on the constantly changing angles between the sun, earth and moon. It's usually easier to see the moon in the sky in the afternoon a week or so before the full moon - and in the morning a week or so after the full moon.
We will never see the moon in the sky during the day of a New Moon because the moon is rising at the same time as the sun and the conjunction makes it impossible to see the moon from the earth. The
glare of the sun overpowers the reflection of the moon.
- Waxing Crescent Moon - intermediate lunar phase - symbol not shown in calendars. After the New Moon we will start to see a faint line which grows fatter as the moon moves into the Waxing Crescent Phase. In modern astronomy, the Waxing Crescent Moon starts as the moon becomes visible again after the New Moon conjunction with the sun.
- The 1st Quarter Moon is the second primary phase of the moon after New Moon. The angle between the sun and the moon is 90 degrees and its shown in the calendar as a circle with the left half light and the right side dark to indicate a waxing moon. Due to its rising in the middle of the day and setting in the middle of the night it's easy to see the moon close to the horizon in the early afternoon and high in the sky near sunset.
- Waxing Gibbous Moon - intermediate lunar phase - symbol not shown in calendars. The Waxing Gibbous Moon is easy to see because it rises before noon and sets during night. Gibbous comes from a word meaning 'hump-backed' - and that's how the moon looks in the early afternoon. As it grows larger it can be mistaken for the Full Moon.
- Full Moon We can't see the moon during the day at Full Moon because the moon rises at sunset and sets at dawn. The angle between them is 180 degrees. It's a night moon and only appears in the sky at night.
- the Waning Gibbous Phase - intermediate lunar phase - symbol not shown in calendars. The Waning Gibbous Phase starts as soon as the Full Moon has passed. It doesn't rise til just after sunrise - so it is often mistaken for a Full Moon. You can tell it's the Waning Gibbous Moon because the bulge of white light is on the right.
- 3rd Quarter or Last Quarter Phase Third Quarter Moon has now reached the 3rd, or last quarter of its orbit around Earth. This moon rises around midnight and sets in the middle of the day and you can see it in the morning sky before lunch.
- Waning Crescent - intermediate lunar phase - symbol not shown in calendars. This is the last phase of the lunar cycle and is sometimes called 'the old moon' as the darker parts get larger and larger. You can see it from very early in the morning to just after lunch but the moon is like a silver thread and is very difficult to spot.
'Why the Moon shows phases', a sketch by Nick Lomb
The moon does not just change shapes as it progresses through the lunar phase, it also changes position. If you stand at your back door every night - you will see her journey across the night sky. Happy Moon Watching, Anne Fryer
Anne Fryer, Dip Astrol FAA, STA Graduate (Deborah Houlding), Frawley's Horary Apprentice Course, is an experienced consulting horary astrologer with a long and varied astrological background.
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