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IN THE HOROSCOPE, we know that the partof the chart that describes one’s careeror position in life is the midheaven, the

highest point in the chart, where we reachour peak of achievement. It’s everyone’spersonal point of highest visibility wherewe shine our brightest. It is our publicpresentation.

Basic astrology teaches that the sign onthe midheaven describes the type ofcareer we seek, and the midheaven ruler’srespective sign and placement illustratehow and where these career energies willmanifest. For example, if one has an Ariesmidheaven, he or she will seek a career

aggressively blazing new trails. If Mars,the midheaven ruler, is in Pisces in the 9thhouse, the career might take on a philan-thropic or artistic slant (Pisces) throughlaw, academics, or in a country other thanthe birthplace (9th house).

An astrologer’s knowledge of this verybasic formula can help tremendously indefining career potential, but it doesn’t tellthe entire story. The missing links in thisastrological chain of command is the listof equipment needed to climb the moun-tain of our highest destination along withan itinerary of the journey. These required

Finding Success in the Horoscope

Sign of the Tiger: Mars-JupiterInfluence and Tiger Attacks by Lynn Bootes

TIGER ATTACKS HAVE BEEN IN THE NEWS

lately. On December 25, 2007, a tigerjumped out of an enclosure at the

San Francisco Zoo and attacked threeyoung men, killing one. Four other attackswere reported in news headlines in themonth of December. Are there astrologicalcorrelations to attacks by large captiveanimals? This matter is of interest to astro-logers advising pet owners and peoplewho work with large animals. Theoretically itis of interest as a study of the generalpredisposition to attacks of all kinds, whe-ther by animals or criminals. However, withanimals we have the advantage of ruling out

any conscious awareness of astrology or ofnumerous other social factors.

This article presents a preliminary surveyof the subject. No attempt is made to ana-lyze the small number of charts statistically.Three attacks for which the time of day canbe ascertained within 15 to 30 minutes arepresented. Due to space considerations, Isummarize findings of seven other charts, sixwith no time of day, are summarized.

According to the nonprofit organizationBig Cat Rescue (www.bigcatrescue.org),

by Jackie Slevin

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AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS ofplanning, UAC is finally upon us,and as always NCGR will have

quite a presence. In addition to NCGR’sspecial pre-conference workshops andcertification testing (see p. 3), the follow-ing activities are planned.

• Friday May 16. 12:15 PM. Chapterand SIG Presidents' Luncheon in theNCGR Hospitality Suite. We'd like to in-vite you as president, or a designated rep-resentative from your group, to join usfor lunch. We will announce exciting newdevelopments that we hope you will shareon the local level when you return home.The room number will be available at theNCGR table when you register at UAC.Please email Leigh Westin to let her knowwho will represent your Chapter or SIG. • Monday May 19. 8:00 AM. NCGRMembership Meeting in Governor 15.This is a must-attend meeting for everyNCGR member to hear about our excitingprojects and innovative future plans. • NCGR Table in the UAC Registra-tion area will be open during trade showhours. If you come to UAC, be sure tovisit the NCGR booth located in the tradeshow. Someone will be there to greet you,and there will be journals, t-shirts, andsouvenirs for sale. NCGR HospitalitySuite hours will be posted there.

If you have not yet registered for UAC, it’snot too late to sign up (see p. 7). This con-ference will be one of the most fantasticevents you will ever attend. We hope to seeyou there. Be sure to bring this issue withyou to keep track of NCGR activities.

For more NCGR-sponsored events atUAC, please turn to p. 3.

NCGR at UAC

Message from the Chair Hello Everyone,

NCGR Board of Directors

Elected Officers Madalyn Hillis-Dineen, Chair,[email protected] Warren Kinsman, Treasurer,[email protected] Joyce Levine, Clerk, 2353 MassachusettsAve., #91, Cambridge MA 02140, 617-354-7075, [email protected] Directors Janet Berres, Marketing and Promotions Dir-ector, P.O. Box 1475, Morton Grove IL 60053,847-965-9916, [email protected] Misty Kuceris, Public Relations Director,P.O. Box 1532, Springfield VA 22151, Ph. 703-354-4076, Fax 703-354-4037, [email protected] A.T. (Tad) Mann, Publications Director, 215Allen Street, Hudson NY 12534, 518-822-0882,[email protected] Linea Van Horn, International Liaison, 135132nd Avenue, San Francisco CA 94122,415-566-8174, [email protected] Leigh Westin, Chapter Affairs Director andSIGs Coordinator; Editor, Geocosmic Journal,P.O. Box 207, Waskom TX 75692, [email protected], [email protected] Directors Chris Brennan, Research Director, 4529Bloomingdale Ct., Byers CO 80103, 303-822-5346, [email protected] Mark Kuenzel, Media and CommunicationsDirector, 1135 Makawao Ave. #305, Makawao HI96768, 202-277-9666, [email protected] Grace Morris, Planning and Development,1415 W. 22nd St., Tower Floor, Oak Brook IL 60523,[email protected] Shirley Soffer, Education Director, 505LaGuardia Place, Apt. 25A, NewYork NY 10012,Ph-Fax 212-677-5041, [email protected] Gloria Star, Advisory Board Chair, P.O. Box311, Clinton CT 06413, 860-664-3590,[email protected] Donna Woodwell, Membership Director,P.O. Box 1292, Round Rock TX 78680, 512-659-5494, [email protected] Liane Thomas Wade, Executive Secre-tary, NCGR Headquarters, 531 Main St.,#1612, New York NY 10044, Ph-Fax, 212-838-NCGR (6247), [email protected] Ronnie Gale Dreyer, memberletter Editor;P.O. Box 8034, FDR Station, New York NY 10150-8034, [email protected] Ken Irving, Webmaster,[email protected] Arlene Nimark, Advertising Manager, 1242East 8th Street, Brooklyn NY 11230, 718-377-0482, [email protected] BoardPaul Bottigliero, Bernadette Brady M.A. (UK),JoeAnne Bridge Ph.D., Nicholas Campion Ph.D.(UK), Gary Christen, Bradley V. Clark C.P.A., DavidCochrane, Priscilla Costello M.A. (Canada),Michael Erlewine, Madela Ezcurra, Linda Fei,Steven Forrest, Irene E. Goodale, Robert HandM.A., Charles Hannan, Margie Herskovitz, BarisIlhan (Turkey), Babs Kirby M.A. (UK), Arlene A.Kramer, Alphee Lavoie, Luis Lesur (Mexico),Michael Lutin, Vivian B. Martin Ph.D., MichaelMunkasey, Arlene Nimark, Bill Sarubbi (Austria),Maria Kay Simms, Richard Tarnas Ph.D., DonnaVan Toen (Canada), Lorraine Welsh, DonaldWharton M.D.

Blessings to all,

Madalyn Hillis-Dineen NCGR Chair

Take time to visit the NCGR Website: www.geocosmic.org

THE NEW NCGR BOARD MET IN MARCH and, despite the fact that the weatheroutside was chilly (especially for those used to warmer climates), the

camaraderie among the Board was warm and harmonious. The group is quitediverse, which adds to its ability to serve NCGR.

There was a full agenda with many complicated issues to attack. At this writing,I am still not sure of the exact course we are going to take, but it has become clear(from the IRS) that NCGR needs to change its structure in order for us to continueour certification and PEP programs. Exactly how we will implement thesechanges will likely be determined by UAC and I would urge all those attendingthe conference to be sure to come to the NCGR membership meeting on Mondaymorning, May 19 at 8:00 AM. It’s likely that we will have two organizations: atrade association (non-profit 501c6) as well as our existing non-profit, charitable501c3 organization.

I also have to report that the Board voted to increase our dues beginning with thenew fiscal year on July 1, 2008. It was not something that we relished doing,especially in this economy. However, the numbers generated by our new super-duper accounting system showed us that we are currently spending about $36per member each year and that is without the $15 that we give to chapters asrebates for members who have a chapter affiliation. Therefore, we are losing $6for every member that belongs to a chapter. Our Treasurer assured us that wecannot continue doing this for very long and, with prices for paper, postage, andoperating expenses continuing to climb, we were left with no other option.

Here are the new membership rates: Individual, US: $55; Individual, Canada/Mexico: $60; Individual, International: $65; Add $20 for couples. We will beoffering a three year membership option that will save you $5 per year. And, ofcourse, we will continue to offer a Life Membership option as well, though thoserates are being increased by $200 for each type of membership. But, if you join,renew, or choose to purchase a life membership before July 1, you will savemoney by taking advantage of the current dues rate structure.

On a more positive note, I am excited about the fact that Media Director MarkKuenzel reported that our tape digitization project is just about complete. And,I’m excited about the plans that Research Director Chris Brennan has for asearchable database of NCGR Journals. Eventually, we’ll expand this project toinclude other organizations, making this database a real boon to the seriousastrological researcher. Publications Director Tad Mann is working on somebeautiful designs that we’ll use for t-shirts and possibly some other products tosell at UAC and in our online store. I’ve seen some of his ideas and I know thatyou are going to want one of these shirts that help to carry the NCGR message.

Happy Spring … please come and say hello to me and the rest of the NCGRBoard if you are at UAC.

Get Certified in Denver

Sign up for Certification Testing atUAC 2008 in Denver, Colorado.

Testing for the proctored Level I, II, andIII certification exams will be offered atUAC 2008. Sign up now by contactingme, Shirley Soffer, Education Director,eduadmin@ geocosmic.org. You will beissued an application form and giveninstructions as to what to bring to thetest site and provided with other nec-essary information.

The exams will take place on Wed-nesday, May 21, 2008 in Plaza 3,promptly at 12:00 noon. I am alsopleased to announce that JosephPolise, a highly-respected teacher fromthe Chicago area, will be proctoring theexams.

I urge all of you who have not alreadydone so to take the opportunity at UAC2008 to test your astrological mettle byparticipating in the educationally rigor-ous but gratifying process of NCGR'scertification testing.

Shirley Soffer, C.A., NCGRDirector of Education

Don’t Miss These Workshops at UAC

NCGR’s Leadership Workshop, freeof charge for Chapter officers, will be

held at UAC, Thursday, May 15, 2008,1:00-5:00 PM, in Plaza 4. Chapter AffairsDirector Leigh Westin, Treasurer WarrenKinsman, and International Liaison LineaVan Horn will lead this practical, illuminat-ing workshop.

Subjects covered: How to Lead a Chapterwithout it Leading You, Every Officer hasa Role, The Fine Art of Delegation, TheAdvantage of your Bylaws, AttractingMembers and Keeping Them, Apply theOpportunities of your Non-profit Status,Liven your Coffer with Fund Raising,Keep the IRS Happy with an Up-to-dateEIN, The Latest on Opening and Keepinga Bank Account, time for questions andmuch more.

Special for Presidents: How to find Boardmembers and how to conduct a Boardmeeting.

Chapter LeadershipWorkshop

UAC WILL SOON BE UPON US. If you have not yet signed up for the following specialNCGR workshops, why not do so now. Here is the latest up-to-date information on

these fantastic offerings.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008. 9:30 AM-5:00 PM (90 minute lunchbreak). Location: Plaza 8.

Astrology as a Profession: Building a Successful Practice. Whether youare just beginning your professional practice or already have one underway, thisworkshop is for you. We recognize that the transition to being a professional astrologeris not always an easy one as we, as astrologers, are primarily self-employed. This meansthat in addition to expertise in astrology, we need to have all the skills necessary to runa small business. So, here’s everything you need to know about starting right forsuccess as well as improving your practice and adding to your bottom line. Here’s someof what we’ll cover:

• Marketing and Public Relations• Practice Building• Accounting and Business Know-how• Time Management and Goal-setting• Writing and Teaching• Consulting Skills• How to incorporate your business and whether or not that’s a good choice for you.• And with special guest, Sharon Leah of Llewellyn Publications, How to Get Published

Let successful astro-entrepreneurs share their secrets for success and fulfillment inyour own practice. Presenters include Madalyn Hillis-Dineen, Joyce Levine, and GraceMorris. Fee: $125.

Thursday, May 15, 2008. 2:30-5:30 PM. Location: Plaza 3.

Using Technology to Grow Your Astrological Practice. The home computersof the early 1980s were a boon to professional astrologers by both allowing them tosave time in calculating their charts and experimenting with new techniques andcalculations. Now, the tools of 21st century technology are just as significant for theprofessional who wants to reach a broader market. This workshop starts with teachingyou how to record your consultations but also includes how to teach a class online, anoverview and best practices for graphics handling and designing a web page, producingyour own podcasts, and using screen movies in your consultations, and much more.Presented by Mark Kuenzel, NCGR’s Media and Communications Director. Fee: $30.

For more information and registration, sign up at www.geocosmic.org, or contact LianeThomas Wade, Executive Secretary, at 212-838-NCGR (6247), [email protected].

Special for Treasurers: Demonstration ofsimple bookkeeping software.

If you have a particular subject in additionto these that you would like discussed,please let me know. There will also betime for questions during the workshop.

We are planning a fun as well as ahelpful event and we hope all chapterofficers will join us. Please let me knowif you will be attending no later than May1, 2008.

Leigh WestinDirector of Chapter Affairs

The Dark Side of Venus: The Eclipse ofAugust 11, 1999 and the Sacrificial Venus

by Alex Walker

Midpoints in Astrological Research by Manda Selva

MIDPOINTS HAVE BEEN STUDIED formany centuries in calculatingArabic parts, although Uranian

astrologers Alfred Witte, Ludwig Rudolph,Hermann Lefeldt, and CosmobiologistReinhold Ebertin take the credit in bring-ing forth the symmetry and harmonics thatare involved in understanding midpoints.In his book The Key to Uranian Astrol-ogy, Uranian astrologer Hans Niggemannsays: Books can only point the way.Experience alone, which means plenty ofpractice, gives the true interpretations(Hans Niggemann, The Key to UranianAstrology, New York, NY: Self-Published,1976, p. iv).

One way of practice is through under-standing midpoints in chart interpretationby observing repeating patterns. A morescientific method, however, is throughfinding statistical significance of specific

midpoints through astrological research.Using concepts in Uranian astrology andCosmobiology, as seen in the writings ofWitte and Ebertin respectively, and myown observations (which are not cited),the following are some of the planetarypictures that can be used with lotterywinning: Jupiter/Uranus = Aries Point: suddenluck, Lottery (Alfred Witte and HansLefeldt, Rules for Planetary Pictures,Hamburg: Witte-Verlag, 1959, p. 210); in apublic manner. Jupiter/Uranus=Meridian: sudden luck(Witte and Lefeldt, p. 210); causingchange of status. Sun/Jupiter = Uranus: pleasant sur-prises (Witte and Lefeldt, p. 69); expec-tation of good fortune (Reinhold Ebertin,Combination of Stellar Influences, Tempe,AZ: American Federation of Astrologers,1972, p.79).

(Midpoint formulas are written asfollows so that Jupiter/Uranus, meansthe midpoint of Jupiter and Uranus-Ed.)

All these planetary pictures could be ap-propriate for lottery winning, but unlessthese are tested through research or seenrepeatedly in a chart, it is hard to concludewhich of them applies in real life situations.For instance, the finding from the studyon Jupiter-Uranus archetypes in lotterywinners that I presented at the NCGRResearch Symposium in March 2007 inBaltimore indicated that although Jupiter-Uranus archetypes in terms of aspects ormidpoints appeared to be significant inthe charts of lottery winners, there wasno such significance seen in Venus-Uranus aspects. This not only throwslight on Jupiter being the planet signify-ing big money but that Venus, althoughthe 2nd archetype, may not signify

IN MY RESEARCH SPECIFIC to nations andtimelines, I pay attention to where theeclipses physically take place as to

their maximum effect. For instance, eclip-ses exert a physical effect on FoucaultPendulums, the large, timekeeping globeshinged at the ceilings in places like GriffithObservatory in Los Angeles. According tothe NASA website, a Foucault Pendulumunder the path of an eclipse will changedirection by as much as 13.5 degrees(http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast06aug99_1.htm).

If a solar eclipse shadow can move aphysical mass, consider how it mustaffect us. The August 11, 1999 solareclipse physically began just offshorefrom New York City at a longitudeapproximating that of Portland, Maine.The eclipse path (like a fuse) traversed

with an orbit in proportion to ours as theGolden Ratio.

I concur with the Mayans, who werepracticed in sacrifice, and saw Venus inthis light. This becomes all too evidentwhen viewing the direct effect that theAugust 11, 1999 eclipse and Venus’ tran-sits had on the September 11, 2001 WorldTrade Center Attack in New York City.

The NASA eclipse website shows adiagram of the eclipse including its great-est magnitude in Romania at 45N04 and24E17 (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEplot/SEplot1951/SE1999Aug11T.GIF). According to theNASA website, the path of the eclipsebegins in the Atlantic Ocean, at 41N02and 65W05 (http://eclipse.gsfc. nasa.gov/SEpath/SEpath1951/SE1999Aug11T

the Atlantic, through Spain, the MiddleEast, and terminated on the eastern shoreof India. Like many others, I also believethis eclipse is what Nostradamus referredto when he said: In the year 1999 in the7th month…the “Great Terror” will comefrom the sky…Given a 500-year lead time, achange in calendar systems and the stateof astrology in the 1500s, I can forgive hisapproximate 12-41 day error!

Although Nostradamus called ourattention to this eclipse, it is also notablesince it formed a fixed t-square and had atotal view throughout England, Europe,Middle East, Turkey, and India. More so,this particular eclipse made me see Venusin a new context, especially when ittransits the same place in the zodiac asthis eclipse. After all, our neighboringplanet is almost identical in size to ours,

money in the way we usually think—interms of quantity—but may point to thevalue we attach to money shown in howwe keep it, use it, etc. (NCGR ResearchSymposium booklet is available atwww.geocosmic.org-Ed.)

Furthermore, research showed that asignificant number of lottery winners hadthe planetary picture Jupiter/Uranus=Midheaven in the natal chart and thatsignificance was not seen in Jupiter/Uranus=Aries Point or even in Jupiter/Uranus=Ascendant, although both areconsidered appropriate planetary picturesin attracting sudden luck. This provokesus to question the interpretation of theterm public exposure when involved withan Aries Point v. Midheaven. It is not to saythat results from a single research study canbe used to conclude anything, but generallyspeaking it can be used to clarify thesignifications of a natal point or body.

This also throws light on the methodol-ogy of analyzing natal aspects of mid-points to fast moving points in the chart

for the purpose of gaining additionalinformation on existing potential in anindividual chart. If a particular midpointappears to be significant for a particularevent then it could mean that a particularplanetary picture in a natal chart has morepotential to attract the event, or that it hasthe potential to get triggered during cer-tain transits or progressions to create theevent. So either we may observe a plan-etary picture like Jupiter/Uranus=Mid-heaven significantly more often in lotterywinners than the general population, orwe may find that significantly more lotterywinners have their Jupiter/Uranus mid-point triggered on the day of the winning.

MethodologyStudies in midpoints can be done in manydifferent ways but a practical way ofconducting the research would be asfollows: • Choose an event like lottery winningor a motor accident where the timing erroris minimal. When incidents such asweddings are used it is important toremember that the person is conscious of

the incident prior to the actual date andhence the energy associated with theevent may have already been triggered. • Identify midpoints that may be relatedto the event either through traditional orUranian methods. • Collect data from a reputable sourcelike Astrodatabank. • Create a control group about 10 timesthat of the test group usually donethrough using astrological software. • Identify the occurrence of a planetarypicture in the natal charts of both the testand control group • Statistical test to see if the differencebetween the test and control group issignificant.

If the study is being conducted on a groupof similar events like school shootings byanalyzing charts drawn on the day or exacttime that the event occurred, then insteadof using a control group, the findings canbe compared to the normal expected occur-rence of a specific planetary picturewithin a specific time-frame (an example

path.html.) These coordinates are eerilyclose to the longitude of Portland ME(70W15), the origin of Mohammed Atta’sflight to Boston MA, where he boardedthe ill-fated American Airlines flight thatcrashed into the World Trade Center, andthe latitude of New York City (40N42),where the attack took place.

Solar Maps software plots the completepath of this total eclipse, which occurredon August 11, 1999, and reached its maxi-mum at 7:03 AM EDT at 18° Leo 21’ (roun-ded off to the next minute). (The actualnew moon takes place at 7:08 AM EDT.)If we view the map of the Solar Eclipsedrawn for the above time for New York City,we see the Venus-Ascendant line passing132 miles east of Portland (70W15), and 179miles east of Boston (71W03).

If you draw a standard locality chart ofthe eclipse for any of these cities (includ-ing Washington D.C., where the Pentagonwas hit), Venus, located at 2° Virgo 09’ R,conjoins the ascendant.

The solar eclipse is classified as SarosCycle 145. Venus went direct on Septem-

ber 11, 1999 at 18° Leo 48’, only 27 minutesfrom the eclipse point, making this degreeeven more important. While it marked thesolar day, it may not have been closeenough to energize the eclipse point of 18°Leo 21’ on that day, as it turned forward inthe zodiac. On July 27, 2000, Venus directpassed through the eclipse point 18° Leo21’, and may have begun to pull thebowstring. There may have been a keyevent for this date in the timeline withregard to Osama Bin Laden or the 19hijackers, or a key decision in their plans.

Venus finally released the energy when itexactly transited the eclipse point 18° Leo21’ on September 11, 2001 at 7:45 AM EDT,the exact moment Mohammed Attaboarded American Airlines Flight 11 inBoston. This assured the execution oftheir plan, their self-sacrifice by suicide,and the sacrificing of the plane and itspassengers. The precision of this event—the point of no return, theme of sacrifice,and the Venus aspect is what I findintriguing. At the moment the planecrashed into the World Trade Center at8:46:26 AM EDT, Venus was placed at 18°Leo 24’.

Using the August 11, 1999 eclipse set forNew York City as an event chart, we seethat Mars at 29° Sagittarius will enter thePlacidus 5th house (the targets: pride,speculation—financial) on September 8,2001. On August 10, 2001 (solar return ofthe eclipse), Mars was positioned at 18°Sagittarius 19’, exactly trine the August11, 1999 eclipse point (free flow ofenergy), and once again linking theevents of September 11, 2001 with theAugust 11, 1999 eclipse. By September 11,2001, Venus was appropriately in the 12thhouse of the eclipse event chart.

Even more interesting is the astro-mapfor the Pentagon attack, which took placeon September 11, 2001, 9:40 AM EDT,Wshington D.C. The Mars-IC line runsthrough Denver, CO. According to http://cryptome.org/gsa020108.htm, Denver isthe location of an unannounced virtualduplication of all Washington D.C.government offices and services in theevent D.C. is lost to a nuclear attack.Denver International Airport is alsoknown for tunnels and substructures outof sight and public access. I’ve noted inmy own travels through Denver’s

is given below in using midpoints inmundane astrology).

Methodology Applied toAccidental DeathsApplying the above-described method toindividuals who have met accidental deathdue to impact, the following lists someof the midpoints that may be associatedwith such an event: Mars/Uranus=Ascendant: suddeninjury (Witte and Lefeldt, p.190); affectingone’s personality or body. Mars/Uranus=Sun: sudden injury affect-ing one’s body (Witte and Lefeldt, p.190). Sun/Uranus=Mars: injury to the body(Witte and Lefeldt, p.190); hasty physicalaction (Ebertin, p. 83).

All 79 test subjects who had died in anaccident involving an impact by car, plane,or explosion were used as test subjectsfrom the Astrodatabank database. A con-trol group approximately 10 times that ofthe test group was created. In comparingthe occurrence of the planetary picturesgiven above and many others, betweenthe test and control groups, the followingresults as seen in Table 1 were observed.

When the data wastested using the t-test,the results for theplanetary picture, Mars/Uranus= Sun wassignificant and hencenot just a chanceoccurrence. Based onthe findings, one canquestion as to why theprobability of the Sunbeing involved in theplanetary pictureassociated with anaccident could besignificantly more ascompared to theascendant, althoughboth are sometimesinterchangeably usedin astrology to conveythe idea of physicalbody. Does it meanthat the Sun more thanany other point in thebody is the solesignification of aperson’s body, thephysical energy in thenatal chart, while theascendant is more ofthe personalityprojected by theindividual who is not allphysical?

Apart from lending ascientific angle toastrology, the thought-provoking questionsthat give clarity to thedifferent natal bodies

States and outside (as of February 11,2008), only 32 events for which the time ofthe school shooting could be found wereused in the study.

Table 4 (see p. 20) gives the list of schoolshootings that was used for the study.The goal of the research was to find out ifappropriate planetary pictures that ex-pressed the sudden violence and-or expo-sure of the violence to the public can beseen at the time of the sooting. The plan-etary pictures at the time of the event alsodefine the image that is projected by thelocation of the event. This is more so inschool shootings, where the event ismore than often referred to by the name of

Mars/Uranus=Ascendant 13.3% 9.02% 32%

Mars/Uranus=Sun 17% 9.2% 47%

Mars/Uranus =Midheaven 6.66% 8.04% -20%

Sun/Uranus=Mars 10.66% 13.2% 24%

Sun/Uranus =Ascendant 13.3% 14.5% -9%

Sun/Mars =Midheaven 14.6% 12.6% 16%

Sun/Mars=Ascendant 13.3% 12.6% 5.6%

Percentage of Charts Normal with Midpoint Picture Occurrence Comparison

Mars/Uranus= Ascendant 31.25% 13% 140%

Mars/Uranus= Midheaven 9.37% 13% -28%

VP/Mars= Ascendant 12.5 % 13% -4%

VP/Mars= Midheaven 15.63% 13% 20%

Test (%) Control (%) Percent difference between test and control (%)

Table 2

Table 1

natal bodies and points are the mainreasons for midpoint research. Also, if thesame pattern is repeatedly seen in otherstudies involving sudden violence, thenwe can conclude that there is a significantcorrelation between the Mars/Uranusmidpoint and sudden violence.

Midpoints in Mundane EventsMidpoints research can also be used inmundane astrology with a group ofsimilar events. Its significance can be seenwhen applied to events such as schoolshootings, which have become painfullyfamiliar news in recent years. Althoughresearch on the web provided a list ofschool shootings both in the United

airport, the tunnel in which the train takesyou from one area to another has severaldoors on the opposite side from where thetrain car doors normally open for airlinepassengers, that don’t make sense withregard to use for evacuation. Overall, itseems that Denver, CO may be our backupnational capital should Washington D.C.be sacrificed and the unthinkable happen.

In the September 11, 2001 World Trade Cen-ter attack astro-map, there is no Venus linethrough the United States, but the Venus-Descendant line traverses Saudi Arabia,Iran, and Russia. Other lines include: Nep-tune-Ascendant through Saudi Arabia, Iran,Iraq, and Russia; Uranus-Ascendant linethrough Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan,and Russia; and Pluto-Midheaven throughRussia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, perhapstraversing the regions in Pakistan and Af-ghanistan where Osama Bin Laden has beenhiding. The Pluto line is especially revealingsince Pakistan has captured, and been ahaven for, Al-Qaeda leaders, and Afghani-stan, the training ground for Al-Qaeda, hasmade NATO countries useful in the region.



the city like Columbine School Shooting,or an important symbol of the city likeVirginia Tech School Shooting.

To make sure that the events being selec-ted had an impact on the public, onlythose events where two people or morewere shot and killed or injured were inclu-ded in the study. The natal chart drawn atthe time of shooting was checked for theplanetary picture Mars/Uranus=Ascend-ant and Mars/Uranus=Midheaven, sinceAscendant and Midheaven are some of thefast-moving points in the time period of aday and can define the sudden violence(Mars/Uranus) projected through the imageof the location (Ascendant), and the iden-tity and status of the location (Midheaven).All 45° aspects were considered. Similarly,the significance of the Vernal Point/Marsmidpoint was analyzed as it can characterizeviolence that is exposed to the public in abig way. Since the time of the event was

based on eyewitness accounts, an error of3° plus or minus was used.

Table 2 shows that the planetary pictureMars/Uranus=Ascendant was found in31% or nearly 1/3 of the event charts ana-lyzed at the time of the shooting. This issignificant when compared to the normalexpected occurrence of this planetary pic-ture in a 24-hour period, which is 13%(when a time frame of 3° plus or minus isused, and all the eight 45° aspects are con-sidered as in many Uranian techniques). Thefrequency of occurrence of the planetarypicture Mars/Uranus=Ascendant was 140%more than that normally expected in a 24-hour period. Although planetary picturesinvolving Vernal Point/Mars were not signi-ficant, it is interesting to note that the plan-etary picture, Vernal Point/Mars=Ascen-dant showed up in four of the schoolshootings that were one of the deadliestor gained exposure for other reasons, like

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There have been other studies done onschool shootings that appear to show theimportant role Mars plays, like significantincidence of Mars retrograde, and Mars andSun aspects like conjunction and oppositionobserved in the event charts (ValerieVaughan, “Classroom Avengers: TheAstrology of School Shootings,” www.stariq.com/Main/Articles/P0002265.htm,March 9, 2001). The findings from midpointresearch can be combined with other studiesto create astro-signatures for specific eventslike school shootings. All in all midpointstudies are relatively easy.

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SIGN OF THE TIGER cont’d from p. 1

531 incidents involving captive exoticattacks have been reported in the newssince 1990, and 151 big cat incidents wererecorded outside the United States. Theirwebsite contains a partial listing of theseincidents with dates, 449 to date. Becausethere is no official reporting agency, theactual number is probably higher. Accord-ing to the website, despite the recentpublicity, the overall number of reports in2007 show a decline in U. S. incidentscompared to the rest of the world, due tothe fact that the government is clampingdown on the exotic pet trade.

According to The Book of Rulerships,Islamic astrologer Al-Biruni associatedwild animals and injuries with Mars, andtame or captive animals with Jupiter (J.Lee Lehman, Ph.D., The Book ofRulerships: Keywords from ClassicalAstrology, West Chester PA: SchifferPublishing, 1992, p. 275, 286).. In Brihat

Parasara Hora Sastra, Vedic astrologerSage Parasara associates the 6th housewith animals and injury (Sage Parasara,Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra, Vol. 2, tr. byGirish Chand Sharma, New Delhi: SagarPublications, 2003, Ch. 99, sl. 6-11). Sirius,the Dog Star, at 12° Cancer 59’ sidereally, hasa traditional association with animal attacks,especially by dogs, when the Moon con-joins it (Cornell, H.L., Encyclopedia of Medi-cal Astrology, 3rd Edition, New York: Wei-ser, 1972, p. 781). In Vedic astrology, theMoon’s mansion or Nakshatra associatedwith Sirius is Pushya, which is located be-tween sidereal 3° Cancer 20’-16° Cancer 40’.

San Francisco Zoo AttackAccording to various news reports, thetiger attack at the San Francisco Zoooccurred on December 25, 2007 (seeCharts 1 and 2). Initial reports mentionedan attack shortly before 5:00 PM. but ininterviews with the victims, it seems that

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What is Vedic AstrologyJyotish (Sanskrit for “Science of Light”), also known as Vedic, orHindu, Astrology, is based on the sidereal zodiac. The difference be-tween the sidereal and tropical zodiacs lies in the ayanamsa, thedifference in degrees and minutes between 0° Aries and the point atwhich the equinox actually occurs. To arrive at the Vedic siderealpositions, subtract the ayanamsa fo the year you were born from thetropical positions. There are several different ayanamsas used in In-dia, but the one employed here is Lahiri, which at present is 23° 58’.Vedic astrology uses a whole sign house system whereby each houseis comprised of an entire sign beginning with the ascendant (lagna).In Charts 1 and 2 (same chart), sidereal Gemini is the ascendant,which means thte first house consists of the entire sign of Gemini(and any planets in that sign, which in this case is Mars), the secondhouse consists of Cancer, the third sign consists of Leo, etc.

To read the North Indian-style chart (Chart 1 top), follow the signs-houses by starting with the ascendant (top central box) and proceed-ing counterclockwise. The houses are always in the same positions,but the signs contained therein vary depending on the rising sign. Toread the South Indian-style chart (Chart 2 bottom), where the signs arealways in the same postiions, go clockwise from Aries, the second sign-house from the upper left. The ascendant is marked by placing a diagonalthrough it. Charts are calculated with Lahiri Ayanamsa and Mean nodes.

Traditional rulerships are used, so that Mars rules Scorpio, Jupiter rulesPisces, and Saturn rules Aquarius. Aspects are based on the whole housesystem. Mars at 2° Gemini and Jupiter at 19° Sagittarius are consideredto be in full aspect (not opposition), since they are seven signs-housesapart. In addition to conjunctions and full aspects, Jupiter aspectsplanets and houses five and nine signs ahead, Mars aspects planetsand houses four and eight houses away, and Saturn aspects planetsand houses three and 10 houses away.

time elapsed before officials were awarethat a tiger was actually out of its cage.Therefore, the chart is drawn for 4:30 PM.The victims were reported to have tauntedthe tiger before it jumped out of its cage,and the postmortem of the young manwho was killed found alcohol in his blood.Later investigation revealed that the enc-losure was two feet shorter than the reco-mmended height of 14 feet. (This informa-tion was culled from www.foxnews.com,and www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/01/02/tiger-attack.html by Associated Press.)

An attack at sunset is no surprise, as thatis when cats are awake and hungry. In thischart, Mars is only 3° above the easternhorizon in Gemini, opposite Jupiter with anorb of only one degree. Jupiter is in itsown sign of Sagittarius, while Mars isdisposited by Mercury, which is conjunctSun and Jupiter in the 7th house. Marsand Jupiter are strengthened by being in

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NCGR NewsAround the Board

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

NCGR welcomes the following new and returning members who joined between January 16- March 30, 2008.Report of the Annual Meeting of the

NCGR Board of DirectorsMarch 14-15, 2008, Brewster MA

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER byMadalyn Hillis-Dineen, Chair. The fol-

lowing were in attendance: Joyce Levine,Warren Kinsman, Janet Berres, ChrisBrennan, Misty Kuceris, Mark Kuenzel,Tad Mann, Shirley Soffer, Gloria Star, Li-ane Thomas Wade, and Donna Woodwell.Leigh Westin attended by telephone.Ronnie Gale Dreyer, memberletter Editorand Ken Irving, Webmaster, joined the meet-ing later.

Chair’s Report (Madalyn Hillis-Dineen).Madalyn welcomed new Board membersTad Mann, Chris Brennan, and MistyKuceris and thanked all members for theirdedication to NCGR. Madalyn stressed theimportance of this meeting, with plansneeded for UAC, NCGR 2010 conference,and NCGR’s re-organization.

Clerk’s Report (Joyce Levine) ArleneNimark chaired the nominating committeefor NCGR. Ballots were counted by JoyceLevine and members of the Boston NCGRchapter. Madalyn Hillis-Dineen was re-electedChair. Leigh Westin was re-elected Director.Tad Mann was elected Director.

Treasurer’s Report (Warren Kinsman)As of March 8, 2008, bank account balanceswere as follows: Capital One Money Mar-ket Fund $92,996, Capital One MM Fund(Titunik Fund) $12,429, Petty Cash $21,Bank of America Checking Account $5,153,total $110,599. A complete financial reportfor each fiscal year appears in memberletter.

Executive Secretary Report (Liane Tho-mas Wade. The Executive Secretary jobnow includes processing membership ap-plications and renewals. The E-NewsAround the World with NCGR now lists allnon-profit conferences around the worldwith 3,000-4,000 people receiving it. A BookNook has been added, listing books ofmembers with a link to buy the book. The E-News Commentary is for members only.

Chapter Affairs and SIG Report (LeighWestin). A Leadership Workshop for Chap-ter and SIG presidents is scheduled forThursday May 15 at UAC. New parametersfor forming chapters are being created. TheNCGR Chapter Bulletin Board now includesSIGs. A Madison, Wisconsin Chapter isbeing chartered. The Oklahoma Chapterclosed.

Membership Director’s Report (DonnaWoodwell). As of March 8, 2008, NCGR has2158 members. 93 new members have joinedthrough UAC. A database conversion fromAccess to E-tapestry has been completed.Chapters are now getting automatedmonthly membership reports. Staff has beentrained to use E-tapestry. New stationery,membership cards, and reply envelopes werecreated by Melanie Schlossberg for mem-bership fulfillment.

Publication’s Director’s Report (TadMann). A publications committee of TadMann, Liane Thomas Wade, Ronnie GaleDreyer, Leigh Westin, Ken Irving, andMadalyn Hillis-Dineen was formed. Ad ratesfor memberletter are being increased.

Memberletter Report (Ronnie GaleDreyer). The February-March and April-May memberletters will be at UAC and willinclude the schedule of all NCGR UACevents. The April-May issue has articles bypeople who have never published there be-fore. Memberletter serves as a place wherepeople can “get their feet wet as writers.”

Future projects include creating a page onthe website with an article from a currentissue of memberletter.

Geocosmic Journal Report (LeighWestin) The Winter 2007 Issue of the Jour-nal was mailed December 19, 2007. The As-sistant Editor was Paula Gassmann, GuestEditor, Glenn Perry, Theme: Psychology.The Theme for the summer issue is predic-tion. The Assistant Editor is Linea VanHorn. The objective is to demonstrate vari-ous predictive techniques.

Webmaster Report (Ken Irving). MP3sales have been strong on the web. There isan RSS newsfeed on the website. Work on amembers-only area has begun. Ideas includea reading space, which would be a databaseof E-news, Around the World, andmemberletter; a talk space for chat roommeetings and forums for members; and amedia space with streaming media of con-ference lectures and videos.

Planning Director’s Report (Grace Mor-ris). Bylaws and Articles of Incorporationfor UAC were developed. Corporate

Austin: Robert Enck; Baltimore. Gayle Zola Herskovitz, Grace Miazza, Nancy Miller, H. DwightMunson; Boston: Dorothy Oja, Deborah Sykes; Florida Atlantic: Rosemary Bishop, LuisMerino, Brandy Price, Sherry Ribotto; Gulf Coast: A’Oleah Eara; Los Angeles: Dalia Rafaeloff;Madison: Mandy Mobely, Sharon Pittman, Steven L. Roberts; Member-at-Large: Patricia Abrisz,Willa Deane Barber, Charlotte Bertelsen, Billie Black, Greg Bogart, Mary Lou Brown, Fern Capella,Dora Carmona, Amanda Chu, Parrish L. Coleman, Claire C. Cope, Laura Cuplin, Ricia Doren,Adrian Duncan, Adam Galblum, Robin J. Glaysher, Roberta L. Hall, Karla M. Hazer, Cheng PingHsu, IMSARA, Keiko Ito, Diane James, Estelle Janiec, William Jedwab, Kate Jenkinson, IreneJohansson, Ann Kelly, Jennifer Lausen, Carol Faye Lloyd, Ana Lo, Celia Helene Lyons, Joan L.Major, Leona F. Marshall, Paulo O’Brien, Sandra E. O’Brien, Michael Ofek, Guy O’Neill, WandaPosehn, Swami Dayanand Sabri, Mary Sciorra, Wende Sharma, Olivia H. Stoner, Janis Stonier,Louis Richard Terlizzi, Thomas A. Wargo, Amy West, Pamela Wiggins, Zoe L. Wockner, Steve P.Young, James Zak; Mid-Hudson: Eric Francis; Minnesota STARS: Tes Ingebritson; MontanaBig Sky: Cynthia Wood; Raleigh-Durham: Rebecca Carina, Chris Gallagher Ekstedt, DorothyTaylor; New York City: Amanda Ackerman, Janice Burke, Wendi Carlock, Ave Casale, BarbaraCons, Maureen Cotter, Victoria Del Rosso, Elizabeth Enos, Lisa J. Failla, Catherine L. Harner,Theresa Herron, Mary Leonard, Jessica Lermond, Sarah Litwin, Cynthia MacAdams, KathleenMcLane, Chitra Patel, Dolores Piretra, Mary Beth Polasek, Carolyn Puglisi, Monty J. Renov, PamRosser, Elisabeth M. Roth, Renee Rothkopf, Darlene D. Varlack, Jennifer Viola, Kristin AnnaValtysdotter, Susan Wong; Northern Illinois: Margaret Backman, Souvik Dutta, Roy E. Kirkland,Lynn Staudacher; Northern New Jersey: Barbara Johnson, Donna McGarry; Ohio Valley:Heather Horton; Richmond: Mary K. Creasey; Rocky Mountain: Jack Clough, SherrylHaverhals, Paula Roosa, Belinda Tomlinson; San Diego: Debra Anderson, Jill Estensen, Chris-topher Lantier, Shirleen Murray, Andrea I. Stapley; San Francisco Bay: Blesilda Carmona,Brigette Jones, Robert Peck, Suzanne Randick, Linda Rose, Jo Siegrist, B.J. Singh, Susan Stuart,Alan Wei, Karen West; Southeastern Michigan: James Dragun, Charles Micovich; South-western Suburban Chicago: Simon Maksimovich, Erik Olund; Turkey: Gizem Tokgoz.

sponsorship for UAC was solicited.Education Report (Shirley Soffer) Since

August 20, 2007, 18 candidates have passedvarious levels of certification testing: 11 forLevel I, and 7 for Level II. Joseph Polisewill proctor NCGR certification testing atUAC on May 21, 2008.

Advisory Board Report (Gloria Star). TheAdvisory Board continues intact. Requestsfrom advisors include considering the WestCoast, Chicago, Baltimore, and the easternseaboard for the next NCGR conference.

Media and Communications Report (MarkKuenzel). The transition from audio tapesto MP3s is almost complete. NCGR will nolonger sell tapes.

Research Director’s Report (ChrisBrennan). The possibility of an astrologi-cal J-Store is being investigated. The projectwould include journals from all astrologicalorganizations worldwide.

Public Relations Report (Janet Berresand Misty Kuceris) A new NCGR brochureis being developed.

Promotions and Special Events Report(Janet Berres). Promotions for E-News andspecial sales of MP3s are being developed.

Old BusinessUAC: Liane Thomas Wade has primary re-

sponsibility for the NCGR booth at UAC.Warren Kinsman will be the second person atthe booth. All Board members at UAC willspend some time at the booth. NCGR’s mem-bership meeting at UAC will be at 8:00 A.M.on Monday morning. The Leadership Train-ing Program for Chapter and SIG Presidentswill take place on Thursday at 1:00 PM. A lun-cheon for Chapter and SIG Presidents (or rep-resentatives) will be held on Friday.

NCGR Conference: Potential dates forNCGR’s next conference are the weekendsof March 4, 2010, April 8, 2010, and Febru-ary 25, 2010. Possible sites include Chicago,San Jose, Las Vegas.

Trade Association: The organization of atrade association for the purpose of certifi-cation and to carry on activities not permit-ted by a 501c3 was discussed.

New BusinessThe Executive Committee will remain the

same, Warren Kinsman, Joyce Levine, andDonna Woodwell.

The Executive Secretary was reappointed.Ronnie Gale Dreyer was appointed to Chairthe Nominating Committee. Clerk, JoyceLevine, and Director, Linea Van Horn, areup for re-election.

Dues will be increased as of July 1, 2008.

Submitted by Joyce Levine, Clerk

Thank You NCGR Donors. NCGR’sgenerous donors contributed nearly

$1,500 in 2007 to support NCGR’s programs,scholarships, and the building fund for afuture NCGR headquarters. We are deeplygrateful for your support.

Solar Circle ($100-$249). Anonymous,Cynthia A. Betts, Armand Diaz, Richard S.Larkin, John Marchesella, Karen P. McCoy,Patricia J. Middleton, MD. Lunar Circle ($25-$99). Colin Butler, Rob-ert Finnegan, Charles C. Flory, MaureenGodwin, Doreen Gordon, Delores Kimmel,Warren Kinsman, Sheryl Lane, PatMcGovern, Dori Alsop Paden, Sylvia JeanSmith, Vincent F. Vanderbent. Earth Circle (Up to $25). Kelli Allen,Michael Chapin, Mary Berkemeier, Fern-ando Guimaraes, Miriam Klamkin, LucyOgden, Joseph Polise, Paula C. Rowles, Su-san Sheldon Smith, Sally B. Tyger.

How To Make a GiftMaking a donation to NCGR is a great wayto show your support for the astrologicalcommunity. NCGR offers first-class astro-logical publications, conferences, and edu-cational programs; sponsors local astrologygroups; provides scholarships for astro-logical education; and promotes researchinvestigations of the geocosmic science.NCGR accepts donations for the followingpurposes. Any amount is appreciated; weare grateful for your generosity. • General Operating Fund. To provideoperating support for NCGR’s publications,website, conferences and other member ser-vices; • Joan Negus Scholarship Fund. To offerscholarships for NCGR’s programs and con-ferences; • Research Fund. To fund grants for as-trological research projects; • Building Fund. To purchase a nationalheadquarters for NCGR; • Neil F. Michelsen Fund. To maintain andequip an NCGR headquarters.

You can make a donation to NCGR in threeeasy ways:

Online: Go to www.geocosmic.org/By Phone: Call (212) 838-NCGR (6247)By Mail: Send your name, contact infor-

mation, and your donation to Liane Tho-mas Wade (see listings on p. 2).

NCGR is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization;donations to NCGR are tax deductible chari-table contributions. Donna Woodwell Membership Director

Questions or comments about an article,book review, or anything else you’d likeprinted in memberletter? Just [email protected]. Pleasemark “Letters to the Editor.”

Education and Certification News. Con- gratulations to the following NCGRMembers (including their Chapters) who re-cently attained proficiency in one or morelevels of testing:

Level I. Boston Chapter: Pamela C.Bolduc; Barbara J. Leonard; New MexicoEnchantment Chapter: Anne E. Rice. Level II. Boston Chapter: Fernando M.Guimarães; Catherine Ulissey.

I want to thank Sharon Mullen and BillSwearington for proctoring the above-men-tioned exams. I also want to thank ElianeHerdani for proctoring a Level II exam. Ithank all three proctors for their willingnessto serve NCGR's education and certifica-tion program. Shirley Soffer, C.A., NCGR Director of Education

Congratulations to UAC 2008Scholarship Winners

The NCGR Scholarship Committee,chaired by Warren Kinsman, is

pleased to announce the recipients ofNCGR Scholarships for UAC 2008. Thisyear was even more difficult than se-lecting the winners for the 2007 Balti-more Conference as there were manymore applicants and choosing took a lotof deliberation. Here are the winners:

Chapter Scholarship: Eileen King,Northern New Jersey Chapter Educational Scholarship: SrikantaBanerjee, Baltimore Chapter National Scholarship: Mimi Alonso,Florida Atlantic Chapter International Scholarship: AysemAksoy, Turkey Chapter

Congratulations to all those selected,and thank you to all the applicants.

Warren Kinsman, Chair Scholarship Committee

Around the Chapters-SIGs

Astrological Society of Austin. Happy Birth-day Austin Chapter. On April 19, our

chapter turned two years old. Since our origi-nal 16 members founded the chapter in 2006,we have grown to 41 members, more than 70%of whom are new to NCGR. In the past year,we have formed a partnership with the PlumBlossom Wellness Center to provide astro-logical education to the community, launchedwww. astrologyaustin. org and online store,offered the first NCGR Level I certificationcourse in Austin, and with the Gulf CoastChapter hosted the first annual Texas Astrol-ogy Retreat. Many thanks to the board mem-bers who contributed to the chapter’s suc-cess: Donna Woodwell, Laura Waldman,Wayne and Christy Hall, Maria Mateus, JohnCole, Gina Lalli, Charles McClelland, AnneBeversdorf and Rebecca Shanks. Over a beautiful leap day weekend, 17

New York City Chapter. Our chapter’sannual spring conference will be held

Sunday June 22, 2008 at Fashion Institute of

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the late Mary Downing wrote a series ofarticles in memberletter about the 2004 U.S.presidential election, which were quiteunique. Never predicting a winner, she fo-cused on the political climate as the issuewent to press, utilitzing horoscopes of theUnited States, presidential and vice-presi-dential candidates, and their spouses.When those candidates, including thoserunning in the primary, did not have a birthtime, calculations were based on aspects inthe chart that were not dependent on times.Charts were also done for the inauguration,election, and when candidates declaredtheir presidency. Hopefully, as the yearprogresses, we will have more precise birthinformation for all our candidates.

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astrologers from Austin and Houston met forthe first-annual Texas Astrology retreat at theMargaret Austin Retreat Center in ChappellHill, Texas. The weekend intensive workshopElements of Hellenistic Astrology was led byauthor-teacher Joseph Crane and participantsmet for lectures and small group discussionsbased on his book Astrological Roots: TheHellenistic Legacy. Communal mealtimes fea-turing fabulous food of The Gumbo Girl Eliza-beth Rojas and late-night bonfire conversa-tions created a wonderful community atmo-sphere participants won’t soon forget. Whenit was over, the consensus was unanimous—let’s do it again next year! Donna Woodwell, President

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Technology (FIT), West 27th Street and 8thAvenue, ‘A’ Building. There will be four ple-nary sessions featuring Bernadette Brady andDarrelyn Gunzberg, who will each presenttwo lectures. Topics include: Chaotic Astrol-ogy: A New Approach to Charts, Clients andPredictive Work; The Chain of Habit: Waysof Letting go in the Birth Chart; Prediction:A Therapeutic Tool; and The Acorn’s Pas-sage: The Secondary Progressed LunationCycle. Information: www.astrologynyc.org. John Marchesella Education Director

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Known Universe will be held August 2, 2008,12:15 PM at the Koiner Farmette at 737Easley Street in downtown Silver Spring,MD. This is a Potluck Affair and attendeesare expected to bring lots of great food. Psy-chic readers will be available for readings.These usually cost around $20-$25 and thereaders are all well-known professionals.This event is not just for astrologers. Ev-eryone is welcome. It is a family event. Bringa chair or blanket for sitting, if possible. Vol-unteers are needed for cleaning up. Do notcall. Just do it! For directions: Lynn Koiner,301-589-2074, koiner@starpower. net. Lynn Koiner, President

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components of success are crucial inreaching goals, but are not readily definedor delineated in standard astrology. Thusthe term success can be elusive in horo-scope analysis.

One cannot find success in one’s chartwithout knowing how to harness thefundamental concepts of success withinhimself or herself. Success means therealization of goals. Once we reach thatgoal, the end-product of the goal needs tobe placed into the world at large. In short,the skill and goods of the success need tobe moved outside the sphere of the indivi-dual who created them and into the mar-ketplace for public presentation, or fromlow visibility to high visibility. The keyword here is move. Products requiretransportation to reach the market just asa job applicant needs a form of transporta-tion to reach the interview. They have tomove their goods.

Society conditions us to devise a plan, re-work and refine it, establish a goal, andput the result out in the public eye. Onceyou do, you’ll have what is known as a

career. Sounds easy, right? Maybe. Butmaybe not. Aside from the Saturnianqualities of ambition and discipline, whatfactors in a horoscope facilitates themoving of one’s goods from low visibilityto high visibility?

Principal PlanetWhile the midheaven, its ruler, andplacement describe the basic characteris-tics of a prospective career, it does not tellthe whole story of professional success. Ajourney of career training worthy of itseffort is required to reach the peak of ourpublic presentation, namely, the mid-heaven. And it is represented as follows:

Planets that aspect the Midheavendescribe the equipment needed toclimb the mountain to our highestdestination. Aspects to the Midheavendescribe the journey” (Jackie Slevin,Finding Success in the Horoscope,Lake Worth FL: Ibis Press, 2008, p. 7).

The planet that most closely aspects themidheaven is the planet I refer to as theprincipal planet. The characteristics ofthis planet represent the list of details

required in one’s arsenal of equipment toreach one’s personal summit and, as aresult, have a huge impact on the mid-heaven. For example, an individual couldhave the sign Sagittarius on the mid-heaven, indicating a tendency to seek acareer in advertising, education, travel,industry, religion, or law.

If, however, the principal planet is Venus,the constant companions en route to thesummit of achievement may includeartists, performers, musical instruments,beauty consultants of all kinds, mediators,and diplomats. This Venusian influencewill add another layer to their Sagittariancareer influence, suggesting a blend of thetwo planetary and sign attributes, includ-ing a lawyer who represents artists, amusic teacher, a beauty consultant to aforeign clientele, an international per-former, or someone who studies artabroad. Someone with a Leo midheavenseeks administrative authority, creativity,and a venue for performing or display. Ifthe principal planet is Mercury, talent incommunication or writing buoys him orher up to the Leo summit. If the aspectbetween the principal planet and the

HOROSCOPE SUCCESS cont’d from p. 1

What about the future and does the Aug-ust 11 eclipse still have an effect? This de-pends on how long the effects of an ec-lipse last, which elicits different opinionsamong astrologers. Some say six monthsand some say five years. This eclipse wasin a fixed fire sign and may last who-knows-how-long. What may be the activefactor can be seen in the following pattern.

Since the August 11, 1999 eclipse, Venustransited the eclipse point of 18° Leo 21’on the following dates: September 11,1999, July 27, 2000, September 9, 2001,June 30, 2002, August 13, 2003, September23, 2004, July 13, 2005, August 27, 2006,June 26, 2006, August 30, 2007 R, Septem-ber 18, 2007. Since every eight years,Venus will transit the same degree onapproximately the same date, Venus willagain visit 18° Leo 21’ July 27, 2008 andthen on September 11, 2009, a repeat of the2000-2001 transits.

The August 11, 1999 eclipse seems like theigniter for the oxymoronic term Modern

Religious Wars. Its sister, the next Saros-145 eclipse is on August 21, 2017, is what Irefer to as The All American Eclipse. Itspath goes from Alaska’s Aleutian Islandsand east of Hawaii, then comes ashorejust south of Portland, Oregon and div-ides the country all the way through Char-leston, South Carolina and terminates off-shore in the Atlantic. This one concernsme for numerous reasons. The other note-worthy eclipse through Charleston in-volved the U.S. Civil War in 1865 and thetransits of that eclipse point backward intime coinciding with not only Fort Sumter(Charleston) but the major battles andLincoln’s assassination. Here are someother interesting correlations with theevents connected to the August 11, 1999eclipse, the World Trade Center attack,and Venus.

According to Dr. Nicholas Campion in theBook of World Horoscopes, the beginningof the Moslem era is dated from Sunset,July 16, 622, the traditional date ofMohammed’s arrival in Medina. (Nicho-las Campion, Book of World Horoscopes,

Revised 3rd Edition, Bournemouth:Wessex Astrologer, 2004, p. 485). In thatchart (which could also be called thefounding of Islam), constructed for July16, 622 at 6:45 PM (Sunset) in Medina (inwhat is now Saudi Arabia), the Vertex of1° Virgo 18’ is closely conjunct Venus at 2°Virgo 9’ in the August 11, 1999 eclipsechart. Arabs were premier astrologers, andwhy wouldn’t Bin Laden ascribe to hisancestor’s practice, especially when Allahhimself was once the god of the Moon,transcending the polytheistic crowd ofArab gods via Mohammed the Prophet tobecome their one and only God?

Although we can never know for surewhen Mohammed was born, many believethat he was born April 20, 571 in Mecca(www.amaana. org prophet/milad.htm),when Jupiter and Saturn were in Scorpio.If that date is, in fact, accurate, Marswould be posited at 3° Cancer 10’ exactlyconjunct the North Node at 3° Cancer 10’on September 11, 2001. I wonder if BinLaden accepts that as the official birthdate of Mohammed!

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midheaven is a square, the route to thesummit is an arduous, upward climb, butsurmounting the obstacles builds charac-ter. Trines illustrate a painless ascent,almost like being airlifted to the top.Sextiles indicate signposts and helpinghands and are ever present along theroute. Principal planets conjunct themidheaven provide an advantageous headstart that facilitates less climbing, and

principal planets opposing themidheaven cause formidabledelays and detours that breedfrustration and conflict. Slowlyand steadily, people who havethese oppositions reach thesummit with patience, skill,and fortitude.

As with any aspect, the impactto the midheaven lies inproportion to the orb so thatthe smaller the orb, thestronger the influence. Let’stake a look at how principalplanets work in practice.

Carole KingAmerican singer and song-

writer Carole King has been a fixture inpopular culture for over 40 years. By age19 she and her husband Gerry Goffin hadpenned three number one hit singles WillYou Love Me Tomorrow, The Loco-motion,and Take Good Care of My Baby. Her 1971solo album Tapestry remained on thecharts for six years, sold over 10 millioncopies worldwide, won four Grammyawards, and is listed as one of the greatest

albums of all time. Crossing the genres ofrock, jazz and pop, her music is now partof the American Songbook and is heard insupermarkets, elevators, and televisioncommercials.

Such an outstanding career would leadone to think that King’s midheaven, itsruler, and her 10th house would be focalpoints in her chart. Cancer, the sign of thepublic and natural rhythm, is the sign onKing’s midheaven. The Moon, ruler ofCancer, is placed in 11° Sagittarius in her2nd house exactly opposing Jupiter inGemini with a small, 21’ orb. Thus, King ispredisposed to utilize the sign Cancer andits characteristics to reach her personalsummit of success. The Moon also sex-tiles Venus in her 4th house and trinesPluto in her 10th house. These are all verypositive aspects for career success andfor a happy family life, but do not neces-sarily imply superstar status. A closer lookreveals that Neptune, sextiling the mid-heaven with a tight 26 minute orb, isKing’s principal planet, or what she usesto move her goods to reach her personalsummit of success. With Neptune

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The U.S. Marines were re-established forthe purpose of opposing the BarbaryPirates (Islamic) back in the early 1800s(“…to the shores of Tripoli…”). In theSeptember 11, 2001 chart, Venus is 18° Leo24’, closely conjunct Venus at 19° Leo 47’in the chart of the first key engagementwith the Barbary Pirates on July 14, 1804,Tripoli, Libya. These Venuses also conjointhe natal North Node at 20° Leo 9’ in thechart for the first founding of the Marineson November 10, 1775, and the Marineslost that first battle.

Comparing the founding chart of Islamwith the natal chart for George W. Bush isalso very interesting. Bush’s Venus at 21°Leo 29’ (also conjunct the above Venuses)conjoins Islam’s Mercury at 20° Leo 16’,his Saturn at 26° Cancer 30’ conjoinsIslam’s Sun at 25° Cancer 26’, his Mercuryat 9° Leo 49’ and ascendant at 7° Leo 6’conjoin Islam’s North Node at 6° Leo 18’.

Maybe the Mayans were onto somethingafter all, and Venus, which they repre-sented as war, sacrifice, and death, veers

dramatically from the cushy, luxury-lovingParis Hilton-type Venus I thought I wasfamiliar with. Perhaps we should thinkabout Venus representing the Islamreligion, given the strong indicator fromthe August 11, 1999 eclipse and Venustransits.

Venus in LeoOf 44 major historic events I chose to lookat that involved wars or major historicpoints of nations, movements, andsocieties, I noted that Venus in Leo wasnumerically higher than the other signs bya factor of four. These events are alsointeresting by nature to involve what Ithink is best put into the word sacrifice.

To give some idea of proportion, 16 eventshave Venus in Leo and of the other signsthat Venus occupies, Aries, Taurus andGemini have four each, Cancer, Capricorn,Aquarius and Pisces three each, two forVirgo, one for Libra and Scorpio and nonefor Sagittarius. Of course this is a work inprogress, but it still appears that Venus inLeo may be dominant in these types of

events. What you may also note are thesolar months when you consider thatcrops are grown and harvested duringthose months is a form of sacrifice withthe culmination of half of these events inSeptember, the month of the AutumnEquinox. The following are events thatoccurred while Venus was in tropical Leo.

• September 4, 476: The Fall of Rome:Venus at 27° Leo.

• July 16, 622: The founding of Islam(Islam translated is to submit): Venus at15° Leo.

• June 8, 632: Death of Mohammed,founder of Islam: Venus at 2° Leo.

• August 13, 1521: Montezuma (king of acivil-ization built upon sacrificing others)sur-renders to Cortez (believed to be theirret-urning Quetzalcoatl): Venus at 14° Leoretrograde.


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angular, or kendra, houses. The Moon islocated at 6° Cancer, in the nakshatra ofPushya, the home of the star Sirius. OnDecember 24, the Moon was full in Gemini,and an occultation of Mars by the Moonoccurred. This represents a very powerfulversion of Chandra Mangala Yoga, theconjunction of Mars and Moon, whichtraditionally represents acquisition of wealthand desires. For a tiger, the desire to huntand kill live meat might be overwhelming!

Roy Horn Tiger AttackAs reported by CNN (www.cnn.com/entertainment), illusionist and animal han-dler Roy Horn, half of the Siegfried andRoy team of entertainers, was attackedonstage in a Las Vegas casino by a whiteSiberian tiger on October 3, 2003, shortlybefore 8:30 PM (see Charts 3 and 4).

According to one source, Horn hadtapped the tiger lightly on the nose with aflashlight when it was not obeying com-mands. The tiger grabbed Horn by theneck and dragged him offstage. Horn sur-vived, but with brain damage from mas-sive blood loss and a brain infection.

Mars and Jupiter are also in oppositeaspect here. They do not share mutuallordship, but they are in kendra houses,Jupiter in Leo in the 4th and Mars inAquarius in the 10th. The ascendant isjust entering Taurus in the nakshatra ofKrittika, often associated with injury.Ketu, the South Node, is in the 6th houseof injury as measured from the ascendant,in the Nakshatra of Vishakha, associatedwith the male tiger. Mars is in the 6thhouse from the Sun, and the malefic Sat-urn is in the 6th house from the Moon.

British Columbia Tiger AttackA 27 year old woman, the fiancé of theowner of a private zoo, was fatally mauledin front of her two young daughters aftershe bent down to pet one of the tigers,something she did routinely every evening.The zoo had been subject to warnings bythe Humane Society that the facility was adanger to the public. (www.ctv.ca, May 11,2007, as reported by CTV News; www.vancouvergo.com, May 12, 2007. Thanks toTamira McGillivray for providing thelongitude and latitude of 100 Mile House.)

In this chart (see Charts 5 and 6), Jupitermakes a trine (1/5) aspect to Mars. Fur-thermore, they are in mutual reception, orParivartara Yoga, with Jupiter in Scorpio(ruled by Mars) and Mars in Pisces (ruledby Jupiter). The ascendant is 26° Libra 10’,in the nakshatra Vishakha, the sign of the

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male tiger. Again the attack was exactly atsunset, and Jupiter is in the 2nd house. InVedic astrology the 2nd and 7th housesare maraka, or death-bringing, houses,often involved when death occurs. Marsin the 6th is lord of both planets in themaraka houses.

Seven other incidents described on theBig Cat Rescue website were examinedastrologically, only one of which had averifiable time of day. In six of thesecharts, an aspect existed between Marsand Jupiter. Out of the total of ten charts,the Mars-Jupiter opposition occurred infour, and was angular in three of the fourwith verified time. A relationship betweenthe sign rulers of Mars and Jupiter existedin six of the seven charts.

Three of the Navamsha (9th harmonic)charts had Mars-Jupiter aspects. Only twohad an association between Mars andJupiter, and Sun, Moon, Rahu (North Node)and Ketu (South Node). In the chart with anaccurate time, Mars and Jupiter were inKendra houses, 4th and 10th respectively.The position of planets in nakshatrastraditionally associated with tigers, Chitraand Vishakha, appeared random. However,

the Moon appeared in Pushya, associatedwith Sirius, in three of the 10 total charts,and Saturn appeared in two.

In conclusion, the traditional associationof animal attacks by caged tigers with theplanets Mars and Jupiter, and the fixedstar Sirius in the constellation Pushya,appears reasonable based on this smallstudy of 10 charts. The potential exists toanalyze at least 450 charts, a number largeenough to present opportunity for statis-tical analysis. If the risk of large animalattacks is indeed higher when Mars andJupiter are in opposition and angular, thenanother spike in the number of attacksshould occur in March and April, 2008,when the two planets again reach opposi-tion. Anecdotally, the author is aware ofreports of an increase of dog attacks onhumans and of violent crime in the monthsof December 2007 and January 2008.

As this article goes to press on February21, I’ll ask the readers to check the newsreports and reach their own conclusions.

Bibliography Cornell, H.L., Encyclopedia of Medical As-trology, 3rd Edition, New York: Weiser, 1972.

signifying idealism, utopia, and merging withthe collective, it is no wonder King’s exqui-site and soulful melodies are commonplacebackground music, pulling heartstringsaround the globe. Principal planet Neptuneco-rules (along with Jupiter), King’s 5thhouse of creative expression, performing,and children, linking these qualities to careermanifestation. Both of King’s daughters areprofessional musicians and, with the SouthNode posited in the 5th house, it is obviousKing brought her soaring Neptunian talentsfrom her early childhood. She began playingthe piano at age four, established the musi-cal group The Co-Sines in high school, andwent pro at 18.

It is common to have two planets in a close,if not exact, tie to the midheaven. Thesehoroscopes have two principal planets, witheach planet playing its role in moving thegoods from low visibility to high visibility.

Stephen KingStephen King is the word’s bestsellingnovelist and the most financially

successful fantasy and horrorwriter ever. One need onlybrowse television channels orbookstores to see one of hisnovels on film or in print. Manyplanets aspect King’s midheavenbut the one with the smallest orbis Pluto, trining the midheavenwithin 1° 44’ minutes, determin-ing it as his principal planet.King’s prolific literary output isreplete with dark, Plutonianthemes, with characters includ-ing, but not limited to, were-wolves, vampires, psychopaths,and a high school girl namedCarrie who uses her telekineticpower to seek revenge.

In order of exactness, the conjunction ofNeptune and Mercury follows Pluto withan opposition to the Midheaven. Nep-tune’s orb is 2° 27’, and Mercury’s orb is2° 31’, placing both planets, within a merefour minute orb, in an exact tie, to help moveKing’s goods to his Midheaven, or peak ofachievement. Neptune is the ruler of fantasy,

and only Stephen King could invent the titlecharacter of Buick 8 who serves as a conduitto another dimension, or an eponymouscharacter of a mysterious mist that stalksand consumes stranded shoppers. Theinfluence of Mercury’s tight orb to King’smidheaven is incontrovertible; King is

Lehman, Lee, The Book of Rulerships,West Chester PA: Schiffer Publishing,1992. Sage Parasara, Brihat Parasara HoraSastra, tr. by Sharma, Girish Chand, Vol. 2,New Delhi: Sagar Publications, 2003. Robson, Vivian, The Fixed Stars andConstellations in Astrology, Abdington,MD: Astrology Classics, 2005, Originallypublished 1923.

LYNN HAWLEY BOOTES, M.D. first discov-ered astrology in 1970, and promptly divedinto a study of Rudhyar and Jung. She holdsa B.S. in Nutrition Science from the Univer-sity of California at Davis, an M.D. fromMichigan State University College of Hu-man Medicine, and Board Certification inFamily Medicine. She was in private medi-cal practice in Redlands, California untilretiring in 2001. Her husband, Don Bootes,a race car driver, really has a constella-tion for his last name! She holds a Level IIIcertificate from NCGR, a Level I ACVA cer-tificate, and is enrolled in the M.A. atKepler College. Her astrological interestsinclude Vedic astrology, personal life-coaching, mundane, medical, and eco-nomic analysis. She can be reached [email protected].

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a one-time English teacher who wroteshort stories for magazines and parlayedhis obsession with horror and fantasy intothe career of a blockbuster author with aglobal following. Similar to the links of achain, Pluto, Mercury, and Neptune joinforces as they aspect each other and,strengthening their already potent angularplacements, project their attributes toKing’s Midheaven. It is incredible to notethat these three planets all aspect Saturn,giving King the iron discipline to keep tohis schedule of writing 2000 words a day,turning out short stories, novels, columns,and screenplays at a continuous rate.

Powerfully placed Neptune, along withJupiter, co-rules King’s 9th house of pub-lishing. Jupiter is in a mixed mutual recep-tion with Mars, ruler of King’s midheaven.

Mars in Cancer receives Jupiter in exalt-ation, and Jupiter in Scorpio receivesMars in its own sign. (Mars is the tradi-tional ruler of Scorpio). Mars is in fall inCancer and is behind the scenes in the12th house of hidden enemies, self-undoing, and secrets. Traditionallyspeaking, Mars is not prominently placedin King’s chart, but a closer look at theaspects to his midheaven tells a differentstory. The fact that the conjunction ofMercury and Neptune are in opposition tothe midheaven illustrates King’s methodi-cal and steady pace to reach the top.When asked how he writes he replied oneword at a time (www.brainyquote. com/quotes/authors/s/stephen_king. html).

The sign on the midheaven tells only thebeginning of the story of our journey to

reach our peak of achievement. Planets inaspect to the midheaven tell the rest of it.

Using these principal planets, one canestablish career goals, itemize the neces-sary equipment to reach the top, anddetermine whether the journey to thesummit will be as easy as a chairlift or aHerculean effort. The secrets to successlie not in how planets aspect each other,but in how they aspect the midheaven.

See it for yourself. Take out your charts,determine your principal planet or planets,and learn how to move your goods toreach your personal peak of achievement.And once you arrive at your summit, gazeat the celestial phenomenon above youand thank your lucky stars—and yourprincipal planets.

Charts are drawn for Geocentric,Tropical, Placidus Houses, and TrueNodes.

Birth Data Carole King, February 9, 1942, 11:42 PM,EWT, Brooklyn NY, 40N38, 73W56.Source: Birth Certificate, Rated “AA”from Astrodatabank. Stephen King, September 21, 1947, 1:30AM, EDT, Portland ME, 43N39, 70W15.Source: Memory, Rated “A” fromAstrodatabank.

Bibliography Slevin, Jackie, Finding Success in theHoroscope, Lake Worth, FL: Ibis Press,2008.

JACKIE SLEVIN M.A., C.A. NCGR is aninternationally recognized full time as-trologer and the author of “Finding Suc-cess in the Horoscope” (April 2008). Sheserved as the Co-Director of NCGR Educa-tion from 2000-2003 and is the founder andDean of the University of Geocosmic Stud-ies, a distance learning program. A gradu-ate of the course Classical Studies inHorary, Jackie was a Track Coordinatorat UAC 1995 and a member of the UAC2002 Education Committee. She has servedon the Board of the Northern New JerseyChapter since 1983 and is a member of theNCGR Board of Examiners. Jackie willpresent a free speech lecture on the mid-heaven at UAC 2008. Jackie can bereached at jcslevin@ comcast.net, andwww.geocosmicstudies.com.

• July 14, 1804: U.S. Marines unsuccess-ful attack on the Barbary Pirates with thefire ship Intrepid, a ship that blows itselfup (self-sacrifice) in Tripoli harbor: Venusat 19° Leo retrograde. • June 28, 1914: Archduke Ferdinandkilled in Sarajevo. Start of WW1: Venus at9° Leo.

• September 3, 1929: Peak of U.S. stockmarket just prior to 10-28-1929 crash:Venus at 4° Leo.

• October 3, 1932: Iraq given indepen-dence from England: Venus at 25° Leo.

• July 6, 1935: Birth of the 14th DalaiLama (Tibet sacrificed): Venus at 28° Leo.

• July 20, 1944: Hitler assassinationattempt fails. Assassin commits suicide:Venus at 4° Leo.

• September 2, 1945: Japan signssurrender (symbolic cultural suicide):Venus at 3° Leo.

• September 2, 1945: Ho Chi Minhdeclares Vietnam independence fromFrance: 3° Leo.

• August 14, 1947: Pakistan-India inde-pendence and partition: Venus at 15° Leo.

DARK SIDE OF VENUS cont’d from p. 15 • September 10, 1948: North Korea(partitioned from South Korea) founded:Venus at 1° Leo.

• September 22, 1980: Start of Iraq-Iranwar by Saddam Hussein: Venus at 15° Leo.

• September 11, 2001: Attacks on WorldTrade Center and Pentagon: Venus at 18°Leo.

• September 11, 2009: Venus at 18° Leo.Time will tell.

Bibliography Campion, Nicholas, Book of WorldHoroscopes, Revised 3rd Edition,Bournemouth: Wessex Astrologer, 2004.

ALEX WALKER was 10 years old when hefirst traced sunspot projections and re-corded the nightly movements of Jupiter’smoons as the youngest attending memberof the Los Angeles Astronomical Society.At 17 Alex constructed his first astrologi-cal natal chart from library books. In 1997at age 45 he saw planetary cycles at workin stock and commodity bar charts, pur-chased Winstar software and has since ac-cumulated an astrology library of 118 vol-umes. Alex draws upon 31 years experiencein industrial risk analysis principles fordetecting patterns and correlations. Heallows data to form the hypothesis. Alexlives in Gig Harbor, Washington and canbe reached [email protected].

Location and Date of Shooting Time of shooting Planetary Pictures1. Texas State University, August 1, 1966 11:48 am (Wikipedia) No correlation2. Kent State, May 4, 1970 12:22 PM (Wikipedia) Asc.=Mars/Uranus3. Jackson State, May 15, 1970 12:05 am (Wikipedia) MC =Mars/Uranus4. Fullerton Library, July 12, 1976 Shortly before 9:00 am.(Wik); No correlation

8:50 am5. Parkway South Junior, January 20, 1983 11:55 am (Wikipedia) Vertex=Mars/Uranus6. Simon Rock School, December 14, 1992 10:30 pm. (Wikipedia) Asc. and MC=

Mars/Uranus7. Lindhurst High School, May 1, 1992 2 pm 2 Mc=Mars/Uranus8. Pearl High school, Oct 1, 1997 8:10 am 1 No correlation9. Jonesboro shooting, March 24, 1998 12:40 pm 3 Asc.=Mars/Uranus10. Thurston High School, May 20, 1998 Shortly before 8 am; Asc. and Vertex= 7:50 am 4 Mars/Uranus11. Columbine school, August 24, 1992 11:19 am 2 No correlation12. Heritage High school, May 20 1999 8:03 am (Wikipedia) Asc=Mars/Uranus13. Applachian School of Law, Jan. 16, 2002 1:00 pm (Wikipedia) Vertex=Mars/Uranus14. John McDonogh High School, April 14, 2003 10:30 am 6 Asc and Vertex =

Mars/Uranus15. Red Lake High School, March 21, 2005 At 2:43 pm (Wikipedia) Asc=Mars/Uranus16. Rocori high School, September 24, 2003 11:30 am 7 No correlation17. Pine Middle School, March 21, 2005 8:55 am (Wikipedia) Vertex=Mars/Uranus18. Campbell County High School, Nov. 8, 2005 2:11 pm 8 No correlation19. Amish shooting, October 2, 2006 11:07 am (Wikipedia) No correlation20. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 9:40 am (Wikipedia) No correlation21. Success Academy School, October 10, 2007 1:15 pm (Wikipedia) Asc=Mars/Uranus22. Louisiana Technical College, Feburary 8, 2008 911 call at 8:36 am10; Asc.=Mars/Uranus

8:32 am.23. W.R. Myers High School After lunch; 12:15 pm Asc=Mars/Uranus24. Centennial Secondary School, May 28, 1975 11:30 am 11 Asc=VP/Mars25. Concordia University 2:40 pm (Wikipedia) MC=Mars/Uranus26. École Polytechnique, December 16, 1989 Minutes after 5:10 (Wikipedia); No correlation

5:20 pm No correlation27. Dawson College, September 13, 2006 12:42 pm (Wikipedia) No correlation28. Dunblane Massacre, March 13, 1996 Shortly after 9:30 am;

9:40 am 12 No correlation29. Jokela school (Finland), November 7, 2007 11:44 am (Wikipedia) No correlation30. Geschwister School (Germany), Nov 20, 2006 9:30 am (Wikipedia) Asc and Vertex=

Mars/Uranus31. Monash University (Australia), Oct. 21, 2002 11:24 am (Wikipedia) Asc and Vertex=

Mars/Uranus32. Erfurt shooting, Germany, April 26, 2002 11 am (Wikipedia) No correlation

1. www.cnn.com/US/9710/01/shooting.update 2. www.columbine-angels.com/School_Violence_1991-1992.htm 3. www.cnn.com/US/9803/24/school.shooting/index.html 4. www.yarayara.com/WAYNE/thurston/articles/snews1.htm 5. www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,40342-1,00.html 6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_massacre 7. http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2003/09/25_postt_update/ 8. www.knoxnews.com/news/2005/Nov/09/sheriff-student-shoots-3-1-dead/

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References 9. http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080207/UPDATES01/80207009 10. www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/08/national/ain3807394.shtml 11. www.cbc.ca/Sunday/2007/04/042207_2.html 12. www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/scottish/dunblane/dun03a.htm Wikipedia entries can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting.

Bibliography Ebertin, Reinhold, Combination ofStellar Influences, Tempe, AZ: AmericanFederation of Astrologers, 1972.

Harding, Michael and Harvey, Charles,Working with Astrology: The Psychologyof Harmonics, Midpoints, and Astro-Cart-ography, London: Penguin Group, 1990. Niggemann. Hans., The Key to UranianAstrology. New York, NY: Published byAuthor, 1976. Vaughan, Valerie, “Classroom Avengers:The Astrology of School Shootings,” www.stariq.com/Main/Articles/P0002265.htm,March 9, 2001. Witte, Alfred and Lefeldt Hans, Rules forPlanetary-Pictures: The Astrology ofTomorrow, Hamburg: Witte-Verlag, 1959.

MANDA SELVA, C.A. NCGR, has beenstudying astrology for the past 20 years,introduced to it in childhood through hergrandfather who was a Vedic astrologer.After coming to the United States, Mandapursued western astrology passionately,completing NCGR Level IV certification inthe general research track. She has workedfor a number of years as a scientist, and iscurrently pursuing her second Masters De-gree in social work. Manda believes that as-trological research can create both expan-sion and validation of the existing knowl-edge. She does astrological consultations inthe San Francisco Bay Area. Manda can becontacted at [email protected].

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website, the Kepler College Board of Trust-ees have named the Kepler College elec-tronic research library after MarionMarch who passed away in 2001. Marionwas an internationally recognized astrolo-ger and received many awards, including thePAI and Regulus Awards. She was a long-time supporter of Kepler College and herhusband and family have continued thatsupport. Marion's Master Class donated aFounder's Circle house for Marion. In ad-dition, the Marion and Nico March Fam-ily Foundation has donated over $100,000to Kepler College. Her son, Nico March,was Chair of the Board of Trustees for threeyears. Kepler College is thankful forMarion's support. We are delighted that wecan show our thanks by naming theonline library after her.


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Celestial EventsApril-June 2008

April 2, 2008. Pluto stations retrograde.

5:24 AM EDT.

April 2, 2008. Mercury enters Aries. 1:44

PM EDT.

April 5, 2008. New Moon. 11:55 PM

EDT. 16° Aries 43’. April 6, 2008. Venus enters Aries. 1:35

AM EDT.

April 17, 2008. Mercury enters Taurus.

5:06 PM EDT.

April 19, 2008. Sun enters Taurus. 12:51

PM EDT.

April 20, 2008. Full Moon. 6:25 AM

EDT, 0° Scorpio 42’. April 30, 2008. Venus enters Taurus.

9:34 AM EDT. May 2, 2008. Mercury enters Gemini.4:00 PM EDT. May 2, 2008. Saturn stations direct.11:08 PM EDT. 1° Virgo 40'. May 5, 2008. New Moon. 8:18 AM EDT.

15° Taurus 22'. May 9 2008. Jupiter stations retrograde.8:12 AM EDT. 22° Capricorn 22'. May 9, 2008. Mars enters Leo. 4:19 PMEDT. May 19, 2008. Full Moon. 10:11 pm EDT.29° Scorpio 26'. May 20 2008. Sun enters Gemini. 12:00PM EDT. May 24,2008. Venus enters Gemini. 6:51PM EDT. May 25, 2008. Chiron stations retro-grade. 7:42 AM EDT. 21° Aquarius 09'. May 26, 2008. Mercury stationsretrograde. 11:48 AM PDT. 21° Gemini 32'. May 26, 2008. Neptune stations retro-grade. 12:15 PM EDT. 24°Aquarius 15'. June 14, 2008. Pluto retrograde entersSagittarius. 1:13 AM EDT. June 18, 2008. Venus enters Cancer. 4:48AM EDT June 18, 2008. Full Moon. 1:30 PM EDT.27° Sagittarius 50'. June 19 2008. Mercury stations direct.10:32 AM EDT. 12° Gemini 58'. June 20 2008. Sun enters Cancer. 7:59PM EDT. June 26 2008. Uranus stations retro-grade. 8:01 PM EDT. 22° Pisces 39'.These positions are calculated according to theTropical zodiac and Eastern Daylight Time. Tocalculate the Vedic (sidereal) positions withLahiri ayanamsa, subtract approximately

23°58’ from tropical positions.

Book ReviewsPerson-to-Person Astrology: EnergyFactors in Love, Sex & Compatibility, byStephen Arroyo, Frog, Ltd., Berkeley, CA,www.northatlanticbooks.com, 2007. Paper.403 pp. $18.95 US/ $24.95 CAN.

THIS BOOK OFFERS a contemporary lookat the invisible energy fields that exist

between people. Tapping into his numerousyears of experience as an astrologer andtherapist, from which he extracts qualitativeresearch material, Stephen Arroyo makes hispoint that astrology is experiential,particularly in the human energy field.

Readers new to Arroyo’s material will finda clear portrayal of psychologicalastrology. Fans of Arroyo who may havebeen waiting for another book will not bedisappointed. This volume builds on hisprevious work in the area of elements,transformational astrology, and life cycles,and offers a refresher on this material.With a contents page that covers apreface, an author’s note, guidelines fornewcomers, and an introduction, beforegetting the promised material, I wouldhave preferred a different organization tothe first part of the volume. I wanted tojump into the subject at hand, rather thanwade through the heavy reiterativebuilding of a case for why astrologyshould be considered in a legitimate light.

Despite the somewhat didactic tone, anddespite his humble sentiment that no oneknows it all when it comes to relation-ships, Arroyo clearly is a relationshipexpert. He understands the sought-afterarena of romance, the longed-for intimacy,emotional sharing, and sexual expression,and he understands that there are sub-stantial hurdles to overcome in the 21stcentury, for both men and women. Arroyothe realist understands chemistry and thatwhere relationships are concerned, trade-offs are often necessary to sustain them,and with some people, no amount of workwill make a difference. He makes it clearthat he presents his material on the basisof research; I was disappointed that in thelengthy appendix, Arroyo did notduplicate the sample questionnaire fromwhich he acquired the data.

Arroyo is obviously well-read on thesubject of relationships. He begins eachchapter with an inspiring quote that urges

the reader to pause and consider themultidimensional and universal quality tothe relationship quest. Additionally, heprovides tools to make comparisonsbetween Sun-Moon, Ascendant, Mercury,Venus-Mars, and Jupiter-Saturn contactsbetween people, and does so in the con-text of his overall assessment: that astro-logy shows experience, patterns, and flow ofenergy in fields of experience and throughcertain dynamics. That he does this simplyand clearly is a benefit to all astrologers.

This is an accessible work that willincrease your understanding of relationalpresence, both personally and in the livesof clients who seek your perspective.

reviewed by Paula Gassmann

(This review originally appeared in TheAstrologers’ Newsletter, Boston NCGR,January 2008.)

Soul-Sick Nation: An Astrologer’s View ofAmerica, by Jessica Murray, AuthorHouse,1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200,Bloomington, IN, 47403, www.authorhouse.com, 2006. Paper. 220 pp., $15.95.

THIS BOOK OFFERS A PERSPECTIVE of thetimes we are living in. The emphasis is

on the United States and Pluto in Sagit-tarius. Murray uses the Sibly chart for theU.S. and interprets it in depth, focusing onthe greater purpose or soul-purpose of theU.S. collective, how this purpose has beendistorted, and the tests to be faced andlessons to be learned from recent events,and recent and upcoming transits.

The socio-political commentary—on theoil wars, religious terrorism, the WorldTrade Center attacks and more—is sharpand incisive without being strident. Theastrology is well-done and insightful—and often has more than a touch of wryhumor. For example, in discussing theMars-Neptune square in the Sibly chart,Murray says Uncle Sam may denigrateemotional wisdom...Perhaps this is Nep-tune’s revenge on the patriarchy: If youdo not acknowledge Feminine Knowing,I will make the biggest and toughestamong you weep at baseball games(when the national anthem is played).

How’s that for evocative? And the rest ofthe book is equally evocative and quotable.

Books Received, Part II. As promised, here's a brief look at therest of the books received in 2007 andearly 2008. Many of these are worthchecking out: Forecast 2008, by Ray Merriman,Seek-It Publications, P.O. Box 250012,West Bloomfield, MI 48325, 2007. Paper.138 pp. $45.00. An excellent referencebook including market trends, forecast foreach sign, and a calendar and ephemerisfor the year. Grab yourself a copy beforethey're sold out! Astrology Illumined, by DonnaMitchell-Moniak and Sara Traub, Seedsof Light Publishing, 407 West LeydenRoad, Leyden, MA, 01337, 2007. Paper.168 pp. $14.95. Contrasts and synthe-sizes traditional and esoteric astrology.Innovative, well-written, and nicelyillustrated. Basic. Becoming Conscious, by Helen Adams,Trafford Publishing, 6E-2333 Govern-ment St., Victoria, BC, V3T 4P4, Canada,

While Murray discusses the ironies of therecent transits and their impact on theU.S., this book is by no means bleak orfatalistic. In fact, Murray discusses waysto come to terms with the times and res-pond to the responsibility inherent in thetimes as a prize rather than a curse. Thebook was designed to be read by bothastrologers and non-astrologers, so whilenatal symbolism and transits are dis-cussed, jargon is kept to a minimum Fornon-astrologers, a very thorough appen-dix of astrological principles is included.This is in itself a pretty good crash coursein astrology for anyone new to the study.

An excellent bibliography lists not onlyastrology books but books on psycho-logical, spiritual, and global conscious-ness. There is no index. I would definitelyrank Soul-Sick Nation as one of the mostreadable books I encountered in 2007. It’swell worth looking at, and if this book isany indication, this is an author to watch. reviewed by Donna Van Toen

Personal Panchanga and the Five Sourcesof Light, by Komilla Sutton, The WessexAstrologer Ltd., P.O. Box 2751,Bournemouth BH5 2AZ England,www.wessexastrologer.com, 2007. Paper,208 pp. £15.95, $30.00 US.

ANYONE WHO HAS READ any of the vari-ous classical Vedic astrology texts

knows that a great many of the techniquesmentioned never make their way into chartinterpretation practices. The sheer numberof techniques mitigates against inclusion ofthem all and some may be a bit redundant.

This well-written book analyzes the Pan-changa, a core astrological method inVedic astrology, and how to utilize it innatal chart analysis. Typically, this compo-nent of Vedic astrology is reserved for an-alysis of muhurtha, or electional charts.Sutton makes the case for the applicationof these techniques quite well, though Imust admit, I am not totally convinced thatthis technique is essential for chart analysis.It may be useful, but is nonetheless a bitcomplicated, and I would prefer that a newtechnique could provide more detail.

The author explains the major componentsin sequence, and provides examples ofhow these components would work in abirth chart. She also provides an extensiveexplanation of fortunate and unfortunatelunar mansions (nakshatras) and providesan excellent analysis of the Yogi (fortune)

and Avayogi (misfortune). This techniquecan be confusing for certain charts, but itis handled quite well here.

There are, however, a few shortcomings.The nakshatra (lunar mansion) sectionrepeats certain elements from her earlierworks a little too closely, and many ana-lyses are a bit vague about how nak-shatras manifest in a person’s life. Othertechniques (like the yogas) share a similarflaw, but they are interesting. Also, thereis a tendency to rectify charts a little toomuch, as the significations in the rectifiedcharts don’t always seem to justify theadditional effort. For example, in ArnoldSchwarzenegger’s chart, the non-rectifiedchart seems perfectly fine in terms of chartinterpretation. Finally, there is a significantediting mistake regarding an upcomingtransit of Ketu that is identified as Rahu.

Sutton addresses the spiritual implicationsin a chart, but I worry that in some placesshe gets a bit too didactic for my taste. Iam often uncomfortable with astrologersinterpreting levels of spirituality, sincemany astrologers have limited qualifica-tions to approach this topic.

Overall, this is a well-constructed,interesting book. It gives a much easier-to-understand presentation of thePanchanga than I have seen in othertexts, and would make a useful addition toany astrologer’s resources. reviewed by Gary Gomes

2006. Paper. 249 pp. price not marked([email protected]). A crash course inastrology and self-empowerment. Goodinformation with a spiritual-personalgrowth focus, but layout leaves some-thing to be desired.

The Apollon Report, by Joyce Levine,Grace Morris, and Georgia Stathis,www.apollongroup.com/pages/report.html,2007. Ebook. 25 pp. $19.95 U.S. Containslots of useful information on financial,government, and business trends basedon current planetary cycles. Pricey, butwell-researched and very insightful. The following books are published byLlewellyn Worldwide, 2143 WooddaleDrive, Woodbury, MN, 55125-2989,www.llewellyn.com. Cosmic Karma, by Marguerite Man-ning, 2007. Paper. 189 pp. $15.95. Sunsign and house, Saturn, Neptune, andPluto by house with brief notes on signpositions, all from a karmic perspective.Well-written. Star Guide to Weddings, by April ElliotKent, 2008. Paper. 189 pp. $12.95. A lookat the Sun sign of your marriage chart plusthe best marriage signs for each Sun Sign. The Power of Time, by Pauline Edward,2007. Paper. 242 pp. $15.95. Morenumerology than astrology, though theauthor is also an astrologer and brieflydiscusses using both in tandem. Goodreference, worth looking at. Karmic Astrology, by Ruth Aharoni,2007. Paper. 208 pp. $14.95. Soul mates,karmic connections, and karmic links.Cookbook. No new insights here! Aspects, by Robin Antepara, 2006.Paper. 180 pp. $16.95. Working withaspects to unlock your potential. Someuseful techniques and lots of charts. Aspect Patterns, by Stephanie JeanClement, 2007. Paper. 193 pp. $17.95 US/$19.95 CAN. A lot of emphasis on theJones planetary patterns plus minoraspect patterns like sextile-trine-sextile.

The following reference books, somenew and some revised, are published byStarcrafts Publishing, P.O. Box 446, ExeterNH 03833, www.starcraftseast. com. The New American Ephemeris 2007-2020: Longitude, Declination, Latitudeand Daily Aspectarian, by Rique Potten-ger, based on the earlier work of Neil F.Michelsen, 2007. Paper. 176 pp. $19.95.Easy-to-carry ephemeris that has the samesuperb listings and layout as the otherAmerican Ephemerides, plus declinationand latitude table and daily aspectarian. The New American Midpoint Ephem-eris 2006-2020, by Rique Pottenger,

CLASSIFIEDThe Avalon School of Astrology. Licensedby the State of Florida. Provides the Educa-tion and Training needed to be a Compe-tent Astrologer. Phone: 352-375-1250;Email: [email protected];WebSite: www.AvalonAstrology.com.

The University of Geocosmic Studies of-fers NCGR Level I classes via 90 minutestelephone calls at a time convenient to bothstudent and teacher. Visit our website atwww.geocosmicstudies.com.

Alphee’s Astrology Online School. A newconcept for online education. Audio-Visualin Real Time! See the charts in action!Learn from many internationally respectedastrologers! Information: Carol: 800-659-1247, [email protected], www.alpheeastrologyschool.com.

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ON BEHALF OF NCGR’S NEW YORK

City Chapter, I sadly report thenews of Julian Armistead’s death.

Our community has lost another one ofour great lights this year. Julian served onour Board for nearly 20 years, primarily inthe role of Vice President. Thanks to hisexpertise from his day job in contractnegotiations for Y & R Advertising, hebrought a terrific business acumen to thechapter, helping us to be more profes-sional, well-functioning, and responsible.Many of his ideas gave shape to NCGR,locally and nationally, as we know it, andthose ideas are still in practice today.

One of his major contributions was on theoriginal education committee to create thecertification program. He was also the

Transitions: Julian Armistead(1926-2008)

first astrologer to achieve double NCGRcertification in consulting and research.

His research project was his proudestprofessional accomplishment, amonograph on the rectified chart of theUnited States, painstakingly researchedastrologically and historically. Heconcluded that the U.S. was actually bornon July 2, 1776. This chart is proudlypublished in Nicholas Campion’s Book ofWorld Horoscopes and the monograph isin the New York City NCGR’s JoannaShannon Library.

Julian was ever-the-avid student of astro-logy, dating back to the days of the Astro-logical Guild in New York, and studyingwith the likes of Al Morrison and CharlesJayne. Although he was a man of greatculture and sophistication, he could justas easily don a clown’s nose, do sillyantics, and enjoy quick witticisms. He alsopossessed a passion and kindness for dogs,spending some years as a breeder.

Most of all, however, I think Julian will beremembered in partnership with hisbeloved, Joanna Shannon, anotherlegendary name in the NCGR canon.Together and individually, they were greatastrologers, teachers, leaders in thecommunity, and role models from theapartment they called the love nest. Ifthere is, indeed, a time and place wheresouls are reunited, then I’m sure these twoare joined together again.

Julian cared for his own and had a deepconcern for the youth in the astrologycommunity. So, in his honor, his estate willmake a donation to NCGR’s Lucy TitunikFund and the Association for Young Astro-logers (AYA). Contributions to the TitunikFund and AYA in Julian’s name are welcome.

Being a great lover of the juniper berry, ashe liked to call his gin, I lift my cup toJulian’s life and say Cheers, oldfriend….and thanks! John Marchesella

Born: August 10, 1926, 1:36 AM EDT,New York, NY.

Died: February 20, 2008, around 8:00PM, New York NY.

based on the earlier work of Neil F.Michelsen, with Introduction by RogerHutcheon, 2007. Paper. 188 pp. $21.95.Must-have ephemeris for those who usemidpoints. Ceres is included. Tables of Planetary Phenomena, 3rdEd., Neil F. Michelsen, 2007. Paper. 258pp. $32.95. If you get only one referencebook, this is the one. Detailed referencefor eclipses, retrogrades, planetary cycles,moon phases, etc., 501 BC- AD 2100. The American Sidereal Ephemeris2001-2025, by Neil F. Michelsen, withIntroduction to the Sidereal Zodiac byJames A. Eshelman with Kenneth Irving,2007. Paper, 310 pp., $32.95. Excellentreference for Western siderealists who useFagan-Bradley ayanamsa. The American Heliocentric Ephemeris2001-2050, by Neil F. Michelsen, withIntroduction by Robert Hand, 2007.Paper. 310 pp. $34.95. Specialized,complete ephemeris for those who useheliocentric astrology. reviewed by Donna Van Toen

PAULA R. GASSMANN is a consultingastrologer holding NCGR Level IV andISAR CAP status. A Boston Chaptermember, she can be reached at 781-862-5104, [email protected], orwww.naturalrhythmsconsulting.com. GARY GOMES is a Hindu Astrologerbased in New Bedford and Malden, MA.He is President of the Council of VedicAstrology (CVA), a faculty member of

Kepler College, and ACVA online, andan ordained Swami of the Temple ofKriya Yoga. Gary has an internationalclientele, and speaks regularly atinternational conferences. His articlesand book reviews have appeared innumerous publications including“Mountain Astrologer.” Gary can bereached at [email protected], 508-990-7898. DONNA VAN TOEN is an astrologicalconsultant, teacher, and author of “TheAstrologer’s Node Book” and “The MarsBook.” She is AFAN’s Presiding Officer,UAC Board Director, and serves on NCGR’sAdvisory Board. Donna coordinates theannual State of the Art (SOTA) Conference,and speaks for groups and conferencesthroughout the world. She can be reached at91 Bowmore Road, Toronto, Ontario M4L 3J1CANADA, cvantoe@ attglobal. net, 416-466-2258, www.donnavantoen.com.

If you want your book reviewed in mem-berletter, please send a copy to Donna VanToen at the above address. You can sendVedic or non-Western astrology texts toGary Gomes, 854 Brock Avenue, NewBedford MA 02744. Mark For NCGRReview. We cannot guarantee if andwhen a review will appear. If we do notprovide a review, we will mention it in ourBooks Received column.

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Registration is open for the Summer 2008term, 2008 in Lynnwood, WA. For informationabout A.A. B.A., and M.A., degrees, electives,and no-credit courses: info@ kepler.edu, 425-673-4292, www.kepler.edu.

Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmologyin Culture at the University of Wales,Lampeter presents its 3rd Postgraduate Re-search Conference, Sat.-Sun. July 12-13, 2008, atthe Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institution.Speakers: Crystal Addey, Bernadette Brady,Darby Costello, Ian Davis, Jennifer Fleming,James Frazier, Liz Greene, DarrelynGunzburg, Rob Hand, Peter Kebell, MauriceMcCann, Chris Mitchell, Mary Wehunt. Forinformation about this distance learning pro-gram, contact n.campion@ lamp.ac.uk,www.lamp.ac.uk/sophia.

Astrology and the Media. Kudos to thefollowing astrologers who were posi-

tively seen in the media. Financial astrologer Ray Merriman wasprofiled in the Detroit News on February 7,2008 in the article “Astro-Stock PredictorsBecome Financial Stars,” by MaureenMcDonald (www. detnews. com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080207/BIZ/802070321/100). Author and astrologer Susan Miller wrotethe article “CEO Astrology: Reading theStars for Barry Diller, John Thain, Chuck

Prince, and Steve Schwarzman,” whichappeared in the March 5, 2008 issue of NewYork Magazine (http://nymag. com/daily/intel/2008/03/ceo_astrology_ reading_the_star. html). San Francisco Bay area astrologer, formerNew Yorker, and New York Mets fan AndreaMallis was profiled in the Sports section ofthe Sunday New York Times on March 16,2008. The article “Soothsayer to Mets Won’tBrush Off Signs” by Karen Crouse pre-sented Mallis’ views on her favorite team,and recommendations for the current sea-son based on the players’ horoscopes.

We were saddened to hear of the pas-sing of New Mexico Vedic astrologer

Betheyla. Born August 28, 1947, she wasalso a respected and much-loved Ayurvedicpractitioner and yoga teacher. Betheylapassed away on December 8, 2007, leavingthree children, two stepchildren, and threegrandchildren. We were also saddened to hear of the pass-ing of Canadian astrologer Anne Toth, wholectured throughout Canada and the UnitedStates, and touched the lives of clients, stu-dents, family, and friends. Anne was bornAugust 3, 1940 and passed away on No-vember 30, 2007. She is survived by fourchildren and three grandchildren. (For these and many more tributes, go tothe Astrologers Memorial Website, www.solsticepoint.com/astrologersmemorial.)

SOTA (State of the Art) 2008 Confer-ence. October 23-26, 2008. Crowne Plaza

Hotel, Carlson Ct., Toronto, ON. One, two andthree hour lectures, luncheon lectures, pre-conference workshops and more. Speakers:Robin Armstrong, Michael Barwick, BlainBovee, Ken Bowser, Jean Brereton, PriscillaCostello, Ronnie Gale Dreyer, Jodie Forrest,Brad Kochunas, Alphee Lavoie, MarionMcMillan, Franco Minatel, Glenn Perry,Frank Piechoski, Sandra Leigh Serio, SylviaJean Smith, Richard Smoot, Donna Van Toenand more. Pre-Conference Workshops: JodieForrest: The Ascendant, and Glenn Perry:Psychodynamics of Planetary Aspects. Lec-ture topics: Vesta, dignities and debilities,Vedic astrology, forecasting techniques,antiscia, research on astrological factors tiedto intelligence, vocational astrology, and more.Early bird rates until May 25. [email protected], www.donnavantoen.com.

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We welcome tidbits about members of ourcommunity, astrology news, and media re-ports. Send news about births, marriages,promotions, honors, passings, recognition,and community news to [email protected].

FLORIDA. Florida Atlantic Chapter. Rich-ard Nelson, President, 8113 SW 83rd Place,Miami, FL 33143-6647, 305-275-6555,abootis@ aol.com.Marianne Coros,healthquotes [email protected]. Mtgs. Fort Lau-derdale Airport Hilton, 1870 Griffin Road, Ft.Lauderdale, Dania FL 33004. Fri. 4/11. 7:00 PM.Madeline C. Gerwick: Void Moons in Business,Work, and Life And Good Timing for Success;Sat. 5/10. 10:30 AM. Cynthia Eslick: Synastry.

ILLINOIS. Northern Illinois Chapter. JudyJohnson, President, 7807 Eleanor Place,Willowbrook, IL 60527, 630-303-3187,judyjohnson7807 @yahoo.com, Janet Berres,VP, janetberres @sbcglobal.net. Mtgs fromMarch through December, 2nd Tuesday 7:30PM at the Dance Building, 1330 Webford Av-enue, Des Plaines, IL 60010. $8 members and$10 non-members. Joyce Levine: Sat. 4/5Workshop on Relationships; 4/8. Lecture:Cycles of Aging; 5/6. Harriet Sheeley: SabianSymbols; 6/10. Roundtable discussion ofthe news and views from Denver (UAC). Southwest Suburban Chicago Chapter.Pat Hanus-Dussman, President, 6501 PatriciaAvenue, Tinley Park, IL 60477, 708-444-8323,[email protected]. Mtgs. held 1st Fri-day. 7-9 PM. Palos Heights Recreation Cen-ter, 6601 W. 127th St. Palos Heights. Mem-bers $5.00; Non-Members:$10.00. 4/4. JoyceLevine: Overcoming Astro/Psychological Ob-stacles; 5/2. Omari Martin. TBA. 6/6. ArleneTilghman: TBA.

MARYLAND. Annapolis Chapter. LynnKoiner, President, 301 589-2074,[email protected]. Rose O’Hara, 410-768-1404. Mtgs. 2nd Sat. 10:30 AM-12:30 PM.Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, GreenfieldStreet, Room 205, Annapolis. Members. $5/Non-Members. $8. After each meeting, thegroup gathers at a local restaurant to social-ize with other astrologers and to talk person-ally with the speaker. 4/12. Jill Melichar: As-teroids: Adding More Color and Light to yourCharts; 5/10. karine Dilyania: Classical As-trology Techniques (tentative topic).

Baltimore Chapter. Kitty Hatcher, Presi-dent. [email protected], 410-433-5064; Carolyn Lewis, VP, [email protected], 410-728-0413, www.ncgrbaltimore.org. Mtgs. 3rd Tuesday. 7:00 PM.Sept.-May. First Christian Church 5802 RolandAve., Baltimore, MD 21210. Meeting starts at7:00 PM with a 45 minute Beginners RoundTable presented by Helmut Licht, EducationalDirector. Lecture begins at 8:00 PM. $5/mem-bers, $8/non-members. 4/15. Linda Brady:Soul Contracts; 5/20. Julia Quets, ResearchCommittee Chairperson, Research CommitteeReport: Is Your Sexuality in the Stars?

MASSACHUSETTS. Boston Chapter.Joyce Levine, President, [email protected], Monica Hable Dimino, 617-923-6424; [email protected]. www.weathersage.com/ncgr. Mtgs. Sat. 10:00 AM-4:30 PM. at the Belmont Town Library, 336Concord Ave., Belmont. 4/19. LauraNalbandian: The Asteroids-Juno, Ceres,Pallas and Vesta. 5/24. Melanie Reinhart:Chiron and the Centaurs.

CHAPTER CONTACTSwww.geocosmic.org/chapters

Directions to meeting locations, and in-depthdescriptions of lectures and workshops are in-cluded on the above chapter pages. April-Juneevents are listed below

CALIFORNIA. San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. StevePincus, President, P.O. Box 4834, Mountain View,CA 94040; 415-558-9614, Fax: 650-968-9433;stardial@ earthlink.net; http://hometown. aol.com/ncgrsfbac/myhomepage. Meetings TBA weekdayevenings, 7:30-9:30 PM; Fort Mason Center, Build-ing C. San Francisco. Advance Registration $12NCGR Members / $15 non-members. Day of Event:$15 NCGR Members/ $18 non-members. Work-shops: Advance $50 NCGR Members, $60 non-members. Day of Event: $60 NCGR Members, $70non-members. Register in Advance for two or moreevents: Deduct $5.00; Any three events: Deduct$8.00; Any four events: Deduct $10.00. Wed. 4/9.Dorothy Kovach: It’s Your Money: Everything YouEver Wanted To Know About Making Money, AndCalling Markets, But Were Afraid To Ask; Thurs-day. 6/19. Arthyr W. Chadbourne: The Sunset Chart;Sunday. 6/22. 10:30 AM-5:00 PM. Arthyr W.Chadbourne: Sunset Chart Workshop. Los Angeles County Chapter. Jack Taube,President, 6333 Canoga Ave. #391, Woodland HillsCA 91367,818-716-1765, Ed Helin, [email protected], Mtgs. 3rd Thurs. for dinner, 6:30 pm,Carrow's Restauruant, 18355 Ventura Blvd., EncinoCA. Lecture starts 7:45 PM. No fee for members.Visitors: $3. 4/24. Sheldon Rosner: Synthesizing yourKarma with your Energy. San Diego Chapter. Pam Ciampi, President, PO Box 232542, Encinitas, CA 92023, 888-727-6478,[email protected], April Elliott Kent, Publicityand Website, april@bigskyastrology. com, www.ncgrsandiego.org. Mtgs.1st Saturday in February,June, & October. 12:30-4:30 PM. Location: CardiffLibrary, 2081 Newcastle Ave Cardiff, CA. $30/35members/ $40/45 non-members. Sat. 6/7. 12:30-4:30 PM. Encinitas Library (tentative), SummerWorkshop and Meeting. April Elliott Kent: WeddingAstrology. Preregistration $10 NCGR members/$15non-members; After June 1- $20 members/$25non-members. Space is limited. Mail pre-registra-tion checks to: Cheryl Gaston, Treasurer, PO Box726, Cardiff, CA 92007-0726.

COLORADO. Rocky Mountain (Denver) Chap-ter. Karen Anderson, Presdent, P.O. Box 328,Rollinsville, CO 80474; [email protected];303-258-7258; Mtgs. 1st Fri. 7:00 PM, Nic Nac Nook,4280 Morr /17.ison Road, Denver, 303-922-9063.

CONNECTICUT. Berkshire-Fairfield Chapter.Veronica Willson, President, 297 Nod Hill Rd., WiltonCT 06897; 203-762-7408; Fax 203-762-2456,harrcox@earthlink. net; Lynne Forte, VP,[email protected], 203-261-3158. www.ctastrologers.org. Mtgs 2nd Sun, 2-4:30 PM. Lec-tures at The Westport Woman’s Club, 44 ImperialAvenue, Westport, CT. $15. Workshops at TheSaugatuck Congregational Church, 245 Post Road,East Westport, CT. 11 AM- 4 PM. $35 Members/$45 Non-Members. Sat. 4/19. 11:00 AM Workshop.Alphee Lavoie: Financial Astrology; Sat. June 8Lecture: Veronica Willson: House Quadrants, Na-tal and Progressed.

MICHIGAN. Southeast Michigan Astrolo-gers' Round Table. (SMART). Bon Rose Fine,President. 734-434-4555; [email protected]. Astrologers and Friends WeeklyGathering, a casual get-together Thurs., 6:30 to9:00 p.m., Cafe Luwak, 42 E. Cross St. in Ypsilanti.Sunday lectures, 2-4:30 pm, $8 members/$10 non-members. 4/27. 2:00-4:30 pm. Elizabeth Sullivan:Elements of Vedic Astrology at Lighthouse Cen-ter, 740 East Shore Drive, Whitmore Lake

MINNESOTA. STARS Chapter. Information:Linda Fei, 651-698-1691, [email protected], as-trology@ mnstars. com, www.mnstars.com.Mtgs, Varies between Sundays and Thursdays,Twin Cities Friends Meeting House, 1725 GrandAve., St. Paul. $6 members, $8 non-members.Mini readings, mini lectures, used book sale, jew-elry sales,etc. TC Friends, 1725 Grand Ave, StPaul MN, free admission.

MONTANA. Big Sky Chapter. Lisa Allen, Presi-dent 406-552-4477, [email protected], Kristine Anselmo, Membership Di-rector 406-535-4002, www.astrologymontana.org. Business Meetings in May, AnnualMeetings every August/September. Visit our sitefor our unique approach to NCGR Education.Conference calls are free to all between Octo-ber, 2007 and April, 2008. Please join us! Freemonthly recorded Astro-Teleconferences, ev-ery 2nd Sunday of the Month: 11:00 AM-1:00 PMMT; 4/20. Essential Dignities; 5/11. TBA; U.S.Conference Call Telephone Number: 641- 715-3300, Access Code: 566538#; 4/12-4/13. Na-ture/Earth/Universe Celebration Expo booth. www.neucelebration.com.

NEVADA. Las Vegas Stargazers Chapter.Gayle Kirk, President, [email protected], 702-558-6594;. Monthly mtgs. heldon the last Thurs., 7 PM, held at Marie Callendar’sat Flamingo and Decatur. Interested in speak-ing? Contact Gayle.

NEW JERSEY. Northern New Jersey Chap-ter. Joanne Castro, President, PO Box 244, Leba-non, NJ 08833, 908-418-0365, [email protected], Jackie Slevin, 973-7445347, [email protected]. Mtgs. Friday evening 7:30 PM.Fees: Members $15, Seniors $10, Non-members$20. 4/18. Daisy Orr: The Astrology of MultipleIntelligences.

NEW MEXICO. New Mexico “Enchantment”Chapter. Sandy Bryan, President. 505-255-5001;[email protected], www. swcp.com/~nmncgr. Mtgs. 1st Wed. at 7 PM. 721 JeffersonNE, Albuquerque, NM.

NEW YORK. Long Island Chapter. LenoreGrafmuller, President, 8 Eustace Dr., CommackNY 11725; 631-543-0228; [email protected]; Christine Foley, VP,[email protected], www.lincgr.com.Mtgs. 2nd Thurs. 7:30-9:30 PM, 302 SycamoreAve, Merrick, NY; Members $10, Non-members$15. 4/10. Michael Lutin: The Power of The So-lar Chart in Prediction and Analysis; 5/8.YashaYothi: Horary; 6/12. General Meeting. Mid-Hudson-Upstate Chapter. SusanCampbell, President, 48 Elm Street, Saugerties,NY 12477, [email protected], 845-246-2062, www.midhudson upstatencgr.net. Mtgs.

Mondays, 7:30 pm. New York City Chapter. Eileen McCabe,President, 212 432-9834, [email protected]; John Marchesella (classes and work-shops), astrojohn@ earthlink.net; NCGR Hotline:212-255-3236. www.astrology nyc.org, Mtgs.Monday 6:30 PM, Joanna Shannon Library, 395th Avenue, New York City. Michael Lutin, 4/7.Retrograde Pluto Round Table Discussion; 4/21.Kathy Newburn: An Introduction to the SevenRays and Esoteric Astrology; Sun. 6/22. SpringConference.

NORTH CAROLINA. Queen Charlotte Chap-ter. Hazel Isaac, President. 704-795-5890, cell704-737-9314. [email protected]. Mtgsheld 3rd Sunday 2:00 PM at Black Lion in Pineville,NC. Network Triangle Raleigh-Durham Chap-ter. George Ward, Co-President, 919-231-6500,Elizabeth Wilson, Co-President, 919-602-6507,[email protected];www.ntastrology.com..Mtgs. 3rd Thurs. Sept.-May, 7 PM. The DancingMoon Bookstore, 1840 Wake Forest Road,Ralegh NC, 919-833-8081. 4/5-6, 4/12-13. NCRenaissance Faire Booth-NC State Fairgrounds,Raleigh, Sessions, www.ncrenfaire.com; 4/17.Gary Caton: The Lighter Side of Pluto: Trans-formation; 5/15. Drew Becker: The Houses: As-trological Arenas of Life.

OHIO. Ohio Valley Chapter. Ann WoodSchlesinger, Ph. D, 7485 Mountfort CT. Cincin-nati, OH 45244, 513-231-4494; Fax 513-231-4142; kmunic8@ aol.com. Sarah Gallant,sarahvesta@ cinci.rr.com. Mtgs. 3rd Thursday7-9 PM, Maderia Municipal Building (corner ofEuclid and Miami Roads) unless otherwise noted.Free for NCGR members; $5/ non-members.

OREGON. Southern Oregon Chapter(SONCGR). Mary Plumb, President, 141 CrockerSt., Ashland OR 97520, 541-488-3048,mplumb@lithiawater. com www.astrologyiinashland.org; Mtgs. 3rd Monday, 7- 9 PM,Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library, 258 A Street,Ashland; To get on email list of announcementssend message to [email protected].

TEXAS. Astrological Society of Austin. Donna L.Woodwell, President, PO Box 1292, RoundRock, TX 78680, astrology.austin @gmail.com,512-659-5494. www.astrologyaustin org. Meet-ings and workshops held at Plum BlossomWellness Center, 1700 S. Lamar, Ste. 230, Aus-tin, TX. Thurs. Gulf Coast Chapter. Jagdish C. Maheshri,Ph.D., President, 827 Stevens Creek Lane, Rich-mond, TX 77469 , jmaheshri@astroinsight. com,832-368-8702.Mtgs. last Friday of month, Body,Mind & Soul Bookstore, Westheimer & Midlane,Houston.

VIRGINIA. Richmond Chapter. EdnaMatthews, President, PO Box 8412, RichmondVA 23226, [email protected], orRuth Barrett, [email protected], 804-740-1133. Mtgs. Sat. 2:00 PM. at the WeinsteinJewish Community Center, 5403 Monument Ave.,Richmond. Dates and times subject to change.4/19. Gary Caton. The Lighter Side of Pluto.

WISCONSIN. Madison Chapter. Contact:

Jacquelyn Archer, 700 Ray O Vac Drive, Suite118, Madison, WI 53711, 608-442-5156,[email protected], Mtgs. 3rd Tuesday, 700Ray O Vac Drive, Conference Room, Madison. Milwaukee Chapter. Nancy Simpson, Presi-dent. 940 W. Heritage Ct #208 Mequon WI 53092-6070, nksimpson@ wi.rr.com. Mtgs. 4th Mon-day, 7:00 pm at the Wauwatosa Lion's Club at7336 St.James in Wauwatosa. Fee: Members$7, Non-members $10. 4/28. Scott Wolfram:Astrology of Location-Mapping the Soul's Jour-ney. Preregister by April 23 for a complimentaryGeodetic Map done by Scott based on your birthdata. Contact Nancy Simpson with your birthtime, date and place to have a chart. 6/23. Jo-seph A. Polise: Horary Astrology.

INTERNATIONAL CHAPTERSMEXICO. AstroMéxico Chapter. Mónica Escalante-Ochoa, President, Cerrada de Miguel Noreña #23 casa 2, Col. San José Insurgentes, CP 03900México DF, México, Tel. 525 651-6598,[email protected]; www. astromexico.com. 4/18-20. Demetra George: 4/18. Faseslunares; 4/19. Astrología Helenística I; 4/20.Astrología Helenistica II. 6/1. Acitlali Rodriguez:Historia de la Astrologia. Mexico City Chapter. Luis Lesur, President,Gomez Farias 75, Col. Del Carmen, Coyoacan, CP04100, Mexico, D.F., Mexico luislesur @msn.com.

TURKEY. Istanbul Chapter. Baris Ilhan, Av.Sureyya Agaoglu Sok. 12/5 Tesvikiye, Istanbul80200, [email protected], www.ncgr-turkey.com. Friday evenings 7:00-9:00PM.Sat. 4/26. 11 AM-5 PM. Aysem Aksoy: As-tronomy for Astrologers; Sun. 4/27. 11 AM-5PM.Aysem Aksoy: Chart Calculation; Shirley Soffer.Composite Charts and Synastry: The Astro-Dy-namics of Relationship. 6/7. NCGR Testing.11:00 AM-5:00 PM; 6/8.11:00 AM-3:00 PM.

SIGS (Special Interest Groups) AST SIG (Asteroids). For information, contri-butions to newsletter (GAIA) and sample copiesfor $1.50: Nona Gwynn Press, 77-35 113th St.Apt.4A, Forest Hills, NY 11375; 718-263-8084,[email protected]; www. geocosmic.org/astsigpage.html. For membership send dues $15;$24 overseas to: Richard Wright, 16 DeerfieldSt., Norwalk, CT 06854, 203-982-1653,[email protected]. For asteroid posi-tions or ephemerides: Roxana Muise,[email protected]., 360-456-7836. DECL SIG (Declination). Nelda L. Tanner, Presi-dent, PO Box 153, Chino Valley, AZ [email protected], or Lois Hannan, Cor-responding Secretary, [email protected],www.declination.org. Dedicated to declinationapplication and research, it publishes The OtherDimension, a 16-page quarterly journal. To sub-scribe, send check or money order made out toDeclination SIG, $18 U.S.,Canada and Mexico,$25 elsewhere (all in US$) to Treasurer, MarthaRamsey, 400 Avenue D, Roswell NM 82203.Send author contributions to Leigh Westin, Edi-tor, [email protected]. THE URANIAN SOCIETY SIG. (Uranian/Cosmobiology). For information,back issuesand contributions to the Urania Journal, LianeThomas Wade, President and Editor, 531MainSt., #1612, New York, NY 10044. 917-855-8824.l i ane@pan ix .com,www.geocosmic .o rg /

Charts are generated by Solar Fire 6, andused courtesy of Astrolabe, Inc. Each chart isdrawn to the author’s specifications.

uransig.html. For membership, send $25 U.S./$35 others to Meira B. Epstein, 119 E. 83rdSt.,Apt. 6B, New York, NY 10028. May 2-4, 2008.3rd International Uranian Conference in Riga,Latvia.

Want to form a Chapter or form a SIG? Sendproposals to Leigh Westin, P.O. Box 207,Waskom TX 75692, [email protected]. Send events and contact list-ings for memberletter to: Ronnie Dreyer,[email protected]. and for E-News to Liane Thomas Wade,[email protected].

From the Editor...

FOR THOSE OF YOU who wonder why I donot write an editorial in every issue, the

answer is simple...No room. I would ratherprint your words than my own, but when Ido find a little spot, I gladly make it my own.

I am happy to say that in this issue, thereare four excellent articles by four talentedastrologers, three of whom (Manda, Lynn,and Alex) are making their memberletterdebut though they are far from beginners. Irealize that with the exception of JackieSlevin’s article on the midheaven, the ar-ticles all concern violent subject matter, butdo put that aside, since the research andconclusions are most impressive. This istruly one of memberletter’s missions, tonurture astrologers and writers who wantto show their wares to a captive audience,all of whom share their passion for astrol-ogy. I hope more of you will contribute.

I also hope to see many of you at UAC. Ialways look forward to these conferences,since I can finally put faces to the names,and greet those of you whom I alreadyknow. Please say hello to me, even if I lookbusy. And don’t hesitate to tap me on theshoulder if my back is turned. Chances arethat I won’t be too busy to say hello, espe-cially since we may not run into each otheragain. Do visit the NCGR table and attendthe membership meeting. Have a safe trip.

Ronnie Gale Dreyer

Errata...We apologize for misspelling LizJelinek’s name in her article Saturn in Virgo, inthe February-March memberletter.

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Chair Message p. 2UAC Workshops p. 3Certification Sign-Up p. 3Midpoints in Research p. 4Dark Side of Venus p. 4

UAC Updates p. 7

NCGR News p. 10

Celestial Events p. 22

Book Reviews p. 22

Transitions p. 24

Chapter Contacts p. 26

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