Wessex Astrology Circle

Welcome

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Welcome to the new Wessex Astrology Circle website.

The Wessex Astrology Circle, based in the South of England (UK), is an independent non-profit making group of like-minded spiritually aware astrologers and student astrologers from many walks of life.

The aim of the group is to promote the use of astrology to its best advantage, to help and support those on a spiritually focussed learning curve. New members are always welcome, and we aim to create a sufficiently varied programme to provide opportunities for learning at all levels.

All the essential info is here - programme of events, who we are and how to get to the meetings.

To see the latest programme of events select the 'Current Programme of Events' link in the site index on the left.

You do not have to 'Sign In' to the blog environment to view this website.

Previous Programme of Events

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This page shows the events we had last year and for previous years, last year is first and other follow; scroll down to read.

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Programme of Events 2011

January 12th - Check your Transits with Paul Newman

Bring your chart for the popular "Transits for the Year" - and see what the planets have in store for this coming year. Give your details to Muriel who will load them into the computer for Paul to interpret using the data projector.

February 9th : Dymphna Russell - The Healing Rays of the Planet

In her talk tonight, Dymphna will be speaking on how to utilise the energies and transformative powers of these heavenly bodies. Every planet plays a role in our lives and each planet has its own healing energy. You can tap into this wonderful free energy to keep your life in balance i.e. mind, body and spirit. Each planet is a living entity alive with energy and you can harness this healing power to help you in your daily life. Dymphna will take us on a journey through the birth chart so we can discover for ourselves the healing rays of the planets.

March 9th : Derek Hawkins - Uranus in Aries

Uranus returns to Aries this month to start a journey there that will take us through to 2019. Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius and Humanity and Aries is the Sign that represents the initial spark of energy that begins all life, so we are therefore witness to the dawning of a New Age for Humanity. In his tonight, Derek will look at how each of the 12 Zodiac Signs will be influenced by Uranus as it seeks to raise our consciousness and give us a new take on life. We are only limited by the choices we make and are standing on the threshold of exciting and life changing possibilities.

April 13th : Chris Harwood - "Astrology "- a Magnetic Attraction

As a Marine Navigator, Chris had the daily task of observing the movement of the Sun, Moon, Stars and Planets, using only a sextant, compass and nautical tables. In his talk tonight he examines the possibility that planetary influence can be shown to be physical, not directly like a ray or beam but in stages of magnetic transfer via both the Sun and Earth's magnetic fields. Chris believes that the final stage of magnetic resonance manifests when a person's chart is transferred to the earth's static field giving rise to both local space astrology and astro-ography. He demonstrates that neither of these phenomena would be possible without a physical planetary influence.

May 11th : PHOEBE WYSS - "THE TITANS AWAKE" A CHANGE TO THE ADVERTISED SPEAKER

The repercussions of the present Uranus - Pluto square in our personal lives. These two planetary giants of havoc and upheaval are combining in a transiting strong and long square aspect. Its effects are already showing in the revolutionary struggles of Libya, Syria and other Middle Eastern countries. But where will the titans exert pressure and enforce radical change in our personal lives?

June 8th : Chris Mitchell - Grand Conjunctions, the Black Death and Medieval Astrology

Chris will looking at what techniques medieval astrologers used to make their predictions, citing the work of Gersonides, a learned rabbi and brilliant mathematician, who was commissioned by the Vatican to look at the significance of the Grand Conjunction of 1345. Conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn were also considered important by medieval astrologers since they only change element every 240 years and therefore these cycles can set the stage for thousand year periods. The manuscripts written by Gersonides show not only how he came to his conclusions but also give insight into the house system used and Chris will try out these techniques tonight too see what plagues may be afflicting us today.

July 13th : Pat Hutton - Second Part of Chart Analysis

Following the talk last year on chart shapes as a beginning to interpretation, the next stage is to look at the Phase of the Moon under which we are born and the balance of the elements and modes. The Moon, whether full or at it's quarter, or whichever part of it's cycle, has something to tell us. Combing this with a cardinal, earthy chart, or a fixed air type, will give further 'clues' about the 'type' of person we are analysing.

August 10th : Paul Newman - Degree Symbols

Paul takes an overview of the many sets of pictorial zodiac degree symbols from Ancient Egypt to the present day from different collections,including a look at your own special Sun picture.

September 14th : Eileen Richardson - Chiron - The Wounded Healer Returns

By exploring the mythology of Chiron, we will look at the charts of modern day Chironian heroes, such as Simon Weston. Chiron, the maverick healer/teacher works in the lives of many alternative therapists/spiritual teachers, transforming them through Chironian themes. Bring your charts and your Chironian stories and we will re-examine what Chiron means to all.

October 12th : Anthony Thorley - "Finding Astrology in the Living Landscape"

Landscape Zodiacs provide a unique opportunity to explore astrological principles in a living landscape. In his talk Anthony will share his experiences of ritual journey and pilgrimage in zodiacal landscapes, and the way in which embodying astrology in the land gives rise to a rich tissue of synchronicities and unexpected events which facilitates personal transformation and deeply challenges ideas of simple temporal causality. Anthony Thorley is a retired psychiatrist who has been researching landscape energies traditions and history for over thirty years. He is slowly writing a book about Masonic influences in eighteenth-century Bath entitled 'Sacred City, Secret City' and is currently developing a PhD on Landscape Zodiacs at University of Wales, Trinity St David, where he teaches sacred geography. With his wife Celia Gunn he runs pilgrimages which explore earth-sky correspondence and together with astrologer, John Wadsworth, co-facilitates the workshop programme: 'The Alchemical Journey'. See www.earthskywalk.com and http://www.thealchemicaljourney.co.uk/

November 9th : Crystal Addy - Ritual & Divination in the Ancient World

Astrology in the ancient world was always seen as a form of divination involving communication with divine beings and entities. Tonight, Crystal will explore various forms of ancient divination - astrology, oracles and dream incubation - and the rituals and practices associated with them as well as considering the role of omens, symbols and signs in the divinatory rituals. She will explore ancient phenomena, including the astrological practice of kartarche, and consider the possible implications of these ancient ritual practices for modern astrological practice. Crystal will also be looking at Charts that raise some of the ideas she presents.

December 14th : Christmas Party

Bring some mince pies and other festive goodies, and a small gift for the Tub. Enjoy some fun and games, look back on the old year and prepare for the new.

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Programme of Events 2010

Jan 13th : Check Your Transits - with Paul Newman
Bring your chart for the popular 'Transits for the Year' - and see what the planets have in store for the coming year. If you have your chart on acetate, these can be put up on the OHP or alternatively chart details given to Eileen - EileenMcAdam@aol.com - 01202 697610 can be put up on the Data Projector.

Feb 10th : Medical Astrology - David Broom
David Broom is a Medical Herbalist and has been interested in Astrology for over 40 years. He considers the planetary cycles to be unique in helping to diagnose the root causes of disease and in his talk tonight he will show how they relate to the key concepts of our physiology and emotions.

March 10th: Face to Face with Uranus The Awakener - Judy Hall
Uranus enters Aries on 28th May 2010 giving us the opportunity to shift both our personal consciousness and that of humanity to a new dimension. Judy will look at how an understanding of karmic astrology and an experiential approach will help individuals to move out of a karma-based lifeplan into one based on soul evolution and service to humanity.

April 14th : Open Forum
Following on from Judy's talk last month, tonight's discussion will be focusing on our personal reaction to the changes likely to occur due to major astrological aspects over the next few years, how this will affect us and how we view the future both for ourselves, our children and grandchildren. Bring your charts along and any questions you may have about how these aspects/changes might make a difference to your lives or your concerns about the global effects.

May 12th : Where does our Astrology come from? - Chris Mitchell
People have been watching the skies for thousands of years and 'omen literature' from 3,000 years ago, suggests our ancestors were looking at planets to make predictions. In tonight's talk, Chris Mitchell will be talking about the development of the zodiac from its roots in ancient Babylon, with some surprising conclusions for the start of Aquarius!

June 9th : Soul Lessons through the Signs of the Zodiac - Janet Hill
Jan gained a diploma from the Faculty of Astrological Studies in 1973. She subsequently became a member of the White Eagle Lodge in 1978 and found inspiration and depth in White Eagle's teaching, the central theme of which is the importance of the Sun in the Birth Chart. In her talk tonight, Jan explains the necessity of the Soul's journey through all the Signs over many incarnations to gain a thorough understanding of the four Elements, focusing on the lessons of this lifetime's incarnation.

July 14th : Saturn in Libra : The Limits of Love - Derek Hawkins
Saturn travels through Libra once every 28 -30 years and will be there until Autumn 2012. Libra governs relationships and partnerships of all kinds and its symbol of the scales represents fairness, balance, harmony and the justice by which they are achieved. Its placement in our Birth Chart is an indication of the areas of life where we may be required to work in harmony with others to achieve our goals. Many of us may be completing a cycle of learning to co-operate with others which began with Saturn's last sojourn through Libra in 1983 but over the next few years, Saturn will again be asking us to take a good look in the mirror of relationships and see what is really there for us. In his talk tonight, Derek will look at some of the questions and challenges which Saturn in Libra will present for us and how its placement there will affect the world about us and each of the 12 Zodiac Signs.

August 11th : Open Forum and WAC Birthday Social
To begin with there will be a couple of short introductory talks, after which we will celebrate the 9th Birthday of WAC. Bring food/drink to share.

September 8th : The Moon - Paul Newman
The moon is very significant in any Chart and tonight Paul will look at some of its many moods and meanings, specifically considering the New Moon, Full Moon, Old Moon and the Black Moon.

October 13th : Life Changes - Pat Law
In her talk tonight, Pat will be looking at a selection of Charts to identify why some people are more likely to experience changes in their lives than others. She will be happy to answer any questions you might have on the subject and if time permits will look at individual Charts.

November 10th : Chart Shaping - Pat Hutton
In the complete interpretation of a horoscope, the factors to be considered are quite numerous.
So where to begin? A good question. If we consider the shape of the Chart first, before looking at any other details, then it gives us clues about the TYPE of personality within. In her talk tonight, Pat will take you through the general types of Chart shapes, giving some examples of each.

December 8th : Christmas Social
Bring some mince pies and other festive goodies, and a small gift for the Tub. Enjoy some fun and games, look back on the old year and prepare for the new.

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Programme of Events 2009

Jan 14th: Check Your Transits - with Paul Newman
Bring your chart for the popular 'transits for the year' - and see what the planets have in store for the coming year. If you would like your chart prepared beforehand on an OHP slide please contact Muriel on 01202 604021 [or on the night you can transfer your chart to a blank slide.]

Feb 11th: The Alchemical Journey - John Wadsworth
Experience the astrological wheel of the year as an Alchemical Alembic. John will introduce us to his unique application of astrological and alchemical ideas as transformational enquiry and he will be inviting us to enquire into our own lives from twelve distinct astrological perspectives. He will demonstrate how the astrological wheel unfolds naturally and organically as part of a coherent journey of personal transformation which we can appreciate through our experience of nature's own alchemical process through the four seasons of the year. John will be offering his embodied performance piece around the zodiacal wheel as part of the presentation.

Mar 11th: Happy New Year! - Chris Mitchell:
No, this talk hasn't been delayed. As astrologers, we know that Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, and the Spring Equinox is when the Sun moves into that sign. In England that was also when we celebrated the New Year, right up until 1752, when we changed the calendar - and it's still used as the date of the new year in Iran. For medieval astrologers, the start of the new year - and the New Moon or Full Moon preceding it - were of supreme importance, and the charts of these dates were crucial in determining how the year would go. As tonight is the Full Moon before the spring equinox, come along and help us work out what's coming up in this astrological year!

April 8th: Astro Planning : The Art of Timing – Eileen Richardson
Time is precious enough; learn to work with it, not against it, understanding the ebb and flow of the planets, signs and seasons. Eileen will provide some hints and tips as a guide to understanding how to plan and work with astrology on a day to day basis. Using electional astrology, and example charts, she will discuss a variety of topics, such as the best time to start a business, take a holiday or plan a specific event. This talk is designed to enable everyone to understand and make the best practical use of astrology on a daily basis.

May 13th: The Animated Zodiac - Phoebe Wyss
'Our lives are governed by the twelve invisible astrological archetypes that determine not only our personalities but also our type of life experience, and the specific life lessons we are learning. Through astrology we are able to recognise their manifestations in our daily life, and understand the lessons we are invited to learn.'

June 10th: Astro Roots – Pat Hutton
There are threads that go through families from generation to generation which can be seen in the birth chart. We seem to inherit charts in the same way that we inherit genes, giving an astro pattern that interweaves like a vine and links family members together. Pat will explain what to look for in a Chart and show some examples before looking at Charts from the audience. Please bring along your own Chart and those of as many generations as possible from your family.

Jul 8th: Patterns of the Past - Judy Hall
Have you ever wondered how a professional karmic astrologer approaches a chart to untangle the karmic threads and identify the credits and deficits that underpin the present life? Well, this is your opportunity to find out. During the evening, Judy will be working through one chart in depth, step-by-step.

Aug 12th: OPEN FORUM AND WAC BIRTHDAY SOCIAL
To begin with there will be a couple of short introductory talks, after which we will celebrate the 8th Birthday of WAC.

Sep 9th: Hellenistic Astrology – Kate Czerny
This is believed to be the foundation of all Western Astrology. Kate will take us through the basic concepts of Hellenistic Astrology, which developed in Egypt and the surrounding Mediterranean area following the conquest of Alexander the Great and continued throughout the Roman period. Kate will also look at the changes in the practice of astrology from that time to the present day.

Oct 14th : The Importance of the Ascendant - Paul Newman.
The whole Chart comes out to meet the world at this point. It is symbolically where heaven meets earth and no astrology can be 100% accurate without it. At this evening's meeting, Paul will look at the Ascendant, the Chart Ruler, Rising planets. etc. to deepen our understanding of this important Angle in our Charts.

Nov 11th : Open Forum - A discussion on the possible implications of the current transiting Saturn/Pluto Square and Cardinal Cross.
It's Remembrance Day. Lest we forget what our forefathers fought for. Pluto the planet of power and destruction has been delving into the infrastructure of British politics, revealing the hidden corporate corruptions, and what led us into our economic demise. Saturn has just moved into its exalted home in Libra, forming a challenging cardinal square. Time for true democracy? What does it mean to you? Come and join us with your stories and your views about the meaning of the times were are living in.

Dec 9th : CHRISTMAS SOCIAL
Bring some mince pies and other festive goodies, look back on the year and prepare for the next.

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Programme of Events 2008

Jan 9th: Check Your Transits - with Paul Newman

Bring your chart for the popular 'transits for the year' - and see what the planets have in store for the coming year. If you would like your chart prepared beforehand on an OHP slide please contact Muriel on 01202 604021 [or on the night you can transfer your chart to a blank slide.]

Feb 13th: Geomancy, the Mediaeval Art of Fortune Telling - Chris Mitchell:

The ancient art of geomancy, which means "fortune telling from the Earth", and has been practiced across the world for thousands of years from China (where it developed into the I Ching) to Africa and Arabic countries. By about a thousand years ago, it was well established by the Arabs, who combined it with astrology and introduced it to medieval Europe to form a system of divination that was flexible enough to be used for simple fairground fortune-telling, or to run the complex affairs of kings.In tonight's talk, Chris Mitchell from the Astrological Association will be talking about how it works, and doing free fortune telling after the talk !

Mar 12th: Saturn and soul growth: the karmic potential in your chart - Judy Hall
Esoteric astrology looked on Saturn as the ‘ring-pass-not’ beyond which only the initiated could progress and the ancients looked on Saturn as the soul. This practical workshop will explore Saturn in the birthchart as an indicator of the karmic deficits and challenges and the perennial wisdom carried by your soul. [Bring your chart on an OHP slide or on the night you can transfer your chart to a blank slide.]

Apr 9th: Hercules'Labours: the Evolutionary Path round the Zodiac - An interactive talk by Phoebe Wyss

"Which of the twelve Hercules myths is relevant to you? And what can your myth reveal about your past-life karma and your present-life challenges? We are all tested in different ways and at different times. The Hercules myths give us help in performing our labours, and astrology reveals when, how and where the hard challenges will appear." Phoebe has been a professional astrologer for donkey’s years. She runs the Brighton and Hove astrology circle, and is the author of an astrology game and a newly published book with the same title as her talk.

May 14th: Open Forum at WAC
An open evening for all levels whether complete beginners or professional. Come along and bring your charts of either personal or topical events. Bring your thoughts and ideas, bring your questions, bring your friends, but most importantly, bring yourselves.

Jun 11th: Re-evaluating Harmonic Charts - Garry Phillipson

For a while in the 80's, harmonics were slated to be the Next Big Thing in astrology. This never quite happened, and instead they have almost been forgotten in many quarters. In this talk, Garry will ask 'what went wrong' for the harmonic revolution. With that as background, he will suggest that we can in fact get a lot of useful information from charts if we look at certain harmonics, or 'minor aspects' - specifically those based on dividing the circle by 5, 7 and 9. These are, after all, key factors in Indian astrology. The talk will focus largely on the question of how we can bring these into a western horoscopic practice, without being overwhelmed by information. This will mainly be a practical, looking-at-natal-charts type of talk.

Jul 9th: TARIPAY PACHA - Lorraine Exley

The EARTHKEEPERS, medicine men and medicine women, remind us that we inform the Mysteries as much as they inform us and that we have a responsibility to become active, conscious participants in this. It is the time of The Gathering. All the traditions have spoken, the Hindus, the Mayas, the Hopi, the Andean Lamas. This is the Time we have been waiting for and it is important to learn the way of the EARTHKEEPERS, to perceive at a much higher level the energy and vibration that make up the physical universe including the planets. As astrologers we are now called upon to open ourselves to new ways of participating in this planetary energy. Lorraine is an Andean Mesa Carrier who will share with you ways to connect to this energy through your astrological work, manifesting new levels of awareness on earth. The time is Now. [please bring a pencil and paper].

Aug 13th: OPEN FORUM AND WAC BIRTHDAY SOCIAL.

To begin with there will be a couple of short introductory talks, after which we will celebrate the 7th birthday of WAC.

Sep 10th: PLUTO IN CAPRICORN – Pat Hutton
Pat will look at the implications both globally and personally of Pluto’s transit into the Saturn ruled sign of Capricorn, where it will remain until the end of November 2024. Over the last 13 years, we have become used to the extravagance of Pluto’s journey through Sagittarius, and it is no coincidence that when it joined Jupiter in Capricorn earlier this year, the credit squeeze began to bite. Pat will talk us through this and other probabilities under this influence and throw open the subject for further debate.

Oct 8th: FAMOUS ASTROLOGERS - Paul Newman

Paul looks at the charts and gives a short history on the life and work ofsome modern pioneering astrologers including Alan Leo and Charles Carter.

Nov 12th: SOUL PURPOSE OR SOUL IMPERATIVE? – Judy Hall
Karmic astrology believes that there is a purpose to incarnation, a Soul intention to grow and evolve. But can we ascertain our true purpose from the Chart and are there other factors that can intervene? To bring greater clarity to our Soul’s journey, Judy will consider it from a higher vibrational level as well as from the placement of the Moon/Saturn/Neptune and the North and South Nodes, to help us understand the challenges, expectations and ingrained patterns shown in the Chart and the karmic lessons to be learned.

Dec 10th: CHRISTMAS SOCIAL

Bring some mince pies and other festive goodies, look back on the year and prepare for the next.

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Programme of Events 2007

Jan 10th: CHECK YOUR TRANSITS - with Paul Newman

Feb 14th: SOULMATE OR TWINFLAME ? – Judy Hall

Everyone thinks that life will be wonderful when they meet their soulmate, but so many find that it’s not what they thought it would be, or they find their soulmate only to lose them or discover that they don’t want to know. Soulmates help us learn some difficult lessons but Twinflames, on the other hand, are here to unconditionally love and support us. Knowing the difference can be tricky, especially astrologically speaking, so Judy will look at some of the indications and possibilities around these themes.

Mar 14th: YES, BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?- Garry Phillipson

The essence of astrology is meaning. We study charts because they mean things; they signify trends, proclivities and events in people’s lives. But where does this meaning reside? Does it exist outside us – a ‘script of the gods’ that we just need to decipher? Do we somehow create it within our own minds? Or is the answer neither of the above? Drawing on astrological, psychological and religious thought, Garry will draw different models of astrology out for discussion.

Apr 11th: A MEDIAEVAL TOY BOX - Chris Mitchell

Modern astrology is awash with techniques - we have ten planets, thousands of asteroids, midpoint trees, sesquiquadrates, quintiles and semi-septiles to play with, and a whole new psychological language to explain concepts to our clients. How on earth did mediaeval astrologers work using just seven planets and five aspects? In this talk Chris Mitchell from the Astrological Association of Great Britain will be showing you how you can use mediaeval techniques such as peregrination, reception, dignity, Arabic Parts, lunations and almutens in your own charts. Come along and find out why syzygy is more than just a high-scoring Scrabble word, and where your Part of Bondage is!

May 9th: HIDDEN ZODIAC - Penelope Baird

Penelope will give us an insight into her book which details her own discovery that a number of famous, influential and much studied narratives all follow a 12 part structure which matches the formula of astrology’s 12 Houses. This can almost be considered to be ‘the European civilisation’s best kept secret’ because these narratives are all famous and much researched.

Jun 13th: EMBODIED ASTROLOGY - John Wadsworth

Embodied astrology offers us the opportunity to experience astrology first hand through our own embodied engagement with its symbolism. In this presentation, John Wadsworth will both discuss and inter-actively demonstrate the educative and healing potential of this form of experiential astrology. John has been working as a professional astrologer for the past fourteen years and has helped to pioneer creative ways of thinking about and working with the ancient language of astrology, both academically and experientially. He holds an MA in Cultural Astronomy & Astrology from Bath Spa University and his thesis included the first ever academic treatment of the practice of astrodrama.

Jul 11th: DELINEATION, Unfolding the Story within the chart - Darrelyn Gunzburg

Delineation is one of those techniques we all have to do as astrologers, yet when confronted with a whole chart, where do you start? Do you “paint by numbers”? Or is there a more effective way of moving through a chart to give clarity? This lecture focuses on how you can look for and define the themes and issues within a horoscope, how you can assess the many shades of grey and, most importantly, how you can help a person to understand the best use of the multiple diversity contained within their chart.

Aug 8th: OPEN FORUM AND WAC BIRTHDAY SOCIAL.

To begin with there will be a couple of short introductory talks, after which we will celebrate the 6th birthday of WAC.

Sep 12th: ASTROLOGY IN HYPNOTHERAPY - Pat Law

Patricia Law uses astrology in her hypnotherapy practice as it helps her clients to discuss their problems more objectively. It also highlights deep seated patterns of behaviour that need to change. Come and share in some examples of how astrology can provide the key to unlocking psychological problems.

Oct 10th: QUIZ SHOWS & TALK SHOWS- Paul Newman

Paul looks at the astrological history of the television quiz show and game show from 'Truth and Consequences' and 'The Weakest Link' with many other key charts from the genre.

Nov 14th : 13 MOONS CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GODDESS - Peter Knight

Peter, an author of 5 books about our spiritual heritage, dowsing and sacred sites; gives one of his inspiring illustrated presentations based on his new book, 13 Moons - Conversations with the Goddess, a novel in which a man is contacted by the Earth Spirit, at 13 sacred sites across Europe on 13 full moons, to receive vital lessons for Mankind - before it's too late! The true meanings of sacred geometry, sacred sites, Mary Magdalene, the Grail, ley lines and more will be covered, and how we can connect with the Land to ensure our survival. Much has been channelled as well as based on Peter's own experiences. The 13 Insights offer ways to live for a better world.

Dec 12th : CHRISTMAS SOCIAL

Bring some mince pies and other festive goodies, look back on the year and prepare for the next.

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Programme of Events 2006

Jan 11th: CHECK YOUR TRANSITS - with Paul Newman
Bring your chart for the popular 'transits for the year' - and see what the planets have in store for the coming year. If you would like your chart prepared beforehand on an OHP slide please contact Muriel on 01202 604021 [or on the night you can transfer your chart to a blank slide.]

Feb 8th: DISCOVER ATLANTIS - Diana Cooper
7pm for 7.30pm start. To be held in Poole at the Christian Spiritualist Church Cost: £5.00For further information and tickets please contact: Muriel - 01202 604021

Mar 8th: ASTROCARTOGRAPHY & LIFE EVENTS - Janette Russell
A look at Places of significance in peoples lives; a look at Astrocartography with regard to life events both Karmic and Mundane. Why do things happen to us in certain places? Where do we meet people who influence our lives? Why do some places give us positive or negative vibes?

Apr 12th: ASTROLOGICAL GARDENING -Sue Hole
Sue will cover a range of topics including: Plant growth and planetary cycles; how plant characteristics such as colour, or habit determine planetary rulership; Astrological garden designs (e.g. herb gardens); Moon phase gardening.

May 10th: ERNEST SHACKLETON THE EXPLORER - Jennie Scott
Jennie will talk about this fascinating explorer from the Edwardian era. She talking about this very Aquarian man who was way ahead of his time in his approach to life. We will look at his chart and have a look at the signatures responsible for his unique qualities. The talk will be suitable for all, even those with no astrological knowledge.

Jun 14th: GONE WITH THE WIND: THE ZODIACAL PARADE - Alex Trenoweth
Gone With the Wind, written by Margaret Mitchell, and was an instant bestseller when it was released in 1936. The movie broke all box office records and created unforgettable characters such as Scarlett O’Hara, Rhett Butler and Melanie Wilkes (immortalised respectively by Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable and Olivia DeHavilland).. Alex Trenoweth investigates the astrological reasons for the movies enduring appeal.

Jul 12th: HARMONICS – Chris Mitchell
Your birth chart is like a tune - we normally concentrate on the main theme but harmonics provide a way of hearing the rich undercurrents running alongside the main theme tune as well. Each "harmonic" provides a whole set of resonant points in your chart that enable you to take a magnifying glass to your chart and look at the finer detail. Don't just hum the tune - listen to the symphony orchestra playing in your chart!

Aug 9th: OPEN FORUM AND WAC BIRTHDAY SOCIAL.
To begin with there will be a couple of short introductory talks, after which we will celebrate the 5th birthday of WAC.

Sep 13th: ASTROLOGY AND THE BEATLES - Paul Newman
Paul will be looking in some detail at the individual and composite charts of the Beatles, plus the charts of some special moments in their unique career (Lennon and McCartney's first meeting, Brian Epstein at the Cavern, Beatles meet Elvis etc.)

Oct 11th: THE CRYSTAL ZODIAC - Judy Hall
Many people are aware of the fact that there is a birthstone associated with each sign of the zodiac but many are surprised to learn that there are, in fact several, and that the history of these associations goes way back into antiquity. Judy Hall will share some of the research into the history of birthstones that she has undertaken as part of her M.A. in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University. Research which, so far, has encompassed ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, India, Arabia, medieval astrology, alchemy, number, sacred geometry and much much more!

Nov 8th: ASTROLOGY & SYNCHRONICITY - Phoebe Wyss
The art of astrology is based on the synchronicity between the macrocosm and the microcosm. This talk explores this mysterious law which ensures there are no coincidences in life. You will be invited to test it by playing an astrology board game Phoebe has created. Will the throw of the dice, that leads you to a certain house and planet, correspond to your issues? Come and see.

Dec 13th: CHRISTMAS SOCIAL
Bring some mince pies and other festive goodies, look back on the year and prepare for the next.

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Programme of Events 2001 to 2005 - not available

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Current Programme of Events

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Programme of Events 2012

Please note admission is now £5 from Jan 2012

PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO CHANGE -Meetings held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.

January 11th - Check your Transits with Paul Newman
Bring your chart for the popular "Transits for the Year" - and see what the planets have in store for this coming year. Give your details to Muriel who will load them into the computer for Paul to interpret using the data projector.

February 8th - Judy Hall - "Growing your Soul Through Relationships"
The Chart maps out the relationship challenges and gifts that come from many lifetimes, together with the soul plan for the present life. Tonight, Judy is going to examine some of the pointers to enable us to understand our soul's strategy more fully.

March 14th - Derek Hawkins - "2012 Opportunity and Challenge"
Leading astrologer Derek Hawkins gives us his unique and intuitive take on 2012. Predicted by many to be a time of huge changes which include: a shift in the magnetic poles, solar storms, passing comets, sudden shifts in our awareness and even the end of the world!
In his talk Derek will discuss how the major planets of our solar system are influencing our world at this time, particularly the rare alignment known as the ‘finger of fate’ which will occur on 21st /22nd December 2012, and how it will affect each of the 12 zodiac signs. Derek’s talks are informative and he brings astrology alive in his own unique way.

April 11th - Open Forum on the Uranus/Pluto Square
Following on from Derek’s talk last month, we will be looking at the Uranus/Pluto square from 1932-34 when Pluto was in Cancer and 1965/67 when it was in Virgo to see what differences we can expect with the current position of Pluto in Capricorn. We will also look at the Charts of family members, friends or even celebrities, who have this square in their Charts to see if we can determine the effect it had on them. So please bring along any Charts you have so these can be put into the data projector for general discussion.

May 9th - Phoebe Wyss - Family Patterns
We find amazing synchronicity in the astrological patterns that occur between family members of different generations. Focusing on the conjunctions and oppositions in family groups, we will explore what these indicate about family karma. Phoebe is conducting a survey on this subject and invites you to take part and submit information about your family's birth data.

June 13th - TBA

Programme of Events 2010

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PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO CHANGE - Meetings are held on 2nd Wednesday of the month.

THE ADMISSION CHARGE IS NOW £4.50.

Programme of
Events 2011

Meetings held on the 2nd
Wednesday of the month.

January 12th : Check your Transits with Paul Newman
Bring your chart for the popular "Transits for the Year" - and see what the planets have in store for this coming year. Give your details to Muriel who will load them into the computer for Paul to interpret using the data projector.

February 9th : Dymphna Russell - The Healing Rays of the Planet
In her talk tonight, Dymphna will be speaking on how to utilise the energies and transformative powers of these heavenly bodies. Every planet plays a role in our lives and each planet has its own healing energy. You can tap into this wonderful free energy to keep your life in balance i.e. mind, body and spirit. Each planet is a living entity alive with energy and you can harness this healing power to help you in your daily life. Dymphna will take us on a journey through the birth chart so we can discover for ourselves the healing rays of the planets.

March 9th : Derek Hawkins - Uranus in Aries
Uranus returns to Aries this month to start a journey there that will take us through to 2019. Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius and Humanity and Aries is the Sign that represents the initial spark of energy that begins all life, so we are therefore witness to the dawning of a New Age for Humanity. In his tonight, Derek will look at how each of the 12 Zodiac Signs will be influenced by Uranus as it seeks to raise our consciousness and give us a new take on life. We are only limited by the choices we make and are standing on the threshold of exciting and life changing possibilities.

April 13th : Chris Harwood - "Astrology "- a Magnetic Attraction
As a Marine Navigator, Chris had the daily task of observing the movement of the Sun, Moon, Stars and Planets, using only a sextant, compass and nautical tables. In his talk tonight he examines the possibility that planetary influence can be shown to be physical, not directly like a ray or beam but in stages of magnetic transfer via both the Sun and Earth's magnetic fields. Chris believes that the final stage of magnetic resonance manifests when a person's chart is transferred to the earth's static field giving rise to both local space astrology and astro-ography. He demonstrates that neither of these phenomena would be possible without a physical planetary influence.

May 11th : Pat Godden - Astrology & Crystals
Pat believes that there is at least one crystal which resonates with the energy of each planet in each sign of the zodiac. Just as understanding the opportunities and challenges relating to the position of each planet in a person's chart can help a person through life, so too can working with the crystal that resonates with that energy. In her talk tonight, Pat considers placement- crystal associations from both everyday and more spiritual perspectives. She will bring along crystals for the ten planets in the twelve Signs of the Zodiac so you can hold and feel which ones resonate with placements on your chart.

June 8th : Chris Mitchell - Details TBA

July 13th : Paul Newman- -Details TBA

Welcome

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Welcome

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Welcome to the new Wessex Astrology Circle website.

The Wessex Astrology Circle, based in the South of England (UK), is an independent non-profit making group of like-minded spiritually aware astrologers and student astrologers from many walks of life. The aim of the group is to promote the use of astrology to its best advantage, to help and support those on a spiritually focussed learning curve. New members are always welcome, and we aim to create a sufficiently varied programme to provide opportunities for learning at all levels.

All the essential info is here - programme of events, who we are and how to get to the meetings.

You do not have to 'Sign In' to the blog environment to view this website.

Previous Programme of Events 2009

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Astrology Classes

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Astrology classes are given by professional astrologer and teacher Paul Newman. If you want more details about the classes Paul can be contacted on 01202 695068 or Email: pneuma@ukonline.co.uk.

Please note that there will be a charge per evening for attending these classes.

The Latest Newsletter (2008)

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WESSEX ASTROLOGY CIRCLE SEVEN YEARS ON

What is my future? This seems to have been the main theme at the WAC during the past year.

The room was packed in January, when Paul Newman presented his annual and extremely popular “Transits for the Year” evening, by giving brief outlines of what the year ahead might hold and reading the acetate charts brought along by our members. Thanks to Paul, January always gets us off to a great start, and surprisingly so many manage to turn up early!

The subject of Chris Mitchell’s talk in February was ‘Geomancy, the Mediaeval Art of Fortune Telling’, which means "fortune telling from the Earth". Geomancy has been practised across the world for thousands of years and Chris demonstrated very clearly how it all works and even did some free fortune-telling for us afterwards!

March and April brought us down to earth with a talk by Judy Hall about Saturn and Soul Growth, explaining the karmic function and difficulties that Saturn can bring as well as the perennial wisdom of the soul. Then Phoebe Wyss spoke about her new book ‘Hercules’ Labours: the Evolutionary Path around the Zodiac’ and we all had an opportunity to see which of the Hercules’ myths are relevant to us, what they reveal about our pastlife karma and present-life challenges and how the relevant myths worked in our lives.

In June Garry Phillipson talked about Reevaluating Harmonics and showed us how we can get a lot of useful information from charts if we look at certain harmonics, or 'minor aspects', with a very interesting and mainly practical talk.

In July Andean Mesa Carrier, Lorraine Exley, spoke about ‘Taripay Pacha’ which translates as the 'Judgement Time' and means "The Age of Meeting Ourselves Again", and presented some idea of the mysteries ahead, giving us guidance on how to open ourselves to new ways of participating in this planetary energy to become more active citizens and learn the way of the Earthkeepers, the medicine men and women. This will also enable us to perceive a much higher level of energy and vibration and so to manifest new levels of awareness on earth.

Lorraine Exley

With Neptune transiting over the group’s chart ruler, Uranus, and opposing our Leo Sun, something of the unpredictable may well be on the horizon. The Lunar Eclipse on 16 August, affecting the group’s chart may well give some indication. Neptune, Lord of the Eclipse, suggests a ‘desolving’, an illusion, a mystery.

We are a unique group, held together by our members, very much as our chart suggests. With no committee, we all contribute in our own way. Muriel organises our programme, Allan prints them and runs our website. Gloria holds the keys and looks after our venue, whilst Paul runs beginner astrology classes from the same venue on different nights.

Gloria, Geoff and Margaret

Eileen runs our Library from her own home with most of the books being her own, but many have been kindly donated for our use. The library continues to grow and we now have a very extensive collection with books on every aspect of astrology. Always open to new ideas, we welcome different speakers on all topics of astrology and related subjects. The group continues to thrive in its original way, which is indicative of its North Node in Cancer conjunct Jupiter and the Moon.

The theme of Pat Hutton's talk in September is "Pluto in Capricorn", followed by further visits from Paul Newman and Judy Hall to round off the year. We look forward to welcoming some new speakers for 2009, and to a very interesting year ahead.

Compiled by Eileen and Bernadette (August 2008)

Previous Programme of Events - 2006

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Previous Programme of Events - 2008

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Jan 9th: Check Your Transits - with Paul Newman

Feb 13th: Geomancy, the Mediaeval Art of Fortune Telling - Chris Mitchell:

Apr 9th: Hercules'Labours: the Evolutionary Path round the Zodiac - An interactive talk by Phoebe Wyss

Jun 11th: Re-evaluating Harmonic Charts - Garry Phillipson

Jul 9th: TARIPAY PACHA - Lorraine Exley

Aug 13th: OPEN FORUM AND WAC BIRTHDAY SOCIAL.

To begin with there will be a couple of short introductory talks, after which we will celebrate the 7th birthday of WAC.

Oct 8th: FAMOUS ASTROLOGERS - Paul Newman

Paul looks at the charts and gives a short history on the life and work ofsome modern pioneering astrologers including Alan Leo and Charles Carter.

Dec 10th: CHRISTMAS SOCIAL

Bring some mince pies and other festive goodies, look back on the year and prepare for the next.
[No admission charge for this event]

What's New in this WebSite

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12/01/12: Programme of event pages re-organised so that 2011 is in 'previous' and 2012 is now available in current.

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25/01/11: Programme of events pages re-organised into Current and Previous event pages.

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25/01/09: August details added to 2009 programme

17/01/09: June details added to 2009 programme

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13/12/08 : 2009 events updated with info for July and September

24/10/08 : Newsletter page updated with 2008 issue; preview of 2009 events added

27/05/08 : September and November Details added to 2008 Programme

25/05/08 : July details added to 2008 Programme

29/04/08 : May details revised

12/01/08 : May details for 2008, Entrance fee is now £4.00

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08/12/07 : June details added to 2008 Programme

04/12/07 : March details added to 2008 Programme

09/10/07 : Programme 2008 - some early info added

06/09/07 : Added placeholder for this years newsletter

01/09/07 : Correct astrology links page.

29/08/07 : Add next and last year's programme of event entries. Amended welcome page.

25/08/07 : New website address and changes in format for blog template usage.

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Previous website addess updates:

30/03/07 : Programme 2007 - updated with details for September.
20/02/07 : Programme 2007 - updated with details for October.
16/02/07 : Programme 2007 - updated with details for June.
07/02/07 : Programme 2007 - updated with details for July.
26/01/07 : Programme 2007 - with details for May and November added.

16/12/06 : Programme page updated for 2007 events
12/09/06 : Added in this years September newsletter
26/03/06 : Programme 2006 - details for November talk added
18/03/06 : Programme 2006 - details for September talk added.
04/02/06 : Programme 2006 - details for October talk added.

27/12/05 : Programme page updated for 2006 events.
03/12/05 : Updated 2006 programme of events; updated links page.
26/11/05 : Welcome page amened to have clearer links to Newsletter and Programme of events. Corrected image paths for WAC newsletter, uploaded better quality images as well.
19/11/05 : Added link to WAC newsletter
11/11/05 : Updated 2006 event details for May.
29/10/05 : Updated 2006 event details for April. Amended contact details
22/10/05 : Added link to 2005 programme page to see planned events for 2006
04/06/05 : Talk details for July to December 2005 amended.
22/05/05 : Talk details for July to December 2005 updated.
26/03/05 : Talk details added for June, changed for July.

27/11/04 : Program of events for January to June 2005 now available. Updated links page, adding link to bristolastrology.net.
06/06/04 : Program of events for July to December 2004 now available
03/03/04 : Shamanic Journey of the Sun project link changed to point to new website.
11/02/04 : Program of events for January to June 2004 finalised.

15/12/03 : Initial version of program of events for 2004 added.
03/08/03 : Talk info for October added to Program of events.
19/07/03 : Program details for Jul to Dec added.
05/06/03 : June talk details added, astrology class information amended.
26/04/03 : Details for the talk in June changed
25/04/03 : Pat Law's talk details added to programme
15/03/03 : Rectification talk notes added to Articles and Papers page

23/10/02 : Programme for Jan to June 2003 added. Some changes made to graphics and layout of index. Details of astrology classes added.
26/05/02 : Programme for 2002 July to December finalised.
10/02/02 : Programme for 2002 updated, with more info on July.
26/01/02 : Some members home pages added to the links page.

18/12/01 : Programme for 2002 now available.
23/11/01 : Included more detail about Astrology Classes, tidy of main programme page.
05/11/01 : Changed programme for Nov 21st to Open Forum. Updated preview of 2002 programme.
28/10/01 : Changed programme for Dec 5th from Quiz Night to Open Forum on Mercury.
26/08/01 : Saturn talk notes added.
12/08/01 : Website updated ready for 'launch' day on August 15th. .
21/07/01 : New format and look for The Wessex Astrology Circle.
10/07/01 : Meetings for August added to the program.
09/07/01 : Temporary Contact Info added, plus details of July 4th's meeting and the planned meeting for July18th.
03/07/01 : News section returns, program and contact info updated.

Astrology Links

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please note : all links open a new browser window

SOCIETIES AND CLUBS

Astrological Association : for journal info, UK events etc

bristolastrology.net - the portal for astrology related events and organisations in Bristol
and the West.

SPECIAL PROJECTS
The Shamanic Journey of the Sun, the results of a 12-month experiment using astrology and shamanism to honour the Sun's path and search for lost pieces of the Planet Earth's Soul by Lorraine Exley and Paul Newman

ASTROLOGY STUDY SCHOOLS

Faculty of Astrological Studies, offers three levels of Correspondence Course for students
wishing to study at home: Certificate, Intermediate and Diploma.

Mayo School of Astrology, offers three levels of Correspondence Course for students wishing to study at home: Basic, Advanced Preparatory and Advanced
Diploma.

E-ZINES/JOURNALS/MAGAZINES

Apollon, Journal of Psychological Astrology.

Circles of Light, Weekly E-zine of astrology and metaphysics.

The Mountain Astrologer Magazine, one of the best English-language astrology magazine in the world today.

GENERAL

Urania Trust, The Urania Trust is a registered UK educational charity, founded in 1970,
which provides a service to the British and worldwide astrological community.

Widgets World Astrology, a large selection of resources, including the facility to post arcticles which may be published on line.

ONLINE SHOPPING

Astro Shop Online, mostly reports and readings.

The Wessex Astrologer, sells astrology books and products. Distributor
of the Mountain Astrologer in the UK

SOFTWARE

Astrocalc, Astrocalc is available as a basic chart calculation program with a range of
optional building blocks, this means you can buy what you need (or can afford).

Astrolabe, home of SolarFire

Astrolog, download and documentation site. Astrolog is a powerful, customizable, and platform independent astrology chart calculation program, it is 100% freeware and requires no registration fee. Definitely a good choice.

Matrix,
home of WinStar, plus access to AstroTalk E-zine.

World of Wisdom, Horoscope Interpreter (with transits), plus Love Horoscopes (synastry).

Previous Programme of Events - 2007

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PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO CHANGE - Meetings are held on 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Jan 10th: CHECK YOUR TRANSITS - with Paul Newman

Feb 14th: SOULMATE OR TWINFLAME ? – Judy Hall

Mar 14th: YES, BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?- Garry Phillipson

Apr 11th: A MEDIAEVAL TOY BOX - Chris Mitchell

May 9th: HIDDEN ZODIAC - Penelope Baird

Jun 13th: EMBODIED ASTROLOGY - John Wadsworth

Jul 11th: DELINEATION, Unfolding the Story within the chart - Darrelyn Gunzburg

Aug 8th: OPEN FORUM AND WAC BIRTHDAY SOCIAL.

To begin with there will be a couple of short introductory talks, after which we will celebrate the 6th birthday of WAC.

Sep 12th: ASTROLOGY IN HYPNOTHERAPY - Pat Law

Oct 10th: QUIZ SHOWS & TALK SHOWS- Paul Newman

Paul looks at the astrological history of the television quiz show and game show from 'Truth and Consequences' and 'The Weakest Link' with many other key charts from the genre.

Nov 14th : 13 MOONS CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GODDESS - Peter Knight

Dec 12th : CHRISTMAS SOCIAL

Bring some mince pies and other festive goodies, look back on the year and prepare for the next.

Meetings, Contact Details & Venue

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MEETINGS

held on the SECOND WEDNESDAY of the month from 7.30 to 9.30pm.
A charge of £4.00 is made for the meetings unless otherwise stated.
Programme subject to changes. Please check if you want to attend a particular meeting.

CONTACT DETAILS
Enquiries to : Muriel Frances Telephone: 01202 604021, E-mail: muriel@murielfrances.com

VENUE
The Venue for meetings is in The Whites Room at Broadstone Community Centre

(21 Dunyeats Road, Broadstone,Dorset). Find your way to Broadstone and use the map below.

THE COMMUNITY CENTRE IS ON THE CORNER OF TUDOR ROAD AND DUNYEATS ROAD Vehicular access is via the British Legion car park in Tudor Road. Please note Tudor Road is one way and should be approached from Moor Road. Parking spaces are available in the car park adjacent to the Community Centre or in adjoining roads.

WAC 'inception' chart

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The Wessex Astrology Circle 'date of birth' - 15th August 2001, time: 7.30 pm, Poole, Dorset. Click on image below to see it full size.