Berkshire Fairfield NCGR

LECTURE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2008
ASTROLOGER: HELMUT LICHT
TOPIC: DECLINATIONS & THE VERTICAL ZODIAC

The subject of his book by the same name, Helmut will present planetary declinations within the chart, in the same way planets’ longitudes have been displayed. He has devised a system which he calls the Vertical Zodiac (VZ), which neither replaces nor interferes with the time honored, traditional way of dealing with declinations. It merely takes those methods one step further, displaying the planetary declinations just as the main planets have been displayed, in terms of zodiacal longitude. This enables us to ‘see’ declinations not in a mysterious, separate, invisible up and down way, but rather in a way that is familiar to us, and visible within the chart, together with the main planets with which we are accustomed to working.

He will present two different vertical zodiacs. The first one, he calls the VZ (Vertical Zodiac), and is based on the relationship between a planet’s declination and the Sun’s longitude at that particular declination, also known as the Solar Longitude Equivalent. The second one he calls the Planet Specific Vertical Zodiac (PSVZ), based strictly on a particular planet’s own declination.

Helmut Licht is certified by the Mayo School of Astrology, London, England. He has also passed the exams for the 21 Brotherhood of Light courses (http://www.light.org/lessons.php3) becoming a Brotherhood of Light Hermetician. For several years in the early 80s, Helmut taught courses in Astrology at Baltimore’s Astrological Hub, the Avant Garde Bookstore and Learning Center. During that time, he also passed the Professional Exam of the American Federation of Astrologers (AFA).

Helmut has taught informal courses in astrology at Catonsville Community College and Towson University. He continues to be actively involved as education chairman with the Baltimore chapter of the NCGR.

Early on, Helmut studied at Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory of Music, majoring in composition. To earn his tuition, he taught dance at the Arthur Murray School of Dancing, where he was awarded the Arthur Murray professional Gold Medal. He received his BA from the Maryland Institute of Art and his MA from Towson University. He taught for many years at Morgan State University and Towson University. When he’s not immersed in astrology, he’s playing music, either solo or accompanied by his 14-piece Ballroom Big Band, for which he writes and arranges most of the music. Helmut’s website is www.ballroommusic.com .

LECTURE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2008
ASTROLOGER: MARY FORTIER SHEA
TOPIC: PLANETS IN SOLAR RETURNS

Solar returns are not just about your birthday. They indicate the themes and patterns of manifestation and growth for the coming year. They provide a cohesive structure for understanding transits, progressions, and timing.

Mary Fortier Shea, M.A. Counseling Psychology, has been a professional astrologer in private practice for 30 years. Her readings are spiritual, as well as psychological and practical. She has clients across the country and abroad. She is the author of Planets in Solar Returns: Yearly Cycles of Transformation and Growth, (Revised Edition 1999). She has also contributed to two Llewellyn anthologies. These out-of-print articles are now free e-booklets that can be downloaded from her website at www.maryshea.com. One e-booklet is about outer planet transits and the other contains information on solar returns that does not appear in the solar return book. Mary has lectured extensively, both nationally and internationally and is a favorite lecturer at many conventions.

LECTURE: SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2008
ASTROLOGER: GLENN PERRY
TOPIC: THE PROCESS OF INTEGRATION IN THE BIRTHCHART

Planetary aspects can vary along a continuum of possibilities, with integrated expressions at one end, and disintegrated expressions at the other. Individuals evolve along this continuum of potentiality, unfolding higher possibilities over time. Since the astrologer cannot know how an aspect is manifesting until s/he talks to the client, it is imperative that astrologers take the time to know their clients and to provide interpretations that express an appropriate range of meanings. In this talk, we will explore the concept of integration, how it occurs, and how it can be supported through astrology.

Glenn Perry, Ph.D. is a licensed psychotherapist and professional astrologer in East Hampton, CT. In addition to private practice, he lectures and conducts workshops throughout the world on the application of astrology to the fields of counseling and psychotherapy. Dr. Perry is founder and president of The Academy of AstroPsychology, an external degree masters and doctoral program in psychological astrology. He has written seven books, including An Introduction To AstroPsychology, and offers an online mentorship program in natal chart interpretation. For more information, call 415.479.5812 or visit www.aaperry.com.

WORKSHOP: SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008
ASTROLOGER: ALPHEE LAVOIE
TOPIC: FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY

Alphee Lavoie, Professional Astrologer for 48 years, NCGR Level IV C.A., Counseling and Rectification

For almost half a century, Alphee Lavoie has earned his living from his skill as a successful, full time counseling astrologer. He has repeatedly lectured all over the world, not only at major conferences, but by private invitation as well, and is regarded as a Master Astrologer. Alphee has authored three best selling Horary books and writes a monthly column on horary for DELL Horoscope. Connecticut’s prestigious newspaper, the Hartford Courant Northeast Magazine, hired both Alphee and his astrologer wife to write a bi-monthly astrological column called CTZodiac.

His company, AIR Software, now over 25 years old, offers 24 different pieces of innovative, one-of-a-kind astrological and award winning astro-financial software which sells worldwide. Since 1990 Alphee has achieved world renown as a Master of Financial Astrology, and has appeared on many television shows, including Bloomberg Magazine and CNN broadcasts. Currently involved in intense astrological research for practical application and software development (www.astroinvestigators.com) Alphee also continues to answer horary questions for clients, conducts annual Astro financial seminars, teaches astrology and Astro finance through his DVD courses and his new, first of its kind for astrology, online astrology school, audio visual in real time. (www.alpheeastrologyschool.com).
www.alphee.com,
Email: alphee@alphee.com
Air Software, 115 Caya Avenue, West Hartford, Ct 06110
1 800 659 1247, 1 860 232 6521

LECTURE: SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2008
ASTROLOGER: VERONICA TRAVERS WILLSON
TOPIC: A CLOSER LOOK AT HOUSE QUADRANTS, NATAL AND PROGRESSED

We are born from spirit into matter. The Oxford English Dictionary says that "matter is a substance of which a physical thing is made". The Houses of the horoscop reflect the physical demands of this life. They show the arena in which we experience our evolutionary journey. An understanding of why the Houses are so important is critical to a reading of the Natal and Progressed charts.

Veronica Travers Willson has maintained an Astrological counselling practice in Wilton, CT for over twenty one years. Her academic background is in philosophy, politics and history at both the University of Newcastle, England and the London School of Economics. She has studied Astro-Mythology with Wendy Ashley.

She is President of the Berkshire-Fairfield Chapter of the NCGR, President of the International Imagery Association of Westchester, and in-house Astrologer for the Park Avenue Medical Spa in Armonk, NY where she also gives Astrology and Tarot seminars.

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