February 12 & 13, 2010: Dennis HarnessDennis M. Harness, Ph.D. is a professional astrologer and lecturer who received his doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California. For more than twenty years, Dennis has studied both Eastern and Western astrological techniques with some of the world's most respected astrologers. He has published numerous articles, research papers and book chapters in the fields of astrology, psychology, and medicine. Dennis was a founding member of the American Council of Vedic Astrology and served as president of the American College of Vedic Astrology, located in Sedona, Arizona, from 1999-2009. His book, The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology, is published by Lotus Press and continues to be one of the few works dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of these important, and often overlooked, asterisms of Vedic Astrology. Dennis is currently working on his new book, The Karmic CodeTM: Discover Your Spiritual DNA and Life Purpose....
Friday February 12th, 7:30-10:00 - "The Karmic Code: Exploring Your Spiritual DNA and Discovering Your Soul's Purpose Through Vedic Astrology." - An introduction to Vedic Astrology and how it relates to Western Astrology. We will also discuss Karmic Theory and Reincarnation as revealed through the Vedic Astrological natal chart. $10/$15 Members/Non-Members.Saturday February 13th, 1:00-5:00PM - "The Vimshottari Dasha System: The Planetary Periods of Vedic Astrology." -The Vedic Dashas reveal the developmental life cycles which reflect our career, health, and relationship karma in detail. $20/$25 Members/Non-Members.Both of these events will be at the Unitarian Universalist Church in the Awareness Room at 4831 E. 22nd St near Swan. All welcome.March 12 & 13, 2010: Demetra GeorgeDemetra George is a professional astrologer who received her Masters degree in Classics from the University of Oregon. She has been active in astrology since 1971 and in 2002 she received the renowned Regulus Award in Theory and Understanding. Specializing in archetypal mythology and ancient techniques, she is the author of Asteroid Goddesses, Astrology for Yourself, Mysteries of the Dark Moon, Finding Our Way through the Dark, Astrology and the Authentic Self (Nov. 2008), and Elements of Hellenistic Astrology (forthcoming). Demetra lectures internationally and leads educational pilgrimages to the sacred sites of Greece and India with Ancient Oracle Tours. She is currently translating a corpus of Hermetic medical astrological texts from ancient Greek.
She is the director of Thema: Foundations in Astrology which offers individually tailored personal instruction in the fundamentals of interpretation, chart delineation, Hellenistic astrology, mythic asteroids, and ancient Greek for astrologers. She is an associate of Project Hindsight and has taught the history of astrology at Kepler College and the University of Oregon. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.Friday March 12th, 7:30-10:00PM - ASTROLOGY AND THE AUTHENTIC SELF: Uncovering Life Purpose in the Birth Chart -In The Soul’s Code, psychologist James Hillman writes that each person has a pattern that leads them toward a certain purpose and destiny, and that this pattern exists from the moment of birth. When a person recognizes and lives out this purpose, it not only gives reason to one’s existence, but also enhances the well-being of others in the world. This talk will present a clear and simple method specifically designed to uncover life purpose in the birth chart, pointing to how a person can best express the authentic self. $10/$15 Members/Non-Members.Saturday March 13th, 1:00-5:00PM - ASTEROIDS: Celestial Imprints and Mythic Signatures
An exploration of the mythic template underscoring celestial patterns. Planetary bodies that are prominent in the sky at birth inspire mythic narratives which highlight the archetypal features that shape our life experience. Discover how your astrological chart brings to light the mythic signatures of the gods and goddesses who reveal psyche’s eternal life and infuse it with myth and meaning. $20/$25 Members/Non-Members.
Both of these events will be at the Unitarian Universalist Church in the Awareness Room at 4831 E. 22nd St near Swan. All welcome.
April 9 & 10, 2009: Linea Van HornLinea Van Horn, Astrologer at Large, is a Certified Astrologer through NCGR-PAA. She has studied astrology for over 25 years and has been a professional, full time astrologer since 1998. She is the founder and President of the thriving San Francisco Astrological Society, and serves as the Vice-President and Education Director of the San Francisco Chapter of NCGR. Linea is on the NCGR Board of Examiners and served on the NCGR National Board in 2008. She was employed as the Manager of Astrological Information at Astrology.com from 1998 - 2005 and as the Content Manager for The Astrologer, Inc. from 2005 - 2009. Linea currently devotes herself full time to teaching and mentoring, writing, consulting, and blogging in San Francisco.Friday April 9th, 7:30-10:00PM - Declination: Why Should You Care? Declination is not just some fancy term to learn for a test. Its real-life effects are readily observable. Every time you watch the sun or moon rise or set, you're having an experience in declination. The Land of the Midnight Sun? That's another example. By the end of this image-driven presentation, you'll be able to declare a planet's declination based on the sign it's in. You'll learn how to anchor the tropical zodiac onto your local horizon using simple principles of declination. We'll see how to use it in chart analysis, too, looking particularly for extreme or "out of bounds" planets. Find out why you should care about declination in this fun and practical presentation! $10/$15 Members/Non-Members.Saturday April 10th, 1:00-5:00PM - Aspect Patterns All those shocking triangles and squares in the middle of charts - what do they mean? Learn about the major aspect patterns: the stellium, grand trines and kites, T-squares, grand crosses, yods and mystic rectangles. This presentation is aimed at the intermediate student of astrology, and focuses on using elements and modes both to identify these patterns and interpret them. We'll look at plenty of charts to see real-life examples of aspect patterns in action. $20/$25 Members/Non-Members.
Both of these events will be at the Unitarian Universalist Church in the Awareness Room at 4831 E. 22nd St near Swan. All welcome.
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