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memberletter
National Council for Geocosmic Research, Inc. April-May 2008

Finding Success in the Horoscope

by Jackie Slevin

NCGR at UAC
FTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS of planning, UAC is finally upon us, and as always NCGR will have quite a presence. In addition to NCGRs special pre-conference workshops and certification testing (see p. 3), the following activities are planned.

N THE HOROSCOPE, we know that the part of the chart that describes ones career or position in life is the midheaven, the highest point in the chart, where we reach our peak of achievement. Its everyones personal point of highest visibility where we shine our brightest. It is our public presentation.

aggressively blazing new trails. If Mars, the midheaven ruler, is in Pisces in the 9th house, the career might take on a philanthropic or artistic slant (Pisces) through law, academics, or in a country other than the birthplace (9th house). An astrologers knowledge of this very basic formula can help tremendously in defining career potential, but it doesnt tell the entire story. The missing links in this astrological chain of command is the list of equipment needed to climb the mountain of our highest destination along with an itinerary of the journey. These required
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Basic astrology teaches that the sign on the midheaven describes the type of career we seek, and the midheaven rulers respective sign and placement illustrate how and where these career energies will manifest. For example, if one has an Aries midheaven, he or she will seek a career

Sign of the Tiger: Mars-Jupiter

Influence and Tiger Attacks
by Lynn Bootes

IGER ATTACKS HAVE BEEN IN THE NEWS

lately. On December 25, 2007, a tiger jumped out of an enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo and attacked three young men, killing one. Four other attacks were reported in news headlines in the month of December. Are there astrological correlations to attacks by large captive animals? This matter is of interest to astrologers advising pet owners and people who work with large animals. Theoretically it is of interest as a study of the general predisposition to attacks of all kinds, whether by animals or criminals. However, with animals we have the advantage of ruling out

any conscious awareness of astrology or of numerous other social factors. This article presents a preliminary survey of the subject. No attempt is made to analyze the small number of charts statistically. Three attacks for which the time of day can be ascertained within 15 to 30 minutes are presented. Due to space considerations, I summarize findings of seven other charts, six with no time of day, are summarized. According to the nonprofit organization Big Cat Rescue (www.bigcatrescue.org),
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Friday May 16. 12:15 PM. Chapter and SIG Presidents' Luncheon in the NCGR Hospitality Suite. We'd like to invite you as president, or a designated representative from your group, to join us for lunch. We will announce exciting new developments that we hope you will share on the local level when you return home. The room number will be available at the NCGR table when you register at UAC. Please email Leigh Westin to let her know who will represent your Chapter or SIG. Monday May 19. 8:00 AM. NCGR Membership Meeting in Governor 15. This is a must-attend meeting for every NCGR member to hear about our exciting projects and innovative future plans. NCGR Table in the UAC Registration area will be open during trade show hours. If you come to UAC, be sure to visit the NCGR booth located in the trade show. Someone will be there to greet you, and there will be journals, t-shirts, and souvenirs for sale. NCGR Hospitality Suite hours will be posted there.
If you have not yet registered for UAC, its not too late to sign up (see p. 7). This conference will be one of the most fantastic events you will ever attend. We hope to see you there. Be sure to bring this issue with you to keep track of NCGR activities. For more NCGR-sponsored events at UAC, please turn to p. 3.

See inside Research with Midpoints

Dark Side of Venus

. NCGR Workshops

Building Community Through Research and Education

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NCGR Board of Directors

Elected Officers Madalyn Hillis-Dineen, Chair, chair@geocosmic.org Warren Kinsman, Treasurer, treasurer@geocosmic.org Joyce Levine, Clerk, 2353 Massachusetts Ave., #91, Cambridge MA 02140, 617-3547075, clerk@geocosmic.org Elected Directors Janet Berres, Marketing and Promotions Director, P.O. Box 1475, Morton Grove IL 60053, 847-965-9916, marketing@geocosmic.org Misty Kuceris, Public Relations Director, P.O. Box 1532, Springfield VA 22151, Ph. 703-3544076, Fax 703-354-4037, pr@geocosmic.org A.T. (Tad) Mann, Publications Director, 215 Allen Street, Hudson NY 12534, 518-822-0882, publications@geocosmic.org Linea Van Horn, International Liaison, 1351 32nd Avenue, San Francisco CA 94122, 415-566-8174, electeddir@geocosmic.org Leigh Westin, Chapter Affairs Director and SIGs Coordinator; Editor, Geocosmic Journal, P.O. Box 207, Waskom TX 75692, chapters@ geocosmic.org, journal@geocosmic.org. Appointed Directors Chris Brennan, Research Director, 4529 Bloomingdale Ct., Byers CO 80103, 303-8225346, researchdirector@geocosmic.org Mark Kuenzel, Media and Communications Director, 1135 Makawao Ave. #305, Makawao HI 96768, 202-277-9666, media@geocosmic.org Grace Morris, Planning and Development, 1415 W. 22nd St., Tower Floor, Oak Brook IL 60523, pep@geocosmic.org Shirley Soffer, Education Director, 505 LaGuardia Place, Apt. 25A, NewYork NY 10012, Ph-Fax 212-677-5041, eduadmin@geocosmic.org Gloria Star, Advisory Board Chair, P.O. Box 311, Clinton CT 06413, 860-664-3590, advisory@geocosmic.org Donna Woodwell, Membership Director, P.O. Box 1292, Round Rock TX 78680, 512659-5494, membership@geocosmic.org Staff Liane Thomas Wade, Executive Secretary, NCGR Headquarters, 531 Main St., #1612, New York NY 10044, Ph-Fax, 212-838NCGR (6247), execsec@geocosmic.org Ronnie Gale Dreyer, memberletter Editor; P.O. Box 8034, FDR Station, New York NY 101508034, memberletter@geocosmic.org Ken Irving, Webmaster, webmaster@geocosmic.org Arlene Nimark, Advertising Manager, 1242 East 8th Street, Brooklyn NY 11230, 718-3770482, ads@geocosmic.org Advisory Board Paul Bottigliero, Bernadette Brady M.A. (UK), JoeAnne Bridge Ph.D., Nicholas Campion Ph.D. (UK), Gary Christen, Bradley V. Clark C.P.A., David Cochrane, Priscilla Costello M.A. (Canada), Michael Erlewine, Madela Ezcurra, Linda Fei, Steven Forrest, Irene E. Goodale, Robert Hand M.A., Charles Hannan, Margie Herskovitz, Baris Ilhan (Turkey), Babs Kirby M.A. (UK), Arlene A. Kramer, Alphee Lavoie, Luis Lesur (Mexico), Michael Lutin, Vivian B. Martin Ph.D., Michael Munkasey, Arlene Nimark, Bill Sarubbi (Austria), Maria Kay Simms, Richard Tarnas Ph.D., Donna Van Toen (Canada), Lorraine Welsh, Donald Wharton M.D.

Message from the Chair

Hello Everyone,

HE NEW NCGR BOARD MET IN MARCH and, despite the fact that the weather outside was chilly (especially for those used to warmer climates), the camaraderie among the Board was warm and harmonious. The group is quite diverse, 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 continue our certification and PEP programs. Exactly how we will implement these changes will likely be determined by UAC and I would urge all those attending the conference to be sure to come to the NCGR membership meeting on Monday morning, May 19 at 8:00 AM. Its likely that we will have two organizations: a trade association (non-profit 501c6) as well as our existing non-profit, charitable 501c3 organization. I also have to report that the Board voted to increase our dues beginning with the new 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 superduper accounting system showed us that we are currently spending about $36 per member each year and that is without the $15 that we give to chapters as rebates for members who have a chapter affiliation. Therefore, we are losing $6 for every member that belongs to a chapter. Our Treasurer assured us that we cannot continue doing this for very long and, with prices for paper, postage, and operating 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 be offering a three year membership option that will save you $5 per year. And, of course, we will continue to offer a Life Membership option as well, though those rates 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 save money by taking advantage of the current dues rate structure. On a more positive note, I am excited about the fact that Media Director Mark Kuenzel reported that our tape digitization project is just about complete. And, Im excited about the plans that Research Director Chris Brennan has for a searchable database of NCGR Journals. Eventually, well expand this project to include other organizations, making this database a real boon to the serious astrological researcher. Publications Director Tad Mann is working on some beautiful designs that well use for t-shirts and possibly some other products to sell at UAC and in our online store. Ive seen some of his ideas and I know that you 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 NCGR Board if you are at UAC. Blessings to all,

Madalyn Hillis-Dineen NCGR Chair

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

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Get Certified in Denver

ign up for Certification Testing at UAC 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Testing for the proctored Level I, II, and III certification exams will be offered at UAC 2008. Sign up now by contacting me, Shirley Soffer, Education Director, eduadmin@ geocosmic.org. You will be issued an application form and given instructions as to what to bring to the test site and provided with other necessary information. The exams will take place on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in Plaza 3, promptly at 12:00 noon. I am also pleased to announce that Joseph Polise, a highly-respected teacher from the Chicago area, will be proctoring the exams. I urge all of you who have not already done so to take the opportunity at UAC 2008 to test your astrological mettle by participating in the educationally rigorous but gratifying process of NCGR's certification testing.

Dont Miss These Workshops at UAC

AC WILL SOON BE UPON US. If you have not yet signed up for the following special NCGR 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 lunch break). Location: Plaza 8. Astrology as a Profession: Building a Successful Practice. Whether you are just beginning your professional practice or already have one underway, this workshop is for you. We recognize that the transition to being a professional astrologer is not always an easy one as we, as astrologers, are primarily self-employed. This means that in addition to expertise in astrology, we need to have all the skills necessary to run a small business. So, heres everything you need to know about starting right for success as well as improving your practice and adding to your bottom line. Heres some of what well 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 thats 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 in your own practice. Presenters include Madalyn Hillis-Dineen, Joyce Levine, and Grace Morris. Fee: $125.

Shirley Soffer, C.A., NCGR Director of Education

C hapter L eadership Workshop

Thursday, May 15, 2008. 2:30-5:30 PM. Location: Plaza 3. Using Technology to Grow Your Astrological Practice. The home computers of the early 1980s were a boon to professional astrologers by both allowing them to save time in calculating their charts and experimenting with new techniques and calculations. Now, the tools of 21st century technology are just as significant for the professional who wants to reach a broader market. This workshop starts with teaching you how to record your consultations but also includes how to teach a class online, an overview and best practices for graphics handling and designing a web page, producing your own podcasts, and using screen movies in your consultations, and much more. Presented by Mark Kuenzel, NCGRs Media and Communications Director. Fee: $30.
For more information and registration, sign up at www.geocosmic.org, or contact Liane Thomas Wade, Executive Secretary, at 212-838-NCGR (6247), execsec@geocosmic.org.

CGRs Leadership Workshop, free of charge for Chapter officers, will be held at UAC, Thursday, May 15, 2008, 1:00-5:00 PM, in Plaza 4. Chapter Affairs Director Leigh Westin, Treasurer Warren Kinsman, and International Liaison Linea Van Horn will lead this practical, illuminating workshop.

Subjects covered: How to Lead a Chapter without it Leading You, Every Officer has a Role, The Fine Art of Delegation, The Advantage of your Bylaws, Attracting Members and Keeping Them, Apply the Opportunities of your Non-profit Status, Liven your Coffer with Fund Raising, Keep the IRS Happy with an Up-to-date EIN, The Latest on Opening and Keeping a Bank Account, time for questions and much more. Special for Presidents: How to find Board members and how to conduct a Board meeting.

Special for Treasurers: Demonstration of simple bookkeeping software. If you have a particular subject in addition to these that you would like discussed, please let me know. There will also be time for questions during the workshop.

We are planning a fun as well as a helpful event and we hope all chapter officers will join us. Please let me know if you will be attending no later than May 1, 2008. Leigh Westin Director of Chapter Affairs

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Midpoints in Astrological Research

by Manda Selva

IDPOINTS HAVE BEEN STUDIED for many centuries in calculating Arabic parts, although Uranian astrologers Alfred Witte, Ludwig Rudolph, Hermann Lefeldt, and Cosmobiologist Reinhold Ebertin take the credit in bringing forth the symmetry and harmonics that are involved in understanding midpoints. In his book The Key to Uranian Astrology, Uranian astrologer Hans Niggemann says: Books can only point the way. Experience alone, which means plenty of practice, gives the true interpretations (Hans Niggemann, The Key to Uranian Astrology, New York, NY: Self-Published, 1976, p. iv).

One way of practice is through understanding midpoints in chart interpretation by observing repeating patterns. A more scientific method, however, is through finding statistical significance of specific

midpoints through astrological research. Using concepts in Uranian astrology and Cosmobiology, as seen in the writings of Witte and Ebertin respectively, and my own observations (which are not cited), the following are some of the planetary pictures that can be used with lottery winning: Jupiter/Uranus = Aries Point: sudden luck, Lottery (Alfred Witte and Hans Lefeldt, Rules for Planetary Pictures, Hamburg: Witte-Verlag, 1959, p. 210); in a public manner. Jupiter/Uranus=Meridian: sudden luck (Witte and Lefeldt, p. 210); causing change of status. Sun/Jupiter = Uranus: pleasant surprises (Witte and Lefeldt, p. 69); expectation of good fortune (Reinhold Ebertin, Combination of Stellar Influences, Tempe, AZ: American Federation of Astrologers, 1972, p.79).

(Midpoint formulas are written as follows so that Jupiter/Uranus, means the midpoint of Jupiter and Uranus-Ed.) All these planetary pictures could be appropriate for lottery winning, but unless these are tested through research or seen repeatedly in a chart, it is hard to conclude which of them applies in real life situations. For instance, the finding from the study on Jupiter-Uranus archetypes in lottery winners that I presented at the NCGR Research Symposium in March 2007 in Baltimore indicated that although JupiterUranus archetypes in terms of aspects or midpoints appeared to be significant in the charts of lottery winners, there was no such significance seen in VenusUranus aspects. This not only throws light on Jupiter being the planet signifying big money but that Venus, although the 2nd archetype, may not signify

The Dark Side of Venus: The Eclipse of

August 11, 1999 and the Sacrificial Venus
by Alex Walker
to nations and timelines, I pay attention to where the eclipses physically take place as to their maximum effect. For instance, eclipses exert a physical effect on Foucault Pendulums, the large, timekeeping globes hinged at the ceilings in places like Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. According to the NASA website, a Foucault Pendulum under the path of an eclipse will change direction by as much as 13.5 degrees (http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/ headlines/ast06aug99_1.htm).
N MY RESEARCH SPECIFIC

the Atlantic, through Spain, the Middle East, and terminated on the eastern shore of India. Like many others, I also believe this eclipse is what Nostradamus referred to when he said: In the year 1999 in the 7th monththe Great Terror will come from the skyGiven a 500-year lead time, a change in calendar systems and the state of astrology in the 1500s, I can forgive his approximate 12-41 day error! Although Nostradamus called our attention to this eclipse, it is also notable since it formed a fixed t-square and had a total view throughout England, Europe, Middle East, Turkey, and India. More so, this particular eclipse made me see Venus in a new context, especially when it transits the same place in the zodiac as this eclipse. After all, our neighboring planet is almost identical in size to ours,

with an orbit in proportion to ours as the Golden Ratio. I concur with the Mayans, who were practiced in sacrifice, and saw Venus in this light. This becomes all too evident when viewing the direct effect that the August 11, 1999 eclipse and Venus transits had on the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Attack in New York City. The NASA eclipse website shows a diagram of the eclipse including its greatest magnitude in Romania at 45N04 and 24E17 (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/ eclipse/SEplot/SEplot1951/ SE1999Aug11T.GIF). According to the NASA website, the path of the eclipse begins in the Atlantic Ocean, at 41N02 and 65W05 (http://eclipse.gsfc. nasa.gov/ SEpath/SEpath1951/SE1999Aug11T

If a solar eclipse shadow can move a physical mass, consider how it must affect us. The August 11, 1999 solar eclipse physically began just offshore from New York City at a longitude approximating that of Portland, Maine. The eclipse path (like a fuse) traversed

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money in the way we usually thinkin terms of quantitybut may point to the value we attach to money shown in how we keep it, use it, etc. (NCGR Research Symposium booklet is available at www.geocosmic.org-Ed.) Furthermore, research showed that a significant number of lottery winners had the planetary picture Jupiter/Uranus= Midheaven in the natal chart and that significance was not seen in Jupiter/ Uranus=Aries Point or even in Jupiter/ Uranus=Ascendant, although both are considered appropriate planetary pictures in attracting sudden luck. This provokes us to question the interpretation of the term public exposure when involved with an Aries Point v. Midheaven. It is not to say that results from a single research study can be used to conclude anything, but generally speaking it can be used to clarify the significations of a natal point or body. This also throws light on the methodology of analyzing natal aspects of midpoints to fast moving points in the chart

for the purpose of gaining additional information on existing potential in an individual chart. If a particular midpoint appears to be significant for a particular event then it could mean that a particular planetary picture in a natal chart has more potential to attract the event, or that it has the potential to get triggered during certain transits or progressions to create the event. So either we may observe a planetary picture like Jupiter/Uranus=Midheaven significantly more often in lottery winners than the general population, or we may find that significantly more lottery winners have their Jupiter/Uranus midpoint triggered on the day of the winning.

Methodology
Studies in midpoints can be done in many different ways but a practical way of conducting the research would be as follows: Choose an event like lottery winning or a motor accident where the timing error is minimal. When incidents such as weddings are used it is important to remember that the person is conscious of

the incident prior to the actual date and hence the energy associated with the event may have already been triggered. Identify midpoints that may be related to the event either through traditional or Uranian methods. Collect data from a reputable source like Astrodatabank. Create a control group about 10 times that of the test group usually done through using astrological software. Identify the occurrence of a planetary picture in the natal charts of both the test and control group Statistical test to see if the difference between the test and control group is significant. If the study is being conducted on a group of similar events like school shootings by analyzing charts drawn on the day or exact time that the event occurred, then instead of using a control group, the findings can be compared to the normal expected occurrence of a specific planetary picture within a specific time-frame (an example

path.html.) These coordinates are eerily close to the longitude of Portland ME (70W15), the origin of Mohammed Attas flight to Boston MA, where he boarded the ill-fated American Airlines flight that crashed into the World Trade Center, and the latitude of New York City (40N42), where the attack took place. Solar Maps software plots the complete path of this total eclipse, which occurred on August 11, 1999, and reached its maximum at 7:03 AM EDT at 18 Leo 21 (rounded off to the next minute). (The actual new moon takes place at 7:08 AM EDT.) If we view the map of the Solar Eclipse drawn for the above time for New York City, we see the Venus-Ascendant line passing 132 miles east of Portland (70W15), and 179 miles east of Boston (71W03). If you draw a standard locality chart of the eclipse for any of these cities (including Washington D.C., where the Pentagon was hit), Venus, located at 2 Virgo 09 R, conjoins the ascendant. The solar eclipse is classified as Saros Cycle 145. Venus went direct on Septem-

ber 11, 1999 at 18 Leo 48, only 27 minutes from the eclipse point, making this degree even more important. While it marked the solar day, it may not have been close enough to energize the eclipse point of 18 Leo 21 on that day, as it turned forward in the zodiac. On July 27, 2000, Venus direct passed through the eclipse point 18 Leo 21, and may have begun to pull the bowstring. There may have been a key event for this date in the timeline with regard to Osama Bin Laden or the 19 hijackers, or a key decision in their plans. Venus finally released the energy when it exactly transited the eclipse point 18 Leo 21 on September 11, 2001 at 7:45 AM EDT, the exact moment Mohammed Atta boarded American Airlines Flight 11 in Boston. This assured the execution of their plan, their self-sacrifice by suicide, and the sacrificing of the plane and its passengers. The precision of this event the point of no return, theme of sacrifice, and the Venus aspect is what I find intriguing. At the moment the plane crashed into the World Trade Center at 8:46:26 AM EDT, Venus was placed at 18 Leo 24.

Using the August 11, 1999 eclipse set for New York City as an event chart, we see that Mars at 29 Sagittarius will enter the Placidus 5th house (the targets: pride, speculationfinancial) on September 8, 2001. On August 10, 2001 (solar return of the eclipse), Mars was positioned at 18 Sagittarius 19, exactly trine the August 11, 1999 eclipse point (free flow of energy), and once again linking the events of September 11, 2001 with the August 11, 1999 eclipse. By September 11, 2001, Venus was appropriately in the 12th house of the eclipse event chart. Even more interesting is the astro-map for the Pentagon attack, which took place on September 11, 2001, 9:40 AM EDT, Wshington D.C. The Mars-IC line runs through Denver, CO. According to http:// cryptome.org/gsa020108.htm, Denver is the location of an unannounced virtual duplication of all Washington D.C. government offices and services in the event D.C. is lost to a nuclear attack. Denver International Airport is also known for tunnels and substructures out of sight and public access. Ive noted in my own travels through Denvers

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is given below in using midpoints in mundane astrology).

Methodology Applied to Accidental Deaths

Applying the above-described method to individuals who have met accidental death due to impact, the following lists some of the midpoints that may be associated with such an event: Mars/Uranus=Ascendant: sudden injury (Witte and Lefeldt, p.190); affecting ones personality or body. Mars/Uranus=Sun: sudden injury affecting ones body (Witte and Lefeldt, p.190). Sun/Uranus=Mars: injury to the body (Witte and Lefeldt, p.190); hasty physical action (Ebertin, p. 83). All 79 test subjects who had died in an accident involving an impact by car, plane, or explosion were used as test subjects from the Astrodatabank database. A control group approximately 10 times that of the test group was created. In comparing the occurrence of the planetary pictures given above and many others, between the test and control groups, the following results as seen in Table 1 were observed.

airport, the tunnel in which the train takes you from one area to another has several doors on the opposite side from where the train car doors normally open for airline passengers, that dont make sense with regard to use for evacuation. Overall, it seems that Denver, CO may be our backup national capital should Washington D.C. be sacrificed and the unthinkable happen. In the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack astro-map, there is no Venus line through the United States, but the VenusDescendant line traverses Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia. Other lines include: Neptune-Ascendant through Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and Russia; Uranus-Ascendant line through Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia; and Pluto-Midheaven through Russia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, perhaps traversing the regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan where Osama Bin Laden has been hiding. The Pluto line is especially revealing since Pakistan has captured, and been a haven for, Al-Qaeda leaders, and Afghanistan, the training ground for Al-Qaeda, has made NATO countries useful in the region.
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When the data was tested using the t-test, Table 1 the results for the planetary picture, Mars/ Test (%) Control (%) Percent Uranus= Sun was difference significant and hence between test not just a chance and control (%) occurrence. Based on Mars/Uranus= the findings, one can Ascendant 13.3% 9.02% 32% question as to why the Mars/Uranus=Sun 17% 9.2% 47% probability of the Sun being involved in the Mars/Uranus = planetary picture Midheaven 6.66% 8.04% -20% associated with an accident could be Sun/Uranus=Mars 10.66% 13.2% 24% significantly more as Sun/Uranus = compared to the Ascendant 13.3% 14.5% -9% ascendant, although both are sometimes Sun/Mars = interchangeably used Midheaven 14.6% 12.6% 16% in astrology to convey Sun/Mars= the idea of physical Ascendant 13.3% 12.6% 5.6% body. Does it mean that the Sun more than any other point in the body is the sole Table 2 signification of a persons body, the Percentage of Charts Normal physical energy in the with Midpoint Picture Occurrence Comparison natal chart, while the ascendant is more of Mars/Uranus= the personality Ascendant 31.25% 13% 140% projected by the individual who is not all Mars/Uranus= physical? Midheaven 9.37% 13% -28%
VP/Mars= Apart from lending a Ascendant 12.5 % 13% -4% scientific angle to astrology, the thought- VP/Mars= provoking questions Midheaven 15.63% 13% 20% that give clarity to the different natal bodies natal bodies and points are the main States and outside (as of February 11, reasons for midpoint research. Also, if the 2008), only 32 events for which the time of same pattern is repeatedly seen in other the school shooting could be found were studies involving sudden violence, then used in the study. we can conclude that there is a significant correlation between the Mars/Uranus Table 4 (see p. 20) gives the list of school midpoint and sudden violence. shootings that was used for the study. The goal of the research was to find out if Midpoints in Mundane Events appropriate planetary pictures that exMidpoints research can also be used in pressed the sudden violence and-or expomundane astrology with a group of sure of the violence to the public can be similar events. Its significance can be seen seen at the time of the sooting. The planwhen applied to events such as school etary pictures at the time of the event also shootings, which have become painfully define the image that is projected by the familiar news in recent years. Although location of the event. This is more so in research on the web provided a list of school shootings, where the event is school shootings both in the United more than often referred to by the name of

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Latest UAC Updates

UAC, and you should of course, you can register online until May 8, and at the door after that date. At the present time there are over 1100 people who will be in attendance, which means that UAC 2008 could be the largest international astrology conference we have seen in quite some time. With more than 150 international speakers, over 270 lectures, and pre- and post-conference seminars, this is one conference you wont want to miss. Register now at www.uacastrology.com, where you can view the entire program. You can also register at registrar@ uacastrology.com. Hotel Rooms. As we go to press, rooms at the Sheraton-Adams Mark Hotel are sold out but there is a waiting list as well as rooms in local hotels, which are listed at www.uacastrology.com/overflow_ hotels. shtml. Unfortunately, many of these rooms are more expensive. If you do want a cheaper hotel, they are farther away, but reachable by bus. We also advise those with reservations to call the hotel and confirm. Plutopia: the Girl in the Polka Dot Dress: A Cavalcade of Musical Conspiracies, produced by Michael Lutin and Doug Morton, will premiere at UAC on Saturday evening, May 17, 2008. If you have not
F YOU STILL WANT TO ATTEND

UAC Silent Auction Donations Wanted

HE FIRST UAC SILENT AUCTION, Your Track to Treasure, is scheduled for Saturday evening, May 17, 2008 after the performance of Plutopia: the Girl in the Polka Dot Dress. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship programs of the four sponsoring organizations: ACVA-CVA, AFAN, ISAR, and NCGR. Donations of all kinds are being sought. You may have something that you no longer want but that someone else would treasure. Be imaginative. We all love the astrological but interesting, fun, and funky stuff also brings top dollar. Some categories: [U] Universal (Books), Uranian, Unique, Unusual, Undeniably Fabulous! [A] Art, Apparel, Accessories & Jewelry, Antiques, Astrological, Autographs, and Anything Absolutely Over The Top! [C] Consultations,Classes, Conferences, Computer Software, CD's, and Cash! This is a win* win* win situation for everyone.

bought your tickets yet make sure you do so at www.uacastrology.com. This is an event you dont want to miss. Need a roommate? Please contact Nancy Hoffman, UAC Room Sharing Liaison, and let her know at nhoffman36 @aol.com, or 412-521-3048. United Airlines is the official airline of UAC 2008. UAC attendees can get discounted fares on United, United Express, TED and United code share flights (UA*) operated by US Airways, US Airways Express, Lufthansa, and Air Canada. Just call Uniteds Special Meeting Desk at 800521-4041 and refer to UAC 2008 Meeting ID 557NJ to receive a discount off applicable fares. Attendees booking online at www. united.com can save an additional 5% on applicable fares. To get these discounts travel must be completed between May 431, 2008. If you have any questions, contact Tim Tucker, UAC Registrar, 773-290-6939 or 866-557-4168, registrar@uacastrology.com,. or go to www.uacastrology.com. Room Monitors are still needed as we go to press. If you would like to get a discounted registration rate, you can help by volunteering to be a room monitor. We need eager, enthusiastic, pleasant people to count heads, assist the speakers, and record the lectures. Please contact Roland Matthews, dagim333@yahoo.com.

We are also seeking volunteers for our UAC Silent Auction Team to prepare bid sheets, organize donations for set up, place auction signs, etc. on the days prior to the auction. To volunteer, contact Gayle Zola Herskovitz, uacsilentauction@ comcast.net, 410-366-4727, 410-366-6602.

the city like Columbine School Shooting, or an important symbol of the city like Virginia Tech School Shooting. To make sure that the events being selected had an impact on the public, only those events where two people or more were shot and killed or injured were included in the study. The natal chart drawn at the time of shooting was checked for the planetary picture Mars/Uranus=Ascendant and Mars/Uranus=Midheaven, since Ascendant and Midheaven are some of the fast-moving points in the time period of a day and can define the sudden violence (Mars/Uranus) projected through the image of the location (Ascendant), and the identity and status of the location (Midheaven). All 45 aspects were considered. Similarly, the significance of the Vernal Point/Mars midpoint was analyzed as it can characterize violence that is exposed to the public in a big way. Since the time of the event was

based on eyewitness accounts, an error of 3 plus or minus was used. Table 2 shows that the planetary picture Mars/Uranus=Ascendant was found in 31% or nearly 1/3 of the event charts analyzed at the time of the shooting. This is significant when compared to the normal expected occurrence of this planetary picture in a 24-hour period, which is 13% (when a time frame of 3 plus or minus is used, and all the eight 45 aspects are considered as in many Uranian techniques). The frequency of occurrence of the planetary picture Mars/Uranus=Ascendant was 140% more than that normally expected in a 24hour period. Although planetary pictures involving Vernal Point/Mars were not significant, it is interesting to note that the planetary picture, Vernal Point/Mars=Ascendant showed up in four of the school shootings that were one of the deadliest or gained exposure for other reasons, like

Columbine (15 killed and 4th deadliest) and Virginia Tech (33 killed and deadliest U.S. school shooting), Centennial Secondary School Killings (first school shooting in Canada, 3 killed and 13 injured), and Dunblane Massacre (17 killed and deadliest school shooting in United Kingdom). There have been other studies done on school shootings that appear to show the important role Mars plays, like significant incidence of Mars retrograde, and Mars and Sun aspects like conjunction and opposition observed in the event charts (Valerie Vaughan, Classroom Avengers: The Astrology of School Shootings, www. stariq.com/Main/Articles/P0002265.htm, March 9, 2001). The findings from midpoint research can be combined with other studies to create astro-signatures for specific events like school shootings. All in all midpoint studies are relatively easy.
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What is Vedic Astrology

Jyotish (Sanskrit for Science of Light), also known as Vedic, or Hindu, Astrology, is based on the sidereal zodiac. The difference between the sidereal and tropical zodiacs lies in the ayanamsa, the difference in degrees and minutes between 0 Aries and the point at which the equinox actually occurs. To arrive at the Vedic sidereal positions, subtract the ayanamsa fo the year you were born from the tropical positions. There are several different ayanamsas used in India, but the one employed here is Lahiri, which at present is 23 58. Vedic astrology uses a whole sign house system whereby each house is 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 second house consists of Cancer, the third sign consists of Leo, etc. To read the North Indian-style chart (Chart 1 top), follow the signshouses by starting with the ascendant (top central box) and proceeding counterclockwise. The houses are always in the same positions, but the signs contained therein vary depending on the rising sign. To read the South Indian-style chart (Chart 2 bottom), where the signs are always in the same postiions, go clockwise from Aries, the second signhouse from the upper left. The ascendant is marked by placing a diagonal through it. Charts are calculated with Lahiri Ayanamsa and Mean nodes. Traditional rulerships are used, so that Mars rules Scorpio, Jupiter rules Pisces, and Saturn rules Aquarius. Aspects are based on the whole house system. Mars at 2 Gemini and Jupiter at 19 Sagittarius are considered to be in full aspect (not opposition), since they are seven signs-houses apart. In addition to conjunctions and full aspects, Jupiter aspects planets and houses five and nine signs ahead, Mars aspects planets and houses four and eight houses away, and Saturn aspects planets and houses three and 10 houses away.
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531 incidents involving captive exotic attacks have been reported in the news since 1990, and 151 big cat incidents were recorded outside the United States. Their website contains a partial listing of these incidents with dates, 449 to date. Because there is no official reporting agency, the actual number is probably higher. According to the website, despite the recent publicity, the overall number of reports in 2007 show a decline in U. S. incidents compared to the rest of the world, due to the fact that the government is clamping down on the exotic pet trade. According to The Book of Rulerships, Islamic astrologer Al-Biruni associated wild animals and injuries with Mars, and tame or captive animals with Jupiter (J. Lee Lehman, Ph.D., The Book of Rulerships: Keywords from Classical Astrology, West Chester PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1992, p. 275, 286).. In Brihat

Parasara Hora Sastra, Vedic astrologer Sage Parasara associates the 6th house with animals and injury (Sage Parasara, Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra, Vol. 2, tr. by Girish Chand Sharma, New Delhi: Sagar Publications, 2003, Ch. 99, sl. 6-11). Sirius, the Dog Star, at 12 Cancer 59 sidereally, has a traditional association with animal attacks, especially by dogs, when the Moon conjoins it (Cornell, H.L., Encyclopedia of Medical Astrology, 3rd Edition, New York: Weiser, 1972, p. 781). In Vedic astrology, the Moons mansion or Nakshatra associated with Sirius is Pushya, which is located between sidereal 3 Cancer 20-16 Cancer 40.

time elapsed before officials were aware that a tiger was actually out of its cage. Therefore, the chart is drawn for 4:30 PM. The victims were reported to have taunted the tiger before it jumped out of its cage, and the postmortem of the young man who was killed found alcohol in his blood. Later investigation revealed that the enclosure was two feet shorter than the recommended height of 14 feet. (This information 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 that is when cats are awake and hungry. In this chart, Mars is only 3 above the eastern horizon in Gemini, opposite Jupiter with an orb of only one degree. Jupiter is in its own sign of Sagittarius, while Mars is disposited by Mercury, which is conjunct Sun and Jupiter in the 7th house. Mars and Jupiter are strengthened by being in
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San Francisco Zoo Attack

According to various news reports, the tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo occurred on December 25, 2007 (see Charts 1 and 2). Initial reports mentioned an attack shortly before 5:00 PM. but in interviews with the victims, it seems that

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NCGR News
Around the Board
Report of the Annual Meeting of the NCGR Board of Directors March 14-15, 2008, Brewster MA

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

CGR welcomes the following new and returning members who joined between January 16March 30, 2008.

HE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER by Madalyn Hillis-Dineen, Chair. The following were in attendance: Joyce Levine, Warren Kinsman, Janet Berres, Chris Brennan, Misty Kuceris, Mark Kuenzel, Tad Mann, Shirley Soffer, Gloria Star, Liane Thomas Wade, and Donna Woodwell. Leigh Westin attended by telephone. Ronnie Gale Dreyer, memberletter Editor and Ken Irving, Webmaster, joined the meeting later. Chairs Report (Madalyn Hillis-Dineen). Madalyn welcomed new Board members Tad Mann, Chris Brennan, and Misty Kuceris and thanked all members for their dedication to NCGR. Madalyn stressed the importance of this meeting, with plans needed for UAC, NCGR 2010 conference, and NCGRs re-organization. Clerks Report (Joyce Levine) Arlene Nimark chaired the nominating committee for NCGR. Ballots were counted by Joyce Levine and members of the Boston NCGR chapter. Madalyn Hillis-Dineen was re-elected Chair. Leigh Westin was re-elected Director. Tad Mann was elected Director. Treasurers Report (Warren Kinsman) As of March 8, 2008, bank account balances were as follows: Capital One Money Market 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 report for each fiscal year appears in memberletter. Executive Secretary Report (Liane Thomas Wade. The Executive Secretary job now includes processing membership applications and renewals. The E-News Around the World with NCGR now lists all non-profit conferences around the world with 3,000-4,000 people receiving it. A Book Nook has been added, listing books of members with a link to buy the book. The ENews Commentary is for members only. Chapter Affairs and SIG Report (Leigh Westin). A Leadership Workshop for Chapter and SIG presidents is scheduled for Thursday May 15 at UAC. New parameters for forming chapters are being created. The NCGR Chapter Bulletin Board now includes SIGs. A Madison, Wisconsin Chapter is being chartered. The Oklahoma Chapter closed.

Austin: Robert Enck; Baltimore. Gayle Zola Herskovitz, Grace Miazza, Nancy Miller, H. Dwight Munson; Boston: Dorothy Oja, Deborah Sykes; Florida Atlantic: Rosemary Bishop, Luis Merino, Brandy Price, Sherry Ribotto; Gulf Coast: AOleah 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 Ping Hsu, IMSARA, Keiko Ito, Diane James, Estelle Janiec, William Jedwab, Kate Jenkinson, Irene Johansson, Ann Kelly, Jennifer Lausen, Carol Faye Lloyd, Ana Lo, Celia Helene Lyons, Joan L. Major, Leona F. Marshall, Paulo OBrien, Sandra E. OBrien, Michael Ofek, Guy ONeill, Wanda Posehn, 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; Montana Big Sky: Cynthia Wood; Raleigh-Durham: Rebecca Carina, Chris Gallagher Ekstedt, Dorothy Taylor; New York City: Amanda Ackerman, Janice Burke, Wendi Carlock, Ave Casale, Barbara Cons, Maureen Cotter, Victoria Del Rosso, Elizabeth Enos, Lisa J. Failla, Catherine L. Harner, Theresa Herron, Mary Leonard, Jessica Lermond, Sarah Litwin, Cynthia MacAdams, Kathleen McLane, Chitra Patel, Dolores Piretra, Mary Beth Polasek, Carolyn Puglisi, Monty J. Renov, Pam Rosser, Elisabeth M. Roth, Renee Rothkopf, Darlene D. Varlack, Jennifer Viola, Kristin Anna Valtysdotter, 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, Sherryl Haverhals, Paula Roosa, Belinda Tomlinson; San Diego: Debra Anderson, Jill Estensen, Christopher 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; Southwestern Suburban Chicago: Simon Maksimovich, Erik Olund; Turkey: Gizem Tokgoz.

Membership Directors Report (Donna Woodwell). As of March 8, 2008, NCGR has 2158 members. 93 new members have joined through UAC. A database conversion from Access to E-tapestry has been completed. Chapters are now getting automated monthly membership reports. Staff has been trained to use E-tapestry. New stationery, membership cards, and reply envelopes were created by Melanie Schlossberg for membership fulfillment. Publications Directors Report (Tad Mann). A publications committee of Tad Mann, Liane Thomas Wade, Ronnie Gale Dreyer, Leigh Westin, Ken Irving, and Madalyn Hillis-Dineen was formed. Ad rates for memberletter are being increased. Memberletter Report (Ronnie Gale Dreyer). The February-March and AprilMay memberletters will be at UAC and will include the schedule of all NCGR UAC events. The April-May issue has articles by people who have never published there before. Memberletter serves as a place where people can get their feet wet as writers.

Future projects include creating a page on the website with an article from a current issue of memberletter. Geocosmic Journal Report (Leigh Westin) The Winter 2007 Issue of the Journal was mailed December 19, 2007. The Assistant Editor was Paula Gassmann, Guest Editor, Glenn Perry, Theme: Psychology. The Theme for the summer issue is prediction. The Assistant Editor is Linea Van Horn. The objective is to demonstrate various predictive techniques. Webmaster Report (Ken Irving). MP3 sales have been strong on the web. There is an RSS newsfeed on the website. Work on a members-only area has begun. Ideas include a reading space, which would be a database of E-news, Around the World, and memberletter; a talk space for chat room meetings and forums for members; and a media space with streaming media of conference lectures and videos. Planning Directors Report (Grace Morris). Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation for UAC were developed. Corporate

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sponsorship for UAC was solicited. Education Report (Shirley Soffer) Since August 20, 2007, 18 candidates have passed various levels of certification testing: 11 for Level I, and 7 for Level II. Joseph Polise will proctor NCGR certification testing at UAC on May 21, 2008. Advisory Board Report (Gloria Star). The Advisory Board continues intact. Requests from advisors include considering the West Coast, Chicago, Baltimore, and the eastern seaboard for the next NCGR conference. Media and Communications Report (Mark Kuenzel). The transition from audio tapes to MP3s is almost complete. NCGR will no longer sell tapes. Research Directors Report (Chris Brennan). The possibility of an astrological J-Store is being investigated. The project would include journals from all astrological organizations worldwide. Public Relations Report (Janet Berres and Misty Kuceris) A new NCGR brochure is being developed. Promotions and Special Events Report (Janet Berres). Promotions for E-News and special sales of MP3s are being developed. Old Business UAC: Liane Thomas Wade has primary responsibility for the NCGR booth at UAC. Warren Kinsman will be the second person at the booth. All Board members at UAC will spend some time at the booth. NCGRs membership meeting at UAC will be at 8:00 A.M. on Monday morning. The Leadership Training Program for Chapter and SIG Presidents will take place on Thursday at 1:00 PM. A luncheon for Chapter and SIG Presidents (or representatives) will be held on Friday. NCGR Conference: Potential dates for NCGRs next conference are the weekends of March 4, 2010, April 8, 2010, and February 25, 2010. Possible sites include Chicago, San Jose, Las Vegas. Trade Association: The organization of a trade association for the purpose of certification and to carry on activities not permitted by a 501c3 was discussed. New Business The Executive Committee will remain the same, Warren Kinsman, Joyce Levine, and Donna Woodwell. The Executive Secretary was reappointed. Ronnie Gale Dreyer was appointed to Chair the Nominating Committee. Clerk, Joyce Levine, and Director, Linea Van Horn, are up for re-election. Dues will be increased as of July 1, 2008. Submitted by Joyce Levine, Clerk

hank You NCGR Donors. NCGRs generous donors contributed nearly $1,500 in 2007 to support NCGRs programs, scholarships, and the building fund for a future NCGR headquarters. We are deeply grateful 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, Robert Finnegan, Charles C. Flory, Maureen Godwin, Doreen Gordon, Delores Kimmel, Warren Kinsman, Sheryl Lane, Pat McGovern, Dori Alsop Paden, Sylvia Jean Smith, Vincent F. Vanderbent. Earth Circle (Up to $25). Kelli Allen, Michael Chapin, Mary Berkemeier, Fernando Guimaraes, Miriam Klamkin, Lucy Ogden, Joseph Polise, Paula C. Rowles, Susan Sheldon Smith, Sally B. Tyger. How To Make a Gift Making a donation to NCGR is a great way to show your support for the astrological community. NCGR offers first-class astrological publications, conferences, and educational programs; sponsors local astrology groups; provides scholarships for astrological education; and promotes research investigations of the geocosmic science. NCGR accepts donations for the following purposes. Any amount is appreciated; we are grateful for your generosity. General Operating Fund. To provide operating support for NCGRs publications, website, conferences and other member services; Joan Negus Scholarship Fund. To offer scholarships for NCGRs programs and conferences; Research Fund. To fund grants for astrological research projects; Building Fund. To purchase a national headquarters for NCGR; Neil F. Michelsen Fund. To maintain and equip an NCGR headquarters. You can make a donation to NCGR in three easy ways: Online: Go to www.geocosmic.org/ By Phone: Call (212) 838-NCGR (6247) By Mail: Send your name, contact information, and your donation to Liane Thomas Wade (see listings on p. 2). NCGR is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations to NCGR are tax deductible charitable contributions.

Congratulations to UAC 2008 Scholarship Winners

he NCGR Scholarship Committee, chaired by Warren Kinsman, is pleased to announce the recipients of NCGR Scholarships for UAC 2008. This year was even more difficult than selecting the winners for the 2007 Baltimore Conference as there were many more applicants and choosing took a lot of deliberation. Here are the winners: Chapter Scholarship: Eileen King, Northern New Jersey Chapter Educational Scholarship: Srikanta Banerjee, Baltimore Chapter National Scholarship: Mimi Alonso, Florida Atlantic Chapter International Scholarship: Aysem Aksoy, Turkey Chapter Congratulations to all those selected, and thank you to all the applicants. Warren Kinsman, Chair Scholarship Committee

ducation and Certification News. Congratulations to the following NCGR Members (including their Chapters) who recently attained proficiency in one or more levels of testing:

Level I. Boston Chapter: Pamela C. Bolduc; Barbara J. Leonard; New Mexico Enchantment Chapter: Anne E. Rice. Level II. Boston Chapter: Fernando M. Guimares; Catherine Ulissey. I want to thank Sharon Mullen and Bill Swearington for proctoring the above-mentioned exams. I also want to thank Eliane Herdani for proctoring a Level II exam. I thank all three proctors for their willingness to serve NCGR's education and certification program. Shirley Soffer, C.A., NCGR Director of Education

Donna Woodwell Membership Director

Questions or comments about an article, book review, or anything else youd like printed in memberletter? Just email memberletter@geocosmic.org. Please mark Letters to the Editor.

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emberletter seeks Articles about the U.S. Election. Throughout 2004,

the late Mary Downing wrote a series of articles in memberletter about the 2004 U.S. presidential election, which were quite unique. Never predicting a winner, she focused on the political climate as the issue went to press, utilitzing horoscopes of the United States, presidential and vice-presidential candidates, and their spouses. When those candidates, including those running in the primary, did not have a birth time, calculations were based on aspects in the chart that were not dependent on times. Charts were also done for the inauguration, election, and when candidates declared their presidency. Hopefully, as the year progresses, we will have more precise birth information for all our candidates. If you wish to submit an article about the upcoming election please query me at memberletter@geocosmic.org, adhering to the deadlines on p. 8. In the October-November issue, we will ask several astrologers who use a variety of techniques to predict the winner, and to explain, using their respective systems, how they came to that conclusion. If you wish to contribute to that issue, which will consist of short pieces, please let me know. Please continue to routinely check www.astrodatabank.com for all updated information about the candidates birth data. I look forward to hearing from you in the next few weeks and months. Ronnie Gale Dreyer memberletter Editor

Get Your NCGR E-Zines

s a member benefit, you will receive an ezine every week alternating between our E-News Commentary and Around the World with NCGR. E-News Commentary, which includes astrological articles, comments, requests etc., goes only to NCGR members. Around the World, which also goes to non-members, lists astrological events sponsored by non-profit groups throughout the world and reaches over 4000 people. If you are not receiving your ezines, and wish to, please email me, execsec@ geocosmic.org with your full email in the body of the message. If you wish to participate in our interactive list, astrologyncgr@ yahoogroups.com, you can do so as well by going to www.geocosmic.org. Liane Thomas Wade Executive Secretary

Hotspot on the Home Page: Newsfeed on our Website

CGRs home page at www.geocosmic. org now features a regularly updated syndicated news feed that highlights current events, links to new items throughout the site, and also brings readers stories of astrological happenings of interest around the world. If you are on the site itself, youll find the feed displayed under the banner NCGR News and Announcements in the lower right corner of the home page. Just clicking on the headlines will take you to the stories. If you are one of the growing number of Internet users who uses news feeds by viewing your favorites in a special reader in your browser or your email program, you can subscribe to this one with just a click or two, as it will work with most news readers. Stay tuned to NCGRread the feed!

Around the Chapters-SIGs

strological Society of Austin. Happy Birthday Austin Chapter. On April 19, our chapter turned two years old. Since our original 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 Plum Blossom Wellness Center to provide astrological education to the community, launched www. astrologyaustin. org and online store, offered the first NCGR Level I certification course in Austin, and with the Gulf Coast Chapter hosted the first annual Texas Astrology Retreat. Many thanks to the board members who contributed to the chapters success: Donna Woodwell, Laura Waldman, Wayne and Christy Hall, Maria Mateus, John Cole, Gina Lalli, Charles McClelland, Anne Beversdorf and Rebecca Shanks. Over a beautiful leap day weekend, 17

astrologers from Austin and Houston met for the first-annual Texas Astrology retreat at the Margaret Austin Retreat Center in Chappell Hill, Texas. The weekend intensive workshop Elements of Hellenistic Astrology was led by author-teacher Joseph Crane and participants met for lectures and small group discussions based on his book Astrological Roots: The Hellenistic Legacy. Communal mealtimes featuring fabulous food of The Gumbo Girl Elizabeth Rojas and late-night bonfire conversations created a wonderful community atmosphere participants wont soon forget. When it was over, the consensus was unanimous lets do it again next year! Donna Woodwell, President ranian Society SIG. The Baltic Astrological School will present the Third International Conference of Uranian Astrology for Body, Soul and Spirit, May 2-4, 2008, Riga Congress Centre, Latvia. Language is English. Speakers: Valery Babaev, Lietta Catoni, Meira B. Epstein, Tiziana Ghirardini, Wladimir Kowrigin, Denis Kutalow, Elena Mickevich, Francine Rasenberg, Udo Rudolph, Maria Kay Simms, Vera Spirina, and Ramaz Zakharyan. Information and registration: Liane Thomas Wade, liane@panix.com, www..i-u-f.org.

Technology (FIT), West 27th Street and 8th Avenue, A Building. There will be four plenary sessions featuring Bernadette Brady and Darrelyn Gunzberg, who will each present two lectures. Topics include: Chaotic Astrology: A New Approach to Charts, Clients and Predictive Work; The Chain of Habit: Ways of Letting go in the Birth Chart; Prediction: A Therapeutic Tool; and The Acorns Passage: The Secondary Progressed Lunation Cycle. Information: www.astrologynyc.org. John Marchesella Education Director

nnapolis Chapter. The Greatest Astrological and Metaphysical Picnic in the Known Universe will be held August 2, 2008, 12:15 PM at the Koiner Farmette at 737 Easley Street in downtown Silver Spring, MD. This is a Potluck Affair and attendees are expected to bring lots of great food. Psychic readers will be available for readings. These usually cost around $20-$25 and the readers are all well-known professionals. This event is not just for astrologers. Everyone is welcome. It is a family event. Bring a chair or blanket for sitting, if possible. Volunteers are needed for cleaning up. Do not call. Just do it! For directions: Lynn Koiner, 301-589-2074, koiner@starpower. net. Lynn Koiner, President Chapter and SIG contact information including information about monthly meetings and speakers are listed on pp. 26-27. If you wish to attend or speak at a chapter
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ew York City Chapter. Our chapters annual spring conference will be held Sunday June 22, 2008 at Fashion Institute of

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components of success are crucial in reaching goals, but are not readily defined or delineated in standard astrology. Thus the term success can be elusive in horoscope analysis. One cannot find success in ones chart without knowing how to harness the fundamental concepts of success within himself or herself. Success means the realization of goals. Once we reach that goal, the end-product of the goal needs to be placed into the world at large. In short, the skill and goods of the success need to be moved outside the sphere of the individual who created them and into the marketplace for public presentation, or from low visibility to high visibility. The key word here is move. Products require transportation to reach the market just as a job applicant needs a form of transportation to reach the interview. They have to move their goods. Society conditions us to devise a plan, rework and refine it, establish a goal, and put the result out in the public eye. Once you do, youll have what is known as a

career. Sounds easy, right? Maybe. But maybe not. Aside from the Saturnian qualities of ambition and discipline, what factors in a horoscope facilitates the moving of ones goods from low visibility to high visibility?

Principal Planet
While the midheaven, its ruler, and placement describe the basic characteristics of a prospective career, it does not tell the whole story of professional success. A journey of career training worthy of its effort is required to reach the peak of our public presentation, namely, the midheaven. And it is represented as follows: Planets that aspect the Midheaven describe the equipment needed to climb the mountain to our highest destination. Aspects to the Midheaven describe the journey (Jackie Slevin, Finding Success in the Horoscope, Lake Worth FL: Ibis Press, 2008, p. 7). The planet that most closely aspects the midheaven is the planet I refer to as the principal planet. The characteristics of this planet represent the list of details

required in ones arsenal of equipment to reach ones personal summit and, as a result, have a huge impact on the midheaven. For example, an individual could have the sign Sagittarius on the midheaven, indicating a tendency to seek a career in advertising, education, travel, industry, religion, or law. If, however, the principal planet is Venus, the constant companions en route to the summit of achievement may include artists, performers, musical instruments, beauty consultants of all kinds, mediators, and diplomats. This Venusian influence will add another layer to their Sagittarian career influence, suggesting a blend of the two planetary and sign attributes, including a lawyer who represents artists, a music teacher, a beauty consultant to a foreign clientele, an international performer, or someone who studies art abroad. Someone with a Leo midheaven seeks administrative authority, creativity, and a venue for performing or display. If the principal planet is Mercury, talent in communication or writing buoys him or her up to the Leo summit. If the aspect between the principal planet and the

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What about the future and does the August 11 eclipse still have an effect? This depends on how long the effects of an eclipse last, which elicits different opinions among astrologers. Some say six months and some say five years. This eclipse was in a fixed fire sign and may last whoknows-how-long. What may be the active factor can be seen in the following pattern. Since the August 11, 1999 eclipse, Venus transited 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, September 23, 2004, July 13, 2005, August 27, 2006, June 26, 2006, August 30, 2007 R, September 18, 2007. Since every eight years, Venus will transit the same degree on approximately the same date, Venus will again visit 18 Leo 21 July 27, 2008 and then on September 11, 2009, a repeat of the 2000-2001 transits. The August 11, 1999 eclipse seems like the igniter for the oxymoronic term Modern

Religious Wars. Its sister, the next Saros145 eclipse is on August 21, 2017, is what I refer to as The All American Eclipse. Its path goes from Alaskas Aleutian Islands and east of Hawaii, then comes ashore just south of Portland, Oregon and divides the country all the way through Charleston, South Carolina and terminates offshore in the Atlantic. This one concerns me for numerous reasons. The other noteworthy eclipse through Charleston involved the U.S. Civil War in 1865 and the transits of that eclipse point backward in time coinciding with not only Fort Sumter (Charleston) but the major battles and Lincolns assassination. Here are some other interesting correlations with the events connected to the August 11, 1999 eclipse, the World Trade Center attack, and Venus. According to Dr. Nicholas Campion in the Book of World Horoscopes, the beginning of the Moslem era is dated from Sunset, July 16, 622, the traditional date of Mohammeds arrival in Medina. (Nicholas Campion, Book of World Horoscopes,

Revised 3rd Edition, Bournemouth: Wessex Astrologer, 2004, p. 485). In that chart (which could also be called the founding of Islam), constructed for July 16, 622 at 6:45 PM (Sunset) in Medina (in what is now Saudi Arabia), the Vertex of 1 Virgo 18 is closely conjunct Venus at 2 Virgo 9 in the August 11, 1999 eclipse chart. Arabs were premier astrologers, and why wouldnt Bin Laden ascribe to his ancestors practice, especially when Allah himself was once the god of the Moon, transcending the polytheistic crowd of Arab gods via Mohammed the Prophet to become their one and only God? Although we can never know for sure when Mohammed was born, many believe that 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, Mars would be posited at 3 Cancer 10 exactly conjunct the North Node at 3 Cancer 10 on September 11, 2001. I wonder if Bin Laden accepts that as the official birth date of Mohammed!

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albums of all time. Crossing the genres of rock, jazz and pop, her music is now part of the American Songbook and is heard in supermarkets, elevators, and television commercials. Such an outstanding career would lead one to think that Kings midheaven, its ruler, and her 10th house would be focal points in her chart. Cancer, the sign of the public and natural rhythm, is the sign on Kings midheaven. The Moon, ruler of Cancer, is placed in 11 Sagittarius in her 2nd house exactly opposing Jupiter in Gemini with a small, 21 orb. Thus, King is predisposed to utilize the sign Cancer and its characteristics to reach her personal summit of success. The Moon also sextiles Venus in her 4th house and trines Pluto in her 10th house. These are all very positive aspects for career success and for a happy family life, but do not necessarily imply superstar status. A closer look reveals that Neptune, sextiling the midheaven with a tight 26 minute orb, is Kings principal planet, or what she uses to move her goods to reach her personal summit of success. With Neptune
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midheaven is a square, the route to the summit is an arduous, upward climb, but surmounting the obstacles builds character. Trines illustrate a painless ascent, almost like being airlifted to the top. Sextiles indicate signposts and helping hands and are ever present along the route. Principal planets conjunct the midheaven provide an advantageous head start that facilitates less climbing, and

The U.S. Marines were re-established for the purpose of opposing the Barbary Pirates (Islamic) back in the early 1800s (to the shores of Tripoli). In the September 11, 2001 chart, Venus is 18 Leo 24, closely conjunct Venus at 19 Leo 47 in the chart of the first key engagement with the Barbary Pirates on July 14, 1804, Tripoli, Libya. These Venuses also conjoin the natal North Node at 20 Leo 9 in the chart for the first founding of the Marines on November 10, 1775, and the Marines lost that first battle. Comparing the founding chart of Islam with the natal chart for George W. Bush is also very interesting. Bushs Venus at 21 Leo 29 (also conjunct the above Venuses) conjoins Islams Mercury at 20 Leo 16, his Saturn at 26 Cancer 30 conjoins Islams Sun at 25 Cancer 26, his Mercury at 9 Leo 49 and ascendant at 7 Leo 6 conjoin Islams North Node at 6 Leo 18. Maybe the Mayans were onto something after all, and Venus, which they represented as war, sacrifice, and death, veers

dramatically from the cushy, luxury-loving Paris Hilton-type Venus I thought I was familiar with. Perhaps we should think about Venus representing the Islam religion, given the strong indicator from the August 11, 1999 eclipse and Venus transits.

events. What you may also note are the solar months when you consider that crops are grown and harvested during those months is a form of sacrifice with the culmination of half of these events in September, the month of the Autumn Equinox. The following are events that occurred while Venus was in tropical Leo.

Venus in Leo
Of 44 major historic events I chose to look at that involved wars or major historic points of nations, movements, and societies, I noted that Venus in Leo was numerically higher than the other signs by a factor of four. These events are also interesting by nature to involve what I think is best put into the word sacrifice. To give some idea of proportion, 16 events have Venus in Leo and of the other signs that Venus occupies, Aries, Taurus and Gemini have four each, Cancer, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces three each, two for Virgo, one for Libra and Scorpio and none for Sagittarius. Of course this is a work in progress, but it still appears that Venus in Leo may be dominant in these types of

September 4, 476: The Fall of Rome: Venus at 27 Leo. July 16, 622: The founding of Islam (Islam translated is to submit): Venus at 15 Leo. June 8, 632: Death of Mohammed,
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angular, or kendra, houses. The Moon is located at 6 Cancer, in the nakshatra of Pushya, the home of the star Sirius. On December 24, the Moon was full in Gemini, and an occultation of Mars by the Moon occurred. This represents a very powerful version of Chandra Mangala Yoga, the conjunction of Mars and Moon, which traditionally represents acquisition of wealth and desires. For a tiger, the desire to hunt and kill live meat might be overwhelming!

According to one source, Horn had tapped the tiger lightly on the nose with a flashlight when it was not obeying commands. The tiger grabbed Horn by the neck and dragged him offstage. Horn survived, but with brain damage from massive blood loss and a brain infection. Mars and Jupiter are also in opposite aspect here. They do not share mutual lordship, but they are in kendra houses, Jupiter in Leo in the 4th and Mars in Aquarius in the 10th. The ascendant is just entering Taurus in the nakshatra of Krittika, often associated with injury. Ketu, the South Node, is in the 6th house of injury as measured from the ascendant, in the Nakshatra of Vishakha, associated with the male tiger. Mars is in the 6th house from the Sun, and the malefic Saturn is in the 6th house from the Moon.

British Columbia Tiger Attack

A 27 year old woman, the fianc of the owner of a private zoo, was fatally mauled in front of her two young daughters after she bent down to pet one of the tigers, something she did routinely every evening. The zoo had been subject to warnings by the Humane Society that the facility was a danger to the public. (www.ctv.ca, May 11, 2007, as reported by CTV News; www. vancouvergo.com, May 12, 2007. Thanks to Tamira McGillivray for providing the longitude and latitude of 100 Mile House.) In this chart (see Charts 5 and 6), Jupiter makes a trine (1/5) aspect to Mars. Furthermore, they are in mutual reception, or Parivartara Yoga, with Jupiter in Scorpio (ruled by Mars) and Mars in Pisces (ruled by Jupiter). The ascendant is 26 Libra 10, in the nakshatra Vishakha, the sign of the

Roy Horn Tiger Attack

As reported by CNN (www.cnn.com/ entertainment), illusionist and animal handler Roy Horn, half of the Siegfried and Roy team of entertainers, was attacked onstage in a Las Vegas casino by a white Siberian tiger on October 3, 2003, shortly before 8:30 PM (see Charts 3 and 4).

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signifying idealism, utopia, and merging with the collective, it is no wonder Kings exquisite and soulful melodies are commonplace background music, pulling heartstrings around the globe. Principal planet Neptune co-rules (along with Jupiter), Kings 5th house of creative expression, performing, and children, linking these qualities to career manifestation. Both of Kings daughters are professional musicians and, with the South Node posited in the 5th house, it is obvious King brought her soaring Neptunian talents from her early childhood. She began playing the piano at age four, established the musical group The Co-Sines in high school, and went pro at 18. It is common to have two planets in a close, if not exact, tie to the midheaven. These horoscopes have two principal planets, with each planet playing its role in moving the goods from low visibility to high visibility.

successful fantasy and horror writer ever. One need only browse television channels or bookstores to see one of his novels on film or in print. Many planets aspect Kings midheaven but the one with the smallest orb is Pluto, trining the midheaven within 1 44 minutes, determining it as his principal planet. Kings prolific literary output is replete with dark, Plutonian themes, with characters including, but not limited to, werewolves, vampires, psychopaths, and a high school girl named Carrie who uses her telekinetic power to seek revenge.

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In order of exactness, the conjunction of Neptune and Mercury follows Pluto with an opposition to the Midheaven. Neptunes orb is 2 27, and Mercurys orb is 2 31, placing both planets, within a mere four minute orb, in an exact tie, to help move Kings goods to his Midheaven, or peak of achievement. Neptune is the ruler of fantasy,

and only Stephen King could invent the title character of Buick 8 who serves as a conduit to another dimension, or an eponymous character of a mysterious mist that stalks and consumes stranded shoppers. The influence of Mercurys tight orb to Kings midheaven is incontrovertible; King is

male tiger. Again the attack was exactly at sunset, and Jupiter is in the 2nd house. In Vedic astrology the 2nd and 7th houses are maraka, or death-bringing, houses, often involved when death occurs. Mars in the 6th is lord of both planets in the maraka houses. Seven other incidents described on the Big Cat Rescue website were examined astrologically, only one of which had a verifiable time of day. In six of these charts, an aspect existed between Mars and Jupiter. Out of the total of ten charts, the Mars-Jupiter opposition occurred in four, and was angular in three of the four with verified time. A relationship between the sign rulers of Mars and Jupiter existed in six of the seven charts. Three of the Navamsha (9th harmonic) charts had Mars-Jupiter aspects. Only two had an association between Mars and Jupiter, and Sun, Moon, Rahu (North Node) and Ketu (South Node). In the chart with an accurate time, Mars and Jupiter were in Kendra houses, 4th and 10th respectively. The position of planets in nakshatras traditionally associated with tigers, Chitra and Vishakha, appeared random. However,

the Moon appeared in Pushya, associated with Sirius, in three of the 10 total charts, and Saturn appeared in two. In conclusion, the traditional association of animal attacks by caged tigers with the planets Mars and Jupiter, and the fixed star Sirius in the constellation Pushya, appears reasonable based on this small study of 10 charts. The potential exists to analyze at least 450 charts, a number large enough to present opportunity for statistical analysis. If the risk of large animal attacks is indeed higher when Mars and Jupiter are in opposition and angular, then another spike in the number of attacks should occur in March and April, 2008, when the two planets again reach opposition. Anecdotally, the author is aware of reports of an increase of dog attacks on humans and of violent crime in the months of December 2007 and January 2008. As this article goes to press on February 21, Ill ask the readers to check the news reports and reach their own conclusions.

Lehman, Lee, The Book of Rulerships, West Chester PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1992. Sage Parasara, Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra, tr. by Sharma, Girish Chand, Vol. 2, New Delhi: Sagar Publications, 2003. Robson, Vivian, The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Abdington, MD: Astrology Classics, 2005, Originally published 1923. LYNN HAWLEY BOOTES, M.D. first discovered astrology in 1970, and promptly dived into a study of Rudhyar and Jung. She holds a B.S. in Nutrition Science from the University of California at Davis, an M.D. from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and Board Certification in Family Medicine. She was in private medical practice in Redlands, California until retiring in 2001. Her husband, Don Bootes, a race car driver, really has a constellation for his last name! She holds a Level III certificate from NCGR, a Level I ACVA certificate, and is enrolled in the M.A. at Kepler College. Her astrological interests include Vedic astrology, personal lifecoaching, mundane, medical, and economic analysis. She can be reached at lynn.bootes@verizon.net.

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Cornell, H.L., Encyclopedia of Medical Astrology, 3rd Edition, New York: Weiser, 1972.

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a one-time English teacher who wrote short stories for magazines and parlayed his obsession with horror and fantasy into the career of a blockbuster author with a global following. Similar to the links of a chain, Pluto, Mercury, and Neptune join forces as they aspect each other and, strengthening their already potent angular placements, project their attributes to Kings Midheaven. It is incredible to note that these three planets all aspect Saturn, giving King the iron discipline to keep to his schedule of writing 2000 words a day, turning out short stories, novels, columns, and screenplays at a continuous rate. Powerfully placed Neptune, along with Jupiter, co-rules Kings 9th house of publishing. Jupiter is in a mixed mutual reception with Mars, ruler of Kings midheaven.

Mars in Cancer receives Jupiter in exaltation, and Jupiter in Scorpio receives Mars in its own sign. (Mars is the traditional ruler of Scorpio). Mars is in fall in Cancer and is behind the scenes in the 12th house of hidden enemies, selfundoing, and secrets. Traditionally speaking, Mars is not prominently placed in Kings chart, but a closer look at the aspects to his midheaven tells a different story. The fact that the conjunction of Mercury and Neptune are in opposition to the midheaven illustrates Kings methodical and steady pace to reach the top. When asked how he writes he replied one word at a time (www.brainyquote. com/ quotes/authors/s/stephen_king. html). The sign on the midheaven tells only the beginning of the story of our journey to

reach our peak of achievement. Planets in aspect to the midheaven tell the rest of it. Using these principal planets, one can establish career goals, itemize the necessary equipment to reach the top, and determine whether the journey to the summit will be as easy as a chairlift or a Herculean effort. The secrets to success lie 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 to reach your personal peak of achievement. And once you arrive at your summit, gaze at the celestial phenomenon above you and thank your lucky starsand your principal planets. Charts are drawn for Geocentric, Tropical, Placidus Houses, and True Nodes.

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July 14, 1804: U.S. Marines unsuccessful attack on the Barbary Pirates with the fire ship Intrepid, a ship that blows itself up (self-sacrifice) in Tripoli harbor: Venus at 19 Leo retrograde . June 28, 1914: Archduke Ferdinand killed in Sarajevo. Start of WW1: Venus at 9 Leo.

September 10, 1948: North Korea (partitioned from South Korea) founded: Venus at 1 Leo. September 22, 1980: Start of Iraq-Iran
war by Saddam Hussein: Venus at 15 Leo.

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, 1:30 AM, EDT, Portland ME, 43N39, 70W15. Source: Memory, Rated A from Astrodatabank.

September 11, 2001: Attacks on World

Trade Center and Pentagon: Venus at 18 Leo.

September 3, 1929: Peak of U.S. stock market just prior to 10-28-1929 crash: Venus at 4 Leo. October 3, 1932: Iraq given independence from England: Venus at 25 Leo.

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

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Campion, Nicholas, Book of World Horoscopes, Revised 3rd Edition, Bournemouth: Wessex Astrologer, 2004.
ALEX WALKER was 10 years old when he first traced sunspot projections and recorded the nightly movements of Jupiters moons as the youngest attending member of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society. At 17 Alex constructed his first astrological natal chart from library books. In 1997 at age 45 he saw planetary cycles at work in stock and commodity bar charts, purchased Winstar software and has since accumulated an astrology library of 118 volumes. Alex draws upon 31 years experience in industrial risk analysis principles for detecting patterns and correlations. He allows data to form the hypothesis. Alex lives in Gig Harbor, Washington and can be reached at.12thhouse@comcast.net.

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Slevin, Jackie, Finding Success in the Horoscope, Lake Worth, FL: Ibis Press, 2008. JACKIE SLEVIN M.A., C.A. NCGR is an internationally recognized full time astrologer and the author of Finding Success in the Horoscope (April 2008). She served as the Co-Director of NCGR Education from 2000-2003 and is the founder and Dean of the University of Geocosmic Studies, a distance learning program. A graduate of the course Classical Studies in Horary, Jackie was a Track Coordinator at UAC 1995 and a member of the UAC 2002 Education Committee. She has served on the Board of the Northern New Jersey Chapter since 1983 and is a member of the NCGR Board of Examiners. Jackie will present a free speech lecture on the midheaven at UAC 2008. Jackie can be reached at jcslevin@ comcast.net, and www.geocosmicstudies.com.

July 6, 1935: Birth of the 14th Dalai

Lama (Tibet sacrificed): Venus at 28 Leo.

July 20, 1944: Hitler assassination attempt fails. Assassin commits suicide: Venus at 4 Leo. September 2, 1945: Japan signs surrender (symbolic cultural suicide): Venus at 3 Leo. September 2, 1945: Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France: 3 Leo. August 14, 1947: Pakistan-India independence and partition: Venus at 15 Leo.

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Location and Date of Shooting 1. Texas State University, August 1, 1966 2. Kent State, May 4, 1970 3. Jackson State, May 15, 1970 4. Fullerton Library, July 12, 1976 5. Parkway South Junior, January 20, 1983 6. Simon Rock School, December 14, 1992 7. Lindhurst High School, May 1, 1992 8. Pearl High school, Oct 1, 1997 9. Jonesboro shooting, March 24, 1998 10. Thurston High School, May 20, 1998 11. Columbine school, August 24, 1992 12. Heritage High school, May 20 1999 13. Applachian School of Law, Jan. 16, 2002 14. John McDonogh High School, April 14, 2003 15. Red Lake High School, March 21, 2005 16. Rocori high School, September 24, 2003 17. Pine Middle School, March 21, 2005 18. Campbell County High School, Nov. 8, 2005 19. Amish shooting, October 2, 2006 20. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 21. Success Academy School, October 10, 2007 22. Louisiana Technical College, Feburary 8, 2008 23. 24. 25. 26. W.R. Myers High School Centennial Secondary School, May 28, 1975 Concordia University cole Polytechnique, December 16, 1989 Time of shooting 11:48 am (Wikipedia) 12:22 PM (Wikipedia) 12:05 am (Wikipedia) Shortly before 9:00 am.(Wik); 8:50 am 11:55 am (Wikipedia) 10:30 pm. (Wikipedia) 2 pm 2 8:10 am 1 12:40 pm 3 Shortly before 8 am; 7:50 am 4 11:19 am 2 8:03 am (Wikipedia) 1:00 pm (Wikipedia) 10:30 am 6 At 2:43 pm (Wikipedia) 11:30 am 7 8:55 am (Wikipedia) 2:11 pm 8 11:07 am (Wikipedia) 9:40 am (Wikipedia) 1:15 pm (Wikipedia) 911 call at 8:36 am10; 8:32 am. After lunch; 12:15 pm 11:30 am 11 2:40 pm (Wikipedia) Minutes after 5:10 (Wikipedia); 5:20 pm 12:42 pm (Wikipedia) Shortly after 9:30 am; 9:40 am 12 11:44 am (Wikipedia) 9:30 am (Wikipedia) 11:24 am (Wikipedia) 11 am (Wikipedia) Planetary Pictures No correlation Asc.=Mars/Uranus MC =Mars/Uranus No correlation Vertex=Mars/Uranus Asc. and MC= Mars/Uranus Mc=Mars/Uranus No correlation Asc.=Mars/Uranus Asc. and Vertex= Mars/Uranus No correlation Asc=Mars/Uranus Vertex=Mars/Uranus Asc and Vertex = Mars/Uranus Asc=Mars/Uranus No correlation Vertex=Mars/Uranus No correlation No correlation No correlation Asc=Mars/Uranus Asc.=Mars/Uranus Asc=Mars/Uranus Asc=VP/Mars MC=Mars/Uranus No correlation No correlation No correlation No correlation No correlation Asc and Vertex= Mars/Uranus Asc and Vertex= Mars/Uranus No correlation

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strology and Academia. Kepler College News. According to the Kepler College website, the Kepler College Board of Trustees have named the Kepler College electronic research library after Marion March who passed away in 2001. Marion was an internationally recognized astrologer and received many awards, including the PAI and Regulus Awards. She was a longtime supporter of Kepler College and her husband and family have continued that support. Marion's Master Class donated a Founder's Circle house for Marion. In addition, the Marion and Nico March Family Foundation has donated over $100,000 to Kepler College. Her son, Nico March, was Chair of the Board of Trustees for three years. Kepler College is thankful for Marion's support. We are delighted that we can show our thanks by naming the online library after her.
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27. Dawson College, September 13, 2006 28. Dunblane Massacre, March 13, 1996 29. Jokela school (Finland), November 7, 2007 30. Geschwister School (Germany), Nov 20, 2006 31. Monash University (Australia), Oct. 21, 2002 32. Erfurt shooting, Germany, April 26, 2002

Harding, Michael and Harvey, Charles, Working with Astrology: The Psychology of Harmonics, Midpoints, and Astro-Cartography, London: Penguin Group, 1990. Niggemann. Hans., The Key to Uranian Astrology. New York, NY: Published by Author, 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 for Planetary-Pictures: The Astrology of Tomorrow, Hamburg: Witte-Verlag, 1959. MANDA SELVA, C.A. NCGR, has been studying astrology for the past 20 years, introduced to it in childhood through her grandfather who was a Vedic astrologer. After coming to the United States, Manda pursued western astrology passionately, completing NCGR Level IV certification in the general research track. She has worked for a number of years as a scientist, and is currently pursuing her second Masters Degree in social work. Manda believes that astrological research can create both expansion and validation of the existing knowledge. She does astrological consultations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Manda can be contacted at WriteToManda@yahoo.com.

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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/

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 of Stellar Influences, Tempe, AZ: American Federation of Astrologers, 1972.

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Celestial Events April-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 PM EDT. May 19, 2008. Full Moon. 10:11 pm EDT. 29 Scorpio 26'. May 20 2008. Sun enters Gemini. 12:00 PM EDT. May 24,2008. Venus enters Gemini. 6:51 PM EDT. May 25, 2008. Chiron stations retrograde. 7:42 AM EDT. 21 Aquarius 09'. May 26, 2008. Mercury stations retrograde. 11:48 AM PDT. 21 Gemini 32'. May 26, 2008. Neptune stations retrograde. 12:15 PM EDT. 24Aquarius 15'. June 14, 2008. Pluto retrograde enters Sagittarius. 1:13 AM EDT. June 18, 2008. Venus enters Cancer. 4:48 AM 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. 7:59 PM EDT. June 26 2008. Uranus stations retrograde. 8:01 PM EDT. 22 Pisces 39'.
These positions are calculated according to the Tropical zodiac and Eastern Daylight Time. To calculate the Vedic (sidereal) positions with Lahiri ayanamsa, subtract approximately 2358 from tropical positions.

Book Reviews
Person-to-Person Astrology: Energy Factors in Love, Sex & Compatibility, by Stephen Arroyo, Frog, Ltd., Berkeley, CA, www.northatlanticbooks.com, 2007. Paper. 403 pp. $18.95 US/ $24.95 CAN.
HIS BOOK OFFERS a contemporary look at the invisible energy fields that exist between people. Tapping into his numerous years of experience as an astrologer and therapist, from which he extracts qualitative research material, Stephen Arroyo makes his point that astrology is experiential, particularly in the human energy field.

the reader to pause and consider the multidimensional and universal quality to the relationship quest. Additionally, he provides tools to make comparisons between Sun-Moon, Ascendant, Mercury, Venus-Mars, and Jupiter-Saturn contacts between people, and does so in the context of his overall assessment: that astrology shows experience, patterns, and flow of energy in fields of experience and through certain dynamics. That he does this simply and clearly is a benefit to all astrologers. This is an accessible work that will increase your understanding of relational presence, both personally and in the lives of clients who seek your perspective. reviewed by Paula Gassmann (This review originally appeared in The Astrologers Newsletter, Boston NCGR, January 2008.)

Readers new to Arroyos material will find a clear portrayal of psychological astrology. Fans of Arroyo who may have been waiting for another book will not be disappointed. This volume builds on his previous work in the area of elements, transformational astrology, and life cycles, and offers a refresher on this material. With a contents page that covers a preface, an authors note, guidelines for newcomers, and an introduction, before getting the promised material, I would have preferred a different organization to the first part of the volume. I wanted to jump into the subject at hand, rather than wade through the heavy reiterative building of a case for why astrology should be considered in a legitimate light. Despite the somewhat didactic tone, and despite his humble sentiment that no one knows it all when it comes to relationships, Arroyo clearly is a relationship expert. He understands the sought-after arena of romance, the longed-for intimacy, emotional sharing, and sexual expression, and he understands that there are substantial hurdles to overcome in the 21st century, for both men and women. Arroyo the realist understands chemistry and that where relationships are concerned, tradeoffs are often necessary to sustain them, and with some people, no amount of work will make a difference. He makes it clear that he presents his material on the basis of research; I was disappointed that in the lengthy appendix, Arroyo did not duplicate the sample questionnaire from which he acquired the data. Arroyo is obviously well-read on the subject of relationships. He begins each chapter with an inspiring quote that urges

Soul-Sick Nation: An Astrologers View of America, by Jessica Murray, AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN, 47403, www.authorhouse. com, 2006. Paper. 220 pp., $15.95.
HIS BOOK OFFERS A PERSPECTIVE of the times we are living in. The emphasis is on the United States and Pluto in Sagittarius. Murray uses the Sibly chart for the U.S. and interprets it in depth, focusing on the greater purpose or soul-purpose of the U.S. collective, how this purpose has been distorted, and the tests to be faced and lessons to be learned from recent events, and recent and upcoming transits.

The socio-political commentaryon the oil wars, religious terrorism, the World Trade Center attacks and moreis sharp and incisive without being strident. The astrology is well-done and insightful and often has more than a touch of wry humor. For example, in discussing the Mars-Neptune square in the Sibly chart, Murray says Uncle Sam may denigrate emotional wisdom...Perhaps this is Neptunes revenge on the patriarchy: If you do not acknowledge Feminine Knowing, I will make the biggest and toughest among you weep at baseball games (when the national anthem is played).

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Hows that for evocative? And the rest of the book is equally evocative and quotable.

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While Murray discusses the ironies of the recent transits and their impact on the U.S., this book is by no means bleak or fatalistic. In fact, Murray discusses ways to come to terms with the times and respond to the responsibility inherent in the times as a prize rather than a curse. The book was designed to be read by both astrologers and non-astrologers, so while natal symbolism and transits are discussed, jargon is kept to a minimum For non-astrologers, a very thorough appendix of astrological principles is included. This is in itself a pretty good crash course in astrology for anyone new to the study. An excellent bibliography lists not only astrology books but books on psychological, spiritual, and global consciousness. There is no index. I would definitely rank Soul-Sick Nation as one of the most readable books I encountered in 2007. Its well worth looking at, and if this book is any indication, this is an author to watch. reviewed by Donna Van Toen Personal Panchanga and the Five Sources of Light, by Komilla Sutton, The Wessex Astrologer Ltd., P.O. Box 2751, Bournemouth BH5 2AZ England, www.wessexastrologer.com, 2007. Paper, 208 pp. 15.95, $30.00 US.

and Avayogi (misfortune). This technique can be confusing for certain charts, but it is handled quite well here. There are, however, a few shortcomings. The nakshatra (lunar mansion) section repeats certain elements from her earlier works a little too closely, and many analyses are a bit vague about how nakshatras manifest in a persons life. Other techniques (like the yogas) share a similar flaw, but they are interesting. Also, there is a tendency to rectify charts a little too much, as the significations in the rectified charts dont always seem to justify the additional effort. For example, in Arnold Schwarzeneggers chart, the non-rectified chart seems perfectly fine in terms of chart interpretation. Finally, there is a significant editing mistake regarding an upcoming transit of Ketu that is identified as Rahu. Sutton addresses the spiritual implications in a chart, but I worry that in some places she gets a bit too didactic for my taste. I am often uncomfortable with astrologers interpreting levels of spirituality, since many astrologers have limited qualifications to approach this topic. Overall, this is a well-constructed, interesting book. It gives a much easierto-understand presentation of the Panchanga than I have seen in other texts, and would make a useful addition to any astrologers resources. reviewed by Gary Gomes

NYONE WHO HAS READ any of the various classical Vedic astrology texts knows that a great many of the techniques mentioned never make their way into chart interpretation practices. The sheer number of techniques mitigates against inclusion of them all and some may be a bit redundant.

Books Received, Part II.

As promised, here's a brief look at the rest of the books received in 2007 and early 2008. Many of these are worth checking 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 reference book including market trends, forecast for each sign, and a calendar and ephemeris for the year. Grab yourself a copy before . they're sold out! Astrology Illumined, by Donna Mitchell-Moniak and Sara Traub, Seeds of Light Publishing, 407 West Leyden Road, Leyden, MA, 01337, 2007. Paper. 168 pp. $14.95. Contrasts and synthesizes traditional and esoteric astrology. Innovative, well-written, and nicely illustrated. Basic. Becoming Conscious, by Helen Adams, Trafford Publishing, 6E-2333 Government St., Victoria, BC, V3T 4P4, Canada,

This well-written book analyzes the Panchanga, a core astrological method in Vedic astrology, and how to utilize it in natal chart analysis. Typically, this component of Vedic astrology is reserved for analysis of muhurtha, or electional charts. Sutton makes the case for the application of these techniques quite well, though I must admit, I am not totally convinced that this technique is essential for chart analysis. It may be useful, but is nonetheless a bit complicated, and I would prefer that a new technique could provide more detail. The author explains the major components in sequence, and provides examples of how these components would work in a birth chart. She also provides an extensive explanation of fortunate and unfortunate lunar mansions (nakshatras) and provides an excellent analysis of the Yogi (fortune)

2006. Paper. 249 pp. price not marked (orders@trafford.com). A crash course in astrology and self-empowerment. Good information with a spiritual-personal growth focus, but layout leaves something 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. Contains lots of useful information on financial, government, and business trends based on current planetary cycles. Pricey, but well-researched and very insightful. The following books are published by Llewellyn Worldwide, 2143 Wooddale Drive, Woodbury, MN, 55125-2989, www.llewellyn.com. Cosmic Karma, by Marguerite Manning, 2007. Paper. 189 pp. $15.95. Sun sign and house, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto by house with brief notes on sign positions, all from a karmic perspective. Well-written. Star Guide to Weddings, by April Elliot Kent, 2008. Paper. 189 pp. $12.95. A look at the Sun sign of your marriage chart plus the best marriage signs for each Sun Sign. The Power of Time, by Pauline Edward, 2007. Paper. 242 pp. $15.95. More numerology than astrology, though the author is also an astrologer and briefly discusses using both in tandem. Good reference, 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 with aspects to unlock your potential. Some useful techniques and lots of charts. Aspect Patterns, by Stephanie Jean Clement, 2007. Paper. 193 pp. $17.95 US/ $19.95 CAN. A lot of emphasis on the Jones planetary patterns plus minor aspect patterns like sextile-trine-sextile. The following reference books, some new and some revised, are published by Starcrafts Publishing, P.O. Box 446, Exeter NH 03833, www.starcraftseast. com. The New American Ephemeris 20072020: Longitude, Declination, Latitude and Daily Aspectarian, by Rique Pottenger, based on the earlier work of Neil F. Michelsen, 2007. Paper. 176 pp. $19.95. Easy-to-carry ephemeris that has the same superb listings and layout as the other American Ephemerides, plus declination and latitude table and daily aspectarian. The New American Midpoint Ephemeris 2006-2020, by Rique Pottenger,

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Transitions: Julian Armistead

(1926-2008)
City Chapter, I sadly report the news of Julian Armisteads death. Our community has lost another one of our great lights this year. Julian served on our Board for nearly 20 years, primarily in the role of Vice President. Thanks to his expertise from his day job in contract negotiations for Y & R Advertising, he brought a terrific business acumen to the chapter, helping us to be more professional, well-functioning, and responsible. Many of his ideas gave shape to NCGR, locally and nationally, as we know it, and those ideas are still in practice today. One of his major contributions was on the original education committee to create the certification program. He was also the

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first astrologer to achieve double NCGR certification in consulting and research. His research project was his proudest professional accomplishment, a monograph on the rectified chart of the United States, painstakingly researched astrologically and historically. He concluded that the U.S. was actually born on July 2, 1776. This chart is proudly published in Nicholas Campions Book of World Horoscopes and the monograph is in the New York City NCGRs Joanna Shannon Library. Julian was ever-the-avid student of astrology, dating back to the days of the Astrological Guild in New York, and studying with the likes of Al Morrison and Charles Jayne. Although he was a man of great culture and sophistication, he could just as easily don a clowns nose, do silly antics, and enjoy quick witticisms. He also possessed a passion and kindness for dogs, spending some years as a breeder. Most of all, however, I think Julian will be remembered in partnership with his beloved, Joanna Shannon, another legendary name in the NCGR canon. Together and individually, they were great astrologers, teachers, leaders in the community, and role models from the apartment they called the love nest. If there is, indeed, a time and place where souls are reunited, then Im sure these two are joined together again. Julian cared for his own and had a deep concern for the youth in the astrology community. So, in his honor, his estate will make a donation to NCGRs Lucy Titunik Fund and the Association for Young Astrologers (AYA). Contributions to the Titunik Fund and AYA in Julians name are welcome. Being a great lover of the juniper berry, as he liked to call his gin, I lift my cup to Julians life and say Cheers, old friend.and thanks! John Marchesella Born: August 10, 1926, 1:36 AM EDT, New York, NY. Died: February 20, 2008, around 8:00 PM, New York NY.

based on the earlier work of Neil F. Michelsen, with Introduction by Roger Hutcheon, 2007. Paper. 188 pp. $21.95. Must-have ephemeris for those who use midpoints. Ceres is included. Tables of Planetary Phenomena, 3rd Ed., Neil F. Michelsen, 2007. Paper. 258 pp. $32.95. If you get only one reference book, this is the one. Detailed reference for eclipses, retrogrades, planetary cycles, moon phases, etc., 501 BC- AD 2100. The American Sidereal Ephemeris 2001-2025, by Neil F. Michelsen, with Introduction to the Sidereal Zodiac by James A. Eshelman with Kenneth Irving, 2007. Paper, 310 pp., $32.95. Excellent reference for Western siderealists who use Fagan-Bradley ayanamsa. The American Heliocentric Ephemeris 2001-2050, by Neil F. Michelsen, with Introduction by Robert Hand, 2007. Paper. 310 pp. $34.95. Specialized, complete ephemeris for those who use heliocentric astrology. reviewed by Donna Van Toen PAULA R. GASSMANN is a consulting astrologer holding NCGR Level IV and ISAR CAP status. A Boston Chapter member, she can be reached at 781-8625104, prgassmann@comcast.net, or www.naturalrhythmsconsulting.com. GARY GOMES is a Hindu Astrologer based in New Bedford and Malden, MA. He is President of the Council of Vedic Astrology (CVA), a faculty member of

Kepler College, and ACVA online, and an ordained Swami of the Temple of Kriya Yoga. Gary has an international clientele, and speaks regularly at international conferences. His articles and book reviews have appeared in numerous publications including Mountain Astrologer. Gary can be reached at crystalx@verizon.net, 508990-7898. DONNA VAN TOEN is an astrological consultant, teacher, and author of The Astrologers Node Book and The Mars Book. She is AFANs Presiding Officer, UAC Board Director, and serves on NCGRs Advisory Board. Donna coordinates the annual State of the Art (SOTA) Conference, and speaks for groups and conferences throughout the world. She can be reached at 91 Bowmore Road, Toronto, Ontario M4L 3J1 CANADA, cvantoe@ attglobal. net, 416-4662258, www.donnavantoen.com. If you want your book reviewed in memberletter, please send a copy to Donna Van Toen at the above address. You can send Vedic or non-Western astrology texts to Gary Gomes, 854 Brock Avenue, New Bedford MA 02744. Mark For NCGR Review. We cannot guarantee if and when a review will appear. If we do not provide a review, we will mention it in our Books Received column.

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OTA (State of the Art) 2008 Conference. October 23-26, 2008. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Carlson Ct., Toronto, ON. One, two and three hour lectures, luncheon lectures, preconference workshops and more. Speakers: Robin Armstrong, Michael Barwick, Blain Bovee, Ken Bowser, Jean Brereton, Priscilla Costello, Ronnie Gale Dreyer, Jodie Forrest, Brad Kochunas, Alphee Lavoie, Marion McMillan, Franco Minatel, Glenn Perry, Frank Piechoski, Sandra Leigh Serio, Sylvia Jean Smith, Richard Smoot, Donna Van Toen and more. Pre-Conference Workshops: Jodie Forrest: The Ascendant, and Glenn Perry: Psychodynamics of Planetary Aspects. Lecture topics: Vesta, dignities and debilities, Vedic astrology, forecasting techniques, antiscia, research on astrological factors tied to intelligence, vocational astrology, and more. Early bird rates until May 25. SOTA2008@ rogers.com, www.donnavantoen.com.

Registration is open for the Summer 2008 term, 2008 in Lynnwood, WA. For information about A.A. B.A., and M.A., degrees, electives, and no-credit courses: info@ kepler.edu, 425673-4292, www.kepler.edu. Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture at the University of Wales, Lampeter presents its 3rd Postgraduate Research Conference, Sat.-Sun. July 12-13, 2008, at the Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institution. Speakers: Crystal Addey, Bernadette Brady, Darby Costello, Ian Davis, Jennifer Fleming, James Frazier, Liz Greene, Darrelyn Gunzburg, Rob Hand, Peter Kebell, Maurice McCann, Chris Mitchell, Mary Wehunt. For information about this distance learning program, contact n.campion@ lamp.ac.uk, www.lamp.ac.uk/sophia. strology and the Media. Kudos to the following astrologers who were positively seen in the media. Financial astrologer Ray Merriman was profiled in the Detroit News on February 7, 2008 in the article Astro-Stock Predictors Become Financial Stars , by Maureen McDonald ( www. detnews. com/apps/ pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080207/BIZ/ 802070321/100). Author and astrologer Susan Miller wrote the article CEO Astrology: Reading the Stars for Barry Diller, John Thain, Chuck

Prince, and Steve Schwarzman, which appeared in the March 5, 2008 issue of New York Magazine (http://nymag. com/daily/ intel/2008/03/ceo_astrology_ reading_ the_star. html). San Francisco Bay area astrologer, former New Yorker, and New York Mets fan Andrea Mallis was profiled in the Sports section of the Sunday New York Times on March 16, 2008. The article Soothsayer to Mets Wont Brush Off Signs by Karen Crouse presented Mallis views on her favorite team, and recommendations for the current season based on the players horoscopes.

e were saddened to hear of the passing of New Mexico Vedic astrologer Betheyla. Born August 28, 1947, she was also a respected and much-loved Ayurvedic practitioner and yoga teacher. Betheyla passed away on December 8, 2007, leaving three children, two stepchildren, and three grandchildren. We were also saddened to hear of the passing of Canadian astrologer Anne Toth, who lectured throughout Canada and the United States, and touched the lives of clients, students, family, and friends. Anne was born August 3, 1940 and passed away on November 30, 2007. She is survived by four children and three grandchildren. (For these and many more tributes, go to the Astrologers Memorial Website, www. solsticepoint.com/astrologersmemorial.)

or listings of international conferences, online newsgroups, newsletters, etc. go to www.astropro. com/features/conxions/ index.html. If youre a conference organizer, send in your listings. We welcome tidbits about members of our community, astrology news, and media reports. Send news about births, marriages, promotions, honors, passings, recognition, and community news to memberletter@ geocosmic.org.

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CHAPTER CONTACTS
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Directions to meeting locations, and in-depth descriptions of lectures and workshops are included on the above chapter pages. April-June events are listed below
CALIFORNIA. San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Steve Pincus, 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 weekday evenings, 7:30-9:30 PM; Fort Mason Center, Building C. San Francisco. Advance Registration $12 NCGR Members / $15 non-members. Day of Event: $15 NCGR Members/ $18 non-members. Workshops: Advance $50 NCGR Members, $60 nonmembers. Day of Event: $60 NCGR Members, $70 non-members. Register in Advance for two or more events: Deduct $5.00; Any three events: Deduct $8.00; Any four events: Deduct $10.00. Wed. 4/9. Dorothy Kovach: Its Your Money: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Making Money, And Calling Markets, But Were Afraid To Ask; Thursday. 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 Hills CA 91367,818-716-1765, Ed Helin, eandlhelin @aol.com, Mtgs. 3rd Thurs. for dinner, 6:30 pm, Carrow's Restauruant, 18355 Ventura Blvd., Encino CA. Lecture starts 7:45 PM. No fee for members. Visitors: $3. 4/24. Sheldon Rosner: Synthesizing your Karma with your Energy. San Diego Chapter. Pam Ciampi, President, PO Box 232542, Encinitas, CA 92023, 888-727-6478, pciampi@sbcglobal.net, April Elliott Kent, Publicity and Website, april@bigskyastrology. com, www. ncgrsandiego.org. Mtgs.1st Saturday in February, June, & October. 12:30-4:30 PM. Location: Cardiff Library, 2081 Newcastle Ave Cardiff, CA. $30/35 members/ $40/45 non-members. Sat. 6/7. 12:304:30 PM. Encinitas Library (tentative), Summer Workshop and Meeting. April Elliott Kent: Wedding Astrology. Preregistration $10 NCGR members/$15 non-members; After June 1- $20 members/$25 non-members. Space is limited. Mail pre-registration checks to: Cheryl Gaston, Treasurer, PO Box 726, Cardiff, CA 92007-0726. COLORADO. Rocky Mountain (Denver) Chapter. Karen Anderson, Presdent, P.O. Box 328, Rollinsville, CO 80474; DistantStarkA@cs.com; 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., Wilton CT 06897; 203-762-7408; Fax 203-762-2456, harrcox@earthlink. net; Lynne Forte, VP, lynforte@earthlink.net, 203-261-3158. www. ctastrologers.org. Mtgs 2nd Sun, 2-4:30 PM. Lectures at The Westport Womans Club, 44 Imperial Avenue, Westport, CT. $15. Workshops at The Saugatuck 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 8 Lecture: Veronica Willson: House Quadrants, Natal and Progressed.

FLORIDA. Florida Atlantic Chapter. Richard Nelson, President, 8113 SW 83rd Place, Miami, FL 33143-6647, 305-275-6555, abootis@ aol.com.Marianne Coros, healthquotes now@aol.com. Mtgs. Fort Lauderdale 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. Judy Johnson, President, 7807 Eleanor Place, Willowbrook, IL 60527, 630-303-3187, judyjohnson7807 @yahoo.com, Janet Berres, VP, janetberres @sbcglobal.net. Mtgs from March through December, 2nd Tuesday 7:30 PM at the Dance Building, 1330 Webford Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60010. $8 members and $10 non-members. Joyce Levine: Sat. 4/5 Workshop on Relationships; 4/8. Lecture: Cycles of Aging; 5/6. Harriet Sheeley: Sabian Symbols; 6/10. Roundtable discussion of the news and views from Denver (UAC). Southwest Suburban Chicago Chapter. Pat Hanus-Dussman, President, 6501 Patricia Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60477, 708-444-8323, patriciahanus@aol.com. Mtgs. held 1st Friday. 7-9 PM. Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St. Palos Heights. Members $5.00; Non-Members:$10.00. 4/4. Joyce Levine: Overcoming Astro/Psychological Obstacles; 5/2. Omari Martin. TBA. 6/6. Arlene Tilghman: TBA. MARYLAND. Annapolis Chapter. Lynn Koiner, President, 301 589-2074, koiner@starpower.net. Rose OHara, 410768-1404. Mtgs. 2nd Sat. 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Greenfield Street, Room 205, Annapolis. Members. $5/ Non-Members. $8. After each meeting, the group gathers at a local restaurant to socialize with other astrologers and to talk personally with the speaker. 4/12. Jill Melichar: Asteroids: Adding More Color and Light to your Charts; 5/10. karine Dilyania: Classical Astrology Techniques (tentative topic). Baltimore Chapter. Kitty Hatcher, President. kittyhatcher@comcast.net, 410-4335064; Carolyn Lewis, VP, carolynelaine4 @hotmail.com, 410-728-0413, www.ncgr baltimore.org. Mtgs. 3rd Tuesday. 7:00 PM. Sept.-May. First Christian Church 5802 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210. Meeting starts at 7:00 PM with a 45 minute Beginners Round Table presented by Helmut Licht, Educational Director. Lecture begins at 8:00 PM. $5/members, $8/non-members. 4/15. Linda Brady: Soul Contracts; 5/20. Julia Quets, Research Committee Chairperson, Research Committee Report: Is Your Sexuality in the Stars? MASSACHUSETTS. Boston Chapter. Joyce Levine, President, joycel@ joycelevine.com, Monica Hable Dimino, 617923-6424; mhabled@aol.com. www. weathersage.com/ncgr. Mtgs. Sat. 10:00 AM4:30 PM. at the Belmont Town Library, 336 Concord Ave., Belmont. 4/19. Laura Nalbandian: The Asteroids-Juno, Ceres, Pallas and Vesta. 5/24. Melanie Reinhart: Chiron and the Centaurs.

MICHIGAN. Southeast Michigan Astrologers' Round Table. (SMART). Bon Rose Fine, President. 734-434-4555; bonrosefine@ comcast.net. Astrologers and Friends Weekly Gathering, a casual get-together Thurs., 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., Cafe Luwak, 42 E. Cross St. in Ypsilanti. Sunday lectures, 2-4:30 pm, $8 members/$10 nonmembers. 4/27. 2:00-4:30 pm. Elizabeth Sullivan: Elements of Vedic Astrology at Lighthouse Center, 740 East Shore Drive, Whitmore Lake MINNESOTA. STARS Chapter. Information: Linda Fei, 651-698-1691, lindafei@aol.com, astrology@ mnstars. com, www.mnstars.com. Mtgs, Varies between Sundays and Thursdays, Twin Cities Friends Meeting House, 1725 Grand Ave., St. Paul. $6 members, $8 non-members. Mini readings, mini lectures, used book sale, jewelry sales,etc. TC Friends, 1725 Grand Ave, St Paul MN, free admission. MONTANA. Big Sky Chapter. Lisa Allen, President 406-552-4477, eclipseastrology@ excite.com, Kristine Anselmo, Membership Director 406-535-4002, www.astrology montana.org. Business Meetings in May, Annual Meetings every August/September. Visit our site for our unique approach to NCGR Education. Conference calls are free to all between October, 2007 and April, 2008. Please join us! Free monthly recorded Astro-Teleconferences, every 2nd Sunday of the Month: 11:00 AM-1:00 PM MT; 4/20. Essential Dignities; 5/11. TBA; U.S. Conference Call Telephone Number: 641- 7153300, Access Code: 566538#; 4/12-4/13. Nature/Earth/Universe Celebration Expo booth. www.neucelebration.com. NEVADA. Las Vegas Stargazers Chapter. Gayle Kirk, President, lasvegasstargazers @yahoo.com, 702-558-6594;. Monthly mtgs. held on the last Thurs., 7 PM, held at Marie Callendars at Flamingo and Decatur. Interested in speaking? Contact Gayle. NEW JERSEY. Northern New Jersey Chapter. Joanne Castro, President, PO Box 244, Lebanon, NJ 08833, 908-418-0365, Jocat0413 @aol.com, Jackie Slevin, 973-7445347, jcslevin @comcast.net. Mtgs. Friday evening 7:30 PM. Fees: Members $15, Seniors $10, Non-members $20. 4/18. Daisy Orr: The Astrology of Multiple Intelligences. NEW MEXICO. New Mexico Enchantment Chapter. Sandy Bryan, President. 505-255-5001; nmncgr@swcp.com, www. swcp.com/ ~nmncgr. Mtgs. 1st Wed. at 7 PM. 721 Jefferson NE, Albuquerque, NM. NEW YORK. Long Island Chapter. Lenore Grafmuller, President, 8 Eustace Dr., Commack NY 11725; 631-543-0228; lgastral @optonline.net; Christine Foley, VP, christinelfoley@hotmail.com, www.lincgr.com. Mtgs. 2nd Thurs. 7:30-9:30 PM, 302 Sycamore Ave, Merrick, NY; Members $10, Non-members $15. 4/10. Michael Lutin: The Power of The Solar Chart in Prediction and Analysis; 5/8.Yasha Yothi: Horary; 6/12. General Meeting. Mid-Hudson-Upstate Chapter. Susan Campbell, President, 48 Elm Street, Saugerties, NY 12477, bcampbell002@hvc.rr.com, 845-2462062, www.midhudson upstatencgr.net. Mtgs.

page 27 Mondays, 7:30 pm. New York City Chapter. Eileen McCabe, President, 212 432-9834, eileenmccabe@ msn.com; John Marchesella (classes and workshops), astrojohn@ earthlink.net; NCGR Hotline: 212-255-3236. www.astrology nyc.org, Mtgs. Monday 6:30 PM, Joanna Shannon Library, 39 5th Avenue, New York City. Michael Lutin, 4/7. Retrograde Pluto Round Table Discussion; 4/21. Kathy Newburn: An Introduction to the Seven Rays and Esoteric Astrology; Sun. 6/22. Spring Conference. NORTH CAROLINA. Queen Charlotte Chapter. Hazel Isaac, President. 704-795-5890, cell 704-737-9314. HazelHIsaac@yahoo.com. Mtgs held 3rd Sunday 2:00 PM at Black Lion in Pineville, NC. Network Triangle Raleigh-Durham Chapter. George Ward, Co-President, 919-231-6500, Elizabeth Wilson, Co-President, 919-602-6507, TWilson851@aol.com;www.ntastrology.com.. Mtgs. 3rd Thurs. Sept.-May, 7 PM. The Dancing Moon Bookstore, 1840 Wake Forest Road, Ralegh NC, 919-833-8081. 4/5-6, 4/12-13. NC Renaissance Faire Booth-NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, Sessions, www.ncrenfaire.com; 4/ 17.Gary Caton: The Lighter Side of Pluto: Transformation; 5/15. Drew Becker: The Houses: Astrological Arenas of Life. OHIO. Ohio Valley Chapter. Ann Wood Schlesinger, Ph. D, 7485 Mountfort CT. Cincinnati, OH 45244, 513-231-4494; Fax 513-2314142; kmunic8@ aol.com. Sarah Gallant, sarahvesta@ cinci.rr.com. Mtgs. 3rd Thursday 7-9 PM, Maderia Municipal Building (corner of Euclid and Miami Roads) unless otherwise noted. Free for NCGR members; $5/ non-members. OREGON. Southern Oregon Chapter (SONCGR). Mary Plumb, President, 141 Crocker St., Ashland OR 97520, 541-488-3048, mplumb@lithiawater. com www.astrology iinashland.org; Mtgs. 3rd Monday, 7- 9 PM, Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library, 258 A Street, Ashland; To get on email list of announcements send message to soncgr@netscape.net. TEXAS. Astrological Society of Austin. Donna L. Woodwell, President, PO Box 1292, Round Rock, TX 78680, astrology.austin @gmail.com, 512-659-5494. www.astrologyaustin org. Meetings and workshops held at Plum Blossom Wellness Center, 1700 S. Lamar, Ste. 230, Austin, TX. Thurs. Gulf Coast Chapter. Jagdish C. Maheshri, Ph.D., President, 827 Stevens Creek Lane, Richmond, TX 77469 , jmaheshri@astroinsight. com, 832-368-8702.Mtgs. last Friday of month, Body, Mind & Soul Bookstore, Westheimer & Midlane, Houston. VIRGINIA. Richmond Chapter. Edna Matthews, President, PO Box 8412, Richmond VA 23226, edna.matthews@doe.virginia.gov, or Ruth Barrett, planetwise@verizon.net, 804-7401133. Mtgs. Sat. 2:00 PM. at the Weinstein Jewish 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, Suite 118, Madison, WI 53711, 608-442-5156, jacquelyn@indigoray.net, Mtgs. 3rd Tuesday, 700 Ray O Vac Drive, Conference Room, Madison. Milwaukee Chapter. Nancy Simpson, President. 940 W. Heritage Ct #208 Mequon WI 530926070, nksimpson@ wi.rr.com. Mtgs. 4th Monday, 7:00 pm at the Wauwatosa Lion's Club at 7336 St.James in Wauwatosa. Fee: Members $7, Non-members $10. 4/28. Scott Wolfram: Astrology of Location-Mapping the Soul's Journey. Preregister by April 23 for a complimentary Geodetic Map done by Scott based on your birth data. Contact Nancy Simpson with your birth time, date and place to have a chart. 6/23. Joseph A. Polise: Horary Astrology. 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? Send proposals to Leigh Westin, P.O. Box 207, Waskom TX 75692, chapters@ geocosmic.org. Send events and contact listings for memberletter to: Ronnie Dreyer, memberletter@geocosmic.org. and for ENews to Liane Thomas Wade, execsec@geocosmic.org.

INTERNATIONAL CHAPTERS MEXICO. AstroMxico Chapter. Mnica EscalanteOchoa, President, Cerrada de Miguel Norea # 23 casa 2, Col. San Jos Insurgentes, CP 03900 Mxico DF, Mxico, Tel. 525 651-6598, astromonica@yahoo.com; www. astromexico. com. 4/18-20. Demetra George: 4/18. Fases lunares; 4/19. Astrologa Helenstica I; 4/20. Astrologa Helenistica II. 6/1. Acitlali Rodriguez: Historia de la Astrologia. Mexico City Chapter. Luis Lesur, President, Gomez Farias 75, Col. Del Carmen, Coyoacan, CP 04100, Mexico, D.F., Mexico luislesur @msn.com.
TURKEY. Istanbul Chapter. Baris Ilhan, Av. Sureyya Agaoglu Sok. 12/5 Tesvikiye, Istanbul 80200, barisilhan@superonline.com, www. ncgr-turkey.com. Friday evenings 7:00-9:00 PM.Sat. 4/26. 11 AM-5 PM. Aysem Aksoy: Astronomy for Astrologers; Sun. 4/27. 11 AM-5PM. Aysem Aksoy: Chart Calculation; Shirley Soffer. Composite Charts and Synastry: The Astro-Dynamics of Relationship. 6/7. NCGR Testing. 11:00 AM-5:00 PM; 6/8.11:00 AM-3:00 PM.

From the Editor...

OR THOSE OF YOU who wonder why I do not write an editorial in every issue, the answer is simple...No room. I would rather print your words than my own, but when I do find a little spot, I gladly make it my own.

SIGS (Special Interest Groups) AST SIG (Asteroids). For information, contributions to newsletter (GAIA) and sample copies for $1.50: Nona Gwynn Press, 77-35 113th St. Apt.4A, Forest Hills, NY 11375; 718-263-8084, synona@earthlink.net; www. geocosmic.org/ astsigpage.html. For membership send dues $15; $24 overseas to: Richard Wright, 16 Deerfield St., Norwalk, CT 06854, 203-982-1653, phoenyx_us5@hotmail.com. For asteroid positions or ephemerides: Roxana Muise, roxanamuise@comcast.net., 360-456-7836. DECL SIG (Declination). Nelda L. Tanner, President, PO Box 153, Chino Valley, AZ 86323. rlgraphics@earthlink.net, or Lois Hannan, Corresponding Secretary, CHannan844@aol.com, www.declination.org. Dedicated to declination application and research, it publishes The Other Dimension, a 16-page quarterly journal. To subscribe, send check or money order made out to Declination SIG, $18 U.S.,Canada and Mexico, $25 elsewhere (all in US$) to Treasurer, Martha Ramsey, 400 Avenue D, Roswell NM 82203. Send author contributions to Leigh Westin, Editor, declsig@sbcglobal.net. THE URANIAN SOCIETY SIG. (Uranian/ Cosmobiology). For information,back issues and contributions to the Urania Journal, Liane Thomas Wade, President and Editor, 531Main St., #1612, New York, NY 10044. 917-855-8824. l i a n e @ p a n i x . c o m , w w w. g e o c o s m i c . o r g /

I am happy to say that in this issue, there are four excellent articles by four talented astrologers, three of whom (Manda, Lynn, and Alex) are making their memberletter debut though they are far from beginners. I realize that with the exception of Jackie Slevins article on the midheaven, the articles all concern violent subject matter, but do put that aside, since the research and conclusions are most impressive. This is truly one of memberletters missions, to nurture astrologers and writers who want to show their wares to a captive audience, all of whom share their passion for astrology. I hope more of you will contribute.

I also hope to see many of you at UAC. I always look forward to these conferences, since I can finally put faces to the names, and greet those of you whom I already know. Please say hello to me, even if I look busy. And dont hesitate to tap me on the shoulder if my back is turned. Chances are that I wont be too busy to say hello, especially since we may not run into each other again. Do visit the NCGR table and attend the membership meeting. Have a safe trip. Ronnie Gale Dreyer

Errata ...We apologize for misspelling Liz Jelineks name in her article Saturn in Virgo, in the February-March memberletter.

Charts are generated by Solar Fire 6, and used courtesy of Astrolabe, Inc. Each chart is drawn to the authors specifications.

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