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March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Here’s a notice from California Overland about an event we thought might interest our members – an overnight excursion through the Borrego Badlands with astronomy lecturer Dennis Mammana!

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SATURDAY APRIL 10, 2010 – Gaze deeply into a clear, dark desert sky from a comfortable camp chair then let noted astronomy lecturer and sky photographer Dennis Mammana take you on a fascinating tour of the night sky with both eye and telescope. What a truly remarkable way to round out a desert experience after a great dinner and an excursion through the Borrego Badlands. Camp will be at the historic Clark homestead site among ancient Tamarisk Trees and sand dunes. This is a rarely visited place at the foot of the beautiful Santa Rosa Mountains which glow red at sunset. To see examples of nighttime sky photos visit Dennis’ online gallery at dennismammana.com

TOTAL PROGRAM (-22 HOURS): $175.00 ADULTS – $90.00 KIDS 12 AND YOUNGER. (TERRAIN THAT’S RELATIVELY SMOOTH WITH JUST A BIT OF WALKING.)

Program includes all camping gear, gourmet chuck wagon dinner, full hot breakfast, and a bonus excursion through the Borrego Badlands to the breathtaking overlook of Font’s Point.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Meeting time is 12:00 noon at California Overland office.
1-866-6-EXPLORE OR 760-767-1232

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October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment

by Johnny Mirehiel

Ready for another new wrinkle? In my previous New Moon commentaries I’ve thrown into the pot a new ‘location,’ (the Southland) and a different house system (Whole Signs) than those in common usage. Now I’ll raise you the Parallax Moon. Please click HERE for a summary of explanations for these choices, or not, and then we’ll get back to discussing this Libra New Moon chart, which looks like this:

Libra is symbolized by the scales of balance, representing fairness and justice. It is perhaps no coincidence that the United States’ Supreme Court begins each new session on the first Monday of October with the Sun is in Libra. Mercury is also in Libra at this New Moon reinforcing the opportunity to think through our relationship issues, attitudes, decisions, and judgments. And while Libra energy has a strong need to connect with others, we need to be comfortable in our relationship with ourselves. When life is out of balance, adjustments are necessary in order to balance the scales, and this New Moon will give us a chance to assess how best to accommodate those adjustments with the focus on our relationship with ourselves and our intimate relationships with others, as well as all jointly-held financial arrangements.

The almost exact trine (120°) between the Sun/Moon combination and Neptune is perhaps the most dynamic aspect, aside from the New Moon conjunction itself, in this chart. This combination suggests an over all picture of creative energies which find difficulty in being carried to fruition. Nevertheless, this combination is often indicative of a keen psychic awareness that can find a creative outlet in ideal or artistic pursuits.

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September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

We came under some taxing aspects as this week drew closer to Friday’s New Moon. The Saturn/Uranus opposition at 24 Virgo/Pisces was exact early Tuesday morning, the 15th, Venus opposed Neptune on the afternoon of the 17th at 24 Leo/Aquarius and then retrograde Mercury squared Pluto from Libra/Capricorn early on Thursday morning, all before this New Moon. Perhaps we might best view these stressful transits as having served to furrow the field into which we may now scatter the seed energy of this New Moon, the chart for which looks like this:

This New Moon is in late Virgo, the sign that is all about the necessary things we have to do to maintain daily life in a body, like seeing to our physical health, eating right, getting enough rest and exercise, and paying attention to the details of our daily routine and work. Virgo is also a highly intellectual sign, as it is governed by Mercury, the planet most associated with our thinking. In this respect it is also about our powers of perception and discrimination. It is meticulous, discriminating, down to earth, practical and very hard working, but can also be hyper-critical, petty and nit-picky. As it is an Earth sign it is slow to change and can throw a wet blanket on other people’s enthusiasm. Normally, under Virgo’s influence we are able to sort through the complex factors that tend to confuse us so that we may achieve clarity of purpose. However, this can not be considered a “normal” New Moon.

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June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment

We’ve just posted an article by astrologer, author, and popular speaker Robert Blaschke on the astrology of U.K. singing sensation Susan Boyle:

Direct Station of Venus Exalted in Pisces: Susan Boyle – by Robert Blaschke

For each of us, there is a powerful degree in the zodiac that remains charged, or filled with life-giving power, throughout our earthly existence. This degree is that of our prenatal solar eclipse. Susan Boyle’s prenatal eclipse occurred on February 15, 1961 at 26° Aquarius. Remarkably, now that she has become a worldwide symbol for the hope and faith required to never give up on one’s dream, we see that the upcoming conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune in late May, itself an alignment of hope and transcendence, will fall precisely on Ms. Boyle’s prenatal solar eclipse. When the prenatal solar eclipse is calculated for Susan Boyle’s place of birth, the 20th degree of Pisces is rising, and the Galactic Center degree in 26° Sagittarius is culminating. From Charubel’s The Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolized, (3) we find the all-important rising degree symbol for 20° Pisces to be: An angel blowing a trumpet….
Read the article

Robert will be our featured guest on Saturday, October 3 for a workshop on the Lunar Nodes & Life Purpose – don’t miss it! His last workshop for us sold out, so be sure to preregister to save your spot.

Apr

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April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Yesterday Pluto stationed retrograde and Mars opposed Saturn, capping the end of a news week filled with violence, from rioting in London to several mass shootings here in the U.S. Here are a few astrological reactions from bloggers around the web:

Lynn Hayes at Beliefnet: Thoughts on Pluto as it retrogrades today

Shelley Ackerman at Karmic Relief: Weekly Update

Robert Wilkinson at Aquarius Papers: A Shifting of the Cosmic Tides As Pluto Goes Retrograde, New Moons and Full Moons, and the Grand Irrationality

Dana Gerhardt at Mooncircles: Pluto stations retrograde

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February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Be sure to join us for TWO exciting events in March – a lecture (March 13) and workshop (March 14) featuring U.K. astrologer Darrelyn Gunzburg! The March 13 lecture will deal with the universal topic of grief from an astrological perspective. We’ve just posted Darrelyn’s article The Astrology of Grief to give you a sneak preview of what is sure to be a fascinating and helpful lecture:

A man rings a talk-back radio station distraught. He has just broken a terracotta pot and feelings of upset-ness, rage and guilt flood his body. He can’t understand what is happening to him. Yet twelve months ago his wife had died and the terracotta pot was the last item they had bought together. How would you, as the consulting astrologer, deal with such a man if he came to see you? How would you deal with his illogical fear that his known world was shredding before his very eyes?
Read the article

Darrelyn’s March 14 workshop will delve into the intriguing connection between astrology and handwriting (see her article on the topic at the Astrological Association’s website – NOTE: PDF format and opens in a new window). Don’t miss both these events – sign up for both and receive a discount! More information here.

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February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Thanks to all our members who voted in our recent on-line Board election. We had a 50% response, and all board members were re-elected to another one-year term:

President: Pam Ciampi

Vice-President/Publicity: Janet Carrol

Treasurer: Cheryl Gaston

Membership: Tamira McGillivray

Website/Newsletter: April Elliott Kent

Our goal is to improve our response next year by offering an option to vote by email or by snail mail. Thanks to all who participated, and we appreciate your continued support!

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January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Due to a scheduling conflict the NCGR STUDY GROUP will meet at 1:00 PM on February 7, 2009 at the Cardiff Library, instead of the previously scheduled time of 12:30 PM.

The Study Group is FREE for all members, but registration is required. If you haven’t signed up and would like to join the group, email Pam Ciampi.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Jan

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January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Full Moon in Cancer
Saturday, January 10, 2009
7:27 pm PST/10:27 pm EST
Sun at 21.02 Capricorn
Moon at 21.02 Cancer

Around the web:

Mooncircles.com - Dana Gerhardt and Friends

StarIQ - Jeff Jawer (scroll down for Full Moon report)

Beliefnet.com – Lynn Hayes

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January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The annual elections for the San Diego NCGR Chapter board are held each February. Because there is no general meeting in February this year, the 2009 elections will be held by email. So chapter members, please watch your email inbox for an upcoming newsletter that will include a ballot for this year’s board elections! All incumbent officers are willing to serve for another term, or you may write in the candidate of your choice for any office. Contact Membership Director Tamira McGillivray if you have any questions.