Astrological Society of South Africa http://www.astrologysociety.org.za Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:47:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=646&Itemid=0 Embracing spiritual values does not necessarily imply merely being passively receptive to higher guidance. A whole dynamic lifestyle has to be adopted to support the desire to merge with truth. Trust and faith are an empowering means of motivating one to disseminate wisdom and encourage others to recognize the grandeur of holistic principles when Neptune the ‘Blue Giant’, retrograde since May 29th GMT goes direct November 4th GMT. http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=645&Itemid=0 I did not realise as a child that I was different. I assumed that everyone could see the many people that filled my life. Thus, when my great grandfather came to visit me each day, I thought that everyone knew the old man was there and could see him. I asked my mother to make tea for the visitors when the lounge was filled with people. When injured people moved through my room, I did not realise that they were victims of a disaster: all that I knew was that they were there for my help and comfort and so I assisted them to pass over from this world to the next. I also thought it was perfectly natural to do drawings in my bedroom right through the night in total darkness. Fortunately, my parents understood the Spirit world. My mother received a spiritual message that she was pregnant, despite a range of specialists having told her that she was unable to have children. At first my parents did not believe this, but sure enough, she was pregnant and gave birth to me. From then onwards, their spiritual quest continued. When I could describe my great grandfather in minute detail without ever having seen the man, my parents knew that I had highly developed intuitive powers. Unlike the young boy in Sixth Sense, I was not frightened by these powers - rather, the people around me encouraged my powers - buying me at the age of seven the materials that my drawing guide, Marguerite, called for, to do my nightly sketches. Since then, I have done thousands of drawings, guided by Marguerite. Most of these drawings were for "rescue" work to help people make the transition as they pass over from this life to the next. The drawing of people's Guides formed a minor part of this work, mainly for friends and relatives. Never really leaving my intuitive gifts behind, I went on to become a teacher, specialising in Science, Mathematics and Art. My first post was in a secondary school in Eldorado Park (a "coloured" township outside Johannesburg) and then I held two posts in primary schools in Johannesburg. I became a senior lecturer and then Head of Department at a college of education in Northern Province specialising in Educational Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy. It was here that spirit led me to an understanding of the African worldview. My dialogues with sangomas (African Shamans) brought me into touch with Africa and her wisdom. Even now, when a sangoma meets me, I am addressed as one of the learned - one the shamans of Africa. My understanding of the spirit of Africa was extended when I started a non-governmental organisation training women in Northern Province and Mpumalanga to become pre-school teachers. In these poor, rural areas, I watched women recognise and take back their power - starting income-generation projects that enabled them to have food on the table for their families; enskilling illiterate women to educate their young children in their own homes. Thus, while superficially it seemed that I had veered away from my spiritual connections, the universe was providing me with a breadth of experience that would stand me in good stead for the next phase of my life's work. An old friend - herself an intuitive of note - called me at the age of 38 to tell me that the time had come for me to exercise again my spiritual powers. Working with my Protector Guide, Kurt, I can "hear" people's guides and their messages for the people in their care, through my clairaudient powers. Through my clairvoyant powers I "see" people's energies and thus their chosen life paths. I "see" their parallel/past lives and how these impact on their present life. I am not a fortune-teller. As a shaman, I am a burden basket weaver - an instrument enabling people to understand their lives better, to see the choices they have made and can make, to see the bigger picture of their lives - both here and in parallel/past lives - and to embark on journeys that will fulfil their life tasks - to undergo "spiritual makeovers". I do one-on-one counselling as well as spiritual makeovers with larger groups: My Opening to Guides (http://www.lionelberman.com/courses2006/Connecting_to_Spirit.htm)course is in two parts. The course has exciting, new elements and insights related to connecting with your guides and Spirit. My Shaman Course (http://www.lionelberman.com/COURSES/Shaman_Course.htm)is an in-depth study of modern shamanic practice, based on universal shamanic traditions, with modern new-consciousness applications. My Circle of Life (http://www.lionelberman.com/courses2006/Circle_of_Life.htm) allows you to spend 2½ hours every second Monday evening in a supportive, nurturing and loving energy circle. These sessions will help you to solve your everyday problems and issues. Discussion will centre on applying principles of Spirit, looking at past life issues and personal issues. Every session is unique and totally different, depending on the energies and needs of the participants. If there are messages for you from your Guides, they will be conveyed to you during the session. The Circle of Life groups have regular Channelling Sessions (http://www.lionelberman.com/channellings1.htm) with my Spirit Guide, Kurt. We offer you this special opportunity to have a full session of channelling of Kurt's wisdom. You will be able to gain insight into the "Universal" Spiritual Principles operating in our world and indeed our universe, conveyed in the inimitable "Kurt" style. Join Kurt and me for a satisfying, spiritual learning experience. I also run a workshop on Relationships. This workshop enables people to understand relationships from a spiritual point of view. The spiritual always offers a “bigger picture”, which enables us to gain a perspective of what each relationship offers and how to make the most of this ‘gift’. Once a year I take a group on a Dolphin Weekend (http://www.lionelberman.com/courses2006/dolphins.htm) in Mozambique. During these weekends, we offer a shamanic journey which includes a sweat lodge, healing through ceremony and ritual, working with totem animals, a sound journey, as well as a workshop on the Healing Wheel of Life. This Shamanic Journey draws on practices throughout time and from different cultures, focusing on their common elements in order to bring about spiritual healing. Kurt channelled to me The Little Book of Spirit (http://www.lionelberman.com/books.htm#spirit), in which we explore what it is to be connected to Spirit in a practical, down-to-earth manner. Kurt has channelled a second book, The Little Book of Mirrors (javascript:;), which is published on this website. Take this opportunity to embark on a journey to develop your spirituality, to gain understanding and insight into the magnificent subtleties of your earth walk and to give you the tools to walk with wisdom… My Guides and I offer all the above to enable people to embark on a complete spiritual transformation, so that they can start to remodel their physical, mental and emotional self, to fulfil their soul task in this lifetime, recognising the sanctity of Great Spirit in us all.   Contact Details: Tel: 011 648 2286 Fax: 011 648 3759 Email: infor@lionelberman.co.za (mailto:infor@lionelberman.co.za) Web: www.lionelberman.co.za (http://www.lionelberman.co.za/) http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=644&Itemid=0 Become a member or login to read more! http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=643&Itemid=0 With Mercury entering Libra Oct 10th MT an attempt to think in the abstract could present a measure of objectivity. Listen to what your partner is saying instead of trying to score intellectual points. With constant comparison your attempt to be fair in any discussion can make you appear to be unfair. Suggestive compromise will establish the middle ground you seek. http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=642&Itemid=0    Website for more information on all services offered:       www.astrobykaren.co.za (http://www.astrobykaren.co.za/)    Mobile: 082 658 0859                                               Email:    karenelaine@iafrica.com (mailto:karenelaine@iafrica.com)Consultations:Consultations are approximately one hour long during office hours. I am occasionally available Saturday mornings. If you live outside of Sandton/Johannesburg or are unable to meet during office hours, we can arrange a telephonic consultation. Additional information on websiteLessonsPrivate lessons at your own pace offer PERSONAL GROWTH as a spin-off.I teach you extensively about Western astrology symbolism, planets, dignities, signs, aspects, elements, retrogrades, dispositors, mutual reception, nodes, quadruplicities, transits, progressions, Aries point, and more… I teach you how the planets interact and influence people so you don’t pigeon-hole them according to their zodiac signs. This knowledge enriches you as you gain insight into yourself and the people around you. Every lesson is based on your own horoscope and on charts of people in your life. Of vital importance, I guide you on how to interact with clients. While I don’t like to predict, I do teach you the tools to predict if you want to. We either begin from basics or we build on your existing knowledge. I teach one-on-one so I can approach issues as and when you are ready for them and in response to your own interest in what you’ve read or heard. This course has no set length. You decide when you have learnt enough. Finding a correct birth time?Importance of a correct birth timeYour horoscope is segmented into 12 divisions, known as houses. Each house represents a different facet of your life. An accurate birth time enables me to understand in which arena each planet influences you. Without this information, the consultation doesn't give the complete picture. Additional information on website Children’s Wall Charts. Astrology and Little PeopleAdditional information on website http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=641&Itemid=32 The Gentle Nazarene Written by Cynthia Thorburn Cynthia Thorburn tackles the perennial question of the real birth date of Jesus Christ. With scholarly aplomb she shares with her reader a personal quest that has spanned many, many years – and turned up some serendipitous information – which has guided her to a chart destination for this most auspicious of births. Download Magazine to view full article (Members only) (http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,21/func,selectfolder/cat,77/) Jupiter’s Grace Written by Pat Matthews Pat Matthews, a second year student at the Thorburn School of Astrology, delineates a bi-wheel of her son’s natal chart and his near-fatal accident of February 2003. A chilling tale - and a very insightful and courageous interpretation from a ‘rookie’ astrologer – makes this a compulsive read. Download Magazine to view full article (Members only) (http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,21/func,selectfolder/cat,77/) In Defence of Astrology Written by Cynthia Lubner Cindy Lubner puts forward a strong case for the outer planets, picking up on her recent attendance at the April 2009 Argo conference in Cape Town, where she was privileged to learn from international luminaries such as Bernadette Brady, Darrylyn Gunzberg and Nick Campion. Download Magazine to view full article (Members only) (http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,21/func,selectfolder/cat,77/) A Relocated Chart Written by Harry Waldauer Harry Waldauer shares an interesting delineation of a (SA) relocated chart, comparing it to the options presented by the client’s natal (UK) chart. A valuable exercise for any astrologer asked to examine the relative potentials presented by emigration / immigration. Download Magazine to view full article (Members only) (http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,21/func,selectfolder/cat,77/) What happened to the Air France airbus? Written by Laurie Naughtin Tutor and Horary Astrologer, Laurie Naughtin asks the question and casts a horary chart for the doomed airbus which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean en-route from Brazil to France. Her horary chart gives us a glimpse into the conditions that prevailed. Download Magazine to view full article (Members only) (http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,21/func,selectfolder/cat,77/) Eclipse: Cancer / Capricorn Written by Lee Weller Ferns Well-known, Johannesburg-based astrologer, Lee Weller Ferns, gives us the conditions and issues to examine by house axis in our charts, as highlighted by the total solar eclipse at 29 degrees of Cancer, on 22nd July. Download Magazine to view full article (Members only) (http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,21/func,selectfolder/cat,77/) The whales stranded at Kommetjie Written by Wynter Worsthorne Animal communicator, Wynter Worsthorne, tunes in to the 55 whales that beached at Kommetjie in the Cape recently, causing a furore amongst Animal rights activists and Conservation officials, who ultimately had the unfortunate task of euthenasing them. Wynter tells the tale from the whales’ perspective. Download Magazine to view full article (Members only) (http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,21/func,selectfolder/cat,77/) Sedna: Uniqueness in Perspective Written by Boots Hart Discovered in 2004, Sedna is a planetoid (dwarf planet) orbiting our sun every 10 500 years, in the vastness of space beyond Pluto. Named for an Inuit (Canadian Eskimo) goddess, the American astrologer, Boots Hart, explores the myth of Sedna, building an archetypal profile which could be relevant in chart interpretation. Download Magazine to view full article (Members only) (http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,21/func,selectfolder/cat,77/) http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=640&Itemid=0 .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } Laurie Naughtin – Traditional Astrologer About Laurie Laurie Naughtin brings her sensitivity, rich life experience and extensive knowledge to every chart she does, Combining both a medical and metaphysical past with her astrological talents. Qualified in Modern, Medieval and the Craft of Horary, Laurie is an eternal student, currently focusing on the Tradition. Having studied with Jeanette Martin and completing her Natal Astrology Course, Laurie specialises in Predictive Natal Astrology and Rectifications which is the method used to work out the exact time of birth. Laurie Naughtin who founded the Sublunar Academy of Astrology offers various courses which can be done via correspondence, or as an individual course “one on one” THE DIPLOMA COURSES OFFERED THE CRAFT OF HORARY – 46 LESSONS THE CRAFT OF RECTIFICATION - 10 LESSONS REVISION OF ALL AREAS OF ASTROLOGY – Planets, Signs, Houses, Aspects, Transits, Solar returns, Progressions, Relocation, Horary, and rectification For more information, Classes, Courses, Dates etc please visit the Sublunar website: sublunar@telkomsa.net (mailto:sublunar@telkomsa.net) Please visit my website for more updates and information. www.sublunar.co.za http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=637&Itemid=111 Comfrey (Symphytum Officinale): The embodiment of a Saturnine Herb Culpeper describes the rulership of Comfrey as: a herb of Saturn, and I suppose under the sign Capricorn . The Saturnine nature of comfrey is readily reflected by its preference for shady places that are cool and damp. The leaves of the plant are rough from numerous stiff hairs while the veins of the leaf have a blackish tinge that produces a characteristic shadowy complexion to the foliage. Though the plant can endure sunny locations the sheer intensity of its growth in a few seasons soon produces a dense thicket. The concentration of foliage rapidly creates a sombre darkness in which few other plants flourish. One of the ancient folk names of the plant was blackewoort. In any plant Saturn rules the roots, which delve down into the earth providing foundation and stability to the aerial parts. http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=636&Itemid=111 Sometimes the hardest thing to do as an astrologer is demonstrate how astrology works. But in the OJ Simpson story we have a very good example, one which shows how cosmic events manifest as a clock on one’s life, timing events and outcomes. Best known in America as a star college football player, OJ Simpson (born July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, CA at 8:08am PST) came to worldwide notice when accused of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in 1996. Interestingly, this trial began on January 25, 1995, just as Pluto rolled into Sagittarius. Acquitted of all charges in the criminal trial, OJ would later be convicted in civil court on the same matter. The multi-million dollar judgment levied against him in that suit apparently remains unsatisfied. http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=634&Itemid=111 On the face of it, psychological astrology can simply be defined as a synthesis of psychology and astrology. But it is much more than that. Each discipline - astrology and psychology - is radically transformed and empowered by its marriage to the other. Indeed, there are so many correlations and possibilities for cross-fertilization that one could easily spend an entire lifetime exploring the connection. Suffice to say here that the resulting hybrid, which is sometimes called astropsychology , is analogous to the conversion of a WWI bi-plane into the space shuttle. http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=632&Itemid=7 Void of Course Moon for Sun 0˚ Taurus to 30˚ Gemini http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=631&Itemid=67 Modern Magik is really a combination of many things; spell casting, mathematics, ritual, chemistry or alchemy, meditation, dream analyses, astrology, knowledge of cycles, geometry, psychology and go ‘ol common sense! It is important to realise that magik is always in motion but we only feel its effect when our conscious is awakened. http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=630&Itemid=9 Card on which to meditate: Page of Rods http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=629&Itemid=9 Cards on which to meditate: Knight of Pentacles and the Hierophant http://www.astrologysociety.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=628&Itemid=95 “That diseases are occasioned by the influences of the planets is a doctrine as ancient as astrology, taught by the professors in every age….” - Mysterium Sigillorum, Israel Hiebner von Schneeberg, 1651 THE BIRTH CHART In order to assess a natal chart the birth details of the person are required. This information is entered into software and a map of the heavens at the time of birth depicting the seven planets and a few other glyphs are then entered onto a chart.