NCGR 2010 Conference, Planetary Revolution: Geocosmic Alchemy II

The program is rich and varied, with stimulating lectures in five tracks, luncheon keynotes with Richard Tarnas (Creating the Future: the Weighty Privilege of Astrological Knowledge) on Friday, Robert Hand (What are we Doing Anyway?) on Saturday, and Arch Crawford (Astrology and the Dow Jones) on Sunday, plus fabulous pre and post-conference seminars that cover topics ranging from financial astrology to evolutionary astrology to the history of astrology to mundane astrology. And of course we will have our traditional Saturday evening banquet, graduation ceremony, and entertainment with Michael Lutin, as well as morning yoga with Mark Wolz, hospitality sponsored by AFAN, and many, many surprises. You just have to be there to see and hear it all.

 
Below are descriptions of the pre-conference and post-conference workshops to choose from, followed by a list of speakers. Please note some updates in our schedule. Nick Campion and Robert Blaschke will be unable to attend, but in their place will be Roy Gillett (who is doing the Mundane Astrology workshop) and Tracy Marks.

Pre-Conference Workshops.

Wednesday, February 24. 10:00 AM-3:30 PM.

Christeen Skinner: Astro-Financials. In this workshop, and focusing on commodity prices as well as sharp movements in the DOW and NASDAQ, we will analyze the key trading days since Pluto arrived in Capricorn. Then, using this understanding we will forecast the key dates in 2010 and early part of 2011.

Richard Tarnas: The Comic Genius: An Archetypal Perspective. We will explore the nature of comedic creativity from several overlapping approaches-depth psychology, cultural history, biography, politics-with archetypal astrology as the encompassing perspective that integrates all the rest. Using natal and transit analysis, we will consider major figures in the history of modern comedy from Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers through Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Peter Sellers, Woody Allen, Monty Python, and many more. Brief clips of individual performances will be viewed during the workshop as a basis for the analysis. This workshop is based on a graduate seminar that Richard Tarnas and John Cleese taught together this past year at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.
 
Wednesday, February 24. 4:00-7:00 PM. 

Mark Kuenzel. Technology for Astrologers. 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. podcasting, and using screen movies in your consultations, and much more.
 
Thursday February 25..

9:00 AM-6:00 PM. Facilitated by Chris Brennan. History of Astrology Research Symposium. Moving Forward, Looking Back: Future Directions in Post-Modern Astrology. Explore the recent research that is being done in the development and transmission of specific astrological techniques and concepts in various ancient astrological traditions from the Babylonian period through the late Renaissance and identify important developments that have taken  place in the modern period. with Nick Dagan Best, Chris Brennan, Gary Christen, Ronnie Gale Dreyer, Benjamin Dykes, Demetra George, Rob Hand, Ken Irving, Richard Tarnas.
 
10:00 AM-6:00 PM. NCGR-Professional Astrologers Alliance (PAA). The Working Astrologer. Moderated by Grace Morris. Learn to set up an astrology practice from NCGR-PAA Board members who have successfully made astrology their profession. Topics include the establishment and development of a practice in astrology, business practices, identifying your market, public relations and marketing techniques, presentation skills including public speaking, teaching, writing and electronic media, client preparation, ethics and listening. With Madalyn Hillis-Dineen, Joan Kellogg, Misty Kuceris, Joyce Levine, John Marchesella, Joe Polise, Gloria Star. 

Post-Conference Workshops. 

Monday, March 1. 10:00 AM-3:30 PM.

Roy Gillett. Seeing and Solving World Problems with Mundane Astrology. Following Kepler's very modern view of the role of astrology, we will seek advice from the charts of nations, events and the leading people involved. The focus will be particularly upon the astro-narrative of the Middle East crisis dating back to 70 CE, and the prospects for USA, China and the world economy as we face the Pluto return of the Industrial Revolution. 

Steven Forrest:  Introduction to Evolutionary Astrology. Integrating ancient metaphysics and modern psychology, Evolutionary Astrology reframes conventional astrology in the light of that fusion. Freedom and choice dominate the system. In the light of the idea of reincarnation, every planet and point in the chart represents a pre-existing dilemma, far older than your birth certificate that promises a possible resolution of that dilemma. As we take our conventional delineations into this evolutionary context, we move beyond description into Prescription.

 
Financial and Mundane Track. Shelley Ackerman, David Beazley, Gary Christen, Roy Gillett, Misty Kuceris, Joyce Levine, Ray Merriman, Grace Morris, Christeen Skinner, Jackie Slevin, Georgia Stathis

Consulting Track. Priscilla Costello, Monica Dimino, Eric Francis, Kitty Hatcher, Tad Mann, John Marchesella, Eileen McCabe, Glenn Perry, Joe Polise, Shirley Soffer, Mark Wolz.

General Track. Nick Dagan Best, Janet Booth, Monica Escalante, Steven Forrest, Baris Ilhan, Tracy Marks, Laura Nalbandian, Maria Kay Simms, Gloria Star, Pat Taglilatelo, Donna Van Toen

Specialties Track. Gary Caton, Ronnie Gale Dreyer, Carolyn Egan, Judith Goldberg, Madalyn Hillis-Dineen, Ken Irving, Lynn Koiner, Arlene Nimark, Bruce Scofield, Liane Thomas Wade, Leigh Westin

Research & History Track. Chris Brennan, Adam Gainsburg, Demetra George, Alphee Lavoie and the Gators, Richard Nelson, Frank Piechoski, Christopher Renstrom, Wendy Stacey.
 

The complete schedule for the NCGR Boston Conference is at the link below.

http://geocosmic.org/conf/GeoAlchemyII%20Program%20Schedule.pdf. 

You can download our brochure as well at www.geocosmic.org, and if you do not have one and wish to receive one, please contact Liane Thomas Wade, NCGR Secretary, execsec@geocosmic.org

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After using the Composite Chart to analyze relationship dynamics for many years, I tried the Davison Relationship Chart. Still less widely used and known, this in an amazingly accurate indicator of the nature of any relationship. Because of the method used to calculate the Davison chart, there is an actual date, time and location to work with. This opens up the possibility to use progressions, solar returns and any other method to track the future, the same as you would with any other natal chart. I call the Davison Chart the Birthday of the relationship.

Some folks yearn for a committed relationship but never seem to find one that's "right" for them. Some committed partners long to be free while others choose to stay together for decades. In this lecture we'll discuss relationship possibilities and look at the charts of some famous and infamous couples.

The Los Angeles Chapter of NCGR meets the third Thursday night of each month. We meet for the months of September through June each year.  

(Baris Ilhan sent us this new photo of Artemis, right. Around her neck are zodical symbols.)