The Astrology of 2010:
You can now listen to our first ever Aquarius Severn podcast, in which we discuss The Astrology of 2010 and the UK General Election.
Hello!
Aquarius Severn is primarily an Astrological Society, with interests in related Aquarian Age subjects.
Apart from regular talks, we run astrology classes at different levels, twice-yearly workshops with national speakers, an annual summer solstice field trip and a celebratory meal in the depths of Winter (see below).
Apart from regular talks, we run astrology classes at different levels, twice-yearly workshops with national speakers, an annual summer solstice field trip and a celebratory meal in the depths of Winter (see below).
Our twice-monthly meetings are held from 8:00 to 10:00pm at 2 Wolseley Terrace, Cheltenham. Entry is £3.00 for members, £5.00 for non-members (prices unchanged since 2002). Membership costs £15 per year, and allows access to our library of books & mags.
Aquarius Severn is an open and friendly group - our talks attract people of all ages, and visitors are always welcome.
Further down this page you can see our current programme of talks, classes for beginners and astrology workshops. You can also sign up to our talk reminder service (see right) and receive our quarterly programme by email.
Aquarius Severn is an open and friendly group - our talks attract people of all ages, and visitors are always welcome.
Further down this page you can see our current programme of talks, classes for beginners and astrology workshops. You can also sign up to our talk reminder service (see right) and receive our quarterly programme by email.
All evening talks take place on alternate Thursday evenings, 8-10pm at 2 Wolseley Terrace, Oriel Road (£5.00, or £3.00 for members). Refreshments available. There is parking in the nearby Rodney Road car park, which is charged for up to 8pm, after which there is no charge.
Parking: There is some street parking in nearby Vittoria Walk, and behind Isbourne around The Queens Hotel.
Maps: See our location page for maps and detailed directions on how to get to us.
Our Astrology Days usually take place between 11am and 5pm at 2 Wolseley Terrace. Morning and afternoon refreshments are included, and lunch is available from the many nearby cafes and sandwich bars in nearby Montpellier.
Maps: See our location page for maps and detailed directions on how to get to us.
Our Astrology Days usually take place between 11am and 5pm at 2 Wolseley Terrace. Morning and afternoon refreshments are included, and lunch is available from the many nearby cafes and sandwich bars in nearby Montpellier.
Talk reminder service
Wished you hadn't missed another great evening at Aquarius Severn? Then sign up to receive a weekly email reminder! You will also receive the quarterly programme by email too.
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Latest programme
In addition to seeing our list of forthcoming talks below, you can also download our latest programme now. It is in Adobe Acrobat format, the highest quality for viewing and printing.
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The programme has other information besides the listing of talks, such as the dates of planetary phenomena of interest to astrologers, such as retrograde and stationary days, outer-planet aspects, ingresses etc.
Contacts
Graham Boston graham@aquariussevern.com
01242 228796
Vicky Jenkins vicky@aquariussevern.com
01242 695468
Kris Lee (treasurer) kris@aquariussevern.com
01451 822438
01242 228796
Vicky Jenkins vicky@aquariussevern.com
01242 695468
Kris Lee (treasurer) kris@aquariussevern.com
01451 822438
Sat 6th Feb, 7.15pm-:
Saturnalia!
This year our festive gathering will be at The Exmouth Arms in the Bath Road, Cheltenham, where we will have the upstairs room to ourselves. The menu includes vegetarian options, and a 3-course meal will cost £15-£19.
Come and escape the prevailing Saturn-Pluto square for an evening and discuss the year ahead with us! We will also be presenting some mystery charts for your delectation and delight...
The Booking deadline is January 31st. Please send a £10 (non-returnable) deposit to PO Box 156, Cheltenham GL52 3YQ (cheques made payable to Aquarius Severn) or via the Pay Now button below. Alternatively, bring your deposit to our first talk of the year next Thursday, January 21st (see above).
Come and escape the prevailing Saturn-Pluto square for an evening and discuss the year ahead with us! We will also be presenting some mystery charts for your delectation and delight...
The Booking deadline is January 31st. Please send a £10 (non-returnable) deposit to PO Box 156, Cheltenham GL52 3YQ (cheques made payable to Aquarius Severn) or via the Pay Now button below. Alternatively, bring your deposit to our first talk of the year next Thursday, January 21st (see above).
Deposit for Saturnalia: £10 (balance payable on night)
Menu
The menu is show below. Please make your choices and pay your deposit (see above) by January 31st at the latest. If there is more than one person in your party, please complete the form for yourself, then for each person in turn, giving their name and choices (but repeating your email address).
Thu 18th Feb, 8-10pm:
Asteroids & Goddesses: A New Look at an Old Sky
What are the asteroids? What do they mean? And how much do they matter to us as astrologers?
Polly’s overview of asteroid discovery highlights these themes. Focusing on four goddesses - Ceres, Pallas Athene, Vesta and Juno - she then explores how they can add colour and depth to our astrology. There will be opportunity to engage with these ideas experientially.
Polly Wallace is a local astrologer and a tutor for the Faculty of Astrological Studies. Her articles have been published in several astrological journals and currently she writes a monthly column for Inside Time, the national newspaper for prisoners. Polly co-founded Golden Arrows, an experiential astrology group.
Polly’s overview of asteroid discovery highlights these themes. Focusing on four goddesses - Ceres, Pallas Athene, Vesta and Juno - she then explores how they can add colour and depth to our astrology. There will be opportunity to engage with these ideas experientially.
Polly Wallace is a local astrologer and a tutor for the Faculty of Astrological Studies. Her articles have been published in several astrological journals and currently she writes a monthly column for Inside Time, the national newspaper for prisoners. Polly co-founded Golden Arrows, an experiential astrology group.
Thu 4th March, 8-10pm:
Astrological Ways of Looking at Relationships
A recurring theme for most of us in astrology is looking at relationships, and tonight we welcome back astrologer Jane Shelley who will be explaining the main techniques we can use to assess the interaction between two charts - and maybe improve our relating skills. The main techniques are Synastry – where you assess the contacts between two charts - and various Composite techniques, which represent the relationship by blending two sets of birth data into one chart. These methods complement each other to build a fuller picture of the relationship.
There may be time to take some charts from the audience. If you have a couple of charts you’d like Jane to look at (and have permission from the individuals concerned) please forward the data to kris@aquariussevern.com.
There may be time to take some charts from the audience. If you have a couple of charts you’d like Jane to look at (and have permission from the individuals concerned) please forward the data to kris@aquariussevern.com.
Thu 18th March, 8-10pm:
Happy New Year!
Chris Mitchell
No, this talk hasn’t been delayed! As astrologers, we know that Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, and the Spring Equinox is when the Sun moves into that sign. In England that was also when we celebrated the New Year, right up until 1752. For medieval astrologers, the start of the new year - and the New Moon or Full Moon preceding it - were of supreme importance, and the charts of these dates were crucial in determining how the year would go.
Astrologer Chris Mitchell, who runs the Arcturus Rising group in Bristol, looks at the astrological year through an unfamiliar lens.
Astrologer Chris Mitchell, who runs the Arcturus Rising group in Bristol, looks at the astrological year through an unfamiliar lens.
Thu 8th April, 8-10pm:
Astrology talk
Details to be posted soon.
Thu 29th April, 8-10pm:
How the Planets got their Names
... and what this means for their use in astrology.
In 1930, a young girl called Venetia suggested a name for a newly-discovered planet. She thought that Pluto would suit it. Although a wealth of other names were suggested, hers was the one finally chosen. Astrologer Cherry Gilchrist interviewed Venetia in her late 80s, to hear her story, and researched how other planets and celestial bodies acquired their names in previous times, as well as investigating the naming process for the rapidly-increasing number of sky objects being discovered today.
It's a fascinating mix of mythology and science, personal feuds and doting astronomer fathers, all influencing the final choice of names. And somehow - astrologers claim - the name leads to the mythology leads to meanings used in interpretation.
Cherry is a Stroud-based astrologer and author of numerous books on astrology, alchemy, tree of life and Russian folklore.
www.cherrygilchrist.co.uk
In 1930, a young girl called Venetia suggested a name for a newly-discovered planet. She thought that Pluto would suit it. Although a wealth of other names were suggested, hers was the one finally chosen. Astrologer Cherry Gilchrist interviewed Venetia in her late 80s, to hear her story, and researched how other planets and celestial bodies acquired their names in previous times, as well as investigating the naming process for the rapidly-increasing number of sky objects being discovered today.
It's a fascinating mix of mythology and science, personal feuds and doting astronomer fathers, all influencing the final choice of names. And somehow - astrologers claim - the name leads to the mythology leads to meanings used in interpretation.
Cherry is a Stroud-based astrologer and author of numerous books on astrology, alchemy, tree of life and Russian folklore.
www.cherrygilchrist.co.uk
Sunday 2nd. May, 11am - 5pm:
The Traditional made Modern
A WORKSHOP with Dr. Ben Dykes
If you came to Ben’s talk last year on the spiritual aspects of traditional astrology, you will remember what an excellent evening it was.
So we are pleased to be welcoming him back to expand upon the application of traditional astrology in the modern world.
We will be visiting a world of fewer planets and less subjectivity, but with additional techniques such as lots, profections, firdariyya and whole-sign houses - with an emphasis on objective results.
Despite being of ancient origin, these can be used - as we will see from some example charts - to approach interpretation and prediction in the modern world. Ben will then assist us in exploring some of these methods to add insight to our own birth charts and other horoscopes.
Don't miss the opportunity to work with this inspirational astrologer whilst he is on a short visit from the USA.
www.bendykes.com
Booking: Aquarius Severn and Astrological Association members £25. Non-members £30. If you are in receipt of a means-tested or disability benefit you may be entitled to a concessionary price of £15 - see below. Book at a meeting or by using the online payment facility below.
We review bookings two weeks before the workshop date and the event may be cancelled if there aren’t enough bookings at this stage. Please therefore help us to make sure the workshop runs by booking by 18th. April.Our concessionary rate of £15 is available for those in receipt of one of the following: Working tax credit, Pension credit, Income support (or income-based Jobseekers’ allowance), Housing/council tax benefit, Disability living allowance, Incapacity benefit (long-term). Proof of eligibility will be asked for when you attend.
If paying online, please print your Paypal receipt and present at the door on the evening. It acts as your ticket. Your name will also be on our guest list.
So we are pleased to be welcoming him back to expand upon the application of traditional astrology in the modern world.
We will be visiting a world of fewer planets and less subjectivity, but with additional techniques such as lots, profections, firdariyya and whole-sign houses - with an emphasis on objective results.
Despite being of ancient origin, these can be used - as we will see from some example charts - to approach interpretation and prediction in the modern world. Ben will then assist us in exploring some of these methods to add insight to our own birth charts and other horoscopes.
Don't miss the opportunity to work with this inspirational astrologer whilst he is on a short visit from the USA.
www.bendykes.com
Booking: Aquarius Severn and Astrological Association members £25. Non-members £30. If you are in receipt of a means-tested or disability benefit you may be entitled to a concessionary price of £15 - see below. Book at a meeting or by using the online payment facility below.
We review bookings two weeks before the workshop date and the event may be cancelled if there aren’t enough bookings at this stage. Please therefore help us to make sure the workshop runs by booking by 18th. April.Our concessionary rate of £15 is available for those in receipt of one of the following: Working tax credit, Pension credit, Income support (or income-based Jobseekers’ allowance), Housing/council tax benefit, Disability living allowance, Incapacity benefit (long-term). Proof of eligibility will be asked for when you attend.
If paying online, please print your Paypal receipt and present at the door on the evening. It acts as your ticket. Your name will also be on our guest list.
Thu 13th. May, 8-10pm:
Map Dowsing
Saturday 22nd. May, 2pm - 5pm
An Afternoon on Planet Narnia
Full year membership
Membership is renewable in April each year, although 6 month membership can be taken out from October 1st (see above).
Annual membership costs only £15 (or £22.50 for joint membership), and entitles you to a range of benefits, including:
In all you could save up to £50 over the year by joining Aquarius Severn in the Spring!
Annual membership costs only £15 (or £22.50 for joint membership), and entitles you to a range of benefits, including:
- reduced entrance fee (a saving of £2 per talk),
- a free astrological report
- access to our expanding library of astrology books
- discounts off books at Pilgrims in Gloucester, who sell books(including astrology books),tapes, CDs, Incense, Tarot decks and more, designed to give you a spiritual uplift and improve the quality of life.
In all you could save up to £50 over the year by joining Aquarius Severn in the Spring!
Half year membership
6 month membership can be taken out starting October 1st, for £7.50, or £11.25 for joint membership.
Download the 2009 Half-Year Membership Form (.pdf, 293k), complete and bring to the next talk. You can pay either at the talk or by using the facility below.
Please note that our free gift for members is only available when taking out annual membership during April of each year, and is not available when taking out half-year membership. Otherwise all the benefits of joining remain the same.
Payment
You can pay by credit or debit card using our new secure payment facility below, or alternatively, send a cheque, made payable to "Aquarius Severn", to The Studio, the Manor, Upper Slaughter, Cheltenham, GL54 2JG.
If you require a receipt, please print out your Paypal confirmation email.
Download the 2009 Half-Year Membership Form (.pdf, 293k), complete and bring to the next talk. You can pay either at the talk or by using the facility below.
Please note that our free gift for members is only available when taking out annual membership during April of each year, and is not available when taking out half-year membership. Otherwise all the benefits of joining remain the same.
Payment
You can pay by credit or debit card using our new secure payment facility below, or alternatively, send a cheque, made payable to "Aquarius Severn", to The Studio, the Manor, Upper Slaughter, Cheltenham, GL54 2JG.
If you require a receipt, please print out your Paypal confirmation email.
Astrology Classes for Beginners
To register your interest in astrology classes for beginners, please email us, stating your name, and whether you would prefer classes to be held in Cheltenham, Stroud or Gloucester. We will contact you when we have enough people registered to run a class of 10-14 students.
Click here to email register your interest.
NB we will not contact you for any other purpose, or pass your details on to any third party. If not already in receipt of our quarterly programme, please consider joining our Talk Reminder Service, below.
Click here to email register your interest.
NB we will not contact you for any other purpose, or pass your details on to any third party. If not already in receipt of our quarterly programme, please consider joining our Talk Reminder Service, below.
Library
Our library is growing, after we received a large donation of books recently, and we now have two library cupboards at 2 Wolseley Terrace. Members of Aquarius Severn can borrow books displayed at our talks and workshops, as well now as those we share with the Arcturus Rising group in Bristol, run by Chris Mitchell.
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Dr. Michael Ward, Chaplain of St Peter's College, Oxford, is a leading expert on the works of C.S. Lewis, author of Planet Narnia and subject of the TV documentary The Narnia Code. Come and hear this engaging speaker tell how he unravelled the thread in the Narnia books that had eluded scholars and devotees for years - C.S. Lewis deliberately constructed the Chronicles of Narnia out of the imagery of the seven planets which revolved around Earth and exerted influences over people and events.
They were part of a traditional symbolic system that he found poetically rich and imaginatively satisfying. He also valued the idea of planetary influences, feeling that the modern, materialistic view of the planets needed to be counterbalanced. This afternoon is a must for Narnia fans, and for everyone a fascinating story of the archetypal forces behind a set of literary classics.
Lewis was not a follower of astrology in the modern sense, but it is nevertheless of interest to explore his life from this perspective. Astrologers Kris Lee and Graham Boston will conclude the afternoon by looking at Lewis’s life and career from a contemporary astrological viewpoint.
http://www.planetnarnia.com
Aquarius Severn and Astrological Association members £8. Non-members £10. If you are in receipt of a means-tested or disability benefit you may be entitled to a concessionary price of £6 - contact us for details. Book at a meeting or by using the online payment facility below.
We review bookings two weeks before the event date and it may be cancelled if there aren’t enough bookings at this stage. Please therefore help us to make sure the event runs by booking by 8th. May.
They were part of a traditional symbolic system that he found poetically rich and imaginatively satisfying. He also valued the idea of planetary influences, feeling that the modern, materialistic view of the planets needed to be counterbalanced. This afternoon is a must for Narnia fans, and for everyone a fascinating story of the archetypal forces behind a set of literary classics.
Lewis was not a follower of astrology in the modern sense, but it is nevertheless of interest to explore his life from this perspective. Astrologers Kris Lee and Graham Boston will conclude the afternoon by looking at Lewis’s life and career from a contemporary astrological viewpoint.
http://www.planetnarnia.com
Aquarius Severn and Astrological Association members £8. Non-members £10. If you are in receipt of a means-tested or disability benefit you may be entitled to a concessionary price of £6 - contact us for details. Book at a meeting or by using the online payment facility below.
We review bookings two weeks before the event date and it may be cancelled if there aren’t enough bookings at this stage. Please therefore help us to make sure the event runs by booking by 8th. May.
Trailer of Michael Ward in The Narnia Code documentary …
Thu 10th. June, 8-10pm:
Jupiter conjunct Uranus !
After seven years in watery Pisces, Uranus arrives in Aries on 28th. May to be joined by Jupiter just over a week later - Join us as we tune into the thirteen-year cycle of these exciting and expansive planets - as they conjunct right at the beginning of the Zodiac. All systems go !
More details to follow.
More details to follow.