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.

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. 

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).

WE APOLOGISE, BUT WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL OUR TALK TONIGHT DUE TO A LAST-MINUTE BEREAVEMENT FOR OUR SPEAKER. We hope to arrange another talk on the subject later this year.

Crystals have long been used for adornment in the form of cut stones, but their magical and healing properties are less well-known and more surprising. For example, they can be used to attract love and romance, absorb negative emanations from computers or to enhance wealth and prosperity. In this talk, Liz Manison will describe how to choose, use and care for crystals, and how they may be used for healing and support on your spiritual path.

Liz Manison is a holistic therapist and teacher in the field of energy work such as crystal healing, and healing systems such as reiki, colour therapy, and shamanic techniques.

As we head towards Imbolc, and the return of the light after the darkness of winter, we will look at how we might nurture the seeds of our creative dreams. Can an awareness of the ascendant, and the subsequent cycle of the sun through our birthchart help us in moving towards our dreams and tune in to our own creative cycle ? Using this process to support creativity requires only a basic knowledge of your birth chart.

Isla Pearson is a Stroud-based artist and astrologer who uses the tools of The Artist’s Way and astrology to focus her work.
www.islapearson.co.uk

We are sorry that this talk has been cancelled owing to difficult travel conditions, BUT :

Astrology of 2010 and the UK General Election podcast available now.

If astrology represents a valid model of reality, then we are looking at big changes this year. Uranus moves into Aries, joined a week later by Jupiter, which has sped through Pisces in only four-and-a-half months. Saturn will be hovering on the cusp of Virgo and Libra, hence in opposition to Uranus and Jupiter, with a square to Pluto thrown in the mix. Mars spends the whole first half of the year in Leo and throughout August and September will be moving closely along with Venus in the evening skies. The year ends with the dawn of the Winter Solstice seeing a total lunar eclipse.

We will step (literally!) into some of the important charts for the year, move on to make some affirmations for change in the world and consider the year in relation to our own birth charts.