Hello!

Since 1981, Aquarius Severn has provided a forum for astrology and related subjects, encouraging exchange of ideas, learning and an exploration of the nature and meaning of astrology.

We provide a gathering place where you can find out more about the many facets of this fascinating subject. Our talks are an opportunity to meet with people from a variety of backgrounds and ages with a shared interest and experience of astrology.
Wolseley Terrace, CheltenhamThe Isbourne
​We hold monthly talks and lectures (prior to the pandemic this was at The Isbourne in Cheltenham), and on occasions astrology classes and workshops with national speakers, together with occasional social walks and meals.

Our usual talk format includes:
  • a 1-hour talk by an invited speaker
  • 15m Q&A session
  • 30m relaxed informal conversation

Below you can see our current programme. You can also sign up to our talk reminder service (see right).

Aquarius Severn, which has been hosting talks, classes, workshops and social events since 1981, is a not-for-profit society run by volunteers, whose aim is to educate and bring astrology to a wider audience.

Can you help Aquarius Severn?

The Aquarius Severn Astrology Society is run on a voluntary basis by a committee and helpers, so we're always keen to hear from folk who are interested in helping us or standing for election to the Committee.

Please get in touch if that interests you and we can tell you more! 

Specific tasks the Society needs help with are:
  • Treasurer - You don’t need to be an accountant or an astrologer, but familiarity with spreadsheets is necessary, and there will be a handover period.
  • Video editing - Someone with good video-editing software skills.
  • Publicity & Social Media - Press releases, Twitter, Facebook, advertising, email event notifications.

Involvement in the Society can entail overseeing one or more tasks or can be at a committee level. If you would like to help to keep the Society going, please get in touch with Kris or Christine by email via our contact page.
Current Programme
Our talks are online!
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to scroll down to our guide on how you can join us live for our talks

Thurs. 1st December 7:30pm (UK time). Entrance from 7.15pm
Jupiter - the good, the bad and the ugly
with Adrian Duncan

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The beliefs you gravitate to are shown by Jupiter. As events in the news so often show, when Jupiter is heavily aspected, the effect of beliefs can turn ugly. Pursuing beliefs as an end can end in tears. Jupiter shows how we shape experience, obscuring perception. This talk explores how we can liberate ourselves by identifying and changing limiting belief.

Adrian Duncan has had a full-time astrology practice since 1985, is a former editor of The Astrological Journal and is author of Doing Time on Planet Earth and is World of Wisdom astrology software. Adrian (and Aquarius Severn) were ahead of the curve as Adrian presented an online talk for us as long ago as 2009!

www.astrowow.com

You must register in advance for this webinar.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting.

To attend on the evening, click the 'Click Here to Join' link in your registration email.

How to donate:

Aquarius Severn is a non-profit group run by a volunteer committee and helpers.

If you are able to give a small donation of £1 to £3 GBP (£1 is approximately US$1.40 or €1.15 - check current rates or see what £1 is in your own currency) when you register for one of our online talks, it will help us cover our monthly Zoom fees and to continue bringing you great astrological speakers. We're very grateful for any donations and you can donate more if you wish. 

Please do not feel obliged however as we recognise that many are experiencing financial difficulties in the current situation.

​To donate by card or paypal, select how much wish to give and click the button below. You can donate for multiple talks by adding donations to your shopping cart, then going to the checkout. For donations via bank transfer or cheque, please contact our Treasurer Kris at kris@aquariussevern.com.
Thank you for donating :-)

Thurs. 5th. January 2023  7:30pm (UK time). Entrance from 7.15pm
Turning of the year
with the Aquarius Severn Committee

A quick look back at last year's astrology before looking forward to the new year.  In tonight's talk we'll consider the context of the outer planets in our lives over the last few years as we gear up for big changes with Saturn moving into Pisces and Pluto dipping its toes into Aquarius. 

We'll also look at this year's eclipses and there will be an opportunity for attendees to contribute to a discussion on drawing the positives from this year's astrology.
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You must register in advance for this webinar.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting.

To attend on the evening, click the 'Click Here to Join' link in your registration email.

How to donate:

Aquarius Severn is a non-profit group run by a volunteer committee and helpers.

If you are able to give a small donation of £1 to £3 GBP (£1 is approximately US$1.40 or €1.15 - check current rates or see what £1 is in your own currency) when you register for one of our online talks, it will help us cover our monthly Zoom fees and to continue bringing you great astrological speakers. We're very grateful for any donations and you can donate more if you wish. 

Please do not feel obliged however as we recognise that many are experiencing financial difficulties in the current situation.

​To donate by card or paypal, select how much wish to give and click the button below. You can donate for multiple talks by adding donations to your shopping cart, then going to the checkout. For donations via bank transfer or cheque, please contact our Treasurer Kris at kris@aquariussevern.com.
Thank you for donating :-)

Thurs. 2nd February 2023  7:30pm (UK time). Entrance from 7.15pm
Pluto in Aquarius
with Bernard Eccles

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Big changes in the way we all live are imminent : after sixteen years in Capricorn, Pluto will dip into Aquarius on 23 March, retrograding into Capricorn on 11 June before returning to Aquarius - for twenty years - on 20 January 2024. 

Some people hope the sign change will push us towards a fairer and more humane society, in line with the best Aquarian precepts; others fear the growth of Artificial Intelligence, keeping us all under constant surveillance and creating a new society of enforced equality.

To help us grasp this major shift, Bernard will be looking at why we interpret Pluto the way we do, and how we got its symbolic vocabulary and how that will feed into the sign change.

And what about the fact that Pluto is approaching its maximum declination soon? Should we be worried? 

Bernard Eccles has been teaching and lecturing in astrology for over twenty years. A prominent member of the Astrological Lodge of London since 1978, he was its President twice between 1988 and 1995. He taught 'Techniques of Prediction' courses at the Marylebone-Passington Institue for seven years, and now teaches short courses for the Lodge and at the Faculty of Astrological Studies Summer Schools. In recent years he has been closely involved in the Sophia Project and the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University College. In his commercial guise, he writes sunsign columns for magazines worldwide, and his books have sold over half a million copies.

Bernard has given many talks at Aquarius Severn both in person and online and we are pleased to welcome him again.

You must register in advance for this webinar.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting.

To attend on the evening, click the 'Click Here to Join' link in your registration email.

How to donate:

Aquarius Severn is a non-profit group run by a volunteer committee and helpers.

If you are able to give a small donation of £1 to £3 GBP (£1 is approximately US$1.40 or €1.15 - check current rates or see what £1 is in your own currency) when you register for one of our online talks, it will help us cover our monthly Zoom fees and to continue bringing you great astrological speakers. We're very grateful for any donations and you can donate more if you wish. 

Please do not feel obliged however as we recognise that many are experiencing financial difficulties in the current situation.

​To donate by card or paypal, select how much wish to give and click the button below. You can donate for multiple talks by adding donations to your shopping cart, then going to the checkout. For donations via bank transfer or cheque, please contact our Treasurer Kris at kris@aquariussevern.com.
Thank you for showing your appreciation

Thurs. 2nd March 2023  7:30pm (UK time). Entrance from 7.15pm
Discovering the Personal Daimon:
Fate and Destiny in Your Birth Chart
with Cat Rose Neligan

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The daimon goes by many names and guises. For some, it’s their Holy Guardian Angel. For others, it’s their calling. Others see it as trickster, or worse, a demon.

In this talk, we explore the cultural variations on the daimon, the origins of it and why it’s been so sought after (intellectually, spiritually or otherwise) for thousands of years.

We’ll focus on the use of astrology to understand the personal daimon, identify your own daimonic experiences and explore how it shows up for you, using your birth chart.

Cat Rose incorporates astrology into her work coaching creative introverts, helping artists, writers, musicians, and all kinds of creatives to better understand themselves, identify their calling, and share their work with the world.​ You can find her website at Cat Rose Astrology.

You must register in advance for this webinar.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting.

To attend on the evening, click the 'Click Here to Join' link in your registration email.

How to donate:

Aquarius Severn is a non-profit group run by a volunteer committee and helpers.

If you are able to give a small donation of £1 to £3 GBP (£1 is approximately US$1.40 or €1.15 - check current rates or see what £1 is in your own currency) when you register for one of our online talks, it will help us cover our monthly Zoom fees and to continue bringing you great astrological speakers. We're very grateful for any donations and you can donate more if you wish. 

Please do not feel obliged however as we recognise that many are experiencing financial difficulties in the current situation.

​To donate by card or paypal, select how much wish to give and click the button below. You can donate for multiple talks by adding donations to your shopping cart, then going to the checkout. For donations via bank transfer or cheque, please contact our Treasurer Kris at kris@aquariussevern.com.
Thanks for showing your appreciation

Thurs. 6th April 2023  7:30pm (UK time BST). Entrance from 7.15pm
NOTE: UK daylight saving time 
Our next talk
… details here soon

Our online talks

In order to support our astrological community during the coronavirus pandemic we moved our talks online and will continue online for the foreseeable future. For locals - in Gloucestershire, England - we also have occasional social get-togethers.

You can watch some of our previous webinars on our YouTube channel.

​Timings

Our webinars (which use the popular Zoom platform) start at our usual time of 7.25pm (but please join from 7.15pm in order to settle in) and most will end at 8.45pm (including a 15m Q&A session at the end).

After the webinar ends there will be a further half an hour or so in which you are free to stay on and make contact with friends and acquaintances or just 'hang out' in the company of fellow astrology enthusiasts :-)
Donations

Aquarius Severn is a non-profit group run by a volunteer committee and helpers.

If you are able to give a small donation of £1 to £3 GBP (£1 is approximately US$1.40 or €1.15 - check current rates or see what £1 is in your own currency) when you register for one of our online talks, it will help us cover our monthly Zoom fees and to continue bringing you great astrological speakers. We're very grateful for any donations and you can donate more if you wish.

Please do not feel obliged however as we recognise that many are experiencing financial difficulties in the current situation.

​To donate by card or paypal, go the the appropriate 'Paypal donate' button below and select how much wish to give. You can donate for multiple talks by adding donations to your shopping cart, then going to the checkout. For donations via bank transfer or cheque, please contact our Treasurer Kris at kris@aquariussevern.com.
​If you don't already subscribe, please sign up to our newsletter and get reminders about forthcoming webinars.
Using Zoom

For best results download the Zoom Client for Meetings on your computer or laptop. We recommend you do this now so that you are familiar with Zoom before attending your first webinar or meeting. The software will also automatically download when click the 'Click here to Join' link in your webinar registration email.

You can also experience our webinars on a tablet or smartphone - though we don't recommend the latter unless you've got very good eyesight since the presenters will be sharing horoscope chartwheels on the screen. To do so, download the Zoom Cloud Meetings app (free) at Google Play or on the Apple App Store (iPad and iPhone only).
No microphone or speakers? No problem!

If you don't have speakers (or a microphone) on or attached to your computer, don't worry, you can use a phone to listen to the talk and to speak during the social parts of the event. In the email invitations Zoom sends out when you register for a webinar, UK, US and French phone numbers to call, plus the meeting ID and password, will be included, as well as a link if calling from other countries.
Important - Your Privacy

Please be aware that if you keep your video camera/webcam switched on in a Zoom meeting that you - and what is behind you in your room - can be seen by other attendees. If you are concerned about your privacy, you can turn your camera off by clicking the 'Video' button and participants will see only a black square with your name on it. You can also rename yourself, for example using your first name only.

Aquarius Severn records the presentation section of most of our webinars and may make these available online via our YouTube account. Please be assured however that we will not include faces or other personally identifiable information. During the webinar whilst the speaker shares their presentation you may be able to see the other participants' faces, but their (and your) video thumbnails will not be included in our recordings.

We do not allow attendees to record our Zoom webinars but please be aware that an attendee can record and share the webinar online if he or she possesses the right software or technical skill.
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Get updates on your mobile: www.twitter.com/AquariusSevern or visit us on Facebook (Aquarius Severn Astrology Society).

Nearby astrology groups

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Oxford Astrology Group
hosts regular workshops with top astrologers, for which Aquarius Severn members pay a concessionary rate.
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Birmingham Astrology Group
meet on the 1st Saturday of each month.
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Bath Astrologers' Forum
Seems to be suspended for the time being.

Other online talks

The UK Astrological Association have a listing of online talks by various groups.

Contacts

Pamela Armstrong 
pamela@aquariussevern.com
Christine Cleere  
christine@aquariussevern.com
Gillian Crawford
gillian@aquariussevern.com
Kris Lee (treasurer) kris@aquariussevern.com

Donations

Aquarius Severn is run on a not-for-profit basis by the unpaid committee and other volunteer helpers. Since we have moved online, our expenses are our monthly Zoom fees, speaker fees, and occasional software fees - for example to help us manage emailing registrants who aren't on our mailing list.

You can support us by giving a small donation per talk, using the donation button within each talk description. Please do not feel obliged however as we recognise that many are experiencing financial difficulties in the current situation.

Library

Our library (available to members only) is growing, after we received a large donation of books recently, and we 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 Bristol and Bath Astrology Circle.
aquarius_severn_book_list.pdf
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Astrological Symbols

Yes we know the Sun, Moon and Node (and possibly Chiron and Pluto) aren't "planets", but it's the shorthand way of referring to them!
Table of Planet Glyphs

Free birthchart with interpretation!
Fill in the form on the left and click 'Select Service'. For a free birthchart and brief interpretation, select 'Astrology Report'. Other reports, some paid, are also available.
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Alternatively, for a birthchart you can store and print, click here to go to the Free Birthchart page at Astro.com. Astro.com has many resources available for free, and more if you create a free account with them. You can bring your printed birthchart to our talks. 

For an interpretation, it is probably best to have a consultation with an astrologer, as it is easy to be overwhelmed by the information contained in printed or web interpretations.