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Founded in 1987, the Human Design System is self-exploration system that honours the individual, being designed for the 21 century. Human Design synthesises ancient traditions such as astrology, the I Ching, the chakra system and the Kabbalah with a blend of modern sciences of genetics and quantum mechanics to create a genetic blueprint of each individual's unique nature. Called the Human Design BodyGraph, it is a synthesis of 2 astrological calculations derived from your birth data. In this lecture we will explore the history and foundations of the Human Design, the Bodygraph and mandala, key HD elements such as Type and Authority and the importance of Saturn, Uranus and Chiron within HD. Make sure you download your personal Human Design Bodygraph chart for the lecture replay! -
Julian Venables presents enlightenment for astrologers, and demonstrates how it can be found in the Birth Chart by showing you how to shift your perception from Third-person Heliocentric consciousness to First-person Geocentric consciousness. This talk is an easy philosophical journey that will show you the difference between awareness and consciousness - which is the difference between Primary Motion (angles & houses) and Secondary Motion (planets on the Ecliptic) an important consideration in this time of awakening, with Pluto now in Aquarius. Julian's theory helps to create the bridge to unify traditional and modern psychological astrology through an understanding of perception- of how to 'see' the world. This talk will also include the real secret of the "Rising Sign", and what a "Transit" really is, as well as the opening of your Third Eye, your 'All-Seeing Eye'. We will journey with Dante through the Paradise, and realise why Shakespeare called his theatre the Globe. -
In Chinese Astrology, 2025 is the year of Wood Snake, delivering a strong Fire energy. There was no Fire in the annual energies since 2017, thus, we are called to re-orient ourselves towards positive aspects of Fire: inspiration, optimism, hope, success and expansion. At the same time, we need to be aware of potential shadow aspects of Fire: erratic, explosive behaviour and events and fanaticism. In 2025 and 2026 we will witness four major planets changing signs. This speaks of major transformation in our lives and the world we live in. How can we harness these high-vibrational energies, urging us to expand and transform? How can we ensure we do not get carried away by Fire's exciting influence and utilize it in a creative and productive way? This year, the Mother archetype holds the key... Includes video and slides -
We are at the threshold of monumental changes to the world we live in and a deep transformation of the human consciousness. Chinese Astrology highlights 2024 as a milestone year, marking the commencement of the Age of Fire, which will last 20 years. As this new year began, we had our first New Moon of the year, in the power-packed sign of Capricorn. This supports my three-word forecast for 2024: it’s about power. An enormous power is waking up in the world now. Will it enhance governments and armies, or will it wake up humanity to fight for freedom and create a new world? How can we work constructively with so much power activating so many aspects of our lives?
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Known as the ‘better’ of the cadent houses, the 3rd and the 9th houses are often ignored or simply glossed over in modern astrological practice. Tradition, however, shows there is much to be gained by understanding the origins of these houses and their meanings. Includes lecture notes as a PDF. -
Lecture from Sat 18 October, 2025 "Looking for Love in all of the right places" Why do we feel the pull to travel, relocate, or explore far-off lands? For many, the answer lies in the heart. In this lecture, renowned astrologer Stephanie Johnson dives into one of the most romantic motivations for moving and that is the quest for love. Using the powerful tool of Astro cartography, Stephanie reveals how your natal chart holds the keys to finding connection, intimacy, and relationship opportunities around the globe. Learn how to track the most potent Astro mapping lines for love and how to align your or your client’s location choices with your cosmic potential. Whether you or your client is searching for a soulmate, open to meaningful encounters, or simply wants to understand how location shapes relationships, this talk will give you fresh insights and practical tools to map the journey. (Please note: The recording download file is 544MB in size, please allow time to download in full) -
Lecture from Sat 20 September 2025 We are currently living in Saturn Neptune times. As these two planets traverse the last degrees of Pisces for one last time before their conjunction at zero degree Aries in February 2026, we are witnessing elements of our world dissolving, as we seek to create a new vision for humanity and for the planet. Historically, Saturn-Neptune conjunctions have ushered in significant cultural shifts and changes in social ideology. They provide a time that forces global reimagining and a breaking down of the social structures they have become too rigid and controlling. Now, with this conjunction in Aries, we are being urged to turn dreams into reality by merging the grounded lessons of Saturn with Neptune’s call for a new vision. In Aries, with its urge for self-assertion, it calls us to boldly step into a new identity and stand up for what we believe in. Join us for a deep dive into this powerful alignment and discover how to embrace the Saturn-Neptune conjunction to unlock new possibilities in your own life. We will explore:- The call of this Saturn Neptune conjunction in Aries and what it means for the world at this time.
- How the Saturn Neptune invitation you are being called to embrace, not just now but also across your lifetime.
- How the elemental nature of the conjunction provides important clues as to the Saturn Neptune ‘remedy’ necessary for you at this point in your life.
- Practical tools and insights for navigating this conjunction in your own chart and how to embrace its transformative power in your life and practice.
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The Solar Return chart gives us a glimpse of the incidental images that will likely surround us for the year. Finding a place in our lives for the significant planetary signatures found within the Solar Return chart can help us to create purposeful opportunities for ourselves. Most planetary signatures can be put to use when we align our personal goals with the lots given to us that year. In this talk, we explore the idea of remediation in line with the concept of fate and freewill and will look at the Solar Return chart to see which parts of our lives are more fixed in course and which are more adaptable through conscious effort. -
Chinese Year of the Water Tiger presented by Vic Ketis
This lecture looks at the dynamics and potentials of 2022, the Chinese Year of the Water Tiger. After 6 - 8 years dominated by the cooler constraining elements of Earth and Metal and Water, but particularly Metal, the Tiger ushers in the ‘Wood’ element. Wood is the element of creativity, birth, new growth, freedom, expression, movement forward, new ideology, initiatives, and breaking free, all of which we are seeing and you may be experiencing. Four Pillars of Destiny is Solar based astrology, and examines the elemental and energy dynamics of a Year. The solar New Year began on February 4 (as it always does) and the lunar New Year on February 1. Each Chinese Year is defined by 2 characters, a Yin foundational character and its associated Yang counterpart. They are shown in a column formation, called a Pillar. The lecture will give some introduction and background to the Year and the meaning of the elemental configuration. -
Synodic Cycles: Interpreting Planetary Phases - presented by Shu Yap
When we look at any chart as a frozen image in time, it can be easy to forget that we’re actually looking at a living sky with continually moving stars. In reality, each planet has its own individual journey, experiencing different phases along their path and changing their archetypal behaviours along the way. In this talk, we introduce the topic of Synodic Cycles to help us understand the individual journey of each planet and to gain a deeper understanding of how they behave in any predictive or natal astrology chart. Concepts such as orientation, visibility, phasis, cazimi and maximum elongation will be explored. Observing the synodic cycles and the planetary phases gives us an understanding of the larger context behind each planet, allowing us to make more nuanced interpretations about them. It also helps us to broaden our 2D perspective of computer-generated charts and translate this into a 3D observation of the sky. -
During my past three trips to Egypt, my gaze has always been upward memorized by the star maps, decans, and the zodiac panels on the ceilings of temples and tombs. One of the oldest celestial sky maps found in Egypt are those in the astronomical ceiling of Senenmut's Tomb, who was the architect of Hatshepsut, the female Pharoah from the 18th Dynasty ( 1499BC-1458 BC). In March this year, I was lucky to have been given the keys to open this tomb for our group as we were given special permission to go inside. It is not usually open for tourists as it’s a very small space. During my lecture, I show my photos and explain the astrological and astronomical symbolism in this tomb, and more from other temples like Esna and Dendera. Join me on my virtual mystical and magical tour of Egypt! -
Using Geodetic and Astro Maps
Join Julija for an afternoon exploring Astro-Cartography and Geodetic Maps. Astro-Cartography maps are astrology charts projected onto the map of the world where we can easily see where planets rise, set culminate and anti-culminate. Geodetic Maps are simply a fixed zodiac system drawn onto the map of the world, into which we insert astrology charts. Find out the difference and where and how to use them for different purposes, for travel, relocation, solar returns, horary, mundane charts and more.