Elemental Magic and Astrology
presented by Lyndall McQuinn
Saturday 16th July
2-5 pm
South Melbourne Community Centre
Corner Park St and Ferrars Place,
MEL 2K B4
Members $7.50 – Non-Members $15
The concept of magic, and why we use it, is about allowing ourselves special moments in time to examine areas of our lives that we might want to change. The magic comes from us; we decide to shift or alter a thought, action, or situation at a given time so it may function in a different way in our lives. Magic does interact with unseen forces to create change in our everyday world. However, it needs our intent to make it work. The energies are with us every day and astrology gives a name to these energies and describes, via element and mode, how these energies operate. It is not a matter of needing special moments to interact with the energies; it is more about being aware of the energies every day and living/working with them.
Working with the elements is the basis of all magic. Most systems operate with four or five elements, and there are other systems that use more, but for the moment let’s just work with five.
To work with elements we need to work within wheels. A wheel is often used to contain, illustrate or define space. Wheels can then be broken down into many equal parts to illustrate various information. The wheels I will be working with in this talk are the Wiccan and the Astrological wheel. I will work firstly with the elements, then pentagrams and finally with lunar astrology.
About the Speaker
Lyndall McQuinn’s interest in Astrology began in the 1980’s. Over the course of 30 years, she established her own business, which is based in Daylesford, Australia. She also works from South Yarra, online through her website, and internationally.
Lyndall has brought together her passion for astrology, tarot, wicca, ritual, meditation, and personal development in a unique and grounded way. From her study of these fields, Lyndall has developed her own way of working with Astrology; a technique she has called Shamanic Astrology. Her five publications on Shamanic Astrology, Tarot and Astrological Ritual reflect her lifetime of study and practice in these fields.
Lyndall has taught Astrology in many situations over the last twenty-nine years, beginning within Lancaster County Prison USA in 1985. She has lead workshops at the Rainbow Festivals from 1986-1991, the Descent of Innanna Retreat for Womyn 1991, and independently from 1991. Lyndall has been a guest speaker at the Sydney Festival of Dreams, presented at the VAA and AANSW monthly meetings and the FAA Astrology Conference in 2016.
Contact Lyndall through her website www.lyndallmcquinn.com
Next Month:
Saturday 20th August 2016
Kerry Galea – Ancient Moon Gardening
and the VAA Booksale is during the break. See July and August Horizons for details.
Upcoming Lectures & Workshops*
- September Lecture – “Hidden Fire: the Inner Life of 11th Harmonic Aspects” presented by Roderick Kidston. Saturday 17.09.2016, 2-5pm
- Special VAA Workshop with Roderick Kidston. “Investigating New Fixed Stars” (subsidised for VAA members). Sunday 18.09.2016, 10am – 4pm
- October Lecture – “Astrology and Health” presented by Damian Rocks. Saturday 15.10.2016, 2-5pm
- November Lecture and VAA AGM – “Predicting Natural Disasters Through Family Patterns” presented by Glorija Lawrence. Saturday 19.11.2016, 2-5pm
* Subject to change