The Astrological Society of Princeton, N.J., Inc.

173 So. Harrison St. Princeton, N.J. 08540


Meeting Schedule:

Our meetings are normally held on the first Sunday of the month, October through June.  NOTE: Monthly meetings start at 2:00 PM.

Location:

Plainsboro Public Library, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ. See directions to library under November meeting; an interactive map and more details can be found on http://aspnj.org/plainsboro_directions.html.




Sunday, October 4th 2009 (2:00 PM)

Gary Christen, "The New Astrology."  As astrologers, we have seen many schools of thought pass through our field like cars on the highway. Some have had great use and have changed our techniques and viewpoints. Others have just passed by either too slowly or sped by without being fully appreciated. The current resurgence of interest in astrology's past is leading to a bounty of positive change for astrology's future.

Gary will describe the vital techniques and viewpoints that are being realized from astrology's reexamination – ideas that will shape the astrology of the future. (While known as a Uranian astrologer, Gary will be treating this specialty as only a contributing factor in astrology's overall evolution.) Gary sees astrology as one of the conceptual keys that will usher in a whole new human paradigm, and believes that the dawn of the real New Age is now within sight. Astrology should play a vital role in this new model, but it must first undergo a major evolution. Come see where we are heading and learn about the new possibilities before us.

GARY CHRISTEN is a well-known practitioner of Uranian Astrology, which he has evolved into modern Symmetrical Astrology. An astrologer since his teens, he is the first person in modern times awarded an accredited B.A. degree in Astrology (Livingston College, Rutgers University, 1974 -- assisted and made possible by our own Dr. Kenneth Negus). An international lecturer, Gary has been teaching since the early seventies. A professional astrologer since 1969, Gary co-founded Astrolabe, Inc., assisting the development of many Astrolabe products. He is currently perfecting the Nova ChartWheels program and teaching Symmetrical Astrology, both of which he considers representative of the future of astrology. His website is http://www.alabe.com.

Sunday, November 1st 2009 (2:00 PM)

Jeri London, “Financial Astrology and the Economy.”  With all that is going on financially it’s important to be aware of astrological cycles in your own chart as well as on the world axis. Getting a snapshot of the upcoming years can be significantly helpful for formulating a plan and keeping yourself in balance. In addition to examining astrological data, we will briefly discuss how to raise our vibration for attracting prosperity and abundance regardless of challenging times. Bring your charts.


Sunday, Dec. 6th, 2009

The annual ASP Christmas Party, to be held at a restaurant in the Princeton area. 

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 (2:00 PM)

This will be our annual “Members Day,” at which two of our members will offer presentations on interesting topics.

Sunday, February 7th, 2010 (2:00 PM)

Amir Bey, "Egypt's Cosmic Religion."  Elements of the cosmology of the ancient Egyptians' religion significantly informed the structure of western astrology.  Egypt had coinciding cycles between its geography, weather, the Nile River and the risings and settings of stellar bodies; understanding and predicting their confluences developed spritual and scientific methods that were later amalgamized with Mesopotamian and Hellenistic concepts.  Egypt had a history of celestial observation for millenia, from the predynastic era through its dynastic period.  Its religion and its science are revealed in the tombs, papyri, and the temples that remain. Amir Bey will discuss how Egypt's stellar and terrestrial cycles contributed to the concepts of Ascending signs and houses, through their deification of stars and other practices that they developed.

Here are some articles by Amir on Egypt's contributions to astrology:
 


 

Sunday, March 7th, 2010 (2:00 PM)

Anne Ortelee, "Pinball Approach to Astrology."  Our work as astrologers is to help our clients understand their natal charts and gain a cosmic perspective on their competencies, potentials and challenges in their lives.  Over the past few years, I’ve developed an approach that my clients find helpful to understand the “flow” of their particular energy.  

 
I call it the Pinball Approach to Understanding Your Natal Energy.  The Pinball Approach is a combination of Horary, Uranian, Jyotish and Western astrological techniques. The Pinball Approach focuses on how the energy of transiting planets flow and stimulate the planets in a natal chart. It offers a more holistic approach to understanding a chart as an energy system as you look at each triggering transit as part of an overall process or Pinball Game. It offers guidance to clients on how their natal energy in the form of their unique planet arrangement is triggered by transits to their charts. It helps them work with the more difficult or challenging aspects with a very clear idea of when the energy will complete or peak without having to call you in a panic. It also helps them understand how to reach their maximum natal potential by using their unique timing mechanism proactively. All these things, to my mind, are the best and most terrific parts of astrology as a tool to help us. Plus the Pinball Approach is relatively easy to teach, learn, integrate and understand. And you can become the Pinball Wizard of your chart!

Bio
ANNE ORTELEE lives in New York City and began her study of astrology in fall 1994.  Astrology became her passionate obsession! 

Anne teaches classes, workshops and speaks in New York City and the regional area. Certified by the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NCGR) as a Level 3 Astrologer, Anne’s volunteered as a helper do-be at the NYC Chapter of the NCGR since May 1995. She’s lectured at Astrological Conferences since December 1998. Anne organized a monthly Astrology Discussion Group in 1995 and an astrologically based stock investment club in 2000, achieving annual returns of between 26.8% and 38%. Anne’s articles appear in various NCGR publications, The Ingress, Gaia, and The Memberletter. Anne writes a Weekly Weather and Monthly Full Moon Report for a popular astrology internet site, TheCosmicPath.com. Anne is the Recording Secretary for the Uranian Astrologers Special Interest Group.

Anne’s training in Western Astrological techniques is complemented by further education in Vedic/Jyotish, Uranian/Cosmobiology, Astrocartography, Mundane and Mythic Astrology. Recognizing that we are ALWAYS a student of the cosmos, Anne continues her studies in both formal and informal classes with a list of things to get to one of these days.

Sunday, April 11th, 2010 (2:00 PM)

Shelley Ackerman, "America's Eighth Saturn Return."

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 (2:00 PM)

Rob Hand, Topic TBA.

Sunday, June 6th, 2010 (2:00 PM)

Julene Packer-Louis, "Chiron Symbolism in Mythology & Discovery". Join Julene on a mythical journey through the life of Chiron that unfolds the symbolism of the wounded healer.  Explore how Chiron's Discovery Chart repeats those themes along with the synchronistic events going on in the world at the time of discovery.  Learn how the astronomy of this highly elliptical orbit crosser is also symbolic to the essence of Chiron.  Lastly, take a look at Chiron through the 12 archetypes so you can blend and unfold your personal Chiron story by sign, house and aspects.

Bio
JULENE PACKER-LOUIS has lectured on Chiron in Ohio and Toronto. She is a graduate of the International Academy of Astrology where she has been teaching since 2000.  She uses Chiron in her client work to empower people through the deeply rich symbolism that acts as a catalyst for healing and breaking paradigms that liberate us from continually attracting those who pour salt in our wounds.  Her website is www.yogicastrology.com.


 

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