ASP Meetings

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. Time: 2:30 PM. Location: Educational Testing Service, intersection of Rosedale Road and Carter Road, Princeton, in Conant Hall (rear entrance), Lounge A; and in Anrig Hall (Room P-016).

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Sunday, October 14th, 2007

John Townley, “Getting Physical.” If you don’t know how and why it works, you can’t fix it when it breaks.This is about how astrology works, physically. Soul rays, synchronicity, holographic universe, birth imprints, controlling rays from sky? As above, so below? Do the planets impel but not compel? It’s none of the above, but it's simple. Paul Kammerer had it right, so you need to meet him. Christian Huygens had a hand in it too, so shake his hand. And, mainly, you’re right in the middle of it. Here’s how it works, from the roots up, as understood by this author. Oh, by the way, is time three-dimensional? That might help…

Early in his astrological career, John Townley introduced the composite chart technique for analyzing relationships in his book The Composite Chart, and twenty years later wrote the definitive work on the subject, Composite Charts: The Astrology Of Relationships. He has pioneered techniques for astrological cycle analysis and proposed a new, physical basis for astrology. He is also the author of Planets in Love, Dynamic Astrology, and Lunar Returns, has been the president of the Astrologers' Guild of America, was the editor of The Astrological Review, and is a contributor to professional and popular astrological magazines. His books have been translated into seven languages. He is also a well-known journalist, elected member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, historian, preservationist, performer, and record producer. His web site is http://www.astrococktail.com.

Note: This meeting will be held in Anrig hall, Room #P-016. To get to Anrig Hall: Coming from Princeton via Rosedale Road, take the usual right turn into E.T.S. Then make the first right turn thereafter. The first building on the left will be Anrig Hall. Room P-016 is clearly marked on the first entrance on the left.

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Jeri London, “Pluto Enters Capricon.” The zero Aries points represent one’s relationship to the world. With Pluto entering zero Capricorn, each of these Aries points will be highlighted and activated in a chart. Find out what this transit means for you. Bring your charts.

Jeri London is a professional astrologer, lecturer and teacher who has been studying astrology for 36 years. She hosted her own live radio shows on stations in CT and NY. In addition, she has written astrological advice columns for numerous publications, including It’s In the Stars featured in 16 Magazine. In 2006 she published “Astrology Workbook Part I,” a learning tool and guide on the basics of how to read a natal chart. Jeri’s private practice is in Reno, NV, where she consults and teaches classes.

Note: This meeting will be held in Anrig hall, Room #P-016. To get to Anrig Hall: Coming from Princeton via Rosedale Road, take the usual right turn into E.T.S. Then make the first right turn thereafter. The first building on the left will be Anrig Hall. Room P-016 is clearly marked on the first entrance on the left.

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

This meeting will be our annual Christmas party. This year, we will also celebrate the 35th anniversary of A.S.P. and the 80th birthday of our president, Ken Negus (born on December 23rd). Details on time and location will be posted here as they become available.

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

This will be our annual “Members Day ,” at which two of our members will offer presentations on interesting topics. The speakers will be Sheria Hasan and Patty Warfel. It will be held in in Conant Hall (rear entrance), Lounge A.

Sunday, February 3rd , 2008

Shelley Ackerman, "Beyond the Jupiter-Pluto Conjunction: 2008's Major Placements and Aspects." The lecture will focus on Pluto's Capricorn Ingress, the Saturn-Uranus Opposition, and the first Tuesday in the November: election, earthquake, or both?

Shelley Ackerman is a well-known New York City-based astrologer, entertainer, journalist and media personality. She writes for the Westchester Guardian, the New York Post and the Mountain Astrologer. She has also written extensively for beliefnet.com, and has appeared on thousands of radio and television shows. Her website is www.karmicrelief.com.

This meeting will be held in in Conant Hall (rear entrance), Lounge A.

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Rob Hand, “Eclipses in Natal Astrology.” Many people go through life without having significant encounters with eclipses of the Sun and Moon. Others have them quite often, and when they do energies are invoked that often represent a considerable break with the past, or the manifestation of significant strengths or weaknesses in the chart are stimulated. This lecture will concentrate on birth charts and will look at the lives of some famous people, showing how these effects are brought about and what they mean. The good news: not all eclipses are bad for those whom they affect.

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 (note: second Sunday of the month!)

Gary Christen "Current Economic and Mundane Trends." Are we careening toward a financial abyss, or is hope on the horizon? How will disruptive planetary cycles manifest in the upcoming election? Using the latest analytical tools, Gary offers some surprising astrological insights into where the world is headed in the next few years.

Gary Christen, president and co-founder of Astrolabe Inc., is a well-known practitioner of the Uranian or Hamburg School of astrology founded by Alfred Witte. Also an astrologer since his teens, he was one of the very few to be awarded a B.A. degree from Livingston College, Rutgers University, with an interdisciplinary major in astrology. A professional astrologer since 1969, in the 1980s he was a full-time astrological consultant to Red Rooster Steel Corporation in New York City, as well as editor of Geocosmic News, a newsletter of the National Council for Geocosmic Research. He also edited and produced Hans Niggemann's translation of the Key to Uranian Astrology.

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Daniel Pinchbeck, "2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl." The end of the 5,125 year Mayan Long Count, which occurs on December 21, 2012, is apparently anchored to a singular astrological event: the precessionally induced alignment of the winter solstice Sun with the galactic equator. According to the Maya, a shift to a new World Age is about to occur, and there have been predictions of both disaster and mass enlightenment associated with this period. In this lecture, Daniel Pinchbeck will present his thoughts on where we are heading, as described in his popular book 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl (http://2012thebook.com/). Daniel has investigated the 2012 phenomenon as an explorer of consciousness interested in the evolutionary opportunities that lie in our immediate future. His message is an optimistic one -- he hopes for a rejection of "ego-based materialism for a new understanding that incorporates psychic dimensions and ecological values." Daniel is not an astrological practitioner, but his ideas will be of interest to all astrologers and those interested in the impending planetary transformation.

Biography: Author Daniel Pinchbeck has deep personal roots in the New York counterculture of the 1950s and 1960s. His father was an abstract painter, and his mother, Joyce Johnson, was a member of the Beat Generation and dated Jack Kerouac as On the Road hit the bestseller lists in 1957. Pinchbeck was a founder of the 1990s literary magazine Open City with fellow writers Thomas Beller and Robert Bingham. He has written for many publications, including Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone. In 1994, he was chosen by The New York Times Magazine as one of “Thirty Under Thirty” destined to change our culture. His previous book, Breaking Open the Head (http://www.breakingopenthehead.com/) documented his investigation of psychedelics and modern shamanism. He currently lives in New York, where he is editorial director of Reality Sandwich (www.realitysandwich.com).

Sunday, June 1^st, 2008

Anthony Louis, "Solar Returns." The technique of Solar Returns reached its heyday in medieval astrology and remained an essential method for forecasting through the 17th century when astrology began its decline in the West. With the resurrection of astrology during the 19th and 20th centuries Solar Returns staged a comeback, but modern astrologers had lost site of the origins of the technique and how it fit into the armamentarium of astrological methods. The most significant work on Solar Returns in the early 20th century was done in France by Alexandre Volguine, who developed an empirically tested method based on decades of research. Another great French astrologer, Morin de Villefranche, wrote one of the key texts on Solar Returns in the 17th century.

This lecture is drawn from the author’s book on Solar Returns to be published in 2008 by The Wessex Astrologer. He will review the classical technique of Solar Returns as found in the writings of Morinus and illustrate the method with one of Morin’s favorite teaching examples, the chart of King Gustave II Adolf of Sweden (9 December 1594 – 6 November 1632 O.S.).

Anthony Louis is the author of Horary Astrology Plain and Simple and of Tarot Plain and Simple (Llewellyn Publications) and has also authored computer reports on secondary progressions and vocational astrology for Halloran Software. He has lectured internationally and has been published widely in astrological literature. He is a member of the Astrological Society of Connecticut (http://myasc.org). His web site is http://hometown.aol.com/tonylouis/home/index.html.

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