2018-2019 Meeting Schedule:

Location:

Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, NJ. An interactive map and more details can be found on https://aspnj.org/plainsboro_directions.html.

Sunday, October 14th, 2018 (2:00 PM)

Jackie Slevin, "When Santa Claus Meets Darth Vader; the Jupiter Pluto Conjunction Throughout the Ages"  

When these two planets sidle up to each other one doesn't know whether to open the champagne or go into lock-down. Either way polarities preside, but during this conjunction in 2020 will we achieve global, sustainable energy renewal or battle Armageddon with plutocrats? Examples of this conjunction throughout history will shed new light on old conundrums.

Bio:  Jackie Slevin M.A., C.A. NCGR-PAA, is the NCGR Director of Education and author of Finding Success in the Horoscope. A graduate of Classical Studies in Horary and biography writer for Lois Rodden’s Astrodatabank, she was a Track Coordinator and speaker at UACs 1998, 2002, and 2012, a Free Speech presenter at UAC 08 and has lectured and been published internationally. She currently writes the Daily Guides and Love, Money, Health columns for Horoscope Guide Magazine.

Sunday, November 11th, 2018 (2:00 PM) 

Shelley Ackerman, "What's Next? Election 2018 - An Astrological Post-Mortem"

Bio: Shelley L. Ackerman graduated from NYC’s High School of Music and Art and began working at the world-famous Improvisation at age 17.  Soon after, she began singing at Catch a Rising Star, Reno Sweeney (where she was opening act to Peter Allen), Les Mouches,  The Playboy Club and many other well-known boites.  Throughout her award-winning career as a cabaret performer and actress, she studied the astrology.  Eventually, astrology eclipsed all and in 1992 she turned pro. Shelley writes/has written for TheAesthete.com, AOL, Beliefnet.com, numerous newspapers and periodicals including the NY Post, NY Daily News, New Woman Magazine, Sports Illustrated for Women, and has graced the cover of The Wall Street Journal. Radio/TV credits include: Access Hollywood, Sirius Radio, Gayle King’s Show, The O'Reilly Factor, WOR radio (frequent contributor), ABC, CBS, and NBC. Her website is: www.karmicrelief.com .

Sunday, December 9th, 2018

The annual ASP Holiday Party. 

Sunday, January 13th, 2019

Members's Day.  Speakers and topics TBA.

Sunday, April 14th, 2019 (2:00 PM) 

Sunday, May 12th, 2019 (2:00 PM) 

Robert Hand, Topic TBA.

Bio: Robert Hand, PhD has been a student of astrology since 1960 and a full-time professional astrologer since 1972. His books include Planets in Composite, Planets in Transit, Planets in Youth, Horoscope Symbols and Essays on Astrology, and a number of shorter works on traditional astrology.  He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Early Modern and Medieval Studies from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.  Rob is a Patron of the Faculty of Astrological Studies and a former Chairman of the National Council for Geocosmic Research.  He has been has been a translator of traditional astrological texts from Latin in connection with his company ARHAT and also has an active astrological consulting practice. His website is http://www.arhatmedia.com.

Bruce Scofield, Topic TBA

Bruce Scofield began studying astrology in 1967 and has earned a living as an astrological consultant since 1980. In the early 1980's he passed astrological certification tests from both the American Federation of Astrologers (AFA) and the National Council for Geocosmic Research (CA-NCGR) and during the 1990's was the national education director for the latter organization for five years. He is on the faculty of Kepler College (www.kepler.edu) and maintains a private practice based in Amherst, Massachusetts, working with clients by telephone and email. Bruce often speaks at astrology conferences and meetings and is the author of numerous articles and eight books on astrology. He is a frequent writer for the Mountain Astrologer magazine and the Llewellyn Moon and Sun Sign books, and has had articles published in the NCGR Journal, Dell Horoscope, American Astrology and many other astrological magazines and journals. Bruce has several other interests including science, hiking, photography, music (myspace.com/brucescofield), and archaeology and has had articles, books and creative works published in those areas as well. He holds a BA in history from Rutgers University, an MA in social sciences from Montclair University and a PhD in geosciences from the University of Massachusetts where he has taught cosmic evolution and Gaia Theory.   His website is www.onereed.com.

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