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Editors Notes by Kim Farnell |
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Firstly, apologies to David Fisher. In the last issue of Transit I outlined its history as far as I knew it. Unfortunately, I omitted David Fisher as one of its editors. Although Transit indeed ceased publication in 1985 when Mike Harding stopped being its editor, David took on the mantle and went on to edit what was then known as the AA Newsletter until Tina Whitehead took over from him in 1991. And for some reason, gremlins crept in, and credit for David’s Data Section was inadvertently given to David Meadows. So, wholehearted apologies to both Davids for the mix up. There is no Media Watch in this issue but the next will contain a bumper edition. Please continue to send any information you have direct to Nick for inclusion. Please see the end of this issue for details of how to send in anything you’d like included. Or feel free to send in any comments you may have. With the new format we have plenty of space and can include illustrations, photographs and charts to accompany the articles. Letters, comments, requests for help, news about research projects, reviews of astrological events you’ve attended-practically anything related to astrology and astrologers is welcomed. |
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Media Watch by Nick Campion |
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Please send any clippings, cassettes and videos relating to astrology in process in the media for the archives to me at 51 Bellevue Crescent, Bristol BS8 4TF, UK. You can email me at ncampion@caol.demon.co.uk All tapes will be copied and returned. Also, please let me know if you are yourself doing anything in the media concerned with astrology. |
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World News March/April 2002 by Jenni Dean Harte |
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Echoes of Jupiter Saturn Conjunction: The New Moon on 12 May at 22 Taurus spotlights the changes since the Jupiter Saturn conjunction in May 2000, by now well underway…fer instance, the charts for both Israel and Palestine are hit (Israel Sun 23 Taurus, Palestine 22 Scorpio; the sharp downturn in internet wealth and the real value of bricks and mortar soars, and across Europe, right-wing conservative candidates are rising in popularity. |
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Hours before the Full Moon Eclipse on 26 May at 5 Sag 04, Saturn opposes Pluto for the last time in the current cycle. Mercury is there with the Sun and Mars in Gemini trine Uranus. With the Sun and Mercury straddling the MC opposite the Moon in the 4th in London and a packed stellium in the 10th opposite Pluto in the 4th as well, it’s likely to be a day of surprises for government and communications disasters if every description. This 26 May Full Moon Eclipse may also bring even more headlines about the property market now that Jupiter’s moving full speed ahead in Cancer having completed it’s lengthy opposition to Chiron (also in the 4th). And at the Full Moon, it’s Venus in Cancer opposing Chiron, I’d steer clear of investment in the ‘buy to let’ (rent) market at this time. It’s also a terrible time to try to climb onto the property ladder if you’re a first time buyer in London and while property price increases are bound to slow in June 2003 when Saturn enters Cancer, anticipate more expensive mortgages, too. |
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The communications industry is still being seriously buffeted by the Saturn Pluto opposition in Gemini and Sag -- but fortunes will rise as well as fall for the players who get this period right…look for continuing consolidation as the big companies get bigger by gobbling up the little guys…fast, ‘specially the ones with great technical know how. As for travelling from one place to another in England, leave the car at home on May 26th…but don’t count on public transportation either…in the aftermath of Neptune S/Rx trine Mercury S/Rx mid-May. The railways, motorways and London’s Underground have already hit the buffers, England’s communication system is a mess—the worst in Europe—and the final Saturn Pluto opposition will undoubtedly bring numerous problems to a head and, worryingly traffic disasters. |
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Eclipse Disasters in Africa: So many countries in southern Africa have been living with horrendous political situations, nightmare conditions as a result of natural disasters, AIDS and years of war and it ain’t over yet. In particular: Zaire: volcano destroys Goma January 2002 Nigeria: explosion kills thousands February 2002 Zimbabwe: leadership crisis? Mugabe hanging on Somalia: harbouring terrorists? Madagascar: difficulties before summer Rwanda (pressure on this chart following the Full Moon 28 March 2002 ALL have recently been and will be under eclipse paths and most have experienced—and will—direct hits from this eclipse season. Have a look at the eclipse paths in the southern hemisphere from 1999 through 2002, this continues to be a very troubled part of the planet. (Note: Solar maps only shows solar eclipses.) |
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Greece (the UK plane-spotters on trial will hopefully be safely back at home) and Lebanon will also be picked up rather dramatically by this season’s eclipses and should hit the headlines any time during May and June. |
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Storm Over Teaching of Creationism: Although the pundits and intellectuals are startled by the increasing popularity of teaching creationism (‘a doctrine or theory holding that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by God out of nothing’) in the US and here in the UK as well, astrologers watching the final approach of the Saturn Pluto opposition aren’t surprised in the least. Pluto in Sagittarius has, as expected, brought a thundering world-wide expansion of fundamentalist religious views (fuelling the growth of terrorist activity based on such teachings…although some of us call it brainwashing) and Saturn’s trip through Gemini has exacerbated these developments. |
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Venezuela Coup?…well, maybe not: If you blinked on Friday April 11th you missed it—President Hugo Chavez was forced—by the military—to resign from office on the 12th at 3 am (data the Guardian 15 April) following demonstrations by 150,000 on Thursday the 11th (Solar Arc Moon exactly conjunct Venezuela’s Sun—BWH #1). The US government was apparently involved in his forced resignation, unhappy that Chavez has continued to move away from traditionally strong ties between his country and the US—and his close relationship with Fidel Castro has been another thorn in their side, too. Local protest against Chavez included strikes by oil workers angry about his appointment of cronies to the state oil company—the disruption slowed oil imports and pushed prices sharply higher. His popularity at home began a downward spiral when he was seen to adopt a more autocratic attitude, blamed the media and Roman Catholic Church leaders of conspiracy to overthrow him. But by Sunday, the 14th he was returned to power with the support of soldiers lower down the chain of command. The June solar eclipse opposite Venezuela’s natal Saturn may be a cause for concern, as the next lunar eclipse hits its natal Moon at 4 Capricorn, it looks like a very unstable time. |
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Both charts for Venezuela in Campion’s BWH are quite active at this time by progression and transit. Venezuela (1): 5 July 1811, 12.00 LMT, Caracas, 66 W 56, 10 N 30, Asc 13 Libra. Venezuela (2): 22 Sept 1830, 12.00, LMT, Caracas, Asc, 27 Sag. |
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Afghanistan: The King returns! On 18 April at 8.15 BST as the Moon rolled into Cancer and transiting Pluto trine Afghanistan’s Venus in the 4th, Zahir Shah—exiled for 29 years (yeah, how ‘bout a Saturn return?)—went home to Kabul as an ordinary citizen, the first time he’d been back since 1973. Although he’s a likely target for Islamic groups he said he was unafraid of threats...well he is 87! Aware of the destruction he’ll find, he said ‘I’m confident we’ll rebuild Kabul,’ transiting Sun exactly trine natal Saturn…we certainly hope so. Afghanistan: 17 July 1973, 0:00 CET, Kabul, 69 E 12, 34 N 31, Asc 9 Taurus. |
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France seems to be lurching to the right—politically, that is. On 21 April, Jean Le Pen, a far-right politician, surprised the entire electorate when he came second in a first round election for presidential candidates. In response, angry citizens spontaneously turned to the streets in protest against the rising tide of extreme conservatism as transiting Moon sailed over natal Uranus, quickly approaching opposition to transiting Uranus. In fact, the transiting Jupiter Chiron opposition fell exactly on the French MC/IC axis as transiting Sun at 2 Taurus opposed natal Neptune/Jupiter in the 7th. France 5th Republic: 6 October 1958, 18.30 CET, Paris, 48 N 51, 02 E 19, Asc 21 Aries. The 4th Republic chart is also active—transiting Sun opposite natal Sun, transit Neptune opposite natal Saturn/Pluto on the Asc, transit Saturn on the North Node and an approaching North Node return in the 11th and transiting Mars opposite natal Moon. Current eclipses will also affect this nation. France 4th Republic: 28 October 1946, 0.00 Paris, Asc 12 Leo. |
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We expected the May 2000 Saturn Jupiter conjunction in Taurus to renew the worst of paranoid conservative values—indeed it has and not only in France. Right across Europe this trend is growing—Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Austria (amongst others) have already elected or are showing support for arch-conservative candidates as well. It’s worrying. The line-up in Gemini opposing Pluto at the time of the Eclipse on June 11 (in Europe) include the North Node, Saturn, Moon and Sun. |
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News from Iraq in the Sunday Times 21 April 2002 which reported that Saddam Hussein announced he intends hand over power to his second son, Qusay—lots of 11th/5th activity. On 22 April he also made a surprise appeal to the oil producing nations of the middle east to halve their oil production. The announcements seem connected to the transiting Sun opposing natal Neptune and transiting Neptune opposite natal Uranus and the transiting North Node conjunct natal Moon/Venus in the 10th. The June 11 Eclipse lands bang on Iraq’s natal Moon Venus conjunction at 20 Gemini and opposes it’s natal Saturn, as does transiting Saturn…stay tuned, there’s more to this story than meets the eye—natal Sun’s in the 12th! Iraq: 14 July 1958, 4.00 GMT, Baghdad, 33 N 21, 44 E 25, Asc 15 Leo. |
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Meltdown in Nepal: An article in The Independent, 17 April, says that the giant glaciers of the Himalayas are melting so fast dozens of glacial lakes could burst their banks and kill tens of thousands in their paths. Scientists monitoring the glaciers in Nepal and Bhutan for the last 15 years have been alarmed by how quickly the lakes are filling as glaciers melt—presumably the result of global warming. It’s not only the people at risk, mountain lakes supply fresh water—the obvious danger is that the entire region could run dry. April transits include, transiting Neptune conjunct Mercury, transiting Chiron S/Rx opposite natal Saturn and transit Sun opposite natal Uranus. Terrorist activity in Nepal also continues at speed! Nepal: 24 February 1975, 3.07 GMT, Kathmandu, 27 N 45, 85 E 25, Asc 22 Aries. |
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Turkey: It’s not all doom and gloom, as transiting Chiron hit the descendent The Independent 17 April reported that a Kurdish rebel group The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK—outlawed in Turkey, Germany, France and the UK) after 15 years of war with Turkey has changed its name to the Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress (Kadek) and says it will now campaign peacefully. ‘The armed struggle is over,’ said Riza Erdogan a Kadek spokesman at a press conference in Brussels. Transiting Venus in the 11th opposite natal Venus square natal Neptune. Watch this space, that radical Venus Neptune square may promise more peace than it delivers. Turkey: 29 October 1923, 20.30, Ankara, 39 N 56, 32 E 52, Asc 8 Cancer. |
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Going, Going…Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the UK has retired from public life following a series of ‘small’ strokes that began last autumn when transiting Uranus began opposition to her Moon/Neptune conjunction in late Leo. So who’s that Lady? Perhaps we’ll let her speak for herself (now that she’s gone quiet). "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and there are families." (Moon conjunct Neptune at the Midheaven, Uranus in Pisces in the 4th and Mars, Sun and Mercury in the 11th.) " I was asked whether I was trying to restore Victorian values. I said straight out I was. And I am." (Jupiter in Capricorn in the 2nd exactly opposite Pluto). I daresay she was disappointed that her last official press was overshadowed a week later by news of the death of the Queen Mother. Margaret Thatcher: 13 October 1925, 9.00, Grantham, England 52 N 55, 00 W 39, Asc 16 Scorpio. |
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Goodbye: The list seems longer than usual, perhaps triggered by the Jupiter Chiron opposition. The Queen Mother, Dudley Moore, Milton Berle (American comedian), Billy Wilder (Hollywood film producer), Thor Heyerdahl. |
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The Second International Balkan Astrology Conference by Margaret Cahill |
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It was with some trepidation that I embarked on my journey to the Balkan Conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in early March. I knew I was travelling to a country whose people faced uncertain times and that passions were running high with the current political situation. I need not have worried.
From the moment of arrival I was overwhelmed by the warmth and spirit of Branka Stamenkovic and her fellow astrologers. The conference was held in the Hotel Putnik, and with her superb organisational skills, Branka made sure that foreign guests were transferred smoothly from airport to hotel in the blink of an eye. The speakers were: Lynn Bell (France), John Frawley (England), Jeanette Girosky (USA), Zdenka Andrijic Croatia, Alexander Imsiragic Serbia, and Sergey Shestopalov Russia. I was there in my capacity as European Distributor for The Mountain Astrologer. As this was an International Conference with foreign speakers there was a great deal of media interest. The journalists were especially interested in John Frawley, who was regularly hauled off for television and newspaper interviews. What they really wanted from him were predictions for the outcome of the trial of Slobodan Milosovich, the Eurovision Song Contest and some astrological comments relevant to the fact that Friday 8th March was also International Women’s Day - an important event in Serbia. This last one was possibly the most challenging! The conference was officially opened on Friday evening. The speakers were introduced individually from the stage by Branka Stamenkovic and Aleksander Imsiragic, the President of the Yugoslav Astrological Association. Each was given the opportunity to talk to the audience for a few moments. This was all filmed by the TV crew, and where necessary, ably interpreted by Branka. The highlight of the evening for the Serbian astrologers was the arrival of Milja Vujanovic, who has been out of the public eye for two years following an accident. She is one of the few people to have met Mile Dupor - almost the only astrologer that was known to have practised astrology during communist regime after the WWII - then introduced a video of her meeting with him. With the formalities over it was time to relax with a cocktail and meet some of the conference attendees. Branka had organised a meal for the foreign visitors at a local restaurant, and also to celebrate Aleksander’s birthday. The restaurant was in a beautiful area of Belgrade, beside the River Danube. Social life starts late in Serbia, and the narrow cobbled streets were full of cars squeezing through non-existent gaps as the locals made for their favourite hostelries! On Saturday the conference started in earnest, and in fact the first talk was delayed because people were still queuing to get in. Over 100 people turned up for the two days of lectures, and during the breaks they milled around the bookstall and the display for The Mountain Astrologer. I took along the Astrodice too, which caused endless fascination and fun amongst the assembled delegates. It was a delight to talk to them: passion runs deeply in Serbian veins, and it is expressed in every area of their lives: they work hard, study hard and party hard. The language difficulties were in most cases overcome through our joint love of astrology – and only in desperation did we have to call on Branka or Aleksander for help. It struck me so forcibly that these people had been through horrendous times, that they had lived at the very edge of their nerves in situations we would consider intolerable, yet they were full of vitality and hope for the future. On Sunday the conference moved to the nearby Worker’s University (a college building that was a couple of kilometres away) as a wedding party was booked in the room we had used the day before. We hoped the party would be in full swing when returned so we could see the infamous Serbian celebration at its best, but alas it was not to be. There were many enthusiastic attendees on the second day, and as the tendency to run behind time is pretty much ingrained into Serbian life, the last talk ended late in the evening, followed by the official conference closing. Workshops continued on through the week, led by John Frawley and Sergei Sestopalov, and although I left on the Monday, I gather these were hugely successful too. I really hope the Balkan Conference has become a permanent fixture in the astrological calendar, and that more foreign visitors will attend either as guests or speakers in the coming years. Branka’s abilities as an interpreter and organiser are nothing short of awesome and contributed a huge amount to the whole experience. We were pampered in the extreme and made to feel like honoured guests at a very special event. It was a privilege to be there. Thank you Branka – I’ll be back! |
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His Christian name was Terence, but he was always known as Spike. With Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine, (although Bentine didn’t stay very long), Spike Milligan performed a kind of comedy which had never been seen before, and which may be said to be the forerunner of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The Goon Show ran on radio from 1951 to 1960, and Milligan wrote most of the scripts. He later devised his crazy Q series of comedy sketch shows on TV, and he wrote books of poetry for children as well as hilarious reminiscences of his days as a soldier in World War II. His unique brand of humour was, perhaps, an acquired taste – or maybe it was too variable to appeal to most people. He died 27th February 2002. Spike Milligan 16th April 1918, Ahmednagar, India (19N05, 74E44) 3 am IST. (21:30 GMT 15th April 1918. Ascendant 23 Aquarius. Astrological Journal Autumn 1967 says he gave the data in a Sunday newspaper article. |
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We also say farewell to actor John Thaw, who died 21st February 2002. He always looked older that he really was because his hair went prematurely grey when he was still young. He first came to prominence in the mid-1960s as a military policeman in the TV series Redcap, but his two best-known roles must be Jack Regan in the Sweeny and Inspector Morse. Kavanagh QC was also quite successful and he won a BAFTA for his portrayal of a lonely widower who takes in a young evacuee during World War II in Goodnight Mister Tom. He also had parts in several films. In 1973 he married actress Sheila Hancock; it was the second marriage for both of them. John Thaw 3rd January 1942; Manchester, time not known. Sheila Hancock 22nd February 1933, Isle of Wight, time not known. Both in TV Times’ Who's Who On Television, Boxtree, 2000. |
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Naomi Campbell 22nd May 1970; London (51N30 OW10); 1:00 am MET (00:00 GMT). Asc. 29° Capricorn. Marcello Borges quotes Elle magazine. On 27th March 2002 Naomi Campbell finally won damages against The Mirror which revealed details of her treatment for drug addiction. But it was a hollow victory. The judge branded her a liar and she was awarded the derisory sum of £3,500 by the High Court, although the newspaper will have to pay Naomi's legal costs. However, it is difficult to see how such a celebrity (who reputedly can earn £25,000 a day for modelling) can have it both ways, i.e. keeping a high profile and wanting privacy at the same time. Newspapers will always argue that their revelations are "in the public interest", although most people probably couldn't care less about celebrities' private lives. The affair could be a test case for other high-profile people in the future. |
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Singer Charlotte Church is only 16 but has been a star since the launch of her debut album Voice of an Angel in 1998. In a very short time she has become one of our best known ambassadors of "classical music as pop". A few years ago her ambition was to sing in Madame Butterfly at La Scala, but nowadays she is more interested in rock acts like Manic Street Preachers and Destiny's Child. However, she has not neglected her school work and intends going to university. She comes from a Welsh Catholic family and has already had an audience with the Pope. Her fourth and latest CD Enchantment was released last Christmas and promises to be another hit. Charlotte Church: 21st February 1986; Cardiff, Wales (51N29 3W13); 10:28 pm (22:28) GMT. Asc. 25° Libra. Bill Sheeran quotes her co-written autobiography for her data. (Note that the Moon entered Leo at 22:25 GMT on her birthdate.) |
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At the recent Academy Awards in Hollywood Denzel Washington won the best actor Oscar for his role as the corrupt cop in Training Day, only the second black actor to do so since Sidney Poitier nearly forty years ago. Other parts Washington has played on the screen are the title role in Malcolm X, Steven Biko in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom, Glory (for which he won the best supporting actor Oscar) and Philadelphia alongside Tom Hanks. Denzel Washington 28th December 1954; Mount Vernon, NY, USA (40N55 73W50); 0:09 am EST (05:09 GMT). Asc. 8° Libra. Copy of his birth record sent by Frank Clifford to David Fisher. |
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Stellium – The First Portuguese Astrological Meetingby Luis Ribeiro |
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More than 160 people attended Stellium -
the first Portuguese astrological meeting - on April 13th
in Luis Ribeiro lectured about the need of Pedagogy for astrology. The talk focused on the main issues relating to the education of future astrologers and the correct presentation of astrology to the public. Among the topics discussed were the need to respect astrology in its own terms, the danger of distortion caused either by the need to prove it scientifically at any cost or the need to “spiritualise” it. After lunch Paulo Cardoso presented new data on his investigation of the astrological work of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa. Amongst other things he discussed the astrological techniques and considerations Pessoa used to create the natal charts of his three heteronyms and the search for his own day of death. The astrological reading was the topic for the next talk. Paula Chambel and Nuno Cabral discussed the issues the astrologer and client face in a reading. The topics included the role of the astrologer in a reading; what people expect from an astrological reading and the human side of astrological counselling. Next, Helena Avelar lectured on the potentialities and dangers of the astrological language. Presented as a game of dualities and shadows, the lecture focussed on issues like Astrology as a language for development or an excuse to keep old habits, and Astrology as a tool of counselling or a tool for control and manipulation. The last lecture was presented by Jose Luis
Santos and addressed the theme of personal evolution in The meeting also included an Astrodrama presentation by Conceição Espada and a closing panel on Freewill and Determination, moderated by Victor Quelhas, with M. Jose Costa Felix, Luis Ribeiro, Jose Prudencio and the Brazilian astrologer Paulo de Tarso Ferreira. Stellium could be a major event for Portuguese Astrology. It could be the end of a phase of scattered practice and isolation from the international community and the beginning of progress and exchange. The 2003 meeting is already being planned and it will probably take place at the end of March and include international speakers. This gathering has stimulated a lot of new projects, one of which is the publication of a new magazine dedicated to astrological research. |
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The First Astrology Competition in Turkey by R. Hakan Kirkoglu |
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Luis Resina opened the event with
a discussion on the metaphysical principles of astrology. The talk focused
on synchronicity and symbolism between celestial and terrestrial events.
José Prudêncio followed with a discussion on the inclusion of Astrology
in the academic world as a science of personal management and re-programming.
He talked about the major steps in the development of astrology in the
last decades, its philosophical principles and scientific practice.
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The Turkish Astrological Association, Astrobil, organised an Astrology Competition on 13th April to promote astrological knowledge and show the public the rich background of the discipline. The competition was held in Istanbul, hosted by Astrobil, which aims to promote astrology throughout Turkey by means of regular seminars and a quarterly newsletter. Astrobil was established on 11th June 2001 at 10:23 Istanbul. The competition opened with Gustave Holst’s The Planets suite, op 32, Jupiter. More than a hundred people attended – a record as attendance of astrological events here is normally 30-40 people. Journalists also attended. The event showed us that serious interest in Astrology in Turkey is growing. The competition was presented by two speakers, Merih Akalin and Belma Bicakhan. Questions were prepared by Hakan Kirkoglu and Deanna Erkut (an American Turkish astrologer living in Istanbul). Forty five seconds were allowed for answering each question. There were also risky questions included, which counted +4 / - 4 points to augment the excitement. The competing groups were:- Fixed Stars: Dr. Mesut Kirgiz, Dilek Gini, Ilkay Samli Zenith: Gunes Aksan, Meral Erduran, Hanzade Alkan Polaris: Gökhan Nalbant, Dora Yilmaz, Filiz Eryilmaz Sirius: Gilman Efe, Sevim Dönmez, Demet Gülsan Algol: Zeynep Suzmen, Dilek Çilingir, Ebru Dede You can see from the score record below that in the early stages the groups were very close. But the final winner was Zenith with 25 points, formed by Gunes Aksan, (ceramic artist and editor) Meral Erduran (works in finance) and Hanzade Alkan (works in finance) All of them are Astrology students, Gunes from FAS. The prize was astrology books (English), a money prize of about £80 and a glass pyramid as a souvenir cup of the competition.
It was a happy event, which also got interest in the media. We both enjoyed and felt the happiness of this first experiment in Turkey.
Further information about the activities of Astrobil can be obtained from Ferit Tek Sokak, Sonmezler Apt, No 1, D 2, Moda, Istanbul, Tel: 90 216 418 54 99 e-mail: kirkoglu@superonline.com |
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How well would you do? Some of the questions the astrologers had to answer in the competition are below. The answers appear at the end of Transit – no cheating! Astronomy 1. In order for a Lunar eclipse to occur, what should be the Moon’s phase? 2. What is the name of the tropics at which the Sun’s light falls vertically in the southern latitudes? 3. What is called the measure of a body from the celestial equator? 4. Which planet has the least density in the solar system? It is said that it can float even in water. History 1. In Anatolia, what is the name of the kingdom which erected the monument of a horoscope in the first time in history on the plateau of Nimrud Mountain ? 2. What is the name of the Chaldean priest who established the first Astrology school in island of Kos in Greece ? 3. His name is Claudius Ptolemy and he influenced the history of Astronomy and Astrology until the Renaissance. We know his book of Astrology called Tetrabiblos. What was the name of his book on Astronomy? 4. In what year was the last Jupiter & Saturn conjunction and in what sign did it occur? Astrologers 1. What is the nickname of the German astrologer who was born in Konigsberg in 1436? 2. Born in 1942, an American astrologer, whose father was also an astrologer in financial market. His influence is prominent in terms of research and software development. In the 1990’s, he initiated the re-examination of old Astrological texts called ARHAT. What is his name? 3. His original name was Daniel Chenneviere, born in 1895 in Paris. His influence is paramount in the development of psychological astrology. Two of his works are The Astrology of Personality and The Lunation Cycle. He died in 1985. Who was the name of this historical figure? 4. He died in February 2000, he was one the prominent figures of British Astrology. Acted as the president of AA of GB, he was also a mundane astrologer. What was his name? Classical Astrology 1. What is the name of any point’s reflection on Cancer-Capricorn axis? 2. What is the name of the circle that shows the fortunes of the man in terms of planets positions and Arabic parts? 3. In horary astrology, what is the name given to a part of the zodiac between 15 Libra and 15 Scorpio? 4. What is it called if a masculine planet resides in a masculine sign in a daylight chart? Some of the risky questions which counted + 4 / - 4 1. What is the other name of the Astrology branch developed by Alfred Witte and Reinholdt Ebertin? (Hints: It is also called Cosmobiology and considers 45degree derivatives and midpoints.) 2. A historical phenomenon occurred in 1572 and this also accelerated the separate development of Astronomy. What was this astronomical event? 3. What are the Greek names of life giver and life taker places in classical Astrology? 4. What is the night ruler of fire signs in terms of classical Astrology? 5. Born in 1921 in France. He is a mundane astrologer also well known for his cyclical Index. Who is he? 6. What is the orbital period of Chiron around the Sun? |
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New Website Urania by Axel Harvey and John Campbell |
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We are pleased to announce the launch of Urania - http://urania.info/ - an experiment in "collaborative media" unique among astrology websites. Urania.info combines features of an online journal, weblog, and discussion forum in a powerful form likely to build bridges between astrologers of all schools and styles. Articles appearing in Urania are written and chosen by its participants, who are almost entirely responsible for the site's contents. When an article is submitted, it is subject to peer review and a vote. If the article attracts a certain number of votes, it is posted and can then be the subject of a topical discussion among members. Members can rate comments in any discussion, contributing to a higher "signal-to-noise" ratio than is found in newsgroups, mailing lists, and web forums. All areas of astrology can be discussed at Urania. There are some sixteen topics and seven sections (we're certain our members will think of more). While this would be impossible to manage on a mailing list or newsgroup, the system employed by Urania makes it easy. We believe that Urania.info offers a welcome alternative to mailing lists dealing with very specialized areas of astrology. We do not have a birthtime. Here's a CHALLENGE to astrologers and serious students: we will mark the birth of Urania.info with the first article by a member that earns the required score to get onto our Front Page. The date stamp of this article will be used to erect the site's birth map (set for Montreal), after which we will create a page where members can analyse it. Anyone can be a member; membership is free. The only information members are asked to provide is their email address, to prevent abuses. No other information is required. Urania.info is not a business. Its only affiliation is with Hirsig Society - a charitable institution dedicated to the establishment of an astrological library in Montreal - who provided us with the domain. |
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Astro influence at the BBC? By Geoff Dale |
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On the 14th November last year I noted that at the very moment that Sean Rafferty introduced the playing of Uranus from Holst's Planets on the In Tune programme on Radio 3, Uranus was exactly on the MC. Today, 4th March 2002, at approx: (to within a minute) 5.40 pm he introduced Saturn from the Planets to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the founding of Naxos Records. Bearing in mind my propensity for the 'I wonder if . . .' syndrome, I checked up to see where Saturn was at that moment. I just had a hunch. Sure enough, there it was right on the MC! Once is a hit. Twice must be something of a record. It makes one wonder if a) astrological forces are at work i.e. MC = Broadcasting. or b) the programme planners on Radio 3 have some sort of astrological agenda. Incidentally, 15 is the Tarot card for the 'Devil' often equated with Saturn. |
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Suspiciously Astrological by Paul Westran |
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Seventy-year-old twin brothers were been run over by lorries and killed while cycling in separate accidents within hours of each other. The first accident occurred at 9.29 am on 5th March 2002 when one of the twins was riding a bike on an icy road at a junction in Raahe, 370 miles north of the capital, Helsinki. The second twin was killed at a junction about a mile from the first accident about two hours later. Constable Pauli Ketonen said: "Two hours 17 minutes later the other twin was hit and killed by another truck nearby while riding his bike on the same road in similar snowy conditions." He said it was unlikely the second victim knew of his brother's accident because police had not had time to inform the family about the first accident. Police declined to identify the men or give further details. http://www.ananova.com/yournews/story/sm_537109.html http://www.kansas.com/mld/bayarea/news/world/2810165.htm |
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Data Discovery by Garry Phillipson |
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I've come into possession of some data, and wondered
if it might be of interest for Transit's readers. It's a
time of birth for the novelist John Cowper Powys (JCP). He
was born on 8th October 1872 - that much is generally known; but the
time has always been a little vague, with charts for 1:00 pm and 1:15pm floating
around but no definitive source for them. I recently received the
following from Morine Krissdottir, a Powys scholar who is currently
writing his biography: "Also very recently I got the
(totally) accurate JCP birth date. I found it in the father's [Editors note: The time quoted above was originally quoted as being 1:35pm, apologies for any inconvenience.] Also from Morine I have the following data for JCP's long-time partner, Phyllis Playter: "In a letter from JCP to Phyllis Aug 1, 1924 he refers to asking Ralph Shirley to do Phyllis's horoscope and confirms she was born 29 November, 1894 at 3:08 pm in Kansas City, MISSOURI (there are several Kansas Cities) U.S.A." I'll leave you with a quotation from JCP, which I once used in a talk. “At the striking of noon on a certain fifth of March, there occurred within a causal radius of Brandon railway station and yet beyond the deepest pools of emptiness between the uttermost stellar systems one of those infinitesimal ripples in the creative silence of the First Cause which always occur when an exceptional stir of heightened consciousness agitates any living organism in this astronomical universe. Something passed at that moment, a wave, a motion, a vibration, too tenuous to be called magnetic, too subliminal to be called spiritual, between the soul of a particular human being who was emerging from a third-class carriage of the twelve-nineteen train from London, and the divine-diabolic soul of the First Cause of all life.” ('A Glastonbury Romance' - first two sentences of an 1120 page novel) |
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Astronomy 1. Full Moon 2. Tropic of Capricorn 3. Declination 4. Saturn History 1. Assyria, now Turkey 2. Berossos 3. Almagest 4. 2000 Taurus Astrologers 1. Regiomontanus 2. Robert Hand 3. Dane Rudhyar 4. Charles Harvey Classical Astrology 1. Antiscia or Antiscion 2. Circle of Athla 3. Via Combusta 4. In Hayz Some of the risky questions which counted +4 / - 4 1. Uranian Astrology 2. Supernova explosion 3. Apheta and Anareta 4. Jupiter 5. André Barbault 6. 50 years |
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