Val has spent many years working behind the scenes for the Astrological Association, helping to set up and maintain our website and keeping the events calendar up to date. She has decided it’s finally time to stand down and has handed over the website and diary to new pairs of hands. A very big thank …
Paul Westran’s study of progressed synastry Here’s an interesting article from the Astrology News Service where Paul Westran argues that the validity of astrology can be replicated. Paul has revisited his original study where he demonstrated that progressed Sun and Venus aspects between couples are statistically significant at the start of a relationship. https://astrologynewsservice.com/research/replicated-study-enhances-astrological-claims/ For …
Richard Llewellyn 14 August 1925 – 9 February 2021 Roy Gillett, President of the Astrological Association, writes: Richard Llewellyn was the first UK astrologer I met on my return to the UK after a long pilgrimage across the world, followed by six years practice overseas. The hospitable welcome to his then home in Totnes was …
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Tonight we can observe the first of 2 supermoons in 2021, the first being on April 27th and the second on May 26th. Today we use the term supermoon to denote a full moon at its closest to earth, but astronomically the term perigee-syzygy relates to both full and new moons occurring close to perigee …
Chris McRae 29 January 1927 – 28 December 2020 An acclaimed astrologer, lecturer and author, Chris McRae had a lively consulting practice in Edmonton, Canada, and overseas. As publisher The Wessex Astrologer records on its website: “Chris packed vast astrological experience into over 45 years as a consultant, teacher, author and international lecturer for major …
Super Bowl prediction Here’s an astrological feature from CBS News asking an astrologer to predict the winning Super Bowl team. In the event the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the great Tom Brady defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. But what did the astrologer predict? Watch the video here to find out: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charting-the-rising-signs-for-astrology/ To be fair, most …
Planetary alignment mentioned in Parliament It is unusual to hear mention of planetary alignment in the House of Commons. But Tobias Ellwood, Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, did just that on Tuesday (29th September) when speaking before the Internal Market Bill vote. To quote Tobias: “Many people will be far from content, but they recognise …
Is there life on Venus? An article published in Nature Astronomy on Monday has led to much speculation about the presence of life on Venus, following the discovery of phosphine gas in Venus’ atmosphere. Nature in Astronomy Venus article On Earth this gas is usually produced by microbial life, and could point to an unknown …
Astrology – Fake News? Should astrology be treated as fake news? Will newspapers and magazines carry horoscope columns for much longer? There’s an interesting article in the Press Gazette here, quoting Victor Olliver and Shelley von Strunckel: Press Gazette – Future of Astrology Image by LNTH from Pixabay
News From Local Astrology Groups In The UK After the first shock of the end of March Lockdown, local astrology groups all over the UK decided they would not be beaten as some of them started organising their group meetings on Zoom. This switch has made an incredible difference to local groups as they are …
