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QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF OPA Career OPA’s Quarterly Magazine Astrologer The Planetary Nodes ASTROLOGY DAY Celebrating Astrology’s Diversity MARCH EQUINOX The Organization for V28 2019 Professional Astrology 01 V28-01 MARCH EQUINOX 2019 page 1 QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF OPA Career Astrologer The MARCH EQUINOX 2019 V28 01 Welcome! Happy Astrology Day, Happy New Astrology Year! Astrology Day The OPA board met mid January to discuss the Celebrating Diversity next steps for the organization. We are both excited and vigilant about navigating the next phase through the Saturn/Pluto Planetary Nodes landscape, finding the best ways to enhance OPA’s programs and the devel- President’s Report P.2 opment of Astrology. ASTROLOGY DAY P.4 We take the time this edition to celebrate Astrology Day to honor our craft, 4 Systems, 1 Chart P.20 our passion, and express gratitude for everything that astrology gives us Planetary Nodes P.32 and humanity. Astrology Day is also an opportunity to keep our enthusi- Mainstream v. Alternative P.38 asm strong as we confront misunderstanding, prejudice, and ignorance, Communicating Astrologer P.42 keeping our flame strong. Goal Setting P.48 Astrology Antidotes P.50 We were delighted to have an insightful and productive OPA LIVE session Transits of the Season P.54 on March 17, demonstrating how radically different systems approach the analysis of the same chart. A Vedic, an Evolutionary, a Sacred Astronomy, Editors: Maurice Fernandez, and a Traditional Astrologer came to very pertinent and accurate conclu- Donna Young Proofing: Nancy Beale, sions through very different routes. Their approach is outlined in this issue. Jeremy Kanyo, Donna Young Design: Sara Fisk Cover Art: Clint Bolduc, see bio p. 58 We will also explore the practices of Esoteric and Karmic Astrology, all around showcasing the Rainbow Nation of Astrology! © 2019 OPA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written consent of OPA, unless by the authors of the articles themselves. Planetary Nodes—As Pluto and Saturn transits are trotting over their own DISCLAIMER: While OPA provides a platform for articles to appear in this publication, the content and ideas are not necessarily eflecting OPA’s points of view. Each author is South Node, between 19-22 Capricorn, we take this opportunity to further responsible for the content of their articles. explore the meanings of Planetary Nodes. They may not be as popular as the Moon’s Nodes (yet), but many astrologers have found them to be of prime relevance in chart analysis. Look for Maurice Fernandez’s and Anne Ortelee’s articles on the topic. The Organization for Professional Astrology Maurice Fernandez President, OPA PRESIDENT’S REPORT OPAastrology.org Astrologer OPA 2019-2020 The list of events for the coming 13 months under OPA skies! (For ongoing online Free presentations, visit the OPA website) a May 18 – OPA EastBay California Event. Kay Taylor, August 27-30 – PEER GROUP in Baltimore, ahead of the Linea Van Horn, and Bear Ryver present three talks for NCGR Astrology Conference. 3 Peer Groups are available. the local community. 12 participants max. Special hotel roomrates. This program is part of OPA Certification process July – ONLINE Fundamentals in Astrology Sessions, 12 sessions covering the stepping stones to read Sept 3-5 – Athens Greece, PEER GROUP following the and better navigate chart analysis. Astrology Conference symposium. This program is part of OPA Certification process July 25-29 – CONSULTING SKILLS IN SEDONA, with Kay Taylor and Alexandra Karacostas. An amazing Sept 10-12 – Edmonton, Canada, Integrative Consulting residential retreat in the beautiful red rocks. Maximum Skills with Kay Taylor and Donna Young. FOLLOWED BY 12 participants. This program is part of OPA Certifica- Sept 16-18 – Edmonton, Canada, Peer Group with Donna tion process Young. These programs are part of OPA Certification process April 2020 – OPA RETREAT We are ecstatic to have confirmed the location for the NEXT OPA RETREAT: 2020 Part 1 – April 16-19: including 12 track retreat. Part 2 – April 20-22: Peer Group + OPA Consulting Skills + Astronomy for Astrologers More details will follow! Mark your calendar for the event of the year! AYLU LMDJ ASTROLOGY DAY R V27V28-01-04MARCHDECEMBER EQUINOX SOLSTICE 2019 2018 pagepage 3 3 ASTROLOGY DAY By comparing it to the natal chart, we get The Node chart contains the same aspect a picture of which lessons and experiences figures as the birth chart but its ascendant A Glimpse from the past might still affect us in this life- is set by the North Node in the birth chart. time. The chart is calculated using the Koch The Nodal chart provides a mirror of the birth house system, and as seen in the example chart. The planets positions show the areas of Karmic below, the signs of the charts are moving in of life where the soul has experiences from the opposite direction compared to the Radix previous lifetimes. The houses they occupy Astrology chart. (Chart example below.) also tell about the qualities the soul brings as Practiced in Europe by Anne Sundell n the 11th century the Muslims came to I Europe, and with them a book that would become very important for astrology. When translated into Spanish, this book is called “El libro conplido en los iudizios de las estrellas” and was written by one of King Alfonso’s men. This was the com- plete book of the mysteries of the stars, and it is probably one element to the old Spanish tradition of astrology that is still practiced today. There are endless stories that could be written about the interesting history of astrology in Europe, but this article will concentrate on highlighting some different methods used in karmic astrology today. For further reading on the history behind this, please check references below. The Nodes Chart One of the important sources was the late Bruno Huber (1930-1999), a Swiss astrol- oger and founder of the Huber School of astrology, which serves as an important Psychological branch of astrology in Europe. He developed a method where several charts were used as reflectors or mirrors of the actual birth chart, aiming to get a deeper understanding of the personality. The Huber system aims to get to the root cause of a problem and the unconscious behaviours involved. Today there is still an active Huber School in Barcelona, and several of Huber´s books recently re-published. One of the charts especially refers to the karmic past. This is calculated based on the Moon’s Nodes, and is called the Nodal or the karmic chart. In this chart, a person´s behaviour that might stem from earlier incar- nations is present and compared with the birth chart. The Nodal chart shows ties in the area of the subconscious and gives informa- tion about the depths of the soul´s journey. Huber Nodes Chart in comparison to Natal Chart Astrologer OPA’s Quarterly Magazine page 4 The Career LM DJ EXPLORING ASTROLOGY DIVERSITY into this lifetime. Often these vary quite a they developed a method where the prenatal period. I have noticed that clients express bit from the placements in the birth chart. New Moon and the following New Moons an especially stark feeling of change at the Huber´s methods are quite different from create a system of the individual karmic end period of the Family New Moon cycle. the mundane astrological, and in the past journey throughout life. This system consists Because these are significant periods, a few years there has been a rise in the inter- of four phases that are individually calculat- change will be taking place over a series of est of them even though many also criticize ed, highlighting different developmental months or years. It´s therefore not possible to his methods. phases and important turning points. These determine an exact date for the cycle break, phases are referred to as the New Moon even if you might get an exact calculated The Moon Cycles cycles and each one is 29 years of length. date for the cycle break. Germany has a long history of astrologi- (Chart example below.) The last two charts of the Weiss and cal interest, and a strong branch of karmic Based on the birth time, the prenatal Bachmann system are associated with the astrology. Astrologer Claude Weiss studied Moon is determined and this chart is called person’s own development. During the New Moons in his book series Karmische the Karmic New Moon chart. The chart is said Individual New Moon cycle, it is finally pos- Horoskopanalyse I and II, and especially the to give information about the energies the sible for the soul to live it´s own desires connection between the prenatal New Moon soul brings into this life from before birth. and goals, despite other people’s opinions. and karma. Together with Verena Bachmann, The timeline this chart is operating in the Responsibility for the family is decreased person’s life provides information about and the time is available for fulfilment. This how long the karmic issues will remain period then continues until the last shift strongly influential. The next chart is called to the final chart called the Transcendental At the change of Family New Moon and describes the time a New Moon. This chart tells about the last chart cycles a person is predisposed to the duties either closing phase, and is set without an end in the childhood family or in their own fam- date as it continues to the end of life. I have person is usually ily surroundings. This is a time when family seen that this chart might have similarities experiencing a state centred life is still influencing the individual with the Karmic New Moon, acting as a strongly.