THE SECRET GARDEN ISSUE JULY/AUGUST 2017 IAM INFINITY #14 July/August 2017 Smiljana Gavrančić (Serbia) - Editor, Founder & Owner Victor Olliver (UK) - Associate from the Astrological Journal of the AA GB Sharon Knight (UK) - Associate from APAI Frank C. Clifford (UK) - Associate from the London School of Astrology Mandi Lockley (UK) - Associate from the Academy of Astrology UK Wendy Stacey (UK) - Associate from the Mayo School of Astrology and the AA GB Jadranka Ćoić (UK) - Associate from the Astrological Lodge of London Tem Tarriktar (USA) – Associate from The Mountain Astrologer magazine Athan J. Zervas (Greece) – Critique Partner/Associate for Art & Design 2 THE SECRET GARDEN ISSUE JULY/AUGUST 2017 3 THE SECRET GARDEN ISSUE JULY/AUGUST 2017 The iris means different things to different people and cultures. Some of its most common meanings are: Royalty Faith Wisdom Hope Valor Original photo by: Rudolf Ribarz (Austrian painter) – Irises 4 THE SECRET GARDEN ISSUE JULY/AUGUST 2017 www.londonschoolofastrology.co.uk 5 THE SECRET GARDEN ISSUE JULY/AUGUST 2017 CONTENTS 7 – IAM EDITOR‘S LETTER: „Destiny‘s Gate―; Electric Axis in Athens by Smiljana Gavrančić 11 – About Us 13 - Mikhail Gorbachev And Uranus Return In 2014; „The Guardian of Europe― by Smiljana Gavrančić 21 - IAM A GUEST: Roy Gillett & Victor Olliver 29 – IAM A GUEST: Nona Voudouri 34 – IAM A GUEST: Anne Whitaker 38 - The Personal is Political by Wendy Stacey 41 - 2017 August Eclipses forecasting by Rod Chang 48 - T – squares: An Introduction by Frank C. Clifford 57 - Astrology – What is Astrology? by Alexandra Karacostas 59 – REPORT FROM PERUGIA 2017 60 - MAHĀVIDYĀS AND ASTRO-COUNSELLING by Nunzia Coppola (Meskalila) 72 – Oracle by Wade Caves 82 – IAM HORARY: Two missing cats - similar charts, different story by Tania Daniels 85 - The synastry of Brangelina: a marriage of opposites by Victor Olliver 91 - IAM ARCANUM; The Emperor or Lord – Major Arcana IV; Who is the Emperor/Lord? by Tara Aal 93 - IAM ARCANUM; Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Kim Buckley 99 - IAM THEATRICAL; Johnny Depp ~ All Hands on Deck by Mandi Lockley 102 - The "explosive" New Moon of July 2017 in the sign of Leo; Truth or dare? by Nona Voudouri 104 - PLUTO AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY by Alan Oken 108 - Some thoughts on the North Node, newly in Leo… by Anne Whitaker 111 - JOHN KERRY by Marguerite dar Boggia 115 - Who‘s your Dada? by Alan Annand 125 - Astro Walk, from A to Z, through my allotment by Jadranka Ćoić 128 - The Relocated Composite Chart Part 2 by Margaret Gray and Armand Diaz 131 - Ivanka, Ivana, Donald — and the Black Moon Lilith by Christina Rodenbeck 133 – IAM HOROSCOPES: July/August 2017 by Cassandra Tyndall 139 – IAM A MYTH: Venus and Pluto on the American Stage by LeAnn Lacy IAM Infinity 6 THE SECRET GARDEN ISSUE JULY/AUGUST 2017 IAM EDITOR’S LETTER „Destiny’s Gate“; Electric Axis IN ATHENS Smiljana GavranČIĆ Three primary (and familiar) incarnational axes are the: • Ascendant/Descendant axis - magnetic axis • the Midheaven/IC axis - gravity axis • and the Lunar Node axis - karmic (or fate) axis But, there is one more axis... We can call it Electric Axis! The Vertex/ Anti-Vertex axis is also nicknamed the Electric Axis. The astrological Vertex is a sensitive point on the chart (any chart) that during unusual, extraordinary times feels like an electric, fortunate „turning point― or a meeting with „Destiny's Gate―. So anyway, based on the astrological Vertex being located on a "turning point" in your sky chart, it then probably has something to do with "turning points" in your life. It does. Based on it being located in the 5th through 8th houses, then you can also bet it quite often has something to do with „meetings of people―. July 10th, 2017, „Folli Follie―, Athens, Greece, 7:37pm, the Moon was at 2° Capricorn 29‘, Mars was at 3° Cancer 59‘. My Vertex is at 3° Cancer 26‘ (so my Anti-Vertex is at 3° Capricorn 26‘). In the chart of Greece Democracy from 1974, you can find Venus (jewelry – necklace, etc.) at 3° Cancer 29‘. So, at 7:37 pm on July 10th, in Athens – I got my „blue stone― in the famous „Folli Follie―. If I add now that at 2° Capricorn 13‘ I have midpoint of my Sun and Uranus and at 4° Capricorn 19‘ I have midpoint of my Venus and Pluto – you will understand why this moment was „speaking― for me so much! I knew it that my trip in Athens had a purpose, as everything in life, but than, I fugured that I went to Athens only to get this „blue stone―. I opened the „Destiny‘s Gate― within me...After shopping, my friend Virna took me to the beautiful restaurant „The Black Duck Garden―, and we were sitting in the beautiful garden, eating tomato cherry‘s salat. Soon after that, I have decided to transform „working title― for this issue from #TheFingerInTomatoSoupIssue into #TheSecretGardenIssue. After all, in every secret garden – there is some tomato... Also, my trip was „colored― by one cat. I have to admit you, I do not hide, I am not a „cat person―, I am a „dog person― and I love my dog Lolla... In other words, I do not like cats! The ruler of my Vertex is the Moon, at 15° Cancer 43‘, in my 8th, in applying square with Pluto (ruler of my Asc) at 21° Libra, but also in strong applying trine with my Venus at 16° Pisces 52‘, so, I have the „exit― and I can always transform myself. It is a sudden turn of fate, a radical awakening of perception. 7 THE SECRET GARDEN ISSUE JULY/AUGUST 2017 Can mythology reveal anything about the Vertex? Yes. The Roman god Vertumnus has roots in the Latin word vertere, to change, turn or spin. Vertumnus was a lesser god of gardens, fruit trees and seasons. Youthful and alluring, he had the power to change himself into various forms, just as the seed changes from root, to branch to leaf to fruit. Vertumnus used this ability in his avid pursuit of the goddess Pomona. As the myth goes, Vertumnus fell in love with a strikingly beautiful goddess (in some versions nymph) named Pomona. Although she rejected all suitors, he fed his passion with the sight of her by changing his form and passing her gardens daily as a soldier, a harvester, a fisherman, etc. Ignoring him, Pomona remained devoted only to the cultivation of fruit trees. Vertumnus persisted and one day he altered his form to that of an old woman, greeted her with a passionate kiss, and proceeded to enter her gardens. Vertumnus, (as the matron), talked to the goddess, attempting to convince her of the rewards of relationship and the dangers of rejecting love. The qualities and integrity of the youthful god Vertumnus were discussed. Finally, "she" told Pomona the story of a young man who cruelly took his own life after being spurned by his hard hearted love. He told of how the gods turned the rejecting woman into stone, but still Pomona was not persuaded. Finally in exasperation, Vertumnus dropped his disguise and stood naked before Pomona in his true form. She thought she was seeing the sun immerge from behind the clouds and in the glorious light of Vertumnus, she opened her heart and reciprocated his love. Together still, they attend the gardens and fruit tress of the countryside. The theme of this myth centers on a seemingly chance moment where an outstanding event occurs. To Pomona, it was like an epiphany, a sudden turn of fate, a radical awakening of perception. To Vertumnus, it was at first a well planned strategy, then finally an act of spontaneous desperation. Imagine his surprise when Pomona finally received him! Love, relationship and union are highlighted here, not just in the desire of Vertumnus, but also in the story he told of the young man's rejection and the tragic consequences that followed. The imagery of the gardens, fruit and vine add to the feeling of ripeness, an event finally ready to happen, a fruitful experience. „Making― this issue, for me, was very „sensitive―(intuitive). „Folli Follie― means – „crazy craziest― „A CAT ARGUING WITH A MOUSE― – Sabian Symbol for my Vertex – interesting, isn‘t it?! With Love, Smiljana 8 THE SECRET GARDEN ISSUE JULY/AUGUST 2017 Chris Brennan is a professional astrologer from Denver, Colorado, USA. He is the author of Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune. Former President of the Association for Young Astrologers and former Research Director of the National Council of Geocosmic Research, he is currently an associate editor of The Mountain Astrologer magazine and he also serves on the board of Kepler College. He teaches online courses on astrology with students from around the world, and he offer certification through his course on Hellenistic astrology. www.hellenisticastrology.com/book 9 THE SECRET GARDEN ISSUE JULY/AUGUST 2017 10 THE SECRET GARDEN ISSUE JULY/AUGUST 2017 About Us IAM – Infinity Astrological Magazine is a bimonthly online magazine, founded in 2015. IAM is for professionals astrologers, students of astrology and for all astrology lovers. Serbian astrologer Smiljana Gavrančić is the founding editor and owner of IAM. She specialises in exploring significant degrees in Mundane Astrology and her writings have appeared in the Astrological Journal, in The Mountain Astrologer blog and in ISAR‘s International Astrologer. As of November 2016, all issues of IAM have become part of Alexandria iBase Project, a digital astrological database. From March 2017 IAM is on featured in the Astrodienst section ‖Understanding Astrology‖ along with The Astrological Journal and The Mountain Astrologer.