For more ASTRO information. check out our website. ..Patricia

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1 Mercury Messenger Official Newsletter of the Federation of Australian Astrologers (Inc) WA Division Issue: 06 August 2009 The President s Report from Patricia Johns Our Astro-chat on June 28 th with Gerald Burns was an unmitigated success. I would like to thank Gerald for providing us with an insight into the use of psychological astrology. All of us there appreciate you letting us have a glimpse of how to use this magical tool in our everyday lives. Thanks to all of you who attended, I am sure that every one of you went away with much food for thought. For more ASTRO information check out our website Kira Sutherland, an accomplished Medical Astrologer and lecturer, will be visiting Perth during the first week of October on family business and has agreed to speak with us at an Astro chat. We will be holding this on Thursday, October 1 st at the usual time of 7:30 pm, with those of you wishing to bring a plate to share at 6:30 pm. Jeanette has kindly offered her studio, once again to host this event. Please put this date into your calendar of events and come along, get to know Kira and make her welcome. We are hoping that she will agree to visit us again next year and do a two day workshop on Medical Astrology. Tess Cullen s workshop November 7 th /8 th is fast approaching and I hope that many of you have put this date into your dairies. We are still trying to finalise the venue and will let you know both this and the cost as soon as we can. As you are aware, venues at this time of the year are not that easy to come by. For our AGM, November 22 nd we are planning to go out to a restaurant for lunch after the meeting. President Patricia Johns patriciajohns@ymail.com Editor Carol Jenkins davidaj@westnet.com.au Should we go ahead with this plan we will need to have definite numbers of those of you who would like to join your committee members in our end of year festivities, well in advance, to enable us to plan this event. Please get in touch with any committee member you choose and let them know if this is what you would like to do. Take care of yourselves, be kind to yourselves, and be happy..patricia The Editor reserves the right to edit article submissions and advertisements before publication

2 Upcoming events planner for 2009 ( be aware changes may occur as the year progresses and dates and days firm up please watch this column) Event : Committee Meeting 18 th August Venue: Robyn s Place Event: Committee Meeting 22 nd September Venue: Patricia s Place Thursday 1st October Event: Kira Sutherland presents Medical Astrologer and Lecturer Venue: Jeanette s Studio 53 Marjorie Avenue, Riverton Event: Committee Meeting 20 th October Venue: Gerda s Place Saturday 7 th & Sunday 8 th November TESS CULLEN presents 2 day workshop Day 1: The asteroids Day 2: Synthesis incorporating the asteroids Venue: TBA Sunday Event: AGM 22 nd November Venue: TBA (possible Mt Hawthorn) Page 2

3 Committee Details PRESIDENT: Patricia Johns 51a Rome Rd, Melville 6156 Ph: VICE PRESIDENT: Edith de Burgh Baramba Gingin 6503 Ph: SECRETARY: Roslyn Drayton PO Box 459, Fremantle 6160 Ph: TREASURER: Jeffrey Farrow 37 Kariong Circuit, Duncraig 6023 Ph: EDITOR: Carol Jenkins 53 Sandringham Prom, Canning Vale 6155 Ph: Gerda van Dongen 102b Arkwell St, Willagee Ph: Robyn Binks 2/57 Raleigh St, Carlisle 6101 Ph: Jeannette Lewis-Hill 53 Marjorie Ave, Riverton ph: Moved house or changed your address? Please tell us as this helps us to keep our records up to date. Page 3

4 Coming soon a 2 day workshop Tess Cullen APA, Dip Astro (FAA), Dip Ancient (Astrologos) FAA Exam Board Director Saturday 7 th November The asteroids Sunday 8 th November Synthesis incorporating the asteroids Where is the goddess walking today? That wild and wise aspect of the feminine, the spirit of the witch that oozes passion and intuition and drives us deep into our inner senses. The first of the asteroids found was named Ceres, in 1801, after a powerful feminine archetype of the Great Mother. Ceres was soon joined by Vesta, Juno, Pallas Athene and many other Olympian goddesses to mark the re-emergence of empowered feminine force What effect has the awakening of these archetypes had on our modern psyche? Man or woman, our choices have been affected. The influences of these goddesses have manifested and played out in the struggles and achievements of the changing face and roles of the men and women in today s society. Find out where these issues fit into your life story. Venue: (TBA) Page 4

5 Tess Cullen s Perth Weekend: November 7 th & 8 th DAY 1: The Asteroids Witches, Goddesses or Wise Women. Where is the goddess walking today? That wild and wise aspect of the feminine, the spirit of the witch that oozes passion and intuition and drives us deep into our inner senses. The first of the asteroids found was named Ceres, in 1801, after a powerful feminine archetype of the Great Mother. Ceres was soon joined by Vesta, Juno, Pallas Athene and many other Olympian goddesses to mark the re-emergence of empowered feminine force What effect has the awakening of these archetypes had on our modern psyche? Man or woman, our choices have been affected. The influences of these goddesses have manifested and played out in the struggles and achievements of the changing face and roles of the men and women in today s society. Find out where these issues fit into your life story. What is it that the asteroids add to the consultation process, how does the use of asteroids augment our practice as astrologers? There will be time to look at examples of how the themes of the asteroids can be delineated and understood when looking at a chart as a whole unit. The major four plus Lilith and Hygeia will be included in the chart delineation. DAY 2: Healing Core Issues & the Asteroids The ability to recognize and work with core issues is a necessary art in the work of an astrologer as it helps to centralise the reading of the issues displayed in a chart and to delineate their influences. The knowledge of how the psychological imprinting of the birth journey affects the undercurrents that continue to play throughout life is one of the keys to being able to be of aid to yourself or your clients. The core issues are present in our birth stories and rise in many forms throughout our lives as we integrate our personality. As we grow these core issues develop and unravel from every possible viewpoint. It is imperative that we understand the far reaching implications that the story of our birth plays in our lives. About Tess Cullen - Tess is currently webmistress for the FAA, the APA and the AANSW websites. She has become well known around the Australian speaking circuit, including the FAA Conferences, in recent years presenting some fascinating astrological insights into the Goddess Mythologies. She combines mythology, psychology and the study of ancient astrological techniques. Page 5