Mercury Messenger. look inside. Jeannette Lewis Hill. Federation of Australian Astrologers WA Inc March Issue / 2017

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1 Mercury Messenger Find us on facebook FAAWA Federation of Australian Astrologers WA Inc March Issue / 2017 from the President, The season of Signs of Long Ascension is upon us autumn signs rise more slowly. The notion of going a bit slower is very attractive just now it has been a busy summer. Yesterday, Sunday 26 th Feb, was one of the busy days I presented the medical astrology lecture in South Perth, featuring the many charts cast for just one case, - that of my now-recovered husband. Sunday was eclipse day and this eclipse was opposite to the one of Sept 1 st that heralded the husbandly crisis which provided our subject material. They fell on Keith s ascendant and descendant respectively. What I find so enticing about this [medical] form of astrology is firstly it gives proof of our Art over and over again; and secondly apart from the use of some special antiquities, this is still very normal astrology; nothing overly exotic. Natal charts plus horary are used for most purposes. There is a real treat coming up in a month s time: our friend Terry MacKinnell is coming back. His presentation is explained later in this newsletter. Terry is very much an applied astrologer. His own system of defining the ages including mini-ages is proving itself on an ongoing basis. Terry s studies of the Trump phenomenon, whole-sign houses and lunations are a revelation and they show a basic system that we can and should be using in our own astrology as a major player. Please don t miss this fascinating day Terry lives in the Gold Coast hinterland and drops in here on his way to Bali; he is a special guest whose talks are increasingly popular in the East. Here s wishing all a very happy March and good fortune all around. Jeannette Lewis Hill FAAWA President. FAA NC liaison rep look inside Presidents letter. Page 1. Editorial. Page 2. FAAWA catalogue now on the Home Page of our website. Page 2 Next Event: Terry MacKinnell Sunday 2 nd April SPLC Page 3. Student Page Samantha Bakewell - Part 1. Page 4. and 10. Notices. Page 5, 6,8 Treasurer Patricia Johns Page 6. Astrology Classes Page 7. Planet Watch. Page 9. How to find South Perth Learning Centre - MAP. Page 10. Advertising Fees. Page 11. Editor: Carol Jenkins

2 Editorial: Another month has passed by and last Sunday was the day of Jeannette s Medical Astrology presentation. There were 10 of us there on the afternoon to share an interesting and very informative day. I know more were unfortunately unable to attend. Thursday March 2 nd (or TOMORROW) is the first of Jeannette s Horary Club dates for Be sure to be there and have your questions all ready. The lady disects an horary chart like a brain surgeon. Look for the details later in this issue. The remainder of March is slow for us but we are getting ready for another very welcome Terry McKinnell visit for a day workshop on Sunnday 2 nd April. All costings can be found on the flyer as well as details of the day s progression follow in this issue. Our popular Hellenistic Astrologer, Samantha Bakewell, begins a series on the subject here with us. Part one on Sect can be found following. Many members wonder what exactly they are paying their membership fees for and our Treasurer, Patricia Johns, has a whole page to herself this month setting out the details clearly for us all. Remember, members can advertise for FREE in the MM. Feel free to share your astrology or astrology related endeavours with us.you could be pleasantly surprised. If any of you have a favourite topic and would like to have a little monthly column of your own or maybe a one off article to include I would love to hear from you. Warm regards, Carol Jenkins Mercury Messenger Editor carol.j@westnet.com.au The FAAWA Library Catalogue can now be found on the Home Page of our website The library has moved and is now housed at 3 Elizabeth Street, Bayswater. Members are now welcome to come and read on the Premises or borrow the books. The library is at the house of our Vice President, Margie Crocker. Margie is lecturing at TAFE during the week Monday to Thursday. Friday afternoon is the easiest time to borrow or read but late afternoon or weekends are available through a phone call Page 2 of 11

3 ... NEXT EVENT... Terry MacKinell (is back in Perth) Sunday 2 nd April 2017 South Perth Learning Centre 10 am to 4 pm Includes 3 stimulating stand alone parts. Session 1: History of house systems in western astrology Session 2: Donald Trump as a Guinea pig to examine house systems (afternoon) Session 3: Where is the World Heading in the Age of Aquarius? Early Bird (payment must be received by Wednesday 15 th March 2017) $85 concession(members only) $90 members $100 non-members Later payment or on the day payment $90 concession (members only) $100 members $125 non-members Payment options Forward cheque or money order to: The Treasurer of the FAA WA Inc, 51a Rome Rd, Melville Or pay directly into account: Account no: BSB no: (Please bring your own packed lunch Tea, coffee biscuits are provided) (Please see map following in newsletter) Page 3 of 11

4 ... STUDENT PAGE... Planetary Sect with Samantha Bakewell Part One: If you know a little about Traditional Astrologers then you may have observed we spend a considerable amount of time ascertaining what condition the seven visible planets are in. Sect is another extension with regards to this factor. An informative soft covered book on sect by author Robert S. Hand, called Night & Day Planetary Sect in Astrology, is an excellent thorough and easy to understand text about the techniques and history. You can find this in the FAAWA library. Chris Brennan is one of our leading Hellenistic Astrologers and you can simply Google Planetary Sect by Chris Brennan, his explanation on sect is quick and concise and he has chart examples showing how to apply sect to a natal chart. You will want to use the whole house system when looking at this technique. The Latin word Seco means to divide. There are two sects diurnal (daytime) and nocturnal (night time) A diurnal chart is when the Sun is above the horizon. A nocturnal chart is when the Sun is below the horizon. Simply draw a line from the Ascendant to the Descendant this establishes your individual horizon. Is the Sun above your horizon or below? If the Sun is above horizon it is a diurnal chart and if it is below it is a nocturnal chart. Each sect has its very own team members. Whether the planets associated with the luminary of sect, the Sun or Moon, is a good team player will depend on other factors incorporating sect, such as; on the placement, what sign they are in, if it is Retrograde, and the aspect it makes. Diurnal - Diurnal planets are the Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn Nocturnal - Nocturnal planets are the Moon, Venus and Mars Vettius Valens calls the above sect planets the co-workers and guardians. These sect co-workers are the same in everyone s chart. Both diurnal and nocturnal have a luminary, a benefic, and a malefic. The diurnal sects are the superior planets and nocturnal are the inferior planets. When a planet is in sect, the chart supports what the planet represents. The malefic out of sect will cause the disunity, challenges and discomfort for the native. Out of sect malefic planets are our problem planets: The diurnal out of sect planet is Mars The nocturnal out of sect planet is Saturn Continued on page 10 Page 4 of 11

5 ... NOTICES... Terry MacKinnell in Perth on Sunday 2 nd April 2017 More details on the format of the day. 3 stimulating stand alone parts. Session 1: History of house systems in western astrology This session will begin with the original house system employed by the Hellenistic astrologers and outlines their evolution to the range of the most commonly used house systems by astrologers today. This is not a technical session based on the different mathematics involved in dividing the sky into the 12 houses developed over the last 2,000 years, but a contextual history. Session 2: Donald Trump as a Guinea pig to examine house systems From just before Donald Trump was elected president I have followed his path to presidency and his performance since being president using lunar astrology. Lunar astrology is based upon the monthly lunar cycle combined with full moons and embellished with eclipses. The quality of insights provided by lunar astrology is, at a minimum, equal to the combined insights of all the applicable transits to his natal chart. My experience is that lunar astrology is actually superior to transits. The lunar insights will be used to delineate between major differences in available house systems and is an example of qualitative research in astrology. (afternoon) Session 3: Where is the World Heading in the Age of Aquarius? Society and politics are never static and in this session we will examine how socio-political and cultural developments in the world are closely shadowing the sub-ages, sub-age decans, microages and micro-age decans within the Age of Aquarius. When examined from the perspective of these sub-periods of the Age of Aquarius, there are no surprises or anomalies. This session will incorporate some of the material I will be presenting at the January 2018 FAA conference in Melbourne where I will be doing a talk The Future of Western Society in the Age of Aquarius (Please bring your own packed lunch Tea, coffee biscuits provided ) (Please see map following in newsletter) Page 5 of 11

6 Do YOU know how your membership fee is distributed? Your membership is important to us. We your committee members strive to bring all of you the most for your membership fees. Please be aware that two-thirds of your membership fee is paid to the national body of the FAA Inc, as affiliation fees, for which you get:- - a quarterly journal, - are entitled to attend any conferences run by the association - take the various astrological examinations set by the FAA, and - speak at the bi-annual conference if elected to. The one-third of the fee WA gets helps us provide you with:- - your Mercury Messenger, - pay for costs incurred in running the FAAWA, - such as our annual insurance, internet costs for our site, any postage and - printing, hire of halls, advertising, paying our speakers and any other - costs incurred. - Your committee members:- - are all paid up members in their own right, - do not get paid - are all very generous with their time and the energy they expend, and - work to do what is best for their fellow members. - Be kind to yourselves, be happy, Patricia Johns FAAWA Treasurer 2017/18 Membership fees: Notice 2017 Dear Members it is that time of the year when membership fees are due. Our financial year is from April 1st till March 31st each year. I will be invoicing you by soon. Please do not feel that you have to wait until you receive your invoice. It will be greatly appreciated if you can deposit your money directly into our account. Name: Federation of Australian Astrologers, Western Australia (FAAWA) BSB No: Account No: It is regrettable that we have had to increase your subscription by a modest $10.00 per annum, to bring them into line with those paid by all other FAA member states. It will mean that our normal membership fee will be $70.00 pa; while those on a concession will pay $50.00 pa. Page 6 of 11

7 ... ASTROLOGY CLASSES.. Beginners classes are on Saturday afternoon from 3-5 each fortnight. The next one is March 11 in Bayswater $25 per class- "A crash course in the Basics of Astrology!" Wednesday nights from 7-9 each week is an ongoing class for those who already have the basics of astrology. This looks at chart delineation, predictions and different areas of astrology. $25 per class. Contact Margie Crocker for details or Dip. International Guild of Astrologers; B.Ed, Grad.Dip (Psychotherapy and Counselling) Horary Astrology Study Group The horary group will be starting up again in March, and I have plenty of charts to start out on. As always, your own questions and charts have priority. There is a change of day necessary this year: we will meet on Thursdays. We will do the 1 st Thursday of each month, so the very first meeting will be held on Thursday, March 2 nd, 7.00 PM Marjorie Ave Studio, 53 Marjorie Ave, Riverton Please text me if you are coming: Thanks, Jeannette Lewis-Hill. All are Welcome. Page 7 of 11

8 Why not advertise your upcoming Astrology related events in the Mercury Messenger for FREE if you are a member. Ctrl+Click on the link OR copy and paste it into your browser to see what other states are doing. President: Jeanette Lewis-Hill (08) jlewis33@bigpond.com Vice President: Margie Crocker (08) margiecrocker@westnet.com.au Treasurer: Patricia Johns patriciajohns46@gmail.com Secretary: Barbie Davidson (08) bbambola@lizzy.com.au MM Editor: Carol Jenkins (08) carol.j@westnet.com.au Committee Joanna Clifton (08) , joclif@bigpond.com Samantha Bakewell samantha-bakewell@hotmail.com Page 8 of 11

9 ... PLANET WATCH.. Day and Night world map The world map below shows the area and degree of shade and light on our beautiful planet Earth at the moment of the March Equinox 2017 positioned for Perth Western Australia at 6:29 pm AWST March Equinox in Perth, Western Australia Monday, 20 th March 2017 at 6:29 pm AWST. OR Monday, 20 th March 2017 at 10:29 UTC from: timeanddate.com Page 9 of 11

10 Continued from page 10 There are specific rules for Mercury the rules are as follows: Diurnal charts Mercury favours rising before the Sun, which is called oriental of the Sun, and in a masculine sign Nocturnal charts Mercury favours setting after the Sun, which is called occidental of the Sun, in a feminine sign Mars is always a contentious issue for Astrologers to whether he rejoices in a masculine sign or feminine sign. Many astrologers through-out time have contradicted whether Mars is in sect in a feminine sign however at the current time I use Mars in a feminine sign. More on sect (with Samantha Bakewell) in our next edition of the MM. HOW TO FIND SOUTH PERTH LEARNING CENTRE Page 10 of 11

11 Advertising Fees Advertising Fees for All Others (repeats) $25 for ¼ page ($20) FREE to FAAWA Members $40 for ½ page ($35) $70 for full page ($60) (content must be relevant) Ad to be received by 20 th month. (or by prior arrangement with Editor) Payment in FULL to be received before publishing. We re looking forward to seeing you next month. Page 11 of 11