2019
Saturday, June 1, 2019—10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For the Oxford Astrology Group
The Sutro Room, Trinity College
Broad Street
Oxford, England OX1 3AS
LOVE, PROFANE AND SACRED
Come and explore the mystery of human relationship–to oneself, to others, and to the Divine, in a full day workshop.
Morning: THE COMPOSITE CHART
An extremely useful astrological technique for revealing the dynamics of our interactions with others. Given the different levels of human beings, how can we better achieve harmony with each other? Some sample charts will offer suggestions for analysis and interpretation.
Afternoon: AN AFTERNOON WITH NEPTUNE: WILL THE REAL NEPTUNE PLEASE
STAND UP?
Commonly associated with confusion and delusion, can we discover more positive aspects of Neptune, as in an attunement with nature, gifts of creativity and heightened intuition, and a profound love of the Divine?
After looking at the “astrological world view”, we will explore the journey of the soul into incarnation and the finding of a “spiritual path”.
Monday, June 3, 2019—7 to 8 p.m.
At THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
50 Gloucester Place,
London, England W1U 8EA
MAKING THE MOST OF MINOR ASPECTS
Over centuries, minor aspects (5ths, 7ths, 9ths, 10ths, 11ths, and 12ths)
have been added to the astrologers’ toolkit. What to these mean
symbolically and practically?
Saturday, June 8, 2019—2 to 5 p.m.
At the ATLANTIS BOOKSHOP
49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury
London, England WC1A 1LY
REINCARNATION AND ASTROLOGY
Have we lived before in other places and as other people? We’ll consider the implications of reincarnation (like karma) and its place in religions, spiritual philosophy, and esoteric wisdom. AND can past-life patterns be determined from your horoscope? Both psychologists and astrologers say yes. We’ll explore the methods they’ve developed to retrieve these and the factors (like Saturn, Pluto, and the Moon’s nodes) thought to be especially revealing.
Bring your charts! (If you don’t have one, go to astrolabe.com or
astrodienst.com for a free one.)
2018
Thursday, February 1, 2018—5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
For the North Palm Beach Library
303 Anchorage Drive
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
“Shakespeare’s Lovers and Ladies–Are Men Really from Mars and Women from Venus?”
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Priscilla Costello looks at Shakespeare’s treatment of love and lovers in some of his comedies and tragedies.
Sunday, February 25, 2018—3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
At the Theosophical Society
831 SE 9th Street (in Palm Plaza, U.S.1 & SE 10th Street)
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
“Can Astrology Further Your Spiritual Evolution?”
Astrology is a psychological model, a predictive tool, and an elegant and ordered system that affirms the meaning and purpose of life. As part of the Universal Wisdom teachings, how might it encourage your spiritual unfolding and the fulfillment of your destiny?
Directions: take I-95 to the SW10th Street exit and go 2 miles east. When you reach Fed. Hwy (US I), the plaza will be on your left. Make a left turn on US I, and then the first U-turn. The venue is almost next to the Yoga Center.
At The United Astrology Conference (UAC 2018) (May 24-29, 2018)
Downtown Chicago Marriott Hotel, 540 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
TWO TALKS
Friday, May 25, 2018: 9:00-10:15 am
“Making The Most of Minor Aspects”
Over centuries, minor aspects have been added to the basic Ptolemaic set of conjunction, opposition, square, trine, and sextile. Modern astrologers now use semi-sextiles and quincunxes. What do these and other minor aspects (5ths, 7ths, 9ths, 11ths) mean, both symbolically and practically? Theory (numerology and harmonics) and charts of famous people will help you understand and use them in your charts.
Monday, May 28, 2018: 9-10:15 A.M.
“Will The Real Neptune Please Stand Up?”
As a Neptunian, are you fated to suffer from confusion and delusion? Is that all there is to Neptune? What about artistic abilities, special sensitivities, and psychic and spiritual gifts? Let’s focus on the positive Neptune and consider some helpful and protective practices for coping with Neptunian sensitivities. How can we best use our imagination and intuition? How can we best manage its manifestations on the physical, emotional, and mental levels?
Monday, June 11, 2018
8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA
On “Solar Returns”
Can we change our experience by changing where we are on our birthday? Solar Returns can reveal much about the potential experience for your year.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
2 to 5 p.m.: ATLANTIS BOOKSHOP • 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A 1LY
On “Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Shakespeare’s Plays”
Shakespeare is doubtless one of the most important transmitters of the Western esoteric tradition, though it is well garmented in his works. But we can uncover the more obvious and more subtle ways that he uses astrological symbolism–poetically, psychologically, and structurally. His treatment of magic, both black (in “Macbeth”) and white (in “The Tempest”) is dramatic and daring for his time. And does he really reference and incorporate alchemy?
Monday, June 18th, 2018
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: TREADWELL’S BOOKSHOP
33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS
On “Planets and Personality: is our Character Truly Written in the Stars?”
From ancient times to now people have tried to determine character traits of human beings through connections to the cosmos. Both temperament theory (which bases personality on the four elements) and astrological symbolism (which relates types to the twelve zodiacal signs) assume that humanity must reflect both the natural and archetypal worlds.
What are these types? And what recommendations did philosophers, doctors, and astrologers make to mitigate our excesses or compensate for imbalances?
This talk includes examples of temperament types as found in Shakespeare’s plays and briefly considers how the psychology of C. G. Jung incorporates some of these theories and updates them for our time.
Monday, August 27, 2018
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: At THE TATTERED COVER BOOKSTORE
2526 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado
“Shakespeare and Astrology?” Yes, the Bard incorporated references to the Sun, Moon, and stars in his wonderful plays, and even based their plots, characters, and themes on astrological symbolism. Book signing to follow.
Thursday, September 27, 2018
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: at the TORONTO REFERENCE LIBRARY
789 Yonge St, Toronto, Ontario M4W 2G8
“Shakespeare…and Astrology?” Yes, the Bard incorporated references to the Sun, Moon, and stars in his wonderful plays, and even based their plots, characters, and themes on
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2017
Jan. 15, 2017: on “Shakespeare…and Astrology?” from 3 – 4:30 pm at The Theosophical Society
831 SE 9th Street (in Palm Plaza, U.S.1 & SE 10th Street)
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Directions: take I-95 to the SW10th Street exit and go 2 miles east. When you reach Fed. Hwy (US I), the plaza will be on your left. Make a left turn on US I, and then the first U-turn. The venue is almost next to the Yoga Center.
Jan. 19, 2017: on “Shakespeare…and Astrology?” 1 p.m. at the North Palm Beach Library,
303 Anchorage Drive
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
(see www.village-npb.org/604/Authors-and-Speakers)
April 8, 2017: on “Eclipses: Your Personal Journey” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the Annapolis NCGR, Annapolis, Maryland
Monday, June 26, 2017
At THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
50 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8EA
7:00 p.m. to 8 p.m.: “Will the Real Neptune Please Stand Up?”
With Neptune currently in the sign of Pisces, it’s time to talk about its positive side: artistic abilities, special sensitivities, and psychic and spiritual gifts, as well as how to handle them.
8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: “Shakespeare and the Stars: The Tempest as Seen Through the Lens of Astrology”
Shakespeare’s works all have astrological signatures. “The Tempest” is undoubtedly keyed to Pisces and JupiterNeptune, as its characters and themes reveal.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
7:30 to 9:00 pm: TREADWELL’S BOOKSHOP • 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS
“Shakespeare and the Stars”
Join us as we dive into the Elizabethan worldview of hermetic correspondences, to learn how the seven known planets were considered moving forces in the cosmos and in the human condition. Shakespeare wrote in terms of this cosmology and expressed this in language and form of his plays
October 10, 2017—7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
For the Northern Illinois (Chicago) NCGR
Des Plaines Elks Lodge
495 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Astrology…And Shakespeare?
Yes! The world’s greatest playwright undoubtedly used astrological symbolism to create his timeless works. Since the Elizabethan worldview included the spheres of the planets, it’s no surprise that his plays are filled with references to the Sun, Moon stars, planets, eclipses, etc. Individual plays are even “keyed” to specific signs and their planetary rulers. For proof, we’ll look especially at “Romeo and Juliet”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, and “Macbeth”.
October 15, 2017: 8:30-9:15 a.m.
At the Shakespeare Oxford Society Conference, October 12-15, 2017
At Loyola’s Corboy Law Center,25 E. Pearson St., Chicago, IL 60611.
Shake-Speare’s Education And Evidence Of Western (Spiritual) Philosophy In The Plays
How much evidence is there of the influence of Classical writers in the plays? Can this be accounted for by the typical grammar-school education of the time? What ideas and attitudes in the plays could only have been learned through an education available to a noble? Evidence of classical philosophy (especially Pythagorean, Platonic, and Neo-Platonic ideas) becomes a determining factor in establishing authorship.
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2016
Saturday, March 19th, 2016: NCGR chapter of Fort Lauderdale, Florida: full-day seminar on ”Are You a Neptunian and Don’t Know It?” from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Nova Southeastern University, Carl de Santis Business Building,
3301 College Ave., Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL
For info contact Mimi Alonso, President at mysticmimi@gmail.com
Or see www.AstrologyFla.com
Saturday, April 9, 2016: NCGR chapter of Annapolis, Maryland from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on ”Are You a Neptunian and Don’t Know It?”
Country Inn and Suites, on Defense Highway/Rt450
For info contact Lynn Koiner at koiner@starpower.net
Saturday, April 16th, 2016: NCGR chapter of Boston, MA from 12:30-4:30 p.m. on ”Will the Real Neptune Please Stand Up?” at the Beech Street Center, Belmont, MA
For info contact Joyce Levine at joyce@joycelevine.com
Saturday, May 14, 2016: Astrology Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on ”Astrology in the Renaissance”
At The Centering Space (near Broadview and Danforth)
For info, see www.astrologytoronto.com
Monday, May 16th, 2016: Spirituality in Health-care Network in Toronto, Canada from 7 – 9 p.m. on ”Is Our Health Truly Written in the Stars?”
Friends House
60 Lowther Avenue
Toronto, ON M5R 1C6
For info, see www.spiritualityinhealthcare.net
June 9, 2016: talk and book signing at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London, England (The talk was filmed and is available on YouTube.)
Monday, June 13, 2016: “Shakespeare and Astrology” for The Astrological Lodge of Great Britain in London, England
Saturday, Oct. 15th, 2016: On ”Shakespeare and Astrology? How Shakespeare Used Astrological Symbolism to Create Characters” for the Shakespeare Authorship Roundtable in Beverly Hills, CA at the Beverly Hills Library
444 N. Rexford Ave., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
For info, see www.shakespeareauthorship.org
November 2, 2016: on “Shakespeare and Astrology: how Shakespeare Used Astrological Symbolism to Create Characters” for the Shakespeare Society at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Nov. 3, 2016: on “Shakespeare and Spiritual Philosophy (especially Neo-Platonism)” for the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship conference, Boston, Massachusetts
(in 2015 and 2014 I was busy finishing my latest book, “Shakespeare and the Stars: the Hidden Astrological Keys to Understanding the World’s Greatest Playwright”! for information see shakespeareandthestars.com)
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2013
March 18, 2013: Fort Lauderdale chapter of the National Council for Geocosmic Research: “Playing the Hand that Pluto Has Dealt” and “The Pluto-Uranus Square in Solar Return Charts”
August 1, 2013: Talk presented at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, Ontario, as part of The Forum,: “Astrology and Shakespeare: The Secret Key to The Merchant of Venice”
October 17, 2013: “Shakespeare and Astrology”, Shakespeare Fellowship conference, Toronto, Canada
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2012
March 17, 2012: Workshop for the Fort Lauderdale NCGR group on “Prediction: Putting it All Together”
May, 2012: 2 Talks at the United Astrology Conference (UAC) in New Orleans, Louisiana: “Playing the Hand that Pluto Has Dealt” and “Astrology and Shakespeare”
August 29, 2012: “Introduction to Astrology: What it Can Do For You” at Lilydale community in Lilydale, New York
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2011
Jan. 15, 2011: Seminar for the Fort Lauderdale NCGR chapter: “Current Trends (Uranus Square Pluto)”
March 15, 2011: Talk at Changing Times Bookstore in West Palm Beach, Florida on “An Introduction to Astrology and Current Trends”
April 12, 2011: Talk at Luxe Books & Gifts in West Palm Beach, Florida “An Introduction to Astrology”
July 22. 2011: Talk at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival on “Shakespeare and Astrology (with special reference to ‘Romeo and Juliet’)”