The Nightlight Astrology Spring Speaker Series
March 20th–27th 2022
"Hellenistic Aspect Doctrine: Configurations, Testimony, Aspects. Their underlying conceptualisations and their practical use" with Martien Hermes
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About this workshop
In this webinar I will adress, as always, the concepts behind the hellenistic aspect doctrine, which are the (sometimes forgotten) foundations of modern aspect theory. These concepts help us to understand what is going on when planets are in a configuration with each other, and what the difference is when they are in aspect. There is a lot of interesting material that needs to be adressed long before I come to the actual issue of the meaning and difference of, say, tetragonal (square) and trigonal (trine) configurations. Material that goes deep into what is actually going on between planets when connected in this way. Example charts will illustrate these principles.
About the speaker
In 1983 I started studying astrology. I am a qualified (Dutch) astrologer. I have been teaching astrology since 1985. Since 1986 I was extensively involved with Freudian and Jungian psychology and cocounseling and its application in astrological practice.
Since 1994 I have been researching traditional astrological sources and regularly lecture and do workshops on the insights from this field of knowledge. I studied Robert Zoller's course on 'Medieval astrology', and since 2003 I started studying the work of Robert Schmidt, the man who restored Hellenistic astrology and put it on the map. My astrology was never the same after that.
It dealt mainly with the positioning of astrology as a discipline within the concepts of destiny and, conversely, the positioning of the concepts of destiny within astrology. That eventually became the content of the (Dutch) book (2015) ‘Moving and Being Moved. The return of Fate in Astrology’. A colleague wrote the following about it: "Earlier I already wrote that I think this is one of the most important astrological books which have been published in the Netherlands. I still support this claim." It was translated in French.
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"Archetypal Astrology – The Rosetta Stone of the Psyche" with Renn Butler
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About this workshop
Archetypal astrology explores the relationship between planetary alignments and thematic patterns in both the human psyche and the larger world. Richard Tarnas’s research on planetary cycles and human history, published in Cosmos and Psyche, is well known. What is not so well known is that Tarnas also worked closely with Stan Grof for many years, the world’s foremost researcher in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Through their association, he pioneered a way to use astrology to predict the kinds of experiences that emerge in deep self-exploration, such as psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy or Grof Breathwork.
Renn will introduce the groundbreaking research of Tarnas and Grof and show how it can be used to help us choose positive days for healing journeys - as well as understand and integrate them afterward. He will explore Grof’s expanded cartography of the human unconscious: the biographical, perinatal, and transpersonal layers of the psyche. This slideshow is recommended for anyone interested in astrology, psychology, self-exploration, shamanism, comparative religion, Jungian studies, or mythology.
About the speaker
Renn Butler studied with Rick Tarnas and Stan Grof at the Esalen Institute in California beginning in 1980 and certified as a Grof® Breathwork facilitator in 1989. He offers archetypal astrology consultations with clients around the world. Renn’s first book, Pathways to Wholeness, about astrology and psychedelic experiences, was published in 2014; followed by The Archetypal Universe in 2018, which focuses on dreams; and The Astrology of Love and Relationships in 2022 about relationships. His six-month online course in Archetypal and Holotropic Astrology has received enthusiastic reviews, with a new class starting this September. Renn has a B.A. in English and Religious Studies and has recently enrolled in the Wisdom Studies doctoral program of Ubiquity University. He worked part time as a health care worker with physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged adults for over thirty years in Victoria, B.C.
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"Astrology Rocks!" by Jenn Zahrt
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About this workshop
Tired of trying to memorize which gems and stones go with what signs and planets? Bored with systems of classification that fail to honor stones as living beings? In this course, you will learn the principles that link certain stones to the signs of the zodiac, the planets, and other astrological factors. You will be empowered to treat each encounter with each stone as a unique experience and develop an intuitive understanding of the astrological typology of the stone. Seattle astrologer Dr Jenn Zahrt will also teach you techniques on how to work with gems and stones in sync with your personal astrology. Take your love of stones and stars to the next level!
About the speaker
Jenn Zahrt PhD is an author, publisher, and teacher of cultural astronomy and astrology. In 2017 she was appointed as an Honorary Research Fellow at the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. She researches the many forms of astrology emergent across human cultures past and present, with a special focus on early twentieth century German culture. She has taught and lectured domestically and internationally in places such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. She is the founder of Revelore Press, creative director of the Sophia Centre Press and the deputy editor of the peer-reviewed journal Culture and Cosmos. In 2020 she became the Senior Editor of The Mountain Astrologer, and in 2021 she founded the Celestial Arts Education Library Institute in Olympia, WA, where she currently lives.
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