Dates for 2010

The Exeter Astrology Group website has been updated with new dates and talks for 2010. Please go to the main website for the details.

Please note the change of date for the January 2010 meeting. This will now be held on 3 January, not on 10 January as previously advertised. The topic remains unchanged.

Important Notice - Change of Date

Our January meeting will now take place on Sunday 3 January 2010 instead of the advertised date 10 January 2010. All other advertised details remain the same. Please see the website for any further information you require. Thanks.

Meeting - Sunday 8 November 2009

8 November 2009: Forecasting for the Year Ahead

We will be welcoming south-west astrologer Chris Mitchell to talk for this session. Chris will be talking about some time-honoured methods of forecasting the year ahead, including seasonal solar ingresses.

Meeting starts at 2:30PM at the Friends Meeting House, Exeter. Further details on our website.

11 October 2009 Meeting - Change to Programme

The next meeting of the EAG has been changed as follows:

11 October 2009: Outer Planet Cycles

Richard Burch will be sharing insights into the relationships between the outer planets - Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Richard will be looking at the long-term cyclical interactions between the three transpersonal planets of the solar system.

The advertised talk, by Maggie Hewson, will take place in January 2010.

9 August - Social Meeting at the Mill on the Exe

Please join us for a social get together on Sunday 9 August. We will be meeting at the Mill on the Exe at around 12:30PM. Current, new and past members are welcome. The regular Sunday meeting will not occur in August.

New Diary Dates - 2009-2010

The following dates are confirmed group sessions for Exeter Astrology Group.

Please note that there is no formal group meeting in August due to our summer break. However we usually organise a social meeting - details below.

All Exeter Astrology Group sessions are on the second Sunday in the month unless otherwise advised.

9 August 2009: Social Event

Please join us for a social get together on Sunday 9 August. We will be meeting at the Mill on the Exe at around 12:30PM. Current, new and past members are welcome. The regular Sunday meeting will not occur in August.

13 September 2009: Astro-Diagnosis and the Fixed Stars

Jennie Fernyhough will be talking on astrology and the fixed stars, with a focus on medical issues. Please join us for the first of our new season talks.

27 September 2009: Social Event at The George Meeting House, South Street

Please join us for our monthly social get together on at The George on South Street, Exeter. We meet at 5:30PM. Current, new and past members are welcome.

11 October 2009: Topic to be confirmed

This session will be led by Maggie Anthony - her topic is to be confirmed at a later date.

25 October 2009: Social Event at The George Meeting House, South Street

Please join us for our monthly social get together on at The George on South Street, Exeter. We meet at 5:30PM. Current, new and past members are welcome.

8 November 2009: Forecasting for the Year Ahead

We will be welcoming south-west astrologer Chris Mitchell to talk for this session. Chris will be talking about some time-honoured methods of forecasting the year ahead, including seasonal solar ingresses.

29 November 2009: Social Event at The George Meeting House, South Street

Please join us for our monthly social get together on at The George on South Street, Exeter. We meet at 5:30PM. Current, new and past members are welcome.

13 December 2009: Karmic and Spiritual Astrology

Local group member Debbie Hallett will be leading this session. She will talk about her experiences with karmic and spiritual astrology and its methods.

27 December 2009: Social Event at The George Meeting House, South Street

Please join us for our monthly social get together on at The George on South Street, Exeter. This will be a chance for a Christmas/New Year Gathering. We meet at 5:30PM. Current, new and past members are welcome.

10 January 2010: Outer Planet Cycles

Richard Burch will be sharing insights into the relationships between the outer planets - Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Richard will be looking at the long-term cyclical interactions between the three transpersonal planets of the solar system.

31 January 2010: Social Event at The George Meeting House, South Street

Please join us for our monthly social get together on at The George on South Street, Exeter. We meet at 5:30PM. Current, new and past members are welcome.

14 February 2010: Jupiter and Uranus: Mavericks of the Zodiac

Ed will be introducing a look at two of the larger-than-life planets in the zodiac - Jupiter: the Greater Benefic, and Uranus: the revolutionary eccentric. This is a light-hearted and entertaining look at some great individuals including Edna Everage and Robin Williams.

28 February 2010: Social Event at The George Meeting House, South Street

Please join us for our monthly social get together on at The George on South Street, Exeter. We meet at 5:30PM. Current, new and past members are welcome.

Further dates are planned for 2010 - please check back later.

Next Meeting - New Hope for a New Age (12 July 2009)

Great changes are afoot in consciousness and social organisation since the entry of Pluto into Capricorn. Ed will be looking at the astrology of these changing times, including the new age of Aquarius.

Social Group - 28 June 2009

The astrology social group will be meeting on Sunday 28 June at the George in South Street. Please come along and join us at 5:30PM for a drink and a meal. We hope to see you there.

14 June 2009 - Next Meeting - Mercury

Our next meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, 14 June. Moragh Mason will be talking on Mercury and its phases. Mercury isn't often covered in detail so this will be a good chance to hear about the smallest planet in the inner solar system.

Please note this meeting is due to start at 2PM.

Social Group - 31 May 2009

The social group will be meeting tomorrow evening at the George in South Street. Please come along and join us at 5:30PM for a drink and a meal. We hope to see you there.

Forthcoming Meetings

Following the AGM, we are planning a new series of meetings for the autumn and beyond. We will have a range of topics and excellent local and visiting speakers. Full details will be posted on the website soon. We hope to have a complete programme planned up until the summer of 2010.

We will keep you up to date.

Plymouth Astrology Group Update

Our neighbouring group maintains an active schedule of meetings. You can find out more information at their website.

The group holds and annual study day in October. This year the seminar will be given by Chris Mitchell from Bristol group Arcturus Rising. Chris will be talking on the relevance of medieval astrology for modern practice. His seminar is called "The Medieval Toybox".

For more information, see the PAG website or email the facilitator Robert Anderson at Robert.PAG@blueyonder.co.uk.

Annual General Meeting - 10 May 2009

The group's next meeting, on 10 May, will be the Annual General Meeting. All regular group members are encouraged to attend to help shape the group's progress for the coming year. Jennie Fernyhough will chair the meeting.

The AGM will be preceded by a talk on the Tarot and Astrology by Maggie Anthony.

Next Meeting - Social Group 26 April 2009

The next meeting of the EAG will be the social group on Sunday 26 April 2009. We will meet at 5:30PM at the Georges Meeting House on South Street. We look forward to seeing you there.

Next Meeting - The Subtle Aspects (5 April 2009)

Our next meeting will be led by Jane Tilly. She will be talking on the subject of the subtle aspects - the quintile, the septile and the novile. Jane will be showing charts of individuals to illustrate the meaning of each of these lesser known aspect relationships.

The meeting starts at 2:30PM at the Friends Meeting House, Exeter. Full details of the meeting and group can be found on our website.

We look forward to seeing you.

Next Meeting - Social Group 22 March 2009

The next meeting will be the social group on Sunday evening, 22 March 2009. We will be getting together at the George Meeting House, South Street, Exeter, from about 5:30PM. All welcome.

See you there.

Spring Equinox 2009

The Spring Equinox this year is on 20 March at 11:43:39 UT. The chart above shows the moment set for Exeter, UK.

The dominant feature of this chart is the Sun-Pluto square at the beginning of Aries-Capricorn. Pluto is the planet associated with deep transformation, and the entry of the Sun into the seasonal quarters during 2008-2010 will highlight the transformational qualities of our time.

Locally, the Moon is setting, and Mercury is high in the chart on the MC. In the southwest of England, the long-running Saturn-Uranus opposition is aligned with meridian. The planet Saturn lies close to the IC, on the fourth house cusp, for Exeter.

This chart neatly shows the high tension that has characterised the northern winter months with Saturn facing all the other planets and Sun across the zodiac. Now that the Sun has moved passed the opposition to Saturn, a more balanced perspective will be available as the Mercury, Venus and Mars move, with the Sun, through the zodiac.

The only counterpoint, apart from Saturn, to the heavyweight transpersonal planets, Chiron and Jupiter that has been available since the conjunction of Sun and Pluto at the Winter Solstice 2008, has been the rapidly moving Moon. The following chart, set for the Winter Solstice, Exeter, shows this well:


Note the conjunction of Sun and Pluto, at the midheaven for Exeter at the Solstice, with Saturn and Uranus lying across the horizon.

New Diary Dates

The website has been updated with new diary dates through to the summer of 2009. Sunday meetings include a look at the subtle aspects in astrology, a look at the Tarot from an astrological point of view, a session on Mercury's phases and a mundane astrology talk on the changes in consciousness and social organisation that we are experiencing.

Please come along and enjoy what we have to offer. Further details can be found at the website: www.exeterastrologygroup.org.uk.

We also have a monthly social session, alternating with the group meeting. This occurs on a Sunday evening, generally the last Sunday in the month. Specific dates can be found on the website.

See you at the group.

Welcome

This is the new blog for the Exeter Astrology Group. We will update you with important news about the group here.

Our next activity is the Social Meeting at the George Meeting House on South Street, Exeter, beginning 5:30PM on Sunday 22 March 2009. This is a date change from the previous advertised date of 29 March.

Come and celebrate the Sun's journey into Aries, which will just have occurred at the Spring Equinox.

We will look forward to seeing you.

EAG