Atlanta Astrology

Astrology in Renaissance Art: Representation and Meaning
2023-02-09 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Rene Goodale Learning Center, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
For the Month of February only, our meeting date and format will be different. Instead of meeting on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30, we will be meeting In Person ONLY February 9th. We will be featuring a Zoom presentation of the Smithsonian’s Astrology in Renaissance Art: Representation and Meaning.
MAAS doors will open at 6:00 pm. The presentation runs from 6:15 to 8:15, after which we will have a post lecture discussion.
We look forward to seeing you at the Pyramid!

DESCRIPTION: The study and practice of astrology re-entered Western Europe in the early 12th century, primarily via Spain. There Arabic and Jewish scholars had preserved ancient astrology, but also added much to it, particularly in abstract rather than practical ways. By the 14th century, every university in Europe had a chair of astrology, and developments toward a more observationally based practice were taking place.
By the 15th century in Italy, particularly in Florence, we see the beginnings of the use of astrological imagery that was based on specific data, beyond the commonplace medieval representations of the zodiac signs or months, and the activities associated with them.
Among the early instances that represent the intersection of art and astrology in a particular time and place is a painting created for the dome above the altar in the older Medici Chapel of the church of San Lorenzo. The Medici family would continue to use astrological imagery to promote themselves and their increasing de-facto power in Florence through the century, as well as for personal protection. In the 16th century, the use of astrological imagery as propaganda for destined rule reached new levels under Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany.
The controversies over the Arabic theory of planetary conjunctions, especially that of 1484, which predicted the end of the Christian religion, helped to drive European developments in the practice of astrology and its representation in art. Join art critic and professor emerita of art history at Montgomery College Claudia Rousseau as she explains what astrology actually is, how it works, and its mathematical basis, as well as its cultural importance and how it was represented in art in the Renaissance era. The Christian astrologer’s motto: “The stars do not compel, they incline.”
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: This presentation is brought to you by the Smithsonian.

Couples, Careers and Criminals
2023-01-21 10:00 - 2023-02-25 12:00 | Online Only
What is it in astrological charts that reflects the choices people make with respect to careers and compatibility? In this 6 week class we will take a look at the charts of those who have achieved fame or infamy in their career and couples whose relationships have managed to endure the test of time. To make it interesting, students will be challenged to guess which charts are those of the famous versus the infamous.
Dates: Saturdays from 1/21/2023 through 2/25/2023
Time: 10:00 am-Noon Eastern Time
Place: Zoom sponsored by the Metropolitan Atlanta Astrological Society Zoom
Fee: $350 for MAAS members, $375 for non-members

January 19, 2023 Monthly Meeting
2023-01-19 19:30 - 21:00 | The Rene Goodale Learning Center, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
Digital Doors Open at 7:00 pm, Meeting begins at 7:30 pm
Forecasts for the upcoming year presented at the January meeting have become a perennial favorite of our members. This year Frances Rackow will look at the upcoming year’s transits and how they will impact personal Sun Signs as well as some Mundane forecasting based on the Eclipses and transits.
This will be a more interactive presentation as we want to encourage participants to bring a quick prediction from their own personal research or study to share with the group. We will write these down and keep track during the year as to who made the most accurate prediction!
Please join us for an insightful and fun meeting.

MAAS Winter Solstice Party & Potluck
2022-12-15 19:00 - 21:00 | The Pyramid, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
Open invitation! Please bring a dish and a guest or two.

Feral Planets: Where the Wild Things Are by Jackie Slevin
2022-11-17 19:30 - 21:00 | The Rene Goodale Learning Center, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
The ancients called unaspected planets feral, or wild. Discover how these “stray cats” create a disconnect in the psyche and learn how they can be “domesticated” in a horoscope.
Speaker bio:
Jackie Slevin M.A., C.A. NCGR-PAA, is the NCGR Director of Education and author of Finding Success in the Horoscope, available on Amazon. A graduate of Classical Studies in Horary and biography writer for Lois Rodden’s Astrodatabank, she was a Track Coordinator and speaker at UACs 1998, 2002, and 2012, a Free Speech presenter at UAC 2008, and has lectured and been published internationally. She currently writes the Daily Guides, Love, Money, Health, and Birthday columns for Horoscope Guide Magazine.
This is a hybrid meeting. Physical doors open at 7:00 pm. Digital Doors open at 7:15 pm. MAAS Members and paid visitors will be sent a Zoom link.

Midpoints--Astrology’s Primal Cohesive Force with Mattew Ouimet, PhD
2022-10-20 19:30 - 21:30 | The Rene Goodale Learning Center, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
Midpoints reveal how every part of the birth chart is in meaningful dialogue with the whole nativity, and how this dialogue has inflection points that can be understood, interpreted, and predicted. Midpoints echo the core personality while providing unique insights into the need structure suggested in the nativity. They also provide an astonishingly descriptive, accurate, and flexible predictive tool through their incorporation into solar arcs and transits that will lend vivid new insights to your client consultations!
About Matthew:
Matthew J. Ouimet, Ph.D. is a second generation consulting astrologer with forty years experience specializing in a blend of Modern Psychological and Traditional Astrology. He is a Highest Honors graduate of Noel Tyl’s Masters Level Course in Astrological Consulting, and has certifications in Hellenistic and Horary Astrology from Chris Brennan and Alphee Lavoie respectively. Matthew’s client work and teaching explore the convergence of Traditional astrological techniques and modern developmental psychology, looking closely at how character and events, nature and nurture, manifest in the horoscope. He lives in Northern Virginia, not far from Washington, DC and the Appalachian Mountains. His website is RealWorldAstrology.com.
This is a hybrid meeting. Members and paid attendees will be sent a Zoom link.

Moving the Chart Forward
2022-10-01 10:00 - 2022-11-05 12:00 | Online Only
This 6-week class is designed for those who have a firm grasp of the natal chart and are now ready to learn techniques for looking ahead. We will explore new moon cycles, transits, secondary progressions, solar arcs and solar returns utilizing the charts of people the class members know. What do you look for? How do you utilize these various techniques to guide clients when they ask the astrologer what they see coming up?
This class will be very interactive. Participants will be asked to provide accurate birth data for people in their lives. The peoples’ names can be anonymous.
The class will be taught using Solar Fire software. All classes will be held via Zoom and will be recorded. Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive a Zoom link. Students will have access to the Zoom video recordings.
Saturdays, starting October 1 @ 10:00 am-Noon through November 5th.
Fee: $350 for MAAS Members, $375 for Non-Members

Tools You’ll Need
Your curious brain
An ephemeris that includes 2000 and beyond

About the Instructor, Kathryn Silverton:
Kathryn holds a master’s degree in Psychology and is professionally certified by the American Federation of Astrologers. She has been in practice for close to four decades and teaches beginning to advanced levels of astrology, including the math of casting charts. She serves as President of MAAS and is a board member of the AFA.

READING THE HOUSES IN REVERSE: The Soul’s Process Of Choosing Its Next Incarnation by Lin Ewing
2022-09-15 19:30 - 21:00 | The Rene Goodale Learning Center, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
Prior to incarnation the soul goes through the process of evaluation as to how an astrological birth chart will be set up in order to give the soul the challenges and skills necessary for the next incarnation. Reading the houses of the chart in reverse order we can decode the choices the soul has made and see the process through which it went in order to have the best opportunity for growth in the next incarnation.
Reading the houses in reverse is not a substitute for reading the houses in the direction of one through twelve. Instead, it is a way to see and understand the soul’s karmic, reincarnational issues as shown in the chart by following the journey through conception, birth, maturity, death, and the return to spirit. We can see the soul’s purpose in the incarnation as designated through the template of the birth chart.
LIN EWING BIO
Lin Ewing is an astrologer and Akashic Record reader located in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to doing Akashic Record and astrological readings, Lin offers astrology classes for total beginners as well as workshops for those more advanced and for professional astrologers who wish to expand their understanding and knowledge of specific topics within astrology.
Reach Lin at linewing@astrologicaldetails.com. Website: www.astrologicaldetails.com
This is a hybrid meeting. Members and paid visitors will be sent a Zoom link. Physical doors open at 7:00 pm. Digital doors open at 7:15 pm.

Vocational Astrology with Omari Martin
2022-08-18 19:30 - 21:00 | The Rene Goodale Learning Center, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
The presentation will focus on the practical application of Vocational Astrology for the purpose of identifying possible career paths and income earning potential in consideration of the natal chart, progressions, and transits of an individual. The vocational houses will be explored and discussed. Electional astrology will be used to identify opportune times to apply for, interview for, start, and resign from a position. Transiting Saturn will be given attention as sign post for a potential career shift.
Omari is a life member and certified professional astrologer with the American Federation Astrologers, life member of the Organization for Professional Astrology, President of The Friends of Astrology, Inc., and Board Chair of Kepler College. He is the owner of SOULAR WISDOM™ and ASTROPRENEURSHIP®. He has presented at NORWAC, United Astrology Conference, OPA, Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage, International Society of Astrological Research, the Astrological Association and several chapters of NCGR. He has been a guest on KUBU 96.5 FM.
You may attend remotely via Zoom; this is free for MAAS members who will be sent Zoom link the week of the meeting.
Non-members may also attend remotely via Zoom for $18. Please pay through PayPal no later than Tuesday, August 16th to be sent a Zoom link.
The virtual door opens at 7:15. The lecture starts at 7:30

Keys to a Kingdom: Dispositorship Demystified with Wade Caves
2022-07-21 15:30 - 17:00 | The Rene Goodale Learning Center, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
Keys to a kingdom: dispositorship demystified.’ Despite its ubiquitous nature, leveraging dispositorship (ruling the degree occupied by a planet or point) as a technique has a steep adoption curve, perhaps because so little has been dedicated to its study in the West. Contained within the idea of dispositorship we find acknowledgement of humanity’s wrestling with profound spiritual principles: the contrast between restoration and deprivation, theories on the soul’s interaction with the material, how energy and ideas are transferred from one being to another, etc. Let’s explore
Wade Caves is an astrological consultant and educator specializing in horary, electional and classical astrological technique. He was certified with honors from the Mayo School of Astrology and has expert knowledge of traditional and modern psychological methods of chart delineation. Wade’s passion is in understanding the origins of astrological symbolism and finding reliable ways to put this information to practical use in consultation. He is the editor and annotator of the 300th anniversary edition of William Lilly’s History of His Life and Times (Rubedo Press.

The Finger of God – A Divine Detour with Janet Booth
2022-06-16 15:30 - 17:00 | The Rene Goodale Learning Center, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
Sometimes planets form a triangle pattern called the Finger of God (also known as a Yod), showing areas in our life where we detour off the path we think we’re consciously choosing. We’re not sure if God is pointing the way or showing us a different finger! Janet explains the main component of such triangles, an aspect of mismatched energies called the quincunx or inconjunct. Using famous examples as well as charts submitted by participants, we’ll explore ways to get the best out of the combinations of signs. (Note: not all charts have this pattern.) Janet will also discuss some of the upcoming transiting Fingers of God.
Janet Booth began her astrological studies in 1976, building on a BA in Behavioral Studies. Consulting since 1979, she serves a international clientele of individuals, couples and businesses. Janet has taught astrology at all levels (including UAC 2002 and 2008). She’s been published in The Mountain Astrologer. Since 2000, she’s written her Janet’s Plan-its forecasts and hosted LOOKING UP on award-winning West Hartford (CT) Community Television. An instrumental leader of the Astrological Society of Connecticut, she was their president at the millennium.

Fixed Stars and Natal Planets with Elizabeth Hazel
2022-05-19 15:30 - 17:00 | The Rene Goodale Learning Center, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
This is an excellent primer class for capable astrologers who are interested in integrating fixed stars into their practice and are ready to learn basic methods for delineating planet-star combinations. Sample charts are used to demonstrate how to interpret the over-arching life themes that fixed stars give to natal planets, and how different planets channel star energies.
Elizabeth Hazel is an astrologer, tarotist, speaker and author. She is a long-time president of SMARRT/Ann Arbor chapter of NCGR. Her published works include Little Book of Fixed Stars, Antiscia: Secrets in the Mirror, Twelve-House Tarot Spreads, Tarot Decoded, and The Whispering Tarot deck and book. Elizabeth has given presentations at numerous events including UAC 2018, SOTA, GLAC, and for groups around the country. Contact 419-242-1696 or ehazel@bex.net

A Legacy of Marc Edmund Jones: Planetary Patterns (aka Temperament Types) with David Perloff
2022-04-21 15:30 - 17:00 | Online Only
During his lifetime, Marc Edmund Jones was one of the most influential astrologers of the 20th century. Today, he is perhaps best known for the Sabian Symbols. One of the often-overlooked techniques Dr. Jones developed is Planetary Patterns (aka ‘The Temperament Type’) – determined by how the planets are arranged around the wheel. We will look at the seven planetary patterns – Bundle, Bowl, Bucket, Locomotive, Splash, See-Saw and Splay – and see how they can be a powerful tool in chart interpretation. Each of the patterns will be illustrated by natal charts of well-known people.
Bio – David Perloff is a professional astrologer, with clients around the world. He has given astrology talks throughout the United States and internationally, most recently (in-person, pre-Covid) in Portugal, Italy, and Canada. David’s writing has appeared in The Mountain Astrologer, Dell Horoscope Magazine, Geocosmic Journal, and Jornal de Associação Portuguesa de Astrologia.

Medical Astrology Class
2022-03-19 06:00 - 2022-04-23 08:00 | Online Only
This six-week class is designed for those who have a working knowledge of the basic components of the astrological chart. The material presented will demonstrate the function of the signs, planets, houses, and aspects from a health perspective. Once this foundation is built, the class will address how to move the chart forward from a health perspective as well as demonstrate examples of timing medical procedures. We will also cover such issues as indicators of pregnancy, fertility and death.

Dates: Saturdays, March 19, 2022 through April 23, 2022
Time: 10 am-12 pm EDT
Place: Zoom link will be provided
Fee: $350 for MAAS Members, $375 for Non-Members
Deadline to register: Saturday, March 19, 2022
Classes will be recorded, and students will have access to the digital recordings.

To register, click on the link below.
For questions, email Kathryn at kls@planetaryperceptions.com

About the instructor:
Kathryn holds a master’s degree in psychology, became professionally certified by the American Federation of Astrologer in November of 1983 and sits on the board of the AFA. She consults with clients all over the globe and teaches intermediate to advanced levels of astrology, including the mathematics of casting and progressing charts. She has served on the board/steering committee for MAAS for over a dozen years, has lectured for various organizations and has given presentations at UAC and AFA conferences.

Astro Fun and Games with Julie Remington
2022-03-17 15:30 - 17:00 | Online Only
Get ready to stretch your Astrological muscles for another round of Fun + Games at MAAS. This 90-minute event will be highly interactive, so come ready to “unmute” + play! We’ll play games like Mystery Charts, Trivia, and Pictionary where your collaborative knowledge and application of astrology will be the key to solving each challenging puzzle. Save the date and see you there!

Medical Astrology Class
2022-01-08 04:00 - 2022-02-12 04:00 | GA
Medical Astrology Class for MAAS
by Kathryn L Silverton
This six-week class is designed for those who have a working knowledge of the basic components of the astrological chart. The material presented will demonstrate the function of the signs, planets, houses, and aspects from a health perspective. Once this foundation is built, the class will address how to move the chart forward from a health perspective as well as demonstrate examples of timing medical procedures.
Dates: Saturdays, January 8, 2022 through February 12, 2022
Time: 9-11 am EST
Place: Zoom link will be provided
Fee: $350 for MAAS Members, $375 for Non-Members
Deadline to register: Saturday, January 1, 2022
Classes will be recorded, and students will have access to the digital recordings.
About the instructor:
Kathryn holds a master’s degree in psychology, became professionally certified by the American Federation of Astrologer in November of 1983 and sits on the board of the AFA. She consults with clients all over the globe and teaches intermediate to advanced levels of astrology, including the mathematics of casting and progressing charts. She has served on the board/steering committee for MAAS for over a dozen years, has lectured for various organizations and has given presentations at UAC and AFA conferences.

Annual Christmas Party
2021-12-16 14:30 - 16:00 | The Rene Goodale Learning Center, 2054 Harobi Drive, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States
Come celebrate the holidays with us at the MAAS Pyramid! Yes, we’re opening the building back up and are reviving our annual ritual of a Pot Luck Party. Bring yourself, friends, family members along with a dish you’d like to share. It will be great to gather together again as a group!
We look forward to seeing you and wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
