Mari Garcia - 2nd October 2010 - Amsterdam
 

Putting Traditional Astrology to Work in a Modern Context

This workshop in two parts will explore and provide context for the meanings we have come to attribute to two of the houses, the 2^nd and the 8^th and it will also explore an obscure technique called  ‘The Noddings of the Moon’.

Casting Down & Rising Up: the Origins of the 2nd & 8th Houses

The terms 'epicataphora' and 'anaphora' are not familiar to the modern astrologer.  They are names given to the 2^nd and 8^th houses and refer to their role as portals of the underworld. House meanings were originally defined by the diurnal movement of the Sun. With the 8^th house, the Sun traversing this sector of the sky is seen to start ‘falling’ from a position of supremacy to its eventual decline in the western horizon. Similarly, the 2^nd house by position, lies underneath the earth and both houses carry with them the epithet, Gates of Hades. However, the difference is whereas the 8^th was seen as the entrance into the underworld, the 2^nd was seen as the exit from it. 

This workshop looks at the origin of the meanings of both these houses, how they colour planetary expression and their significance in astrological practice.

The Noddings of the Moon

In our solar oriented astrology, the Moon's influence and power has been underrated and often ignored. The technique of the Moon's Noddings is very old but we have to hand only fleeting references in material which spans a period of over 1500 years. This has meant that the Noddings have been relegated to the astrological archives. However, the Noddings provide an interesting insight into the influence the Moon can have on planets and their expression in the individual's life. The Noddings also reflects the Moon's movement in the sky and here we have astrological technique mirroring actual astronomical movement. The Noddings can give us an insight into what the Moon gives (or denies) and not everyone receives this benediction, which can be both a blessing and a curse.
This workshop will discuss the importance of this lost technique and how, if present in a horoscope, it can add to the interpretation of natal configurations.
 

Workshop Leader - Mari Garcia

Mari Garcia is a consulting astrologer who started formal astrological studies in 1990 with Astro Logos in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She received the Practitioners Certificate from the Federation of Australian Astrologers in 1995 and was awarded the Alan Johnson Gold Medal for achieving the highest marks in that year.

Mari has also completed the Robert Zoller Medieval Course as well as the Post Graduate Certificate in Medieval Astrology awarded by Astro Logos. She has also undertaken and successfully completed Bernadette Brady’s Fixed Star Course.

She runs a consulting practice, is co-principal of ASTRO MUNDI, a school offering a four year astrology course, studies in Traditional Astrology as well as Master Classes covering a wide range of topics. All courses and Master Classes are available on-line and via Distance Education.
Mari is Chair of the Astrological Guild of Educators International and is a founding member of the Forum of Professional Astrologers.

Her interests include mundane and political astrology, mythology and traditional astrology and the research and application of traditional techniques in a modern setting.

Renowned Speaker

She has lectured in Australia at the Federation of Australian Astrologers bi-annual conference in Sydney in 2008 and Brisbane in 2010. Mari speaks regularly for FAA- SA, has lectured at the Australis ‘97 Astrological Congress and also lectures on a regular basis for the Forum of Professional Astrologers Seminar Series. Mari has also lectured at the United Astrology Conference (UAC) in the USA in 2002 and again in 2008. She was one of 6 speakers at the inaugural Regulus Astrology Conference on Traditional Astrology held in Melbourne in 2009.

Published Work
Mari has published articles in a number of publications locally, nationally and internationally and writes columns for several publications. Her work is also available on CD from Astro Mundi at www.astromundi.com.

She edited Astrology - An Ancient Art in the Modern World: Australis 97 Congress papers and was also a contributor to the anthology with the article “A Mundane Look at Australian Images”.

Practical Information:

Time: 10:30  a.m. till 5 p.m.