The Astrological Journal September/October 2015 Volume 57 No.5
Contents
In conversation
Cover stories
43 Shelley von Strunckel and Frank C. Clifford
When two of the world’s leading stargazers sat down together to discuss all
things astrological, Journal listened in. Prepare for a forthright exchange of
views – and discover what gets Frank up in the morning and how Shelley
deals with sceptics
12 Star Wars’ George Lucas (Part 1):
horoscope as personal mythology. By Glenn Perry
22 Astrology for teachers:
Jupiter-Saturn cycles tackle classroom upstarts. By Alex Trenoweth
32 Mercury Retrograde Shadow:
Jessica Adams shines a light on a much neglected phase
Specials
10 Bringing back the beard:
Blame Neptune in Pisces for facial fur, says (bearded) Tim Heyer
27 The Moorgate Crash:
Jonathon Clark (with help from William Lilly) seeks answers
35 Working with the planets:
Roy Gillett on trines, the Tunisia massacre and other tragic events
39 Astrology can help build winning football teams. Alan Ayre shows us how
50 Single women:
Gun Hansson’s new research into chart signatures of unmarried females
54 Molly Parkin, Madame Arcati and me:
Victor Olliver on a very Uranian ménage à trois
58 Cycles of history: Anton D’Abreu puts his case for mundane (or what he calls
‘collective’) astrology
Data News
20 Frank C. Clifford shows us his astro-snap of comic Paul Merton
Astrology Crossword
63 Pam Crane’s devilishly clever puzzle – are you smart enough? Goodybag prize!
Regulars
5 Editor’s letter
6 Letters: Nicholas Kollerstrom on the Astrological Lodge of London’s centenary
7 In the astro news: ‘New’ Pluto is the headline act
21 Not the astrology column: Anne Whitaker’s journey from Marxism to astrology
26 Solarscope: The total lunar eclipse of September 28 – and you
60 Books: Sue Lewis’ Astrological Psychology, Western Esotericism and the
Transpersonal, plus more
62 Diary of seminars and conferences
64 The sky – day and night: Sarah Cochrane’s transits report for SeptemberOctober 2015
65 Archives: John Addey’s birth data card for Toscanini
66 Astro-x-ray: Wendy Stacey
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