Volume 22
Number 1
Spring 2013
THE CAREER ASTROLOGER The newsletter for Professional Astrology
T H E
P R E S I D E N T ’S
R E P O R T
B Y A LEXANDRA K ARACOSTAS
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imply being alive during
these times is extraordinary!
We really are transitioning into
a new age, complete with its unique mix of
flavors and remedies. The reflecting celes-
tial themes help us to review and remember
our collective common ground and goals.
For us as astrologers we see this in the
language of Saturn in Scorpio, Uranus in
Aries and Pluto in Capricorn and their
communal dance, to mention only a few of
the key archetypes in action now. At the
end of this month OPA will experience its
first Jupiter return, while transiting Jupiter
trines OPA’s Sun at 12 Libra and the MC
In ThIs Issue
President’s Report ..............................1
Mercury & Jupiter 2012-2013..........1
An Interview with
Jane Ridder-Patrick ............................4
Book Review:
Planets in Therapy ..........................6
Poetry Corner ......................................7
excerpt from Between
Astrologers and Clients:
Boundaries ............................................8
Astrology in Greece ........................14
new Approach to
Political Forecast ..........................16
O P A
B Y J ACQUELINE J ANES
and Uranus at 17 Libra and 17 Aquarius
respectively. This is mirrored in the manner
in which we continue to make meaningful
changes and grow so we can meet the
needs of our current membership. There are
a few other notable contacts happening as
well. If you are interested, check out OPA’s
chart! (OPA birth information - Oct 4,
2000, 01:45pm, Tallahassee, FL)
Jupiter has indeed influenced OPA. OPA
is going international! We presently have
three new OPA representatives; Dvora
Weil in Israel, Dmitriy Paramonov in Rus-
sia and Smaro Soritaki in Greece. Welcome
to the OPA family! This is an important
direction OPA is taking in order to con-
tribute to professional astrology world-
wide. We are proud to be a small, but
influential, organization dedicated to the
advancement and excellence of astrology!
This year’s retreat is OPA’s 10th and we
are happy that it is our largest to date. Our
organization is now larger than ever before.
We couldn’t be more pleased with these
achievements! In 2002 OPA started offer-
ing small retreats for seriously minded pro-
fessional and lay astrologers. Since then we
have modified our program to meet the in-
terests and needs of our community. We
plan to hold our next retreat toward the end
2014 and hope to see you all back again! In
the meantime, we will keep you posted as
we begin to organize our next gathering.
In 2011 we launched the OPA Certifica-
[C ONTINUED ON P AGE 12 ]
tion Program.
The Organization for Professional Astrology
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s humanity moved into this
period of change, transformation
and crisis given the call for action
with the 2010 Cardinal Cross and now the
Pluto/Uranus squares of
tension continuing to
2015, I wondered if,
indeed, we would “get
it.” “Get it” meaning
learning how to live
together on the Planet
Earth in a more
harmonious manner, sharing earth
resources with each other, supporting life
rather than killing life, growing and
evolving with the idea that each person's
vitality contributed to the well being of the
whole community. Thus, I looked to the
astrological indicators of learning, Mercury
and Jupiter.
Mercury, the wing footed messenger of
the Gods, represents getting the everyday
knowledge that helps us be in community
with others. Mercurial learning is what we
get in elementary school and high school -
language, both written and verbal, history
of humankind, skills at problem solving
(math), and “facts” about how the earth
works (science). Knowledge of this sort,
just like Mercury, is fluid, ever changing as
we think about what we know and expand
the possibilities of interpretation. This is
where Jupiter becomes important.
THE CAREER ASTROLOGER
[C ONTINUED ON P AGE 2]
SPRING 2013