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Interview with Angela Tiki SPEAKER AT OPA ASTROLOGY CONFERENCE IN GREECE Tell us about your practice I am a full-time astrologer for about eight years and practice in Athens but thanks to internet technology I have cli- ents from various parts of Greece and other countries. Through readings I like the fact that I can help people to discover themselves but teaching and writing are the ones that I love in particular. But, I also make a lot of research on my own, using fam- ily, friends and client charts or major event charts. Your website? My first “baby” is my blog, www.ange- lascornergr.blogspot.com but recently I have also built a website, www.astro- logica.gr Tell us about your lecture at the conference Choosing Retrograde Mars as my topic was a spontaneous decision. Being an Aries with Scorpio rising may have some- thing to do with that ;) But actually, I was raised by a mother with a retrograde Mars and lots of my clients have too. Let’s say I have a close relationship with him. At the conference I will explain how retrograde Mars works in the natal chart and how we can make the best out of it. It’s not as passive as most people believe. I will use charts as an example. Then I will talk how and who affects when tran- siting. The most fascinating of all will be the analysis of the archetype of Aries, this is the best way to capture his actual role in our lives. Greek myths have all the answers. The Career Astrologer And what is your specialty in Astrology? I try to approach the natal chart from a psychological point of view. Most of the people are not really connected to them- selves, they don’t know what’s in there. By reinforcing the positive elements and by trying to eliminate the negative patterns, we automatically become masters of our lives. I use transits and other systems to pinpoint the time and the way to help cli- ents take advantage of the opportunities or face the challenges. OPA Conference Greece! What brought you to Astrology, how did it start? Well, even as a teenager I was very attracted to astrology but I still can’t explain how and why, since no one in my family or close environment had any spe- cial connection to this field. I could easily forget your name but never your sun- sign. I knew only the basics until Uranus entered my sixth house, when I decided to quit my job and focus on astrology. Tell us about Astrology in Greece? Interesting question. I don’t know if it’s the people or some astrologers (maybe both) but I would like all of them to see astrol- ogy as an activating tool not a for- tune teller field. I think that things are gradually changing, modern astrologers have lots of knowledge and treat astrology with respect. Connecting with an international astrological society such as OPA, I think we will be able to elevate astrology in a higher level . R OPA’s Quarterly Magazine V25 -01 MARCH EQUINOX 2016 page 23