Schedule of 2012 Free Presentations
An OPA Membership Privilege... Enhance Your Practice
Check out our Free conferencecall presentations offered to oPA members! Mark your calendars, and call in to participate in these special and timely discussions. The earlier you sign up, the more presentations you can attend! This series of presentations will run on a monthly basis until the March 2013 OPA retreat in Myrtle Beach— your membership allows you to sign up for this very special event. we plan on making the 2013 retreat the event of the year!( new presentations will be added later this year.)
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Maurice Fernandez
OPA Community Outreach Director
Maurice Fernandez The Jupiter in Gemini Transit in 2012 sATurdAy May 12 • 10am Pacific
dvora Weil Exploring Relationship Dilemmas in the Chart SUNDAY June 10 • 10am Pacific
Bob Mulligan The Best Ways to Attract and Keep Clients SUNDAY July 15 • 10am Pacific
Chris Mcrae Explore the Progressed Lunation Cycle SUNDAY August 12 • 10am Pacific
Arlan Wise How to Develop an Astrology Practice & Define Your Identity as Such, including Having a Practice in Rural Areas SUNDAY September 16 • 10am Pacific
Monica dimino USA Elections 2012- Discussion & Forecast SUNDAY October 14 • 10am Pacific
sandra leigh serio How to Use Eclipses in Forecasting Events SUNDAY November 11 • 10am Pacific
Alexandra Karakostas Using Our Charts to Further Develop Compassion & Kindness in Our Lives SUNDAY December 9 • 10am Pacific
Musings on Career development
Thoughts on becoming a professional astrologer, and illusions along the way...
BY ALEXANDRA KARACOSTAS
Ihave discovered that the starting point to success on any chosen path, but particularly astrology as a profession, is spoken by Polonius in Shakespeare’ s“ Hamlet”,“ to thine own self be true.” It is easy to be deceived by how simple this sounds! But self awareness, realization, and acceptance of who we are, reveal our purpose and precipitate clarity. As professional astrologers, we are skilled and trained to recognize the interplay and patterns of celestial cycles, and relate them to human-centric considerations. Let’ s not kid ourselves; we must start with ourselves.
As I embarked on my astrological career many years ago, I confronted several illusions. One was that astrology would be a rather simple profession, a straightforward skill, that is, erecting and interpreting horoscopes. Yes and no. In today’ s tech age erecting charts is not a challenge, to say the least. The work begins in its interpretation, in development of a cohesive, all-encompassing picture of a set of attributes. While interpreting a chart can be systematic, there is nothing straightforward or unilateral about it. It is an art. As artists, in this sense, we each have unique perspective and expression. In order to optimize our potential we must be true to our authentic self!
I also had no idea how isolated an astrologer can be. Yes, we“ see” clients, but without regular peer contact and community support it is a solitary profession. I really hadn’ t thought much about this, but found that it is an important factor. Having lived off the beaten path for many years, I was often isolated from [ CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 ] o P A ❥ The o rganization for Professional Astrology 8 T h e C A r e e r A s T r o l o g e r s P r i n g 2 0 1 2