Volume 21
Number 3
Summer 2012
THE CAREER ASTROLOGER The Newsletter for Professional Astrology
IN THIS ISSUE
T H E
P R E S I D E N T ’S
R E P O R T
President’s Report ..............................1
An Interview with
Dmitriy Paramonov ............................1
B Y A LEXANDRA K ARACOSTAS
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his fall features the year’s second
exact Pluto/Uranus square, on
September 19th. There will be
further upheaval in the status quo as it con-
tinues to seek balance. We are invited to
make creative changes that, in fact, are part
of a larger solution we have yet to imagine.
For OPA, this requires close and coordi-
nated work by all of us, refinement of the
organization’s business activities, and devel-
opment of greater participation by our
members. The payoff is OPA’s fulfillment
in providing the very best professional skills
and resources available!
Last year we launched the OPA
Certification Program. We are very proud
of this accomplishment. Since our last
retreat in November 2011, the certification
program was offered three more times,
meeting with great success. We are offering
it again starting November 2-5, 2012 in
Calabasas, CA, near LA. Even if you are not
committed to obtaining OPA’s certification,
the process alone is rich, educational and
deeply rewarding! The certification groups
are small—three to five people, and fill up
quickly. If you are interested, we encourage
you to sign up soon. Furthermore, if there
are astrologers in your area who would like
to participate in this unique program, we can
bring OPA to you! Please let us know how
we can be of assistance.
OPA’s next retreat,
once again in beautiful
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is now the
focus of our attention. Scheduled for
March 21-24, 2013, we will include a cele-
bration of International Astrology Day.
OPA is offering ten diverse tracks led by
some of the most qualified leaders in pro-
fessional astrology. We feel confident that it
will be our finest retreat yet. This is an op-
portunity to be part of a professional and
personal experience that will enhance your
life! See OPA’s website for detailed infor-
mation, including schedule, tracks, accom-
modations, etc. www.opaastrology.com.
Sign up soon and join us at the beach!
As for the OPA website, don’t forget
about our monthly phone lecture series,
available exclusively to members. See the
website for the lecture schedule. Also, check
out the OPA on-line web forum and con-
tribute to the ongoing discussions. You will
also find OPA’s audio download lectures,
and lots of other good information.
We are always looking for material ad-
dressing the professional practice of astrol-
ogy (articles, poetry, comics, food fun, etc.)
for publication in this newsletter. We wel-
come your participation and creativity.
Please send submissions to our editor, Twink
McKenney, at [email protected]. Wish-
ing you a colorful fall and bountiful harvest.
Counseling Clients with
12th House Planets ............................6
The 6 People in Your Chart..............7
OPA’s Free Monthly Calls ..............8
OPA at the MAC Conference ..........9
Phases ....................................................9
UPDATE of OPA’s 2012
Retreat Tracks ................................10
Note to Self ....................................12
OPA on Martha’s Vineyard!..........12
B Y B OB M ULLIGAN
D
mitriy Para-
monov is the
first OPA
member in Russia.
We now have two
more astrologers in
this country to join
our ranks. After many
conversations using a translator, Dmitriy
and I conversed using Skype. He published
a very comprehensive and beautiful Russ-
ian edition of The Career Astrologer. It
was published using both Russian and
English. This interview was carried on
through email and I edited the words to
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THE CAREER ASTROLOGER
SUMMER 2012