The Astrological Association of St. Louis

Updated  13 May  

On  Sunday, May 18,  we will meet at  2pm  in Room A at the St. Louis County Library Clark Family Branch at 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis MO 63131 (across from Plaza Frontenac).  A portion of our program will be presented by David Surette, who will use Pope Francis' birth chart and the chart of his death  plus three additional birth and event charts to show a pattern he found using a novel method where you apply the Sun-Moon phase of the Natal chart to the event chart and also apply the event Sun-Moon phase to the Natal chart to derive 4 novel points.  He will also briefly introduce two Chinese astrological concepts---Chinese Day Pillar and Tzi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology).  During the second hour of our program, we will look at Pope Leo XIV's solar birthchart prepared by Audria Gebhardt, and to utilize the multiple mini-grand-trine energies of this week, we can brainstorm about AAStL's future meetings and projects and about anything of interest to our attendees.  Visitors are invited to attend our meetings at the Clark Branch Library free of charge.

Our current schedule for 2025 can be found here.

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After 50 Years It Is Here!

We are proud to announce that the members of AAStL have published a book!---

CELESTIAL WISDOM 

Fifty Years of History and Studies of The Astrological Association of St. Louis

by The Members of The Astrological Association of St. Louis

The 272-page book presents the history of the organization, astrology education basics, and selections from our many educational presentations over the last 50 years.

Get your copy and revisit a program.  Or read about one you weren't able to attend because you had a previous engagement or maybe you weren't born yet.  Either way it will be a joy.

If you are an AAStL member you will receive a free copy of the book.  To purchase copies for your loved ones go to... https://a.co/d/93BP7lL

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OUR EMAIL ADDRESS:  Inquiries about membership, astrological services, and free Zoom program invitations may be emailed to  AstrologyStLouis@gmail.com .  Further information about membership can be found here.

OUR MAILING ADDRESS:  Inquiries, $25 annual membership dues may be mailed to:

AAStL, PO Box 31032, St Louis, MO  63131

PREVIOUS  PROGRAMS:

On  Sunday, April 27,  we met at the St. Louis County Library Clark Family Branch for a  Roundtable Discussion,  continuing to explore the keywords for  NEPTUNE  and  ARIES  that Phoenix presented in her March 16 program "Neptune in Aries 2025-2039."  The group discussed Neptune's transit of their charts, and also the charts of the U.S.(Sibley) and President Trump which were projected onto the large screen by Audria Gebhardt via laptop computer---thank you, Audria!

On  Sunday, March 16  on Zoom  Phoenix Novak  presented  "NEPTUNE  IN  ARIES  2025-2039."  Neptune enters Aries  on the 30th of March 2025, staying until the 22nd of October 2025, before returning to Aries for good on January 26, 2026 (until 2039).  From Phoenix -  This transition will have an impact on the Cardinal signs (just as it did on the Mutable signs that started in 2012).  Neptune's state of consciousness, the unconscious, delusion, inspiration, dreaming, mysticism, and the all-important negative and positive escapism meets Aries' action, aggression, assertiveness, competitiveness, conquests, and courage. The Saturn–Neptune conjunction will also have an influencing impact, which starts in July of 2025, then the exact conjunction at 0° Aries on February 20, 2026 bringing heavy masculine energies to the forefront. We see a little bit of this already starting with the conflict between Elon Musk, MAGA, and Trump. The last time Neptune entered Aries was in 1861, the same year the American Civil War started, then the Reconstruction era, and in 1865 the assassination of President Lincoln. That Neptune-Aries journey ended in 1874.

The vast Neptunian landscape is made up of karma, hidden quicksand, self-undoing, and the foggy mist entering our mind-body functions which can be triggering. Neptune reveals itself very slowly, guiding us toward self-awareness in order to make changes to maintain balance and unity.  If we refuse, we may find ourselves in Neptune's prison for a duration of time and wonder how we ended up there.-

The presentation PDF was emailed to members and guests on Friday, March 14.  Thank you, Phoenix, for your research and presentation!

”ASTROLOGICAL  REMEDIATION”

On  Sunday, February 9  on Zoom,  Andrea Gehrz  of Portland, Oregon, was our guest speaker, presenting  "ASTROLOGICAL  REMEDIATION".  

From Andrea - Do you have a difficult natal aspect? Do you struggle to help clients in hard transits? This webinar will provide you the theory and methodology behind a study called Astrological Remediation. Remediation is the act of healing or fixing anything tough in an astrological chart. Topics will include a myriad of ideas — including but not limited to gemstone remedies, appropriate activities and contexts for certain aspects, strategic planning, using composites as remedies, yoga, and much, much more. This class will build on the popular textbook, entitled Astrological Remediation: A Guide for the Modern Practitioner. There is always a solution! Find the book here.

SPECIAL NOTICE:  Andrea has a weekly group study of this book on Zoom, meeting on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 8:30pm CST (5:30-6:30pm PST).  The cost is $7 per session, payable by Venmo, PayPal, or personal check.  Email Andrea at agehrz@gmail.com  to register.  Also email Andrea if you would like to purchase a signed copy of her book from her.

Andrea Gehrz Bio

Nowadays, Andrea can be found at the Moira Press, running a bookstore and events space/school. Through the daily events at the Moira Press, astrologers from all over the globe read high level textbooks, have deep discussions about the topic of the week, learn to read their own charts, become better astrologers, and much more. Andrea is also available for Astrology Readings, Tutoring, and one-on-one mentoring.

Email Andrea at agehrz@gmail.com  for Astrology Readings-- Natal Chart, Transits, Relationship, Children, Any Inquiry…$114, or to get on her mailing list.  Friend her at Facebook to talk to her daily. Send a friend request to Andrea Gehrz. Her website is andreagehrz.com .

”WELCOME  TO  2025”

On Sunday, January 26,  Audria Gebhardt  and  Nikki Davenport  presented on Zoom "WELCOME TO 2025," highlighting astrological events for the coming year—aspects, eclipses, planetary sign changes, and more.  

From Nikki: - Discover how to move forward into the upcoming NEW YEAR path with wisdom and self-awareness!  We are the choice makers and we will explore YEAR 2025 and learn how to apply the planetary information of cosmic time-keeping.  Whatever level of astrological expertise, from beginner to professional, you will participate in new methods to successfully time your yearly movements and have at your fingertips the important cosmic energies throughout 2025. -

Supplemental presentation materials were emailed to members and guests on January 24 and January 27.

On Sunday, December 29, 2024, Ellen Bartin  presented on Zoom “BEING  IN  YOUR  ELEMENT:  Fire, Earth, Air  & Water."  Are you high spirited, or a pragmatist, a thinker-communicator, or emotionally intelligent?  We are, of course, combinations of all these fundamental human qualities.  In this workshop, we looked at the planets and signs in our birth chart—and calculated the balance—where we express ourself most comfortably, dynamically.  How do the elements express themselves and what occurs if there is a singleton or missing element?  What is the dominant or under-represented element in the chart: Fire (action oriented), Earth (sensing, practical), Air (aware and relational), or Water (feeling and intuitive)?   Ellen's elements worksheet was emailed to members and guests on Friday, December 27.  Thank you, Ellen!

AAStL celebrated its  50th ANNIVERSARY  on the afternoon of  November 17th,  when we gathered for a Celebration and Reunion at the Sky Music Lounge in Ballwin.   It was a fun time with a diversity of delicious celebratory cakes from The Cup and a very enjoyable astro music playlist assembled by  Rachel McCabe ... thanks to all who participated in person and on Zoom!

On  Sunday, October 27  we met on Zoom, looking at candidates' charts and the U.S. Sibley chart in relation to the November U.S. Presidential Election.   Charts, biographies, and additional information were presented by  Nikki Davenport,  Wendy Jamison,  and  Audria Gebhardt.   Thank you  for your research and excellent presentations, Nikki, Wendy, and Audria!

Related to this topic is an article written by Christine Arens entitled, "Donald Trump's Birth Time Mystery":  https://library.keplercollege.org/donald-trump-birthtime/  

On  Sunday, September 15,  we met at Love Park in West County for a picnic and social hour, followed  by  TEACHING  TABLES:  Ellen Bartin  led a table for Beginners on Signs, Planets and Houses, and  Rachel McCabe  led a table about Asteroids, including Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, Chiron and Hygiea.

On  August 25,  Nikki Davenport  presented on Zoom Part 2 of her July program on Saturn in Pisces, entitled, "JUPITER  SQUARE  SATURN:  THE  HUMANITARIAN  PLANETS  SHOUT  LOUDLY:  An Astrological Online Playshop."

“During this time we will make many adjustments in our lives!” 

From Nikki - Jupiter and Saturn are known as the “Social" or “Identity” forming planets.  They work through the group psyche archetypes with emergence into consciousness and they both have loud thundering voices!  Jupiter, the symbol of youth and renewal, in his retrograde shadow between 14-18 Gemini begins to square Saturn, the Lord of Time, in Pisces.  This will last on and off until July 2025.  Jupiter brings boundless ideas and personal breakthroughs. Saturn calls on us to make the effort and stay realistic.  Jupiter wants us to learn and Saturn expects us to be here and now. 

Join us to learn how to handle “Jupiter square Saturn” rough patches, how to find our vision and/or our ambition in midst of the upcoming agitation, and how to keep the momentum in our own hands!  We will explore how to brave the T-Square storms in August and September.  A peek at dates: 

Jupiter 17 Gemini square Saturn 17 Pisces R on August 19, 2024 

Jupiter 14 Gemini R square Saturn 14 Pisces on December 24, 2024 

Jupiter 1 Cancer square Saturn 1 Aries on June 15, 2025

On  July 21, we met on Zoom for  Nikki Davenport's  presentation of  "SATURN  IN  PISCES:  An Astrological Online Playshop."  From Nikki -  Join us for a romp on the seashore.  We will play with the seashells, rest in the Sun, and find out what Saturn is doing as he moves through the sign Pisces.  He is traveling in Pisces from March 7, 2023 to May 24, 2025 and again will travel there from August 31, 2025 to February 13, 2026.  In mythology Saturn is identified with the Greek God, Cronus, the God of Time.  Saturn's evolutionary lesson is "FAITH."  Pisces is the "Wandering Minstrel."  Pisces calls the seafarers, guides, mystics, poets, and romantics.  The Sirens sing.  We have an unusual path ahead.  Come learn how to work with the God of Time in his Pisces digs and how Saturn, swimming in the spiritual waters, will be working in your personal chart.  We will include Saturn adventures in 2025 and beginning of 2026 when we start a new World Journey, as Saturn meets NEPTUNE at 0 Aries. - Nikki will present Part 2 of Saturn in Pisces on Sunday, August 25.

On  Saturday, July 6,  members of  The Astrological Association of St. Louis  provided  MINI ASTROLOGICAL READINGS  at  Pathways New Age Books, Music and Gifts, 11419 Concord Village Avenue, St. Louis, MO  63123.  Our thanks go to the Pathways staff and to our readers  Blue, Anna Felixidocious, Audria Gebhardt, Wendy Jamison, Rachel McCabe, Mary Seib, and Linda Sherwin.

On  Sunday, June 23, we met on Zoom for our Annual Meeting and election of officers and directors, followed by a presentation by  Blue  entitled, "HEARTS' DESIRE IN THE STARS:  SOULMATES AND ASTROLOGY."   Blue presented Composite, Synastry, and Natal Charts for soulmates  Vanity and Prince,  Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, and  Yoko Ono and John Lennon.  Thank you, Blue, for your research, video clips, written materials, and interesting discussion!

On  Sunday, May 19,  we met at Greentree Park in Kirkwood for a picnic and social hour, followed by our program presented by   Audria Gebhardt  entitled  "ECLIPSES  2024  AND  2025."   From Audria -  Eclipses repeat themselves with the same degree and sign every 18 or 19 years and we want to look at how we experienced the eclipses we have this year, especially the 19 degree Aries Total Solar Eclipse that we were fortunate to see in our area. - Thank you for sharing your research and your handy charts, Audria!

On Sunday, April 14,  we met on Zoom  when  Linda Sherwin  presented "JUPITER AND URANUS MEET IN TAURUS:  A PARADIGM SHIFT!"  From Linda: - The Extraordinary Sequence of Events in March and April will culminate in the Jupiter-Uranus Conjunction on April 20.  Are you ready for a breakthrough? -  Thank you, Linda, for your excellent slides and for your research into historic paradigm shifts during more than two centuries of Jupiter-Uranus conjunctions!

On  Sunday, March 17,  we met at Kirkwood Community Center for two brief programs.   Linda Chambers  facilitated a roundtable discussion of AAStL's natal chart, with brief looks at its 2023 and 2024 Solar Returns (49th and 50th solar returns).   Dee Kedley  presented from a Vedic astrology perspective, "TITHI – THE LUNAR DAY."  Tithi is the angular distance between the longitude of the Sun and Moon measured in 12-degree increments, from New Moon to Full Moon and from Full Moon to New Moon.   Thank you, Dee, and to all who participated in the roundtable discussion!  Charts and handouts were emailed to members on Thursday March 14.

On  February 11  we met on Zoom for a Roundtable Discussion of  "PLUTO  ENTERING  AQUARIUS"  facilitated by  Phoenix Novak.  From Phoenix: -  Pluto, the planet of transformation, death, and rebirth now leaves the very Earthy and Materialistic sign of Capricorn and enters the Airy sign of Aquarius.  How we looked at our world through the eyes of Capricorn was a long journey, and now Pluto enters the reality of Aquarius, bringing personal and collective truth, the fates of humanity, and the winds of change to our door. -   Participants shared transiting and natal Pluto's location and aspects in their natal charts.  Thank you, Phoenix, and all who participated!

On  January 21, 2024,  we met on Zoom for "WELCOME  TO  2024"  presented by  Audria Gebhardt  and  Nikki Davenport,  who highlighted astrological events for the coming year—aspects, eclipses, planetary sign changes, and more.  

From Nikki: - Discover how to move forward into the upcoming NEW YEAR path with wisdom and self-awareness!  We are the choice makers and we will explore YEAR 2024 and learn how to apply the planetary information of cosmic time-keeping.  Whatever level of astrological expertise, from beginner to professional, you will participate in new methods to successfully time your yearly movements and have at your fingertips the important cosmic energies throughout 2024. - 

Audria presented information on planetary configurations and aspects and included the Sibley USA natal chart in her presentation of planetary transits for the year.  She prepared a condensed 2024 outer planet ephemeris that was emailed to members and guests on Saturday, January 20.  Thank you, Audria and Nikki, for sharing your research and materials!

A schedule of previous years' presentation topics can be found here. 

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Listed below are some online classes and articles of interest.

 Astrology University offers online seminars and coursework, and has videos available on their YouTube channel at:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3Y0tVCyfOZiXTaUbQqPhg

Kepler College  offers free webinars at  https://www.keplercollege.org/free-webinars/  and videos at their YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/user/keplercollege as well as astrology courses, webinars, workshops, and diploma and certificate programs, at  https://keplercollege.org .

Online Astrology courses and webinars are available from

International Academy of Astrology:  https://astrocollege.org .

Ray Merriman, the world's leading Financial Astrologer, discusses the 2020 pandemic, economy, financial markets, and outer planet transits, as well as his 50-plus-year study and practice of astrology, in this one-hour interview that begins at minute 4:58:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOtvUcH-758

An astrological perspective on the virus pandemic, in a Mountain Astrologer article written by St. Louis native Arielle Guttman of Santa Fe, New Mexico, using the 12/31/19 discovery announcement date: https://mountainastrologer.com/tma/a-look-at-coronavirus-with-a-view-from-the-stars

Recently added to our Resources page under Useful Links: 

GeoDateTime - Daily Planetary Hours plus rise and set times, for St. Louis