Astrology Camp | unicorn camps

astrology camp 15 - 19 august '11

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Jonathan Cainer

Jonathan Cainer began life as a bass player and writer of humorous books. He started studying astrology in 1980 and has been writing a daily zodiac forecast column since 1986. These forecasts appear on his website, cainer.com and in various newspapers round the world including Britain, Australia, Japan, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand.
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Jonathan works with date, time and place of birth wherever possible... although he is best known for his simplified ‘Sun Sign’ predictions. This places him at the centre of a small storm of controversy in some astrological circles. He says we are welcome to ask him questions (as long as we don't expect intelligent answers!).

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James Burgess

burgess Management consultant and Sufi leader, healer and professional astrologer, James has 30-odd years of experience of group facilitation to his name, much of it abroad. He is a writer and lives in the Threshold Community in Dorset.
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James is the founder of Unicorn Camps (1987), and co-founder of the world-renowned PTA International Camp, Oak Dragon Camps, and Campscene Directory. He is also the initiator of the Unicorn Land Trust, the Unicorn Peace Network charity and ‘Khanqah Salaam’ Sufi retreat centre.

He has pioneered various esoteric methods, which include developing several new approaches to healing work. One example is with Astrodrama, which he has introduced to Russia and the Baltic States; another with his inventive personal growth methodology centred on the application of Sufi principles and Neuro Linguistic Programming to life coaching. He is possibly best known as the originator of the 7 Words Self-Realization Method, an innovative intuitive communication method.

He has mastered the planetary walks of Sufi Murshid Samuel Lewis, and during the camp will present them and Astrodrama - two extremely powerful therapeutic techniques.

His personal website is found at James Burgess.com.

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Roy Gillett

Roy Gillett has thirty-five years experience as an astrologer and Buddhist. He is President of Britain’s The Astrological Association and a Trustee of London’s Jamyang Buddhist Centre. He speaks for astrology on the media, is a regular presenter at international conferences and writes The Astrological Journal’s mundane astrology news column.
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He has coordinated astrology camps and feasts for many years and has written several key books. Astrology and Compassion the Convenient Truth makes a powerful case for the central role of astrology in 21st century ideas and society. His study Economy, Ecology and Kindness (2009), compares astro-cycles with market theories and actions - especially between 1979 and 2024.

His specialty talks and teachings:

Will our Cardinal and Mutable Future be for Good or Ill? From 2010-15, outer planetary cardinal tension increasingly focuses upon Uranus square Pluto. During 2011/2, Neptune and Chiron enter Pisces in opposition to Regulus (then in Virgo); not leaving until 2018 and 2025. We will study what happened when these outer planets were similarly together in the past; and then use this history to illustrate what the 2010s may have in store culturally, socially, politically and economically. Will there be fascism or understanding, war or peace? Is there a special role that the UK and USA can play?

World Economy & Astro-Cycles - 1979-2024 How did financial astrologers forecast the 2008 global crisis several years in advance? Have world economic policies since 2008 solved the crisis or merely delayed and made it worse? Roy will interpret the astro-cycles until 2024. What realities are the outer-planetary planetary patterns of Pluto in Capricorn period forcing upon? What role may ecological realities and disasters play? Is East Asian prosperity as secure as it seems? Do the astro-cycles suggest growth is a source of salvation, or a barrier to genuine prosperity and happiness?

Astrology, Karma and Reincarnation - Zodiac Meaning as a Source of Liberation The Tibetan Wheel of Life describes attachment to existence through 12 dependant links, whose meanings correspond to the negative expression of the signs of the zodiac. Roy will explain these connections, and then show how the whole birth chart can be seen as a diagrammatic representation of birth karma, and the secondary and transiting planets karmic ripening. He will explain how acting on a proper understanding of these connections can bring liberation in this and future lifetimes.

Taking Ownership of Our Lives and Our World Roy will describe how he approaches personal sessions with clients, helping them to use astrology to liberate their decisions and take control of their personal and social lives. How can we ensure the technical astrology information helps, and does not hinder the consultation? What are the advantages and disadvantages of listening at each stage in the session? When and how should we close it?

Roy's website

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Tara Greaves

Tara was the one with the idea! She has been ardently interested in astrology for ever, and has been an active member of the Wheel of Astrologers since its inception, worked on the Glastonbury Astrology Camps in 85 and 86, and was involved in the the organisation of the wonderful Living Astrology Camps put on by Rainbow Circle from 1989 untill 1999.
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Tara will not be pressed to admit she is a teacher of astrology, yet her knowledge is impressive and her life is a living expression of attunement to the planets.

She will probably facilitate the "Planets in Signs" exercises that bring to life the dry words of text books into a startling experience that people remember for the rest of their lives!

Hans Baker

Hans Baker holds the diploma of the Centre for Psychological Astrology. Since the launch of his astrological career in 1985 he has taught, written articles, given talks, helped organize astrology camps, and done personal readings. He is currently focusing on planetary cycles and their relation to historical trends.

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Maia Messenger

Maia is a psychic and a medium, and will gives some hints on how to develop those qualities, especially as we do horoscope readings. Her background covers the 7 rays of esoteric astrology, and nodal patterns.

She's a pagan and lives in a rural setting, in Devon, and has a smallholding there.

John Wadsworth

John will lead us on an alchemical journey around the Zodiac. Penetrating the layers of mystery inherent in zodiacal symbolism, he will offer us the opportunity to experience the transformation that is possible through the embodiment of each zodiacal perspective.
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John has worked as a professional astrologer for 18 years and is an innovator in the field of experiential astrology. He uses music, movement, mask and sacred theatre in his work. His websites are:

www.kairosastrology.co.uk
www.thealchemicaljourney.co.uk

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Alison Smith

Alison Smith is a working astrologer and tarot reader. Over many years she has taught both tarot and astrology and has a special interest in encouraging psychic development. Since 1999 Alison has worked at various camps and festivals, including Glastonbury, and has been an active member of the Wheel of Astrologers throughout it's history More
The Wheel of the year through zodiac signs and traditional festivals - Take your seat on the cosmic roller-coaster for a journey though the zodiac. We will pause by each sign to consider it's essence and symbolism and linger a while at festival celebrations!

The sun, the moon and other planets - Continuing our journey on the cosmic roller-coaster we will visit each planet in turn to consider it's energy and the story it has to tell. And we will complete the afternoon by delving into our own personal sun and moon signs.

Heike Robertson

The Astrological Houses, Signs, rullership and the chart - The signs and the houses have always been intrinsically linked and understanding their relationship is crucial to chart readings, whether it be natal, mundane or horary. We will look at the wheel of the sky and at differing house systems and why this might matter depending on the type of astrology you are undertaking. More
Sedna: the lonely watcher - Since the discovery of Sedna in 2003, some work has been done on the astrological implications of this distant wanderer. With an orbit of between 11,800 and 12,100 it’s significance in a natal chart appears to depend on house placement and aspects. We will be looking at the mythology of this planet and exploring various meanings and how this help us with aspects of the human condition and cast light on modern psychological astrological interpretations.

Linda Day

Linda has been an astrologer for over 20 years. She runs astrology groups and experimental workshops including Astro Drama, has coordinated Astrology camps herself and has also worked as a guest astrologer at various different camps. Linda works with the Wheel of Astrologers doing personal readings at different events including Glastonbury festival. More
Linda has always had a fascination of the stars and as a child could identify the plough. In the early 80’s, she visited India and learnt about the planet of the day and the Indian’s fascination with astrology. On her return, she met a group of astrologers who read her chart and recommended a few books to read and from that point onwards there was no looking back.

Linda began her study of astrology with an ILEA adult course and then went on to study with the Faculty of Astrology. She holds a qualification in chart calculations, with distinctions. For five years, she worked as a volunteer for the astrology study centre, Urania Trust, answering queries about astrology and helping to sort out the library.

In 1990, Linda went to her first Rainbow Circle Astrology Camp and gave workshops the following year. This eventually led to her being a coordinator of the Astrology Camp. She was also part of a group who had astrological supervision and under went two years of personal counseling with an astrological councilor.

Over the past 17 years, she has run numerous astrology groups and experimental workshops, including Astrodrama. She works with the planet of the day and helps people to connect to their charts by making astrological shrines. By building a shrine to a particular planet, Linda helps ground the energy and encourages a personal contact with that planet, especially helpful when experiencing a difficult transit.

Linda has visited many sacred sites in England, Europe and worldwide, which has enhanced her knowledge and understanding of astrology and astronomy and helped her connect to the cycle of the seasons. Astrology is very much part of her every day life.

Linda gives professional chart readings from her home and over the phone and runs various different astrology workshops.

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