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  October - November 2008, Sun in Scorpio

Portugal 2009

Program I: Making Your Way through the Labyrinth of the Natal Horoscope:
A complete course in Astrological Synthesis.
June 27- July 3 (10am to 6pm daily with a two hour lunch break, June 30th free day.)

labyrinthFocus of Program: To provide a precise and practical set of established guidelines, principles, and rules for the total synthesis of the natal horoscope.

Partial List of Contents:

  • The importance of dispositorship and rulership dynamics.
  • The analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of complex aspect patterns.
  • Subtle insights into the Marc Edmund Jones chart types and Rudhyar’s planetary phase interpretations.
  • Plots and subplots: determining the major and minor psychological themes contained within the chart.
  • Weight and preponderance: too much fire? too much fixity? Negative dynamics in the horoscope: those missing elements and qualities and what to do about them. The urge for compensation and balance in the natal chart.
  • Unaspected planets in the natal chart and how to integrate them.
  • The Chironic Theme and its integration and synthesis.
  • Primary and secondary house themes: how to find anything and everything in the horoscope.
  • The integration and synthesis of transits, progressions, and eclipse cycles.
  • Who is living in my chart? How to identify planetary archetypes and their resulting patterns of life experience.

Venue and Costs: Please see notes at the end of the description for Program III.

Program II: Portugal: A Ninth House Adventure
A five-day guided tour to the historic and spiritual sites of Portugal (July 4–July 9)

Day 1, July 4: Lisbon. Check-in at your convenience at the Dom Carlos Liberty Hotel. At 7.00pm, meet at Alan’s home for a cocktail party, buffet dinner, and orientation get-together. Alan lives in the heart of historic Lisbon, just a few minutes from your hotel. After dinner, we will all go out for a guided stroll around the “neighborhood” where we will enter the Rossio (Lisbon’s major square) and continue through the Baixa District to the Praça do Comércio (a huge and beautiful palace). Everything is illuminated and the sights of these parts of town at night are quite wonderful to behold.

Tomar-Convento do CristoDay 2, July 5: Lisbon. After breakfast, we will be picked up by our private coach and taken to Saint George’s Castle (over 1000 years old with commanding views of the city), The Lisbon Sé (ancient cathedral founded in 1145AD built on top of and containing the remains of Moorish, Roman, and Neolithic villages), and the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Monestary of the Jerónimos monks–incredible 15th-16th century buildings). Lunch on route in a specially chosen restaurant and dinner outdoors in the historic Alfama District.

Day 3, July 6: Sintra. Breakfast at the Dom Carlos Liberty. At 9.00am, we will be taken to this historic town about an hour’s drive from the Capital. Sintra is a most beautiful and charming town where we will visit the Pena Palace (high atop the Serra da Sintra, fairytale palace of the kings and queens of Portugal), and A Quinta da Regaleira (huge estate of the 19th century head of the Portuguese Masonic Order, including ritual grottos, towers, and wells). Picnic lunch and dinner at the Café Paris, one of Alan’s favorite restaurants.

Day 4, July 7: Tómar. Arrival and check-in followed by lunch. Our afternoon will be devoted to a visit to the 13th century Convento do Cristo, center of activity of the Knights Templar during the Middle Ages with a guided tour offered by an expert historian. Overnight stay and dinner in one of the city’s finest restaurants.

ObidosDay 5, July 8: Óbidos—Located within a castle’s walls, this historic town offers many esthetic joys to the traveler. We can walk along the ramparts and take in the amazing views, visit some of the many interesting churches and monuments, and even stop to enjoy Óbidos’ famous cherry liqueur served out of chocolate cups. Check-in at our picturesque hotel and then after a bit of rest, we will go out for lunch. Lunch is followed by a guided tour of the town when we will then have some free time to either explore Óbidos on our own or go back to the hotel. At 7.30pm we will meet for our final group dinner. In the morning of July 9th after breakfast, our coach will come to take us back to Lisbon.

We will be making two stops in Lisbon. The first will be at the airport for those of you leaving Portugal on July 9th. We expect to arrive at Lisbon airport at around 11.00am so please book your flights accordingly. For those of you staying on for Part III of our Summer Program or for those who wish to continue your visit to Lisbon for any other reason, our second stop will be at the Dom Carlos Liberty Hotel. Taxi cabs to any other Hotel are easily available from this centralized point in the city.

Cost: “The Ninth House Adventure in Portugal” includes dinner on July 4th, breakfast on July 9th, and all three meals on all other days; accommodations for five nights (our hotels are all 4-star except the Dom Carlos Liberty which is rated as a 3+ star hotel); all admissions, guide fees, coach transportation within Portugal, and tips at restaurants. All alcoholic drinks and beverages not included in meals are separate.

Per person (double occupancy): €1000
Per person (single occupancy): €1250

Program III: The Astrology of the Soul:
Finding the Soul’s Purpose in the Present Incarnation and the Path of Integration of the Soul and the Personality.
(July 10-July 16, (10am to 6pm daily with a two hour lunch break, July 13th free day).

Astrology of the SoulFocus of Program: An in-depth exploration of the natal horoscope from the perspective of esoteric astrology, the purpose of which is to see the Path for the unfolding of consciousness.

Partial List of Contents:

  • The relationship between astrology and consciousness.
  • The twelve signs and the Seven Rays.
  • The integration of the esoteric and exoteric planetary rulers of the signs.
  • The three Crosses and the twelve signs.
  • The Sun, Moon, and Ascendant as viewed both exoterically and esoterically.
  • Fourteen Principles of the Ancient Wisdom Teachings that underlie astrological science.
  • Pathways and pitfalls of personal evolution as seen in the natal chart.
  • The purpose of the Earth and Vulcan in the natal chart.
  • The veiling and unveiling of the Sun and Moon.

Programs I and III:

Please note: Both of these Programs are limited to 22 participants; whenever and wherever possible, examples and illustrations will be taken from the voluntarily submitted horoscopes of those attending.

Venue: Alan’s spacious apartment in the heart of Lisbon. As of this writing we are planning to hold at least one day of teaching at our astrology school: The Quiron Center (about a 7 minute walk from Alan’s house.)

Cost: €600 for tuition only (or equivalent in other currencies) for each Program. Hot and cold beverages plus light snacks will be provided daily; lunch is available at many restaurants and snack bars within 2 minutes walking distance from house or school. A discount will be offered to participants taking both Program I and Program III. The tuition fee will be reduced to €550 per Program.

Please Note: All participants will be responsible for securing their own travel and hotel accommodations. A list of recommended near-by hotels in all price categories will be published later this year.

FYI: A great article about Lisbon was recently published in the New York Times. Please click here to access this additional information about our beautiful city.


 
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