Our 2012 Calendar is Online!
Check the "events" tab at the top of this page to see our list of dates and speakers for 2012! Set aside those must-attend evenings and circle those important dates on your brand new calendar now -- before Mercury goes retrograde!
Satellite Groups are back!
The next "Intermediate Astrology Classes" starts on January 12, 2012. To enroll, please click here or on the "Education" tab above. For more information, contact Fabienne Lopez
SAVE THE DATE:
MARCH 17 and 18, 2012
San Francisco's International Astrology Day is too big for just one day. Our roster of speakers on March 17 will feature:
Don Cerow
Laura Nalbandian
Rio Olesky &
Angel Thompson
and then an all day workshop on March 18 with Rob Hand! Register now for the early bird discount!
OUR 20th ANNIVERARY PARTY!
Saturday June 23
Our 20th Anniversary is a very special event with a wine and cheese reception and Rick Tarnas. We're expecting quite a crowd, but you can reserve a spot now through Paypal. Click here for more details!
Twitter hither!
SFAS is now tweeting! check us out at #AstrologySocSF
You can also get your news SFAS news the "old-fashioned way!"
CARPOOLING
Progress your transit!
With members coming in from all over the SF Bay Area we encourage carpooling. We now have a Facebook page where you can offer or ask for a ride, or otherwise connect with members between meetings!
Join us on Facebook & Meet-Up!
Connect with other astrologers and keep up to date on our Facebook and/or our Meet-Up page! Each is another way you can leave feedback on our events, ask other members any questions you may have about astrology, offer any ideas for discussion, suggest future events, and get more involved in the astrological community. And at our Facebook page we also invite you to arrange carpools with other members and friends.
Non-profit prophets?
We are happy to announce our 501(c) 3 status. Donations to SFAS are now tax-deductable!You can even make a donation on Paypal!
General Meeting Info
SFAS invites you to join us on the last Thursday of the month for a lively astrological presentation, discussion and excellent company.
Regular meetings start at 7:30 pm and are held at the Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room C-260 -- in San Francisco's Marina District. Parking and public transit available.
(In November and December, to accomodate the holidays -- and when there are special events at Ft. Mason -- meetings may be earlier in the month, but still always on Thursdays.)
Regular Meetings, open to the general public, cost $7 for members and $12 for non-members.
$2 discounts off meeting fees for:
- Students with a student ID card
- Senior citizens (age 65+),
- People experiencing their Uranus Return (born 1927 or earlier) with membership get in for free!
Become a member for only $35 a year! For details and directions see Meeting Information. Also, see Membership Information.
New to Astrology
Read about the various types of astrology and how different techniques are used for a variety of situations and circumstances on the New to Astrology page.
Don Cerow
The Age of Gemini
"In the beginning was the word..." We have only glimpses of this distant time, which ran from approximately six to four thousand BC. As a mutable air sign ruling transportation and communication, the archaeological evidence tells us of increased trade and travel, of local resources being found far from their place of origin. Gemini is ruled by Mercury, and Mercury was the Lord of the Merchant, the traveler and trader. Artifacts provide us with inscribed votive objects proving the existence of Old European Linear signs and the very early incidence of writing. A striking development in art at the inception of this era was its persistent representation of a number of conventionalized graphic designs symbolizing abstract ideas. Themes of Bird (Air Sign) and Snake Goddesses are abundant.
But if we reach down more deeply into some of the oldest myths and legends, we begin to glean a larger picture, one much more sophisticated than the archaeological record would seem to indicate. There is suggestion of a worldwide system of communication, with global themes of a Universe being split in two from the shell of a great cosmic egg, one half becoming the Sky and Air, the other half becoming Earth and Water. It was a time when the ley system was being developed, a tract of straight roads and paths designed to nurture the entire planet with its currents, and linked by an interconnecting web of sacred sites and early astronomical alignments (View over Atlantis- Michell). As the Age ended, the Bible suggests that this may have been the end of an era of communication, wherein civilization had advanced to the point where there was 'nothing in which they could not accomplish', and therefore this 'Tower of Babel', the capacity for people to communicate on a world-wide level, was brought down by divine intervention.
Come hear what the stars have to say about this stellar story.
An astrologer since 1972, Don Cerow holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in Classics, with a focus on Astrology in the Ancient World. He later continued his graduate work at both Boston University and Brandeis. Author of the weekly column Athena's Web since 1983, he has written and produced shows for radio, television and planetarium for up to a quarter-million weekly while maintaining a private practice. He was featured in the New York Times in August, 2002 for a model Phase I Stonehenge he constructed and used as a naked-eye observatory for the public to view the stars from among the Hampden vineyards.
The website is: AthenasWeb.com
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