Friday November 1st 2002 - edited by Bernard Fitzwalter ~ AstroDiary ~ The last of the ‘winter giants’ turns to go forward this week, as Uranus comes to the end of his backward phase in Aquarius, and starts to press on once more. All the big planets move through the signs like this, two steps forward and one step back, but what makes this one interesting is that this time, as Uranus swings forward, he will go right off the end of Aquarius and into Pisces. Which makes this week the start of the run-up to a new era, if you like, even though the actual entry into Pisces isn’t until the start of next year. This has interesting implications. Uranus’s movement through the signs has been shown to correspond quite neatly with the eras of popular culture - the rock ’n’ roll era, hippies, yuppies and so on. We have been in the present one since 1995, and it’s time for a change. What it will involve is something we can only guess at, but it does mean that, as of now, we’re in the winding-up phase of the Uranus-in-Aquarius era, and getting ready for something new. If you’ve been nurturing personal plans or ambitions, but so far haven’t managed to do anything definite about them, then you’ve got about six months to make something happen, or you’ll find that the moment has gone and that everyone has moved on into something else. Uranus is the planet of surprises, so this week, as he makes his presence felt, we should see several unexpected political initiatives. But will they be attention-grabbing last-chance efforts from the era that’s now ending, or slightly premature attempts at moving into the new age? Either way, like cheap fireworks, they’re likely to take off with much noise and flame, but then falter, go out, and fall quietly back to earth. Psychologists keep telling us to get to know our inner selves, to face our anger, and so on. This week you can do just that, by having a face-to-face confrontation with Mars, the planet of passion and anger. If you’re up before sunrise tomorrow, look up at the skies, find the moon, and a little below it will be a pinky-red point of light: Mars. Go on, vent your anger at him. You’ll feel so much better. AstroDiary Sunday (November 3): Centre for Psychological Astrology - Trust Me, I'm an Astrologer. Day Seminar with Dermod Moore. Regents College, Inner Circle, Regents Park, London NW1. £42. e-mail: cpalondon@aol.com; www.cpalondon.com Monday (November 4): Astrological Lodge of London - Political Synastry, With Peta High. 7pm. Members class, 8pm, Astrology of the Global Village (pt 2) by Mark Fountain. Chart discussion 8.20pm. £5 (£3 members & conc.), Theosophical Society building, 50 Gloucester Place London, W1. Info: www.astrolodge.co.uk Tuesday (November 5): Suffolk Astrological Society. Tertiary Progressions - with Andrew Bradbery. 7.45pm for 8pm, The Black Boy, Guildhall Street, Bury St.Edmunds. Info: 01284 768756. Info: www.suffolk-astrological-society.org.uk Please double-check with the organisation before attending any events listed here - we cannot accept any responsibility for events changed/cancelled. Are you holding an astrological event - especially one outside London!! - that you would like others to know about? Write to jon@bubble.com with subject heading: Astro Events with website links. Please note - we cannot promise to include ALL submissions but will do our best. Research into Astrology and Infertility by Pat Harris, MSc., D.F.Astrol.S. I would like to thank everyone who has responded to my earlier notices on Jonathan's website and who volunteered to take part in the research that I am conducting as part of my PhD in astrology and health psychology at Southampton University, UK. I now have quite a number of people taking part which will help me in conducting my study into factors that may or may not correlate with fertility treatment outcome. I should have a progress report out soon. However, I am still looking for women who are currently pregnant - not necessarily as a result of fertility treatment - and who would like to contact me about details of my research to see if they would like to take part. My email address is: pharris@interalpha.co.uk New Service is Top for the Charts The Astrological Association of Great Britain is proud to announce that you can now speak LIVE to an expert astrologer. For an instant in-depth telephone consultation about your full horoscope call 0845 120 1416 or +44 207 436 9101 (a confidential 30-minute reading costs £29.50, payable by credit card. Or cheque/postal order from UK.) Lines are open 9am-9pm GMT, Monday to Friday. A few weeks ago, the Astrological Association of Great Britain launched this new, live fixed-fee, telephone chart reading service. It has since proved big hit with callers from all over the world. AA President Roy Gillett told Astro News: "I am delighted with the warm response that we have had. Once, if you wanted a reading of your full birth chart, you would have to struggle to find a genuine, reputable astrologer. Then, you would have had to make an appointment and travel miles. Now, at last, there's a quick and easy way to get your questions answered by a real expert - from the comfort of your own home." Mirror reader Julie Roberts from Rochester was equally enthusiastic. "I rang last Tuesday and spoke to an astrologer called Maria. Within moments, she was telling me details about my childhood that she could not possibly have known... then she said some fascinating things about my future. If you missed any of Friday's Astronews articles, click here for Astronews Archives