Seminar Under the Stars with Mo Olufemi: Triplicity, A Crash Course
The Association for Young Astrologers is so excited to welcome Mo Olufemi (@australtaur) to offer us a comprehensive overview of astrological triplicity. While most of the focus later in the Western Astrological traditions has centered on looking at placements in their domicile, exaltation, fall, and detriment; there 3 other tiers of essential dignity that can add nuance to the expression of a planet and the consequences it has for the topics it rules. In this workshop, we will explore triplicity as a concept and its wide ranging uses in astrology! This is an abbreviated version of talks Mo has previously given on the subject.
Seminar Under the Stars is a continuation of AYA’s long-running lecture series, Dinner & Drinks. We’ll be delivering the same stellar talks and astrological wisdom across disciplines and traditions while extending a more welcoming hand to all who may be interested.
This event is free and open to the public. We will gather on September 22, 2022 for a live lecture and Q&A. In addition, AYA members will have lifetime access to the recording of this talk along with prior Dinner & Drinks lectures.
Join us here on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3732274719
Dinner & Drinks with Jay Imarah Evans: Remember Who You Really Are
We are so excited to welcome Jay Imarah Evans for Dinner & Drinks this Saturday, February 27th, at 6:00 PM GMT / 1:00 PM EST! She’s joining us to discuss how techniques in evolutionary astrology used by Jeff Green, Mark Jones, and Steven Forrest utilize Pluto and the lunar nodes to understand the underlying themes and trajectory of one’s life. She’ll then expand to the other planets and placements to build upon the foundation set by Pluto and the nodes to create the story that you tell about yourself.
Having an understanding of how each of these planets and calculated points in the chart interact in these techniques can help you gain a better understanding of your story and how to reclaim your agency within it.
Annanikka (Anna-Key-Ah) writes in the astrology and spiritual communities under the name Jay Imarah Evans. She is a black astrologer, polytheist, teacher, diviner, pop culture enthusiast, magical girl, and psychology student who is focused on helping others reclaim their agency. She currently has her B.S. in Psychology and is pursuing her Master’s in Forensic Psychology. Her work centers around astrology, divination, psychology, pop culture, shadow work, inner child work, and past life work. She currently lives in South Korea with her parents and younger siblings.
Join us here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85163173704?pwd=TmtrbnowYlBUekZYWjhFbmdlTUtXQT09
Dinner & Drinks 2020 Highlights
Throughout the ups and downs of 2020, one of the constants of the year was the amazing lineup of speakers who joined AYA for Dinner & Drinks. If you’re unfamiliar, Dinner & Drinks is a monthly event where AYA hosts awesome astrologers for a casual, Q&A-like discussions. It’s a great way to stay in touch with the community and learn some nuggets of knowledge along the way!
As we blast into 2021, let’s take a look back at the wonderful D&D’s we had lat year.
January
Diana Rose Harper kicked off this year’s D&D roster with a discussion on Energetic Hygiene. From visualizing boundaries to carrying vials of salt. Diana hooked us up with plenty of tips for improving our self-care game.
February
Nina Gryphon stopped by in February to teach us about Astrological Magic. This talk is sure to peak your interest regardless of your experience level. Come to learn about magic, and stay for Nina’s glorious book recommendations.
March
The #DIGNITYBABES joined AYA in March to discuss the benefits of using essential dignity within astrological work. The discussion was rich and full of insightful voices that you don’t want to miss out on.
April
April brought us the lovely duo of Chris Reppucci and Elodie St-Ornge Aubut. They discussed their research on experiential work with the lunar mansions. Be sure to catch up on their mesmerizing discoveries!
May
Becca Tarnas joined us in May to discuss Venus Retrograde from an archetypal perspective. Although the starting point of this conversation was the 2020 Venus Retrograde in Gemini transit, all the revelations in this talk are truly timeless, and this talk is definitely worth revisiting!
July
We were privileged to have Oak join us in July to present on Out of Bounds Planets & Racial Justice. Using the charts of various activists, Oak demonstrates the power of an out of bounds planet as a revolutionary. This discussion is a must-watch as the call for anti-racism begins to echo in the astrological community.
August
In August, the knowledgeable Michael Ofek joined us to talk about the magic of Mars. Playing with Fire: Astrological Magic brought us the gem of line: “Astrological magic is the astro-walk.” If you’re looking to move from talking the astro-talk to walking the astro-walk, you won’t want to miss out on this one!
September
The fabulous Kirah Tabourn stopped by to talk about the ins and outs of being a professional astrologer. Kirah’s tips are great for anyone just starting out on their professional journey as well as those who are a bit more seasoned.
November
Alice Sparkly Kat joined us in November to talk about client work and counseling skills. This discussion was jammed packed with various things to keep in mind when working with clients. If you’re hoping to improve your skills as a consulting astrologer, this is the D&D for you!
Updates from the Speakers!
We reached out to our 2020 Dinner & Drinks guests, and some of them wanted to share exciting things they’ve been working on and events coming up in the new year. Check it out!
Kelsey Rose Tortorice of #DIGNITYBABES will be teaching an 11-week course on the introduction to natal astrology called Astrology for Yourself. It starts in March 2021, and scholarships and payment plans are available! Click here to learn more, and be sure to register for the info session on Sunday, January 24th, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Central.
Chris Reppucci & Elodie St-Onge Abut have been continuing their work with the lunar mansions. On Instagram, they post Lunar Dailies- the poetic impressions and information related to the 28 Places of the Moon. You can visit their website to learn more about the lunar zodiac and purchase lecture they’ve given on the subject.
Alice Sparkly Kat has a book coming out! Postcolonial Astrology will be released in May 2021, and you should be very excited about it.
Looking Forward
Thank you to the guests of Dinner & Drinks and to the AYA membership for making 2020’s lineup incredible. Be sure to stayed tuned in 2021 to see our next round of amazing speakers!
Dinner and Drinks with Ace: Client Work and Concepts of Counseling
After a brief pause in programming, Dinner & Drinks is back in November with guest Alice Sparkly Kat, who will join us to discuss client work for young astrologers!
Client work is a fundamental part of astrology but can be intimidating for those early into their practice, and Ace will discuss how to approach client work, empowering young astrologers to become healers, and the tricky idea of who can counsel who.
Alice Sparkly Kat is an astrologer focused on counseling, healing, and untangling the structures of colonization from astrology. In addition to client work, teaching courses, and speaking engagements, they publish extensive research on astrology on their website at http://www.alicesparklykat.com/
Dinner and Drinks is a casual, Q&A based zoom event inspired by after-hours gatherings at astrology conferences. Grab a drink or snack and bring your questions for our guest of honor! This event is free, casual, and open to everyone.
Join us on Thursday, November 19 at 6:30pm PST, 9:30pm EST with this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84986677899
If you can’t join us live, all Dinner and Drinks events are available in the Dinner and Drinks Archive for AYA Members. Not a member yet? Learn more about the benefits here, or join now!
Dinner and Drinks with Kirah – Professional Development
It can be hard to find concrete resources to kickstart your business as a young astrologer—and even harder to figure out what that business can even look like beyond consultations. Kirah Tabourn joins us for a casual Q&A on September 24 at 6:30 PM PST / 9:30 PM EST to discuss the myriad of ways she’s found inroads to becoming a professional astrologer by focusing on community—whether that’s building her own astrology publication, NFLUX Mag, starting her own podcast, creating a virtual space for patrons on Patreon, or opening up opportunities for new perspectives through her recent role as Director of Fresh Voices in Astrology.
Dinner and Drinks is a casual, Q&A based zoom event inspired by after-hours gatherings at astrology conferences. Grab a drink or snack and bring your questions for our guest of honor!
More about Kirah: https://www.thestrology.com
ZOOM LINK to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82166632122
Playing With Fire: Astrological Magic with Michael Ofek
Join the Association for Young Astrologers for our monthly zoom event! This month, our usual evening gathering is Saturday, August 8 at 10am PT/1pm ET/8pm IDT to welcome our friends in time zones across the globe.
This month’s guest is Michael Ofek, joining us to share his insights about the theory, philosophy, and practice of astrological magic. Michael will present his unique approach to astrological magic, based on years of research and practice, going beyond the craft of talismans. After highlighting fundamental philosophical and practical principles, Michael will share some ways we can magically engage with Mars during his long stay in Aries, intentionally participating in his nature and gaining his powerful gifts.
About Michael:
Michael Ofek is a professional astrologer, writer and teacher from Israel. He has been practicing and researching the traditional lineage of astrology, with an emphasis on Hellenistic Astrology and its connection with Greco-Egyptian Cosmology, Philosophy and Magic. His passion lies in unveiling and reconstructing the conceptual roots of the tradition and the reintegration of these ancient arts. In his work, Michael stresses the importance of direct internalized experience of astrological processes, for which he has developed a unique system, drawing on Magical, Theurgical and Shamanic practices.
Michael is an international speaker and gives workshops and lectures worldwide, including Magical/Shamanic retreats. Michael has also created one of the largest collections of Astrological Talismans available, In over a decade of cooperation with the artist David Weitzman (www.ka-gold-jewelry.com). He is also the Co-founder of the Israeli professional astrology magazine “Urania”, which also produces yearly conferences and workshops.
This event will be recorded if you can’t make it to the live session. Recordings are available to all members of the Association for Young Astrologers (AYA).
Membership is $20 per year, and astrologers of all ages and study levels are welcome to join!
Membership is $20 per year, and astrologers of all ages and study levels are welcome to join! Membership also gives access to a library of previous Dinner and Drinks recordings, lectures donated by pro astrologers, and other perks.
To learn more about the many benefits of AYA membership, check out our Membership Benefits, or join here!
Zoom link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87486847075
Time: Saturday, August 8th at:
10am – Los Angeles
11am – Denver
Noon – Chicago
1pm – New York
6pm – London
8pm – Jerusalem
Dinner and Drinks with Oak: Out of Bounds Planets and Racial Justice
Join the Association for Young Astrologers for our monthly zoom event: Dinner and Drinks! We encourage you to bring grub, pour out a beverage, sit at your computer or with your smartphone, and join us for a casual Q&A session inspired by after hours gatherings at astrology conferences.
This month’s guest is Oak. They will share their insights about Out of Bounds Planets. Oak will particularly focus on how these planets manifest in the charts of trailblazers for equality as well as perpetrators of injustice.
How can we deepen our understanding of the maverick energy of an Out of Bounds Planet to coach our clients to use it constructively? How can we better harness out of bounds planets in our own charts to meet 2020? How can we cope with and recognize negative expressions of out of bounds planets in others?
Join us on Thursday, July 2nd to explore how to understand the intersection between Out of Bounds Planets and the call for racial justice.
About Oak: https://oakastrology.com/bio
Link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86270632230
This event will be recorded if you can’t make it to the live session. Recordings are available to all members of the Association for Young Astrologers (AYA).
Membership is $20 per year, and astrologers of all ages and study levels are welcome to join! Membership also gives access to a library of previous Dinner and Drinks recordings, lectures donated by pro astrologers, and other perks.
To learn more about the many benefits of AYA membership, check out our Member Benefits!
Dinner and Drinks with Becca Tarnas: Venus Retrograde
Join the Association for Young Astrologers for our monthly zoom event: Dinner and Drinks! We encourage you to bring grub, pour out a beverage, sit at your computer or with your smartphone, and join us for a casual Q&A session inspired by after hours gatherings at astrology conferences.
This month’s guest is Becca Tarnas. She will share her insights about the upcoming Venus Retrograde through an archetypal lens. Our star of Aphrodite will be moving backwards through Gemini from May 12/13th, 2020 until June 25, 2020.
How can we deepen our relationship with the myth of Venus as she travels in reverse through Gemini? Venus begins her retrograde journey in a tight square within just 1º21’ of Neptune. Becca will speak to this unique configuration which perfects on May 20, as well as other major aspects featured in Venus’ cycle.
Join us on Wednesday, May 13 at 6:30pm PT, 9:30pm ET to explore how to use archetypes as a guide for love and relationship.
Link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82806903523
About Becca: https://beccatarnas.com/about/
This event will be recorded if you can’t make it to the live session. Recordings are available to all members of the Association for Young Astrologers (AYA).
Membership is $20 per year, and astrologers of all ages and study levels are welcome to join! Membership also gives access to a library of previous Dinner and Drinks recordings, lectures donated by pro astrologers, and other perks. To learn more about the many benefits of AYA membership, check out our Member Benefits page! Not a member yet? Join here!
Lunar Mansions Q&A – Elodie St Onge Aubut and Chris Reppucci
Join the Association for Young Astrologers for our monthly zoom event: Dinner and Drinks! We encourage you to bring grub, pour out a beverage, sit at your computer or with your smartphone, and join us for a casual, Q&A based event inspired by after hours gatherings at astrology conferences.
This month’s special guests are Elodie St-Onge-Aubut and Chris Reppucci. They will share their ideas about how the lunar mansions might be incorporated into astrological practice.
The moon moves through the 28 lunar mansions in the sky every month. Depending upon which mansion the moon resides in on a given day, there are particular moods, symbols, archetypes and layers of meaning to be considered in natal interpretation as well as astrological magic.
About Elodie: https://9thhouseastrology.wordpress.com/about-elodie/
About Chris: https://www.atavisceral.com/
This event is free, online, and open to everyone. Join us Thursday, April 30, 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT.
Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/93781607835
This event will be recorded if you can’t make it to the live session. Recordings are available to all members of the Association for Young Astrologers (AYA). Membership is $20 per year, and astrologers of all ages and study levels are welcome to join! Membership also gives access to a library of previous Dinner and Drinks recordings, lectures donated by pro astrologers, and other perks. To learn more about the many benefits of AYA membership, check out our Member Benefits page! Not a member yet? Join here!
Dinner and Drinks: Essential Dignity with #DignityBabes
This Women’s History Month, we’re bringing in a stellar panel to discuss the hot topic of Essential Dignity. The #dignitybabes, Charm Torres, Cello Carpenter-Pierce, Kelsey Rose Tortorice, Erin Tack-Shipley, and AYA Vice President Jo Gleason tackle questions on the concept of essential dignity.
#DignityBabes is a collaborative community conversation started by Charm, Cell, Kelsey, Erin, Diana Rose Harper, and Jo Gleason with the intention to create meaningful dialogue around essential dignity in practice, and other important topics such as professionalism, the nature of learning astrology, and responsible and aware content creation and consumption. To learn more about the campaign, check out the hashtag on instagram and twitter.
Join us on March 26th at 6:30 PM PST / 9:30 PM EST for this incredible panel at this link: https://zoom.us/j/663789431
Astrological Magic with Nina Gryphon
Dinner and Drinks is back in February, welcoming Nina Gryphon as our guest of honor! Join us Thursday, Feb 20 to chat all things astrological magic.
From magical electional rules to the myriad of talisman types, Nina is bringing her years of experience and expertise to the table to answer all your questions.
To learn more about Nina and check out her Magical Elections podcast.
Join us Thursday, Feb 20 at 9:30 EST/6:30 PST for an online Q&A based discussion that’s free and open to everyone! Click here to join the zoom meeting HERE.
Dinner and Drinks with Diana Rose: Energetic Hygiene
Dinner and Drinks is back in January, welcoming Diana Rose Harper as our guest of honor!
Diana will join us to talk all things energetic hygiene: what it is, why it matters, and how we can assess it using astrology. How are your energetic boundaries? What indicates your level of permeability, absorptiveness, or even leakiness? We’ll explore both natal and transit based answers to these important questions, and discuss how we share such insights on energetic hygiene with our clients.
More about Diana: https://ddamascenaa.com/mission
Join us Thursday, January 30 at 9:30 EST/6:30 PST for an online Q&A based discussion that’s free and open to everyone! Click here to join the zoom meeting: https://zoom.us/j/901740455