Events, Talks, Seminars

Email the LSA for personal astro-palmistry consultations with Frank Clifford; for astrology consultations with Sue Tompkins, Jane Struthers or Kim Farley; for tarot consultations with Diana McMahon Collis. Astrology courses at the LSA with Frank Clifford and Sue Tompkins begin again in the Autumn,Thursdays from 27 October 2011 (Beginners) and Tuesdays from 25 October (Diploma, Year 1). Returning Diploma students (Diploma, Year 2) will start back for their final year on Wednesday 26 October. See the LSA's website for more details. Below the calendar are details of upcoming talks/seminars by Frank, including a new Palmistry Beginners' Course and various Astrology Interpretation/Forecasting seminars in the UK.

Quick Guide to Frank's Upcoming Talks updated January 2012

4 February 2012 (Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, 10.30am to 4.45pm, £50 or £45 for students on other LSA courses): Solar Arc Directions. Solar Arc is one of the most accurate forecasting tools – and perhaps the simplest to pick up and use effectively. In this seminar, you’ll learn how to spot and master directions, and apply these techniques to any chart to discover life patterns and events. Please bring along your charts and stories and we’ll watch the horoscopes unfold. Frank will use a series of new examples to show directions at work, and teach you the spot the major life-changing years in childhood and adulthood. (Year 2 of the LSA Course and open to all.) See here for more details.

21-22 April 2012 (Hughes Parry Hall, 19-26 Cartwright Gardens, off Euston Road, London): The Astrology Student Conference 2012: Exploring the Planets from Medieval, Mundane, Medical and Psychological Perspectives. Extended sessions by Bernadette Brady and Sue Tompkins, and a talk and two-hour workshop with Liz Greene. Talks by Faye Cossar, John Green, Mike Harding, Richard Swatton, and hosts Frank Clifford (on Jupiter) and Wendy Stacey. See here for more details.

7-9 September 2012 (Wyboston Lakes): Frank will open the Astrological Association Conference with a plenary: Speaking Your Chart: The Essence of a Planetary Placement. When clients, friends and public figures ‘speak their charts’, we astrologers collect gems that inform our practice and help us expand and fine-tune our astrological vocabulary. In this opening plenary, Frank will present a series of entertaining real life observations and quotations that get to the very heart of astrological concepts. A further talk will take place during the weekend: A Guide to Horoscope Synthesis: the K.I.S.S. Principle. No chart is difficult to interpret if we develop a method of breaking it down into simple, manageable pieces – and then work to synthesize these key factors. In this talk, Frank will show how to zoom into a chart, make lightning-fast connections and identify its major scripts, themes and dynamics. See here for more details.

Book Tour: to promote his two latest books, Solar Arc Directions and Getting to the Heart of Your Chart: Playing Astrological Detective, Frank will be giving day seminars online and at various seminars. Upcoming: Online Seminar 'Heart of Your Chart' (only) (11 February 2012, 11:00–17:30 GMT, £50 of £40 for students, see the Mayo School Website)

Getting to the Heart of Your Chart
No chart is difficult to interpret if we develop a method of breaking it down into manageable pieces, spotting the overtones and themes, then working to synthesize these key factors. This talk will help astrologers of all levels learn to zoom into a chart, make lightning-fast connections and identify its major dynamics. Topics include: the Mercury Approach; the 5 types of horoscope; looking for links and common denominators.

Gaining Experience in Forecasting
In the second part of the day, Frank will work with the group’s charts to show how a few simple forecasting methods can reveal life stories, patterns and events. Bring along your birth chart and share your experiences, and, with the help of some useful tips, develop your expertise in transits and Solar Arc Directions and learn to get the most out of these predictive tools.