Please circulate, share and link. An invitation! In 2012 the Australian farming community will come together to observe a year of farmers, libraries will mark the year of reading, while in Europe it’s the year of Active Ageing.  Here at the C*I*A we invite you to join us in celebrating 2012 as the Year of [...]

  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=277322985686358 Check out our Animation of the Venus Cycle on our FB page.   A special highlight that will be promoted by the C*I*A in 2012, is the Venus transit on 5/6 June 2012, the perfect day for astrologers to band together with others during this astronomical event. The transit of Venus, which happens [...]

August 23rd – August 29th We start the week with Venus entering Virgo, moving our attention from the playful and ego conscious Leo side of ourselves to the mercurial, duty and routine conscious Virgo. It is almost as though we move from the untamable hairy mane of Leo, to wanting a haircut. The past few [...]

An intense week ahead as Mars heads to oppose Pluto and square Uranus. Also Venus moves to conjunct the Sun, infusing herself with divine power. This conjunction will only be exact next week on August 16th GMT, at 23 degrees Leo 17 min. Mercury too in Leo is opposite Venus, now closest to the Earth [...]

“We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more”. ~Carl Gustav Jung

August 5th 2011 – Neptune on the edge is about to shift back into Aquarius until February 2012, when it returns to it’s home playground of Pisces. Insights gained during the brief period we just had with Neptune in Pisces, show how intense and how passionate things can get around the world with Neptune in [...]

What do you think of the idea of 2012 – The year of Astrology? Leave your thoughts and ideas on this discussion page.

Mercury Retrograde August 4th till August 26th 2011. Mercury stations retrograde at 1 degree of Virgo and cycles backward to 18 degrees Leo before moving forward again on August 26th. Mercury known as a trickster in Astrology, stems from his associations with the fleet footed Hermes. Hermes a God with wings on his helmet and [...]

July 31st 2011 Today a New Moon at 7 degrees 15 mins of Leo, re- ignites a new cycle in our hearts. The two luminaries in Leo bring with them a renewal of energy and spirit  to remind us to get to the heart of life, to feel passionate about what we are doing and [...]

The CHANGING of the Guard! Nov 28th 2011 – The fixed Star Regulus moves into the sign of Virgo. After 2160 years in the sign of Leo, it now shifts into the sign of Virgo. The star has been known as the King maker, the star of heroes, bestowing honours and fame to those linked [...]