Thursday, May 31, 2012

Andrea Gehrz, the Astrological Detective Radio Show

Seriously cool! You won't want to miss this!





Andrea Gehrz, the Astrological Detective, has just shared the link to her latest uber cool radio show, where she talks about her experiences at UAC 2012!

Links: News Coverage

Some of these links will contain articles we've already posted. Some of them are duplicates of each other. I thought it might make more sense just to do a page of links. However, don't miss the Picture Gallery with none other than one of the Postcards from UAC elves: Donna Woodwell!!

 


Media Gallery USA Today: Astrology Gathering   [this is the picture gallery (don't forget to look for Donna Woodwell) and was also distributed by UPI... rd]



On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 8:12 PM, 

Note: AP and Reuters placements yielded over 200 media placements


Presidential Election 2012 Panel
Reuters May 29 2012

Bayou Buzz May 27


Compilation of most media hits


May 25

Reuters: (landed in many outlets including cbs, more than  20 placements)


Times Picayune (hard copy out Friday 5/25)

 

First of AP stories hit early Thurs 5/24

 
 YES, we're in the AP Day Book!
Enjoy!


Fox News Latino: Predicting the World – and the Next President, Maybe


This is a news article that was "Based on reporting by The Associated Press."  I'll leave you to work that one out for yourselves. There is a photo of a woman with a crystal ball which will probably annoy you. It did me. However, no news is bad news??... robin]


Predicting the World – and the Next President, Maybe




Video: Associated Press~ Astrologers Predict Outcome of Presidential Race

Watch video on Yahoo News HERE

and USA Today HERE

Astrologers predict outcome of presidential race

Thu, May 24, 2012 - AP 1:38 | 7,447 views

Heraldnet: Astrologers gaze into the future in New Orleans

[This is the long version of the Associated Press release.  robin]

NEW ORLEANS -- Will President Barack Obama win re-election? Will the world end Dec. 21, as some say the Mayan calendar predicts? Will the economy ever improve?

If you ask the 1,500 astrologers contemplating planetary alignments this week in New Orleans, the answers are yes, no and yes.

The astrologers, representing 30 countries, are in the city's famed French Quarter for the United Astrology conference held every four years. They say their work goes beyond the entertainment of horoscopes, tarot cards and palm readings, instead relying on in-depth study of the solar system.

This year, there is no shortage of predictions.

"If you thought that the election of 2000 race was crazy, that's nothing compared to what's going to happen in November of 2012," said astrologer Michael Lutin, an astrology columnist for Vanity Fair magazine for 25 years. "Don't count on anything being smooth."

That's because Mercury -- the planet of communication, tabulation and transportation -- goes into what's known as retrograde on Nov. 6, Election Day. Retrograde in astrology refers to the optical illusion of a planet moving backward, causing changes or disturbances in areas of life represented by that planet.

In 2000, Mercury was in retrograde when controversy swirled in Florida over the recount that took center stage in the race between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Florida was a swing state, and the outcome of the election wasn't known for more than a month after balloting.

"There could be tabulation problems, problems with the polling machines. Vote absentee to make sure your vote is counted," said New York City astrologer Shelley Ackerman.

Read the rest of the article


HERE

CBS News: Astrologers Gaze Into the Future

[I have recently been given a list of the various new coverage UAC2012 received. Some of them, the postcard elves managed to find, but some slipped through our diligent fingers. So the next few posts will consist of news coverage I (and possibly you) may have missed.
 Robin, Postcards from UAC~United Kingdom Branch]

 
May 24, 2012 11:24 AM

Astrologers gaze into the future in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Will President Barack Obama win re-election? Will the world end Dec. 21, as some say the Mayan calendar predicts? Will the economy ever improve?

If you ask the 1,500 astrologers contemplating planetary alignments this week in New Orleans, the answers are yes, no and yes.

The astrologers, representing 30 countries, are in the city's famed French Quarter for the United Astrology conference held every four years. They say their work goes beyond the entertainment of horoscopes, tarot cards and palm readings, instead relying on in-depth study of the solar system.

This year, there is no shortage of predictions.

"If you thought that the election of 2000 race was crazy, that's nothing compared to what's going to happen in November of 2012," said astrologer Michael Lutin, an astrology columnist for Vanity Fair magazine for 25 years. "Don't count on anything being smooth." 

Read the rest of the article  HERE





Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Michelle Gould with Hula Hoop

Michelle Gould takes a turn with the hula hoop at Rock and Bowl. From Donna Woodwell

Hal Bahr On His Way Home


This is another update we received from Hal Bahr on our Postcards from UAC Facebook Group. You can find him on Facebook HERE  and also on his Wordpress Site: Soul Journey Design

 

 

Hal Bahr is in the Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans sitting next to Kelly Lee Phipps and Alan Oken waiting for our flight to Denver and then I keep going on westward to Medford Oregon and my sweet home and garden in the little town of Phoenix a few miles away.

UAC was an interesting mix for me. So many brilliant people all together in a hotel that was more than a little toxic. Too much air conditioning keeping the place too cold led to a lose/lose situation with the hotel spending more than they needed, the environment suffering, and a great number of the attendees catching respiratory bugs. I took refuge in the tropical outside air of the pool as much as I could during the main part of the conference. Many of the lecture rooms were cell-like and the set-up lent itself to a fractured feeling instead of really drawing everyone together. When the masses did get together there was a distinctly high school vibe present so I'm hoping next time we gather in a different way and more fully embrace our cooperative efforts here in the world with less need for ego gratification and one-upmanship. I'm sure everyone will leave the event remembering the particularly diabolical elevator system which seemed designed to serve the inanimate much more than the animated people trying to use them. But enough of the gripes.

I got to spend a good amount of time with a number of my favorite astrologers and friends and even managed to make some new ones. I was inspired by some of the speakers and got to meet a number of my Facebook friends. I even got a chance to see some of New Orleans and had a couple surprising and very pleasant personal encounters.

As I went to the airport I only felt incomplete in one thing and that was the promise I had made to Carola Eastwood to introduce myself to Alan Oken and give him a hug from her....so who do I end up sitting next to here in the airport but Alan. Enjoy the Ride? Mission Accomplished.


Hal Bahr at Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans on his way home...

The REAL Next Generation

Of astrologers found at Cafe Du Monde enjoying beignets at on Monday at midnight. From Donna Woodwell

Hotel Take Out

Hotel Take Out by Postcards from UAC
Hotel Take Out, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

Rebecca Crane cautiously displays her hotel dining take out bag. From Donna Woodwell

Astrologers on a Bus

On our way to the Rock 'n Bowl. From Donna Woodwell

Paula Dare

Paula Dare by Postcards from UAC
Paula Dare, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

Paula Dare considers becoming a stage astrologer at Rock 'n Bowl. From Donna Woodwell

From Michael Erlewine: Going Home

[This is Michael's final installment to The New Orleans Journal, as we all say good-by to this indescribable gathering of astrologers from around the world. There was one line in it that resonated quite deeply with me, so I wanted to single it out here:

"I understood once again that in any mandala offering, it is the 'offering' process that is auspicious and meritorious (what we gave of ourselves), the giving itself, and not the result --"

Namaste' y'all.
Robin
Postcards from UAC~The United Kingdom Branch]


GOING HOME


In a just a little while I will be on my way home from UAC, the United Astrology Conference, here in New Orleans. For someone who does not travel and, aside from nature walks and photography, does not even go out all that much, this has been a trip in more ways than one. In other words, you will seldom see me in large social groups.

At 2 PM yesterday the Marketplace closed and we deconstructed our booth. As we packed our freight boxes it was only too clear that the mandala of UAC was disintegrating very literally by that point. No, we did not sweep it into the river, but as I surveyed the now-empty space where our booth was, I understood once again that in any mandala offering, it is the 'offering' process that is auspicious and meritorious (what we gave of ourselves), the giving itself, and not the result -- what we got from the process.

Of course I personally got a lot out of the conference, but it probably cannot be measured in dollars earned in the Marketplace. Immersed real-time in the stream of astrologers from all over the world, I once again have a real sense of how things are with us and where we are going. And as wonderful as we are as a group, I cannot say that all is rosy.

It is clear to me that astrology is still struggling to be properly recognized as a profession by society and that making a living through astrology remains a hard row to hoe. At the same time, I see that our intent and heart is in the right place and our compassion to be of use to others is very much alive and well.

Being here has been something of a wild ride, one that I will long remember. I certainly have ridden in enough elevators (some packed to the limit) and walked enough hallways for a while. And I will not miss the stinging in my eyes from the strong rug shampoo these hotels use that apparently has no way of being absorbed, except by our bodies.

But I will cherish the very many friends I have met here and the meaningful conversations we have had with one another. Isn't that what this conference is really all about? Of course I enjoyed the lectures I attended, but when I spontaneously think of this last week, it is the friendship of my fellow astrologers that comes to mind, and all my Facebook friends that I had never met before. We are many!

I include here a quick iPhone photo of our dog Molotov that my wife took yesterday. There he is amidst some poppies in our yard. I know that he is (and has been) waiting for me to come home all this time. My wife tells me that he has been spending most of his time in my office.

Anyway, I am on my way. Thanks to all of you who read this and I will return to my regular blog tomorrow (as they say around here), "If the good god is willing, and the creek don't rise."

Molotov, Michael Erlewine's dog

Giselle Terry

Giselle Terry by Postcards from UAC
Giselle Terry, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

ISAR President Giselle Terry struts her astro diva stuff at rock and bowl. From Donna Woodwell

Carriage Ride in the French Quarter

Evening carriage ride through the French Quarter, haunted buildings and all. From Donna Woodwell

Markus Kuenzel and Samuel Bowling

Markus Kuenzel and Samuel Bowling testing the beignets at Cafe Du Monde. From Donna Woodwell

Cafe Du Monde

Cafe Du Monde by Postcards from UAC
Cafe Du Monde, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

Midnight Monday at Cafe Du Monde. From Donna Woodwell

Leaving on a jet plane


All good things come to an end.... Time for the next adventure.  From Donna Woodwell.

O! Vegasm!

O! Vegasm! by Postcards from UAC
O! Vegasm!, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

Final ever brunch! From @Jupitergeek

Fortune Teller Miracle Fish

From @Jupitergeek

Curried Tofu Scramble

From @Jupitergeek

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pancake

From @Jupitergeek

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

CONTINUING COVERAGE OF UAC BY ERIC FRANCES AND PLANET WAVES FM

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to take a moment to share this message from Eric Francis and the people at Planet Waves. Click on the link for some fabulous interviews with astrologers at UAC!

Photo from Planet Waves FM (c)



"This page contains the still-growing Planet Waves coverage of the United Astrology Conference -- more than 20 hours of interviews conducted by me with conference participants, as well as some other stuff. The page is still developing." ~ Eric Francis

Einstein and Newton

Einstein and Newton by Postcards from UAC
Einstein and Newton, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.
Steven Forrest as Einstein and Andrew Morton as Newton. From Lynda Hill on Facebook
From "The Mayans Were Right..." Show

From Michael Erlewine: The Mandala Is Breaking Up


THE MANDALA IS BREAKING UP

The UAC mandala is dissolving. The last day is already here. I have to remind myself that, like the intricate sand mandalas of the Tibetan Buddhists that once finished are swept into a pile and tossed into a river, it is not the colored sand that is the mandala and blessing, but the act of offering and making the design. We have all offered ourselves to one another here; how inspiring.

When I first arrived in New Orleans, time seemed to crawl by and each day was an endless display of promising events. But each succeeding day has gone by faster and faster, like two trains passing, until today we are suddenly at the end. I already see that leaving all of this is going to somewhat painful. I was afraid of that.

Much of my experience here has been like a dream or movie in which the cast of my many astrological friends appear one after another in succession. I am awake in my own dream. As for my Facebook friends, I have met scores of you in person for the first time and, although we have never seen each other face-to-face, we were already old friends. It has been such a treat to meet you!

In my life I wear several hats, including being a musician. I had to skip the UAC banquet I was looking forward to when I received a dinner invitation from Ben Jaffe (the owner and creative director of the Preservation Jazz Hall), and the son of Hall founders Allan and Sandra Jaffe. Ben also plays tuba and bass for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. This was an offer I could not refuse. It was a wonderful evening, just a few folks meeting at an incredible home for food and conversation. 

Attending was acclaimed musician John Boutte, who wrote the theme song and other music for HBO's original series, "Treme." I had lunch with Boutte earlier in the week. Also there was the legendary musician Charlie Gabriel, a 79-year-old clarinetist who also plays in the Preservation Hall Band. Luke Winslow-King, who  played music at our UAC booth twice this week, was also there, along with Celia Sinclair (who helped out in our booth). Celia is the daughter of my long-time friend, poet, and activist John Sinclair. My old friend Bill Lynn picked me up at the hotel and brought me back. We had a delicious and vegetarian (mostly vegan) meal, so it was almost like home, what a wonderful time.

Today I will be tying up loose ends and (quite symbolically) taking down our booth sometime around 2 PM. After that I have no idea what I will do, probably say goodbye to as many folks as I can and prepare to head to the airport early Wednesday morning. I will soon be back home in a small town in mid-Michigan with my family, so far away from all this. Au revoir to New Orleans and to all of you at UAC.

Michael
 
 [Photo of Charlie Gabriel, not by me]
 
Charlie Gabriel, Clarinetist and member of the Preservation Hall Band
 

Goddesses Backstage

Goddesses Backstage by Postcards from UAC
Goddesses Backstage, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.
Sent to us by Dorothy Oja on Facebook: Michael Lutin's Play
L to R: Kim Rogers-Gallagher, Paula Dare, Dorothy Oja, Madalyn Hillis-Dineen, Susie Cox, Demetra George, Suellen Ruben, Kelley Hunter

Monday, May 28, 2012

Regulus Awards Banquet

From @chrisbrennan7

Jackie Slevin Essential Dignities

Jackie Slevin and the Ptolemic Table of Essential Dignities. From @empoweringastro

Nick Dagan Best

Nick Dagan Best by Postcards from UAC
Nick Dagan Best, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

Nick Dagan Best - So It Goes: Recurrence Transits at Work. From @empoweringastro

Tony Parinti Serious

Hey kids! Vote for which Tony Parinti picture you like best. First is Tony looking serious. Second is Tony smiling. From Tom Canfield

Tony Parinti Smiling

Hey kids! Vote for which Tony Parinti picture you like best. First is Tony looking serious. Second is Tony smiling. From Tom Canfield

Alphee and Carol Lavoie

Alphee Lavoie having a wild time at the NCGR hospitality suite. From Tom Canfield

NCGR Hospitality Suite

From Tom Canfield

Margaret Cahill

Margaret Cahill by Postcards from UAC
Margaret Cahill, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

Margaret Cahill takes a drink. From Tom Canfield

Kelly Hunter

Kelly Hunter by Postcards from UAC
Kelly Hunter, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

A candid shot of Kelly Hunter joining in the celebration. From Tom Canfield

Jack Cipolla Takes a Drink

Jack Cipolla, from AFA, takes a drink. From Tom Canfield

Austin Coppock the New AYA President

Here’s Austin, the new Prez of AYA (he’s the right man for the job, can you tell?) From @starsofwonder

Wonder Bright with Rebecca Crane and Nick Dagan Best

Then Nick Dagan Best got a whole slew of photos of me and Rebecca Crane practically weeing ourselves, conveniently located in the bathroom. This one’s my favorite. From @starsofwonder

Henry Seltzer and Wonder Bright

At some point I also shared a super tender bonding moment with Henry Seltzer over a conversation about Venus. Fro @starsofwonder

Ash and Andrea Gerhz

Ash and I totally bonded over our crazy Libra connection but I don’t have a picture of that, you’ll have to imagine it. Here’s Andy making a point. From @starsofwonder

Kenneth Miller and Kate Petty

The lovely Kate Petty with Kenneth Miller sent to us by Astrologer about Town, Wonder Bright, @starsofwonder

Wonder Bright with Kate Petty

Kate is fun to photograph. From @starsofwonder

Kate Petty and Wonder Bright

My roommate Kate Petty and I (continued) drinking and taking silly pictures of ourselves in the mirror - From @starsofwonder at AFAN Suite

Jacqueline Pentek with Gary P Caton

This is from Facebook courtesy of Jacqueline Pentek and Gary P. Caton [It looks like they had a seriously good time:) rd ]

Mayan Sam Reynolds

Mayan Sam Reynolds by Postcards from UAC
Mayan Sam Reynolds, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

From @sfreynolds - There may be more like this! (From The Mayans were RIGHT!)

Sam Reynolds as Mayan

From @sfreynolds: For the glory of astrology. ”The Mayans were RIGHT!”

Orrery 1815 Planetary model

From Donna M. Young on Facebook: Orrery: 1815 Planetary model from the museum in New Orleans — with LeeAnn Curtis.

Gloria and Michael Again

A different angle. From Tom Canfield

Gloria Star and Michael Lutin

Gloria Star as Jelly the Cabaret Singer and Michael Lutin as the Timekeeper of the Wormhole, with Jacqueline Janes as Old Maggie in the background. From Tom Canfield

Final Dance

Final Dance by Postcards from UAC
Final Dance, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

Maria dances with Andrew Morton as Sir Isaac Newton. From Tom Canfield

Grand Finale!

Grand Finale! by Postcards from UAC
Grand Finale!, a photo by Postcards from UAC on Flickr.

Michael Lutin's "The Mayans Were RIGHT!" - The Grand Finale! Dorothy Oja dances with a Mayan, while Madalyn Hillis-Dineen looks on. From Tom Canfield

Michael Lutins Mayans

For Michael Lutin's Production, "The Mayans Were RIGHT!" From Tom Canfield

The Cast Leaves the Stage

Steven Forrest leads the cast from the stage. In the show, he played Albert Einstein, and one of the highlights was his dance with Andrew Morton as Sir Isaac Newton. From Tom Canfield

Theater for Michael Lutin Production

The theater for Michael Lutin's Production, "The Mayans Were RIGHT!" From Tom Canfield

Maria Simms and Madelyn Hillis Dineen

Maria poses with Madalyn Hillis Dineen as one of the Real Housewives of Venus. From Tom Canfield