MAYO ASTROLOGY ONLINE CONFERENCE 2025
‘Our Relationship with the Cosmos’
CONFERENCE ITINERARY
FRIDAY EVENING 2 MAY
6.00pm – 6.30pm
Conference Opening and Graduation for Mayo Students
Evening talks by Dr Nicholas Campion, Director of the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology, UWTSD, Victor Olliver, Editor of the ‘Astrological Journal’ & ‘Stellar’ & Wendy Stacey, Principal of the Mayo School of Astrology
6.30pm – 6.50pm
Dr Nick Campion // How to Expand Your Astrological Interests Academically?
Would you like to hold a Masters in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology? This online programme can take you into the history and practice of astrology over time and deepen your understanding of the cosmos, our relationship with it and how humanity views it – all from your own home!
6.50pm – 7.10pm – Victor Olliver // How to Find Your Audience: Writing & Broadcasting
An essential part of your development as an astrologer is effective communication – through books, articles/essays, podcasts, blogs/vlogs and mainstream media. In this talk, tips and tricks are offered to help you navigate and exploit the print, online, media and video perils of getting your message across. Silence is not golden.
7.10pm – 7.30pm Wendy Stacey // How to Present at Astrological Conferences and Events
Have you ever wanted to speak at conferences, events and local groups – or hold your own? In this talk, Wendy will explain how to pitch yourself to event organisers, tailor and present your talk to meet both broad and targeted audiences.
7.30pm – 8.00pm Speaker Panel Discussion (joined by Wade Caves and Lianne McCafferty)
Positive Ways the Planetary Ingresses this Year May Manifest
SATURDAY 3 MAY
10.00am – 11.00am
Darby Costello // Mars, Saturn and Uranus: Courage, Discipline and Awakening
With Pluto in Aquarius now and Neptune going into Aries, a new version of ourselves as a species will be emerging soon. Paying deep attention to our individual Mars, Saturn and Uranus will guide us when navigating the strange and unexpected dimensions that appear to each of us, inside and out.
11.00am – 11.30am BREAK
11.30am – 12.30pm
Wade Caves // The Heart of Consultation.
This lecture is a no-nonsense practicum demonstrating a reliable method for integrating consultation charts with nativities. The moment of consultation connects the heavens with minutiae of life on earth — we’ll cover why this style of integration works, what it tells us about the nature of consultation, and review some histories of innovation on this technique. At the end of this presentation, you will have keys to helping your client meet the needs of the present moment.
12.30pm – 2.00pm – LUNCH
2.00pm – 3.00pm
Sue Tompkins // Everything You Didn’t Want to Know About Mars
In the old chocolate Mars Bar adverts we were told that a Mars a day helps us ‘work, rest and play’. So true of the planet which was why the bar was so named and arguably by astrologer Julia Parker. In this talk, Sue will revise everything we know about the planet and consider how we can use it positively….and why so often we don’t.
3.00pm – 3.30pm
Aidan Foster // Harmonics: A Focus on Examples from the Literary World
Harmonics entered mainstream astrology in the mid 1970’s when John Addey published his book “Harmonics in Astrology”. While it seemingly has a reputation as being quite ‘technical’, it doesn’t need to be! This presentation shows how using the 5th harmonic can help broaden and deepen your chart analysis, using examples from the literary world.
3.30pm – 4.00pm BREAK
4.00pm – 5.00pm
Wendy Stacey // Finding Happiness
As we live in the midst or aftermath of turbulent and historically marked years, the entire world is in much need of collective and personal healing. How can we navigate through these changing times to find happiness. What brings us joy or contentment? How much love do we have in our lives. Socrates said, ‘Happiness is already there. It is within us. We have just forgotten it and need to remember it again’. In this talk, Wendy will explore how our natal charts can assist us in finding happiness and how we can steer our lives to live it in the fullest way possible.
5.00pm – 5.30pm – Q and A
SUNDAY 4 MAY
10.00am – 11.00am
Lynn Bell // Letting Go of one Dream, Catching Another: Saturn Neptune in the Personal chart.
Saturn coming to Neptune can mean it’s the perfect moment to bring a long-held dream into being. Sometimes the old dreams have run their course; they may begin to slip through our fingers like sand. It can feel confusing, especially in the initial phases of this cycle, before a new vision takes hold. Much is jumbled , and yet a powerful spark of life is looking for a way into our lives. What are the clues that help us see what needs to be released? How do we identify the incoming structures that will shape our lives for the next 35/36year cycle? While this conjunction will affect all of us, those born in 1952/53, 1963, 1971/72.1979/80,1989/90. 1998/99, or 2007/2008have is a special resonance to Saturn Neptune, and can experience a powerful redirection or meaning and focus.
11.00am – 11.30am BREAK
11.30am – 12.30pm
Rod Chang // Saturn returns: The threads running through our growth
The Saturn return is one of the most important transits. If you are going to be 28 (or close to 56), you may find that your astrologer friends keep reminding you of Saturn’s return, and it usually sounds a bit scary. However, if we are willing to explore the meanings behind the Saturn return, we can derive the power and meaning that can help us move forward. Let us familiarise ourselves with the characteristics and themes of Saturn return.
12.30pm – 2.00pm – LUNCH
2.00pm – 3.00pm
Lianne McCafferty // Anaretic and Critical Degrees: A Leap of Faith
We currently stand on the threshold of great change, sharing a sense of collective anticipation. In 2025, Saturn and Neptune leave Pisces and briefly enter Aries leading to a conjunction at 0 degrees of Aries in 2026, highlighting the last and first degrees of signs. In this talk we will explore these pivotal degrees.
3.00pm – 3.30pm
Greg McMullan // Saturn: The Challenger and Master
Often depicted as negative and malefic, Greg shares some insight into how this seemingly restricting and limiting energy can be used to work through life’s challenging and repetitive themes in order to find a personal path to mastery. Signs and aspects are key factors in determining the main themes.
4.00pm – 5.00pm
Christeen Skinner // Our Financial Universe
Exactly what is the relationship between the cycles of the planets and global market activity? This talk explores some extraordinary coincidences – and fallacies. With the advent of ever more sophisticated software we can test traditional theories and make startling discoveries.
5.00pm – 5.30pm
Q and A and conference closing