154 minute webinar focusing upon three fixed stars said to have the nature of Venus and Mercury: Fomalhaut in the Southern Fish, Vega in the Lyre, and Deneb Adige in Cygnus the Swan. You will learn how these stars are linked with Venus and Mercury due to their potent eloquence and brilliant cleverness that charms, educates, and delivers practical insight that is always on target. You will discover how Fomalhaut, Vega, and Deneb Adige in particular have a mystical bent, and are extremely creative, otherworldly, and artfully articulate stars of craftiness. In this webinar you’ll learn how close conjunctions between natal placements and the projected degree of a fixed star brings new meaning and starry stories to that placement that opens deeper understanding. You’ll also learn how to interpret stars in paran to natal placements, based upon the work of Dr. Bernadette Brady. We’ll begin by exploring various mythic associations, stories and meanings of each fixed star, their meaning and influence within magical traditions, and their influence upon horoscopes within the astrological tradition. Numerous chart examples are included demonstrating the influence of Fomalhaut, Vega, and Deneb Adige.

MP4 video webinar recording given by Gray Crawford on January 19, 2025 about the entrance of Neptune into Aries in 2025 and the Saturn and Neptune conjunction in Aries in 2026. Two hours and forty-six minutes in length. Description: The ingress of Neptune into Aries on 30 March is a key catalyst within the astrology of 2025 that will shape a new era. We will have almost seven months to begin adjusting to the luminosity of Neptune in Aries this year before fully immersing ourselves within its fourteen year transit. As Neptune shifts from Pisces to Aries, spirited sparks of inspiration will galvanize action and focus the imaginal fire of the mind on targets like a spear thrust by Athena. The blazing heat of Aries combined with its cardinal nature will embolden the imaginal force of Neptune, encouraging daring leaps toward idealized dreams. Just like flames ascending to the heavens above, Neptune in the fiery exaltation of the Sun will kindle creative revelations and inspire yearning to merge with the divine. Yet many will also risk becoming inflated by the heat of inner fire, making it of paramount importance to be aware of the illusory side of Neptune in the domicile of Mars. The wish fulfillment of Neptune will catch fire in Aries, spreading visions of change quickly like wildfire. We will be called to seek some sort of golden fleece while Neptune is in Aries, and so we will need to be mindful of not becoming fleeced by chasing after false grails while on fool’s errands. In order to prepare for the heroic quests enflamed by Neptune in Aries, we will spend part of the webinar looking back at past periods of Neptune transiting Aries, as well as consider the crucial significance of Saturn also entering Aries in 2025 and forming a conjunction with Neptune on the world axis in the first degree of Aries. When Saturn and Neptune merge, old reality constructs disintegrate while new forms of vision coagulate out of the dissolution. Though Neptune in Aries throughout time has corresponded with civil unrest, divisions, and great schisms, amidst the strife of creation it has also consistently correlated with a shattering of status quo beliefs and breakthrough innovations and reforms that overturn previous orthodoxy. Step through the looking glass of Neptune in Aries to discover how you can use its spirit fire to shape new forms of inspired imagination.

Lecture delivered at the 2024 NORWAC astrology conference, recorded on video. The lecture is 75 minutes long and comes in MP4 video format with a PDF of the slides, as well as an audio recording. Description: In the next few years, we will experience a quality of time heavily influenced by the conjunction between Saturn and Neptune in 2026. As Saturn’s cyclical relationship with Neptune has correlated with the dissolution of old orders and the emergence of idealistic movements, it’s vital for all of us to deepen our awareness of Saturn and Neptune dynamics. We’ll explore the meaning of the Saturn and Neptune cycle and how to interpret their aspects and phase relationship in natal charts. (modern/psychological) (intermediate) Regular Conference Lecture (approx. 90 min.)

Lecture delivered at the 2024 NORWAC astrology conference that was simultaneously recorded on video. Lecture comes in MP4 video format with PDF of the slides, as well as an audio recording. 75 minutes in length. Description: “Secondary progressions are a symbolic timing technique in which each day following birth corresponds to a year of life. It’s a potent addition to your toolkit for forecasting future storylines, deepening awareness of past influences upon the present, and marking important life transitions and shifts in personal growth. We’ll explore how to integrate secondary progressions with other timing techniques and how its lens alters chart synthesis, focusing on key aspects of the technique you can utilize in natal consultations.”

Lecture delivered at the 2023 NORWAC astrology conference that was simultaneously recorded on video. Lecture comes in MP4 video format with PDF of the slides. 75 minutes in length. Description: “The Moon experiences different affinities, sensations, associations, and other lunar qualities when placed in earth, water, air, or fire signs. We’ll dive deep into the symbolism of each of the four astrological elements and how they distinctly color the expression of the Moon in natal charts. We’ll also explore the way in which lunar phases modulate the expression of the Moon within each element, depending on if the Moon is in a waxing, full, or waning phase.”

Lecture delivered at the 2023 NORWAC astrology conference that was simultaneously recorded on video. Lecture comes in MP4 video format with PDF of the slides. 75 minutes in length. Description: “Planets occupying the zodiacal sign opposite their domicile (ex Venus in Scorpio) are as far away from their home sign as possible within the zodiac, a condition that became known as being in “detriment.” Full of tension and creative potential, planets occupying their opposite sign take on an inverted quality that can bring feelings of alienation yet also bring about the emergence of new ideas from counter-cultural perspectives. We’ll explore the complexity and nuances of these placements in natal charts.”

Webinar shared for the Astrology Society of Kentucky on Friday 13 December 2024. Video recording that is one hour, forty-nine minutes in length. Description: The celestial body Ceres was originally thought to be a planet when discovered. It was later demoted to asteroid status and has now been promoted to being a dwarf planet on equal astronomical footing with Pluto. Ceres is the queen of the asteroid belt whose astrological meaning resonates with the mythology of her namesake Demeter. In Greek myth Demeter brought both the gift of grain and the mysteries to humanity, nurturing both our material and spiritual capacities and relationships. We will explore the astrological meaning of Ceres and how her significations in natal charts connect with the mythology of Demeter. We will also examine her synodic cycle and how during our solar return years of 23, 46, and 69 we experience a Ceres return in which Ceres in the solar return chart is near the same degree she was in our birth chart.

This is a second talk I gave about the meaning of Saturn in Pisces as well as the Saturn and Neptune cycle for the Washington State Astrologers Association on 9 February 2023. I previously gave a talk on the same subject in November 2022 for NCGR in Philadelphia that is also for sale below. This is a renovated talk that includes new ideas and examples not shared in the previous talk with information in the previous version deleted to make space for the new information. This talk was presented live to an audience in Seattle, WA while simulcast over zoom. The first fifteen minutes were not recorded and so I went back and re-recorded the first fifteen minutes and the entire video is now edited together. 97 minutes in length in MP4 video format. DESCRIPTION: Saturn’s entrance into Pisces on March 7, 2023 will bring a sea change in collective and personal events, as the star of Kronos will begin sharing the same mutable water as Neptune. Marking the end of the Saturn and Neptune cycle that began in 1989, Saturn will spend an extended period of time in close proximity with Neptune in Pisces before eventually forming an exact conjunction with Neptune in the first degree of Aries on February 20, 2026. This talk explores the meaning of Saturn transiting Pisces as well as Saturn’s cyclical relationship with Neptune that has correlated with dissolution of old orders and the emergence of idealistic movements. We discuss the potential of Saturn sailing through the oceanic expanse of Pisces and what we may discover washed up on shore from its tides.

Video recording of lecture given at 2021 Northwest Astrological Conference (NORWAC), exploring the meaning of planets arising in light after being invisible (heliacal rising) and planets making their final appearance before descending into darkness (heliacal setting). The talk examine the importance and nuances of their interpretation in natal astrology, including how they make a crucial statement regarding one’s purpose and calling in life. We’ll also discover how to utilize secondary progressions to determine pivotal time periods in the life of those born with a heliacal rising or setting planet.

Video recording of lecture given for NCGR in Philadelphia on 20 November 2022. 138 minutes in length. DESCRIPTION: Saturn’s entrance into Pisces on March 7, 2023 will bring a sea change in collective and personal events, as the star of Kronos will begin sharing the same mutable water as Neptune. Marking the end of the Saturn and Neptune cycle that began in 1989, Saturn will spend an extended period of time in close proximity with Neptune in Pisces before eventually forming an exact conjunction with Neptune in the first degree of Aries on February 20, 2026. This talk explores the meaning of Saturn transiting Pisces as well as Saturn’s cyclical relationship with Neptune that has correlated with dissolution of old orders and the emergence of idealistic movements. We discuss the potential of Saturn sailing through the oceanic expanse of Pisces and what we may discover washed up on shore from its tides.

Recording of lecture given at the 2022 ISAR astrology conference. Included in purchase is MP3 recording of talk and PDF of the slides. 78 minutes in length. DESCRIPTION: Clients seek astrological consultations when feeling they are at a threshold of moving into a more authentically creative life, yet simultaneously frustrated over facing resistance.This talk will utilize mythic stories of Eros, Necessity, threshold guardians, crossroads, and liminal initiations to imaginatively explore ways astrological symbolism can help in validating and empowering inner visions. How can astrology help when feeling stuck at the precipice of pursuing a more vibrantly soulful calling?

Video webinar given for the Nightlight Astrology school in 2020. Included in purchase is the video recording and a PDF of the slides. Description: “The Greek term for a planet being in its fall has been translated as a low lying place, like being brought down into a depression in the ground. Planets in fall have also been associated with states of depression and depressing circumstances, in contrast to the ideal heights associated with planets in exaltation. We will explore the essential balance between planets in fall and exaltation, what it means to be born with a planet in fall in your natal chart, and imagine together how to work with the descent into depths we can experience with a planet in fall. What wisdom and self realization can we gather from the dark places that planets in fall bring us to?”

Talk given at the 2019 NORWAC astrology conference using the “Psyche and Eros” story contained in the Hellenistic novel The Golden Ass by Apuleius to bring a more poetic, imaginative understanding to the meaning of “Fall” placements. Venus and Mercury form a polarity of exaltation and fall along the Pisces and Virgo axis, with Venus being exalted in Pisces and in fall in Virgo, and Mercury being exalted in Virgo and in fall in Pisces. Since Aphrodite and Eros are the mythic fish in the Pisces constellation, and the two main co-stars of Psyche in the story, the “Psyche and Eros” story will serve as a medium to deepen our understanding of what having Venus or Mercury in their “fall” can mean. Description: “What meaning can be found in the fall of Venus in Virgo and Mercury in Pisces? This talk will imaginally explore the nuances of Venus and Mercury in their fall through the telling of the tale Psyche and Eros. Eros and Aphrodite are the fish in the Pisces constellation and Psyche’s co-stars in her underworld journey into wholeness through the daimon of love. We’ll dive into the challenges and gifts found in the “fallen” polarity of Virgo and Pisces.” Included in purchase is a MP3 audio recording and a PDF of the slides.

Talk given at the 2018 UAC astrology conference about the meaning of Mercury’s synodic cycle within the secondary progressions timing technique. Included in purchase is a MP3 audio recording and PDF of the slides. Description: “The changeable nature of Mercury is found in its synodic cycle and its shifts between being direct and retrograde. The meaning of Mercury’s cycles will be applied to the secondary progressed chart, where Mercury’s movement across a lifetime demarcates vital periods of personal development. Gray will explain how to interpret the shift of progressed Mercury from being direct to retrograde and vice versa, and what to pay attention to in relation to the natal chart.”

Talk given at the 2018 UAC astrology conference. Included in purchase is a MP3 audio recording and a PDF of the slides. Description: “The Uranus opposition that occurs as we enter the mid-life of our forties has a deservedly dramatic reputation. Known as a lightning strike of revelation within cycles of personal development, it brings shakeups that upend the previous status quo of our life. This talk will explore ways to respond to the liberating impulses that arise in correspondence, as well as its connection to transits involving Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto that lead into it.”