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I Jornadas
Astrológicas. II Jornadas
Astrológicas. III Jornadas
Astrológicas. IV
Jornadas Astrológicas. V Jornadas
Astrológicas. VI Congreso
Nacional de Astrología. VII Congreso
Nacional de Astrología. VIII
Congreso Nacional de Astrología. IX Congreso
Ibérico de Astrología. X Congreso
Ibérico de Astrología. XI Congreso
Ibérico de Astrología. XII Congreso
Ibérico de Astrología. XIII
Congreso Ibérico de Astrología. XIV Congreso
Ibérico de Astrología. XV Congreso
Ibérico de Astrología. XVI Congreso
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On an annual basis since 1984, Spanish astrologers have been
holding meetings in which we exchange our experiences and the fruits of
our researchs. These meetings are an important point of confluence for
such an heterogeneous and dispersed group as the astrological one, which
includes consultant astrologers as well as scholars and researchers, each
coming from different areas of human experience; and also a wide number of
lovers of this old and beautiful knowledge.
Around three hundred astrologers have had the opportunity of presenting their works during the seventeen conferences already held (filling the long list at the end of this page) since the first "Jornadas Astrológicas de Madrid" in 1984 in which, among other speakers, there were Demetrio Santos, André Barbault and François Gauquelin.
The "espicha" that welcomed us in Gijón; the "malagueñas" of Terromolinos; the "Cantigas of Alfonso X" by Ars Musicae and the harp concert by Emilio Cao in the cloister of the Monastery of Poio; the theatre-planetary play in the castle of Belver in Mallorca; the concert with Tibetan bells and guitar in Toledo; the irresistible humour of Eloy Arenas in Finestrat; the night bonfire and the the prize-giving of the Astro-literary Competition in Vilanova; the theatre play in Nuria and the walk around Bilbao; or the unforgettable image of a boat filled with two hundred astrologers sailing to the isle of Ons and the subsequent walk around it, culminating in the meeting all of them on top of the isle to contemplate the Sun setting in the Atlantic waters. These are some of the happy moments shared by Spanish astrologers.
The sites of our conferences are decided two years in advance. During the traditional assembly at the end of each conference, those entrusted with the organization of the following year's conference (appointed in the assembly of the previous year), present the project they are preparing and encourage people for the next meeting. Later on the assembly decides, among all the presented proposals, which persons will be in charge of the organization of the conference to be held in two years time, and at which location it will take place.
So, the line of Iberic Conferences has an independent existence, and is a legacy of all the people in Spain devoted in some way to Astrology. Anyone can attend as a listener or speaker by simply booking or presenting a proposal to the organizers that can be included in the programme they are preparing. And any person or group can also become responsible for its organization if his/her or their own proposal obtains the approval of the assembly. Different and independent groups of people, then, and in different locations of the Sapanish territory, each taking turns, constitutes a very free and unusual rotation system (very astrological, by the way). This helps to give to each of our conferences a unique creativity, philosophy and personality, providing them every year with a new and stimulating character, and differentiating them from the conferences held in other countries or by groups of another nature. And also from our Spanish sister organisations: "Jornadas del mediterráneo-premio Demetrio Santos", organised by the "Asociación de Astrólogos del Mediterráneo"; "Las Jornadas de Barcelona", organised by the "Asociación de Astrología de Cataluña" and "Las Jornadas de Madrid", organised by the "Asociación Astrológica Madrileña" - all of them having been running for many years now. The names of our conferences have been constantly changing. The first ones received the name of "jornadas" (days) : the "Jornadas Astrológicas" of Madrid; of Benicassim (in which it was decided to give them numbers and continuity); of Barcelona, Arantzazu and Guadamar de Segura. In the sixth the name National Conference was adopted: 6th Congreso Nacional de Astrología, in Buitrago de Lozoya. The seventh and eighth, in Gijón and Málaga, kept to this. But the ninth took the name of Iberic Conference (9th Iberic Astrology Conference), which was held in the Monastery of Poio (Pontevedra). This name was used by the conferences of Palma, Valencia, Jaca, Toledo, Finestrat, Vilanova de Arosa, Núria and Bilbao, and it seems at this moment that it's here to stay. Another important novelty, appearing in the ninth, was the choice of a slogan defining the philosophy of each conference, usually linked to the astrological meaning of its ordinal number. And so in the 9th conference, the slogan was "Astrology as a path"; in the 10th it was "Mallorca, meeting place"; in the 11th "Friendship and tolerance"; in the 13th "Astrology, root of cultures"; in the 14th "a bridge between cultures"; in the 15th "the astrologer is a freethinker"; in the 16th "there must be a path to the stars" and in the 17th "Bilbao capital of worldwide astrology". These slogans, which act as a mantra repeated throughout the year, from conference to conference, reflect the imagination, intention and way of understanding of the different organizers, and keep on feeding the short history and culture of the Iberic astrologic movement. The organizers always do their best to publish a book collecting the works presented at the conference. It is not an easy task and, when they succeed in it, they deserve our congratulations. The sixth conference in Buitrago, the ninth in Poio, the eleventh in Valencia, the twelveth in Jaca, the fourteenth in Finestrat, the fifteenth in Vilanova (that also published a book on astrological poems and tales), the sixteenth in Núria and the seventeenth in Bilbao, succeeded in producing such a publication. But, when it is not possible, three independent astrological magazines, Mercurio-3, Symbolon and Eudemón, have been taking charge of the publishing of the speeches presented in the conference. And also these magazines inform people about the conferences and give reports about them after they have finished.
Even though at the first meeting in Madrid André Barbault attended as a speaker (Gauquelin wasn't able to but sent his speech which was read), the conferences have been basically nurtured by Spanish speakers. We had to wait until the 10th in Mallorca to have among us another foreigner, the French astrologer Alain Nègre. At the 11th in Valencia there was the Portuguese Mª Flavia de Monsaraz; at the 13th in Toledo the Brasilian Mina Kreimer, the Italian Grazia Mirti and again Alain Nègre; at the 14th in Finestrat, again the Italian Grazia Mirti, the Venezuelan Giselle Paravisini and the Russian speakers Veronika Tkachenco, Sergey Shestopalov and Galina Rechkovskaya. This evolution took to present the 15th in Vilanova de Arosa in 1998 as an international conference with 14 speakers, out of total 35, coming from abroad (Portugal, Greece, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Ireland, Great Britain, Argentina, USA and Belgium), and the attendance of around 80 (out of total 248) non-spanish people coming, mainly, from Portugal, Argentina and Italy. A new cycle of international iberic conferences was inaugurated, which will have its continuity with the 18th taking place in Madrid in 2001 under the slogan "Astrology for a new millenium".
LIST OF THE IBERIC CONFERENCES
I
Jornadas Astrológicas. Date : 26-27 / 05 / 1984 Place : Ciudad Escolar Provincial Organised by: Colectivo Kepler Speakers : André Barbault, Demetrio Santos, Françoise Gauquelin, José Luis S. de Pablos, Arantzadu Hurtado, Sinesio Ródenas, Gerardo Sánchez, Vicente Cassanya, Ernesto Cordero, Tito Macià.
II
Jornadas Astrológicas. Date : 8-9 / 06 / 1985 Place : Albergue Argentina Organised by : Asociación Cultural Astrológica de Castellón Speakers : Irene Vallarín, Vicente Cassanya, Ernesto Cordero, Daniel Dancourt, Tito Maciá, Celestino Muñoz, Mercè Ricard, Sinesio Ródenas, José Luis S. de Pablos, Irina Trinchart, Mercè Viladomiu.
III
Jornadas Astrológicas. Date : 6-8 / 06 / 1986 Place : Centro Cívico de Sants Organised by : Centro
de Estudios Astrológicos de Barcelona
Speakers : Irene Ballarin, Pedro Villa, Mercè Viladomiu, Nuria López, Tania Hecker, Prof.Lester, Lezaqui Zandinga, Ernesto Cordero, JLSan Miguel/Arturo Mata, Vicente Cassanya, Merche Hernández, Daniel Dancourt, José María Carrillo, Carmina Zarza, Bárbara Tasso, Julia Canals, Nuria Krakauer, Amalia Ramírez, Mathya Tarrés, Sineo Ródenas, José Luis Mayoral, Aranzazu Etxebarría, Arturo Mellet, Pere Puiggros, Marisol Gonzalez Sterling/Geraldine Waxkovsky, Emilio Vázquez Minué, José María Moreno, Sebatian Anton Grau, Rosa Pijoan, Francisco Rodríguez García, Gregorio Lozano Machón, Tito Macià, José Luís Méndez, Joan Marimon, Guillermo Cazenave/Sara Cavallé, Francisco T. Verdú.
IV
Jornadas Astrológicas. Date : 5-7 / 06 / 1987 Place : Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Arantzazu Organised by : Asociación Astrológica MAIRU Speakers : Jon Rafels, José Luis S. de Pablos, Sinesio Ródenas, Daniel Dancourt, Demetrio Santos, Marisol González, Geraldyne Waskowski, Irina Trinchart, Colectivo el Boig, Asociación Astrológica Mairu.
V
Jornadas Astrológicas. Date : 2-5 / 06 / 1988 Place : Hotel Campomar Organised by : Asociación Astrológica el Boig Speakers : Helena Martín, Núria Moltó, Vicente Cassanya, Amalia Ramírez, J. Manuel Martínez Puerta, Cuca Keyser, Mariano Aladrén, Colectivo Luna, Sinesio Ródenas, Yesi Solis, José Luis S. de Pablos, Tito Maciá, Sonsoles Rodríguez, Ernesto Cordero, Carlos Campelo, José María Campillo, Jon Rafels, Asociación Astrológica de Valencia, Daniel Dancourt, Asociación médico-naturista Tanit.
VI
Congreso Nacional de Astrología. Date : 25-28 / 05 / 1989 Place : Casa de Cultura del Ayuntamiento Organised by : Comisión Organizadora del 6º Congreso Speakers : Demetrio Santos, Jesús Lidón, Amalia Ramírez, Eduardo del Arco, Miguel García, María de Andrés, Yesi Solis, Cuca Keyser, Flora Pino, Colectivo el Boig, Vicente Cassanya, Helena Martín, Francisco Tomás Verdú, Hari P. Romaní Diana, Sonsoles Rodríguez, Teresa Andreu, Jesús Gabriel, José Luis S. de Pablos, Tito Maciá, Sinesio Ródenas.
VII
Congreso Nacional de Astrología. Date : 28 / 04 - 01 / 05 / 1990 Place : Cátedra Jovellanos de Ext. Universitaria de Gijón Organised by : Comisión Organizadora del 7º Congreso Speakers : Mariano Aladrén, Demetrio Santos, Juan F. Esteban Lorente, Carlos Bogdanich, Miriam Subirana, Núria Moltó, Blanca Negrillo, José Luis S. de Pablos, Vicente Cassanya, Miguel Gómez, Tito Maciá.
VIII Congreso Nacional de Astrología. Date : 2-5 / 05 / 1991 Place : Hotel Don Pablo Organised by : Asociación de Astrólogos de Málaga Speakers : Mariano Aladrén, José L. Carrión, Vicente Cassanya, Ernesto Cordero, Miguel García, Manuel P. Esteban, Faustino Rodríguez, José Luis S. de Pablos, Demetrio Santos, Aurelio Pérez Jiménez, Guillermo Cazenave, José A. Salinero, Carmen Olivé, David Bolton.
IX
Congreso Ibérico de Astrología. Date : 17 -21 / 05 / 1992 Slogan : "la astrología como camino", "astrology as a path", "l’astrologie comme chemin" Place : Monasterio de Poio Organised by : Asociación Brétema Speakers : Jesús Lidón, José Antonio Salinero, Demetrio Santos, Helena Martín, José Luis S. de Pablos, Frederic Suau, Marco Antonio Oma, Mario Balagué, Xavier Peris, Tito Maciá, Carme Olivé, Irina Trinchard, Daniel Dancourt, Arantxa Etxebarría, Claudio Boquet, Emilio Peláez, Juan Esteban, Mariano Aladrén, Núria Moltó, Vicente Cassanya, Soledad Cañizares, Mari Carme Martí, Ernesto Cordero, Sinesio Ródenas, Jesús Gabriel,Amalia Ramírez.
X
Congreso Ibérico de Astrología. Date : 11-13 / 05 / 1993 Slogan : "Mallorca lugar de encuentro", "Mallorca meeting point", "Mallorca lieu de reencontre" Place : Palacio de Congresos Organised by : Asociación Astrológica de Palma de Mallorca Speakers : Jesús Lidón, Xavier Peris, Tito Maciá, Daniel Dancourt, Claudio Boquet, Emilio Peláez, Demetrio Santos, Núria Moltó, Vicente Cassanya, Mari Carme Martí, Ernesto Cordero, Jesús Gabriel, Amalia Ramírez, José Luis Carrión, Mariano Aladrén, Alain Nègre, Miguel Gómez, Roberto Lahuerta, Juan Trigo, Arantxa Hurtado, José Luis S.Miguel.
XI
Congreso Ibérico de Astrología. Date : 16-19 / 06 / 1994 Slogan : "amistad y tolerancia", "friendship and tolerance", "amitié et tolérence" Place : Universidad Menéndez Pelayo y Universidad de Valencia Organised by : Asociación Cultural Gracentro Speakers : Francisco Verdú, Mª Flavia Monsaraz, Miguel García, Tito Maciá, Amalia Ramírez, José Salinero, José Luis S. de Pablos, Vicente Cassanya, José Luis Palacio, Jesús Navarro, Juan Angel Blasco, Mariano Aladrén, Juan Esteban Lorente, José Luis Carrión, Demetrio Santos, Ernesto Cordero, Núria Moltó, Mª Juana Villas, Roberto Lahuerta, Rafael Gil Brand, Marco Boni de Aristazábal, Faustino Rodríguez, Arantxa Hurtado, Miguel Gómez, Juan Trigo.
XII Congreso Ibérico de
Astrología. Date : 22 -25 / 06 / 1995 Place : Palacio de Congresos de Jaca Organised by : Comisión Organizadora del 12º Congreso Speakers : Vicente Verdú, Demetrio Santos, Angel Gari, Miguel Gómez, Christine Oronbitg, J.L. de Pablos, J. Navarro, M. Bono de Aristazábal, J.L. Palacio, Jesús Gabriel, Núria Moltó, Arantxa Hurtado, Mario Balagué, Sinesio Ródenas, J.L. Pascual, Juan Trigo, José Benito Nicolás, Angel Fletas, Arturo González-Mata, Jesús Lidón, Helena Martín, Vicente Cassanya, José Luis Carrión, J.E. Laplana Gil, J.F. Esteban, José Antonio Salinero, Emilio Peláez, Tito Maciá, Rosa Abad, Carlos Bogdanich, Faustino Rodríguez.
XIII
Congreso Ibérico de Astrología. Date : 19 -23 / 06 / 1996 Slogan : "la astrología, raíz de culturas", "astrology, root of cultures", "astrologie, racine de cultures" Place : Palacio de Benacazón Organised by : Asociación Astrológica Madrileña Speakers : Carmen Ordóñez, Juan Jurado, Jesús Lidón, Mina Kreimer, Jesús Navarro, Eliseo Gallardo, Carlos Campelo, José Benito Nicolás, Francisco Verdú, Frederic Suau, Rafael Gil Brand, Marta Rodríguez-Estévez, Rodrigo de Luz, Simón Hayek, Tito Maciá, José Luis Carrión, José Salinero, Teresa Andreu, Cármen Ordoñez, Lola Ferrer, José Luis Pascual, Grazia Mirti, Sinesio Ródenas, Vicente Gala, Mariano Aladrén, Susana Avila, José Luís de Pablos, Pedro Adalia, Alain Nègre, Núria Moltó, Pepe Valero, Helia Ramos, Rosa Solé, Jesús Gabriel, Juan Trigo, Arantxa Hurtado, Emilio Peláez, Mario Satz.
XIV Congreso Ibérico de Astrología. Date : 5-8 / 06 / 1997 Slogan : "un puente entre culturas", "a bridge between cultures", "un pont entre cultures" Place : Hotel Monika Holidays. Organised by : Asociación de Astrólogos de Alicante Speakers : Francisco Verdú, J.A. Salinero, Mariano Aladrén, Carlos Campelo, María de Andrés, Charo Gómez, Verónica Tkachenko, Francisca López, Beatriz Gil, Núria López, Jesús Navarro, Helia Ramos, Ernesto Cordero, Giselle Paravisini, Sergey Shestopalov, Carmen Ordónez, Jesús Lidón, Daniel Dancourt, Rafael Gil Brand, Grazia Mirti, Arantxa Hurtado, Sergio Rivillo, José Luis San Miguel, Miguel García, Amalia Ramírez, Carmen de Hita, Juan Trigo, Adela Ferrer, Eliseo Gallardo, José Luis Pascual, Galina Rachkovskaya.
XV
Congreso Ibérico de Astrología. Date : 10-14 / 06 / 1998 Slogan : "el astrólogo es un librepensador", "the astrologer is a free thinker", "l’astrologue est un libre penseur" Place : Centro FOM de Bamio - Hotel Leal la Sirena Organised by : Asociación Gallega de Astrología Speakers : Ana Santorun, Ana María Seghesso, Amalia Abad, Betty López, Bill Sheeran, Carmen de Hita, Carmen Ordóñez, Christine Conrad, Daniel Dancourt, Demetrio Santos, Elena Vladimirovna Kopylova, Ernesto Cordero, Flavia de Monsaraz, Giselle Paravisini, Grazia Mirti, Helia Ramos, Jesús Gabriel, Jesús Lidón, Jesús Navarro, José Antonio González Casanova, José Luis San Miguel de Pablos, Juan Nuez, Juan Trigo, Juan Rodríguez Yánez, Marleen Gryp, Marlene Isabelle López, Marta Capdevila, Miguel García, Núria Moltó, Peter Berresford Ellis, Sylvie Lafuente, Thomas Gazis, Tito Maciá, Txote Busto, Vladimir Gorbatsevich.
XVI
Congreso Ibérico de Astrología. Date : 06 / 1999 Slogan : "Debe haber un camino para las estrellas", "there must be a path to the stars", "il doit y avoir un chemin pour les étoiles" Place : Santuario de Núria Organised by : Speakers :
XVII Congreso Ibérico de Astrología.
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Our meetings are also great occasions for socialising in a friendly
and loving atmosphere. Those who have been at the conferences keep in
their hearts dear memories of the complementary activities that are held
each year.
Welcoming and presenting the plans for the the next conference
project, and making decisions about the subsequent one are part of the
sovereignty of each assembly. These are its only two attributions, but
they are respected by everyone. Attempts to break this non-written rule,
or to link the line of Iberic conferences to some Iberic association or
federation (that up to this moment hasn't come to pass, but which is still
a permanent subject of discussion), or to some particular
centre
