Astrological Organizations
{{Astrology This is a list of notable astrological organizations. * American Federation of Astrologers, US * Astrological Association of Great Britain, United Kingdom * Faculty of Astrological Studies, United Kingdom * Kepler College, US * National Council for Geocosmic Research, US * Rosicrucian Fellowship, US * The Sophia Centre, United Kingdom Historical * Kraków School of Mathematics and Astrology (15th Century), Kraków, Poland Astrological Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Dif ... Astrology-related lists ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Federation Of Astrologers
The American Federation of Astrologers (AFA) was incorporated on May 4, 1938, in Washington, D.C. Now headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, AFA was established to encourage and promote the practice and belief of astrology Astrology is a range of Divination, divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of Celestial o ... through research, teaching, lecturing and practice. Ernest and Catharine Grant were its founders. AFA was originally named The American Federation of Scientific Astrologers, in keeping with the European trend of the time which was the result of a strong intellectual movement within the ranks of astrologers in Europe towards the establishment of astrology as a respected science. However, the name was changed to the American Federation of Astrologers in the mid-1940s. The AFA has been active on several different levels s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Astrological Association Of Great Britain
The Astrological Association is a British astrological organisation. The Astrological Association of Great Britain (AA) was formed in London on 21 June 1958. Its founding members, notably John Addey and Roy Firebrace Brigadier Roy Charles Whitworth George Firebrace (16 August 1889 – 10 November 1974) was a British Army officer, who served as Head of the British Military Mission in Moscow during the Second World War. He was also a sidereal astrologer, f ..., were members of the Astrological Lodge of the Thesosophical Society. John Addey later become President of the AA. Campion, Nicholas, ''A History of Western Astrology, Vol II: The Medieval and Modern Worlds'', pp. 277–8. Continuum, 2009, The AA produces three publications - the ''Astrological Journal'', published six times a year, ''Correlation'', published biannually, and the ''Medical Astrology Newsletter''. In 2002 the AA said their membership was "something over a thousand". In 2013 the organisation was awarded ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Faculty Of Astrological Studies
The Faculty of Astrological Studies (FAS; founded 7 June 1948) is a UK-based school of astrology which in its over sixty years of existence has enrolled more than 10,000 students from ninety countries.Weiss, Steve M., ''Signs of success: the remarkable power of business astrology''p.7 AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn, 2008. . History The Faculty of Astrological Studies was founded on 7 June 1948 under the auspices of the Astrological Lodge of London, for the purpose of advancing the understanding of the astrological tradition and producing practicing astrologers of integrity.Greene, Liz, and Sasportas, Howard, ''The inner planets: building blocks of personal reality''p.ix Weiser Books, 1993. . Its founding members were Charles E. O. Carter, Edmund Casselli, Margaret Hone, and Lorenze von Sommaruga. The Faculty became independent of the Lodge in 1954. Its first Principal was the British astrologer Charles Carter,Holden, J. H., ''A History of Horoscopic Astrology'', AFA, (1996), p.19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kepler College
Kepler College (formerly Kepler College of Astrological Arts and Sciences) is an online certificate program for the study of astrology . Based out of Seattle, Washington, U.S., it is named after the mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571–1630). Kepler College was founded in 2000 as an unaccredited institution of higher learning.that was authorized to grant degrees from 2000 until 2010 by the Higher Education Coordinating Board of Washington State. Its programs were based in the liberal arts and it offered degrees in astrological studies with a focus on the history of astrology. Since 2010, students have been awarded certificates of completion of a course of study instead of degrees. History In March 2000, Kepler College received provisional authorization from Washington State's Higher Education Coordinating (HEC) Board to grant degrees while the school pursued regional or national accreditation, a requirement for maintaining degree-granting status. The HEC Boar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Council For Geocosmic Research
The National Council for Geocosmic Research (N.C.G.R) is a non-profit educational organization formed to promote and raise the standards of education and research in astrology. It was founded in Brewster, Massachusetts, United States, on March 6, 1971. N.C.G.R. has a membership of over 3000 and has established 40 Chapters worldwide in 26 countries. It also sponsors several Special Interest Groups, which organize monthly lectures or informal study sessions, usually led by a well known astrologer. The N.C.G.R. administers its own education and testing program based on four levels of proficiency. The organization provides a Code Of Ethics Ethical codes are adopted by organizations to assist members in understanding the difference between right and wrong and in applying that understanding to their decisions. An ethical code generally implies documents at three levels: codes of bus ... with guidelines for prospective astrologers and publishes the '' Geocosmic Journal''. References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rosicrucian Fellowship
The Rosicrucian Fellowship (TRF) ("An International Association of Christian Mystics") was founded in 1909 by Max Heindel with the aim of heralding the Aquarian Age and promulgating "the true Philosophy" of the Rosicrucians. It claims to present Esoteric Christian ''mysteries'' or esoteric knowledge, alluded to in Matthew 13:11 and Luke 8:10, to establish a meeting ground for art, religion, and science and to prepare the individual through harmonious development of the mind and the heart for selfless service of humanity. The Rosicrucian Fellowship conducts Spiritual Healing Services and offers correspondence courses in esoteric Christianity, philosophy, "spiritual astrology" and Bible interpretation. Its headquarters are located on Mount Ecclesia in Oceanside, California, and its students are found throughout the world organized in centers and study groups. Its declared mission is to promulgate a scientific method of development suited particularly to the Western people whereby ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Sophia Centre
The Sophia Centre was founded in the School of Historical and Cultural Studies at Bath Spa University in 2002, as the first University centre in the world to teach cultural astronomy (defined as "the study of the application of beliefs about the stars to all aspects of human culture, from religion and science to the arts and literature") and the history and culture of astrology. Background and current status In 2004, Michael York, the centre's director, was appointed the world's first professor of cultural astronomy and astrology. In 2008 the Centre transferred to the University of Wales, Lampeter. The centre is now in the Department of Archaeology, History and Anthropology at the renamed University of Wales Trinity Saint David (formed by the merger of the University of Wales, Lampeter and the Trinity College Carmarthen. The current director of the Sophia Centre is Nicholas Campion. The centre's teaching, via the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology, is based in a wide view of a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kraków School Of Mathematics And Astrology
The Kraków School of Mathematics and Astrology ( pl, krakowska szkoła matematyczna i astrologiczna) was an influential mid-to-late-15th-century group of mathematicians and astrologers at the Jagiellonian University, University of Kraków (later ''Jagiellonian University''). Notable members * Jan of Głogów (1445–1507), author of widely recognized mathematical and astrological tracts * :pl:Marcin Biem, Marcin Biem (1470–1540), contributor to the Gregorian calendar * Marcin Bylica of Olkusz (1433–93), later court astrologer to King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary * Albert Brudzewski (1446–1495), teacher to notable scholars active at European universities * :pl:Marcin Król z Żurawicy, Marcin Król of Żurawica (1422–1460) * Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543), student at Kraków in 1491–95 See also * Kraków School of Mathematics * Polish School of Mathematics References * History of education in Poland Education in Kraków History of mathematics Jagiellonian Unive ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the first 12 sites granted the status. The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second-most-important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was reported by Ibrahim Ibn Yakoub, a merchant from Cordoba, as a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Astrological Organizations
{{Astrology This is a list of notable astrological organizations. * American Federation of Astrologers, US * Astrological Association of Great Britain, United Kingdom * Faculty of Astrological Studies, United Kingdom * Kepler College, US * National Council for Geocosmic Research, US * Rosicrucian Fellowship, US * The Sophia Centre, United Kingdom Historical * Kraków School of Mathematics and Astrology (15th Century), Kraków, Poland Astrological Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Dif ... Astrology-related lists ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lists Of Organizations
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |