Friday March 1st 2002 - edited by Patty Greenall This week in Astro News: ~ Behind the Signs ~ ~ Skywatch ~ ~ Astrologer's Diary ~ ~ New Service from the Astrological Association of Great Britain ~ Behind the Signs Mars, the power planet, now enters Taurus - the money sign. This bodes well for the financial markets and for cooks, gardeners and nurses - all of whom are also ruled by Taurus. Plus, Jupiter's "retrograde phase" ends today. The planet of hope is moving forward once more. Skywatch Venus has been undetectable since January because of its closeness to the Sun. She can now be seen in the western sky but only for about half an hour after sunset. She will grow more visible between now and May. Astrologer's Diary Sat 2nd March: The Astrology of Love, Sex and Death, with John Frawley, 10.30am-4.30pm The Wessex Astrologer Spring Workshop, King's Arms Hotel, Christchurch, Dorset. £55 (lunch included) Sun 3rd March: The March of Time: The Soul of Astrology Through History, with Clare Martin, Centre for Psychological Astrology, Regent's College, London NW1, 10am-5pm. £40. Mon 4th March: Astrological Lodge of London, 50 Gloucester Place, W1, 6pm. Free beginner's class; Astrology, Enchantment and the Earth, with Patrick Curry 7pm. £4 Wed 6th March: Horary Astrology, with Pat Blackett; The Midheaven, with Frank Clifford. The London School of Astrology, Friends House, 173 Euston Rd NW1 (opp station). 7pm. £6 Are you holding an astrological event - especially one outside London!! - that you would like others to know about? Write to jon@cainer.com with subject heading: Astro Events with website links. Please note - we cannot promise to include ALL submissions but will do our best. New Service is Top for the Charts The Astrological Association of Great Britain is proud to announce that you can now speak LIVE to an expert astrologer. For an instant in-depth telephone consultation about your full horoscope call 0845 120 1416 or +44 207 436 9101 (a confidential 30-minute reading costs £29.50, payable by credit card. Or cheque/postal order from UK.) Lines are open 9am-9pm GMT, Monday to Friday. Three weeks ago, the Astrological Association of Great Britain launched this new, live fixed-fee, telephone chart reading service. It has since proved big hit with callers from all over the world. AA President Roy Gillett told Astro News: "I am delighted with the warm response that we have had. Once, if you wanted a reading of your full birth chart, you would have to struggle to find a genuine, reputable astrologer. Then, you would have had to make an appointment and travel miles. Now, at last, there's a quick and easy way to get your questions answered by a real expert - from the comfort of your own home." Mirror reader Julie Roberts from Rochester was equally enthusiastic. "I rang last Tuesday and spoke to an astrologer called Maria. Within moments, she was telling me details about my childhood that she could not possibly have known... then she said some fascinating things about my future. If you missed any of Friday's Astronews articles, click on the Archive Thought for the Day link in the left hand frame.