Next Virtual Event
Sept 13
10 AM Pacific
OPA’s Speaker Series features a diverse lineup of expert astrologers presenting a wide range of topics.
Each speaker brings unique insights, covering subjects from the astrology of love and relationships, the superpower of Virgo, wealth indicators in horoscopes, to the consciousness growth enabled by outer planets, the influence of fixed stars, the predictability of earthquakes, and the secrets of AstroCartoGraphy.
Below you’ll find registration details and the schedule for presentations along with their description and speaker bios.
OPA Members: No need to register. You will receive event information to join all presentations.
Non-Members $15: Register below. Look for the Download Link on the order confirmation page to download the PDF file containing the Zoom link. You’ll also receive the link in your email and will be added to the mailing list to receive reminders.
Recordings available. Subtitles in various languages also available.
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Amanda Moreno
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Working With Midlife Transits
Pluto squares, Neptune squares, Uranus and Saturn oppositions – oh my! What does it mean to face midlife in a world so vastly different from the one much of the existing astro-literature is based on? This lecture is a high velocity tour through the energetics of the outers and how they can illuminate core confrontations we (and our clients) face at the end of our 30s and into our 40s. Examples of ways to think about remediation will be included.
Amanda Moreno Bio
Amanda Moreno is an astrologer, soul worker, educator and writer who has been helping folks connect more fully to their place in the universe since 2010. Her roots are in the evolutionary, archetypal/psychological and experiential branches of the craft. Amanda has served on the steering committee for AFAN and been a beloved teacher and lecturer for many schools, astro orgs and conferences. She specializes in longer term support that centers psychosynthesis and integrative somatic parts work. She is most passionate about helping folks understand astrology as a living system and relational way of knowing.
Denise Hancock
Sunday, October 11, 2026
The 3rd Triplicity: Supporting Clients 60+
Gain confidence in guiding clients beyond age 60 with practical tools and insights. Many people seek astrological guidance for personal growth and life transitions beyond their 2nd Saturn Return. Drawing on Dr. Hancock’s expertise as a nurse, this lecture uniquely blends astrology, psychology, and gerontology to empower astrologers to confidently support older adults navigating pivotal life stages.
Denise Hancock Bio
Denise Hancock, PhD, RN, combines expertise from nursing, economics, and astrology to provide compassionate and practical guidance. She is Senior Editor of The Evolving Astrologer magazine and organizer of the New Orleans Astrology group. Clients value her clear communication and grounded insights, drawing on her diverse background.
Rose Marcus
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Pluto: Evolutionary Journey of the Soul
Where have you come from? Where are you headed? The natal chart is a blueprint of your past, present, and future potentials. Natal Pluto—by house, sign, and aspect—reveals your unique soul path and the ongoing arc of your greater evolution. This lecture will also explore the core mandate of each Pluto generation and demonstrate how an evolutionary astrologer reads a chart.
Rose Marcus Bio
Evolutionary Astrologer, ISAR CAP, Rose Marcus has lectured in Canada and the USA. She has written for numerous publications and projects, including daily horoscopes for the Mountain Astrologer (2007/08). Her first book, Insights into Evolutionary Astrology, was published in 2010 by Lewellyn Worldwide. Since 2010, Rose has been a co-host of Guiding Stars, a monthly transit show now available on Youtube. In 2019, Rose launched SoulWise School of Evolutionary Astrology with Laura Nalbandian and Patricia Walsh. Rose is a founding member of the JWG Association of Evolutionary Astrologers (launched in 2022: www.jwg.org). In addition to astrology, Rose also offers clairvoyant/tarot readings.
Moon Zlotnick
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Death Charts: An Astrological Tool for the Bereaved
Are you interested in learning more about how grief and loss show up astrologically? Using client charts from the last ten years of research Moonrabbit will present indications of loss in the natal chart and how eclipses and transits can set off natal patterns to indicate a major loss. Each major loss carries the potential for a personal crisis along with tremendous healing potential. This lecture will study death through both lenses.
Moon Zlotnick Bio
Moon Zlotnick completed training at CCRS in Los Angeles in 1977 with Zipporah Dobyns and opened her astrological business full-time in 1980. After working full-time as a professional astrologer for ten years she created a three-year astrological training course in Minneapolis, MN, graduating approximately 100 students. Her experience with grief as a young motherless-daughter and twinless twin guided her to study grief and loss in the context of astrology. In 2019 she published her first book, Star Sisters: An Astrologer’s memoir of Twin Loss, and currently she’s close to completion of her second book Death Charts: An Astrological Tool for Counseling the Bereaved.
April Elliot Kent
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Secondary Progressions: The Soul’s Unfolding
The natal chart is like an illustration on a seed packet, showing the flower you could potentially become. But just as harsh weather or poor cultivation affects a garden, planetary transits track the external forces that impact your development. To reach your full potential requires that you respond to these forces with creativity and heart. Secondary progressions trace the inner journey of your soul’s unfolding toward your potential, and offer guidance for handling life’s toughest transits and life events.
This lecture offers an effective way to interpret progressed planets moving into new signs; an imaginative approach to progressions through each house; and special progressed events, such as natal aspects perfecting in the progressed chart, progressed stations, and a brief look at progressed lunar phases.
April Elliot Kent Bio
April Elliott Kent is a professional astrologer and author living in San Diego, California. She is the author of Astrological Transits (Fair Winds Press, 2015), The Essential Guide to Practical Astrology (Alpha/Penguin 2011), and Star Guide to Weddings (Llewellyn 2008). Her astrological writing has also appeared in The Mountain Astrologer and Dell Horoscope magazines and in Llewellyn’s Sun Sign, Moon Sign, and Sabbats annuals. A popular lecturer, April served on the faculty of UAC 2012, 2018, and 2026, SOTA 2016, ISAR 2016, Beyond the Borders 2020, Making of the One Thing 2018 (New Zealand). April is past president of the San Diego Astrological Society and served on the AFAN Steering Committee, and is a member of ISAR, NCGR, AFAN, and OPA.
