UAC 2026: Full Schedule

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9:00am CDT

The Mysterious 8th House: Opening Pandora's Box

Monday September 7, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

The 8th house explores the depths of the psyche—taboos, shared resources, sexuality, transformation, and the shadow self. Called Epikataphora (casting down) in Hellenistic Astrology, it reveals suppressed emotions and karmic ties. This talk invites you to confront its intensity and embrace the challenges it poses. Together, we’ll open Pandora’s box, facing the darkness within while uncovering the hope that lies at its core.

Speakers

Martin Sebastian Moritz

NEW Speaker

Berlin-based Martin Sebastian Moritz, is a psychotherapist, astrologer, and trend researcher. With over 30 years of experience, he lectures for Kepler, MISPA, ISAR and writes for international journals in German and English. He has presented at NORWAC and the AA conference. He explores... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Great American Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Essentials of Astrology, Intermediate | Mythological & Archetypal, Intermediate | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Intermediate

9:00am CDT

The Sun on the Cross and The Turning of the Ages

Monday September 7, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

NW/OH/Purdue Room - 6th floor

Learn to see through both celestial (sidereal) and terrestrial (tropical) eyes to gaze upon the most powerful cycle of space and time. The World Tree is now precessing through the Galactic Gates where the Zodiac intersects the Milky Way. This sacred astronomical alignment was foretold by ancient prophecies from around the globe. It can also be seen in Washington D.C. underneath the Capitol dome. It’s time to crack the code! All aboard for a most magical mystery tour.

Speakers

Gemini Brett

Gemini Brett is a multi-disciplined astrologer, archeoastronomer, shamanic starryteller, compassionate counselor, and inspiring educator. His terrestrial translations of the celestial conversation are designed to help star seekers realign with the magic of the living sky. Brett was... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
NW/OH/Purdue Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Mythological & Archetypal, Beginner, Advanced | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Beginner, Advanced

9:00am CDT

The Flight of the Chariot: Focusing on Valens’ Four Sun-Moon Lots

Monday September 7, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

Wisconsin Room - 6th floor

This presentation introduces a holistic astrological system rooted in an ancient spiritual heritage flowing from Egypt and Greece, offering an overview of Valens’ four lots generated from the Sun and Moon positions. These lots include Fortuna, Spirit, Eros and Necessity; with the Ascendant, a chariot-like structure emerges in the horoscope, resulting in an astrological construct offering tools to understand the metaphysical journey of the Soul through the horoscope.

Speakers

Douglas Noblehorse

Astrologer Douglas Noblehorse is a scholar of ancient astrological practices, especially those from Egypt and Greece. Noblehorse authored the book The Flight of the Chariot, which focuses on interpreting the Lot of Fortune, Lot of Spirit, and Lots of Eros and Necessity in a birthchart... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Wisconsin Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Intermediate, Advanced | Historical & Research, Intermediate, Advanced | Mythological & Archetypal, Intermediate, Advanced

9:00am CDT

Progressions Of Love

Monday September 7, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT

Armitage/Belmont Room - 4th floor

For a better understanding of Secondary Progressions, let’s look at the progressions that are most indicative of relationships coming together, coming apart and how love evolves.

Speakers

John Marchesella

John Marchesella is a certified astrologer, practicing in New York since 1976. He is a past Chair of NCGR-National, President of its New York Chapter and its Education Director. He is a frequent contributor to many astrological publications and conferences on the local level as well... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Armitage/Belmont Room - 4th floor 4th floor

Relationships & Counseling, Beginner, Intermediate | Cycles/Forecasting Techniques, Beginner, Intermediate | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Beginner, Intermediate

11:00am CDT

The Shadow of Our Dark & Our Light: An Astrological Map for Deeper Illumination & Fuller Embodiment

Monday September 7, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT

Armitage/Belmont Room - 4th floor

This talk represents a wholistic map of the human Shadow, the lunar nodes and their dispositors, the “outer” planets, and the deeper intelligence of the natal chart’s somatic geometry. I’ll share what the Shadow is and is not in relation to inner awakening and life purpose, how the nodes of our Moon channel the trans-collective power of the outer planets, and an exciting approach to celestial mechanics as innate body wisdom.

Speakers

Adam Gainsburg

For 25 years, Adam has been devoted to empowering each individual's unique marriage of their personal dharma and their timeless Being at the moment of their first sacred Breath. He has books and teaches courses on Mars, Venus, Pluto, Chiron and the Lunar Nodes. He was nominated for... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Armitage/Belmont Room - 4th floor 4th floor

Astrological Specialties, Advanced | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Advanced

11:00am CDT

Eros at the Edge: Saturn and Neptune in Aries

Monday September 7, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT

NW/OH/Purdue Room - 6th floor

As Neptune and Saturn enter Aries, we stand at a threshold: will we numb out—or awaken to the rapture of being alive? In a world marked by collective crisis, Eros—the drive toward connection, vitality, and creation—may be our most radical antidote to despair. This talk explores the fusion of structure and spirit, revealing how Neptune and Saturn in Aries invite a fierce, embodied devotion to life in all its intensity.

Speakers

Colin Bedell

QueerCosmos, Co-Founder

Colin Bedell is an astrologer, author, and artist exploring identity and relationships through astrology. Co-founder of QueerCosmos, a resource for LGBTQIA+ individuals and allies, Colin blends spirituality and scholarship with accessible content. Named one of the most influential... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
NW/OH/Purdue Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Intermediate

2:30pm CDT

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

Addison/Clark Room - 4th floor

How are extremes in temperament - the mythic, the monstrous, and the unbounded - described in a birth chart? At a time when what is “normal’ is rapidly changing, what are the factors in both traditional and modern astrology, that give rise to disrupters? Angular outer planets, as well as malefics, are both creative and destructive; they may defy our divine nature, changing the parameters of what is socially and morally acceptable.

Speakers

Lynn Bell

Lynn Bell has been a consulting astrologer, lecturer, and teacher for over four decades. She has a keen interest in the way a chart describes both a psychological and spiritual journey and is intrigued by the overlap between modern and ancient techniques. A long-time tutor for the... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Addison/Clark Room - 4th floor 4th floor

Mythological & Archetypal, Intermediate | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Intermediate | Relationships & Counseling, Intermediate

2:30pm CDT

Astrological Guiding (vs. Astrological Reading)

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

Lakeview Room - 2nd floor

What if the chart isn’t something we “read” to someone—but a doorway into a deeper experience of Self? Ana shares a Psychosynthesis-rooted, client-centered approach to consultations that shifts the focus from delivering answers to strengthening the client’s relationship with their own higher guidance. We’ll cover session flow, practical tools, and high-leverage questions that build agency, deepen self-trust, and support lasting change.

Speakers

Ana Zaharia

Ana Zaharia is a Transformational Coach, Astrologer, and Brand Strategist with nearly two decades of experience in the personal growth arena. Combining astrology, coaching, energy work, and somatic practices, she guides clients through alignment and transformation. Ana also helps... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Lakeview Room - 2nd floor 2nd floor

Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Beginner, Intermediate | Business Consulting & the Business of Astrology, Beginner, Intermediate

2:30pm CDT

Being The Bridge - The Astrologer’s Role in Practice and in the World

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

LA/Miami/Scottsdale Room - 5th floor

The human condition brought to you by Astrology often leaves us bereft of practical wisdom. The walk from our awkward human psyche to our peaceful soul’s purpose is a long one. Debra will share how she designed the bridge from the human psyche to your divine purpose using Astrology as the map to our higher self, while our personality is the chaperone to get us there.

Speakers

Debra Silverman

NEW Speaker, Applied Astrology

Astrologer with a Masters in clinical Psychology is a psychotherapist, spiritual guide, and author. Debra Silverman’s life mission is to bring hope to the world through the language of astrology and the compassion of the Observer. Debra is the author of The Missing Element and I... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
LA/Miami/Scottsdale Room - 5th floor 5th floor

Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Beginner, Intermediate | Essentials of Astrology, Beginner, Intermediate | Relationships & Counseling, Beginner, Intermediate

2:30pm CDT

The Astrological Mandala, Insight Out

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

Minnesota Room - 6th floor

We know the chart is a mandala. This visually beautiful lecture is a new take on astrology and mandalas. What makes the mandala form so powerful in the human psyche? What special qualities of mandalas relate to the chart? Is the chart a transforming object? A separation that is not a separation but a form of union? Using a prism of art/art therapy, neurobiology, Jung, psychoanalysis, and the cosmos, explore our divine science through the mandala archetype.

Speakers

Claudia Bader

Claudia Bader, PhD, NCGR-PAA Level IV Counseling Astrologer, licensed psychoanalyst and creative arts therapist. Her dissertation combines astrology and psychoanalysis. Pioneering the interface of astrology, alchemy, art, and psychoanalysis since 1973, teaching internationally, Claudia... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Minnesota Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Beginner, Advanced | Mythological & Archetypal, Beginner, Advanced | Astrological Specialties, Beginner, Advanced

2:30pm CDT

(Neo)Platonic Astrology: Contemplation And the Metaphysics of Astrology

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

Illinois Room - 6th floor

Neoplatonists conceive astrology as a metaphysical language, thus as a contemplative method. While sometimes critical with the astrologers, they offer deeply spiritual but also practical views on astrology, relevant today. What is the being of the planetary gods and their presence down here through the correspondences? What is the nature of providence, fate and soul? The astrological interpretation of our tutelary spirit (daimon): why and how to follow our own star.

Speakers

José Manuel Redondo

NEW Speaker

This 2025 Capulus reaches 30 years practicing astrology and magic. Besides being an active consultant, he has a PhD in ancient philosophy and has been teaching at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) for over 17 years, also doing published research on neoplatonism (and... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Illinois Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Beginner, Intermediate | Traditional Astrology, Beginner, Intermediate | Astrological Magic & Theurgy, Beginner, Intermediate

2:30pm CDT

Parenting by Pluto Generations

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

IN/Iowa Room - 6th floor

“It’s 10 o’clock, do you know where your children are?” While the Moon reflects nurturing styles, the traits of each Pluto generation shape parenting approaches, affecting generations of children with their own Pluto profile. By exploring the key characteristics of parents in each generation, we gain insights into our imprinting . Observing parenting through this lens helps us embrace Pluto’s healing medicine, empowering us to transform.

Speakers

Kay Taylor

President, OPA

Kay Taylor integrates evolutionary astrology with intuitive mastery, psychosynthesis, yoga philosophy, and healing wisdom. She serves as President of OPA Foundation and the UAC2026 Board, and is on the faculty and Board of Kepler College. Kay lectures widely, and trains and mentors... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
IN/Iowa Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Relationships & Counseling, Beginner, Intermediate | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Beginner, Intermediate

2:30pm CDT

The IC In Relationship: Where and to Whom We Are Tethered

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

NW/OH/Purdue Room - 6th floor

One of the most sensitive yet under-appreciated points in the chart, the IC and placements aspecting the IC hold a powerful pull when activated in relationships. Recognizing these patterns in our charts helps trace their relational, ancestral, and spiritual origins, so that we can more fully and honestly show up to our connections with others and increase our capacity for togetherness, a true balm for our times.

Speakers

Pallas K Augustine

NEW Speaker

Pallas K. Augustine, MA is a Canadian astrologer living and teaching in Western Massachusetts. Initiated as a child into mysteries of Earth and Sky, Pallas began consulting in 2016 with a relational approach to the astromagical arts bridging their psychological and traditional lineages... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
NW/OH/Purdue Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Relationships & Counseling, Intermediate, Advanced | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Intermediate, Advanced

4:30pm CDT

The Perfect Circle: The Nature of Aspects

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT

Armitage/Belmont Room - 4th floor

In this talk Mark will show how the twelve signs are the basis for understanding aspects; the square being Cancer, the trine Leo and the inconjunct Virgo, as they are the first aspects formed to the origin of the twelve, Aries. As a result, we see that there are two ‘types’ of conjunction, the Aries type in new phase and the Pisces type culminating. The talk offers a skeleton key to unlock all aspects.

Speakers

Mark Jones

Mark Jones Astrology

Mark Jones is an Astrologer, Psychosynthesis Therapist and Hypnotherapist working with clients and students all over the world. Mark’s books: Healing the Soul: Pluto, Uranus and the Lunar Nodes; The Soul Speaks: the Therapeutic Power of Astrology; The Planetary Nodes and Collective... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Armitage/Belmont Room - 4th floor 4th floor

Essentials of Astrology, Beginner | Mythological & Archetypal, Beginner | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Beginner

4:30pm CDT

The Planetary Odd Couple of Mercury and Pluto

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT

Addison/Clark Room - 4th floor

Although Mercury is often dismissed as a planetary lightweight, this assumption distracts us from its more serious side. Hermes served as a psychopomp, a guide of souls journeying into the Underworld. Mercury reveals the unconscious hell realms of disincarnate consciousness through talk therapy to recover our Persephone-like abducted thoughts. Explore Mercury’s complex archetype, its psychedelic functions, and its role in individual shadow work.

Speakers

Rick Levine

Rick Levine is an active voice in the modern world of astrology. His philosophy is simple: Astrology is a tool for empowerment, understanding, and creativity. A Founding Trustee of Kepler College. Coauthor of Barnes and Noble's mass market annual Your Astrology Guides (2006-2013). His Online Horoscope Column reached millions daily for over 20 years. His instructional YouTube videos and courses currently reach tens of thousands of students every month... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Addison/Clark Room - 4th floor 4th floor

Essentials of Astrology, Beginner, Advanced | Mythological & Archetypal, Beginner, Advanced | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Beginner, Advanced

4:30pm CDT

Saturn-Neptune in Aries: A Spiritual Invocation and Astromythological Flight

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT

IN/Iowa Room - 6th floor

Greg will discuss how to meet current challenges joining the grounded, strategic consciousness of Saturn with the spiritual heart, openness, translucency, and compassionate intention of Neptune. We’ll consider stories from the MB, which depicts tasks of individuation in a world of rivalry, competition, and corruption. The Aries conjunction’s placement in the horoscope highlights where to set things in motion and become an active force as we face the eye of the storm.

Speakers

Greg Bogart

Greg Bogart, PhD, MFT is a Bay Area astrologer, psychotherapist, and psychology lecturer at Sonoma State University. Greg’s books include Astrology as a Therapeutic Art: Healing Human Relationships; Astrology’s Higher Octaves; Planets in Therapy; Astrology and Spiritual Awake... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
IN/Iowa Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Mythological & Archetypal, Intermediate, Advanced | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Intermediate, Advanced

4:30pm CDT

The Importance of Storytelling and Relatable Language in a Compelling Astrological Reading.

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT

Grace Room - 4th floor

As astrologers, we’ve studied our craft for years, often decades. We know what nadir, cazimi, and ingress mean, but that is astrobabble for most clients. The best readings connect with clients emotionally, inspiring them to embody the promise of their charts. This talk examines the importance of relatable language, storytelling, and actionable examples of planetary energies for a meaningful reading.

Speakers

Dabney Lawless

NEW Speaker

Dabney Lawless is an Evolutionary Astrologer who trained with Steven Forrest and achieved his "Master Level" apprenticeship certification. She has a popular YouTube channel exploring various astrological topics. She was the resident astrologer for Parents Magazine, Pregnancy & Newborn... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Grace Room - 4th floor 4th floor

Mythological & Archetypal, Intermediate, Advanced | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Intermediate, Advanced | Business Consulting & the Business of Astrology, Intermediate, Advanced

4:30pm CDT

Timothy Leary and Ram Dass - How Their Work Is Valuable During The Uranus-Pluto Trine

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT

Wisconsin Room - 6th floor

These two men had a great impact on the culture and the collective unconscious at the time of the Uranus-Pluto conjunction in the 1960’s. I will analyze both charts, tracking their life events using progressions and transits. We will look at their synastry to see how and why they came together. Now that Pluto and Uranus are in an air trine, their teachings will come forward and guide us on how to use them.

Speakers

Arlan Wise

Arlan Wise, OPA certified, OPA Peer Group leader, ISAR C.A.P, has been a professional consulting astrologer since 1978. Arlan was on the Board of Directors of OPA from 1994-2024, serving three terms as president. She helped create OPA’s Astrologer’s Retreats, and OPA’s Certification... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Wisconsin Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Intermediate, Advanced | Historical & Research, Intermediate, Advanced

4:30pm CDT

Your Guardian Angel

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT

NW/OH/Purdue Room - 6th floor

One of the different techniques of Medieval Astrology is to determine and interpret the personal spiritual entity, which is the Guardian Angel or Almutem Figuris with its astrological definition. Indicating the native’s connection with the spiritual world and the conditions which characterize nature of his Guardian Angel, Almutem Figuris signifies his path which leads to spiritual evolution. Öner will teach how to calculate it and make some practices on sample charts.

Speakers

Öner Döşer

Öner Döşer is an instructor, publisher and author of 40 books, founder of AstroArt School of Astrology, Astrology Television, AstroArt Publications. He is translating and publishing books on Ottoman Astrology and teaching it’s techniques worldwide. Oner received Robert Zoller’s... Read More →

Monday September 7, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
NW/OH/Purdue Room - 6th floor 6th floor

Traditional Astrology, Beginner | Astrological Magic & Theurgy, Beginner | Philosophical/Spiritual/Esoteric, Beginner