ASA - Panel on the US Elections

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Meeting October 17-18, 2008 - Panel on the US Elections -
Marta Morris, Charlotte Benson, Doug Noblehorse & Ken Hopkins

"Friday - Election Prediction Conclusions" & "Saturday - Election Prediction Techniques"

With the uncertainties surrounding most, if not all, of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates' birthtimes, our panel will look at the national elections using alternate astrological approaches. Marta Morris will be looking at the elections from a Modern mundane perspective; Charlotte Benson will use Vedic techniques; Doug Noblehorse looks at the election using an ancient Hellenistic procedure; and Ken Hopkins approaches the elections using Declinations. Each panelist will have approximately 25 minutes to present their Presidential Election prediction, briefly outlining their particular technique and why they chose it. Each technique will be discussed and explored in further detail during the Saturday Seminar.

This panel presentation is not intended as a contest to see which astrologer and/or technique is the most effective. Rather, this weekend's panel presentations are designed to spotlight alternate techniques available to astrologers when presented with unreliable or incomplete birthdata. Although the astrological focus of this weekend is primarily Mundane prediction, these techniques are just as effective in their Natal astrological application.

Getting to Know the Panel

Marta Morris - Marta has been a member of ASA since 1985. She served on ASA's board for four years, from 1995-1999, in the capacity of Membership Chair, Secretary, and Education Director. She is currently ASA's Scribe. She has studied astrology since 1979 and is a published author, in addition to having self-published her own booklet on Saturn. Marta divides her time between the Sedona and Scottsdale areas.

Charlotte Benson - Charlotte (Professional Certificate AFA, Professional Certificate ISAR, Level III Certificate NCGR, Candidate Level I ACVA, and former Legal Chair, AFAN) is a charter member of ASA and is the current President. She has practiced astrology in Arizona as a career since 1972. She is quite involved with promoting public awareness of the usefulness of authentic astrology, and is a popular lecturer, columnist and commentator. She has studied in France, Mexico, Japan and India, and is versed in both Western and Vedic astrological techniques.

Douglas Noblehorse - Doug has been studying astrology for 40 years, after a Reader's Digest article piqued his interest, providing him with a lifelong passion. Rooted in the psychological school of astrology, he counts Dane Rudhyar, Steven Arroyo and Betty Lundsted among his strongest initial influences. Currently, he is absorbing Hellenistic astrology, with an eye towards melding the old with the new. Doug is currently the Education Director for ASA.

Ken Hopkins -Ken Hopkins has been a professional astrologer since 1971. Ken taught astrology on three community college campuses in Washington State and made basketball predictions for Washington State University in 1977-78. He has been a member of the American Federation of Astrologers' faculty in 1974, 1976, 2003 and 2006. He is a Past President, Arizona Society of Astrologers and is currently Programs Director.

The Arizona Society of Astrologers (ASA), the oldest and one of the largest statewide astrology organizations, was founded on September 7, 1973 to promote astrology through teaching, lecturing, research and practice in a professional and ethical manner. The ASA has proudly hosted well-known and inspiring teachers and lecturers from around the world at regular monthly meetings.

ASA was incorporated on September 20, 1974 at 4:30 PM in Scottsdale, AZ.