Friday November 29th 2002 - edited by Bernard Fitzwalter ~ AstroDiary ~ What's so special about the sky next week? Bernard Fitzwalter reveals all. To see the eclipse, you will have to be in southern Africa or a certain part of Australia. But you'll feel it, wherever you are. Eclipses are alignments of the sun, moon and Earth – casting shadows in space. To an astrologer, they symbolise mystery and wonder. Think of what happens when a magician makes a card disappear. Moments later when the card is made to re-appear, someone from the audience is asked if this is indeed the same card. The answer, of course, is yes: but there is always the doubt that it might not be the same card, just one that looks similar. Eclipses make something vanish – and re-appear. Thus, they are points at which life can either be the same as it was before, or quite different, depending on whether you are willing to take a chance. Gateways to a different future, if you like. Usually the chance comes up out of nowhere, and changes your life when you weren't expecting it. That's what makes an eclipse so exciting. Eclipses come at regular intervals, twice a year, working through the signs backwards (just to catch you out) in a cycle of about nineteen years. Wednesday's eclipse is in Sagittarius, so Sagittarians and in particular those with birthdays this week should take note. The door to a different future is now opening. AstroDiary Friday 29th November until Sunday 1st December: Business Astrologers Conference, Park Lane Hotel, London. Visit: www.businessastrologers.com Monday 2nd December: Astrological Lodge of London: The Year Ahead with Bernard Eccles. 7pm. Followed by Xmas Party. 50 Gloucester Place, W1. www.astrolodge.co.uk Tuesday 3rd December: Eclipses and tertiary progressions. 7.45pm. Black Boy, Guildhall St., Bury St.Edmunds. 01284 768756 or www.suffolk-astrological-society.org.uk Please double-check with the organisation before attending any events listed here - we cannot accept any responsibility for events changed/cancelled. 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. A few 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 here for Astronews Archives