Associação Portuguesa de Astrologia
5th International Astrology Conference
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Listen to the Sky – Feeling the Earth
Listening to the Sky • Feeling the Earth | April 30 – May 2, 2027 | WOW, Vila Nova de Gaia
ASPAS and CosmoSistémica invite you to three days of knowledge, research, and connection with over 20 national and international astrologers. The official opening will take place on April 30 at 3:30 PM.
Program Highlights:
3 simultaneous rooms: Over 20 lectures, debates, demonstrations, and interactive sessions.
Cultural Foyer: Book launches and astrological art showcase.
Round Table: Astrology and Artificial Intelligence.
CosmoSistémica Space: Lectures and experiential sessions focused on the therapeutic application of Astrology.
Bring your birth chart to follow along with practical case studies.
Note: 100% in-person event (no live streaming or recordings available). Registration is limited to venue capacity.
Meet the topics and speakers
Confirmed Speakers
Arminda Mestre
- Portugal
Bárbara Túlio
- Portugal
Carla Melfe
- Portugal
Carlos Hollanda
- Brazil
Cláudia Matias
- Portugal
Henrique Teixeira e Jenucy Teixeira
- Brazil
Lianne MacCaffety
- United Kingdom
Paz Aragón
- Espanha
Úrsula Cosmic
- Spain
Arminda Mestre
Portugal
Experiential Workshop: Constellate Your Birth Chart – The Path to Systemic Resolution through the Astrological Chart
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Family Constellations bring to light hidden dynamics that influence relationships, health, and professional success. My goal is to offer a transformative experience focused on Systemic Astrology, also known as Astrogenealogy.
Through Systemic Astrology, we explore the connection between astrological symbols and systemic family dynamics, revealing patterns, invisible loyalties, and entanglements that may be unconsciously inherited or acquired across generations.
Understanding your chart through Systemic Astrology also means understanding the story of your soul and recognizing that, by transforming our consciousness, we likewise transform the way we live and relate to ourselves, our families, and the world.
True transformation happens when we understand the language of the soul.
This is an experiential workshop designed for participants to physically step into their Astrological Chart—set up on a large-scale cloth Zodiac—where, through body positioning and systemic dynamics, each person will have the opportunity to experience and understand certain limiting patterns, making space for new possibilities.
This work sheds light on the origins of many personal challenges, supporting processes of healing, liberation, and inner growth.
Bárbara Túlio
Portugal
Evolving Astro-Herbalism: A Review of Culpeper’s Planetary Herbal Correspondences
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This lecture proposes a critical review of the plant-planet correspondences presented by Nicholas Culpeper in The Complete Herbal (1652), analyzing their historical foundations and current relevance. It will explore how modern phytochemistry can contribute to updating these associations, recognizing that a single plant can exhibit multiple planetary correspondences according to its different components and therapeutic applications. It is aimed at astrologers interested in medical astrology and the integration of astrology, herbal medicine, and contemporary scientific knowledge.
Carla Melfe
Portugal
Mental Health: Are We All Mad? Astrology, Crisis, and Transformation
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In a constantly accelerating world where anxiety, exhaustion, and emotional instability seem increasingly common, a question arises: are we all losing our minds, or are we going through deep processes of transformation?
This presentation explores the relationship between mental health and astrology, examining birth chart aspects that indicate greater psychic sensitivity, emotional intensity, or a predisposition to inner crises. We will also address the role of transits—especially from outer planets—as catalysts for challenging, yet potentially transformative, periods.
Not all difficult moments are “problems” to be solved; some are inevitable invitations to change. How do we distinguish between the two? And how can we navigate these cycles with greater awareness?
A space for sharing and reflection, offering a view of vulnerability not as a flaw, but as the language of the soul in motion.
Carlos Hollanda
Brasil
Cosmic Engineering – Benefics and Malefics Unlying Knots and Aligning Purposes Live
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The sky of late April and early May 2027 offers a beautiful lesson in “cosmic engineering”: the greater malefic (Saturn) and the lesser malefic (Mars) are in an exact trine with their benefiic counterweights (Jupiter and Venus), all in Fire signs. It will be argued that our apparent blockages, fears, and crises of action are the necessary channels to provide structure, maturity, and focus to our deepest gifts and desires.
Dynamic / Practical Audience Activity: An experiential laboratory in “Archetypal Benefaction.” The lecture space will be physically divided into two major poles of force based on the day’s trine:
The Pole of Impulse and Collective Vision (Mars–Jupiter in Leo)
The Pole of Structure and Concrete Desire (Saturn–Venus in Aries)
The audience will be invited to identify a real “knot” or obstacle in their current life. Through a guided interactive exercise (both somatic and reflective), participants will alternate between these poles to apply the “remedies” of the current sky. In pairs or small groups, they will learn to use the principle of Jupiter (meaning and generosity) and Venus (alliance and beauty) to pacify and direct the forces of Mars and Saturn, walking away from the experience with a practical, mature, and focused step to anchor that resolution in their reality.
Cláudia Matias
Portugal
Chiron in Taurus – Listening to the Body to Heal Our Relationship with Matter
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The transit of Chiron in Taurus reveals wounds and healing opportunities related to how we handle the material dimension of life, with which we first connect through the physical body. It also serves as a reminder that the body is more than just a necessary instrument for life on the physical plane—it is the vehicle of the soul, where spirit and matter meet.
This lecture aims to explore the healing opportunities inherent in Chiron’s transit through Taurus, supported by simple exercises (body-centered and based on grounding techniques and focusing) that allow us to enhance our connection with concrete reality, present-moment awareness, body consciousness, inner listening, self-esteem, and the perception of what holds true value
David Perloff
EUA
Dynamic Pairs – Ronaldo & Georgina, Beyoncé & Jay-Z, and More
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What are the astrological factors that sustain these relationships? And which astrological indicators might explain the long-standing rivalry between Taylor Swift and Kanye West?
In this lecture, we will analyze the birth charts of some of the world’s most high-profile couples and duos, exploring the dynamics that fuel love, partnership, success, challenges, and even conflict.
A fascinating journey through the astrology of relationships, where we will discover what makes these pairs truly extraordinary.
Enzo de Paola
Spain
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Será possível que o mapa natal nos forneça referências ou indícios da manifestação de um transtorno de personalidade?
Após muitos anos de prática e experiência, com milhares de consultas realizadas, a resposta é sim!
Esta nova investigação procura identificar e demonstrar traços recorrentes e comparáveis entre diferentes transtornos de personalidade e a estrutura do mapa natal, analisados e confrontados com as descrições do DSM-5.
Uma abordagem reveladora ao estudo da personalidade através das ressonâncias simbólicas da Astrologia, procurando estabelecer possíveis correspondências entre a linguagem astrológica e os padrões descritos pela psicologia clínica.
Henrique Teixeira e Jenucy Teixeira
Brasil
Experiential Astrocartography and Sound Fields – Winners of the ASPAS Research Grant
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Over 931 days, I traveled through 22 countries, made 221 stops, and documented 151 podcast episodes in an independent investigation aimed at understanding how the places where we live, travel, or stay influence our life experience through Astrocartography.
This research presents an innovative approach by exploring the relationship between geographical displacement, astrocartographic lines, and sound fields. By integrating three methodological levels, it led to the development of two central hypotheses: Astrocartographic Functional Alternation and Solar Return Conjugal Electional Astrology. As a complementary element, the use of sound modulation will also be presented as a tool for the cross-validation of the results obtained.
Grounded in the foundations of Classical Astrology—drawing inspiration from authors such as Ptolemy, Vettius Valens, Abu Ma’shar, William Lilly, and John Frawley—this investigation also incorporates a contemporary and transgenerational perspective, proposing new ways to understand the interaction between the sky, the territory, and the human experience.
A lecture dedicated to discovery, research, and reflection, where unprecedented results, practical case studies, and new perspectives on Astrocartography will be shared—challenging us to view the map of the world as a living extension of our natal chart.
Isabel Guimarães
Portugal
Proluna: Reading Health Throughout Life
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This experiential lecture introduces the Proluna technique, developed by Boris Cristoff—a lunar progression method that divides life into 7-year cycles per astrological house, over a total span of 84 years. Following a brief theoretical foundation of the technique and its application in medical astrology, the audience will be guided through calculating their own current age house and identifying its ruling planet and sign.
Building upon these individual calculations, participants will collectively explore the patterns of health and vulnerability associated with each decade of life, illustrated through real cases. This enables each attendee to contextualize their present moment within the 84-year cycle and anticipate future trends. The session concludes with a reflection on the preventive value of this reading, integrating it into a functional health approach.
Lianne MacCaffety
Reino Unido
How Our Physical Reality Is Being Rewritten: The Body Under Reconstruction
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As we move into a new era marked by the Air and Fire elements—fast-paced, digital, and increasingly disconnected from physical experience—the Earth element assumes a fundamental role, becoming impossible to ignore.
The conjunction between Saturn and Chiron in Taurus signals one of the most significant cycles of the 2020s, symbolizing a profound transformation in how we inhabit our bodies, satisfy our needs, experience intimacy, and relate to the material world.
This configuration also forms one of the decade’s most relevant Fixed T-Squares, involving Pluto, Haumea, and Ceres—serving as a powerful indicator of the changes that are shaping the future of humanity.
This lecture will address fundamental questions regarding the future of medicine, healing practices, human reproduction, the ethics of creation, and the challenges posed by technological evolution. It offers a reflection on what it means to be human in a rapidly transforming world, exploring what it means to possess a body, to feel, to desire, to nourish ourselves, and to remain fully alive in an increasingly digital era.
Luiza Azancot
Portugal
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The goddess Athena has a subtle yet important presence in the film The Odyssey. Similarly, the asteroid Pallas Athena plays a sometimes not-so-subtle, but vital role in each of our birth charts. This asteroid carries the complexity of a goddess who was born fully armed, yet accompanied by the owl—a symbol of wisdom.
Margaret Gray
Irlanda
The Rupture of Betrayal – Can Relationships Truly Heal?
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Rick Levine
EUA
Astrology Laboratory: Investigating Archetypes Through Experience
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Instead of asking “what does a planet mean?”, this session proposes a different approach: investigating how archetypes behave when they interact with one another. Astrology is understood here as a living laboratory of observation, experimentation, and discovery.
Através de uma série de experiências orientadas, os participantes serão convidados a explorar os arquétipos planetários, colocando-os em relação uns com os outros. Recorrendo a diálogos entre planetas, aspetos, trânsitos e exercícios colaborativos de resolução de problemas, iremos descobrir como o significado astrológico emerge da interação entre os símbolos, e não apenas da sua interpretação isolada.
Este laboratório interativo convida cada participante a assumir o papel de investigador, testando conceitos já conhecidos através da experiência direta e abrindo caminho para novas perspetivas sobre a linguagem intemporal da Astrologia.
Rosita Iguana
Portugal
Where Is Venus During History’s Crises?
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Why this topic? For 26 years—since 2000—I have been tracking the correlation between Venus’s positions as Morning Star and Evening Star during political and financial crises, as well as periods of peace and monetary shifts, given its rulership over Libra and Taurus. In 2023, I gave a preliminary presentation of my research at an astrology conference dedicated to Venus. Since then, my conclusions have only been reinforced by the ongoing presence of remarkably clear patterns.
First, these patterns demonstrate how Venus consistently reveals its Day or Night nature and impact at key chronological turning points of historical material disruptions and conflicts. Second, they highlight Venus’s unmistakable preference for transiting certain signs, as well as specific phases in its cyclic movement, whenever major market crashes or armed conflicts between nations erupt. Once again, this pattern repeated itself in February of this year with the outbreak of war between the US and Iran. I am unaware of any other astrological research in this specific area.
This presentation establishes the parallel between Venus’s movements and history’s most significant crises, from Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 1783 to the present day. The lecture will be supported by illustrative tables and charts.
Rod Chang
China
Eclipses and the Metonic Cycle: Predicting Life’s Major Events
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In Astrology, solar and lunar eclipses symbolize events that demand our attention and frequently mark significant turning points, both on an individual and collective level. In many cases, these cycles are also reflected in major events and transformations that leave a lasting imprint on history.
Nesta palestra, aprenderemos a utilizar os eclipses solares e lunares como ferramentas de previsão de eventos importantes da vida. Serão igualmente exploradas as formas de acompanhar a evolução desses acontecimentos através do Ciclo de Saros, do Ciclo Metónico e da análise dos trânsitos planetários.
Uma abordagem prática e aprofundada que permitirá compreender como estes ciclos celestes se interligam, revelando padrões temporais fundamentais para a interpretação e previsão astrológica.
Wendy Stacey
Reino Unido
Younger Generations in Crisis
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The Millennial generation and those that followed face unprecedented challenges, vastly different from those experienced by previous generations. Raised in a rapidly changing world, they have been forced to navigate new threats and realities for which society, in many cases, has yet to find adequate answers.
This lecture will analyze the main challenges defining these generations, as well as their tremendous potential to contribute to a society undergoing deep transformation. We will reflect on what they can teach us as they carve out their path and step forward as the future leaders of an ever-evolving world.
Get ready to discover the extraordinary program of the 5th International Astrology Congress – Listening to the Sky, Feeling the Earth.
This edition will feature a special participation by a delegation of Spanish astrologers, in partnership and co-organization with Cosmosistémica.
When the Wound Dances with Desire: An Encounter with Lilith, Chiron, and Venus is a 13-hour immersion into Therapeutic Dynamics in Astrology, taking place from Friday to Sunday in a room specifically prepared for this somatic work.
Facilitated by Enzo de Paola, Paz Aragón, and Úrsula Cosmic, this retreat offers an experience of inner listening and bodily movement, where gestures are not choreographed, but arise from pure sensation, breath, and the archetypal universe. It is a safe space of surrender for the wound (Chiron), the shadow (Lilith), and desire (Venus) to find their voice and be translated into rhythm and physical presence.
Spots are strictly limited to just 15 participants, and prior registration is required.
Stay tuned… the sky is about to reveal an unforgettable congress!
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