Alpha Lyra Consulting & Seven Paws Press Links to Other Sites

Is all you want a free chart? or a free sample report? See Astrodienst at http://www.astro.com or to www.astrology.com, the astrology section of Ivillage.
One of Jodie's students told her about Astrodienst, and frankly, even though they're our competitors in terms of written personalized computerized astrological reports, we think their site and all its free options is great, and we wanted to tell you about it.
We like Astrology.com just as much! It's extremely educational whether you're a novice or far more experienced. You can get free sample reports, and there are frequent specials on their paid reports. Reports include:
Personal Astrology Profile, Self Empowerment Guide, Romantic Compatibility Report, Sexual Soul Mates, Jobs and Money Forecast, Career Path Repor, Men's Guide, Best Friends' Report, Child's Personal Profile, Family Compatibility, Back to the Future, Road to Romance, Karma, Destiny and Healing, Past Life Report, Destiny Report , Future Forecasts, Positive Planning Guide, Women's Forecasts, Women's Wisdom Report, Baby Bundle, Career Success, Wedding Bells, Personal Profile in Spanish, French and more, Gay Life Report, Lesbian Life Report and more...
At Astrology.com:
1. When you get to their front page, go to their Chart Shop. It's self-explanatory and very easy to use.
2. But don't miss the other features of the site: quizzes, history and mythology of astrology, surveys, and much more.

At Astrodienst:
1. First, be patient: it was a bit slow on a Monday night on our 56K modem. (We know, we know...but right now it's complicated to get most broadband options where we live.)
2. Look at the upper left hand part of the screen and click on "Free Charts" under "Astrodienst Services."
3. Then, if it's the first time you 've been there, look for the link for birth data entry. You must enter birth data for a chart in order to get access to the free options for mini reports or chart drawing and printout for that chart!
4. Another tip: when you enter your birthplace, make it "Arlington, VA", not just "Arlington" or "arl" or "va."
    Arlington, VA is where Jodie was born. When she entered that information, Astrodienst told her to select a place from the drop down menu of seven possible matches. If you see a similar message from Astrodienst, just click the down arrow and pick the right place--in Jodie's case, it was the Arlington located in Arlington County, VA.
5. Once you've entered and submitted your birth data, Astrodienst calculates the chart, and you can pick among the following Astrodienst freebies:
"Reports / Horoscope Readings,, Personal Daily Horoscope, Personal Portrait, Children and Young People,   Love, Flirtation, and Sex , Forecast, Partner, Interactive , AstroClick Love, AstroClick Partner, AstroClick Travel , Chart Drawings - Special Chart drawing , Extended Chart Selection , Your VIP Astro-Twins"
    Most of the categories above are self-explanatory, but the place to go if you just want to print out your chart is "Chart Drawing."
    Also, Astrodienst will store the birth data you've entered, so that the next time you visit, you can call that chart up again without having to re-enter its data. Pretty cool, huh? And it will store tons of charts for you!
    On Astrodienst, you'll find links to various reports by astrologers Liz Greene and Rob Hand.

But, if you like our own work, and if you'd prefer a written report by Steven and Jodie Forrest, then please come back to our own site and go to http://www.stevenforrest.com/writtten.html

The site for astrologers Rob and Lisa Hand and for ARHAT (Association for the Retrieval of Historical Astrological Texts). Besides Rob and Lisa's astrological practice, they publish translations of ancient astrological texts, and analyses of older techniques geared for the modern reader: http://www.robhand.com

The site for Astro Communications Services Inc., who publishes astrology books, including some of ours. http://www.astrocom.com

Don't miss astrodatabank.com! Want to know about the charts of thousands of famous people? Here's where to start... Tons of birth data, with information about how reliable its sources are, lively discussion about personalities of the day, and an
email list.

Astrology Alive, astrologer Barbara Schermer's website. She specializes in experiential astrology and astrodrama.
http://www.astrologyalive.com

Astrology Et Al, a fine metaphysical bookstore in Seattle, WA. They sponsor the NORWAC astrology conference in Seattle every spring. http://www.astrologyetal.comAnd you can link to Laura Gerking's Internet astrology radio program, Astrology Talk, from there as well as from StarIQ.com. To make sure your computer can get the show, go to http://www.worldstream.com/home/are_you_ready.htm

"Astrology For The Soul" - the website of Moses Siregar III, who calls it "An Infinite Source for Real Astrology. Free course/tutorial, fresh perspectives, monthly influences, Q & A, humor, links."

The "Astrograph: Astrology for Human" site is well worth checking out, too. http://www.astrograph.com

The website of Basil Fearrington, astrologer and musician, is well worth checking out, with its For Beginners, Newsmakers and Editorials sections, links to many of his fine articles, as well as information about Basil and his practice and his teaching. See the Background section for his impressive bass playing.

Cheshire Rose Books, a fine metaphysical bookstore in the Sacramento, CA area, who sponsors astrological workshops and speakers. http://www.speedlink.com/catcom

Compatti.com - Match by Compatibility with unique Astrology and Relationship Evaluation horoscopes for friends and partners. Online dating and personals community builder.

Cosmic Circumstances is a free weekly email astrology report written by Steven Robins in Santa Cruz, California. To subscribe, write steven@cosmiccircumstances.com.

Dawn Mountain Press -- Books on Astrology, Dreams, and Spiritual Psychology by Greg Bogart, Ph.D.

Not strictly astrology, but an all around great new body-mind-spirit, personal growth site! Well written and well managed, with lots of entertaining features, some interactive, and plenty of links. http://www.espirituality.com

FengShui-Astrology.com. Your future is at the tap of your fingers. For personality profiles, relationship readings and free horoscopes using the Feng Shui Astrology system -- Nine Star Ki.

Indastro.com. This comprehensive site is dedicated to Vedic astrology.

The Kepler College of Astrological Arts & Sciences in Seattle, WA. This is an exciting and important development in the world of astrology: a degree-granting univeristy (B.A. and M.A.), and the entire curriculum is built on astrology. http://www.kepler.edu Email: info@kepler.edu Tel 425-673-4292; fax 425-673-4983. 4630 200th St SW, Suite L-1, Lynnwood, WA 98036. Here's a message from Kepler:
   "The deadline for applying to Kepler College's first term is June 23, 2000. Because it took 2 months longer than projected to complete our degree-authorization process, we have extended the deadline from April to June. If someone you know has been waiting for our degree-authorization to be finalized before applying, we are happy to announce that both the BA and MA programs have been approved! Kepler College of Astrological Arts and Sciences is the only college of astrology in the western hemisphere that is authorized to issue Bachelor and Master Degrees in Astrology.
    Each term of the Distance Learning Program is twelve weeks in duration, eleven of which are presented via internet and email. Every term, Kepler hosts a 7-day symposium in Seattle, WA where students meet with faculty and fellow students for intense hands-on study. There is minimum dorm space available for the first symposium, so we recommend that applications be submitted as soon as possible.
    Do you know someone who needs an application form? One can be downloaded directly from our newly designed website at www.kepler.edu Please take a minute to visit the site for all of the latest news. Or email us and we can send an application. And please tell everyone you know about this historic event!
    If you have any questions about the application process or entrance requirements for either the BA or MA program, please email us at info@kepler.edu or call our administrative office at (425) 673-4292. Thanks so much for your ongoing support and enthusiasm about Kepler College.
    Most sincerely,
    --Mikel Poulsen, Board of Trustees, Kepler College of Astrological Arts & Sciences" http://www.kepler.edu

The Mountain Astrologer, a state-of-the-art astrological journal with an impressive variety of articles, geared for students and professionals alike. http://www.MountainAstrologer.com

New Leaf Distributing Company distributes Jodie's fiction, and a WEALTH of fine astrological, New Age and metaphysical books and sidelines. Especially if you're a retail bookseller, check them out at: http://www.newleaf-dist.com

Astrologer Brian Habit presents Proud Phoenix: Astrology to Help You Transform Your Life, at http://www.proudphoenix.com . In addition to counseling, he offers online courses and his site has a discussion forum for questions and answers.

The site for Project Hindsight, Bob Schmidt, Ellen Black & the Golden Hind Press. Project Hindsight translates & publishes ancient astrological texts, offers software for ancient astrological techniques, and gives conferences & lectures on ancient astrology & philosophy at their Maryland location. http://www.ProjectHindsight-TGHP.com

RecreationDirectory.net / Horoscopes - Horoscopes Web Directory

Then there's StarIQ.com, a sleek (relatively) new astrology site with regularly updated columns by astrologers such as Philip
Sedgewick, a Cyber Cafe with Kim Rogers-Gallagher, and more.

Interested in Vedic astrology? Try http://www.yourplanets.com. Get a free Vedic mini report with an image of your Vedic astrology chart, or buy a detailed report. Jodie was impressed with their report on her chart. Also, take a look at their free tutorial on Vedic astrology.

http://www.zodiac-x-files.com Astrology @ Planet Zodiac: The Lost Horoscope X-Files. Zodiac aphesis astrology software and birth chart analysis tips based on the lost horoscope x-files from Greek, Medieval and Renaissance sources.

Akasha Astrological Jewelry offers you the opportunity to wear your birthchart as a unique piece of jewelry, custom-designed according to your chart and preferences.

"alt.astrology" - born July 29, 1991, 18:22:38 AEST (08:22:38 GMT), Sydney, Australia (33S52 151E13)

"de.alt.astrologie" - in the German language, born January 5, 1994, 19:14:54 MET, Tuebingen, Germany (48N31 09E02)

"alt.jyotish" - born Jan. 5, 1995, 21:28:33 GMT, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (21N19 157W52)

"alt.astrology.asian" - born May 9, 1995, 00:08:56 GMT, Anaheim, CA USA (33N50 117W54)

"alt.astrology.marketplace" - born June 28, 1996, 09:17:30 pm PDT (04:17:30 GMT June 29), San Diego, CA, USA (32N43 117W09). For astrological ADVERTISING!

"alt.astrology.metapsych" - born November 24, 1996, 02:05 am PST, La Jolla, CA, USA (32N51 117W16)

"alt.astrology.moderated" - born November 8, 1998 00:04 am CST, Lisle, Illinois, USA. (88W04 41N48)
URL: http://160.79.196.177/~aam

The "International Congress Agenda," as well as the Summary of Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Newsletters for Astrology are always up-to-date available at:
http://www.astropro.com/features/conxions/index.html
and are posted every weekend to most of the above Newsgroups.

"Astrolist" - born in 1995. Editor: Carol B. Willis. To subscribe, send email to: majordomo@lightlink.com with the message: subscribe Astrolist-L.

"Small World" - born February 24, 1998 at 18:05 GMT, Ospringe, Kent, England (51N20, 0E53). An occasional free bulletin of data, ideas, comments, asteroids,
fine-tuning. Editor: Rev. Pam Crane. To subscribe send email to: Seven5Zero@aol.com with message: subscribe SmallWorld YourName@address.

"The Planetary Outlook" - born March 1, 1998 at 11:30 am Colorado Springs, CO, USA. Editor: Cheri Camille. To subscribe send email to: cheri@skyguides.com with the message: subscribe, or visit the website. URL: http://www.skyguides.com/planet.html

"Astrology World" - born May 14, 1998, at 07:30 GMT, Mansfield, Notts, England (53N08 01W12). Editor: Deborah Houlding. To subscribe send email to:
astrology-world@oaknetpub.com with the message: subscribe. URL: http://astrology-world.com

"IAS Newsletter" - born January 1, 1999 at 00:00 GMT, Portsalon, Ireland. Editors: Hans Taeger and Thomas Siegfried. Bi-monthly about astrology, data
research and buddhism. To subscribe visit the website, or send email to: taeger@iol.ie with the message: subscribe your name and country.
URL: http://www.iol.ie/~taeger/iasnews.html

"Kozmik Horoscopes" - born April 14, 1999 at 10:17:43 GMT, London, England. Monthly astrological Newsletter. To subscribe visit the website, or email:
kozmiknews-subscribe@listbot.com Editor: Dave Ryan. URL: http://www.demon.co.uk/kdm/weekhscp.html

"Galactic Times" - born April 14, 1999, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. Galactic astrology and more! We love this one! Editor: Philip Sedgwick. To subscribe send email to: galastro@aol.com with the message: subscribe Galactic Times.

"Lois Rodden's Newsmaker and Research Newsletter" - born September 23, 1999 at 9:46 AM EST, Orleans, MA, USA. To subscribe to this weekly go to the website, or send a blank email to: newsletter@AstroDatabank.com Editors: Lois Rodden and Mark McDonough. URL: http://www.AstroDatabank.com

"Astro Snippets" - born October 11, 1999 at 20:41, Cape Town, South Africa, for busy student astrologers who want concise useful information quickly. To subscribe send a blank email to: astrolog@iafrica.com Editor: Monica Cromhout.

"SkyHints" - born November 3, 1999 at 17:42 PST, Rocklin, CA, USA. To sample this monthly newsletter, send an email to: SkyHints@aol.com with 'sample sky' in body. To subscribe, send email to: SkyHints@aol.com with 'subscribe' in body. Editor: Joyce Mason.

For 69 astrological Mailinglists, International Congress Agenda, "Astrology in The Netherlands" & "Agenda voor Nederland" go to:
URL: http://www.astropro.com/features/conxions/index.html
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This one is a central clearinghouse of space info, written so anyone can understand it, and it's big fun, too. You can sign up to be emailed with the newest astronomy news! http://www.space.com

NASA's website. Great astronomical photos from their probes, and up-to-date information about their programs. http://www.nasa.gov

Then there's the Novagraphics Space Art Gallery, beautifully and imaginatively going where few artists have gone before... http://www.novaspace.com

http://www.heavens-above.com.
"Our aim is to provide you with all the information you need to observe satellites Mir and the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, the dazzlingly bright flares from Iridium satellites, as well as a wealth of other spaceflight and astronomical information." Many people don't even realize that satellites can easily be seen with the naked eye. Provides the times of visibility, and detailed star charts showing the satellite's track through the heavens. All pages, including the graphics, are generated in real-time and customized for your location and time zone."

The practice of yoga is exceptionally good for the body, mind and spirit. If you live in or are visiting the Triangle area of NC, take a look at Triangle Yoga's website. They offer both drop-in and session classes for all levels of students in many different forms of yoga, plus some meditation: http://www.mindspring.com/~triangleyoga

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with Fran Slavich and Kathy Hallen is another great Triangle-area resource for yoga. Please visit their website, RidetheBreath.com for teaching schedules and more info.

Creative Juices Arts provides a wide assortment of classes, groups, workshops and retreats that are devoted to providing people with a direct experience of the healing power of creativity through the expressive arts: www.creativejuicesarts.com .

One Spirit Project: Facilitating personal growth and spiritual enlightenment through interaction and discussion, this site encourages new perspectives that will help you find meaning and purpose in your life. Large resource directory. http://onespiritproject.com

Compassionate Acupuncture and Healing Arts -- where Barbara and John Connor are committed to providing you with the most reliable and dependable information available on alternative and complementary medicine. The Connors treat a wide variety of conditions very successfully using a combination of acupuncture and craniosacral therapy; and when indicated they use hara visceral work, herbs, supplements and diet as adjunctive therapies. Take advantage of their popular section entitled Health News You Can Use consisting of abstracts of recently published reports and studies pertinent to your health appearing in periodicals, journals and newspapers.

    Don't miss pianist extraordinaire Robert Griffin's website and his creative solo piano music. Robert is now the piano player for the Squirrel Nut Zippers! Steven did the liner notes for Robert's CD, "A State of Music," in heavy rotation at our house. Robert did his own arrangements of NC composers & artists such as John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Mike Cross, Kay Kayser, Libba Cotton, the Red Clay Ramblers, and the list goes on, including some work of his own... http://www.robertgriffin.com
    The Squirrel Nut Zippers' fall/winter tour schedule can be found at either their site or Robert's site, both hotlinked above.
    You can hear MP3 clips of Robert's music. Don't have an MP3 player? You can download one at http://proforma.real.com/real/player.html. They sell a downloadable one for $29.90, and they also have a basic one you can download for free from a link on that page.
    To hear an MP3 clip of Robert's version of James Taylor's "Carolina on my Mind," click here, and give it anywhere from ten seconds to about 1.5minutes to download. (We say that because some of our computers, all with different chips, modem speeds, MP3 capabilities and personality quirks, downloaded it more slowly than others. Some of them started playing the clip 10 seconds into the download, and some didn't.) The clip will play for about 48 seconds.
    To hear an MP3 clip of Robert's own "Lullaby for Lindsey," click here, and give it anywhere from 10 seconds to 1.5 minutes to download its 414 K. It will play for about 35 seconds.
    The page with links to all the MP3 clips is http://www.robertgriffin.com/musicclips.html
    Like what you hear? Want to know more about Robert's CD? Click here North Carolina: A State of Music !

Dominic Miller plays guitar for Sting, used to play for the Pretenders, and has released a fine solo CD; "First Touch". You'll find his site at: http://www.dominicmiller.com

Love fantasy and science fiction? Then try the Fandom Directory, with e-addresses and websites for 4,500+ fans, writers, publishers, artists, collectors, dealers, stores, 'zines, clubs and conventions. http://members.aol.com/fandata

Love fantasy and science fiction, and live in NC? Then try the Research Triangle Science Fiction Society's website. They have almost-monthly meetings. Their site includes a great recommended reading list of F and SF classics, and a map to their meeting place. http://www.rtsfs.org
In collaboration with another couple of SF-oriented organizations, they have an annual science fiction convention, Trinoc-con. Jodie is a literary guest there, go to our workshops and lectures page for details.Some charity fundraising for the Wake County Literacy Council will be done at the con.

One of our all time favorite authors, C.J. Cherryh, excels at both fantasy and science fiction and has a wonderful site. If you love cats, her "Chanur" series is a must-read. (Four of our own "Seven Paws" are named Pyanfar, after one of Cherryh's feline-like characters.) http://www.cherryh.com

Steven and Jodie are confirmed Jethro Tull fans. (Guess who's playing the flute above this line?) There are, or so we hear, about 100 Tull sites on the Internet. Here are three of our favorite ones, and they link to other JT sites:

We are so excited about this one! It's the official Jethro Tull website, maintained by Jethro Tull's keyboard player, Andy Giddings, complete with letters from the different band members and the
members' email addresses on-site, photos, bios, tour schedule, concert concession stuff for sale, general band news, etc.
http://www.j-tull.com

The "St Cleve Chronicle"'s Jethro Tull website. The Chronicle is a great and well-moderatedTull e-newsletter. Guess where we first heard about the band's official site mentioned above? The SC Chronicle, of course. http://remus.rutgers.edu/JethroTull

If you enjoyed your imaginary visit to the ancient Northern European world that Jodie portrayed in her novels, you may enjoy learning more. Check out these sites where the old ways are alive and well:

One of the very best and best maintained Wiccan sites on the Internet: www.witchvox.com
Of major importance to the Wiccan community. Links to local organizations, editiorials, community assistance, etc.

A fine Wiccan/Norse site, very informative, well-written, researched and organized, and completely humanistic. Much about the Runes and Norse mythology. Talmira' Broom Closet: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~talmira/Tyrsdottir

The Kewel Ristar: Eldar Futhark Eclectic Rune Magicks. Another good Pagan site, beautifully designed and well-linked to others: http://members.tripod.com/~runwita

In the SCA? Curious about medieval history for any other reason? For an excellence reference site to medieval history in general, try the Internet Medieval Sourcebook. It has some medieval texts excerpted, and tons of other data.http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html

ANAM Holistic Healing, Dowsing and Shamanic Practice Ireland Resources for holistics, dowsing, divining and shamanic healing land practices in Ireland - including therapies, courses, articles, holidays and sacred site guided tours. Email Joe Mullaly, joe@anamspirit.com
URL: http://anamspirit.com

Baladi Jewelry specializes in Norse Rune jewelry: rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings in 14k yellow and white gold, platinum, and sterling silver.

http://www.crownjewels.com Interested in gemstones? This site sells unique, handcrafted jewelry and hair pieces, but also is a fun site to visit. They offer everything from free gemstone postcards, a chat board, classifieds, search engines for astrological birthstones, and gemstone searches that result in specific gravity, hardness, the corresponding chakras and more!

We donate a percentage of our profits to the Carnivore Preservation Trust, a private organization who maintains breeding pairs of endangered species, not just the big cats, though you'll find some beauties on their site. http://www.cptigers.org

It may be silly, but we can't resist giving you links to these great sites for pet toys! You can find toys listed by breed, type (catnip, interactive, etc.), materials or, our favorite part, by your pet's personality (couch potato, plays well with others, how active the pet is, etc.) http://www.cattoys.com and http://www.dogtoys.com