Miami Astrology

Astrology in South Florida: Alive and Well for Over 40 Years…and Counting

As the first decade of the new millenium comes to a close and we hear more and more about 2012, a group of south Florida astrologers welcome the changes happening in the world around us. Those astrologers belong to the South Florida Astrological Association, one of the oldest astrology clubs in the state. “This club was the by-product of what was awakened in the 1960s at the last Saturn-Uranus oppostion,” says Brenda Brush, one of the earliest members and past president. “Groups had to form to contain the new energy that was released into our culture at that time.” And now, as Saturn and Uranus oppose each other, astrology and metaphysics are gaining interest again.

The South Florida Astrological Association has a long history. As Brush recounts the story, Josephine Sabino was teaching astrology for the Dade County school system in the adult education program in North Miami Beach in the late 1960s. In 1968 she organized the first group of astrologers as the Hollywood Astrological Association. This early group would meet above Jaxson’s ice cream parlor in Hollywood and share astrological information with each other. Josephine’s strong spirit (Scorpio on the Midheaven) and caring nature (Cancer sun) laid the groundwork for nurturing astrologers from all over the world. Read the rest of this entry »