NANCY ANNE HASTINGS
(1945-1991)
Nancy Hastings was a respected astrologer from
Massachusetts, certified professional by the American
Federation of Astrologers (PMAFA). She was very active
in the organizations, serving on the board of NCGR and
as president of the New England Astrological Association.
Her great promise was cut short when she died of cancer at the age of 46.
BIRTH AND DEATH DATA: AstroDatabank gives the following
information, rated A, from the birth certificate as quoted in a letter from her to Steinbrecher.
She was born January 18, 1945, at 11:20 PM EWT, in Attleboro, MA, 71W17; 41N57.
She died on December 16, 1991, at 9:55 AM, in Concord, MA, of bowel cancer.
She had Sun, Mars, and
Mercury in Capricorn, and the latter two were part of a tight Grand Cardinal Cross. All the planets
in the configuration fell into the powerful Gauquelin
sectors. Besides Mars and Mercury on the IC, it also contained Saturn in Cancer on the Midheaven but in the ninth, the Moon in Aries,
and Neptune on the Ascendant in Libra.
BOOKS AND TAPES BY NANCY HASTINGS:
She published two books, Time to Remember: Secondary Progressions, and The Practice of Prediction. They are not available in the major chains, but AstroAmerica has copies.
NCGR has tapes by Nancy from her many appearances at their conferences.
TRIBUTES TO NANCY HASTINGS:
Edie Custer wrote in Mercury Hour, April, 1992:
"Who is not aware of Nancy Hasting's reputation, her
credentials in our field? She was certainly regarded
as one of our foremost astrologers and her service
through NCGR to the community is also well known.
"Nancy was my friend for many years. We shared many a
room and many a glass of scotch in the evening. I
valued her friendship greatly and am very grateful
that she was able to make the Seven Hills Conference
of April, 1991, in Lynchburg. It was probably the
last conference she did. I know I am not the only
one who will miss her sense of humor, her warmth,
her friendship."
Michael Levesque adds:
"Nancy wrote another excellent book, one of my favorites - "The Practice
of Prediction" published in 1989 by Samuel Wieser and apparently now out of print.
This book, I consider her
best because it teaches synthesis of transits, progressions and their
aspect patterns to each other in the natal environment.
"Nancy and I had just begun a student - teacher relationship when she
passed on for which, much to my chagrin, I, we, all lost a truly great
astrologer who really understood chart synthesis."
Michael Levesque
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