VOCATIONAL ASTROLOGY

4 Saturday sessions

September 6

October 4

November 1

December 6

10 am - 4 pm

Prerequisites: Solid knowledge of basic astrology, including major aspects, house menaings, and ability to synthesize planet/sign and planet/house combinations. Basic familiarity with chart patterns and aspect patterns.

Recommended text: In Search of a Fulfilling Career by Joanne Wickenburg

There are currently 3 openings in this class.

Everyone has a vocation, though your vocation is not always your job. For some people it is a hobby or even volunteer work. This series of workshops will show you how to pinpoint both your aptitudes and your needs so you can maximize both your career potential and your fulfillment level. We will start with some simple techniques and proceed to full analyses of vocational potentials. Extensive handouts will be provided. We will work with participant's charts to the extent possible, but you'll also be working with the charts of famous and "regular" people.

SCHEDULE

September 6. Basic introductory material. Signs on the second, sixth, and tenth house cusps. Planets as vocational indicators. Gauquelin sector planets. Case studies.

October 4. Hemisphere and quadrant emphasis. The Asc./Desc. and MC/IC axis. Trigger aspects. Case studies.

November 1. Chart patterns. Singletons. Apex planets. More trigger aspects. Case studies.

December 6. Lunar phases. Retrograde planets. Intercepted planets. Still more trigger aspects. Case studies. Wrap-up.

Cost: $200 for full course if paid by August 25; $225 at the door.

Individual sessions $60 at the door if space permits.

Location: Coxwell/Gerrard area of Toronto

Note: For those primarily interested in case studies, there will be two evening sessions in January. Contact me at SOTA2007@rogers.com for further details or if you would like your chart used in one of these sessions.

Want more information? Want to register for vocational astrology? Contact me at the above address. I will get back to you within 24 hours in most cases.

ASTROLOGY 1

12 weeks, beginning Wednesday, October 1

7:30 - 9:30 pm

Gerrard-Coxwell area of Toronto

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Sun signs or Your Place In The Universe

Required text: Practical Astrology, by Priscilla Costello

Cost: $150 if registered by September 27; $175 at the door if space permits.

Classes are kept small to facilitate learning. Register early to guarantee your space. For further information, contact SOTA2007@rogers.com

This course will give you the skills necessary to understand and read key concepts in a birth chart. Extensive handouts will be provided. There will also be homework, mostly based on working on your own chart.

Course Outline

1. Basic definition of terms. Introducing the Sun. Sun signs.
2. Meet the Moon and Mercury. Mercury signs.
3. Other planets and important horoscope points. Venus signs.
4. Long and short ascension. The natural zodiac. Birth time and the Sun's house placement. Mars signs. The Sun in the houses.
5. Jupiter and Saturn in the signs. Moon in the houses.
6. Retrograde planets. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in the signs. Mercury in the houses. The Ascendant.
7. A more in-depth look at the houses. Venus and Mars in the houses.
8. Introduction to aspects. Jupiter and Saturn in the houses.
9. Introduction to aspect combinations. Uranus and Neptune in the houses.
10. Pluto in the houses. Conjunctions in depth with sample interpretations for solar, lunar, Mercury, and Venus conjunctions.
11. Getting the big picture. Sextiles and trines in depth with sample interpretations for solar and lunar sextiles and trines.
12. Squares and oppositions in depth with sample interpretations for solar squares and oppositions.

Coming in January, 2009

Astrology 2: Aspect Theory

This course will cover midpoints, major and minor aspects, and configurations in more depth. Contact me at SOTA2007@rogers.com to be put on the mailing list.

YOUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE

Saturday, September 27

10 am - 4 pm

Coxwell -Gerrard area of Toronto

This is a crash-course introduction to astrology suitable for beginners, "rusty beginners", those with gaps in their knowledges, or those who have had their chart done and want to learn a bit more about "how the astrologer knew that". The emphasis will be on your unique relationship with your environment as shown by your chart, and a copy of your chart is included in the course materials. We will discuss elements, qualities, polarities, signs on house cusps, and planets in rulership, exaltation, detriment, and fall. Extensive handouts will be provided including information on the planets, houses, and signs. The material presented will provide a solid foundation for Astrology 1 and will enhance chart anaysis skills for more advanced beginners.

Cost: $50 if paid by September 20; $75 at the door if space permits.

Note: Class sizes are kept small to facilitate learning. Register early to guarantee your space!

Need more info? Contact me at SOTA2007@rogers.com