“How can I ‘read’ and better understand my horoscope?”
Learn more about the fascinating world of Astrology, in a co-creative, experiential and safe small group of like-spirited participants at the monthly Planet Parlour, or at one of the workshops and courses, from the curriculum below.
In customized CD- recorded one-on-one coaching sessions (also over the phone), based on your own and others' charts we can customize the learning to your personal interests.
Or book an Astrology Party with your friends, where everybody can learn more about their personal birth chart, either in a group session, or in private mini-sessions - makes a great birthday gift!
If you can't come to a course or workshop in person, it can be digitally recorded for you. Either receive the CD and get a one-on-one fill-in session, or purchase the CD only ( $ 10 per 2 1/2 hr workshop - discounts for courses).
Benefits
of the Astrology Courses, Workshops,
or One-on-One Coaching:
Understand yourself and others better.
Astrology
is complementary to healing, counseling, consulting, and teaching professions.
If you would like to receive the Monthly Newsletter with planetary transits, updated and detailed special feature workshops, courses, and offers of the month, please email me licht@islandnet.com
And if you would like to receive (only) updated and detailed info about upcoming courses and workshops (about bi-weekly), please email me licht@islandnet.com and I put you on my separate list.
Exploring the Cosmic Language and Art
through
Courses, Workshops and Events
with
Melanie Lichtinger
Where?
Downtown Victoria BC, Vancouver Island, Canada
On-going and Upcoming Courses and Workshops
November 2009
If you would like to receive updated and detailed info about upcoming courses and workshops (about bi-weekly), please email me licht@islandnet.com,, and I put you on my list.
Please click on links that take you to detailed info below
Voyager Tarot Practice
for all levels, esp. for participants in the Fall workshop
Wed Nov 11, 7 - 9 pm, Sat Nov 14, 12 - 2 pm, Wed Nov 18, 7 - 9 pm, Sat Nov 21, 12 - 2 pm
AstroSomatics – Health in Your Chart
2-part workshop
Introductory presentation / workshop at Oaklands Community Ctre Wed Nov 04, 7 - 9:30 pm
Full day workshop Sat Nov 07, 12 - 5 pm
Monthly Focused Transit Workshops
Drop-in, Thu eve, 7:30 - 10 pm, unless otherwise indicated.
For monthly features and dates,
please sign up at licht@islandnet.com and you will be informed via email.
In Nov:
Mars in Leo until June 10 - Start with the Heart, Beyond Ego and Show!
Thu Nov 19, 7:30 - 10 pm
Planet Parlour
Monthly Planetary Transits in Your Own Chart and Life
Every first Thu / Fri of the month (drop-in), unless otherwise indicated. All levels.
If you are interested in the overview of planetary transits for the upcoming month you are welcome to sign up for the monthly newsletter. Please send an email to licht@islandnet.com, and I put you on my list.
Overview / Curriculum of ALL the Courses and Workshops
please click on links that take you to detailed info below
Level I: Beginners: Element Alchemy, Planetary Archetypes, and Zodiac Energies (8 weeks)
Next course starts in Jan 10
AstroAlchemy of Elements (5 weeks, drop-in possible)
Next course starts in Spring 10
Level II: Ascendant, Midheaven, and Houses (8 weeks)
Next course starts in March 10
Next course starts in Spring / Summer 10
Chart Interpretation Practice (4 weeks)
Next course on request
Level IV: Planetary Cycles and Transits (8 weeks)
Next course starts in Summer 10
Level V: Progressions (5 weeks)
Next course starts in Fall 10
Two extended evening workshops for advanced students
Next course starts in Summer 10
Level VI: Relationships - Synastry / Chart Comparison: Relatedness and Compatibility (6 weeks)
Next course starts in Fall 10
Level VII: Relationships - Composite: Character of the Relationship (5 weeks)
Next course starts in Fall 10
Level VIII: Geographic Astrology -
Planetary Worldmap, Relocation Charts, and Location Compatibility (6 weeks)
Next course starts in Spring 10
Monthly Focused Transit Workshops (see above)
Drop-in, Thu eve, 7:30 - 10 pm, unless otherwise indicated
Planet Parlour
Monthly Planetary Transits in Your Own Chart and Life
Every first Thu / Fri of the month (drop-in), unless otherwise indicated
Planetary Archetypes Series
FREE Intro and 14 weeks for all levels
next series starts in Jan 10
FREE Intro
Sun - Creative Spirit
Moon - Care and Belonging
Mercury - Communication and Interaction
Venus - Attraction and Pleasure
Mars - Sex, Fight and Assertion
Lilith - Instinctual Unconditioned Feminine
Asteroid Quadrinity - Part I: Pallas - Father Daughter Mother, and Ceres - Daughter Mother
Asteroid Quadrinity - Part II: Juno - Wife, and Vesta - Virgin / Priestess
Jupiter -Trust, Growth and Understanding
Saturn - Maturity and Integrity
Chiron - Wisdom though Healing Journey
Uranus - Freedom and Breakthrough
Neptune - Transcendent Union and Bliss
Pluto - Power, Magic, and Transformation
The Lunar Nodes - Karmic Pathways
Planets Alive - Experiential Chart Constellations
The Astrological Moon - Mother and Child, Emotions, Care, Belonging
2-part workshop (not only) for mothers and their children, and daughters and their mothers
for all levels
Next workshop in Spring 10, or on request
Family and Ancestral Astrology - Origin, Dynamics, Evolution
Intro and 2-day workshop
Next workshop in Spring 10, or on request
AstroSomatics – Health in Your Chart
2-part workshop
Introductory presentation / workshop at Oaklands Community Ctre Wed Nov 04, 7 - 9:30 pm
Full day workshop Sat Nov 07, 12 - 5 pm
Astrology and Money - Wealth and Finances in Your Chart
2-part workshop
Next workshop in Winter 09 / 10, or on request
2-part workshop
Next workshop in Spring 10, or on request
Practice
for all levels, esp. for participants in the Fall workshop
Wed Nov 11, 7 - 9 pm, Sat Nov 14, 12 - 2 pm, Wed Nov 18, 7 - 9 pm, Sat Nov 21, 12 - 2 pm
Experiential
and Interactive Approach:
Gain a solid understanding of the universal astrological symbolism, in these interactive, fun, co-creative, imaginative, and experiential classes!
To
intensify the experience and make it more personal, class sizes are limited to 6 participants.
We
translate the learning directly to participants’ charts –
a
feature books cannot provide, and which brings life
to the otherwise abstract topic. Students are invited to
apply the discussed material to their own experiences, with ample opportunity for self exploration and
growth of self awareness, in a safe environment that
allows for open sharing.
Courses
Level
I - Beginners:
Element Alchemy, Planetary
Archetypes,
and Zodiac Energies -
8
weeks
Next course starts in January 10
First meeting:
- Intro to Astrology, and overview of the birth chart components.
- Overview of the Elements (Fire, Earth, Air, and Water) as archaic life forces, and how they alchemically blend in our charts and lives. We also relate them to the temperaments in a Jungian sense, and find out how to work with strongly emphasized and weakly represented elements. The complementary 5-week class AstroAlchemy of Elements following the Beginner's class goes into depth in that respect.
- The modalities cardinal, fixed and mutable (with related planets) show us where our energies tend to gravitate to naturally (initiation, consolidation, or distribution), and which qualities we can integrate if we feel ‘lopsided’.
2nd meeting:
- Further intro: The luminaries Sun and Moon, the eight planets of our Solar system, the planetoid Chiron, and the asteroid Lilith: They represent a basic ‘cast of archetypal characters’ in our personality. We also learn about the meaning of the Nodal Axis.
Participating at the Planetary Archetypes series enhances one’s understanding, but
isn’t a prerequisite for this course..
Following 6 meetings:
- The 12 Zodiac signs in particular which uniquely colour the expression of each planet in your chart, their shadow side, and their potential for transformational empowerment.
We interpret each student's planets in the particular two signs that are 'on' each week, and explore how they can be expressed consciously, freely and creatively.
We also learn to understand the organic flow from one sign to another which is relevant for cusp energies.
Meeting 3: Aries & Taurus, meeting 4: Gemini & Cancer, meeting 5: Leo & Virgo, meeting 6: Libra & Scorpio, meeting 7: Sagittarius & Capricorn, meeting 8: Aquarius & Pisces.
For students on all levels, including newcomers.
Drop-in possible, yet whole series recommended.
This course goes into depth with the astrological elements (Fire, Earth, Air, and Water) as archaic life forces, and how they blend in our charts and lives.
In
ancient Greek philosophy, medieval Alchemy, and many esoteric traditions throughout times
and cultures, the elements have been a crucial working ground to
understand nature and our inner human nature better. C.G. Jung’s
psychology generated a renaissance of considering the elements
as models for the basic 4 temperaments of Intuition (Fire), Sensation (Earth),
Thinking (Air), and Feeling (Water).
With further extensions of intro- and extroverted, the model also became
well known through the Myers-Briggs test.
Missed classes will be taped for absent registered student
In the 5-week course, we
- discuss the basic astrological ingredients of elements / temperaments, and its usefulness and inspiration for understanding self and others (first evening - FREE intro),
- explore in the following 4 evenings the elements one by one in-depth,
- illustrate the elements and planets via other media, esp. Voyager Tarot cards which also promotes Tarot understanding,
- experientially 'diagnose' the elements and related planets directly in participants’ charts and discuss how they play themselves out in their lives, and
- find out how to consciously work with (apparently) strongly emphasized or weakly represented elements:
- As we link the elements to their associated signs and planetary Archetypes, we see how these different levels are actually all interconnected.
Even if an element and / or its related planets might be strong in your chart, that doesn't suggest to 'ride' it overly. The complementary element will balance it out, via experiences, or via partnerships. And if you seem to lack a placement of a planet in a particular element, that doesn't necessarily suggest you are actually deficient, and should 'fill it up'. It might as well mean, that element is not a big deal in this lifetime. The exploration in this series gets very interesting, as we go beyond the surface level, and connect the dots from within.
This course is complementary to the Beginners course or Planetary Archetypes series, for a deeper understanding of elements, signs and planets. Or it can be taken by itself, by participants on all levels..
First evening FREE Intro: Alchemy / Elements 101
2nd evening: Fire - Intuition (with related signs Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius, and planets / heavenly bodies Sun, Mars, and Jupiter)
3rd evening: Earth - Sensation (with Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn, and planets Venus, Mercury, and Saturn)
4th evening: Air - Thinking (with Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius, and planets Mercury, Venus, and Uranus)
5th evening: Water - Feeling (with Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, and planets / heavenly bodies Moon, Pluto, and Neptune)
Next course starts in March 10
For students with basic knowledge of elements, modalities, signs, and planets.
- How can I visualize in 3-D in the sky what is printed as ‘my chart’? Basic illustrative astronomy.
- How are the houses determined, and why are some bigger than others? The different house systems, their effects and consequences.
- Does it matter where in the house the planets are? What about cusp planets? We discuss the concept of the 'intensity curve' of energy in a house, and what that means for students' planets.
- Further intro, particularly the meaning of all the house axes I-VII, II-VIII, III-IX, IV-X, V-XI, and VI-XII.
- The Ascendant as our natural presence, the place from which we relate to ourselves and meet the world, and how it is colored through planets nearby. How does the Descendant contrast and complement it? The encounter axis.
- The meaning of the ruling planet of the chart and of its position in a particular house.
- The meaning of
Nadir and Midheaven:
The individuation
axis, with discussion of students’ examples.
The 12 astrological houses in particular.
They represent a range of scenarios and areas in human life, in a cycle from personal to interpersonal to transpersonal experiences. We go in depth through each house, to gain a good understanding of the related life areas, and apply it to the specific significance of students’ planets therein. We also discuss how opposing houses complement each other in an axis.
3rd evening: Houses I and II: Outer self and resources
5th evening: Houses V and VI: Play/ children, and work / health
6th evening: Houses VII and VIII: Significant others / partners, and deep involvements / transformation
7th evening: Houses IX and X: Studies, worldview / travel, and purpose / career
8th evening: Houses XI and XII: Groups / peers / co-creative projects, and inner self that relates to all-that-is, transcendence and universality.
For advanced students with basic knowledge of elements, modalities, signs, planets, AC / MC, and houses.
This
level is synthesizing and integrative, as we explore how the planets in a birth chart
(which represent archetypal
parts of our psyche) resonate and interrelate with one another, and how we can
consciously express their whole dynamic as we evolve.
From
the curriculum:
* The planetary patterns (like bowl, bundle, hourglass...) give a first visual impression of the distribution of planets in a chart, and tell us how inner parts and 'groupings' of the psyche relate to each other.
*
The 7 major aspects
with their different 'flavour' (as indicated via colors red, blue and
green), and their particular affinities to
planetary energies (e.g. trines have Jupiter quality of opportunities, while squares are
intrinsically Martian, and require energy release).
* How does an unaspected planet operate, and how can its archetype be actualized?
* Planetary aspect configurations: Closed circuits or 'gestalt' figures between planets show the synergistic effect that the total is more than the sum of its parts. They may indicate themes of stress, opportunity, ambivalence, stimulation, or learning. We discuss how we can be in tune with the creative potential of either.
On this very crucial level, we tie all the astrological building blocks (elements, modalities, planets, signs, houses, aspects) together, which takes us to a synthesis of the whole birth chart.
After the Aspects class, you have a great tool box for Chart Synthesis, and a foundation for Transits.
For advanced students (familiar with planets, signs, houses, and aspects, ideally also transits) who would like to tie the basic ingredients and tools together, and practice birth chart synthesis and interpretation in a co-creative environment, with feedback and direction.
* At each 2 1/2 hour meeting, we co-interpret one or two charts brought to the class by one of the participants. The discussion will be CD recorded.
* Students who haven’t taken the 3 basic levels, require solid knowledge of signs, planets, AC and houses, aspects and aspect configurations to join the class.
* Drop in, or punch-card for 4 or 6 meetings (unused 'punches' can be used for other 2 1/2 hr workshops).
Next class starts in Summer 10
For students who are familiar with basic chart interpretation - Level III, or equivalent background.
The dynamic side of astrology:
Find out how
challenging or auspicious times in our lives are mirrored by on-going planetary
stimulation of birth planets = transits. Learn
how to align with the deeper evolutionary initiation that is offered through
transits. Transiting planets have their specific cycles around the Zodiac
(12-year Jupiter cycle, 29 –year Saturn cycle, 84-year Uranus cycle) that
stimulate everyone at certain age phases. The midlife
transits are the most
crucial example. Plus, planets have cycles with each other (e.g. the
socio-economical 20-year Jupiter-Saturn cycle) which affect individuals but
also historical developments.
We learn about all the components of this very crucial feature in Astrology that is the heart of every consultation session, practicing hands-on with real-life examples from the students, so it is also a transit group encounter.
We explore the different effects of all the major planets' (Jupiter to Pluto) cycles and transits. Find out how to determine their course throughout time, and how to interpret those interwoven patterns.
If
you have studied transits before, you are most welcome to join us for fine
tuning and practicing, for the whole class, or by dropping in.
Next course starts in Fall 10
For students who are familiar with basic chart interpretation - Level III, or equivalent background.
This course is the natural next level after Transits, and very useful if not necessary to do a substantial AstroBiography.
* Progressions show one's deeper long term evolution, and the arc of life.
* Find out how planetary movements after birth mirror the gradual journey of the soul over the entire lifetime, beyond the cyclical developmental processes, as indicated by transits.
* Get
to know the two most commonly used methods by astrologers: Secondary
Progressions and Solar Arc Progressions.
* Progressions, like transits, can be used as a prognostic tool, to guide us on our present and upcoming journey in alignment with our natural laws, and in hindsight, to shed light on past developments in life, and showing how the threads of life experiences and transitions are uniquely and meaningfully woven together into the bigger fabric of our journey.
* Learn how to live in accordance with these gradual transformational shifts of your life.
* This class is also complementary to and a great preparation asset for the following AstroBiography workshop, as it adds another powerful tool that provides insights around one’s evolution, and helps with understanding one’s life journey.
*
As
always in the classes and workshops, we will work
directly with participants' charts and experiences,
and immediately apply the theory in a customized
way into practice., which serves as a very personalized way of illustrating
the learning.
Next course starts in Fall 10
For students who are familiar with basic individual chart interpretation (Levels I-III, or equivalent). Not necessary: Knowledge of transits/progressions.
In this first part of the Relationship series, we
- evaluate individual relational themes in each person,
- explore common, compatible, and complementary themes, by comparing their individual birth charts (and also, if wished, present transits).
- use the Synastry tool which indicates how an intimate couple, two friends, family members, business partners, etc. respond to each others’ energies, and what they trigger in each other.
-
discuss how the particular
dynamic can be turned into a creative, synergistic and evolutionary process
for both people.
Next course starts in Fall 10
For students who are familiar with basic individual chart interpretation (Levels I-III, or equivalent). Not necessary: Knowledge of transits/ progressions. Familiarity with Synastry recommendable but not essential.
The Composite chart is, besides the Synastry, a widely used tool for relationship consulting.
We go beyond the relatedness, interaction and compatibility between the two partners (as indicated by Synastry) to a deeper level, by interpreting the image of the synergistic 'third entity': The relationship as such that is being co-created by the couple / team: The whole is more than the sum of its parts!
The Composite shows us the effects of the particular 'alchemy' or fusion of being energetically involved with one another, and which themes and issues are brought up for both partners together that weren't obvious before (partners by themselves, or in the encounter / dating phase). With this instrument, the meaning of these themes that both people constellate together can be made conscious.
It is fascinating to see how with a different partner a whole different kind of 'alchemy' comes up, which the respective Composite would show.
Fees for above classes:
$ 200 / 8 classes of 2 1/2 hrs each, or 5 classes of 4 hrs each (20 hrs), based on 4 - 5 participants
($ 220 p.p. for 3 participants, and $ 180 p.p. for 6 participants)
$ 150 / 6 classes of 2 1/2 hrs each (12,5 hrs), based on 4 - 5 participants
($ 160 p.p. for 3 participants, and $ 140 p.p. for 6 participants)
$ 80 / 3 classes of 2 1/2 hrs each (12,5 hrs), based on 4 - 5 participants
($ 90 p.p. for 3 participants, and $ 70 p.p. for 6 participants)
IP (Interpretation Practice): drop-in $ 27,
Punch cards for drop-in workshops: $ 100 / 4, $ 150 / 6
Includes hand-outs, learning information via email, colour print of one's own charts and photocopies of all other participants’ charts.
New students: $ 20 for the first time drop-in.
Missed classes will be CD-recorded for registered absent students, and they receive a fill-in session!
CD's of courses or workshops can be purchased for $ 10.
Repeat classes and drop-ins are half price!
20% discount for unwaged / low income
Next course starts in Spring 10
For students who are familiar with basic individual chart interpretation, as well as (for Location Compatibility segment) Synastry and Composite. Not necessary: Knowledge of transits/ progressions.
Learn how to use 3 tools that are crucial for relocation, one's relationship to different countries, regions, and cities in the world, and significant others who come from those places:
* The Planetary Worldmap
is like a personal multidimensional 'geographic archetypal meridian map':Its planetary
longitude meridians and bell curves (based on specific birth time) show areas in the world where one's inner archetypes are particularly brought out, either personally, via significant relationships, by relating to the location itself and its cultural tradition, or in relation to society, profession, and purpose. In those geographic areas, catalysts for consciousness and dynamic evolution are particularly activated and highlighted.The Planetary Worldmap is a great 'navigation tool' to scan for regions
in the world where particular planetary archetype themes (like belonging / home, relatedness, establishing oneself in career and society, etc.) are powerfully brought out. It can be used in preparation for long term travel or relocation to already envisioned locations, in retrospect to understand and integrate certain past experiences with worldwide exposure, or to scan for yet undetermined potential relocation places that would reinforce, stimulate or tone down one's given planetary energies.Each student will be equipped with their own Planetary Worldmap
which will be explored in the group. Info material will help with follow-up navigation and research after the workshop.
* Relocation Charts are like 'magnifying glasses' of the Planetary Worldmap:
They show how one's (virtual) chart looks like, at a residence different from one's birth place. The relocation AC changes, to the effect of a new way of self relating. Relocation planets fall into different houses than birth planets, so that certain areas of life, be it relationships, work, career and purpose, retreat, home, children and creativity, etc., are emphasized in new ways at places of relocation, which can be challenging or opening new possibilities, in comparison to one's birth chart orientation. Relocation charts reflect new opportunities and necessities to relate to the relocation environment with one's intrinsic potential. The relocation chart is relevant for a radius of about 200 km around the relocation place.
Each student will be equipped with two relocation charts of their choosing which will be discussed and compared with their birth charts.
*
Location Compatibility shows one's 'relationship' with a city or town:Fine tuning even further, location compatibility indicates how one goes into energy exchange with a particular city or town, and what personality facets the place brings out, as if the location was a partner.
It explains why one feels more compatible with the 'vibes' of a particular town than another one close by (which would have the same relocation chart energy). We will discuss the general meaning of Location Synastry (how do I match with the energies of that town? What do I have energetically in common with the locale? Where are tensions and areas to work with, where are opportunities?) and Location Composite (which kind of 'relationship' wants to be created with that place when residing there long term - business and work, social life, studies, retired, leisure and fun, transformational catalyst, etc.).
Each student will be equipped with a Synastry and a Composite chart for a town / city of their choosing. It might be necessary to research date (time?) of incorporation for smaller towns that aren't in my data base.
$ 1
50 / whole 6-week course$ 60 / each module
= 2 evenings (Woldmap, Relocation, Location Compatibility)20% discount for unwaged / low income
Repeat workshops are half price!
Includes
hand-outs, colour print of your personal birth chart, Worldmap chart, two
Relocation charts of your choosing, Location Compatibility charts.
Monthly Focused Transit Workshops
Drop-in, Thu eve, 7:30 - 10 pm, unless otherwise indicated. For all levels.
For updates and detailed description, please sign up at licht@islandnet.com and you will be informed via email.
$ 27 drop-in per evening
$ 20 for first timers
$ 100 / punch card for 4 meetings, $ 140 / 6 meetings (valid for any 2 1/2 hr workshop, class, or Parlour drop-in)
20% discount on drop-in and punch cards for unwaged / low income
Monthly Planetary Transits in Your Own Chart and Life
Every first Thu / Fri of the month (drop-in), unless otherwise indicated. For all levels.
For more in-depth transit information, you are welcome to sign up for the monthly newsletter, by sending me an email licht@islandnet.com,.
In the 2 1/2-hour workshop, we discuss with feedback and direction the monthly astrological themes of the participants. Find out about general planetary trends and your personal transits for the month, how to 'navigate' by the cosmic cycles, and live 'in harmonious flow' with them.
Enhance self-awareness and interconnectedness with the universe, in an eclectic group of like-minded participants! An alternative or complement to a personal Astrology session.
We monitor most of the planetary and lunar cycles that are 'on' for the up-coming month, and how they are relevant in our lives, here and now. Small groups guarantee that the discussion can be geared to every participant's personal experience. Go home equipped with insight into present and upcoming trends, and with directions how to align with them creatively..
Please find an invitation with the particular present and upcoming planetary cycles and alignments that we discuss month by month in the monthly newsletter that goes out to subscribers in the last week of each month. If you would like to be on the list, please send me your email address.
$ 27 drop-in per evening
$ 20 for first timers
$ 100 / punch card for 4 meetings, $ 140 / 6 meetings (valid for any 2 1/2 hr workshop, class, or Parlour drop-in)
20% discount on drop-in and punch cards for unwaged / low income
FREE Intro and 14 weeks for all levels
next series starts in Jan 10
FREE Intro
Sun - Creative Spirit
Moon - Care and Belonging
Mercury
-
Communication and Interaction
Venus
- Attraction
and Pleasure
Mars - Sex, Fight and Assertion
Lilith - Instinctual Unconditioned Feminine
Asteroid Quadrinity - Part I: Pallas - Father Daughter Mother, and Ceres - Daughter Mother
Asteroid Quadrinity - Part II: Juno - Wife, and Vesta - Virgin / Priestess
Jupiter -Trust, Growth and Understanding
Saturn - Maturity and Integrity
Chiron - Wisdom though Healing Journey
Uranus - Freedom and Breakthrough
Neptune - Transcendent Union and Bliss
Pluto - Power, Magic, and Transformation
The Lunar Nodes - Karmic Pathways
This experiential 14-week drop-in series on Planetary Archetypes which has been quite popular over the last three years will return with a new round, for newcomers, those who would like to fill in on Archetypes which they missed, or which became prominent lately in their lives.
We get to know one by one and in-depth the 'planetary players' in the birth chart, named after the ancient mythological gods and goddesses. In modern times, they represent archetypal parts of our psyche, which are the core of psychological and spiritual astrology and key to its manifold applications.
Archetypes, as introduced by
C.G. Jung and cultivated by Joseph Campbell and others, represent timeless and culture
transcending human experiences and aspects of our psyche which inhabit myths, folk stories, fairy tales and
dreams, and that we all deal
with as we go through life. In astrology, we find them as:
Sun
- Father:
Creative spirit;
Moon
- Mother:
Care and belonging;
Mercury
- Messenger:
Communication and interaction;
Venus
- Beloved:
Inner feminine, erotic expression, attraction, pleasure, and relatedness;
Mars
- Warrior:
Inner primal masculine, sex, fight, and assertion;
Lilith
- Wild Woman:
Instinctual, 'untamed' feminine power;
Asteroids Pallas, Ceres, Juno and Vesta: 'Father daughter', 'daughter mother', wife, priestess-virgin
Jupiter
-
Saturn
- Sage:
Maturity and integrity;
Chiron
- Wounded Healer / Shaman:
Wisdom through healing journey;
Uranus
– Prometheus the Awakener:
Freedom and breakthrough;
Pluto - Magician: Power of transformation and evolution;
The Lunar Nodes: Karmic pathways, releasing old habitual needs, and embracing new avenues..
As always in these personally customized classes, we will apply the understanding to each student's chart and life, yet much more 'right brainy' than in the systematic regular class curricula. Significant questions will be discussed that trigger experiences with each archetype and can be catalysts for understanding them 'from the inside out'.
In the free intro we discuss the concept of planetary archetypes, their relevance for different applications in astrology, and how we can encounter them daily on our consciousness journey.
In each following meeting, we feature one archetype, with plenty of room for discussion and practical illustration in 'real life' and in students' charts. We explore various ways of creatively manifesting them through different senses and media, and by creating weekly rituals that express and invoke the particular archetype.
Launching special: FREE
Drop-in $ 27
PA punch cards: $ 100 / 4 meetings, $ 140 / 6 meetings
(valid
also for
Parlour or any 2 1/2 hr workshop)
Whole 14-week series: $ 300
20% discount on drop-in and punch cards for unwaged / low income
Planets Alive - Experiential Chart Constellations
For participants with basic knowledge of Astrology, particularly of the Planetary Archetypes and signs of the Zodiac.. The Planetary Archetype series is the perfect preparation, but not a prerequisite.
With your registration, please indicate whether you would like to have your own chart set up, and / or be one of the Planetary Representatives . If your own chart is being set up, you will in the course of the workshop also have the opportunity to step into the positions of your Archetypes, to feel them 'from the inside out'.
$ 15 / Planetary Archetype representative per chart; $ 20 for both charts
$
50 / chart owner + Planetary Archetype representative for the other chart
20% discount for unwaged / low income
The Astrological Moon - Mother and Child, Emotions, Care, Belonging
2-part workshop (not only) for mothers and their children, and daughters and their mothers
all levels
Next workshop in Spring 10, or on request
The
Moon with its 27 ˝ -day Zodiac cycle and 29-day solunar cycle (from one New
Moon to the next) is intrinsically connected to the feminine
cyclical and nurturing nature.
As
women and mothers, and as men with natural nurturing instincts, we biologically,
physically, or emotionally, keep nurturing our children and are nurtured by life
itself.
Themes of home, family, roots, belonging, the ebb and flow of emotions, eating habits, giving ourselves pampering and rest, and taking care of our own and others’ needs (without creating co-dependency), and many related issues come up with the Moon in the astrological birth chart.
It
is the key in the mother (parent) - child relationship, esp. in the early stages
of life.
In
the workshop, we explore, using participants’ and their children’s
individual birth charts, how they as mothers
can best respond to their own
needs while care taking, and we get a perspective on the child's unique nature.
For mothers
of daughters and sons of all ages
the relationship between
mother and children will be honored astrologically.
And
for participants who aren’t mothers, we explore how their relationship
with their mother or primary care taker can be lived most authentically.
Participants of the in-depth workshop on May 16 one complimentary chart for their mom or child which we will explore to gain insights into the family dynamics, and extra charts for other family members (not to be part of the workshop) for $ 5 each.
$ 70 Full workshop
$ 27 Evening intro only / $ 20 for first timers to the workshops
$ 50 Deepening workshop only
20% discount for unwaged / low income
2-part workshop
Introductory presentation / workshop at Oaklands Community Ctre Wed Nov 04, 7 - 9:30 pm
Full day workshop Sat Nov 07, 12 - 5 pm
At
the occasion of Saturn
now in the health and wellness oriented sign of Virgo
since
Astrology is truly holistic! The interconnected system of body-mind-spirit is reflected in the birth chart: The AC, particular planetary archetypes in their Zodiac positions, houses, and aspect angles in an individual chart, as well as the transits, can show us the interaction between physical and psychological health.
Find out where to look for particular body functions, dispositions, metabolism,
energy level, general stressors and sensitivities, potential times of stress, and
how to consciously embrace the archetype proactively so that it doesn’t need
to ‘somatize’ in the body.
This
topic is obviously quite extensive, and some astrologers specialize fully in it.Both days are geared
for an introduction on 2 levels: The
evening workshop offers a basic
intro
to interested students with previous knowledge of Astrology. The
all day workshop
serves to deepen
and practice the
understanding of AstroSomatics,
as we explore, using participants’ charts, how deeper, underlying and interwoven
themes may manifest via disease - if not creatively expressed otherwise. And
just like in the homeopathic approach of “like attracts and heals like”, the
problem / poison is also the key for the remedy: We address the overall message
of the system and requirement for its integration, in times of present health challenges,
or
in retrospect for past processes that were triggered by health crises. We find out how to individually support the overall flow of life energy.
$ 60 Full workshop
$ 20 Evening intro only
$ 50 Deepening workshop only
20% discount for unwaged / low income
2-part workshop
Next workshop in Winter 09 / 10, or on request
For
students with basic astrological understanding (who have taken at least level I or with
equivalent knowledge).
Saturn in economical / small business and budgeting oriented Virgo, and Pluto in big business and long term planning Capricorn in 2009, together with the financial crisis, give incentive to get one's financial act together...
Find out how money, self validation and self esteem are connected as a theme in Astrology, and where to look for your income capacity, business faculties, what you have to offer, and which resources in you can be validated and translated into $$$. Also, what wealth means for you. Is caution or adventure leading you? What could be a sensible investment approach, given your intrinsic nature? What are your present and upcoming financial cycles?
This topic is obviously quite extensive, and some astrologers specialize fully in financial (incl. investment) Astrology. The workshop aims to help with increased self understanding and financial empowerment as a practically applied introduction on 2 levels: The first evening offers a basic intro to finance, money, and wealth related themes in Astrology. The second evening serves to deepen the understanding, as we explore it practically, using participants’ charts. We address the overall messages of participants' charts and lives, in times of present financial opportunities or challenges, or in retrospect for past processes that were triggered by financial crises. And we find out how to support the overall flow of our life energy, via money and exchange of resources, and in the context of these transformational times...
$ 50 ($ 40 low income) / 2 evenings of 2 1/2 hrs
2-part workshop
Next workshop in Spring 10, or on request
For
students with basic astrological understanding (who have taken at least level I or with
equivalent knowledge).
A very earthy tone of slow moving planets Saturn in Virgo (Fall 2007 - Summer 2010) and Pluto in (Saturn ruled) Capricorn (Jan 2009 - 2023) urge us to ground ourselves, and dedicate our resources to a purpose that serves the collective, beyond personally driven 'career'. Many people have been in personal transformational career crisis, and can't continue to contribute to the status quo system.
So where is one's calling and professional purpose to be found, esp. in our profoundly and intensely changing times?
Astrology offers tools to determine where to direct one's resources purposefully and in a fulfilling way. Find out which factors to look for as one's dharma, or spiritual purpose, where (esp. but not only professional) mastery is calling (while procrastination is futile, and avoidance is depressing), and which qualities need to be in place for a naturally fitting career (be it independent, caring, inventive, exciting, stabilizing, grounded, adventurous, etc.) which also represents individuation (or 'psychological growing up') in one's life. And, to bring it into the here-now experience: What are present and upcoming career cycles and themes?
This concentrated 2-part workshop helps with
- increased self understanding and empowered purposeful direction in life and
- a solid and practically applied approach on 2 levels:
The
first evening offers a
basic intro
to career related themes in Astrology which the
participants are invited to ingest and examine. The second evening serves
to deepen
the understanding,
as we explore those
themes practically, using participants’ charts.
We address the overall chart messages, in times of present
career crisis, opportunities or challenges, or in
retrospect for past processes. And we find out how to support a
purposeful direction of our life energy, also in the context of the present
transformational times..
$ 50 ($ 40 low income) / 2 evenings of 2 1/2 hrs
Family and Ancestral Astrology - Origin, Dynamics, Evolution
Intro and 2- day workshop
Next workshop in Spring 10, or on request
For
students with astrological background (understanding of signs, planets,
houses, aspects, ideally also Synastry)
Be
prepared for eye-openers about the dynamics
within your family system!
- By setting up the birth charts of significant members in your nuclear and extended family (be it ancestors, parents, siblings, children), and by comparing them with each other in a systematic as well as intuitive way, we develop tools to scan for themes and patterns that run through families.
- 'Element allies’ and complementary ‘black sheep’, Lunar and Martian themes of how the ‘tribe’ tends to respond, interact emotionally, and handle conflict and assertion, who in the family tends to be a ‘scape goat’, outsider and / or catalyst who might take on unexpressed themes of the rest, and many more themes will be brought up.
-
- All these dynamics naturally reflect sides in all the members, yet everybody plays their 'cast'.
- It can be revealing how we tend to unconsciously perpetuate originally acquired projections ("mom is the martyr", etc.) in intimate relationships.
- In my
consultation practice and research, I also observed that certain astrologically
determinable potentials
of previous generations are being actualized in their descendants.
It can be very rewarding to see how in family systems a string of
evolution is being passed on. And you as part of the
presently alive generation can honour the legacy, by consciously offering the gifts
from the ancestors that come to fruition in your life to a liberated evolution
of the whole family..
On
the
first full day workshop,
after
the evening
introduction, we explore family themes of the participants and their family
members individually, plus dynamic processes they are presently on (via planetary transits), and
then compare the family
members with each other, to scan for common / complementary themes.
On
the second full
day workshop,
we explore the particular interdynamics of the participants with all their
introduced family members, via the instrument of Synastry (chart comparison),
to go deeper, and find where their energies meet, clash, compete, etc., and which
creative ways of being authentic with each other and oneself can be
found.
$ 140 Full workshop (Intro and two full days)
$ 27 Intro evening only / $ 20 first timers
20% discount for unwaged / low income
Includes hand-outs, colour print of your personal birth chart and of 3 family members' charts, plus photocopies of other participants' and their families' charts.
Next workshop in Spring 10, or on request
For students with solid knowledge of chart interpretation, including transits and ideally also progressions (classes up to Level V or equivalent) and awareness of own chart.
* Would you like to understand the whole span of your life, with all its evolutionary cycles you have been going through, while learning applied astrology at its best?
* In this workshop, you will be equipped with the tools for recording the 'history of your life' in a way that can be evaluated astrologically.
* You will learn to understand processes in your past from a bigger perspective which will turn quite a few 'light bulbs' on.
* Realize how you have been responding to cosmic energies over an extended time, and raise consciousness for your present and future evolution.
* If you continue the writing and evaluation practice the valuable effects will be on-going.
* Past AstroBio groups opted for bi-monthly follow-up meetings and coaching in the continued process which will be offered again.
includes 1/2 hour individual coaching over the phone during the process of the workshop.
$ 27 per follow-up meeting (punch cards in effect)
Repeat workshops are half price!
20% discount for unwaged / low income
for all levels
For students on all levels, and newcomers with basic astrological understanding.
Learning to use the Tarot deck offers a fantastic universal intuitive divination tool that can be consulted any time, in connection with Astrology, or by itself.
This modern and universal card oracle ("Know Thyself!") is very visual and accessible for everybody, compared to more esoteric Tarot systems that by nature require a 'reader' or in-depth studies. The beauty and versatility of Voyager is that it can be experienced on many levels of depth and used in combination with Astrology (it contains a lot of astrological symbolism) or by itself - see yourself in the oracular universe!
In my in-person Astrology sessions that include a Tarot card or a small spread, I find it fascinating how the cards mirror blind spots or subconscious material of the psyche, and affirm the inner direction that is already existent, yet often veiled to or denied by the client. The cards can be intentionally invoked like symbolic dream images. For the client, a magical sense of affirming remembrance arises, and the specific and customized meaning of the card messages can be integrated. It is amazing how the 'perfect cards' show up that illustrate and complement the astrological theme. Yet, with clear intention directed to the ritual, the synchronicity effect is actually not surprising.
- In the workshop series, we will explore the ancient art of Tarot, using the archetypal "Voyager" deck with its holistic system of modern, yet timeless cross cultural photo collages, and also connect its symbolism with the astrological system. A basic background in Astrology would be great to see cross-references, yet isn't required.
- We practice hands-on Tarot readings for oneself and another in each class.
-
We tie astrological features into the interpretation.
This
workshop series is very complementary to any Astrology course, esp. the Beginners
course, and the 14-week Planetary Archetypes drop-in series (both starting in
Winter 09/10) where we also use the Voyager cards for
illustration.
Please
purchase your own Voyager deck (available at Instinct on
$ 140 / 6 weeks of 2 hrs each;
$ 112 unwaged / low income
Practice group: $ 15 per meeting
Low
income discounts available.
I have taken all the series of Astrology classes with Melanie over the last two years, starting right at the introductory level.
I can still remember myself, struggling to master Signs and Planets! Over this time my knowledge, awareness
and appreciation have gone from being 'very limited' to 'relatively vast'. Along the way, Melanie has imparted enthusiasm and confidence that have allowed me to make the steps at a gradual and manageable pace. She has also imparted a sense of discipline about Astrological interpretation that is rigorous to the body of knowledge and yet intuitive to the interpreter. I appreciate that Melanie is a 'modern Astrologer', blending the fields of Astrology and Psychology in her teachings. All in all, I have found her courses very rewarding, stimulating and informative. I recommend them highly to anyone interested in opening to the vast universe that Astrology awareness provides.
L. Sh.-R., Levels I - VIII, Planetary Archetypes, Interpretation Practice, Parlours, and special feature workshops
"If
you're excited to learn about geographic astrology, the Planetary Worldmap
workshop is an awesome place to start. You can get a lot more out of any of the other workshops if you participate in this foundational
day first. Rich and magical, it leaves you stimulated to delve further."
J.S., Level
VIII, Parlours, and special feature workshops
“Melanie's astrology course is delightful! As a very knowledgeable and intuitive teacher, she gently prompts and guides the participants into discovering new insights into theirs and other's charts. The classes are informative, fun, and the subject matter always fascinating. Charming and cheerful, Melanie makes everyone feel special, and one leaves the session feeling upbeat and empowered. Melanie's astrology course was time and money well invested!
I've also had private readings with Melanie, and I can honestly say that after trying several other astrologers across Canada, Melanie is by far the best and most accurate and thorough."
G.
L.
“I
completely appreciate the thought and research you put into each week - it is
a very comfortable place to be and I have already learned a great
deal and feel a lot more confident in my astrological thought - learning
about the houses has literally been the piece of the puzzle that was missing
for me. Thanks Melanie!”
L.
O.
“Melanie's
flexible and personalized approach to teaching us about the fascinating world
of astrology has kept me coming back for more. The fun exchange of information
and experiences within her classes deepens my self awareness and helps me be
better at being me in the world and my relationships. Don't let Saturn hold
you back, free your Arian and Sagittarian energies and come along and join us!”
K. Ch., Levels I - III and practice group
“I
wanted to thank you for the enjoyable and entertaining courses you provide.
I have learned much more than I expected and had fun too!
I find myself thinking about each class for days after.
The material is well presented and makes one curious and eager for
more!”
D.
W.
“Thanks
for such a wonderful introduction to astrology! I feel great finally having a
base and a framework from which to learn!”
D. P., Levels I - III
"I love the way you help us make sense of our Selves!"
S.B., Levels I - III, Parlours, special feature workshops
"I really like the way you teach. Your patience, your kindness -- you are very, very good at explaining - you make it very easy to understand astrology."
N.F., Level I
"I liked everything about the courses. I was able to assimilate a fair amount due to the organization of content, personal application to our charts, use of images and archetypes through the Tarot cards and mythological stories (e.g. Chiron) and background reading material. The small group concept allowed to explore and discuss each other's charts and still stay "on track", which Melanie was able to ensure. Melanie creates a warm, stimulating and nurturing environment. I look forward to learning more."
K.S., Level I - II
“Melanie's courses are full of life and inspiration... Her fun, intimate, and in-depth method of teaching makes for a very rich, unique and informative astrological experience... Thank you!"
H.S., Level I
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