Fundamentals I: Introduction to Astrology

Fundamentals I: Introduction to Astrology

This course is designed for students who know the very basics of astrology and/or want to solidify the astrological knowledge they have already gained on their own.

The astrological chart will be taken apart in order for students to clearly understand how each set of symbols functions and how their interaction provides the basis of interpretation.

Students in this course will not only build a solid understanding of the basics of astrology but learn how to immediately apply what they learn to chart interpretation, even if there is no birth time.

Instructors: Donna Young & Samuel F. Reynolds, with Callum Wilkinson as Teaching Assistant
RN101 (10 weeks) – Winter 2024-25
Class begins January 12, 2025
Advance pricing until December 29, 2024 

NOTE: If this is your first academic course with Kepler College or you have not paid the one-time registration fee ($40) in the past, please add this to your order. This fee payment is required for all academic students.

The one-time Registration fee is a separate store item found as the last item in each term grouping.

This course is taught in English. Proficiency in English is required for all students.

Original price was: $590.00.Current price is: $560.50.

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Description

Instructors: Donna Young & Samuel F. Reynolds, with Callum Wilkinson TA
Day: Sunday, beginning January 12, 2025*
Time: 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Course Length : 10 weeks – all live classes are recorded
*Additional Practice Labs will be offered throughout the course

 


 

This course is designed to introduce students to the core components of the natal chart and how these individual pieces combine for interpretation. By the end of this course, students will have worked with essential techniques for chart interpretation and can identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. Students will be able to synthesize these core astrological components into a basic coherent and meaningful interpretation without relying on outside resources.

What You’ll Learn: 

  • An introduction to the astronomical underpinnings of the astrological chart
  • Exploration of the interplay between astronomy and the astrological meanings of the planets; comparing meanings from Hellenistic to modern; and an introduction to the mythology and archetypal meaning of the planets
  • Introduction to natal retrograde planets and meaning
  • Understanding the big picture by working with elements, modes, and polarities; the hemispheres and quadrants, and Marc Edmund Jones modern chart patterns
  • Examining the construction of meaning within the astrological signs
  • Introduction to the astrological houses and how they are created; the meanings of the houses and their changes over time; how to use the houses to enhance an interpretation
  • Introduction to the major aspects
  • Introduction to basic dignities, debilities, and dispositor trees to help hone chart interpretation
  • Layering all this together to create your own interpretation without any outside resource

 

By the end, students will have a solid understanding of the planets and how the signs and houses modify their meaning. They will learn to evaluate what planets are highlighted in the chart based on their placement by sign and house, basic dignities, and their interaction through aspects and dispositors. They will be able to synthesize this information into a basic coherent and meaningful interpretation without relying on outside resources.

Weekly Topics:

  1. Orientation/Overview
  2. Personal Planets · Chaldean Order
  3. Outer Planets · Retrogrades
  4. Polarity, Mode, Elements
  5. Planets in Signs · Dispositor Patterns
  6. Foundational Energy · Sect · Chart Patterns/Quadrants
  7. Astrological Houses · Natal Promise
  8. Aspects · Applying/Separating
  9. Essential Dignities
  10. Putting it All Together

 

This course is required for the Professional Diploma

Pre-requisites:

None

If you have a background in astrology you can challenge this course:

https://store.keplercollege.org/category/courses-by-type/challenge-tests/

Required Texts:

  • Obert, Charlie. Introduction to Traditional Natal Astrology: A Complete Working Guide for Modern Astrologers. 
  • Gillett, Roy. The Secret Language of Astrology.
  • Houlding, Deborah. The Houses, Temples of the Sky.
  • Tompkins, Sue. Aspects in Astrology

 

Recommended Text:

  • Dykes, Benjamin. Traditional Astrology for Today, An Introduction.

 

Cancellation and Refund Policy

 

 

 


 

View Donna Young’s bio here
View Samuel F. Reynolds’ bio here

 

Registration closes at 7:00am on Wednesday January 15th, 2025

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