Perfect for beginners or those wanting to consolidate prior learning.
- Participate in sessions in real time on your desktop, laptop, or tablet using Zoom
- Speak with instructor Toby Aldren and with your fellow classmates – just like being in the same room together
- Engage in a rigorous program of astrological education, taking you far beyond Sun Signs to the complete interpretation of a natal chart and, in Level 2, to forecasting and relationship analysis
- Put astrology to the test by seeing how it works with charts of your fellow students
Can’t make a session? Not to worry.
You will have access to the recording for 7 days.
Course Content
Level 1
Natal Chart Reading
Required textbook:
Astrology: Using the wisdom of the stars in your everyday life by Carole Taylor. Click HERE for Canadian purchasing options.
Module 1 (7 sessions)
Isolating and Interpreting the Pieces of the Natal Chart
glyphs and functions of the traditional planets; polarity, elements, modes; the angles; houses; outer planets and Chiron; sign and house rulerships; the nodal axis; retrograde planets
Module 2 (7 sessions)
Connecting the Pieces Together
major aspects, aspect patterns; the lunation cycle; steps to reading the whole birth chart; identifying themes in a chart
Module 3 (7 sessions)
Full Chart Interpretation
understanding oneself through the natal chart
Level 2
Forecasting and Relationships
Required textbook:
The Changing Sky by Steven Forrest. (E-reader is suitable, if your prefer.)
Module 4 (7 sessions)
Transits and Solar Returns
Transits: For most astrologers, the preferred method of forecasting. Positions of planets in their current cycles are interpreted as influencing those in the natal chart.
Solar Return Chart: The new chart you get every birthday. Believed to indicate the overall trends for the coming year.
Module 5 (7 sessions)
Secondary Progressions
A symbolic form of forecasting where the natal chart ‘unfolds’ at the rate of one day per year. Often used as a tool to interpret internal shifts rather than external events.
The module ends by learning a system to help prioritize and interpret the forecasting data collected from transits, solar returns, and progressions.
Module 6 (7 sessions)
Relationships
Synastry
Using chart comparison in the study of a relationship – whether personal or business. Learn how two people support one another or “push each other’s buttons”.
The Composite Chart
A symbolic chart created by the midpoints of planets from the charts of two people. Seen as a chart that describes the essence of the relationship as a unit unto itself.
Register for Upcoming Classes
Regular tuition fee for 7 sessions: $273
Book at least 2 weeks ahead and pay only $231
Enrolment is limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Level 1
Natal Chart Reading
Module 1
Isolating and Interpreting the Pieces of the Natal Chart
7 sessions
Tuesdays
6:30–8:00pm Pacific
Sept 13 – Oct 25, 2022
Module 2
Connecting the Pieces Together
7 sessions
Tuesdays
6:30–8:00pm Pacific
Jan 10 – Feb 21, 2023
Module 3
Full Chart Interpretation
7 sessions
Tuesdays
6:30–8:00pm Pacific
May 2 – Jun 13, 2023
Completed Level 1 and want some extra practice?
Natal Chart Reading Workshop
You’ll be given a natal chart ahead of time. In Session 1, we will go through the interpretation process together. Each student will be assigned one life area to focus on. In Session 2, the ‘client’ will join us for a brief consultation, and we’ll see how we did!
$78 for the 2 sessions.
$66 if you book at least 2 weeks ahead.
2 sessions
Thursdays
6:30–8:00pm Pacific
Sept 15 and 22, 2022
Level 2
Forecasting and Relationships
Module 4
Transits and Solar Returns
7 sessions
Tuesdays
6:30–8:00pm Pacific
Nov 1 – Dec 13, 2022
Module 5
Secondary Progressions
7 Sessions
Tuesdays
6:30–8:00pm Pacific
Feb 28 – Apr 25, 2023
No classes on Mar 21 and 28.
Module 6
Relationships
7 sessions
Dates to be announced
Cancellation Policy
With notice of 15 days or more, your payment will be refunded less a $20 admin fee. No refunds for cancellations within 14 days of the first session. Should minimum enrolment for a module not be met, Toby Aldren reserves the right to cancel it, in which case, 100% of your tuition payment will be refunded.
