Archetypal astrology is a discipline that emerges from the interweaving of the astrological tradition with depth psychology and transpersonal spirituality.
This introductory course lays the foundations for an astrological practice, beginning with an examination of world views and the history of the archetypal perspective. Followed by a study of the basic principles and techniques of archetypal astrology: the meanings of the planets, aspects, and zodiacal signs, how to read a natal chart and explore the world transits, and how to calculate personal transits and keep a transit journal.
Participants in the course will be given the tools for their own ethical astrological practice, cultivating the capacity for deep inner reflection, relational understanding and growth, and an archetypal perception of the cosmos in which we are all embedded.
BECCA TARNAS
PhD, Scholar, Artist, and Editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology.
Becca received her doctorate in Philosophy and Religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), with her dissertation titled The Back of Beyond: The Red Books of C. G. Jung and J. R. R. Tolkien.
Her research interests include depth psychology, literature, philosophy, and the ecological imagination. She teaches at both Pacifica Graduate Institute and CIIS, and is author of the book Journey to the Imaginal Realm: A Reader’s Guide to J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Becca lives in Nevada City, California, where she has an astrological counseling practice.
Becca's website is www.BeccaTarnas.com, which houses her writings, lectures, podcasts, and artwork.
Course Outline
Class 1
Introduction to course material
• A brief history of astrology in the West
• World views and synchronicity
Class 2
Planets and aspects
• Archetypes in philosophy, psychology, and astrology
• Saturn and Uranus cycles
Class 3
Signs of the zodiac
• World transits
• Uranus-Pluto cycle
Class 4
Natal charts
• House systems and angles
• Saturn-Pluto cycles
Class 5
Personal transits
• Reading an ephemeris and using software
• Jupiter-Uranus cycles
Class 6
Ethics of astrology
• Uranus-Neptune cycles
• Living in an astrological world view
