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Lesson Plan

Year One

Lesson One

Topics Covered:

  • an overview of our astrological journey
  • astro-logic
  • the circle
  • the birthchart as a mirror
  • the horizon
  • the meridian
  • everything in constant motion

Homework:

  • distribution of planets in relation to the axes of the chart

Lesson Two

Topics Covered:

  • hemispheres
  • quadrants
  • angles
  • a corelation of angles with key points in the sun’s daily motion through the sky
  • a correlation of quadrants with various times of day or night
  • a correlation of quadrants with the cycle of the seasons
  • a correlation of quadrants with the cycle of life
  • intepretation of planets in the quadrants
  • the basic structure of the birthchart as a framework within which to understand the soul’s evolutionary journey

Homework:

  • distribution of planets among the quadrants

Lesson Three

Topics Covered:

  • houses
  • angular houses
  • succedent houses
  • cadent houses
  • planets in houses
  • the distribution of planets through angular, succedent, and cadent houses
  • an emphasis or lack of planets in angular houses
  • an emphasis or lack of planets in succedent houses
  • an emphasis or lack of planets in cadent houses

Homework:

  • distribution of planets within the trifold division of houses of a quadrant
  • questions about the trifold division of houses within a quadrant
  • questions about various patterns of distribution within the trifold division of houses of a quadrant

Lesson Four

Topics Covered:

  • the elements
  • a division of the houses by element
  • fire houses
  • earth houses
  • air houses
  • water houses
  • the distribution of planets through fire, earth, air, and water houses
  • an emphasis or lack of planets in fire houses
  • an emphasis or lack of planets in earth houses
  • an emphasis or lack of planets in air houses
  • an emphasis or lack of planets in water houses

Homework:

  • distribution of planets among houses divided by elemental association
  • questions about the elemental association of houses

Lesson Five

Topics Covered:

  • the relationship between signs and houses
  • a division of signs by element
  • assessment of elemental strength within a birthchart
  • the indication of sign placement in a birthchart
  • the contrary motion of planets through signs and houses
  • the juxtaposition of signs and houses in astrological space
  • the juxtaposition of elements within the houses of a birthchart
  • fire and air
  • earth and water
  • fire and water
  • air and earth
  • fire and earth
  • air and water

Homework:

  • distribution of planets among signs of a particular elemental association
  • consideration of the elements on the cusps of houses

Lesson Six

Topics Covered:

  • a division of signs by modality
  • cardinal signs
  • fixed signs
  • mutable signs
  • the distribution of planets among the three modalities
  • cardinal preponderance and lack
  • fixed preponderance and lack
  • mutable preponderance and lack
  • the relationship between the modalities and the trifold division of houses within a quadrant
  • the juxtaposition of modalities within the houses of a birthchart
  • intercepted and exended signs
  • an assessment of the signs on the angles of a birthchart

Homework:

  • distribution of planets among signs of a particular modality
  • consideration of the modalities on the cusps of houses

Year Two

Lesson Seven

Topics Covered:

  • the cycle of the seasons
  • the signs of spring
  • the signs of summer
  • the signs of fall
  • the signs of winter

Homework:

  • questions about the balance of light and dark within various signs

Lesson Eight

Topics Covered:

  • the sensory dimension of the signs
  • the concept of sensory balance
  • traditional considerations of hot and cold, wet and dry
  • additional visual polarities
  • additional auditory polarities
  • additional tactile polarities
  • additional olfactory polarities
  • additional gustatory polarities
  • tendencies toward excess and deficiency within each sign
  • the emotional correlates of sensory imbalance, and their function as gateways to core issues

Homework :

  • identification of key sensory polarities
  • observation of subjective sensory polarities

Lesson Nine

Topics Covered:

  • a review of the territory covered in part one of this course
  • the primary importance of planets in the overall scheme of things
  • categories of planetary function
  • the Sun
  • solar mythology
  • the Sun in the hemispheres
  • the Sun in the quadrants
  • consideration of other contextual factors molding and defining the Sun

Homework:

  • placement of the Sun

Lesson Ten

Topics Covered:

  • the Moon
  • lunar mythology
  • placing the Moon in the birthchart
  • the Moon in the hemispheres
  • the Moon in the quadrants
  • assessing the placement of Sun and Moon together
  • consideration of other contextual factors molding and defining the relationship between Sun and Moon
  • managing the unwieldly art of astrological synthesis

Homework:

  • placement of the Moon
  • interaction of Sun and Moon

Lesson Eleven

Topics Covered:

  • the importance of planetary relationships
  • the importance of the soli-lunar relationship
  • calculating lunar phase
  • a distinction between waxing and waning Moons
  • the waxing hemi-cycle
  • the waning hemi-cycle
  • integrating an understanding of lunar phase with the quadrant positions of Sun and Moon

Homework:

  • consideration of the soli-lunar relationship

Lesson Twelve

Topics Covered:

  • the importance of the cycle
  • the equivalency of all cycles through their shared whole-making function
  • secondary progressions
  • the three ways of measuring the progressed lunar cycle
  • using the ephemeris to calculate the progressed-Moon-to-natal-Moon return
  • using the ephemeris to calculate the other two progressed lunar cycles

Homework:

  • progressed lunar cycles

Year Three

Lesson Thirteen

Topics Covered:

  • the Moon’s nodes
  • distinguishing between north and south nodes
  • placing the nodes in the birthchart
  • a consideration of the nodes in relation to the soli-lunar relationship
  • the eclipse cycle and the cycle of shifting emphasis in evolutonary focus
  • a consideration of the nodes in relation to lunar phase

Homework:

  • consideration of the nodal axis

Lesson Fourteen

Topics Covered:

  • the nature of planetary energies, planetary cycles, and the primary importance of observation
  • the cyclical history
  • the aspect cycle
  • determining the timing for any given aspect cycle
  • breaking down the complexity of multiple interpenetrating aspect cycles into more mangeable proportions
  • initial and return conjunctions: from potential to self-actualization
  • waxing and waning sextiles: the outworking of potentials
  • waxing and waning squares: points of crisis in the outworking of potential
  • waxing and waning trines: points of relaxation and gathering momentum
  • the opposition: the point of reckoning, time-out and grace

Homework:

  • Mercury’s most recent aspect cycle

Lesson Fifteen

Topics Covered:

  • Mercury
  • Mercury mythology
  • Mercury’s retrograde motion
  • the symbolic implications of retrograde motion
  • observing retrograde motion within the context of a cyclical history
  • Mercury’s relationship to the Sun
  • Mercury’s relationship to the Moon
  • interpreting the natal aspect formed between Mercury and the Moon
  • the question of orbs

Homework:

  • Mercury by placement
  • tracking Mercury’s cycle
  • Mercury’s relationship to Sun and Moon

Lesson Sixteen

Topics Covered:

  • Venus
  • Venus mythology
  • Venus retrograde
  • Venus’ relationship to the Sun
  • Venus’ relationship to the Moon
  • the relationship between Venus and Mercury

Homework:

  • Venus by placement
  • tracking Venus’ cycle
  • Venus’ relationship to Sun and Moon
  • tracking the Venus-Moon cycle
  • Venus’ relationship to Mercury

Lesson Seventeen

Topics Covered:

  • Mars
  • Mars mythology
  • Mars retrograde
  • the relationship between Mars and the Sun
  • the relationship between Mars and the Moon
  • the relationship between Mars and Mercury
  • the relationshp between Mars and Venus

Homework:

  • Mars by placement
  • Mars relationship to the inner planets
  • tracking the Mars cycle and an Mars-inner planet cyclical history

Lesson Eighteen

Topics Covered:

  • the difference between inner planets and collective planets
  • Jupiter
  • Jupiter mythology
  • Jupiter retrograde
  • the relationship between Jupiter and the inner planets
  • Sun-Jupiter
  • Moon-Jupiter
  • Mercury-Jupiter
  • Venus-Jupiter
  • Mars-Jupiter

Homework:

  • Jupiter’s placement
  • tracking Jupiter-inner planet cycles

Year Four

Lesson Nineteen

Topics Covered:

  • Saturn
  • Saturn mythology
  • Saturn retrograde
  • Sun-Saturn
  • Moon-Saturn
  • Mercury-Saturn
  • Venus-Saturn
  • Mars-Saturn

Homework:

  • Saturn’s placement
  • tracking Saturn-inner planet cycles

Lesson Twenty

Topics Covered:

  • transpersonal planets
  • Uranus
  • Uranus mythology
  • Uranus retrograde
  • Sun-Uranus
  • Moon-Uranus
  • Mercury-Uranus
  • Venus-Uranus
  • Mars-Uranus

Homework:

  • Uranus’ placement
  • tracking Uranus-inner planet cycles

Lesson Twenty One

Topics Covered:

  • Neptune
  • Neptune mythology
  • Neptune retrograde
  • Sun-Neptune
  • Moon-Neptune
  • Mercury-Neptune
  • Venus-Neptune
  • Mars-Neptune
  • the inherent difficulty of taking cyclical histories for outer planet aspects

Homework:

  • Neptune’s placement
  • tracking Neptune-inner planet cycles

Lesson Twenty Two

Topics Covered:

  • Pluto
  • Pluto mythology
  • Pluto retrograde
  • Sun-Pluto
  • Moon-Pluto
  • Mercury-Pluto
  • Venus-Pluto
  • Mars-Pluto

Homework:

  • Pluto’s placement
  • tracking Pluto-inner planet cycles

Lesson Twenty Three

Topics Covered:

  • the birthchart as a neural network
  • planetary rulership
  • dispositorship, and patterns of disposition
  • midpoints
  • harmonics
  • eclipses and planetary stations as triggers to the neural network

Homework:

  • identification of important midpoint patterns
  • observation of neural network triggering

Lesson Twenty Four

Topics Covered:

  • toward an understanding of whole patterns
  • using patterns of planetary distribution to get a sense for the whole pattern of the birthchart
  • the importance of distinguishing between sign and house analysis
  • consideration of soli-lunar relationship as an indication of evolutionary intent
  • using the global perspective to provide a context for understanding
  • planetary patterns
  • whole patterns formed through a division of the whole circle by the 1st harmonic
  • whole patterns formed through a division of the whole circle by the 2nd harmonic
  • whole patterns formed through a division of the whole circle by the 3rd harmonic
  • whole patterns formed through a division of the whole circle by the 4th harmonic
  • whole patterns formed through a division of the whole circle by the 6th harmonic
  • the value of the cyclical history in exploring the meaning and purpose of planetary patterns

Homework:

  • identifying planetary patterns
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