Fundamentals & Essentials of Astrology Course
Basic Psychological & Archetypal Astrology in Two Terms taught by Michelle Gregg, Counseling Astrologer
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
CLASS BEGINS AUGUST 12, 2023
Class Dates TBD:
Classes meet on Saturdays, 10 AM – 1 PM Eastern via Zoom
TERM 1
12-Week Online Term
PLANETS & SIGNS: We’ll explore astrological History, The Solar System, Energy, Planets, Archetypes, Mythology, Signs of the Zodiac and their Meanings, Polarities, Modalities, Elements, and the
Nodes of the Moon.
INFO ON HOW TO REGISTER BELOW
Term 1 of Fundamentals & Essentials of Astrology takes you from discovering the Solar System and reconnecting to the Cosmos, learning the astronomy of our planets, exploring how energy works and lives through us, to learning about the planetary archetypes via Greek mythology. All that while learning the astrological meanings of the Planets and Signs of the Zodiac! Upon completion you’ll have a firm grounding and depth of understanding of the first two stepping stones of astrological knowledge, the planets and signs, from a psychological perspective. And you’ll be ready to move on to Term 2: Houses and Aspects.
This is the astrology course that I wish I had found when I began my study of astrology!
Can’t wait to see you in class!
READING LIST
Recommended Reading List for Term 1
(listed from simple to complex)
1. The Only Way to Learn Astrology, Volume 1, Basic Principles / Marian March & Joan McEvers
2. The Inner Sky / Steven Forrest
3. Keywords for Astrology / Hajo Banzhaf & Anna Haebler
4. Chart Interpretation Handbook / Stephen Arroyo
5. Mapping the Psyche, Vol. 1, The Planets and the Zodiac Signs / Clare Martin
6. Jungian Symbolism in Astrology / Alice O. Howell
7. Astrology, Psychology, and the Four Elements / Stephen Arroyo
8. Mythic Astrology / Ariel Guttman & Kenneth Johnson
9. The Luminaries / Liz Greene & Howard Sasportas
10. The Inner Planets / Liz Greene & Howard Sasportas
11. The Jupiter/Saturn Conference Lectures / Liz Greene & Stephen Arroyo
12. Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil / Liz Greene
13. The Outer Planets & Their Cycles / Liz Greene
14. The Planets Within / Thomas Moore (author of Care of the Soul)
15. Astrology for the Soul / Jan Spiller (cookbook exclusively
TERM 1 SYLLABUS
Week 1 INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY
What is Astrology?
A Brief History
The Solar System
Energy / The Imprint of the Birth Moment
The Birthchart as a Geocentric Map of Energy – Blueprint of the Psyche
The Birthchart as a Map of the Sky and Time
Week 2 BUILDING BLOCKS OF A BIRTHCHART
The Astrological Glyphs, Symbols & Shapes, and Their Meanings
The Flat or Natural Wheel
The Elements: Fire, Earth, Air, & Water
The Concept of Masculine/Yang and Feminine/Yin Energy – Polarities and Axes
Brief Intro to the Four Keystones of Astrology: Planets, Signs, Houses, Aspects
Week 3 WHAT ARE ARCHETYPES? THE LUMINARIES – THE SUN & THE MOON
The Luminaries
The Sun: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
The Moon: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
Week 4 PERSONAL PLANETS
The Personal Planets
Mercury: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
Venus: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
Mars: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
The Special Relationship between the Sun, Mercury, & Venus
Week 5 SOCIAL PLANETS & THE BRIDGE
The Social Planets
Jupiter: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
Saturn: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
The Maverick Minor Planet – The Bridge
Chiron: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
Week 6 OUTER PLANETS
The Outer/Transpersonal/Collective/Evolutionary Planets
Uranus: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
Neptune: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
Pluto: astronomy, symbols, meaning, archetypes, & myths
Week 7 ANNUAL CYCLE OF THE SUN (THE SEASONAL YEAR), THE ECLIPTIC OR TROPICAL ZODIAC, FIRST 4 SIGNS
Signs NOT Constellations
What are the modalities? Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable
What are the dualities? Receptive & Dynamic (or Feminine & Masculine)
Quick Refresher on the elements: fire, earth, air, water
SIGNS 1-4
Aries: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Taurus: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Gemini: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Cancer: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Week 8 SIGNS 5-8
Leo: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Virgo: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Libra: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Scorpio: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Week 9 SIGNS 9-12
Sagittarius: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Capricorn: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Aquarius: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
Pisces: ruler, symbol, duality, modality, psychology, keywords
THE NODES OF THE MOON
No birthchart interpretation is complete without looking at the past and future as represented by the South Node (past) and the North Node (future).
Week 10 PLANETS IN SIGNS
Planets in Aries
Planets in Taurus
Planets in Gemini
Planets in Cancer
Week 11 PLANETS IN SIGNS
Planets in Leo
Planets in Virgo
Planets in Libra
Planets in Scorpio
Week 12 PLANETS IN SIGNS
Planets in Sagittarius
Planets in Capricorn
Planets in Aquarius
Planets in Pisces
Wrap Up
PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP
I hope you’ll tune in to our private Facebook group where we are creating community! You’ll be invited to the group upon registration. You can talk with others about what you’re learning, share astrology thoughts and inspirations, ask questions, and I’ll be posting lots of relevant stuff there that we don’t cover in class.
How to Register
Tuition Payment: $450
Registration is a simple two-step process of sending an email and paying the $450 tuition.
Tuition can be accepted any time before the Term begins AUGUST 12, 2023.
1. Send an email with your commitment to attend to astrology@michellegregg.com with your name, contact information, including snail mail address, email address, mobile phone number, and birth information (birth date, birth time, and birth place (city/state/province/country.)
2. Send your $450 tuition via ZELLE – Preferred Payment Option: – please pay to astrology@michellegregg.com, or email astrology@michellegregg.com for phone number to which to make payment.
3. OR – Send your $450 tuition payment via Venmo to MichelleGreggAstro.*
Venmo has started taking a percentage of payments sent in exchange for goods and services. Please DO NOT select payment “for goods or service” when making your payment, so that I can avoid those fees. THANK YOU!
*You may also request to pay via PayPal. Email astrology@michellegregg.com to request. An additional $15 fee will be charged for a total of $465 – this will cover the PayPal fees.
Example Slides from Term 1
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR,
MICHELLE GREGG
Michelle Gregg is a Counseling Astrologer in private practice for the past 20 plus years. With a warm and encouraging approach to counseling she uses astrology, mythology, a Jungian perspective, and a bit of humor to help her clients realign their self-perspectives, personal issues, relationships, career, finances, and health – as well as any life challenges or concerns that they face throughout the cycles of their lives. Michelle’s forte is helping to break through outworn psychological and emotional patterns. There is a deep spiritual grounding to all of her work.
Michelle wholeheartedly encourages astrological education and growth of astrological awareness in the Metro Atlanta area and beyond. Michelle’s very favorite thing is annually teaching a 2-term, 24 week foundational astrology course called The Fundamentals & Essentials of Astrology. She hosted and facilitated a Transit Support Group (astrological group therapy) for 11 years, through 2020.
Michelle writes, blogs, teaches, and sees clients all over the world. Contact her at astrology@michellegregg.com, and visit her web site at www.michellegregg.com.
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