Classes & Workshops Winter 2025
To register for a class or workshop, please contact the teacher directly.
For other questions on our Education Program, please email John Marchesella: astrojohn8@icloud.comPlease read through the entire list for the class that suits your level of study and personal interest.Study Guides can be purchased only via the NCGR-PAA website, www.astrologersalliance.orgFor information on certification exams and other details on NCGR-PAA, please visit www.astrologersalliance.orgWORKSHOP: MARRIAGE ELECTIONALS
CLAUDIA BADER
212-874-7441 or abzudusk@gmail.com
– All You Need Is Love –
And if you marry, hopefully a kickass marriage electional.
Valentine’s Day is coming! Love can triumph – or be helped – in our trouble times.
When does the marriage start?
No charts are perfect….what are the crucial factors to use?
How do the natal charts play into it?
Example charts of civilians as well as celebrity couples used.
SATURDAY, February 8 th , 1:30 – 3:30
$40 - ZOOM ONLY
TOTAL CHART MASTERY: GET PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION BY NCGR-PAA
MEIRA EPSTEIN, C.A., NCGR-PAA
917-595-8513 or Meirabe01@gmail.com
Classes are available for all Four Levels, in private, or through the NCGR Education Online . The next semester begins February 2025.
Level-1: Astronomy-for-Astrologers, Natal Chart Calculations, and Chart Foundations (aspects, houses, rulership).
Level-2: Predictive techniques, calculation and interpretation (Integration of Solar Arc, S. Progression and Transits).
Level-3: Horary, Electional, Synastry, Midpoints, and more.
Level-4 Certification: Consultation and Chart Rectification.
ADD USEFUL TOOLS: Learn the URANIAN system -90° Dial, Midpoints & the TNP’s (Transneptunian planets) and how to integrate them with your regular work. Learn Classical Hellenistic predictive systems.
UPGRADE YOUR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: Gain confidence, learn effective consultation techniques and how to handle sensitive situations, how to identify core issues, and how to prepare for a client session.
PRIVATE STUDY – suited to your needs & schedule. Prepare for the NCGR-PAA exams, or simply improve specific skills. Comprehensive study material is provided. $79 per class (90 min).
RECORDED TUTORIALS, LECTURES & BOOKS are available on http://bear-star.com.
RULERSHIP AS POETRY / POETRY AS RULERSHIP (ALL LEVELS)
DANIEL LARKIN with J.M. HAMADE
917-504-4069 or danielblarkin@gmail.com
This course will explore astrological rulership and how planets handle responsibilities through their respective signs, and by extension the houses in a chart. Each weekly session will explore the chart of one poet as a case study. We will examine the rulers of all 12 signs/houses of the chart in search of deeper stories.
The concept of rulership holds that each of the planets has a sign or signs of the zodiac that it is “in charge of.” Moving beyond the language of property and serfdom, we will explore the unfolding of astrological imagery as the signature of unique planetary responsibility. As we “snake” our way from the ruler of the Ascendant to the other dispositors of the chart, we encounter curvatures as well as more collective notions of what it is to handle space.
Poetry will be our guide. Emphasizing less linear forms of language will help to comprehend the many nuances and layers of planetary disposition. Using our poets’ poems as well as other selections, the art of chart interpretation is taken from the context “who owns who” into “what words and images tell more or less enchanting stories?”
The following poets will be studied: Dante Alighieri, Juana Inés de la Cruz, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Rimbaud, Kahil Gibran, Hilda Dolittle, Dorothy Parker, Tristan Tzara, Antonin Artaud, Federico Garcia Lorca, Diane di Prima, and Nikko Giovanni.
Email Danny Larkin at danielblarkin@gmail.com for a syllabus and registration
Begins January 29th
WEDNESDAYS, 7:30 – 9 ET, 12 sessions
$250 - ZOOM ONLY
ASPECTS & CHART INTERPRETATION (LEVEL I/II)
JOHN MARCHESELLA 212-255-8497 or astrojohn8@icloud.com
Aspects make the chart go ‘round. They energize the horoscope and challenge our interpretation of it! But have no fear. This class offers a step-by-step breakdown of aspect analysis and how they represent our psychological complexes. We will also gain practice in chart interpretation because it’s the only way to get to Carnegie Hall – practice, practice, practice!
Begins January 7th
TUESDAYS, 6:45 – 8, 10 sessions
Doors open at 6:30 for Q & A
$200 – ZOOM ONLY
SECONDARY PROGRESSIONS: The Acorn and the Oak Tree (LEVELS II/III)
JOHN MARCHESELLA 212-255-8497 or astrojohn8@icloud.com
This age-old forecasting technique is necessary to make accurate predictions, and even more important, to understand how we are changed by the events and trends of our lives. And when we say, “changed,” we do not mean becoming something other than who we are, but rather more of who we are and who we were always meant to be.
Begins January 18 th
ALTERNATE SATURDAYS, 11:15 – 12:30, 7 sessions
Doors open at 11 for Q & A
$140 – ZOOM ONLY
ADVANCED INTERPRETATION (LEVEL III/IV)
JOHN MARCHESELLA 212-255-8497 or astrojohn8@icloud.com
This class is meant for advanced students who want to stay primed in “astrologese” by sharing their thoughts and interpretations on the charts of famous and historical figures as well as pick up a few tips on how to read for clients, how to handle what 2025 has to offer, and how to see the nuances in natal charts and prediction.
Begins January 23rd
ALTERNATE THURSDAYS, 6:45 – 8, 10 sessions
Doors open at 6:30 for Q&A
$200 – ZOOM ONLY
THE BASICS: An Organic Introduction to Astrology (LEVELS I/III)
JUDI VITALE judivitale@me.com
Learn astrology through the rhythms of nature. We’ll explore Zodiac Signs, Planets, and how they work in astrology. Then we’ll begin to understand how astrology works and how we can use it. This course is designed for beginners, but intermediate astrologers may find they glean new insight on this visit back to the basics.
Begins January 29th
WEDNESDAYS, 7:30 – 9 PM EST, 6 sessions
$125, pay by Venmo PayPal or Credit Card – ZOOM ONLY
ASTROLOGY IN MOTION: Aspects and Transits (LEVELS I/III)
JUDI VITALE judivitale@me.com
Discover the magic of planetary combinations, in the natal chart and by transit. See how transits reawaken aspect patterns in the natal chart. Begin to put things together so that you can begin to fully grasp how celestial bodies set “timers” that stimulate us to embark on new adventures and pursue exciting opportunities.
Begins March 12th
WEDNESDAYS, 7:30 – 9 PM, 5 sessions
$125, pay by Venmo, PayPal or Credit Card - ZOOM ONLY
VEDIC ASTROLOGY
RONNIE DREYER
All levels of Vedic Astrology classes. Check website.
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION
DIANE CRAMER 212/288-6232
333 East 66th Street
Private instruction on all levels. Instruction on the basic components of astrology, beginner and advanced. Chart interpretation, predictive techniques and the use of midpoints. Specialized instruction in medical astrology. Tips and techniques for Solar Fire 9. $35/hour
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