Practical Astrology
Practical Astrology for the Metaphysician, Occultist, and Magician
This is Al’s basic course in astrology that preceded his maverick astrology column in the newsletter. It consists of 22 lessons and is designed to build a good foundation to further your understanding of astrological energies and how they apply to practical everyday life.
Lesson titles
The basics (part 1) signs, elements and their qualities cardinal, fixed, mutable, houses, key words, natural zodiac wheel
The basics (part 11): the luminaries, their qualities and signs they rule, the basics of aspects
How to construct a basic solar chart this is what the daily stuff in your newspaper comes from
How to progress your natal chart-hom far have you grown?
Timing is victory-how to pick the right time to start a project-fruitful/barren signs – sun cycles -planetary cycles
How to make your solar chart more accurate rising sign, mid heaven, cusps, nodes of moon, part of fortune
Understanding your drives, strengths and weaknesses from your solar chart
How to read an ephemeris, table of houses, longitude and latitude
How to calculate your natal horoscope (part 1).
How to calculate your natal horoscope (part 11).
Who’s “boss” in your chart? Dispositing
Interpreting your natal chart part 1
Interpreting your natal chart part 11
Applying transits to your natal chart
How to progress your natal chart how far have you grown?
Astrological techniques electional astrology
Horary astrology-how it works
Solar and lunar returns pre-natal conjunctions
Time rectifications – the unknown birth time
Astrology vs the tarot a useful working tool
How to effectively offset adverse aspects with gemstones or enhance good aspects
I Ching and astrology