In the past two decades, the translations of dozens of astrological texts from the Hellenistic, Arabic, and Medieval periods have sparked a renewed interested in traditional astrology and precipitated a renaissance in astrological thinking. This seminar will introduce the basic doctrines, definitions, and terminology, demonstrate their application in chart analysis, and suggest ways to apply these concepts to the mindset of the modern person. Learn the special vocabulary and use of such concepts as sect, diurnal and nocturnal planets, whole sign houses, triplicities, bounds, reception, configurations, witnessing, hurling rays, rejoicing, lots, solar phases, under the beams, profections, time lords, and releasing.
Demetra will introduce the first pages of Traditional Astrology for Yourself, a programmed text workbook designed to help the practitioner learn the basic techniques through application to one’s own chart, and the seminar will incorporate time for hands-on practicums.
Doors open at 9:30 am. The workshop runs from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. [Given that the workshop will end at 4:00 pm, rather than 4:30 pm as usual, we will be having a shortened lunch break that won’t allow for time for eating lunch out at restaurants. Therefore, we ask that you bring a sack lunch to the workshop.]
Demetra George, M.A. Classics, practicing astrology for more than 35 years, specializes in archetypal mythology and ancient techniques. She is the author of Astrology For Yourself, Asteroid Goddesses, Mysteries of the Dark Moon, Finding Our Way Through the Dark, and Astrology and the Authentic Self. She lives in Oregon, lectures internationally, and leads pilgrimages to the sacred sites in Greece, Egypt, and India. Her forthcoming works include a translation and commentary of Ancient Hermetic Medical Astrology and a workbook entitled Traditional Astrology for Yourself. She offers astrological consultations and mentors individual students in all levels of astrological education.www.demetrageorge.com
