A Unique Approach to Astrology

Master the principles of astro-logic, practice astro-logical self-observation, and then learn to apply astro-logical self-knowledge toward a conscious orchestration of your own soul process.

Regardless of previous experience with astrology, each student of the Astropoetic School of Soul Discovery will begin where they are, and move to a deeper level of understanding – both in relation to astrological principles, and in relation to their own soul’s journey.

The basic course will systematically introduce the principles of astro-logic, and then require the completion of certain exercises in self-observation and memory work that form the basis for a more intimately personal body of knowledge that cannot be found in any course or book.

Learning the Principles of Astro-logic

Astro-logic is not the same as the linear, analytical, left-brain logic developed by the early Greeks, which later came to serve as the foundation of both astrology and science. It is instead, essentially a poetic logic of simile and metaphor.

It is suggestive of possibilities, rather than descriptive of literal facts. It is an invitation to contemplate experience with the whole of one’s being - with the senses, the emotions, and the imagination, as well as the rational mind.

It is a trigger for the intuition, stretching into realms of subjective awareness inaccessible to merely rational analysis. It is rooted in the power of the symbol to evoke visceral recognition, rather than a mere intellectual interpretation of data.

Astro-logic speaks not just to the mind, but to the whole being,
and attempts to place the soul within a larger, more cosmic context.

Once the principles of astro-logic are understood and approached with sensory, emotional, imaginative and intuitive faculties fully engaged, the student can enter the body of data provided by his own life experience, and understand it on a deeper, more organic level.

Practicing Astro-logical Self-observation

Until astro-logic is applied with the living context of a life in progress, it means no more than algebra or unplayed music in a written score. It is the application of astro-logic to the individual life of each student that will constitute the heart and soul of the process taught by The School.

This is necessarily an ongoing empirical exercise for it requires each student to observe and draw conclusions about the astrological patterns in the birthchart as they reveal themselves through actual experience, both in retrospect and in real time.

What emerges through such observation will be astro-logical in nature – that is to say, it will in some way, exhibit the principles of astro-logic at work – but it may defy any and all preconceived notions about what the patterns being observed ought to mean from the perspective of traditional astrology.

Astrologers are often taught the objective truth about the collective observations of astrologers who have gone before. But they are rarely taught to observe astro-logically, so that they might derive their own subjective truth in the moment of observation.

The School’s approach to astrology will attempt to rectify this by placing each chart squarely within the context of the life that it describes and then teaching the student how to read what the life reveals about the chart. This is the opposite of the way traditional astrology – which aims to read what the chart reveals about the life – is taught, but it is necessary to the cultivation of astro-poetic sensibilities.

Students will have the opportunity, not only to observe their own lives with reference to the birthchart – but to share in the observations and discoveries of other students, so that together all participants in The School might cultivate a deeper appreciation for the myriad ways in which the same symbolism can manifest, and the open-minded way in which all symbolism must be approached if it is to yield its richest, tastiest fruit.

Reaching Beyond Astrology: Soul Process and Spiritual Growth

Lastly, once the principles of astro-logic and the practice of astro-logical self-observation have been mastered, more advanced students will have the opportunity to apply their astro-logical self-knowledge toward a more conscious orchestration of their own soul process.

Traditional astrology is primarily diagnostic – it describes what is so, and in some cases, attempts to predict what shall be, from an astrological perspective. Astropoetics is also diagnostic, but aims toward a proactive use of astrological knowledge in anticipating and then more consciously approaching the challenges and opportunities that are encoded in the birthchart.

By understanding the range of possibilities within a given astrological signature, and then intentionally making choices that allow one to respond more consciously during optimum moments within the appropriate cycles, students can become empowered to take maximum advantage of the opportunity for spiritual growth that is the promise of every birthchart.

The School will encourage this proactive approach to the use of astrology, for those who are ready to take their knowledge to this next level of possibility.

While the primary focus of The School is in teaching astrology from the astropoetic perspective, The School also encompasses teachings from other disciplines, and from time to time will elicit the services of various teachers with unique perspectives to offer anyone on a journey toward soul-discovery.

Many of these teachers will have little knowledge of astrology per se, but all will carry special wisdom that is useful in pursuing the astropoetic impulse – to know the self within a larger, more deeply spiritual context of meaning and purpose.

It is the goal of The School to provide the broadest possible foundation upon which an evolving understanding of the astrological patterns unfolding in the lives of its students might be put to wisest possible use.