Mundane - Introduction to Geo-Political Astrology (Elective Course): International Academy of Astrology

Mundane - Introduction to Geo-Political Astrology (Elective Course)

8 Class Meetings
Prerequisites: This course is one of the electives for Professional Training students to become a graduate. It can be taken in any order after the completion of DPL02 and is included in the Diploma Module. This course is for Advanced Students ONLY!
Price: $400

Course Description:

Computer Programs:
As this class is online I’m assuming that all students have good astrology programs and can generate charts with little effort. We will be working with birth (and event) charts, ingressions, eclipses, transits, and astrocartography maps. I am familiar with Solar Fire which I strongly recommend, and have some experience with Kepler (excellent for mapping, but I find it otherwise difficult.) Any program you have and use, as long as it does the job, is fine. I can offer instruction on Solar Fire, but on other programs you’re on your own! (You should be able to calculate all charts – except the ACG maps – by hand if necessary, but that is not the job of this class!)

For the truly ambitious:

Abu Mashar: On Historical Astrology.
(1) Chart collections – Campion’s is especially recommended! I would consider this volume essential for continuing work in GPA. Penfield has other collections.
(2) The Carter, Green, and Zain books are small, and cover more or less the same info. I’ve seen a volume that contains all three together.

Homework:
All homework is due 48 hours before class. Two-page essays are ideal, but content is more important than length. If you have more to say, go for it. If it’s short, that can be fine, too.

Teacher contact info:
I don’t have “office hours” but am generally at my desk from 7 am to 6 pm PT most days. Errands, client consultations, and walking the dogs make actual presence at my desk unpredictable, but I’m here more than not and appointments are easily arranged. Feel free to IM or e-mail me any time. I also have skype.

Syllabus:

Class Meeting 1: “Mundane” vs. “Geo-political”

Overview of Techniques
Geo-political elements -- Planets, Signs, and Houses
Examples – Sibley Chart
Sources – Campion, Marc Penfield, Carolyn Dodson, ADB

Homework: Bring a chart of any nation and offer some basic delineation.
Reading for next class:
Baigent, et al. chapters 4, 6, 7, 8
Start reading Murray, due in week 6

Class Meeting 2: Charts of Nations

Heads of state and heads of government
>Barack Obama, Queen Elizabeth, Gordon Brown
Reading for next class:
Baigent, et al. chapter 6
Homework: delineation of assigned national horoscope.

Class Meeting 3: Mundane Cycles – Rudhyar & Ruperti

Reading for next class:
Baigent et al. chapter 14
Prepare charts: US, USSR
Homework:
Find, identify, and describe an event cycle

Class Meeting 4: Working with Transits

Reading:
Baigent et al. chapters 9, 10
Prepare Charts:
Astrocartography maps for eclipses and ingressions of 2008
Homework:
Transit analysis, countries and times tba
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Class Meeting 5: Ingressions and eclipses.

Using Astrocartography to find hot spots.
Geodetics
Reading for next class:
Complete Murray
Homework:
Essay on Murray.
Prepare to discuss. Do you agree with her or not? Why?

Class Meeting 6: Discuss Murray

Homework:
tba

Class Meeting 7: Weather, Earthquakes, Disasters

Homework:
Exam Essay
Prepare Charts:
tba

Class Meeting 8: Final Exam

Class discussion of essays.

Required/Suggested Materials:

Required materials:

The following required materials are available through the IAA online shopping areas:

Soul-Sick Nation: An Astrologer's View of America , by Jessica Murray

Mundane Astrology: An Introduction to the Astrology of Nations & Groups, by Baigent, Michael, Nicholas Campion, and Charles Harvey

Suggested/supplemental materials:

The following suggested and supplementary materials are available through the IAA online shopping areas:

Mundane Astrology, The Astrology of Nations and States , by H. S. Green, Raphael, C. E. O. Carter

Horoscopes of Europe, by Penfield, Marc

Horoscopes of the USA and Canada , by Marc Penfield

Mundane Astrology: Hermetic System, by C. C. Zain

Book of World Horoscopes, by Nicholas Campion

Horoscopes of Asia, Australia and the Pacific, by Marc Penfield

Horoscopes of U.S. States and Cities, by Carolyn Dodson

Cycles of Becoming, by Alexander Ruperti

Horoscopes of the Western Hemisphere, by Marc Heeren Penfield

Why History Repeats, by Theresa, H McDevitt

Class Offerings and Registration:
2 class offerings are currently scheduled for this course.

Meets: Monday, 08:00 pm - 09:30 pm, U.S. Eastern
First class date: August 09, 2010
Instructor: Jack Fertig
Tuition: $400.00
Maximum number of students: 6

Final registration: Closes on August 16, 2010

Meets: Monday, 08:00 pm - 09:30 pm, U.S. Eastern
First class date: October 18, 2010
Instructor: Jack Fertig
Tuition: $400.00
Maximum number of students: 6

Final registration: Closes on October 25, 2010

Please note: In addition to the tuition fee, each class registration is subject to a non-refundable $75.00 administrative fee. Please also read our tuition refund policy.

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