Astrology 101
Understanding the Basics of Chart Reading
Astrology 101
Understanding the Basics of Chart Reading
The amount of information a birth chart can hold is astounding.
In it lies the answers to to your most burning questions...
"What is my ideal career?"
"How can I heal my deepest wounds?"
"What makes me feel the most loved?"
"Why are relationships so hard for me?"
"How can I break out of my dysfunctional patterns?"
"What did my Soul come here to do?"
These questions and more are what this course can answer for you.
In it lies the answers to to your most burning questions...
"What is my ideal career?"
"How can I heal my deepest wounds?"
"What makes me feel the most loved?"
"Why are relationships so hard for me?"
"How can I break out of my dysfunctional patterns?"
"What did my Soul come here to do?"
These questions and more are what this course can answer for you.
If you've always wanted to learn astrology but thought it was just too complicated for you, this is the class for you!
In this course I'll teach you, step by step, how to understand the main building blocks of astrology as well as how to put them all together by building up your 'storytelling muscle' aka the art of chart synthesis.
What you'll be learning in this Course
We will be using your own Chart as our 'learning example' each week so not only will you be slowly and steadily learning the foundations of Astrology, you will also be slowly and steadily discovering the profound secrets of your own Soul Contract.
(Because of this, Your Time, Date and Place of Birth are needed to have an accurate Birth Chart to work from).
(Because of this, Your Time, Date and Place of Birth are needed to have an accurate Birth Chart to work from).
A combination of Divine Mystery School, therapy, and craft time, this Course will playfully guide you into embodying your most empowered, authentic self.
No previous knowledge of astrology is required!
You can walk in blind and you'll still come out with a deep, psychological understanding of why you are the way you are as well as a solid foundation in the main concepts of Astrology. I've had students who have studied Astrology for 20 years that still exponentially deepened their wisdom of Astrology with this course because of two things it has that makes it unique from all others:
#1 - In this course I teach you how to build up your 'storytelling muscle' (aka the art of chart synthesis) which is what gives MEANING to a reading.
You can have a library of Astrological knowledge under your belt, but if you don't know how to synthesize it all into a cohesive 'story' then you will always feel lost and overwhelmed.
#2 - I will be teaching you Astrology through my own unique Psychological / Archetypal lens.
I have come to these findings through synthesizing thousands of charts over the years, endlessly seeking the core meaning of each piece. My love of synthesis has allowed me to find the intuitive 'root meanings' for each building block of Astrology, which are simpler to understand and yet more profound than anything I've found elsewhere (hence why I went looking for these 'root meanings' in the first place.)
Understanding Astrology this way allows the information to become intuitive and therefore much easier to comprehend.
You can walk in blind and you'll still come out with a deep, psychological understanding of why you are the way you are as well as a solid foundation in the main concepts of Astrology. I've had students who have studied Astrology for 20 years that still exponentially deepened their wisdom of Astrology with this course because of two things it has that makes it unique from all others:
#1 - In this course I teach you how to build up your 'storytelling muscle' (aka the art of chart synthesis) which is what gives MEANING to a reading.
You can have a library of Astrological knowledge under your belt, but if you don't know how to synthesize it all into a cohesive 'story' then you will always feel lost and overwhelmed.
#2 - I will be teaching you Astrology through my own unique Psychological / Archetypal lens.
I have come to these findings through synthesizing thousands of charts over the years, endlessly seeking the core meaning of each piece. My love of synthesis has allowed me to find the intuitive 'root meanings' for each building block of Astrology, which are simpler to understand and yet more profound than anything I've found elsewhere (hence why I went looking for these 'root meanings' in the first place.)
Understanding Astrology this way allows the information to become intuitive and therefore much easier to comprehend.
Run down of what you'll be learning each week
Week 1 - How Astrology Works and the 12 Signs of the Zodiac
Week 2 - Elements and Modes of the Signs
Week 3 - Introduction to the Houses
Week 4 - House Elements and Working with the Houses
Week 5 - House Modes and the Angles
Week 6 - Oppositions and the Nodes
Week 7 - Introduction to the Planets
Week 8 - Working with the Planets
Week 9 - Putting It All Together
Week 10 - Introduction to Aspects
Week 11 - Practicing the Art of Chart Synthesis
Week 12 - Practice Using the Chart Reading Outlines
Week 1 - How Astrology Works and the 12 Signs of the Zodiac
Week 2 - Elements and Modes of the Signs
Week 3 - Introduction to the Houses
Week 4 - House Elements and Working with the Houses
Week 5 - House Modes and the Angles
Week 6 - Oppositions and the Nodes
Week 7 - Introduction to the Planets
Week 8 - Working with the Planets
Week 9 - Putting It All Together
Week 10 - Introduction to Aspects
Week 11 - Practicing the Art of Chart Synthesis
Week 12 - Practice Using the Chart Reading Outlines
Each class will slowly and steadily build upon the last.
Perfect for creative souls who are visual and hands on learners.
Each week you'll receive a Class PDF to do on your own followed by a once a week, hour long in-person or Skype call 'check in' session for answering any of your questions. Weekly time for check-in sessions will be scheduled after registration.
And per my usual, each week you'll be tricked into learning these heady concepts through hands on activities (glue sticks, scissors and markers!), worksheets, games and other fun ways to train your brain to learn, and actually remember, this ancient science.
Perfect for creative souls who are visual and hands on learners.
Each week you'll receive a Class PDF to do on your own followed by a once a week, hour long in-person or Skype call 'check in' session for answering any of your questions. Weekly time for check-in sessions will be scheduled after registration.
And per my usual, each week you'll be tricked into learning these heady concepts through hands on activities (glue sticks, scissors and markers!), worksheets, games and other fun ways to train your brain to learn, and actually remember, this ancient science.
When I originally took one of Veronica's workshops, I knew I wanted more. The amazing, hands on approach helps visual and tactile learner's (like me). I've tried taking Astrology courses from other people before, but I felt confused and like it just wasn't for me, but Veronica has such an amazing way of bringing the world of Astrology to life! Veronica, thank you for giving us the tools to really get to know the how and why of our personalities and how to navigate life with our stars!
-Amie Menefee
Frequently Asked Questions
Question 1 - Where and When is this Course held?
Each week, you'll receive a Class PDF to do on your own followed by a once a week, hour long check-in session for answering any of your questions about the material.
These check-in sessions will be scheduled after you register for the course and are either weekly one-on-one Skype calls or weekly meetings at my Seattle home that are scheduled for a set day and time each week that works for us both.
Weekly time for check-in sessions will be scheduled after registration.
It is important to note that each week's PDF will take about 2 hours to complete. Completing the PDF before our weekly check-in session is very important in you being able to get the most out of this Course.
This Course is a commitment, so make sure before signing up that you can commit to the 3 hours a week (2 hours of personal study plus 1 hour for our meeting) every week. This Course is a deeply powerful journey and you will need to be 'all in' mentally and energetically to reap its profound rewards.
Question 2 - How many students do you have per class?
Just you! All my Courses are in effect long term tutoring sessions so the weekly 'check ins' will always be one-on-one lessons.
The only exception to this is if you and a friend/child/partner choose to take the classes together. On those occasions I limit the number of students to 3 max.
Why the small class sizes you might ask? For 3 reasons:
1 - Because I have found that the best way to teach the depth of what Astrology has to offer is to, each week, dive deeper and deeper into your own Chart, which for most can get a little personal! I want to be able to create a warm, safe space to let people get all the way into the heart of who they are, and I’ve found people tend to ‘shell up’ around new faces, which does in the end stifle their healing / learning of the material.
2 - Because it’s inevitable that students will probably have a sick day, vacation day, etc over the course of a several week Course, and it makes rescheduling infinitely easier when you’re only having to manage a small number of schedules.
3 - Because everyone learns at a different pace! I have never loved teaching big classes because inevitably someone is going to not understand something but feel like they can’t quite put into words what they’re confused about, and in the end get frustrated and lose interest. My goal is to NEVER let that happen, so working one-on-one makes my goal of every student fully comprehending the material on a deep level possible.
Just you! All my Courses are in effect long term tutoring sessions so the weekly 'check ins' will always be one-on-one lessons.
The only exception to this is if you and a friend/child/partner choose to take the classes together. On those occasions I limit the number of students to 3 max.
Why the small class sizes you might ask? For 3 reasons:
1 - Because I have found that the best way to teach the depth of what Astrology has to offer is to, each week, dive deeper and deeper into your own Chart, which for most can get a little personal! I want to be able to create a warm, safe space to let people get all the way into the heart of who they are, and I’ve found people tend to ‘shell up’ around new faces, which does in the end stifle their healing / learning of the material.
2 - Because it’s inevitable that students will probably have a sick day, vacation day, etc over the course of a several week Course, and it makes rescheduling infinitely easier when you’re only having to manage a small number of schedules.
3 - Because everyone learns at a different pace! I have never loved teaching big classes because inevitably someone is going to not understand something but feel like they can’t quite put into words what they’re confused about, and in the end get frustrated and lose interest. My goal is to NEVER let that happen, so working one-on-one makes my goal of every student fully comprehending the material on a deep level possible.
Question 3 - Do I really need to know my Birth Time?
Yes, yes you do.
To pull up an accurate Natal Chart, you need your date, place and time of Birth. While it is possible to pull up a Natal Chart without a birth time, those kind of Charts are way too simplistic for the purpose of these Courses.
Search for that Birth Certificate, ask your family members, the extra effort to get your real birth time makes all the difference in whether your Chart holds the secrets of your Soul and is profoundly empowering versus a Chart that the bulk of the information is missing out of, so only kinda resonates.
Yes, yes you do.
To pull up an accurate Natal Chart, you need your date, place and time of Birth. While it is possible to pull up a Natal Chart without a birth time, those kind of Charts are way too simplistic for the purpose of these Courses.
Search for that Birth Certificate, ask your family members, the extra effort to get your real birth time makes all the difference in whether your Chart holds the secrets of your Soul and is profoundly empowering versus a Chart that the bulk of the information is missing out of, so only kinda resonates.
Question 4 - I know some stuff about Astrology already...will this Course be useful to me?
My 101 Course is made for those who are anywhere from complete newbies who know their Sun Sign but not much else all the way to those who know a decent number of things about Astrology but are still pretty confused about how to blend all the pieces together.
I’ve had students who had been interested in Astrology for decades before they signed up who still got a ton out of my 101 Course because the way I explain the ‘basic building blocks’ of Astrology finally, intuitively, MADE SENSE.
So many professional Astrologers even still haven’t figured out how to ‘tell the story’ of a Chart, which is what intuitive understanding allows you to do. You can have a library of Astrological knowledge under your belt, but if you don't know how to synthesize it into a cohesive 'story' then you will always feel lost and overwhelmed.
My 101 Course introduces you to how to use your ‘storytelling muscle’ (aka chart synthesis), which is so important as it is what gives a Chart it’s profound meaning.
If any of the below statements resonate with you, you’ll enjoy the 101 Course:
-”I love Astrology, but don’t know how to interpret my Chart”
-”I literally just heard of Astrology yesterday”
-”I’ve been studying Astrology for years but am still confused about how the Houses work”
-”I have no idea what a Mode is”
-”I’ve heard of the Angles but don’t really understand what they do”
-”I can’t think of any positive (or negative) interpretations for (fill in the blank with specific Sign or Planet)”
-”What do all the colored lines in a Chart mean?”
And for the Virgos among us, here is a quick test you can take that sums up most of what you’ll learn in the 101 Course. If you find that you can’t answer most of the questions, welcome to the 101 Course!
TAKE PLACEMENT EXAM HERE
(If you find that you can easily answer all the questions in the Placement Exam, then my 102 Course might be a better fit for you).
Want to really know if taking the 101 Course will be useful for you? Here are a few options to help you decide...
1 - Get a Chart reading from one of my graduates!
Side note, Kim's 11 year old son Tyler (an amazingly evolved soul for his age) also graduated from my course, and also gives readings! (Which I believe cost $22 and can be found on his mom's site above).
2 - Get a Reading directly from me.
3 - Attend one of my Crash Course Workshops
A fun class that I created to be a 'crash course' in all things astrology. You’ll leave with a simple but working understanding of the planets, signs and houses as well as your Karmic Purpose. A great way to get to know me and my teaching style.
My 101 Course is made for those who are anywhere from complete newbies who know their Sun Sign but not much else all the way to those who know a decent number of things about Astrology but are still pretty confused about how to blend all the pieces together.
I’ve had students who had been interested in Astrology for decades before they signed up who still got a ton out of my 101 Course because the way I explain the ‘basic building blocks’ of Astrology finally, intuitively, MADE SENSE.
So many professional Astrologers even still haven’t figured out how to ‘tell the story’ of a Chart, which is what intuitive understanding allows you to do. You can have a library of Astrological knowledge under your belt, but if you don't know how to synthesize it into a cohesive 'story' then you will always feel lost and overwhelmed.
My 101 Course introduces you to how to use your ‘storytelling muscle’ (aka chart synthesis), which is so important as it is what gives a Chart it’s profound meaning.
If any of the below statements resonate with you, you’ll enjoy the 101 Course:
-”I love Astrology, but don’t know how to interpret my Chart”
-”I literally just heard of Astrology yesterday”
-”I’ve been studying Astrology for years but am still confused about how the Houses work”
-”I have no idea what a Mode is”
-”I’ve heard of the Angles but don’t really understand what they do”
-”I can’t think of any positive (or negative) interpretations for (fill in the blank with specific Sign or Planet)”
-”What do all the colored lines in a Chart mean?”
And for the Virgos among us, here is a quick test you can take that sums up most of what you’ll learn in the 101 Course. If you find that you can’t answer most of the questions, welcome to the 101 Course!
TAKE PLACEMENT EXAM HERE
(If you find that you can easily answer all the questions in the Placement Exam, then my 102 Course might be a better fit for you).
Want to really know if taking the 101 Course will be useful for you? Here are a few options to help you decide...
1 - Get a Chart reading from one of my graduates!
Side note, Kim's 11 year old son Tyler (an amazingly evolved soul for his age) also graduated from my course, and also gives readings! (Which I believe cost $22 and can be found on his mom's site above).
2 - Get a Reading directly from me.
3 - Attend one of my Crash Course Workshops
A fun class that I created to be a 'crash course' in all things astrology. You’ll leave with a simple but working understanding of the planets, signs and houses as well as your Karmic Purpose. A great way to get to know me and my teaching style.
Question 5 - What supplies do I need to have on hand for this Course?
All my classes are very kinetic and hands on, so below is the list of supplies you’ll need to have on hand.
For the 101 Course You’ll Need:
-something to write with
-glue stick
-scissors
-Red, Blue, Green and Yellow Markers
-3" 3-ring binder for keeping all your weekly handouts and worksheets in
-access to a printer (to print our your weekly PDFs)
-a few small envelopes (for some small game pieces you'll be cutting out)
-a little metal brad (useful for the Working With the Houses class)
All my classes are very kinetic and hands on, so below is the list of supplies you’ll need to have on hand.
For the 101 Course You’ll Need:
-something to write with
-glue stick
-scissors
-Red, Blue, Green and Yellow Markers
-3" 3-ring binder for keeping all your weekly handouts and worksheets in
-access to a printer (to print our your weekly PDFs)
-a few small envelopes (for some small game pieces you'll be cutting out)
-a little metal brad (useful for the Working With the Houses class)
Question 6 - How much exactly does this course cost?
Both my Courses (as well as all of my other offerings) are priced on a Sliding Scale based on income. So if you make less, you pay less.
It’s a big part of my business philosophy to be able to meet people where they’re at, while at the same time embodying a healthy self worth that what I have to offer has an immense value for those that receive it.
A fair and equal exchange of time and resources on both my end as well as yours is what I aim for with all that I do. The best way I have found to accomplish that is with a sliding scale pricing format.
The Astrology 101 Course Sliding Scale
If you earn under 30,000 a year the cost is - $400
If you earn $30,000 - $50,000 the cost is - $700
If you earn $50,000 - $90,000 the cost is - $1000
If you earn over $90,000 a year the cost is - $1300
With each PDF taking about 2 hours to complete plus the 1 hour of private 'check in' session each week, that's 36 hours of instruction in total, which breaks down to $11 - $36 an hour depending on where you fall on the scale.
You simply find where your income falls on my scale, and then you pay that amount upon checkout. It’s as easy as that.
I move through life with a deep trust and respect for my fellow human beings, and in turn manifest that same respect in return in my honor system pricings. It’s a beautiful thing.
Payments can also be done in installments if you prefer. Email soulmapmandalas@gmail.com with any questions or requests.
Both my Courses (as well as all of my other offerings) are priced on a Sliding Scale based on income. So if you make less, you pay less.
It’s a big part of my business philosophy to be able to meet people where they’re at, while at the same time embodying a healthy self worth that what I have to offer has an immense value for those that receive it.
A fair and equal exchange of time and resources on both my end as well as yours is what I aim for with all that I do. The best way I have found to accomplish that is with a sliding scale pricing format.
The Astrology 101 Course Sliding Scale
If you earn under 30,000 a year the cost is - $400
If you earn $30,000 - $50,000 the cost is - $700
If you earn $50,000 - $90,000 the cost is - $1000
If you earn over $90,000 a year the cost is - $1300
With each PDF taking about 2 hours to complete plus the 1 hour of private 'check in' session each week, that's 36 hours of instruction in total, which breaks down to $11 - $36 an hour depending on where you fall on the scale.
You simply find where your income falls on my scale, and then you pay that amount upon checkout. It’s as easy as that.
I move through life with a deep trust and respect for my fellow human beings, and in turn manifest that same respect in return in my honor system pricings. It’s a beautiful thing.
Payments can also be done in installments if you prefer. Email soulmapmandalas@gmail.com with any questions or requests.
Still unsure? If you would like to get a feel for me and my energy before taking the plunge, I happily offer free 30 minute chats (which can either be over the phone, Skype call or in person if you're local to Seattle) to any new student, where we can simply connect and determine if we are a good match. To set up a Meet and Greet, send a message through the Contact Page.
I HIGHLY recommend this course! The knowledge I learned shifted my perception about life in a profound way and helped me release some limiting thought patterns. Veronica is skilled, patient, and super creative with how she teaches the material. It was so much fun!
-Akumi Yokoyama
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