You may know how to read an astrology chart, but it takes great awareness to know how to synthesize it and communicate the wisdom to your clients effectively. How do you begin a consultation? Are you comfortable to speak about challenging configurations without evoking unnecessary fear? Do you understand different cultural contexts?

Astrology can be revealing, transformative, and even powerful, but as a practitioner, you must know how to deliver this information in ways that empower your clients and certainly do no harm.

This essential program will make you a better and more confident astrologer.

Over 10 weeks, we will:

• See how a supportive environment sets the stage

• Practice the most effective communication skills

• Learn how to develop rapport

• Find the right balance between engaging the client in dialogue and giving astrological interpretations

• Reflect on unconscious bias and hidden agendas

• Explore diversity and cross-cultural issues

This process requires mindfulness, inner work, and deepened awareness on the part of the astrologer.

Over the course of this comprehensive program, we will explore common challenges related to ethics, boundaries, and the unconscious effect of language, personal beliefs, and philosophies as we deepen both awareness and practical skills.

Throughout this class, there will be lectures, group discussions, meditation, inner work, and time to practice giving and receiving readings with our peers.

This class is an OPA Consulting Skills parallel and will count towards their Certification Program.

There will be a cap of 15 to 18 participants.

10 SATURDAYS - January 11 to March 15, 2025

TIME - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Pacific)

Astrologer Lori Barnes will be the Teaching Assistant:

Lori is a bi-continental astrologer living in Rome, Italy, and Illinois, USA. She has a BA in business, MA in psychology, MA in marketing. Her astrology education includes the Rod Suskin three-year diploma, Hellenistic certification with Chris Brennan, Medieval and Prediction courses with Bernadette Brady, and mentoring with Kelly Surtees. She is a licensed marriage and family psychotherapist. Lori started studying astrology in 1994. She is an astrology coach who mixes counseling and positive psychology with astrology to help people navigate their life calling. Lori served on the Association for Astrological Networking (AFAN) board from 2019 to 2023 and served on their Mentoring and Community Event Committees. She is currently the marketing director for Kepler College and teaches the ‘Marketing for Astrologers’ course there.