L201A Sacred Paths Through the Written Word: Western (Summer 20-21)

Course description:

Follow astrology down the sacred paths in the written word. The greatest collection of works on the soul and, surprisingly, its intersection with astrological concepts, come from traditional religions. And where else can you explore the Torah, New Testament, and the Koran and discuss astrology? 

This 5-week course explores the belief that the firmament has a correlation to conditions on earth and man through passages from the Jewish Torah, the Christian New Testament, and the Islamic Koran. Each week students will explore the astrology references in the sacred literature and explore the related arguments for natural science versus support for astrology and/or refutation of it. 

Literature has long been the vehicle to establish and maintain cultural identity through stories of origin, heroes, and history. These stories in time become mythology or even codified sacred literature. You may not realize, but the three primary Western religions all have astrology embedded in their sacred works. If you have an interest in spiritual traditions or do soul work with your clients, take advantage of this unique course now! You won't find anything like it anywhere else! 

Astrology got it right, what’s wrong with the rest of the world?” quipped a well-known astrologer when discussing the connection between sacred literature and the common phrase, “As above, so below." This has been a phrase understood by every astrologer from ancient to modern times. Indeed, the concept has roots in much of the world’s sacred literature.'

This course can be taken as an elective for the Diploma program.

Course name: L201A: Astrology in Sacred Literature: Western Traditions

Instructors: Carol Tebbs and Batya Stark

Course length: 5-weeks

Course cost: $295

Required Books: None

Highly Recommended Text:

-Dockery, Goodwin, Goodwin, The Student Bible Dictionary, Barbour Publishing, Inc., Uhrichsville, OH, 2000, www.barbourbooks.com, ISBN 978-1-57748-985-6 It’s full of historical information, maps, comparative tables and lists. Lots of visuals.

Optional Supportive Texts (for long term study):

-Bierlein, J. F., Parallel Myths: A Fascinating Look at the Common Threads Woven Through the World’s Greatest Myths-And the Central Role They Have Played Through Time, A Ballantine Wellspring Book, Random House Publishing Group, New York, 1994

-Novak, Philip, The World’s Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World’s Religions, Harper Collins, San Francisco, 1995, 425 pps., ISBN 10: 0-06-066342-1

Pre-requisite: none

Weekly topics:

1.    Ancient Mid-Eastern influences on Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Sacred Literature Transference

2.    Common Ancestor of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

3.    Prophets and Proverbs: Forecasts, and good advice

4.    A Jew fulfills the Messiah Prophesy in The Gospels

5.    Islam emerges from a common Ancestor: The Koran and forecasting

Instructor bios:

Carol A. Tebbs, MA. Carol Tebbs attended Whittier College earning both BA and MA degrees in English, and shortly after, an MEd in Education. She was President of Kepler College from 2003-2006. Her 38 years of teaching Advanced Placement English to students receiving university credits is combined with her extensive Leadership Team experience in a large urban school district. As three-time Accreditation Team Leader, Technology Grant Author, District Writing Program Coordinator, and District Mentor Teacher charged with training new teachers, Ms. Tebbs' experience and knowledge of the many facets of higher education complement her recent work with the College Board as a "writing assessment reader" and AP teacher trainer.

Recognized as 1999 Wal-Mart "Teacher of the Year", and 2000 District Teacher of the Year, Ms. Tebbs is annually noted in Who's Who in Education and Who's Who in the World. Ms. Tebbs recently published The Complete Book of Chart Rectification. Ms. Tebbs is also well recognized in the astrological community for over 30 years of community service as: 3 terms ISAR President and 22 years on the Board; UAC Co-founder, Board member, Board Chair and UAC '95 Coordinator. Her books include Beyond Basics: Moving the Chart in Time and Beyond Basics: Tools for the Consulting Astrologer.

Carol is an instructor in: 

 

 

Batya Stark began her study of astrology in Denver (1973) with Ruth Dewey and Joyce Wehrman. She has also studied Cosmobiology with Eleanor Kimmel and Psychological Astrology with Zip Dobyns. 

Batya has lectured at both national and international conferences and written books and magazine articles. She has lived in Israel, England, and Korea and taught Hebrew and Jewish studies in Denver.  Currently, she lives in the desert where she knits football sweaters for chickens and writes occasionally. 

Batya teaches in the following courses: