This course counts towards an elective for the Diploma program or the Alternate Tradition Certificate.
Course name: V110A Vedic Electional Tricks for Western Astrologers
Instructor: Kenneth Miller
Course length: 5-Weeks
Course cost: $295
Required Books: None
Pre-requisite: fundamentals or equivalent
Course description:
Did you know that in India they have a five-fold qualitative division of time that differs significantly from our Western time concepts? If you are a Western astrologer, you will learn how to easily integrate this and other considerations in your practice without having to learn Indian astrology!
There is a lot of overlap between Indian and Western astrology. But one area of radical difference is the function of different units of time. This class is for western astrologers who do electional work and run into situations when there simply is no “good” time to do things according to their principles. This class is also for Vedic astrology students who want to begin to do Muhurta, the election of auspicious time for business, marriage, even sending important emails!
Muhurta, the electional astrology of India, is the art of picking auspicious times to begin endeavors, whether that is opening a business, getting married, even submitting a homework assignment through the internet. Any action that has a consequence can be timed for maximum success.
Each week will feature real-life example charts and have homework so you are able to immediately integrate the principles into your astrological practice.
We want you to know that you understand the techniques, so there will be weekly homework, and homework will be given prior to the break to keep you busy and learning.
Weekly topics:
1. Indian concepts of Time and their influence on events (Panchang and Beyond)
2. Special Combinations for Success
3. Principles to Nullify Adversity
4. Integrating Natal Chart considerations with Election Charts
5. Applying all to Life: Examples charts for a variety of circumstances
Instructor bio:
Instructor Kenneth Miller, BA in Anthropology, Psychology, and Religious Studies from the University of Colorado: Boulder; MA in Eastern and Western Traditions: The History, Philosophy, and Transmission of Astrology from Kepler College; Kenneth D. Miller has an MA in Eastern and Western Traditions: History and Transmission of Astrology from Kepler College. He is currently serving as President of Kepler College and is on the board of ISAR. Awarded Jyotish Medha Shree from ICAS, Jyotish Kovid from CVA, and Levels I & II Certification from ACVA. Based in San Diego, he maintains a practice as a consulting astrologer. He is the author of Mars: Passion or Strife-The Confounding Influence of Culture on Astrology, and the forthcoming new translation/commentary of On the Bright Fixed Stars by Anon of 379 (with Andrea Gehrz).
After years of having his newspaper horoscope read to him by his mom, Kenneth D. Miller made the shocking discovery that all the planets were involved in astrological judgments. At age 13 he taught himself how to cast a chart by hand. This began a lifelong interest in astrology and astrological traditions. He remained an amateur western astrologer studying with various teachers until the mid-1990s when he was exposed to Indian (Vedic) astrology, and after a few years decided to make a mid-life career switch to become a professional astrologer.
In addition to Indian astrology, Kenneth has studied Modern western astrology with Helena Elizabeth Ruhnau, Hellenistic astrology with Demetra George and Robert Schmidt, Medieval astrology with Robert Zoller, and Renaissance astrology with Lee Lehman. He is one of the few professional astrologers with a working knowledge of all of these traditions. He can be reached at Kenneth@celestialintelligencer.net
Kenneth teaches in the following courses:
E310A The interplay of Religion and Astrology
V100A Indian Astrology Crash Course
V101A Introduction to Indian Astrology
W113A Practicum: Applied Forecasting in the Client Session
- Teacher: Kenneth Miller