Course description: This 5-week course explores basic planetary symbolism to capture the dynamics of who we are and how we can flourish.
These difficult times provide an opportunity for personal reflection and new opportunities for learning. This course looks at different perspectives on personal identity and character as they relate directly to our astrological symbolism - in a way more profound than you can imagine.
In an unusual alliance with some trends in modern psychology, this course investigates why we say someone is a "good soul" and how the cracks and breaks in soul express in "character flaws." We also explore what diminishes, or even kills soul – and how it can come back to life. These ideas form the bedrock of "the good life” and how we can act in harmony with all of ourselves and with the larger world.
The course also draws core material from the ancient world that saw the soul or psyche in a variety of perspectives: body and mind together, animating breath and life force, a basic form that may exist alongside and may outlive the body, or as an identity that reveals itself to others and lives among others in the larger world. Psyche and soul also represented states of being and were used to express an immortal essence transcending our personal identities.
Through five weeks of live meetings, and a course site with written discussion forums to continue the conversations started during the live meetings as well as readings and videos, students will grow their understanding of how astrology incorporates these concepts and how this understanding can enliven and deepen astrological interpretation.
Our emphasis is not on advocating a specific point of view but to engage in meaningful conversation, generate deeper exploration and contemplation, and offering astrologers further tools for meaningful interpretation.
Course name: Astrologies of the Soul Part 1: Psyche and Character
Instructors: Enid Newberg and Joseph Crane
Course length: 5 Weeks
Course cost: $295.00
Required Books: none
Prerequisite: Basic astrological knowledge
Weekly topics:
1. Life and Death, Psyche and Identity, Astrology's Luminaries
2. Death-in-Life and Recovery of Soul
3. Body and Soul - Temperament and the Rhythms of Life
4. In the Community - Human Flourishing in the Larger World
5. Ego and Self in Modern Psychology and Astrology
Instructor bios:
Enid Newberg, MA Whole Systems Design. Enid has been a librarian, astrologer, childbirth educator, paralegal, IT and web developer and trainer, entrepreneur, administrator, and teacher.
In 1993, Enid became involved in the dream of creating an academic college where astrology would be openly taught and joined the board of Kepler College. She was president of the College as it opened from 2000-2001 and again from 2007-2019. In 2013, her interest in preserving and expanding an understanding of our astrological heritage led her to help establish the Alexandria iBase Project.
Enid particularly enjoys introducing students to the dynamic aliveness of an astrological chart. She is also fascinated by astrology's history and philosophy as well as its intersection with magic, spirituality, and culture. She loves teach and use astrology to help clients find creative insights.
Enid teaches the following courses:
The Bridge Course for Astrological Fundamentals
E520A Psyche and Soul: The Astrology of Identity and Character
E520B Astrologies of Soul: Calling and Vocation
E520C The Recurring and Evolving Soul 2nd ed.
M100 Chart Construction
W101 Fundamentals I: Introduction
W102 Fundamentals II: Interpretation Tools
Joseph Crane, M.A. is a consulting astrologer, teacher, and author. He has conducted beginning astrology courses, training programs on astrological interpretation, and on counseling skills for astrologers. He has been involved with the Kepler College and Certificate Program since 2007. He also works 1:1 with those who wish to include astrology in their counseling work. He has been involved with the Kepler College and Certificate Program since 2007.
Joseph is the author of A Practical Guide to Traditional Astrology (1997), Astrological Roots: The Hellenistic Legacy (2007) and Between Fortune and Providence: Astrology and the Universe in Dante’s Divine Comedy (2012). He publishes a monthly astrology newsletter that currently profiles historical and contemporary public figures. Newsletters and other information can be found at The Astrology Institute. Joseph is also a psychotherapist and a Buddhist practitioner. He lives in Rhode Island. You can find out more at his website: https://www.astrologyinstitute.com/
Joseph teaches in the following courses:
E520A Psyche and Soul: The Astrology of Identity and Character
E520B Astrologies of Soul: Calling and Vocation
E520C The Recurring and Evolving Soul 2nd ed.
E521A The Life, Times and Astrology of Marsilio Ficino
WR202B The Astrology of Family Patterns
- Teacher: Joseph Crane
- Teacher: Enid Newberg