Horary Astrology Summer Intensive Syllabus
Who is this course for?
This course is for students from any system of astrology who want to increase their accuracy and greatly improve their chart reading abilities. This course is designed to for the advanced beginner in astrology and is based on the syllabus outlined in Mastering Traditional Astrology: A Depth of Beginning in the Celestial Art. Incoming students should have a grasp on the topic of essential dignities/debilities and should be able to easily identify astrological aspects within a chart.
What subjects will you study?
Various horary chart examples, covering the topics of:
- Finances
- Real Estate & Relocation
- Health
- Love & Marriage
- Career
What happens next?
Upon completion of this course, students will have all the skills they need in order to begin a personal horary practice for themselves. Since this is not a certification program, students who are not already professional astrologers are encouraged to only use these skills for answering their own questions or the questions of their family and friends. Students who are already professional astrologers can experiment by bringing horary astrology into their client practice within the framework of what has been covered in the intensive. Students will continue to be a part of the OSA Horary Community and have the opportunity to be continuously supported in our regular group chart reading exercises beyond the end of the program.
All students who participate in our Horary Astrology intensive are encouraged to join in our larger 2 year program Professional Astrologer’s program so that they can gain all of the tools necessary to launch a more comprehensive practice.
WEEK 1
Foundations of Classical Astrology (part I): In this lecture we will take a deep dive into the basic astrological tools of the planets, the signs, the houses, and the aspects from a deeply traditional perspective.
Foundations of Classical Astrology (part II): here we will continue to flesh out our traditional concepts with real horary case studies, so that the students can begin to see Horary Astrology in action.
Learning the Rubric: students will learn the rubric that guides our practice of Horary Astrology at OSA so that they can have an understanding of what aspects of astrological interpretation are meaningful within Horary practice and what components can be ignored.
Financial Horary I: Students will receive an outline for all of the key considerations to make in terms of judging a financial horary. Building on the skills they have already established, students will learn how to assess and judge the ability of a planet to either manifest or deny the desired financial outcome. Students will also leave with homework that will allow them to practice the skills they have learned between classes.
WEEK 2
- Financial Horary II: Take a closer look at the judgment of financial horaries and learn how to deepen the current understanding of which significators are most important in coming to the final judgment.
- Relationship Horary I: Explore the multiple dimensions of relationship horaries, including: business partnerships, love and marriage, and other interpersonal relationships that may be important for clients. Students will receive homework to consolidate the learning of the previous two weeks.
WEEK 3
- Relationship Horary II: Deepen some of the tools that are utilized in the judgment of relationship horaries to gain a fuller picture of not just what direction the relationship will take, but also the reason why it may take that direction.
- Career Horary I: Learn the rubric for addressing career horaries, as well as some of the specific considerations to be made that apply to only career horaries. Students will receive homework to consolidate the learning of the previous three weeks.
Career Horary II: Here we will look at more complex career horaries that go beyond the realm of the Yes or No question, but that integrate multiple houses within the chart.
WEEK 4
Travel & Removals: A “removal” question is one that pertains to whether or not a person should move from one place of residence to another. The horaries use a different rubric of interpretation and challenge us to look at the chart in a different way than we are normally accustomed to. We will also explore horary questions about travel and learn how to distinguish between a long distance journey and a relocation chart.
Introduction to Medical Horary: A “decumbiture” is the chart that is erected to predict the course of an illness that someone may be experiencing. It gives insight into the root, duration, and severity of the illness. It is an important prerequisite to learning natal-based medical astrology. In this module, students will learn when to cast a decumbiture chart, and the basic framework of medical horary interpretation.
WEEK 5
Interpretation of Decumbiture Charts: In this module, students will learn how to cast medical horaries and how to give a concrete interpretation of what these charts indicate. Students will learn the various astrological correspondences of the human anatomy and physiology, how to identify the astrological markers of weakened health, and various traditional timing techniques in order to track the progress of an illness.
WEEK 6
Ethical Considerations: Here we will discuss the ethics that underpin the practice of Horary Astrology, including but not limited to: casting a horary chart for someone else without their consent, the transition between personal and professional practice, and other skills that are beneficial within the toolkit of the aspiring Horary Astrologer.
Limitations of Horary Astrology: While Horary Astrology is a wonderful tool in the one-to-one context of client work, it does not represent the entirety of Astrology and thus, has critical inherent limitations that the aspiring Horary Astrologer should be aware of. Chief amongst these limitations is the scale at which Horary Astrology can operate: is it purely personal or can we use it for the prediction of larger nonpersonal events? Here we will discuss these topics and seek to establish a grounded, mature, and ethical practice of Horary Astrology in the 21st century.
Diploma Program FAQs
Oraculos School of Astrology is an online school equipped with a complete virtual library, student portal, and online community. All classes are conducted live on Zoom.
Students in our professional diploma programs are strongly encouraged to make as many live class sessions as possible. Nevertheless, all registered students have access to video recordings of their classes via the OSA student portal.
We offer a range of payment possibilities for students who need to pay in installments. We do not offer scholarships of any form at this time.
The majority of OSA programs are facilitated on the weekend. Many of our students have full-time jobs in which they work during the week. Classes are usually two-hours long on both Saturday and Sunday. Our schedule was designed in this way to give student more possibilities to participate.
We want to make excellent astrological education available for everyone. If you cannot join our diploma program, you can start studying with us right away through our library of Mychal’s Masterclasses. You can also join us for any of our public immersions and continuing education opportunities. Follow this link to explore other ways to study at OSA.
Yes. We divide our year at OSA based on a completion of the content assigned for that part of the program. The first “year” contains four 14-week semesters. The second year also contains four 14-week semesters. Including midterm breaks and holidays, the full Professional Astrologer’s Diploma Program can be completed in approximately 2.5 years. Students have the freedom to continue in as much of the diploma program as they like and are not bound financially in any way to complete the entire program. However, only students who complete the entire program are eligible for receiving the OSA Professional Astrologer’s Diploma. Also, if students only want to take sections of the program, it has to be done in sequence. This means that a student who has only taken the first semester of the program only has the option of taking the second semester of the program, whereas a student who has taken the fourth semester of the program can rejoin any of the previous courses they have already taken, but not higher level courses.