Cosmic Beginnings

Description

Cosmic Beginnings: Essentials for Reading Astrology Charts

Time: 11am – 12pm
Dates: First and Third Wednesdays starting Jan. 7 to June 17
Online Platform: Zoom
Class Size: 6 Students
Recording: Audio (Video if all students consent)
Pre-requisites: None

Astrology is a beautiful divination system. It deepens your understanding of who you are and what you’ve come here to do in this lifetime. It reveals your passions, your callings, and what inspires you and irritates you. Astrology helps you describe how you operate as well as the focus, pace, and style of your actions.

The challenges you face in life can be found in your natal chart, and so can your sources of good fortune. Your shadow shows up there along with your light. By understanding the celestial patterns of astrology, you gain insights into how to transmute your shadow and express your unique gifts.

Stacey works from the perspective that the planets do not “cause” us to be a certain way. All of life is a mix of fate and free will. The planets are in us and we are in the planets. What is in one is in the whole. We could describe your natal chart as a cosmic, archetypal mirror of your inner self. The archetypes in your astrological chart are messengers. It is up to you to decide what to do with the messages. This is an entirely co-creative process that serves to connect you on a deeper level with yourself and with the cosmos.

Support is available from Stacey via Zoom Team Chat and email throughout the length of this course.

Cosmic Beginnings Workshop Topics

In this 12-part workshop, Stacey guides you through the essential building blocks of astrology. These are:

1. The Twelve Houses
2. The Twelve Zodiac Signs
3. The Ten Planets
4. The Ascendent and Midheaven

Themes for the workshop are listed below. The order of topics is based on the flow of discussion and energy of the group, and occur in this general order:

• How the map of the astrological wheel connects to the actual sky
• Reading the glyphs (zodiac and planetary) in an astrology chart
• The different types of astrology (such as traditional vs. modern and horary vs. mundane)
• Intro to house calculation systems
• Meanings of the twelve houses as  “what” we are working with
• The twelve zodiac signs as the “how” we do that work
• The 7 traditional planets as personal house rulers
• The 3 modern or transpersonal planets
• How your ascendent (rising sign) reveals your personality
• Understanding the midheaven as connected to your career/purpose/vocation

Do you need to know astrology?

NO. This workshop is intended for beginning astrology students. This workshop is right for you if …

a.) You have no idea about astrology

OR

b.) You have been learning astrology on your own and getting turned around and/or overwhelmed

What is the difference between a Natal Chart and Birth Chart?

None. Natal charts and birth charts are the same thing in astrology. They are a two-dimensional map of where the planets and zodiac signs (such as Pisces, Leo, Gemini, etc.) were in the sky at the exact time of your birth. The sky is divided into twelve equal pie pieces called “houses”. The natal chart includes your “Sun Sign” as well as your “Moon Sign”, “Rising Sign” and many other important signifiers. These not only reveal who you are but also what your unique gifts are, why you do the things you do, and what you’ve come to do in this lifetime.

Will Stacey read your natal chart?

Parts of it, yes. Throughout the workshop, Stacey will rotate through each student’s chart and use them as examples. This is unique to this small group workshop. Usually astrology is taught in big group settings where only a select few students have the fortune of their chart being briefly read. Astrology teachers typically use charts of famous people as examples too, but Stacey won’t do any of that.

Stacey exclusively uses your charts as examples. This gives you a chance to familiarize yourself with your own chart and also get to know the charts of your classmates as you get to know them. This applied and connected way of working helps you apply astrology to your own life much quicker and more easily.

What type of astrology is Stacey teaching?

In this workshop, Stacey teaches traditional astrology using Whole Sign House calculations. The focus of this workshop is natal chart interpretation. Astrology is a complex way of correlating the movements of the heavens with what is happening in your life. There are a multitude of different ways to map the movements of the planets, select different periods of time, and decide which connections matter. Sticking with one teacher for six months helps you get the essentials down and avoid confusion.

Please note: This is a workshop for your personal growth, not a training for you to do astrological readings for others.

Workshop Dates:

• January 7
• January 21
• February 4
• February 18
• March 4
• March 18
• April 1
• April 15
• May 6
• May 20
• June 3
• June 17

To view the first meeting in your time zone visit here:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20260107T180000&p1=75&p2=179&p3=137&p4=136&p5=195&p6=240

For those of you outside the U.S. please keep any time changes you have in mind.
NOTE: This workshop is at 5:00am Australia time.

This workshop is right for you if you:

• Want to learn and understand the essential building blocks of astrology
• Want to be an active co-creator in your self-discovery process
• Appreciate the guidance of a facilitator who creates a safe container for sharing
• Consider yourself a spiritual seeker
• Are looking to connect with others from around the world on the spiritual path

This workshop guided by Stacey provides a community for you and other seekers involved in deep transformation. Here you have an opportunity to talk, think, listen and feel through what you are experiencing. Stacey has over 15 years of experience leading groups.

Talking with others about your interior life can be scary, especially when your experiences are different than those of the people around you. That’s the value of the being in a workshop with Stacey Couch. She provides a safe place to reveal conversations with your soul. Stacey holds a sacred space for you to share, for different ideas to arise, and for kinship and compassion beyond tolerance to grow. Her work is that of guiding you to the knowing that resides in your divinity.

Attendance is Strongly Encouraged

Please check your calendars carefully and be sure that you are available to attend each session. Since this workshop is for a small amount of people, your attendance is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED once you register.

Your participation is key to make this work.

In this digital era people tend to be more casual about online activities. That works really well for the mass presentations with one teacher speaking to hundreds of students online, but for small, intimate discussion groups like we are forming, live attendance is necessary to make this work.

Your fellow seekers need your voice and questions to enrich the experience. Out of respect for your fellow seekers, please don’t fail to show and take up the spot of someone who would have been able to attend and benefit from the discussion.

Please be sure to check your calendars and make sure that the times and dates work for you in your time zone. And be sure to reserve the time in your schedule. The fee for this small group workshop must be paid in advance and is non-refundable.

After each session, you receive an audio recording of the meeting to download via Dropbox. Recordings are available within 24-hours after each session. These recordings are available for download for 6 months following the workshop. If all students consent to video recording, video recordings will also be made available. Please note, that you need to attend a live session and meet your fellow students before you receive the link to the recordings.

One week prior to the event, you will receive an email with details on how to attend the event via your computer, mobile device or phone. It is preferred that you attend the event via video conference, but you can also call in by phone.

Cancellation Policy

There are no refunds for this workshop once you register unless your space can be filled. If you need to cancel and your spot in the workshop is able to be filled, you may receive the option of a refund minus a 5% processing fee.

Full enrollment is required for Stacey to hold this class. If the workshop does not fill, Stacey reserves the right to cancel the workshop and refund your full payment.

About Author, Stacey L. L. Couch

Stacey Couch is a Spiritual Advisor who supports creative seekers learning as they go on the spiritual path. She serves beginner and life-long students of the soul. Her compassionate and collaborative approach honors the humanity and value of each person. Wisdom found in story, mysticism, and nature provide guidance and healing in her work. Through meeting with Stacey, lost souls find refuge. Connection to the Divine is realized. Belonging comes. She is the author of Gracious Wild: A Shamanic Journey with Hawks. Learn About working with Stacey