MISPA’s astrology course consists of two years (six modules), consisting of a number of set classes which teach the core themes and skills of psychological astrology, and additional webinars, Q & A sessions, live discussion events and videos on a variety of topics exploring different avenues of psychological astrology, counselling skills and other techniques to help them provide better astrological consultations. and broaden their astrological knowledge.
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Year One
Year One 2024/25 Dates
Classes take place on a Tuesday. Time: 18:45-21:15 GMT/BST
Each term consists of four core classes and one supervision group plus additional videos and live activities that will be posted each term. (Some classes may have a pre-recorded component followed by a live Q&A session.) Students also get to pick one free webinar per term, they may attend extra webinars at a student rate.
Module 1 – The Psyche
Tuesdays. Dates: 22 October – 26 November 2024.
Time: 18:45-21:15 GMT/BST
- Introduction to Jungian psychology and the persona
- Complexes and projection
- The shadow
- The anima and animus
- Supervision group
- A webinar of your choice
Module 2 – Relationships
Tuesdays. Dates: 4 February – 11 March 2025.
Time: 18:45-21:15 GMT/BST
- Parental images and family dynamics (2 lessons)
- Relationship astrology – synastry and composites (2 lessons)
- Supervision group
- A webinar of your choice
Module 3 – Navigating the Future
Tuesdays. Dates: 6 May – 10 June 2026.
Time: 18:45-21:15 GMT/BST
- The psychology of transits, progressions and directions (2 lessons)
- Life cycles
- Solar returns
- Supervision group
- A webinar of your choice
Plus additional lectures, discussion events, practice sessions and videos for both years.
Year Two (Click to view)
Year Two
Classes, Webinars and supervisions take place on a Sunday, Time: 15:30-18:00 GMT/BST
Each term will have three webinars each given by a different tutor or visiting lecturer and 2 core classes. (Some classes may have a pre-recorded component followed by a live Q&A session.) For current webinars see our webinar page.
There will be one supervision group per term with students split into smaller groups with a separate tutor. Supervision groups are a time to share charts you are working on with the group to practice your skills and to ask for advice.
Each student will also have a one hour oral assessment with a tutor in the third term.
Year Two 2024/25 Dates
Module 4
Sundays. Time: 15:30-18:00 GMT/BST
- 13th October 2024 – Student Staff Meeting
- 20th October 2024 – Darby Costello – The 6th and 12th houses: Service and Suffering? So much more.
- 27th October 2024 – No Lesson
- 3rd November 2024 – John Green – Solar Quest short webinar
- 10th November 2024 – Martin Moritz – Neighbours and yet strangers: How to combine planets in neighbouring signs
- 17th November 2024 – Safron Rossi – Saturn and the Kore Goddess
- 24th November2024 – Supervision Group – Juliet, Clare and Helen
- 1st December 2024 – Lynn Bell – Body and Psyche – Year 2 Lesson
John Green – Vocation – Year 2 Lesson will be available as a recording
Full details of this term’s webinars can be found here
Module 5
Sundays. Time: 15:30-18:00 GMT/BST
- 2nd February 2025 – Lynn Bell – Never Grow Up: How Jupiter and Mercury Defy Time
- 9th February 2025 – Darby Costello – Astrology of the Collective Year 2 Lesson
- 16th February 2025 – Judith Robert – Tracking your Saturn Cycle Short Webinar – (Years 1 & 2)
- 23rd February 2025 – Supervision Group – Juliet, Clare and Helen
- 2nd March 2025 – Shawn Nygaard – The Saturn Neptune Cycle
- 9th March 2025 – Carole Taylor – Religion and Spirituality in the Chart
John Green – Mundane Astrology – Year 2 Lesson will be available as a recording
Module 6
Sundays. Time: 15:30-18:00 GMT/BST
- 4th May 2025 – Jason Holley – Mythic Archetypes of the Sun in Astrology
- 18th May 2025 – John Green – Chart Narration – Year 2 Lesson (Live Q&A)
- 25th May 2025 – Sue Tompkins – Fate, Freewill and Forecasting
- 1st June 2025 – John Green and Juliet Sharman-Burke – The Consulting Astrologer (Live Q&A)
- 8th June 2025 – Shawn Nygaard – Working with T-squares – Tension & Sparks
- 22nd June 2025 – Supervision Group – Juliet, Helen, John & Katja
- 29th June 2025 – End of the Course Meeting of Tutors and Year 2 Students
Chart Narration and The Consulting Astrologer Lessons will be part recording and part live Q&A
Plus additional lectures, discussion events, practice sessions and videos for both years.
Webinar topics covered each year will be various, some covering special areas of interest of the lecturer, others looking at more core themes.
Topics may include, but are not limited to, subjects such as:- current cycles, planetary archetypes, signs and houses, aspects, techniques and ethics of forecasting, relationship astrology, interpretation techniques, body/mind, myths, counselling skills and other techniques such as horary, midpoints, harmonics etc.
Past webinars are available to view on demand also at a special student rate.
On completing the required number of classes, webinars, supervision groups and an oral assessment the student is entitled to receive the MISPA Certificate of Completion in Psychological Astrology.
After completing the certificate, the student is entitled to take the MISPA Diploma in Psychological Astrology, with permission to use the letters Dip. MISPA after passing the Diploma exam. The Diploma Exam must be taken within three years of completing the course.
In order to be awarded the MISPA Diploma in Psychological Astrology the student must present a one and a half hour oral exam to at least two tutors, demonstrating their skills with a client over a series of sessions. An extra fee is payable for the Diploma exam. All requirements will be discussed with a course tutor before taking the exam.
The MISPA Diploma Course is a recognised course of the Association of Professional Astrologers International (APAI) and Diploma holders are eligible to become members of the association. MISPA is proud to be a full member of the APAE (The Advisory Panel on Astrological Education).
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