Introduction
The Centre for Psychological Astrology provides a unique workshop and
professional training programme designed to foster the cross fertilisation
of the fields of astrology and depth, humanistic and transpersonal psychology.
The Centre for Psychological Astrology offers a professional training
course in psychological astrology. The main aims and objectives are:
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To provide students with a solid and broad base of knowledge both within
the realm of traditional astrological symbolism and technique in the field
of psychology, so that the astrological chart can be sensitively understood
and interpreted in the light of modern psychological thought.
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To make available to students psychologically qualified case supervision
along with background seminars in counselling skills and techniques which
would raise the standard and effectiveness of astrological consultation.
It should be noted that no formal training as a counsellor or therapist
is provided by the course.
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To encourage investigation and research into the links between astrology,
psychological models and therapeutic techniques, thereby contributing to
and advancing the already existing body of astrological and psychological
knowledge.
The Centre's course is based on the academic module system where credits
are collected for each seminar attended. The student is required to attend
50 one-day seminars and 40 one-and-a-half hour case supervision groups
and submit a personal journal at the end of each year, relating to the
course material as it is experienced. Seminars, examples of which are listed
below, are grouped around nine Core Themes with a minimum number required
for each theme. Each Core Theme is usually covered by at least one seminar
each term. Of the 50 seminars, four are compulsory. These are the Psychological
Approaches seminars, which include days spent on the work of Freud,
Jung, Psychosynthesis, Gestalt, etc., and the Counselling Techniques Seminar.
Thus the remaining 46 seminars are made up from selecting seminars out
of each Core Theme using the indicated 'required number' as a guide. The
course runs on a three-term system, new terms commencing in September,
January and May. There are roughly ten seminars per term. The regular
course tutors are Liz Greene, Darby Costello, Erin Sullivan and Juliet
Sharman-Burke. The CPA regularly invites visiting tutors, eg Suzi Lilley-Harvey,
Warren Kenton, Michael Harding, Richard Tarnas, Nick Campion, Anne Whitaker,
Karen Hamaker-Zondag, Jan Lee and Lynn Bell.
In order to facilitate students with daytime commitments, the one day
seminars are held on weekends, usually Sundays, and the case supervision
meetings are held on weekday evenings. All the supervisors are both trained
psychotherapists and astrologers and each student has the opportunity of
presenting case material from the charts he or she is working on. The groups
consist of roughly eight people, never more than ten. Twice a year an in-depth
oral assessment will be conducted in a small group of no more than four
people, which will count as case supervision hours. On completing the required
number of seminars and supervision groups the student is entitled to receive
the Certificate in Psychological Astrology.
In order to be awarded the Diploma in Psychological Astrology the student
must present a 3-hour reading-in paper, demonstrating their skills with
a client or clients over a series of sessions. Further information on this
is available from the Administrator.
The Curriculum for the In-Depth Training Programme
Attendance at the Orientation Morning each September term is required which
is followed by a student/staff meeting thus providing the new student with
an opportunity of meeting the teaching staff and established students.
The nine Core Themes around which the Diploma Course is based are given
below with some sample seminars. New seminars under each Theme are consistently
being added.
Core Theme 1 - Cycles
6 seminars required
Life Cycles
Retrograde Planets
The Mid-Life Crisis
The Transits of Saturn and Uranus
The Progressed Moon Cycle
The Astrology of the Collective Part 1 (current transit cycles)
The Astrology of the Collective Part 2 (generational cycles)
Pluto in Sagittarius - the Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Core Theme 2 - Planetary Archetypes
11 seminars required
Sun and Moon - The Roots of the Character
Sun and Saturn - the Development of the Ego
Mercury as Transmitter and Communicator
Venus - Aspect of Love
Mars and Desire
Jupiter and Saturn - Guardians at the Threshold
Uranus - Idealism - Realism - Perfectionism
Saturn and Neptune - the Imminent and the Transcendant
Neptune and the Quest for Redemption
Chiron and the Wounded Healer
Pluto and the Underworld Journey
Core Theme 3 - Prognostication
3 seminars required
The Ethics of Forecasting
Progressions
Transits in the Birth Chart
Horary Astrology
Solar and Lunar Returns
Fatalism in Action, Greco-Roman Predictive Techniques
Core Theme 4 - Relationships
7 seminars required
Synastry
Composite Chart
Male and Female in Birth Chart
Moon and Primary Relationship
Childhood and Development
Parental Images - Mother and Father
Parental Marriage
Family Dynamics
The Ascendant and the Four Angles
Relating to the World - Astro*Carto*Graphy
The Aries Point and our Relations with the World
Core Theme 5 - Models in Interpretation/Philosophy
4 seminars required
The God-Image in the Horoscope
Platonism and the Music of the Spheres
William Lilly and 'Traditional' Astrology
Fate and Free Will
The Four Elements and the Psychological Types
Core Theme 6 - Astrology in the World
3 seminars required
Techniques of Counselling
The Uses of Horary
The Astrology of the Collective (Parts 1 & 2)
Vocational Astrology
The Twelve Houses (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Core Theme 7 - Body/Mind, Illness, Health
4 seminars required
Astrology and Illness
Sanity and Insanity
Depression
Neptune and Hysteria
The Defences of the Personality (Parts 1 & 2)
Complexes and Projection
Core Theme 8 - Image and Symbol
4 seminars required
Astrology, Myth and Fairy Tales
Myths of the Zodiac
The Sun and the Creative Process
Astrology and the Mythic Tarot
Neptune and the Artist
The Imagination and the Element of Fire
Core Theme 9 - Deeper Geometries and Perspectives
4 seminars required
The Psychology of Midpoints (Parts 1 & 2)
The Harmonic Chart (Parts 1 & 2)
Using the Fixed Stars
The Nature of Aspects (Parts 1 & 2)
Qualifications
Fulfilment of the seminar and supervision requirements of the In-Depth
Professional Training Course entitles the trainee to a Certificate of Completion.
Upon acceptance of the thesis, the student is entitled to the Centre's
Diploma in Psychological Astrology, with permission to use the letters
D.Psych.Astrol. The successful graduate will be able to apply the principles
and techniques learned during the course to his or her professional activities,
either as a consultant astrologer or as a useful adjunct to other forms
of psychological counselling. Career prospects are good as there is an
ever-increasing demand for the services of capable psychologically orientated
astrologers. The Centre's Diploma is not offered as a replacement for the
Diploma of the Faculty of Astrological Studies, or any other basic astrological
training course. The CPA offers Introduction to Psychological Astrology
courses with Clare Martin which run on weekday evenings.
The CPA Diploma does not constitute a formal counselling or psycho-therapeutic
training, therefore students who wish to work as ongoing counsellors or
therapists are encouraged to complete a further training course focussing
on these skills. The Faculty of Astrological Studies runs a specially designed
two-year post-Diploma course in Counselling for Astrologers. There are
also many excellent courses and schools of various persuasions available
in the UK and abroad. CPA students who have successfully completed the
Diploma Course and have qualified with a recognised psychotherapy or counselling
training group can, if they wish, be place on our referral list of counselling
astrologers.
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seminar schedule is available here
Fees
The Three Year In-Depth Professional Training Course costs £3,000.
This is payable in nine instalments, due in January, May and September
of each year. (£336 for the 1st term and £333 for the remaining
8 terms). The full course fee covers the cost of 50 seminars and 40 case
supervision sessions. If the students addend additional seminars to their
50, they are entitled to a reduction in the seminar fee. Individual seminars
and classes which are open to the public which may vary in cost, and these
will be indicated in each term's mailing.
The Howard Sasportas Scholarship
A scholarship is available to one student per year for either the September
or January intake covering all CPA Diploma Course fees. This Scholarship
is awarded on merit and students who wish to apply for it must first take
the Faculty of Astrological Studies exam (Certificate or Diploma level).
This must be done before beginning the CPA course. The successful applicant
will have passed one of these exams at the highest level and, having obtained
their results, should then pass them together with a completed application
form to the CPA for consideration.
Individual Therapy
In order to complete the In-Depth Professional Training, the Centre asks
that all students, for a minimum of one year of study, be involved in a
recognised form of depth psychotherapy with a therapist, analyst or counsellor
of his or her choice. The fee for the Centre's training does not include
the cost of this therapy which must be borne by the student himself/herself.
The rationale behind this requirement is that we believe no responsible
counsellor of any persuasion can hope to deal sensitively and wisely with
another person's psyche without some experience of his or her own. Although
it is the student's responsibility to arrange for this therapy, the Centre
can refer students to various psychotherapeutic organisations, if desired.
Criteria for Admission
The following guidelines for admission to the In-Depth Professional Training
Programme are applied:
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A sound basic knowledge of the meaning of the signs, planets, houses, aspects,
transits and progressions, equal to Certificate Level of the Faculty of
Astrological Studies course. The Centre itself offers an introductory course
in its public programme, which will take the student to the required level
of knowledge.
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Being able and willing to work on one's own individual development, as
reflected by the requirement of individual therapy during the programme.
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Adequate educational background and communication ability will be looked
for in applicants, as well as a degree of empathy, integrity and sense
of responsibility.
Enrolment Procedure
Please print and fill out the application form, available in browser
format or in plain text, and send it with
a stamped addressed envelope or an International Reply Coupon to:
The Centre for Psychological Astrology
BCM Box 1815
London WC1N 3XX
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Please Note
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The Centre does not offer a correspondence course. However, transcripts
of selected seminars are published by the CPA Press.
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The Centre does not qualify overseas students for a student visa.
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The course is for European Union residents only, although exceptions may
sometimes be made.
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