Faculty of Astrological Studies

The Astrology Weather for February 2025

by Mabel Kwong. Hello February 2025! 👋 February invites reflection on our desires and dreams. While there’s some sense of moving forward with our values, beliefs, and goals, the search for something deeper beckons as the month progresses. This month’s Full Moon in Leo is connected to Mercury and Uranus. It’s a time to feel […]

William Lilly’s Epistle to the Student in Astrology

by Toby Aldren, D.F.Astrol.S. Today, Saturday 28th March 2020, was to have been our day of celebration in London: our Faculty Open Day. We were to gather together at Fyvie Hall in the University of Westminster to honour our newest Certificate and Diploma holders. We’ll look back at this time — hopefully only a month or […]

Magical Summer School

Article by Daliah Roth DFAstrolS Magical. Enchanting. Awe-inspiring. Walking the quiet streets of Oxford to Exeter College, the air felt inherently filled with esoteric wisdom, accumulated over centuries in the ether. I tentatively drank in this knowledge with each breath, then held for a moment. I thanked the universe that I was and that I […]

What is Astrology? by Colin McPhillamy

What is Astrology? One of the biggest revelations for me so far has come from reading Priscilla Costello’s book, Shakespeare and the Stars. The Shakespearean canon is peppered with astrological references, some of which I knew, but Dr. Costello reveals themes in seven of the plays that correspond to the planets of the ancient world. […]

A Feminist Stand on Astrology by Alejo Lopez

Feminism: “an ideology that stands for equality between men and women”. Basically, that the gender difference should not mean an advantage for some and a disadvantage for others. I want to believe I am a feminist. And I say “I want to believe” because I am very much aware that I am immersed in certain […]

When you are having a hard time – Saturn as the Lord of Time by Hiroko Oshida

In astrology, there are some planets which were traditionally known as malefic. Although you clearly understand their meanings, you may have unpleasant feelings when seeing their transits on your natal planets or angles. It could make you worried about what is coming. Especially, when you see Saturn transits, having a strong impact on your natal […]

Getting Your Money’s Worth From Politicians by Belinda Lai

The year 2016 has been a year of elections and referendums. The year 2017 will continue to be so, as major elections have already been scheduled (like for Europe). In elections, astrologers usually focus on who will win and who will lose, but for ordinary voters, the core question has always been: Who will deliver […]

Saturn The Gatekeeper by Itziar Azkona

Saturn is the strongest among the four lords of karma; it forces us to confront the past and to get ready in the present for the future. Alice A. Bailey To study and to work with Saturn transforms a candidate into an accepted disciple. Dr. Sri k. Parvathi Kumar Saturn gives us the opportunity to […]

I by Alejo Lopez

“The Tao is an empty vessel; it is used, but never filled” Laotse, Tao Te King, 4 We often read that the future will be quite different from what life is today. Technology has come to take such an essential place in our current ordinary life that we cannot imagine one without the other. While […]

Astro Genealogy: Searching for My Story by Jayne Logan

Almost everyone has a “story”. Relatively few of us though, realize there is actually a story behind the story. Our vast ancestral history can provide clues to who we really are, and why. My decision to study Astrology was all about searching for the meaning behind my story. This is a glimpse into the journey. […]

THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE by Hiroko Oshida

It was Matthew Bellamy, the singer of rock band muse, who sang “Yes, I’m gonna win.” The song title is ‘Survival’, and it starts with the lyric, “Race, life’s race.” It was the theme song of the Olympic games in London in 2012, probably some of you remember the song. In the lyrics, there are […]

MA in Myth, Cosmology and the Sacred: A report from Geoffrey Cornelius

I welcome the opportunity to report to Faculty students that the MA in Myth, Cosmology and the Sacred at Canterbury Christchurch University started running in January 2014. I set out here some details of its genesis and ambitions, and indicate why this programme should interest students and practitioners of astrology. Background We are fortunate in […]

The Gift of Mercury Retrograde by Vanessa Couto

Every time we are entering another of Mercury’s retrograde phases the collective seems to respond with anxiety and a sense of foreboding. Even those who aren’t astrologically minded, raise their hands to the heavens blaming Mercury retrograde for their misfortunes with computers, traffic and contract signing. For three weeks, the world seems to be immersed […]

Get Real About Astrology – Part 2 by Francis O’Neill

Image courtesy Caltiva Creatividad Looking at 6 myths/misunderstandings about astrology! Astrology tends to be treated or tolerated mostly as entertainment. Astrologers themselves, not all of course, have aided and abetted this ‘only for entertainment’ development by writing star sign astrology in the first place. It’s a bit of a catch 22 situation though for in […]

Get Real About Astrology – Part 1 by Francis O’Neill

Image courtesy Caltiva Creatividad Seriously is Astrology rubbish!? Some time back I read an article by Martin Robbins, in The Guardian, called Astrologers angered by stars. The stars in this case were the astronomer Brian Cox and the comedian/tv presenter, Dara O’Briain. Both had made comments rubbishing astrology in a BBC2 programme, Stargazing Live, and […]

The Bu$ine$$ of Becoming an Astrologer by Vanessa Couto

Early Spring, I signed up for a business course, geared towards those who want to set up an online business. It was a considerable investment, but I felt that I needed business clarity to help me set up my own practice as a coach-astrologer. I made this investment in my personal education because I have […]

An Astrological Chronicle of Aurora Trip by Belinda Lai

For someone living in the subtropic in Asia, going to the deeply snowy Arctic region to see the Northern Lights (also known as the aurora borealis) is an exotic experience. Sounds very much like Jupiter-Uranus, right? In fact, the planning and undertaking of my trip to northern Norway to see the aurora coincided exactly with […]

The Four Facets of Power by Vangelis Petritsis

In every astrological chart each planet represents a number of psychological motivations which are expressed differently depending on the sign where the planet is found. Thus, a planet may have at least a dozen different ‘facets’, that is, as many as the number of the zodiac signs. For example, a person with Venus in Sagittarius […]

Polar Vortex by Holly Rogerson

Standing in my driveway, ice chipper in hand, surrounded by chunks of ice and a smooth sheet of yet-unchipped frigidity, I pause to wonder – about Sedna’s tangled hair.   When she gets upset, she rages powerfully, sends storms sweeping across her territory, she cracks ice, making frightening loud bangs and leaving holes in the ground, […]

The Sun is your CEO – The Moon your Customer Relations by Vanessa Couto

When you are starting a business, or you already have an established one, defining what is your brand is something that may be on your mind. Where is your YOU in your business? If you are an entrepreneur that’s even more true, because your business is your brainchild, carrying forth your ‘Astro DNA’. As I […]