MYTH AND ASTROLOGY SERIES
🌟 Book the Full Myth and Astrology Series & Save £10
Attend all three seminars and discover how myths can enhance your astrological interpretations.
Full Series Cost: £95
AVAILABLE TO BUY UNTIL 27th MAY
(If you buy the series after some of the webinars have taken place, you will get automatic access to the recording)
Using Myth in Modern Astrological Practice
📆 When: 17th April 3pm UK Time
📍 Where: Online (live and recording)
🎓 Tutor: Mark Fountain
💰 Cost: £35 – Click to buy
Since the popularisation of Greek and Roman myths by Liz Greene and others in the 1970s and 1980s, the role of mythology in astrological theory and practice has always been rather controversial, with some astrologers rejecting it completely as an entertaining but largely irrelevant digression, while others have embraced it with passion and incorporated it into their work. Where do you stand in this ongoing debate?
Does understanding the Greek myths and deities help us understand the astrological planets as used in contemporary psychological astrology, or does studying myth actually lead to confusion? Critics who support the latter view can rightly point out how the myths themselves exist in multiple versions that sometimes contradict one another.
Are the modern astrological planets accurate reflections of the ancient mythological characters after which they were named? And if they are not, does it matter? Is it better to keep the mythological separate from the astrological rather than trying to synthesise them?
Modern astrology is very much focused on Greek and Roman mythology rather than exploring other pantheons in any detail. In this webinar we also discuss whether we should consider other mythologies from around the world rather than limiting ourselves to Ancient Greece.
The Mythological Hermes and Aphrodite
📆 When: 1st May 3pm UK Time
📍 Where: Online (live and recording)
🎓 Tutor: Mark Fountain
💰 Cost: £35 – Click to buy
In this second webinar in the series, we continue to discuss the role of mythology in shaping the way we understand the astrological planets.
This webinar focuses on the mythological Hermes and Aphrodite and asks whether their traits are embodied in the modern astrological planets to which they correspond, or whether there are important differences. There is an interesting debate to be had over whether we need to study the stories about these deities in order to understand Mercury and Venus as they are interpreted today.
We may be hugely entertained by the stories about the amoral, cunning and frequently dishonest Hermes. But would we ever dare incorporate the shadowy trickster archetype into our interpretation of Mercury when working with clients?
And can we really say that the Greek Aphrodite was a goddess concerned with noble abstract principles such as balance, peace and harmony? Many of the myths do not show her in such a flattering light. Is the astrological Venus a rather different figure to the Aphrodite we see in myth?
The Mythological Zeus, Cronus and Ouranos
📆 When: 22nd May 3pm UK Time
📍 Where: Online (live and recording)
🎓 Tutor: Mark Fountain
💰 Cost: £35 – Click to buy
In this third webinar, we continue to look at the role of mythology in shaping the way we understand and interpret the astrological planets. The final part in the series focuses on the mythological Zeus, Cronus and Ouranos, and asks whether their traits are fully embodied in the modern astrological planets Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, to which they theoretically correspond, or whether we need to look elsewhere in order to fully understand these archetypes.
Many of the myths of Zeus portray a deeply flawed character who is larger than life but completely out of control. He does not seem to be particularly wise or generous or concerned with ethical principles, and his motivations are often highly questionable. What if anything does this tell us about the astrological Jupiter and how we should approach our interpretation of the planet today?
In Greek myth, Cronus was originally a god of the harvest, but he is better known as the youngest son of Ouranos who was encouraged by his mother to overthrow his father, and who subsequently ruled over humanity in a glorious Golden Age, a time when there was apparently no need for rules or laws to control people’s behaviour and to maintain order. What does all this tell us about today’s astrological Saturn?
And what of Ouranos himself, many of whose traits do not seem at first sight to be Uranian at all? It is perhaps not surprising that astrologers like Richard Tarnas have suggested that other mythological characters such as Prometheus might embody the revolutionary spirit of Uranus more effectively.
🌟 Book the Full Myth and Astrology Series & Save £10
Attend all three seminars and learn how to incorporate myths in your astrological practice.
📌 Full Series Cost: £95
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