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Natal Skills

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Date: 10 October 2026
- January 4, 2026
Tutor(s): Mark Fountain
Venue: Online (live and recording)
Cost: £95.00

£95.00

NATAL SKILLS SERIES

🌟 Book the Full Natal Skills Series & Save £10
Attend all three seminars and enhance your natal chart skills.

Full Series Cost: £95

AVAILABLE TO BUY UNTIL 10th DECEMBER
(If you buy the series after some of the webinars have taken place, you will get automatic access to the recording)


Using Rulership Effectively to Enhance Interpretations

📆 When: 10th October 3pm UK Time
📍 Where: Online (live and recording)
🎓 Tutor: Mark Fountain
💰 Cost: £35 – Click to buy

Rulership is a key skill for astrology students and yet it is not always used as fully and accurately as it could be in astrological work. Often the signs, houses and planets involved are not integrated, resulting in rather incomplete or misleading interpretations. The other issue that can arise is that rulership is used in a way that results in rather concrete or fatalistic interpretations that lack psychological depth. 

This webinar examines the importance of rulership in natal work and explores how this technique provides invaluable insights into the inner dynamics of the chart. Extensive use will be made of case histories of some interesting historical and contemporary figures. The webinar may be of particular interest to those aiming to take Faculty exams in the future, but it will also be relevant to anyone who just wants to enrich their interpretation skills.  

Gifts in Disguise: Interpreting Imbalances, Debilities, Retrogrades and other traditionally ‘challenging’ chart factors – Parts 1 & 2

Part 1
📆 When: 28th November 3pm UK Time
📍 Where: Online (live and recording)
🎓 Tutor: Mark Fountain
💰 Cost: £35 – Click to buy

Part 2
📆 When: 5th December 3pm UK Time
📍 Where: Online (live and recording)
🎓 Tutor: Mark Fountain
💰 Cost: £35 – Click to buy

In the past, many chart factors such as a lack of a particular element, a heavy emphasis on one hemisphere at the expense of the other, a planet in the sign of its fall or detriment, a planet that is retrograde, or a planet that is unaspected and so not fully integrated into the rest of the chart, have all been presented as problematic, and even unfortunate. 

The modern psychological approach has mercifully taken us away from those unhelpful and negative interpretations and ensured that a more balanced and responsible approach is adopted. But even today, interpreting these factors in a way that is positive and constructive, while at the same time not glossing over the potential downsides, remains challenging, whether in a written interpretation or in a face-to-face consultation. We can portray these factors as ‘blessings in disguise’ – parts of ourselves that may initially make us feel uncomfortable and different from others, but which in fact bring us the unexpected advantages of new insights and perspectives. 

The first webinar explores a range of factors including having no (or almost no) planets or points in a particular element, planets in detriment and fall, and retrograde planets. 

The second webinar covers unaspected planets, as well as other chart factors that can wrongly be presented as only problematic such as Saturn, Chiron and the Nodal axis. In both webinars the focus will be on how to successfully communicate this information to clients in a way that helps to foster growth and self-awareness. 

🌟 Book the Full Natal Skills Series & Save £10
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📌 Full Series Cost: £95


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