| by Astro Butterfly (astrobutterfly.com |
One of my readers asked yesterday if it’s truly possible to learn astrology in 10 weeks. They suggested that in order to become a great astrologer, one should read at least 100 charts. In other words, you need a considerable amount of time to become a great astrologer.
This is what I answered:
That’s right, if you want to become a great astrologer, you should read at least 100 charts. Anyone who wants to become top 1% of their profession, has to dedicate a considerable amount of time and resources to get there. Getting to 1%, achieving true mastery is Saturn’s work – pretty much a lifetime journey.
HOWEVER. You can still help people with astrology even if you’re not yet in the top 1% (or top 10%, or even top 30%). You can help people with astrology as long as 1) you know more astrology than them and 2) you use the right consulting frameworks to present the information in a way that is empowering.
Chances are, even if you’re what you consider an “astrology beginner” you can still help most people learn more about themselves, and navigate through life with the help of astrology.
But this very valid question got me thinking about what are the contributing factors that can speed up (or slow down) the learning process.
Upon reflection, I’ve come up with 4 factors that can predict your success as an astrologer, and whether or not you can learn to give basic readings in 10 weeks:
- You have an “astrologer” profile, i.e. you have certain skills and talents that make it easier to connect with, and understand a multi-layered topic like astrology
- You have life experience. To help other people with astrology (and to do pretty much any counselling work) you need to graduate from Saturn’s “school of hard knocks” – which means you’ve had your 1st Saturn return, i.e. you’re at least 29 years old
- You are a high-speed learner, i.e. you pick up new topics quickly. Not all of us are blessed with high-caliber learning skills, but if you are, then you definitely have an advantage, in the sense that you can learn astrology (and any other topic) much faster
- You have the right astrology frameworks. You could learn astrology all by yourself, but you’ll probably need decades of trial and error. As with anything else you learn, the quality of structured frameworks makes a big difference.
From all these factors, factor 4) frameworks, is the #1 deal-breaker. There are still many astrology enthusiasts who believe that they can learn astrology by themselves. And if astrology is something “just for fun” of course, there’s no need to study it formally.
But learning astrology without tools and frameworks is like learning a new language without a dictionary. With 3000 students and years of experience of producing astrology courses and educational experiences, we are proud to have come up with an excellent framework to learn astrology and read natal charts in the Astro Butterfly Wings chart reading certification program.
Of course, 4) “astrology frameworks” is not enough. If you want to learn how to read charts in 10 weeks, you’ll need at least one of the other 3 factors 1) an astrologer profile, or 2) life experience, or 3) learning skills.
If you have more than 1, even better, but 1 is the minimum.
So you’ll need either a) an astrologer profile, OR b) life experience, OR c) learning skills.
Let’s talk a little bit about these 4 factors:
1) You have an astrologer profile. If you’re not an advanced astrology student yet, you may not even know whether you have an astrologer profile. The good news is that there are high chances that your interest in astrology is also backed up by some in-built astrologer “genes”.
People with no astrology markers in their charts are usually those people who don’t ‘believe’ in astrology anyway. Some of the ‘astrology signatures’ in the chart are a prominent Uranus, Jupiter or Chiron, or an above average number of planets in Air or Water signs. Of course, these are just some examples.
2) Life experience matters – the more, the better. Of course, age is just a number, and someone who has been through a lot by the age of 20 may have more life experience than someone who is 50, but has never ventured outside their comfort zone.
However, astrologically speaking, the Saturn return (which happens at the age of 29) is a pretty good indicator of whether we have ‘enough’ life experience to consult other people.
People with lots of life experience tend to have more sympathy, and they just ‘know’ what to say, and even more importantly, what NOT to say.
Of course, there are excellent astrologers who haven’t turned 29 yet, so this is definitely not a deal breaker – but it helps!
3) Learning skills – there are people who just learn faster than others. We’ve seen people who don’t have any astrological signatures in their chart and haven’t had their Saturn return, yet become excellent astrologers because they have the ability to learn pretty much anything. This is you if you quickly grasp new concepts, have good analysis/synthesis skills and are open to feedback.
4) Astrology frameworks – frameworks make it easier to put “2 and 2” together and see the big picture. Astrology is a very complex topic, so it’s not enough to learn what Venus in Gemini, or what Mars in the 2nd house means. You need frameworks to put all these different elements of the chart into context – so that you learn how to read charts holistically.
“Frameworks” doesn’t only mean educational material – it means the entire learning experience. When you have access to a teacher, when you’re part of a group of people studying the same topic at the same time – learning skyrockets. We’ve seen it again and again, and that’s why we only run this chart-reading program live.
If you have any of 1) astrology profile, or 2) life experience, or 3) learning skills, and you’re looking for a quality 4) framework, then we invite you to join the Astro Butterfly Wings Certification Program (make sure you click on the link that best describes your astrology starting point, Beginner or Intermediate/Advanced).