Classes & Workshops ~ Winter 2026
To register for a class or workshop, please contact the teacher directly.
For other questions on our Education Program, please email John Marchesella: astrojohn8@icloud.comPlease read through the entire list for the class that suits your level of study and personal interest.Study Guides can be purchased only via the NCGR-PAA website, www.astrologersalliance.orgFor information on certification exams and other details on NCGR-PAA, please visit www.astrologersalliance.orgTHE CHART IS MADE IN HEAVEN
Astronomy Essentials — Looking under the hood at the moving parts of the chart
MEIRA EPSTEIN, C.A., NCGR-PAA
917-595-8513 or Meirabe01@gmail.com
Topics: How the Asc, the Mc, and the Houses are created and how they move; the tale of two zodiacs and the precession of the equinox; the Lunar Nodes as a point of connections; the eight-year star cycle of Venus, Black-Moon Lilith; Eclipses; and more..
Date: Two meetings ~ Sunday & Monday, January 25 & 26, 2026.
Time: 5:30 - 07:30 PM Eastern time.
Cost: $75.
Registration: PayPal.
TOTAL CHART MASTERY: GET PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION BY NCGR-PAA
MEIRA EPSTEIN, C.A., NCGR-PAA
917-595-8513 or Meirabe01@gmail.com
Classes are available for all Four Levels, in private, or through the NCGR Education Online.
The next semester begins February 2026.
Level-1: Astronomy-for-Astrologers, Natal Chart Calculations, and Chart Foundations (aspects, houses, rulership).
Level-2: Predictive techniques, calculation and interpretation (Integration of Solar Arc, S. Progression and Transits).
Level-3: Horary, Electional, Synastry, Midpoints, and more.
Level-4 Certification: Consultation and Chart Rectification.
ADD USEFUL TOOLS: Learn the URANIAN system -90° Dial, Midpoints & the TNP’s (Transneptunian planets) and how to integrate them with your regular work. Learn Classical Hellenistic predictive systems.
UPGRADE YOUR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: Gain confidence, learn effective consultation techniques and how to handle sensitive situations, how to identify core issues, and how to prepare for a client session.
PRIVATE STUDY – suited to your needs & schedule. Prepare for the NCGR-PAA exams, or simply improve specific skills. Comprehensive study material is provided. $79 per class (90 min).
RECORDED TUTORIALS, LECTURES & BOOKS are available on http://bear-star.com.
PLANETARY ARCHETYPES SERIES - URANUS: FOR THE GENIUS IN YOU (WORKSHOP/ALL LEVELS)
CLAUDIA BADER 212-874-7441 or abzudusk@gmail.com
Where is your particular genius? Where and how do you think outside the box?
From Uranus’s genius, eccentricity, paradox and breakthroughs, to its chaos, rigidity, destructiveness and narcissism; whether in a natal chart or in transit/progressions, how do these impact YOU, others, and the world?
Hermetic doctrine states that the universe is mental-this is particularly relevant now with Uranus in Gemini. Air is emphasized-all things to do with the mind. With Uranus, higher octave of Mercury, about to stay in Mercury ruled Gemini for 7 years, Uranus is flying high. Uranus was a sky god, and different from the Promethean approach to Uranus of Richard Tarnas, this workshop on Uranus will focus Uranus’s connection to the sky. We’ll look at how the Uranus archetype manifests in all dimensions of human life-spiritually, psycho-dynamically, alchemically, and practically-in life events. From eccentrics to revolutionaries to aliens, building from in-depth basics, we will take Uranus through the houses and in aspect to planets and angles. Something for all levels-beginner to advanced.
Things we will cover to enhance the depth and breadth of your understanding and ability to interpret the Uranus archetype in yourself, others, and the world:
How to identify if Uranus is a major theme in your (or other) charts.
The patterns, myths, motifs, events, and archetypes that appear with Uranus.
What does a Uranian person look like?
How does Uranus manifest in art? How does this relate to their psychology?
How is Uranus related to developmental models and attachment theory?
How can the Jungian alchemical stages of sublimation and separatio inform our understanding of Uranus?
To explore these, I will use famous people, art, film and literature examples, as well as the case of Hermeticist Paul Foster Case.
Claudia Bader, PhD. is NCGR-PAA Level IV Consulting Astrologer, Registered/Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist/Licensed Psychoanalyst.
Date: SATURDAY, January 31
Time: Noon to 2:30
Cost: $40
Online only. Contact Claudia: abzudusk@gmail.com to sign up. After payment, Claudia will send the link to the webinar.
INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY ~ PART I
LEVEL: For true beginners with little or no prior astrological training
DALE GLOGOWSKI willandwands@gmail.com
Astrology is a profound symbolic language and becomes meaningful — even life-changing — only when its foundations are clearly understood. So, if your current relationship with astrology comes from scrolling TikTok, relying on apps like The Pattern, or simply staring at a printout of your natal chart wondering what on Earth you’re looking at, this course is for you!
Introduction to Astrology (Part I) gently bridges the gap between curiosity and comprehension. You’ll begin learning the essential building blocks of astrology without the overwhelm and without assuming you already know the basics. This course is intentionally foundational and will give you a structure to start organizing all of the “bits” of astrology you’ve learned “here or there,” helping you gain clarity, confidence, and a strong working vocabulary.
What You'll Learn:
A Brief History of Astrology: Discover where astrology comes from and why its symbolism still matters today.
The Different Branches of Astrology: Horary, electional, natal, and mundane — what they are and how they each serve different purposes.
Natal Chart 101: A tour of the chart wheel, major components, and how to begin reading one for yourself. Includes tips for using free chart-generation software.
The Planets: Personal, social/transpersonal, and outer planets — what they represent and embody.
The Signs of the Zodiac: Their meanings, elements, modes, and how to start linking them to planetary expression.
Recordings and handouts will be provided but you're asked to participate live to get the most benefit. You'll also be asked to apply the concepts we cover to the best “litmus test” you have at your disposal—YOURSELF!—and there will be time in class to ask any questions that come up.
Note: This course is intended to be a supportive space for learning astrology. We will not be engaging in political conversations of any kind or in any astrological analyses that involve politics.
Date: Begins January 27 and continues for 5 consecutive TUESDAYS
Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Eastern time
Cost: $125
Zoom only.
Contact Dale to register.
INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY ~ PART II
LEVEL: For beginners with the basics of Part I under their belts
DALE GLOGOWSKI willandwands@gmail.com
If you understand planets and signs but still feel unsure about how a chart actually works, Introduction to Astrology (Part II) is your next step. In this course, you’ll learn about the Houses, the Hemispheres, the Quadrants, and Angularity — the framework that helps reveal where life unfolds, the orientation of the energies, and how loudly a planet speaks.
Continuing in the same spirit as Part I: No unnecessary jargon that overcomplicates things. No overwhelm. Just clear, structured teaching designed to boost your confidence and support your progress in chart interpretation. This course helps the emerging astrology student move from vocabulary to understanding.
What You’ll Learn:
The 12 Houses: What each house represents and how planets express themselves when placed within them.
Quadrants & Hemispheres: A simple, powerful way to understand personality orientation, life focus, and energetic distribution across the chart.
Angularity: How angular, succedent, and cadent houses shape the chart’s expression.
Recordings and handouts will be provided but you're asked to participate live to get the most benefit. You'll also be asked to apply the concepts we cover to the best “litmus test” you have at your disposal—YOURSELF!—and there will be time in class to ask any questions that come up.
Note: This course is intended to be a supportive space for learning astrology. We will not be engaging in political conversations of any kind or in any astrological analyses that involve politics.
Date: March 10, 17, 24 and April 7. The week before the Easter holiday will be an off week.
Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Eastern time
Cost: $100
Zoom only.
Contact Dale to register.
INTRO TO ASPECTS AND PHASES (ALL LEVELS)
DANNY LARKIN 917-594-4069 or danielblarkin@gmail.com
Drawing upon the work of the esteemed astrologer Dane Rudhyar, which is foundational for modern astrology, this course will introduce students to aspects as a cycle. Over the course of 14 sessions, we will examine one aspect per session. We will begin with a session on the conjunction, and then look at the opening or waxing aspects that flow towards the opposition: the semi-sextile, semi-square, sextile, square, the trine, and the quincunx. Then after a session on the opposition, we will investigate the waning or closing aspects that follow the opposition: the quincunx, trine, square, sextile, semi-square and semi-sextile. Although this structure might seem redundant at first, the aspects before and after the opposition point are so fundamentally different that it is critical to differentiate their meanings in astrological interpretation. After 14 sessions, students will deepen understanding into Rudhyar’s vision of the entire aspect cycle from conjunction flowing towards the opposition, and then flowing back to the next conjunction. Rudhyar envisioned each aspect as a phase of development - embedded in each aspect is a pattern of growth for the planetary pair.
Recordings of each class will be shared for students who are unable to attend live.
Email danielblarkin@gmail.com for a syllabus, to ask questions, to enroll and to request an audit.
When: Begins January 28, 14 sessions on WEDNESDAYS
Time: 7:15 pm – 9 pm Eastern (with a break)
Cost: $199
Zoom only.
ADVANCED INTERPRETATION (LEVELS III/IV)
JOHN MARCHESELLA 212-255-8497 or astrojohn8@icloud.com
This class is meant for advanced students who want to stay primed in “astrologese” by sharing their thoughts and interpretations on the charts of famous and historical figures as well as pick up a few tips on how to read for clients and how to see the nuances in natal charts and prediction. No politics or judgments, just astrology. Limited space, please register early.
When: Begins Jan. 22, ALTERNATE THURSDAYS, 6:45 – 8, Doors open at 6:30 for Q & A, 6 sessions
Cost: $120
Students must be present on Zoom!
SECONDARY PROGRESSIONS: THE UNFOLDMENT OF THE HOROSCOPE (LEVELS II/III)
JOHN MARCHESELLA 212-255-8497 or astrojohn8@icloud.com
Transits might reveal what happens in our lives, but progressions let us know how we will be changed by what happens; not changed into something other than who we are, but changed into more of who we are. They let us know what we are really “ready” for. At first glance, progressions might be befuddling, but we will present an easy-to-understand, step-by-step method of interpretation and application with ample examples.
When: Begins February 3, TUESDAYS, 6:45 – 8 ET, Doors opens at 6:30 ET for Q & A, 8 sessions
Cost: $160
Students must be present on Zoom!
ASTROLOGICAL POTPOURRI (ALL LEVELS)
JOHN MARCHESELLA 212-255-8497 or astrojohn8@icloud.com
A little of this and a little of that. Maybe what you were curious about and maybe what never occurred to you before. Variety is the spice of life and of astrological learning. The chart of New York City, and the Vertex and other angles, and asteroids, and fixed stars, and Jungian theories applied to the horoscope, and for some real variety, the seven virtues and seven sins as a way of deepening our understanding of the planets as well as Shadow. No politics or judgments, just astrology.
When: Begins Jan. 31, SATURDAYS
Time: 11:15 – 12:30 ET, Doors open at 11 for Q & A, 6 sessions
Cost: $120
Students must be present on Zoom!
RULERSHIPS, RULERSHIPS, RULERSHIPS (WORKSHOP/ALL LEVELS)
JOHN MARCHESELLA 212-255-8497 or astrojohn8@icloud.com
An intro for beginners, a good review for advanced students, and a refresher if you have strayed from the basics of chart interpretation and prediction – a good time will be had by all. Rulerships define where the psychology of the planets meets up with the practicality of the houses. They tie together the inner and outer worlds. Rulerships are the most fundamental rule of chart interpretation as well as prediction. And yes, we will discuss the difference between ancient and contemporary rulers.
When: SATURDAY, January 10
Time: 11:15 – 2 ET, Doors open at 11 for Q & A
Cost: $25
Students must be present on Zoom!
WHERE IS LOVE? (WORKSHOP/ALL LEVELS)
JUDI VITALE judivitale@me.com
In this workshop, we’ll study the many ways that love can be found in the chart. Are you going to meet and get to be with your Twin flame? Is relatioinship a “must have” in your life? When will you meet your match? Should you stay in this relationship?
Clients bring us these questions and more. You might have them too!
Join Judi as we find out about love through natal analysis, transits, solar arc directions, progressions, composites and synastry.
When: SATURDAY, February 7
Time: 2 – 5 p.m. ET
Cost: $50
Zoom only (link provided upon payment)
VEDIC ASTROLOGY
RONNIE DREYER
All levels of Vedic Astrology classes and tutoring start in September and October. Check website.
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION
DIANE CRAMER 212/288-6232
333 East 66th Street
Private instruction on all levels. Instruction on the basic components of astrology, beginner and advanced. Chart interpretation, predictive techniques and the use of midpoints. Specialized instruction in medical astrology. Tips and techniques for Solar Fire 9. $35/hour
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