Hi All,
I am asking all of you who participate on our message board for suggestions as to new topics/ subjects that you would like to see covered. Please let me know your ideas.
God Bless, Rad
Hi Rad,
I would like to learn more about how the Soul progresses from life to life and how to see it in the chart accurately if possible.
Another topic I would like to learn more about is relative to Uranus and how it represents the blueprint for the Soul´s evolution or future.
Thank you
Hi Rad,
Maybe about a year ago, there was a topic (I forget which one) in which the topic of how to spiritualize your life was brought up. At the time you asked if anyone was interested in learning what to look for in a chart in terms of how, as an individual, you can spiritualize your life according the potential laid out in your chart. There was an interest and we decided to do so after we finished whatever we were working on at the time. As time went on, this was forgotten and we went in other directions.
I'd like to go back to that as I think it is very positive and constructive.
BTW - I know you posted this: http://schoolofevolutionaryastrology.com/forum/index.php?topic=639.0
What I am referring to is doing practice charts :-)
Thanks
cat
Hi Rad! Thank you so much for this invite to the community.
Just as we are working with the planetary method of chart interpretation thread, I'd be interested in practicing the house method of chart interpretation - even if it was just for a little bit.
God bless,
am
Hi Rad,
Thank you so much for inviting input for topics on the message board.
I have always felt that the area of Astrologer/Client relationships could make a good topic.
If there is some way we could do a real person's chart, receive their bio, do the Pluto paradigm, answer their questions, look at their transits, and receive feedback, this would be an incredibly dynamic learning experience.
It would be great too if this 'guinea pig' assignment could be an on-going thread over, say, a year, involving discussing events, crises, and experiences that occur while comparing their transits, progressions, and solar to the natal chart and the evolutionary intentions therein.
Love,
Linda
I am still thinking about this.
wow... I feel like I just got a wish from a genie.
Any the above are great ideas worth pursuing. I have some charge around the client/ practitioner relationship and evolutionary/ spiritual shift and how to support those at any 'level.'
I'd only add that if there are any teachings that JWG had not released--anything in the wings e.g. old events, workshops, interviews. Or, Rad, anything you personally feel called to share, fill in, or expand upon, at this time.
I am so grateful for your dedication and support.
God Bless,
Katherine
P.S. about that possible 'guinea pig' position... my hand is raised.
Hi All,
Thanks for the suggestions you have made. Tomorrow I will respond to all of them in terms of what we can actually do.
God Bless, Rad
Hi Rad
Thanks so much for asking to propose new threads/topics.
Just if you would recommend it, and if there are more interested participants .. one new thread could relate to the Mercury archetype in relation with the evolutionary axis or the birth signature. It could also compound using the natal Mercury in client relationships, in that it correlates with types of questions the Soul has, ie, information the Soul has been and is after, types of language or words that are necessary or can be used for communication, and/or the point of view from which the client's questions can or need to be answered or addressed in order to help the best possible reception and processing. These are some topics I've been exploring and trying to understand, and to practice on this is welcome to me, and perhaps other may also find it interesting and useful.
Some further exploration on this could also be interesting, perhaps, relating to how to use the nature of the client's questions in the determination of the EA stage or condition, through a 'virtual' interface with the natal Mercury in the chart-something I've just contemplated as a possibility - and is quite difficult to do for me, mainly because, in order to understand the natal Mercury, it is needed to first understand the overall signature, and the evolutionary axis. And to do this, to read the chart, one first needs to determine the EA stage of the individual. Same time, it was Jeffrey Wolf Green who taught to observe the nature of the client's questions in order to determine dominant, underlying types of desires, and thus the EA stage. So, I wonder that, at least in some cases, the natal Mercury could provide intuitions, or suggest possibilities that could be checked at some point (in order to avoid projections) of why the individual uses this or that language, words, references, etc. Even though, I contemplate it is possible that this 'methodology' would make the work more complicated than it is .. It can be useful in some cases for example when looking at the chart of someone of whom only some words, or text, are available. Or in cases in which the language makes direct reference to specific 'systems of knowledge' which could allow in some cases to correlate with possible sources or reasons for this language, and why they exist.
Thank you so much, Rad ..
God Bless,
Gonzalo
Hi All,
We can certainly do all of the suggested topics over time, but, of course, we need to start somewhere first. The only one that I don't feel we can do is Linda's suggestion. Linda, as you will recall we went through the pros and cons of doing personal charts on this message board awhile ago. So I pretty much feel the same as to why not. I will remain open to your or others thoughts about this of course. So please feel free to communicate those thoughts to me is you so desire.
I guess, for me, I would like to start with Cat's suggestion regards Neptune especially since it in now transiting Pisces of all signs. What I would like to do is to focus on the total archetype of Neptune which of course includes that great lecture by JWG that Cat re-posted for us. I would like to then apply the Neptune archetype to the EA paradigm: why is a person's particular Neptune in the house and sign that it is in, the aspects to it. This would include the house location of it's Nodal axis, and the location of the planetary rulers. And then the transiting Neptune.
So I would like to know how many of you wish to develop a thread on Neptune at this point.
God bless, Rad
YES!
I'm in :-)
ME TOO! ;)
So timely now that Neptune in Pisces will be around for such a long time.
Definitely in. Perfect timing - just started a Neptune series on Kristin's show!
Quote from: Rad on Nov 13, 2013, 12:34 PM
I will remain open to your or others thoughts about this of course. So please feel free to communicate those thoughts to me as you so desire.
Hi Rad,
Just a quick clarification regarding my suggestion. The person who volunteers for this would be one of us, ie an EA person, not somebody from the general public. Since this EA person would already be familiar with the Pluto paradigm, they would act as Volunteer Only to assist students in a "simulated" Astrologer/Client environment by offering their chart, bio, time, commitment to share experiences taking place for them over a year, as well as offering feedback to students. It's a huge commitment.
I will leave this suggestion with you in case you change your mind.Love,
Linda
Hi Rad and all,
Count me in for the Neptune thread.
Relative to Linda´s idea, maybe what could be done would be to have a chart and simulate real life questions that clients might ask and, practice how to respond to them in a way that would be the most beneficial to the client, using the EA paradigm. So each one participating would have the chart and a few questions to answer.
If personal charts are out of the question maybe Rad or someone could provide a chart, a bio to get the context of the person and some potential real life questions.
All the best
Hi Linda and Skywalker,
One of the problems with using a real person, even one of us on this message board, is that EA is so deep and comprehensive that it can lead into situations of any person feeling 'exposed' to their inner dynamics that they many not even be conscious of, dynamics that can seem humiliating and beyond.
I will consider Skywalker's idea, if I understand it right, of using 'hypothetical' charts that I could present in which questions could be asked of me about whatever dynamics were existing in such a hypothetical chart. This could then lead to me then pretending to be that chart in the form of asking questions that could then be answered by all who participated. If there is any interest in this approach please let me know.
God Bless, Rad
Hi Linda, Katherine, Skywalker, Ari, Cat and any others who wish to join in on this thread ...
Ok, let's go ahead with our Neptune thread. What I would like all of you to do at first is read, or re-read, the lecture posted of JWG's lecture on Neptune. If you have any questions about any part of that lecture please ask them of me now.
After that I think what I will do is then present other correlations to Neptune, Pisces, and the 12th House that are not covered in that lecture. And I would do that in segments wherein each of you could ask me questions as we went along. We could also create a situation wherein I could ask you to submit your own understanding's of the various archetypal correlations as we went along: i.e. Neptune, etc, correlations to delusions. So I could then ask a simple thing of you as in what type of delusions could manifest in a Soul that had Neptune in the 8th house, Neptune is some sort of aspect to another planet, etc.
Please let me know if all of you would like this approach. And, if we do this thread, please consider that I would like your input as we went through these segments in a timely manner.
God Bless, Rad
Hi Rad and all,
What I meant was that we could look at charts of real people that you may have done readings for, obviously in an anonymous way, or to look at very similar hypothetical charts to those that reflect actual clients and their real concerns/questions. I think Linda was looking for a more practical/realistic approach to dealing with clients. For example many times a client will be interested in knowing things about their love life and will ask something about their relationship if currently in one, or why a certain relationship turned out the way it did. I think it´s up to the EA Astrologer to guide the person in the right direction, to show the client what their responsibility is in their current situation, what their potential limitations may be, how to evolve beyond them etc. A thread like that could help deal with the more practical side of readings since EA can be so deep and overwhelming.
I also think it might be too much to expose one of us or anyone publicly in the manner EA can. There is also the fact that it would be limited to this lifetime since most of us don´t remember past lives in a detailed way. Also the awareness the person has of his/her own dynamics, in many cases as the Pluto paradigm teaches, is very limited.
The Neptune thread approach sounds great to me and please let us know when you would like us to submit our work.
Thank you
All the best
QuoteOk, let's go ahead with our Neptune thread. What I would like all of you to do at first is read, or re-read, the lecture posted of JWG's lecture on Neptune. If you have any questions about any part of that lecture please ask them of me now.
After that I think what I will do is then present other correlations to Neptune, Pisces, and the 12th House that are not covered in that lecture. And I would do that in segments wherein each of you could ask me questions as we went along. We could also create a situation wherein I could ask you to submit your own understanding's of the various archetypal correlations as we went along: i.e. Neptune, etc, correlations to delusions. So I could then ask a simple thing of you as in what type of delusions could manifest in a Soul that had Neptune in the 8th house, Neptune is some sort of aspect to another planet, etc.
Please let me know if all of you would like this approach. And, if we do this thread, please consider that I would like your input as we went through these segments in a timely manner.
That sounds really good to me Rad, thank you.
Dear Rad,
I am looking very forward to exploring this topic more deeply and would like to participate in this thread as well.
Thank you so much for opening this board up for new teachings!
Neptune is so timely now.
Peace,
Kristin
Hi Rad and everyone,
I'm so very happy to get involved in the new Neptune thread giving us the opportunity to ask questions about the correlations of Neptune. Here's the link to the old thread:
NEPTUNE'S ARCHETYPAL ROLE IN CONSCIOUSNESS
http://schoolofevolutionaryastrology.com/forum/index.php?topic=639.msg10217#msg10217
I think setting a time limit for assignments is a good idea.
As for my original suggestion of looking at a real EA person's chart, I agree that this could make them feel too exposed and vulnerable. However, working on 'hypothetical' charts would be great.
Thank you so much for all that you continue to give to EA.
Love,
Linda
Hi Rad,
It sounds good to me! I too think that a reasonable time limit should be set. I think deadlines are great as they motivate people to wrap things up. I suspect that many of us are spending way too much time trying to be very detailed and "perfect" - which is nice, but when we linger too long I think it is to the detriment of the mb.
I also think we should start any new topics (Neptune) in a brand new thread. It will make it easier on Linda when she has to update the glossary :-)
As for the "counselling" topic and "chart" - maybe just run today's transits and use that chart as if it were a person's chart :-)
cat
PS - I am going to go ahead and start a new thread for Neptune - I hope you don't mind. That way if anyone has questions tonight, they can post them there and not here and we won't have to transfer them over :-)
cat
Hi Cat,
Thanks for taking the initiative and commencing a new Neptune thread!
I really like your idea about using today's transits as if it were a person. If Rad thinks it's a good idea, we could examine a weekly 'hypothetical' chart using today's transits (or another chart) to answer a question set by Rad.
Back to Neptune: I think a one week time limit on each assignment would be enough for me. My assignments will have to be quite succinct since I'm still working on finalizing the EA Glossary Updated 2014 Edition.
Love,
Linda
Hi Rad,
I understand the level of exposure.
I can also see benefit of a hypothetical chart in that you could pose a question or push a particular point so that everyone could see a subtle nuance in the chart. (reminiscent of Chopin's Études)
I agree that deadlines are reasonable.
God Bless,
Katherine
YES- great about Neptune study--thank you
Hi all. Just a lighter suggestion for a general topic on space news such as planetary things, discoveries etc..maybe ufos too, similar to the environment topic, the usa/future of the world thread, daemon souls thread....just so that there is a place to pass on news we all may come across...
Hope you are all staying warm.
Cheers,
Sunyata
Hi Sunyatta,
Almost every day in the Pluto in Capricorn thread, the future of the USA and the world, I post information and news about exactly that. So another thread just isn't needed. Thanks for your thinking about it though, and how to expand our message board.
God Bless, Rad
Hi Rad and everyone else,
Are you thinking of moving onto another topic that was suggested here in this thread?
I would still hope to do some practice charts relative to Uranus and the blueprint of the Soul and it´s future and also to analyze charts to see the Soul´s progression from life to life. I also have one more suggestion, Saturn and how the Soul´s consciousness is structured which then is connected to the circumstantial reality it experiences.
Thank you
All the best
Hi Skywalker,
We will be starting a new thread soon. For anyone interested feel free to post what topics you would like to discuss. I was thinking of a Saturn thread as well Skywalker, but let's see how others may respond.
God Bless, Rad
Hi,
I'm with you guys on a Saturn thread. I think in-depth studies of all the planets are of great value.
cat
Count me in too..Saturn would be great!
I will be able to start participating again the week of the 26th, the week that follows Norwac.
Peace,
Kristin
Hi Rad, All,
I would appreciate any topic that was covered, including Saturn, but I will most likely not be able to participate live due to a need to be flexible with where I am focusing my attention at any given time.
Re: Neptune,
Can anyone point me to the Neptune thread that came out of this? I have been looking and looking and am only finding brief 1 or 2 page threads here and there. I am thinking there must be a much larger thread out there somewhere.......??
Thank you and best wishes,
Ellen
Hi Ellen,
Rad will explain to you about the Neptune thread.
Bring it on ~ Saturn, Uranus, any planet, all planets
~ and count me in too!! ;D
Love,
Linda
Thanks, Linda... Will wait to hear.
Not sure a suggestion from me is relevant given that I will not likely participate (only read and I am not sure when I will be able to do that), but one thought I had tonight while walking home was a thread on the astrological ages. One of the ages could be chosen and a thorough investigation into the time period and astrological signatures emphasized during the time could considered. Or perhaps a consideration of the age associated with a given planet could be part of what is covered when a planet is explored. Another way to approach it could be from the perspective of lost civilizations - taking one and considering it in the context of the signatures...
Best wishes,
Ellen
Hi Rad,
Quote from: Linda on May 06, 2014, 04:55 PM
Bring it on ~ Saturn, Uranus, any planet, all planets
I am grateful for the opportunity to hobble along with any new open question/practice thread.
God bless,
Katherine
Hi Ellen,
The Neptune thread has been moved to an inaccessible area of the message board for now. A whole new book based on that thread and the various writings of JWG on Neptune is being put together and edited now. It will be available for sale shortly.
God Bless, Rad
Awesome! Just reading the Uranus book now. Look forward to the Neptune one.
Hi Katherine, Linda, cat, Kristin, and Skywalker
We will begin our new thread on Saturn sometime next week. We will do this thread just like we did the Neptune thread wherein the various archetypes are presented that correlate to Saturn, and all of you can then work with birth charts to do an EA analysis of the archetypes as we go along.
If there are any others who wish to join this thread, which means to contribute to it, please feel free to do so. If so, please let me know.
God Bless, Rad
Hi Rad,
I would like to read along as able. If anything comes up for me while the thread is still active and running in terms of questions or thoughts, would it be ok if I posted?
Thank you for the thread, regardless...
Best wishes,
Ellen
Hi Ellen,
You and well as anyone else can read this or whatever threads you wish, and ask whatever questions occur when so doing. However, the questions should be relevant to what is being discussed.
God Bless, Rad
Thank you, Rad.
ps Just for clarification purposes, I was responding to this:
"If there are any others who wish to join this thread, which means to contribute to it, please feel free to do so. If so, please let me know."
Hi All,
We will begin our Saturn thread at the top of next week: Monday.
God Bless, Rad