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Presented by
Benjamin Bernstein
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Credentials
Astrological practitioner, teacher, writer andspeaker
Has lectured at three national astrology
conferences (NCGR, UAC & The Blast) Hosts This Week in Astrology ,
iTunes’ #1 astrology podcast since December 2007
Columns and articles: Aquarius Magazine,Constellation Magazine,InspiredMindsOnline.com &
AstroDispatch.com.
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Credentials
Member, NCGR, ISAR, and OPA(Director of Marketing & nonvotingboard member)
Faculty member, 2009 OPA retreat Successfully completed ISAR’s
professional courses in Ethics and
Counseling Skills Over 2000 consultations with a
worldwide client base
Hundreds of no-prep walk-up readings
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How to do light speed astrology
Find out what the client wants up front and,if possible and appropriate, give it to them!
Ask without using astrologese
Use a computer
For natal work: be fluent in the meanings ofthe planets, signs, houses and aspects
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For moving planet work: be fluent inthe meanings of transits and secondaryprogressions.
I rarely use solar arcs in short sessions.
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It’s best to use a program thatanimates the moving planets, such asSolar Fire.
Much faster than an ephemeris "A picture’s worth a thousand words"
Letting the animation run for a few
seconds (in one-day mode) makes iteasy for clients to understand how themoving planets cycle
Bonus: way-cool “gee whiz” factor!
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Always display natal chart view withaspect grid
"Fuzz your eyes" and observe generalchart emphases
Stelliums
Houses Hemispheres or quadrants
Splay patterns
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Focus on moving energies received by: the personal planets (Sun through
Mars),
angles, and angular rulers,
Look for the most unusualand powerful things in
the chart
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You only need to be one or two steps ahead
Think less like a classical
musician and more like a jazz improviser
Learn to "split your brain" so that you can scan the chart while the client is talking, yet
fully tune in and respond to what they're saying.
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Now and then, ask the client
for confirmation or comment
on what you're saying. This:
Lets you know if your interpretation is onthe right track
Fills in specific details the chart doesn'tshow, letting you fine-tune yourinterpretation, and
Buys you time for further chart study while
they talk!
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Open up empowering possibilitiesrather than making concretepredictions
If you are alsosharing psychic or
intuitive information,
clearly differentiate
which is which.
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not
astrology
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Be helpful. Don’t just identify the problem – give the client ideas or tools that will helpthem solve it!
Examples: my “Divine Saturation SnapMeditation” & “Divine Dictation” exercises (on the Articles page at
ItsAllGoodAstrology.com).
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My preference: all things being equal,start with transiting Pluto and work into transiting Jupiter
The slowest planets have the mostpowerful effects
There’s also a lot to be said for starting
with outer planet conjunctions tosensitive natal points!
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Jupiter through Pluto: know where theyare, where they've been and wherethey're going
CURRENT POSITIONS (as of 1/27/09,rounded to nearest half-degree)
Pluto: 2° Capricorn
Neptune: 23° Aquarius
Uranus: 20° Pisces
Chiron: 20° Aquarius
Saturn: 21° Virgo (Rx)
Jupiter: 5° Aquarius
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Jupiter through Pluto: know whatmajor aspect patterns they’ll beforming in the next couple of years
Check those areas in the client’s chartfor important contacts
Focus mainly on quadrature aspects
Conjunction, opposition, square
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The five Saturn-Uranus oppositions,
November 2008 through July 2010
11/4/2008: 19° Virgo-Pisces
2/5/2009: 21° Virgo-Pisces
9/15/2009: 25° Virgo-Pisces 4/26/2010: 29° Virgo-Pisces
7/26/2010: 1° Libra-Aries
Saturn Uranus Oppositions
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CURRENT ANNUAL RATE OF TRAVEL
Pluto: just over 2°
Neptune: about 3°
Uranus: just under 4°
Chiron: 5° (slowing to about 4° by2010)
Saturn: about 14°
Jupiter: about 28°
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AVERAGE SD / Rx DISTANCE
“Two steps forward, one step back”
Pluto: just under 5° / just under 3° Neptune: 5° / just under 3°
Uranus: about 8° / about 4°
Chiron: about 10° / about 5
°
Exceptions
Saturn: about 20° / about 7°
Jupiter: about 44°
/ about 10°
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SD DATES Fall/Early Winter
Pluto: every September
9/8/08, 9/11/09,9/14/10, etc.
Neptune: every November11/2/08, 11/4/09, 11/7/10, etc.
Uranus: late November/early December11/27/08, 12/1/09, 12/5/10, etc.
Chiron: October/early November
10/25/08, 10/31/09, 11/5/10, etc.
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SD DATES
Less Predictable
Saturn: April/May
5/2/08, 5/16/09, 5/30/10, etc.
Jupiter: about a month later each year
9/8/08, 10/13/09, 11/18/10, etc.
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SRx DATES
Spring/Summer
Pluto: every April4/2/08, 4/4/09, 4/6/10, etc.
Neptune: every May
5/26/08, 5/29/09, 5/31/10, etc.
Uranus: every June/July
6/26/08, 7/1/09, 7/5/10, etc.
Chiron: every May/June
5/25/08, 5/30/09, 6/4/10, etc.
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SRx DATES
Less Predictable
Saturn: everyDecember/January
12/31/08, 1/13/10,1/27/11, etc.
Jupiter: over a month latereach year
5/9/08, 6/15/09, 7/23/10,
etc.
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Emphasize the upside ofeverything, especially the challenges
Translate immediately! Clients can easily
feel lost unless you immediately translate allastrologese into plain English.
Keep it simple. The more plain and clearyour English translation of your astrologese,
the more easily the client will understand andbenefit from your words. What seemselementary and basic to the astrologermay be profound and life-changing for
the client!
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Less can be more. Don'trace to see how many chartfactors or transits you canpile into your interpretation.
It's better for your client tohave a clear understandingof how they can make thebest use of the single mostimportant thing than asuperficial understanding ofmany points. It only takesone major "aha!" for theclient to feel that their
session was worthwhile.
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At the same time, don’t dwell endlessly onthe same point.
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Consider looking at the same planet indifferent ways. If a planet is natallypowerful, and/or being strongly activated,consider following some or all of this
sequence: its "naked" meaning
add the sign
add the house (main field of life experience)
add any important aspects
add any other houses it rules (secondaryfields of life experience)
(I use both ancient and modern rulers)
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I like to do most of my moving planetwork from a biwheel (transits outsidenatal).
Set it up to display aspect lines The primary challenges that bring
clients to astrologers are usually
stimulated by transits (not progressionsor solar arcs), so look to them first
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Focus primarily on hard angles conjunctions*, oppositions, squares and
quincunxes
in that order, all things being equal
Clients can more easily handle trines andsextiles on their own
Mix a few of these “softer” aspects in to
highlight easier opportunities and show thatthe client is getting some breaks from thechallenges!
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Which aspects to focus on? Balance these three factors:1. The natural power of the aspect
The less divided the circle, the greater its power
1/1 – conjunction
1/2 – opposition
1/3 – trine
1/4 – square
1/5 – quincunx
1/6 – sextile
2. The tightness of the aspect’s orb
3. The importance of the planets aspecting and
being aspected
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Progressions are subtler but stillimportant. The juice is usually with the personal progressed planets (Sun throughMars), since the progressed planets beyond
Mars creep so slowly thatthey rarely makesignificant aspects to thenatal chart.
The speed rule for transiting planets (theslowest planets get the most attention) isreversed for progressions (look first tothe fastest movers).
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Progressed Moon, Sun, (Mercury,Venus), Mars
Watch especially for:
Change of sign or house Aspects to sensitive natal point (1° orb,
except 3° for Progressed Moon)
Change of direction Return to natal position
Progressed New Moon (P-Sun conjunct P-Moon)
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Transits aspecting progressions I use this occasionally – mostly with
conjunctions in “Light Speed” work
There’s usually plenty to talk about inshort readings without using thistechnique
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Conclusion
These techniques should help you
effectively help clients in no-prepsituations!
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Thank you for attending.May the stars light your way!