Our Goals, Philosophy, and
Heritage
Our goal and purpose The goal of our webcasts is to provide live,
interactive, and regular weekly instruction to those people who do not have
access to classroom instruction. The purpose of our astrological
instruction is to inculcate proper work habits and process based on the
methods of Morin de Villerfranche and the late Zoltan Mason of Morin's tradition (as taught to me by Zoltan Mason) gives students a clearly defined set of
rules - free of excessive and arcane terminology - that allows its
practitioners to think as astrologers. His approach provides a coherent
explanation to human destiny based on the stars that is free of superstition
and fatalism. Our program neither teaches the mechanics
of horoscope erection nor do we recount a history of Astrology. We leave
these matters to other individuals or organizations that already do a fine
job teaching these subject areas. Lastly, we do not seek to defend or
prove the validity of Astrology. Again, we leave this for others to pursue.
We know this perennial tradition as an art, as a discipline, as a way of
life. There is nothing to defend or prove. Our purpose is to instruct those who
have a sincere interest in this enduring tradition. Robert Corre, Instructor Hello… And welcome to ForumOnAstrology's introduction to astrological training
over the internet... I would like to take this opportunity to explain how
easy and convenient it is to learn online. What is
Web Casting or Broadcasting on the Internet? The Internet's worldwide availability
makes it possible to transmit and to receive real-time video and audio
content everywhere. With no additional hardware or software
to your PC, we deliver a live interactive learning and collaborative environment
over the Internet. Once in our virtual classroom, you actively interact
with the instructor in real-time by participating in class instruction.
Our unique leading-edge program delivers
lectures from the instructor's office using a camera, microphone and
internet-connected computer. From there the class is
transmitted to one of many servers located throughout
the Internet. These servers use web connections that can deliver instruction to you in a variety of
physical locals. You may attend classes from your home or from your office
space. All connections are bi-directional which means you
may always interact with the lecturer. Our Environment now
supports teacher AND student webcams We are very excited to let you know
that we now have the ability to support your web cam should you have one.
This means that now besides having the ability to see the instructor, he will
be able to see you should you elect to turn on your web cam. This enhanced environment represents the
achievement of a goal that we set for ourselves when we started our
Internet program in 2004. The ability of you to not only see us
but for us to see you creates the most realistic backdrop for
learning outside of attending a live classroom situation. Our Educational Program and its
Goal The goal of our educational program is
to inculcate in students work habits and a
methodology to answer two questions asked by every person of an
astrologer. "What may I expect during this lifetime and When may I expect it?" Our program teaches you the skills to
answer these two questions. To be able to do
so, you must be able to see the chart as an integrated whole. Our Heritage - Contributions of J.B.
and Morin and Zoltan Mason The tradition that forms the basis of
viewing a horoscope as a whole living entity was developed and systematized
by the brilliant 17th century French
astrologer Morin de Villefranche.
This method of
horoscope interpretation, that is viewing the chart as a whole living
unit, was superbly practiced, successfully taught, and brilliantly
enlarged upon most recently by the late Zoltan
Mason of And that is our goal at
ForumOnAstrology. We teach, live, online, and
interactively over the Internet Morin's approach to the art of
interpretation. We teach the technique and perhaps more importantly the development
of good work habits that are such a vital complement to that
technique... and without which the student will never acquire the most
important skill needed to seeing the chart as a living whole… horoscope
synthesis. The Art of Interpretation:
Requirements for successful practice To interpret, we must be able to
synthesize, that is all of our observations or inferences about a particular
chart must flash together as a single image in
an instant. The only way to accomplish this goal of horoscope synthesis is the develop the skills that lead to good habits and
process, skills that form the basis of our training program. If you want to be able to synthesize
your most important task is to turn astrology from an intellectual study into one based on instinct. The means to accomplish
this task of turning astrology into an instinct is to become a disciplined
observer who can recall experiences accurately and then speculate on those
observations. But this speculation is not blind guessing but conjecture based
on your past life experience. The purpose of this very deliberate
3-step activity is to facilitate gaining a
sense... an instinct for the signs and the planets. It may sound somewhat
odd, but at first... you should not read
books. Doing so puts another person between yourself and your experience.
Instead, your initial understanding and feeling for signs and planets should
be derived from your own life experience based on a
minimal amount of astrological knowledge. The purpose of
observation, recollection, and conjecture lies in gaining such a
feeling. Your initial impressions of the planets and signs should be based on
your feelings, your thoughts, your emotions, and not on those of other
people. Later on you can read what those folks
have had to say about signs and planets, but
again, your initial impressions should be based on your experiences. To
complement your practice of observation, recollection, and conjecture. we introduce during early class sessions
simple exercises to help you gain this instinctual feel for the
planets and signs. Again, the GOAL of these
activities is to help you gain a sense of what to expect from a sign or a
planet. Astrology must become an instinct. Our program assumes no knowledge of
Morin on your part. This insures that as we unfold his tradition, it will not
appear obscure be misunderstood or taken out of context. Naturally we discuss
the basic components of a chart - signs,
planets, and houses, but we also discuss in-depth their
inter-relationship that is so vital and crucial to correct chart
interpretation. Yet as we've already indicated it must never be forgotten
that the complement to this material is developing good work habits and
process for without these astrology remains an intellectually stimulating but
lifeless activity. This means, astrological instruction must teach you how to
combine all the considerations in a chart in such a way that it creates a
meaningful image for you where meaningful means, that it must make sense to
you. Interpretation starts with a very
structured analysis of the chart. With increasing experience we advance
from analysis to synthesis by being able to combine ever more quickly ever
larger blocks of information. The accomplishment of this skill forms the
foundation upon which horoscope synthesis rests. Synthesis is a talent
that ripens with maturing skills and regular practice. It is an incremental
process. After we know what to expect for a person from their chart, we
would then like to speculate on when those events may come about. We
would like to foresee. We would like to know the timing of the life events. A common misunderstanding about
Forecasting Techniques There is a lot of misunderstanding about
astrological prediction. The ability to predict is an acquired art that
begins with a good understanding of the natal chart. Prediction is based on the natal chart.
The question of WHAT to expect, that is, WHAT is possible for the
person is seen in the natal. What is not seen in the natal will not
occur during the lifetime. Forecasting techniques answer only the question of
WHEN to expect events, that is, forecasting techniques deal only with
the issue of TIMING. With foreknowledge events may be
anticipated and with discipline many events may be avoided or if desired
realized. What we can avoid or what we may bring about depends to a large
degree on how much of a free will we have and how much a particular event is
under our direct control. For those things over which we can exercise
control, there is more of a possibility to bring about the desired result and
less so when those things are not. What is
Astrology and How should it be viewed? Astrology is the study of motivation and
drive. We want to know what attracts the person..
and what pushes the person as well as how strongly
are they attracted and how strongly are they pushed.. As the old adage
states, "The stars impel, they do not compel". Insight and
foreknowledge coupled with training make us appreciate this. The aim of our program is to make you
grasp this point... for upon this understanding
your expectations and life events as well as your realizations are
based. A human being has a free will and Astrology provides a framework in
which the human will can operate. Astrology is an adjunct to assist your
judgment when exercising your choice. In the end, you must exercise your
faculty of choice or else by default, life will choose for you. To repeat,
Astrology gives you the possibility to guide you in those choices by
providing insight and foreknowledge. In the final analysis, answering the
question, "What may a person expect
during this lifetime and to some extent when", is based on an
understanding of what prompts the person to act. Our goal is to train you to
answer these two questions based on the ability to see the chart as a whole
integrated unit. We invite you to contact us for further
information about attending our next live, and
interactive class over the Internet. Email us at sohobob@aol.com or
call (212) 929-4507. © 2001-2017, ForumOnAstrology, LLC. All rights reserved. All trademarks are owned by the respective company. |