In this workshop, Adam will present one of the most important but little known, theories put forward by the late/great Hellenistic astrologer Robert Schmidt regarding the original rationale behind the topical assignments of the twelve houses.
Why is it, for example, that topics like neighbors, siblings, and writing were ever associated collectively with the third house? Or why pregnancy, good fortune, and creativity with the fifth house? While the archetypal themes of the houses are well known by most astrologers, very few students know exactly what kind of astronomical rationale first led to the collection of the varying topics assigned to them.
During this interactive workshop, we will explore the philosophical and astronomical importance of the primary and secondary motions of the heavens and how their movements provide us with a skeleton key to understanding each of the houses in greater depth than ever before. Equipped with this deeper, esoteric understanding of the twelve houses, we will then explore a series of birth charts in order to illustrate the esoteric meaning of the houses in greater depth.
Students will learn…
- the ancient philosophical basis of the houses
- the philosophical meaning of the primary and secondary motions of the sky
- the spirit/fortune distinction within the organization of the houses
- the meaning of the planetary joys
- the rationale behind the meaning of the angular, succedent, and cadent houses
- the esoteric rationale behind the assignment of each set of house topics
- a deeper understanding of how to use house meanings in chart interpretation