ADVANCED ASTROLOGY EXAM PREPARATORY CLASS

Overview

• This is a twelve-week class, held January 11, 2025 through March 29, 2025, 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern Time.
• It is a hybrid of in-person and online via Zoom.
• The live class will be held at the Rene Goodale Learning Center.
• The fee for the class is $350 for MAAS Members and $375 for non-members.

About the Certification Exams for the AFA

The American Federation of Astrologers offers three levels of certification.

The first level is the Advanced Exam, the second level is the Professional Exam and the third level is the Teacher’s Exam. A student must pass the first level before taking the second level exam.

The Professional Exam requires an extensive knowledge of how to mathematically calculate a natal chart as well as a secondary progressed chart. This class will be offered at a later date.

Everything the student will need to know for the Advanced Exam will be covered in this Advanced Exam Preparatory Class, which requires some math but does not require chart calculations.

Once students feel Note: The material covered in this Class in addition to the Professional Exam Preparatory Class will prepare you for certification for exams offered by ISAR, Kepler and NCGR

A proctored exam will be arranged for shortly after the completion of this class.

Syllabus for The Advanced Exam Preparatory Class

This class will be taught using a sample exam supplied by the AFA. Natal and progressed planets will be provided.

Class One-Working with the Aspectarian

• How to Complete the aspectarian: Listing all the Ptolemaic aspects for a given chart, using the orbs designated by the AFA.
• Listing the qualities and elements of each of the planets: This requires the student to have a command of the qualities and elements of all the signs.

Class Two- the Aspectarian

• Calculating the number of degrees of each orb
• Finding the closest aspect
• Identifying applying versus separating aspects
• Finding the last separating aspect
• Finding the closest applying aspect
• Finding the next applying aspect

Class Three

• The Basics of using an ephemeris
• Understanding Secondary progressions
• Finding the year a specific progressed aspect will occur.
• Understanding Solar Arcs
• Finding the age at which a specific Solar Arc occurs

Class Four-Decanates

• Understanding decanates and their sub-ruler
• Calculating strongest house or houses and list areas of life it governs
• Understanding planetary rulers
• Understanding houses activated by planetary rulers

Class Five-Interpretation

• Answering interpretive questions such as:
• Financial potential, the outcome of a will left to the native, possible career options, the possibility of having children, describing a person based on their first house, describe the nature of the affairs associated with a given house, based on the aspects to its ruler.

Class Six-Interpretation and Progressed Delineations

• How to handle the energies of a specific hard aspect
• Describe the nature of a particular house.
• Describe the relationship with siblings and determine if they are supportive.
• Interpret possible events occurring based on a given progressed chart and the astrological reasonings.
• Find one progressed aspect within 1 degree and explain how the native might handle it.
• Determine if the progressed chart reflects a house sale

Class Seven-Interpretation and Progressed Delineations

• Advising this client regarding their job
• How to counsel the client to take advantage of a specific aspect
• Determining when the progressed moon moves into a new house and potential outcomes.

Class Eight-Rates of Motion

• How fast does the ascendant move?
• What does GMT mean?
• The rate of motion of the progressed moon
• The rate of motion of solar arc planets
• Identifying an out-of-bounds planet

Class Nine-Potpourri

• Explain the definition of a midpoint and its meaning
• Understanding the difference between a diurnal chart versus a nocturnal chart
• Identifying if a chart is correct based on the data given
• Show the glyph for a parallel and describe what it resembles
• Show the glyph of a contra-parallel and describe what it resembles
• Identifying parallels and contra-parallels in a natal and progressed chart

Class Ten-Math plus completing aspectarian form   

• Calculating rate of motion of progressed to natal declinations
• Calculating yearly progressed motion
• Identifying dignities
• Identifying Mutual Receptions and retrogrades
• Identifying Most Prominent, Best and Worst planet, sign and house
• Identifying planets above vs below, east vs west
• Identify Ascendant Ruler

Class Eleven- Completing aspectarian form

• Listing distribution of planets and angles by quality and element
• Finding mutual receptions

Class Twelve

• Review

About the instructor, Kathryn Silverton

Kathryn became professionally certified by the AFA in 1983. She has served on the board of the AFA since 2021 and has served on the board of MAAS in various capacities for 20 years. In addition to teaching various levels of astrology, she is an astrological counselor and author.  She specializes in medical astrology and the timing of real estate transactions.