Lee is available on a limited basis to speak to groups in either an evening, full-day, or weekend workshop. These are some of her titles and topics.
Lectures (1½ - 3 hours)
Introduction to Medical Astrology: In order to do medical, the astrologer needs to be able to combine natal techniques with electional ones. In this introduction to the field, we examine the intrinsic susceptibilities to disease from the natal chart, and examine the method of ascertaining a plan for the Native to maintain health.
Classical Temperament and Modern Wellness: The ancient medical analysis of temperament has practical applications in designing lifestyle practices which support well being. Astrological indicators can be used to compute the proper mix or balance for the individual.
Introduction to Electional Astrology: Electional astrology is a real test of the practitioner's mastery. This talk presents the basic techniques for extending Horary methods into the planning of events. How to use the flow of events to compensate for difficult astrological configurations.
Wealth: The 2nd House & Lifetime Financial Planning: Classical astrology has specific methods to examine how matters of a house change over time. This lecture considers one of the most practical applications: how to use this technique to develop a lifetime financial plan.
Relationship Analysis: This lecture illustrates a number of methods which can be used to compare two or more charts with each other, including synastry (aspect comparison), the Davison time-space chart, the composite chart, asteroids, and charts for significant times in the relationship.
Solar Returns: A Classical Approach: Solar Returns were one of the techniques that classical astrologers used to predict future events, but their methodology differed somewhat from modern method. Here we examine the use of Solar Returns to evaluate the significance of particular years, and the themes they present.
Longevity: Can we predict it, and what do we do with it? The classical method for studying longevity was to compute the Hyleg, and then, with some other factors, calculate a length of life in years. This seems unsatisfactory in a modern setting, because average lifespans have changed so much since then. In this lecture, we discuss these methods, and se what conclusions we can draw about how to use this system to help enhance longevity, rather than giving a futile death sentence.
The Nodal Cycle: From Ptolemy to Rudhyar: Rudhyar and Ruperti discussed the Moon's cycle of latitude, which requires no calculation except visual inspection of the chart. Yet it yields fascinating information about how the individual interacts with ideas and the world. This analysis clarifies Ptolemy's and other ancient authors' interpretation of the nodal cycle, and explains why the squares to the Nodes are so important.
The Logic of Electional: To many astrologers, the rules of electional astrology seem clear enough, but the process of actually sitting down and applying them seems opaque. This lecture focuses on how to approach the ephemeris to find what you want for a particular electional. It also shows some tricks for finding the Ascendant that you want.
Asking a Horary Question: Whether you want to learn how to delineate a horary question yourself, or to refer it to a specialist, it is crucial to understand how to ask a question. There is as much of an art to asking the question as there is to answering it. This lecture explores the first step: the moment of a question, how to word it, what longitude and latitude to use, and whether a question can be asked a second time.
How to find Lost Objects: An introduction to horary in the classical style using one type of question. This gives an overview of how horary was done in general, especially that type of horary called emplacement, where the house and sign positions of the planet are the most important feature. In addition, the attendee gets to walk out with the ability to do one kind of question!
Using Horary for Relationship and Job Questions: This lecture introduces the classical style in horary examples which utilize the movement of planets to produce a result, namely perfection. Relationship and job electional techniques are also discussed.
Using Astrology to Win in Conflict and Negotiation: The rules of warfare that have been developed through horary and electional astrology can be applied to any potential conflict situation, including divorce, the sale of a company, or making a deal. Through the use of event interpretation, you can counsel your client in how to encourage a successful negotiation.
How to tell if They are Lying: Pinocchio's nose may have grown, but how do you know about someone else? This lecture presents the horary techniques for answering the generic question, "Is the rumor true?" Along with this, certain markers for truthfulness on the part of the person asking the question will also be reviewed.
Timing: Is this Transformation, or just a Bad Hair Day? Some people call crises opportunities. We know from Zen that any moment may be transformative. However, any moment can also represent a murder, a rape, or a birth! In this workshop, we consider important moments for spiritual growth. How do we explore spirituality in a natal chart, and then what astrological techniques can we use to help us to understand when a moment or time period may be Opportunity Knocking, or just the Boogie Man. We also consider the issue of spiritual growth within a broader framework: the mundane cycle of New Ages.
The Part of Fortune: Its History and Use: This lecture examines the ideas that have been advanced behind the meaning and use of the Part of Fortune, including the question of which way to calculate it for persons born at night. We will also examine how to use Fortuna as the starting point for an alternate house system.
The Cycles of the New Ages: The "New Age" is not a new concept: in fact, there have been at least three others since the 1750's. This lecture discusses the history of New Age periods, how subsequent ones link the previous ones, the mundane astrology of these periods, what sociological characteristics are necessary for a New Age to occur, and the difference between positive and negative New Age periods.
Classical Mundane Techniques: Most of the attention which has been paid to classical astrology has been either in natal or horary. However, the classical methods of interpreting mundane events - eclipses, major conjunctions, lunations, ingresses, charts of countries or rulers, and events - are still used by modern mundane practioners. Find out what the classical spin is for these techniques as we explore how to predict the flow of events.
How would William Lilly look at Pluto? Have you ever wondered how William Lilly might look at Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto? The astrologers who invented our modern interpretation of the Outer Planets did not understand much of classical astrology. Uranus was added to astrological interpretation without consideration of whether there were more undiscovered planets, and what this would mean. This lecture presents a philosophical approach to the meaning of Outer Planets without losing the power of traditional Astrology.
Sporting Events: The way to pick a winner depends on the dynamics of the sport in question. This lecture considers what factors produce different winning signatures. It also takes up a number of factors which sporting statistics can address, such as the magnitude of the relocation effect.
Tracing the Influences on Renaissance Astrology: There are better ways to trace who influenced whom than by reading biographies. In this lecture, the patterns of influence are examined by following the transmission of natural rulership attributions.
Rulership Patterns: The original meaning of the rulerships has been mostly lost through the many revisions in astrology over the past two hundred years. The history of the rulerships is explored, along with some ideas about how to apply them in contemporary astrology.
Mercurys and the Moon: the Mind/Memory Interface: This lecture shows how to use the combination of the positions of geocentric and heliocentric Mercury, as well as the Moon, to examine how the native learns, and what experiences will be retained in memory. The Retrograde Mercury cycle will also be discussed.
Predicting Homosexuality from the Horoscope: A Review: This lecture reviews the astrological theories of homosexuality and evaluates them using logical and statistical techniques. In addition to a considerable discussion of the subject matter, the lecture provides an illustration of the application of probability to astrology.
One Day Workshops
Essential and Accidental Dignities: This workshop considers the material from the rulership and "Sky" lectures above in considerable depth. It is basically a study of the relationship between planetary placement by sign, degree and house and the intrinsic func tioning of that planet. This system shows the difference between the concepts of strength and affinity, and thereby re-examines the recent idea of the twelve letter alphabet. The different kinds of essential dignities - Rulership, Exaltation, Triplicity, Term and Face - are discussed, as well as the detriments and peregrine planets. Both the traditional accidental dignities, such as angularity and retrogradation, and the Hellenistic concepts, like diurnal and nocturnal, are presented and explained.
The Development of Astrological Techniques: Because there was a hiatus in (English- speaking) astrological practice during the 18th Century, most of our astrological concepts were garbled to a greater or lesser extent by the 19th Century astrologers who rescued astrology from its moribund state. We are in a good position to reclaim the original modes of practice of many of these techniques. This workshop includes information about the historical use of house and house-like systems, essential dignities, planetary cycles, and zodiacs. In addition to presenting a historical survey, examples will be given of how to integrate these ancient methods into modern practice.
Classical Horary Methods: This workshop is an introduction to the classic method of doing horary. It begins, as does horary, with a consideration of what constitutes the moment of a question, and how best to ask a question. It is designed to intersperse techniques with example horaries. Included among the techniques are: classical planet and house rulerships, essential dignities, orbs, perfection, destruction of the Question, the Part of Fortune, and whether the Chart is fit to be judged.
Classical Electional Methods: Electional astrology is the real test of the practioner's mastery of interrogatory method. This workshop presents techniques with example charts of electionals and events. Key to understanding electional is to understand the flow of events: how often it is possible to compensate for difficult astrological configurations by teasing out a sequence of events which maximizes the potential success. The session will aso show how to make an electional look like the desired result.
Classical Natal Methods: There are two possible approaches to the incorporation of classical method into natal delineation: either we can attempt to replicate the style of delineation used in a prior era, or we can choose to incorporate particular classical techniques into a modern delineation. In this workshop, we will do the latter, and learn which classical techniques can add the most bang for the buck in natal consultations.
Electional Astrology and Event Interpretation: Electional Astrology and Event Interpretation are both branches of Interrogatory Astrology. This workshop examines what kinds of events can be elected or interpreted, and provides as examples matters primarily of the 1st and 7th Houses: marriages, relationships, real estate, contests, and labor actions.
Relationship Analysis: This workshop illustrates every way from soup to nuts to compare two or more charts with each other. We will cover the ways to study relationships through synastry (aspect comparison), the Davison time-space chart, the composite chart, asteroids, and charts for significant times in the relationship. In addition, we will learn how to interpret relationship horaries, and some of the rules for electing a marriage chart, or other significant time in a relationship.
Medical Astrology: We begin by studying wellness: what is the best way for each individual to stay healthy through diet, exercise, and life style. We then consider how transits, profections, progressions, or other dynamic chart movement can impact the body, and whether particular patterns are likely to lead to disease. We then consider what makes a successful surgery chart, and examine some examples of charts for when people have manifested illnesses in order to learn how to diagnose the severity of the problem, ideas for treatment, prognosis, and whether their health care provider is doing a good job.
Two Day Workshop: Horary Astrology
Day 1:
Asking a Horary Question: Whether you want to learn how to delineate a horary question yourself, or to refer it to a specialist, it is crucial to understand how to ask a question. There is as much of an art to asking the question as there is to answering it. This section explores the first step: the moment of a question, how to word it, what longitude and latitude to use, and whether a question can be asked a second time.
Vocabulary & Background Techniques: Before you can begin to delineate a horary or event chart, there are some techniques that you need to know for this type of delineation. These include a working knowledge of the meanings of the planets, houses, and signs as they apply to horary; the essential dignities; the accidental dignities; the antiscia; the planetary hours; the Part of Fortune; and all those terms like perfection and refranation that you know you need, but never seem to be able to keep straight.
Day 2:
Example Horary Situations: In this day of examples, we shall work through the method of reading various types of questions, with examples. These types include: relationships, jobs, real estate, lost objects and people, moving, health, legal, and whether the rumor that you heard is true.
Note: Persons attending both days of this workshop will be able to register for the Classical Studies in Horary Course with a $30 discount if they sign up within 30 days. The material covered in this weekend will reduce the time that it takes to do the lessons, but is not a substitute for the course itself.
Two Day Workshop: The Pre-Medical Seminar
Medical Astrology is one of those topics that most astrologers would like to know more about, but often the hardest part is even knowing where to start. Part of the challenge is that, in order to do medical, the astrologer needs to be able to combine natal techniques with horary and electional ones. Heretofore, there has been no mechanism that has taught so interdisciplinary a subject.
Now there is. The Classical Studies courses - Natal, Horary, and Electional - teach the prerequisites. Now, they have been joined by Classical Studies in Medical Astrology. But we cannot even get to medical technique without providing some background from the three other courses. This preliminary weekend is selections from her Horary, Natal, and Electional courses that are directly applicable to Medical Astrology.
1. Introduction to the houses and planets in horary. (CSH 1)
2. Glossary of terms: Dignities & Debilities. Almutens. (CSH 2/ICA 3)
3. Accidental Dignities. Wit & Understanding. Temperaments. (ICA 4)
4. Surgery Electionals. (CSE 7)
Anyone who wishes to sign up for one of the other three Courses will be able to do so at a reduction that reflects the completion of this weekend.
