Choose your course
Pick the option that fits your life right now: come for a day, immerse yourself over a weekend, or join us for five days. Summer School is designed to be flexible, so you can shape your week around the subjects and techniques that matter most to you. Summer School takes place in the heart of Oxford at Exeter College, with the choice to stay on-site in historic college accommodation or in the modern comfort of Cohen Quad. Residential and non-residential options are available, depending on how you want to attend. If you are looking for a complete astrological experience, you will also find the wider rhythm of the week running alongside the teaching: early-morning meditations, evening talks, optional workshops, and the Gala Dinner.
Courses:
Five-day - Astrology in Action (23rd - 28th August)
The UK’s largest astrology Summer School programme.
Open to everyone, with no previous study required.
Astrology in Action is conference-style learning. Presentations are grouped around three themes, but the tracks are not restrictions. At each session you can choose freely from the presentations on offer, mix and match across the week, and build a course that fits your interests and your level of experience.
Whether your knowledge of astrology is basic or advanced, the programme is designed to help you extend your skills and deepen your understanding, with ideas you can carry straight into your practice.
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Five-day - Module 3 (Natal Chart Interpretation)
Module 3 is a structured, Faculty pathway course focused on building strong, reliable chart interpretation.
Over the week, you will learn how to integrate planets, signs, houses, aspects, and angles into a coherent reading, moving beyond separate components and into meaningful synthesis. You will work with personal and mystery charts, identify key themes, and refine the way you communicate what you see.
This is an excellent choice if you want to strengthen your foundations, gain confidence, and develop an interpretative method you can use repeatedly, with clarity.
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Five-day - Module 9 (Advanced Chart Interpretation & Astro-Consultancy)
Module 9 is designed for students ready to deepen their practice and work at a more professional level.
The course develops consultation skill, client-centred judgement, and ethical approach, while advancing technique through areas such as synastry and forecasting. Across the week, you will refine how you structure a session, how you handle sensitive material, and how you translate complex configurations into grounded insight.
By the end of the course you will have completed a live consultation and received constructive feedback. This is ideal if you want to move from “reading charts” to holding a real consultation with confidence and integrity.
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Weekend Courses –(Friday 21st August – Sunday 23rd August 2026)
The weekend offers two in-depth courses, each with its own distinct focus and atmosphere. If you want a concentrated immersion, the weekend is a powerful way to study deeply in a short space of time.
You can choose between:
Between Heaven and Earth: Entering Bazi Through Chinese Cosmology
with Berna Lee and Joi Tong Lee
A rare opportunity to study Chinese astrology within the Summer School programme. Expect clear frameworks, strong foundations in cosmology, and an approach that helps you understand how this tradition thinks and speaks.
Perspectives in Mundane Astrology
with Wade Caves
A focused weekend exploring mundane astrology with practical grounding. This is ideal if you want clearer context, sharper judgement, and techniques you can apply to real-world charts.
Weekend courses are popular, and places tend to move quickly once bookings open.
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Day Delegate – Astrology in Action
If you cannot attend for the whole week, the Day Delegate option allows you to join Astrology in Action for a full day or half day.
You will have access to world-class lectures and the unique atmosphere of Summer School, while choosing the sessions that suit you. It is an ideal option if you are local, short on time, or simply want to sample the programme before committing to a longer stay.
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Take a Walk on the Wild Side: Connect with Your Power Animal - SUNDAY 2.30–4.30
Explore the role of animal symbolism in Western, Chinese and Vedic astrology in this experiential workshop. Through meditation, movement and guided reflection, Lindsay Gladstone invites you to connect with the archetype of the power animal as a symbolic and spiritual ally. An imaginative and embodied session open to all delegates.
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Stargazing and Astrophotography for Astrologers - Rod Chang | Sunday 2.30–4.30pm
A practical, hands-on workshop reconnecting astrology with the visible sky. Learn how to locate planets and stars with confidence and capture your own images of the Moon and Milky Way using simple astrophotography techniques. Ideal for astrologers who want to ground symbolism in direct experience.
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Introducing the Vertex to Your Chart Angles - Toby Aldren | Wednesday 2.30–4.30pm
An interactive and practical workshop exploring the astronomical foundations of the chart angles and introducing the Vertex as a powerful point of relationship and encounter. Bring your chart and deepen your understanding of this compelling and often overlooked factor.
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The Pull of the Soul - Alejo López | Wednesday 2.30–4.30pm
An in-depth exploration of the transits that follow the first Saturn return and their role in shaping vocation, direction and inner purpose. A reflective and practical workshop for those navigating, or preparing for, this pivotal life phase.
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Highlights beyond the classroom
Summer School is more than a timetable. The learning continues in the spaces between sessions, in conversation over meals, and in the shared experience of living and studying in Oxford.
Across the week, you can also take part in early-morning meditations, evening talks, and optional workshops. For many students, these elements become part of what makes Summer School feel immersive, memorable, and genuinely restorative.
The Gala Dinner is one of the best-loved events of the week and must be booked in advance. Places are limited and it regularly sells out.
Cancellations, Travel Insurance and Advice for entering the UK
All bookings for the weekend and five-day courses incur a non-refundable deposit, if you cancel before 31st July. No refunds will be paid on cancellations made after the 31st July. Please go to this link for the full list of fees and options. In the unlikely event that one of the courses attracts too few students for us to run it successfully, the Faculty of Astrological Studies reserves the right to cancel that particular course. If this occurs, your course fees will be refunded but the Faculty accepts no responsibility for reimbursement of travel costs. If you are travelling from outside the UK and booking a flight in advance, you are therefore advised to obtain travel insurance which covers you for cancellations. Please also note that a passport is mandatory for entering the UK, even if you come from the European Union.