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Course
Five-day - Astrology in Action (23rd - 28th August)
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.
Course Details
Track 1
The Dance of the Luminaries
The Sun and Moon as living principles shaping incarnation, family patterns, and inner development. Sacred art, prenatal eclipse and lunation charts, progressed Moon cycles, Sun–Moon midpoints, and the symbolism of the Lunar Nodes.
Tutors:
Toby Aldren, Darby Costello, Eric Fischmann, Mark Fountain, Stevi Gaydon, Hakan Kırkoğlu, Lisa Stockley, Dragana Van de Moortel-Ilić
Track 2
Astrology as a Healing Art
The horoscope as a symbolic map of inherited patterns, inner resources, and pathways toward integration and wellbeing. Work with sensitive configurations in a contained, ethical way, with attention to healing archetypes and the articulation of pain without judgement.
Tutors:
Marielle Churaqui, Darby Costello, Stevi Gaydon, Lindsay Gladstone, Stefanie Gutwenger, Melanie Reinhart, Glòria Roca, Stefano Stracuzzi
Track 3
Astrological Techniques in Practice
Hands-on exploration of core methods used in consultation, forecasting, and spatial analysis. Horary, mundane and career applications, plus locational techniques including geodetics, astrocartography, cyclocartography, and relocated charts, with emphasis on rigour and ethics.
Tutors:
Toby Aldren, Wade Caves, Marielle Churaqui, Darby Costello, Mark Fountain, Hakan Kırkoğlu, Glòria Roca, Lisa Stockley, Stefano Stracuzzi
The rhythm of the week
A week designed for depth, not rush.
Teaching in the day, space in the evenings, and practices that help the learning settle.
Meditations and Astroyoga
Monday–Friday 7.30–8am: Silent Meditation with Melanie Reinhart, with readings from the Orphic Hymn celebrating the planetary ruler of each day.
Monday–Tuesday 6.15–6.45pm: Astroyoga with Marielle Churaqui.
Wednesday 2.30–3.30pm: Meditation with Melanie Reinhart (free of charge), followed by space for personal sharing.
Evening talks
Each evening offers a different quality of attention: story, symbolism, reflection, and the wider cultural life of astrology.
- Sunday: Ozan Sanlı Şentürk - The Symbolic Map of Sufi Astrology
- Monday: Toby Aldren – Who’s a Good Dog?
- Tuesday: Alejo López – Emergence of Love
- Wednesday: Marielle Churaqui – Merlin: Prophet, Stargazer and Patron of Astrologers
Time: 8.30–9.30pm (Saskatchewan Lecture Theatre)
Programme highlights by day
Below is the full set of Astrology in Action presentations grouped by day. You can attend sessions across any track and create your own pathway through the week.
Monday 24th August
Track 1: The Dance of the Luminaries
9.30 Toby Aldren – Midpoints and the Luminaries
11.30 Toby Aldren – The Sun–Moon Midpoint in Synastry and Forecasting
2.30 Lisa Stockley – Transiting Nodes: The Unfolding Journey
4.30 Lisa Stockley – The Transiting Nodes: Chart Work
Track 2: Astrology as a Healing Art
9.30 Lindsay Gladstone – The Unconscious Inheritance
11.30 Lindsay Gladstone – Putting Flesh on the Bone
2.30 Melanie Reinhart – Of Chiron, Centaurs and Comets
4.30 Melanie Reinhart – Chariklo: Spinning Grace
Track 3: Astrological Techniques in Practice
9.30 Marielle Churaqui – When Elements Go Missing: Interpreting Element Imbalance in the Birth Chart
11.30 Marielle Churaqui – When Venus and Mars Turn Inward: Understanding Venus and Mars Retrograde
2.30 Wade Caves – Getting it Wrong: Horary Edition
4.30 Wade Caves – The Role of the Luminaries
Evening
6.15–6.45pm: Astroyoga with Marielle Churaqui (Monday and Tuesday)
8.30-9.30pm - FREE evening talk with Toby Aldren – Who’s a Good Dog?
Tuesday 25th August
Track 1: The Dance of the Luminaries
9.30 Dragana Van de Moortel-Ilić – The Sun in Sacred Art: Archetypes of Creation, Power, and Presence
11.30 Dragana Van de Moortel-Ilić – The Moon in Sacred Art: The Theotokos, Co-Creation, and Inner Vision
2.30 Hakan Kırkoğlu – A Map for the Incarnation: Prenatal Eclipse charts
4.30 Hakan Kırkoğlu – Discovering the Dress of the Soul: Prenatal Lunation charts
Track 2: Astrology as a Healing Art
9.30 Marielle Churaqui – Healing the Hero Archetype: Discovering Your Inner Hero
11.30 Marielle Churaqui – Healing the Hero Archetype: Redefining Power with Saturn, Neptune, and Chiron in Aries
2.30 Stevi Gaydon – Saturn, Healing and the Path to Mastery
4.30 Stevi Gaydon – Saturn, Healing and Time
Track 3: Astrological Techniques in Practice
9.30 Wade Caves – Horary and Mundane Astrology
11.30 Wade Caves – Horary Themes: Questions on Career
2.30 Toby Aldren – Geodetics: Part 1
4.30 Toby Aldren – Geodetics: Part 2
Evening
6.15–6.45pm: Astroyoga with Marielle Churaqui (Monday and Tuesday)
8.30-9.30pm - FREE evening talk - Alejo López – Emergence of Love
Wednesday 26th August
Track 1: The Dance of the Luminaries
9.30 Stevi Gaydon – The Symbolism of the Sun and Moon from the Family Perspective
11.30 Stevi Gaydon – The Luminaries and Family Patterns
Track 2: Astrology as a Healing Art
9.30 Stefano Stracuzzi – Healing the Sun: Part 1
11.30 Stefano Stracuzzi – Healing the Sun: Part 2
Track 3: Astrological Techniques in Practice
9.30 Glòria Roca – Astrocartography (ACG)
11.30 Glòria Roca – Cyclocartography (CCG) and Relocated Chart
Wednesday Afternoon
Wednesday afternoon is a chance to step outside Exeter College and explore the City of Oxford, or choose one of the optional workshops listed below.
2.30–4.30 Alejo López – The Pull of the Soul (workshop)
2.30–4.30 Toby Aldren – Introducing the Vertex to Your Chart Angles (workshop)
2.30–3.30 Melanie Reinhart – Meditation (free of charge)
Thursday 27th August
Track 1: The Dance of the Luminaries
9.30 Mark Fountain – On the Threshold: Working with the Balsamic Phase in the Lunar Cycle
11.30 Mark Fountain – Turning Points and Triggers: A Practical Guide to Using Eclipses in Forecasting Work
2.30 Darby Costello – The Progressed Moon: Part 1
4.30 Darby Costello – The Progressed Moon: Part 2
Track 2: Astrology as a Healing Art
9.30 Glòria Roca – Hidden Treasures in the Family System
11.30 Glòria Roca – Healing Inherited Family Wounds
2.30 Stefanie Gutwenger – The Birth Chart as a Compass for Selfcare and Wellbeing
4.30 Stefanie Gutwenger – Astrology as a Key to (De)coding Core Beliefs
Track 3: Astrological Techniques in Practice
9.30 Hakan Kırkoğlu – Key Elements of the Yearly Analysis
11.30 Hakan Kırkoğlu – Preparing for a Yearly Analysis
2.30 Lisa Stockley – Jupiter and the Spiritual Journey
4.30 Lisa Stockley – Jupiter and the Spiritual Journey: Chart Work
Gala Dinner evening
Thursday is Gala Dinner night. Don't miss out!
Friday 28th August
Track 1: The Dance of the Luminaries
9.30 Eric Fischmann – Where the Lights Meet: Part 1
11.30 Eric Fischmann – Where the Lights Meet: Part 2
Track 2: Astrology as a Healing Art
9.30 Darby Costello – Articulating Painful Configurations in the Chart
11.30 Darby Costello – Transits into Pain
Track 3: Astrological Techniques in Practice
9.30 Mark Fountain – Pallas Athene: the Shape-Shifting Warrior Goddess of Wisdom and Ingenuity
11.30 Mark Fountain – Vesta: the Still, Calm Centre that Holds Everything Together
Timetable
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