Course Details

Weekend Courses

Friday 21st August – Sunday 23rd August 2026

Summer School begins with two immersive weekend courses, open to both Faculty and non-Faculty students. Each course combines theoretical foundations with practical application, allowing delegates to work with real examples and, where appropriate, their own charts.

Registration takes place on Friday 21st August between 2pm and 5pm. A welcome and introduction at 5pm is followed by a drinks reception at 5.50pm.

The first of seven teaching sessions begins at 8.15pm on Friday evening, and the final session concludes at 1pm on Sunday 23rd August.

On Saturday and Sunday mornings (7.30–8am), delegates may attend Planet Meditation with Marielle Churaqui in the Rector’s Drawing Room.

After your chosen weekend course, you may attend an optional Sunday afternoon workshop, and you are also invited to the Saturday evening lecture.

Between Heaven and Earth: Entering Bazi Through Chinese Cosmology

Berna Lee & Joi Tong Lee
Saskatchewan Lecture Theatre

This course is taught by Lee Joi Tong (李再唐) and Berna Lee (李映晴), who teach as father and daughter within a Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) lineage guided by ancestral teachings.

Bazi is one of China’s oldest astrological systems. Its symbols, timing logic and elemental structure arise from Chinese cosmology, in which time, environment and human life are understood as deeply interrelated.

The course introduces the foundational frameworks necessary for serious study of Bazi, including:

• Tian–Di–Ren (Heaven–Earth–Human)

• Yin and Yang

• Wuxing (Five Phases)

• Bagua and the Nine Palaces

• The 24 seasonal nodes

• Northern Dipper orientation

• The Ganzhi cycle

Rooted in lineage transmission and informed by ongoing research, the teaching integrates cosmology, philosophy and embodied practice.

This training is not about memorising techniques. It is about learning to understand Chinese astrology from within its own tradition, developing the conceptual and philosophical grounding required for advanced study.

Perspectives in Mundane Astrology

Wade Caves
Rector’s Drawing Room

This weekend course is led by Wade Caves, whose work is dedicated to the advancement of astrology as a tool for understanding collective life and global problem-solving.

Across seven focused sessions, the course offers specialised explorations in mundane astrology, each presenting a distinct lens through which to understand public events and historical cycles.

Topics include:

• The often overlooked Mars–Saturn cycle

• The astrology of labour, protest and social movements

• Case studies of recent elections

• Ongoing geopolitical conflicts and wars

• The meaning of the outer planets in their new signs

• Political alliances and unlikely partnerships

• A live practicum applying mundane principles to unfolding world events

The emphasis is on developing interpretative judgement rather than accumulating isolated techniques. Delegates will work through practical examples, learning how to situate events within broader celestial cycles and to think critically about astrology’s role in public life.

Optional Sunday Afternoon Workshops

After the weekend course concludes, delegates may attend one of the following workshops:

• Stargazing and Astrophotography for Astrologers with Rod Chang

• Take a Walk on the Wild Side: Connect with Your Power Animal with Lindsay Gladstone

You may also attend the FREE Saturday and Sunday evening lectures:

Saturday 22nd August - Frances Clynes – A Chart for Poirot: Agatha Christie and Her Little Belgian

Sunday 23rd August - Ozan Sanlı Şentürk - The Symbolic Map of Sufi Astrology

These weekend courses provide a concentrated and stimulating introduction to Summer School, combining depth of study with the opportunity to join a wider community of astrologers in Oxford.