Prerequisites: This course is open to the general public. IAA Diploma Program students must have completed the Natal Studies Module. Due to the amount of homework in this class it is recommended that you take this class alone and not add a second one.

A 9-week survey course of various forecasting methods, including some of the mathematical calculations involved for progressing a natal chart, covering ancient Hellenistic techniques to modern times, including classical and modern solar returns.

Classes are held weekly.

Class Meeting 1: Profections

Class Meeting 2: Firdaria/Zodiacal Releasing

Class Meeting 3: Classic Solar Returns

Class Meeting 4: Modern Solar Returns

Class Meeting 5: The Mathematics Behind Secondary Progressions

Class Meeting 6: Midterm Exam

Class Meeting 7: Understanding Secondary Progressions

Class Meeting 8: Using Planetary Cycles for Understanding Life Phases

Class Meeting 9: Final Exam

Required materials:

The following required materials are available through the IAA online shopping areas:

• Beyond Basics: Moving the Chart in Time, by Carol A. Tebbs
• Astrology and the Authentic Self: Integrating Traditional and Modern Astrology to Uncover the Essence of the Birth Chart, by Demetra George
• Predictive Astrology: The Eagle and the Lark, by Bernadette Brady
• Astrology: A Language of Life, Vol. 1 – Progressions, by Robert P. Blaschke
• Identifying Planetary Triggers: Astrological Techniques for Prediction, by Celeste Teal