Diploma in Fixed Stars and Visual Astrology

Online as well as On-your-desk

Lecturer and Tutor:
Bernadette Brady M.A.

Author of:
Predictive Astrology: The Eagle and the Lark.
Brady's Book of Fixed Stars
Astrology, a place in chaos and
Star and Planet Combinations

co-author of the software:
Jigsaw (research program)
and Starlight (Visual Astrology program).

This Diploma will enable you to add to your own astrological skills the knowledge on how to combine the ancient sky myths into your or your client's life story.

To your astrological tools you will add:

Star parans - adding to the planet the ancient constellation myths which sit underneath the horoscope and give a further dimension to your astrological work.
Producing and reading natal sky maps - the images of the sky and the constellations for the day of birth.

Special note:This diploma is for those astrologers who are working with other people's charts, either professionally or for friends and Bernadette expects that you already have the skill of delineating a natal chart.

Who can enrol?

The course is open to all astrologers who have a basic, standard astrological background achieved after the first two years of study. Since all student's come under the personal tuition of Bernadette Brady, you will need to apply via the Requests for Admission on-line form. Bernadette will wish to know your astrological background. There is no pre-enrolment assessment for this Diploma. Please be aware that if you have no formal qualifications in astrology you may be requested to submit a assessment paper before you are admitted to the diploma - here is an example of the type of assessment that you may be sent.

Diploma Fees

The fees for each semester is £288.26 for NON EU students or £320 for EU students. A student enrols in one semester at a time. Upon completion of a semester the student is eligable to enrol in the next semester. However, a student may if they wish take a break and pick up their studies at a later date. Additionally, students may defer their fees to the next semester if they find that they are unable to submit their assignments.

The Fixed Star and Visual Astrology Diploma

The Fixed Star and Visual Astrology Diploma is an accrediting diploma designed to teach you how to work with the fixed stars and visual astrology using the original methods employed by astrologers before the days of Ptolemy. You will be taught how to weave these techniques with the natal chart to give a deeper understanding of planetary aspects and combinations. If you are a consulting astrologer this diploma will enhance and deepen your astrology and allow you to offer a unique astrological service to your clients.

The Design of the Course

The course consists of three semesters. The first two are presented on four CDs containing over 22 hours of lectures and supporting material. The course is centred around the books, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars, and Star and Planet Combinations both by Bernadette Brady and the software Starlight developed to fulfil the need for a software application that worked with the stars in the manner described in Brady's work.

Each semester will also include a once a month on-line seminar in fixed stars and visual astrology. The seminar will be for two hours and contain additional material to that supplied in the lecture CDs and is a vital part of the Diploma. These seminars will be conducted in Cloudmeeting, a full video conferencing package to which Astro Logos subscribes and we will provide you with a special key for your use.

First Semester topics: Introduction, Star Phases and their meaning in the natal chart. Understanding parans. Star myths and meaning of the zodiac signs. Working with stars that bring frame. Working with natal charts.
Second Semester topics: a detailed investigation of the stars that indicate mysticism, sacrifice, difficulties, joy, dignity, reliability, adventure and learning. The final lectures are devoted to fixed stars in mundane astrology.
The Third Semester is focused on Visual Astrology. The materials will be lectures from the visual astrology conferences and articles from the Visual Astrology Newsletter.

Each semester runs for a four to five month period and students may, if they wish, take time off between semesters. A student needs to successfully complete all three semesters to gain the Astro Logos Diploma in Fixed Stars and Visual Astrology.

Staying in Touch

Student's are able to attend an on-line seminar once a month via their desk top computer (this needs to be a PC). Students are also expected to visit and contribute to the Astro Logos student forum.

Teaching Style

This diploma is taught solely by Bernadette Brady and she builds a personal relationship with each of her students. This is more of a mentoring system then a impersonal attending of lectures. You are able to ask questions, get personal feedback on your assignments and through the online seminars work with Bernadette in reading charts and discussing issues. You find yourself in a international community of like minded astrologers all working as a group to engage with new fields of learning.

Additional Materials You will Need to Purchase:

Brady's Book of Fixed Stars

Bernadette Brady (Samuel Weiser,1998)

Star and Planet Combinations

(Wessex Astrologer, 2008) Both books are available through most metaphysical bookshops.

Starlight Software

This is not needed to complete the course but students will need to purchase this software in order to work professionally with fixed stars. Students enrolled in the course are able to claim a 10% discount on the normal retail price of Starlight. (See Starlight on the Links page.)

Work Load

Each semester runs over a four month period and you will need to allow time to work with a lecture from your lecture CDs every two to three weeks. This means that you should devote 2 to 3 hours per week to your study. As you move deeper into the diploma you will find that you will want to spend more time per week. The first two semesters each have two assignments. The third semester on Visual Astrology contains one small assignment and then a final paper. All assignments must be successfully completed before a student can gain the Astro Logos Diploma in Fixed Stars and Visual Astrology.

Upon the completion of any of the semesters you can if you wish take a break from you study and re join the diploma at a later date. The enrolment periods are September and January of every year.