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Astrology Correspondence Course

The AFA SuperStar Course has helped thousands learn astrology. And you can complete the entire course at home on your own time at your own pace – either using the course content in a binder or studying online. Learn how to chart your own horoscope and to do them with others – family, friends, coworkers, and even as a professional astrologer.

In today’s chaotic world, everyone is seeking answers. Through astrology, you can gain the insights into your personality, your career direction and goals, your relationships, your finances, your skills and talents, as well as open up new vistas of personal growth and understanding.

The Finest Astrology Course Available

The AFA home-study course, made possible through the dedication and expertise of Ove H Sehested, PMAFA (Professional Member of the American Federation of Astrologers) has already provided thousands of people with the knowledge and ability to thoroughly understand, enjoy, and profit from astrology.

This course is the best place to begin your astrological education. Importantly, you set the pace from beginning to end. Kick off your shoes, turn on some quiet music, curl up in your favorite chair, and discover the magic that is astrology. Easy-to-follow lessons will guide you from the basics of astrology all the way through definitive chart interpretation.

Good Things Require Work

You will be amazed at the wealth of astrological knowledge you will gain. Effortlessly? No, it will take work on your part (along with valuable critiques from your teacher). But the rewards will be worth it and will pay dividends for the rest of your life.

The SuperStar Course in Astrology is the only course in astrology that is endorsed by the AFA. When you have successfully completed the coursework, you will be equipped to take the first of AFAs astrological certification exams.

Take the Next Step!

Learn about the course contents, read some frequently asked questions and answers, and then order the course and get started! The cost of the course is reasonable and lower than many others that are available from other sites and organizations: $449, including shipping/handling to a U.S. address, $429 for the online version. If you order the binder edition (inquire about shipping/handling to other countries) and a complimentary one-year AFA membership. Or, you can purchase the course in sections; the cost for section 1 is $189, includes shipping/handling to a U.S. Address, section 2 & 3 free shipping/handling to a U.S. Address. If you order the binder edition (inquire about shipping/handling to other countries). To order, use the Super Star Course Order pull-down in the Learn Astrology menu.

AFA SuperStar Course Lessons (Binder and Online Editions)

Click here to see Lesson One of the binder edition (the online edition has the same content for all 22 lessons).

Lesson 1: Introduction/An Overall Look
The three basic components of a chart; planet and sign symbols; the zodiac, and how the planets move through it; the Ascendant or rising sign; how a planet influences a house through a sign; planetary rulership; introduction to keywords; the elements and qualities of the signs; introduction to the Programmed Learning Device (binder edition).

Lesson 2: The Planets: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars
The planets as the active elements in a chart; how to understand the planets as facets of yourself; planetary meanings; the keyword book.

Lesson 3: The Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto

Lesson 4: Planets in the Zodiac
A closer look at the elements and qualities of the 12 signs of the zodiac; the elements: fire, earth, air, water; the qualities: cardinal, fixed, and mutable; the polarities; the quadrants and hemispheres.

Lesson 5: A Closer Look at the Signs
The 12 signs, Aries through Pisces; how the elements and qualities give the signs their basic meanings; planetary rulership of signs.

Lesson 6: Planets in Signs
How to delineate a planet in a sign; choosing and using the appropriate keywords; exaltation; dignities; decanates; chart patterns.

Lesson 7: Erecting the Horoscope, Part I
The ephemeris and how to use it; finding the 24-hour motion of a planet; retrograde motion; time zones and how to find Greenwich time; the modern direct method of horoscope erection; calculating the planetary placements; how to use a calculator for all astrological calculations; declinations; placing the planets in the chart.

Lesson 8: The Aspects and Finding Them
Aspects, what they are and what they do; the four major aspects; how divisions of the circle produce aspects; the other aspects; aspect orbs; how elements and qualities help to identify aspects; the basis for the aspects’ meanings; aspect keywords; a more detailed discussion of each of the 10 aspects.

AFA SuperStar Course FAQs

Q: Do I need to buy any books for the course?
A: There are two references you must have to set up any chart: a tables of houses (to find the house positions) and an ephemeris (which lists the planetary positions in the zodiac). In the course we use AFA Placidus Tables of Houses, along with the Rosicrucian Ephemeris. You won’t need either of these until you are well into the course.

Q: What type of astrology do you teach?
A: The AFA correspondence course teaches tropical astrology and uses the Placidus house system.

Q: Do you have an advanced course?
A: This course, although it starts at the very beginning, brings you to an advanced level; it is complete in itself. Actually the only thing you will need beyond a successful completion of this course is practice. After a certain amount of this, you can advance into the big leagues; top professional astrologers command quite large fees for their services. But being a professional may not be what you have in mind. Even so, with the kind of training this course provides, you will be able to give yourself and those close to you the quality information the subject requires. Anything less is foolish; it is most unwise to merely dabble in something as potent as astrology. You may also wish to enroll in an AFA Advanced Studies course; these courses delve more deeply into specific areas of astrology.

Q: Do you furnish any type of certificate when I have finished the course?
A: Indeed we do. If your teacher gives you a passing grade, we will provide you with a diploma that you can frame.

Q: But what about actual certification, the sort of thing that counts legally?
A: There is no such thing at present. A number of state legislatures are being asked to qualify astrologers into some type of professional category in order to weed out the inept. So far nothing has been enacted, but the feeling is that the time is not far off. The nearest thing to this certification comes from the American Federation of Astrologers and the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NCGR), both of which offer certification exams on several levels. Passing these certification exams provides you with a title recognized by virtually all astrologers. The AFA course is designed to help students prepare for the first AFA certification exam. After successfully completing the course, including the course final exam, which you do on your own, you may wish to register for the first AFA certification exam. The AFA Exams page has more information about AFA certification exams, which are separate from the course.

Q: How long will it take me to finish the course?
A: That largely depends upon you, how much time you dedicate to learning the information and how fast you grasp it. We have had a few people complete the course in as little as six months. Others have taken up to two years and beyond.

Q: Who will be my teacher?
A: Of equal importance to the way the material is presented in the lessons is the quality of instruction you receive. Remember, this is not just a glorified book; it is a course of instruction in which your teacher plays a critically important part. So let’s take a closer look at the person who is to be your teacher.

First, what are the qualifications needed in the selection of an instructors? To begin with, a significant background in astrology, and naturally enough, the candidate has to have taken the course.

Now, this brings up an interesting question: Why would someone with the kind of experience needed to be a teacher even consider taking a beginner’s course like this? The answer is simple enough. The course provides instruction in several areas that aren’t adequately taught anywhere else, such as how to properly delineate a chart, and how to incorporate the progressions and transits into the delineation. The value of this alone is enough to attract even seasoned pros and teachers.

Another absolute must is that the person be unusually articulate and fluent with the written word in order to communicate with you at the best level possible. Finally, there must be an earnest desire upon the teachers part to teach, to help when help is needed, and to supply that invisible quality of encouragement and understanding should the going ever get a bit rough.

The fact that you’ll be dealing directly with your instructor, who probably lives in some other part of the country, or even the world, does not mean we will lose interest in you. Quite the contrary! Our instructors work with you at the pace you desire.