Astrological Chart Interpretation

Course Description

Alexander von Schlieffen brings joy to the complexities of astrology by imagining it as a game of characters, missions and settings. Each chart portrays particular alliances and rivalries, gifts and challenges, as well as difficult or pleasant terrains and tasks.

In other courses Alexander has addressed the specific skills of understanding the quadrants, the ascendant signs, planets, the sun signs, the elements, and aspects and figures. In this advanced course he helps us pull it all together and see what we can see. He shows us how to use our technical skills to play this board game artfully.

For Alexander, the silver bullet of chart interpretation is to spot what’s most essential and start from there. Alexander’s first step is to look at the empty chart to see which signs fall in which houses. Next, the ruling planet of the ascendant is placed in the chart. Everything follows from there. The rest of the planets are placed in relation to this starting point.

Alexander will give us many opportunities to practice and digest this method of chart interpretation.

Like learning to read a language or a musical score, the step by step process of chart reading takes time and attention to master. While a playful attitude fills the sails, repetition is the key to skillfully using the rudder of our knowledge.

With these skills in hand we’ll be able read any horoscope, whether it is a natal, horary or any other kind.

Enjoy pulling it all together, step by step, with Alexander.

This course is ideal if :

• You´re looking for a step-by-step guide to chart interpretation.
• You love to playfully combine logic and inspiration in chart interpretation.
• You have some knowledge of astrology and want to put your learning into the practice of chart reading.
• You are familiar with Alexander’s quadrant framework of chart interpretation.

Course Overview

Class One: The Ascendant and its Ruler, The Midheaven and its Ruler

In this class Alexander presents Steps 1 through 5 of his approach to chart interpretation. He shows these steps with the chart of a Capricorn rising of a famous person.

Class Two: The Sun and the Moon in the Quadrants and other Planets

In this class Alexander finishes the interpretation of the Capricorn using steps 6 through 11 and begins the interpretation of a famous Scorpio rising. North and south nodes are discussed.

Class Three: Scorpio rising and Sagittarius rising

Alexander finishes the interpretation of the Scorpio rising. He presents a famous person whose Sagittarius rising and other constellations portray a complex person. Planets in the first and twelfth houses are considered.

Class Four: Leo rising, Aries rising, and Gemini rising

A famous person with a Leo rising is described. Then two charts from class members are interpreted. The steps of the red thread are offered in new combinations as elements to play and compose with.

By the end of this course you will :

• Recognize the salient points of an astrological chart.
• Describe how the most important elements of chart interpretation build upon each other.
• Recognize character profiles and psychological motors in an astrological chart.
• Have many examples of how to work through a chart.