Mary Shea introduces the art of electional astrology – how to choose auspicious dates, and specific times on those dates, for important actions. Mary has been practicing electional astrology since the 1980s. She has a wealth of practical knowledge and successful electional charts to demonstrate how to apply the technique. In this course you’ll learn some of the most important electional rules for planets, houses and aspects.
You’ll also learn Mary’s time-tested approach grounded in the belief that a great electional chart isn’t one that just “follows the rules.” An electional chart needs to “speak to” the specific intention for the election, and can also provide instructions on how to succeed. Mary will introduce students to the many ways an electional chart can be used, including business and marriage charts. Want to buy a house for less, sell a house for more, publish a book, or file a complaint for a computer upgrade? Electional astrology can be used for these intentions and many more.
Some electional astrologers approach this technique from the perspective of attempting to control outcomes. But here, you’ll learn how to apply electional astrology in the context of intentional manifestation principles that see our actions and intentions as part of a co-creative process with the cosmos.
Instructor: Mary Shea
Pre-requisites: This is an introduction to electional astrology, but it is not a course for beginners. To learn electional, you need to already be competent interpreting planets, signs, houses, and aspects in the natal chart and feel comfortable with synastry basics (how two charts relate to each other).
Required texts: The Only Way to Learn About Horary and Electional Astrology by Marion March; ephemeris with an aspectarian that includes all of the Moon’s aspects in a Moon sign (such as Raphael’s ephemeris for the current year)
Supplemental Texts: The Book of Rulerships: Keywords from Classical Astrology by Lee Lehman OR The Rulership Book, by Rex E. Bills and Kris Brandt Riske; The Little Book of Electional Astrology by Kim Farnell; Bonatti On Elections (translated by Benjamin Dykes)
Includes: 3+ hours of instruction, homework and reading assignments, and two recorded Q&A sessions. You may ask questions in the discussion area as you move through the material.
Next live Q&A dates for 2024: April 13 at 2pm Pacific and April 20 at 9am Pacific.
$147.50 (audit) / $175 (diploma-track)
Register on the “diploma-track” to receive feedback on homework and an exam review. Audit students receive the same study materials and videos but do not receive personal feedback on their work.
Pre-recorded for instant access.
Counts toward certification in our Diploma Program.
Mary Fortier Shea, M. A. Counseling Psychology was trained in horary and electional astrology by Gilbert Navarro who was a protégé of Ivy Goldstein Jacobson. Mary did her first electional chart which was successful in 1984. From almost twenty years, she wrote the Good Days Action Planning Guide, an electional astrology datebook. Mary has been in private practice as an astrologer since 1978 and has lectured at many national and international venues. Her website: http://www.maryshea.com
