In this course you’ll learn the technique for combining two charts into a new chart called the “composite” chart. This chart can be read as describing the relationship between those two people. Mark Jones shares a psychological and spiritual approach to working with these charts.
In part one (sessions one and two), Brian Clark will introduce the composite chart as the synergy and the cooperative interaction that engenders something greater than the sum of the two energies described by the individual charts. He’ll introduce the technical details related to composite chart calculation, and the character of midpoints as the composition of the chart. Next he’ll help us take first steps toward interpretation, with a look at the planets as mutual images, and the houses as shared spaces and places.
In part two (sessions three and four): Mark Jones explores the fundamental principle of a composite chart as a union between two people that best reflects the nature of a relationship, almost as an entity itself. Where synastry can be likened to the sign of Libra – revealing the impact that two people have upon each other on either side of a set of scales, the composite chart can be viewed through the eyes of Scorpio and the 8th house where a merger occurs between the two. The composite chart then becomes the guiding compass to understand the nature of any relationship in astrology.
Following on from the Scorpio theme we can analyze Pluto as an aspect of the meaning of that merger in the composite chart and Mars as an expression of the will of the couple. Such analysis creates a simple and direct technique for identifying the core purpose of a relationship. Includes profound and illustrative examples of composite charts including the creative friendships of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung and John Lennon and Paul McCartney; the intimate and collaborative love of Pierre and Marie Curie and Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. We also look at the profound influence that a parent can have on a child through the composite chart.
Explore how love, both intimate and familial, and friendship, shapes the meaning of our lives as seen through the composite chart.
Required Texts: Skymates II: The Composite Chart by Steven Forrest and Jodie Tighe; From the Moment We Met by Brian Clark
Supplementary Text: Astrology A Language of Life Volume IV – Relationship Analysis by Robert Blaschke
Instructors: Mark Jones and Brian Clark
Course includes: 6+ hours of instruction, four pre-recorded Q&A sessions, discussion area, weekly reading assignments and homework. Video, audio and handouts are available to view and/or download.
$295 (audit) / $350 (diploma-track*)
Pre-recorded and available for instant access. You may register and start this course and get started today or wait for the next live cohort. You will have access to a discussion area to ask questions as you move through the course.
*Diploma-track students will 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.
Level: Advanced
This course counts for credit in our diploma program.
