AP: The Four Angles

Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Astrological Nadir are the “Four Angles” of the chart. Mastering their interpretation provides a solid foundation for any understanding of the natal chart, Our first step is to ask a question about the “anthropology” of modern astrological practice: why so much emphasis on the first two and so little on the nadir and the 7th cusp? The valuing of “style” and “career” over inner life and human relationship is the cultural error here – and we astrologers must not be swept into it. In this class, we explore an integrated, inter-dependent view of these four critical functions. We will work with them both in terms of their core meaning in the natal chart and also in developmental terms as they progress and arc, and receive the stimulus of transits, progressions, and solar arcs. Metaphysical astrologers of days gone by often thought of the Four Angles as the “cross of matter upon which spirit was crucified. Our view will be cheerier! But we do understand that the successful concrete manifestation in the real world of one’s soul intentions is critically dependent upon a strong, conscious response to these four elemental points. Recorded in September 2015 Calistoga, CA. | 19 hrs. 25 min. Preview this recording: Your browser does not support the audio element.