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I have developed a method of teaching as-
trology, which allows the student after 3
months to read a chart. Astrologers, who
are working on this system, to identify key
points in the horoscope are spending no
more than 20 minutes in a reading. This ef-
fect is achieved by paying special attention
to the philosophy of astrology and the abil-
ity to read nonverbal layers of information.
I try to instill in students a love of reading
charts, because it is as creative flight, in
which astrologers not only read character
traits, he begins to feel deeply, then he
thinks through symbols, and finally he lives
through them.
Are there many practicing
astrologers in Russia?
There are a lot of people who study astrol-
ogy in Russia; but professional astrologers,
for which astrology is the main source of
income, these astrologers are still a small
group. Most of the astrologers in Russia
work without registration of legal docu-
ments, believing that astrology cannot give
a substantial financial gain, sufficient for a
normal existence. Astrology is used mainly
as an additional source of income, so people
cannot devote enough time to astrology;
they cannot be fully engaged in their ca-
reers and, therefore, the income of Russian
astrologers a small. Such a person gets into
a vicious circle. On the one hand, he is
afraid that he will be left without means of
livelihood and he works a job, which
though not related to astrology, gives him a
regular income. On the other hand, this
person cannot earn a real astrological in-
come because he is not devoting enough
time to the development of his real career.
In spite of this fact, the level of knowledge
of such astrologers is sufficiently high: they
are very inquisitive, read a lot of books on
astrology, follow the events on the market
of astrology, follow the book novelties and
explore new techniques of interpretation of
the horoscope; but since astrology is not
their full-fledged profession, then they can-
not be called professionals. There is more
suitable definition of these astrologers as
“highly qualified amateurs.” The number of
customers for such astrologers is small, only
5 - 10 consultations per month, as this type
of astrologer advises in a very narrow circle
of their friends.
I do not blame these people. They under-
stand that keeping full time business
requires certain amount of personal risk.
Therefore, people go often the path of
least resistance. Most astrologers are of
this group.
Much less often do I meet astrologers for
which astrology is their profession; they are
full time consultants. They realize that their
careers depend on their ability to do busi-
ness. They devote all their time to this
work. Today, the benefit is great as there are
lots of opportunities available for private
consultations in Russia. You can open an
office and you can conclude a partnership
agreement with the center of psychology or
beauty salon. The main issue for astrologers
is to explore the market, find potential
clients, and make steps toward these peo-
ple. Many professional astrologers have
arranged to work in the esoteric side of a
company, conducting consulting for money.
There are professional astrologers who se-
lect for their professional income the real-
ization of teaching or writing. This
particular type of astrologer, to implement
in these directions, must have certain quali-
ties; so astrologers who can realize them-
selves as writers or teachers are very small.
There is another type of astrologer; the
“hidden astrologers.” This type of as-
trologer does not conduct paid advice and
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THE CAREER ASTROLOGER
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