INTERVIEW
AN INTERVIEW WITH DMITRIY PARAMONOV
BY BOB MULLIGAN.
I am interested not only in astrology, I examine the esoteric
influence of sound to a person’s life, I study the transcendental influence of symbols, and I work with the ancient practices
of prophecies. Since 1998, I began practicing of integral yoga,
taking in the full scope of meditation techniques of expanded
knowledge and uncover forms of creativity.
I have developed a method of teaching astrology, 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 effect is achieved by paying special attention to the philosophy of astrology and the ability 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 astrology 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 documents, 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 careers 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 income 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 cannot 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 understand 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 business. 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 astrolo