What can I do after completing Avalon College?
Currently Avalon College covers most of the basics of
astrology very thoroughly. Avalon College will be expanded in
future versions of the Kepler program, and more advanced areas
will be included. Although Avalon College does not yet include
these more advanced levels of instruction, you will find that if
you study all of the material in Avalon College and pass all of
the tests, you will have be able to use astrology to better
understand people. You will find that astrology is an
extraordinarily powerful tool. Any tool can be used responsibly
or irresponsibly. It is very important to use your knowledge
ethically, professionally, and legally. Here are some tips:
- Be very careful to keep in mind that people have free will
and the ability to channel the most difficult astrological
energies successfully. Encourage any person that you counsel to
meet their obstacles and problems and goals. You can help give
them the confidence, clarity, and support they need to follow the
path that is best for them. You do not need to gloss over or
avoid problem areas, but do not give the person the feeling that
there is little they can do improve the situation. This is
virtually never true, and is destructive for the person.
- If you advance in your skills to the point where you start
receiving money for doing chart readings, make sure that you are
operating legally! Make sure that your local zoning laws and
regulations for operating businesses are met. Contact your local
city hall if you begin to operate a business to make sure that
you meet all regulations and requirements. Keep track of any
income you make and be sure to file appropriate tax forms for
this income. If required, be sure to charge sales tax or other
taxes required in your local area. All of this advice also
applies to running a chart service where you charge money for
producing printouts even if you do not give personal readings.
- Do not overstep the limits of your knowledge. Refer people
to appropriate professionals for further service. If you are not
a licensed psychologist, it is best to leave psychological
therapy to the professionals, for examples. Generally there are
services for people with various problems. For example,
Alcoholics Anonymous has helped many alcoholics.
- Do not give medical advice! You can give a few practical
bits of advice that are not very technical. For example, if a
person's astrology chart and behavior indicate that they are
nervous and high-strung and you also notice a proclivity towards
certain relaxing activities such as gardening, you could suggest
these as a very practical matter for dealing with the
psychological stress. However, do not give advice on vitamins,
herbs, or other health-related therapies, unless you are a
licensed health professional who can legally give this advice.
- If you plan to consult people, then consider getting a
college degree in clinical psychology so that you have the skills
and credentials to consult people.
- In most countries throughout the world there is not a legal
accreditation process available for becoming a professional
astrologer. In most professions, whether it be psychology,
nursing, architecture, or almost any other profession, there are
schools that are accredited and able to grant degrees. Because
astrology is still a "fringe" study not embraced by
academia, no such nationally recognized accreditation procedure
exists. However, there are several organizations that give a
certification of competence even though this certification does
not grant any specific legal privileges. These certifications do
allow you to put various initials after your name and some day
may be required for one to professionally practice astrology.
After you complete your course at Avalon College, you will find
that you are able to pass many of these certification tests. Some
of the organizations which give certification tests, or have
plans to offer one soon, are:
ISAR, P.O. Box 38613, Los Angeles, CA
90038-0613, USA (Note: ISAR stands for "International
Society for Astrological Research")
NCGR, 105 Snyder Ave., Ramsey, N.J. 07446
(Note: NCGR stands for "National Council of Geocosmic
Research")
The Astrological Association, 2 Waltham
Close, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6LE England
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