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An interview with astrologer Jason Holley about Experiential Astrology, which is a dynamic approach that attempts to embody the symbols of astrology through creative and interactive methods, including making the chart come alive by acting it out in a group setting with Astrodrama.
Experiential astrology has its origins in some of the experimentation with different psychological methods that were happening in the astrological community in the 1970s and 80s, and Jason highlights the work of astrologer Barbara Schermer in particular, especially her 1989 book Astrology Alive: Experiential Astrology, Astrodrama and the Healing Arts.
Jason defines Experiential Astrology as engaging with astrological symbolism through multiple intelligences and perceptual faculties, including somatic, sensuous, imagistic, instinctual, kinesthetic, expressive, and relational. This approach emphasizes the full-consciousness experience of astrological symbolism, moving beyond conceptual understanding to a felt, lived experience.
In the discussion we focused on one particular application of Experiential Astrology known as Astrodrama, which involves a group of people standing around and acting out a person's birth chart, and we discuss some of the different ways that this is done.
This is episode 478 of The Astrology Podcast.
*Living Astrologies Conference*
livingastrologies.net
*Timestamps*
00:00 Introduction to Experiential Astrology
06:03 Engaging the Senses in Astrology
11:52 Historical Context of Experiential Astrology
18:51 The Process of Astrodrama
25:49 Facilitating Astrodrama Sessions
37:55 Multiplicity of the Self in Astrology
43:51 Comfort with Uncertainty in Astrology
49:22 Experiential Astrology: Enactments and Transits
56:55 Empathy and Role Reversal in Relationships
01:05:16 The Oracle and the Querent Dynamic
01:11:17 Foundational Texts in Experiential Astrology
01:17:53 Creating a Sacred Field for Astrology
01:23:57 Experiential Work: Listening to the Field
01:29:32 The Importance of Movement in Astrology
01:34:54 The Subtlety of Experiential Work
01:41:31 Warm-Up and Integration in Group Work
01:58:30 Learning from Challenges and Limitations
02:04:21 Navigating Emotional Responses in Astrology
02:10:44 Experiential Astrology: Bridging Theory and Practice
02:17:37 The Living Astrologies Conference: A New Approach
02:25:38 Personal Journeys in Astrology: A Family Legacy
02:37:45 Credits
An interview with astrologer Jason Holley about Experiential Astrology, which is a dynamic approach that attempts to embody the symbols of astrology through creative and interactive methods, including making the chart come alive by acting it out in a group setting with Astrodrama.
Experiential astrology has its origins in some of the experimentation with different psychological methods that were happening in the astrological community in the 1970s and 80s, and Jason highlights the work of astrologer Barbara Schermer in particular, especially her 1989 book Astrology Alive: Experiential Astrology, Astrodrama and the Healing Arts.
Jason defines Experiential Astrology as engaging with astrological symbolism through multiple intelligences and perceptual faculties, including somatic, sensuous, imagistic, instinctual, kinesthetic, expressive, and relational. This approach emphasizes the full-consciousness experience of astrological symbolism, moving beyond conceptual understanding to a felt, lived experience.
In the discussion we focused on one particular application of Experiential Astrology known as Astrodrama, which involves a group of people standing around and acting out a person's birth chart, and we discuss some of the different ways that this is done.
This is episode 478 of The Astrology Podcast.
*Living Astrologies Conference*
livingastrologies.net
*Timestamps*
00:00 Introduction to Experiential Astrology
06:03 Engaging the Senses in Astrology
11:52 Historical Context of Experiential Astrology
18:51 The Process of Astrodrama
25:49 Facilitating Astrodrama Sessions
37:55 Multiplicity of the Self in Astrology
43:51 Comfort with Uncertainty in Astrology
49:22 Experiential Astrology: Enactments and Transits
56:55 Empathy and Role Reversal in Relationships
01:05:16 The Oracle and the Querent Dynamic
01:11:17 Foundational Texts in Experiential Astrology
01:17:53 Creating a Sacred Field for Astrology
01:23:57 Experiential Work: Listening to the Field
01:29:32 The Importance of Movement in Astrology
01:34:54 The Subtlety of Experiential Work
01:41:31 Warm-Up and Integration in Group Work
01:58:30 Learning from Challenges and Limitations
02:04:21 Navigating Emotional Responses in Astrology
02:10:44 Experiential Astrology: Bridging Theory and Practice
02:17:37 The Living Astrologies Conference: A New Approach
02:25:38 Personal Journeys in Astrology: A Family Legacy
02:37:45 Credits
