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The Faculty of Astrological Studies "Astrology is a language. If you understand this language, the sky speaks to you" ~ Dane Rudhyar

The Faculty was founded in London in 1948, and has an international reputation for excellence in astrological education. Our flexible Diploma, which can be obtained via Distance Learning, London Classes, Summer School credits or a combination of all three, is recognised as one of astrology's most prestigious awards. Our courses are open to all, whether you wish to take a Foundation Course, gain a

professional Diploma, or simply attend a module or part-module to brush up your skills in a particular area of astrology. Faculty Diploma holders include Liz Greene, Melanie Reinhart, Howard Sasportas, Julia Parker and Charles Harvey, who all went on to become world leaders in astrology. Event highlights of our year include Faculty Day, held the third or fourth Saturday in March, and Summer School, held in the beautiful and magical environment of Exeter College, Oxford University.

New Moon in CancerToday’s New Moon falls at 22° Cancer.The New Moon as the beginning of the lunar cycle, when the Moon i...
14/07/2026

New Moon in Cancer

Today’s New Moon falls at 22° Cancer.

The New Moon as the beginning of the lunar cycle, when the Moon is closest to the Sun and invisible to us.

Cancer is the first Water sign, a Cardinal sign, and is ruled by the Moon. Its key phrase is “I feel”.

The symbol for Cancer is the Crab, whose tough shell protects the vulnerable soft flesh inside. Cancer is associated with nurture, care, emotional sensitivity, self-protection and the need to belong.

As a Cardinal sign, Cancer also has initiative. It may act indirectly or sideways, but it can be tenacious and deeply motivated when something important needs protecting.

This New Moon is conjunct to Mercury retrograde in Cancer, bringing memory, reflection, communication and emotional understanding into focus.

What needs care?
What needs protection?
What helps you feel emotionally grounded?

New Moon in Cancer
14 July 2026

Do you have a question for our guest tutor Hakan Kırkoğlu?This summer, Hakan returns to the Faculty as a prize-winning D...
13/07/2026

Do you have a question for our guest tutor Hakan Kırkoğlu?

This summer, Hakan returns to the Faculty as a prize-winning Diploma Holder and Summer School tutor, teaching sessions on prenatal eclipse charts, prenatal lunation charts, profections, solar returns and yearly analysis.

Ahead of Summer School, we are collecting a few questions for Hakan to answer.

You might like to ask about:

prenatal eclipses
prenatal lunations
profections
solar returns
yearly analysis
or his return to the Faculty after receiving his Diploma in 1997

Please leave your question in the comments or send it to us by DM.

We will choose a small number of questions for Hakan to answer in a future video.

Summer School 2026
21st–28th August
Exeter College, Oxford

Explore the full programme via the link in bio.
https://summerschool.astrology.org.uk/

05/07/2026

“I received my Faculty of Astrological Studies Diploma in 1997. This summer, I am returning to teach.”

We are delighted to welcome Hakan Kırkoğlu to FAS Summer School 2026.

A prize-winning Faculty Diploma Holder, Hakan returns to the Faculty this August to teach at Exeter College, Oxford, as part of our Astrology in Action programme.

His sessions will explore prenatal eclipse charts, prenatal lunation charts, profections, solar returns and yearly analysis, offering a rich blend of traditional techniques, chart symbolism and practical forecasting methods.

For us, this is one of the most meaningful parts of the Faculty story: students who go on to develop their own work, teach internationally, and return to share their knowledge with the next generation of astrologers.

Join us at Summer School 2026.

21st–28th August
Exeter College, University of Oxford

Book your place via the link in bio, or visit https://summerschool.astrology.org.uk/

Tomorrow: The Minor Arcana with Lisa Stockley.The Minor Arcana are often seen as the cards of everyday life, but they al...
03/07/2026

Tomorrow: The Minor Arcana with Lisa Stockley.

The Minor Arcana are often seen as the cards of everyday life, but they also reveal the sacred within the everyday.

In this second seminar of the Tarot & Astrology Series, Lisa will explore the number cards in the four suits, looking at their deeper meanings and astrological connections.

Each card is assigned a planet in a particular decan of a sign, giving us a rich field of symbolism to explore.

Saturday 4 July
3.00pm to 4.30pm UK time
Online, live with access to the recording
£35

You can still book the full series and receive access to the previous recording.

Book via the link in bio, or link below…
https://astrology.org.uk/event/the-minor-arcana/

✨ Astrology Weather for July ✨July invites us to turn inward. With Mercury retrograde in Cancer opening the month, it’s ...
01/07/2026

✨ Astrology Weather for July ✨

July invites us to turn inward. With Mercury retrograde in Cancer opening the month, it’s a time to revisit, re-evaluate and remember what truly matters, a slower, more reflective chapter after the busyness of June.

From Venus settling into Virgo, to the emotional New Moon in Cancer, to the Sun’s shift into Leo and a culminating Full Moon in Aquarius, this month asks us to look back before we move forward, and to reshape the stories we tell about ourselves.

🌙 A few key dates to watch.

Our monthly Astrology Weather is written by Faculty student Zlatina Dimova. Read her full July report on our website, link in bio, or link below.

The Faculty of Astrological Studies is a non-profit organisation dedicated to astrological education.

https://astrology.org.uk/astrology-weather-for-july-2026/

The Sun has entered Cancer. ♋️Happy birthday to all those born under the sign of Cancer.Cancer is the first Water sign a...
21/06/2026

The Sun has entered Cancer. ♋️

Happy birthday to all those born under the sign of Cancer.

Cancer is the first Water sign and the second Cardinal sign of the zodiac. Its key phrase is “I feel”, and it is ruled by the Moon.

The symbol for Cancer is the Crab, whose tough outer shell protects the vulnerable soft flesh inside. This is an image that speaks strongly to Cancer’s sensitivity, self-protection and instinctive need for emotional security.

Cancer is closely connected with the sea and as “tidal” in its approach to life, with moods and energy that may rise and fall, often following the phases of the Moon.

There is often a gentle, caring disposition in Cancer, alongside a yearning to nurture. Cancer is associated with the Mother, and with the impulse to care for others: children, adults, projects, pets, gardens, or whatever needs protection and support.

As a Cardinal sign, Cancer is not without initiative. It may act in a more indirect or sideways manner, like the Crab itself, but it can be tenacious, motivated and deeply protective of what it loves.

Keywords for Cancer include:

Emotional
Receptive
Tenacious
Caring

Cancer is also linked with family, emotional ties, belonging, the building of a secure nest or home, and the consolidation of one’s emotional ground.

As we move into Cancer season, we enter a time coloured by feeling, memory, nurture, protection and the search for emotional security.

21/06/2026

Which tarot deck will Lisa be using in the Tarot & Astrology Series?

Lisa will mainly be working with the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, as many of the astrological correspondences connected with tarot come through the Golden Dawn tradition and the work of Arthur Edward Waite and Pamela Colman Smith.

Each card has its own symbolic world, and many have astrological attributions. Some of these connections work very beautifully. Others are more open to questioning, reflection and play.

And that is exactly what Lisa will be exploring in this series.

Rather than simply memorising correspondences, we will look at how tarot and astrology speak to one another through symbols, planets, signs, elements, numbers, decans and imagery.

Lisa will also bring in other decks, including the DruidCraft Tarot, one of her personal favourites, to show how symbolism can shift and deepen across different visual traditions.

This is a special four-part online series with the Faculty of Astrological Studies, exploring the Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, Court Cards and practical ways of bringing astrology into tarot readings.

Live online, with access to the recordings.

The full series is £125, or seminars can be booked individually for £35. Starts 27th June.

As a non-profit organisation, the Faculty is dedicated to astrological education, and this series is a wonderful opportunity to learn from an experienced Faculty tutor at an accessible price.

Book your place via the link in bio, dm for link, or visit…
https://astrology.org.uk/event/tarot-astrology/

12/06/2026

Tarot is a symbolic system.

So is astrology.

But what happens when the two are brought into conversation?

In this new four-part series, Faculty tutor Lisa Stockley explores the tarot deck through an astrological lens, looking at the Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, Court Cards and practical ways of bringing astrology into tarot readings.

No prior knowledge of tarot is assumed.

Tarot & Astrology Series
Starts 27 June
Online, live with recordings

To book you can visit our website 😊

https://astrology.org.uk/event/tarot-astrology/

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