You Know That Feeling When…

• You keep hitting the same walls, running the same patterns, and you know there’s a way through but you can’t quite see it
• You sense you have gifts to offer the world, but you’re not sure what they are or how to share them
• Your relationships keep triggering the same dynamics, and you wonder if there’s a deeper pattern at play
• You’re ready to get unstuck from old conditioning and step into who you’re truly meant to be
• You’re part of a spiritual community and you want to understand the energy dynamics that create harmony (or friction) between people
• You feel called to something bigger but you’re not sure how to bridge the gap between where you are and where you need to be

If any of these resonate, this course is for you.

Why the Nodes Matter

The nodes describe how we can use our natural resources, our talents, to be more generous in the world. They show us where we get stuck and how to get unstuck. They reveal where we have gifts and where there’s potential for further growth.
The nodes were one of the parts of AstroDharma that our late teacher Qapel had the most interest in, and a key area Catherine Sensei focuses on in her AstroDharma teachings.
This course is especially powerful for developing community. Understanding one another’s AstroDharmic patterns—your natal horoscopes—can really help us take interpersonal conflict and look at the energy dynamics that are involved. Instead of the usual patterns of either engaging in interpersonal conflict or avoiding it altogether, you’ll learn how to understand these dynamics and shift them in more wholesome ways so you can really support one another.

The course links beautifully to the Emotional Intelligence course—the nodes work reveals the deeper patterns at play, while emotional intelligence gives you the skills to navigate them skillfully. We strongly recommend taking them together for a complete approach to working with yourself and others.

Mastery requires incredible discipline. An Olympic figure skater lands that quadruple axle on the ice because they’ve invested thousands of training hours towards achieving this potential. 

Over the course, we will show you how to examine your natal chart, and look at participants’ charts together, focusing on Saturn, its ruler, Capricorn, and the associated 10th house. We also encourage you to bring burning questions arising from your life—particularly related to challenges around blocks and authority themes—so we can study how they show up in your chart astrolodharmically. Think about specific questions which will be of particular benefit to you, and which will help you towards being of benefit to others.

Why AstroDharma Works

For spiritual seekers looking to grow, this unique combination of Buddhism and Transpersonal Astrology speeds us up on our spiritual path.

Many of us in the West are raised to celebrate the individual self—to find our unique path and explore why we’re here on this planet. Yet Buddhist Dharma leaps over personalization by teaching that there is no inherent self, and that we must realize this to find spiritual awakening.

For many of us, that’s a big leap.

On the way, we may miss valuable lessons about how to compassionately show up in the world as unique individuals. AstroDharma bridges these two systems. Transpersonal Western astrology reveals individual patterns and influences—we get a window into the energies, the pushes and pulls of the psyche. Dharma expands the view beyond self, into a path of service to community, for the benefit of all beings.

Over time, with growing confidence and awareness, we can transcend our natal charts and awaken. But first, we work with what we’ve got.

We initially pursued AstroDharma because Namgyal Rinpoche also taught astrology. We’ve found it to be an effective tool for helping us explore our patterns. It’s unique for each person, and AstroDharma helps us unpack that uniqueness so you can use it better for yourself and for others.