Crystal Starseed
Well-known member
Hi all. I know there is already a thread called 'Career Path as an Astrologer', but what I want to know is, is it possible to make a living as an astrologer today? Can you feed and sustain yourself on earnings made this way? I.e. is anyone in demand? I realise this may be a prickly subject for some, as they associate professional success with material success or believe others do so, and are concerned what others think... so I'm appealing to the more candid and fearless professionals out there who don't mind telling!
I was thinking of doing a professional course to become qualified, but this is a bit of a bad habit for me as I tend to accumulate qualifications like some people collect stamps and most of them have cost money to do and don't recoup any money back, at least not in the 'alternative' sector where I've tended to specialise. I see qualifications as more strings to my bow, yet they are in reality quite limited in their means.
There is also the possibility that I may never be a 'professional' anything any more for various reasons so it would also have to be worth it on a purely personal and intellectual level, which I believe it will, as I think I need a structured way to navigate the more complex and technical aspects of astrology.
It's ironic but the only course I once started and never finnished was with an astrology correspondence course here in the UK when I was 16 with a very well established school. I found the basics of it too simplistic and cartoonish and decided I could not believe in something which didn't ring true for me, based on my own experiences and observations.
It also need to feel free to question what I am taught otherwise I will feel disingenuous or be made to feel subversive for being bothersome (or vice versa?)
I am a better writer and speaker than I am a listener. I excel working on my own for this reason, so I would be okay doing charts and ranting on, but not necessarily sitting and listening to people! I often find it draining, but it's been a while since I've been in any kind of work type environment due to my circumstances as disabled.
I'm not looking at this as a sole career occupation, as I honestly don't believe in careers, however silly that sounds, at least not in the coventional sense for me. All I've ever really pursued in this lifetime is freedom and freedom for all, and those things which seem to allow that on an existence level. So of course this influences my decisions about what I will do with my time and what is really worth it.
Any advice or contributions from your own experieces with astrology courses or making a living will be gratefully received! Namaste!
I was thinking of doing a professional course to become qualified, but this is a bit of a bad habit for me as I tend to accumulate qualifications like some people collect stamps and most of them have cost money to do and don't recoup any money back, at least not in the 'alternative' sector where I've tended to specialise. I see qualifications as more strings to my bow, yet they are in reality quite limited in their means.
There is also the possibility that I may never be a 'professional' anything any more for various reasons so it would also have to be worth it on a purely personal and intellectual level, which I believe it will, as I think I need a structured way to navigate the more complex and technical aspects of astrology.
It's ironic but the only course I once started and never finnished was with an astrology correspondence course here in the UK when I was 16 with a very well established school. I found the basics of it too simplistic and cartoonish and decided I could not believe in something which didn't ring true for me, based on my own experiences and observations.
It also need to feel free to question what I am taught otherwise I will feel disingenuous or be made to feel subversive for being bothersome (or vice versa?)
I am a better writer and speaker than I am a listener. I excel working on my own for this reason, so I would be okay doing charts and ranting on, but not necessarily sitting and listening to people! I often find it draining, but it's been a while since I've been in any kind of work type environment due to my circumstances as disabled.
I'm not looking at this as a sole career occupation, as I honestly don't believe in careers, however silly that sounds, at least not in the coventional sense for me. All I've ever really pursued in this lifetime is freedom and freedom for all, and those things which seem to allow that on an existence level. So of course this influences my decisions about what I will do with my time and what is really worth it.
Any advice or contributions from your own experieces with astrology courses or making a living will be gratefully received! Namaste!