Summary: <br> <br> In episode 143 of the podcast astrologer Kelly Surtees joins the show to help answer some questions that were submitted by listeners of the podcast over the past few days.<br> <br> The questions discussed in this episode include things like "how do you know when you are ready to become a professional astrologer?", "why are certain houses often treated as more important than others?", and "what are some good astrology books for newbies?"<br> <br> Below you will find the episode notes, with each of the questions we covered in this episode, followed by links to stream or download the recording of the discussion.<br> <br> This episode is available in both an audio and/or video versions, and you can find links to both recordings below.<br> News and Announcements<br> <br> * Chris has a new workshop recording available for purchase, titled <a href="http://www.chrisbrennanastrologer.com/store/timing-peaks-love-life/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Timing Peaks in Your Love Life: Zodiacal Releasing from the Lot of Eros</a>.<br> * Kelly recently launched a new monthly astrology video forecast service called <a href="https://kellysastrology.com/product/stellar-insights-club/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stellar Insights Monthly</a>.<br> * Kelly is also presenting a webinar on February 24 titled <a href="https://kellysastrology.com/product/your-progressed-venus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Your Progressed Venus – Timing Trends in Love and Life</a>.<br> <br> Questions Answered in This Episode<br> Here is an outline of some of the questions from listeners that we discussed in this episode. The indented questions are ones that we answered from other listeners that seemed to be on the same topic as the one listed above.<br> <br> * When did you know you were ready to start practicing astrology professionally? (Charging people other than friends & families charts) And what jobs did you both have in the meantime while learning astrology ?<br> <br> * What do you ask clients prior to a session (or at the start of the session) in order to set appropriate expectations? (Sometimes, clients comes with the idea that astrologers are like psychics.)<br> <br> <br> * Why does there seem to be more attention given to the Ascendant and Midheaven than the Descendant and Nadir? Do you consider all four points equally important?<br> <br> * Do you or Kelly have a preferred order that you refer to the houses as you delineate a natal chart? For example, do you go sequentially or do you prefer to go in order of related areas of life such as 2nd, 6th, then 10th and so on?<br> * The strange concept that the 12th house is hidden and cadent when actually the Sun rises into 12th, lights up the sky. There is nothing hidden about the 12th houses. Whereas the 6th sinks below the horizon and definitely hides planets and the Sun. Why is that???<br> <br> <br> * Advice to make the most out of the United Astrology Conference (UAC) this year.<br> * What are some good first books for the baby astrology enthusiast? I want to take classes in the future (can’t right now), and so I’m looking to do something productive in the meantime!<br> <br> * Answer: see Chris' video on this: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VKQi3Trqas">Top 6 Astrology Books for Beginners</a><br> <br> * (This is more of a list for total beginners, and some of the recommendations may not be as suitable for intermediate students)<br> <br> <br> * I am writing from São Paulo, Brazil, and would like to know if you think it is possible to delineate a "school of thought" based on the several authors who have written about astrology since the XXth century. Would it make sense to put in the same category the books written by, say, Liz Greene and Stephen Arroyo? How the student of astrology can have a more focused understanding of the matter by knowing whi...
