So, I’ve been trying to find some astrology classes near me lately. It’s funny, I never thought I’d be that person, but here we are. My first step was just typing it into a search engine, you know, the usual. And wow, a bunch of stuff popped up, but also, not really what I was expecting, or maybe too much of everything.
It wasn’t like looking for a pottery class or something. Some looked super intense, like you needed a PhD in ancient mysticism to even understand the description. Others seemed more like casual meetups, which is cool, but I was looking for something with a bit more structure, I guess? Then you have all the online courses, which are convenient, sure, but I kinda wanted that in-person vibe, ask questions, that sort of thing. It felt like I was wading through a whole universe of different approaches before I even started learning about the actual universe, you know?
It’s a bit strange how I even got to this point of seriously looking for classes. For years, I was Mr. Skeptic. Astrology? Pfft, that’s for those folks who read tea leaves and believe in, well, you know. I was all about hard facts, science, stuff you can prove. My friends would sometimes talk about their sun signs or Mercury being in retrograde, and I’d just roll my eyes internally. Mostly.
Then a couple of weird things happened. My aunt, who is usually the most practical, no-nonsense person I know – seriously, her life is run by spreadsheets – she started mentioning Mercury retrograde. She’d say, “Oh, don’t sign any contracts this week, Mercury’s doing its thing.” I’d laugh. But then, one time she warned me, and bam, my laptop decided to die, my car got a flat tire, and I accidentally replied-all to a company-wide email with something I definitely shouldn’t have. All in the same week! I chalked it up to bad luck, a coincidence. But it kinda stuck in the back of my mind, like a little stone in my shoe.
Fast forward a few years, I was going through a really confusing time. Just felt totally stuck, unsure about my career, my life, everything. A friend, who’s mildly into astrology, just casually mentioned something about me probably going through my “Saturn return.” I had no clue what that meant. She explained it a bit, this period that happens in your late twenties. And honestly, what she described? It was like she’d read my diary. The feeling of pressure, of big life changes, of having to grow up fast – it was spot on. Way too specific to be just a lucky guess about a tough time.
That’s what really flipped a switch for me. I started thinking, okay, maybe there’s more to this than just those generic newspaper horoscopes. Not in a crystal-ball, fortune-telling way, but maybe as a system, a language, or a way to understand cycles and energies, or something like that. It got me curious enough to want to learn the actual basics, not just hear bits and pieces from friends or online blurbs.
So, that’s why I’m on this hunt for astrology classes near me. I want to understand the mechanics behind it, the symbols, how it all supposedly fits together. I’m not looking to predict the lottery or anything. I just want to see if it’s a tool that can offer some genuine insight, or at least a different perspective. Still sifting through the local options, trying to find a teacher or a course that feels grounded and not too “out there.” It’s a process, that’s for sure.