Orcus 101 - 2025

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Zoom times

Saturdays - April 19 to May 31, 2025 (6 weeks) at 9pm GMT

9pm in London, 10pm in Europe, 1pm in LA, 4pm in Toronto, 8am on Sunday in Sydney and 10am on Sunday in Auckland.

Or:

Sundays - Aril 20 to June 1, 2025 (6 weeks) at 7am GMT

7am in London, 8am in Europe, 10am in Ankara, 3pm in Perth, Singapore, Hong Kong & Tokyo, 6pm in Sydney and 8pm in Auckland.

Course Schedule

Orcus Welcome and Introduction 

19 April, 21:00 GMT Or 20 April, 7:00 GMT

This class will provide an introduction to the course and an opportunity to get to know Alan and Melissa and your other class mates, and we'll also dive in to understanding the Karmic consciousness of Orcus.

Orcus House Webinar posted 

20 April, 1:00 GMT

This webinar will provide an overview of the astrological meaning of Orcus and look at the 12 house interpretations.

Orcus House Assignment due 

26 April

Watch the webinar interpretation of your Orcus House position and in a post on the class blog, simply let us know what, if anything, you related to in the interpretation and tell us how you see it manifesting in your life.

Orcus House Assignment Support Zoom

26 April, 21:00 GMT Or 27 April 7:00 GMT

If you haven't been able to post your House assignment, get individual tutor help.

Orcus House Q&A 

3 May, 21:00 GMT

Or 4 May, 7:00 GMT

Alan and Melissa will talk about the assignments and this is your chance to ask anything that has come up in the work on Houses.

Orcus Aspect Webinar posted

4 May, 1:00 GMT

The aspects show us how our ability to transmute shadow into light is variously enabled and/or challenged. In this webinar the aspects of case studies will be presented and interpreted.

Orcus Aspect Assignment due

10 May

Watch the case studies aspect webinar and in a post on the class blog please tell us how you see your Orcus variously enabled and/or challenged by the aspects in your chart. Please talk about the planets in each aspects and the area of life - house - in which it acts.

Orcus Aspect Assignment Support Zoom

10 May, 21:00 GMT Or 11 May 7:00 GMT

If you haven't been able to post your House assignment, get individual tutor help.

Orcus Aspect Q&A

17 May, 21:00 GMT

Or 18 May, 7:00 GMT

Alan and Melissa will talk about the assignments and this is your chance to ask anything that has come up in the work on aspects.

Orcus Transit Webinar posted

18 May, 1:00 GMT

The transits of Orcus, and transits to our natal Orcus, reveals the unfolding potential for transmuting shadow into light in our lives. In this webinar the transits of case studies will be presented and interpreted.

Orcus Transit Assignment due

24 May

Course Blog 

Study the transiting cycles of Saturn and Pluto to your natal Orcus, especially conjunctions, oppositions and squares, & see how these relate to life events.

Orcus Transit Assignment Support Zoom

24 May 21:00 GMT Or 25 May 7:00 GMT

If you haven't been able to post your House assignment, get individual tutor help.

Orcus Transit Q&A

31 May, 21:00 GMT

Or 1 June, 7:00 GMT

Alan and Melissa will interpret the current Orcus transits, and transits to natal Orcus, for the students who are live in the Zoom -