I teach a small selection of courses each year. Class sizes are limited to 10-12 people to ensure we can work with the charts of individual students.
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The Sky’s Body: Constellations and Medicine
Feb 6, Mar 6, Apr 3, May 1, Jun 5, Jul 3, Aug 7, Sep 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4, Jan 1
A year-long study of the rhythms & language of nature, focused on yin/yang patterns of light and dark, expressed through the symbol systems of Western zodiac astrology and Classical Chinese Medicine’s holomap.
Hosted by ClassicalChineseMedicine.org
Every first Friday starting Feb 6th, 2026; 8am-10:30am; 12 sessions
LIVE over Zoom; Recordings available
Downloadable lecture handouts; additional recommended reading list
Session Dates: Feb 6, Mar 6, Apr 3, May 1, Jun 5, Jul 3, Aug 7, Sep 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4, Jan 1
Small cohort for personal horoscope integration
$1400 one time-paymen*
*Use coupon "starmedicine" for $200 off.
2026: Our Year Forward and Backward
January 23, 24, 25, 31 and February 1
What the hell is happening in 2026?
Join astrologers Carol Ferris and Gayle MacDonald in a preview of astrological 2026.
We’ll look at:
Pluto’s underworld is underway in Aquarius for the first time since the late 1770s -- you remember – when the American Constitution was written, and the French Revolution began – and goes out of bounds
Neptune – ocean’s cosmic force – is embraced by form-giving Saturn, and they jointly forge new beginnings in the springtime fire of Aries
Uranus – patron of immigrants, tricksters and loners, rattles the air of Gemini, setting off changes in tech, government, society
Jupiter/Zeus – creative potency, completes his emotional journey in watery Cancer and heats up in the summer fire of Leo
Venus directs her passions; Mars builds strength; and Mercury carries the tunes, all moving forward and backward, retrograding.
The Moon – the inconstant Moon – illuminates: dark Moons and Full Moons and Eclipses.
The Sun ends its 11-year cycle of Coronal Mass Ejections!
The Year of the Fire Horse, Bing Wu
Available dates:
In-Person with Carol Ferris and Gayle MacDonald:
Friday, January 23, from 7 to 9 pm
Saturday, January 24, from 10 am to noon
Saturday, January 24, from 2 pm to 4 pm
Sunday, January 25, from 10 am to noon
Sunday, January 25, from 2 pm to 4 pm
Zoom-only classes taught by Carol Ferris:
Saturday, January 31, from 10 am to noon
Saturday, January 31, from 2 pm to 4 pm
Sunday, February 1, from 10 am to noon
$65 includes an individual horoscope to track your year.
Classes limited to 12 people each.
Please note these classes will be taught in person in Portland, Oregon.
This course is offered in-person and on Zoom; please select your desired location and time below; space is limited.
Join astrologers Carol Ferris and Gayle MacDonald in a preview of astrological 2026.
What the hell is happening in 2026?
Available dates:
In-Person with Carol Ferris and Gayle MacDonald:
Friday, January 23, from 7 to 9 pm
Saturday, January 24, from 10 am to noon
Saturday, January 24, from 2 pm to 4 pm
Sunday, January 25, from 10 am to noon
Sunday, January 25, from 2 pm to 4 pm
Zoom-only classes taught by Carol Ferris:
Saturday, January 31, from 10 am to noon
Saturday, January 31, from 2 pm to 4 pm
Sunday, February 1, from 10 am to noon
$65 includes an individual horoscope to track your year.
Classes limited to 12 people each.
Please note that the in-person classes with Carol and Gayle are located in Portland, Oregon.
Picturing Astrology
An introductory astrology class with Carol Ferris.
February 5, 12, 19, 26
9 am - 10:30 am (Thursdays)
A horoscope —
horo = hour; scope = map — a map of the hour.
It’s a cosmic perspective that puts Earth at the center of our solar system, not the Sun, the planets all moving in orbit in a vast, dynamic space.
A horoscope is a real hour, a real geography, a real sky: a literal map.
So how do we get from the literal map of this vast field to our own nature in it?
How? by image. Astrology is a symbolic, not a literal, language, an ancient library of astute observation and record keeping of natures and forces, and how and when they move – not just in humans, but in dogs, rivers, crops, clouds. How can we understand our own nature by entering the pictures in the map?
In this four-session class, we will work with horoscopes, our own and others. We’ll learn the natures of the planets, see them develop in their position by zodiac sign and by house. And we’ll see how their complex interactions move us in relationship to our world.
No experience is necessary.
Four classes in February 2026*
Thursdays 9 am - 10:30 AM
February 5-12-19-26
Offered via Zoom
Limit 10 people
$550/person.
*This class series will also be offered in April and again in July as interest permits.
As the horoscope is a study of symbols, we will concentrate on learning the symbols of the chart — planets, signs, houses, and aspects — by making our own pictures of them. Grounded in both traditional and modern understanding of the astrological language, each student will make their horoscope their own through visual methods.
In this four-session class, we will work with our own horoscopes. We’ll greet the planets, nature’s cast of characters. We’ll image-ine how these characters work through their place in the zodiac signs. We’ll see where they are moving, house by house, setting by setting, in our deeply private and expressly public lives, and in our souls. And we’ll see how the complex interactions move us in relationship to our world.
No experience is necessary.
Four classes
Thursdays 9 am - 10:30 AM
February 5, 12, 19, 26
Offered via Zoom
Limit 10 people
About Carol Ferris:
Carol Ferris is a full-time practicing Western astrologer, working one-on-one with clients, teaching and mentoring for over 45 years. She is an initiate in the jinjing qigong lineage and has been supported by her teachers to bring cosmic symbolic thinking from that tradition to Western students.
The Great Lights: The Sun at the Cross Quarters, The Astrology of 2026
Feb 3, May 5, Aug 4, Nov 3
7 - 9 pm (Tuesdays)
A companion course to “Great Lights,” The Sun at the Cardinal Points — Solstices and Equinoxes, the Astrology of 2026
While a lot of astrology today concentrates on personal identity and personal growth -- astrology is uniquely suited to illuminating identity and direction -- it is also suited to address questions of the collective.
In a series of four classes through 2026, we’ll reflect on these bigger themes, meeting at the Cross Quarters as a companion class to the Solstice/Equinox series, and each class concentrating on a different theme in contemporary life.
Themes for exploration:
Writers + Podcasters
Imbolc: Tuesday, February 3
Rabble Rousers + Gadflies
Beltane: Tuesday, May 5
Rockers + Rollers
Lughnasa: Tuesday, August 4
Tech Bros + Space Cadets
Samhain: Tuesday, November 3
Taught via Zoom on Tuesdays from 7-9 PM PT.
Recordings available
Classes are limited to 12 individuals.
Four-class package.
$200/person.
A companion course to “Great Lights,” The Sun at the Cardinal Points — Solstices and Equinoxes, the Astrology of 2026
While a lot of astrology today concentrates on personal identity and personal growth -- astrology is uniquely suited to illuminating identity and direction -- it is also suited to address questions of the collective.
In a series of four classes through 2026, we’ll reflect on these bigger themes, meeting at the Cross Quarters as a companion class to the Solstice/Equinox series, and each class concentrating on a different theme in contemporary life.
Themes for exploration:
Writers + Podcasters
Imbolc: Tuesday, February 3
Rabble Rousers + Gadflies
Beltane: Tuesday, May 5
Rockers + Rollers
Lughnasa: Tuesday, August 4
Tech Bros + Space Cadets
Samhain: Tuesday, November 3
Taught via Zoom on Tuesdays from 7-9 PM PT.
Recordings available
Classes are limited to 12 individuals.
Four-class package.
$200/person.
About Carol Ferris:
Carol Ferris is a full-time practicing Western astrologer, working one-on-one with clients, teaching, and mentoring for over 45 years. She is an initiate in the jinjing qigong lineage and has been supported by her teachers to bring cosmic symbolic thinking from that tradition to Western students.
The Great Lights: The Sun at the Cardinal Points—Solstices and Equinoxes, The Astrology of 2026
Mar 20, Jun 19, Sep 18, Dec 18
7 - 9 pm (Fridays)
A companion course to “The Great Lights,” The Sun at the Cross Quarters, The Astrology of 2026
Traditionally, the cardinal points of the year – the Solstices and the Equinoxes – were used to look at a country’s forward motion. Very simply, the 10th House describes the President; the 11th House describes the Congress; the Moon describes the People; and there are designations for the courts, allies, enemies, open, and secret. Working with both the individual charts and the horoscope for the USA and its cast of characters, as well as the horoscopes of other countries and their leaders, we will move with the light and dark through the coming year.
In a series of four classes through 2026, we’ll reflect on these bigger themes, meeting at the Cross Quarters as a companion class to the Solstice/Equinox series, and each class concentrating on a different theme in contemporary life.
Four classes taught on Friday evening
Via Zoom 7-9 pm PT
Recordings available
Spring Equinox — March 20
Summer Solstice — June 19
Autumnal Equinox — September 18
Winter Solstice — December 18
Recordings available
Classes are limited to 12 individuals.
Four-class package.
$200/person.
A companion course to The Great Lights, The Sun at the Cross Quarters, The Astrology of 2026
Traditionally, the cardinal points of the year – the Solstices and the Equinoxes – were used to look at a country’s forward motion.
Very simply, the 10th House describes the President; the 11th House describes the Congress; the Moon describes the People; and there are designations for the courts, allies, enemies open and secret. Working with both the individual charts and the horoscope for the USA and its cast of characters, as well as the horoscopes of other countries and their leaders, we will move with the light and dark through the coming year.
Four-class package.
Four classes are taught on Friday evening
Spring Equinox — March 20
Summer Solstice — June 19
Autumnal Equinox — September 18
Winter Solstice — December 18
7-9 pm PT
Taught via Zoom
Recordings available
Classes are limited to 12 individuals.
About Carol Ferris:
Carol Ferris is a full-time practicing Western astrologer, working one-on-one with clients, teaching and mentoring for over 45 years. She is an initiate in the jinjing qigong lineage and has been supported by her teachers to bring cosmic symbolic thinking from that tradition to Western students.