Professional Astrology. Astrological Consulting and Business Support

This book is not about Art, but about Craft. It collects the know-how of applied astrology and the experience of "growing pains", the lessons of successes and discoveries made through mistakes, as well as the typical problems and standard tasks that any practicing astrologer faces sooner or later.
This book will not replace systematic study of astrology or independent practice. And it simply cannot be in demand or even properly understood without sufficient knowledge and experience – it is meant for those who already know astrology well, who themselves consult, and who are intimately familiar with the weight of responsibility, the bitterness of mistakes, and the true cost of non-bookish craft technologies.
I have always liked well-written guides, but I wanted to write something more than just a textbook or a workbook with answers. To show a living profession. To describe the typical stages in the development of any astrologer as a personal adventure, as a journey for Knowledge. To tell vivid stories, while distancing myself from autobiographical elements. When presenting the particular – to speak about the general. I wanted to write this book in a way that allows you to fully immerse yourself in the situation, to experience it, gaining not only knowledge but also the experience itself.

This text has several different semantic layers. Italics and indents highlight introductory situations and task conditions, which can and should be perceived as exercises. If you are far from practical astrology, but it intrigues you, you can read only this part of the book as a separate work of art about working in an exotic profession. The typewriter font highlights the astrological analysis of situations, my response to the posed task. If you are interested in perceiving the book only as an astrological workbook, without unnecessary lyrical elements, you can read only this part of the text. But before reading, always try to solve the posed task independently and only then compare with the proposed reasoning. However, the main content of this book consists of explanations, instructions, typical problems of professional practice, and proposed solutions. This part is written in plain font. And in plain prose. The book was conceived as a single text divided into three parts and twelve chapters, sequentially describing the typical stages of the process of the transformation of a neophyte into an adept. It also gathers standard consultative tasks and typical algorithms for their solution.