Saturday, October 17 – Celeste Brooks & Dabney Lawless

Astro-Marketing: Essential Tools for Success

This workshop, led by Celeste Brooks and Dabney Lawless, aims to help astrologers develop a successful astrology practice. Both Celeste and Dabney spent over 20 years doing marketing and public relations for well-known brands. In this workshop, they will share insights into how astrologers can tap into what makes a business successful, how astrologers can work smarter, not harder, essential tools that all marketers use, and the importance of shifting into a bigger brand mindset to stand out in the field. This workshop will include a hands-on portion, where, depending on the number of registrants, we can review volunteer websites and social media, etc, to provide real-time consulting advice to those interested in receiving feedback.

Celeste Brooks is an OPA-Certified Astrologer, life coach, and intuitive. She offers readings, classes, workshops, and coaching, and specializes in chart rectification for unknown birth times. Celeste hosts the Celestial Insights, podcast and is known for her engaging Instagram Lives. A board member of the Organization for Professional Astrology and faculty at Kepler College, she lectures internationally and brings 25+ years of corporate leadership experience to her work.

www.AstrologyByCeleste.com

Dabney Lawless is a Master-Level Evolutionary Astrologer trained directly by the legendary Steven Forrest. She honed her digital storytelling skills with two of YouTube’s pioneering astrologers, completing Stormie Grace’s 5-Day YouTube Breakthrough Challenge and Nadiya Shah’s Kepler YouTube for Astrologers class. Dabney has built a thriving YouTube channel where she dives into astrological trends and transits—often in conversation with some of today’s most respected astrologers.

Previously the resident astrologer for Parents Magazine, Dabney’s work has appeared on the Today Show and throughout numerous astrology and lifestyle publications. Before returning full-time to astrology, she had a twenty five year public relations and marketing career and earned a master’s degree in Communication from the University of Texas at Austin.

www.LawlessAstrology.com

Saturday, November 14 – Arlan Wise

Writing Workshop for Astrologers

This immersive 3-hour workshop focuses on developing clear, compelling astrological writing. Through guided exercises, we practice translating astrological symbolism into language that resonates with people who may not speak “astrologer.” The goal is to write in a way that is precise, concise, specific — and accessible.

We’ll explore techniques for clarity and brevity while studying the craft of great writers such as E.B. White, Kurt Vonnegut, and Stephen King. We also discuss Steven Pinker’s idea of the “Curse of Knowledge” and how astrologers can avoid overwhelming clients and audiences with technical jargon.

We’ll take a look at Mercury in the natal chart and the condition of the third house to understand your natural writing style. We’ll also examine the charts of a few favorite authors (email a suggestion when you register!) as well as participants’ charts to illuminate how and why we each communicate the way we do.

This workshop is especially supportive if you’ve struggled with writer’s block, self-doubt, or the lingering voice of a teacher or critic who told you “you can’t write”. Writing in community is validating and enlivening — you discover not only skill, but confidence.

You can write.
You just need space, practice, and support.
This workshop offers all three.

Arlan Wise, OPA certified, OPA Peer Group leader, ISAR C.A.P, has been a professional consulting astrologer since 1978. She studied with Liz Greene, Michael Lutin, Dennis Elwell, Monica Dimino, and learned from listening to her clients. Arlan was on the Board of Directors of OPA from 1994-2024, serving three terms as president. She helped create OPA’s Astrologer’s Retreats, a unique conference experience, and OPA’s Certification Process. Arlan teaches writing workshops for astrologers. She edits and reviews astrology books.