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The Organization for
Professional Astrology
opa - the organization for professional astrology
The Organization for
Professional Astrology
opa - the organization for professional astrology
The Organization for
Professional Astrology
OPA 2024 Mentorship Program

OPA 2024 Mentorship Program
Registration Coming Soon

Personalized Support from
Experienced Astrologers

Join the OPA 2024 Mentorship Program!
Choose a mentor to help you launch,
expand or professionalize your practice.

  • Intimate groups of 6 to 8
  • 6 monthly meetings
  • Led by expert astrologers
  • Scholarships available
  • Fantastic faculty

When you join a Mentorship group, you will receive personalized guidance from your mentor and have the support of a like-minded, supportive group. Discover the practical steps for your professional growth.

Create the breakthroughs you’ve been hoping for.
Create community!

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All groups will cover
The basic core material

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  1. Structuring Your Business to Match Your Skills/Interests/Your Chart
  2. Ethics & Consultation Skills
  3. Writing, Speaking & Teaching
  4. Website & Branding
  5. Marketing, Advertising & Social Media
  6. Astrology Skills & Education

Yet, each mentor will bring their own unique skills, philosophies and expertise to the group. Please read the descriptions carefully to choose a mentor who will offer the type of support you’re looking for.

Each Mentorship group specifies
whether the group is for:

  • Beginner/Intermediate/Launching Astrologer
  • Advanced/Professional Astrologer
  • Mixed Levels Group

You get to decide if you’d prefer to be in a group where the astrologers are in initial launching stage, are stable in their professional practice wishing to expand to the next level, or a group where there are beginners and veterans. All groups can be a surprisingly rich experience as the participants share with each other.

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2024 Faculty

Kay Taylor

Kay Taylor

LEVEL: Mixed Level Mentorship Group

Whether launching a new practice, or expanding as a professional, I have a proven track record leading annual mentoring programs through my Soul Path School and with the OPA program. I love supporting astrologers to be more successful than they’d ever imagined. My focus for mentoring is to help you find your unique strengths, develop authentic branding, website and social media presence, develop clientele, and cultivate a habit of organized business planning.

I have an MBA in Finance, had a successful corporate career, and have launched several successful entrepreneurial businesses over the years. For astrologers who are more experienced I will guide you on the path of becoming an author, teacher, or lecturer. I believe cultivating a balance between work, relationships, self-care and living a conscious life are also part of success, so we’ll also explore the full picture of your life. As a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, I will offer powerful guided meditative processes (live and recorded) to help you break through unconscious blockages to success. Together we will create an encouraging, nurturing environment to support you in creating the astrology business uniquely suited to your gifts and goals.

Full Details and Bio

Kay Taylor Mentorship Dates 2024

  • Friday, May 17
  • Friday, June 14
  • Friday, July 19
  • Friday, August 16
  • Friday, September 13
  • Friday, October 18

Kay Taylor Mentorship Times

  • 4pm-6pm, Pacific
  • 5pm -7pm, Mountain
  • 7pm-9pm, Eastern

Saturdays in Australia

*Recordings will be available and shared with participants.
**Kay is offering one private MENTORSHIP consultation to participants of this group for $150.

Check your time zone for mentorship with Kay Taylor

Kay Taylor Bio
Kay Taylor is a soul centered astrologer, author and teacher who has been integrating evolutionary astrology with intuitive mastery, psychosynthesis, yoga philosophy and a wealth of healing wisdom for 40 years. Kay is President of OPA and is on the Board of Kepler College. Through a new school (launched in partnership with Rachel Lang), Center for Conscious Astrology, Kay offers a certification program for Evolutionary Astrology and also teaches ongoing classes in intuitive mastery and energy healing. Publications include Soul Path Way (2016), An Intuitive Life (column for Astrology.com 2008-2014), and chapters for the anthologies “The Professional Astrologer” (2015) and “Essential Astrology” (2023). Certified by OPA, ISAR CAP and NCGR Level II, she maintains a thriving full time consulting practice based in the SF Bay Area.

SAMUEL REYNOLDS

Samuel Reynolds

LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate/Launching Group

Learning how to construct your astrology business based on understanding yourself, your chart, and your mission.

Ideally, participants can attend live and add to the mentorship dynamic, but classes are recorded and can be sent to participants. There’s homework with feedback, no grades. The homework is to ensure that key concepts and ideas are being grasped. No way to know if the mentee is making progress if they don’t do the homework.

Full Details and Bio

Sam Reynolds Mentorship Dates 2024

  • Thursday, January 25
  • Thursday, February 22
  • Thursday, March 21
  • Thursday, April 18
  • Thursday, June 20
  • Thursday, July 18

Sam Reynolds Mentorship Times

  • 4pm-6pm, Pacific
  • 5pm-7pm, Mountain
  • 7pm-9pm, Eastern

Saturdays in Australia

*Recordings will be available.
**Sam is offering a one-time private MENTORSHIP consultation to participants within this group for $150 (45-60 min session).

Check your time zone for mentorship with Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds Bio
Samuel F. Reynolds, a former skeptic, had a life-changing visit to an astrologer and has since spent nearly 30 years doing charts and studying astrology. Now Samuel consults and teaches astrology full-time. He serves as president of the board of directors for the International Academy of Astrology and has written horoscopes for several print and online publications, like Ebony, New York Magazine, and astrology.com. His site is www.UnlockAstrology.com. Connect with him on Instagram at @sfreynolds and on Twitter at @unlockastrology.

Rachel Lang

Rachel Lang

LEVEL: Mixed Level Mentorship Group

General Mentorship Overview
The focus of my mentorship will be client consultations, publication, public speaking, and building a practice. I have a marketing background and bring this to the mentoring process to help with practical considerations of attracting clients or building a referral network.

Though our focus for this mentorship will be astrology, I welcome anyone who plans to incorporate psychic mediumship or other tools into their work. We will work together to build a community of ongoing support. I plan exercises, reflection questions, “homework,” experiential activities to bring your charts to life, and maybe a few astrology games!

Full Details and Bio

General Outline of our 6 Meetings 

Meeting 1: The Consultation

  • Build trust by getting to know one another
  • Discuss the consultation setting
  • Talk about different types of clients you will encounter and how to avoid potential challenges in a consultation setting

Meeting 2: Structuring your Sessions

  • Identify strengths in interpersonal communication (taking a direct approach, active listening, showing compassion, etc.)
  • Identify challenges in interpersonal relationships (boundaries, insecurities, etc.)
  • Feedback from one another and personal reflection
  • Create a standard framework for your sessions

Meeting 3:  Writing and Speaking 

  • Formatting horoscopes and articles
  • Astrological grammar dos and don’ts (it’s not Mercury in retrograde)
  • Pathways to publication – books, magazines, and blogs
  • Opportunities for writers and speakers
  • Speaking tips

Meeting 4:  Predictions

  • Ethical considerations of predictive work
  • Timing transits, progressions, and directions
  • How to communicate most effectively with clients
  • How to incorporate other tools
  • Role-play game

Meeting 5:  Building your Practice

  • Explore your natal chart from a business mindset to see: 2nd/6th/10th house themes
  • How to appeal to clients
  • Personal branding
  • Marketing strategies
  • Optimize timing
  • Role play exercises based on this information
  • Social media
  • Referral sources
  • Website basics
  • A few admin details (insurance, taxes, etc.)

Meeting 6:  Review and reflect

Rachel Lang Mentorship Dates 2024

  • Wednesday, March 13
  • Wednesday, April 17
  • Wednesday, May 15
  • Wednesday, June 12
  • Wednesday, July 17
  • Wednesday, August 14

Rachel Lang Mentorship Times

  • 4pm – 6pm, Pacific
  • 5pm – 7pm, Mountain
  • 7pm – 9pm, Eastern

Saturdays in Australia

*Recordings will be available and shared with participants.
**Rachel is offering a one-time private MENTORSHIP consultation to participants within this group for $150 (45-60 min session).

Rachel Lang Bio
Rachel Lang, PMAFA, is a consulting astrologer, psychic medium, and author of Modern Day Magic: 8 Simple Rules to Realize your Power and Shape your Life, and the children’s book As Above, So Below. Since 2006, she’s been working with individuals and businesses. She writes columns for the Omega Institute and Club Magic Hour and contributes to other publications. An internationally recognized speaker, Rachel leads retreats, teaches classes, and hosts workshops on topics such as Astrology for Creatives, Working with Magic, and Psychic Mediumship Development. Rachel is also an elected member of the Ojai City Council in Ojai, CA, and works at the intersection of spirituality and social engagement. She serves on the boards of the National Council for Geocosmic Research, the Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County, and the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County, and she is a passionate volunteer for several organizations.

wendy stacey

Wendy Stacey

LEVEL: Mixed Level Mentorship Group

Wendy’s focus for mentoring will explore how to enhance one’s practice by looking at the wider business organization and marketing tailored to start, maintain, and develop one’s consultancy with the aim of enjoying a regular, diverse and international clientele. Different clients have different needs and expectations, and these mentoring sessions will look at how one can tailor their consultancy in various ways to become the best astrologer one can be.

Wendy’s mentoring will offer:

  • Exploring ‘what sort of astrologer are you?’ Finding your niche and using your specialization to guide your clients as well as tailoring your client base.
  • Practical business organization and resources such as social media and networking to enhance your consultancy.
  • Deep diving into the natal chart: How to get to the heart of the chart quickly and effectively, serving the client’s needs and expectations and making the most of the consultation. Assisting the client with the ‘how’s and why’s’ of life challenges and develop skills to help them navigate self-exploration and maximize opportunities to them.
  • How to explore talents in the natal chart and what is potentially holding one back in reaching their full potential.
  • Using forecasting effectively – prioritizing what is going on and what is to come, through various techniques and tools most beneficial to the client.
  • Exploring software resources and the use of Astrocartography, not just to assist your clients but to explore your potential client base.
  • Expanding your role as an astrologer by looking at writing and research techniques, networking and teaching, presenting at events and conferences and getting involved in the astrological community.
Full Details and Bio
Wendy Stacey Mentorship Dates 2024

  • Thursday, May 9
  • Thursday, June 13
  • Thursday, July 11
  • Thursday, August 8
  • Thursday, September 12
  • Thursday, October 10

Wendy Stacey Mentorship Times

  • 8:30am-10:30am, Pacific
  • 9:30am-11:30am, Mountain
  • 11:30am-1:30pm, Eastern
  • 4:30pm-6:30pm, Greenwich Mean Time

*Recordings will be available and shared with participants.
**Wendy is offering private MENTORSHIP consultations to participants within this group for $150.

Check your time zone for mentorship with Wendy Stacey

Wendy Stacey Bio
Wendy Stacey has been an astrology teacher, consultant, writer, researcher, and public speaker for over 30 years. Her greatest enjoyment and personal learning come from working with students of astrology and astrology practitioners and adapting to the needs of clients and astrological education as the world continues to change. Author of Consulting with Astrology and Uranus Square Pluto, she has also written over 50 articles for students in the Astrological Journal. Wendy has served on the board of the Astrological Association since 1999 and organizes the UK’s annual conference each year. She has also been the principal of the international Mayo School of Astrology since 2007. She is a tutor on the MA programmer for Cultural Astronomy and Astrology and in 2014 I received the UK Charles Harvey award for ‘Exceptional Service to Astrology’. WendyStacey.com

maurice fernandez

Maurice Fernandez

LEVEL: Advanced/Professional Level Mentorship Group

Maurice is excited to be leading a mentorship group. If the group is interested, the last session of the mentorship will be dedicated to an online presentation for the public that the whole group will be putting together. This will be an opportunity to put theory into practice and use the mentorship process for exposure and refinement of skills.

The focus of the sessions:

  • How to marry the spiritual with the financial.
  • How to not only survive but thrive as an astrologer.
  • Focus on our skill sets – what are your strength, what are your weaknesses.
  • Exploring participants’ charts to better understand the professional orientation.
  • Marketing and social media: strategies and effective uses.
  • Website: does it bring you clients or pushes them away.
  • Making a positive impact and changing lives in your practice.
  • Suggestion to diversify your services: How to increase your client reading work.
  • How to begin/enhance your teaching practice.
  • Entering public speaking circuits.
  • Writing, blogging, podcasting, publishing.
  • Personal focus according to your chart (within the group context).

I’m excited for this process together.

Full Details and Bio

Maurice Fernandez Mentorship Dates 2024 

  • Wednesday, March 27
  • Wednesday, April 24
  • Wednesday, May 15
  • Wednesday, June 26
  • Wednesday, July 10
  • Wednesday, July 31

Maurice Fernandez Mentorship Times

  • 10am-Noon Pacific
  • 1pm-3pm Eastern

*Participants may miss 1 or 2 sessions max, and recording will be available for a short while in case that happens. However, please plan to attend each session live.
**Maurice is offering a one-time private MENTORSHIP consultation to participants within this group for $150 (45-60 min session).

Check your time zone for mentorship with Maurice Fernandez

Maurice Fernandez Bio
Maurice’s approach unites the spiritual with the material, using astrology holistically to address practical and existential questions. My practice has extended across all continents and diverse cultures. This exposure has given me a wide understanding of human nature and the nuances and challenges we share. It makes me a better human and a better astrologer. Being involved with The Organization for Professional Astrology since 2010 and serving as president for 3 terms (2014-2020), took me from the more personal, self-employed practice, to the concerns of the larger community. This wider perspective is helpful for the purposes of this mentorship program.

I’m the author of two books (aside from collaborative book projects): Astrology and the Evolution of Consciousness – Volume One Neptune, the 12th house, and Pisces

You can find more information on my website and Facebook group: Evolutionary Skies
https://mauricefernandez.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/evolutionaryskie

Roy Gillett

Roy Gillet

LEVEL: Mixed Level Mentorship Group

Practical mentorship of client work, including counselling techniques, systems of astrology.  Advice on public speaking and teaching to large and small groups, media, writing and self-publishing. I am particularly experienced in the use the of astrology software and web creation, as well as advertising and marketing Underlying all this is rigorous understanding of the ethical and compassionate use of astro-cycles, in accord with karma, to enhance your personal life, as well as your clients and the society we live in. By using the finest technical tools, we see our spirituality ever more clearly. I welcome and will serve people with a range of contrasting needs.

The group will spend quality time considering and advising on individual charts of ourselves and/or clients. We will learn from each other and become wiser, more effective astrologers.

Full Details and Bio

General Outline of Meetings
Because I can offer such a broad range of activities, the emphasis of the specific areas covered will be established by everyone’s requirements. If you think I have the experience to help your needs, please indicate those needs when you enroll. In addition, I will have some email interaction with you, before the first session. At that first session we will introduce ourselves. Then another round briefly explaining our particular needs which you will have already started to explain in your prior emails. In the subsequent two or three sessions we will read group members and/or client’s charts in turn – possibly in sub-groups, with report backs for further discussion.

The aim will be to provide in-depth support by myself and the group. By the fifth session, we will have touched on most if not all the areas outlined above. So, in the remaining two sessions, we will concentrate in greater depth on priority-needs areas determined by the group.

Roy Gillett Mentorship Dates 2024

  • Sunday, March 24
  • Sunday, April 28
  • Sunday, May 26
  • Sunday, June 30
  • Sunday, July 28
  • Sunday, August 25

Roy Gillett Mentorship Times

  • 11am-1pm, Pacific
  • 2pm-4pm, Eastern
  • 6pm-8pm, UK

*Due to the personal nature of some sessions, please enroll with an intention to attend all sessions live. However, in special circumstances if the group agrees, some sessions may be recorded and made available to the group.
**Roy is offering private MENTORSHIP consultations to participants within this group for $150.

Check your time zone for mentorship with Roy Gillett

Roy Gillett Bio
Roy Gillett is inspired to mentor a new generation of astrologers, drawing on his forty-eight years of professional astrological consulting, organizing, writing, and Buddhist studies.

  • Professional since 1976.
  • From 1978 – Tibetan Buddhist student
  • From 1979 – Created from scratch, a chart consulting / teaching service.
  • 1978 to present –In diaries [1978-90] and ‘The Astrological Journal’s’ Working with the Planets column [from 2002], he has published commentaries with compassionate application of mundane astrology. His five astrology books, include a popular, full-color beginners’ book ‘The Secret Language of Astrology’ [2011] and, in 2021, a compilation of historical backgrounds alongside ‘Working with the Planets‘ articles.
  • 1987 to 1999 – developed residential astrology camps for experiential astrology.
  • 1988 to present – has supplied and supported astrological software and especially Solar Fire.
  • 1980 to present – Astrology Conference organizer.
  • 1999 to present – President, The Astrological Association in the United Kingdom.

Website: https://crucialastrotools.co.uk

Stormie Grace

Stormie Grace

LEVEL: Mixed Level Mentorship Group

Enroll in Stormie Grace’s Mentorship and master the art of business development in the realm of astrology. This group seeks to bring clarity to your professional aspirations and equip you with the necessary tools to expand your market reach. Our primary focus will be on business development and gaining clarity on your professional vision. We’ll tackle the all-too-common issue of imposter syndrome that often inhibits aspiring astrologers from truly shining.

You will embark on a transformative journey to develop both clarity and the energetic timing essential to your astrology practice. Learning to interpret the energy timings of you and your astrology practice is a core facet of this mentorship. We’re committed to helping you align your professional journey with the cosmos, fostering a sense of harmony and success. Come and explore the interplay of business, astrology, and energy timing in a supportive and vibrant community.
This is a great group for discovering practical steps to your growth!

Full Details and Bio

Stormie Grace Mentorship Dates 2024

  • Saturday, April 13
  • Saturday, May 11
  • Saturday, June 8
  • Saturday, July 13
  • Saturday, August 10
  • Saturday, September 14

Stormie Grace Mentoship Times

  • 10am-12pm Pacific
  • 11am-1pm Mountain
  • 1pm-3pm Eastern

*Recordings will be available and shared with participants.
**Stormie is offering private MENTORSHIP consultations to participants within this group for $150.

Check your time zone for mentorship with Stormie Grace

Stormie Grace Bio
Stormie Grace is a practicing astrologer with her own successful and entertaining show on YouTube where she interviews astrologers, sharing a wealth of knowledge. Her crowd-funded YouTube Astrology Academy brings the community together by providing FREE basic astrology classes taught by the finest Astrologers from around the world. She has been consulting with individuals and groups in Colorado and around the globe since 2014. holds a Doctorate of Business which enables her to apply those skills to business and mundane astrology, as personal chart work. She joined OPA as Recording Secretary in 2021, and now moves into the newly created role of Marketing Director where her experience with business practices, YouTube and social media is of great value to OPA. She a member of AFAN, ISAR, and NCGR, a contributor to Career Astrologer, Astrology Hub and Midheaven Magazine, and is also a faculty member for the Portland School of Astrology.

anne ortelee

Anne Ortelee

LEVEL: Mixed Level Mentorship Group

I look forward to helping the participants figure out how to successfully transition into becoming the kind of astrologer they want to be. I believe astrology and our charts call to us. In the next 20 years, as Pluto journeys through Aquarius, we each will contribute to our community and help it grow in consciousness, wisdom and connection. Astrology offers magnificent tools to guide our path as well as to support our family, friends and clients. With my 25 years of corporate background, 28 years as a certified astrologer, thousands of charts read, and numerous trainings, I look forward to collaborating with astrologers seeking their path in the wide world.

Full Details and Bio

Anne Ortelee Mentorship Dates 2024

  • Monday, February 12
  • Monday, March 11
  • Monday, April 8
  • Monday, May 13
  • Monday, June 10
  • Monday, July 8

Anne Ortelee Mentorship Times

  • 11:30am-1:30pm, Pacific
  • 12:30-2:30, Mountain
  • 2:30pm-4:30pm, Eastern

*Recordings will be available and shared with participants.
**Anne is offering private MENTORSHIP consultations to participants within this group for $150.

Check your time zone for mentorship with Anne Ortelee

Anne Ortelee Bio
Anne Ortelee is a certified astrologer by ISAR-CAP, AMAFA, NCGR-PAA Level 3 and OPA. She started to study astrology in 1994 and in 2001 became a full-time astrologer. Since May 1995, she’s volunteered for NYC’s NCGR Chapter and other astrology organizations. Anne was the Treasurer of OPA for 7 years. She’s on the Board of the CG Jung Foundation. Since December 1998, Anne’s lectured at astrology conferences including UAC 2012 and 2018. She writes a regular newsletter, offers a New Moon Webinar monthly, twitters daily aspects to 73,000 people and offers three weekly podcasts about astrology. Anne offers daily podcasts, songs and aspects to her Patreon subscribers. She opened an online astrology school in 2022. Prior to becoming an astrologer, Anne worked in corporate America for 25 years, including owning her own computers services business for 9 years. AnneOrtelee.com

Moon Zlotnick

Moon Zlotnick

LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate/Launching Astrologer Group

Using your charts, class exercises, and assignments I will help you clarify how to bring your astrological practice into reality. During our time together I will focus on each of you individually, using the information from your chart and my many years of experience to help you identify your unique gifts and how to best utilize them.

Together we will create a safe, nurturing space for personal development and business development. Discussions will include reputation and ethics, how to build and keep a client base, branding and advertising, how to begin, continue and conclude a client session, getting feedback and engagement from clients, and how to integrate self-care into your practice. The final two sessions will focus on creating a detailed and specific plan to grow your business with group support and accountability. Each attendee will get individualized attention to help them launch. My preference is for live attendance but in case of emergency each session will be recorded.

Full Details and Bio

Moon Zlotnick Mentorship Dates 2024

  • Thursday, February 15
  • Thursday, March 14
  • Thursday, April 11
  • Thursday, May 9
  • Thursday, June 13
  • Thursday, July 11

Moon Zlotnick Mentorship Times

  • 9am-11am, Pacific
  • 11am-1pm, Central
  • Noon-2pm, Eastern

*Live participation is required. NO Recordings.
**Moon is offering private MENTORSHIP consultations to participants within this group for $150.

Check your time zone for mentorship program with Moon Zlotnick

Moon Zlotnick Bio
I began my astrological studies in 1975 after having a profound spiritual experience. In 1978 I completed the training program created by Zipporah Dobyns through CCRS, after which I opened my first office and began my professional astrology practice. I have been practicing full time since then. I began teaching astrology in 1981 and in 1987, began a three-year training program for students in Minneapolis, MN. I have attended numerous conferences and taken many courses but consider myself self-taught after looking at thousands of horoscopes and working with some clients for 30+ years. I am very psychological and spiritually oriented and practice modern astrology. In 2019 I published my first book: Star Sisters: An Astrologers’ Memoir of Twin Loss. I am currently working on my second book, “Death Charts: Using Astrology to Help those Recovering from Loss.” https://AstrologyByMoonRabbit.com/

Fee: $295
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