Author: Alison Price – Published: October 2025
5 Top Tips for Aspiring Astrologers
Your Path
Learning astrology is an exciting journey which helps you understand yourself, your relationships, and the cycles of life on a deeper level.
Everyone comes to astrology through their own path.
- You have read different books to me.
- You have a different birth chart to me.
- You have had different life experiences to me.
But here we are, at the start of learning astrology and it is so exciting!
If you are just getting started as a hobbyist or student astrologer, or you have been curious about astrology for a while, these tips will help you build a strong foundation and help you stay motivated as you learn. If you don’t know where you are astrologer wise, then check out this article on the 5 Levels of Astrologer, Even if you are pretty new to the art of astrology, there will be something that you can choose to do first.
Overwhelm
Don’t get overwhelmed trying to do everything right now, but rather pick one tip, lean in and do it well.
Podcast Episode
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Alison’s Five Top Tips
Steps
Here are my five top tips that I want to share with you for learning astrology and on how to read a birth chart. These activities will give you much pleasure when you explore your chart and those of your family and friends. To be honest, I really could have gone on a written many more tips than the five here, but I thought that when you start it’s best to keep things simple.
Start with the Basics
Cornerstones
Begin by learning the core building blocks of astrology, the cornerstones. The four cornerstones of astrology are the planets, signs, houses and aspects.
Glyphs
These four are like the “alphabet” of astrology where the glyphs are the letters. A particular planet in a specific sign, in a precise house, that forms an aspect to another planet has its own storyline.
Synthesis
Once you know what each symbol and piece represents in a chart, you can start to weave them together to create meaningful chart interpretations. A solid foundation makes everything else much easier.
Work with Real Charts
Your Birth Chart
Astrology is best learned by doing. Start with your own birth chart, then branch out to charts of friends, family, or even famous people. Her are some examples of the charts you will read.
Other People’s Charts
Observing how astrological placements show up in real lives will make the symbolism more tangible and memorable.
Keep a Journal
Observations
Track your observations and personal experiences in an astrology journal. Record transits, lunations, and other celestial events along with how they play out in your life.
Cycles
Over time, you’ll begin to notice patterns and deepen your understanding of planetary and solar cycles.
Learn Step by Step
Natal
It’s tempting to jump straight into forecasting or relationship compatibility, but natal chart interpretation is the heart of astrology. Focus on mastering natal charts first.
Forecasting
Once you feel confident reading a birth chart, the more advanced techniques will come naturally.
- The Aspiring Astrologer: 52 Self-paced Astrology Lessons by Alison Price
Learn with Others
Community
Learning astrology is richer when you share it. Find a community where you can ask questions, swap charts and get gentle feedback.
Teach What You Know
Teaching a friend or offering short readings will sharpen your skills and build confidence faster than studying alone.
Group Work
Join online groups, attend workshops or look for a mentor who can guide you along the way.
Arwynne’s Top 5 Tips
Here are my five top tips to help with your astrology readings and beyond.
There are many ways to get started and so just dig in.
Watch the Outer Planets
Historical Shifts
Knowing when Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto change signs and importantly, when they changed signs historically throughout the last say hundred years, can give you a deep understanding of generational differences.
Define Generations
We all know what Millennials, Gen X, Gen Z and Baby Boomers are in our culture, but understanding how the generations are defined by the three outer planets can give you an incredibly rich vocabulary for comparing the differences between not only the big generational changes, symbolized by Pluto, but also the generational shifts that occur every 12 years with Neptune and every 7 years with Uranus.
Think Elementally
Don’t just focus on planets in signs or Sun signs
The great Steven Arroyo’s book about elements was a foundational work in my understanding of astrology and I highly recommend if you’re just getting into studying people’s charts.
Informed Understanding
The four elements contain so much character and personality that can inform your understanding of a chart without even focusing on that signs and houses.
Elements give an overall flavor and sensory understanding that can underpin all the other astrological learning that comes later.
Keep a Transit Journal
Watch It Happen
Don’t just study “what Mars in Gemini means”—watch it happen.
Keep a transit diary: note when planets change signs, make aspects, or station retrograde, and record what’s happening in your life.
Patterns
Over months, you’ll see patterns that stick far better than memorization.
Start with the Sun, Moon, and Rising Sign
Three Main Characters
Think of these three as characters in your life story, or the major components in for personality.
- In the Freudian sense, the ID, Ego and Superego.
- In the neuroscience, the amygdala, the limbic system and the cerebral cortex.
Interactive Components
These three components work equally and interactively to create the core of your personality.
Studying these three bodies in your chart, you’ll easily see which are stronger, how they interact, which may be hidden or less active, and which are more integrated with the rest of the planets in your chart.
Read, Research and Reflect
Find Your People
Find bloggers or podcasters who match your personal tastes and interests, and follow them down the rabbit hole. There is already an astrologer, or probably many, with a body of work out there just waiting to be devoured obsessively.
Your Interests
If you’re interested in the stock market, psychology, history, whatever the case may be, find the astrologers who are writing or blogging or podcasting about what interests you and follow them, go down the rabbit hole and read everything they’ve written.
Read, Read, Read
If you’re interested in generational studies, the cycles of history, relationships, self-actualizations, natural disasters, serial killers… find your obsession and read voraciously about it.
Overarch
Lifelong Learning
Astrology is a lifelong study, and no two astrologers practice exactly the same way. Read widely, explore different techniques and stay curious. As you grow, you’ll develop your own unique approach which will feel authentic to you.
More Resources
Learning astrology takes time, but with patience and practice, you’ll become more confident in your skills and more insightful in your readings. If you’d like more guidance, sign up for my free weekly newsletter where I share insights, tips, forecasts and inspiration to support your astrology journey.
Astrology Business
Here are some more podcast episodes about running an astrology business and being able to read charts for clients which you may enjoy.
Author Bio
Alison Price: Professional Astrologer
Alison helps you uncover your individual creativity and lead a fulfilling life using your own astrology. She shares her wisdom from the heart with a touch of humor. She offers Consultations for everyone and Coaching for Aspiring Astrologers.
If you’d like to get in touch with Alison, you can reach out to her via email at starzology@gmail.com.
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