Rick Levine
Board of Trustees & Kepler College Instructor
Rick's philosophy is simple: Astrology is a tool for empowerment, understanding, and creativity. His unique approach combines astrology and spirituality, science and religion, and the head and the heart. Founding Trustee of Kepler College. Coauthored Barnes and Noble's annual Your Astrology Guides (2006-2013). Rick's online Daily Horoscope Column reached millions daily for over twenty years. His instructional YouTube videos and courses currently reach tens of thousands of students every month. AWARDS: "International Astrologer of the Year Award" (Kolkata, India, 2018), "Fomalhaut Award for Astrological Excellence" (Turkish School of Astrology, 2019), and "Favorite Social Media Content Creator" (ISAR, 2022).
Rick Levine - Master Class - THE ASTROLOGER AS AGENT OF CHANGE
Media Guru Marshall McLuhan wrote, “To prevent undue wreckage in society, the artist tends now to move from the ivory tower to the control tower of society.” Astrologers, too, once occupied a position of isolated, neutral bystander, detached from the consequence of their predictions. However, now that time is moving so fast and events are flying by at nearly incomprehensible speeds, astrologers no longer have the luxury of just observing and reporting. What does this change mean for astrologers and their clients? Should we, as astrologers, maximize our influence by participating in, rather than reporting on, personal identity and social change? Or should we attempt to maintain neutrality without giving guidance to clients or advice to those in positions of power? This Mastery Class prepares astrologers to responsibly practice their craft with integrity, no matter their personal, cultural, or political biases.
Keynote - THE FUTURE OF ASTROLOGY Rick Levine, a Founding Trustee of Kepler College, shares his perspective on the role of an astrological institution of education in the 21st century.
Although changes within the realms of the human experience seem to be accelerating faster than ever, cosmic time appears to remain consistent. The planets continue on their orbital paths, following the mathematical laws of Johannes Kepler, for whom Kepler College is named. Nevertheless, it is ironic that astrology, the science of time, is struggling to reclaim its glorious past while simultaneously attempting to create its future. Astrology is based upon correspondence, the connection between apparently disconnected events. This is a challenging yet exciting time for astrologers because we are able to gather more cosmic data than was ever possible before. We must be willing to examine new ideas and integrate those that can contribute to our discipline. It is clear that we must accept the complex challenges of these times or get left behind. As educators, we must be ready to take the quantum leap, but we also must not relinquish the wisdom that has been handed down throughout the ages.