Carl Payne Tobey was one of America's prominent astrologers in this century. He was part of the group of astrologers that revived astrology in the 1920's in New York City. He contributed to the American Astrology magazine, Wynn's Astrology magazine and The New York Astrologer in the 1930's and 1940's. He was the first breed of astrologers that started to use statistical research into the foundations of the subject. Grant Lewi and Carl were best friends and associates for years. In the 1950's, Clancy Publications moved to Tucson, Arizona and Lewi was their editor. He unexpected died of a heart attack, so Carl moved to Tucson to help in the transition period after his death. In 1955 he created this correspondence course to teach the principles that he and others had rediscovered about astrology through 30 years of experience.
This is his original course, word for word. It just has been retyped and put into a word processor to improve it's appearance since the days of the manual typewriter. This is for the beginning student but also for anyone who is curious about a more modern approach to traditional astrology. Lesson titles are:
1. A Mathematical Study of Biological and Psychological Dynamics
2. The Unconscious Interpretive Apparatus and Three Survival Dynamics
3. The Survival Dynamic Reactors
4. The Geometry of Time
5. The Non-Survival Dynamics
6. The Non-Survival Dynamic Guides
7. The Non-Survival Dynamics Guides, Part 2
8. Design in the Solar System
9. The Astrological Houses and Planetary Aspects
10. Sidereal Time
11. Erecting the Birth Chart
12. The Natal Horoscope
13. The Art of Interpretation
14. Analytical Interpretation
15. Survival or Non-Survival
16. The Mysterious Social Survival Problems
17. Seeds of Mental Illness
18. Progressions, Transits and Horary Astrology
19. The Statistical and the Analytical Approach
20. Astrology at Work
21. The Secondary Chart
22. Prediction
23. Child Training
24. Human Relationships
25. A Summation up to Here
26. What is the Abstract World?
27. Money Part I
28. Money Part II
Carl was an advocate of the equal houses system and transits after long experimentation and use of many techniques. He explains how all systems are calculated, their theoretical foundations, and his actual experience of them. He was a great researcher and investigator of astrological techniques. He discovered why the planets were assigned to specific signs and he discovered the geometric pattern behind house rulership. In addition, he extended the use of arabic parts by calculating a new additional natal chart using traditional arabic parts that bring out hidden attributes of a personality.
There are three tests in the course: the ability to calculate a chart by hand, interpretation of Venus in all 12 signs, and calculation of Arabic parts for the secondary chart. Carl wanted all students of astrology to be investigators so he didn't advocate memorization of rules for testing. He wanted students to bring their own talents to light as they examined astrology in their lives. Carl taught this course to over 800 people in his lifetime, he died in 1980 at the age of 78.
Naomi Bennett was a former student and associate of Carl Payne Tobey in Tucson from 1968 to 1974. She has extensive knowledge of his techniques and uses them in her practice. These lessons are available for $150.00 plus $6 for US domestic 4th class postage. They are sent seven lessons at a time for four months. Naomi can be reached by email naomibennett9@yahoo.com or mobile (512) 619-8255 for questions.