We are excited to announce our Mentoring Program for 2022.

Many AFAN members are professional astrologers looking for guidance and support in those tenuous early years or who need some inspiration on what rung of the ladder to climb next.

Following on from the success of last year’s new format, our mentoring program in 2022 will again be offered to astrologers moving into or already establishing their professional career. We hope to support not only AFAN’s membership but the astrological community as a whole. Whether as a writing, speaking, teaching or consulting astrologer, it doesn’t matter, nor does the type of astrology you use.

To share as much knowledge to as many members as possible, there are two parts to this program:

  1. Monthly workshops across a variety of topics, all about building your business and professional astrology life. We’re open to suggestions on topics, so please send them through. We will also be creating a group area for mentees to connect together.
  2. One-on-one mentoring sessions with an AFAN-approved mentor. This program lasts for six months and will consist of five 1 hour sessions with your mentor, held monthly.

The cost for participating in this program is $120 USD, and applications open on March 6.

All active AFAN members are eligible to apply, and as the program will be held entirely online it is available for any member, anywhere in the world. We hope to have mentors with a variety of languages to support this and will also be working to be diverse and inclusive in our offerings.

Please click here to access the application or click on the link below. Applications close date has been extended to Sunday, 3 April, and we will host short (15min) video interviews with qualified applicants in the following week before final decisions are made and announced by 1 May.

https://forms.gle/2J8YUdDZATu1fFhLA

The application is in Google Forms, accessed via the link below. If you have problems accessing the form, please try the Chrome browser, and if that doesn’t work contact us via mentor@afan.org.

If you would like to have a trusted advisor to help you learn the real world application of astrology, then please register your interest by submitting your application. We will review applications and announce this year’s mentees by 1 May 2022.

All the monthly workshops will be recorded and made available to AFAN members to support growth of our entire membership.

Thank you for being an AFAN member!

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About the Mentor/Mentee relationship

Mentors will inquire about their mentees interests and offer guidance on books, journals, conferences, courses, schools or teachers to enhance development of a knowledge base on particular topics.
The role of the mentor is as an advisor, consultant or sounding board, not as a teacher of course work. There may, for example, be discussions concerning the ethical responsibilities of being a consulting astrologer or on how to develop leadership skills through active participation in local, national, and international astrology organizations.

Advice may be given on how to conduct a research project, prepare a paper for publication, start up a business or even to organize or work on a conference.

More than just the communication of information, this process involves passing on the wisdom gleaned from the mentor’s own experiences in the astrological field.

A mentee is not a student, but a person who is committed to astrology and needs to be nurtured along the way. To create and preserve an oral history and provide continuity between generations, the mentor might also share their personal stories and adventures as an astrologer.

A mentor is the person you would contact for advice, encouragement or even when you simply need a sounding board. The role of the mentee is to listen to their mentor and be guided by them. There will be boundaries and they must be respected.

Questions? You can contact the Chair of AFAN’s Advisors/Mentoring Committee at mentor@afan.org.

Mentors will inquire about their protégé’s interests and offer guidance on books, journals, conferences, courses, schools or teachers to enhance the protégé’s development of a knowledge base on particular topics. The role of the mentor is as an advisor, consultant or sounding board, not as a teacher of course work. There may, for example, be discussions concerning the ethical responsibilities of being a consulting astrologer or on how to develop leadership skills through active participation in local, national, and international astrology organizations. Advice may be given on how to conduct a research project, prepare a paper for publication, start up a business or even to organize or work on a conference.

More than just the communication of information and not a role of educating; this process involves passing on the wisdom gleaned from the mentor’s own experiences in the astrological field. A protégé is not just another student, but a person who is committed to astrology and needs to be nurtured along the way. To create and preserve oral history and provide continuity between generations, the mentor might also share his/her personal stories and adventures as an astrologer.

Mentors will be compensated this year:
Run a Mentoring Workshop = $75
Mentoring a Mentee = $150

If you would like to be a mentor and give back some of your accumulated knowledge and experience to newer astrologers, please contact the Chairs of AFAN’s Mentoring Committee at mentor@afan.org.