The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, September 24, 1976, Page page 8, Image 8

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Sssm Guthrie beetle a fclMzse,
astrologer. ' ' '
A 1973 UNL graduate, Guthrie siH she
teems a fuH-tlme astrologer last My
xihzi she quit her job as an underwriter
for an insurance company. And she said
she wi3 keep it up "as long as I can support
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myself."
"Business is starting to pick up,1
said.
Guthrie sold she counsels three to four
people a week and usually -one cr two of
these are university students. She recently
placed her first newspaper advertisement
but most of her clients are advised by
friends to see her, she said.
Dcfore meeting with a client, Guthrie
said, she asks for the client! tinie and phce
of birth. These are used to draw up a natal
chart, which describes a person's bask
son diarts, whxh shew "how well another
person relates to you, whether it is a love
relationship or a ti
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personality, and a progression chart, wnicri axsuxzp sac R3J icn a prciess;onat
indicates "influences coming into your Lfe, astrologer for only about a year and a half,
whether thev be stressful or harmonious. Guthrie said she has been interested in
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Guthrie explained.
Free 3 est related " ,
The progression chart shows when these
kinds of events will take place, although
this "doesn't negate free w21, Guthrie
said.
"This doesn't mean you cant prepare
for it (a stressful situation). With plan
ning, one can overcome the stress, especial
ly if one is aware of its approach, she said.
After studying the natal and progression
charts for about two hours, Guthrie said,
she meets with the client.
She said she explores the client's per
sonality as much as he or she w2I allow. Charry Miller, a 19-year-old, UNL theatre
I started reading about it (astrology)
because I dslzCt believe in it, she explain
ed. Eut the more I read, the more strong
ly 1 believed in it."
By astrologicaHy counseling her family
and friends, Guthrie said, she gained con
fidence through experience. At the urging
of friends who said she was "pretty re
liable, Guthrie decided to try to make a
living as an astrologer. y
She (Guthrie) definitely knows what
shes doing-its obvious, said client
"Some are real hesitant, while others
are more curious, she said.
"Surprisingly enough, most people want
to find out about themselves and talk
about problems they are dealing with
now, not with what the future holds,
Guthrie said. She attributed this to the age
group- she counsels most often-persons in
their early twenties.
The meeting usually lasts from one and
a half to two and a half hours, Guthrie
said, depending upon "how open the
client is.' Clients are able to come back
and ask questions at any time free of
charge, she said.
Guthrie said she charges $15, whicr) in-
eludes the dialogue, natal and progression
charts, plus any additional questions
the client may have later. Another pro
fessional chart costs $5.
Comparison charts
Guthrie said she also has done cornpari-
major. Miier saia sne is now a oeiiever
in astrology and Susan's abflity.-
'It was uffihelkvahle
"It was unbelievable what she could
tell me about myself," Miller explained.
' "She told me things I had known-I hadn't
voiced them, but 1 inherently knew them."
Dob Dale, a 21 -year-old UNL sociology,
major, said Guthrie told him, while discuss
ing his progression chart last August, that
"good, permanent things would happen"
the first two weeks in September.
Dale said "good, permanent" things
have happened-the band he plays in has
contracted with a recording studio and he
met a ""1 he said he "fell madly in love
with.
His session with Guthrie "made me face
things I knew, but didn't want to face up
to" about his personality and future, Dale
said, v
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