Here is the normal process (step-by-step) from your first contact to completion of your DELUXE horoscope order. [Note: This popular newer process (since April 2008) is somewhat different and usually faster if you have a color printer and will print the charts thus eliminating the regular mail delay of 3 or more days. Click for explanation.]

Since all work is done by Elbert Wade personally -- and not a computer chart-reading program, it does require a bit of time. (Note: Except for the telephone conference, all contacts both ways are by email, regular mail and Priority mail -- US only; Non-Us, First-Class mail.)

[See astrologer Elbert Wade's sample client testimonials by clicking here. Read Elbert's brief bio here.]

1. Your secure birth data and confidential contact information is received promptly, as well as a PayPal confirmation of payment.
2. You'll receive a 'thank-you' email acknowledging receipt of order and payment.
3. Within 24 hours you will receive a SAMPLE copy of your natal horoscope 'wheel' (natal chart) to check for accuracy of your birth data. Look for any errors (mine or yours). Please email-reply promptly either to confirm and/or to point out any error(s) you might find.
4. When necessary paper work is done (normally 3 to 5 days), you'll get an email stating that the Pre-Appointment Packet (which must be in your hands before an appointment can be set) has been mailed in a 9X12-inch manila envelope. It will contain computer print-outs of your natal, progressed and natal-progressed composite chart 'wheels,' a 2-page explanation of what the horoscope parts, symbols, etc. mean -- and most importantly your hand-drawn horoscope so you can follow along during the telephone appointment.
5. You are asked to email-notify when these pages arrive. AND please suggest the best days/times -- afternoons, evenings, weekends (MY TIME) -- for your telephone conference appointment within the next few days. (In determining your appointment-time suggestions, please keep in mind that I am in the US Central Time Zone.) For help with this issue (if necessary), please see: Live Current Time (12/24 hour clocks) at Elbert's Location.
6. A mutually-convenient time will be worked out and confirmed by email.
7. Hopefully (but not guaranteed), an email reminder of your appointment time will be sent the day before.
8. At the agreed-to time Elbert will call the telephone number you supply and conduct your consultation in real-time. [NOTE: Only my side of the telephone consultation is recorded. Your comments/questions remain totally private and confidential.]
9. IMPORTANT: Speaker phones typically are not satisfactory; neither are cell phones (unless there is no other choice) since they almost always drop-out after an hour or so and/or lose power. [A corded -- not cordless -- telephone is recommended.] [Did you know that neither cell nor cordless phones are secure?]
10. Suggestion: Prepare to make yourself comfortable, arrange to be in private and as free from distractions as possible. [Believe it or not, a recent client asked if it was okay if she used a cell phone for her conference while she drove cross country for two hours!!!] The conference takes time but most clients say the time passes quite pleasantly -- and, therefore, seemingly fast. A telephone headset -- if available -- would be ideal to increase your comfort.
11. As soon as possible after the telephone conference reading (allow for weekends), your tape(s) or CD(s) will be sent by Priority mail (US addresses ONLY -- Non-US sent First Class mail). An email notification will be sent you when tape(s) or CD(s) are in the mail.
12. Total time for the process typically is 10 to 14 days. Your "mileage" could vary :) since, alas, we are somewhat at the mercy of the postal service :(. New April 2008: You may now be able to shorten scheduling of your natal horoscope consultation by several days! Click here for explanation.