(09-24-2017, 11:42 AM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote:(09-24-2017, 06:42 AM)Arashin Kujqai Wrote:(09-23-2017, 09:50 PM)Teadrinker Wrote: I'm 99% positive this has been addressed elsewhere but afaik Sharlayan Astrology is Sharlayan Astrology. There is no other (official) version of it at this time.That last one is restricted to an extent isn't it? I was going by http://kilieit.tumblr.com/post/159315531...al-in-lore for the time and it makes it sound pretty restricting.If you attend, I imagine they're going to expect you to be Sharlayan or have something in common with them without any actual intent to use the method for inflicting harm and etc? I'm mostly trying to broaden that range but if there's no loops around it :S idk. Trying to avoid the sharlayan concept all around.
Ishgardian Astrology is starcharts and tracking their movements, mostly to predict movements of the Dravanian Horde. It did not involve aether or starglobes.
You can learn it by being taught by someone from Sharlayan, being Sharlayan, or by attending the Athenaeum Astrologicum in Ishgard.Â
RE: bolded text, no. That was the whole point of the 3.0 quests.
That tumblr post was also written before Stormblood and the lore within. While it holds true for many of the jobs, things can and occasionally change per expansion/patch. Focusing on Astrologian in particular, the Heavensward AST quests were all about how Sharalayan wanted to restrict Astromancy and Leveva's struggles to get Ishgard to allow her  to teach it. In 4.0, she has students aside from Jannequinard and the player character, and they delve into the story of one such student and his reasons for wanting to learn the Sharlayan style of astromancy.
This touches on something a bit shaky that doesn't really get addressed in any quest. I don't think Leveva is at the Athenaeum Astrologicum handing out soul crystals. I'm pretty sure this is what he's getting at but apologies if I'm misreading.
That leaves the questions of "What is the soul crystal for? What does it do? Does it gate spells like BLM/WHM etc."Â Red Mage kinda falls into this category right now as well where it appears you can pick up fundamentals and begin learning the discipline without possessing a soul crystal.
So is it possible that people go from the Athenaeum Astrologicum and spread what they have been taught? Absolutely. Would the Old World be pleased about this? Absolutely not considering the leading factions in place believe the majority of the rest of the world to be made up of 'barbarians' who do nothing but war with each other. The rest is pretty much gray area.