It
is not necessary to have a belief in astrology in order for it
to be of value to you. Astrology, if explored from a psychological
or scientific level, has nothing to do with belief. It's practical.
It has to do with gaining knowledge and doing experiments. Are
the psychological profiles offered by astrology useful tools
of self-knowledge for you? Are the timing predictions astrology
can make (when based on your full birth chart) helpful in using
your time more effectively?
In
evaluating the truth of the material presented, it is important
to listen to your own inner knowing and past experiences. Regardless
of what others may think, only you know the nature of your own
internal battles.
Compassion
Through Knowledge
When astrology is approached from a level of true open-minded understanding,
it leads directly to unconditional love. When you fully understand a person's
inner mechanics and where their "glitches" are, how can you be angry with them?
We are all doing the best we can with the light we have and seeking to overcome
our imperfections. Why? Because it's practical. The glitches get in the way
of getting what we want. We are all in this together.
Sun
sign astrology, such as the horoscopes covered in daily newspapers
and magazines, are predictions that take into account only the
sign position of the Sun. Full natal astrology takes into account
the sign positions of ten planets (the Sun and Moon are considered
planets in this context, as the galaxy is seen from the point
of view of its effect on the Earth), the axis that was active
when the individual was born, and several other points: the Nodes,
Eclipses, and so on. In fact, each of us is entirely unique;
a birth chart isn't duplicated for 25,000 years because all the
planets are traveling at different speeds around the Sun.
In
the moment you took your first breath, all of humankind -- all
the people alive at that time -- passed through that moment with
you. Everyone did the best they could to make the moment joyful
for themselves, but then the next moment came along and humankind
had to handle it -- and the next moment and the next, on into
the current moment. But the moment when you were born was stamped
on the cellular level of your very being, and it remains a part
of you.
With
that connection, you took charge of purifying that moment for
everyone else on the planet, and you alone have the power to
perfect the moment of your own birth. It's as though you took
that sliver of time, slowed it down, and stretched it out to
last an entire incarnation. And as you begin to work with that
moment, taking parts of your "wiring" that aren't working too
well and adjusting them -- thus creating happiness, laughter,
and joy in your own life -- the positive energy of these changes
affects everyone else. Through your own personal life you are
essentially altering a moment that occurred in the past, and
when you change the past, it changes the present for everyone.
I've heard many spiritual teachers say that the best we can do
for others is to work on ourselves. We are all interconnected
on the deepest level -- we're One.
Internal
Wiring
The astrology chart itself is actually a schematic: a graph that shows people's "inner
wiring". The wiring in each of us is different. It's not "good" or "bad", it's
just wired the way it's wired. Your birth chart provides a picture of the inner
wiring you were born with, but what you do with that wiring is up to you.
When
you can objectively see the patterns of your own behavior, you
can make adjustments for more efficient results and better performance.
When any miswiring is corrected, the result is a more smoothly
operating life (first internally, and then externally). By having
a clear picture of your inner wiring, you can become aware of
the built-in "glitches", and you can choose not to continue behaviors
that aren't working for you.
For
example, if a person knew objectively (from seeing the graph
of their birth chart) that they had a tendency to assume they
already know the answers to everything, and thus become impatient
and display a self-righteous attitude that isolates them from
others (as would be the case if they had the North Node in Gemini
or in the 3rd House), knowing about this tendency would allow
him or her to consciously take more time to respectfully receive
the factual input of others before venturing his or her own opinion.
That single adjustment would make a major difference in the person's
social interactions.
We
all have tendencies that lead to inappropriate behavior and feelings
of isolation and unhappiness. The trick is to discover our own
glitches and empower ourselves to avoid them. With this objective
knowledge, we are no longer operating in the dark, not understanding
why life keeps giving us feedback that makes us unhappy. Life
is too short to walk around blindfolded.
You
are not just the sum total of your chart. The chart is a picture
of your personality structure, but you are the factor that lies
behind the chart and have the power to use the personality (the
energies depicted in your birth chart) in any manner you choose.
Whether you allow the personality to operate unconsciously, or
you take charge and purify the energy so that life flows to your
advantage, is up to you.
| Authors
Details:
Jan
Spiller
Jan
Spiller is known throughout the world as a trusted and
perceptive leader in astrology. Her fist book, Spiritual
Astrology (with Karen McCoy), is in its fourteenth printing.
Jan Spiller teaches regularly at New Age and astrology
conferences, and is a highly sought-after radio and television
guest. This article is excerpted from her book 'Astrology
for the Soul' |
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