Can Astrology Help?
For starters...astrology is a whole lot more than daily newspaper and internet Sun sign horoscopes. Here is an ancient art that grows in relevance by the decade. Planetary events are "quickening" on a daily basis creating more intense effects and experiences both emotionally and physically in the lives of each and every individual. Our souls may seem to be in a hurry to key into our special life mission creating an increase in "life crisis" type events. Too often though, the very real demands of trying to simply survive on a daily basis, manages to drown out the more ethereal, yet imperative messages from the universe. The truest use of astrology is not so much to predict future events. It is to know ourselves connected to spirit and hopefully create more evolved conditions on our home planet - earth.
Astrology has gained a reputation for being able to predict the future. This is true to a certain extent. Primarily, the planets and signs deal with principles we came to experience and learn about and the houses of the horoscope show us where the real life action takes place. The astrologer needs an accurate time and place of birth in order to include the proper house information for an individual. Astrology is similar to a psychic reading but, instead of hearing voices and seeing pictures, the astrologer keys into symbolic information gleaned from the chart. Accurate interpretation of the symbols makes the reading appear to be "psychic" in it's ability to accurately pinpoint events and outcomes.
The most useful information revealed by the Natal Chart is gaining insight into the principles we came to learn about and experience during the lifetime. Even if your inner spirit has "forgotten" it's true purpose, the birth chart acts as a reminder in black and white symbols. This reminder is not some kind of divine admonition based on guilt, that you are somehow doing it all wrong. Instead, it can actually bring a kind of soul sigh of relief. A welcome confirmation for whatever that still, small voice inside of you was trying to convey above the constant noise of other peoples opinions, the group mind, the latest fads and the ever seeking for a comfortable measure of security in an increasingly unstable earth plane experience. It also reveals particular individual traits which are stimulated by the planets in signs. Seeing the symbology in black and white helps many people understand and accept themselves and their unique life experience better.
When one studies and compares the charts of other people it then becomes easier to become less judgmental towards one's own self and others. Through astrology, we may now better understand why other people's traits may clash with our own. They are doing their best to express their own unique life plan, which may be very different from our own.
Horary astrology is a very ancient technique for answering specific questions. The rules of horary can be quite complicated and reading these types of charts takes careful consideration by the astrologer. These astrology charts are not unlike tarot cards... in a way. They are especially useful for answering the specific yes and no type questions.
Other predictions include specific areas of life that are triggered into some kind of action by the current planet movements as it relates to the houses in a person's birth chart. These are usually "When" type questions.
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