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Astrology Matters is dedicated to the pursuit of the authentic use of psychological astrology.
The practise of astrology has been around in some form since the beginning of time. Humans have always looked to the beyond to find a greater purpose to their lives. Astrology can provide powerful insight into a person’s life. This is not to say that astrology always provides the answers or the answers people want!
Astrology helps you understand who you are, how you tick and, most of all it allows you to create a framework for self-acceptance and self-actualisation. This is stunningly liberating if used wisely and purposefully. As with all personal growth, it requires some level of exploration or reflection of, both, positive parts of our nature and the challenging, less impressive and darker side of ourselves…and we all have one.
Jung referred to it as the shadow, and once you accept the multifaceted and at times conflicting parts of the self, our path in life can become somewhat easier. Integrating our own differences, understanding how these create high developmental tension which demands to be acknowledged propelling growth, can be the biggest challenge one undertakes.
Astrologers look, through the horoscope, at the patterns and relationships of planets and interpret those in terms of human behaviour. This is an extraordinarily complex process to learn and takes many years to become masterful in the art.
The natal horoscope presents the raw talent or potential available to the individual. It suggests a predisposition to certain behaviour patterns. Psycho dynamically, astrology cuts through the many layers of human defences to identify core drives and issues that reside within an individual. Understanding core drives enables us to work to maximise our potential and acknowledging psychological barriers to leading a successful and rewarding life seems to make good sense.
The human potential movement has been with us for many years now and there are many varied and valid pathways for people to validate who they are. Some can take considerable time, not to mention the cost. Getting through to core drives and issues more quickly means clients can move to dealing with issues, moving forward and maximising opportunity, or becoming unstuck. Identifying the core predisposition is one thing yet there are no short cuts to development, it takes focus, clarity of intent, commitment, and a desire to grow and change to yield successful results.
The greatest gift astrology gives is timing, no other discipline does (with maybe the exception of numerology) and realising that no matter how much we may want movement in or out of a particular situation it simply won’t happen till the time is right. For over 40 plus years I have watched people expend so much energy in trying to force a decision, take an action, move too quickly and they just waste energy and time.
I have come to understand you don’t make deals with the universe! And sometimes life will seem as you are swimming through treacle and others time you will feel as if you are in perfect harmony (flow) with the universe.
Understanding the nature and use of cycles and rhythms can be a powerful tool in self-discovery, changing careers, taking up opportunities, forging key relationships, and considering critical periods in your life.
Some of you may be thinking that sounds as if you have no free will…you do…you will always have a choice. It’s about the quality of the energy available to you and how you choose to respond and use it. In turn, this impacts the quality of the decision/s you make, the type and quality of relationships you attract into your life and the degree of satisfaction and self-acceptance you ultimately feel and these are certainly complex issues.
Astrology will expand your consciousness in so much as you must come to terms with who you are, what you believe and how you might contribute to and find your place in the world. In other words, one discovers the good, the bad and the ugly! Understanding creates acceptance. Acceptance of self creates empowerment. Empowerment becomes a platform for continuous growth and evolution.
The art of timing is liberating as you utilise its knowledge to maximise your own potential and isn’t that what the human potential movement seeks to achieve?