Why should I study Astrology?
Have you ever asked yourself questions like: Who am I? Why am I here? What did I come here to do? What is my reason for being?
The answers to these questions are contained in your natal chart. Within that circle of active energies is contained the blueprint not only for who you are, (Sun), what your natural emotional nature is, (Moon), but also who Soul hoped you would become, (AC). Your natal chart also points the way to your life’s purpose, (10th House), and can even tell you how and where that purpose will unfold. (The astrological references in parentheses are only the most basic indicators which can be modified by any number of influences.)
The natal chart can tell you what your probabilities are … what your natural reactions to any situation will be, what you are most likely to do under any given circumstance. It can also show you how to be more aware and more prosperous in your life through living consciously, making conscious choices from which you make conscious, deliberate decisions that take you in the direction you want to go.
The study of your Astrology can also tell you who you are not and how you are not. When you pay attention to the astrological energies present at any moment in time … and you know how they are likely to impact you … you begin to learn that you aren’t who you thought you were. Very often, you learn that those traits you thought you possessed, including those you consider negative, are actually just unconscious reactions to the energies present. Not who ~ or how ~ you really are once you’ve developed your awareness.
It’s your instinctual reactions to the impacts of the energies present that often create troublesome situations, which can be astrological, cyclical, or both. Cyclical energies are most often repetitions of choices and decisions you made in the past in reaction to the same astrological energies you are currently experiencing. The same energies always return to you in Cycles and give you repeated opportunities to choose differently.
And that’s where Real change happens ~ at the point of Choice.
Remember: everyone learns through repetition, so these cyclical opportunities to make a different choice are crucial to your advancement in your intelligence, your capacity to offer Love, your spiritual growth, and ultimately, your wisdom.
The entire Universe is governed by Cycles … by the Law of Periodicity … which states that all manifestations are subject to energies that come and go in rhythm and order … and in Cycles. All manifestations are temporary, (remembering that we are manifestations of ourSelves as Soul), and these manifestations are governed by the same rhythm and order. In this Universe of polarity, the basic prevailing Cycle consists of either inhale or exhale … yin or yang … active or receptive, expanding or contracting, and so forth.
By studying Astrology, you put yourself in the position of knowing and understanding what energies are present in any given moment ~ these are called transits. If you study your chart, learning the qualities of the Signs, Heavenly Bodies and Houses, you put yourself into the position of knowing how you are likely to react to the transiting energies, where they are likely to manifest, and you create the opportunity to make a conscious choice about how to respond to the impacts of those energies in an intelligent, wise, and Loving way.
Again as Theos likes to say: the energies are always pouring down on us in Cycles ~ we don’t have any choice about it because ALL energies are governed by the Law of Periodicity and must manifest in their rightful Cycle. But, if you choose to be aware of the energies present, you put yourself in the position to exercise your power of free will, you are aware of what the potential impacts will be, then you are empowered to respond rather than instinctually reacting to the energies in an unconscious way. You can navigate with ease through whatever life brings your way. Studying and understanding Astrology gives you the opportunity to choose Lovingly and wisely for yourself in every moment.
Your natal chart, (through transits and progressions), can also give you a “head’s up” by showing you where and when roadblocks, detours, problems and delays are likely … giving you an advance opportunity to consider how to best steer your way through the difficulties or delays to meet your goals or obligations in the easiest manner possible before the problems even arise.
When it comes to growing, personally and/or spiritually, your natal chart lights the way and shows you not only how you grow best but also aims you in the direction most likely to create your highest good with ease.
While studying and becoming familiar with your natal chart isn’t the whole enchilada when it comes to knowing and understanding all your forms and fields, it is the basic foundation your Soul used to plan out each lifetime and, unlike your Genealogy and Rayology, your chart can help you see into the future Soul planned for you and gives you an opportunity to work consciously with yourSelf as Soul to fulfill your purpose and destiny.
Whenever we are interacting with Astrology, with the Heavenly Bodies, Stars and Constellations, it is vital to remember that They aren’t just lumps of rock or balls of gas spinning lifelessly in space, They are the physical manifestation of a Great Being or groups of Great Beings working together in a common purpose.
When we look to the energies of Pluto, Mars, the Sun ~ pick any object in the Heavens ~ we are taking the time to hear the voice of a very Great Being … One Who has transcended the human experience and is now learning to function in a greater capacity within our solar system, our galaxy and the Universe Itself.
When we begin to interact consciously with these Great Beings … when we attempt to use Their emanations (Their Qualities) wisely, intelligently, Lovingly, we not only are benefited and helped along our Path, but They are also helped to fulfill Their purpose and reason for being … helping Them become a greater influence on Humanity as a whole, while also helping Them evolve into a greater beingness, as well.
How often have we wished to talk to God, Goddess or some other Great Being and share our hearts and thoughts with Them, hoping They will share Their thoughts and heart energy with us? How many times have we wished to be included in the celestial dialogue of these Greater Beings?
Yet all the time, though we didn’t realize it, the power to hear Their voices and receive Their help has been within our grasp … through the study and comprehension of Astrology.
Each of these Great Beings, in accordance with the Law of Periodicity, (among others), cyclically, rhythmically and in perfect order, regularly transmit Their Qualities to you, to do with what you will, either consciously to your gain … or unconsciously to your pain.
As Theos has said over and over: “You can either experience the beauty, harmony and order of flowing with the Cycles … or you can experience the frustration, pain and anger of being a pawn in the interplay of energies present at any given moment in time…….”
The choice is yours.