Astrology of Joy

Category: astrology

  • Why Astrology?

    Astrology’s primary intention is to provide you with a baseline from which to make better choices. At its core, Elemental Astrology reveals the impetus from one lifetime to the next so you can “go with the flow” and follow the path that will bring you the greatest joy, success and fulfillment. In doing so, you will learn to root out those hidden,  self-defeating tendencies through right action allowing you to welcome success into your life.

    You may wonder why it is necessary to know about a painful past, a past you don’t even remember. In one word, compassion; that is, compassion for yourself. If, for example, an astrology consultation reveals that your unresolved pain is making it difficult for you to realize your full capacity to create income, the first thing this does is to allow you to breathe easier. Too often, we go through life feeling like fate is against us, don’t we? The wall between you and what you desire seems to be insurmountable. Everything you do to break through that wall ends in frustration. Knowing there is a reason behind this difficulty besides “bad luck” or your shortcomings helps you realize that you can do something to let that pain go, that you can “take back your life.”

    And the way you take back your life is by following the blueprint for success shown by your astrological chart. This blueprint is open ended. It is a process of personal growth and unfoldment. By knowing the fundamental forces behind this incarnation, you can follow the path of least resistance, the areas of life that will bring you the most fulfillment in the quickest way possible.

    This path comes with its own set of challenges, of course, because it is fueled by your desires. Desire is a very powerful force but difficult to control. It can move mountains, but sometimes the mountain should not be moved; sometimes it should be climbed or simply regarded and accepted for what it is.

    Not all desires take you where you want to go. Some make it harder for you to achieve the success you seek. For this reason, discrimination is needed. Discrimination, in simple terms, is the capacity to know what will take you where you want to go and what will not. When you see the path clearly, you are able to choose the best path for you and avoid choices that leave you feeling depleted, de-energized and defeated.

    Knowing yourself is the magic pill you seek. In reality, the path shown by astrology is made up of your deepest desire, the desire to be free from all suffering. In the heart of every human being is the longing to know who they are, where they came from and to where it is they are going. Though you don’t always realize it, everything you do, every desire you wish to fulfill is an attempt to answer these questions.

    Why astrology? To help you answer those questions.

  • Spring Into Love!

    Flowers rising from the snowUnderstanding the Masculine and Feminine in Relationships

    When you are in relationship with another human being, whether you realize it or not, the masculine and feminine qualities within each of you is in constant interaction. How they interact will in large part determine the success of your relationship. This is true whether you are relating to your spouse, a friend, a business associate or a relative. All relationships, at a fundamental level, are simply the play of the masculine and feminine qualities.

    Boiled down to their essence, the masculine quality is the capacity to do right action at the right time while the feminine quality is the capacity to receive action in order to create. Although every human being has both masculine and feminine qualities, in most relationships one partner will play the masculine role while the other takes on the feminine qualities.

    In man/woman relationships, the man typically takes on the masculine role while the woman embraces the feminine. When in perfect balance, the man acts and the woman receives this action, using it to manifest a certain dynamic from which she creates an emotionally secure environment in which they can thrive. This does not at all mean that a woman should not initiate action and a man is incapable of receiving, rather, at a fundamental level, the forces within each must be existing in harmony.

    For example, a business woman needs the capacity to make decisions and take action or she may be overwhelmed by strong egos. However, she makes decisions without losing her innate connection to her humanity and her intuitive capacity. Likewise, a male doctor needs to be in touch with his compassion and emotional side otherwise his bedside manner becomes dry and uncaring. Even so, at no point does he relinquish his ability to take decisive action. An indecisive doctor is a doctor no one wants.

    Elemental astrology offers a simple technique by which to determine how well you are harmonizing the masculine/feminine energies within you. In a nutshell, if these energies are not in proper balance within you and are not offset by your partner, discord, disagreement and friction will arise between you.

    Using the example of the relationship between a man and woman, ideally the man should express his masculine qualities in correct proportion to his feminine side allowing his gentler side to guide his actions. The opposite would be true for the woman. In such a relationship, the man gives to the woman through right action and does so at the right time. The woman receives this action, guides it along a proper path then uses it to create a healthy environment within which they can both prosper.

    If, however, the man is not embracing his masculine side fully, it will be difficult for him to perform right action at the right time. When a man’s feminine side dominates, it becomes corrupted leading to a tendency for him to become indecisive or unaware of what needs to be done. Similarly, for a woman; when her masculine side dominates, she becomes opinionated, domineering and rash.

    If a woman who is harmonizing her energies properly gets into a relationship with a man who is not fully expressing the masculine quality, she will experience disappointment. In short, she will easily see what needs to be done long before he does. This becomes even more challenging if this woman is expressing too much masculinity. In such a case, the relationship would prove to be quite volatile and difficult to sustain in the long term.

    How we harmonize the masculine/feminine energies within us is one of the most important concepts in astrology. In over 25 years of reading charts for literally hundreds of clients, I have discovered that the masculine/feminine balance, alone, reveals the fundamental quality of the relationship. For this reason, I always offer a masculine/feminine analysis in all my readings. This is especially true when doing a compatibility reading, a reading in which the charts of two people are examined in regards to their capacity to have a successful relationship.

    If you are in a relationship or considering one, you may find it very helpful to find out not only how these energies are interacting between you and your partner/spouse but also within you as an individual. Most people have at least a partial imbalance in their system and knowing how it influences your relationships can help you turn a troubled one into a thriving opportunity.

    If this interests you, please contact me and we can speak more about this topic. It’s a simple way to understand the hidden dynamics of your relationships so they may have every chance to prosper.

     

  • The Vernal Equinox:
    An Opportunity for Balance

    The Vernal EquinoxFor everyone north of the equator, spring arrives on 20 March. From an astronomical point of view, this day marks the day when the sun crosses the earth’s equator moving north after spending the autumn and winter months south of the equator. This day also marks one of two times of the year (the other being the autumn equinox in September) in which day and night are more or less equal depending upon where you live. It is this “balance” between night and day that creates a special opportunity in which we can rise above self-created imbalances that keep us from living the life we want.

    In the realm of spirituality, balance is one of the most fundamental requisites for living a joyful and successful life. Without balance, our physical and emotional health suffers. When we “lose our center”, our physical well being is upset and we experience dis-ease. In our minds, we become unstable and emotionally insecure such that small events and normally easily managed life situations cause us irritation, worry or stress. On the other hand, when we have inner balance, we are able to meet every situation with equanimity and skill.

    What does it mean to be in balance? At a core level, balance is simply a state of equanimity. Practically, this means our masculine and feminine natures are perfectly in balance. As a man or a woman, our tendency is to over-emphasize the quality that matches the sex of our body, creating a state of imbalance. In their primary expressions, masculine qualities include action, service and logic while the feminine qualities emphasize creation, reception and emotions. Both are necessary in order to live a fulfilling life. However, because we are sentient beings with free will and the capacity to make choices, we tend to over analyze our lives creating an imbalance. A man becomes too focused on taking action and ignores his capacity to receive or feel emotional depth. A woman can rely too much on her emotions and ignore her capacity for reason and taking right action. As a man or woman, it is natural to express ourselves accordingly but not at the expense of our inner peace.

    The equinoxes are opportunities to bring back that balance. On this day, see yourself as not simply a man or a woman but as a conscious “piece of Life” full of unlimited possibility. See yourself as having both the power to create and the power to take action, to give and to receive, to sustain your life in the best possible way. Within you is the power to create and maintain existence, your existence. Within this power is the capacity to experience life in the most beautiful and invigorating way for in truth, you are not just a man or a woman. You are much more. Seize this day and discover your “other half”. ?

  • The usefulness of an astrological reading

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    The usefulness of astrology goes far beyond its acceptance in new age circles as a crystal ball. Predictions can be useful in certain situations, as in helping one take measures to prevent unpleasant circumstances. However, astrology’s true strength lies in its capacity for revealing the fundamental patterns of our pain body and the path by which we may free ourselves from its constrictions. Once we consciously engage the process, we have opened a channel to liberation, the state of being beyond all limitation and restriction.

    Every human being enters this world with a burden from the past. This burden creates stagnation and contraction in certain areas of our life, usually the ones we most want to engage. Relief from the past comes in understanding the future for where it is we most want to go is exactly what will untie the knot of the karmic past.

    This aspect of astrology begins with the nodes of the Moon. In Jyotish, the astrology of India, the south node is known as Ketu and represents the past. 180 degrees opposite Ketu is its counterpart, the north node, Rahu, and represents the future. This axis forms the most important consideration in an astrological chart for from it, one can discern not only the pain one carries from past lives but the path to undo its karmic knots. The Ketu/Rahu axis is the path to ultimate freedom.

    Everything in a chart is subordinated to the Ketu/Rahu axis. Whatever one is experiencing can and should be traced back to Ketu and the past it represents. No clear understanding of what one is going through will be forthcoming unless Ketu is understood. We are spiritual beings evolving toward pure awareness and all present circumstances tied to the past must be resolved.

    Interestingly, resolution does not come from meeting the past head on and gritting the teeth in an effort to “gut it up.” According to the astrological perspective, resolution comes from embracing the karmic future as represented by Rahu. This is the area of life the inherent energies within us are gravitating toward. By engaging this area consciously and willfully, we are helping the process along. Ultimately, this process frees us from the karmic past.

  • What Astrology Can Do For You

    Other than the enlightened, every human being who walks upon this planet carries a burden from their distant past, a burden that prevents them from living a truly fulfilling life. This burden was created when an aspect of life was mismanaged leading to a traumatic event that caused great pain and suffering. So significant was this pain that a wall was created in an effort to protect oneself from what was mistakenly viewed as the cause. This burden is what is now experienced as a fundamental life constriction, the obstacle that separates you from living the life of your dreams.

    Paradoxically, working through this burden will not bring results. Facing our burdens head on does not work because they are too deeply rooted in our psyche to overcome through sheer willpower. Being aware of how they influence our life is helpful but to really work through it, we need another plan.

    In astrology, we are able to not only look in detail at the burden we carry but also at the path we must follow in order to let it go. Knowing this line, from past to present future, is why astrology came into existence thousands of years ago. Astrology tells us that the way out of the constricting grasp of our burdens is through the opposite area of life, astrologically speaking.

    The format of this method is simple; first we begin by discovering what it is, deep down, that is holding you back from living a life unencumbered with restrictions. This is not saying we are to live a life without obstacles and challenges. Rather, it says we can be in such a state that obstacles and challenges do not affect our inner experience. In simple terms, this is what is referred to as “enlightenment.”

    After understanding how the past affects you, we look at how you can break free from its clutches by embracing and energizing the areas that encompass all the domains where your energy naturally wants to go. This is found in the sign opposite the sign of your distant past. This sign is the key you seek and can lead to your complete freedom.