Does Astrology really work and why is it still with us?

The arguments for and against astrology are as deeply woven into our history as astrology itself. There are valid points made in each camp and each camp also tends to overlook truths that may, in fact, weaken its own individual case.

Underneath ALL astrology--from its very first ancient beginnings to the profoundly complex resource it has grown into sit some EXTREMELY natural laws of common sense, practical application and human cycles.

Everything flows naturally through astrology. Spring moves into summer, summer to autumn, autumn to winter. It charts very real cosmic events--lunar cycles, eclipses, planetary orbits and placements. It follows our manmade system of time because it often was our system of time.

The very way the signs are set around the horoscope wheel follow not only the natural sequence of seasons but also the natural sequences of the way we, as people, live, create and build our lives and our world. Nothing wishy-washy or metaphysical here. Just routine sequences rooted in the reality of the way we do things.

Consider the zodiac:
Aries--at the beginning--ruler of the 1st house.
This is where we start things. Be that thing an idea or a plan or an adventure. It is "The Start."
Taurus comes next--ruler of the 2nd house:
The idea needs structure, grounding, focus, determination or it isn't going anywhere. We have to 'invest' something at this point, be that money or energy or intent.
After Taurus comes Gemini:
Our idea will remain forever OUR idea unless we decide to share it, to talk about it, to bring it out into the world. Which is exactly what Gemini symbolizes. We cannot be an island unto ourselves, as intelligent as we might be we need the wisdom and knowledge that others have kindly discovered for us. So, we learn more, we get input, we hear other ways.

If we jump from Aries-The Start directly over to Libra-The Partnership of Others we have missed a lot of steps and often have to go back and do those steps over. It's akin to dreaming up a vision we want to create through art and then handing a blank canvas to the director at the art museum. Skipping paces tends to work far less well than going along in an orderly fashion.

And so it goes...from the start of Aries to the culmination of Pisces. All logical, orderly and, if we want to make the most of any given idea, this is the way things need to be done. It has nothing to do with the power of planets or stars...it's just the way things are. It's the way WE are.

And so this basic, natural, absolute life structure sits at the base of astrology. We automatically connect to it because we understand its truth. It's just the mysterious workings of the human being carefully divided and explained using signs and planets.

Then it moves into the orbits of the planets and the moon. The moon cycles, of course, correlate roughly to the female menstrual cycle and they were wonderful tools for making the most of seasonal crops and understanding oceans and weather.
Beyond that..the other planets follow their own orbits and many times those orbits run hand in hand with our own human cycles. It's like a big, moving calendar but instead of days and weeks these cycles are the major cycles in our lives--adulthood, middle life, menopause, golden years, twilight years.

This is, of course, a very simplistic way of looking at Astrology and the many, many, many different divisions of astrology have added all kinds of beliefs, convictions, ideas and thoughts to these basic outlines.
From the original mundane astrology that plots society and countries and external events to the currently popular psychological astrology that applies practical, self-analysis and myth analysis to the signs and planets to the predictive side there is something for everyone here.
Each side has its strengths and equally profound weaknesses. None can be proven to work in and of itself.

I came into astrology with high expectations. I "believed" in it. That was more than 30 years ago. I never went in intending to disprove that astrology works--I just wanted to use it--but many of my beliefs have, indeed, been disprove beyond any doubt.

What I am left with, however, is powerful. It's basic. It's truth. And if taken as that it works.

I have absolutely no firm belief or convictions in the power of planets or cosmic astrological resources--someday I might be proven wrong and I will welcome that day with a great celebration.

What I do have is an unwavering belief in US as people...in our abilities to make the most of what we have been given in life and to triumph with it, to achieve magnificent things, to find our own truths, to tap into the divine, to create, build and invent a future that will support our combined needs and potential.

I believe that the power of our spirit is profoundly underutilized and contains within it all the strength, ability and love that we need to first change our own lives and then to help make this world the place we dream it can be.

A little astrology...reminds us of that, and helps us understand how to take advantage of our natural cycles and ways.

Stay tuned...astrology areas are coming that will help you work with your chart and your life.