CRITIQUING ASTROLOGY
Alice Kashuba
I would like to see more appreciation expressed for each other in the community. Astrology is expressed and practiced in many different ways, but sometimes I think we are our worst enemy- not the scientific community or the outsiders. I would like to see more sharing as we do through these questions. There are some very basic ideas that we all share yet are expressed in a variety of ways and practiced with a variety of techniques.
The recent question about gender spoke to a very basic energy that exists in our lives at all levels- male / female. Yet each person had a different idea about to address the energy. It reminds me of a quote from a very old StarTrek episode.
" The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity And in the way our differences combine to create meaning and beauty."
Alice
Arlan Wise
and part of our job.
When I read this month ' s question, I had to stop and think about it for a long time. I love astrology, it is part of me and my life and my world view. But, since every front has a back, I had to look deeply and pull out my negative thoughts. I think what came forth is what I will call the " scare factor ". We see it when we have to do damage control with clients who have had a bad reading and come to us worried and upset because of something they were told. " She said my daughter would have terrible trouble " " He said I would never have children ". She said my husband and I are mismatched ". We patiently explain how astrology is a symbolic language and every planet and sign has a range of meanings and it ' s not for an astrologer to give a negative prophecy when it could mean so many other things. That ' s easy to do
However, the problem is when we do it to ourselves, and it ' s hard not to think that way. I saw Saturn moving up to square my Sun, how bad will it be?( It wasn ' t bad at all). The eclipse is on my granddaughter ' s moon- time to worry or not? We lose objectivity when we look at our own charts and a part of the mind tends to go to the dark places and it scares us. It can take over our lives and keep us frozen in place, like while Mercury is retrograde or we move between eclipses and know all the " terrible " things that could happen if we go against the planets. It ' s when we forget that it ' s more important how we act than when we act that the negative side of astrology shows up.
Alexanda Karakostas
Arlan Wise
I love the language of astrology! I apply it daily in my life; I study it, teach it, write about it and at times discuss it at great length.
Astrology is a valuable tool which helps us understand the cycles of life, from the personal to the collective. It provides perspective and promotes a deeper understanding of our experiences and our environment.
Studying historical patterns is fascinating and enlightening but trying to predict the future based solely on astrological patterns is unwise. One of my reservations about astrology is that it is a tool which can tend towards the predictive. This makes me uncomfortable. Though there are patterns and repetitive themes, we have never been here before. I think it’ s essential that we remain open to the magic and mystery of life without trying so hard to determine what precisely is going to happen.
Alexandra
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