ANNA KUZNETSOVA «HOW DO I WORK WITH A CHILD'S RADIX»
An experienced practicing astrologer is unlikely to find anything new
in this article. An intern, however,
can derive something useful, as I
have been interpreting children's
charts for more than twenty years
using this method, and I have things
to share. Is it interesting? I begin,
then.
At first sight it may seem that interpretation of a child's
and an adult's radixes do not differ, as every human being
is born with a unique cosmic passport which is valid all
one's life, and decryption of the chart does not depend
upon its owner's age. Nevertheless, interpreting a child's
radix is actually a separate astrological tune.
Firstly, the child has not authorized disclosure of his or
her horoscope, that is why I give the parents only those
pieces of information that can help them fulfill their parental functions. I never give answers to the questions evoked
by pure curiosity (e. g. when will the child get married, will
he or she be rich, how many children will he or she have).
Secondly, I consider a more narrow range of topics
when interpreting a child's radix, and I explore only those
that can help parents bring the child to life in the best way
and give him or her a good start: disclose the general goal
of the given incarnation, child's individual features and
inborn inclinations. I never touch upon health issues, as I
am convinced that only astrologers with academic medical
education can determine problematic or strong aspects of
an organism. There is no place for amateurism here.
Thirdly and finally, I always provide parents with some
pedagogical recommendations based on the child's revealed features. I have the right to do this, as I have a
higher education as a child educational psychologist and
twenty years of practice.
So. At the beginning of our astrological conversation I
ask the parents to imagine a deep ocean with a big turtle
at the bottom and a horse's collar floating on the surface.
Will it be easy for the turtle to get into the collar if it
comes to the surface? I doubt it. What I say is that the
probability of a human Soul on Earth is even smaller. This
image adopted from an Old Chinese epos leads the parents to a humanistic way and allows them to fell deeply
the ultimate responsibility for the incarnated Soul – the
baby born. After such an introduction the parents percept
astrological information quite adequately; the allegory
easily leads the parents off the widespread acquisitive attitude to their offspring (this is my thing, I put it where I
want).
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ARTICLES OF ASTROLOGERS
I begin the decryption of a child's radix with the
Lunar Nodes axis analysis. I define the luggage with
which the baby has come to Earth and the things he or
she should acquire and learn. I remember that when I
was a student at my Pedagogical Institute, I could not
accept the statement (given by professors) that a child
is like tabula rasa, so we can form any desirable personality with education. And only one third of our individuality was thought to be independent of external input,
and it was heredity. But my great experience as a teacher and a mother of three sons, as well as rich astrological practice, disprove this statement. I am convinced
that every child is born with a formed core of nature
colored by variegated crystal of flairs; and the adult's
aim is not to model something desirable from the child,
but to help a newborn human being to fulfill himself on
the basis of his or her uniqueness and singularity. This
inherent potential, the already created core of nature is
what Ketu shows. By the way, this astrological information is often proved in real life. It is seen in the conditions in which the child was born, in the events of his
life, in his interests and ardors.
I describe the Lunar Nodes to parents not as two polar discrete points but as a single vector, and I appeal for
keeping its balance and not overloading its basis – the
past experience. It is crucial, as adults are often tempted to exploit the child's inherent talents to the detriment of the objective shown by Rahu. This situation is
common in case the child is born with evident indications of some talents. These are the points of force the
person should be guided by in order to develop new
features and aspects of their nature. But paternal intrusion into child's life and putting their hopes into child's
evident inherent talents often turns out to be a disservice, and many young geniuses are not to be envied.
When the Lunar Nodes return, the critical mass of Ketu
outweighs Rahu and disturbs the axis balance, and a lot
of achievements crumble into dust. Bright talents, which
were revealed in childhood, stay unrealized and bring
no happiness.
For example, I knew a boy with LN axis in Capricorn
and Cancer. He was born in a professor's family; he
learned to read very early and demonstrated intellectual
ability beyond his years. At the age of four, he could be
seen reading a Brockhaus volume or found in a natural
science museum talking to a guide about dinosaurs. The
parents were preoccupied developing his intellect and
targeted him at a brilliant career in science. That is why
they protected the boy from any household cares or
problems in the family.
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