Why Take Astrology Seriously?

Astrology provides an interesting roadmap that canone another and the difficulties and challenges you
help you "decode" some of the mysteries of your life,face in your association.
your relationships, other people, your individual pasts,* Astrology can especially help you examine your
your unfolding future, and your personal destiny. If yourelationship between you and your parents, between
look at that list carefully, you'll see a tremendousyour parents themselves, between your siblings and
wealth of material available through this often abusedyour parents, and between you and your partner. (You
and misunderstood occult discipline.can learn more about why you had such an easy or
* If you (or someone knowledgeable) can read itdifficult time with one of your parents while one of
properly, your horoscope ... the map of the sky frozenyour siblings had just the opposite experience.)
in time at the moment of your birth that Astrology* Astrology will help show upcoming experiences, the
uses to describe your character ... tells you the "rawthemes that will be emphasized in your immediate
materials" you have to work with, the qualities andfuture, and the progress of major life trends and
characteristics of personal energy you are using tolessons. It can help you both take advantage of the
express who you are, be who you need to be, andbeneficial energies that arrive and understand (and
how you can do what you came here to do.cope more wisely with) the challenges contained in
* Your horoscope can describe your talents, yourevery life. It can also help you examine your past and
strengths, your hang-ups, your challenges, your Karmicgain insight into what "life was asking of you" at certain
gifts, and your Karmic obligations. It can literally tell youtimes ... both happy and painful.
who you were meant to be before life, society, and* Astrology will let you take one part of your life and
other factors got hold of you and possibly corruptedexamine in great detail what you have to work with
the picture so that you've had to spend a great dealand what you need to have for "best results." You can
of time and effort trying to get back on track.see what kind of job you are suited for and the best
* The opportunity to face the conditions of your lifeconditions for the work you were build to do. You can
armed with that knowledge is indispensable. If, assee what kind of parent you are to each of your
Socrates said, the unexamined life is not worth living,children. (You're different with every one of them.) You
Astrology is where you get a jump start on thecan see what kind of partner you're looking for as a
knowledge you need to have about yourself and thespouse. (Which, believe it or not is different from the
curriculum you need to master to make progress onkind of romantic lover you want.) You can see how
your soul's unfolding path with the time and energy youyou handle money and what your best income
spend here.potentials are. Astrology can tell you volumes about all
* If you know Astrology well enough to read your ownthis and more.
chart, it's a cinch you can read the chart of another* If you follow it far enough, you can also learn your
person. This is not only a benefit for learning moreKarma through your horoscope -- the gifts you
about the people in your close relationships, but lookingbrought to develop, the commitments you accepted,
at the charts of historical figures, famous people youthe challenges your are trying to solve, the
admire, or people making news for both great andweaknesses you are working to fortify.
terrible reasons can offer you an extraordinary newI know of no other human science that can do this so
dimension of understanding in human psychology.thoroughly, so consistently, so accurately, and with
* Astrology can help you compare your chart (andsuch logic to its information. When you understand the
therefore your character, needs, and potential) withvalue Astrology can provide in all these areas, you'll
those of another person or an important event in yourview the nonsensical "daily horoscopes" that so
life -- such as a marriage, a job, a relocation, ancorrupt and mock its wisdom with the contempt they
investment, an accident, even a theoretical event --so richly deserve.
such as a pending decision ... and help you understand(c) 2007 by Rebecca Brents. All Rights Reserved.
the dynamics of your relationship, what you provide for