Some Astro-Talk

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Aahhh, chemo.....fatigue, brain fog, loss of appetite, nausea, mouth sores, and lots of drugs that need other drugs to control their side effects. Need I say more? As I mentioned several postings back, I had to take a break from writing in my blog when the brain fog was at its worst. Now, there are some days that I can actually string more than three words together, so I try to get some writing in when I can.

I don't think it would be possible to get through times like these without a sense of the basic perfection of life. A while ago, when I looked at my astrology chart for the next two years, I knew I was in for an intense ride. It was a little freaky, and I did wonder if I would make it through whatever my challenge might be, but I also knew it was a direct message from my soul, and whatever was about to happen would be just what I needed in order to grow. For any interested astrology buffs, I'll post my chart here:

Just a few sentences in Astrologese: I am going through my second Saturn Return, which is the challenge to maturity on all levels, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Before transiting Saturn (a transit describes where the planet is right now in the sky in relationship to where it was the moment of your birth) actually touches my natal Saturn, it is passing through my twelfth house, where my sun is. In fact, it is directly conjunct my Sun, which means that it's having a very strong debilitating effect on my life force. So, the whole time I've been going through chemo, Saturn has been effecting me in this way. And as soon as I get off chemo - mid to late August, Saturn will finally leave my sun. This is the miracle of astrology. It describes in archetypal terms what is actually happening in our lives.

Another intense aspect is the square of Pluto to Saturn during my Saturn return. Pluto rules death and regeneration, but one never knows how literally to take the archetypal meanings. Death could mean death, as in this girl is toast, or it could mean metaphoric death that describes the death of my self-image, my self-identity, my youthful, unscarred body, an aspect of my femininity, etc. Pluto is a heavy dude, and astrologers know to be on the lookout for some sort of destruction while he is occupying a prominent place in a chart's transits.

A lot of people are afraid of astrology for a wide variety of reasons. Honestly, if I hadn't been studying my chart for thirty years, I would be much less aware of my patterns,  my karma, my challenges and my gifts. Astrology is a gift to us from forces of higher mind. It's a complex metaphysical science that offers up secret knowledge. And when I say secret, all I'm really talking about is secret to the limitations of the ego. Astrology reveals the soul's secrets, the plan for our life in an esoteric code that takes years to learn how to read. In order to open up to learning and understanding our own Astrology chart, we must be ready to hear the challenges set down by our soul when this lifetime was designed specifically for our greatest opportunity for growth. Remember, the wild, cosmic rides that we take in these bodies are completely perfect for each of us.

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