Understand Astrology’s Role in Your Life – Day 0
Understanding Yourself
Astrology is a powerful tool for self-discovery. It can operate as self-paced therapy (and is a useful supplement to formal therapy, too.) Your chart is a blueprint of energies that you brought in at birth. They do not dictate what happens to you, but they do make certain tendencies, reactions or situations more likely than others, depending on your choices. When you learn your chart, you unlock information about your past, your programming and your automatic, instinctive behaviors. It sheds light on your relationship dynamics, your experience of your parents and early childhood, and your heart and inner critic. It shows your relationship to authority, what you value about yourself and where you hold yourself back. As you become familiar with and understand the nature of the energies that run through you, you can become more secure in and forgiving of yourself — and learn other ways of expressing those core energies, if you like.
There’s also a practical benefit to learning what your chart says about your strengths and weaknesses (or, putting it another way, the talents that come easily to you and the abilities that require work and effort). You can look at your chart for vocational guidance. It can help you identify lines of work that suit you, as well as talents and abilities that you need to express for your own well-being and satisfaction.
One specialized form of astrology can even help you choose where to spend your time. Locational astrology identifies specific cities and places for work, finding love and having a relaxing vacation. (Sorry to report, they’re never the same spot.)
