Retrograde Planets

    Planets are never actually retrograde or stationary, they just seem that way, due to optical illusion. 

   “Retrograde” literally means opposite or reverse, so a planet in retrograde motion appears to be moving in reverse. Planets do not of course move backwards, and the apparent reverse motion is due to the elliptical orbits of the earth and planets. Regardless of the astronomy, the main point is that from where we stand, planets DO appear to move backwards from time to time so we should expect this to have some astrological affect on our lives. Generally we feel the energy of retrograde planets in a more introspective or reserved manner than usual, and there may be a karmic theme or feeling of déjà vu depending on the nature of the planet.

    People who experience this feeling (déjà vu) strongest will be those who have a key planet or angle at this spot. Retrogrades give us the chance to really dig into our core issue, because we are forced to go over old ground again and again. This may get frustrating and tedious, but ultimately it is very useful, for tackling something karmic we may have been avoiding and that we have to address once and for all.

   

   Rather than looking at retrogrades in such an inconvenience, look at them as opportunities to review the areas of your life represented by the current planet and sign energies and re-vitalize (breathe new life in to) these areas which have been depleted by recent movements. Hopefully, the energetic resources you've spent on the movement have been worth the sacrifice, but you will always have to stop and replenish at some point. Bless that time and opportunity and honor it by taking some time-out from recent movement to pull back, slow down or (possibly choose to) reverse altogether.

   The energy of a retrograde planet is expressed more on an inner level. Retrograde planets cause you to stop and reconsider consequences. Viewed in karmic terms, retrograde planets indicate areas it would be beneficial to review and perhaps “re-do.”  They can indicate internal struggles regarding un- achieved goals or unfinished life lessons. Generally, natal planets in retrograde tend to internalize their influences, allowing you to work on your present scenario.

Building The New Future

Many dates were given for the End Of The World


Readers who have been following many astrological pages, will know how truthful the predictions were about the future- and that's because it's been a confusing transitional time from "old to new".


You might have read many of the predictions on the internet that the END OF THE WORLD would be in 2012? Well, it says it's "the end of a major karmic cycle".


Whenever there is an ENDING - simultaneously there is a BEGINNING. This is going to be important to comprehend as there are several more dates-with-destiny when we're going to experience ENDINGS and BEGINNINGS in many aspects of our lives during the next 12 months. Therefore, when you hear about the "end-of-the-world" in the next few months - there's not going to be world destruction, the world has another cycle of over 1000 years to live [although "Book of Daniel" who says in one region karmically - they are destined to be destroyed - because "their" souls are stubborn and are refusing to change - people who refuse to change - have no other karmic option other than "death"]. For everyone else - we can choose to change rather than death.


People who get "suicidal" are in fact trying to say - they went to END life and START over again; and yet when "they" get karmic opportunities to start over - "they" want revive the "past".




Astrologically and karmically - THE ONLY WAY forward is TOTAL COLLAPSE of economical financial systems - and WIPING CLEAN OF ALL DEBTS - "Uranus square Pluto" will force this change upon all leaders and governments.


In the same ways that we ask forgiveness and honesty - like wise - karmically - "the end of the world" - will actually mean the end of the waver of emotions, relations and current economic financial systems in order to START AFRESH. You can only enjoy and embrace the new beginning once you've had an ending. Think of it as DEATH followed by REBIRTH. The old has to die - and you have to let go of the "past" before you can be reborn.

The past is now "over" and anyone holding onto anything from the "past" are sooner or later going to find themselves wishing they had let go.Since the 6th June 2012, the transcending astrological energies have determined that we need to work on the destined "future". If you're using energies of the present to sustain something "dead" and "wrong" from the past - you'll find yourself MISSING great destined changes, surprises and opportunities that are and will be awaiting each of us during the next few months.

Eliminating The Past

   Since 28^th April 2012 and for few many months back, we’ve all been forced to experience real changes with our lives and changes that have forced each of us to eliminate lies and find the truth. Almost every aspect of our lives feels as though it’s being tested and put under stress test ,that’s not so. What is happening in reality is everything that should have changed in your life last few months but you held onto because you feared letting go (with which you all started living with) you’ve now been forced to "LET GO".

   The eclipse New Moon is the New Future; but if, for whatever simple reasons you lied to yourself and held onto something that isn’t right for you to hold onto, then the powerful New Moon has now forced change. You may be experiencing ending and beginning of numerous Karmic relationships and also different important facets of life.

Soon you will see it is a Big Blessing because your destined future is waiting for you, but if you are holding onto the dead and buried past, you’re actually hurting yourself. So "LET GO".

   You don’t need to feel ashamed nor embarrassed ,this is the Karmic Life, we are living in our generation; we are being blessed to live many different Past Lifetimes, within one lifetime, in order to learn lessons, correct karma and move on to the pathway of Enlightenment.

Please don’t worry everyone in the world is experiencing the same stress of being forced to eliminate the wrong elements, just go with the flow of life events as they unfold and you will soon see yourself Smiling and realizing everything that’s happening is a big blessing for all of you. It’s going to be alright. The key word to this eclipsed new moon which will apply for the next few months is Harmony. If you don’t feel energy of Harmony then it’s a sign something wrong.

   For example you might think and genuinely believe you are living in the right relationship because you’ve been together for so many years. Indeed they were right for you but now you might find yourself arguing with them, feeling uncomfortable around them and sensing they are now wrong for you. It’s not feeling uncomfortable around them and sensing they are now wrong for you. It’s not contradictory because before the eclipsed New Moon was the past, now it is the future.

Spiritual Understanding

     At some point in our life we have all probably asked the questions:

"Why all this fuss about spiritual growth? Why do we have to be born and go through all this stuff?" Or at another level, "why did the whole universe begin at all?" 

Buddha's answer to this question was: "That's none of your business". 

Which means in other words, that you can’t answer that question from the same level of awareness from which you, the Ego, is asking it? Many of us are still working on getting the corners together! But ultimately, we must all walk the path on our own; discover our inner truth through our own experiences and knowledge. Reading cookbooks doesn't make you a chef, you have to practice cooking!

  So here we are. And if any simple answer could be given to the eternal question "why?", you might say that as living, conscious beings we are infused with one of the most fundamental principles of all life and energy - to grow, expand and evolve.

      The true potential that each of us is traveling towards is to become who we really, essentially are. The planets and signs in the birth chart can be a valuable tool in gaining more awareness and understanding of the particular nature of the individual spiritual work we are each doing within this lifetime. Our souls choose a particular birth or incarnation that contains the qualities which are optimum for what we need to experience and learn about.

      Using astrology as part of your spiritual path can be considered to have two main applications. The first of course understands your birth chart; what it reveals about your soul's nature and the particular challenges and strengths that create the unique pattern of your life's unfolding and destiny.

 The second method is to work with cycles, which include both transits and progressions. By studying the connections between cycles and events and changes within our daily lives, we place our birth chart in the "here and now". Cycles are sort of a moving meditation; they focus our self-awareness within the flow of time. Cycle activity involving birth planets or houses show us where the "hot spots" are for a given period; where there is the most dynamic quality and potential for learning and growth.

       Cycles teach us that we are not merely a fixed set of personality traits or an Ego bound to deterministic patterns and limitations. The waves of cycles that move through our chart remind us that we are essentially a flow, a process of constant change and unfolding of consciousness.

Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Astrology is a communication tool to provide spiritual direction and initiate a spiritual awakening process.  It combines the natural human curiosity of "how can astrology be so accurate" with the first step of the spiritual growth process and with the help of the universe, nothing more is learning that you can decide where you want to go, and what is the best way to get there.

The Universe is always trying to communicate with you. 

The universe wants to communicate with you and see you achieve a higher level.  It is the reason for your existence.

There are three levels of astrological prediction.

The first being the underlying spiritual meaning of events: what does one learn from unfolding events?

The second involves the emotional response to astrological chart: how one feels and behaves depends largely on how in touch the individual is with the various components of the complexes. The astrologer can guide the individual according to how well previous triggers to the same planets were handled in the past.

The third level is concerned with what will actually happen in the material world, what event will take place. The various levels of prediction are then worked out by looking at individual case studies. 

All of us are on this Cosmic Journey together, some of us at different levels and some of us with more consciousness of the journey than others. But at the deepest level, we are all connected with bigger evolution, the process of consciousness coming to know itself within the individual Self.

Karma

    The birth chart shows us both the karma we are working with and also our destinies. Karma I would define as the package that we came in with, including our relationships,our responsibilities  our bodies and health patterns, the challenges and obstacles we must overcome, as well as possible issues and experiences we bring from past lives. Destiny, which has perhaps a more positive association, I would define as our open-ended potential; the talents, abilities and growth experiences that enrich us and empower us with the feeling that we are living truly and expressing our true purpose in life.

       Karma, of course would be connected with issues that feel like Fate, things that happen to us that we seem to have no choice in. Destiny on the other hand, is only realized by utilizing our Free Will. By consciously choosing to grow, to learn and evolve, we open ourselves to our Destiny and thus realize our greater potential and purpose. The only question then is, "do we want to be a passenger, or do we want to drive? Do we want to travel in the fast lane, or take a slower path?"

     Karma is nothing but an action which encourages you to do the action over until you Get It Right.Doesn't that feel much better than what you maybe have read or heard about Karma is being Cursed or is a Curse right? We only curse ourselves by repeating the same pattern again an again which is constantly distracting us in this present life,thus this is Karma. 

       

 With this in mind, here are some key points in the birth chart that are worth exploring in depth and that have particular connections with spiritual work and personal growth. Although they can be focused on individually, they must also be understood against the backdrop of the entire horoscope to keep the entire life path in perspective.Further clarification can made through individual charts.  

Spiritual Astrology

Astrology is a spiritual art. It is not matching academic numbers to a directory. No book contains specifics about any one individual chart.

Your astrological chart shows the sky as it appeared at the time and place of your birth, when your soul chose to manifest on this plane of existence. From the moment of birth, your chart influences will continue to surround you throughout your life. The horoscope shows the situations you are going to meet in life. It shows what can happen, not what must happen. Thus, it advises ways to change anything, by your foreknowledge. There is an old saying that says "the stars impel...they do not compel".

The zodiac is a belt through which the planets move. Essentially, it is divided into 12 houses. They contain every aspect of your life. The signs are constellations (Nakshatra) that move about the zodiac. The planets are affected by the signs they're in. The signs and planets move through the 12 non-moving distinction (houses.) Such signs, movements, and positions reveal the composition of your soul and your purpose, as well as that which you must learn to be a complete person.

Your astrological wheel is literally a picture of your soul! It is very personal and must be kept and used accordingly.