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- MY PHILOSOPHY OF ASTROLOGY
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- Astrology is the study of the effects of planetary forces upon man. It
- is not fortune telling. It is one of the best methods for man to learn
- about who he is, where he came from and where he is going. Astrology
- reveals CHARACTER and character is destiny. If man can change his
- character, then man will have changed his destiny. The main uses of
- astrology are diagnosis of health and sickness, character analysis,
- vocational guidance, analysis of children's horoscopes so as to give
- parents a better idea as to how best to raise their children, and
- analysis of the compatibilities between people.
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- Astrology does not show anything but tendencies. A man can rule his
- stars by exerting his will. If a man decides to flow with the tide of
- life, then the tendencies indicated in the birth chart will at some
- time have their effect. The one thing a birth chart does not show is
- the WILL of the individual and how he may exert it. The matter of
- exercising free will is left entirely up to the individual. The wise
- man rules his stars, the fool is ruled by them. Astrology forewarns
- and being forewarned, a man is thus forearmed to better cope with the
- struggles of life.
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- Remember that good or so-called evil configurations are not the result
- of chance or luck, but are the product of our own past acts - the
- horoscope shows what we have earned by our past living and therefore
- what we are entitled to in the present life. What we lack in this life
- can be gained in the future by applying ourselves to the task at hand.
- The stars IMPEL but do not COMPEL. As Goethe, the great mystic, said,
- "From every power that holds the world in chains, Man frees himself
- when self-control he gains."
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- The Law of Consequence ("Whatsoever a man sows, that he shall also
- reap") works in harmony with the planets. The spirit is born into the
- physical world at that opportune time when the Law and the planets may
- operate in harmony with each other. The birth of an Ego is so timed by
- the Lords of Destiny, that the horoscope, which is the clock of
- destiny, registers the kind of debts which the Ego has incurred in its
- previous lives, and the time when these debts come to fruition, when
- the harvest from the seeds which have been sown must be garnered.
- However, the law of destiny is not a blind law, for it may be modified
- to a certain degree in proportion to the amount of will power awakened
- and utilized by the Ego. "For be not deceived, God is not mocked. The
- mills of the gods grind exceedingly slow, but they grind exceedingly
- fine."
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- There are three factors which bring to us the mystic message of the
- stars - the houses, the signs and the planets. Each house represents a
- department of life, the signs are divisions of the heavens which by
- their placement relative to the houses indicate our basic temperament
- and attitude towards life, and the planets are the messengers of God
- which by their motion through the houses and signs bring to us the
- opportunities for soul growth which we need for our individual
- development. Think of the planets as representing the players in a
- play. The signs, then, would describe the role that each player has
- and how he expresses his character, the houses represent the various
- settings of the play and the angular relationships between the
- planets, the aspects, represent the plot of the play. Each planet has
- a characteristic energy. That energy can be expressed either
- positively or negatively. The way that energy is expressed is
- determined by the aspects of the other planets to that particular
- planet.
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- The horoscope shows tendencies only. It is a matter for you to
- determine how any planetary position will work itself out. That will
- be determined by the use you make of your own WILLPOWER.
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