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About Astrology
Ever since the dawn of time man has turned his gaze heavenwards and pondered over the connection between the starry firmament and his life here on Earth. Long before the Chaldeans started to inscribe their observations on clay tablets, human beings had been observing and learning about the movements of the planets, attributing meaning to the signs of the Zodiac and discovering the influences of the stars and planets on nature and themselves.
Astrology states that nature and humanity is governed by forces and cycles of unfolding energy patterns. There is a major cosmic law called 'The Law of Correspondence', which is also expressed by the two phrases: 'As Above - So Below', 'As Without - So Within'. This Law proclaims that every unit of life lives, moves and has its being within the body of a greater unit of life of which the smaller is a reflection. The essential correspondence is one of Space-Time synchronisation.
The conscious mind does not embrace the totality of a man, for this totality consists only partly of his conscious contents... In this totality the conscious mind is contained like a smaller circle within a larger one. - C.G. Jung
Some five hundred years ago, a divide took place among the worlds of science, religion and art, which had hitherto been understood as One. Thus Astrology was forced into the “underground” and much has happened along the way to tarnish its image. Hence today, unfortunately, Astrology is perhaps not well understood by the general public, and it is often put down as trivial or superstitious. But in fact, Astrology contains many significant and practical observations about human nature and behaviour, and its wisdom has been handed down for thousands of years. Therefore it can be said to represent the oldest form of Psychology.
Astrology is a rich and complex subject that centres on the analysis of a birth chart, which is calculated from the exact location and time of birth.
There are several different types of Astrology and this comprises very different ways of working with it. Here, Astrology is considered a Sacred Science, a symbolic expression of cosmic interrelations - a beautifully poetic language of the Heavens.
For decades Psychological Astrology has proved to be a marvellous tool for understanding life cycles and the processes we go through during a lifetime. The insights that can be gained from interpreting a birth chart (Horoscope) are invaluable. Psychological Astrology lays no claim to be an empirical or what might be called an “exact” science, however the amazing correspondences that can be discovered by the trained eye speak for themselves. These correspondences relate to psychological, philosophical, spiritual and practical aspects of human existence.
