06/12/2025
THE ASTROLOGICAL BIRTH CHART - THE UNIVERSE'S PERSONAL MESSAGE TO YOU
Confusion, depression, restlessness, a sense of futility and lack of direction. Stagnation or hyperactivity, fear…The list of these all too common states of mind and feeling can go on and on. We all experience them - each in our own private way – hidden or exposed. And it seems like today more than ever before, we seek to put order in the chaos of our personal struggles, or at least try to make some sense of how we fit as individuals in the big picture of the world around.
The circumstances we were born in, our family and specific culture, still try to impose a set of rules and expectation on who we should be or what we should do with our lives - to define the concepts of success and happiness for us and expect conformity. And until fairly recently, hardly could anyone dare not to conform without facing the fate of becoming an outsider.
Yet, cultural frameworks and universal recipes are less and less convincing to modern men and women who are drawn towards self-realization and individuation. They no longer seem to work, at least not for everyone. ‘Find a well-paid job, buy a house, have children and you will be happy!’ Not necessarily. Your journey may be focused on so many different roles in so many different areas of life. What about personal vocation, for example? This certainly doesn´t mean the same thing for everybody. For some it’s a specific career, for others – a kind of service to the community or participation in a group cause. Yet for others, it is the development and expression of a skill or talent. And in some cases, equally valuable, vocation lies in homemaking and the raising of children. There can be as many options as there are people on this planet. And that’s what’s confusing.
Approaching from such a philosophical angle the day-to-day issues and demands of the stressful and competitive times we live in may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Digging deep in search for answers to pressing personal problems can be scary and too impractical for most people who are looking for quick resolutions and concrete recipes to alleviate their emotional pain. Anything that helps simply keep them functional and in constant motion. Anything that ensures efficient action, but does not demand change. Why over-complicate things when they are already complicated enough?! Because oversimplification can be even more destructive in the long run…
So, in our search for inner balance and fulfillment, a realization starts to emerge - that an individual path is to be sought. One that calls for self-discovery and deeper knowledge of our individual make-up. It also means a renewed sense of relatedness to everything that surrounds us, so we can find our place in the ‘big play of life’. Something that will make us see more clearly what our individual role in that play is, without confusing it with somebody else’s. A starting point for forming a strategy and vision.
The study of astrology, and the personal birth chart in particular, can be a way to orient ourselves in the mess of clashing inner moods, complex human relationships and the very common tendency to sabotage ourselves by adopting lifestyle practices that are completely incompatible with our own nature. It is only one of a myriad of possible ways. But to me, astrology is the most comprehensive, all-encompassing and person-specific tool for psychological analysis.
Astrology is a symbolical language and for those who explore it, it opens up a world far beyond superficial and inaccurate newspaper Sun sign columns. But despite its revived popularity in recent decades, its reputation is still controversial and it is often associated with fortune telling and dubious occult practices. It still remains largely unknown and misunderstood. And not surprisingly, considering the existence of many unscrupulous individuals who claim to be able to ‘tell your future’ through astrology or are quick to pass moral judgement and dub character traits as good or bad based on what they ‘see’ in the natal chart. Some succeed in satisfying people’s curiosity, as we are all hungry for any information which can clarify our life choices and give us some direction. The more specific the instruction, the better.
Trouble is, predictions often get realized not because of some predefined ‘fate’ the astrologer has been able to spot in the chart, but merely as self-fulfilled prophesies. ‘Saturn transits your 7th house this year and it means your marriage is going to break up’, you’ve been told. The marriage may possibly end, but that was only one of many available scenarios revolving around relationship issues which the chart reflects. Yet, believing in that one in particular when someone readily pointed it out is the strongest factor behind its actualization.
It is not my purpose here to defend astrology or convince anyone to believe in it. I can only urge whoever is interested in the matter to do their own research and make up their own mind – without prejudice. Personally, I am yet to meet someone who would at the same time know anything about the subject and refute its immense value.
So, what is a birth chart and how can it be helpful in practice?
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