Understand why astrology is a tool for self-knowledge

It translates what the dance of the stars represents here on Earth and its influence on us

“I don’t believe in horoscopes.” Comments like this tend to come across as dismissive, as if astrology were reduced to five lines of predictions in the newspaper. “Skeptics, who see astrology as a pseudoscience, do not realize that they are nullifying an entire production of ancient contents,” says astrologer Marcelo Dalla.

Astrology, moreover, includes a set of ancient studies, which started from the perception of celestial events and their influence on humanity. “It is the recovery of knowledge that is more than 6 thousand years old, certainly unknown, both by those who say they are skeptics and by those who believe that it is possible to be guided by five lines. It goes beyond moral, social questions or social beliefs. religious“, says astrologer Ana Thomazini, with the poetic tone she usually uses in her Vespertina Astrologia Instagram posts.

Use of astrology throughout history

For those who swear that religion and astrology do not go together, it is worth remembering that, according to historians, the Magi were wise men inspired by the priests of Zoroastrianism, a Persian religion linked to the reading of the sky. “The Three Wise Men were guided by the stars to find the baby Jesus. So much so that January 6, the day of the Three Kings, is celebrated as Astrologers’ Day,” says Marcelo.

Primitive societies already used the sundial in agriculture, as a guide for sowing and harvesting. In Mesopotamia, archaeologists found clay tablets with predictions of lunar and solar eclipses from 1,000 BC. At the height of the Roman Empire, astrology influenced kings and queens in the Renaissance.

One of the most respected names of the time is the Englishman John Dee (1527 AD), astrologer to Queen Elizabeth I, who did not take a step without consulting him. In the film Elizabeth, played by actress Cate Blanchett, when she ascends the throne, Dee has the task of indicating the most auspicious day for the coronation. And Elizabeth reigned for more than 40 years.

In the Inquisition, however, the astrologers they were delegated to the wizards and there was a pause. In the 19th and 21st centuries ancient knowledge was recovered and directed towards psychology and self-knowledge.

Astrology as a compass

In 1990 NASA showed a photo of the Earth taken from space 6.4 billion kilometers away, demonstrating how small we are compared to the immensity of the cosmos. “Science is not the whole, the Universe is the whole, and science keeps trying to unravel it,” says Priscila de Charbonnières, Vida Simples astrologer, life coach and creator of the astrology app Soulloop. “Astrology brings information about the archetypes of humanity of which we are all part. The birth chart is the mirror of the soul, of the frequency of the Universe at the moment of birth,” he says.

Ah, so all Scorpio people everywhere planetwould they be the same thing? “Except they were born at the same time, place, minute, second and millimeter of a second,” he says. It is necessary to take into account every nuance of the natal chart – or astral chart. “For every sign person there is a spectrum, from sky blue to navy blue,” she says.

Access to the unconscious

Priscila states that astrological archetypes help access the unconscious and dictate repetitive patterns of behavior. “Astrology helps us remove the veils of the unconscious, access intuition and make better decisions,” he says.

It is not surprising that, when reading the birth chart, what the astrologer says seems like confirmation of something that the person already knew or did not understand. Ana Thomazini tries to choose an example that illustrates this magical moment. “That’s when I say, ‘you know you’re coming out of this depressive situation, right?’. The announcement alone constitutes a kind of miracle that mobilizes the person to satisfy their deepest soul needs,” he says.

“THE Christmas card It’s like the instruction manual for a device. You can use just two functions or access them all,” says Robson Papaleo, founder of the Gaia School of Astrology, one of the most traditional in São Paulo, with 30 years of experience.

However, astrology is a manual with free will. “There is therefore no such thing as a bad map. By accessing it, you take advantage of the possibilities. An experienced astrologer can help you explore your maximum potential,” explains Robson.

From micro to macro

Thinking about astrology in everyday terms, it is enough to know that, for each phase of the moon, there is a collectively activated temperament. “Astrological time happens inside and outside of us. The Moon, as it grows, warms our moods, our emotions and even the feelings linked to childhood. It is important to understand that what we experience internally also dialogues with experiences of our surroundings,” says Ana.

It also draws attention to the so-called Great Conjunctions – such as the meeting between two slower planets, Jupiter and Saturn -, capable of mobilizing structural issues in society for about 200 years.

Today there are branches, such as global astrology, focused on government decisions, and astrocartography, linked to cities and their development, to name just two. The map can also be interpreted from a karmic perspective, taking into account past lives, or affairs, focusing on the possibilities of an undertaking and also to verify trends of health.

Astrological complexity

Naturally, as in the five lines of the newspaper, here too it is not possible to explain the complexity of astrology. Here is a brief reflection on the skepticism surrounding the topic, opening up the possibility of observing the sky with different eyes. As Ana says, “astrology reenchants existence because it reminds us that, just as we look at the earth we walk on, it is important to look at the sky of which we are part of something immense and dynamic.”

By Rosane Queiroz – Vida Simples Magazine

He is a journalist and, rather than following predictions, he likes to understand how the stars are a source of self-knowledge.

Source: Terra

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