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As a child, the author was taught
subjects that dealt with the occult or bordered on the occult did
not hold any value and they should be avoided. He was also taught
those who practices such things and attempted to provide divination
with them were charlatans. As a result the author had no interest in
the subject of astrology. It seem too occultish for him.
Trained as a physicist, the author was taught to look at the facts
of a situation. Astrology seemed to offer little facts to support
the types and kinds of conclusions which were being drawn from the
available information. As a physicist, the only influence of which
he knew relative to the planets was gravity. The effect of gravity
from the planets is mathematically small. Any effect that would be
there would be masked by larger influences.
However it was know the moon affects tides because of its gravity
and that effects can be quite significant. Since we are mostly water
it is possible there are very subtle gravitation influences that
affect our body water. Those effects in turn would creates different
feelings. The energy we sense could give rise to particular types
and kinds of thoughts. Those thoughts could, or would, causes us to
act certain ways. However, other than the sun and moon, the
gravitational effect from celestial bodies would be so small that it
would be hard if not impossible to detect.
However, the author was aware of various individuals having tried to
show the moon’s influence on people. Many simply wanted to show why
the word lunatic comes from the Latin word Luna for moon. People
were said to become crazier around the full moon. Yet, all the
studies seemed to be inconclusive. The evidence never appeared
strong enough to prove there was an effect. Some have thought the
effects that were noted because of the full moon may be more a
result of light sensitivity and being unable to sleep rather than
some mysterious or unseen effects. In any case the author discarded
Astrology.
As was stated in discussion “Finding
an Alternative Way,” the author chose to explore the idea of the
body as an energy detector. As an energy physicist, the
existence of unseen energy was a fact. The question was, “Are human
being capable of sensing the unseen energy of the Universe much the
way an antenna receives and responds to radio waves?” He chose to
start this journey of exploration with talking to some psychics to
see what they could see.
The author developed a curiosity in Astrology when one of the
psychics within whom he was working began to look more and more at
Astrology. This psychic noticed the constraints in the lives of
people who sought her advice appeared to be tied to the planets. She
notice patterns and occurrences that seem to parallel Astrological
phenomenon. Overtime, this psychic would get an intuitive insight
and then look at the astrology before she shared her insights to an
individual rather than giving her insights first.
The author saw this as a curious evolution and began to look at
Astrology to see if he could see what she was perceiving. So the
author began to observe his life and the lives of other. He had an
Eastern and Western Astrological reading done and he looked for some
effective way to see what astrologers were reporting on a more daily
basis. During this period of observation the author held the same
creative focus. He held that focus for ten years. It was a focus
originated from the intention for his life and it was because that
focus came from such a depth that it allowed him to observe what he
did. In essence the author was not often distracted from the mundane
so there was not that much interference from the outside world. He
watch to see what the astrologers predicted. He looked to see if
what they said was in any way true and if so how was it true.
One observation that became very common was that whenever he had to
go back and explore the past for some understanding or information
particular planets would be in retrograde. When there were unusual
retrogrades there seemed to be the added need to look way back to
some of the very first files he created. What got his attention that
there could be a relationship was when he noticed how unusually far
back he was going one time to obtain some information. He was going
back to where the computer technology which he used to record the
data no longer existed. Fortunately he had sufficient foresight to
transferred the data to new, but now unused, technologies that could
be accessed. When he checked the astrology he found there was an
unusually long retrograde motion for one of he key planets related
to the subject in question.
There were times that the Astrology seemed to be related to external
event. But what surprised him was more often than not, were about
planetary influences on the focus he was holding to create something
that arose from the depth of his being. In many ways they were like
synchronicities but they seemed to have an air of predictability and
inevitability about them. In many ways the Astrology was more like a
weather forecast about the journey into exploring creativity. There
is an influence but it is much like the wind or the tides of the
ocean relative to the intentions he held. The influence is not on
our lives as such. Rather, it is on what energy is available to
nudge us along on our journey.
The essential characteristic of the author’s journey into creativity
was a path of surrender. The writing and exploration of creativity
was very much a surrender to what needed to be said and/or needed to
be done. The material evolved and unfolded. It some ways it was like
trying to cross a body of water on stepping stones. But it is so
foggy all one can seen is the nest stone, the step, directly in
front. One could not anticipate any step other than the one directly
in front . To take such a journey, one has to have an undying trust
that the next step would lead them in the direction they wanted to
go. But to go there one must have faith that the next step, no
matter what it looks like, is the next step one needs to take and
then take it.
It is here, in this surrender process that astrology seemed to play
the biggest role. Astrology seems to influence the thoughts which
arise and the ease of the information accessed. The author had to
surrender his life to the inspiration that lead from one
understanding to the next. It was not something that mind could
anticipate. When he was able to be in mind and function based on his
past experience, Astrology appeared totally irrelevant. However,
when we surrender to the inspiration and insights arise from the
unseen to lead him forward, he began to see why many mystics talk
about our lives being destined or each of us having and inescapable
destiny that is control by outside influences like the heavens.
From the author’s perspective, the conclusion he drew was that
Astrology is just another attempt by humans to understand the
deep undercurrents of Creation. How successful a technique it is
depends on how it is used. The author found that how one should use
Astrology depends on whether you are an Astrologer or the one
seeking the reading for the effects are actually different.. Why
this is true is a result of how creations and Creation arises from
the deep undercurrents and how we are or are not sensitive to these
undercurrents and which ones.
The best overall observation the author can provided of his
observations of Astrology is best captured by the reason Dr. Sarno
stated when he wrote several books on back pain near the end of his
career. In his first book entitle, “Healing Backpain,” Dr. Sarno
said that there was not one condition of back pain that was not
ultimately a result of anger. One could always find something to
which to point as the cause of the back pain, such as muscle strain,
a ruptured disk, pinched nerve and the like, but ultimate it was a
result of anger. The author does not doubt the truth of what Dr.
Sarno said for he has seen the results of Dr. Sarno in the lives of
those around him.
This does not mean the injury is not real and is psychosomatic or
illusionary. Rather the issue is the cause of the
pain we experience is not caused by the back condition. If you
treat the back condition, the energy giving rise to the condition in
the first place will come out as a repeat issue or arise somewhere
else. In essence what Dr. Sarno was saying is that there are
deep undercurrents within the body that give rise to the
condition we experience in the body. There are conditions that cause
anger. As a result of the way many individuals have handled the
anger, the anger gives rise to a current of energy that expresses
itself in the region of the back as back pain. Or, you could say,
the currents of energy affect the muscles in the back such that the
muscles cannot sufficient carry the load resulting in some type or
kind of back injury. The important point is, that if you fix the
point of injury in the body, you do not fix the cause of the injury.
Astrology is very similar. The way the author sees it based on the
creativity perspective and the
energy consciousness model is as follows. What gives rise to
what is experiences as Astrology are the
deep undercurrents of Creation which give rise to the
experiences we have.
Creation is the superposition of many different flows of energy.
These flows of energy exist as
deep undercurrents of Creation and they express themselves, and
we experience them, as events in our lives and our environment. What
we experience in any moment is the sum total composite of all the
energy to which we are sensitive. That is, we are not sensitive to
all the energy that exists although we can be. We are sensitive only
to a portion of the energy based on to how our body and being are
“tuned” to sense the energy. In many ways we are tuned like a
four stringed instrument. Although we can “tune” ourselves to
discern and sense any one particular energy we choose if we properly
focus our attention and awareness, our physical body keeps us locked
into a particular set or portion of energy. That “body locked” focus
then allows us to experience Creation as a human being within our
particular body.
In the same way there is a particular undercurrent of energy which
gives rise to us, there is a particular undercurrent that gives rise
to each of the individual planets and motion of the planets. Here
one may want to visit the topic “Einstein’s
Approach and Assumptions” and reviews the four insights about
their application to how we create our experiences. Analogous to the
Theory of Relativity, the laws of creation/Creation are the same for
any point in creation. They are only experienced differently. What
gives rise to any aspect of Creation is a flow of energy. Although
we exist because of a particular flow of energy, we are sensitive to
many other flows of energy. At any one moment, any one of the flows
of energy to which we are sensitive may dominate what we experience
and give rise to the thoughts we have or the actual experience we
have.
In becoming mindful and aware of the thoughts we have, what we feel
and what we experience in any particular moment and compare it to
our external world, we will being to see relationships. Some
relationships are very subtle, where as some are not obvious. In
becoming aware of the undercurrent. We can begin to observe patterns
of anger giving rise to back problems as done by Dr. Sarno. We can
begin to see we seem to revisit certain aspects of the past more
often when Mercury or some other planet is in retrograde. Similarly
we may find ourselves more amorous when Venus is in certain
positions. Yet the planets are not causing what we experience. What
we experience is the current that gives rise to a particular planet
is more dominate in that moment within our being. And, what does
need to be emphasized here is that we do have some conscious choice
over what we allow to influence us and how big and influence it is
by how we focus our attention and awareness.
Remember, we experience the energy of all the planets and much more
simultaneously all the time. To sense a particular energy we either
need to be sensitive to that energy and/or its needs to be energetic
enough to rise above the background. Similarly, what the Astrologer
who advises you senses and feels is important may not be the energy
to which you are most sensitive or the energy that influencing you
the most. Additionally the focus of your attention and awareness
must be that you are receptive to receiving it. Even if you are
sensitive to an energy that does not mean you will be open to what
you sense and feel. Rather we must be
open to feeling. We can numb certain types and kinds of feeling.
Numbing what we feel is one of the factors in how we develop
addictions and/or move away from the
intention for our life.
In any case, the energy you sense is like any other energy. There is
an
ebb and flow to the energy of creation. Any creation arises from
the material out of which it forms, exists for a time, and the then
dissolves and dissipates back into the material out of which it
came. There is an energy which created the planets and sustains the
planets and there is an energy that animates their orbit. We sense
that energy rising and falling much like the seasons of the year.
There are times when the energy is strong and whatever effect it has
is greatest. Then there are time when it is low and whatever effect
it causes is lower.
However, even if we are sensitive to the energy and we are open to
receiving it, it may not be the strongest energy influencing us in
the moment so that whatever the effect it has on us, it is masked by
the presence of stronger energies. The question then becomes, “Where
are we focusing our attention and awareness and for the energies
which we do sense, what does that focus allow us to be open or not
open to receiving?”
Within this understanding, there is valuable information you can get
from Astrology but it is not as powerful as some would have us
believe. The author recommendations that you do our own experiment
to see how it affect your life and how useful it is to you. It will
affect individual differently for we are all unique.
In many ways the energy is like the water in a river with large
rocks. When the tide is in or the river is running high because of
spring rains, there is a lot of water which covers the rocks so one
does not need to be a careful when they navigate the river. However,
when the water level is low because the tides are out or there is
little runoff, one just needs to become more attentive to the rocks.
So too the energy with which they work. If the energy of the planets
do affect you or your creative effort then you will need to work
with the energy just as if you are a gardener working with season of
the year. There is time for planting and a time for harvesting. If
you are going to become a successful farmer or gardener, you must
learn the time of the season with which you work.
If we are attempt to use astrology, we need to become aware or what
we are trying to create. If we are tying to create something in our
life that requires us to tap into the
deeper undercurrents of creation like the
intention for our life, the Astrological influences can be seen
and felt. How big an influence Astrology is depends on what you are
attempting to create, your particular body structure in the way it
functions as an energy receiver, the focus of your attention and
awareness and similar considerations. However, if your creative
endeavors only access the more shallow currents or stay near the
surface as these
deep undercurrents unfold, then the Astrology is less
significant. In any case, you are unique and you will have to do
your own experiments to see how great and affect Astrology play in
your life.
If you are an Astrologer, you need to become aware there are two
ways to approach Astrology. One is to provide an interpretation of
the planets based on your perspective. That perspective is of course
based on how you think Creation works and in particular, it is
biased by both your training as an astrologer and the particular
school of thought you use. The other way is to use the Astrology
simply as a focus of your attention and awareness to see into the
unseen.
This second way of using Astrology is best summed up in a
paraphrased passing statement made by an astrologer. Their statement
is applicable to any creative endeavor and is in totally alignment
as to what it means to
eat and digest what is given and allow what you use to arise
from within. It goes as follows: “I look at the current astrological
alignment and create an astrological chart based on my training. I
then write a prediction based on that chart. I look at all the
appropriate information as I understand it and contemplate all the
information in my head. I then close my eyes and center myself in my
breathing. I then communicate what I feel lead to say. What I say
usually surprises me. I go to a place that I cannot normally access.
I speak from some deep inner wisdom and awareness. Many people say
the insights and wisdom that arises from within me using this
technique is very useful and inspiring to them.” What is described
here is simply the Astrologer using the Astrology to focus his
attention and awareness into the
source/Source that is always available to him. It is just that
he has not learn, tap into that source/Source with other techniques.
The Astrologer just thinks the astrology is providing the insights
but it is not. It is only focusing his attention and awareness to
see the unseen.
The overall recommendation made here for your creative endeavors, is
to
allow effectiveness to be your measure of truth and to use
whatever arises from what comes from within your own being.
Eat and digest whatever is giving to you and allow what you use
to arise from within. Contemplate and experiment with what is given
to you and allow your
intuitive guidance to lead you. When developed and routinely
utilize such that you know how your intuitive guidance speaks to you
and you know and understand the language it utilizes, it will be
better, and ultimately will be more reliable, than any astrological
prediction and/or any direction given from the outside.
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