Matter of energy

So, you’re looking at your daily horoscope. Scanning the page for your star (sun) sign, no doubt there’ll be some kind of riddle about how to face some crisis the day is about to present. It says it right there, so it must be true… right? So you start thinking about what that could possibly be. You’ll see them going on about planets and constellations moving through some house number, and by this time you’re thinking “How does this apply to MY life right NOW? This is a load of crap!” (But there’ll be other times it appears spot on.) By this time, you’ve moved on to the next page and forgotten about the whole thing. But you’re a glutton for punishment; and as a result, will be back tomorrow to try and work it all out again!

The problem here is astrologers don’t tell you what affect the moon, your ascendant sign and all the other planets in between, is having on you.

At the time of your birth the sun, moon and the planets were at an exact position. The overall positioning of these celestial masses represents a specific vibration. This vibration resonates with you as you carry it through life, and can be plotted on a chart to illustrate talents, behaviours, psychology, and can even give you an idea of your most suitable partner. Astrologers call this a natal chart.

Astrology is a finite science. Essentially, there exists a duality (in our 3rd dimensional physical form) with the sun relating to male/ego (father), and lunar to female/intuition (mother). All the planets in between relate to an energy gradient where either male or female dominate the shades of grey. In their natural orbit the planets move around us – past earth and back (return) around it.

As these energies travel around us, our attention becomes focussed on the energy the particular transit represents.

(Have a look at www.astro.com for more info on planets and astrology in general. I reckon it’s the best site of its kind on the net.)

So, there is this matter of energy – metaphysically speaking. How we interact with that energy is the result of a mixture of natal vibration and our current frequency, or life experience.

OK, here’s where it gets interesting..

As it is with the planets, we have our own signature resonance. Suspended around us is an electromagnetic field. This energy field surrounding us is our life force. It vibrates in varying densities, and can be broken down into discernable layers. By understanding the meaning of these layers, we begin to understand more fully our multi-dimensional self.

This energy field is known as an aura. It is subconsciously perceived by all those we interact with. I’ll cover the aura in more detail at a later time, but there are seven basic layers representing our multi-dimensional self.

Judith Collins, a renowned authority on auras, said something along the lines of – The aura is a walking talking advertisement illustrating who we are¦ the sum total of our thoughts and actions. By changing our thoughts and actions we can change our advertisement. What that is depends on you. If you don’t like what you’re advertising you can change it – but how?

Basically, our physical actions affect our mental (and vice versa), and in turn our energies change. Understanding the vibration of these thoughts and actions will allow you to consciously change the resonance of your aura so that you can transform yourself into who you want to be (for better or worse). You will attract people resonating to a similar vibration. We do this already through our subconscious.

By being able to define these actions, and subsequent vibrations, it’s possible to tune yourself to the frequency you want to resonate to and attract the people you want in your life. It’s also possible to understand what it takes to be an actual self (true self) and define the facade we all seem to represent ourselves as being in day to day life. From there we can choose consciously which parts don’t fit anymore and change them to form the vibration we want.

What we do from a physical perspective ripples through our energy field and ultimately throughout the universe. The way we respond ripples back through to the physical and outward again. Luckily our soul is out there in the finer vibrations assisting us to make the decision that will best enable us to evolve. That’s intuition and you can read all about it here on Karmic Ecology.

Reading your own chart

If the daily horoscope leaves you cold, the natal chart is where astrology becomes personal. You need three things: your date, time and place of birth. The time matters, because it sets the ascendant, the sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment you were born, and the ascendant shapes how you come across to others in a way the sun sign alone does not. Most of the free chart services will draw the wheel for you in seconds.

Start with three placements rather than the whole chart. The sun is the core self and the direction of growth. The moon is the emotional life, what you need to feel safe, and how you behave when nobody is watching. The ascendant is the front door, the manner and appearance the world meets first. Many people find that the moon explains more about their daily experience than the sun ever did, and that the ascendant explains why others see them differently from how they see themselves.

Then look at where the planets fall in the twelve houses, which are areas of life: self, money, communication, home, creativity, work, partnership and so on. A cluster of planets in one house tells you where the energy of your life concentrates. An empty house is not a lack; it is simply an area that does not demand your attention.

Energy you can change and energy you cannot

The natal vibration is fixed; you were born when you were born. Everything after that is negotiable. The value of knowing your chart is not prediction but self-knowledge: a language for tendencies you already have, which makes them easier to work with and harder to be ambushed by. The aura, by contrast, is the part you are shaping every day through thought and action, which is why the two belong in the same piece. One describes the instrument you were given; the other describes the music you are making with it.

To go further, the anatomy of the aura describes the seven layers in detail, and how to see auras gives a step by step practice. Between them they turn the idea of changing your advertisement into something you can actually do.