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This post contains info which assumes the reader has a basic knowledge of astrology. If not, then keep reading and you will probably get something out of it!
One piece of Spiritual Astrology which should be kept in mind when reading this post is something called “Frequency Based” Astrology. This takes into account that we are all at different points in our spiritual, emotional, psychological, financial and health-oriented paths (etc). So you must assess where you stand on any given spectrum. For instance, if I am the type of person whose major goal is to buy that Beamer and I wonder why I can’t keep a steady relationship going… well let’s just say that person is at a completely different place than the person who is content with less, who works a satisfying job and who slowly and steadily saves money for practical goals and who might have a rewarding yoga practice. These two individuals could have very similar astrology charts (horoscopes) and yet the way in which their planets interact and reflect their inners lives would be vastly different.
Likewise, when reading this post, when I mention the words “heavy” or “challenging” or “difficult” in referring to aspects. I am not saying anything definitively – rather, for people who have a lot of work to do on themselves, they might experience certain transits as heavy or burdensome. While those of us who have done our personal growth work and who have awareness and maybe even a spiritual practice, we might just experience these “challenging” aspects as learning opportunities (or a stubbed toe).
We all have different karma, and we can gage from our previous history where we are on any given karmic continuum. And now I hope you enjoy this piece:
I am writing this post because I am reminded again and again how a particularly “heavy” transit, like Pluto square the Sun or Saturn square Jupiter with a challenging Mars Progression, does not feel heavy or challenging all the time. Even a faster moving Uranus (transits a planet for a total of 9 – 18 months with a 3 degree orb) does not reveal surprises or upheavals for the entire time it is on that planet. Can you imagine a new surprise or upheaval or accident every week for a year? No – that would be too much to bear. So then why does that Uranus / Moon hard aspect only come out during a certain week or month?
It is because of certain catalysts in the astrology chart – planets like a Transiting Sun, Transiting Mars and Full / New Moons and Eclipses. Tracking these events and these planets through someone’s chart will reveal when a heavier (and longer enduring) aspect might “manifest.” I say “manifest” because it is not the planets “doing” anything but rather the astrology chart is simply a blueprint of our karma – all the gross and some of the subtle karmas, including positive karma and negative karma. If we have a lot of negative karma to clear, and the conditions are in place to do it, then during a “heavy” transit or progression, we might have a rough stretch.
Here is a for-instance: say I had Pluto crossing the Square point to my Lunar Nodes, plus my Progressed Moon was coming to make a conjunction with my Natal Neptune (not necessarily a tough aspect in and of itself), along with Saturn making a conjunction with my Natal Mars… you can see where this is going. This might be a rough month or two for me – but which month will it happen in? Look at the Transiting Sun or the Transiting Mars, these planets, along with the Progressed Moon will tell you a lot about when something might manifest.
Say I had those challenging aspects going on above, and then, that same month, my transiting Sun also crossed (conjunct) my Natal Mars. Then boom – suddenly I might experience bad abdominal pains and a few days later have my appendix removed. I’m not saying this has to happen, and I am not even saying this is likely! But it is one possible way to purify some negative karma.
Then, if Saturn is still hanging around my Natal Mars, then there might be a slight complication and I have to go back because I have an abscess (Saturn and Mars can indicate infection), and due to the Progressed Moon’s influence with Neptune, I might have even had some response or possible reaction to the anesthesia. Who knows, there may have been an out of body experience.
And all this may not have occurred if the transiting Sun had been clear of tough aspects for a couple weeks. But something may have been more challenging if not as rough as I describe it above.
Go back and if you have not already read it, read my post about Bodhisattva Astrology as a way to counter the fatalistic trends in this post. Remember, our awareness and our spiritual practice determine how negative karma manifests.
For someone who is fortunate enough to practice an authentic spiritual path (maybe like Buddhism), if they are sitting on a meditation cushion for a 3-month retreat, then maybe they don’t have the same manifestation as I mention above. Instead of requiring surgery, maybe they experience a couple days of headaches and then they continue with their practice and they don’t even have to interrupt their retreat.
That is the beauty of life (and of astrology). We don’t know exactly what is going to happen. We can’t say exactly how negative karma might manifest. But we can control the conditions and possibly the causes for karma to manifest – for instance, if we are doing an arduous yet relatively safe hike on the Appalachian Trail for a full summer, then we will probably miss any negative karma that would have manifested in a busy, chaotic work environment. I’m not saying that you should go sit on a meditation cushion for a few months or that you should go take a hike.
Rather, take it one step at a time. If you have the time and resources, maybe explore taking a yoga class. Or explore a meditation group. Or join a group of outdoors enthusiasts. Set realistic goals and try to keep them but don’t be too hard on yourself either. You might reward yourself for reaching certain milestones.
Thank you for reading!
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