Astrology &
Meditation
Astrology is a
language of symbols, an alphabet if you like, when understood gives access into
our past, present and possible future ways of acting and thinking. If how we
act and respond to situations in the present is governed by how we have acted
in the past then it is reasonable to think how we act or respond in the present
will largely determine what our future responses to any given situation are
likely to be. It seems very much as if rather than having a predetermined
future thrust upon us from some sort of outside force or divine being we do in
fact have free will to first think and act as we like and also to change how we
think and act. If not free will then we certainly have a choice about whether
we react to situations in our normal manner or have the choice to say No to
habitual response and allow some other response happen.
Imagine if every time
you came in contact with a certain person the contact resulted in an exchange
of anger or, on the other side, a very pleasant afternoon of whatever takes
your fancy. Pretty soon if those encounters are repeated often enough they will
become habits and a pattern of responses will be set up. This is pretty much how
we act or react to the encounters life brings our way. It’s like building up
our very own personal library of responses. Whenever we find ourselves in a
known situation we open one of the books of responses from the library and act
out according to what is written in the book or how we have conditioned
ourselves to react. The same is true of being in unknown situations, we bring
out the book dealing with unknowns and act according to how we have conditioned
our self to act in the past. This library is our memory of past events.
The planets
Sun/Moon/Saturn form the part of our consciousness we refer to as the ego, our
sense of self. The Sun is the “I am” the idea of our inner hero or superman or
woman. The Moon represents our emotional responses. It tells us how our hero reacts
to other people and how it feels about our hero. Saturn is the mechanism tasked
with keeping the hero safe and secure, our inner voice of caution. When our
conditioned responses get fried we have trouble in responding in a truly free
and open manner. To gain an insight into some of the layers of conditioning we
have covered the ego with the meditation given below can help in understanding
the symbolism of astrology.
Horoscope
Meditation
1 Sit and orientate yourself with your head
in heaven and your feet well anchored to the earth. See yourself growing roots
from your feet down into the earth and become aware of these roots grounding
you into and onto the earth. Feel supported by the energy of the universe
gently stretching your neck and spine up to heaven and the energy of the earth
gently pulling your legs and feet down into the ground.
2 Breathe in and out through the nose
filling the lungs and becoming aware of the chest rising and falling. Falling
with the inhalation and rising with the exhalation. As the breath comes in
think “I am breathing” and smell the scent of a rose.
3 Focus your consciousness in the head and
let it sink slowly into the centre of your head, through the jaw, neck and into
the upper chest, where you point to when you say “I”. In this central point you
see a white gold sun shining: allow yourself to sink slowly into this light as
it surrounds you, where you are protected and at peace. Symbolically you are
now in the circle at the centre of the horoscope. Fill this space as much as
you can with your sense of self
4 Visualise your horoscope around you,
looking left see the AC with its sign, then look right and see the DC with its
sign. Below is the I.C. and above is the M.C. In this cross you feel strong and
secure. This is the cross of matter, from here you reach out to others across
the axis of encounter (A.C.-D.C.). Vertically is the axis of individuality
where the individual rises up from the collective (D.C.) to the height of the
individual existence (M.C.) Give some thought as to how you reach out and
contact others and also what it is or how it is you would like to grow into and
become.
5 As you find yourself sitting in the inner
circle of your birth chart start to visualise the personality planets: Sun , Moon ý and Saturn, arranged as they are in your chart.
First turn your attention to the Sun: bring
it in close and examine how you feel about your thoughts on your sense of self.
Understand you are the most important being in your world……… see yourself as
strong and capable to overcome anything which life sends your way.
After a while push it slowly back into its
original place and bring in the Moon. Examine how you feel about your emotional
nature. Ask yourself if your emotions are under your control…… are you giving
freely of yourself or do you resent the demands placed upon you. Whatever and
however you feel imagine yourself in control of your emotional state and see
yourself giving freely to others and able to accept help and support when you
need it. Then slowly restore the Moon to its original position.
Now do the same with Saturn, examining how
you feel about what this planet represents to you. Saturn is the planet of
boundaries and walls between yourself and others. It is what keeps us safe and
secure. It is the memory of all that has happened to us ….. good and bad.
Become aware of the power of this energy and as you do realise it is to be
utilised and used for your protection but does not have to be the ruling force
in your life.
6 When you wish to withdraw from the state
of meditation or contemplation start to become aware of your breathing,
breathing deeper with each breath and as you become more aware of the sounds
around you slowly open your eyes and focus your attention on your surroundings.
Sit in this space of conscious awareness for a few more breaths and then go
through any closing procedure you use.
This
meditation is based on that given by Bruno & Louise Huber in their book
Transformation: Astrology As A Spiritual Path, and is included here with the
permission of the Publisher HopeWell.
