I’ve been deep into astrology as of late for reasons I can’t explain.
Maybe it has to do with teaching my first Alchemy Academy class, which made me realize I understand more about it than I thought. I was able to answer some questions off the cuff from a friend, and she commented that I helped her grasp some of its more complex concepts by explaining them in layman’s terms.
It could also be because I’ve just been subconsciously applying what I already know to what I’m exposed to regularly (e.g., articles, podcasts) about astrology. After all, isn’t that how one broadens their knowledge? Passive learning is a real thing.
In any case, this led me back to my natal chart this morning. As I slowly try to accept that — yes, our very being may be charted in the stars — I figured that maybe I could find some answers to some recent realizations. Namely, it seems that I’ve entered another period of my life where everyone has a problem with me. While I’m not entirely unfamiliar with this sort of treatment from others, it did bring me back to something I read in my chart a while ago—something about having an unconventional viewpoint on traditional thoughts and values.
After doing a deep dive into my natal chart and doing some additional research, I’ve determined that maybe I’m just not cut out for this life.
All jokes aside (Promise that last one was a joke), it does make me wonder just how much one can really weigh the details of things like a natal chart. Could there be a link between our sense of being and the stars?
Maybe, but I don’t believe anything is definitive, if only because of the existence of free will.
I’m about two-thirds through a fiction novel I started a few weeks ago, and I only just realized perhaps the most critical message of the entire book: people can change their minds.
You can be angry with me for “rebelling against dated expectations,” and then decide you want to accept it for the sake of our relationship.
I can challenge your “traditional beliefs,” and you can choose to never talk to me again for the sake of your feelings or religion (or whatever it may be).
We are individuals who experience life differently, and then make decisions based on those experiences—both good and bad, each with its own consequence. If you can’t respect the process — or at least the notion that other people may be going through something completely different than you at any given point — you’re setting yourself up for disappointment.
Perhaps, more importantly, you’re going to miss out.