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Philosophy of
Astrology
Dear Friends & Nature’s Astrology members:
We’ve had so many people join in the last few months I thought it might be helpful to review for all of you the ‘basics’ of Astrology. This is very important today because the entire field of Astrology is in a huge state of flux.
Today, more then any time in the past the field of Astrology is changing dramatically.
2 Main
Astrology’s
There are today, two main branches of Astrology. There is the Western and there is the Eastern branch. In many ways the two systems are very similar. For example both systems believe that Astrology fits us. Both systems believe that the basic symbolisms of Astrology fit our human nature.
Take the Sun for example. In both systems the Sun represents our egos, I’s, and experiences of self and self-confidence. Then, there is the Moon. Both systems believe that the Moon represents how we feel, our emotional mind, and intuition. Like that, the basic symbolisms of the Planets are the same in both systems.
Also, both systems believe in the ‘basic’ structure of the Astrological chart. Both believe in the basic Planetary meanings and roughly the same ideas regarding what’s called the Astrological Houses and Signs.
Finally, both systems believe that the configuration of Sun, Moon, planets and Stars or Constellations at the exact moment of our birth’s is an exact and precise personal ‘chart’ or map about the life that we are and have come to live. This has always been the basic, main premise of Astrology.
In other words, our charts fit us. I like to say it this way: There is a ‘1 to 1 correspondence’ between every detail of our lives and every detail of our Astrological chart.
“1 to1
Correspondence”
Keep this principle in mind when you have your chart read or study your Astrology. You should feel that amazing resonance between yourself and your chart. When you read about your chart, look for that, which truly fits you!
There'll be some experience of ‘aha’ or ‘wow’, or ‘eureka, that’s me!’ flavor. Look for that resonance when you reflect on your chart. The main problem with trying to write about Astrology is that one can only write about one part of one’s chart at a time.
When you want to try and describe what the Sun in Gemini will be like for a person there may be 10,000 people who all have the Sun in Gemini in their charts. In other words, what can one say that’ll be accurate for each person?
Not much! Therefore, one needs to be general enough so that description will be accurate enough for all of them.
The preciseness of Astrology, then, comes not in the specific descriptions but in adding all the descriptions of each aspect of your chart together and then taking them as a whole!
Main
Principles
Of
Astrology
o Our
Charts Fit us
o
Strengths & Weaknesses
The second most important part of Astrology is that our charts try and tell us what our Strengths and Weaknesses are. In other words, Astrology makes a value judgement that certain planets are better or more developed then others.
This is NOT a soul value judgement, but a natural discrimination that trys to help us understand which or our qualities are our positives and which our negatives. This is the most important of Astrological principles because we don’t always see ourselves this way.
In other words, sometimes, where we have a weakness or malefic we don’t know this. Take for example someone who has Mars in the First House in their chart. They may be very demanding, argumentative and go too fast due to this Mars placement.
However, for them, their Mars quality is automatic. Only later down the road, after many, many disagreements, losses of friends and accidents; do they realize “mmmm, maybe I’m…partly at fault, here!”
Unfortunately, many people won’t ‘get it’ for their whole lives. Mars especially being the planet that ‘blames’ others for my own problems can be very difficult in any number of malefic configurations.
But, let’s say you stumble into Astrology at an earlier age. You’ve already had 2 or 3 dramas due to this Mars in the First House. And, when you read about your chart you hear about the possible prediction of having Mars in the First House. Astrology, however, says that Mars in the first is often a negative Astrological configuration.
Suddenly, you get it! You realize the fault doesn’t lie with others but with ourselves! This is the great potential of Astrology to help us see ourselves the way we truly are. Not the way we think, but the way, “Nature” or “God thinks”. In other words the rules of Astrology are not even man made rules.
The rules of Astrology are the way that nature thinks. But, they’re interpreted through ‘man’ so we need to verify in our own lives the truth and validity of these rules and principles.
So, next time, you find one of your so-called weaknesses or what’s called Malefics, in your chart, try and do that 'thing' differently.
If you have the Mars placement in the first house, try being slightly less Marish! Try being less argumentative, less disagreeable and more harmonious. Try going less fast, and see if that doesn’t help.
o
Astrological Discrimination
This gets us to the 3rd major principle of Astrology. There is an inherent Discrimination in our Strengths and Weaknesses that represents some profound, deep wisdom for us.
Jyotish:
Benefices &
Malefics
Jyotish, the Eastern system of Astrology calls these positives “Benefices” and negatives “Malefics”. The Western system just calls them strengths and weaknesses. The point is the same. Astrology has the potential to help us understand what strengths were we born with and which areas weaker or undeveloped.
Real
Purpose
Of
Astrology
Traditionally, Astrology has not understood the true significance of this distinction between Benefices and Malefics. In the East, even, a dramatic belief in fatalism or pre-determinism dominates Astrology. In the West, there’s a typically more western view of self-improvement and changing one’s stars.
Main
Difference
Between
West
&
East
There’s another difference between the Western and Eastern systems of Astrology. This is, as you may already be aware; the difference between how the two systems calculate the Astrological chart.
In other words, the Western and Eastern charts are 23 degrees apart in how they evaluate the person’s Astrological chart. So, if you have the Sun in Gemini in your Western chart there’s a good chance your Eastern chart will be the Sun in Taurus.
So far, both systems have quietly co-existed today in the World. Look at the Western Astronomy magazine: Mountain Astrologer. Though this has predominantly been a western Astronomy magazine, today it has many Eastern Astrology articles as well.
Main
Controversy
Between West &
East
There are two main differences between these two branches of Astrology. The main difference is the difference in the degrees between the two systems. Right now the two systems are 23 degrees apart but in another 1600 years they’ll be 46 degrees apart.
The other difference is more of an attitude. People in the West tend to believe in self-improvement, development and in free will. Astrology in the East emphasizes fate, pre-determinism and a lack of free will. This is the main conflict between the two systems.
Future of
Astrology
Personally, I believe Astrology will move towards an adoption of the Eastern system of calculating while accepting the more progressive western notion of evolution and change.
In my Astrology, which I call Nature’s Astrology I’ve tried to imbibe what I think of as the ‘Best’ of the West and East. I believe the Eastern system is more exact at calculating the Astrological chart while the Western system of self-improvement is also a better notion.
Doing ‘Great’
Astrology
o The
Stages of Astrology
Doing Great Astrology
There are 4 main stages of Astrology. #1) Our chart’s
fits us, and #2) Our charts can be seen in terms of positives and
negatives. These are the the classic
Benefices, (strengths) and Maleifics, (weaknesses) in our charts. Knowing which of our Planets are causing us the
positive things in our lives and which ones are causing us our problems
leads us to the third Major aspect of Astrology; Astrological
Discrimination.
#3 Success &
Failure
Are Due to
Our
Benefices &
Malefics
o All
Success in Life
Is due to our Benefices
Where we have our benefices we’re already doing the right and
healthy thing. If our Sun’s are strong
or Benefic we have a positive self-confidence, I, ego or self
nature.
If our Moon is strong, big, Waxing or in a good sign then our mind
and feeling level, even intuition is
developed.
If our Mercury is good, perhaps in a good sign or house, we are
likely to have a strong and developed
intellect.
If our Mars’ are Benefic we live and exhibit all the positive
sides of Mars. We may be courageous,
enthusiastic and even a crusader, standing up for what is right in
life.
If our Jupiter’s are Benefic we have a developed
Spirituality.
If our Venus’ are Benefic we have a very positive loving or
appreciative nature.
If
our Saturn’s are Benefic we have maturity, good health, balance and
composure in life.
Finally, if Rahu & Ketu are Benefic then we have our desires
but are not a slave to them.
o All
Problems in Life
Are Due to our Malefics
Where we have our so-called Malefics we have all our undeveloped,
weaker or mistaken parts of us. When any of
our planets are found to be acting malefically, this is where we have our
struggles, suffering, problems, grief and
unhappiness.
If our Sun’s are found acting malefically, then we tend to
have a lack of self-confidence or self-worth.
If
our Moon’s are found malefic, we’re apt to have emotional
problems, worrying, anxieties, even fear and
phobias.
If our
Venus’ are malefic we tend to be unappreciative or un-loving. Many problems for example, in relationships are due
to a weak or undeveloped Venus.
If Jupiter is weak or malefic functioning then spirituality is
lacking and even such things as faith are
poor.
If Mars is found malefic then any of Mars’ negatives will
tend to dominate. These include anger,
resentment, disagreement, arguments, fighting, cheating, stealing and any
and all criminal behavior.
If Saturn is found malefic then all problems of health, imbalance,
delays, frustrations, disappointments, losses, grief and suffering
result.
Finally, if Rahu and Ketu are found acting malefically, then such
desires as compulsions, obsessions and addictions
result.
Biggest
Problem
With
Benefices &
Malefics
o How
to Use this
Astrological Discrimination
One of the greatest Benefits in Astrology is learning which of our
Planets are Benefic and which one’s
Malefic.
o
Using our Benefices more
Creates More Success
Once we know what our Benefic strengths are we can begin to use
them more profoundly. Once you know what your
positives are then you can flow more consciously through
them.
There will even be Benefic Times or Dasa periods which will tell
you which are the most positive or life-supporting of future karmic
periods.
Once you begin to understand and flow better through your Benefices
you’ll find yourself being more
successful.
o
Transforming our Malefics
Into Strengths
Once we come to understand which of our planets will tend to be
Malefic, we can learn to change, transform and even improve our Malefics
or weaknesses. This is what I like to call the #4 most important
principle in Astrology.
Biggest
Problem
With
Our
Malefics
o
Where we Have our Malefics
We don’t’ know
this
The greatest problem with our Malefics is that they represent where
we’re confused, undeveloped, mistaken, or think and acting
incorrectly.
For example, if our Sun is malefic we may be self-centered or
selfish and not know this.
If our Moon’s are malefic we may a weak emotional nature and
get our feelings hurt too easily. We may blame
everything else for why we’re feeling the way we are and this is the
illusion of the Moon’s malefic ness.
If our Venus’s are malefic we may be wondering why no one
loves us and blaming them for that.
If our Mercury’s are malefic we tend to make all sorts of
Intellect, incorrect decisions and mistakes.
If our Jupiter’s are malefic we may feel a lack of
spirituality but then blame life instead of ourselves for this
inclination.
If our Saturn’s are malefic we may interpret challenges,
delays and circumstances, at work, with spouses, or children for our lack
of success and natural support.
If our Mars’s are malefic we may be angry and resentful and
blame others for our problems. Mars is in fact
the chief planet of blame and therefore easily misinterprets the
spontaneously malefic Mars creations.
Finally, if Rahu and Ketu are found malefic we’ll be lost to
our desires, have obsessions, compulsions and addictions and not know
why. We may blame the drug dealer on our block
for our addiction.
Or we may blame our up-bringing for our compulsions. The truth is any problem with our own desires, what
I like to call the ‘Desire Mechanism’, and the negatives of
Rahu and Ketu will predominate.
The Key to
Life
Is…
o To
Have More Benefices
Because we’re already successful wherever we have
our Benefices; the key to life is developing more of
them!
We therefore need to understand how we can develop more
strengths.
Where we have our present Benefices we can learn to use them
more.
Where we have our Malefics, it’s crucial that we learn how to
transform them into Benefic strengths!
The
Key
To
My
Astrology
o How
to Transform Any Malefic
Into a Strength
Traditionally, Malefics have been described as our problems,
weaknesses, even our curses or fate. When you
went to a traditional Astrologer they might say your Saturn is malefic,
therefore during Saturn Dasa periods you’ll encounter this or that
problem.
The
Truth
Is…
o
We’re meant to improve our Malefic Planets
The truth is we’re all meant to improve ourselves. Where ever we have any problems or Planetary
weaknesses we’re meant to learn how to develop some strength
there!
If we have a weak or malefic functioning Sun we may be
self-centered, selfish or dictatorial; but we’re meant to become
less like that!
Where we have an undeveloped or malefic functioning Moon
we’re meant to grow emotionally. If we
have a tender or weak emotional nature and are unstable emotionally
we’re meant to improve ourselves
emotionally.
If we have a malefic functioning Venus we’re meant to become
more appreciative and loving.
Where Mars is our problem we’re meant to become less malefic
and balance our Mars.
Where Jupiter is malefic we’re meant to become more
spiritual.
Where Saturn is malefic we’re meant to become more balanced,
silent, calm and mature.
Where Mercury is malefic we’re meant to become stronger
intellectually.
And, finally, where we have malefic functioning Rahu/Ketu’s
we’re meant to get over our compulsions, obsessions and even
addictions.
It may seem difficult, but this is because we have not understood
previously what the true source of our ignorance or problems
are.
Our problems stem from our undeveloped or incorrectly functioning
Planets. Once we learn how to strengthen and
develop them, then any negativity in life can be
corrected.
Philosophy of
Remedies
&
Remedial
Measures
o The
Key to Self-Improvement
Depends on Transforming our
Malefics
Into Benefices
You may have heard of the idea of Astrological remedies or remedial
measures. The idea is there even in
traditional Astrology. Unfortunately,
they’re not understood or used that
much.
When I first started studying Jyotish, for example, you’d
hardly ever hear of them, and if you ever did they were not much
emphasized.
I’m reminded of one book I was studying which had 200 pages
on the Astrology. 195 of those 200 pages were
all about how our charts fit us. At the end,
tacked on almost like an after thought, were 5 pages on remedial
measures.
Even at the time I thought there was something wrong about
that!
Fortunately, I’d come to Astrology from a meditation, yoga
and Ayurvedic back ground. In other words
I’ll already been practicing many Vedic remedies for
self-development.
So, why not in Jyotish?
My
Jyotish:
How
To
Self-Improve
Through
Malefic
Self-development
o All
of our Malefics
Are meant to be changed!
Even in the beginning I thought the emphasis should be more like
50% Understanding of one’s chart, and 50% in terms of remedies and
remedial measures. Later I began to realize it
could even be 80/20%.
In other words, it doesn’t take very long to figure out if
any of one’s Planets are acting
Malefically.
The very moment that you discover that one of your Planets are
functioning Malefically; then, immediately you can begin focusing on how
to strength and change that Malefic into a
Benefic!
In my
Nature’s Astrology
o We
will focus on:
1)
Understanding our Benefices, more
and
2) How to
Literally change our Malefics into
Strengths.
The key to our lives depends on flowing Benefically. Where we were born with our Benefices, we’re
already doing that. We’re already known
for our strengths.
However, where we’re also experiencing any problems; this is
where we’re flowing through our Malefics and we don’t realize
this.
Therefore, in all of our discussions let’s focus on these 2 main aspects.
#1 Which are our Benefices? And,….
#2 Which are our Malefics….? And….
#3 How can we transform our Malefics into Benefic strengths!
This is not only ‘good’
Astrology, this is the true purpose of
life!
No one was born to just live the curse of their past!
We all were born to grow in the areas of our Malefic weaknesses.
Instead of living those lessons out on the outside where they are the most painful, we can learn to transform our Malefics inside.
As we do this, all of the symptoms of Malefic ness will begin dissolving and eventually disappear!
I have spent over 36 years meditating, practicing the #1 Vedic remedy of Meditation.
In addition I have spent over 17 years now, in this new field of Transformative Astrology, learning how to change and improve ourselves through Malefic development!
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We can help you learn how to strengthen any of your so-called Malefics.
Sincerely,
Mark Kincaid
Founder: Nature’s Astrology
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