Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day one day I’d be teaching a class on astrology! For one thing, in the past I considered astrology to be the realm of entertainment. And that is fine – entertainment is great! I just couldn’t see the logic of it and therefore remained a ‘polite skeptic’. But often it is the skeptic who fall the hardest, when they fall in love.
And indeed I confess to being in love with astrology as was presented to me by my feng shui colleague Ruth Toledo Altschuler. This kind of astrology is not an interpretation or predictive course but based on the principle of archetypes. For example, the first thing I explore with a client is their Sun sign. The archetype of the Sun sign is the outward expression, the public face you present to the world.
Your Sun sign can directly correlate with the big lesson you are here to work on in this life time, which in turn relates to the Fame and Reputation of the Bagua. Your Sun sign can also manifest as your highest self, or your authentic self, when it is balanced. So, in doing a consultation, I have a conversation about what being in balance with your Sun sign looks like. It is through this coaching relationship that includes taking stock of where you are and doing specific homework assignments that, while not changing your birth-chart, gives you the opportunity to step into your highest self.
Western, or archetyal astrology helped me to understand where my strengths are: as a student doing the research and going deeply into a project (Scorpio Sun), and as a teacher, finding new ways to present material and expressing my delight in passing on what I’ve learned (Libra Rising).
Copyright Deborah Redfern, 2007. All rights reserved.
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