Jul 13 2007
Teaching Interior Alignment Astrology
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 — Interior Alignment™ astrology at any rate. My affair began in 2004 when I began training as Interior Alignment™ Teacher. When I returned home from my training I ordered a birth-chart from one of the on-line companies — and was disappointed. Mind you this company tells it like they see it — they don’t mince words - it is just that I didn’t like the words being said about me! I felt like I just got the ’bad news’ and was left high and dry and I thought, now what? What does it mean? Can I change this assessment or is my fate sealed whatever I do?
I believe that with Interior Alignment™ astrology, the answer is yes. Interior Alignment™ astrology is not an interpretation or predictive course. It is 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.
I find that your Sun sign can directly correlate with the big lesson you are here to work on in this life time. 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.
For me, Interior Alignment™ 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).
And so, here I am, as a Master Teacher and Advanced Teacher of Interior Alignment™, doing what I am supposed to do. There is vulnerability and risk in this chosen path as whenever one offers a passion to the world there is a risk of meeting indifference, being ignored or rejected.
In the bagua, this exploration of one’s path is the Fame gua. In my book, Odyssey of the Heart - Paths to Wholeness through Feng Shui, I write “You are both a receiver and a transmitter of light: You take light into your being in the form of inspiration, courage, faith, and love, and then you reflect and illuminate the way for others. As you begin to glow with inner light, you can make a significant difference in your own life and also in the world around you.” And THIS, I know comes from my higher source and the most authentic expression of my Sun sign.
Copyright Deborah Redfern, 2007. All rights reserved.
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