Let us take as a starting point the idea
that many important elements are determined at the precise moment
of our birth, yet that this does not mean that the dice are thrown
and that the game is already played!
To demonstrate this important
nuance, the newborn child, that we all once were, can be compared
to the tiny sown seed. If we understand the nature of this seed and
the quality of the earth in which it is sown, if we know the period
of the year and the precise climate of the region then we can estimate
that a plant will surge forth from the ground.
However, the manner
in which this plant is cared for will determine the way in which it
will grow and develop, the plant must be well watered, nourished,
looked after and placed in a good sunny spot. Understanding these
factors means that we can make the best possible choices and look
after this plant in the best possible manner. Astrology is a powerful
tool, allowing us to determine the particular nature of a person and
to help this person achieve the greatest personal satisfaction. You
are born with certain genes, certain characteristics which make you
exactly the person you are and astrology effectively opens the way
to greater personal understanding and to a better knowledge of your
future.
Astrology will guide you and help you make the best possible
choices and the most adapted decisions, will help you overcome any
obstacles in your path and will show you how to be in the right place
at the right time to seize the important opportunities which will
come your way and which, if you do not pay enough attention will slip
through your grasp.
We could ask ourselves whether modern man, who
lives so explicitly in this present of ours, has not lost a certain
essential element ; the capacity of wonder, a feature so important
to our children who have only just started to learn about the world.
For ancient man and the peoples of all historic civilizations, legends,
myths, dreams, tales and mystery played this important role and a
great system of Astrology was born, firmly based on logical precepts
and rigorous observations. We, on the other hand, live in the relative
material and moral comfort which our means allow; we can find warmth
when we are cold, can shelter from stormy downpours, turn the night
into day, can combat those illnesses and diseases which have decimated
populations in the past and yet find ourselves plunged into a certain
existential crisis, asking ourselves exactly the same questions as
ancient man and getting no closer to a satisfactory response !
Who
are we, where are we going....... ? Modern science has been able to
change our standard of living but have we really advanced towards
satisfying these complex personal preoccupations ? If we carefully
examine the ancient cultures and civilizations, we find that their
desires, feelings, needs, motivations, contradictions, worries and
joys are not that very different to those we have today and it is
precisely for this reason that Astrology can respond to the questions
asked before and can continue to offer a response to the questions
we ask ourselves today.
