The planets in your birth chart are not the cause of your condition in life. They merely correspond to the thought-cells in your astral form.
Your astral body is composed of thought-cells organized by experience.
These thought-cells, and their organization are your character.
Thought-compounds within your character possess strong and weak and harmonious and discordant desires that attract conditions and events into your life. And these events and conditions are shown in your birth chart. That’s because you weren’t born until your character vibrations corresponded with the vibratory rates received upon the Earth from the planets.
After birth the planets send you energies that have an influence upon your actions, just as the weather and other factors like the roads you travel have an influence upon the way you behave and what you do.
But it is really the activities of thought-cells within your astral form that attract conditions and events. They’re mapped by the planets and their aspects in your birth chart. If they’re harmonious, they denote prosperity, but if they’re discordant, they signify adversity.
The influence of a birth chart aspect can be likened to an astral weather condition that is very similar to the outer-world weather and an astral road condition that is similar to a road you drive in your daily life. So, an analogy with weather and road conditions can be helpful when understanding birth chart aspects.
The aspects in astrology, like the weather you experience, are often viewed as good or bad; and you can view the harmonious aspects in your birth chart as astral sunshine and the discordant aspects as astral storms.
The harmonious aspects manifest as pleasant conditions that have you feeling good, content and comfortable.
You can liken a trine aspect to a beautiful, fine, clear, sunny day with gentle breezes. The type of day that is just perfect for an outdoor BBQ.
You can liken a sextile aspect to a cloudless sunny day that favors feel-good outdoor pleasure; and the semisextile aspect can be likened to fine weather that favors a pleasant outing.
The discordant aspects manifest as unpleasant conditions that have you feeling bad, displeased and uncomfortable.
The opposition aspect can be likened to cold, rainy, bleak, miserable, wintry weather that goes on for days and weeks. The unrelenting inclement weather takes its toll on your wellbeing and you wish for sunshine.
The square aspect can be likened to a violent storm with heavy rain, strong winds and a destructive storm surge that does a lot of damage.
The sesquisquare aspect can be likened to a thunderstorm which strikes unexpectedly. It takes you by surprise and you have to run for cover.
And the semisquare aspect can be likened to turbulence aka capricious eddies of air or blustery winds. You have to seek refuge from the damaging wind gusts.
When the weather turns stormy there are a number of things you can do to protect yourself from the rain, wind and turbulence. An umbrella and wet weather gear can protect you from heavy rain, wind and snow and you can take refuge with a friend or relative who offers shelter.
Aspects map inner-plane road conditions
Your birth chart is the best possible road map to a successful life.
You’re familiar with the roads and driving conditions in the town or city where you live and the aspects in your birth chart can be likened to roads you’re predisposed to travel, on your life journey.
The main roads are mapped by the aspects with the highest astrodyne power scores and their harmony or discord scores indicate if your driving conditions are pleasant or unpleasant.
A trine aspect can be likened to a road that is excellent for driving. It’s smooth and flat with no inclines, bends, stop signs or red lights. The other drivers are helpful and friendly. Trouble-free driving is a real pleasure.
The sextile aspect can be likened to a very good road. It’s easy to drive. Smooth travel, opportunities to move ahead, and courteous drivers make it a pleasure to drive.
The semisextile aspect is also a good road, but it’s more like a sidetrack that you’ll only travel every now and then.
The semisquare aspect can be likened to a bumpy road with inclines, turns and bends. The other drivers are irritating and annoying.
The sesquisquare aspect can be likened to a good road with a bad intersection where, without warning, a driver unexpectedly cuts in disturbing your travel plans. They get you very agitated.
The square aspect can be likened to a rough road with pot-holes, hair-pin bends, intersections, stop signs and red lights. It’s stop-start driving with little progress. The other drivers are dangerous, discourteous and difficult and your frustration easily erupts in road rage.
The opposition aspect can be likened to a good road that turns bad. It’s smooth driving until a companion driver decides to take an off ramp and then it becomes rough, corrugated, potholed, uneven and very bumpy.
To travel the roads of life successfully you need excellent driving skills and birth chart knowledge.
You like calm, sunny weather and pleasant driving conditions so you’re naturally inclined to escape the adversity caused by discordant thought-compounds that have you feeling pain and discomfort.
The weather bureau forecasts the weather conditions a few days ahead and this allows you can arrange your plans to suit upcoming conditions.
Your birth chart indicates the kind of weather you’re inclined to experience and your progressed chart times when the conditions it maps are forecast to occur. Together they provide a personal weather report that you can use to arrange your life and make plans to take advantage of the approaching astral sunshine or to prepare for an approaching astral storm.
This article includes words written by Elbert Benjamine.
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