Astrology/astrologers

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At 09:50 AM 10/17/04 -0500, Cynthia wrote:

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>Dear Therese

>Has your daughter already put the house on the market? I somehow thought

>she already had. If not, and you aren't familiar with this, I can help you

>select a chart for the event. Most realtors are willing.

 

Hi Cynthia,

 

Yes, it's already on the market. Said daughter is very strong willed and

stubborn. I had very little say in the matter. However, I wish I'd known

about your offer! Daughter made an instant decision about the listing. She

absolutely doesn't want to leave her 'home,' but absolutely can't manage

financially anymore. So who knows what her subconscious decided about the

listing? I'll let you know. It's a nice house in a really nice area for

children. It should sell fairly fast.

 

However, my daughter is considering making an offer on a mobile unit (in

place in a park) that she can afford. So she'd want her offer to be

accepted. Do you help with that kind of decision?

 

>Regarding the intuitive flashes, they are there, indeed but are born from

>many years of study and practice. They are also born of watching patterns

>anc cycles. Perhaps like you, I started doing astrology with logrithmic

>tables and still find studying the ephemeris interesting reading material.

>Please do not assume that I have not done my time with the math, or the

>books. I have found where I can be most useful and peaceful.

 

Oh, I didn't mean that you hadn't done your math time. I was only

commenting on my astrological work in this life, which is very different

from counseling. As a researcher, I'd like to see astrology become tighter

as a discipline. I've come so far away from consulting that I really can't

comment on how others practice astrology. Just recently I scanned shelves

of astrological books in a local store. Almost every one was on counseling,

psychology and therapy. This shows how astrology has shifted away from

prediction emphasis in earlier times.

 

I believe the answer is halfway between really good research and

consulting. Consulting or counseling astrology needs a solid foundation in

research. And any astrologer who works in the psychological area needs to

have some professional training in that area. I've heard some awful, awful

interpretation of horoscopes from professionals for myself and others. One

of the worst comments was from a woman on my Pluto square Moon: " You mother

wanted to abort you. " Well, my mother loved children and had seven of

them--eight including a miscarriage.

 

At a Tropical confernece I once attended a woman's chart with Saturn and

Uranus in the 10th was being interpreted by the group. The woman had lost a

child. The general consensus was that 'She wouldn't care anyway, not having

motherly feelings with Sat/Ur prominent in her chart.' In this group was a

well known astologer with a Ph.D. This was the last Tropical conference I

ever attended. I was genuinely sick over the attitude of the group.

 

So, you see, with no research the symbols of astrology (Moon supposedly

being mother and Pluto supposedly having to do with death and Saturn/Uranus

obviously being cold hearted) can be grossly misinterpreted.

 

Currently astrology is sitting on a foundation of shifting sands. All other

disciplines have at least a partial foundation in research. The astrologers

of today never would have passed muster before the 20th century. Past

astrolgers had to be ace mathemeticians to calculate and predict from

horoscopes. Computers--how many of us even remember the basics of chart

calculation?? Who cares how we can see aggression in the horoscope? Hardly

anyone since each person has his or her own ideas on the matter.

 

I didn't see any of the posts here as 'attacks.' We all get worked up over

ideas or concepts (responding to transits) at various times, and obviously

Alfonso wrote from one of those 'inspirational' moments.

 

....of course, I've had a lot of distractions lately and have had to respond

quickly to posts. Maybe I missed something.

 

Blessings,

Therese