What Astrology Gets Right
I just finished reading Chani Nicholas’ book You Were Born for This and I highly recommend it because it made reading your birth chart extremely accessible. I’ve tried in the past and I didn’t make it past the first astrology sign!
I use astrology or tarot cards as a way to deepen my understanding of myself and to see how ‘me being me’ influences my present and my future. I also find drawing a tarot card and using it as a journal prompt to be really helpful. I end up going down paths I couldn’t have imagined.
When people sign up to coach with me I send a questionnaire and one of my questions is “What is your level of belief in ‘woo’?” I am not an expert by any means, but I am learning more and more each day about tarot, astrology and crystals. For me, it’s about learning how to tap into my own inner wisdom, as well as the Universe (or God if you so desire).
This is a very broad overview of what I learned and I’m still processing a lot of it. In summary my birth chart (the date and time I was born and where I was born all feed into it) is:
Sun in Cancer
Moon in Leo
Rising Sign is Cancer
Ascendent Ruler is the Moon
So, what does that mean. First off it proves my friend Doug right who once said to me, “You are SUCH a Cancer.” I am, I really am. Here are some of the positives:
I sense what others need to see and hear and I offer support.
I am very good at communication and I relate to people in ways that can be transformative.
I have a strong sense of style (this one is true, but due to being fat I don’t often exhibit it. I’m doing a whole series on this next month).
I express myself creatively and take inspiration from creation. In other words crafting feeds my soul.
I am very good at creating space to/and form strong bonds with people.
Cancer holds memory, ancestry and history.
I like to feed people. Well, I like to nurture them, but that is usually through food so…
Basically I’m a nurturer and I like to plumb the depths of emotions—mine, and others.
If you know me, you are going to laugh at some of these negative attributes:
Since I feel so deeply I can be moody and emotional.
People sometimes see me as distant (crab in their shell).
I can be judgmental.
I often feel guilty or uncomfortable receiving praise.
I am emotionally defensive.
Overall it helped me to really accept and relish who I am as a person, even if I can be a little prickly sometimes. As far as how it influences my present or my future, it really made me see that I am on the right path. All of those positive attributes are ones that I roll into my life coaching practice daily. It really made me feel like I am on the right path. Although I may need to come out of my shell a little bit more.
Have you ever looked into your natal or birth chart? What did you find?
