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Astrology by Richard Kieninger I will
begin by repeating my understanding of the Brotherhoods' stance on the
subject of astrology: Each Ego is given the mental, psychological, and
physical tools (via Egoic mind, a brain, and a body) to cope with life and to
ultimately gain wisdom, control over himself, and to achieve the ability to
have his environment reflect the beauty, peace, and love he develops within
himself. The end of all this is
to elevate himself to personal spiritual excellence and thereby earn the
ability to function on higher planes of existence. A person's Natal Chart is
also indicative of where the Ego left off at the closing of his prior
incarnation. By means of astrological knowledge of the influences represented
by planetary placement in Signs and Houses and the aspects between planets,
the astrologer can infer the likely responses and drives which the native
will exhibit in that lifetime. The Natal Chart can be used to infer the
challenges an individual has set up for himself in his lifetime and can also indicate the strengths and Egoic skills he has
already developed in order to cope with those challenges. What the individual
does in the living of a lifetime can open whole new
areas that may never have been addressed in prior incarnations, and these new
activities and areas of growth will not appear in the Chart until the next
incarnation. Nowhere in the Brotherhoods' Philosophy is there an implication that
an Ego incarnates in answer to the needs of others. Egoic advancement is pursued on an individual basis. One's relationships with others is incidental though highly
useful (yet often not beneficial). Emotional pain, crippling diseases, and
estrangement can also be very valuable for strengthening an Ego, and these are often chosen by a person. Many astrologers like to strongly imply to their clients that For any astrologer to
presume to guide a client is the highest arrogance and is fraught with grave
karmic repercussions to the astrologer. No one should try to give advice to
another based on astrology, but there is no doubt that many people gullibly
pay astrologers for daily guidance or advice on major and minor directions to
take in their lives. The Natal Chart has no “shoulds” as to what direction a person's life is to go,
and Progressed Charts are so vague as to how a transiting aspect will
actually manifest (if at all) that there are literally hundreds of
interpretations that could be speculated (it seems only to be clear in
retrospect); therefore, I have never found them of real practical value.
To use such charts as a means of deciding to marry, make investments, choose
careers, etc., can only be a gamble. I grant you that astrology
can be fun and a source of interesting speculation, but the planets do not
“control” us. Those persons whose habit is to drift through life can
undoubtedly be more subject to the “tendencies” enhanced or restricted by
planetary vibrations, but the person with determination nevertheless
overcomes any aspect of the “stars.” For a person to be aware of possible
character defects and strengths as revealed by the Natal Horoscope can be
helpful to him, but the Brotherhoods have warned
that it is extremely faulty as a predictive tool. A prime example
of the kind of games practitioners of astrology can play with uninformed
persons is when they pawn off their personal
philosophies as being “in the stars.” That kind of
manipulation of people reminds me of my college days when the students who
read Sigmund Freud played psychoanalyst with one another. It was
brutal in its effects. To be on the safe side,
astrology services must be limited to precisely drawing up a Natal Chart and
correctly selecting the aspects which are operative.
Then one may either give people the reference books to find various authors’
opinions on the meanings of their chart or else make a compendium of those
authors' interpretations for the client's convenience. A lifetime is a difficult
thing to live. It is best guided by knowing moral
precepts based on the long history of human experience and by having access
to Universal Laws. The choices one makes along the way must
be made for oneself. The results of those choices
are governed largely by the Law of Cause and Effect. The majority of
people who have led fulfilling and effectively beneficial lives never
consulted an astrologer or studied astrology. Some Useful Astrological Reference Texts The Astrologer's Handbook by Frances Sakoian and
Louis S. Acker, 1973, by Harper and Row Heaven Knows What by Grant Lewi, 1977, by Llewellyn
Publications Planets in Aspect by Robert Pelletier, 1974, Para Research,
Inc. Karmic Astrology by Martin Schulman Volume I - The Moon's Nodes and Reincarnation Volume II- Retrogrades and Reincarnation, 1975, Samuel Weiser |
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