Transforming Astrology

Astrology is a Spiritual Science

We must never forget that astrology, like all of the other paths of true knowledge did not come from outside, but from within. It did not evolve slowly as an accumulation of culture or lore, but rather through insight, revelation and experiential validation.

Astrology has taken on several paths in modern times. One path is ancient and has been used to understand and predict events. This path, in a similar fashion to the physical sciences, blossomed in the west, during the Renaissance.

Another path in astrology has come from the influences of psychology and related disciplines. This is a very modern development, which interprets astrology from a psychological perspective.

Unfortunately, by its very nature, this path has redefined astrology with its focus on theories of the personality, and thus for the most part, this path ignores the core offering of astrology.

What is that core offering?

Astrology has always been a spiritual science that bridges the inner reality with the outer phenomenal world around us.

Those who have not done their own spiritual work are prone to take astrology literally, much like those that claim to be religious and take their scriptures literally, without understanding through their own experiential journey what these writings are truly about. The same holds true for astrology.

It is unfortunate that the oral tradition of astrology has been compromised in many ways. Some may have come to believe that this tradition is about techniques, methods and secrets. In a way it is, because the inner tradition of astrology has become a secret of sorts.

People have commented on some civilizations that seemed to take astrology as their religion. Examples of this include Babylon with their priestly cast, the Magi and in the west we have the Mayan calendar, which has been sensationalized of late with the wrong understanding.

It is interesting to look at the ancient roots of astrology as it is mentioned in the Vedas and other sources in India to put this in perspective. Astrology was used both to understand the relationship to the universe as it was, and to understand the appropriate actions to establish the harmony of that relationship. It was not a worship but a science, any more than we can describe modern science as a worship. In a similar way, the astrology of the Mesoamericans was also based on understanding the significance of individual days and times, and was used to determine the optimal stance to the unfolding of the universe as it was experienced.

Part of that wrong understanding has been that we tend to take an overly-simplistic approach when it comes to understanding the past or other ways of knowledge. Often, instead of learning what another approach has to offer, within its context, we tend to project our own ignorance, and thus we are left with the consequences of our limited understanding.

This website is an attempt to address many of these issues. I invite you to browse through its contents. It is a growing site. Come back every so often, and see what is developing.