Archetypal Astrology
We are born at a given moment, in a given place, and we have,
like the best
wines, the quality of the year and the season which witness our birth.
Astrology claims no more than this.
C.G. Jung
The image shows a glowing being in the middle of a system
which takes its nourishment Archetypal astrology is a way of looking at the horoscope with the theory of the archetypes from Jungian Psychology
in mind. The archetypes can be described as psychical forces which generates
"inner images", concepts and ideas which the whole of humanity have in common,
regardless of cultural belonging. Each sign in the zodiac can be associated with a
mythological story and each of the planets
can be associated with a divine character, which takes on different
forms and shapes. The god or goddess has many masks, the moon is at
the same time both Hera and Isis as well as the idea of the womb or
the world-tree. Different in shape and name, their symbolical meaning has the same roots, the archetypal layer,
common for all of mankind. If we look at the
horoscope from this viewpoint, the archetypal images seem to come alive
and we are able to glean out some of their secrets. We can begin to appreciate which
mythological figures have had an influence over our life. Looking at the stories connected to the constellations in your horoscope makes these forces assume a clearer, more individual meaning. The parents in the horoscope are represented mainly by the Sun and the
Moon. Their placements tell us something of how we have "interpreted" the
relationship with our parents. Here the archetypal forces have the most influence. As the relationship to our parents is so important, forming our attitudes towards most areas of life, even determining the choice of our partner, it usually takes up much attention in the dialogue.
from above as well as from below, from darkness
as well as from light.
In the middle is a watching eye.
The energy seems to be circulating so that one side
of the being gives out and the other can pick the fruits of its own efforts.
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