Arian Maverick
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Please forgive me for asking what may seem to be a simplistic question.
I've conducted serious introspective work within the past few weeks, and this work has made me realize how little I know about myself and the universe. Particularly, I've observed that I tend to identify myself with a small, narrow set of attributes and reject attributes which appear to contradict this perceived self-image. I believe this struggle is exemplified in each natal chart with the placement of planets in certain signs and houses--or rather, the perceived placement of the planets in certain signs and houses from our position on Earth. We each have all 360 degrees of the zodiac contained within our unique natal chart, yet as we know, the placement of each planet or energy embodiment in a certain sign modifies the expression of the planet's energy, thus providing a kind of focus--or distortion, depending upon how one views it. These and other astrological signatures forge a unique identity, which finds expression here, on this planet Earth. In other words, this unique identity is formed at the exclusion of all other possible identities.
I know I have not expressed this concept adequately; again, please forgive me.
I understand that the identity of an individual is represented by the natal chart as a whole. I also understand that, often, it is not wise to "pick apart" a natal chart because one inevitably loses the cohesiveness of the whole. Yet I've studied astrology long enough--albeit informally--to pick up certain catch phrases for the planets and points of a natal chart. For example, many astrologers regard the Ascendant as the mask one wears, how one projects oneself to others one does not know well, and the first impression one is likely to make with them. The Sun is regarded to be one's true self, the core of one's energy, that aspect of oneself one often projects to others when one feels comfortable with them. Yet I do not believe I have come across an astrological body or point that signifies how one regards oneself. How is self-image formed? Is it possible for one's self-image to be separate from a predominate influence in one's natal chart, if there is one? Why do people commonly identify with certain planetary positions or aspects in a natal chart and reject others?[/I] I find this particularly perplexing because, as I attempted to articulate in the first paragraph of this post, our unique identity is essentially a fragmented identity. Why are so many of us inclined to fragment a fragment?
Arian Maverick
I've conducted serious introspective work within the past few weeks, and this work has made me realize how little I know about myself and the universe. Particularly, I've observed that I tend to identify myself with a small, narrow set of attributes and reject attributes which appear to contradict this perceived self-image. I believe this struggle is exemplified in each natal chart with the placement of planets in certain signs and houses--or rather, the perceived placement of the planets in certain signs and houses from our position on Earth. We each have all 360 degrees of the zodiac contained within our unique natal chart, yet as we know, the placement of each planet or energy embodiment in a certain sign modifies the expression of the planet's energy, thus providing a kind of focus--or distortion, depending upon how one views it. These and other astrological signatures forge a unique identity, which finds expression here, on this planet Earth. In other words, this unique identity is formed at the exclusion of all other possible identities.
I know I have not expressed this concept adequately; again, please forgive me.
I understand that the identity of an individual is represented by the natal chart as a whole. I also understand that, often, it is not wise to "pick apart" a natal chart because one inevitably loses the cohesiveness of the whole. Yet I've studied astrology long enough--albeit informally--to pick up certain catch phrases for the planets and points of a natal chart. For example, many astrologers regard the Ascendant as the mask one wears, how one projects oneself to others one does not know well, and the first impression one is likely to make with them. The Sun is regarded to be one's true self, the core of one's energy, that aspect of oneself one often projects to others when one feels comfortable with them. Yet I do not believe I have come across an astrological body or point that signifies how one regards oneself. How is self-image formed? Is it possible for one's self-image to be separate from a predominate influence in one's natal chart, if there is one? Why do people commonly identify with certain planetary positions or aspects in a natal chart and reject others?[/I] I find this particularly perplexing because, as I attempted to articulate in the first paragraph of this post, our unique identity is essentially a fragmented identity. Why are so many of us inclined to fragment a fragment?
Arian Maverick
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