Your positive approach to Astrology - Free choice vs. Destiny

Hello,
Replying to a thread here has got me thinking about my own and others approach to Astrology.
I have always had what I call a very positive therapeutic approach to Astrology readings.
I believe studying the Natal Chart can help heal a person, find solutions to problems as well as allowing self-acceptance and of course understanding.
But lately I keep coming across an approach to Natal Chart reading that I personally find negative and unhelpful.
Sure, Astrology is tightly tied history and religion and has greatly changed with the times.
It is understandable if years ago having a bad aspect would lead to getting a death sentence from a wise Astrologer.
But today Saturn is not about death but about "inner fears" and so on…
I can see where some people get annoyed with sugar coating and fake interpretations.
In no way am I supporting that- what I am supporting is a mature understanding of the "dark stuff" but never ever seeing it as a destiny.
If anything, the hardest aspects and charts I have ever seen are those of the kindest most beautiful people out there- oh and they are happy too.
What do you think?
Where is your line between destiny and free choice? Does your approach in your opinion lead to making people better or happier?
I would be glad to hear your thoughts
Lee

I have a lot of bad Saturn aspects & I feel it restrains my freedom & expression. I've dealt with a lot of mental & emotional pain of feeling unloved, alone, rejected, & most of all disconnected, my favorite way to describe how I feel on this Earth. But there is also another side of me that deeply wants to believe that there is good out there in the world & for me.

I don't know how my aspects compare to other people, but comparing myself to people around me, I feel like everyone has it better off than me because at least they can express their individuality, at least they can order a cheeseburger at McDonald's without feeling anxiety, at least they can go out there & get a job, answer the phone, get their own apartment, & socialize without fear....
I'm 21 years old & for years I have been dealing with social anxiety & depression. I've never told any doctors or went to a professional therapist because I felt ashamed. But on my own, & with some help from my sisters, my best friend, & my faith in God, I'm still alive & here...Though I still wonder if it were best if I had not existed at all. I mean, why be alive, if you can't live? Do you know what I mean? I feel like Saturn doesn't want me to connect with people or express myself. But I don't want a cold heart & I don't want to be cynical & mean like my dad!
The reason I'm replying to this is because I feel like you are speaking to me directly. I feel I have many struggles in my life, internally, though people say others have it worse off than me, but I can't deny the suffering i feel inside of me. I'm praying that one day I will become like a butterfly, beautiful & gentle, & maybe I can help those who are in pain as well....But i don't think i'm good enough nor beautiful...

I had an English teacher in middle school who was very very beautiful & super kind & gentle, she told us how she would do so much for her father & never once was appreciated by him. It was sad because in one story she said, her & her sister, when they were kids, cleaned the entire house from top to bottom while the father was out, & they cooked a meal for him i think, & when he came back, he didn't say anything to them, no thank you or anything. And she cried. She's such a sweet soul, & i think people don't know how to treat such fragile, sweet spirits, it makes me sad. It reminds me of my father & myself.

Another story, my best friend used to be bullied for being fat & ugly, & she had no respect from her family, especially from her father, who treated her like Cinderella, they never appreciated her, she had suicidal thoughts every once & awhile, but after I helped her & counseled her personally, she is very beautiful & she has attracted many guys into her life. Plus she has a super big heart!!

Also, do you know Audrey Hepburn? She is so kind & beautiful & my favorite actress!!!! I've heard she had an extremely tough time in her life, being sent to boarding school & having her father walk out on her, & I don't remember the details, but I think during a war, she was alone & stuck in some place with very little food & water & could have died. But she has survived through much difficulties & she is a beautiful butterfly!!

As for your question about destiny & free choice, I like to think some things are destiny, like we're fated to meet certain people, & it's our choice how we deal with it.

PlutorisingLee said:

Hello,
Replying to a thread here has got me thinking about my own and others approach to Astrology.
I have always had what I call a very positive therapeutic approach to Astrology readings.
I believe studying the Natal Chart can help heal a person, find solutions to problems as well as allowing self-acceptance and of course understanding.
But lately I keep coming across an approach to Natal Chart reading that I personally find negative and unhelpful.
Sure, Astrology is tightly tied history and religion and has greatly changed with the times.
It is understandable if years ago having a bad aspect would lead to getting a death sentence from a wise Astrologer.
But today Saturn is not about death but about "inner fears" and so on…
I can see where some people get annoyed with sugar coating and fake interpretations.
In no way am I supporting that- what I am supporting is a mature understanding of the "dark stuff" but never ever seeing it as a destiny.
If anything, the hardest aspects and charts I have ever seen are those of the kindest most beautiful people out there- oh and they are happy too.
What do you think?
Where is your line between destiny and free choice? Does your approach in your opinion lead to making people better or happier?
I would be glad to hear your thoughts
Lee

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I'm totally on board with your approach. And free choice and destiny go hand in hand. Destiny just means following a certain trajectory as a result of how Law of attraction works. But you can change the trajectory any time. Maybe you are confusing destiny with predestination/predetermination?