Feature I have seen two significant astrologers in my


lifetime; an Ayurvedic male in America and a traditional (Liverpudlian) female in London. Tey are different. In simple terms Ayurvedic is Indian and works from the moon. Traditional western works from the sun. Te point of both is guidance and preparation. In India vedic astrology is officially recognized as a university degree and most Indians use it regularly espe- cially for advice on marriage and career. Its use was explained to me very simply; it’s a prepara- tion. Not that you will be totally controlled by your stars; all astrologers acknowledge the importance of psychology and free will. Ul- timately your life is your own and you alone are responsible for your choices. If your stars look slightly ominous then the knowledge al- lows you to baton up the hatches. If they look favourable then you can maximise the good fortune coming your way. I know someone who worked for Winchester County Council for many years but was also a vedic astrologer. An ordinary guy. He didn’t do it for money - just for family and friends. I asked if he saw things, could he predict things? Te answer was “yes”. He said: “I was once reading a friend’s


chart. His daughter was about to be married the next week, so it was a joyous time. When I read his chart I could see his future son-in- law would end his mortal life the following week. I saw that he would die a week after their marriage.”


I asked him if he told his friend about his


prediction. He wouldn’t answer me. What he did tell me is that most astrologers don’t remember what they see. It’s either a protective device or a learnt system but as soon as they have read a chart it usually passes from their memory. Which, of course, works well for them. Tey are not overloaded with the responsibility of what they see and carry no responsibility for it. Otherwise can you imagine what a horrible burden it would be to carry? It leaves a person free to walk in the street with their peers and maintain friendships. Conversely western astrology works from the sun. Both are controversial. What astrologers see as a spiritual science doubters see as folly. I have sometimes tested it by going back; do- ing a retrospective judgement. Did they get it right? And, indeed, whilst actual circum- stances (like you will get a great job on 24th September, 2001) are not necessarily quoted, I have found that times of good fortune were reflected in the planetary aspects i.e. my stars were lucky at certain times and unlucky at others. Astrologers believe in their science. Tey believe it is the interface between quantum physics and metaphysics. Brian Cox, possibly


the most famous of all scientists because of his television exposure, says “We are all made of stardust”. Mankind has always striven to understand our origins. What is God? Is the bible a true story? What is religion? Who knows? But while we live we will constantly strive to understand our origins and the meaning of life. If you believe in the Stephen Hawking ‘Big Bang’ theory then one astrolo- gers definition of God as the ‘grand originating dynamic’ kind of adheres to that. It is possible that we have spritualised a scientific phenom- enon. But that is because man has a desire for spirituality. It gives us hope where there often is none. Faith has been proven to keep dying people alive. Te human spirit is an undeni- able force. Against all logic we have a desire to survive often in the worst of circumstances. As well as physical nourishment like food and water we are nourished by love and the belief that we belong. From Tomas Aquinas’ “there


is nothing in the affairs of man other than what happens in the universe” to the general astrologer belief “as above so below”, there is an undeniable and timeless belief that we are con- nected to the universe and it is connected to us. A scientist cannot explain love, grief, pain or joy. Tey can analyze them but who can explain feelings? It’s a force. It’s nature. And we are connected to it. Te whole of the universe is controlled by powerful magnetic forces and just as the moon waxes and wanes and the sun rises and sets so are we con- nected to these same forces. Why not try to understand them? Why not try to maximize our short time on this earth by maximizing all the knowledge we have accumulated over thousands of years and tap into the energies beyond our worldly woes and look to the skies. Te sun may shine on you. Give it a chance.


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