Mercury, Venus, Moon and Jupiter give us money and children and romance and fun. Saturn and Mars, the Sun and the Nodes bring fights and fears, ego and confusion. So let's try to get as much of the good ones as we can and avoid the bad ones. Even if that is not expressly stated, that is often the perspective of astrologers and we all know it.

We either hear something like that, or the opposite happens where, due to a distaste of such things, ALL distinctions are blurred and everything is just watered down and homogenized. The "it is all good" approach.. "offend no one and inspire no one" approach. Both miss the mark and turn astrology into a system that often deepens the attachment to ego and duality, rather than sheds an illuminating light on it.

When we reconnect with the Law of Karma, things get a lot easier to understand. The planets do not punish you. Nothing as eternal and wise would also be ultimately punishing and hurtful. Yes the planets have a nature, and some of them allow us to do the cruel things in life. Mars, Saturn, The Sun and The Nodes are the energies that allow us to do harsh things. For instance, when we need to defend ourselves, Mars is there. When we need to avoid problems or learn from our mistakes, Saturn is there, showing the truth behind our illusions - the ones we have been running from. 

They are also the parts of you that will work hard, have courage, forebearance, commitment, willingness to grow up and face things squarely and many of your best virtues. Yes Mercury and Jupiter give intelligence and wisdom. Venus and the Moon give beauty and enjoyment, but they can also make us waste time with trivia, get lost in hopes and dreams and most insidious - spend most of our life chasing pleasure at the expense of truth. 

For the most part, we are unbalanced. We run to the gentle planets and seek to avoid the cruel ones. Those great beings, who are balanced and in the flow, are sensitive to the moment and what is required and the appropriate Universal energy to use.

Then there's the rest of us,... :)

We do not act according to what is needed in the moment, we act through OUR projected agenda, based on how the planets are arranged for us (in the birth chart), the aggregate of which we call our "Karma". The chart shows the karma/pattern of illusion we are under and the attractions and aversions that create the difficulties in life, as our ego veils the universal wisdom (the pure nature of the planets) This veiling prevents us from entering the moment, with the inner universe integrated, able to act in accordance to what is needed. It shows how we try to spin the game toward what we want, and make the universe run according to our laws, rather than by the universal laws already here and that have created everything.

One of the most important "laws of the land" is the law of "Karma". For something so commonly referenced, it is crazy how misunderstood it is.

Saturn is the main planet that allows us to feel the effects of our karma. He shows us the truth of things, including our mistakes, which allows us to avoid them in the future (I will give an update about retrograde Saturn in a few days). But for now, ponder the nature of Karma..

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