I think every astrologer is going to recognize what I’m about to say. Practising astrology as if it be the eternal truth about someone is a sin, but all astrologers have one feeling in common: they feel like they know a person by looking at their natal chart at a level that is different knowing the person themselves. It gives words to the things the individuals themselves can’t express (sometimes embarassed to express). Somehow I feel there is great beauty in even attempting such a thing. I believe in astrology as a tool or I wouldn’t practise it, but if even a percentage of people would have the same mindset as the astrologer, so much power can be unleashed from that mindset. To me, it’s almost like ‘the next step’ on the evolutionary ladder. Not to practise astrology in specific, but to try and understand what it teaches: to understand what is not causal. What can’t be explained in simple terms of zero’s and one’s: the human being. The difference between psychology and modern astrology is reasonably easy to distinguish. In psychology a client will tell you their problems, upon which you judge their state of mind on your own accordingly. What psychology misses, and what astrology does have, is the psychologists mirror image. I believe the best psychologists are those that are able to question their own judgement over and over again. Even in consultation, an astrologer is constantly confronted with themselves. Why did they come this judgement, have they thought it over well enough, what kind of feelings did they have at the time of judgement? I have decided in the 14 years that I’ve practised astrology, that it may be the art of intellectuals and new age types, but it’s definitely a method that allows a greater understanding than any I’ve grown familiar with through regular education. I know this is both a burden and a blessing and for some a responsibility that is probably too big for them, but when used correctly there is no limit to what it can do in contrary to already defined patterns of thought.