2026-03-06 The Inner Sky: How To Make Wise Choices For A More Fulfilling Life

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Fire Earth Air Water Cardinal Aries Capricorn Libra Cancer Fixed Leo Taurus Aquarius Scorpio Mutable Sagittarius Virgo Gemini Pisces (via) ^rwhi993295260

Signs in their Modes and Elements ^rwhi993295260-note

Astrology supplies the terrain—How we navigate it is our business. (via) ^rwhi993035232

Now the fundamental madness or abnormality of men lies in the divergence between essence and personality. The more nearly a man knows himself for what he is, the nearer he approaches wisdom. The more his imagination about himself diverges from what he actually is, the madder he becomes. —Rodney Collin (via) ^rwhi993035259

the most universal of those common denominators is the desire for “my life to be different.” (via) ^rwhi993035417

To be human is to be mutable. To be capable of change. To be indeterminate. To know growth. (via) ^rwhi993036103

We are not protoplasm. We are spirit. Pure awareness. Immortal beings, incarnating in a succession of physical forms, slowly evolving toward a state of union with God. Our current existential circumstances reflect our inward condition. We select them consciously before birth, choosing the optimal astrological configurations for our evolutionary work. We may not like everything about our lives, but there is nothing random about them. Everything can be used. Every- thing is a blessing. Our jobs, our relationships, our hang-ups, the entire tableau is a conscious, purposeful choice. (via) ^rwhi993036687

Ever since we learned how to turn on the television set, we have been besieged. Our society has been trying to stick us with a set of values, heroes, and mythologies. No need to criticize them. It is enough to know that many of them are unnatural to us. (via) ^rwhi993037196

Signs symbolize processes that take place within the mind. Each is a pattern of growth with which a person becomes intensely identified (via) ^rwhi993037445

Houses are more concrete. They represent that which the mind observes. Many of them are simply theaters of obvious, outward activity. (via) ^rwhi993037465

Planets are the third dimension of astrological symbolism. They represent the actual structure of the mind. (via) ^rwhi993037475

Always look first to the planet, which is the what. It lets us know which part of the mind we are considering. Then use the sign to determine exactly what that planet wants and what methods it might best use to achieve those goals—the why and the how. Finally, look at the house. It answers the where, telling us in precisely which department of life the battle is taking place. (via) ^rwhi993037585

Mercury stays in each sign for about a month (via) ^rwhi993045171

air is aware that beyond itself lies the unknown (via) ^rwhi993294783

Function: • The development of a coherent, operational self-image • The focusing of one’s willpower and capacity for positive action • The creation of ego Dysfunction: • Selfishness, insensitivity, tyranny over the lives of others, vanity, pomposity, inflexibility, imperiousness Key Questions: • Who am I? • What kinds of experiences help me strengthen and clarify my self-image? Where can I find and expand my personal power? • What unconscious biases shape my view of the world? (via) ^rwhi994135373

The Sun ^rwhi994135373-note

Ego is the focal point of the mind just as the sun is the focal point of the solar system (via) ^rwhi994135661

The Sun ^rwhi994135661-note

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Function: • The development of the ability to feel or to respond emotionally • The development of subjectivity, impressionability, and sensitivity • The development of what we might call a soul Dysfunction: • Emotional self-indulgence, timidity, laziness, wishy-washiness, overactive imagination, indecision, moodiness Key Questions: • What kinds of experiences are most essential to my happiness? • When moodiness and irrationality overtake me, how are they expressed? • What unconscious emotional needs motivate my behavior? (via) ^rwhi994136097

The Moon ^rwhi994136097-note

Luna symbolizes the part of consciousness that reacts and responds, that is sensitive to its surroundings, melding into them rather than shaping them or resisting. It represents the mood of the psyche; the way life feels. (via) ^rwhi994137703

The Moon ^rwhi994137703-note

moon lies in Leo, a sign of self-expressiveness and creativity, as we saw earlier. With the moon in that sign, there is an emotional need to perform and to receive applause. (via) ^rwhi994137848

Moon in Leo ^rwhi994137848-note

Retrogradation, above all, leads to independence. (via) ^rwhi994137955

A retrograde planet represents an aspect of a person’s character that lacks confidence in itself (via) ^rwhi994137997

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Function: • Intelligence • Transmission of information; talking, teaching, writing • Reception of information; listening, learning, reading, observing Dysfunction: • Nervousness, rationalization, worry, flightiness, intellectualism, chattering, inconsistency, hyperactivity Key Questions: • What are my intellectual and communicative strengths? • What are my intellectual and communicative weaknesses? When Retrograde: • Mind turned inward, freed to think in independent, imaginative, innovative terms • Possible difficulty in self-expression; words do not form (via) ^rwhi994138249

Mercury ^rwhi994138249-note

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Function: • The restoration of equilibrium to the shattered sensitivity • The stabilization of a network of supportive emotional bonds • The development of the capacity to make an aesthetic response Dysfunction: • Indolence, manipulativeness, vanity, spinelessness, chronic abandonment to sensuality Key Questions: • How can I calm down? • What do I need in a partner? • What can I bring to a relationship? When Retrograde: • May produce shyness or social backwardness • Feelings of “goofiness” around members of the opposite sex • Doubts and insecurities about worth as partner • Creative mind can be free and inventive (via) ^rwhi994138627

Venus ^rwhi994138627-note

Function: • The development of will • The expansion of courage • “Assertiveness training” Dysfunction: • Touchiness, rage, selfishness, in-sensitivity, cruelty, sadism, bombast, irritability, a “chip on the shoulder” Key Questions: • What battles must I face? • Where must I be more assertive if I am not to suffer pointless conflict and strife? • How can I sharpen my will? • How do I express my aggressiveness? When Retrograde: • Tremendous staying power • Hesitant to assert oneself or make demands • Passive demeanor • Anger controlled but internalized (via) ^rwhi994139915

Mars ^rwhi994139915-note

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Function: • The maintenance of faith • The development of vitality and confidence • The lifting of spirits Dysfunction: • Overextension, over-optimism, pomposity, pretense, denial of negative realities Key Questions: • What kinds of experience will help me feel more faith in myself and in life? • Where might I be taking too much for granted? When Retrograde: • Deeply rooted inner faith • May produce a very serious exterior • May inhibit emotional openness (via) ^rwhi994140109

Jupiter ^rwhi994140109-note